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101,607 | So, why do websites have to ask (spoken) language and country when the browser can tell them that?
Edit:
Specifically, I mean why not use the accept-language section in the http header, set by the language settings in the browser, not based on the IP address. This question focuses the websites that put up a wall, forc... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/101607",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/17015/"
] | When in doubt, ask.
Among other things, the browser does not always get the information right. My locale on my computer is set to the United States but the language on my computer is German.
I regularly use two different browsers at the same time. One seems to go by my set locale and the other goes by the language I ... | The browser can have conflicting information though. What if the IP is in one country but the accept-language is something else? For example, while I am in Alberta, Canada, I am very used to seeing computers being set to "en-US" so that the US will load even though I am in Canada. Which piece of data should trump the o... |
101,607 | So, why do websites have to ask (spoken) language and country when the browser can tell them that?
Edit:
Specifically, I mean why not use the accept-language section in the http header, set by the language settings in the browser, not based on the IP address. This question focuses the websites that put up a wall, forc... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/101607",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/17015/"
] | Adding to the other answers, because in some countries people don't speak the same languages (think about Switzerland where some people speak French, others German, others Italian).
Also, if you are in Vatican City, should pages be displayed in Latin? :P | Not to mention that some people speak/read multiple languages as well so the browser language setting and the desired language might not agree. |
101,607 | So, why do websites have to ask (spoken) language and country when the browser can tell them that?
Edit:
Specifically, I mean why not use the accept-language section in the http header, set by the language settings in the browser, not based on the IP address. This question focuses the websites that put up a wall, forc... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/101607",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/17015/"
] | A very simple answer to this question is that very possibly, the business users concerned have demanded it for reasons which may be unclear to you. And that very often, they will require inclusion a cookie so that the preference is remembered in the future. | Now that I think about it, there's probably a Firefox plugin to change the Accept-Language on a per-site basis, but in general browsers don't support that easily. If you've ever tried following instructions in one language for doing something on a site which has decided to show you another language you'll know how usef... |
101,607 | So, why do websites have to ask (spoken) language and country when the browser can tell them that?
Edit:
Specifically, I mean why not use the accept-language section in the http header, set by the language settings in the browser, not based on the IP address. This question focuses the websites that put up a wall, forc... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/101607",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/17015/"
] | When in doubt, ask.
Among other things, the browser does not always get the information right. My locale on my computer is set to the United States but the language on my computer is German.
I regularly use two different browsers at the same time. One seems to go by my set locale and the other goes by the language I ... | Personally, I like that websites explicitly ask me what language I want their content to be displayed in. Even though I am a native Spanish speaker, I find Spanish grammar and syntax unsuitable for technical communication because of its excessive rigidity. It also does not help that the Spanish Royal Academy still beli... |
101,607 | So, why do websites have to ask (spoken) language and country when the browser can tell them that?
Edit:
Specifically, I mean why not use the accept-language section in the http header, set by the language settings in the browser, not based on the IP address. This question focuses the websites that put up a wall, forc... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/101607",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/17015/"
] | The browser can have conflicting information though. What if the IP is in one country but the accept-language is something else? For example, while I am in Alberta, Canada, I am very used to seeing computers being set to "en-US" so that the US will load even though I am in Canada. Which piece of data should trump the o... | Now that I think about it, there's probably a Firefox plugin to change the Accept-Language on a per-site basis, but in general browsers don't support that easily. If you've ever tried following instructions in one language for doing something on a site which has decided to show you another language you'll know how usef... |
101,607 | So, why do websites have to ask (spoken) language and country when the browser can tell them that?
Edit:
Specifically, I mean why not use the accept-language section in the http header, set by the language settings in the browser, not based on the IP address. This question focuses the websites that put up a wall, forc... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/101607",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/17015/"
] | The sites that do are really really annoying!
Google who are pretty much the state of the art as far as Web UI is concerned get this consistently wrong as far as I (and many other people) are concerned.
I travel a lot and it really annoys that I need three clicks to get to "google.com"
1. Intial www.google.com whic... | >
> So, why do websites have to ask (spoken) language and country when the
> browser can tell them that?
>
>
>
Asking for the country can be beneficial even if the language doesn't change; for example, there're a lot of sites offering different services and products for different regions. I don't like to be bothe... |
101,607 | So, why do websites have to ask (spoken) language and country when the browser can tell them that?
Edit:
Specifically, I mean why not use the accept-language section in the http header, set by the language settings in the browser, not based on the IP address. This question focuses the websites that put up a wall, forc... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/101607",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/17015/"
] | Simple example: I'm living in Flanders (Dutch speaking Belgian part) and when visiting ibood (an internet store) I'm presented with a country choice.
How could they know my choice?
* Browser language? I prefer to see all my programs in English, not Dutch.
* Country language? Do you show it in Dutch, French or German?... | The bottom line in all of this is: Computers are dumb. Despite all the major advances that have taken place, there are some things where a computer's ability to adequately judge a situation and make the proper decision is limited because of numerous obstacles. Personally I find that applications and websites which take... |
101,607 | So, why do websites have to ask (spoken) language and country when the browser can tell them that?
Edit:
Specifically, I mean why not use the accept-language section in the http header, set by the language settings in the browser, not based on the IP address. This question focuses the websites that put up a wall, forc... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/101607",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/17015/"
] | Adding to the other answers, because in some countries people don't speak the same languages (think about Switzerland where some people speak French, others German, others Italian).
Also, if you are in Vatican City, should pages be displayed in Latin? :P | Now that I think about it, there's probably a Firefox plugin to change the Accept-Language on a per-site basis, but in general browsers don't support that easily. If you've ever tried following instructions in one language for doing something on a site which has decided to show you another language you'll know how usef... |
157,360 | **Recent Items** under the Apple menu or in the [Dock](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/103585/creating-a-stack-that-shows-recently-used-applications-etc-in-the-dock) could be an excellent way to quickly access files that you have been working with recently. Alas, it's functionality is destroyed by obvious doc... | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/157360",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/86460/"
] | This problem has been fixed in OS X version 10 / Yosemite or possibly earlier. Now, Office files are listed in the recent file category as they should be (see below).[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/q0OUE.png) | *Is there a way to adjust the file type list to go into Recent Items/Documents to a useful set of document types?*
Not that I know of, but you can increase the number under System Preferences> Recent Items, which might help. |
157,360 | **Recent Items** under the Apple menu or in the [Dock](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/103585/creating-a-stack-that-shows-recently-used-applications-etc-in-the-dock) could be an excellent way to quickly access files that you have been working with recently. Alas, it's functionality is destroyed by obvious doc... | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/157360",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/86460/"
] | Another way to try it is to set the recent items list to zero, so it shows nothing, ever. You can do this in Terminal.
In Terminal:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSRecentDocumentsLimit 0
Normally that's a 20. just set the default to zero and you shouldn't see anything in recent items.
For an application-specific ch... | *Is there a way to adjust the file type list to go into Recent Items/Documents to a useful set of document types?*
Not that I know of, but you can increase the number under System Preferences> Recent Items, which might help. |
157,360 | **Recent Items** under the Apple menu or in the [Dock](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/103585/creating-a-stack-that-shows-recently-used-applications-etc-in-the-dock) could be an excellent way to quickly access files that you have been working with recently. Alas, it's functionality is destroyed by obvious doc... | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/157360",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/86460/"
] | This problem has been fixed in OS X version 10 / Yosemite or possibly earlier. Now, Office files are listed in the recent file category as they should be (see below).[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/q0OUE.png) | The problem I think lies in the mac definition of documents, which doesn't include Microsoft documents. I had the same problem when trying to set up a recent documents smart folder, and when I selected documents as the file kind word documents etc would only appear if opened in a particular way. However, if you set it ... |
157,360 | **Recent Items** under the Apple menu or in the [Dock](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/103585/creating-a-stack-that-shows-recently-used-applications-etc-in-the-dock) could be an excellent way to quickly access files that you have been working with recently. Alas, it's functionality is destroyed by obvious doc... | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/157360",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/86460/"
] | Another way to try it is to set the recent items list to zero, so it shows nothing, ever. You can do this in Terminal.
In Terminal:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSRecentDocumentsLimit 0
Normally that's a 20. just set the default to zero and you shouldn't see anything in recent items.
For an application-specific ch... | The problem I think lies in the mac definition of documents, which doesn't include Microsoft documents. I had the same problem when trying to set up a recent documents smart folder, and when I selected documents as the file kind word documents etc would only appear if opened in a particular way. However, if you set it ... |
157,360 | **Recent Items** under the Apple menu or in the [Dock](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/103585/creating-a-stack-that-shows-recently-used-applications-etc-in-the-dock) could be an excellent way to quickly access files that you have been working with recently. Alas, it's functionality is destroyed by obvious doc... | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/157360",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/86460/"
] | This problem has been fixed in OS X version 10 / Yosemite or possibly earlier. Now, Office files are listed in the recent file category as they should be (see below).[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/q0OUE.png) | Another way to try it is to set the recent items list to zero, so it shows nothing, ever. You can do this in Terminal.
In Terminal:
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSRecentDocumentsLimit 0
Normally that's a 20. just set the default to zero and you shouldn't see anything in recent items.
For an application-specific ch... |
6,774 | When facing a bet on the turn (river card to come) how to equate call a bet to number of outs?
You think you are beat but you have a number of outs.
When is it profitable to call? | 2016/02/27 | [
"https://poker.stackexchange.com/questions/6774",
"https://poker.stackexchange.com",
"https://poker.stackexchange.com/users/3876/"
] | Whether or not it is profitable to call depends not only on # of outs but on the format of the game (i.e. ICM may be the biggest consideration in MTT/SnG)
A really simple rule I was taught to calculate equity is:
**# of outs after flop \* 4 ~ equity**
E.g. You are 4 to a flush on the flop. Without knowing any other ... | A quick approximation method is the following:
A) Equity from flop to river = Number of outs x 4 %
B) Equity from flop to turn = Number of outs x 2 %
C) Equity from turn to river same as B)
Example: Flush draw from flop to river has ~ 9 outs x 4% =36% equity. From turn to river it is ~ 9 outs x 2% = 18%
Of course ... |
373,563 | **Background:** I work for a small company which does not have a set of established best practices for designing software. I was hired to work on a project which gathers data from a stream, does some processing and aggregation and writes it to the database. It should eventually help replace an old system which is basic... | 2018/07/04 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/373563",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/62249/"
] | It's not easy to be a Cowboy Coder. Only you understand the code base. Even you get stymied by how resistant your code is to change. And your fellow programmers are constantly whining to management that nothing makes sense.
The problem is that management doesn't understand code quality. They never do. They never will.... | I am going to play the devils advocate here. I liked the answer from candied\_orange; he points out that you may learn something from the "cowboy coder".
I argue that if the alleged "cowboy coder" is truly working with "spaghetti code", said coder is unlikely to be able to able to be more productive than non-cowboy co... |
16,823 | I am trying to come up with a way to implement token-based authentication for a REST API without the need for SSL. The goal here is to avoid sending any *sensitive* information across the wire.
I was thinking of the following approach:
**Step 1** - Client asks for request token from server and supplies a username.
*... | 2012/07/04 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/16823",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/10441/"
] | >
> I am trying to come up with a way to implement token-based authentication for a REST API without the need for SSL.
>
>
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Don't!
**Use SSL (well, TLS actually).**
>
> nothing that isn't public already is going over the wire
>
>
>
This is obviously not exact:
* the user name is captured; TLS would hide ... | You disclose enough information to allow offline brute-forcing of the password.
Let's review. The eavesdropper knows the timestamp, salt, and result of hash(hash(password + salt) + timestamp). The attacker can run hash(hash(*guess* + salt) + timestamp) repeatedly with different values of "guess" until the result equa... |
16,823 | I am trying to come up with a way to implement token-based authentication for a REST API without the need for SSL. The goal here is to avoid sending any *sensitive* information across the wire.
I was thinking of the following approach:
**Step 1** - Client asks for request token from server and supplies a username.
*... | 2012/07/04 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/16823",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/10441/"
] | >
> I am trying to come up with a way to implement token-based authentication for a REST API without the need for SSL.
>
>
>
Don't!
**Use SSL (well, TLS actually).**
>
> nothing that isn't public already is going over the wire
>
>
>
This is obviously not exact:
* the user name is captured; TLS would hide ... | This is horribly wrong. As curious guy said, never never never try to make your own authentication protocols. What is more disturbing is that you confidently say it avoids replay attacks, when it doesn't at all.
If someone with a sniffer captures Step 5, he will always manage to login, because **the client is sending ... |
16,823 | I am trying to come up with a way to implement token-based authentication for a REST API without the need for SSL. The goal here is to avoid sending any *sensitive* information across the wire.
I was thinking of the following approach:
**Step 1** - Client asks for request token from server and supplies a username.
*... | 2012/07/04 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/16823",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/10441/"
] | >
> I am trying to come up with a way to implement token-based authentication for a REST API without the need for SSL.
>
>
>
Don't!
**Use SSL (well, TLS actually).**
>
> nothing that isn't public already is going over the wire
>
>
>
This is obviously not exact:
* the user name is captured; TLS would hide ... | There are a couple of big problems here.
If you're talking about a browser as the client, then you've got a major vulnerability straight away. Unless you're implementing the code as a greasemonkey script (i.e. already at the client) then the code to implement step 3 has to be sent over the unencrypted channel (present... |
16,823 | I am trying to come up with a way to implement token-based authentication for a REST API without the need for SSL. The goal here is to avoid sending any *sensitive* information across the wire.
I was thinking of the following approach:
**Step 1** - Client asks for request token from server and supplies a username.
*... | 2012/07/04 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/16823",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/10441/"
] | You disclose enough information to allow offline brute-forcing of the password.
Let's review. The eavesdropper knows the timestamp, salt, and result of hash(hash(password + salt) + timestamp). The attacker can run hash(hash(*guess* + salt) + timestamp) repeatedly with different values of "guess" until the result equa... | There are a couple of big problems here.
If you're talking about a browser as the client, then you've got a major vulnerability straight away. Unless you're implementing the code as a greasemonkey script (i.e. already at the client) then the code to implement step 3 has to be sent over the unencrypted channel (present... |
16,823 | I am trying to come up with a way to implement token-based authentication for a REST API without the need for SSL. The goal here is to avoid sending any *sensitive* information across the wire.
I was thinking of the following approach:
**Step 1** - Client asks for request token from server and supplies a username.
*... | 2012/07/04 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/16823",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/10441/"
] | This is horribly wrong. As curious guy said, never never never try to make your own authentication protocols. What is more disturbing is that you confidently say it avoids replay attacks, when it doesn't at all.
If someone with a sniffer captures Step 5, he will always manage to login, because **the client is sending ... | There are a couple of big problems here.
If you're talking about a browser as the client, then you've got a major vulnerability straight away. Unless you're implementing the code as a greasemonkey script (i.e. already at the client) then the code to implement step 3 has to be sent over the unencrypted channel (present... |
224,891 | I have been playing Terraria for a while and I have always seen zombies with skulls on their heads. I think the skulls are cool so I have always wanted to wear one of those. So I need to know, can those Zombies drop their skulls? | 2015/06/23 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/224891",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | There are no zombies with skulls on their head. What you are probably referring to is a swamp zombie. And although it looks like a skull its not, all zombies have a chance to drop a shackle, a zombie arm, and a zombie banner.
Some [zombies](http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Zombie) also have their specific drops :
### ... | I killed skeletron and got the skull vanity item. I think is rare drop cause I killed skeletron about 3 times and only got it once. |
224,891 | I have been playing Terraria for a while and I have always seen zombies with skulls on their heads. I think the skulls are cool so I have always wanted to wear one of those. So I need to know, can those Zombies drop their skulls? | 2015/06/23 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/224891",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | There are no zombies with skulls on their head. What you are probably referring to is a swamp zombie. And although it looks like a skull its not, all zombies have a chance to drop a shackle, a zombie arm, and a zombie banner.
Some [zombies](http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Zombie) also have their specific drops :
### ... | It sounds like your referring to Swamp Zombies. [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fSGOR.png "The Swamp Zombie")
Unfortunately, they do not drop their heads, nor do any zombies in general. |
1,516,408 | I have taken a course in abstract algebra, which used Fraleigh's book. This semester I'm taking a course called Rings and Modules, which uses Bhattacharya's book, which is fine for the most part, but sometimes I can't understand the material. Today after the lecture I spoke to my professor, and he told me he thought so... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1516408",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/240917/"
] | I cannot recommend Dummit and Foote highly enough. I first bought this book about 6 years ago as my second algebra book. It has been the text for 3 of the algebra courses I have taken, and I still use it regularly today.
D&F is an excellent reference on a wide variety of topics in algebra. Foote is a group theorist by... | Dummit and Foote is a very good supplement as well as Maclane and Birkhoff's "Algebra 3rd ed." |
1,516,408 | I have taken a course in abstract algebra, which used Fraleigh's book. This semester I'm taking a course called Rings and Modules, which uses Bhattacharya's book, which is fine for the most part, but sometimes I can't understand the material. Today after the lecture I spoke to my professor, and he told me he thought so... | 2015/11/06 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1516408",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/240917/"
] | I cannot recommend Dummit and Foote highly enough. I first bought this book about 6 years ago as my second algebra book. It has been the text for 3 of the algebra courses I have taken, and I still use it regularly today.
D&F is an excellent reference on a wide variety of topics in algebra. Foote is a group theorist by... | Yes definitely you can go for Dummit and Foote. It is an excellent book and covers wide variety of topics with clear explanations and very good exercises. I, myself is currently reading the book and I find it quite useful then Gallian. While Gallian is good for the first course in algebra but Dummit will give you a bet... |
392,296 | I have a beefy server (dual Xenon & 16GB RAM with RAID5) I use as the domain controller and file server for an office network on a dedicated internet connection.
I also have a guest network with wifi access and a few public workstations for guests to use with its own dedicated internet connection.
The guest computers... | 2012/05/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/392296",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/47798/"
] | >
> I have a beefy server (dual Xenon & 16GB RAM with RAID5)
>
>
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;) Really? That barely counts as mid range these days.
I would go with a VM, but you do NOT need a second network card if your swtich can properly transform VLANS - just put the gues network on another VLAN and then run it tagged on the main serve... | I vote for the second solution, just because it's the "standard" way to proceed when isolating network domains. But you'll have to setup and test an environment that effectively limits the resource usage for the guest network.
For what concerns the bandwidth usage inside the VLANs, well it depends uniquely on your swi... |
48,679 | Anybody know of a way to copy a file from path A to path B and suppressing the Windows file system cache?
Typical use is copying a large file from a USB drive, or server to your local machine. Windows seems to swap everything out if the file is really big, e.g. 2GiB.
Prefer example in C#, but I'm guessing this would... | 2008/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/48679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5080/"
] | Even more important, there are FILE\_FLAG\_WRITE\_THROUGH and FILE\_FLAG\_NO\_BUFFERING.
MSDN has a nice article on them both: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/99794> | If you dont mind using a tool, ESEUTIL worked great for me.
You can check out this [blog](http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2007/05/08/slow-large-file-copy-issues.aspx) entry comparing Buffered and NonBuffered IO functions and from where to get ESEUTIL.
copying some text from the technet blog:
*So looking at ... |
48,679 | Anybody know of a way to copy a file from path A to path B and suppressing the Windows file system cache?
Typical use is copying a large file from a USB drive, or server to your local machine. Windows seems to swap everything out if the file is really big, e.g. 2GiB.
Prefer example in C#, but I'm guessing this would... | 2008/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/48679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5080/"
] | I am not sure if this helps, but take a look at [Increased Performance Using FILE\_FLAG\_SEQUENTIAL\_SCAN](http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;98756).
>
> SUMMARY
>
>
> There is a flag for CreateFile()
> called FILE\_FLAG\_SEQUENTIAL\_SCAN which
> will direct the Cache Manager to
> access the... | Eseutil is a correct answer, also since Win7 / 2008 R2, you can use the /j switch in Xcopy, which has the same effect. |
48,679 | Anybody know of a way to copy a file from path A to path B and suppressing the Windows file system cache?
Typical use is copying a large file from a USB drive, or server to your local machine. Windows seems to swap everything out if the file is really big, e.g. 2GiB.
Prefer example in C#, but I'm guessing this would... | 2008/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/48679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5080/"
] | Even more important, there are FILE\_FLAG\_WRITE\_THROUGH and FILE\_FLAG\_NO\_BUFFERING.
MSDN has a nice article on them both: <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/99794> | Eseutil is a correct answer, also since Win7 / 2008 R2, you can use the /j switch in Xcopy, which has the same effect. |
48,679 | Anybody know of a way to copy a file from path A to path B and suppressing the Windows file system cache?
Typical use is copying a large file from a USB drive, or server to your local machine. Windows seems to swap everything out if the file is really big, e.g. 2GiB.
Prefer example in C#, but I'm guessing this would... | 2008/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/48679",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5080/"
] | If you dont mind using a tool, ESEUTIL worked great for me.
You can check out this [blog](http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2007/05/08/slow-large-file-copy-issues.aspx) entry comparing Buffered and NonBuffered IO functions and from where to get ESEUTIL.
copying some text from the technet blog:
*So looking at ... | Eseutil is a correct answer, also since Win7 / 2008 R2, you can use the /j switch in Xcopy, which has the same effect. |
12,013 | Most countries with nuclear weapons seem to have built them themselves, possibly with help in the process from other countries, rather than buying a ready-made nuclear weapon off-the-shelf.
Considering that some countries have thousands of nuclear weapons, while others have none, it seems like the marginal cost of pro... | 2016/08/06 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/12013",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/270/"
] | 1. Various **international treaties** often forbid countries from selling ready-made nuclear weapons to other countries. For example, the [Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty](https://web.archive.org/web/20070807060917/http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Documents/Infcircs/Others/infcirc140.pdf) reads:
>
> Each nuclear-wea... | There are several reasons:
* **Need for constant service and replacement.**
Nuclear weapons decay. The warhead is actually a constantly-running nuclear reactor. Plutonium-239 decays to Uranium-235, increasing critical mass, therefore the warhead is losing its power. A typical modern warhead is guaranteed to be in s... |
298,792 | Which of the following is correct?
>
> You will need to have a certain number of people write a letter of recommendation.
>
>
>
or
>
> You will need to have a certain number of people write letters of recommendation.
>
>
>
I intend to communicate that one needs to find a certain number of people, each writi... | 2016/01/10 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/298792",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/144786/"
] | You can say it either way.
If each person in that certain number of people needs to write either one letter or multiple letters, you can say:
>
> You will need to have a certain number of people write letters of
> recommendation."
>
>
>
While the above is correct when you need only one letter from each person,... | **"You will need to have a certain number of people write letters of recommendation"** correctly communicates your intention. To say, "You will need to have a certain number of people write a letter of recommendation" *can* be misconstrued to imply that several people should collaborate to write a single letter of reco... |
1,639 | It's been discussed and argued at great length whether pool hopping is ethical, but there is no debate about whether it works - I even have some first hand experience that says it increases mining profits, but I'd like to know exactly how much it can increase profits. What factors affect the profit increase (i.e. # of ... | 2011/10/18 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1639",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/22/"
] | The parameters that affect profitability of hopping are the number of proportional pools, the accuracy with which the hopper can choose at any time the one with the youngest round, and the hashrate of all hoppers combined in comparison with the hashrate of continuous miners.
The expected reward for a share submitted t... | Let's get a baseline by looking at the conditions that are the most favorable to hopping. Let's assume a hopper has his choice of an infinite number of pools that have no defenses against pool hopping. And we'll assume no pool fees.
Now the ideal hopping strategy would be to get the first share after a block has been ... |
1,639 | It's been discussed and argued at great length whether pool hopping is ethical, but there is no debate about whether it works - I even have some first hand experience that says it increases mining profits, but I'd like to know exactly how much it can increase profits. What factors affect the profit increase (i.e. # of ... | 2011/10/18 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1639",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/22/"
] | Let's get a baseline by looking at the conditions that are the most favorable to hopping. Let's assume a hopper has his choice of an infinite number of pools that have no defenses against pool hopping. And we'll assume no pool fees.
Now the ideal hopping strategy would be to get the first share after a block has been ... | I found this:
<https://github.com/c00w/bitHopper>
By simple request on github: "bitcoin", on the pretty 3rd page:
<https://github.com/search?p=3&q=bitcoin&ref=cmdform&type=Repositories>
There are great amount of pools:
<https://github.com/c00w/bitHopper/blob/master/POOLS_INFO>
Project up to date, looks good. May b... |
1,639 | It's been discussed and argued at great length whether pool hopping is ethical, but there is no debate about whether it works - I even have some first hand experience that says it increases mining profits, but I'd like to know exactly how much it can increase profits. What factors affect the profit increase (i.e. # of ... | 2011/10/18 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1639",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/22/"
] | The parameters that affect profitability of hopping are the number of proportional pools, the accuracy with which the hopper can choose at any time the one with the youngest round, and the hashrate of all hoppers combined in comparison with the hashrate of continuous miners.
The expected reward for a share submitted t... | I found this:
<https://github.com/c00w/bitHopper>
By simple request on github: "bitcoin", on the pretty 3rd page:
<https://github.com/search?p=3&q=bitcoin&ref=cmdform&type=Repositories>
There are great amount of pools:
<https://github.com/c00w/bitHopper/blob/master/POOLS_INFO>
Project up to date, looks good. May b... |
624,453 | Is it possible to log the sftp logged in informations (Who accessed, when and from where )
Like which sftp user have logged on to the file server , This may also contain information such as ip address of the user.
The log may also give info such as directories accessed, and at last the commands executed.
I do have a... | 2014/08/27 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/624453",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/234798/"
] | SFTP as already mentioned works over ssh(port 22). So it's actual ssh users and you have to check corresponding logs.
It should be log: /var/log/secure if it's not rewritten by your actual rsyslog configuration. | Easiest way to get that info is to type: **last** |
3,823 | As per our discussion in [Creating a new tag for simple questions](https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3819/creating-a-new-tag-for-simple-questions) we want to decide on objective criteria before launching this new tag. What makes a question qualify for the tag Judaism101?
The primary purpose of this tag ... | 2015/12/30 | [
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3823",
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/users/6599/"
] | As discussed on the prior question, particularly [here](https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/a/3821/472) and [here](https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/a/3825/472), meta tags of this sort are strongly discouraged on Stack Exchange sites. [This blog post](https://blog.stackoverflow.com/2010/08/the-death-of-meta-tag... | A question tagged Judaism 101 should meet the following criteria:
1. Ask about a foundational Jewish belief or practice (intermarriage, Shabbat, Mitzvot, Kashrut, basic understanding of any of the 13 Ikarim)
**And**
2. Have an answer explicitly stated in the Tanach, the Talmud, the Rambam, or Shulchan Aruch.
**And*... |
478,320 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Booting into a Virtual Machine from a physical installation](https://superuser.com/questions/69915/booting-into-a-virtual-machine-from-a-physical-installation)
>
>
>
I like and use Windows 7 more than anything. But there is times when I want to run Ubuntu or some other Linux. H... | 2012/09/22 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/478320",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/141615/"
] | I have done a little research after I got the answer from Serge. You can do this with VMs. It is called "Raw Disks".
* VMWare Player does not support this. Only VMWare Workstation.
* Oracle VirtualBox does support this, but it takes some setup.
I have linked some tutorials below.
* VMWare Workstation: [Adding Physi... | VMWare Workstation offers this feature as Serge said. This [VMWare guide](http://www.vmware.com/pdf/dualboot_tech_note.pdf) will help you through the steps for using a physical partition for your VM.
Have a happy weekend. |
965 | When David's son from Bathsheba died David stopped mourning and got up and ate, stating that nothing could be done for his son now:
>
> [21] Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have
> done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when
> the child died, you arose and ate foo... | 2012/02/02 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/965",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/402/"
] | David accepted the death of his child by Bathsheba as punishment for his sin with her and he let that overcome his grief. (The status of the child’s soul is a question for [else](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/)[where](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/).) There was no such consideration in the case of Absalom,... | According to the [Me'am Lo'ez](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%27am_Lo%27ez), some explain the behavior by reference to the following law: if a fast is decreed due to a lack of rainfall, then when it rains, the people should stop fasting. But, if an individual fasts for someone who is ill, and that person recovers, he ... |
965 | When David's son from Bathsheba died David stopped mourning and got up and ate, stating that nothing could be done for his son now:
>
> [21] Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have
> done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when
> the child died, you arose and ate foo... | 2012/02/02 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/965",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/402/"
] | David accepted the death of his child by Bathsheba as punishment for his sin with her and he let that overcome his grief. (The status of the child’s soul is a question for [else](https://judaism.stackexchange.com/)[where](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/).) There was no such consideration in the case of Absalom,... | David's dead 7-day old baby was immediately taken into Paradise-- Abraham's bosom (see Luke 19)since the child was not at the age of accountability, not being able to discern right from wrong. God took this baby right into Paradise since the baby was unable to either accept or reject God. However, Absalom, his adult so... |
965 | When David's son from Bathsheba died David stopped mourning and got up and ate, stating that nothing could be done for his son now:
>
> [21] Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have
> done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when
> the child died, you arose and ate foo... | 2012/02/02 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/965",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/402/"
] | According to the [Me'am Lo'ez](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me%27am_Lo%27ez), some explain the behavior by reference to the following law: if a fast is decreed due to a lack of rainfall, then when it rains, the people should stop fasting. But, if an individual fasts for someone who is ill, and that person recovers, he ... | David's dead 7-day old baby was immediately taken into Paradise-- Abraham's bosom (see Luke 19)since the child was not at the age of accountability, not being able to discern right from wrong. God took this baby right into Paradise since the baby was unable to either accept or reject God. However, Absalom, his adult so... |
163,474 | I'm completely new to Blender and am trying to rig a friends model he created awhile ago. I've got a tiny bit of experience rigging in Maya and 3ds Max and I think that the reason I'm having the issue is because my meshes scale and rotation isn't freezing/applying.
When I imported the model I scaled it up to the right... | 2020/01/11 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/163474",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/86783/"
] | Reset Delta transforms to default values before other operations. Then you can move, rotate scale the model in object mode as you want; then press Ctrl A and choose Apply All Transform.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ehtii.jpg) | Maybe I did not get your question right, but Ive made a test with Suzanne (Monkey Head), I scaled it up, and rotate it in X axis (in Object Mode), then I go to the Object tab in the viewport, and Apply all transforms. The Head is still at the size I resized, Location, Rotation is set to 0 and Scale to 1.
You mean that... |
18,189 | I have a big problem during the install of Windows XP. First I insert the CD and accept the contract, select the partition, copy the files and restart the computer.
But when the installation then starts, after a few minutes, there is a problem. The screen turns blue, and a message is shown that it is posible that new ... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/18189",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Possibly an AHCI/RAID driver issue? An easy way to check would be to change the BIOS setting for the SATA mode from *AHCI/RAID* to *legacy*. | Can you provide the full verbiage of the blue screen?
If you suspect that the CPU is overheating, you can monitor that with 3rd party utilities like <http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/>
You might want to check your motherboard's docs - sometimes they come included. |
18,189 | I have a big problem during the install of Windows XP. First I insert the CD and accept the contract, select the partition, copy the files and restart the computer.
But when the installation then starts, after a few minutes, there is a problem. The screen turns blue, and a message is shown that it is posible that new ... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/18189",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Possibly an AHCI/RAID driver issue? An easy way to check would be to change the BIOS setting for the SATA mode from *AHCI/RAID* to *legacy*. | hardware fault, probably memory. test it with this: <http://www.memtest.org/> |
18,189 | I have a big problem during the install of Windows XP. First I insert the CD and accept the contract, select the partition, copy the files and restart the computer.
But when the installation then starts, after a few minutes, there is a problem. The screen turns blue, and a message is shown that it is posible that new ... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/18189",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | In addition to what has been said:
Make sure your install cd is clean and drive is working correctly. I have seen some crazy errors halfway into a windows install because the disc was dying or the cd drive was flaky. If those are good, then you might have other hardware issues. | If failures are not occurring at the same point in the install, then it's most likely you have failing hardware in your PC as opposed to just a driver incompatibility issue.
You're going to have to remove and replace piece by piece to find out what's going on. So if you suspect the hard drive, put another hard drive i... |
18,189 | I have a big problem during the install of Windows XP. First I insert the CD and accept the contract, select the partition, copy the files and restart the computer.
But when the installation then starts, after a few minutes, there is a problem. The screen turns blue, and a message is shown that it is posible that new ... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/18189",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Possibly an AHCI/RAID driver issue? An easy way to check would be to change the BIOS setting for the SATA mode from *AHCI/RAID* to *legacy*. | Yes, it sounds like a hardware fault to me. |
18,189 | I have a big problem during the install of Windows XP. First I insert the CD and accept the contract, select the partition, copy the files and restart the computer.
But when the installation then starts, after a few minutes, there is a problem. The screen turns blue, and a message is shown that it is posible that new ... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/18189",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | hardware fault, probably memory. test it with this: <http://www.memtest.org/> | If failures are not occurring at the same point in the install, then it's most likely you have failing hardware in your PC as opposed to just a driver incompatibility issue.
You're going to have to remove and replace piece by piece to find out what's going on. So if you suspect the hard drive, put another hard drive i... |
18,189 | I have a big problem during the install of Windows XP. First I insert the CD and accept the contract, select the partition, copy the files and restart the computer.
But when the installation then starts, after a few minutes, there is a problem. The screen turns blue, and a message is shown that it is posible that new ... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/18189",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Possibly an AHCI/RAID driver issue? An easy way to check would be to change the BIOS setting for the SATA mode from *AHCI/RAID* to *legacy*. | If failures are not occurring at the same point in the install, then it's most likely you have failing hardware in your PC as opposed to just a driver incompatibility issue.
You're going to have to remove and replace piece by piece to find out what's going on. So if you suspect the hard drive, put another hard drive i... |
18,189 | I have a big problem during the install of Windows XP. First I insert the CD and accept the contract, select the partition, copy the files and restart the computer.
But when the installation then starts, after a few minutes, there is a problem. The screen turns blue, and a message is shown that it is posible that new ... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/18189",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Possibly an AHCI/RAID driver issue? An easy way to check would be to change the BIOS setting for the SATA mode from *AHCI/RAID* to *legacy*. | I think Matt Hanson has exactly what the problem is, I ran into this a few weeks ago with an XP install on a new laptop model.
Windows XP (even SP3) doesn't have any pre-setup drivers for SATA disk controllers in it, so setup gets to a point where I can't even find a hard disk controller and blue screens. If your mach... |
18,189 | I have a big problem during the install of Windows XP. First I insert the CD and accept the contract, select the partition, copy the files and restart the computer.
But when the installation then starts, after a few minutes, there is a problem. The screen turns blue, and a message is shown that it is posible that new ... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/18189",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Can you provide the full verbiage of the blue screen?
If you suspect that the CPU is overheating, you can monitor that with 3rd party utilities like <http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/>
You might want to check your motherboard's docs - sometimes they come included. | If failures are not occurring at the same point in the install, then it's most likely you have failing hardware in your PC as opposed to just a driver incompatibility issue.
You're going to have to remove and replace piece by piece to find out what's going on. So if you suspect the hard drive, put another hard drive i... |
18,189 | I have a big problem during the install of Windows XP. First I insert the CD and accept the contract, select the partition, copy the files and restart the computer.
But when the installation then starts, after a few minutes, there is a problem. The screen turns blue, and a message is shown that it is posible that new ... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/18189",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Yes, it sounds like a hardware fault to me. | If failures are not occurring at the same point in the install, then it's most likely you have failing hardware in your PC as opposed to just a driver incompatibility issue.
You're going to have to remove and replace piece by piece to find out what's going on. So if you suspect the hard drive, put another hard drive i... |
18,189 | I have a big problem during the install of Windows XP. First I insert the CD and accept the contract, select the partition, copy the files and restart the computer.
But when the installation then starts, after a few minutes, there is a problem. The screen turns blue, and a message is shown that it is posible that new ... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/18189",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | I think Matt Hanson has exactly what the problem is, I ran into this a few weeks ago with an XP install on a new laptop model.
Windows XP (even SP3) doesn't have any pre-setup drivers for SATA disk controllers in it, so setup gets to a point where I can't even find a hard disk controller and blue screens. If your mach... | If failures are not occurring at the same point in the install, then it's most likely you have failing hardware in your PC as opposed to just a driver incompatibility issue.
You're going to have to remove and replace piece by piece to find out what's going on. So if you suspect the hard drive, put another hard drive i... |
105,155 | My sink connects with my 5 inch cast iron toilet drain in the basement. Figured the clog was either in the P trap or somewhere before the piping reaches the toilet drain. Snaked it a couple times and is still clogged. I'm pretty sure the snake made it to the 5 inch piping....some sludge on it. Just don't get why water ... | 2016/12/27 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/105155",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/48855/"
] | I would not trust it, especially in a concealed area where a leak could go unnoticed for quite some time.
You may be able to repair this yourself, if you know how to solder.
Supplies
========
* Tool to cut the pipe (Oscillating saw should work).
* Solder
* Flux
* Torch (MAPP gas preferably).
* Steel wool or sandpape... | Because you can't get a cutter in there you may want to try a hacksaw with very fine teeth for cutting metal. I'd be concerned with deforming the pipe, and I'd go nice and slow with it.
After cutting the pipe clean up the ends that I'm sure will be jagged after the hacksaw and then find something like this:
<https:/... |
105,155 | My sink connects with my 5 inch cast iron toilet drain in the basement. Figured the clog was either in the P trap or somewhere before the piping reaches the toilet drain. Snaked it a couple times and is still clogged. I'm pretty sure the snake made it to the 5 inch piping....some sludge on it. Just don't get why water ... | 2016/12/27 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/105155",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/48855/"
] | It appears that this is 1/2" (or equivalent metric) copper water pipe. In the US they make a 1/2" to 1/2" Push on fitting. This requires only that you cleanly cut the pipe. I prefer to use a rotary pipe cutter (the kind with the adjustable jaw and 3 cutting wheels).
Cut the damaged section of pipe out, and using 2 cou... | Because you can't get a cutter in there you may want to try a hacksaw with very fine teeth for cutting metal. I'd be concerned with deforming the pipe, and I'd go nice and slow with it.
After cutting the pipe clean up the ends that I'm sure will be jagged after the hacksaw and then find something like this:
<https:/... |
1,809,282 | I'm designing data-oriented application in Silverlight 3 and I'm wondering if is it worth using new DataForm control. It looks really awesome on PowerPoint slides but I have no idea how it is in real life.
I need to achieve following behaviours:
* group model's fields to areas, for instance separating groups using ho... | 2009/11/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1809282",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/39656/"
] | I have tried using the DataForm in a couple of places in my current project. Spent several days tweaking the various properties and attributes on my classes and found that it never did quite work the way I wanted it to. The demos that are on the web look great but they don't have 'real world' scenarios and are incomple... | My favourite feature of the DataForm control is that it works "out of the box". That is, you can plug one on your user interface, bind it to your data classes, and have it working with a minimal amount of code. Of course you need to further tune both the behavior and the appearance of the form (by using attributes on t... |
60,372,635 | I found an outdated app on Google Play which wasn't even working properly. After that, I found the source code on Github and fixed several things. I asked the previous developer to move this app to me and they did, but I can't update this app because of the signature. Can this problem be solved by:
* waiting for the p... | 2020/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/60372635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/11374098/"
] | The issue was that I needed to define an array in the function, otherwise nothing comes out of any secondary output.
There were many issues after that including with dashboard sliders (which can't be queried for information unless thay are 'moved') which put an end to that project.
Thanks for everybody's response. | This seems to be an error in function nodes. If you have 2 outputs, the second output does not output anything, only the first. |
72,836 | What are good options (if any) to display share buttons on mobile/responsive sites? Most share buttons seem to open a new window popup or a lightbox like popup. Neither one seems like a good option. | 2015/01/29 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/72836",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/31574/"
] | **Sharing content is a legitimate use case.** Many sites have gone overboard with the idea, to the detriment of their users, but that still doesn't invalidate the use case.
When sharing buttons were first added (to websites), a button was typically added for each service. This was fine when there were only a few servi... | [Here](https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2016/10/navigator-share "Native navigator share") **native** navigator share api docs.
It is still in **beta, until April 2017**.
Its only available for Chrome 55 and newer. |
104,417 | Say I have 3 simple tasks, to find the min, the max, and the average of an array of numbers.
A modular approach would be to write one function for each, thus iterating over the array thrice. However, that seems wasteful when all the information can be collected in a single iteration.
I understand that both approaches... | 2019/02/16 | [
"https://cs.stackexchange.com/questions/104417",
"https://cs.stackexchange.com",
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] | Collecting the information in a single iteration would be way better, but you'll only notice the difference if your array contains a large number of numbers. On a small scale, it just won't make a difference. | Usually you should do whatever code is more readable. If you need to find min, max, and sum or average, then having a single function that does exactly what it needs to do is the simplest and most readable approach. It's all in one place. If I need to check what the function does, I don't have to hunt around in differe... |
44,712 | I've seen several pieces of software that allow me to make a phone call via the computer, but I would like to find a way to RECEIVE a phone call via the computer while I'm away from home. I'd like it to work by virtue of being connected to wifi or to the internet through an Ethernet cable.
I don't have a cell phone, s... | 2017/07/24 | [
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] | I found out that Skype offers phone numbers. You can choose between a three-month plan and a one-year plan. Then if you keep Skype running on your computer, someone (to whom you have given your phone number) can dial your number and a pop-up will notify you when you have an incoming phone call.
I have received two pho... | There are *currently* (I can't speak for the future) three related services that when used in combination can help you, although most people probably don't know that they can be used without a mobile phone:
* The Gmail Phone (this isn't hardware; it's a web app you can use from your Gmail account)
* Google Voice (this... |
44,712 | I've seen several pieces of software that allow me to make a phone call via the computer, but I would like to find a way to RECEIVE a phone call via the computer while I'm away from home. I'd like it to work by virtue of being connected to wifi or to the internet through an Ethernet cable.
I don't have a cell phone, s... | 2017/07/24 | [
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/44712",
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwarerecs.stackexchange.com/users/14234/"
] | I found out that Skype offers phone numbers. You can choose between a three-month plan and a one-year plan. Then if you keep Skype running on your computer, someone (to whom you have given your phone number) can dial your number and a pop-up will notify you when you have an incoming phone call.
I have received two pho... | You can try [CrazyCall](https://www.crazycall.com/?utm_source=softwarerecs.stackexchange.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=hza) for this purpose as well. There are quite a lot of phone numbers from different countries to choose from and incoming calls are completely for free. It works both as a web-based app and a b... |
3,739,890 | When I launch Visual Studio 2010, the inner work area screen always goes black or white and the title bar says VS is not responding. It does this for about 20 seconds before returning to normal operation.
Does anyone else experience this, and how can it be fixed?
Windows Vista32 with 2GB RAM, ATI Radeon 4850 | 2010/09/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3739890",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/445284/"
] | Doesn't sound like you have enough RAM to handle visual studio during start up. I experienced this on my previous machine (vista32 2GB RAM) before buying a new Windows 7 64 bit 8 GB RAM and now everything works fine. | I had the same issue and found this incredibly useful. [PowerCommands for Visual Studio 2010](http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/e5f41ad9-4edc-4912-bca3-91147db95b99/) Simply install it and go to the File Menu / Recent projects and Recent Files and clear the list. That will speed up visual studio signficantl... |
3,761,484 | I want to build an app for Google Android that uses natural feature tracking to create some cool augmented reality. Now what I need is a good library that for Android that does some serious natural feature tracking.
Can anyone help me out?
Thanks you. | 2010/09/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3761484",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453793/"
] | Have a look [here](http://studierstube.icg.tu-graz.ac.at/handheld_ar/highspeed_nft.php), they have a natural feature tracking runing on mobile phone:
>
> We developed a new high speed natural feature tracking mechanism that works in real time on any PC as well as any smart phone.
>
>
>
They also provide some lib... | It looks like the [windage](http://code.google.com/p/windage/) project might be close to what you need. The project is GPL and not so nasty about distribution. As far as an Android port, that is another matter altogether. |
3,761,484 | I want to build an app for Google Android that uses natural feature tracking to create some cool augmented reality. Now what I need is a good library that for Android that does some serious natural feature tracking.
Can anyone help me out?
Thanks you. | 2010/09/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3761484",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453793/"
] | Have a look [here](http://studierstube.icg.tu-graz.ac.at/handheld_ar/highspeed_nft.php), they have a natural feature tracking runing on mobile phone:
>
> We developed a new high speed natural feature tracking mechanism that works in real time on any PC as well as any smart phone.
>
>
>
They also provide some lib... | You can always use [OpenCV 4 Android](http://opencv.org/downloads.html), a **free** Computer Vision library which has methods for you to make natural feature tracking.
Those methods are [Feature Detectors](http://docs.opencv.org/modules/features2d/doc/features2d.html#features2d-2d-features-framework) and using them for... |
3,761,484 | I want to build an app for Google Android that uses natural feature tracking to create some cool augmented reality. Now what I need is a good library that for Android that does some serious natural feature tracking.
Can anyone help me out?
Thanks you. | 2010/09/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3761484",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453793/"
] | The software used in Ross's answer looks to have been bought by Qualcomm to develop their own version of AR Dev software. They have libraries that you can download and use in your Android AR applications.
Look [here](https://ar.qualcomm.com/qdevnet/sdk) for information on that.
I've actually used the software to deve... | It looks like the [windage](http://code.google.com/p/windage/) project might be close to what you need. The project is GPL and not so nasty about distribution. As far as an Android port, that is another matter altogether. |
3,761,484 | I want to build an app for Google Android that uses natural feature tracking to create some cool augmented reality. Now what I need is a good library that for Android that does some serious natural feature tracking.
Can anyone help me out?
Thanks you. | 2010/09/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3761484",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/453793/"
] | The software used in Ross's answer looks to have been bought by Qualcomm to develop their own version of AR Dev software. They have libraries that you can download and use in your Android AR applications.
Look [here](https://ar.qualcomm.com/qdevnet/sdk) for information on that.
I've actually used the software to deve... | You can always use [OpenCV 4 Android](http://opencv.org/downloads.html), a **free** Computer Vision library which has methods for you to make natural feature tracking.
Those methods are [Feature Detectors](http://docs.opencv.org/modules/features2d/doc/features2d.html#features2d-2d-features-framework) and using them for... |
207,012 | I'm adding a 4th bathroom to my home and need to update the waste pipe going to the septic tank from 3" to 4". The pipe coming out of the foundation immediately transitions from 4" to 3" leaving < 1" of pipe between the foundation and the clean out fitting.
What would be the best way to cut off the 3" clean out so I c... | 2020/10/21 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/207012",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/92768/"
] | ### The bad news:
As already noted: you don't have enough pipe left inside the house to cut that clean out off and glue a new one one.
### The good news:
It looks like they ran the 4" pipe through a 6" pipe sleeve, then packed it with (mortar?) to seal it. This means that instead of breaking up the foundation wall t... | The unfortunate answer is, more than you have showing there. Do you see the shouldwr of the fitting? That's how long the pipe must be (roughly). You might be able to dig out the foundation seal to get more exposed pipe, but that then introduces a risk of that wall penetration leaking. |
53,689 | I have been reading the Quran recently and it talks about how a trumpet will be sounded to denote the end of times. This parallels with the Christian book of Revelations, where 7 trumpets will be sounded during the end of times. My question is if Muslims do not believe that the book of Revelations is one of the four ca... | 2019/04/19 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/53689",
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] | Won't go to Jahannam if the following conditions matches:
1. If he never heard of Islam with details
2. If he is Muttaki(Afraid of ALlah)
3. If he didn't Shirk anyone with Allah(he might call Allah anything eg. God, Ishwar, Pravu, Creator)
4. If Allah forgives him
Allah also said that,
>
> Those who believe in the ... | Allah always gave his sign to his servants. For one who believe in media, they shouldn't believe just like that without researching first whether something is indeed true or false. |
106,087 | Is there a good way of dealing with Slylandro Probes at the start of Star Control 2?
"Start" means: you have Precursor ship (generally very weak offensively/defensively but loaded out with engines and half-loaded with turning thrusters), with no upgrades yet; an Earth Cruiser or two; a single Spathi ship and 4 Pkunk F... | 2013/02/19 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/106087",
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] | The **Earth cruiser**, despite otherwise sucking pretty bad, is actually **decent against Slylandro probes**. Practice in quick battle mode for a while, just a lot of Earth cruisers vs. Slylandro probes, until you're good at it. The strategy I use against the probes:
* Keep your distance. Basically stay as far away a... | Befriend the Pkunk as quickly as you can, the ZoqFotPik as soon as you get their distress call, and the Orz next. All these ships are capable of taking down the probes in the early game. Only use your flagship against one (in the early game) if the probe has only one or two crew left.
Among the early-game ships, I fav... |
106,087 | Is there a good way of dealing with Slylandro Probes at the start of Star Control 2?
"Start" means: you have Precursor ship (generally very weak offensively/defensively but loaded out with engines and half-loaded with turning thrusters), with no upgrades yet; an Earth Cruiser or two; a single Spathi ship and 4 Pkunk F... | 2013/02/19 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/106087",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/7912/"
] | The **Earth cruiser**, despite otherwise sucking pretty bad, is actually **decent against Slylandro probes**. Practice in quick battle mode for a while, just a lot of Earth cruisers vs. Slylandro probes, until you're good at it. The strategy I use against the probes:
* Keep your distance. Basically stay as far away a... | >
> and before you have enough range to go meet Slylandro.
>
>
>
I'm pretty sure that with enough planning and some loading/saving it's possible to go meet slylandro on your first trip out of Sol system. So just doing that is an option :-)
Just selling your weapon and a storage bay is more than sufficient to get ... |
106,087 | Is there a good way of dealing with Slylandro Probes at the start of Star Control 2?
"Start" means: you have Precursor ship (generally very weak offensively/defensively but loaded out with engines and half-loaded with turning thrusters), with no upgrades yet; an Earth Cruiser or two; a single Spathi ship and 4 Pkunk F... | 2013/02/19 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/106087",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/7912/"
] | The **Earth cruiser**, despite otherwise sucking pretty bad, is actually **decent against Slylandro probes**. Practice in quick battle mode for a while, just a lot of Earth cruisers vs. Slylandro probes, until you're good at it. The strategy I use against the probes:
* Keep your distance. Basically stay as far away a... | Playing a game now and I immediately attacked every probe I see. Ive never talked to them so they never went hostile. I can ESC and flee while the probes dance around me without firing.
Not sure if its a one time glitch thing, but if its repeatable the key is to NEVER talk to them. |
106,087 | Is there a good way of dealing with Slylandro Probes at the start of Star Control 2?
"Start" means: you have Precursor ship (generally very weak offensively/defensively but loaded out with engines and half-loaded with turning thrusters), with no upgrades yet; an Earth Cruiser or two; a single Spathi ship and 4 Pkunk F... | 2013/02/19 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/106087",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/7912/"
] | Spathi Eluder FTW - unequivocally.
Make the probe chase you. Wait until it almost closes the distance and begins its "up-down-up-down" "impatient" dance as I call it. When that happens, use the Backwards Utilized Tracking Torpedoes (BUTTs) and fire off all three, and as many more as you can until the probe breaks away... | Befriend the Pkunk as quickly as you can, the ZoqFotPik as soon as you get their distress call, and the Orz next. All these ships are capable of taking down the probes in the early game. Only use your flagship against one (in the early game) if the probe has only one or two crew left.
Among the early-game ships, I fav... |
106,087 | Is there a good way of dealing with Slylandro Probes at the start of Star Control 2?
"Start" means: you have Precursor ship (generally very weak offensively/defensively but loaded out with engines and half-loaded with turning thrusters), with no upgrades yet; an Earth Cruiser or two; a single Spathi ship and 4 Pkunk F... | 2013/02/19 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/106087",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/7912/"
] | Spathi Eluder FTW - unequivocally.
Make the probe chase you. Wait until it almost closes the distance and begins its "up-down-up-down" "impatient" dance as I call it. When that happens, use the Backwards Utilized Tracking Torpedoes (BUTTs) and fire off all three, and as many more as you can until the probe breaks away... | >
> and before you have enough range to go meet Slylandro.
>
>
>
I'm pretty sure that with enough planning and some loading/saving it's possible to go meet slylandro on your first trip out of Sol system. So just doing that is an option :-)
Just selling your weapon and a storage bay is more than sufficient to get ... |
106,087 | Is there a good way of dealing with Slylandro Probes at the start of Star Control 2?
"Start" means: you have Precursor ship (generally very weak offensively/defensively but loaded out with engines and half-loaded with turning thrusters), with no upgrades yet; an Earth Cruiser or two; a single Spathi ship and 4 Pkunk F... | 2013/02/19 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/106087",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/7912/"
] | Spathi Eluder FTW - unequivocally.
Make the probe chase you. Wait until it almost closes the distance and begins its "up-down-up-down" "impatient" dance as I call it. When that happens, use the Backwards Utilized Tracking Torpedoes (BUTTs) and fire off all three, and as many more as you can until the probe breaks away... | Playing a game now and I immediately attacked every probe I see. Ive never talked to them so they never went hostile. I can ESC and flee while the probes dance around me without firing.
Not sure if its a one time glitch thing, but if its repeatable the key is to NEVER talk to them. |
106,087 | Is there a good way of dealing with Slylandro Probes at the start of Star Control 2?
"Start" means: you have Precursor ship (generally very weak offensively/defensively but loaded out with engines and half-loaded with turning thrusters), with no upgrades yet; an Earth Cruiser or two; a single Spathi ship and 4 Pkunk F... | 2013/02/19 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/106087",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/7912/"
] | Befriend the Pkunk as quickly as you can, the ZoqFotPik as soon as you get their distress call, and the Orz next. All these ships are capable of taking down the probes in the early game. Only use your flagship against one (in the early game) if the probe has only one or two crew left.
Among the early-game ships, I fav... | Playing a game now and I immediately attacked every probe I see. Ive never talked to them so they never went hostile. I can ESC and flee while the probes dance around me without firing.
Not sure if its a one time glitch thing, but if its repeatable the key is to NEVER talk to them. |
106,087 | Is there a good way of dealing with Slylandro Probes at the start of Star Control 2?
"Start" means: you have Precursor ship (generally very weak offensively/defensively but loaded out with engines and half-loaded with turning thrusters), with no upgrades yet; an Earth Cruiser or two; a single Spathi ship and 4 Pkunk F... | 2013/02/19 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/106087",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/7912/"
] | >
> and before you have enough range to go meet Slylandro.
>
>
>
I'm pretty sure that with enough planning and some loading/saving it's possible to go meet slylandro on your first trip out of Sol system. So just doing that is an option :-)
Just selling your weapon and a storage bay is more than sufficient to get ... | Playing a game now and I immediately attacked every probe I see. Ive never talked to them so they never went hostile. I can ESC and flee while the probes dance around me without firing.
Not sure if its a one time glitch thing, but if its repeatable the key is to NEVER talk to them. |
65,454 | Are there any plans, ideas or success stories to run Blender Player on Playstation 4 PSVR? PSVR could be really nice alternative and relatively low cost just after Android Cardboard but much better performance and quality. I don't really want to give up field to Unity. Blender Powers! =)
I am re-editing this post to s... | 2016/10/20 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/65454",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/31712/"
] | As far as I know Blender Player only runs on Windows, Linux and Mac. And to a much lesser extent a basic Android version.
Did not know about FreeBSD on PlayStation though, but on Android it was pretty much a proof of concept. It's feature incomplete and experimental, without any kind of support or continued developmen... | No. As Duarte mentioned, Blender Player does not run on the PlayStation Operating System. There are no mentions of this feature in development, either. |
27,668 | In 2015, I ran four races of three different distances - 2 5ks (9:20/mile and 9:04/mile), a 10k (11:15/mile), and a half marathon (11:50/mile). In 2016, I'm planning on running 2-4 5ks, 1-2 10ks, a 15k, and a half marathon. I'm about to start generating my training plans for the off-season and into next year.
Previous... | 2015/10/12 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/27668",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/1867/"
] | I would use the half marathon.
The half marathon plan *should* give you the most complete training for the other distances, as some of the finer details in a half marathon plan are going to be a different emphasis than a 5k plan.
If you do the 5k or 10k plans, they may or may not give you enough distance work for the... | I would go for the following approach:
You should at least start with a base that allows you to do at least 2 workouts (speed, tempo, hills etc) and one long run. Consider this your daily driver. This will give you some base that you can work off of. You should always consider your mileage and how that will be increas... |
27,668 | In 2015, I ran four races of three different distances - 2 5ks (9:20/mile and 9:04/mile), a 10k (11:15/mile), and a half marathon (11:50/mile). In 2016, I'm planning on running 2-4 5ks, 1-2 10ks, a 15k, and a half marathon. I'm about to start generating my training plans for the off-season and into next year.
Previous... | 2015/10/12 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/27668",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/1867/"
] | I would use the half marathon.
The half marathon plan *should* give you the most complete training for the other distances, as some of the finer details in a half marathon plan are going to be a different emphasis than a 5k plan.
If you do the 5k or 10k plans, they may or may not give you enough distance work for the... | You should use your most recent training time, even if you aren't going to be focusing on that distance this season. One mistake that people often make is that they assume they should be running as fast as their PRs, or relative PRs over several distances, tell them. Instead, fitness changes throughout the training and... |
27,668 | In 2015, I ran four races of three different distances - 2 5ks (9:20/mile and 9:04/mile), a 10k (11:15/mile), and a half marathon (11:50/mile). In 2016, I'm planning on running 2-4 5ks, 1-2 10ks, a 15k, and a half marathon. I'm about to start generating my training plans for the off-season and into next year.
Previous... | 2015/10/12 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/27668",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/1867/"
] | I would use the half marathon.
The half marathon plan *should* give you the most complete training for the other distances, as some of the finer details in a half marathon plan are going to be a different emphasis than a 5k plan.
If you do the 5k or 10k plans, they may or may not give you enough distance work for the... | * Which distance & times should you use?
You need a RECENT time as it is obviously used to determine how fit you are at the start of the program.
So you want a time from the last 1-2 months at most.
If you have had several races in the last 2 months, then you can chose the one closest to the distances you want to ru... |
27,668 | In 2015, I ran four races of three different distances - 2 5ks (9:20/mile and 9:04/mile), a 10k (11:15/mile), and a half marathon (11:50/mile). In 2016, I'm planning on running 2-4 5ks, 1-2 10ks, a 15k, and a half marathon. I'm about to start generating my training plans for the off-season and into next year.
Previous... | 2015/10/12 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/27668",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/1867/"
] | You should use your most recent training time, even if you aren't going to be focusing on that distance this season. One mistake that people often make is that they assume they should be running as fast as their PRs, or relative PRs over several distances, tell them. Instead, fitness changes throughout the training and... | I would go for the following approach:
You should at least start with a base that allows you to do at least 2 workouts (speed, tempo, hills etc) and one long run. Consider this your daily driver. This will give you some base that you can work off of. You should always consider your mileage and how that will be increas... |
27,668 | In 2015, I ran four races of three different distances - 2 5ks (9:20/mile and 9:04/mile), a 10k (11:15/mile), and a half marathon (11:50/mile). In 2016, I'm planning on running 2-4 5ks, 1-2 10ks, a 15k, and a half marathon. I'm about to start generating my training plans for the off-season and into next year.
Previous... | 2015/10/12 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/27668",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/1867/"
] | You should use your most recent training time, even if you aren't going to be focusing on that distance this season. One mistake that people often make is that they assume they should be running as fast as their PRs, or relative PRs over several distances, tell them. Instead, fitness changes throughout the training and... | * Which distance & times should you use?
You need a RECENT time as it is obviously used to determine how fit you are at the start of the program.
So you want a time from the last 1-2 months at most.
If you have had several races in the last 2 months, then you can chose the one closest to the distances you want to ru... |
101,442 | In my story, a planet of low-tech natives in the midst of war are abruptly brought into contact with a much more advanced empire. There are many historical precedents for this kind of event, and occasionally the natives are able to fight back. Now, in order to mount an effective defense, these natives must have space v... | 2018/01/04 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/101442",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/23690/"
] | About the minimum you'd need is what the Germans had available to them during WW2.
Their A4/V2 rocket was nominally capable of reaching space (though not of orbiting) and they were working on designs of a functional spaceplane that would fly a suborbital trajectory to the US to drop bombs there and then skip over the ... | Are you willing to cheat? [Harry Turtledove](http://turtledove.wikia.com/wiki/The_Road_Not_Taken) had medieval Teddybears armed with muskets flying ships no more complicated than an airtight classical Greek trireme. The conceit is that they (and everyone else in the universe save humanity) discovered a stupid simple wa... |
101,442 | In my story, a planet of low-tech natives in the midst of war are abruptly brought into contact with a much more advanced empire. There are many historical precedents for this kind of event, and occasionally the natives are able to fight back. Now, in order to mount an effective defense, these natives must have space v... | 2018/01/04 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/101442",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/23690/"
] | Short answer: **yes.**
----------------------
Long answer: **maybe.**
-----------------------
It largely depends on the planet they're on, the natural resources and natives readily available to be used in a war, and the full extent of the war they're in. Say, for example, these natives had been long-time trade partne... | Many of the other answers have pointed out that you need airtight seals for the ship. However, that is not the case.
If you want to go super low tech, the hull can be a solid metal container. Before launch, a circular hole is cut into the sphere so the person and any required equipment can be put inside the craft. The... |
101,442 | In my story, a planet of low-tech natives in the midst of war are abruptly brought into contact with a much more advanced empire. There are many historical precedents for this kind of event, and occasionally the natives are able to fight back. Now, in order to mount an effective defense, these natives must have space v... | 2018/01/04 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/101442",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/23690/"
] | About the minimum you'd need is what the Germans had available to them during WW2.
Their A4/V2 rocket was nominally capable of reaching space (though not of orbiting) and they were working on designs of a functional spaceplane that would fly a suborbital trajectory to the US to drop bombs there and then skip over the ... | Bare-bare, at half earth gravity?
Getting into space is trivial. Surviving in space is somewhat harder. Being space-worthy (navigable in space well enough to fight another vessel) is considerably harder. And returning to the planet alive is essentially impossible.
So barebones means no coming home. No return trips. Y... |
101,442 | In my story, a planet of low-tech natives in the midst of war are abruptly brought into contact with a much more advanced empire. There are many historical precedents for this kind of event, and occasionally the natives are able to fight back. Now, in order to mount an effective defense, these natives must have space v... | 2018/01/04 | [
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] | **It's more believable for them to steal a ship**
Any one particular technological innovation stands atop a mountain of discovery, innovation, experimentation, experience, and knowledge. The size of that mountain is considerable. Successfully putting a human in space depends on a breathtaking amount of technology, fro... | Assuming a similar gravity well to Earth, you'd at least need to understand the Maxwell equations. These were first conceived (or at least published in a rudimentary form) by James Maxwell in 1861 and integrate magnetic and electrical forces.
It took around a century for that knowledge to be expanded upon and consolid... |
101,442 | In my story, a planet of low-tech natives in the midst of war are abruptly brought into contact with a much more advanced empire. There are many historical precedents for this kind of event, and occasionally the natives are able to fight back. Now, in order to mount an effective defense, these natives must have space v... | 2018/01/04 | [
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] | Short answer: **yes.**
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Long answer: **maybe.**
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It largely depends on the planet they're on, the natural resources and natives readily available to be used in a war, and the full extent of the war they're in. Say, for example, these natives had been long-time trade partne... | Here is a wonderful resource from 60's era NASA. It's a long read and quite technical but details what is probably the minimum (and maximum at the time) capabilities for space travel.
<https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19710019929.pdf>
The reason I wanted to present this is because, being intereste... |
101,442 | In my story, a planet of low-tech natives in the midst of war are abruptly brought into contact with a much more advanced empire. There are many historical precedents for this kind of event, and occasionally the natives are able to fight back. Now, in order to mount an effective defense, these natives must have space v... | 2018/01/04 | [
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] | The bare minimum to get a man into space would be Soviet-level technology in 1961. That's when the USSR put Yuri Gagarin into orbit. Even then, I would not call that reproducible, and as such would not be minimum tech for getting several men up to orbit to do a job (and to get them back safely).
The USSR got ahead of ... | Here is a wonderful resource from 60's era NASA. It's a long read and quite technical but details what is probably the minimum (and maximum at the time) capabilities for space travel.
<https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19710019929.pdf>
The reason I wanted to present this is because, being intereste... |
101,442 | In my story, a planet of low-tech natives in the midst of war are abruptly brought into contact with a much more advanced empire. There are many historical precedents for this kind of event, and occasionally the natives are able to fight back. Now, in order to mount an effective defense, these natives must have space v... | 2018/01/04 | [
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] | Assuming a similar gravity well to Earth, you'd at least need to understand the Maxwell equations. These were first conceived (or at least published in a rudimentary form) by James Maxwell in 1861 and integrate magnetic and electrical forces.
It took around a century for that knowledge to be expanded upon and consolid... | In addition to the other answers, there is one component missing. You need some sort of computing platform, and electricity. It doesn't need to be very high tech, at the bare minimum you need the equivalent of transistors. You can't expect to have a mathematician on board calculating course corrections and orbital mane... |
2,847 | I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a decent general purpose light use drill for around the home? It's not going to get a whole lot of use. When it does get used most of the time it'll probably be used to put a screw into some wood, or drilling a hole into a stud to mount some shelves on the wall. Stuff l... | 2010/11/15 | [
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] | Personally, I'd go with the freedom of a [cordless](http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardware-Power-Tools-Drills/h_d1/N-5yc1vZaqxhZ608q1/R-100540036/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053#BVRRWidgetID) for $10 more. If you're just doing small projects, you shouldn't need to worry about battery life. ... | The Ryobi will work fine for your purposes. If you want to get it today, this is probably your best bet.
If you are looking for the cheapest solution, it would be hard to beat the [Harbor Freight variable speed drill](http://www.harborfreight.com/3-8-eighth-inch-variable-speed-reversible-drill-3670.html).
People tend... |
2,847 | I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a decent general purpose light use drill for around the home? It's not going to get a whole lot of use. When it does get used most of the time it'll probably be used to put a screw into some wood, or drilling a hole into a stud to mount some shelves on the wall. Stuff l... | 2010/11/15 | [
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] | I've had pretty good luck with Ryobi tools in the past, and the drill you are looking at will certainly do what you want it to.
Normally I'd recommend a cordless drill to just about anybody, but if you find that you will hardly ever use it, a corded drill might be better. No point in having a cordless drill if the bat... | I would definitely recommend a cordless drill for the intermittent use that you are describing. Corded will give you more power for less money but the value you get from having a cordless drill easily outweighs the extra cost and less power. I have this [Black and Decker Cordless Drill](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/am... |
2,847 | I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a decent general purpose light use drill for around the home? It's not going to get a whole lot of use. When it does get used most of the time it'll probably be used to put a screw into some wood, or drilling a hole into a stud to mount some shelves on the wall. Stuff l... | 2010/11/15 | [
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] | I've had pretty good luck with Ryobi tools in the past, and the drill you are looking at will certainly do what you want it to.
Normally I'd recommend a cordless drill to just about anybody, but if you find that you will hardly ever use it, a corded drill might be better. No point in having a cordless drill if the bat... | Personally, I'd go with the freedom of a [cordless](http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardware-Power-Tools-Drills/h_d1/N-5yc1vZaqxhZ608q1/R-100540036/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053#BVRRWidgetID) for $10 more. If you're just doing small projects, you shouldn't need to worry about battery life. ... |
2,847 | I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a decent general purpose light use drill for around the home? It's not going to get a whole lot of use. When it does get used most of the time it'll probably be used to put a screw into some wood, or drilling a hole into a stud to mount some shelves on the wall. Stuff l... | 2010/11/15 | [
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] | I've had pretty good luck with Ryobi tools in the past, and the drill you are looking at will certainly do what you want it to.
Normally I'd recommend a cordless drill to just about anybody, but if you find that you will hardly ever use it, a corded drill might be better. No point in having a cordless drill if the bat... | Consider a brace. Here's a really nice model: <http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?c=&p=32300&cat=1,180,42337>
* Lightweight
* Rechargeable batteries are made of nasty chemicals
* Less work than you might guess
* You won't drive a screw too far and damage the work
* No worries about finding the battery is dead ... |
2,847 | I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a decent general purpose light use drill for around the home? It's not going to get a whole lot of use. When it does get used most of the time it'll probably be used to put a screw into some wood, or drilling a hole into a stud to mount some shelves on the wall. Stuff l... | 2010/11/15 | [
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] | I have a DeWalt 18.8V cordless and the thing is a workhorse. Yes, it's more expensive, but there are some tools I feel you really should spend a little extra on, and a drill/driver is one of them. I've seen the same drill in ads this year for $99 with 2 batteries and a charger.
Definitely go for the cordless. Not for ... | The Ryobi will work fine for your purposes. If you want to get it today, this is probably your best bet.
If you are looking for the cheapest solution, it would be hard to beat the [Harbor Freight variable speed drill](http://www.harborfreight.com/3-8-eighth-inch-variable-speed-reversible-drill-3670.html).
People tend... |
2,847 | I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a decent general purpose light use drill for around the home? It's not going to get a whole lot of use. When it does get used most of the time it'll probably be used to put a screw into some wood, or drilling a hole into a stud to mount some shelves on the wall. Stuff l... | 2010/11/15 | [
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] | Consider a brace. Here's a really nice model: <http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?c=&p=32300&cat=1,180,42337>
* Lightweight
* Rechargeable batteries are made of nasty chemicals
* Less work than you might guess
* You won't drive a screw too far and damage the work
* No worries about finding the battery is dead ... | I would definitely recommend a cordless drill for the intermittent use that you are describing. Corded will give you more power for less money but the value you get from having a cordless drill easily outweighs the extra cost and less power. I have this [Black and Decker Cordless Drill](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/am... |
2,847 | I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a decent general purpose light use drill for around the home? It's not going to get a whole lot of use. When it does get used most of the time it'll probably be used to put a screw into some wood, or drilling a hole into a stud to mount some shelves on the wall. Stuff l... | 2010/11/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/2847",
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] | Consider a brace. Here's a really nice model: <http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?c=&p=32300&cat=1,180,42337>
* Lightweight
* Rechargeable batteries are made of nasty chemicals
* Less work than you might guess
* You won't drive a screw too far and damage the work
* No worries about finding the battery is dead ... | I have a DeWalt 18.8V cordless and the thing is a workhorse. Yes, it's more expensive, but there are some tools I feel you really should spend a little extra on, and a drill/driver is one of them. I've seen the same drill in ads this year for $99 with 2 batteries and a charger.
Definitely go for the cordless. Not for ... |
2,847 | I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a decent general purpose light use drill for around the home? It's not going to get a whole lot of use. When it does get used most of the time it'll probably be used to put a screw into some wood, or drilling a hole into a stud to mount some shelves on the wall. Stuff l... | 2010/11/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/2847",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | I've had pretty good luck with Ryobi tools in the past, and the drill you are looking at will certainly do what you want it to.
Normally I'd recommend a cordless drill to just about anybody, but if you find that you will hardly ever use it, a corded drill might be better. No point in having a cordless drill if the bat... | I have a DeWalt 18.8V cordless and the thing is a workhorse. Yes, it's more expensive, but there are some tools I feel you really should spend a little extra on, and a drill/driver is one of them. I've seen the same drill in ads this year for $99 with 2 batteries and a charger.
Definitely go for the cordless. Not for ... |
2,847 | I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a decent general purpose light use drill for around the home? It's not going to get a whole lot of use. When it does get used most of the time it'll probably be used to put a screw into some wood, or drilling a hole into a stud to mount some shelves on the wall. Stuff l... | 2010/11/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/2847",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | Consider a brace. Here's a really nice model: <http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?c=&p=32300&cat=1,180,42337>
* Lightweight
* Rechargeable batteries are made of nasty chemicals
* Less work than you might guess
* You won't drive a screw too far and damage the work
* No worries about finding the battery is dead ... | Personally, I'd go with the freedom of a [cordless](http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardware-Power-Tools-Drills/h_d1/N-5yc1vZaqxhZ608q1/R-100540036/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053#BVRRWidgetID) for $10 more. If you're just doing small projects, you shouldn't need to worry about battery life. ... |
2,847 | I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a decent general purpose light use drill for around the home? It's not going to get a whole lot of use. When it does get used most of the time it'll probably be used to put a screw into some wood, or drilling a hole into a stud to mount some shelves on the wall. Stuff l... | 2010/11/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/2847",
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] | I've had pretty good luck with Ryobi tools in the past, and the drill you are looking at will certainly do what you want it to.
Normally I'd recommend a cordless drill to just about anybody, but if you find that you will hardly ever use it, a corded drill might be better. No point in having a cordless drill if the bat... | The Ryobi will work fine for your purposes. If you want to get it today, this is probably your best bet.
If you are looking for the cheapest solution, it would be hard to beat the [Harbor Freight variable speed drill](http://www.harborfreight.com/3-8-eighth-inch-variable-speed-reversible-drill-3670.html).
People tend... |
85,374 | I have a friend that keeps a collection of burned Windows CD's; 2000, XP, Vista which he uses to repair peoples computers with. Now he justifies this by saying he uses the CD-Key on their OEM sticker that came with their PC. As long as the installation validates the installation should be 100% legal. Is this true? I've... | 2009/12/19 | [
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] | It's the key that's the important thing, as long as each machine uses it's **original** key then you're legal. You can use the OEM key if it's available, or the key that came with the disc if they had installed a retail version of Windows. In the latter case you don't need to use the original disc as the burned install... | If this is 2000 or XP- he may be lying, a bog standard retail OEM key works only with OEM keys and a Dell, HP or other manufacturers key only works (\*) with the correct CD from that manufacturer.
* Vista, 2008 and 7 do not even need keys if you have the correct CDs
However, I have a collection of original CDs from D... |
85,374 | I have a friend that keeps a collection of burned Windows CD's; 2000, XP, Vista which he uses to repair peoples computers with. Now he justifies this by saying he uses the CD-Key on their OEM sticker that came with their PC. As long as the installation validates the installation should be 100% legal. Is this true? I've... | 2009/12/19 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/85374",
"https://superuser.com",
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] | It's the key that's the important thing, as long as each machine uses it's **original** key then you're legal. You can use the OEM key if it's available, or the key that came with the disc if they had installed a retail version of Windows. In the latter case you don't need to use the original disc as the burned install... | Summary: It's most certainly **illegal**; the serial number alone is *not* enough.
A burned CD is an illegally made copy of an original CD. Any copying of the data on an original CD is illegal unless allowed by the copyright holder, i.e. Microsoft. An *installation* of the original CD to a computer is only legal becau... |
85,374 | I have a friend that keeps a collection of burned Windows CD's; 2000, XP, Vista which he uses to repair peoples computers with. Now he justifies this by saying he uses the CD-Key on their OEM sticker that came with their PC. As long as the installation validates the installation should be 100% legal. Is this true? I've... | 2009/12/19 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/85374",
"https://superuser.com",
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] | It's the key that's the important thing, as long as each machine uses it's **original** key then you're legal. You can use the OEM key if it's available, or the key that came with the disc if they had installed a retail version of Windows. In the latter case you don't need to use the original disc as the burned install... | Your friend is incorrect.
The licensing terms for [Windows Vista](http://download.microsoft.com/documents/useterms/Windows%20Vista_Ultimate_English_36d0fe99-75e4-4875-8153-889cf5105718.pdf) seem to suggest that the single allowed backup copy is permitted for use only for reinstallation which would forbid fresh install... |
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