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201,298 | Is there a Safari extension which allow the user to select a different folder location whenever there is a new download? | 2010/10/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/201298",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/32616/"
] | I hate this "feature" of Safari, too. But I love Safari's other features enough that I figured out a work-around, until Apple comes to their senses and adds it.
This workflow is designed to ask me where to save a downloaded file, then show me the folder into which it was moved (so I can see the file name) and allow m... | I've also used Automator but in some other manner. It does not work as a charm due to Automator limitations / bugs / long load time, but well, at least it works :D
*What this script does is simply stores into variable which files were added to "Downloads" folder, then ask user where to move them, stores the answer int... |
201,298 | Is there a Safari extension which allow the user to select a different folder location whenever there is a new download? | 2010/10/20 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/201298",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/32616/"
] | I hate this "feature" of Safari, too. But I love Safari's other features enough that I figured out a work-around, until Apple comes to their senses and adds it.
This workflow is designed to ask me where to save a downloaded file, then show me the folder into which it was moved (so I can see the file name) and allow m... | Matthew Miller's approach works fine if your objective is to change long names to something more memorable.
But on other browsers I sometimes choose a different name to avoid overwriting an existing file.
Matthew's sequence moves the file and then renames it, so an existing file would be overwritten before the name ch... |
177,958 | I've been thinking on it for a while, and it really doesn't make sense.
If I'm a medieval dungeon engineer, designing a dungeon which will guard my vast riches, why in the world would I install a booby trap which isn't lethal? If I'm going to place something akin to the wealth of a nobleman in this dungeon, surely I ... | 2020/06/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177958",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/29072/"
] | As a preliminary warning.
It makes your neighbors annoyed with you if every time some drunken fool tries to break in, you kill him. Occasionally having to go drag him out of a pit and hand him back to his family is a small price to pay, especially if you can make it a humiliating experience, and it warns people that t... | I'm surprised this has been overlooked but perhaps our current users are fundamentally too nice.
The trap fires more than once, the first victim is bait for the rest.
=====================================================================
An adventurer triggers the trap and is now lying wounded and immobilised in the t... |
177,958 | I've been thinking on it for a while, and it really doesn't make sense.
If I'm a medieval dungeon engineer, designing a dungeon which will guard my vast riches, why in the world would I install a booby trap which isn't lethal? If I'm going to place something akin to the wealth of a nobleman in this dungeon, surely I ... | 2020/06/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177958",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/29072/"
] | I'll borrow a theme from the real-world modern security industry. Quoting from *Information Security: Principles and Practices, 2nd Edition*:
**[Principle 1: There Is No Such Thing As Absolute Security](https://www.pearsonitcertification.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2218577&seqNum=2)**
>
> Given enough time, tools, s... | As a preliminary warning.
It makes your neighbors annoyed with you if every time some drunken fool tries to break in, you kill him. Occasionally having to go drag him out of a pit and hand him back to his family is a small price to pay, especially if you can make it a humiliating experience, and it warns people that t... |
177,958 | I've been thinking on it for a while, and it really doesn't make sense.
If I'm a medieval dungeon engineer, designing a dungeon which will guard my vast riches, why in the world would I install a booby trap which isn't lethal? If I'm going to place something akin to the wealth of a nobleman in this dungeon, surely I ... | 2020/06/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177958",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/29072/"
] | **Dead Men Tell No Tales**
Suppose you're a rich viceroy or a dragon, or really just anyone that a band of adventurers / thieves might want to rob in D&D. Sure, you can make some really deadly traps, like using an Orb of Annihilation, but that doesn't solve one of your main problems. Getting constantly attacked is *an... | Deception - plain and simple.
-----------------------------
Say your treasure is deep underground - you could have an elaborate series of traps and pitfalls - leading to a treasure chamber that looks like the real one, in a chamber shallower above the real treasure.
It has been plundered of course - and your thieves ... |
177,958 | I've been thinking on it for a while, and it really doesn't make sense.
If I'm a medieval dungeon engineer, designing a dungeon which will guard my vast riches, why in the world would I install a booby trap which isn't lethal? If I'm going to place something akin to the wealth of a nobleman in this dungeon, surely I ... | 2020/06/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177958",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/29072/"
] | Nothing as good as the answers we already see, but a few more:
Traps that start out deadly, if not maintained, become not so deadly. This can include:
* spiked pit that has already caught so many people over the centuries that the spikes no longer stick through the corpses
* hinged tilting floor that have enough bodi... | The more deadly the trap, the easier it is to evade. Think of the ballista trap, a trip wire launches a massive bolt guaranteed to skew anyone it hit to death. But, it only hits someone if they're standing in its path. So duck and do the 'penitent man shall pass' and everyone will be okay.
Given thieves' and magicians... |
177,958 | I've been thinking on it for a while, and it really doesn't make sense.
If I'm a medieval dungeon engineer, designing a dungeon which will guard my vast riches, why in the world would I install a booby trap which isn't lethal? If I'm going to place something akin to the wealth of a nobleman in this dungeon, surely I ... | 2020/06/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177958",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/29072/"
] | Maximizing body count is not even your goal
===========================================
You don't actually *care* about how many adventurers your traps kill. What you care about is *being left alone*. There is no such thing as an impregnable defense. If you're going to booby trap something, what you want is an outer l... | They only want to capture the intruder.
Think about a lich. He needs to sacrifice live people in order to live, so wouldn't it make more sense to incapacitate the adventurers so he can sacrifice their souls later? |
177,958 | I've been thinking on it for a while, and it really doesn't make sense.
If I'm a medieval dungeon engineer, designing a dungeon which will guard my vast riches, why in the world would I install a booby trap which isn't lethal? If I'm going to place something akin to the wealth of a nobleman in this dungeon, surely I ... | 2020/06/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177958",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/29072/"
] | I Think It Depends on What You Are Hiding, and Why
--------------------------------------------------
The Treasure and Trap May Be Interacted With Daily
--------------------------------------------------
In *King Solomon's Mines* there were the eponymous diamonds mines of King Solomon.
Mine managers needed a place ... | As a preliminary warning.
It makes your neighbors annoyed with you if every time some drunken fool tries to break in, you kill him. Occasionally having to go drag him out of a pit and hand him back to his family is a small price to pay, especially if you can make it a humiliating experience, and it warns people that t... |
177,958 | I've been thinking on it for a while, and it really doesn't make sense.
If I'm a medieval dungeon engineer, designing a dungeon which will guard my vast riches, why in the world would I install a booby trap which isn't lethal? If I'm going to place something akin to the wealth of a nobleman in this dungeon, surely I ... | 2020/06/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177958",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/29072/"
] | Maximizing body count is not even your goal
===========================================
You don't actually *care* about how many adventurers your traps kill. What you care about is *being left alone*. There is no such thing as an impregnable defense. If you're going to booby trap something, what you want is an outer l... | As a preliminary warning.
It makes your neighbors annoyed with you if every time some drunken fool tries to break in, you kill him. Occasionally having to go drag him out of a pit and hand him back to his family is a small price to pay, especially if you can make it a humiliating experience, and it warns people that t... |
177,958 | I've been thinking on it for a while, and it really doesn't make sense.
If I'm a medieval dungeon engineer, designing a dungeon which will guard my vast riches, why in the world would I install a booby trap which isn't lethal? If I'm going to place something akin to the wealth of a nobleman in this dungeon, surely I ... | 2020/06/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177958",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/29072/"
] | I'll borrow a theme from the real-world modern security industry. Quoting from *Information Security: Principles and Practices, 2nd Edition*:
**[Principle 1: There Is No Such Thing As Absolute Security](https://www.pearsonitcertification.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2218577&seqNum=2)**
>
> Given enough time, tools, s... | **Protecting the treasure isn't the point**
If you build a dungeon, sooner or later, it's going to be filled with various creatures, from wolves to cave bears to goblins to ancient dragons. Frankly, as long as your dungeon is accessible and comfortable to the natives and wildlife, they'll keep moving in - especially i... |
177,958 | I've been thinking on it for a while, and it really doesn't make sense.
If I'm a medieval dungeon engineer, designing a dungeon which will guard my vast riches, why in the world would I install a booby trap which isn't lethal? If I'm going to place something akin to the wealth of a nobleman in this dungeon, surely I ... | 2020/06/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177958",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/29072/"
] | Deception - plain and simple.
-----------------------------
Say your treasure is deep underground - you could have an elaborate series of traps and pitfalls - leading to a treasure chamber that looks like the real one, in a chamber shallower above the real treasure.
It has been plundered of course - and your thieves ... | They only want to capture the intruder.
Think about a lich. He needs to sacrifice live people in order to live, so wouldn't it make more sense to incapacitate the adventurers so he can sacrifice their souls later? |
177,958 | I've been thinking on it for a while, and it really doesn't make sense.
If I'm a medieval dungeon engineer, designing a dungeon which will guard my vast riches, why in the world would I install a booby trap which isn't lethal? If I'm going to place something akin to the wealth of a nobleman in this dungeon, surely I ... | 2020/06/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/177958",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/29072/"
] | Maximizing body count is not even your goal
===========================================
You don't actually *care* about how many adventurers your traps kill. What you care about is *being left alone*. There is no such thing as an impregnable defense. If you're going to booby trap something, what you want is an outer l... | **Protecting the treasure isn't the point**
If you build a dungeon, sooner or later, it's going to be filled with various creatures, from wolves to cave bears to goblins to ancient dragons. Frankly, as long as your dungeon is accessible and comfortable to the natives and wildlife, they'll keep moving in - especially i... |
30,920 | Can someone please tell me that, is istinja' (الإستنجاء) for ablution is necessary or not?
>
> Istinja is the Arabic term for cleaning away whatever has been passed from the urethra or anus with water, toilet paper or both. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istinja))
>
>
> | 2016/04/24 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/30920",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/16580/"
] | **Praying with najasa on clothes or on najasa**
First of all, you should know that according the mawsu'a al-fiqhiyya a prayer is invalid if you prayed on a najiss thing or soil or wearing something najiss knowing this. If you didn't know or forgot it and prayed then the prayer is considered as valid. If somebody reali... | There are several meaning of instinja, I do not know which one you are talking about. But the answer is obvious as ablution is a seperate amal.
>
> Can someone please tell me that, is istinja (استنجا) for ablution is
> necessary or not?
>
>
>
No, it need not.
Jajakallah. |
3,038,466 | I have two list boxes like show below, side by side.
They both have anchors on top, bottom, left and right.
When I stretch the window the left listbox grows over the right one. While I want the margin between them to stay and for both listboxes to expand evenly. Is there anyway to achieve this?
Thanks!
[![alt text](... | 2010/06/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3038466",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/139077/"
] | Use a [Split Container](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.splitcontainer.aspx) and put one list box on each side. Set that Split Container to Dock Full.
The Split Container should be sufficient for your needs, but for more complicated layouts still you can use a Table Layout Panel. | I don't know if there's a style format for this but u could calculate the size of each listbox
listboxsize = (gridsize - margin)/2 |
3,038,466 | I have two list boxes like show below, side by side.
They both have anchors on top, bottom, left and right.
When I stretch the window the left listbox grows over the right one. While I want the margin between them to stay and for both listboxes to expand evenly. Is there anyway to achieve this?
Thanks!
[![alt text](... | 2010/06/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3038466",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/139077/"
] | Use a [Split Container](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.splitcontainer.aspx) and put one list box on each side. Set that Split Container to Dock Full.
The Split Container should be sufficient for your needs, but for more complicated layouts still you can use a Table Layout Panel. | Use a [Table Layout Panel](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.tablelayoutpanel.aspx). This would allow you to create two columns each at 50% width. You could then apply your anchors to this panel. |
3,038,466 | I have two list boxes like show below, side by side.
They both have anchors on top, bottom, left and right.
When I stretch the window the left listbox grows over the right one. While I want the margin between them to stay and for both listboxes to expand evenly. Is there anyway to achieve this?
Thanks!
[![alt text](... | 2010/06/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3038466",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/139077/"
] | Use a [Table Layout Panel](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.tablelayoutpanel.aspx). This would allow you to create two columns each at 50% width. You could then apply your anchors to this panel. | I don't know if there's a style format for this but u could calculate the size of each listbox
listboxsize = (gridsize - margin)/2 |
3,293,995 | I was checking [2nd edition of Professional ASP.NET MVC](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0470643188) and realized EF replaced LINQ to SQL. I am familiar to LINQ to SQL from the first book but I know nothing about EF. Anyway while reading the code, it seems like nothing has changed except the name. Same ol... | 2010/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3293995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/205859/"
] | EF came of age with v4.0. Before that, it was a bit of a pain to use, and I didn't recommend it. Now my recommendation is that all new LINQ-to-*DB* code use EF4.
As far as new features go, the LINQ part is actually quite similar to LINQ to SQL. But it's quite a different architecture: EF4 acts as a LINQ provider to an... | Latest EF is lot more robust, and you're not forced into a designer driven pseudo-ORM experience (or a morass of config if you tried to do it without the designer). Your model can be POCO objects now instead of some designer driven partial class mangled bs that's intrinsicly coupled with designer driven code, you can g... |
3,293,995 | I was checking [2nd edition of Professional ASP.NET MVC](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0470643188) and realized EF replaced LINQ to SQL. I am familiar to LINQ to SQL from the first book but I know nothing about EF. Anyway while reading the code, it seems like nothing has changed except the name. Same ol... | 2010/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3293995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/205859/"
] | They are somewhat similar, and can be used in a very similar way, code-wise, but they have some important differences. Note that "LINQ" is not the same thing as "LINQ to SQL"; the EF also uses LINQ. Some notable differences are:
* LINQ to SQL is largely SQL Server only, not so much by design as by implementation. The ... | Latest EF is lot more robust, and you're not forced into a designer driven pseudo-ORM experience (or a morass of config if you tried to do it without the designer). Your model can be POCO objects now instead of some designer driven partial class mangled bs that's intrinsicly coupled with designer driven code, you can g... |
3,293,995 | I was checking [2nd edition of Professional ASP.NET MVC](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0470643188) and realized EF replaced LINQ to SQL. I am familiar to LINQ to SQL from the first book but I know nothing about EF. Anyway while reading the code, it seems like nothing has changed except the name. Same ol... | 2010/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3293995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/205859/"
] | Difference between LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework:
----------------------------------------------------
**LINQ to SQL:**
* It only works with SQL Server Database.
* It generates a .dbml to maintain the relation
* It has not support for complex type.
* It cannot generate database from model.
* It allows only one to ... | Latest EF is lot more robust, and you're not forced into a designer driven pseudo-ORM experience (or a morass of config if you tried to do it without the designer). Your model can be POCO objects now instead of some designer driven partial class mangled bs that's intrinsicly coupled with designer driven code, you can g... |
3,293,995 | I was checking [2nd edition of Professional ASP.NET MVC](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0470643188) and realized EF replaced LINQ to SQL. I am familiar to LINQ to SQL from the first book but I know nothing about EF. Anyway while reading the code, it seems like nothing has changed except the name. Same ol... | 2010/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3293995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/205859/"
] | Latest EF is lot more robust, and you're not forced into a designer driven pseudo-ORM experience (or a morass of config if you tried to do it without the designer). Your model can be POCO objects now instead of some designer driven partial class mangled bs that's intrinsicly coupled with designer driven code, you can g... | LINQ to SQL gives permission you to query and modify SQL Server database by using LINQ syntax. Entity framework is a great ORM shipped by Microsoft which gives permission you to query and modify RDBMS like SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and MySQL etc. by using LINQ syntax. Today, EF is widely used by each and every .NET appli... |
3,293,995 | I was checking [2nd edition of Professional ASP.NET MVC](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0470643188) and realized EF replaced LINQ to SQL. I am familiar to LINQ to SQL from the first book but I know nothing about EF. Anyway while reading the code, it seems like nothing has changed except the name. Same ol... | 2010/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3293995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/205859/"
] | They are somewhat similar, and can be used in a very similar way, code-wise, but they have some important differences. Note that "LINQ" is not the same thing as "LINQ to SQL"; the EF also uses LINQ. Some notable differences are:
* LINQ to SQL is largely SQL Server only, not so much by design as by implementation. The ... | EF came of age with v4.0. Before that, it was a bit of a pain to use, and I didn't recommend it. Now my recommendation is that all new LINQ-to-*DB* code use EF4.
As far as new features go, the LINQ part is actually quite similar to LINQ to SQL. But it's quite a different architecture: EF4 acts as a LINQ provider to an... |
3,293,995 | I was checking [2nd edition of Professional ASP.NET MVC](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0470643188) and realized EF replaced LINQ to SQL. I am familiar to LINQ to SQL from the first book but I know nothing about EF. Anyway while reading the code, it seems like nothing has changed except the name. Same ol... | 2010/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3293995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/205859/"
] | EF came of age with v4.0. Before that, it was a bit of a pain to use, and I didn't recommend it. Now my recommendation is that all new LINQ-to-*DB* code use EF4.
As far as new features go, the LINQ part is actually quite similar to LINQ to SQL. But it's quite a different architecture: EF4 acts as a LINQ provider to an... | LINQ to SQL gives permission you to query and modify SQL Server database by using LINQ syntax. Entity framework is a great ORM shipped by Microsoft which gives permission you to query and modify RDBMS like SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and MySQL etc. by using LINQ syntax. Today, EF is widely used by each and every .NET appli... |
3,293,995 | I was checking [2nd edition of Professional ASP.NET MVC](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0470643188) and realized EF replaced LINQ to SQL. I am familiar to LINQ to SQL from the first book but I know nothing about EF. Anyway while reading the code, it seems like nothing has changed except the name. Same ol... | 2010/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3293995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/205859/"
] | They are somewhat similar, and can be used in a very similar way, code-wise, but they have some important differences. Note that "LINQ" is not the same thing as "LINQ to SQL"; the EF also uses LINQ. Some notable differences are:
* LINQ to SQL is largely SQL Server only, not so much by design as by implementation. The ... | Difference between LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework:
----------------------------------------------------
**LINQ to SQL:**
* It only works with SQL Server Database.
* It generates a .dbml to maintain the relation
* It has not support for complex type.
* It cannot generate database from model.
* It allows only one to ... |
3,293,995 | I was checking [2nd edition of Professional ASP.NET MVC](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0470643188) and realized EF replaced LINQ to SQL. I am familiar to LINQ to SQL from the first book but I know nothing about EF. Anyway while reading the code, it seems like nothing has changed except the name. Same ol... | 2010/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3293995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/205859/"
] | They are somewhat similar, and can be used in a very similar way, code-wise, but they have some important differences. Note that "LINQ" is not the same thing as "LINQ to SQL"; the EF also uses LINQ. Some notable differences are:
* LINQ to SQL is largely SQL Server only, not so much by design as by implementation. The ... | LINQ to SQL gives permission you to query and modify SQL Server database by using LINQ syntax. Entity framework is a great ORM shipped by Microsoft which gives permission you to query and modify RDBMS like SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and MySQL etc. by using LINQ syntax. Today, EF is widely used by each and every .NET appli... |
3,293,995 | I was checking [2nd edition of Professional ASP.NET MVC](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/0470643188) and realized EF replaced LINQ to SQL. I am familiar to LINQ to SQL from the first book but I know nothing about EF. Anyway while reading the code, it seems like nothing has changed except the name. Same ol... | 2010/07/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3293995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/205859/"
] | Difference between LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework:
----------------------------------------------------
**LINQ to SQL:**
* It only works with SQL Server Database.
* It generates a .dbml to maintain the relation
* It has not support for complex type.
* It cannot generate database from model.
* It allows only one to ... | LINQ to SQL gives permission you to query and modify SQL Server database by using LINQ syntax. Entity framework is a great ORM shipped by Microsoft which gives permission you to query and modify RDBMS like SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 and MySQL etc. by using LINQ syntax. Today, EF is widely used by each and every .NET appli... |
3,941,294 | I would like to know whether there are any websites (not toy projects) that have been successfully built on top of GAE (excluding google) using whatever programming languages or frameworks that are available. | 2010/10/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3941294",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/476749/"
] | Yes, of course there are. We've featured a few of them on [the blog](http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/) in the past, including [webfilings](http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2010/08/webfilings-streamlines-sec-reporting.html), [Wolfire games](http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-app-engine-served-humble-... | [Overgrowth](http://www.wolfire.com/overgrowth) looks fairly big.
The [App Engine gallery](http://appgallery.appspot.com/), but it has been closed.
And there is also [StackPrinter](https://stackapps.com/questions/179/stackprinter-the-stack-exchange-printer-suite)...
See: [5 cool web applications hosted on Google App... |
3,941,294 | I would like to know whether there are any websites (not toy projects) that have been successfully built on top of GAE (excluding google) using whatever programming languages or frameworks that are available. | 2010/10/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3941294",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/476749/"
] | [Overgrowth](http://www.wolfire.com/overgrowth) looks fairly big.
The [App Engine gallery](http://appgallery.appspot.com/), but it has been closed.
And there is also [StackPrinter](https://stackapps.com/questions/179/stackprinter-the-stack-exchange-printer-suite)...
See: [5 cool web applications hosted on Google App... | [Snapchat](http://www.snapchat.com/) uses Google App Engine. They just turned down a $3 Billion offer I believe, so they are very successful in that sense. Source: [Gigaom Article](http://gigaom.com/2013/05/07/snapchats-act-of-faith-in-building-on-google-compute-engine/) |
3,941,294 | I would like to know whether there are any websites (not toy projects) that have been successfully built on top of GAE (excluding google) using whatever programming languages or frameworks that are available. | 2010/10/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3941294",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/476749/"
] | [Overgrowth](http://www.wolfire.com/overgrowth) looks fairly big.
The [App Engine gallery](http://appgallery.appspot.com/), but it has been closed.
And there is also [StackPrinter](https://stackapps.com/questions/179/stackprinter-the-stack-exchange-printer-suite)...
See: [5 cool web applications hosted on Google App... | [WordsKeeper](https://words-keeper.com) - web application for foreign language learners. |
3,941,294 | I would like to know whether there are any websites (not toy projects) that have been successfully built on top of GAE (excluding google) using whatever programming languages or frameworks that are available. | 2010/10/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3941294",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/476749/"
] | Yes, of course there are. We've featured a few of them on [the blog](http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/) in the past, including [webfilings](http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2010/08/webfilings-streamlines-sec-reporting.html), [Wolfire games](http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-app-engine-served-humble-... | [Snapchat](http://www.snapchat.com/) uses Google App Engine. They just turned down a $3 Billion offer I believe, so they are very successful in that sense. Source: [Gigaom Article](http://gigaom.com/2013/05/07/snapchats-act-of-faith-in-building-on-google-compute-engine/) |
3,941,294 | I would like to know whether there are any websites (not toy projects) that have been successfully built on top of GAE (excluding google) using whatever programming languages or frameworks that are available. | 2010/10/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3941294",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/476749/"
] | Yes, of course there are. We've featured a few of them on [the blog](http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/) in the past, including [webfilings](http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2010/08/webfilings-streamlines-sec-reporting.html), [Wolfire games](http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2010/06/how-app-engine-served-humble-... | [WordsKeeper](https://words-keeper.com) - web application for foreign language learners. |
8,142 | There's a very common attitude among photographers that the appearance of a photo (ex: exposure) should be created using the features of the camera (aperture, shutter, etc; does not include the "retouching" features built into newer cameras' software) rather than post-processing (Photoshop and the like).
Obviously, be... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/8142",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/48/"
] | Barring the egotistical types who need to feel macho because they are purist "Do it in camera" types, there is a lot of value in **crafting** your photographs with just your own two hands, a camera, and possibly some filtration. For one, there is the aesthetic appeal to manually working a scene, carefully preparing you... | Post processing always creates some sort of artefact or deterioration of quality. These include halos around objects, increased noise, reduced sharpness and detail, smearing of colours, unnatural colours, distorted perspective, and more.
Often these are hardly noticeable, and their effects are outweighed by the improv... |
8,142 | There's a very common attitude among photographers that the appearance of a photo (ex: exposure) should be created using the features of the camera (aperture, shutter, etc; does not include the "retouching" features built into newer cameras' software) rather than post-processing (Photoshop and the like).
Obviously, be... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/8142",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/48/"
] | For me, the light went on when I read Matt Grum's [answer](https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/4710/how-to-create-this-effect-dave-hill-et-al-for-portraits-action-shots/4717#4717) to another [question](https://photo.stackexchange.com/q/4710/2214).
I don't think it's correct to insist that *everything* should be ... | If you do it in-camera (the things you mentioned), the exposure etc. is determined by optical factors, whilst everything post is done digitally. Since the light is natural rather than being calculated, setting your optical devices does produce a better quality image (which you still can postprocess if you like). |
8,142 | There's a very common attitude among photographers that the appearance of a photo (ex: exposure) should be created using the features of the camera (aperture, shutter, etc; does not include the "retouching" features built into newer cameras' software) rather than post-processing (Photoshop and the like).
Obviously, be... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/8142",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/48/"
] | It's a really good idea to go into a shooting situation with the idea of doing it right the first time, and getting the absolutely-best images you can.
Then, if something goes wrong with an image, you can fall back on "fixing it in post-production", which sometimes works.
If you go into it with the attitude you'll fi... | Post processing always creates some sort of artefact or deterioration of quality. These include halos around objects, increased noise, reduced sharpness and detail, smearing of colours, unnatural colours, distorted perspective, and more.
Often these are hardly noticeable, and their effects are outweighed by the improv... |
8,142 | There's a very common attitude among photographers that the appearance of a photo (ex: exposure) should be created using the features of the camera (aperture, shutter, etc; does not include the "retouching" features built into newer cameras' software) rather than post-processing (Photoshop and the like).
Obviously, be... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/8142",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/48/"
] | * **quality** - often an effect can be achieved either in camera or in post and the quality is almost always better when exposed correctly in camera.
* **time** - getting it right in camera is faster overall in almost every case.
* **less to learn** - If you know how to get your exposure correct, you don't have to lear... | If you do it in-camera (the things you mentioned), the exposure etc. is determined by optical factors, whilst everything post is done digitally. Since the light is natural rather than being calculated, setting your optical devices does produce a better quality image (which you still can postprocess if you like). |
8,142 | There's a very common attitude among photographers that the appearance of a photo (ex: exposure) should be created using the features of the camera (aperture, shutter, etc; does not include the "retouching" features built into newer cameras' software) rather than post-processing (Photoshop and the like).
Obviously, be... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/8142",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/48/"
] | * **quality** - often an effect can be achieved either in camera or in post and the quality is almost always better when exposed correctly in camera.
* **time** - getting it right in camera is faster overall in almost every case.
* **less to learn** - If you know how to get your exposure correct, you don't have to lear... | For me it comes down to something extremely simple: when I do as much as possible in-camera I can (to some extent) determine whether I got the shot or not while I am still at the site. If I wait until I am back at my computer, I may very well detect that I didn't get the material I need, with no chance of correcting th... |
8,142 | There's a very common attitude among photographers that the appearance of a photo (ex: exposure) should be created using the features of the camera (aperture, shutter, etc; does not include the "retouching" features built into newer cameras' software) rather than post-processing (Photoshop and the like).
Obviously, be... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/8142",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/48/"
] | Barring the egotistical types who need to feel macho because they are purist "Do it in camera" types, there is a lot of value in **crafting** your photographs with just your own two hands, a camera, and possibly some filtration. For one, there is the aesthetic appeal to manually working a scene, carefully preparing you... | For me it comes down to something extremely simple: when I do as much as possible in-camera I can (to some extent) determine whether I got the shot or not while I am still at the site. If I wait until I am back at my computer, I may very well detect that I didn't get the material I need, with no chance of correcting th... |
8,142 | There's a very common attitude among photographers that the appearance of a photo (ex: exposure) should be created using the features of the camera (aperture, shutter, etc; does not include the "retouching" features built into newer cameras' software) rather than post-processing (Photoshop and the like).
Obviously, be... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/8142",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/48/"
] | No amount of processing can add detail that isn't there to begin with. If you greatly overexpose your picture, you cannot rescue the highlight detail lost. The same with significantly underexposing your picture. Additionally, attempting to fix some perspective problems will make the picture look unnatural and sometimes... | To paraphrase Ansel Adams, it's because if you can't visualise exactly what the finished product is going to look like, then you're not ready to push the shutter. And if you can visualise it, then you know what can only be done in camera and what can only be done in pp. Sure, you can rescue a shot when you did somethin... |
8,142 | There's a very common attitude among photographers that the appearance of a photo (ex: exposure) should be created using the features of the camera (aperture, shutter, etc; does not include the "retouching" features built into newer cameras' software) rather than post-processing (Photoshop and the like).
Obviously, be... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/8142",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/48/"
] | Before digital age people had only one string to their bow. Now they have two. Why do you want to suppress one?
Post processing gives far better results on a correct image. | Post processing always creates some sort of artefact or deterioration of quality. These include halos around objects, increased noise, reduced sharpness and detail, smearing of colours, unnatural colours, distorted perspective, and more.
Often these are hardly noticeable, and their effects are outweighed by the improv... |
8,142 | There's a very common attitude among photographers that the appearance of a photo (ex: exposure) should be created using the features of the camera (aperture, shutter, etc; does not include the "retouching" features built into newer cameras' software) rather than post-processing (Photoshop and the like).
Obviously, be... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/8142",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/48/"
] | No amount of processing can add detail that isn't there to begin with. If you greatly overexpose your picture, you cannot rescue the highlight detail lost. The same with significantly underexposing your picture. Additionally, attempting to fix some perspective problems will make the picture look unnatural and sometimes... | One good reason is a mindset of being literally "done" with the image the moment the shutter closes. The result is decided in that moment, and all that remains is deciding whether to discard, archive or publish it.
....
There is often the statement that in the film era, people either postprocessed when printing from ... |
8,142 | There's a very common attitude among photographers that the appearance of a photo (ex: exposure) should be created using the features of the camera (aperture, shutter, etc; does not include the "retouching" features built into newer cameras' software) rather than post-processing (Photoshop and the like).
Obviously, be... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/8142",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/48/"
] | No amount of processing can add detail that isn't there to begin with. If you greatly overexpose your picture, you cannot rescue the highlight detail lost. The same with significantly underexposing your picture. Additionally, attempting to fix some perspective problems will make the picture look unnatural and sometimes... | Barring the egotistical types who need to feel macho because they are purist "Do it in camera" types, there is a lot of value in **crafting** your photographs with just your own two hands, a camera, and possibly some filtration. For one, there is the aesthetic appeal to manually working a scene, carefully preparing you... |
127,697 | Here is the context of this question. We used Google Forms for an election of 6 people. I want to know if it is possible to delete individual responses and then recover all responses (deleted and not deleted). For example, on Google Docs you can look at everyone's edits and recover deleted items from previous dates. Is... | 2019/04/18 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/127697",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/215264/"
] | If you didn't save the form responses to a Sheet before deleting them, they cannot be recovered after deletion.
I contacted Google support about this issue in the past and they told me the same thing - they don't have an undelete button for Forms. | If you still have the Form but without the Google Sheet response (deleted from trash), you may unlink the form and get a new spreadsheet later on with all the submitted response (Please know that the new spreadsheet will only contain response submitted from the latest version of Google Form). |
127,697 | Here is the context of this question. We used Google Forms for an election of 6 people. I want to know if it is possible to delete individual responses and then recover all responses (deleted and not deleted). For example, on Google Docs you can look at everyone's edits and recover deleted items from previous dates. Is... | 2019/04/18 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/127697",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/215264/"
] | If you didn't save the form responses to a Sheet before deleting them, they cannot be recovered after deletion.
I contacted Google support about this issue in the past and they told me the same thing - they don't have an undelete button for Forms. | If it has been deleted from the bin. The only way to have access to the response is to recreate another one. It is done by clicking the three-dot button and selecting 'Select Response Destination' from here you will be offered to Create a New Spreadsheet or add the response to an old response database. |
127,697 | Here is the context of this question. We used Google Forms for an election of 6 people. I want to know if it is possible to delete individual responses and then recover all responses (deleted and not deleted). For example, on Google Docs you can look at everyone's edits and recover deleted items from previous dates. Is... | 2019/04/18 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/127697",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/215264/"
] | >
> **Yes you can get back deleted form Responses**
>
>
>
i know this is an old post but this answer is for anyone else looking for the same solution to a similar problem quite recently.
You might have some luck here- google has quite a good auto backup system when it comes to sheets
Login on your desktop browse... | If you still have the Form but without the Google Sheet response (deleted from trash), you may unlink the form and get a new spreadsheet later on with all the submitted response (Please know that the new spreadsheet will only contain response submitted from the latest version of Google Form). |
127,697 | Here is the context of this question. We used Google Forms for an election of 6 people. I want to know if it is possible to delete individual responses and then recover all responses (deleted and not deleted). For example, on Google Docs you can look at everyone's edits and recover deleted items from previous dates. Is... | 2019/04/18 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/127697",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/215264/"
] | >
> **Yes you can get back deleted form Responses**
>
>
>
i know this is an old post but this answer is for anyone else looking for the same solution to a similar problem quite recently.
You might have some luck here- google has quite a good auto backup system when it comes to sheets
Login on your desktop browse... | If it has been deleted from the bin. The only way to have access to the response is to recreate another one. It is done by clicking the three-dot button and selecting 'Select Response Destination' from here you will be offered to Create a New Spreadsheet or add the response to an old response database. |
127,697 | Here is the context of this question. We used Google Forms for an election of 6 people. I want to know if it is possible to delete individual responses and then recover all responses (deleted and not deleted). For example, on Google Docs you can look at everyone's edits and recover deleted items from previous dates. Is... | 2019/04/18 | [
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/127697",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com",
"https://webapps.stackexchange.com/users/215264/"
] | If it has been deleted from the bin. The only way to have access to the response is to recreate another one. It is done by clicking the three-dot button and selecting 'Select Response Destination' from here you will be offered to Create a New Spreadsheet or add the response to an old response database. | If you still have the Form but without the Google Sheet response (deleted from trash), you may unlink the form and get a new spreadsheet later on with all the submitted response (Please know that the new spreadsheet will only contain response submitted from the latest version of Google Form). |
15,194,207 | Lots of websites (e.g. [twitter](https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1), [stackexchange](https://api.stackexchange.com/docs)) provide RESTful OPEN APIs based on the HTTP protocol. Can I design a RESTful service based on some other protocol (such as raw TCP)? | 2013/03/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15194207",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/988709/"
] | The short answer is that a RESTful service does *generally* imply HTTP, but it's not strictly necessary. [The wikipedia entry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer#Outside_the_Web) includes a section on implementations outside the web, though it's pretty brief and really only talks about Common ... | If you adhere to the true tenants of the architecture where every operation is ignorant of historical operations you could probably drum up something a bit different. Currently the easy Put, get, post and delete operations lend well to http based service calls. |
15,194,207 | Lots of websites (e.g. [twitter](https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1), [stackexchange](https://api.stackexchange.com/docs)) provide RESTful OPEN APIs based on the HTTP protocol. Can I design a RESTful service based on some other protocol (such as raw TCP)? | 2013/03/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15194207",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/988709/"
] | The short answer is that a RESTful service does *generally* imply HTTP, but it's not strictly necessary. [The wikipedia entry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer#Outside_the_Web) includes a section on implementations outside the web, though it's pretty brief and really only talks about Common ... | If you look at [Roy Fielding's PhD thesis](http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/top.htm), you'll see that REST is defined in chapter 5, while it's applied to HTTP in chapter 6.
"Representational state transfer" is indeed quite abstract. There's no reason you couldn't apply it to your own *adhoc* protocol... |
15,194,207 | Lots of websites (e.g. [twitter](https://dev.twitter.com/docs/api/1.1), [stackexchange](https://api.stackexchange.com/docs)) provide RESTful OPEN APIs based on the HTTP protocol. Can I design a RESTful service based on some other protocol (such as raw TCP)? | 2013/03/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15194207",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/988709/"
] | If you look at [Roy Fielding's PhD thesis](http://www.ics.uci.edu/~fielding/pubs/dissertation/top.htm), you'll see that REST is defined in chapter 5, while it's applied to HTTP in chapter 6.
"Representational state transfer" is indeed quite abstract. There's no reason you couldn't apply it to your own *adhoc* protocol... | If you adhere to the true tenants of the architecture where every operation is ignorant of historical operations you could probably drum up something a bit different. Currently the easy Put, get, post and delete operations lend well to http based service calls. |
215,946 | My name is Sael and I'm 14 years old. Since I was 12 and I got my first computer I instantly go interested in making games. So of course like any other I googled it, got discouraged and forgot about it for a few months. When I was 13 I decided to continue programming, and decided that java would best suit me. Now after... | 2013/10/29 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/215946",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/106414/"
] | ah the blank page hurdle the most hated and under appreciated of all obstacles to creativity.
in my experience there are 2 places you can start,
1. develop the background logic of the game first using unit tests for verification
2. start with the interface and showing the pretty stuff first even if the backing logic... | Just keep coding dude! We've all been there. Nothing wrong with following tutorials to learn - I'm doing the same thing myself, after having programmed for 20 years I'm following an objective-c tutorial right now. It's not a problem. Starting from an empty project is *really hard* and something you only need to do much... |
215,946 | My name is Sael and I'm 14 years old. Since I was 12 and I got my first computer I instantly go interested in making games. So of course like any other I googled it, got discouraged and forgot about it for a few months. When I was 13 I decided to continue programming, and decided that java would best suit me. Now after... | 2013/10/29 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/215946",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/106414/"
] | It helps to have a basic understanding of the essence of programming. At its core, programming is creating instructions for a computer. A computer is essentially a box with an IQ of 5, so programming consists of figuring out how to explain yourself so clearly that a box with an IQ of 5 can understand you.
The main par... | Just keep coding dude! We've all been there. Nothing wrong with following tutorials to learn - I'm doing the same thing myself, after having programmed for 20 years I'm following an objective-c tutorial right now. It's not a problem. Starting from an empty project is *really hard* and something you only need to do much... |
215,946 | My name is Sael and I'm 14 years old. Since I was 12 and I got my first computer I instantly go interested in making games. So of course like any other I googled it, got discouraged and forgot about it for a few months. When I was 13 I decided to continue programming, and decided that java would best suit me. Now after... | 2013/10/29 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/215946",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/106414/"
] | ah the blank page hurdle the most hated and under appreciated of all obstacles to creativity.
in my experience there are 2 places you can start,
1. develop the background logic of the game first using unit tests for verification
2. start with the interface and showing the pretty stuff first even if the backing logic... | Get a book. I started learning Java with "Thinking in Java", there might be other better books available by now. Main problem I see with Java is that it's object-oriented - I believe it adds unnecessary complexity for new developers.
You may also consider other languages - I see that Python is considered more approach... |
215,946 | My name is Sael and I'm 14 years old. Since I was 12 and I got my first computer I instantly go interested in making games. So of course like any other I googled it, got discouraged and forgot about it for a few months. When I was 13 I decided to continue programming, and decided that java would best suit me. Now after... | 2013/10/29 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/215946",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/106414/"
] | It helps to have a basic understanding of the essence of programming. At its core, programming is creating instructions for a computer. A computer is essentially a box with an IQ of 5, so programming consists of figuring out how to explain yourself so clearly that a box with an IQ of 5 can understand you.
The main par... | Get a book. I started learning Java with "Thinking in Java", there might be other better books available by now. Main problem I see with Java is that it's object-oriented - I believe it adds unnecessary complexity for new developers.
You may also consider other languages - I see that Python is considered more approach... |
215,946 | My name is Sael and I'm 14 years old. Since I was 12 and I got my first computer I instantly go interested in making games. So of course like any other I googled it, got discouraged and forgot about it for a few months. When I was 13 I decided to continue programming, and decided that java would best suit me. Now after... | 2013/10/29 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/215946",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/106414/"
] | It helps to have a basic understanding of the essence of programming. At its core, programming is creating instructions for a computer. A computer is essentially a box with an IQ of 5, so programming consists of figuring out how to explain yourself so clearly that a box with an IQ of 5 can understand you.
The main par... | ah the blank page hurdle the most hated and under appreciated of all obstacles to creativity.
in my experience there are 2 places you can start,
1. develop the background logic of the game first using unit tests for verification
2. start with the interface and showing the pretty stuff first even if the backing logic... |
215,946 | My name is Sael and I'm 14 years old. Since I was 12 and I got my first computer I instantly go interested in making games. So of course like any other I googled it, got discouraged and forgot about it for a few months. When I was 13 I decided to continue programming, and decided that java would best suit me. Now after... | 2013/10/29 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/215946",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/106414/"
] | ah the blank page hurdle the most hated and under appreciated of all obstacles to creativity.
in my experience there are 2 places you can start,
1. develop the background logic of the game first using unit tests for verification
2. start with the interface and showing the pretty stuff first even if the backing logic... | You are young. Don't worry about that. I struggled much more when I was your age.
If you want to learn programming properly though, Java is a horrible language to start with. It's full of accedental complexities, and you'll find yourself doing lots of boilerplates. It is widely used because it has been well marketed i... |
215,946 | My name is Sael and I'm 14 years old. Since I was 12 and I got my first computer I instantly go interested in making games. So of course like any other I googled it, got discouraged and forgot about it for a few months. When I was 13 I decided to continue programming, and decided that java would best suit me. Now after... | 2013/10/29 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/215946",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/106414/"
] | It helps to have a basic understanding of the essence of programming. At its core, programming is creating instructions for a computer. A computer is essentially a box with an IQ of 5, so programming consists of figuring out how to explain yourself so clearly that a box with an IQ of 5 can understand you.
The main par... | You are young. Don't worry about that. I struggled much more when I was your age.
If you want to learn programming properly though, Java is a horrible language to start with. It's full of accedental complexities, and you'll find yourself doing lots of boilerplates. It is widely used because it has been well marketed i... |
132,964 | The Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, pg. 165) says:
>
> When you use the Attack action and attack with a **one-handed weapon**, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow **you are holding**.
>
>
>
The description of the Versatile property (PHB, pg. 147) says:
>
> ***Versatile.*** This weapon can be **... | 2018/10/04 | [
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] | You need to be holding the Hand Crossbow when you take the Attack action
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The wording on the Crossbow Expert feat that you already quote:
>
> **When you use the Attack action** and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to a... | No, this would not work
=======================
Look at the wording on the [Crossbow Expert](https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/feats/crossbow-expert) feat:
>
> When you use the Attack action and **attack with a one-handed weapon**, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow **you are holding**.
>
... |
132,964 | The Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, pg. 165) says:
>
> When you use the Attack action and attack with a **one-handed weapon**, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow **you are holding**.
>
>
>
The description of the Versatile property (PHB, pg. 147) says:
>
> ***Versatile.*** This weapon can be **... | 2018/10/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/132964",
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] | No, this would not work
=======================
Look at the wording on the [Crossbow Expert](https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/feats/crossbow-expert) feat:
>
> When you use the Attack action and **attack with a one-handed weapon**, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow **you are holding**.
>
... | You can do this if you have a 3rd arm
=====================================
The bonus action you use has to be in direct succession to the other attack so you don't have the option to drop and draw before you take the bonus action mentioned. However if you have a third arm (you didn't say which race you were, you migh... |
132,964 | The Crossbow Expert feat (PHB, pg. 165) says:
>
> When you use the Attack action and attack with a **one-handed weapon**, you can use a bonus action to attack with a hand crossbow **you are holding**.
>
>
>
The description of the Versatile property (PHB, pg. 147) says:
>
> ***Versatile.*** This weapon can be **... | 2018/10/04 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/132964",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | You need to be holding the Hand Crossbow when you take the Attack action
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The wording on the Crossbow Expert feat that you already quote:
>
> **When you use the Attack action** and attack with a one-handed weapon, you can use a bonus action to a... | You can do this if you have a 3rd arm
=====================================
The bonus action you use has to be in direct succession to the other attack so you don't have the option to drop and draw before you take the bonus action mentioned. However if you have a third arm (you didn't say which race you were, you migh... |
289,222 | Is there a way to give permission to a SharePoint Group to edit the membership of another SharePoint group ? | 2021/01/26 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/289222",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/71727/"
] | I guess you want the group members be able to edit permission of other group? If so, for default permission levels, you will need to grant full control.
When you edit permission level, you can find the site permission with named "Manager Permissions". It is the permission needed to assign permissions to users and grou... | Easiest way is to make the first SharePoint group as an owner (or member) of another group and set **Who can edit the membership of the group?** settings of 2nd group accordingly:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/65nF2.png) |
105,376 | My website is indexed by google (29000 pages indexed), I am not ranked at all for main keyword in google although:
* I am ranked in top 10 in Bing and Yahoo
* I am ranked for other keywords!
* I have good social signals
But:
1. Main keyword is not mentioned a lot in the website, it is mentioned in:
* Title tag, des... | 2017/04/12 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/105376",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/65889/"
] | >
> Main keyword is not mentioned a lot in the website (mentioned in title tag, description tag, and once in H1 in coverpage)
>
>
>
I think the fact that your "main" keyword doesn't actually appear in the content of any of your pages (and only once in the `h1` on the homepage) is a probable reason as to why you ar... | Bing and Yahoo base rankings more on meta tags, but Google bases its ranking more on backlinks from good authoritative websites, so be sure to get backlinks from authoritative websites. |
105,376 | My website is indexed by google (29000 pages indexed), I am not ranked at all for main keyword in google although:
* I am ranked in top 10 in Bing and Yahoo
* I am ranked for other keywords!
* I have good social signals
But:
1. Main keyword is not mentioned a lot in the website, it is mentioned in:
* Title tag, des... | 2017/04/12 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/105376",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/65889/"
] | >
> Main keyword is not mentioned a lot in the website (mentioned in title tag, description tag, and once in H1 in coverpage)
>
>
>
I think the fact that your "main" keyword doesn't actually appear in the content of any of your pages (and only once in the `h1` on the homepage) is a probable reason as to why you ar... | There are lot of changes to google compared to Yahoo and Bing. The search results may be changes according to search engine. Google may find another site related to your keyword. Otherwise may have any other problems maybe like follow/no followlink permission or lack of trusted back links. |
105,376 | My website is indexed by google (29000 pages indexed), I am not ranked at all for main keyword in google although:
* I am ranked in top 10 in Bing and Yahoo
* I am ranked for other keywords!
* I have good social signals
But:
1. Main keyword is not mentioned a lot in the website, it is mentioned in:
* Title tag, des... | 2017/04/12 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/105376",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/65889/"
] | >
> Main keyword is not mentioned a lot in the website (mentioned in title tag, description tag, and once in H1 in coverpage)
>
>
>
I think the fact that your "main" keyword doesn't actually appear in the content of any of your pages (and only once in the `h1` on the homepage) is a probable reason as to why you ar... | The algorithm Google uses is much different than Bing's as you're finding out. There is a myriad of reasons why your site might not be ranking on G yet. Start earning links and give your rankings time to respond, otherwise you'll end up spinning your wheels. |
105,376 | My website is indexed by google (29000 pages indexed), I am not ranked at all for main keyword in google although:
* I am ranked in top 10 in Bing and Yahoo
* I am ranked for other keywords!
* I have good social signals
But:
1. Main keyword is not mentioned a lot in the website, it is mentioned in:
* Title tag, des... | 2017/04/12 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/105376",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/65889/"
] | I think you answered your own question. You got no good links that's why Google is holding you back. On another hand, Bing and Yahoo are more concerned about your on page SEO and meta tags.
Another reason can be due different competition on different search engines. Google might have much "tougher" guys in top 10 so f... | Bing and Yahoo base rankings more on meta tags, but Google bases its ranking more on backlinks from good authoritative websites, so be sure to get backlinks from authoritative websites. |
105,376 | My website is indexed by google (29000 pages indexed), I am not ranked at all for main keyword in google although:
* I am ranked in top 10 in Bing and Yahoo
* I am ranked for other keywords!
* I have good social signals
But:
1. Main keyword is not mentioned a lot in the website, it is mentioned in:
* Title tag, des... | 2017/04/12 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/105376",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/65889/"
] | I think you answered your own question. You got no good links that's why Google is holding you back. On another hand, Bing and Yahoo are more concerned about your on page SEO and meta tags.
Another reason can be due different competition on different search engines. Google might have much "tougher" guys in top 10 so f... | There are lot of changes to google compared to Yahoo and Bing. The search results may be changes according to search engine. Google may find another site related to your keyword. Otherwise may have any other problems maybe like follow/no followlink permission or lack of trusted back links. |
105,376 | My website is indexed by google (29000 pages indexed), I am not ranked at all for main keyword in google although:
* I am ranked in top 10 in Bing and Yahoo
* I am ranked for other keywords!
* I have good social signals
But:
1. Main keyword is not mentioned a lot in the website, it is mentioned in:
* Title tag, des... | 2017/04/12 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/105376",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/65889/"
] | I think you answered your own question. You got no good links that's why Google is holding you back. On another hand, Bing and Yahoo are more concerned about your on page SEO and meta tags.
Another reason can be due different competition on different search engines. Google might have much "tougher" guys in top 10 so f... | The algorithm Google uses is much different than Bing's as you're finding out. There is a myriad of reasons why your site might not be ranking on G yet. Start earning links and give your rankings time to respond, otherwise you'll end up spinning your wheels. |
132,214 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Code maintenance: keeping a bad pattern when extending new code for being consistent, or not?](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46637/code-maintenance-keeping-a-bad-pattern-when-extending-new-code-for-being-consis)
>
>
>
I'm working on a project for a Gre... | 2012/01/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/132214",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/32342/"
] | Greeklish is no different than any other internet only form of slang. It originates in a dark era when there was minimal support for the language on computers, back when we said code page instead of character encoding. Nowadays, what you are describing is the equivalent of using "[lolspeak](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... | I'm biased, but use English. For a few reasons.
1. Most developers, even if it's not their native language, know English. It's the defacto language of science. Most papers are published in English.
2. If your developers all know English to some extent, it won't exclude anybody. I work in a shop with developers from al... |
132,214 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Code maintenance: keeping a bad pattern when extending new code for being consistent, or not?](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46637/code-maintenance-keeping-a-bad-pattern-when-extending-new-code-for-being-consis)
>
>
>
I'm working on a project for a Gre... | 2012/01/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/132214",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/32342/"
] | I'm biased, but use English. For a few reasons.
1. Most developers, even if it's not their native language, know English. It's the defacto language of science. Most papers are published in English.
2. If your developers all know English to some extent, it won't exclude anybody. I work in a shop with developers from al... | I am a Greek speaking language, too many years programmer, actually from my age of 13, and I just take a look now on many of my code to check my self if I use greeklish (that I also avoid them).
I found on my code that I use them in this cases.
1. when I do not know the english word, or not familiar with it.
2. when ... |
132,214 | >
> **Possible Duplicate:**
>
> [Code maintenance: keeping a bad pattern when extending new code for being consistent, or not?](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/46637/code-maintenance-keeping-a-bad-pattern-when-extending-new-code-for-being-consis)
>
>
>
I'm working on a project for a Gre... | 2012/01/27 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/132214",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/32342/"
] | Greeklish is no different than any other internet only form of slang. It originates in a dark era when there was minimal support for the language on computers, back when we said code page instead of character encoding. Nowadays, what you are describing is the equivalent of using "[lolspeak](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... | I am a Greek speaking language, too many years programmer, actually from my age of 13, and I just take a look now on many of my code to check my self if I use greeklish (that I also avoid them).
I found on my code that I use them in this cases.
1. when I do not know the english word, or not familiar with it.
2. when ... |
37,372 | I have trapped Odahviing in Dragonsreach, and it seems that I must free him so that I can ride him to the next dungeon.
The problem is, every time I free him, everyone else in the room starts attacking him. Since the Jarl (who is invincible) is in the room, and the dragon itself is invincible, this enters a neverendin... | 2011/11/20 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/37372",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/1719/"
] | I couldn't wait in the room with Odahviing because of "nearby enemies", so in my attempt to make the Jarl leave, I went to another zone, waited there, and returned. Afterwards, I was able to wait in the room with Odahviing. This also resulted in not everyone immediately attacking him once he was free, which solved my p... | When you release him ensure your going up the stairs and talking to the guard about releasing him. |
37,372 | I have trapped Odahviing in Dragonsreach, and it seems that I must free him so that I can ride him to the next dungeon.
The problem is, every time I free him, everyone else in the room starts attacking him. Since the Jarl (who is invincible) is in the room, and the dragon itself is invincible, this enters a neverendin... | 2011/11/20 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/37372",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/1719/"
] | I couldn't wait in the room with Odahviing because of "nearby enemies", so in my attempt to make the Jarl leave, I went to another zone, waited there, and returned. Afterwards, I was able to wait in the room with Odahviing. This also resulted in not everyone immediately attacking him once he was free, which solved my p... | What I did was when I released him I talked to the Jarl so that he wouldn't attack. |
37,372 | I have trapped Odahviing in Dragonsreach, and it seems that I must free him so that I can ride him to the next dungeon.
The problem is, every time I free him, everyone else in the room starts attacking him. Since the Jarl (who is invincible) is in the room, and the dragon itself is invincible, this enters a neverendin... | 2011/11/20 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/37372",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/1719/"
] | I couldn't wait in the room with Odahviing because of "nearby enemies", so in my attempt to make the Jarl leave, I went to another zone, waited there, and returned. Afterwards, I was able to wait in the room with Odahviing. This also resulted in not everyone immediately attacking him once he was free, which solved my p... | Yeah leave the big room wait a view secs and come back then do it (MAKE SURE YOU DID THIS AFTER THE WIZARD ANNOYS THE DRAGON) Good luck, im sure this will work if people are still having these problems :) |
37,372 | I have trapped Odahviing in Dragonsreach, and it seems that I must free him so that I can ride him to the next dungeon.
The problem is, every time I free him, everyone else in the room starts attacking him. Since the Jarl (who is invincible) is in the room, and the dragon itself is invincible, this enters a neverendin... | 2011/11/20 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/37372",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/1719/"
] | I couldn't wait in the room with Odahviing because of "nearby enemies", so in my attempt to make the Jarl leave, I went to another zone, waited there, and returned. Afterwards, I was able to wait in the room with Odahviing. This also resulted in not everyone immediately attacking him once he was free, which solved my p... | Walk out the room and go back in, that worked for me! |
37,372 | I have trapped Odahviing in Dragonsreach, and it seems that I must free him so that I can ride him to the next dungeon.
The problem is, every time I free him, everyone else in the room starts attacking him. Since the Jarl (who is invincible) is in the room, and the dragon itself is invincible, this enters a neverendin... | 2011/11/20 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/37372",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/1719/"
] | Yeah leave the big room wait a view secs and come back then do it (MAKE SURE YOU DID THIS AFTER THE WIZARD ANNOYS THE DRAGON) Good luck, im sure this will work if people are still having these problems :) | When you release him ensure your going up the stairs and talking to the guard about releasing him. |
37,372 | I have trapped Odahviing in Dragonsreach, and it seems that I must free him so that I can ride him to the next dungeon.
The problem is, every time I free him, everyone else in the room starts attacking him. Since the Jarl (who is invincible) is in the room, and the dragon itself is invincible, this enters a neverendin... | 2011/11/20 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/37372",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/1719/"
] | Yeah leave the big room wait a view secs and come back then do it (MAKE SURE YOU DID THIS AFTER THE WIZARD ANNOYS THE DRAGON) Good luck, im sure this will work if people are still having these problems :) | What I did was when I released him I talked to the Jarl so that he wouldn't attack. |
37,372 | I have trapped Odahviing in Dragonsreach, and it seems that I must free him so that I can ride him to the next dungeon.
The problem is, every time I free him, everyone else in the room starts attacking him. Since the Jarl (who is invincible) is in the room, and the dragon itself is invincible, this enters a neverendin... | 2011/11/20 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/37372",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/1719/"
] | Yeah leave the big room wait a view secs and come back then do it (MAKE SURE YOU DID THIS AFTER THE WIZARD ANNOYS THE DRAGON) Good luck, im sure this will work if people are still having these problems :) | Walk out the room and go back in, that worked for me! |
8,744 | [This](http://www.sacred-texts.com/lgbt/index.htm) link describes that the Vedas have no problem with homosexuality:
>
> In contemporary India LGBT people face discrimination and marginalization. This results from cultural attitudes imposed by the British during their long occupation of India. **There is no condemnat... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/8744",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/489/"
] | This is a subject which does not have a black and white answer. There are texts such as the Garuda Purana (as mentioned by the other answer) which illustrate the "sin" of homosexuality, but there are also many texts which illustrate gay, lesbian, transgender life as expressions of "Tritiya Prakriti" or the "third gende... | Sri Sri Ravi Shankar [talked](https://www.facebook.com/SriSriRaviShankar/posts/10151832425787536) about this recently:
>
> Homosexuality has never been considered a crime in Hindu culture. In
> fact, Lord Ayyappa was born of Hari-Hara (Vishnu & Shiva). It is not a
> crime in any Smriti. Everyone has male & female ... |
8,744 | [This](http://www.sacred-texts.com/lgbt/index.htm) link describes that the Vedas have no problem with homosexuality:
>
> In contemporary India LGBT people face discrimination and marginalization. This results from cultural attitudes imposed by the British during their long occupation of India. **There is no condemnat... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/8744",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/489/"
] | Amara Das Wilhelm (of GALVA108.org) describes the various kinds of homosexual males and females and also the causes of human sexuality and gender in ancient Hindu/Vedic society in his book "Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex: Understanding Homosexuality, Transgender Identity, and Intersex Conditions Through Hind... | >
> मैथुनं तु समासेव्य पुंसि योषिति वा द्विजः । गोयानेऽप्सु दिवा चैव
> सवासाः स्नानमाचरेत् ॥ १७४ ॥
>
>
> maithunaṃ tu samāsevya puṃsi yoṣiti vā dvijaḥ | goyāne'psu divā caiva
> savāsāḥ snānamācaret || 174 ||
>
>
> If a twice-born man commits an unnatural offence with a male, or has
> intercourse with a female, ... |
8,744 | [This](http://www.sacred-texts.com/lgbt/index.htm) link describes that the Vedas have no problem with homosexuality:
>
> In contemporary India LGBT people face discrimination and marginalization. This results from cultural attitudes imposed by the British during their long occupation of India. **There is no condemnat... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/8744",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/489/"
] | Amara Das Wilhelm (of GALVA108.org) describes the various kinds of homosexual males and females and also the causes of human sexuality and gender in ancient Hindu/Vedic society in his book "Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex: Understanding Homosexuality, Transgender Identity, and Intersex Conditions Through Hind... | This is a subject which does not have a black and white answer. There are texts such as the Garuda Purana (as mentioned by the other answer) which illustrate the "sin" of homosexuality, but there are also many texts which illustrate gay, lesbian, transgender life as expressions of "Tritiya Prakriti" or the "third gende... |
8,744 | [This](http://www.sacred-texts.com/lgbt/index.htm) link describes that the Vedas have no problem with homosexuality:
>
> In contemporary India LGBT people face discrimination and marginalization. This results from cultural attitudes imposed by the British during their long occupation of India. **There is no condemnat... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/8744",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/489/"
] | **Homosexuality in men is clearly stated as a sin in the Manu Smriti.**
>
> मैथुनं तु समासेव्य पुंसि योषिति वा द्विजः ।
>
> गोयानेऽप्सु दिवा चैव सवासाः स्नानमाचरेत् ॥ १७४ ॥
>
>
>
> maithunaṃ tu samāsevya puṃsi yoṣiti vā dvijaḥ |
>
> goyāne'psu divā caiva savāsāḥ snānamācaret || 174 ||
>
>
>
> If... | >
> मैथुनं तु समासेव्य पुंसि योषिति वा द्विजः । गोयानेऽप्सु दिवा चैव
> सवासाः स्नानमाचरेत् ॥ १७४ ॥
>
>
> maithunaṃ tu samāsevya puṃsi yoṣiti vā dvijaḥ | goyāne'psu divā caiva
> savāsāḥ snānamācaret || 174 ||
>
>
> If a twice-born man commits an unnatural offence with a male, or has
> intercourse with a female, ... |
8,744 | [This](http://www.sacred-texts.com/lgbt/index.htm) link describes that the Vedas have no problem with homosexuality:
>
> In contemporary India LGBT people face discrimination and marginalization. This results from cultural attitudes imposed by the British during their long occupation of India. **There is no condemnat... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/8744",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/489/"
] | Amara Das Wilhelm (of GALVA108.org) describes the various kinds of homosexual males and females and also the causes of human sexuality and gender in ancient Hindu/Vedic society in his book "Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex: Understanding Homosexuality, Transgender Identity, and Intersex Conditions Through Hind... | I don't think so, Homosexuality is allowed in Vedic Dharma, its may be written that have an existence but its a Sin. It's against the Purusha and Prakriti coz which denies progeny. Rest upon expert's view. Even going to another wife is a Sin and there is a huge punishment given in Garuda Purana.
You can refer to this ... |
8,744 | [This](http://www.sacred-texts.com/lgbt/index.htm) link describes that the Vedas have no problem with homosexuality:
>
> In contemporary India LGBT people face discrimination and marginalization. This results from cultural attitudes imposed by the British during their long occupation of India. **There is no condemnat... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/8744",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/489/"
] | I have found the below reference from Shatapatha Brahmana which is stated by many as reference of Homosexuality.
---
Satapatha Brahmana (2.4.4.19) (<https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbr/sbe12/sbe1255.htm>)
**"In that same night Mitra implants seed in Varuna, and when it (the moon) wanes, then it is produced from tha... | >
> मैथुनं तु समासेव्य पुंसि योषिति वा द्विजः । गोयानेऽप्सु दिवा चैव
> सवासाः स्नानमाचरेत् ॥ १७४ ॥
>
>
> maithunaṃ tu samāsevya puṃsi yoṣiti vā dvijaḥ | goyāne'psu divā caiva
> savāsāḥ snānamācaret || 174 ||
>
>
> If a twice-born man commits an unnatural offence with a male, or has
> intercourse with a female, ... |
8,744 | [This](http://www.sacred-texts.com/lgbt/index.htm) link describes that the Vedas have no problem with homosexuality:
>
> In contemporary India LGBT people face discrimination and marginalization. This results from cultural attitudes imposed by the British during their long occupation of India. **There is no condemnat... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/8744",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/users/489/"
] | **Homosexuality in men is clearly stated as a sin in the Manu Smriti.**
>
> मैथुनं तु समासेव्य पुंसि योषिति वा द्विजः ।
>
> गोयानेऽप्सु दिवा चैव सवासाः स्नानमाचरेत् ॥ १७४ ॥
>
>
>
> maithunaṃ tu samāsevya puṃsi yoṣiti vā dvijaḥ |
>
> goyāne'psu divā caiva savāsāḥ snānamācaret || 174 ||
>
>
>
> If... | I have found the below reference from Shatapatha Brahmana which is stated by many as reference of Homosexuality.
---
Satapatha Brahmana (2.4.4.19) (<https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbr/sbe12/sbe1255.htm>)
**"In that same night Mitra implants seed in Varuna, and when it (the moon) wanes, then it is produced from tha... |
8,744 | [This](http://www.sacred-texts.com/lgbt/index.htm) link describes that the Vedas have no problem with homosexuality:
>
> In contemporary India LGBT people face discrimination and marginalization. This results from cultural attitudes imposed by the British during their long occupation of India. **There is no condemnat... | 2015/09/26 | [
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] | This is a subject which does not have a black and white answer. There are texts such as the Garuda Purana (as mentioned by the other answer) which illustrate the "sin" of homosexuality, but there are also many texts which illustrate gay, lesbian, transgender life as expressions of "Tritiya Prakriti" or the "third gende... | I don't think so, Homosexuality is allowed in Vedic Dharma, its may be written that have an existence but its a Sin. It's against the Purusha and Prakriti coz which denies progeny. Rest upon expert's view. Even going to another wife is a Sin and there is a huge punishment given in Garuda Purana.
You can refer to this ... |
8,744 | [This](http://www.sacred-texts.com/lgbt/index.htm) link describes that the Vedas have no problem with homosexuality:
>
> In contemporary India LGBT people face discrimination and marginalization. This results from cultural attitudes imposed by the British during their long occupation of India. **There is no condemnat... | 2015/09/26 | [
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] | I have found the below reference from Shatapatha Brahmana which is stated by many as reference of Homosexuality.
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Satapatha Brahmana (2.4.4.19) (<https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbr/sbe12/sbe1255.htm>)
**"In that same night Mitra implants seed in Varuna, and when it (the moon) wanes, then it is produced from tha... | I don't think so, Homosexuality is allowed in Vedic Dharma, its may be written that have an existence but its a Sin. It's against the Purusha and Prakriti coz which denies progeny. Rest upon expert's view. Even going to another wife is a Sin and there is a huge punishment given in Garuda Purana.
You can refer to this ... |
8,744 | [This](http://www.sacred-texts.com/lgbt/index.htm) link describes that the Vedas have no problem with homosexuality:
>
> In contemporary India LGBT people face discrimination and marginalization. This results from cultural attitudes imposed by the British during their long occupation of India. **There is no condemnat... | 2015/09/26 | [
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/questions/8744",
"https://hinduism.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Homosexuality in men is clearly stated as a sin in the Manu Smriti.**
>
> मैथुनं तु समासेव्य पुंसि योषिति वा द्विजः ।
>
> गोयानेऽप्सु दिवा चैव सवासाः स्नानमाचरेत् ॥ १७४ ॥
>
>
>
> maithunaṃ tu samāsevya puṃsi yoṣiti vā dvijaḥ |
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> goyāne'psu divā caiva savāsāḥ snānamācaret || 174 ||
>
>
>
> If... | Amara Das Wilhelm (of GALVA108.org) describes the various kinds of homosexual males and females and also the causes of human sexuality and gender in ancient Hindu/Vedic society in his book "Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex: Understanding Homosexuality, Transgender Identity, and Intersex Conditions Through Hind... |
98,893 | I've created a list that the user can add an item and insert some infos about a customer. On that list there is a column that is called "Next visit" formatted as date, I would like to know if it is possible to create a Calendar that reflects all the dates based on this other list column.
It would be used by the user o... | 2014/05/14 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/98893",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/25849/"
] | If you are creating a custom application page, your page must inherit from the LayoutsPageBase base class and must use one of the dynamic tokens listed below.
Dynamic tokens:
~masterurl/default.master – The application page references the master page file that is stored in the MasterUrl property.
~masterurl/custom.ma... | I don't really understand your question or requirements, but:
1. Deploy your HTML file to \_layouts folder
2. Deploy your file to any document library
no?
Or your page is not a simple HTMl markup and needs to inherit from ApplicationPage? |
291 | I'd quite like to ask "**How can I avoid crashes on my urban commute?**" but it strikes me as a "straight to wiki" question with a healthy dose of "likely to be controversial", so probably falls under "subjective & argumentative". At the same time, it's a question that could be answered very well and be quite useful.
... | 2011/03/21 | [
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] | 1. It seems like our community is pretty good about not being argumentative
2. There's good information hiding out there. A lot of the [LAB](http://www.bikeleague.org/) safe cycling info is basically only given out via classes, but is based on some research.
3. If it does get argumentative, we (community or moderators)... | The only thing I can add to the existing answers is to avoid asking for "tips and tricks"; that invites multiple, incomplete answers. Jeff's point about being specific to your commute makes sense. We have a lot of knowledgeable cyclists here who generate excellent, complex answers; try to set up the question so it invi... |
291 | I'd quite like to ask "**How can I avoid crashes on my urban commute?**" but it strikes me as a "straight to wiki" question with a healthy dose of "likely to be controversial", so probably falls under "subjective & argumentative". At the same time, it's a question that could be answered very well and be quite useful.
... | 2011/03/21 | [
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] | Probably, but I have one suggestion:
**Try to be VERY SPECIFIC about the situations you encounter in your urban commute.** The "urban commute" concept is really broad.
Can you isolate it to the top 3 or 4 "problem" situations with details about what makes each one a problem, and why? | The only thing I can add to the existing answers is to avoid asking for "tips and tricks"; that invites multiple, incomplete answers. Jeff's point about being specific to your commute makes sense. We have a lot of knowledgeable cyclists here who generate excellent, complex answers; try to set up the question so it invi... |
12,657,920 | What I would like to know is if there is any literature that I could read for algorithms to determine the edge connectedness of all edges in a given graph.
The edge connectedness of a given edge (as understood by me) is the number of shortest paths (between diff nodes) that pass through a given edge. That is, if we we... | 2012/09/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/12657920",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | This is called edge betweennesss as far as I know. Here is a paper for a good algorithm for vertex betweenness, it can be easily generalized to edge betweenness:
Brandes, Ulrik (2001). "A faster algorithm for betweenness centrality" (PDF). Journal of Mathematical Sociology 25: 163–177
<http://www.inf.uni-konstanz.de/a... | Use Dijkstra algortihm to find the shortest path. Use this algorithm repeatedly to determine the shortest paths of all pairs of nodes. Now you can simply sum up the occurence of each edge in each path. |
69,346 | When i write a melody over a chord progression, i notice that some of the notes from the melody, form second interval harmonies with the chord notes.
Am i allowed, at least as a beginner, to do this or should i try to avoid second interval harmonies in general? | 2018/03/28 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/69346",
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] | As a beginner, or as an extremely experienced player/writer, you're allowed to do just what the heck you like. There are 'rules' - more like guidelines, or things that are known to work/not work well. It's called theory. But - the bottom line must always be: does it sound good, to you or others?
You cannot make each a... | You can certainly use non-chord notes. 'Theory' delights in labelling the various ways of doing this - 'passing notes', 'accented passing notes', 'suspensions', 'unprepared suspensions', 'chromatic passing notes'. Yes, whatever you choose to do, theory has a name for it!
Are you writing melodies over a given chord str... |
69,346 | When i write a melody over a chord progression, i notice that some of the notes from the melody, form second interval harmonies with the chord notes.
Am i allowed, at least as a beginner, to do this or should i try to avoid second interval harmonies in general? | 2018/03/28 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/69346",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/49259/"
] | As a beginner, or as an extremely experienced player/writer, you're allowed to do just what the heck you like. There are 'rules' - more like guidelines, or things that are known to work/not work well. It's called theory. But - the bottom line must always be: does it sound good, to you or others?
You cannot make each a... | This just means that your ears develop faster than your knowledge of harmony.
Generally, adding a diatonic second above 1 and 5 sounds well. The only second to watch for is the minor second above major 3 - if your ear tells you it fits the melody, then you should probably make the chord a SUS (which usually means skip... |
69,346 | When i write a melody over a chord progression, i notice that some of the notes from the melody, form second interval harmonies with the chord notes.
Am i allowed, at least as a beginner, to do this or should i try to avoid second interval harmonies in general? | 2018/03/28 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/69346",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/49259/"
] | You can certainly use non-chord notes. 'Theory' delights in labelling the various ways of doing this - 'passing notes', 'accented passing notes', 'suspensions', 'unprepared suspensions', 'chromatic passing notes'. Yes, whatever you choose to do, theory has a name for it!
Are you writing melodies over a given chord str... | This just means that your ears develop faster than your knowledge of harmony.
Generally, adding a diatonic second above 1 and 5 sounds well. The only second to watch for is the minor second above major 3 - if your ear tells you it fits the melody, then you should probably make the chord a SUS (which usually means skip... |
290,238 | Why are the effects off Lenz law only seen when a load is applied to a circuit? And, does Lenz law apply in a closed circuit with no load, or resistance? | 2017/03/04 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/290238",
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] | That law can be used to predict the polarity of the induced voltage in a coil that is in a changing magnetic field. The polarity must be such way that the change in the magnetic flux would be reduced if there were a way for the current which was caused by the induced voltage.
The effect does not need resistance and it... | The Lenz' law can only be applied if there is a current flowing through a wire or through whatever. This current causes a magnetic field, which interacts with surrounding magnetic fields. The interaction can be recognized by a resulting force.
The *load* or *resistance* doesn't matter, there is only current necessary.... |
305,244 | My default browser is currently Firefox. On those rare times when I do open Safari, it displays a message at the top of the Favorites page asking if I want to make Safari my default browser. How do I make this go away?
Edit 1: I am using High Sierra. | 2017/11/10 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/305244",
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] | The key to your diagnostics is this statement:
>
> I think my access point is at fault, as this also happens to other
> devices.
>
>
>
When you have multiple devices exhibiting the same behavior, the best course of action is look for the common thread - in this case your WAP (Wireless Access Point)
You never me... | Click the WiFi icon in the menu bar *while holding the Alt/option key* then choose "open Wireless Diagnostics".
Another option:
download WiFi Scanner (Mac AppStore) and see the information panels. |
84,628 | Do these two sentence mean the same? must/should in past
I did have to play football.
I had to play football. - And here after 'had to' to comes infinitive ?
Are these two sentences the same and are they both correct? | 2016/03/16 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/84628",
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] | **They're both grammatically correct, but they don't mean exactly the same thing.**
The normal way of expressing *have to* in the past is simply **had to**, as in your second example sentence. For example,
>
> Today I have to go to the office. Yesterday I **had to** go to the store.
>
>
>
Your first sentence, "... | Sorry, but as far as I know, the negation of "have to" not always needs the auxiliary DO.
Only with nouns (didn't have + noun).
When it comes to verbs, you don't use the auxiliary DO: (hadn't + verb).
EXAMPLES:
"I didn't have money at that moment" (didn't have + noun).
"I hadn't saved any money until that moment"... |
1,875 | I need to apply low-pass filter to PCM files. There are several methods such as FIR filters, IIR (butterworth-chebyshev..) filters but it seems to me applying Fast Fourier transform and eliminating higher frequencies is the closest way to an ideal filter.
**What is the fastest and closest to ideal filtering method?**
... | 2012/03/29 | [
"https://dsp.stackexchange.com/questions/1875",
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] | The best choice of filter depends on your specific application requirements. There are two basic choices: FIR and IIR. IIR will be much more efficient however, it will results in phase distortions. The phase distortions are completely inaudible (unless it's a bizarre outlier case) but clearly measurable. So it depends ... | There is no simple "best" or "ideal". There are only trade-offs better matching your specific requirements or priorities (and thus being a worse match for others.)
In the case of anti-aliasing, the requirements might include max ripple, transition width, phase linearity, allowance for pre-ringing, max latency, compute... |
8,778 | I heard that drinking too much mineral (bottled) water could lead to problems such as kidney stones because of the high amount of minerals in it. Is it true? If so, what is considered to be excessive? | 2013/06/13 | [
"https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/8778",
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] | I suffer from calcium oxalate stones. My doctor pointed me to this study:
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9096270>
tl;dr; For calcium oxalate, drinking Mineral Water high in Calcium and Magnesium may reduce the risk of forming stones. | It is unlikely that drinking too much mineral water will cause kidney stones. One of the chief causes of kidney stones is dehydration. I can't imagine the calcium content of mineral water could be that high as to cause kidney stones (please correct me if I'm wrong) unless you drink ridiculous amount by which stage you ... |
24,373 | At the end of the tragic tale of Túrin Turambar, as told in *The Silmarillion*, Túrin goes alone to the high point of Cabed-en-Aras above the river Teiglin, and there calls to his sword Gurthang.
>
> There he drew forth his sword, that now alone remained to him of all his possessions, and he said, 'Hail Gurthang! No ... | 2012/10/06 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/24373",
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] | You have to remember the literary genre. *Quenta Silmarillion* is presented as a collection of legends and stories, collected many years after the events concerned. It is not a novel, and is not written as one. It is the legends and stories of the Elves, though also containing accounts of some of the notable Atani, suc... | Tolkien's works took inspiration from many different mythologies and epics, including the Finnish epic Kalevala. Túrin's character in particular was inspired by the character Kullervo from Kalevala. Túrin and Kullervo's stories share many similarities; they're both raised at some point of their childhood by someone els... |
24,373 | At the end of the tragic tale of Túrin Turambar, as told in *The Silmarillion*, Túrin goes alone to the high point of Cabed-en-Aras above the river Teiglin, and there calls to his sword Gurthang.
>
> There he drew forth his sword, that now alone remained to him of all his possessions, and he said, 'Hail Gurthang! No ... | 2012/10/06 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/24373",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/403/"
] | You have to remember the literary genre. *Quenta Silmarillion* is presented as a collection of legends and stories, collected many years after the events concerned. It is not a novel, and is not written as one. It is the legends and stories of the Elves, though also containing accounts of some of the notable Atani, suc... | Turin's sword Gurthang uses [Ósanwe](https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/%C3%93sanw%C3%AB), the interchange of thought, which, as described in the [Ósanwe-kenta](https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/%C3%93sanwe-kenta), requires neither lung nor tongue -- structures biological entities use to produce audible speech and which swo... |
24,373 | At the end of the tragic tale of Túrin Turambar, as told in *The Silmarillion*, Túrin goes alone to the high point of Cabed-en-Aras above the river Teiglin, and there calls to his sword Gurthang.
>
> There he drew forth his sword, that now alone remained to him of all his possessions, and he said, 'Hail Gurthang! No ... | 2012/10/06 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/24373",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/403/"
] | Tolkien's works took inspiration from many different mythologies and epics, including the Finnish epic Kalevala. Túrin's character in particular was inspired by the character Kullervo from Kalevala. Túrin and Kullervo's stories share many similarities; they're both raised at some point of their childhood by someone els... | Turin's sword Gurthang uses [Ósanwe](https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/%C3%93sanw%C3%AB), the interchange of thought, which, as described in the [Ósanwe-kenta](https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/%C3%93sanwe-kenta), requires neither lung nor tongue -- structures biological entities use to produce audible speech and which swo... |
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