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17,476,794 | What does a Web service really mean ? I am not looking for a theoretical explanation, I am looking for something practical.
I was thinking that anything I can call from an external client is a Web service, so a basic PHP which returns JSON data could be a Web service.
But then I started reading about Web services in ... | 2013/07/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17476794",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1474211/"
] | When you are talking about a webservice people generally misunderstand what it means, a webservice is simply a way to interact between a and b that abstracts the use of local technology standards. A WSDL defines the way in which the SOAP message is being sent over the channel. REST uses JSON over HTTP, WSDL uses SOAP o... | This Q&A [Restful vs Other Web Services](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2285725/restful-vs-other-web-services) brings a lot of light to what is a webserver, and differences from SOAP and REST. Id recommend to read all the answers (many of them are very good). |
105,395 | So SpaceX and the like are well underway to colonizing the Moon, but they've hit a snag. The colonists, of course, need water--and lots of it, for drinking, preparing food, growing plants, breathing, and other important stuff. Originally, the plan was to "mine" the lunar regolith, which contains a small amount of liqui... | 2018/02/20 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/105395",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/38323/"
] | [There is plenty of ice in the solar system](http://www.jhuapl.edu/techdigest/TD/td2602/Prockter.pdf). The problem is how to get it, but assuming the extrapolation of current technology to the point where colonizing the Moon is a feasible proposition, I would expect that it would be quite feasible to send a (probably) ... | Any comets placed in orbit anywhere near earth will evaporate quickly (on a geological timescale).
Furthermore, there is no need to bring water to the moon as it's already estimated to be there.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_water>
>
> Chandrayaan-1 had discovered more than 40 permanently darkened craters ne... |
105,395 | So SpaceX and the like are well underway to colonizing the Moon, but they've hit a snag. The colonists, of course, need water--and lots of it, for drinking, preparing food, growing plants, breathing, and other important stuff. Originally, the plan was to "mine" the lunar regolith, which contains a small amount of liqui... | 2018/02/20 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/105395",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/38323/"
] | If you are proposing for the purpose of a story that the courts have overturned the part of the treaty that says:
>
> "...the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be free for exploration
> and use by all States without discrimination of any kind..."
>
>
>
**I propose mining the Moon for water**.
It is simple... | **Make water on site using oxygen from regolith.**
There is plenty of oxygen in the lunar regolith.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regolith#Moon>
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2n7u9.jpg)
I assume also you will have loads of power from solar panels as... |
105,395 | So SpaceX and the like are well underway to colonizing the Moon, but they've hit a snag. The colonists, of course, need water--and lots of it, for drinking, preparing food, growing plants, breathing, and other important stuff. Originally, the plan was to "mine" the lunar regolith, which contains a small amount of liqui... | 2018/02/20 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/105395",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/38323/"
] | Assuming we already have the kind of vessels that can move that many colonists and thier supplies around Its not a stretch to begin capturing ice-water comets and placing them in orbit around the moon. You can cut them up with automated robotic landers that ferry couple hundred kilo chunks of ice from orbit to the luna... | Any comets placed in orbit anywhere near earth will evaporate quickly (on a geological timescale).
Furthermore, there is no need to bring water to the moon as it's already estimated to be there.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_water>
>
> Chandrayaan-1 had discovered more than 40 permanently darkened craters ne... |
105,395 | So SpaceX and the like are well underway to colonizing the Moon, but they've hit a snag. The colonists, of course, need water--and lots of it, for drinking, preparing food, growing plants, breathing, and other important stuff. Originally, the plan was to "mine" the lunar regolith, which contains a small amount of liqui... | 2018/02/20 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/105395",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/38323/"
] | If you are proposing for the purpose of a story that the courts have overturned the part of the treaty that says:
>
> "...the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be free for exploration
> and use by all States without discrimination of any kind..."
>
>
>
**I propose mining the Moon for water**.
It is simple... | You actually don't have to mine to moon to get at the ice. It's on the surface near the poles.
<https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/Mini-RF/multimedia/feature_ice_like_deposits.html>
>
> NASA's Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic aperture radar, found more than 40 small craters with water ice. The craters r... |
105,395 | So SpaceX and the like are well underway to colonizing the Moon, but they've hit a snag. The colonists, of course, need water--and lots of it, for drinking, preparing food, growing plants, breathing, and other important stuff. Originally, the plan was to "mine" the lunar regolith, which contains a small amount of liqui... | 2018/02/20 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/105395",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/38323/"
] | As noted, there is lots of water both in the Moon and in objects in the Solar System.
In the very short term, the colony can be placed on the Lunar South Pole. Exploration by remote spacecraft dating back to [Clementine](https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/ice/ice_moon.html) in the 1990's confirmed the existence of ... | If you are proposing for the purpose of a story that the courts have overturned the part of the treaty that says:
>
> "...the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be free for exploration
> and use by all States without discrimination of any kind..."
>
>
>
**I propose mining the Moon for water**.
It is simple... |
105,395 | So SpaceX and the like are well underway to colonizing the Moon, but they've hit a snag. The colonists, of course, need water--and lots of it, for drinking, preparing food, growing plants, breathing, and other important stuff. Originally, the plan was to "mine" the lunar regolith, which contains a small amount of liqui... | 2018/02/20 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/105395",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/38323/"
] | As noted, there is lots of water both in the Moon and in objects in the Solar System.
In the very short term, the colony can be placed on the Lunar South Pole. Exploration by remote spacecraft dating back to [Clementine](https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/ice/ice_moon.html) in the 1990's confirmed the existence of ... | Assuming we already have the kind of vessels that can move that many colonists and thier supplies around Its not a stretch to begin capturing ice-water comets and placing them in orbit around the moon. You can cut them up with automated robotic landers that ferry couple hundred kilo chunks of ice from orbit to the luna... |
105,395 | So SpaceX and the like are well underway to colonizing the Moon, but they've hit a snag. The colonists, of course, need water--and lots of it, for drinking, preparing food, growing plants, breathing, and other important stuff. Originally, the plan was to "mine" the lunar regolith, which contains a small amount of liqui... | 2018/02/20 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/105395",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/38323/"
] | If you are proposing for the purpose of a story that the courts have overturned the part of the treaty that says:
>
> "...the moon and other celestial bodies, shall be free for exploration
> and use by all States without discrimination of any kind..."
>
>
>
**I propose mining the Moon for water**.
It is simple... | [There is plenty of ice in the solar system](http://www.jhuapl.edu/techdigest/TD/td2602/Prockter.pdf). The problem is how to get it, but assuming the extrapolation of current technology to the point where colonizing the Moon is a feasible proposition, I would expect that it would be quite feasible to send a (probably) ... |
105,395 | So SpaceX and the like are well underway to colonizing the Moon, but they've hit a snag. The colonists, of course, need water--and lots of it, for drinking, preparing food, growing plants, breathing, and other important stuff. Originally, the plan was to "mine" the lunar regolith, which contains a small amount of liqui... | 2018/02/20 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/105395",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/38323/"
] | Assuming we already have the kind of vessels that can move that many colonists and thier supplies around Its not a stretch to begin capturing ice-water comets and placing them in orbit around the moon. You can cut them up with automated robotic landers that ferry couple hundred kilo chunks of ice from orbit to the luna... | You actually don't have to mine to moon to get at the ice. It's on the surface near the poles.
<https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/Mini-RF/multimedia/feature_ice_like_deposits.html>
>
> NASA's Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic aperture radar, found more than 40 small craters with water ice. The craters r... |
105,395 | So SpaceX and the like are well underway to colonizing the Moon, but they've hit a snag. The colonists, of course, need water--and lots of it, for drinking, preparing food, growing plants, breathing, and other important stuff. Originally, the plan was to "mine" the lunar regolith, which contains a small amount of liqui... | 2018/02/20 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/105395",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/38323/"
] | As noted, there is lots of water both in the Moon and in objects in the Solar System.
In the very short term, the colony can be placed on the Lunar South Pole. Exploration by remote spacecraft dating back to [Clementine](https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/ice/ice_moon.html) in the 1990's confirmed the existence of ... | You actually don't have to mine to moon to get at the ice. It's on the surface near the poles.
<https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/Mini-RF/multimedia/feature_ice_like_deposits.html>
>
> NASA's Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic aperture radar, found more than 40 small craters with water ice. The craters r... |
105,395 | So SpaceX and the like are well underway to colonizing the Moon, but they've hit a snag. The colonists, of course, need water--and lots of it, for drinking, preparing food, growing plants, breathing, and other important stuff. Originally, the plan was to "mine" the lunar regolith, which contains a small amount of liqui... | 2018/02/20 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/105395",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/38323/"
] | Assuming we already have the kind of vessels that can move that many colonists and thier supplies around Its not a stretch to begin capturing ice-water comets and placing them in orbit around the moon. You can cut them up with automated robotic landers that ferry couple hundred kilo chunks of ice from orbit to the luna... | **Make water on site using oxygen from regolith.**
There is plenty of oxygen in the lunar regolith.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regolith#Moon>
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2n7u9.jpg)
I assume also you will have loads of power from solar panels as... |
3,586 | I was wondering if there was somewhere a list of classical pieces along with the amount of "unit of time" usually needed to master it.
The "unit of time" being adjusted using where you are now and how long it took you to arrive there...
Does such a directory exists somewhere? and if not, do you think it would make so... | 2011/07/30 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/3586",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/653/"
] | I am sorry for what I'm sure you'll deem to be a very unhelpful answer, but the only way you can come up even with a wild guess is by doing the following:
1. Learn the most difficult page of the piece to your satisfaction.
2. Multiply the time taken to perfect that page by the number of pages
I will say that, for a g... | Yes, but not until you've gotten a little more experience. For instance, I know that it will take me approximately 15-20 hours to learn a Chopin etude of medium difficulty (as Chopin etudes go.) I also know that it takes me about 100 hours to learn a concerto of non-obscene difficulty (Grieg, Schumann etc...)
I recomm... |
3,586 | I was wondering if there was somewhere a list of classical pieces along with the amount of "unit of time" usually needed to master it.
The "unit of time" being adjusted using where you are now and how long it took you to arrive there...
Does such a directory exists somewhere? and if not, do you think it would make so... | 2011/07/30 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/3586",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/653/"
] | I am sorry for what I'm sure you'll deem to be a very unhelpful answer, but the only way you can come up even with a wild guess is by doing the following:
1. Learn the most difficult page of the piece to your satisfaction.
2. Multiply the time taken to perfect that page by the number of pages
I will say that, for a g... | What does it mean to "master" a piece? Take one of the first pieces you ever played. Presumably you consider to have mastered it. Is your rendition indistinguishable from that of your teacher when recorded and played side by side?
You say that you are able to play in a "quite satisfactory manner" Bach invention number... |
3,586 | I was wondering if there was somewhere a list of classical pieces along with the amount of "unit of time" usually needed to master it.
The "unit of time" being adjusted using where you are now and how long it took you to arrive there...
Does such a directory exists somewhere? and if not, do you think it would make so... | 2011/07/30 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/3586",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/653/"
] | Yes, but not until you've gotten a little more experience. For instance, I know that it will take me approximately 15-20 hours to learn a Chopin etude of medium difficulty (as Chopin etudes go.) I also know that it takes me about 100 hours to learn a concerto of non-obscene difficulty (Grieg, Schumann etc...)
I recomm... | What does it mean to "master" a piece? Take one of the first pieces you ever played. Presumably you consider to have mastered it. Is your rendition indistinguishable from that of your teacher when recorded and played side by side?
You say that you are able to play in a "quite satisfactory manner" Bach invention number... |
529,088 | I'm working on a project for which I need to use a 7805 voltage regulator. I feed 9V to its input pin and power a 5V board with the output. However, when the board is connected to a computer, the board outputs 5V through the same cable: even if I turned off the 9V power supply before connecting the board to a computer,... | 2020/10/25 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/529088",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/261488/"
] | The TI data sheet says this: -
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/psL7Q.png) | If you don't short or heavily load the regulator input to ground the backfeeding is unlikely to damage the 7805.
If the +5 isn't too critical you could do something like this to prevent backfeeding:
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.sta... |
529,088 | I'm working on a project for which I need to use a 7805 voltage regulator. I feed 9V to its input pin and power a 5V board with the output. However, when the board is connected to a computer, the board outputs 5V through the same cable: even if I turned off the 9V power supply before connecting the board to a computer,... | 2020/10/25 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/529088",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/261488/"
] | The TI data sheet says this: -
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/psL7Q.png) | >
> for which I need to use a 7805 voltage regulator
>
>
>
And right there is your mistake. No you don't. Unless you're doing a historical project on antique voltage regulators, what you actually need is a ***5V regulator***. You don't need a specific one, you need one which meets your technical requirements.. The... |
529,088 | I'm working on a project for which I need to use a 7805 voltage regulator. I feed 9V to its input pin and power a 5V board with the output. However, when the board is connected to a computer, the board outputs 5V through the same cable: even if I turned off the 9V power supply before connecting the board to a computer,... | 2020/10/25 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/529088",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/261488/"
] | >
> for which I need to use a 7805 voltage regulator
>
>
>
And right there is your mistake. No you don't. Unless you're doing a historical project on antique voltage regulators, what you actually need is a ***5V regulator***. You don't need a specific one, you need one which meets your technical requirements.. The... | If you don't short or heavily load the regulator input to ground the backfeeding is unlikely to damage the 7805.
If the +5 isn't too critical you could do something like this to prevent backfeeding:
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.sta... |
2,497,811 | I have heard a lot about anti patterns and would like to read a book on this,which book would you suggest for Anti patterns. | 2010/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2497811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/110504/"
] | [Anti-Patterns](http://www.antipatterns.com/) | [Bug Patterns In Java](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1590590619) |
2,497,811 | I have heard a lot about anti patterns and would like to read a book on this,which book would you suggest for Anti patterns. | 2010/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2497811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/110504/"
] | There actually is a book called *AntiPatterns*. The supporting website includes a good overview of its contents, so you can decide whether it is worth buying. [Find out more](http://www.antipatterns.com/). | [Bug Patterns In Java](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1590590619) |
2,497,811 | I have heard a lot about anti patterns and would like to read a book on this,which book would you suggest for Anti patterns. | 2010/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2497811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/110504/"
] | [The Daily WTF](http://www.thedailywtf.com) is always a good place to find some choice examples of antipatterns. | [Bug Patterns In Java](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1590590619) |
2,497,811 | I have heard a lot about anti patterns and would like to read a book on this,which book would you suggest for Anti patterns. | 2010/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2497811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/110504/"
] | There is also this book specifically on sql anti patterns:
[SQL Antipatterns: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Database Programming
by Bill Karwin](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1934356557)
Read more at
<http://pragprog.com/titles/bksqla/sql-antipatterns> | [Bug Patterns In Java](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1590590619) |
2,497,811 | I have heard a lot about anti patterns and would like to read a book on this,which book would you suggest for Anti patterns. | 2010/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2497811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/110504/"
] | There actually is a book called *AntiPatterns*. The supporting website includes a good overview of its contents, so you can decide whether it is worth buying. [Find out more](http://www.antipatterns.com/). | [Anti-Patterns](http://www.antipatterns.com/) |
2,497,811 | I have heard a lot about anti patterns and would like to read a book on this,which book would you suggest for Anti patterns. | 2010/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2497811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/110504/"
] | [The Daily WTF](http://www.thedailywtf.com) is always a good place to find some choice examples of antipatterns. | [Anti-Patterns](http://www.antipatterns.com/) |
2,497,811 | I have heard a lot about anti patterns and would like to read a book on this,which book would you suggest for Anti patterns. | 2010/03/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2497811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/110504/"
] | There is also this book specifically on sql anti patterns:
[SQL Antipatterns: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Database Programming
by Bill Karwin](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1934356557)
Read more at
<http://pragprog.com/titles/bksqla/sql-antipatterns> | [Anti-Patterns](http://www.antipatterns.com/) |
4,922,995 | i read a zip file in my application and i don't want to extract after i read it all ..
i want to extract it while i am reading it.
so how do i extract stream of bytes for a file while i am reading it ? | 2011/02/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4922995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/233028/"
] | The [GZipStream](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.compression.gzipstream.aspx) and [DeflateStream](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.compression.deflatestream.aspx) classes are wrappers around a normal Stream object. This means that you can extract the data as you're going along before ... | The .NET Base Class Library doesn't include classes to stream .zip files. Take a look at [SharpZipLib](http://www.icsharpcode.net/opensource/sharpziplib/). |
4,922,995 | i read a zip file in my application and i don't want to extract after i read it all ..
i want to extract it while i am reading it.
so how do i extract stream of bytes for a file while i am reading it ? | 2011/02/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4922995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/233028/"
] | The [GZipStream](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.compression.gzipstream.aspx) and [DeflateStream](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.io.compression.deflatestream.aspx) classes are wrappers around a normal Stream object. This means that you can extract the data as you're going along before ... | Here are various examples of compression/decompression using the [#Zip](http://www.icsharpcode.net/opensource/sharpziplib/) library.
<http://wiki.sharpdevelop.net/SharpZipLib-Zip-Samples.ashx> |
25,912 | Basically if someone want to setup a hedge fund how much cost to buy trading software such as Flextrade, portware, Sungaurd or Bloomberg for hedge fund? | 2016/05/09 | [
"https://quant.stackexchange.com/questions/25912",
"https://quant.stackexchange.com",
"https://quant.stackexchange.com/users/19972/"
] | I don't know about the others,but the base for Bloomberg is about 1200/month before any useful real-time data. | EMS users compensate providers, directly or indirectly (by direct payment or directed order flow), an average of $10,000 per month.Traders Magazine. <http://www.tradersmagazine.com/news/ems-move-from-front-office-and-into-the-cloud-woodbine-111642-1.html#Login> |
2,809,366 | I am using Netbeans 6.7. I had first installed Java 1.5 before installing Netbeans. When i installed Netbeans it took Java 1.5 as the default version. Then i installed Java 1.6 on my machine. I need to change the default JDK of my netbeans to 1.6 not only to a specific project but to the whole Netbeans application. | 2010/05/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2809366",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/322897/"
] | open etc folder in netbeans folder then edit the netbeans.conf with notepad and you will find a line like this :
>
> Default location of JDK, can be
> overridden by using --jdkhome
> :
>
> netbeans\_jdkhome="G:\Program
> Files\Java\jdk1.6.0\_13"
>
>
>
>
here you can set your jdk version. | on Fedora it is currently impossible to set a new jdk-HOME to some sdk. They designed it such that it will always break. Try --jdkhome [whatever] but in all likelihood it will break and show some cryptic nonsensical error message as usual. |
53,268 | My friend (a foreigner) was trying to get his bearings as to the American media and our politics, and I would like to responsibly (and from a *neutral* stance) introduce him to our news outlets. However, I find that even I as an American am ignorant of a few important **facts concerning our media's political leanings**... | 2020/05/09 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/53268",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/32217/"
] | Yes, news outlets can be, have been, and are so classified.
* [Allsides](https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-ratings)
* [Ad Fontes](https://www.adfontesmedia.com/)
* [Pew Research](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/10/21/lets-rank-the-media-from-liberal-to-conservative-based-on-their-audi... | According to [AllSides](https://www.allsides.com):
* Fox News (opinion) - Right
* Fox News (online news only) - Lean Right
* CNN News (online news only) - Lean Left
* CNN (opinion) - Left
* ABC - Lean Left
* CBS - Lean Left
* MSNBC - Left
* NBC - Lean Left
* Reuters - Center
* AP - Center
* The Guardian - Lean Left
* ... |
22,619,944 | I am working on an image stitching app, which takes input from camera, estimates image transformation and warped input image by the estimated transformation. As shown in the following figure, image from camera are input into 2 branch of chains. However, the processing of image warping is dependent on the result of tran... | 2014/03/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22619944",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3348157/"
] | If you make your image warping filter a subclass of GPUImageTwoInputFilter, this synchronization is taken care of for you.
Target the GPUImageVideoCamera instance to your feature matching / transformation estimation filter and the image warping filter, then target your feature matching / transformation estimation fil... | I think, you can try to use, something like **dispatch\_semaphore\_t**
Look [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/4326754/695201). |
589,946 | I have just setup Foreman for the first time & am not sure how to go about putting all of my configurations under version control. I know I can use Git for each module I install on my Puppet master but would prefer a more holistic solution that encompasses not just modules but also what classes are associated with each... | 2014/04/18 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/589946",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/98108/"
] | There is a plugin to keep your infrastructure definition in Foreman, pretty much a serialized version of your data in Git, and upload (and change your infrastructure) changes. Maybe that'd be useful for you
<https://github.com/marianitadn/foregit> | With foreman you should be able to view all classes along with any configuration variable assigned in the host details. See: <http://theforeman.org/manuals/1.4/index.html>. |
589,946 | I have just setup Foreman for the first time & am not sure how to go about putting all of my configurations under version control. I know I can use Git for each module I install on my Puppet master but would prefer a more holistic solution that encompasses not just modules but also what classes are associated with each... | 2014/04/18 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/589946",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/98108/"
] | There is a plugin to keep your infrastructure definition in Foreman, pretty much a serialized version of your data in Git, and upload (and change your infrastructure) changes. Maybe that'd be useful for you
<https://github.com/marianitadn/foregit> | I am not sure if i understand your question but did you came across "puppet librarian" <https://github.com/rodjek/librarian-puppet>? There you are able to define which versions/sha1 of puppet modules you like to use. |
589,946 | I have just setup Foreman for the first time & am not sure how to go about putting all of my configurations under version control. I know I can use Git for each module I install on my Puppet master but would prefer a more holistic solution that encompasses not just modules but also what classes are associated with each... | 2014/04/18 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/589946",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/98108/"
] | There is a plugin to keep your infrastructure definition in Foreman, pretty much a serialized version of your data in Git, and upload (and change your infrastructure) changes. Maybe that'd be useful for you
<https://github.com/marianitadn/foregit> | Just in case someone is reading this later: With puppet you are able to define which version of package/software you would like to install with the "version => X.Y.Z" declaration.
Gene, i tried my best but i still dont get your question. Sorry for that :( |
589,946 | I have just setup Foreman for the first time & am not sure how to go about putting all of my configurations under version control. I know I can use Git for each module I install on my Puppet master but would prefer a more holistic solution that encompasses not just modules but also what classes are associated with each... | 2014/04/18 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/589946",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/98108/"
] | There is a plugin to keep your infrastructure definition in Foreman, pretty much a serialized version of your data in Git, and upload (and change your infrastructure) changes. Maybe that'd be useful for you
<https://github.com/marianitadn/foregit> | I think you just need to setup a repository in git where each branch of the git repo will map to a puppet environment and when you want to change something in puppet , just clone the repo , make changes , and push it to the corresponding branch. You also need to setup a git hook that will fire when you push your change... |
20,813 | I'm using a Nuand BladeRF 2.0 micro, which is based on the AD9361. I'm just trying to get a handle for how it behaves at the moment, so I was testing generation of some CW tones using GNU Radio and see some interesting results on my spectrum analyzer.
This is f\_s = 30MHz, LO = 900MHz; there is also a 800-1050MHz filt... | 2022/04/17 | [
"https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/20813",
"https://ham.stackexchange.com",
"https://ham.stackexchange.com/users/22004/"
] | Best alternative for directionality with small (compared to wavelength) antennas is to use more than one, and make a phased array. Perhaps a grid of 4 or more small loop antennas spaced a half wavelength apart, steered by DSP phasing. | A loaded yagi is a possibility. Elements can be reduced as much as 50% of full size using a loading coil on each side, and still maintain some gain and directionality. At 50% full sized, element lengths would be about 12 ft. at 20 mHz. Normal element spacing needs to be maintained. That way, a three element, loaded yag... |
6,480 | I've just been alerted to a [company which produces board games](http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/awesome-the-game-crafter-lets-you-build-and-sell-your-own-custom-board-games/) - you design the game, artwork 'n all, and upload the assets to them. They produce the game and sell it in their store, taking half the pro... | 2009/07/17 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6480",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/22656/"
] | What would you think about a game around building Stack Overflow where each person plays a Jeff. I see it as a cross between [The Settlers of Catan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Settlers_of_Catan) and [Monopoly](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_%28game%29), where you have to accomplish certain tasks in order t... | It would be an interesting idea. I think the point should be to be the first to the rep-cap. The main problem with that idea would be getting old fast. The questions would have to change constantly.
I would prefer an online game, maybe using your rep-tracker. You already challenge yourself trying to cap out every day... |
6,480 | I've just been alerted to a [company which produces board games](http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/awesome-the-game-crafter-lets-you-build-and-sell-your-own-custom-board-games/) - you design the game, artwork 'n all, and upload the assets to them. They produce the game and sell it in their store, taking half the pro... | 2009/07/17 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6480",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/22656/"
] | I might play it, but only in particularly geeky circumstances like developer events. I can't see myself keeping a copy at home. | Only if I could play at work and get paid for it and not feel guilty |
6,480 | I've just been alerted to a [company which produces board games](http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/awesome-the-game-crafter-lets-you-build-and-sell-your-own-custom-board-games/) - you design the game, artwork 'n all, and upload the assets to them. They produce the game and sell it in their store, taking half the pro... | 2009/07/17 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6480",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/22656/"
] | You would have to make it a Massive Multiplayer Online game where we could all go to a web site, create an identity, ask questions, answers questions, vote up, vote down, make comments, tag, keep score...
Oh wait a minute that is what we already do on SO sites. Never mind. | Ok, inspired by Stephen A. Lowe's comment about "playing Jon Skeet":
Make up cards based on the top N users, where N is maybe 100. Each player card has a score (based on rep, but adjusted to some scale, perhaps 1-10) and one or more tag+modifiers. e.g. John Fouhy might have a score of 3 and a modifier of python×2. Ale... |
6,480 | I've just been alerted to a [company which produces board games](http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/awesome-the-game-crafter-lets-you-build-and-sell-your-own-custom-board-games/) - you design the game, artwork 'n all, and upload the assets to them. They produce the game and sell it in their store, taking half the pro... | 2009/07/17 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6480",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/22656/"
] | I would play the Flash version :) | It would be an interesting idea. I think the point should be to be the first to the rep-cap. The main problem with that idea would be getting old fast. The questions would have to change constantly.
I would prefer an online game, maybe using your rep-tracker. You already challenge yourself trying to cap out every day... |
6,480 | I've just been alerted to a [company which produces board games](http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/awesome-the-game-crafter-lets-you-build-and-sell-your-own-custom-board-games/) - you design the game, artwork 'n all, and upload the assets to them. They produce the game and sell it in their store, taking half the pro... | 2009/07/17 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6480",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/22656/"
] | Draw a question card...
>
> You get lost in a meta discussion. Lose a turn.
>
>
> | Whatever it's going to be, the winner should build a huge stack of cards (or the loser, probably, as it throws an exception). |
6,480 | I've just been alerted to a [company which produces board games](http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/awesome-the-game-crafter-lets-you-build-and-sell-your-own-custom-board-games/) - you design the game, artwork 'n all, and upload the assets to them. They produce the game and sell it in their store, taking half the pro... | 2009/07/17 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6480",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/22656/"
] | It could have "chance" cards which hold a podcast number, and you'd have to listen to the podcast and play Stack Overflow Podcast Bingo, before returning to the real game, except it wouldn't be a real game any more, because We Would Be Drunk. | What? I'm not already spending too much time on Stack Overflow? |
6,480 | I've just been alerted to a [company which produces board games](http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/awesome-the-game-crafter-lets-you-build-and-sell-your-own-custom-board-games/) - you design the game, artwork 'n all, and upload the assets to them. They produce the game and sell it in their store, taking half the pro... | 2009/07/17 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6480",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/22656/"
] | What would you think about a game around building Stack Overflow where each person plays a Jeff. I see it as a cross between [The Settlers of Catan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Settlers_of_Catan) and [Monopoly](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monopoly_%28game%29), where you have to accomplish certain tasks in order t... | Ok, inspired by Stephen A. Lowe's comment about "playing Jon Skeet":
Make up cards based on the top N users, where N is maybe 100. Each player card has a score (based on rep, but adjusted to some scale, perhaps 1-10) and one or more tag+modifiers. e.g. John Fouhy might have a score of 3 and a modifier of python×2. Ale... |
6,480 | I've just been alerted to a [company which produces board games](http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/awesome-the-game-crafter-lets-you-build-and-sell-your-own-custom-board-games/) - you design the game, artwork 'n all, and upload the assets to them. They produce the game and sell it in their store, taking half the pro... | 2009/07/17 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6480",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/22656/"
] | I would play the Flash version :) | Ok, inspired by Stephen A. Lowe's comment about "playing Jon Skeet":
Make up cards based on the top N users, where N is maybe 100. Each player card has a score (based on rep, but adjusted to some scale, perhaps 1-10) and one or more tag+modifiers. e.g. John Fouhy might have a score of 3 and a modifier of python×2. Ale... |
6,480 | I've just been alerted to a [company which produces board games](http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/awesome-the-game-crafter-lets-you-build-and-sell-your-own-custom-board-games/) - you design the game, artwork 'n all, and upload the assets to them. They produce the game and sell it in their store, taking half the pro... | 2009/07/17 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6480",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/22656/"
] | Only if I get to play as Jon Skeet (and thus win every time!) | Ok, inspired by Stephen A. Lowe's comment about "playing Jon Skeet":
Make up cards based on the top N users, where N is maybe 100. Each player card has a score (based on rep, but adjusted to some scale, perhaps 1-10) and one or more tag+modifiers. e.g. John Fouhy might have a score of 3 and a modifier of python×2. Ale... |
33,526 | My site www canada updates dot com (remove spaces) had decent traffic till a month ago and now it has dropped to about 1/3rd. I would be thankful if any one could help and analyse giving exact reasons for the drop in traffic | 2012/08/17 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/33526",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/17797/"
] | Subscribe to Google Webmaster Tools. It can [track sudden spikes or drops occur & send email alerts](http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2012/08/search-queries-alerts-in-webmaster-tools.html). You can enable email notifications from the [Webmaster Tools Preferences page](https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/p... | Maybe the traffic you were getting before was not relevant to your content, such as an aggressive crawler, or a secret porn stash, and it went away for reasons of its own.
Comparing webalyzer data for old and new situations might provide some clues - maybe a major incoming link dropped you. |
33,526 | My site www canada updates dot com (remove spaces) had decent traffic till a month ago and now it has dropped to about 1/3rd. I would be thankful if any one could help and analyse giving exact reasons for the drop in traffic | 2012/08/17 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/33526",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/17797/"
] | Subscribe to Google Webmaster Tools. It can [track sudden spikes or drops occur & send email alerts](http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2012/08/search-queries-alerts-in-webmaster-tools.html). You can enable email notifications from the [Webmaster Tools Preferences page](https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/p... | Google is not the answer here. Look over your web server log files as they will tell you trends and habits of all your traffic. Google is VERY selective with their webmaster tools and analytics and should NEVER be used as THE go to source of your web traffic. Learn how to read and analyze your log files as they can tel... |
184,708 | In Kerbal Space Program many parts, typically engines and separators are "stagable", in that their activation can be tied to a stage. However sometimes I have stagable parts that I don't want tied to any stage, for example [Sepatrons](http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Sepratron_I) that I want to use to use as par... | 2014/09/21 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/184708",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/121/"
] | As far as I know there is no method or option to prevent this default behaviour.
Workarounds:
As Elias said, one method is to put these modules at the top of the staging queue so they don't get fired, but for that you must make these groups first, or move them manually to the top when you do them last. This leads to.... | If you enable Advanced Tweakables in the options, some stageable parts (but not all of them) will have a staging toggle. I use this often for Stack Separators and Fairings, since I'll deploy my payload manually once I'm in position, regardless of what stage I happen to be at.
A small issue is that the logic on the but... |
9,543,438 | Are there tools or utilities for converting Documentum XML files into content in SDL Tridion?
I would prefer a relevant XSL example or an XSLT file for such an XML-XML transformation between the systems. | 2012/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9543438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1245910/"
] | It is pretty simple to create content in Tridion once you understand its object model. If you already know the target schema's details you just have to break it down into
1. Transform XML from Documentum format to Tridion Schema format (this schema is something YOU create in Tridion)
2. Create a program using Tridion... | You can do XML-to-XML conversion via XSL transform or with your preferred DOM-handling API. On the .NET side, consider [LINQ to XML](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb387048.aspx "LINQ to XML") or alternatives. |
9,543,438 | Are there tools or utilities for converting Documentum XML files into content in SDL Tridion?
I would prefer a relevant XSL example or an XSLT file for such an XML-XML transformation between the systems. | 2012/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9543438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1245910/"
] | It is pretty simple to create content in Tridion once you understand its object model. If you already know the target schema's details you just have to break it down into
1. Transform XML from Documentum format to Tridion Schema format (this schema is something YOU create in Tridion)
2. Create a program using Tridion... | There is a new tool available at <http://tridionmigration.com> for HTML or XML migration into SDL Tridion. |
9,543,438 | Are there tools or utilities for converting Documentum XML files into content in SDL Tridion?
I would prefer a relevant XSL example or an XSLT file for such an XML-XML transformation between the systems. | 2012/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9543438",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1245910/"
] | You can do XML-to-XML conversion via XSL transform or with your preferred DOM-handling API. On the .NET side, consider [LINQ to XML](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb387048.aspx "LINQ to XML") or alternatives. | There is a new tool available at <http://tridionmigration.com> for HTML or XML migration into SDL Tridion. |
24,900 | Here is a rather bad (low resolution, grainy) picture of a circuit board that claims to be a 2-channel 315MHz ASK/OOK type remote controlled relay set. I can identify the relays, but not the big blue boxy thing behind them (see picture, with red-arrow).
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pvQES.p... | 2012/01/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/24900",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/6406/"
] | The blue part is a transformer (should be reasonably heavy). The "Carli" labeled part is probably a capacitor.
<http://uk.farnell.com/block/vb1-5-2-9/transformer-1-5va-2-x-9v/dp/1131629> | Blue device is probably an iron core transformer.
A better photo would allow website to be read.
That's probably a mains cord entering at top right.
Yellowish Carli components is probably an X filter cap - MAY be a line filter but probably not.
Bottom right - 4 diodes are probably bridge rectifier for power supply.... |
47,136,304 | I have tried to run AWS glue trigger with proper values but it is not going to run job, On which we have setup the trigger.
For instance I have Job1 and Job2. On complition of Job1 i want to run Job2. Job1 is getting passed but it is unable to trigger Job2.
Can you please help me to know what am i missing? | 2017/11/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47136304",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3982299/"
] | Old ticket but my problem was the trigger was not "enabled". In the AWS console select the trigger, and in actions click enable. At the time of writing this was not possible to do via cloudformation :( | You can create another on-demand job and trigger your job by the new job. That would work. |
47,136,304 | I have tried to run AWS glue trigger with proper values but it is not going to run job, On which we have setup the trigger.
For instance I have Job1 and Job2. On complition of Job1 i want to run Job2. Job1 is getting passed but it is unable to trigger Job2.
Can you please help me to know what am i missing? | 2017/11/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47136304",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3982299/"
] | Old ticket but my problem was the trigger was not "enabled". In the AWS console select the trigger, and in actions click enable. At the time of writing this was not possible to do via cloudformation :( | From AWS documentation:
>
> Dependent jobs are only started if the job which completes was started by a trigger (not run ad-hoc). All jobs in a dependency chain must be descendants of a single schedule or on-demand trigger.
>
>
>
<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/trigger-job.html> |
47,136,304 | I have tried to run AWS glue trigger with proper values but it is not going to run job, On which we have setup the trigger.
For instance I have Job1 and Job2. On complition of Job1 i want to run Job2. Job1 is getting passed but it is unable to trigger Job2.
Can you please help me to know what am i missing? | 2017/11/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47136304",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3982299/"
] | From AWS documentation:
>
> Dependent jobs are only started if the job which completes was started by a trigger (not run ad-hoc). All jobs in a dependency chain must be descendants of a single schedule or on-demand trigger.
>
>
>
<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/glue/latest/dg/trigger-job.html> | You can create another on-demand job and trigger your job by the new job. That would work. |
20,196 | I have been playing Dungeons and Dragons for a while now as a player. I've recently started up a new game that I am DMing. I am going to run the Kobold Hall adventure for starters. The problem I have is that I have only two players, a paladin and a warlord, I fear that the dungeon may be too difficult for them as I bel... | 2013/01/11 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/20196",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/6220/"
] | If you have access to the DMG (if you're DMing, you're going to want it) page 57 has a chart listing how much XP an encounter of level X for a group of 4, 5, or 6 PCs should be. You ought to be able to modify this for a group of 2 fairly easily by taking the XP for a 4-person encounter of the level you want and dividin... | I'd suggest for you to read [this blogpost](http://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/20484/roleplaying-games/thought-of-the-day-running-3e-for-very-small-groups). It addresses the problem you are having very clearly.
In summary, have at least one healer (in your case the paladin can partially fill this role), and give the ... |
4,097,301 | I'm interested in starting my own JIT project in C++. I'm not that unfamiliar with assembly, or compiler design etc etc. But, I am very unfamiliar with the resulting machine code format - like, what does a mov instruction actually look like when all is said and done and it's time to call that function pointer. So, what... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4097301",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298661/"
] | You want to have a look at the processor manuals for the architecture you are interested in. Those manuals describe the opcode encoding. For x86 processors, the manuals can be downloaded from [this page](http://www.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/). | Starting your project on top of LLVM might shield you from the platform details.
<http://llvm.org/>
LLVM is used by several dynamic language JIT compilers. |
4,097,301 | I'm interested in starting my own JIT project in C++. I'm not that unfamiliar with assembly, or compiler design etc etc. But, I am very unfamiliar with the resulting machine code format - like, what does a mov instruction actually look like when all is said and done and it's time to call that function pointer. So, what... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4097301",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298661/"
] | You want to have a look at the processor manuals for the architecture you are interested in. Those manuals describe the opcode encoding. For x86 processors, the manuals can be downloaded from [this page](http://www.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/). | Older versions of NASM come with a fairly concise opcode reference that has x86 instruction encodings. (Looks like there's no 64-bit info, though.) I found this one using google:
<http://alien.dowling.edu/~rohit/nasmdocb.html>
The official manuals say basically the same thing (and a lot more besides), but not quite s... |
4,097,301 | I'm interested in starting my own JIT project in C++. I'm not that unfamiliar with assembly, or compiler design etc etc. But, I am very unfamiliar with the resulting machine code format - like, what does a mov instruction actually look like when all is said and done and it's time to call that function pointer. So, what... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4097301",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298661/"
] | You want to have a look at the processor manuals for the architecture you are interested in. Those manuals describe the opcode encoding. For x86 processors, the manuals can be downloaded from [this page](http://www.intel.com/products/processor/manuals/). | [GNU lightning](http://www.gnu.org/software/lightning/) is a multi-architecture (x86, SPARC, PPC) library for generating code within another program. You'll need to understand general assembly language concepts, but not at a very deep level. You won't have to write anything architecture-specific at all. The down side t... |
4,097,301 | I'm interested in starting my own JIT project in C++. I'm not that unfamiliar with assembly, or compiler design etc etc. But, I am very unfamiliar with the resulting machine code format - like, what does a mov instruction actually look like when all is said and done and it's time to call that function pointer. So, what... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4097301",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298661/"
] | Starting your project on top of LLVM might shield you from the platform details.
<http://llvm.org/>
LLVM is used by several dynamic language JIT compilers. | Older versions of NASM come with a fairly concise opcode reference that has x86 instruction encodings. (Looks like there's no 64-bit info, though.) I found this one using google:
<http://alien.dowling.edu/~rohit/nasmdocb.html>
The official manuals say basically the same thing (and a lot more besides), but not quite s... |
4,097,301 | I'm interested in starting my own JIT project in C++. I'm not that unfamiliar with assembly, or compiler design etc etc. But, I am very unfamiliar with the resulting machine code format - like, what does a mov instruction actually look like when all is said and done and it's time to call that function pointer. So, what... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4097301",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298661/"
] | Starting your project on top of LLVM might shield you from the platform details.
<http://llvm.org/>
LLVM is used by several dynamic language JIT compilers. | [GNU lightning](http://www.gnu.org/software/lightning/) is a multi-architecture (x86, SPARC, PPC) library for generating code within another program. You'll need to understand general assembly language concepts, but not at a very deep level. You won't have to write anything architecture-specific at all. The down side t... |
4,097,301 | I'm interested in starting my own JIT project in C++. I'm not that unfamiliar with assembly, or compiler design etc etc. But, I am very unfamiliar with the resulting machine code format - like, what does a mov instruction actually look like when all is said and done and it's time to call that function pointer. So, what... | 2010/11/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4097301",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/298661/"
] | [GNU lightning](http://www.gnu.org/software/lightning/) is a multi-architecture (x86, SPARC, PPC) library for generating code within another program. You'll need to understand general assembly language concepts, but not at a very deep level. You won't have to write anything architecture-specific at all. The down side t... | Older versions of NASM come with a fairly concise opcode reference that has x86 instruction encodings. (Looks like there's no 64-bit info, though.) I found this one using google:
<http://alien.dowling.edu/~rohit/nasmdocb.html>
The official manuals say basically the same thing (and a lot more besides), but not quite s... |
20,129,647 | How can I eliminate "as much as possible" cheating on a survey? So I want a survey to be completed by one computer at a time.
I currently capture the IP address but an IP address is a dynamic so that is a problem. Please IP address can be spoofed I think.
So how can I improve my security but allowing only one PC at a... | 2013/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20129647",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1915046/"
] | 1. Require participants to register with their email address
2. Track IP addresses
3. Set and track a browser cookie
4. Send SMS to user's cell phone that they have to enter
5. Require participants to purchase and setup a retina scanner on their computer =)
Kidding aside, I think the SMS is probably going to be the mo... | It depends on how far you want to go.
An easy to implement solution would be to set an [Evercookie](http://samy.pl/evercookie/) on any browser that completes the survey. This will be really easy to defeat (clear your recent history or use private navigation) but may be enough for non tech-savvy users.
A much harder s... |
38,869 | I'm running 2" PVC from my house to a detached garage to run a 60 amp feeder. Looking at the NEC, it looks like I need to put it in SCH 40 below-ground. However, it looks like I have to use SCH 80 anywhere the PVC will be above the ground. Is that correct, or can I get away with using SCH 40 for the whole run? | 2014/02/08 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/38869",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/19786/"
] | >
> National Electrical Code 2014
> =============================
>
>
> Article 352 - Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit: Type PVC
> --------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> ### II. Installation
>
>
> **352.10 Uses Permitted.** The use of PVC conduit shall be permitted in accordance with 352.... | I just got off the phone with my electrical inspector (in Tennessee they are state-certified). Sch. 40 PVC is okay underground (18 inches down in a residential yard), but 80 is needed for the section that comes above ground. An exception is if you use the Water-tite continuous flexible conduit because they don't make t... |
38,869 | I'm running 2" PVC from my house to a detached garage to run a 60 amp feeder. Looking at the NEC, it looks like I need to put it in SCH 40 below-ground. However, it looks like I have to use SCH 80 anywhere the PVC will be above the ground. Is that correct, or can I get away with using SCH 40 for the whole run? | 2014/02/08 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/38869",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/19786/"
] | >
> National Electrical Code 2014
> =============================
>
>
> Article 352 - Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit: Type PVC
> --------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> ### II. Installation
>
>
> **352.10 Uses Permitted.** The use of PVC conduit shall be permitted in accordance with 352.... | No one can make exceptions or go below the standards of the NEC period. The NEC is the minimum standardized electrical installation code. The local or state ordinance can only make the NEC code stricter with ordinances. For instance the NEC says that 1 inch emt must be strapped within 3 foot from a junction box. The ci... |
38,869 | I'm running 2" PVC from my house to a detached garage to run a 60 amp feeder. Looking at the NEC, it looks like I need to put it in SCH 40 below-ground. However, it looks like I have to use SCH 80 anywhere the PVC will be above the ground. Is that correct, or can I get away with using SCH 40 for the whole run? | 2014/02/08 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/38869",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/19786/"
] | >
> National Electrical Code 2014
> =============================
>
>
> Article 352 - Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit: Type PVC
> --------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> ### II. Installation
>
>
> **352.10 Uses Permitted.** The use of PVC conduit shall be permitted in accordance with 352.... | Not true. NEC is not the end all be all some think it is. Municipalities don't have to accept what the NEC says, in fact the NEC is not even a legally enforceable entity, I don't have to do anything they say unless my local code says so. |
38,869 | I'm running 2" PVC from my house to a detached garage to run a 60 amp feeder. Looking at the NEC, it looks like I need to put it in SCH 40 below-ground. However, it looks like I have to use SCH 80 anywhere the PVC will be above the ground. Is that correct, or can I get away with using SCH 40 for the whole run? | 2014/02/08 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/38869",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/19786/"
] | I asked the local inspector, and he said SCH 40 is fine for both above and below ground. I ended up using 2-2-2-4 Aluminum (marketed as mobile home feeder) to support the 60 amp service. | I just got off the phone with my electrical inspector (in Tennessee they are state-certified). Sch. 40 PVC is okay underground (18 inches down in a residential yard), but 80 is needed for the section that comes above ground. An exception is if you use the Water-tite continuous flexible conduit because they don't make t... |
38,869 | I'm running 2" PVC from my house to a detached garage to run a 60 amp feeder. Looking at the NEC, it looks like I need to put it in SCH 40 below-ground. However, it looks like I have to use SCH 80 anywhere the PVC will be above the ground. Is that correct, or can I get away with using SCH 40 for the whole run? | 2014/02/08 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/38869",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/19786/"
] | I asked the local inspector, and he said SCH 40 is fine for both above and below ground. I ended up using 2-2-2-4 Aluminum (marketed as mobile home feeder) to support the 60 amp service. | No one can make exceptions or go below the standards of the NEC period. The NEC is the minimum standardized electrical installation code. The local or state ordinance can only make the NEC code stricter with ordinances. For instance the NEC says that 1 inch emt must be strapped within 3 foot from a junction box. The ci... |
38,869 | I'm running 2" PVC from my house to a detached garage to run a 60 amp feeder. Looking at the NEC, it looks like I need to put it in SCH 40 below-ground. However, it looks like I have to use SCH 80 anywhere the PVC will be above the ground. Is that correct, or can I get away with using SCH 40 for the whole run? | 2014/02/08 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/38869",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/19786/"
] | I asked the local inspector, and he said SCH 40 is fine for both above and below ground. I ended up using 2-2-2-4 Aluminum (marketed as mobile home feeder) to support the 60 amp service. | Not true. NEC is not the end all be all some think it is. Municipalities don't have to accept what the NEC says, in fact the NEC is not even a legally enforceable entity, I don't have to do anything they say unless my local code says so. |
38,869 | I'm running 2" PVC from my house to a detached garage to run a 60 amp feeder. Looking at the NEC, it looks like I need to put it in SCH 40 below-ground. However, it looks like I have to use SCH 80 anywhere the PVC will be above the ground. Is that correct, or can I get away with using SCH 40 for the whole run? | 2014/02/08 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/38869",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/19786/"
] | I just got off the phone with my electrical inspector (in Tennessee they are state-certified). Sch. 40 PVC is okay underground (18 inches down in a residential yard), but 80 is needed for the section that comes above ground. An exception is if you use the Water-tite continuous flexible conduit because they don't make t... | No one can make exceptions or go below the standards of the NEC period. The NEC is the minimum standardized electrical installation code. The local or state ordinance can only make the NEC code stricter with ordinances. For instance the NEC says that 1 inch emt must be strapped within 3 foot from a junction box. The ci... |
38,869 | I'm running 2" PVC from my house to a detached garage to run a 60 amp feeder. Looking at the NEC, it looks like I need to put it in SCH 40 below-ground. However, it looks like I have to use SCH 80 anywhere the PVC will be above the ground. Is that correct, or can I get away with using SCH 40 for the whole run? | 2014/02/08 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/38869",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/19786/"
] | I just got off the phone with my electrical inspector (in Tennessee they are state-certified). Sch. 40 PVC is okay underground (18 inches down in a residential yard), but 80 is needed for the section that comes above ground. An exception is if you use the Water-tite continuous flexible conduit because they don't make t... | Not true. NEC is not the end all be all some think it is. Municipalities don't have to accept what the NEC says, in fact the NEC is not even a legally enforceable entity, I don't have to do anything they say unless my local code says so. |
29,127 | I am referring to guitars of the same body type equipped with identical strings. Do different materials influence sound positively by such an amount that a non-professional could see the extra value for the extra money spent? I am excluding aesthetic differences. | 2015/01/25 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/29127",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/18483/"
] | The **one** thing that will make the biggest difference in the way an acoustic guitar sounds, is the material used to make the **top** which is commonly referred to as the **"soundboard"**.
The body of an acoustic guitar consists of the **top** (which has a sound hole cut into it), the **back** and the **sides**.
L... | "cheap" does not only implicate sound quality.
Really cheap means CNC milling from cheap wood. Since that means that the wood is not worked with considering its strengths and grain and is not yet stable, the result will not resonate well and/or warp so soon that the instrument becomes unplayable.
Then we have playabi... |
29,127 | I am referring to guitars of the same body type equipped with identical strings. Do different materials influence sound positively by such an amount that a non-professional could see the extra value for the extra money spent? I am excluding aesthetic differences. | 2015/01/25 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/29127",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/18483/"
] | The **one** thing that will make the biggest difference in the way an acoustic guitar sounds, is the material used to make the **top** which is commonly referred to as the **"soundboard"**.
The body of an acoustic guitar consists of the **top** (which has a sound hole cut into it), the **back** and the **sides**.
L... | First of all, you shouldn't compare a guitar as cheap or expensive by looking its price or brand while buying a guitar. But these things makes difference :
1. The guitar wood : guitar wood material is so important for getting the sound. Good guitars holds resonance and voice of every note, and wood quality is one of t... |
169,676 | I was thinking of a creature that uses ultrasound to echolocate and infrasound to communicate with its species.
The current idea is a dog-like creature that hunts in packs, due to a large avian predator they developed infrasound to communicate at a pitch that cannot be heard by the predator and their prey.
The Dog-li... | 2020/02/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/169676",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Great Curasows have the largest vocal range that I know of, their range runs from 100 hz up to 7 Khz ([Source](https://web2.uwindsor.ca/courses/biology/dmennill/pubs/2011JFO249.pdf)), and I see no reason why that range couldn't be increased or shifted to span both ultrasound and infrasound. Also, there's no reason to t... | Yes, why not?
Infrasound and ultrasound are defined as sounds that are too high or too low for a human to hear. The same goes for infrared and ultraviolet light: they are beyond a human's capacity. But it is easy to think of a creature that has simply broader range in their hearing or vision. And if it's broader, ther... |
169,676 | I was thinking of a creature that uses ultrasound to echolocate and infrasound to communicate with its species.
The current idea is a dog-like creature that hunts in packs, due to a large avian predator they developed infrasound to communicate at a pitch that cannot be heard by the predator and their prey.
The Dog-li... | 2020/02/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/169676",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Oh nice, something I know a bit about. Let me ramble on about this great length.
So, the thing to remember about sound is that it only really interacts with things that are about the same size as its wavelength. As you probably know, wavelength is inversely proportional to frequency, so high frequency sounds interact... | Yes, why not?
Infrasound and ultrasound are defined as sounds that are too high or too low for a human to hear. The same goes for infrared and ultraviolet light: they are beyond a human's capacity. But it is easy to think of a creature that has simply broader range in their hearing or vision. And if it's broader, ther... |
169,676 | I was thinking of a creature that uses ultrasound to echolocate and infrasound to communicate with its species.
The current idea is a dog-like creature that hunts in packs, due to a large avian predator they developed infrasound to communicate at a pitch that cannot be heard by the predator and their prey.
The Dog-li... | 2020/02/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/169676",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Great Curasows have the largest vocal range that I know of, their range runs from 100 hz up to 7 Khz ([Source](https://web2.uwindsor.ca/courses/biology/dmennill/pubs/2011JFO249.pdf)), and I see no reason why that range couldn't be increased or shifted to span both ultrasound and infrasound. Also, there's no reason to t... | Sure. It's called a cow.
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5EOvy.png)
>
>
> [Wikipedia - Hearing Range](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_range)
>
>
>
This puts the ranges at:
31Hz-19kHz for us pitiful humans.
23Hz-35kHz for our new ov... |
169,676 | I was thinking of a creature that uses ultrasound to echolocate and infrasound to communicate with its species.
The current idea is a dog-like creature that hunts in packs, due to a large avian predator they developed infrasound to communicate at a pitch that cannot be heard by the predator and their prey.
The Dog-li... | 2020/02/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/169676",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Oh nice, something I know a bit about. Let me ramble on about this great length.
So, the thing to remember about sound is that it only really interacts with things that are about the same size as its wavelength. As you probably know, wavelength is inversely proportional to frequency, so high frequency sounds interact... | Sure. It's called a cow.
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5EOvy.png)
>
>
> [Wikipedia - Hearing Range](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_range)
>
>
>
This puts the ranges at:
31Hz-19kHz for us pitiful humans.
23Hz-35kHz for our new ov... |
169,676 | I was thinking of a creature that uses ultrasound to echolocate and infrasound to communicate with its species.
The current idea is a dog-like creature that hunts in packs, due to a large avian predator they developed infrasound to communicate at a pitch that cannot be heard by the predator and their prey.
The Dog-li... | 2020/02/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/169676",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Great Curasows have the largest vocal range that I know of, their range runs from 100 hz up to 7 Khz ([Source](https://web2.uwindsor.ca/courses/biology/dmennill/pubs/2011JFO249.pdf)), and I see no reason why that range couldn't be increased or shifted to span both ultrasound and infrasound. Also, there's no reason to t... | As long as the prey isn't human, you don't need to worry about your creatures being able to produce infrasound and ultrasound, you only need to worry that they're able to produce a range of sounds broader than those that can be heard by their predator and prey.
For example owls have a hearing range of 0.2 kHz to 12 kH... |
169,676 | I was thinking of a creature that uses ultrasound to echolocate and infrasound to communicate with its species.
The current idea is a dog-like creature that hunts in packs, due to a large avian predator they developed infrasound to communicate at a pitch that cannot be heard by the predator and their prey.
The Dog-li... | 2020/02/26 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/169676",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Oh nice, something I know a bit about. Let me ramble on about this great length.
So, the thing to remember about sound is that it only really interacts with things that are about the same size as its wavelength. As you probably know, wavelength is inversely proportional to frequency, so high frequency sounds interact... | As long as the prey isn't human, you don't need to worry about your creatures being able to produce infrasound and ultrasound, you only need to worry that they're able to produce a range of sounds broader than those that can be heard by their predator and prey.
For example owls have a hearing range of 0.2 kHz to 12 kH... |
83,365 | I've got a dry wall that had some old looks to be latex paint on it. I'm in the middle of repainting it and I see a small edge of paint stickin out. I try to pick it off and a sheet of paint rips up. I keep trying to pick the edges and more keeps peeling up. How should I go about painting over this? I can't get a smoot... | 2016/01/30 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/83365",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/48536/"
] | I'll give you the same advice I give everybody about saddle valves... **Replace it** with a proper tee.
* Turn off the water.
* Drain the line.
* Cut the line so the tee will fit in.
* Install the tee.
* Install a shutoff on the leg of the tee feeding the humidifier.
* Install the pipe that feeds humidifier. | Hmm I thought saddle valves are not allowed by most plumbing codes. They are prone to clogging.
It is probably scaled up. Do you have water in the holding tank of the humidifier?
Close the valve all the way and remove the connector at the humidifier. Put the end into a bucket and open the valve to see if you get flow... |
83,365 | I've got a dry wall that had some old looks to be latex paint on it. I'm in the middle of repainting it and I see a small edge of paint stickin out. I try to pick it off and a sheet of paint rips up. I keep trying to pick the edges and more keeps peeling up. How should I go about painting over this? I can't get a smoot... | 2016/01/30 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/83365",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/48536/"
] | Hmm I thought saddle valves are not allowed by most plumbing codes. They are prone to clogging.
It is probably scaled up. Do you have water in the holding tank of the humidifier?
Close the valve all the way and remove the connector at the humidifier. Put the end into a bucket and open the valve to see if you get flow... | cut out a 3/4" spot where the valve used to be. use a 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/4" tee push fit valve. use sand paper to clean cut sides of pipe. push each side into copper tubing. reconnect a plastic line or use a 1/4" braided reconnect to humidifier. Go sit and drink beer. |
83,365 | I've got a dry wall that had some old looks to be latex paint on it. I'm in the middle of repainting it and I see a small edge of paint stickin out. I try to pick it off and a sheet of paint rips up. I keep trying to pick the edges and more keeps peeling up. How should I go about painting over this? I can't get a smoot... | 2016/01/30 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/83365",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/48536/"
] | I'll give you the same advice I give everybody about saddle valves... **Replace it** with a proper tee.
* Turn off the water.
* Drain the line.
* Cut the line so the tee will fit in.
* Install the tee.
* Install a shutoff on the leg of the tee feeding the humidifier.
* Install the pipe that feeds humidifier. | cut out a 3/4" spot where the valve used to be. use a 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/4" tee push fit valve. use sand paper to clean cut sides of pipe. push each side into copper tubing. reconnect a plastic line or use a 1/4" braided reconnect to humidifier. Go sit and drink beer. |
150,491 | So I'm having a problem I've never had before. I have objects that border the edges of the art board. Illustrator is trying to include the contents of those objects that are outside of the art board when I try to export to PNG.
**This is the document:**
[![enter image description here](https://i.gyazo.com/3c2ffc69eb50... | 2021/07/02 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/150491",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/52413/"
] | It looks like you have not checked the box which is "Clip to Artboard"
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2AsrZ.png) | The "Clip to Artboard" checkbox is your ticket!
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/reLqU.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FD1aV.png) |
278,672 | I just got a Dratini from 10km egg. I got 22 candies with it. If I get another Dratini from a 10km egg will I have 44 candies? | 2016/08/02 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/278672",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/159782/"
] | **Yes, we can say multiple.**
**1. Multiple Candies** As have been already commented, candies got from hatched egg is randomly given from [3 up to 35 candies](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/what-to-play/pokemon-go-candy-what-is-it-how-do-i-use-it-where-do-i-find-it/). In your example, you got 22 *Dratini Candies*, ... | Your total number of Dratini candies will be an accumulation (a sum) of all your Dratini candy rewards.
The number of candies you get from an egg is random (between some limits).
So if you
* get a Dratini (which is [one of 17](http://www.serebii.net/pokemongo/eggs.shtml) 10km egg Pokémon: ~6% minus an unkown percent... |
13,809 | I already have basemap data. For that Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap are fine.
However, for demonstration purposes I need data for operational layers that I can throw on top of this.
It needs to be free, within Australia, and open for use.
For example:
* Flood Zone Data
* Historic bush fire data
* Historic weather dat... | 2011/08/20 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/13809",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/325/"
] | >
> This question has been converted to Community Wiki and wiki locked
> because it is an example of a question that seeks a list of answers
> and appears to be popular enough to protect it from closure. It
> should be treated as a special case and should not be viewed as the
> type of question that is encouraged ... | My list of [Free GIS Data](http://freegisdata.rtwilson.com/) lists freely available GIS data for various countries including Australia. Unfortunately there is only one link for Australia, but that is to a [government site](http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp) which seems to provide a lot of data... |
13,809 | I already have basemap data. For that Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap are fine.
However, for demonstration purposes I need data for operational layers that I can throw on top of this.
It needs to be free, within Australia, and open for use.
For example:
* Flood Zone Data
* Historic bush fire data
* Historic weather dat... | 2011/08/20 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/13809",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/325/"
] | Try [**data.gov.au**](http://data.gov.au) for Australian spatial data. Most of it in kml/kmz format.
Most state governments also have equivalent sites. For example:
* [**data.vic.gov.au**](http://www.data.vic.gov.au/)
* [**data.nsw.gov.au**](http://data.nsw.gov.au)
* **[qld.data.gov.au](https://data.qld.gov.au/)**
... | Found an excellent source for data called [Koordinates](http://koordinates.com).
Thanks for all the links so far. |
13,809 | I already have basemap data. For that Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap are fine.
However, for demonstration purposes I need data for operational layers that I can throw on top of this.
It needs to be free, within Australia, and open for use.
For example:
* Flood Zone Data
* Historic bush fire data
* Historic weather dat... | 2011/08/20 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/13809",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/325/"
] | >
> This question has been converted to Community Wiki and wiki locked
> because it is an example of a question that seeks a list of answers
> and appears to be popular enough to protect it from closure. It
> should be treated as a special case and should not be viewed as the
> type of question that is encouraged ... | Found an excellent source for data called [Koordinates](http://koordinates.com).
Thanks for all the links so far. |
13,809 | I already have basemap data. For that Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap are fine.
However, for demonstration purposes I need data for operational layers that I can throw on top of this.
It needs to be free, within Australia, and open for use.
For example:
* Flood Zone Data
* Historic bush fire data
* Historic weather dat... | 2011/08/20 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/13809",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/325/"
] | For fire data, visit:
<http://earthdata.nasa.gov/data/nrt-data/firms/active-fire-data>
You can download archived fire data from FIRMS as well. | Found an excellent source for data called [Koordinates](http://koordinates.com).
Thanks for all the links so far. |
13,809 | I already have basemap data. For that Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap are fine.
However, for demonstration purposes I need data for operational layers that I can throw on top of this.
It needs to be free, within Australia, and open for use.
For example:
* Flood Zone Data
* Historic bush fire data
* Historic weather dat... | 2011/08/20 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/13809",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
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] | My list of [Free GIS Data](http://freegisdata.rtwilson.com/) lists freely available GIS data for various countries including Australia. Unfortunately there is only one link for Australia, but that is to a [government site](http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp) which seems to provide a lot of data... | You can get some pretty good info from here [Queensland Government Information Service](http://dds.information.qld.gov.au/DDS/) . Property boundaries, mine areas, pest areas etc
Just check the licence when you download them. |
13,809 | I already have basemap data. For that Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap are fine.
However, for demonstration purposes I need data for operational layers that I can throw on top of this.
It needs to be free, within Australia, and open for use.
For example:
* Flood Zone Data
* Historic bush fire data
* Historic weather dat... | 2011/08/20 | [
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] | I know this is an old post, however I have processed the Census data along with Australia Post and the Gazeteer and have created individual KML files for each suburb boundary and put it on GitHub.
You can get it here: <https://github.com/aidanmorgan/aus_suburb_kml> | Found an excellent source for data called [Koordinates](http://koordinates.com).
Thanks for all the links so far. |
13,809 | I already have basemap data. For that Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap are fine.
However, for demonstration purposes I need data for operational layers that I can throw on top of this.
It needs to be free, within Australia, and open for use.
For example:
* Flood Zone Data
* Historic bush fire data
* Historic weather dat... | 2011/08/20 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/13809",
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"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/325/"
] | >
> This question has been converted to Community Wiki and wiki locked
> because it is an example of a question that seeks a list of answers
> and appears to be popular enough to protect it from closure. It
> should be treated as a special case and should not be viewed as the
> type of question that is encouraged ... | Try [**data.gov.au**](http://data.gov.au) for Australian spatial data. Most of it in kml/kmz format.
Most state governments also have equivalent sites. For example:
* [**data.vic.gov.au**](http://www.data.vic.gov.au/)
* [**data.nsw.gov.au**](http://data.nsw.gov.au)
* **[qld.data.gov.au](https://data.qld.gov.au/)**
... |
13,809 | I already have basemap data. For that Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap are fine.
However, for demonstration purposes I need data for operational layers that I can throw on top of this.
It needs to be free, within Australia, and open for use.
For example:
* Flood Zone Data
* Historic bush fire data
* Historic weather dat... | 2011/08/20 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/13809",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/325/"
] | My list of [Free GIS Data](http://freegisdata.rtwilson.com/) lists freely available GIS data for various countries including Australia. Unfortunately there is only one link for Australia, but that is to a [government site](http://www.environment.gov.au/metadataexplorer/explorer.jsp) which seems to provide a lot of data... | Found an excellent source for data called [Koordinates](http://koordinates.com).
Thanks for all the links so far. |
13,809 | I already have basemap data. For that Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap are fine.
However, for demonstration purposes I need data for operational layers that I can throw on top of this.
It needs to be free, within Australia, and open for use.
For example:
* Flood Zone Data
* Historic bush fire data
* Historic weather dat... | 2011/08/20 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/13809",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/325/"
] | Try [**data.gov.au**](http://data.gov.au) for Australian spatial data. Most of it in kml/kmz format.
Most state governments also have equivalent sites. For example:
* [**data.vic.gov.au**](http://www.data.vic.gov.au/)
* [**data.nsw.gov.au**](http://data.nsw.gov.au)
* **[qld.data.gov.au](https://data.qld.gov.au/)**
... | For fire data, visit:
<http://earthdata.nasa.gov/data/nrt-data/firms/active-fire-data>
You can download archived fire data from FIRMS as well. |
13,809 | I already have basemap data. For that Bing Maps or OpenStreetMap are fine.
However, for demonstration purposes I need data for operational layers that I can throw on top of this.
It needs to be free, within Australia, and open for use.
For example:
* Flood Zone Data
* Historic bush fire data
* Historic weather dat... | 2011/08/20 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/13809",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/325/"
] | >
> This question has been converted to Community Wiki and wiki locked
> because it is an example of a question that seeks a list of answers
> and appears to be popular enough to protect it from closure. It
> should be treated as a special case and should not be viewed as the
> type of question that is encouraged ... | You can get some pretty good info from here [Queensland Government Information Service](http://dds.information.qld.gov.au/DDS/) . Property boundaries, mine areas, pest areas etc
Just check the licence when you download them. |
8,322 | I'm 21 years old. My height is 6'5'' and I weigh 108kg or around 240 pounds. My build is OK apart from the stomach where the most of my body fat seems to be! I can start to feel that it's getting really unhealthy, and even though other parts of my body doesn't really show that I have a high body fat, my stomach (and th... | 2012/10/07 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/8322",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/4400/"
] | Well I could easily suggest a lot of things to you, that might be right, but wont help you.
Get rid of the coke and red bull, eat more vegetables and fruit, do more cardio.
Well actually all of this is what will help you, but you don't have to be following it strictly.
Diet
----
Drink less coke, buy smaller bottles... | I feel for you. I had a similar starting place at the beginning of this year. Bad back pain, 60 pounds overweight, little knowledge of fitness, etc. Back pain is actually a great motivator to exercise: with the right set of exercises, I can get fast improvements in pain so that I actually have something to remind me to... |
1,185 | When dealing with Insurance based information, we often need to implement the use of *Effective Dates* on most of our data. There are numerous reasons for this that I won't get into, needless to say that portion of the design cannot be altered.
The problem I often run into, is when I need to create an administrative i... | 2010/09/01 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1185",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/938/"
] | Could you create a vertical tab interface, with each tab representing an effective date? Click on a tab to see the data as of that effective date. (Think Apple's Time Machine without the fancy animation.)
To make a change, the user would start with entering an effective date. That would create and select a new tab, a ... | It's hard to get around asking the user for an effective date for each change *if they have to give a specific effective date for each change*. There are some opportunities, though. Do some research into how people are using your software and see if you can figure out some patterns. For example, perhaps users are manag... |
109,875 | I recently completed my PhD in mechanical engineering and have been applying for postdocs in neuroscience for the past 5 months.
My field is dynamical systems theory and statistics, so I look up professors working in neuroscience who use those techniques and send them emails. I have sent 3 dozen emails since February ... | 2018/05/16 | [
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"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | I have the same issue, I recently completed my Ph.D. in computer science. Accordingly, I have applied several times for post-doc positions around the world and I was able to get only three interviews. Unfortunately, none of them was willing to give me the post-doc position.
Based on my short experience, it will be be... | You'd get a much better reception applying for positions with biomed engineers who do neuroscience. It's not all the way to your goal, but it is about three quarters of the way there - a big step in the right direction. |
109,875 | I recently completed my PhD in mechanical engineering and have been applying for postdocs in neuroscience for the past 5 months.
My field is dynamical systems theory and statistics, so I look up professors working in neuroscience who use those techniques and send them emails. I have sent 3 dozen emails since February ... | 2018/05/16 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/109875",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | I have the same issue, I recently completed my Ph.D. in computer science. Accordingly, I have applied several times for post-doc positions around the world and I was able to get only three interviews. Unfortunately, none of them was willing to give me the post-doc position.
Based on my short experience, it will be be... | A different approach seeks to demonstrate your interest and comprehension of the material first: read his/her most recent papers thoroughly and email *with great questions and comments*. PI’s love to talk about their research. If you can engage them a bit that way first, a later appeal asking if they’re accepting stude... |
81,166 | Imagine that you're creating a presentation on an iPad. You want to create a presentation, add content to it, and rearrange it as needed. You have a catalog of content to choose from, sorted by category, accessible by left side slide out navigation. Aside from some of the obvious constraints, an important constraint to... | 2015/07/08 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/81166",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/68339/"
] | This could work brilliantly with **Split Screen**!
Since the iPad has a fairly large screen, it is possible to have a Presentation on the one half and a File Manager/ Picker on the other half.
The drag and drop will be easy and intuitive to use. It's always satisfying to drag a file and drop it somewhere and receive ... | "A" (the drag and drop option) is probably the natural choice on a tablet with touch interface. Unless that arrangement is impractical for screen space reasons, it will probably be more pleasing for the users. (who are, presumably, using a tablet at least in part for that kind of experience) |
81,166 | Imagine that you're creating a presentation on an iPad. You want to create a presentation, add content to it, and rearrange it as needed. You have a catalog of content to choose from, sorted by category, accessible by left side slide out navigation. Aside from some of the obvious constraints, an important constraint to... | 2015/07/08 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/81166",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/68339/"
] | "A" (the drag and drop option) is probably the natural choice on a tablet with touch interface. Unless that arrangement is impractical for screen space reasons, it will probably be more pleasing for the users. (who are, presumably, using a tablet at least in part for that kind of experience) | Great starting questions!
As with an set of specs I start with asking more questions.
* You are creating a presentation with uploaded content but what if the content has been used in a previous presentation. Now you have to think about consistency of experience. Once you map out the asset management options the inter... |
81,166 | Imagine that you're creating a presentation on an iPad. You want to create a presentation, add content to it, and rearrange it as needed. You have a catalog of content to choose from, sorted by category, accessible by left side slide out navigation. Aside from some of the obvious constraints, an important constraint to... | 2015/07/08 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/81166",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/68339/"
] | This could work brilliantly with **Split Screen**!
Since the iPad has a fairly large screen, it is possible to have a Presentation on the one half and a File Manager/ Picker on the other half.
The drag and drop will be easy and intuitive to use. It's always satisfying to drag a file and drop it somewhere and receive ... | Great starting questions!
As with an set of specs I start with asking more questions.
* You are creating a presentation with uploaded content but what if the content has been used in a previous presentation. Now you have to think about consistency of experience. Once you map out the asset management options the inter... |
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