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21,501 | In the text "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of Samaritans enter not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Does Jesus place restrictions on the preaching of the twelve? How would the original audience have understood the text? | 2016/02/07 | [
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] | The commissioning of the twelve, of Matthew 10, was for an exclusive purpose for a period of time. Jesus stated his purpose was to reach "*the lost sheep of the house of Israel".* A close look at who the "lost sheep" were, and examining the prophetical context of that verse will shed light on why Jesus temporarily dire... | In order to explain this question, I have to give you the back story of Israel. At the outset, after the Egyptian captivity and Pharaoh's defeat, the children of Israel promised in the wilderness by saying to Moses in Exodus 24:7 “All that the Lord has said, we will do, and be obedient.” So Moses proceed with the blood... |
21,501 | In the text "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of Samaritans enter not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Does Jesus place restrictions on the preaching of the twelve? How would the original audience have understood the text? | 2016/02/07 | [
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] | Jesus sent the Disciples first to the Jews so that they (the Jews) would not later be able to claim that they did not believe in Him because He preached first to the Gentiles and Samaritans and not to them. On this passage, John Chrysostom (347-407 AD) writes:
>
> He sends them on the harder task, indicating his guar... | In order to explain this question, I have to give you the back story of Israel. At the outset, after the Egyptian captivity and Pharaoh's defeat, the children of Israel promised in the wilderness by saying to Moses in Exodus 24:7 “All that the Lord has said, we will do, and be obedient.” So Moses proceed with the blood... |
21,501 | In the text "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of Samaritans enter not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Does Jesus place restrictions on the preaching of the twelve? How would the original audience have understood the text? | 2016/02/07 | [
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"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
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] | The commissioning of the twelve, of Matthew 10, was for an exclusive purpose for a period of time. Jesus stated his purpose was to reach "*the lost sheep of the house of Israel".* A close look at who the "lost sheep" were, and examining the prophetical context of that verse will shed light on why Jesus temporarily dire... | *But she came and bowed down before him and said, “Lord, help me!” “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs,”. “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be... |
21,501 | In the text "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of Samaritans enter not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Does Jesus place restrictions on the preaching of the twelve? How would the original audience have understood the text? | 2016/02/07 | [
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] | Jesus sent the Disciples first to the Jews so that they (the Jews) would not later be able to claim that they did not believe in Him because He preached first to the Gentiles and Samaritans and not to them. On this passage, John Chrysostom (347-407 AD) writes:
>
> He sends them on the harder task, indicating his guar... | *But she came and bowed down before him and said, “Lord, help me!” “It is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs,”. “Yes, Lord,” she replied, “but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, your faith is great! Let what you want be... |
21,501 | In the text "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of Samaritans enter not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." Does Jesus place restrictions on the preaching of the twelve? How would the original audience have understood the text? | 2016/02/07 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/21501",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Jesus sent the Disciples first to the Jews so that they (the Jews) would not later be able to claim that they did not believe in Him because He preached first to the Gentiles and Samaritans and not to them. On this passage, John Chrysostom (347-407 AD) writes:
>
> He sends them on the harder task, indicating his guar... | The commissioning of the twelve, of Matthew 10, was for an exclusive purpose for a period of time. Jesus stated his purpose was to reach "*the lost sheep of the house of Israel".* A close look at who the "lost sheep" were, and examining the prophetical context of that verse will shed light on why Jesus temporarily dire... |
68,154 | Some Elite/Champion mobs have a "Shielding" modifier where they bubble themselves for a while. How does the shield work; does it absorb a fixed amount of HP? Are they totally immune (from damage and effects) while encased? | 2012/05/20 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/68154",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
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] | "Monsters imbued with the Shielding trait have the ability to temporarily make themselves immune to all forms of damage". To quote diablo wiki.
It also just lasts for a fixed period of time, depending on how many people are in your party it can go from 3-5 seconds of invulnerability from all damage types. | Monsters with shielding are immune to all effects while shielding is active, including damage and - irritatingly - crowd control effects such as Frost Nova. They're surrounded by a faint green glow while shielded, and the duration lasts increasingly longer depending on your current difficulty. |
3,573 | I am simulating a market for my trading system. I have no ask-bid prices in my dataset and use adjusted close for both buy and sell price. To account for this I plan to use a relative transaction cost.
The question is how large such a relative transaction cost should be to be realistic?
* I trade stocks only from D... | 2012/06/03 | [
"https://quant.stackexchange.com/questions/3573",
"https://quant.stackexchange.com",
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] | We cannot give you a relative bid-ask spread that would make sense. The reason for that is that it really depends on several parameters:
* The type of financial asset you invest in (futures, funds, index, options, ...)
* The period during which you're trading (I think the liquidity in markets hasn't been the same over... | When I simulate, I can usually narrow my trades down to the minute. So I set my Open price at the HIGHEST price for the minute, and my close price to the LOWEST price for the minute.
The goals is to be as conservative as possible. You don't want to go live and find that you were too optimistic in your fills.
If you ca... |
3,573 | I am simulating a market for my trading system. I have no ask-bid prices in my dataset and use adjusted close for both buy and sell price. To account for this I plan to use a relative transaction cost.
The question is how large such a relative transaction cost should be to be realistic?
* I trade stocks only from D... | 2012/06/03 | [
"https://quant.stackexchange.com/questions/3573",
"https://quant.stackexchange.com",
"https://quant.stackexchange.com/users/1247/"
] | We cannot give you a relative bid-ask spread that would make sense. The reason for that is that it really depends on several parameters:
* The type of financial asset you invest in (futures, funds, index, options, ...)
* The period during which you're trading (I think the liquidity in markets hasn't been the same over... | For the brokerage fee, consider coding a system that calculates the fees for several brokerages (so that you can compare brokerages).
For the slippage (and other issues), consider coding that in as well.
Adjust prices based on the slippage percentage. Once you do that, you can vary the slippage and determine how much... |
69,049 | It's a Salsa Journeyman Claris drop bar 650b converted to flat. The flat and drop frames are the same, but the drop comes with road bike components.
I have already upgraded a Sunrace 11-40t cassette to the rear with the help of a Wolftooth Components Roadlink which leads me to about 20.06 gear inches.
I currently hav... | 2020/06/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/69049",
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] | The crank chainring *bolt center diameter* (diameter of a circle that passes through the center of the chainring bolts) is what limits the maximum and minimum chainring sizes.
It's likely that you will not be able to get a much smaller chainring on the FSA crank. To get to 24 tooth small rings you need an mountain bik... | Three things:
1. Can you mount the chainring on the crank? This is mainly a function of the "bolt circle diameter".
2. Can the front derailer handle the smaller diameter ring? This is a little tricky, but worst case it's obvious, in that the chain guide will be rubbing on the bottom of the top chain segment if the rin... |
69,049 | It's a Salsa Journeyman Claris drop bar 650b converted to flat. The flat and drop frames are the same, but the drop comes with road bike components.
I have already upgraded a Sunrace 11-40t cassette to the rear with the help of a Wolftooth Components Roadlink which leads me to about 20.06 gear inches.
I currently hav... | 2020/06/21 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/69049",
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] | The crank chainring *bolt center diameter* (diameter of a circle that passes through the center of the chainring bolts) is what limits the maximum and minimum chainring sizes.
It's likely that you will not be able to get a much smaller chainring on the FSA crank. To get to 24 tooth small rings you need an mountain bik... | The 46/30 FSA Tempo Adventure crank on the Journeyman uses proprietary chainrings. You presently have no options for smaller rings, larger rings, or other rings.
The small one is an 80mm BCD, which is basically a size FSA made up for this crank. The large one is 110mm but with counterbores on the opposite side from no... |
310,523 | Today this is common, but how exactly did it start? I am looking for examples in various languages, and suggest:
1. Exclude Latin (as more “ancient” or “international” than “foreign”)
2. Exclude French after, say, Huygens (as well-known: Leibniz, Euler, Jacobi, Dirichlet, etc.)
3. Exclude anything resulting from a vis... | 2018/09/13 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/310523",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/19276/"
] | Maurice Fréchet published some of his work in Esperanto (for example, [La kanonaj formoj de la 2, 3, 4 - dimensiaj paraanalitikaj funkcioj](http://archive.numdam.org/item/CM_1954-1956__12__81_0)) -- it can't get more foreign than that, I presume. | It seems that some (many?) Japanese mathematicians published their articles in german around the start of the 20th century until around the 40s.
It seems that publishing in German was quite common around that time as Germany was probably the world leading country in several areas until the sad times began around 1930.
... |
310,523 | Today this is common, but how exactly did it start? I am looking for examples in various languages, and suggest:
1. Exclude Latin (as more “ancient” or “international” than “foreign”)
2. Exclude French after, say, Huygens (as well-known: Leibniz, Euler, Jacobi, Dirichlet, etc.)
3. Exclude anything resulting from a vis... | 2018/09/13 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/310523",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/19276/"
] | Maurice Fréchet published some of his work in Esperanto (for example, [La kanonaj formoj de la 2, 3, 4 - dimensiaj paraanalitikaj funkcioj](http://archive.numdam.org/item/CM_1954-1956__12__81_0)) -- it can't get more foreign than that, I presume. | Many Scandinavian mathematicians published in German. I don't know any very early examples, but some prominent ones in the 19th and 20th century. From Finland you have [Mellin](https://mathscinet.ams.org/mathscinet/search/publications.html?pg1=INDI&s1=499218) ([1883-](https://emis.de/cgi-bin/jfmen/MATH/JFM/full.html?ma... |
310,523 | Today this is common, but how exactly did it start? I am looking for examples in various languages, and suggest:
1. Exclude Latin (as more “ancient” or “international” than “foreign”)
2. Exclude French after, say, Huygens (as well-known: Leibniz, Euler, Jacobi, Dirichlet, etc.)
3. Exclude anything resulting from a vis... | 2018/09/13 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/310523",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/19276/"
] | Maurice Fréchet published some of his work in Esperanto (for example, [La kanonaj formoj de la 2, 3, 4 - dimensiaj paraanalitikaj funkcioj](http://archive.numdam.org/item/CM_1954-1956__12__81_0)) -- it can't get more foreign than that, I presume. | The obvious examples would include pretty much anyone who was not born speaking any of the "Congress" languages. They (or should I say "we", being Polish) would publish their mathematics in a more widely spoken/read language in order to increase the chance of its being read and understood. Let me however give some less... |
310,523 | Today this is common, but how exactly did it start? I am looking for examples in various languages, and suggest:
1. Exclude Latin (as more “ancient” or “international” than “foreign”)
2. Exclude French after, say, Huygens (as well-known: Leibniz, Euler, Jacobi, Dirichlet, etc.)
3. Exclude anything resulting from a vis... | 2018/09/13 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/310523",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/19276/"
] | It seems that some (many?) Japanese mathematicians published their articles in german around the start of the 20th century until around the 40s.
It seems that publishing in German was quite common around that time as Germany was probably the world leading country in several areas until the sad times began around 1930.
... | Many Scandinavian mathematicians published in German. I don't know any very early examples, but some prominent ones in the 19th and 20th century. From Finland you have [Mellin](https://mathscinet.ams.org/mathscinet/search/publications.html?pg1=INDI&s1=499218) ([1883-](https://emis.de/cgi-bin/jfmen/MATH/JFM/full.html?ma... |
310,523 | Today this is common, but how exactly did it start? I am looking for examples in various languages, and suggest:
1. Exclude Latin (as more “ancient” or “international” than “foreign”)
2. Exclude French after, say, Huygens (as well-known: Leibniz, Euler, Jacobi, Dirichlet, etc.)
3. Exclude anything resulting from a vis... | 2018/09/13 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/310523",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/19276/"
] | The obvious examples would include pretty much anyone who was not born speaking any of the "Congress" languages. They (or should I say "we", being Polish) would publish their mathematics in a more widely spoken/read language in order to increase the chance of its being read and understood. Let me however give some less... | Many Scandinavian mathematicians published in German. I don't know any very early examples, but some prominent ones in the 19th and 20th century. From Finland you have [Mellin](https://mathscinet.ams.org/mathscinet/search/publications.html?pg1=INDI&s1=499218) ([1883-](https://emis.de/cgi-bin/jfmen/MATH/JFM/full.html?ma... |
9,549 | In the mantle, minerals contained in buoyant plumes of rock undergo phase changes from solid to liquid (decompression melting). In the atmosphere, waters contained in buoyant plumes of air undergo phase changes from gas to liquid (clouds and precipitation).
Plumes in both systems experience decreasing pressure and de... | 2017/01/27 | [
"https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/9549",
"https://earthscience.stackexchange.com",
"https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/users/7389/"
] | There is no comparing the chemical composition of "atmosphere" with that of mantle rocks and the consequences of rising in each have almost nothing to do with one another. The cooling of rising atmosphere is a fairly simple thermodynamic process requiring neither molecular change of ingredients, chemical release of wat... | When humid air rises, it reaches higher altitudes where it meets colder air. Because air is a fluid, it readily mixes with the colder air around it, lowering the vapour pressure of H2O and condensing as liquid or solid (i.e. water or ice, respectively). This is very similar to heat transfer by [advection](https://en.wi... |
361,203 | It gets in the way. I'd like to have it disappear when I start typing, then reappear if I move it. I've heard of `unclutter` but it sounds like it hides the cursor after it's been "idle" for a while, which isn't what I want--I only want to hide when I'm typing. How could I do this? | 2013/10/18 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/361203",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/99687/"
] | [xbanish](https://github.com/jcs/xbanish) does it well, I installed and it's working fine.
you may [clone its repo](https://github.com/jcs/xbanish.git)
cd the repo, run make.
you may find the missing headers in the [Ubuntu package search](https://packages.ubuntu.com/), check the option;
>
> packages that contain fil... | There is a setting I found in dash home when u search mouse. Click mouse and touch pad, and the is an option that is: disable touch pad when typing.
Hope this helps |
277,382 | Most programming houses / managers i know of can only define quality in terms of the no of bugs made / resolved in retrospect.
However most good programmers can innately sense quality once they start meddling with the code.(right?)
Has any programming houses that you know of, successfully translated this informatio... | 2008/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/277382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17224/"
] | It's an old question, but I bumped into it while researching the topic.
I did find a free library for Linux - [libfprint](http://www.reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Main_Page) | Digitalpersona has a free SDKs both for windows and linux.
<http://www.digitalpersona.com/products/developer.php>
I dont know if there are costs for deploying with their SDKs.
(Actually it appears they don't charge per machine/user licensing.) |
277,382 | Most programming houses / managers i know of can only define quality in terms of the no of bugs made / resolved in retrospect.
However most good programmers can innately sense quality once they start meddling with the code.(right?)
Has any programming houses that you know of, successfully translated this informatio... | 2008/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/277382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17224/"
] | Did you take a look at the [BioAPI consortium](http://www.bioapi.org/) site? There's a library for linux over at [Google code](http://code.google.com/p/bioapi-linux/).
There's also [libchipcard](http://www2.aquamaniac.de/sites/libchipcard/index.php), but it doesn't mention fingerprint readers, only smart cards.
Hope ... | Symbol has an api for their MC75 handheld devices:
<http://support.symbol.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=12364&sliceId=&dialogID=104336066&stateId=1%200%20104330426>
Of course, it only works for their Windows Mobile 6 MC75 devices. |
277,382 | Most programming houses / managers i know of can only define quality in terms of the no of bugs made / resolved in retrospect.
However most good programmers can innately sense quality once they start meddling with the code.(right?)
Has any programming houses that you know of, successfully translated this informatio... | 2008/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/277382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17224/"
] | There is no standard API for reading fingerprint data as far as I'm aware since it is a fairly new field and there's no standard way of doing it. Each manufacturer will provide their own API for reading the hardware. The API could just be IO specification to the hardware and there's no library whatsoever, which makes t... | Did you take a look at the [BioAPI consortium](http://www.bioapi.org/) site? There's a library for linux over at [Google code](http://code.google.com/p/bioapi-linux/).
There's also [libchipcard](http://www2.aquamaniac.de/sites/libchipcard/index.php), but it doesn't mention fingerprint readers, only smart cards.
Hope ... |
277,382 | Most programming houses / managers i know of can only define quality in terms of the no of bugs made / resolved in retrospect.
However most good programmers can innately sense quality once they start meddling with the code.(right?)
Has any programming houses that you know of, successfully translated this informatio... | 2008/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/277382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17224/"
] | There is no standard API for reading fingerprint data as far as I'm aware since it is a fairly new field and there's no standard way of doing it. Each manufacturer will provide their own API for reading the hardware. The API could just be IO specification to the hardware and there's no library whatsoever, which makes t... | Symbol has an api for their MC75 handheld devices:
<http://support.symbol.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=12364&sliceId=&dialogID=104336066&stateId=1%200%20104330426>
Of course, it only works for their Windows Mobile 6 MC75 devices. |
277,382 | Most programming houses / managers i know of can only define quality in terms of the no of bugs made / resolved in retrospect.
However most good programmers can innately sense quality once they start meddling with the code.(right?)
Has any programming houses that you know of, successfully translated this informatio... | 2008/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/277382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17224/"
] | Digitalpersona has a free SDKs both for windows and linux.
<http://www.digitalpersona.com/products/developer.php>
I dont know if there are costs for deploying with their SDKs.
(Actually it appears they don't charge per machine/user licensing.) | See [Windows Biometric Framework](https://learn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/windows/win32/secbiomet/biometric-service-api-portal). |
277,382 | Most programming houses / managers i know of can only define quality in terms of the no of bugs made / resolved in retrospect.
However most good programmers can innately sense quality once they start meddling with the code.(right?)
Has any programming houses that you know of, successfully translated this informatio... | 2008/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/277382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17224/"
] | Did you take a look at the [BioAPI consortium](http://www.bioapi.org/) site? There's a library for linux over at [Google code](http://code.google.com/p/bioapi-linux/).
There's also [libchipcard](http://www2.aquamaniac.de/sites/libchipcard/index.php), but it doesn't mention fingerprint readers, only smart cards.
Hope ... | See [Windows Biometric Framework](https://learn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/windows/win32/secbiomet/biometric-service-api-portal). |
277,382 | Most programming houses / managers i know of can only define quality in terms of the no of bugs made / resolved in retrospect.
However most good programmers can innately sense quality once they start meddling with the code.(right?)
Has any programming houses that you know of, successfully translated this informatio... | 2008/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/277382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17224/"
] | It's an old question, but I bumped into it while researching the topic.
I did find a free library for Linux - [libfprint](http://www.reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Main_Page) | Symbol has an api for their MC75 handheld devices:
<http://support.symbol.com/support/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=12364&sliceId=&dialogID=104336066&stateId=1%200%20104330426>
Of course, it only works for their Windows Mobile 6 MC75 devices. |
277,382 | Most programming houses / managers i know of can only define quality in terms of the no of bugs made / resolved in retrospect.
However most good programmers can innately sense quality once they start meddling with the code.(right?)
Has any programming houses that you know of, successfully translated this informatio... | 2008/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/277382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17224/"
] | It's an old question, but I bumped into it while researching the topic.
I did find a free library for Linux - [libfprint](http://www.reactivated.net/fprint/wiki/Main_Page) | Did you take a look at the [BioAPI consortium](http://www.bioapi.org/) site? There's a library for linux over at [Google code](http://code.google.com/p/bioapi-linux/).
There's also [libchipcard](http://www2.aquamaniac.de/sites/libchipcard/index.php), but it doesn't mention fingerprint readers, only smart cards.
Hope ... |
277,382 | Most programming houses / managers i know of can only define quality in terms of the no of bugs made / resolved in retrospect.
However most good programmers can innately sense quality once they start meddling with the code.(right?)
Has any programming houses that you know of, successfully translated this informatio... | 2008/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/277382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17224/"
] | Digitalpersona has a free SDKs both for windows and linux.
<http://www.digitalpersona.com/products/developer.php>
I dont know if there are costs for deploying with their SDKs.
(Actually it appears they don't charge per machine/user licensing.) | Did you take a look at the [BioAPI consortium](http://www.bioapi.org/) site? There's a library for linux over at [Google code](http://code.google.com/p/bioapi-linux/).
There's also [libchipcard](http://www2.aquamaniac.de/sites/libchipcard/index.php), but it doesn't mention fingerprint readers, only smart cards.
Hope ... |
277,382 | Most programming houses / managers i know of can only define quality in terms of the no of bugs made / resolved in retrospect.
However most good programmers can innately sense quality once they start meddling with the code.(right?)
Has any programming houses that you know of, successfully translated this informatio... | 2008/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/277382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/17224/"
] | There is no standard API for reading fingerprint data as far as I'm aware since it is a fairly new field and there's no standard way of doing it. Each manufacturer will provide their own API for reading the hardware. The API could just be IO specification to the hardware and there's no library whatsoever, which makes t... | See [Windows Biometric Framework](https://learn.microsoft.com/ru-ru/windows/win32/secbiomet/biometric-service-api-portal). |
4,547,073 | *Short version:*
How do I initialize and use DirectInput if I have no access to the HWND/HINSTANCE?
*Background information:*
I am currently using SFML for most parts of my program, amongst others for window creation. Works like a charm. But I'm not fully satisfied with SFML's input system (e.g. I want XInput for XB... | 2010/12/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4547073",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/374404/"
] | Finding the window back isn't too hard, use EnumThreadWindows() and GetCurrentThreadId().
Note that DirectInput doesn't need a window handle anywhere. It just needs the instance handle in DirectInput8Create(). GetModuleHandle(NULL) is good for an SFML app. | To get HINSTANCE you can call: GetModuleHandle(NULL) |
26,004,932 | I have a table with 3 columns. I need to import this table's data into an Excel sheet. I need to create the Excel sheet dynamically name and timestamp. Is there any reference for this procedure? | 2014/09/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/26004932",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3203331/"
] | If you need to name the Excel file just as a date/time stamp, you can set this up in the SSIS variables.
Create a variable for the path, I've named it ExcelFilePath and set it to C:\Temp\ . Create another called ExcelFileName, and then go into the expression editor, and enter the following:
@[User::ExcelFilePath] + L... | Below link might help you:
[Dynamically creating Excel File, ExcelSheets](http://dwhanalytics.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/ssis-dynamically-generate-excel-tablesheet/) |
37,819 | I have a supposed opportunity to get in with an individual with advertising and a side business of his, renting IP addresses. He has asked me to set a dedicated DSL account at my house. Is there any risk for me? I have other devices on a separate DSL account and modem. I'm a novice at networking and not too advanced on... | 2013/06/21 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/37819",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Yes, there is significant risk to you. The value of allowing someone else to "rent" access to a DSL connection at *your* house is so that they can pretend to be you in their online behavior. If it's your name and address on the agreement with the ISP, then typically you're the one responsible for what happens on that c... | Ask yourself this question:
Why is this individual asking YOU to set this up, at your house, under your name, instead of doing it himself, under his own name, at his own property?
Don't like what just came to mind? Good, you shouldn't.
The basic scam predates the internet, and what is going on is that this individua... |
85,037 | Sitting in first class with a standard class ticket
Meet Bob. Bob purchased a ticket from Bristol to Exeter on a standard class seat. However, upon boarding the train he conveniently finds that the whole first class cabin is empty and helps himself to one of the plusher seats. What legal offence (s) has Bob committed,... | 2022/10/06 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/85037",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/32669/"
] | Bob has breached regulation 4 of [The Railways (Penalty Fares) Regulations 2018](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/366/contents/made) and may be liable, under regulations 5 and 9, to pay a penalty fare:
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> 4(1) A person travelling by, present on, or leaving a train must, if required to do so by or on behalf o... | This would be an offence under section 5(3)(a) of the [Regulation of Railways Act 1889](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/52-53/57/section/5):
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> (3) If any person—
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> * (a) Travels or attempts to travel on a railway without having previously paid his fare, and with intent to avoid payment thereof;
> * ... |
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"Above all, be honest. If you see misinformation, vote it down. Add comments indicating what, specifically, is wrong. Provide better answers of... | 2011/03/09 | [
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] | When you downvote a post, a popup comes up asking the downvoter to write a comment. What more do you want?!
Seriously, you can't enforce this sort of thing, or else you get people writing in asdf or the like as a comment, to delete it 2 seconds later. And even if you could, it's still a bad idea, because it gives down... | I think the most we can ask for is feature letting us send notification to anyone who downvoted where you can explain your point of view and ask nicely to clarify.
This will appear in their global Inbox.
Apart of that, I pretty much agree with things as they are right now. |
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In the end, the anonym... | When you downvote a post, a popup comes up asking the downvoter to write a comment. What more do you want?!
Seriously, you can't enforce this sort of thing, or else you get people writing in asdf or the like as a comment, to delete it 2 seconds later. And even if you could, it's still a bad idea, because it gives down... |
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] | There are many times where a sufficient comment indicating why a downvote was placed already exists and it is often appropriate to just "up" the comment instead of posting extra comments.
I think this is quite useful because it shows consensus...not just one guys random opinion...
So enforcing a comment really doesn'... | I think the most we can ask for is feature letting us send notification to anyone who downvoted where you can explain your point of view and ask nicely to clarify.
This will appear in their global Inbox.
Apart of that, I pretty much agree with things as they are right now. |
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"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/158489/"
] | If you really care about enforcing integrity in voting, you should also be asking for explanation of upvotes. Some people upvote with good reason, some out of sympathy if they see a downvote, some because they didn't even read your post but think it must be good if it already has X upvotes, etc.
In the end, the anonym... | I think the most we can ask for is feature letting us send notification to anyone who downvoted where you can explain your point of view and ask nicely to clarify.
This will appear in their global Inbox.
Apart of that, I pretty much agree with things as they are right now. |
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"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/158489/"
] | If you really care about enforcing integrity in voting, you should also be asking for explanation of upvotes. Some people upvote with good reason, some out of sympathy if they see a downvote, some because they didn't even read your post but think it must be good if it already has X upvotes, etc.
In the end, the anonym... | There are many times where a sufficient comment indicating why a downvote was placed already exists and it is often appropriate to just "up" the comment instead of posting extra comments.
I think this is quite useful because it shows consensus...not just one guys random opinion...
So enforcing a comment really doesn'... |
128,925 | I am looking for a program to overlay the structures of small molecules as an aid for my students in comparing the results of optimization geometries using different optimization methods.
At this stage, we are thinking of atomic coordinates and a visual comparison. However, if it can be complemented with a quantitativ... | 2020/03/11 | [
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/128925",
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com",
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/users/27860/"
] | You can do a structural comparison with [VMD](https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/), using the [RMSD trajectory tool](https://www.ks.uiuc.edu/Research/vmd/plugins/rmsdtt/). The RMSDTT is a default plugin for VMD (it comes with it, no need to do any fancy installation, so should help students access it). | I would say [Chimera](https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/), no question. It has a good GUI with a lot of tools, including ensemble comparison. I find it both much easier and much prettier than VMD which has been recommended here. |
128,925 | I am looking for a program to overlay the structures of small molecules as an aid for my students in comparing the results of optimization geometries using different optimization methods.
At this stage, we are thinking of atomic coordinates and a visual comparison. However, if it can be complemented with a quantitativ... | 2020/03/11 | [
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/128925",
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com",
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/users/27860/"
] | There's a "pair-fitting" function in pymol that will align molecules given some user-defined reference atoms, and output an RMSD across those points of comparison. You can get pymol educational [version for free](https://pymol.org/edu/?q=educational/), so students would be able to install it themselves. | I would say [Chimera](https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/), no question. It has a good GUI with a lot of tools, including ensemble comparison. I find it both much easier and much prettier than VMD which has been recommended here. |
128,925 | I am looking for a program to overlay the structures of small molecules as an aid for my students in comparing the results of optimization geometries using different optimization methods.
At this stage, we are thinking of atomic coordinates and a visual comparison. However, if it can be complemented with a quantitativ... | 2020/03/11 | [
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/questions/128925",
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com",
"https://chemistry.stackexchange.com/users/27860/"
] | The [`compare`](https://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/docs/#compare) command in free and open source programs [Jmol](https://jmol.sourceforge.net) (offline) or [JSmol](https://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jsmol/simple.htm) (online) outputs the root mean square of the pairwise differences (RMSD) as well as the superposed coordin... | I would say [Chimera](https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/), no question. It has a good GUI with a lot of tools, including ensemble comparison. I find it both much easier and much prettier than VMD which has been recommended here. |
10,853,852 | I'm running in to an issue in an OS X app that creates multiple, persistent connections to the same host using NSURLConnection. I create a separate connection for different rooms, and it stays connected the entire time the room is open to consume a streaming API. When opening many rooms, it stops working correctly.
I ... | 2012/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10853852",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/147307/"
] | I filed a Radar for something that seems like the same issue but on iOS. I found that you can't have more than 5 connections open at once. The connections don't have to be pointing to the same domain. Anything after that would be queued. So if you have 5 connections open to an extremely slow endpoint, any other connect... | You could break this limitation by using CFNetwork API (CFHTTPMessage).
Here is the CFNetwork Programming Guide.
<https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Networking/Conceptual/CFNetwork/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30001132>
BTW, if you decide to use CFNetwork, you'll need to wor... |
19,113 | One of the things that has been talked about a few times on the podcast is whether menu items should always be enabled to prevent "WHY ISN'T THIS AVAILABLE!" frustration for the end user.
This strikes me as a good idea, but then there's the issue of communicating the lack of availability (and the reason why) to the us... | 2008/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19113",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1043/"
] | One thing I've seen a printer manufacturer do with their printer properties dialog is to have a little help baloon icon beside disabled items that display a tooltip when hovered over.
Another thing you can do with disabled items is to add in parenthesis why it's disabled or what the user would have to do to enable it.... | Joel has a post on that <http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/07/01.html> which might be a good place to start thinking about this. |
19,113 | One of the things that has been talked about a few times on the podcast is whether menu items should always be enabled to prevent "WHY ISN'T THIS AVAILABLE!" frustration for the end user.
This strikes me as a good idea, but then there's the issue of communicating the lack of availability (and the reason why) to the us... | 2008/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19113",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1043/"
] | You have to consider the alternatives.
1. Hide the menu item. This is bad. Now you have menu items disappearing and reappearing all the time?
2. Disable the menu item. Now the user can *find* what they're looking for, it just isn't obvious how to enable it. This is better, but still leaves the user slightly puzzled.
3... | Joel has a post on that <http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/07/01.html> which might be a good place to start thinking about this. |
19,113 | One of the things that has been talked about a few times on the podcast is whether menu items should always be enabled to prevent "WHY ISN'T THIS AVAILABLE!" frustration for the end user.
This strikes me as a good idea, but then there's the issue of communicating the lack of availability (and the reason why) to the us... | 2008/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19113",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1043/"
] | One thing I've seen a printer manufacturer do with their printer properties dialog is to have a little help baloon icon beside disabled items that display a tooltip when hovered over.
Another thing you can do with disabled items is to add in parenthesis why it's disabled or what the user would have to do to enable it.... | You have to consider the alternatives.
1. Hide the menu item. This is bad. Now you have menu items disappearing and reappearing all the time?
2. Disable the menu item. Now the user can *find* what they're looking for, it just isn't obvious how to enable it. This is better, but still leaves the user slightly puzzled.
3... |
19,113 | One of the things that has been talked about a few times on the podcast is whether menu items should always be enabled to prevent "WHY ISN'T THIS AVAILABLE!" frustration for the end user.
This strikes me as a good idea, but then there's the issue of communicating the lack of availability (and the reason why) to the us... | 2008/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19113",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1043/"
] | One thing I've seen a printer manufacturer do with their printer properties dialog is to have a little help baloon icon beside disabled items that display a tooltip when hovered over.
Another thing you can do with disabled items is to add in parenthesis why it's disabled or what the user would have to do to enable it.... | @Bill the Lizard: I'd combine #2 and #3 - disable the item, but have a tooltip that indicates why it is disabled. |
19,113 | One of the things that has been talked about a few times on the podcast is whether menu items should always be enabled to prevent "WHY ISN'T THIS AVAILABLE!" frustration for the end user.
This strikes me as a good idea, but then there's the issue of communicating the lack of availability (and the reason why) to the us... | 2008/08/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19113",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1043/"
] | You have to consider the alternatives.
1. Hide the menu item. This is bad. Now you have menu items disappearing and reappearing all the time?
2. Disable the menu item. Now the user can *find* what they're looking for, it just isn't obvious how to enable it. This is better, but still leaves the user slightly puzzled.
3... | @Bill the Lizard: I'd combine #2 and #3 - disable the item, but have a tooltip that indicates why it is disabled. |
6,397 | My son is 8 and has always been argumentative and basically lazy with doing ANYTHING since he could talk.
If he has homework that takes ten minutes, he will take two hours due to just leaving the desk or putting his head down, or simply refusing. This part has been going on for 3 years.
I have tried having a hard l... | 2012/10/30 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/6397",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/3392/"
] | It is convienent when they are young for a child to be motivated by punishment and reward, but in the long run no child is honestly motivated in this way forever without it winding up hurtful in the end. Even though you feel especially challenged by this now, be grateful as your child is motivated by something inside o... | I am a behavior analyst, and I can assure that praise is totally alright to do and in fact has been shown time and time again to be effective--IF praise is a motivator for the particular child.
There is nothing wrong with you as a parent, and there is nothing wrong with your child. However, as the adult (teacher, or p... |
6,397 | My son is 8 and has always been argumentative and basically lazy with doing ANYTHING since he could talk.
If he has homework that takes ten minutes, he will take two hours due to just leaving the desk or putting his head down, or simply refusing. This part has been going on for 3 years.
I have tried having a hard l... | 2012/10/30 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/6397",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/3392/"
] | I have an 8 year old daughter who is extremely motivated to her own agenda, and a 5 year old son that struggles with getting mad quite often. I've found timeouts, lectures, (most) rewards, and punishments to be problematic. I've gotten myself into some bad patterns over the years as I learn how to be a parent for the f... | Different kids are motivated by different things.
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You say he is not motivated by rewards, well what have you tried? You have certain things that you need him to do. My eldest really likes money. My middle child: iPad time and stickers. My youngest: sweets on Friday.
T... |
6,397 | My son is 8 and has always been argumentative and basically lazy with doing ANYTHING since he could talk.
If he has homework that takes ten minutes, he will take two hours due to just leaving the desk or putting his head down, or simply refusing. This part has been going on for 3 years.
I have tried having a hard l... | 2012/10/30 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/6397",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/3392/"
] | Oh gosh. You want your son to be motivated by rewards, rather by the intrinsic value of something? (Basically, your child has a stronger sense of dignity than he has an interest in whatever rewards you are offering. I'd be thanking my lucky stars.) Besides, What happens when he is an adult? How will he keep his room cl... | I am a behavior analyst, and I can assure that praise is totally alright to do and in fact has been shown time and time again to be effective--IF praise is a motivator for the particular child.
There is nothing wrong with you as a parent, and there is nothing wrong with your child. However, as the adult (teacher, or p... |
6,397 | My son is 8 and has always been argumentative and basically lazy with doing ANYTHING since he could talk.
If he has homework that takes ten minutes, he will take two hours due to just leaving the desk or putting his head down, or simply refusing. This part has been going on for 3 years.
I have tried having a hard l... | 2012/10/30 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/6397",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/3392/"
] | @Cara, this is not a problem with him, it's a problem with your parenting style. It sounds like you are trying to control every aspect of his life and smothering him with advice, demands, rewards, and punishments. He is confused and frustrated at not being able to control anything about his life, so he does the one thi... | I have an 8 year old daughter who is extremely motivated to her own agenda, and a 5 year old son that struggles with getting mad quite often. I've found timeouts, lectures, (most) rewards, and punishments to be problematic. I've gotten myself into some bad patterns over the years as I learn how to be a parent for the f... |
6,397 | My son is 8 and has always been argumentative and basically lazy with doing ANYTHING since he could talk.
If he has homework that takes ten minutes, he will take two hours due to just leaving the desk or putting his head down, or simply refusing. This part has been going on for 3 years.
I have tried having a hard l... | 2012/10/30 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/6397",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/3392/"
] | I have an 8 year old daughter who is extremely motivated to her own agenda, and a 5 year old son that struggles with getting mad quite often. I've found timeouts, lectures, (most) rewards, and punishments to be problematic. I've gotten myself into some bad patterns over the years as I learn how to be a parent for the f... | I am a behavior analyst, and I can assure that praise is totally alright to do and in fact has been shown time and time again to be effective--IF praise is a motivator for the particular child.
There is nothing wrong with you as a parent, and there is nothing wrong with your child. However, as the adult (teacher, or p... |
6,397 | My son is 8 and has always been argumentative and basically lazy with doing ANYTHING since he could talk.
If he has homework that takes ten minutes, he will take two hours due to just leaving the desk or putting his head down, or simply refusing. This part has been going on for 3 years.
I have tried having a hard l... | 2012/10/30 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/6397",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/3392/"
] | @Cara, this is not a problem with him, it's a problem with your parenting style. It sounds like you are trying to control every aspect of his life and smothering him with advice, demands, rewards, and punishments. He is confused and frustrated at not being able to control anything about his life, so he does the one thi... | I am a behavior analyst, and I can assure that praise is totally alright to do and in fact has been shown time and time again to be effective--IF praise is a motivator for the particular child.
There is nothing wrong with you as a parent, and there is nothing wrong with your child. However, as the adult (teacher, or p... |
6,397 | My son is 8 and has always been argumentative and basically lazy with doing ANYTHING since he could talk.
If he has homework that takes ten minutes, he will take two hours due to just leaving the desk or putting his head down, or simply refusing. This part has been going on for 3 years.
I have tried having a hard l... | 2012/10/30 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/6397",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/3392/"
] | It is convienent when they are young for a child to be motivated by punishment and reward, but in the long run no child is honestly motivated in this way forever without it winding up hurtful in the end. Even though you feel especially challenged by this now, be grateful as your child is motivated by something inside o... | >
> *...rewarding him (gets 5 $ a week for allowance if he does them without too much arguing).*
>
>
> OP
>
>
>
Continuing with the theme of switching from rewards and punishments to expectations, I question the efficacy of giving an allowance for things that he should...just be doing. Instead, there might be sp... |
6,397 | My son is 8 and has always been argumentative and basically lazy with doing ANYTHING since he could talk.
If he has homework that takes ten minutes, he will take two hours due to just leaving the desk or putting his head down, or simply refusing. This part has been going on for 3 years.
I have tried having a hard l... | 2012/10/30 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/6397",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/3392/"
] | Oh gosh. You want your son to be motivated by rewards, rather by the intrinsic value of something? (Basically, your child has a stronger sense of dignity than he has an interest in whatever rewards you are offering. I'd be thanking my lucky stars.) Besides, What happens when he is an adult? How will he keep his room cl... | @Cara, this is not a problem with him, it's a problem with your parenting style. It sounds like you are trying to control every aspect of his life and smothering him with advice, demands, rewards, and punishments. He is confused and frustrated at not being able to control anything about his life, so he does the one thi... |
6,397 | My son is 8 and has always been argumentative and basically lazy with doing ANYTHING since he could talk.
If he has homework that takes ten minutes, he will take two hours due to just leaving the desk or putting his head down, or simply refusing. This part has been going on for 3 years.
I have tried having a hard l... | 2012/10/30 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/6397",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/3392/"
] | It is convienent when they are young for a child to be motivated by punishment and reward, but in the long run no child is honestly motivated in this way forever without it winding up hurtful in the end. Even though you feel especially challenged by this now, be grateful as your child is motivated by something inside o... | Different kids are motivated by different things.
-------------------------------------------------
You say he is not motivated by rewards, well what have you tried? You have certain things that you need him to do. My eldest really likes money. My middle child: iPad time and stickers. My youngest: sweets on Friday.
T... |
6,397 | My son is 8 and has always been argumentative and basically lazy with doing ANYTHING since he could talk.
If he has homework that takes ten minutes, he will take two hours due to just leaving the desk or putting his head down, or simply refusing. This part has been going on for 3 years.
I have tried having a hard l... | 2012/10/30 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/6397",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/3392/"
] | I have an 8 year old daughter who is extremely motivated to her own agenda, and a 5 year old son that struggles with getting mad quite often. I've found timeouts, lectures, (most) rewards, and punishments to be problematic. I've gotten myself into some bad patterns over the years as I learn how to be a parent for the f... | >
> *...rewarding him (gets 5 $ a week for allowance if he does them without too much arguing).*
>
>
> OP
>
>
>
Continuing with the theme of switching from rewards and punishments to expectations, I question the efficacy of giving an allowance for things that he should...just be doing. Instead, there might be sp... |
14,479 | In the context of doing business electronically, filling out digital contracts (such as via DocuSign) or for accepting terms of use on a website ...
Is there any difference from a legal standpoint between the terminology of
* "Click here to agree" vs
* "Tap here to agree" vs
* "Press here to agree"
Can it be reason... | 2016/10/07 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/14479",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/563/"
] | Unless the words are defined by the terms and conditions or a directly applicable law, a jurisdiction is likely to ascribe them their meaning as determined by common usage.
They are all context-specific actions which should have the same outcome: turning a user action implying assent to some statement, into a electron... | When you fill out the document and submit it, you are demonstrating your assent to the terms. By arguing that you didn't click the button, you touched it, you are are arguing that you did not assent to the terms. It's going to be pretty hard to show that you did not assent to the terms after you went through the troubl... |
107,478 | Everything I read about making stock indicates that using raw chicken will create a gelatinous stock. I used leftover rotisserie chicken and it is delicious but very gelatinous. I let it simmer a LONG time, at least 6 hours. I did not skim as it was simmering. After straining, I poured it into jars, let it cool before ... | 2020/04/11 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/107478",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/83356/"
] | Fat will thicken a stock, but will not make it gelatinous. Gelling comes from collagen which comes from the bones or — in my opinion — even better from the joints.
My experience is that this is easier to achieve from a cooked bird than a raw one rather than the other way around. The gelling may have locked up some of ... | Cooked bones work fine, but depending on how they were cooked and for how long it may change how long you need to boil them to derive the maximum thickness. The ideal length of time for extracting gelatin from raw bones is about four hours. After that the gelatin starts to break down and loses its thickening power.
A... |
7,034,954 | I have built an iOS app that leverages Core Location Framework. I have Xcode 4.2 installed and Lion and now Location services are not functional.
Anyone know if there is a patch or workaround for this? I basically stuck and can't test my app on the simulator. | 2011/08/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7034954",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/586626/"
] | The updated location services in the iOS Simulator are not available to the general public as of yet. If you have access to the iOS Developer Program, you can download the latest beta of XCode, 4.2, and test that way.
As a warning, the beta is just that, a beta. You may end up with more testing issues that are complet... | Testing on the device would definitely be a good work around. You will want to test on a real device to check Xcode 4.2 is still in Beta, so this might be a bug in this latest version. According to the documentation it is supposed give you the latitude and longitude of the Apple headquarters as a default.
[iOS Simulat... |
141,062 | I am a Canadian citizen with US Permanent Residence (Green Card). I am wondering whether I should apply for a NEXUS card or Global Entry. Since I understand that I can only have one or the other, I want to get the better one for my situation. **Note:** This question is specific to this nationality/immigration combinati... | 2019/06/27 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/141062",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/71664/"
] | Canada, like the US (and the EU for that matter), requires reporting of cash exports over the amount of 10,000 (CAD, USD, or EUR, depending on the jurisdiction). This is almost certainly why he asked about other currencies, because the account is calculated by converting everything to the currency in which the limit is... | Many countries, including Canada, limit the amount of (undeclared) cash you are allowed to carry in and/or out of the country.
If you had answered them for example '$20000', you would have been in trouble, and they might have just confiscated your money. If you lie, and get caught, it could be worse. |
107,564 | I want to know the word for person or group of people that I follow.
I tried searching on the internet and found nothing. | 2016/10/26 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/107564",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/43765/"
] | Depending on the context the person or group can have different names:
1. [**Followee**](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/followee) [**[followees](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/followees#English)** - plural] - A person who is being tracked on a social media website or application; A person who is being fo... | There is no general term for this in English other than *leader*, but social media has given a new meaning to the term *follow*, meaning to subscribe to status updates, and you can't call the person you're following a leader in this case.
Depending on your context you may be able to use the terms *publish/subscribe* o... |
107,564 | I want to know the word for person or group of people that I follow.
I tried searching on the internet and found nothing. | 2016/10/26 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/107564",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/43765/"
] | Depending on the context the person or group can have different names:
1. [**Followee**](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/followee) [**[followees](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/followees#English)** - plural] - A person who is being tracked on a social media website or application; A person who is being fo... | Apparently, the word followee seems OK, but it's little usage to mean the person you follow.
The leader of the religious sect and 30 of his followers killed themselves in a suicide pact last - Cambridge Dictionary
I think the word leader is approriate and most common. |
11,212 | The movie was [released in 2010](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/) and had to have started being planned for at least 1-2 years before that. It seems this was incredibly fast after Facebook was released to the whole world and took off. What is the reason for this? | 2013/05/02 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/11212",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/4742/"
] | In some ways, asking "what's the reason for this" might be a non-starter of a question, because the ultimate reason for why any movie is made is that a producer thinks it's a good idea. And certainly, the fact that Facebook was made open to everyone late in 2006 makes it seem like the time frame is pretty compressed to... | As we already know that 'The Social Network' was based on a book called 'The Accidental Billionaires' by Ben Mezrich. Now if you check the [wikipedia entry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Network#Screenplay) it tells us something about the production.
>
> Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin said, "What attracted me to... |
16,601,800 | I have to make a custom list view with custom header, ( different text in each headers) and different number of items below each header. I have been going through various section indexing examples but I think they are not relevant much to my answer.
Anybody please suggest me a good means to move around such type of li... | 2013/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16601800",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1114329/"
] | There's a very good library for this. I've used in a project or 2 myself. Check it out:
<https://code.google.com/p/android-amazing-listview/> | Why can't you use expandable list view?
this link might help you: [Android Exandable listview tutorial](http://www.androidhive.info/2013/07/android-expandable-list-view-tutorial/) |
16,601,800 | I have to make a custom list view with custom header, ( different text in each headers) and different number of items below each header. I have been going through various section indexing examples but I think they are not relevant much to my answer.
Anybody please suggest me a good means to move around such type of li... | 2013/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16601800",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1114329/"
] | This might be a duplicate of [Android Listview with sections](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10319109/android-listview-with-sections)
There are lots of different ones out there. One example is: <http://w2davids.wordpress.com/android-sectioned-headers-in-listviews> which uses: <http://jsharkey.org/blog/2008/08/18/... | Why can't you use expandable list view?
this link might help you: [Android Exandable listview tutorial](http://www.androidhive.info/2013/07/android-expandable-list-view-tutorial/) |
16,601,800 | I have to make a custom list view with custom header, ( different text in each headers) and different number of items below each header. I have been going through various section indexing examples but I think they are not relevant much to my answer.
Anybody please suggest me a good means to move around such type of li... | 2013/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16601800",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1114329/"
] | For a more complex design with sections in list, you should try this very standard library : <https://github.com/emilsjolander/StickyListHeaders>.
Other alternatives mentionned are great.
---
I should mention that the only drawback of this library is a poor mavenization and its absence on central. | Why can't you use expandable list view?
this link might help you: [Android Exandable listview tutorial](http://www.androidhive.info/2013/07/android-expandable-list-view-tutorial/) |
16,601,800 | I have to make a custom list view with custom header, ( different text in each headers) and different number of items below each header. I have been going through various section indexing examples but I think they are not relevant much to my answer.
Anybody please suggest me a good means to move around such type of li... | 2013/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16601800",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1114329/"
] | There has been lot of thread exists on the Stackoverflow, check:
1. [Android Listview with sections](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10319109/android-listview-with-sections)
2. [Android ListView section header](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13745010/android-listview-section-header)
3. [How to draw a section ... | Why can't you use expandable list view?
this link might help you: [Android Exandable listview tutorial](http://www.androidhive.info/2013/07/android-expandable-list-view-tutorial/) |
16,601,800 | I have to make a custom list view with custom header, ( different text in each headers) and different number of items below each header. I have been going through various section indexing examples but I think they are not relevant much to my answer.
Anybody please suggest me a good means to move around such type of li... | 2013/05/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16601800",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1114329/"
] | Try this tutorial..its very nice and simple
<http://www.androidhive.info/2013/07/android-expandable-list-view-tutorial/> | Why can't you use expandable list view?
this link might help you: [Android Exandable listview tutorial](http://www.androidhive.info/2013/07/android-expandable-list-view-tutorial/) |
16,462 | i have an bridged internet connection. That is i connect my router and then i have to connect to the internet. There are two steps to be followed. I do that on my computer by first connecting to the router wirelessly and then filling in the credentials to connect to the internet then. The internet connection is of broa... | 2011/12/03 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/16462",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/4125/"
] | I don't think so, probably only way to block it would be deleting it :( | What you describe is a bug in the later versions of the Android Market. I believe it has been acknowledged by Google, and they are working on a solution.
Yes, you can delete the second account. You can normally remove any Google account expect for the FIRST one you added. However, you have to remove it completely, not... |
16,462 | i have an bridged internet connection. That is i connect my router and then i have to connect to the internet. There are two steps to be followed. I do that on my computer by first connecting to the router wirelessly and then filling in the credentials to connect to the internet then. The internet connection is of broa... | 2011/12/03 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/16462",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/4125/"
] | Yes that's definitely a bug, it's been raised on the [support forums](http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=08abbd0b75013451&hl=en).
There is a message from Google saying they're working on a fix.
Personally I'd really like to see "Market" as an option in the sync screen, just like Gmail, Cal... | What you describe is a bug in the later versions of the Android Market. I believe it has been acknowledged by Google, and they are working on a solution.
Yes, you can delete the second account. You can normally remove any Google account expect for the FIRST one you added. However, you have to remove it completely, not... |
3,130 | Is there a way to warp an element around a sphere in Illustrator? | 2011/08/01 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/3130",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/2084/"
] | Turn the element into a Symbol, then use the Map Artwork function in the 3D dialog to put it onto the sphere. (This assumes you've created the sphere by revolving a circle. Your question doesn't specify.) | Might be more helpful to give an example of the type of element. In these programs you’ll find there’s more than one way to skin a cat.
[Try this Disco Ball tutorial link:](http://www.vectordiary.com/illustrator/illustrator-disco-ball-tutorial/)
If it isn’t the effect you wish, look up not only WARP tools, but MESH ... |
53,599 | I'm wondering if there is a site out there where server admins congregate and post useful bits and pieces. Server Fault for example is a great Q&A site and Slashdot Journal Entries could be useful if I was more a PFY than BOFH ;)
The reason for my thought is that I have been writing some powershell scripts for doing b... | 2009/08/13 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/53599",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/54805/"
] | Most people have a blog, and publish their snippets there. They congregate by having their blogs published on systems administration planets, which you can keep up with via a newsreader. They communicate as a community using trackbacks, openid, etc. | This sounds to me to be just looking for a good SysAdmin related forum, no? There are several that come to my mind, but really I think your best bet would be to blog those things and then disperse links to those blog posts. Blogging allows for a semi-permament document to be posted, edited, added to, commented on and s... |
583,409 | I'd like to validate that users of my WPF application are putting proper XHTML into its TextBox control.
I found that there's an [API](http://validator.w3.org/docs/api.html) for the [W3C Markup Validator](http://validator.w3.org/).
It's web page says:
>
> Building of libraries used to interact
> with the validator... | 2009/02/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/583409",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/83/"
] | This API is SOAP based. If you want to use it in a .net application you can just add the web reference and code against it. Seems simple enough as it's basically a one-method API... | Yes, I just wrote one: [.NET Wrapper for W3C Validator API](https://github.com/trullock/MuonKit.W3cValidationClient) |
3,518,914 | The data on our website can easily be scraped. How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
One way is by calculating time which a user stays on a page. I do not know how to implement that. Can anyone help to detect and prevent automated tools from scraping data from my website?
I used a security ... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3518914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461582/"
] | **DON'T** do it.
It's the web, you will not be able to stop someone from scraping data if they really want it. I've done it many, many times before and got around every restriction they put in place. In fact having a restriction in place *motivates* me further to try and get the data.
The more you restrict your syst... | The scrappers steal the data from your website by parsing URLs and reading the source code of your page. Following steps can be taken to atleast making scraping a bit difficult if not impossible.
Ajax requests make it difficult to parse the data and require extra efforts in getting the URLs to be parsed.
Use cookie e... |
3,518,914 | The data on our website can easily be scraped. How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
One way is by calculating time which a user stays on a page. I do not know how to implement that. Can anyone help to detect and prevent automated tools from scraping data from my website?
I used a security ... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3518914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461582/"
] | **DON'T** do it.
It's the web, you will not be able to stop someone from scraping data if they really want it. I've done it many, many times before and got around every restriction they put in place. In fact having a restriction in place *motivates* me further to try and get the data.
The more you restrict your syst... | I guess the only good solution is to limit the rate that data can be accessed. It may not completely prevent scraping but at least you can limit the speed at which automated scraping tools will work, hopefully below a level that will discourage scraping the data. |
3,518,914 | The data on our website can easily be scraped. How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
One way is by calculating time which a user stays on a page. I do not know how to implement that. Can anyone help to detect and prevent automated tools from scraping data from my website?
I used a security ... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3518914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461582/"
] | **DON'T** do it.
It's the web, you will not be able to stop someone from scraping data if they really want it. I've done it many, many times before and got around every restriction they put in place. In fact having a restriction in place *motivates* me further to try and get the data.
The more you restrict your syst... | I should make a note that *if there's a will, then there is a way*.
That being said, I thought about what you've asked previously and here are some simple things I came up with:
1. simple naive checks might be user-agent filtering and checking. You can find a list of common crawler user agents here: <http://www.usera... |
3,518,914 | The data on our website can easily be scraped. How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
One way is by calculating time which a user stays on a page. I do not know how to implement that. Can anyone help to detect and prevent automated tools from scraping data from my website?
I used a security ... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3518914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461582/"
] | It's the web. You need to assume that anything you put out there can be read by human or machine. Even if you can prevent it today, someone will figure out how to bypass it tomorrow. [Captchas have been broken for some time now](http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/28/internet.captcha), and sooner or later, so... | I guess the only good solution is to limit the rate that data can be accessed. It may not completely prevent scraping but at least you can limit the speed at which automated scraping tools will work, hopefully below a level that will discourage scraping the data. |
3,518,914 | The data on our website can easily be scraped. How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
One way is by calculating time which a user stays on a page. I do not know how to implement that. Can anyone help to detect and prevent automated tools from scraping data from my website?
I used a security ... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3518914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461582/"
] | It's the web. You need to assume that anything you put out there can be read by human or machine. Even if you can prevent it today, someone will figure out how to bypass it tomorrow. [Captchas have been broken for some time now](http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/28/internet.captcha), and sooner or later, so... | This cant be done without risking false positives (and annoying users).
>
> How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
>
>
>
You cant. How would you handle tools parsing the page for a human, like screen readers and accessibility tools?
>
> For example one way is by calculating the time up... |
3,518,914 | The data on our website can easily be scraped. How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
One way is by calculating time which a user stays on a page. I do not know how to implement that. Can anyone help to detect and prevent automated tools from scraping data from my website?
I used a security ... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3518914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461582/"
] | I should make a note that *if there's a will, then there is a way*.
That being said, I thought about what you've asked previously and here are some simple things I came up with:
1. simple naive checks might be user-agent filtering and checking. You can find a list of common crawler user agents here: <http://www.usera... | I guess the only good solution is to limit the rate that data can be accessed. It may not completely prevent scraping but at least you can limit the speed at which automated scraping tools will work, hopefully below a level that will discourage scraping the data. |
3,518,914 | The data on our website can easily be scraped. How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
One way is by calculating time which a user stays on a page. I do not know how to implement that. Can anyone help to detect and prevent automated tools from scraping data from my website?
I used a security ... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3518914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461582/"
] | This cant be done without risking false positives (and annoying users).
>
> How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
>
>
>
You cant. How would you handle tools parsing the page for a human, like screen readers and accessibility tools?
>
> For example one way is by calculating the time up... | I guess the only good solution is to limit the rate that data can be accessed. It may not completely prevent scraping but at least you can limit the speed at which automated scraping tools will work, hopefully below a level that will discourage scraping the data. |
3,518,914 | The data on our website can easily be scraped. How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
One way is by calculating time which a user stays on a page. I do not know how to implement that. Can anyone help to detect and prevent automated tools from scraping data from my website?
I used a security ... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3518914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461582/"
] | It's the web. You need to assume that anything you put out there can be read by human or machine. Even if you can prevent it today, someone will figure out how to bypass it tomorrow. [Captchas have been broken for some time now](http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/28/internet.captcha), and sooner or later, so... | I should make a note that *if there's a will, then there is a way*.
That being said, I thought about what you've asked previously and here are some simple things I came up with:
1. simple naive checks might be user-agent filtering and checking. You can find a list of common crawler user agents here: <http://www.usera... |
3,518,914 | The data on our website can easily be scraped. How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
One way is by calculating time which a user stays on a page. I do not know how to implement that. Can anyone help to detect and prevent automated tools from scraping data from my website?
I used a security ... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3518914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461582/"
] | The scrappers steal the data from your website by parsing URLs and reading the source code of your page. Following steps can be taken to atleast making scraping a bit difficult if not impossible.
Ajax requests make it difficult to parse the data and require extra efforts in getting the URLs to be parsed.
Use cookie e... | I guess the only good solution is to limit the rate that data can be accessed. It may not completely prevent scraping but at least you can limit the speed at which automated scraping tools will work, hopefully below a level that will discourage scraping the data. |
3,518,914 | The data on our website can easily be scraped. How can we detect whether a human is viewing the site or a tool?
One way is by calculating time which a user stays on a page. I do not know how to implement that. Can anyone help to detect and prevent automated tools from scraping data from my website?
I used a security ... | 2010/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3518914",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461582/"
] | It's the web. You need to assume that anything you put out there can be read by human or machine. Even if you can prevent it today, someone will figure out how to bypass it tomorrow. [Captchas have been broken for some time now](http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/28/internet.captcha), and sooner or later, so... | The scrappers steal the data from your website by parsing URLs and reading the source code of your page. Following steps can be taken to atleast making scraping a bit difficult if not impossible.
Ajax requests make it difficult to parse the data and require extra efforts in getting the URLs to be parsed.
Use cookie e... |
6,789 | Is the environmental impact of pesticide use on greenhouse crops substantially different from the impact of pesticide use in open-air crops?
I imagine that, at least in theory, a greenhouse should have the opportunity to keep pests out by being a closed environment. When pests are kept out in the first place, less or ... | 2018/08/20 | [
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/6789",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/users/106/"
] | Check this out: <http://www.strawbalecentral.com/cinva/sunnyjohn.html>
This is a 'mouldering toilet' It composts, but slowly.
Downsides:
Bulky: You need room to move a drum in and out under the seat.
Needs to be kept warm to work. (True of most non sewage toilets)
Upsides: Simple, stink free. | While composting toilets are a big issue in terms of size, cost or practicality. Never the less; urine is instantly recyclable and needs no seperate handling. Urine is a great natural fertilizer on it's own (from a healthy individual). It is largely composed of 95% water and it's main dissolved ingredients are Nitrogen... |
84,065 | In a similar vein as to the warnings about answering a closed question or revising a question when someone has posted an edit, there is a warning you get if you try to edit a question that has been deleted.
When this pops u... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/84065",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146126/"
] | You've only asked a dozen questions on SO in five months. Unless you have accounts that are unassociated that I can't see, you're fine. Quantity isn't really a problem anyway. It would only be an issue if you were asking lots of *low-quality* questions. Asking real questions that you encounter on the job should be fine... | I know how you feel, I have been there myself...I'm primarily active on [Super User](http://superuser.com), and like you said, most of everything on the front page seems over my head. **The community at SU is extremely smart and knowledgeable**, and sometimes their expertise can feel intimidating...I currently have abo... |
84,065 | In a similar vein as to the warnings about answering a closed question or revising a question when someone has posted an edit, there is a warning you get if you try to edit a question that has been deleted.
When this pops u... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/84065",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146126/"
] | You've only asked a dozen questions on SO in five months. Unless you have accounts that are unassociated that I can't see, you're fine. Quantity isn't really a problem anyway. It would only be an issue if you were asking lots of *low-quality* questions. Asking real questions that you encounter on the job should be fine... | If the questions are useful to others, asking several questions is not a bad thing at all. I would encourage to continue to ask questions and keep learning. Others will learn from your questions and at some point you will have the knowledge to answer others questions. |
84,065 | In a similar vein as to the warnings about answering a closed question or revising a question when someone has posted an edit, there is a warning you get if you try to edit a question that has been deleted.
When this pops u... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/84065",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146126/"
] | You've only asked a dozen questions on SO in five months. Unless you have accounts that are unassociated that I can't see, you're fine. Quantity isn't really a problem anyway. It would only be an issue if you were asking lots of *low-quality* questions. Asking real questions that you encounter on the job should be fine... | Presumably there will be a tipping point where your knowledge is enough to start answering questions. I can't see it being a problem as nobody minds providing you mark the questions as answered. |
84,065 | In a similar vein as to the warnings about answering a closed question or revising a question when someone has posted an edit, there is a warning you get if you try to edit a question that has been deleted.
When this pops u... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/84065",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146126/"
] | You've only asked a dozen questions on SO in five months. Unless you have accounts that are unassociated that I can't see, you're fine. Quantity isn't really a problem anyway. It would only be an issue if you were asking lots of *low-quality* questions. Asking real questions that you encounter on the job should be fine... | Though I think your intentions are very good, you are deeply wrong (in a good way)!
This is not a site for people who already know it all! This is a site for people who want to learn.
I'll make it short, questions contribute, this site would not be possible without the question askers and their questions. Believe me,... |
84,065 | In a similar vein as to the warnings about answering a closed question or revising a question when someone has posted an edit, there is a warning you get if you try to edit a question that has been deleted.
When this pops u... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/84065",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146126/"
] | I know how you feel, I have been there myself...I'm primarily active on [Super User](http://superuser.com), and like you said, most of everything on the front page seems over my head. **The community at SU is extremely smart and knowledgeable**, and sometimes their expertise can feel intimidating...I currently have abo... | If the questions are useful to others, asking several questions is not a bad thing at all. I would encourage to continue to ask questions and keep learning. Others will learn from your questions and at some point you will have the knowledge to answer others questions. |
84,065 | In a similar vein as to the warnings about answering a closed question or revising a question when someone has posted an edit, there is a warning you get if you try to edit a question that has been deleted.
When this pops u... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/84065",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146126/"
] | I know how you feel, I have been there myself...I'm primarily active on [Super User](http://superuser.com), and like you said, most of everything on the front page seems over my head. **The community at SU is extremely smart and knowledgeable**, and sometimes their expertise can feel intimidating...I currently have abo... | Presumably there will be a tipping point where your knowledge is enough to start answering questions. I can't see it being a problem as nobody minds providing you mark the questions as answered. |
84,065 | In a similar vein as to the warnings about answering a closed question or revising a question when someone has posted an edit, there is a warning you get if you try to edit a question that has been deleted.
When this pops u... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/84065",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146126/"
] | I know how you feel, I have been there myself...I'm primarily active on [Super User](http://superuser.com), and like you said, most of everything on the front page seems over my head. **The community at SU is extremely smart and knowledgeable**, and sometimes their expertise can feel intimidating...I currently have abo... | Though I think your intentions are very good, you are deeply wrong (in a good way)!
This is not a site for people who already know it all! This is a site for people who want to learn.
I'll make it short, questions contribute, this site would not be possible without the question askers and their questions. Believe me,... |
84,065 | In a similar vein as to the warnings about answering a closed question or revising a question when someone has posted an edit, there is a warning you get if you try to edit a question that has been deleted.
When this pops u... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/84065",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146126/"
] | If the questions are useful to others, asking several questions is not a bad thing at all. I would encourage to continue to ask questions and keep learning. Others will learn from your questions and at some point you will have the knowledge to answer others questions. | Presumably there will be a tipping point where your knowledge is enough to start answering questions. I can't see it being a problem as nobody minds providing you mark the questions as answered. |
84,065 | In a similar vein as to the warnings about answering a closed question or revising a question when someone has posted an edit, there is a warning you get if you try to edit a question that has been deleted.
When this pops u... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/84065",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146126/"
] | Though I think your intentions are very good, you are deeply wrong (in a good way)!
This is not a site for people who already know it all! This is a site for people who want to learn.
I'll make it short, questions contribute, this site would not be possible without the question askers and their questions. Believe me,... | If the questions are useful to others, asking several questions is not a bad thing at all. I would encourage to continue to ask questions and keep learning. Others will learn from your questions and at some point you will have the knowledge to answer others questions. |
84,065 | In a similar vein as to the warnings about answering a closed question or revising a question when someone has posted an edit, there is a warning you get if you try to edit a question that has been deleted.
When this pops u... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/84065",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146126/"
] | Though I think your intentions are very good, you are deeply wrong (in a good way)!
This is not a site for people who already know it all! This is a site for people who want to learn.
I'll make it short, questions contribute, this site would not be possible without the question askers and their questions. Believe me,... | Presumably there will be a tipping point where your knowledge is enough to start answering questions. I can't see it being a problem as nobody minds providing you mark the questions as answered. |
17,456,424 | I apologize if this question is a bit out there, but it seems interesting to me and I cannot find any good answer from my research. I know that an operating system has a main system thread that does tasks such as manage other threads, but how exactly does this work on a single-core processor that is not hyperthreaded? ... | 2013/07/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17456424",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2383721/"
] | 'I know that an operating system has a main system thread that does tasks such as manage other threads' - NO, not in preemptive, multithreaded OS, ie. all effective ones.
After boot time, the OS is only entered by threads upon an 'interrupt'. There are software interrupts - system calls, and hardware interrupts via dr... | >
> I know that an operating system has a main system thread that does tasks such as manage other threads...
>
>
>
In every operating system I'm familiar with, the scheduler is run by all CPUs when task switching occurs. There is no "main system thread". |
58,838 | I often hear teenagers saying things like "I am so fly".
This term is confusing to me.
Does it mean funny? Or dumb? I do'nt know. | 2015/06/08 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/58838",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/15942/"
] | When you come across slang terms whose definition are hard to find, the [*Urban Dictionary*](http://www.urbandictionary.com/) can be a friend. (Just beware the amount of obscenity in it).
[fly](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fly)
>
> cool, in style
>
>
> *He was drivin some fly ass car*
>
>
>
... | >
> (3) **fly**
>
> adjective
>
>
>
> (*slang*)
>
> (*mainly British*) knowing and sharp; smart
> (*mainly Scottish*)
> furtive or sneaky
>
>
> C19: of uncertain origin
>
>
>
> [ *Collins English Dictionary Online* - "[fly](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/fly)" ]
>
>
>
-... |
58,838 | I often hear teenagers saying things like "I am so fly".
This term is confusing to me.
Does it mean funny? Or dumb? I do'nt know. | 2015/06/08 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/58838",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/15942/"
] | This is a slang term that I've heard in the late 80's/early 90's and it means "good looking" or "really good." I believe it was prevalent throughout that time period among the young in the U.S. at least, but is not so much anymore.
Anytime I hear this I think late 80's/early 90's American rap/hip-hop music. This could... | All it means when we say it is that something is cool or that it looks good.
In example I have a shirt that says stay fly.
It is simply stating that you should stay in style. |
58,838 | I often hear teenagers saying things like "I am so fly".
This term is confusing to me.
Does it mean funny? Or dumb? I do'nt know. | 2015/06/08 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/58838",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/15942/"
] | In US hip hop slang, both "competent / skilled" and "sexy".
The "Fly Girls" were the dancers on "In Living Color" in the early 90's, but the term is much older.
Since the word is used with this meaning as part of the title of the 1971 film "Super Fly", it must come from the late 1960's at the latest, and could easily... | >
> (3) **fly**
>
> adjective
>
>
>
> (*slang*)
>
> (*mainly British*) knowing and sharp; smart
> (*mainly Scottish*)
> furtive or sneaky
>
>
> C19: of uncertain origin
>
>
>
> [ *Collins English Dictionary Online* - "[fly](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/fly)" ]
>
>
>
-... |
58,838 | I often hear teenagers saying things like "I am so fly".
This term is confusing to me.
Does it mean funny? Or dumb? I do'nt know. | 2015/06/08 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/58838",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/15942/"
] | This is a slang term that I've heard in the late 80's/early 90's and it means "good looking" or "really good." I believe it was prevalent throughout that time period among the young in the U.S. at least, but is not so much anymore.
Anytime I hear this I think late 80's/early 90's American rap/hip-hop music. This could... | In the 1939 novel, The Grapes Of Wrath, ‘feeling fly’ is used to mean being sexually excited. |
58,838 | I often hear teenagers saying things like "I am so fly".
This term is confusing to me.
Does it mean funny? Or dumb? I do'nt know. | 2015/06/08 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/58838",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/15942/"
] | In US hip hop slang, both "competent / skilled" and "sexy".
The "Fly Girls" were the dancers on "In Living Color" in the early 90's, but the term is much older.
Since the word is used with this meaning as part of the title of the 1971 film "Super Fly", it must come from the late 1960's at the latest, and could easily... | All it means when we say it is that something is cool or that it looks good.
In example I have a shirt that says stay fly.
It is simply stating that you should stay in style. |
58,838 | I often hear teenagers saying things like "I am so fly".
This term is confusing to me.
Does it mean funny? Or dumb? I do'nt know. | 2015/06/08 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/58838",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/15942/"
] | In US hip hop slang, both "competent / skilled" and "sexy".
The "Fly Girls" were the dancers on "In Living Color" in the early 90's, but the term is much older.
Since the word is used with this meaning as part of the title of the 1971 film "Super Fly", it must come from the late 1960's at the latest, and could easily... | In the 1939 novel, The Grapes Of Wrath, ‘feeling fly’ is used to mean being sexually excited. |
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