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21,066 | Should the dope be applied directly to the male threads or should the tape go on first? | 2012/11/28 | [
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] | Many people frown on tape being used for gas piping. If the fitting was ever taken apart for service, shreds of tape can travel to gas valves, etc. Gas controls with shreds in them may very well not be covered by the warranty. Also, putting pipe dope on the male only keeps dope from being pushed into the system. Wiping... | Using Dope and tape together is how it should be done.Dope has Teflon embedded in it and acts as lubricant and
Bonds with the Teflon tape making a great seal.
For black iron 1 1/4 or larger, I dope, tape and then dope again.
Like one user has said. It’s the dye or the guy wrenching
Them in. |
21,066 | Should the dope be applied directly to the male threads or should the tape go on first? | 2012/11/28 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21066",
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] | Im only here because we argue about it at work all the time. I originally worked for a sprinkler company that put dope then teflon on, and thats how we did it, and if you didnt do it that way, you were simply doing it wrong, without a specific reason given. I then went to a company who did it the opposite way with agai... | Using Dope and tape together is how it should be done.Dope has Teflon embedded in it and acts as lubricant and
Bonds with the Teflon tape making a great seal.
For black iron 1 1/4 or larger, I dope, tape and then dope again.
Like one user has said. It’s the dye or the guy wrenching
Them in. |
21,066 | Should the dope be applied directly to the male threads or should the tape go on first? | 2012/11/28 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21066",
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] | I've always used dope over the tape because it acts like an anti seize lubricant in the event you have to take it back apart in the future. | A long time ago, when I installed gas lines for furnaces, using both was the approved method of the contractor that I worked for.
We used one to one and a half turns of Teflon tape, and then doped the threads of the gas line(s).
The reason as explained to me was that the tape sealed it, and a light doping lubricated... |
21,066 | Should the dope be applied directly to the male threads or should the tape go on first? | 2012/11/28 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21066",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | I'd use t-tape first and a small amount of pipe dope on the tape.
I've worked on 30 inch water main breaks
And have installed hundreds of copper water services with brass fittings,fire hydrants ive taped live water mains worked on cla- Val's installed 10" gate valves, PVC plumbing. Installed thousands of water meters ... | Use tape first, then apply the pipe dope on top. |
21,066 | Should the dope be applied directly to the male threads or should the tape go on first? | 2012/11/28 | [
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] | There are manufacturers ( Rapid being one ) that WILL void warranty if Teflon is used on the gas going to equipment.. that being said for water seals I dope then tape only to have tape for a clean look | Use tape first, then apply the pipe dope on top. |
21,066 | Should the dope be applied directly to the male threads or should the tape go on first? | 2012/11/28 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21066",
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] | Many people frown on tape being used for gas piping. If the fitting was ever taken apart for service, shreds of tape can travel to gas valves, etc. Gas controls with shreds in them may very well not be covered by the warranty. Also, putting pipe dope on the male only keeps dope from being pushed into the system. Wiping... | I find that on pvc fittings if tape is used it can crack the female fitting .I use dope only on pvc and tighten only as needed .not saying it should not be done but I find a tendency for that to happen |
21,066 | Should the dope be applied directly to the male threads or should the tape go on first? | 2012/11/28 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21066",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | Im only here because we argue about it at work all the time. I originally worked for a sprinkler company that put dope then teflon on, and thats how we did it, and if you didnt do it that way, you were simply doing it wrong, without a specific reason given. I then went to a company who did it the opposite way with agai... | I'd use t-tape first and a small amount of pipe dope on the tape.
I've worked on 30 inch water main breaks
And have installed hundreds of copper water services with brass fittings,fire hydrants ive taped live water mains worked on cla- Val's installed 10" gate valves, PVC plumbing. Installed thousands of water meters ... |
21,066 | Should the dope be applied directly to the male threads or should the tape go on first? | 2012/11/28 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21066",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/6841/"
] | Many people frown on tape being used for gas piping. If the fitting was ever taken apart for service, shreds of tape can travel to gas valves, etc. Gas controls with shreds in them may very well not be covered by the warranty. Also, putting pipe dope on the male only keeps dope from being pushed into the system. Wiping... | I've always used dope over the tape because it acts like an anti seize lubricant in the event you have to take it back apart in the future. |
21,066 | Should the dope be applied directly to the male threads or should the tape go on first? | 2012/11/28 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/21066",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/6841/"
] | There are manufacturers ( Rapid being one ) that WILL void warranty if Teflon is used on the gas going to equipment.. that being said for water seals I dope then tape only to have tape for a clean look | It's all relative. If you were dealing with three-quarter inch PVC or DWV of any kind obviously you just need Teflon. When you are dealing with plumbing, and heating systems in particular, you will want to use both. Teflon first. Dope second. The last thing you want to do is complete a job (especially big commercial) a... |
177,775 | I have a flight from Alicante (ALC) Spain to London Heathrow, with a layover in Madrid Spain, will I need to go through security again in Madrid? Or because it's in same country there will be no additional checks when connecting without leaving the airport?
Both flights are with Iberia, arrival is in Terminal 4, and d... | 2022/11/28 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/177775",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/125932/"
] | To allow an interchange without re-clearing security a few things must hold.
1. The airport you are interchanging at must trust the airport you arrived from. Different countries have different policies on this with some being more trusting than others.
2. The airline and destination airport must trust the "regular" se... | As you're transferring from an inter-Schengen flight to a flight leaving the Schengen area, you're going to have to go through passport check at the very least.
Customs is USUALLY only applicable to arriving passengers.
Security depends on the airport and even the terminal. Some have it once on entering the airport, ... |
46,366 | I have a bunch of [multi select list boxes](http://www.meadmiracle.com/dlb/DLBPlugin.aspx) vertically one after the other and listed as part of a filter web page. So when this are on top of each other it looks like this ( the below pic shows 3 of them but i actually have 12 on my real page):
![enter image description ... | 2013/10/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/46366",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
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] | Consider using a control like this instead:
[More details](http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/)
You can select items (in your case filters) by clicking on them in the list, filter the list by typing, you can have multiple groups (in your case fil... | I think asking questions like the following might help you:
* What is the intended purpose?
* What type of user will interact with this interface?
* Is this a one time configuration? Otherwise, how many times shall this be changed in a day, for instance?
If it is a one time configuration, for instance, I would do it ... |
46,366 | I have a bunch of [multi select list boxes](http://www.meadmiracle.com/dlb/DLBPlugin.aspx) vertically one after the other and listed as part of a filter web page. So when this are on top of each other it looks like this ( the below pic shows 3 of them but i actually have 12 on my real page):
![enter image description ... | 2013/10/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/46366",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/809/"
] | You can reuse the same multiselect list box for all 12 categories. For example, in the mockup below you can choose one category in the scrollable left section and in the right section the multiselect list box is updated with the corresponding entries.
[download bmml sour... | I think asking questions like the following might help you:
* What is the intended purpose?
* What type of user will interact with this interface?
* Is this a one time configuration? Otherwise, how many times shall this be changed in a day, for instance?
If it is a one time configuration, for instance, I would do it ... |
46,366 | I have a bunch of [multi select list boxes](http://www.meadmiracle.com/dlb/DLBPlugin.aspx) vertically one after the other and listed as part of a filter web page. So when this are on top of each other it looks like this ( the below pic shows 3 of them but i actually have 12 on my real page):
![enter image description ... | 2013/10/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/46366",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/809/"
] | Consider using a control like this instead:
[More details](http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/)
You can select items (in your case filters) by clicking on them in the list, filter the list by typing, you can have multiple groups (in your case fil... | You could try this UI, which suppose different interaction.
The advantages are:
1. **Task oriented**. Each time user works with single parameter. So other controls create visual noise and occupy useful space, limiting current task interaction.
2.... |
46,366 | I have a bunch of [multi select list boxes](http://www.meadmiracle.com/dlb/DLBPlugin.aspx) vertically one after the other and listed as part of a filter web page. So when this are on top of each other it looks like this ( the below pic shows 3 of them but i actually have 12 on my real page):
![enter image description ... | 2013/10/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/46366",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/809/"
] | You can reuse the same multiselect list box for all 12 categories. For example, in the mockup below you can choose one category in the scrollable left section and in the right section the multiselect list box is updated with the corresponding entries.
[download bmml sour... | You could try this UI, which suppose different interaction.
The advantages are:
1. **Task oriented**. Each time user works with single parameter. So other controls create visual noise and occupy useful space, limiting current task interaction.
2.... |
46,366 | I have a bunch of [multi select list boxes](http://www.meadmiracle.com/dlb/DLBPlugin.aspx) vertically one after the other and listed as part of a filter web page. So when this are on top of each other it looks like this ( the below pic shows 3 of them but i actually have 12 on my real page):
![enter image description ... | 2013/10/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/46366",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/809/"
] | Consider using a control like this instead:
[More details](http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/)
You can select items (in your case filters) by clicking on them in the list, filter the list by typing, you can have multiple groups (in your case fil... | For a more condensed filter view, I'd consider some "Refine dataset" interaction pattern.
---
Examples
--------
**Filter view to the left** (although I'd consider moving the checkbox to the left of the labels):
 vertically one after the other and listed as part of a filter web page. So when this are on top of each other it looks like this ( the below pic shows 3 of them but i actually have 12 on my real page):
![enter image description ... | 2013/10/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/46366",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/809/"
] | You can reuse the same multiselect list box for all 12 categories. For example, in the mockup below you can choose one category in the scrollable left section and in the right section the multiselect list box is updated with the corresponding entries.
[download bmml sour... | Consider using a control like this instead:
[More details](http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/)
You can select items (in your case filters) by clicking on them in the list, filter the list by typing, you can have multiple groups (in your case fil... |
46,366 | I have a bunch of [multi select list boxes](http://www.meadmiracle.com/dlb/DLBPlugin.aspx) vertically one after the other and listed as part of a filter web page. So when this are on top of each other it looks like this ( the below pic shows 3 of them but i actually have 12 on my real page):
![enter image description ... | 2013/10/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/46366",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/809/"
] | You can reuse the same multiselect list box for all 12 categories. For example, in the mockup below you can choose one category in the scrollable left section and in the right section the multiselect list box is updated with the corresponding entries.
[download bmml sour... | For a more condensed filter view, I'd consider some "Refine dataset" interaction pattern.
---
Examples
--------
**Filter view to the left** (although I'd consider moving the checkbox to the left of the labels):
![Refine dataset example 1](https://i.stack.imgur.... |
355,978 | Does anyone know about a Docking Control like Visual Studio for WPF, where Databinding for the Panes is supported?
I tried the DockManager from Infragistics and from Actipro, but they lack this support.
For example, the Panes for the content need to be bound through Databinding, so removing the Entity on the other side... | 2008/12/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/355978",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/41407/"
] | You might consider [AvalonDock on Codeplex](http://www.codeplex.com/AvalonDock/). If it doesn't have the functionality you are looking for you can add it yourself since you get full source code! | I know this won't help the original poster but in case someone else comes across this with a similar question, there is a [blog post](http://blogs.infragistics.com/blogs/andrew_smith/archive/2010/01/12/itemssource-for-xamdockmanager-elements.aspx) with a sample using an attached property to implement binding support in... |
22,323 | Here's a hypothetical:
Suppose person A is married, and person B is married. But Person A has an online intimate relationship on an online service with Person B. Both persons conceal the relationship from each of their spouses.
During the course of the long relationship a lot of intimate, incriminating personal infor... | 2017/08/30 | [
"https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/22323",
"https://law.stackexchange.com",
"https://law.stackexchange.com/users/8722/"
] | Note: IANAL
>
> Does the placement of a sticker stating, "We accept XYZ credit cards," essentially obligate a business to accept that card?
>
>
>
It depends on whether you mean whether they are obligated to provide goods/services to someone who presents the card, or whether, having provided goods/services, they a... | >
> Does the placement of a sticker stating, "We accept XYZ credit cards,"
> essentially obligate a business to accept that card?
>
>
>
No, there is no obligation for that business to accept XYZ card if there is a sticker. I have been to businesses where they have a "American Express accepted here" but that was p... |
114,748 | I have written a melodic lead part to my J-Rock-style song in single notes. I just had the melody and wrote around it. Now to want a rocky rhythm part but I cant figure that out. How can I compose the track? I know the notes in the melody but that doesn't help because I am quite the theory beginner. Help would be great... | 2021/05/26 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/114748",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/78264/"
] | **#Edited to describe the "unusual" design of sitar bridges. Thanks to user1079505 for providing this information.**
To respond to one point: "buzzing" on a sitar is related to a special feature of the bridge design. While, as with guitars, the bridge does force a node, i.e. endpoints where the amplitude is forced to ... | The other answers seem to deal more with theory. More practically, I can say that, having once owned a pipa, the main sources of the difference in timbre (even when the instrument was played by a guitarist with no pipa background) were:
* Wood frets - This gave the instrument a mellower, "earthier" tone than had metal... |
114,748 | I have written a melodic lead part to my J-Rock-style song in single notes. I just had the melody and wrote around it. Now to want a rocky rhythm part but I cant figure that out. How can I compose the track? I know the notes in the melody but that doesn't help because I am quite the theory beginner. Help would be great... | 2021/05/26 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/114748",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/78264/"
] | Your question invokes more than one response. On the one hand you are asking about timbre in general and on the other hand the pipa specifically, then trow in the sitar as an example. My response will focus on the general features of any musical instrument that contribute to its tone.
Most (not all) instruments use on... | The other answers seem to deal more with theory. More practically, I can say that, having once owned a pipa, the main sources of the difference in timbre (even when the instrument was played by a guitarist with no pipa background) were:
* Wood frets - This gave the instrument a mellower, "earthier" tone than had metal... |
19,423,973 | [Wikipedia on Heap](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heap_%28data_structure%29) lists down many implementations of heap. I was thinking as to what implementation does Java use for heap?
Is the decision kept on the JVM vendors or it is specified in JVM specification as to what implementation should be used? | 2013/10/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19423973",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1719067/"
] | None of them. The heap in the Wiki entry you cited is a binary tree-based sorting data structure. The heap used by the JVM is a dynamic memory area. The Wiki-type is implemented by java.util.Heap, not by the JVM's heap. I know it's confusing but there it is. Note that the Wiki entry has a disambiguating note at the top... | The heap type is a decision of the JVM implementor. The [JVM spec](http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se7/html/jvms-2.html#jvms-2.5.3) on heaps gives no indication as to a required or preferred type of heap. |
30,364 | I am working on simulation middleware which is applicable for game engine implementations.
What I would like to do is to make it freely available for use for all non-commercial purposes, while at the same time imposing some percentage of royalty on revenue (above a certain threshold) that is derived from my work. Som... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/30364",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
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] | The fastest way to render the tiles is packing the vertex data into a static VBO with indices (as glDrawElements indicates). Writing it into another image is totally unnecessary and will only require a lot more memory. Texture switching is VERY costly, so you will probably want to pack all tiles into a so called [Textu... | Create a sprite sheet for objects and a tile set for terrain like you would in other 2D game, there's no need to switch textures.
Rendering tiles can be a pain because each triangle pair needs their own texture coordinates. There's a solution to this problem however, it's called **instanced rendering**.
As long as yo... |
30,364 | I am working on simulation middleware which is applicable for game engine implementations.
What I would like to do is to make it freely available for use for all non-commercial purposes, while at the same time imposing some percentage of royalty on revenue (above a certain threshold) that is derived from my work. Som... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/30364",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/6215/"
] | The fastest way to render the tiles is packing the vertex data into a static VBO with indices (as glDrawElements indicates). Writing it into another image is totally unnecessary and will only require a lot more memory. Texture switching is VERY costly, so you will probably want to pack all tiles into a so called [Textu... | Even with this number of draw calls you shouldn't be seeing that kind of performance drop - immediate mode may be slow but it's not *that* slow (for reference, even dear-old Quake can manage several thousand immediate-mode calls per frame without falling down so badly).
I suspect that there is something more interesti... |
30,364 | I am working on simulation middleware which is applicable for game engine implementations.
What I would like to do is to make it freely available for use for all non-commercial purposes, while at the same time imposing some percentage of royalty on revenue (above a certain threshold) that is derived from my work. Som... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/30364",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/6215/"
] | The fastest way to render the tiles is packing the vertex data into a static VBO with indices (as glDrawElements indicates). Writing it into another image is totally unnecessary and will only require a lot more memory. Texture switching is VERY costly, so you will probably want to pack all tiles into a so called [Textu... | Okay, since my last answer kinda got out of hands here is a new one wich is maybe more useful.
---
**About 2D-Performance**
First some general advice: 2D isn't demanding for current hardware, even largely unoptimized code will work. That doesn't mean you should Intermediate Mode though, atleast make sure you don't c... |
30,364 | I am working on simulation middleware which is applicable for game engine implementations.
What I would like to do is to make it freely available for use for all non-commercial purposes, while at the same time imposing some percentage of royalty on revenue (above a certain threshold) that is derived from my work. Som... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/30364",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/6215/"
] | The fastest way to render the tiles is packing the vertex data into a static VBO with indices (as glDrawElements indicates). Writing it into another image is totally unnecessary and will only require a lot more memory. Texture switching is VERY costly, so you will probably want to pack all tiles into a so called [Textu... | If all-else fails...
Set-up a flip-flop drawing method. Only update every other sprite at a time. Though, even with VisualBasic6 and simple bit-blit methods, you can actively draw thousands of sprites per frame. Perhaps you should look into those methods, as your direct method of just drawing sprites seems to be faili... |
30,364 | I am working on simulation middleware which is applicable for game engine implementations.
What I would like to do is to make it freely available for use for all non-commercial purposes, while at the same time imposing some percentage of royalty on revenue (above a certain threshold) that is derived from my work. Som... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/30364",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/6215/"
] | Even with this number of draw calls you shouldn't be seeing that kind of performance drop - immediate mode may be slow but it's not *that* slow (for reference, even dear-old Quake can manage several thousand immediate-mode calls per frame without falling down so badly).
I suspect that there is something more interesti... | Create a sprite sheet for objects and a tile set for terrain like you would in other 2D game, there's no need to switch textures.
Rendering tiles can be a pain because each triangle pair needs their own texture coordinates. There's a solution to this problem however, it's called **instanced rendering**.
As long as yo... |
30,364 | I am working on simulation middleware which is applicable for game engine implementations.
What I would like to do is to make it freely available for use for all non-commercial purposes, while at the same time imposing some percentage of royalty on revenue (above a certain threshold) that is derived from my work. Som... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/30364",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/6215/"
] | Okay, since my last answer kinda got out of hands here is a new one wich is maybe more useful.
---
**About 2D-Performance**
First some general advice: 2D isn't demanding for current hardware, even largely unoptimized code will work. That doesn't mean you should Intermediate Mode though, atleast make sure you don't c... | Create a sprite sheet for objects and a tile set for terrain like you would in other 2D game, there's no need to switch textures.
Rendering tiles can be a pain because each triangle pair needs their own texture coordinates. There's a solution to this problem however, it's called **instanced rendering**.
As long as yo... |
30,364 | I am working on simulation middleware which is applicable for game engine implementations.
What I would like to do is to make it freely available for use for all non-commercial purposes, while at the same time imposing some percentage of royalty on revenue (above a certain threshold) that is derived from my work. Som... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/30364",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/6215/"
] | If all-else fails...
Set-up a flip-flop drawing method. Only update every other sprite at a time. Though, even with VisualBasic6 and simple bit-blit methods, you can actively draw thousands of sprites per frame. Perhaps you should look into those methods, as your direct method of just drawing sprites seems to be faili... | Create a sprite sheet for objects and a tile set for terrain like you would in other 2D game, there's no need to switch textures.
Rendering tiles can be a pain because each triangle pair needs their own texture coordinates. There's a solution to this problem however, it's called **instanced rendering**.
As long as yo... |
30,364 | I am working on simulation middleware which is applicable for game engine implementations.
What I would like to do is to make it freely available for use for all non-commercial purposes, while at the same time imposing some percentage of royalty on revenue (above a certain threshold) that is derived from my work. Som... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/30364",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/6215/"
] | Even with this number of draw calls you shouldn't be seeing that kind of performance drop - immediate mode may be slow but it's not *that* slow (for reference, even dear-old Quake can manage several thousand immediate-mode calls per frame without falling down so badly).
I suspect that there is something more interesti... | If all-else fails...
Set-up a flip-flop drawing method. Only update every other sprite at a time. Though, even with VisualBasic6 and simple bit-blit methods, you can actively draw thousands of sprites per frame. Perhaps you should look into those methods, as your direct method of just drawing sprites seems to be faili... |
30,364 | I am working on simulation middleware which is applicable for game engine implementations.
What I would like to do is to make it freely available for use for all non-commercial purposes, while at the same time imposing some percentage of royalty on revenue (above a certain threshold) that is derived from my work. Som... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/30364",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/6215/"
] | Okay, since my last answer kinda got out of hands here is a new one wich is maybe more useful.
---
**About 2D-Performance**
First some general advice: 2D isn't demanding for current hardware, even largely unoptimized code will work. That doesn't mean you should Intermediate Mode though, atleast make sure you don't c... | If all-else fails...
Set-up a flip-flop drawing method. Only update every other sprite at a time. Though, even with VisualBasic6 and simple bit-blit methods, you can actively draw thousands of sprites per frame. Perhaps you should look into those methods, as your direct method of just drawing sprites seems to be faili... |
26,917 | I'm trying to determine if it's better to purchase a Mac from an Apple Store or from a separate retailer. Beyond the hands on and focused purchase experience are there long term advantages derived from an Apple store purchase (ongoing support etc.) as opposed to purchasing from an independent retailer? | 2011/10/07 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/26917",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1298/"
] | Aside from the service and other qualitative aspects of dealing directly with Apple, the only "advantage" of purchasing direct from the company is the up to date warranty registration. If you purchase your Apple product through a 3rd party, Apple will have on file an "estimated" purchase date based on the model's manuf... | I had other experiences. In my AppleStore in Zurich the "purchase adviser" would not know the difference between a i5 and i7 processor. Well, he didn't even know that these processors exist.
I strongly doubt that people in the AppleStore have any clue what they are selling.
That's my reason to go 3rd party. |
26,917 | I'm trying to determine if it's better to purchase a Mac from an Apple Store or from a separate retailer. Beyond the hands on and focused purchase experience are there long term advantages derived from an Apple store purchase (ongoing support etc.) as opposed to purchasing from an independent retailer? | 2011/10/07 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/26917",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1298/"
] | Aside from the service and other qualitative aspects of dealing directly with Apple, the only "advantage" of purchasing direct from the company is the up to date warranty registration. If you purchase your Apple product through a 3rd party, Apple will have on file an "estimated" purchase date based on the model's manuf... | * [Apple One to One](http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/onetoone) is only available at the time of purchase and only from Apple online or retail.
* Apple retail store return policy is excellent. I did not know which of three USB hubs would satisfy the taste of an interior-decorator client, so I bought them all,... |
26,917 | I'm trying to determine if it's better to purchase a Mac from an Apple Store or from a separate retailer. Beyond the hands on and focused purchase experience are there long term advantages derived from an Apple store purchase (ongoing support etc.) as opposed to purchasing from an independent retailer? | 2011/10/07 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/26917",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1298/"
] | There isn't a meaningful difference between buying at an Apple Store or another retailer beyond your experience in-store. Personally, I prefer Apple stores to most of the other computer retailers just in terms of shopping experience, but a new Mac is a new Mac. | If you buy something from the Apple Store, for example a Macbook, and a newer model comes out within two weeks, they will swap it no questions asked for a new one. You have to have all original packaging. Also, I tried to do this after throwing away the packaging, and they couldn't swap the computer, but gave me back a... |
26,917 | I'm trying to determine if it's better to purchase a Mac from an Apple Store or from a separate retailer. Beyond the hands on and focused purchase experience are there long term advantages derived from an Apple store purchase (ongoing support etc.) as opposed to purchasing from an independent retailer? | 2011/10/07 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/26917",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1298/"
] | There isn't a meaningful difference between buying at an Apple Store or another retailer beyond your experience in-store. Personally, I prefer Apple stores to most of the other computer retailers just in terms of shopping experience, but a new Mac is a new Mac. | I had other experiences. In my AppleStore in Zurich the "purchase adviser" would not know the difference between a i5 and i7 processor. Well, he didn't even know that these processors exist.
I strongly doubt that people in the AppleStore have any clue what they are selling.
That's my reason to go 3rd party. |
26,917 | I'm trying to determine if it's better to purchase a Mac from an Apple Store or from a separate retailer. Beyond the hands on and focused purchase experience are there long term advantages derived from an Apple store purchase (ongoing support etc.) as opposed to purchasing from an independent retailer? | 2011/10/07 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/26917",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1298/"
] | Aside from the service and other qualitative aspects of dealing directly with Apple, the only "advantage" of purchasing direct from the company is the up to date warranty registration. If you purchase your Apple product through a 3rd party, Apple will have on file an "estimated" purchase date based on the model's manuf... | If you buy something from the Apple Store, for example a Macbook, and a newer model comes out within two weeks, they will swap it no questions asked for a new one. You have to have all original packaging. Also, I tried to do this after throwing away the packaging, and they couldn't swap the computer, but gave me back a... |
26,917 | I'm trying to determine if it's better to purchase a Mac from an Apple Store or from a separate retailer. Beyond the hands on and focused purchase experience are there long term advantages derived from an Apple store purchase (ongoing support etc.) as opposed to purchasing from an independent retailer? | 2011/10/07 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/26917",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/1298/"
] | Aside from the service and other qualitative aspects of dealing directly with Apple, the only "advantage" of purchasing direct from the company is the up to date warranty registration. If you purchase your Apple product through a 3rd party, Apple will have on file an "estimated" purchase date based on the model's manuf... | There isn't a meaningful difference between buying at an Apple Store or another retailer beyond your experience in-store. Personally, I prefer Apple stores to most of the other computer retailers just in terms of shopping experience, but a new Mac is a new Mac. |
6,670,229 | how to send data from php to android phone only knowing the receiver IMEI.I want to send a string that contain boolean value.Please help me out.is there any php command to do this.please help me out.. | 2011/07/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6670229",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/837480/"
] | You can send it trhough BlueTooth or SMS. And do some service to catch it internally. | By only knowing the IMEI number, nobody can send any data to any device. You will need to have some kind of connection with the device to be able to send data directly. |
7,083,048 | After upgrading the Android SDK through the AVD manager, I cannot preview XML layouts any longer in eclipse for Android 2.2 previews. Eclipse says, "LayoutLib is too recent. Update your tool!"
Using the drop-down and choosing any other platform works fine. Why is this happening for Android 2.2 previews?
I have also u... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7083048",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/239932/"
] | This is a bug: <http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17369> | Updating from 10.0.1 to 12.0.0 resolved this issue for me.
In Eclipse, Help --> Check for updates
You'll likely see three items to be updated to 12.0.0+. Install, restart Eclipse, and the layout view should display without error. |
7,083,048 | After upgrading the Android SDK through the AVD manager, I cannot preview XML layouts any longer in eclipse for Android 2.2 previews. Eclipse says, "LayoutLib is too recent. Update your tool!"
Using the drop-down and choosing any other platform works fine. Why is this happening for Android 2.2 previews?
I have also u... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7083048",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/239932/"
] | This is a bug: <http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17369> | More of a fix than an answer, or a fix with no explanation: r-click on the res\layout\*.xml file you want to open, select Open with, then select Android Layout Editor. That should open the .xml in the graphical layout/design view you're used to.
For whatever reason, after updating from 10.0.1 to 12.0.0, my layout vie... |
7,083,048 | After upgrading the Android SDK through the AVD manager, I cannot preview XML layouts any longer in eclipse for Android 2.2 previews. Eclipse says, "LayoutLib is too recent. Update your tool!"
Using the drop-down and choosing any other platform works fine. Why is this happening for Android 2.2 previews?
I have also u... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7083048",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/239932/"
] | This is a bug: <http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17369> | I had the same issue. Went in Eclipse->Help->CheckforUpdates. Selected everything there and hit next. Keep hitting next until finish. The update will start at the bottom right hand corner. Will also ask for permission. Press "OK". Will restart eclipse and problem is solved. I guess there was a bug with ADT but whatever... |
7,083,048 | After upgrading the Android SDK through the AVD manager, I cannot preview XML layouts any longer in eclipse for Android 2.2 previews. Eclipse says, "LayoutLib is too recent. Update your tool!"
Using the drop-down and choosing any other platform works fine. Why is this happening for Android 2.2 previews?
I have also u... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7083048",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/239932/"
] | Updating from 10.0.1 to 12.0.0 resolved this issue for me.
In Eclipse, Help --> Check for updates
You'll likely see three items to be updated to 12.0.0+. Install, restart Eclipse, and the layout view should display without error. | More of a fix than an answer, or a fix with no explanation: r-click on the res\layout\*.xml file you want to open, select Open with, then select Android Layout Editor. That should open the .xml in the graphical layout/design view you're used to.
For whatever reason, after updating from 10.0.1 to 12.0.0, my layout vie... |
7,083,048 | After upgrading the Android SDK through the AVD manager, I cannot preview XML layouts any longer in eclipse for Android 2.2 previews. Eclipse says, "LayoutLib is too recent. Update your tool!"
Using the drop-down and choosing any other platform works fine. Why is this happening for Android 2.2 previews?
I have also u... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7083048",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/239932/"
] | Updating from 10.0.1 to 12.0.0 resolved this issue for me.
In Eclipse, Help --> Check for updates
You'll likely see three items to be updated to 12.0.0+. Install, restart Eclipse, and the layout view should display without error. | I had the same issue. Went in Eclipse->Help->CheckforUpdates. Selected everything there and hit next. Keep hitting next until finish. The update will start at the bottom right hand corner. Will also ask for permission. Press "OK". Will restart eclipse and problem is solved. I guess there was a bug with ADT but whatever... |
7,083,048 | After upgrading the Android SDK through the AVD manager, I cannot preview XML layouts any longer in eclipse for Android 2.2 previews. Eclipse says, "LayoutLib is too recent. Update your tool!"
Using the drop-down and choosing any other platform works fine. Why is this happening for Android 2.2 previews?
I have also u... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7083048",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/239932/"
] | More of a fix than an answer, or a fix with no explanation: r-click on the res\layout\*.xml file you want to open, select Open with, then select Android Layout Editor. That should open the .xml in the graphical layout/design view you're used to.
For whatever reason, after updating from 10.0.1 to 12.0.0, my layout vie... | I had the same issue. Went in Eclipse->Help->CheckforUpdates. Selected everything there and hit next. Keep hitting next until finish. The update will start at the bottom right hand corner. Will also ask for permission. Press "OK". Will restart eclipse and problem is solved. I guess there was a bug with ADT but whatever... |
62,141 | I have a KINGSMAN gas heater, Model FV-5000N, quits working. After I relight pilot, turn switch to on, the flame lights and begins to heat, then after about 30 seconds, there is an audible click from the valve body and the flame goes out including pilot light. | 2015/03/17 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/62141",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/34708/"
] | Bad thermocouple - it is supposed to sense the presence of a flame, and turn off the gas if it is on, but nothing is getting hot.
Last one I replaced was less than $10 at home depot, it is held in with only a screw or two, and less than an hour of work, including the beer after fixing my friends water heater.
Looks l... | Do you mean the main burners light when you say "flame lights and begins to heat"? If so, check these possible issues:
1. Thermocouple is too hot. The pilot light flame should only touch the top 1/3 of the thermocouple.
2. Is the pilot flame nice and blue, or is it orange in colour? An orange flame may not be hot enou... |
7,347 | I was wandering if there was a GIS that offers to locate the exact opposite location of key locations (countries, even cities ?) on earth ? | 2011/03/16 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/7347",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/2365/"
] | Something like <https://web.archive.org/web/20120512014755/http://www.antipodemap.com/>?
Edited: original site does not exist anymore but still works in Wayback Machine | 
This seems trivial to me, yet wikipedia's article on [Antipodes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipodes) goes into a lot of detail. |
988,664 | I want to have a MenuItem with the Text property set to "Tom & Jerry" but, as you all know, the '&' before a character tells Windows that the next character is the keyboard shortcut.
So how does one escape the '&' to show up as text in the MenuItem? | 2009/06/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/988664",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/631/"
] | You can use a double, &&, but it will be underscored.
Just tested (Wm 6.1 emulator), and TheTXI had the right guess: 4 ampersands, &&&& did finally show up as 1 single. Wonder who thought that up. Will try it on my HTC Touch next.
Confirmed, my Device and the emulator agree. But the Designer can't be trusted. | I tried the &&, it workd and it wasn't underlined. |
47,041,166 | Have strange issue with website, and i am strongly convinced it worked before. (Do not know if it started to happen after WP update)
Have one page website with linking within homepage (#section1, #section2), and menu is linked to sections.
Suddenly, i realized in Chrome and Opera, menu clicking leads nowhere.
Firefox w... | 2017/10/31 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47041166",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3499959/"
] | You can try to fix the broken anchor links in your wordpress website like this:
1. Go to <https://github.com/flesler/jquery.scrollTo> and get these 2 files: jquery.scrollTo.js and jquery.scrollTo.min.js
2. Go to your website's file system and find the subfolder: /wp-content/themes/YOUR\_THEME/js/libs OR /wp-content/th... | This works:
Instead of using this:
/#your-anchor
or this:
<http://yoururl.com/#your-anchor>
You have to use this:
**<http://yoururl.com/index.php/#your-anchor>**
with the *index.php* in the url |
20,186,867 | Is database deadlock mostly caused by Database blocking? In other words is blocking inherent reason for deadlock? Does multiple blocking of resources a necessary condition for deadlock? If blocking is prevented in Databases does that mean we can avoid Database Deadlocks?
Have checked different resources from Internet ... | 2013/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20186867",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/653622/"
] | I don't see the two snippets as conflicting. Both specific it's because of each of two (or more) process/thread has a resource the other one needs.
Blocking and deadlock are not the same, but deadlock does happens due to blocking - but only because each of two processes block each others request for resources.
So - ... | Consider read/write inconsistency as a disease, blocking as the medicine for that disease and deadlock as a side effect of the medicine. |
43,088 | In India, among college-goers, 'out-state' serves as an *adjective!* I think it's a poor use of that word. The youngsters, though informally, refer the people from different state as 'out-state'.
>
> Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's 'out-state'!
>
>
>
It's a poor use of 'out state' words. Today, I... | 2014/12/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/43088",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | I'd call him or her an **out-of-stater**.
"Dave is an out-of-stater from California."
out–of–stat·er
noun
1 :a visitor from another state
2 :a person whose legal domicile is in one state but who lives for an extended time in another state (as to attend college)
Reference: <http://i.word.com/idictionary/out-of-sta... | The requested phrase can vary based on whether a country has states or not, so I'll give the British perspective.
We don't have a set phrase for this because it's not a concept that's very relevant to the UK. Although the UK is divided into the countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, there are only... |
43,088 | In India, among college-goers, 'out-state' serves as an *adjective!* I think it's a poor use of that word. The youngsters, though informally, refer the people from different state as 'out-state'.
>
> Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's 'out-state'!
>
>
>
It's a poor use of 'out state' words. Today, I... | 2014/12/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/43088",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | I'd call him or her an **out-of-stater**.
"Dave is an out-of-stater from California."
out–of–stat·er
noun
1 :a visitor from another state
2 :a person whose legal domicile is in one state but who lives for an extended time in another state (as to attend college)
Reference: <http://i.word.com/idictionary/out-of-sta... | In Maine, United States, we refer to "out-of-staters" as either "flatlanders" or "from away".
People from other countries are "foreign", or we say "they are from |country/nation|". Sometimes, when feeling extremely colloquial, we might say "That guys an outta-statah!". |
43,088 | In India, among college-goers, 'out-state' serves as an *adjective!* I think it's a poor use of that word. The youngsters, though informally, refer the people from different state as 'out-state'.
>
> Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's 'out-state'!
>
>
>
It's a poor use of 'out state' words. Today, I... | 2014/12/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/43088",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | This seems like the kind of issue that may vary significantly between contexts - in particular those countries that are federations of 'states' such as the US, Australia or India.
From my Australian context I would proffer the following suggestions:
* **He's from interstate** (Preferred Australian usage. Interstate ... | Most native English speakers from countries with a federal structure would use "out-of-state" or the equivalent for whatever their federal constituent parts are called. Here in Canada it would be "out-of-province".
"Out-state" seems like a perfectly understandable term that could easily have arisen somewhere like Aust... |
43,088 | In India, among college-goers, 'out-state' serves as an *adjective!* I think it's a poor use of that word. The youngsters, though informally, refer the people from different state as 'out-state'.
>
> Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's 'out-state'!
>
>
>
It's a poor use of 'out state' words. Today, I... | 2014/12/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/43088",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | We sometimes use the term *out-of-state* when referring to something like the tuition rate, and *non-resident* when referring to the person:
>
> *She's a non-resident; she'll have to pay out-of-state tuition next year*.
>
>
>
Here's how I'd say the second sentence in your question (U.S. English):
>
> Article 37... | The requested phrase can vary based on whether a country has states or not, so I'll give the British perspective.
We don't have a set phrase for this because it's not a concept that's very relevant to the UK. Although the UK is divided into the countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, there are only... |
43,088 | In India, among college-goers, 'out-state' serves as an *adjective!* I think it's a poor use of that word. The youngsters, though informally, refer the people from different state as 'out-state'.
>
> Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's 'out-state'!
>
>
>
It's a poor use of 'out state' words. Today, I... | 2014/12/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/43088",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | I'd call him or her an **out-of-stater**.
"Dave is an out-of-stater from California."
out–of–stat·er
noun
1 :a visitor from another state
2 :a person whose legal domicile is in one state but who lives for an extended time in another state (as to attend college)
Reference: <http://i.word.com/idictionary/out-of-sta... | Most native English speakers from countries with a federal structure would use "out-of-state" or the equivalent for whatever their federal constituent parts are called. Here in Canada it would be "out-of-province".
"Out-state" seems like a perfectly understandable term that could easily have arisen somewhere like Aust... |
43,088 | In India, among college-goers, 'out-state' serves as an *adjective!* I think it's a poor use of that word. The youngsters, though informally, refer the people from different state as 'out-state'.
>
> Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's 'out-state'!
>
>
>
It's a poor use of 'out state' words. Today, I... | 2014/12/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/43088",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | We sometimes use the term *out-of-state* when referring to something like the tuition rate, and *non-resident* when referring to the person:
>
> *She's a non-resident; she'll have to pay out-of-state tuition next year*.
>
>
>
Here's how I'd say the second sentence in your question (U.S. English):
>
> Article 37... | In Maine, United States, we refer to "out-of-staters" as either "flatlanders" or "from away".
People from other countries are "foreign", or we say "they are from |country/nation|". Sometimes, when feeling extremely colloquial, we might say "That guys an outta-statah!". |
43,088 | In India, among college-goers, 'out-state' serves as an *adjective!* I think it's a poor use of that word. The youngsters, though informally, refer the people from different state as 'out-state'.
>
> Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's 'out-state'!
>
>
>
It's a poor use of 'out state' words. Today, I... | 2014/12/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/43088",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | This seems like the kind of issue that may vary significantly between contexts - in particular those countries that are federations of 'states' such as the US, Australia or India.
From my Australian context I would proffer the following suggestions:
* **He's from interstate** (Preferred Australian usage. Interstate ... | In Maine, United States, we refer to "out-of-staters" as either "flatlanders" or "from away".
People from other countries are "foreign", or we say "they are from |country/nation|". Sometimes, when feeling extremely colloquial, we might say "That guys an outta-statah!". |
43,088 | In India, among college-goers, 'out-state' serves as an *adjective!* I think it's a poor use of that word. The youngsters, though informally, refer the people from different state as 'out-state'.
>
> Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's 'out-state'!
>
>
>
It's a poor use of 'out state' words. Today, I... | 2014/12/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/43088",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | This seems like the kind of issue that may vary significantly between contexts - in particular those countries that are federations of 'states' such as the US, Australia or India.
From my Australian context I would proffer the following suggestions:
* **He's from interstate** (Preferred Australian usage. Interstate ... | The requested phrase can vary based on whether a country has states or not, so I'll give the British perspective.
We don't have a set phrase for this because it's not a concept that's very relevant to the UK. Although the UK is divided into the countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, there are only... |
43,088 | In India, among college-goers, 'out-state' serves as an *adjective!* I think it's a poor use of that word. The youngsters, though informally, refer the people from different state as 'out-state'.
>
> Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's 'out-state'!
>
>
>
It's a poor use of 'out state' words. Today, I... | 2014/12/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/43088",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | We sometimes use the term *out-of-state* when referring to something like the tuition rate, and *non-resident* when referring to the person:
>
> *She's a non-resident; she'll have to pay out-of-state tuition next year*.
>
>
>
Here's how I'd say the second sentence in your question (U.S. English):
>
> Article 37... | I'd call him or her an **out-of-stater**.
"Dave is an out-of-stater from California."
out–of–stat·er
noun
1 :a visitor from another state
2 :a person whose legal domicile is in one state but who lives for an extended time in another state (as to attend college)
Reference: <http://i.word.com/idictionary/out-of-sta... |
43,088 | In India, among college-goers, 'out-state' serves as an *adjective!* I think it's a poor use of that word. The youngsters, though informally, refer the people from different state as 'out-state'.
>
> Forgive him; he does not know the rituals. He's 'out-state'!
>
>
>
It's a poor use of 'out state' words. Today, I... | 2014/12/15 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/43088",
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] | We sometimes use the term *out-of-state* when referring to something like the tuition rate, and *non-resident* when referring to the person:
>
> *She's a non-resident; she'll have to pay out-of-state tuition next year*.
>
>
>
Here's how I'd say the second sentence in your question (U.S. English):
>
> Article 37... | This seems like the kind of issue that may vary significantly between contexts - in particular those countries that are federations of 'states' such as the US, Australia or India.
From my Australian context I would proffer the following suggestions:
* **He's from interstate** (Preferred Australian usage. Interstate ... |
74,954 | every quarter I have to take roughly 100-200 thumbnails of slightly varying size and arrange them on a PowerPoint slide. Each image is scalable of another but some may be 100x400 while others are 200x800. Is there anyway to have PowerPoint or Photoshop automatically align these images for me in one slide or image?
Tha... | 2016/07/19 | [
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] | You could always use Google Picasa and create a 'picture collage'. This simply looks at any number of images in a folder - then you can create a 'grid' collage at whatever size you want. Save it as an image and then import into Powerpoint. I do this a lot and takes approx 5 minutes (once you have the images that is)
[... | I figured it out :) Ended up using Photoshop and the Contact Sheet feature: <https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/contact-sheet-pdf-presentation-cs6.html> |
74,954 | every quarter I have to take roughly 100-200 thumbnails of slightly varying size and arrange them on a PowerPoint slide. Each image is scalable of another but some may be 100x400 while others are 200x800. Is there anyway to have PowerPoint or Photoshop automatically align these images for me in one slide or image?
Tha... | 2016/07/19 | [
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] | You could always use Google Picasa and create a 'picture collage'. This simply looks at any number of images in a folder - then you can create a 'grid' collage at whatever size you want. Save it as an image and then import into Powerpoint. I do this a lot and takes approx 5 minutes (once you have the images that is)
[... | I see you have you have already a solution. However, I would appreciate if you would take a look at SlideMight, a data fusion tool for PowerPoint, comparable to mail merge. SlideMight supports iterations for slides and table rows, nested iterations, normal images and images in tables.
See [www.slidemight.com](http://w... |
302,226 | With the rollout of the [new top bar](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/300829/new-top-bar-is-coming-to-the-stack-exchange-network), you’ve probably noticed the new review indicator:
 or ![My sock's view of the reviews needed indicator, which has l... | 2017/10/18 | [
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] | Thanks so much for sharing this information! I'm glad to have it so that we know what to expect. My understanding is that these are (for now) pretty rough numbers so my concern (particularly with the smallest number for the close vote queue being 50) is that many of these queues will never light up red.
I use (nearly ... | Isn't the color of the grey dots too light?
Sometimes, I barely can see them.
Current color:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ilfox.png)
It would be better something a little bit less lighter:
[, you’ve probably noticed the new review indicator:
 or ![My sock's view of the reviews needed indicator, which has l... | 2017/10/18 | [
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] | What I am missing so far is an **indicator for when there are *any* items to review**.
At the moment the only time the overall review indicator on the icon lights up is when there is at least one red dot in a queue, but as Catija already explained in her answer this is **rarely ever the case** on small sites. And even... | Isn't the color of the grey dots too light?
Sometimes, I barely can see them.
Current color:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ilfox.png)
It would be better something a little bit less lighter:
[, you’ve probably noticed the new review indicator:
 or ![My sock's view of the reviews needed indicator, which has l... | 2017/10/18 | [
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---------------------------------------------------------------------
The indicator is intended to draw attention to the review icon, but showing it when a user can't do anything trains the user to ignore the indicator and the review icon. That's th... | Isn't the color of the grey dots too light?
Sometimes, I barely can see them.
Current color:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ilfox.png)
It would be better something a little bit less lighter:
[
**Machine**: Macbook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
**iPhone**: 5s on 8.2 (12D508)
So I import all photos/videos off of my iPhone to Photos on a daily basis after upgrading from iPhoto and it works well overall, so far.
The problem is that, while Photos does give me the option to "Delete items... | 2015/03/25 | [
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] | I'd go for the 'not quite cave-man' approach - though still a bit manual...
* Launch Image Capture.
* Plug in iDevice
* Select any/all photos you wish to delete
* The Delete button is at the bottom of the window [the 'no-entry' sign]
After comments - the button is still there in Yosemite.
Update Nov 2015 - the butto... | i noticed that the 'delete upon import' option does not show when plugging in an iphone to a new computer for the first time. a simply eject and reopen seems to fix this
i just ran into this problem with both my partner and i |
178,162 | **OS**: OS X 10.10.3 (Yosemite)
**Machine**: Macbook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
**iPhone**: 5s on 8.2 (12D508)
So I import all photos/videos off of my iPhone to Photos on a daily basis after upgrading from iPhoto and it works well overall, so far.
The problem is that, while Photos does give me the option to "Delete items... | 2015/03/25 | [
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] | I'd go for the 'not quite cave-man' approach - though still a bit manual...
* Launch Image Capture.
* Plug in iDevice
* Select any/all photos you wish to delete
* The Delete button is at the bottom of the window [the 'no-entry' sign]
After comments - the button is still there in Yosemite.
Update Nov 2015 - the butto... | Your workaround #1 is probably simplest if the photos you’ve already imported are interspersed throughout your camera roll. Full instructions:
1. In Photos, check the “Delete items after import” box on the import page
2. Select all the photos in the Already imported section, and import them
3. Open the “Last Import” a... |
178,162 | **OS**: OS X 10.10.3 (Yosemite)
**Machine**: Macbook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012)
**iPhone**: 5s on 8.2 (12D508)
So I import all photos/videos off of my iPhone to Photos on a daily basis after upgrading from iPhoto and it works well overall, so far.
The problem is that, while Photos does give me the option to "Delete items... | 2015/03/25 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/178162",
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] | i noticed that the 'delete upon import' option does not show when plugging in an iphone to a new computer for the first time. a simply eject and reopen seems to fix this
i just ran into this problem with both my partner and i | Your workaround #1 is probably simplest if the photos you’ve already imported are interspersed throughout your camera roll. Full instructions:
1. In Photos, check the “Delete items after import” box on the import page
2. Select all the photos in the Already imported section, and import them
3. Open the “Last Import” a... |
451 | I've seen [testers (Michael Bolton, mainly) make a distinction](http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/testing-vs-checking/) between "testing" (looking for defects using a variety of different methods) and "checking" (running a scenario and then verifying a set of facts which, if false, imply a defect in the product)... | 2011/05/11 | [
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] | I agree with Lyndon on the Michael Bolton site. He's the biggest of advocate of "Testing" vs "Checking" I've come across.
Michael Boltons blog is immense with loads of references - he has some great posts & you will spend hours in there, especially if you follow all the references.
Its an idea I'm peddling at my curr... | I find it valuable to distinguish between testing and checking. Maybe not as passionately or pedantically as some. :) I think it is most important when you start talking about automation. Automation can check a lot of things. So people talk about replacing hands-on (and brain-on) testing with automation. But there's an... |
451 | I've seen [testers (Michael Bolton, mainly) make a distinction](http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/testing-vs-checking/) between "testing" (looking for defects using a variety of different methods) and "checking" (running a scenario and then verifying a set of facts which, if false, imply a defect in the product)... | 2011/05/11 | [
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] | Most often I hear these terms when distinguishing between someone who is a 'Sapient Tester' meaning they understand a lot of test theory, and can create their own test cases etc (often on the fly as with exploratory testing) and someone who is merely following a script someone else has written and 'checking' the result... | Although we don't use the word "checking", in my current shop we *do* make a distinction between the two concepts.
We have one batch system where we concentrate only on the output. We never look at the code used to create the output, it could be (and often is) changed at any time between batch runs. And when we find a... |
451 | I've seen [testers (Michael Bolton, mainly) make a distinction](http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/testing-vs-checking/) between "testing" (looking for defects using a variety of different methods) and "checking" (running a scenario and then verifying a set of facts which, if false, imply a defect in the product)... | 2011/05/11 | [
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] | I would like to emphasize that usefulness (like quality) is a subjective and personal/organizational thing. In other words, the general question "Is it useful?" needs context, of which some person(s) is the most important part. I made the distinction because I found that people lump checking into testing in a way that ... | Although we don't use the word "checking", in my current shop we *do* make a distinction between the two concepts.
We have one batch system where we concentrate only on the output. We never look at the code used to create the output, it could be (and often is) changed at any time between batch runs. And when we find a... |
451 | I've seen [testers (Michael Bolton, mainly) make a distinction](http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/testing-vs-checking/) between "testing" (looking for defects using a variety of different methods) and "checking" (running a scenario and then verifying a set of facts which, if false, imply a defect in the product)... | 2011/05/11 | [
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] | I am not familiar with the use of the term "checks" in common QA parlence, and it is not listed in the ISTQB glossary, so I would say that the answer to your question is no.
That said, I would say that how you use the term would be in reference to the act of performing vaidation of expeced and actual results, whilst e... | Although we don't use the word "checking", in my current shop we *do* make a distinction between the two concepts.
We have one batch system where we concentrate only on the output. We never look at the code used to create the output, it could be (and often is) changed at any time between batch runs. And when we find a... |
451 | I've seen [testers (Michael Bolton, mainly) make a distinction](http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/testing-vs-checking/) between "testing" (looking for defects using a variety of different methods) and "checking" (running a scenario and then verifying a set of facts which, if false, imply a defect in the product)... | 2011/05/11 | [
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] | The distinction between testing and checking adds no significant value to the profession of testing beyond witty philosophical banter around the water-cooler, or lead to changes in our SDLC processes.
Perhaps the concept of checks vs. test may add value if it causes testers to reflect on the purpose or intent of a te... | I am not familiar with the use of the term "checks" in common QA parlence, and it is not listed in the ISTQB glossary, so I would say that the answer to your question is no.
That said, I would say that how you use the term would be in reference to the act of performing vaidation of expeced and actual results, whilst e... |
451 | I've seen [testers (Michael Bolton, mainly) make a distinction](http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/testing-vs-checking/) between "testing" (looking for defects using a variety of different methods) and "checking" (running a scenario and then verifying a set of facts which, if false, imply a defect in the product)... | 2011/05/11 | [
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] | Although we don't use the word "checking", in my current shop we *do* make a distinction between the two concepts.
We have one batch system where we concentrate only on the output. We never look at the code used to create the output, it could be (and often is) changed at any time between batch runs. And when we find a... | I find it valuable to distinguish between testing and checking. Maybe not as passionately or pedantically as some. :) I think it is most important when you start talking about automation. Automation can check a lot of things. So people talk about replacing hands-on (and brain-on) testing with automation. But there's an... |
451 | I've seen [testers (Michael Bolton, mainly) make a distinction](http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/testing-vs-checking/) between "testing" (looking for defects using a variety of different methods) and "checking" (running a scenario and then verifying a set of facts which, if false, imply a defect in the product)... | 2011/05/11 | [
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] | The distinction between testing and checking adds no significant value to the profession of testing beyond witty philosophical banter around the water-cooler, or lead to changes in our SDLC processes.
Perhaps the concept of checks vs. test may add value if it causes testers to reflect on the purpose or intent of a te... | I agree with Lyndon on the Michael Bolton site. He's the biggest of advocate of "Testing" vs "Checking" I've come across.
Michael Boltons blog is immense with loads of references - he has some great posts & you will spend hours in there, especially if you follow all the references.
Its an idea I'm peddling at my curr... |
451 | I've seen [testers (Michael Bolton, mainly) make a distinction](http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/testing-vs-checking/) between "testing" (looking for defects using a variety of different methods) and "checking" (running a scenario and then verifying a set of facts which, if false, imply a defect in the product)... | 2011/05/11 | [
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] | The distinction between testing and checking adds no significant value to the profession of testing beyond witty philosophical banter around the water-cooler, or lead to changes in our SDLC processes.
Perhaps the concept of checks vs. test may add value if it causes testers to reflect on the purpose or intent of a te... | I find it valuable to distinguish between testing and checking. Maybe not as passionately or pedantically as some. :) I think it is most important when you start talking about automation. Automation can check a lot of things. So people talk about replacing hands-on (and brain-on) testing with automation. But there's an... |
451 | I've seen [testers (Michael Bolton, mainly) make a distinction](http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/testing-vs-checking/) between "testing" (looking for defects using a variety of different methods) and "checking" (running a scenario and then verifying a set of facts which, if false, imply a defect in the product)... | 2011/05/11 | [
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] | The distinction between testing and checking adds no significant value to the profession of testing beyond witty philosophical banter around the water-cooler, or lead to changes in our SDLC processes.
Perhaps the concept of checks vs. test may add value if it causes testers to reflect on the purpose or intent of a te... | I believe that I understand what you're talking about. To myself at least, a check(s) is most definitely a part of a test.
The check determines if the system is producing the desired output given a certain input under in a specific state. These checks are used to aid in your decision if the test passed or failed.
Sta... |
451 | I've seen [testers (Michael Bolton, mainly) make a distinction](http://www.developsense.com/blog/2009/08/testing-vs-checking/) between "testing" (looking for defects using a variety of different methods) and "checking" (running a scenario and then verifying a set of facts which, if false, imply a defect in the product)... | 2011/05/11 | [
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] | I would like to emphasize that usefulness (like quality) is a subjective and personal/organizational thing. In other words, the general question "Is it useful?" needs context, of which some person(s) is the most important part. I made the distinction because I found that people lump checking into testing in a way that ... | Most often I hear these terms when distinguishing between someone who is a 'Sapient Tester' meaning they understand a lot of test theory, and can create their own test cases etc (often on the fly as with exploratory testing) and someone who is merely following a script someone else has written and 'checking' the result... |
29,683 | I have been hand-carving hunting bows (ie: simple selfbows, straight backed
bows, steamed static recurve tips, etc) for a couple years. I used to do all of
my carving with a set of nice drawknives and push knives. I've moved into a new
place where I no longer have a set of vises to hold my timber so that I can
rapidly ... | 2013/07/15 | [
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] | Have you considered one of the portable workbenches such as the [Workmate](http://www.homedepot.com/p/BLACK-DECKER-Workmate-425-Portable-Project-Center-and-Vise-WM425/202516382#.UeQkdo2KK8A)?
They fold to a pretty sma... | If you want to use the drawknives again but don't have room for a shave horse, I've seen some smaller alternatives that look interesting. You might be able to clamp them onto a railing or something for stability while using them.
One is a [shave pony](http://cornishworkshop.blogspot.co.uk/2006/03/giddy-up.html). It lo... |
177,712 | This is a weird question.
It has been established that a caster could cast *Simulacrum* on themselves to make a simulacra, then the simulacra can cast *Simulacrum* on the caster to make a second simulacra of the caster, and son on. Let's call this *a chain of simulacra*.
Certain spells can be made permanent by cast... | 2020/11/20 | [
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] | ### Doing the same thing in the same place for a year already requires a conversation with your DM, so ask them.
Let's be real: most gameplay doesn't happen on the timescale where we're talking about casting these spells consistently for a whole year. *This is something we talk about doing and handwave, rather than ac... | Yes, this works, probably.
--------------------------
Let's use *Teleportation Circle* as the example spell to be made permanent.
The relevant text of *Teleportation Circle* says:
>
> You can create a permanent teleportation circle by casting this spell in the same location every day for one year. You need not use ... |
141,611 | In *The Incredible Hulk* (2008), Stan Lee's cameo is more related to the plot than his other cameos. There a scene where Bruce hurts himself in the factory and spills some blood, he freaks out and stops the production line to inspect the bottles. He cleans up some blood from the conveyor belt, but a dramatic camera pan... | 2016/09/27 | [
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] | The blood scene was setup so that the US Government could track Dr.Banner. He had been off grid for sometime and the government had no idea idea where he was. Thus to progress the plot that particular scene was needed. The scene was not for a cameo but it gave one of the scenes where a Stan Lee cameo could be used.
Ta... | That scene was not just a cameo but part of the story, that old man with gamma sickness helped in tracking hulk. From [Wikipedia synopsis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Incredible_Hulk_(film)#Plot):
>
> After Banner cuts his finger, a drop of his blood falls into a bottle, and is eventually ingested by an elderl... |
38,019 | Is there a way to limit the people picker control in InfoPath to a certain SharePoint group? I need to do this without writing any custom server code.
Thanks | 2012/06/07 | [
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] | Yes, with People picker field in 2010, you can do it in two steps:
* Enter the URL to site to query for people/groups
* In the General Tab, limit the search/selection to specific groups/users. See below
![enter image description here](https://i.st... | Just be aware that when selecting a SharePoint group InfoPath uses the ID of the group, not the name. That means that if you change the group name the picker will still work as expected. If you develop in one environment and deploy to another, it most likely won't. |
18,970 | Somaliland is an unrecognized state in Northern Somalia. While Somalia is plagued with violence and terrorism, Somaliland has remained peaceful and separated from the war. Somaliland has its own currency, bureaucracy, elected government, military, and police force. If Somalia is ranked 1 in the 2016 Fragile State Index... | 2017/05/15 | [
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] | Here's a partial answer:
First, the government of Somalia doesn't recognize Somaliland. Any recognition of Somaliland would come over the objections of Somalia. The global community is more reluctant to legitimize such unilateral separatism. The Somaliland separatists historically had minimal economic/military clout ... | There are many such separatist movements around the world. Whether they win or not is a question of power. Can they win the recognition of the international community? Or do powerful outside interests have reason to prefer the existing national state?
[Here](http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-next-10-countries-th... |
18,970 | Somaliland is an unrecognized state in Northern Somalia. While Somalia is plagued with violence and terrorism, Somaliland has remained peaceful and separated from the war. Somaliland has its own currency, bureaucracy, elected government, military, and police force. If Somalia is ranked 1 in the 2016 Fragile State Index... | 2017/05/15 | [
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] | There are many such separatist movements around the world. Whether they win or not is a question of power. Can they win the recognition of the international community? Or do powerful outside interests have reason to prefer the existing national state?
[Here](http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-next-10-countries-th... | For starters Somaliland is not a separatist country; for over 100 years it was a British Protectorate, under the name British Somaliland which it relinquished for The Republic of Somaliland after being granted independence on the 26th June 1960. Five days later it entered a voluntary union with Somalia, a former Italia... |
18,970 | Somaliland is an unrecognized state in Northern Somalia. While Somalia is plagued with violence and terrorism, Somaliland has remained peaceful and separated from the war. Somaliland has its own currency, bureaucracy, elected government, military, and police force. If Somalia is ranked 1 in the 2016 Fragile State Index... | 2017/05/15 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/18970",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/7578/"
] | Here's a partial answer:
First, the government of Somalia doesn't recognize Somaliland. Any recognition of Somaliland would come over the objections of Somalia. The global community is more reluctant to legitimize such unilateral separatism. The Somaliland separatists historically had minimal economic/military clout ... | For starters Somaliland is not a separatist country; for over 100 years it was a British Protectorate, under the name British Somaliland which it relinquished for The Republic of Somaliland after being granted independence on the 26th June 1960. Five days later it entered a voluntary union with Somalia, a former Italia... |
19,461 | During meditation I focus on breath and when mind wanders I bring it gently back to breath. I have been doing this for 6 years. Most of the time there is this continuous noise. It's a mishmash of words, sounds, visuals going on. I do catch the thoughts quite early before too much proliferation most of the time but it's... | 2017/02/27 | [
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] | All of your problems - the issues that you have listed will go away, the day you begin to walk this Noble Eight-fold Path. I say this because if a person go about practising meditation in an orderly manner he/she can acquire the results that can be obtained from meditating. It is because Dhamma is alive - not sterile. ... | What you said is all normal and nothing wrong.
**"During meditation I focus on breath and when mind wanders I bring it gently back to breath"**
This is exactly what you have to do, completely right.
**"Sometimes I notice that I enter a more calm state where the mind doesn't seem to wander as much and it feels nice, ... |
124,075 | I have lately noticed that, after last updates on my Samsung S3 mini (although I am not entirely sure which ones in particular), applications simply do not close after exiting them and keep running in the background. As workaround I have to manually end all the processes from Task Manager.
I have read a couple of simi... | 2015/09/24 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/124075",
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] | I would suggest you use the Greenify app. It really shuts down or hibernates an app after you exit it. It doesnt allow the selected process to secretly run in the background.
You can find the app [here](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.greenify&hl=en).
The app works even better if the p... | If your device is running on Android Lollipop 5.x than there is change in the behavior, all those apps that you can see on the multitasking screen aren't actually running in the background. This is a snapshot of recent apps only some of them are actually running in the background and this doesn't take much of battery. ... |
130,447 | I am currently using TortoiseSVN to manage a couple of the projects that I have on the go at the moment. When I first moved everything into source control I wasn't really sure how everything should be laid out so I ended up putting each project into its own repository.
I was wondering would it be a good idea for me j... | 2008/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/130447",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6335/"
] | If your projects are independent, it's fine to keep them in separate repositories. If they share components, then put them together. | As long as each project has /trunk /tags and /branches you're good. Proper continuous integration is the criterion here. |
130,447 | I am currently using TortoiseSVN to manage a couple of the projects that I have on the go at the moment. When I first moved everything into source control I wasn't really sure how everything should be laid out so I ended up putting each project into its own repository.
I was wondering would it be a good idea for me j... | 2008/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/130447",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6335/"
] | Personally I prefer each project in it's own repository | As long as each project has /trunk /tags and /branches you're good. Proper continuous integration is the criterion here. |
130,447 | I am currently using TortoiseSVN to manage a couple of the projects that I have on the go at the moment. When I first moved everything into source control I wasn't really sure how everything should be laid out so I ended up putting each project into its own repository.
I was wondering would it be a good idea for me j... | 2008/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/130447",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6335/"
] | If your projects are independent, it's fine to keep them in separate repositories. If they share components, then put them together. | Yes, put everything in source control.
If you're using SVN, keep projects in their own repository - svn is slow, and gets slower. |
130,447 | I am currently using TortoiseSVN to manage a couple of the projects that I have on the go at the moment. When I first moved everything into source control I wasn't really sure how everything should be laid out so I ended up putting each project into its own repository.
I was wondering would it be a good idea for me j... | 2008/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/130447",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6335/"
] | If you work with a lot of other people you might consider whether everyone needs the same level of access to every project. I think it is easier to give access rights per person if you put each project in a separate repository. ~~~ | For Subversion, I'd suggest putting everything in the same repository; the administrative overhead of setting up a new repository is too high to make it a no-brainer, so you're more likely not to version something and regret it later. Subversion provides plenty of fine-grained access controls if you need to restrict ac... |
130,447 | I am currently using TortoiseSVN to manage a couple of the projects that I have on the go at the moment. When I first moved everything into source control I wasn't really sure how everything should be laid out so I ended up putting each project into its own repository.
I was wondering would it be a good idea for me j... | 2008/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/130447",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6335/"
] | My rule of thumb is to consolidate things that are delivered together. In other words, if you might deliver project X and project Y separately, then put them in separate repos.
Yes, sometimes this means you have a huge repo for a project that contains a huge number of components, but people can operate on sub-trees of... | If you work with a lot of other people you might consider whether everyone needs the same level of access to every project. I think it is easier to give access rights per person if you put each project in a separate repository. ~~~ |
130,447 | I am currently using TortoiseSVN to manage a couple of the projects that I have on the go at the moment. When I first moved everything into source control I wasn't really sure how everything should be laid out so I ended up putting each project into its own repository.
I was wondering would it be a good idea for me j... | 2008/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/130447",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6335/"
] | Depends to an extent what you mean by "project".
I have a general local repository containing random bits of stuff that I write (including my website, since it's small). A single-user local SVN repository is not going to suffer noticeable performance issues until you've spent a lot of years typing. By which time SVN ... | Yes, put everything in source control.
If you're using SVN, keep projects in their own repository - svn is slow, and gets slower. |
130,447 | I am currently using TortoiseSVN to manage a couple of the projects that I have on the go at the moment. When I first moved everything into source control I wasn't really sure how everything should be laid out so I ended up putting each project into its own repository.
I was wondering would it be a good idea for me j... | 2008/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/130447",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6335/"
] | I would absolutely keep each project in its own repository, separate from all others. This will give each project its own history of commits. Rollbacks on one project will not affect other projects. | Yes, put everything in source control.
If you're using SVN, keep projects in their own repository - svn is slow, and gets slower. |
130,447 | I am currently using TortoiseSVN to manage a couple of the projects that I have on the go at the moment. When I first moved everything into source control I wasn't really sure how everything should be laid out so I ended up putting each project into its own repository.
I was wondering would it be a good idea for me j... | 2008/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/130447",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6335/"
] | I would store them in the same repository. It's kind of neater. Plus why would it matter for continuous integration and such - you can always pull a specific folder from the repository.
It's also easier to administer - accounts to one repository, access logs of one repository etc. | For Subversion, I'd suggest putting everything in the same repository; the administrative overhead of setting up a new repository is too high to make it a no-brainer, so you're more likely not to version something and regret it later. Subversion provides plenty of fine-grained access controls if you need to restrict ac... |
130,447 | I am currently using TortoiseSVN to manage a couple of the projects that I have on the go at the moment. When I first moved everything into source control I wasn't really sure how everything should be laid out so I ended up putting each project into its own repository.
I was wondering would it be a good idea for me j... | 2008/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/130447",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6335/"
] | My rule of thumb is to consolidate things that are delivered together. In other words, if you might deliver project X and project Y separately, then put them in separate repos.
Yes, sometimes this means you have a huge repo for a project that contains a huge number of components, but people can operate on sub-trees of... | As long as each project has /trunk /tags and /branches you're good. Proper continuous integration is the criterion here. |
130,447 | I am currently using TortoiseSVN to manage a couple of the projects that I have on the go at the moment. When I first moved everything into source control I wasn't really sure how everything should be laid out so I ended up putting each project into its own repository.
I was wondering would it be a good idea for me j... | 2008/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/130447",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6335/"
] | Depends to an extent what you mean by "project".
I have a general local repository containing random bits of stuff that I write (including my website, since it's small). A single-user local SVN repository is not going to suffer noticeable performance issues until you've spent a lot of years typing. By which time SVN ... | My rule of thumb is to consolidate things that are delivered together. In other words, if you might deliver project X and project Y separately, then put them in separate repos.
Yes, sometimes this means you have a huge repo for a project that contains a huge number of components, but people can operate on sub-trees of... |
169,395 | I recently bought a domain name lucidcontraptions.com and want to host the website from home. I have a D-LINK router in which I have set up my personal virtual server correctly. My application server is apache2.2
The server works perfectly with the following settings:
external ip: 207.172.xx.xx public port:8888
intern... | 2009/06/17 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/169395",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Many consumer ISPs block port 80 so that consumers can't do their own web hosting. You might want to check with your ISP to see if they are blocking it. | If you are doing this from say comcast,time warner,$other\_isp then they could be filtering port 80..You'd probably have to upgrade to a business acct to get 80 opened up |
169,395 | I recently bought a domain name lucidcontraptions.com and want to host the website from home. I have a D-LINK router in which I have set up my personal virtual server correctly. My application server is apache2.2
The server works perfectly with the following settings:
external ip: 207.172.xx.xx public port:8888
intern... | 2009/06/17 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/169395",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Many consumer ISPs block port 80 so that consumers can't do their own web hosting. You might want to check with your ISP to see if they are blocking it. | Greetings ...
I advise third party hosting if possible .. it is ridiculously inexpensive. DreamHost is doing a deal today (17-June-2009); less than US$10 for a *year* of hosting on a shared server with unlimited space and bandwidth. It is probably cheaper than the difference between residential and business ISP broad... |
28,625 | I am looking for a very simple thing. I want to create a polygon based on the current view extent of my project.
In fact I want to:
1. open google satellite layers
2. zoom to my area of interest
3. create a polygon based on the 'view extent'
of course, the GE layer is not important, it should work with any view.view | 2012/07/01 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/28625",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/4594/"
] | I have found the optimal answer (sorry @Jef, I started digging into the Python console, and will continue, but this one was quicker).
The [QMarxan plugin](https://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/Qmarxan/) allows for creating a grid from the view extent. | I had this need in QGIS 3x and the following workflow allowed me to quickly create the polygons.
In the map layout I got the map to the scale and extent required and checked the extent values in item properties for the frame.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.... |
28,625 | I am looking for a very simple thing. I want to create a polygon based on the current view extent of my project.
In fact I want to:
1. open google satellite layers
2. zoom to my area of interest
3. create a polygon based on the 'view extent'
of course, the GE layer is not important, it should work with any view.view | 2012/07/01 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/28625",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/4594/"
] | QGIS 3.10 introduced 2 new tools (or maybe in earlier versions). With it, you can convert layer features to bookmarks or vice versa:
[Convert layer to spatial bookmarks](https://docs.qgis.org/testing/en/docs/user_manual/processing_algs/qgis/vectorgeneral.html#convert-layer-to-spatial-bookmarks)
[Convert spatial book... | I had this need in QGIS 3x and the following workflow allowed me to quickly create the polygons.
In the map layout I got the map to the scale and extent required and checked the extent values in item properties for the frame.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.... |
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