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19,556,947 | We have an application which consumes a large amount of data. Currently a desktop app, but we would like to deliver it via the browser.
It doesn't make sense to me to create a web app where we need to transfer a ll the data used for the visualizations.
We're looking at RDP and some products out there that provide RDP... | 2013/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19556947",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/670446/"
] | You can use an HTML5 VNC viewer like <https://github.com/kanaka/noVNC> coupled with a VNC server like [RealVNC](http://www.realvnc.com/) | Sounds like the easiest approach for you is to get xrdp, which is an RDP-server for X. Then you would use your RDP client to connect to it. I think Nomachine NX supports html directly now, but I'm not sure. There was talk of an html X2go-client, but I don't know anything about that either. |
19,556,947 | We have an application which consumes a large amount of data. Currently a desktop app, but we would like to deliver it via the browser.
It doesn't make sense to me to create a web app where we need to transfer a ll the data used for the visualizations.
We're looking at RDP and some products out there that provide RDP... | 2013/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19556947",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/670446/"
] | Use xpra's builtin [html5 client](https://xpra.org/trac/wiki/Clients/HTML5), it supports any application you can run on an X11 desktop. | I know two, both at very infancy:
<https://github.com/GothAck/javascript-x-server>
and
<https://github.com/ttaubert/x-server-js>
Both need simple tcp-to-websockets proxy in front, but all X11 logic happen inside web page and all x11 objects exist and interact within browser (so it's not just remote framebuffer but ... |
19,556,947 | We have an application which consumes a large amount of data. Currently a desktop app, but we would like to deliver it via the browser.
It doesn't make sense to me to create a web app where we need to transfer a ll the data used for the visualizations.
We're looking at RDP and some products out there that provide RDP... | 2013/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19556947",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/670446/"
] | I know two, both at very infancy:
<https://github.com/GothAck/javascript-x-server>
and
<https://github.com/ttaubert/x-server-js>
Both need simple tcp-to-websockets proxy in front, but all X11 logic happen inside web page and all x11 objects exist and interact within browser (so it's not just remote framebuffer but ... | You can ever run full Linux distribution in Web Browser, but that's require to run x86/ARM emulator and GNU/Linux inside it. It provides X server with possible web connection too. |
19,556,947 | We have an application which consumes a large amount of data. Currently a desktop app, but we would like to deliver it via the browser.
It doesn't make sense to me to create a web app where we need to transfer a ll the data used for the visualizations.
We're looking at RDP and some products out there that provide RDP... | 2013/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19556947",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/670446/"
] | You can use an HTML5 VNC viewer like <https://github.com/kanaka/noVNC> coupled with a VNC server like [RealVNC](http://www.realvnc.com/) | For very simple applications you can use libgreattao toolkit and tao-network-client to connect to it. I'm the author of both project. The API isn't yet frozen, but it rather behaves stable. You can read about it here:
<https://nintyfan.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/server-buildin-into-libgreattao-and-tao-network-client/>
I... |
19,556,947 | We have an application which consumes a large amount of data. Currently a desktop app, but we would like to deliver it via the browser.
It doesn't make sense to me to create a web app where we need to transfer a ll the data used for the visualizations.
We're looking at RDP and some products out there that provide RDP... | 2013/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19556947",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/670446/"
] | I know two, both at very infancy:
<https://github.com/GothAck/javascript-x-server>
and
<https://github.com/ttaubert/x-server-js>
Both need simple tcp-to-websockets proxy in front, but all X11 logic happen inside web page and all x11 objects exist and interact within browser (so it's not just remote framebuffer but ... | For very simple applications you can use libgreattao toolkit and tao-network-client to connect to it. I'm the author of both project. The API isn't yet frozen, but it rather behaves stable. You can read about it here:
<https://nintyfan.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/server-buildin-into-libgreattao-and-tao-network-client/>
I... |
19,556,947 | We have an application which consumes a large amount of data. Currently a desktop app, but we would like to deliver it via the browser.
It doesn't make sense to me to create a web app where we need to transfer a ll the data used for the visualizations.
We're looking at RDP and some products out there that provide RDP... | 2013/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19556947",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/670446/"
] | You can ever run full Linux distribution in Web Browser, but that's require to run x86/ARM emulator and GNU/Linux inside it. It provides X server with possible web connection too. | For very simple applications you can use libgreattao toolkit and tao-network-client to connect to it. I'm the author of both project. The API isn't yet frozen, but it rather behaves stable. You can read about it here:
<https://nintyfan.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/server-buildin-into-libgreattao-and-tao-network-client/>
I... |
19,556,947 | We have an application which consumes a large amount of data. Currently a desktop app, but we would like to deliver it via the browser.
It doesn't make sense to me to create a web app where we need to transfer a ll the data used for the visualizations.
We're looking at RDP and some products out there that provide RDP... | 2013/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19556947",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/670446/"
] | You can use an HTML5 VNC viewer like <https://github.com/kanaka/noVNC> coupled with a VNC server like [RealVNC](http://www.realvnc.com/) | AFAIK, recent [GTK](http://www.gtk.org/) has been ported to HTML5+Javascript in [Gtk Broadway](https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/unstable/gtk-broadway.html)
And you could make your application a web application, for instance by using [Wt](http://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt), or by making it an HTTP server thru specialized HTT... |
19,556,947 | We have an application which consumes a large amount of data. Currently a desktop app, but we would like to deliver it via the browser.
It doesn't make sense to me to create a web app where we need to transfer a ll the data used for the visualizations.
We're looking at RDP and some products out there that provide RDP... | 2013/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19556947",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/670446/"
] | AFAIK, recent [GTK](http://www.gtk.org/) has been ported to HTML5+Javascript in [Gtk Broadway](https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/unstable/gtk-broadway.html)
And you could make your application a web application, for instance by using [Wt](http://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt), or by making it an HTTP server thru specialized HTT... | Sounds like the easiest approach for you is to get xrdp, which is an RDP-server for X. Then you would use your RDP client to connect to it. I think Nomachine NX supports html directly now, but I'm not sure. There was talk of an html X2go-client, but I don't know anything about that either. |
19,556,947 | We have an application which consumes a large amount of data. Currently a desktop app, but we would like to deliver it via the browser.
It doesn't make sense to me to create a web app where we need to transfer a ll the data used for the visualizations.
We're looking at RDP and some products out there that provide RDP... | 2013/10/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19556947",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/670446/"
] | Use xpra's builtin [html5 client](https://xpra.org/trac/wiki/Clients/HTML5), it supports any application you can run on an X11 desktop. | You can ever run full Linux distribution in Web Browser, but that's require to run x86/ARM emulator and GNU/Linux inside it. It provides X server with possible web connection too. |
16,872 | What do you call the style, trend or design commonly used by bodies mentioned in the title? I always see these designs in sci-fi movies and dashboards used by FBI or CIA. Do you know any toolkit using it?
Sample:
![enter image description here](h... | 2013/03/26 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/16872",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/10844/"
] | These types if Ui designs are commonly created using Adobe Illustrator and then brought into Adobe After Effects for creating the video portion of the elements making them appear "in use". I don't know that they have a particular term or designation in regards to a theme.
They are in fact **static short film clips** a... | There is no "toolkit" as it is pure work of fiction. I could name photoshop and video editing software I suppose.
In reality, the software you mentioned looks more like windows 3. Why is that? Software like that has to run for 10 years or more and has to be as simple as possible. |
16,872 | What do you call the style, trend or design commonly used by bodies mentioned in the title? I always see these designs in sci-fi movies and dashboards used by FBI or CIA. Do you know any toolkit using it?
Sample:
![enter image description here](h... | 2013/03/26 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/16872",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/10844/"
] | These types if Ui designs are commonly created using Adobe Illustrator and then brought into Adobe After Effects for creating the video portion of the elements making them appear "in use". I don't know that they have a particular term or designation in regards to a theme.
They are in fact **static short film clips** a... | The first one seems fiction, but something like this is already made by yose
[here](http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/project.cfm?id=511).
The second one seems real to me, made with rainmeter just grab some [skins](https://www.google.co.in/search?q=rainmeter%20skins&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=t8FaUdedEI... |
16,872 | What do you call the style, trend or design commonly used by bodies mentioned in the title? I always see these designs in sci-fi movies and dashboards used by FBI or CIA. Do you know any toolkit using it?
Sample:
![enter image description here](h... | 2013/03/26 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/16872",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/10844/"
] | These types if Ui designs are commonly created using Adobe Illustrator and then brought into Adobe After Effects for creating the video portion of the elements making them appear "in use". I don't know that they have a particular term or designation in regards to a theme.
They are in fact **static short film clips** a... | This is more about film codes than it is about UIX principles. Film has always used certain symbolism and semiotics as a sort of shorthand to denote more complicated meanings. From broader sets of acting conventions sometimes called the "Hollywood realism code" to things like "To indicate miami, palm trees and flamingo... |
16,872 | What do you call the style, trend or design commonly used by bodies mentioned in the title? I always see these designs in sci-fi movies and dashboards used by FBI or CIA. Do you know any toolkit using it?
Sample:
![enter image description here](h... | 2013/03/26 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/16872",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/10844/"
] | I cannot speak outside of my own limited experience. I worked at a company that designed some of the GUIs for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) products. Actually, that's not quite true... we designed mock-ups used by our software. The final product was going to be shipped to the FAA, and their in-house de... | There is no "toolkit" as it is pure work of fiction. I could name photoshop and video editing software I suppose.
In reality, the software you mentioned looks more like windows 3. Why is that? Software like that has to run for 10 years or more and has to be as simple as possible. |
16,872 | What do you call the style, trend or design commonly used by bodies mentioned in the title? I always see these designs in sci-fi movies and dashboards used by FBI or CIA. Do you know any toolkit using it?
Sample:
![enter image description here](h... | 2013/03/26 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/16872",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/10844/"
] | I cannot speak outside of my own limited experience. I worked at a company that designed some of the GUIs for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) products. Actually, that's not quite true... we designed mock-ups used by our software. The final product was going to be shipped to the FAA, and their in-house de... | The first one seems fiction, but something like this is already made by yose
[here](http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/project.cfm?id=511).
The second one seems real to me, made with rainmeter just grab some [skins](https://www.google.co.in/search?q=rainmeter%20skins&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=t8FaUdedEI... |
16,872 | What do you call the style, trend or design commonly used by bodies mentioned in the title? I always see these designs in sci-fi movies and dashboards used by FBI or CIA. Do you know any toolkit using it?
Sample:
![enter image description here](h... | 2013/03/26 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/16872",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/10844/"
] | I cannot speak outside of my own limited experience. I worked at a company that designed some of the GUIs for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) products. Actually, that's not quite true... we designed mock-ups used by our software. The final product was going to be shipped to the FAA, and their in-house de... | This is more about film codes than it is about UIX principles. Film has always used certain symbolism and semiotics as a sort of shorthand to denote more complicated meanings. From broader sets of acting conventions sometimes called the "Hollywood realism code" to things like "To indicate miami, palm trees and flamingo... |
58,284 | So I just started a new job at a fabulous start up in the IT field. I have recently had a lunch meeting with my boss and one thing I have wondered is when is an appropriate time to ask about training workshops and what he sees me attending. I just started this job about a week and a half ago and I know that is soon, bu... | 2015/11/24 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/58284",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/44349/"
] | Unfortunately, you don't get to decide what activities are productive and unproductive - the manager does. The manager thought you would be good for this role and allocated resources (you) according to business need. The idea is that you would be effectively doing the task you were given.
With regard to timesheet, to... | Friend, you have shot yourself in the foot. "Unproductive"? To whom? Once upon a time, someone had to train *you*. Now *you're* the trainer -- so was the training you received unproductive?
You have painted yourself in a corner by not billing those hours, and now that it has become the expectation, *you* have a proble... |
58,284 | So I just started a new job at a fabulous start up in the IT field. I have recently had a lunch meeting with my boss and one thing I have wondered is when is an appropriate time to ask about training workshops and what he sees me attending. I just started this job about a week and a half ago and I know that is soon, bu... | 2015/11/24 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/58284",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/44349/"
] | Friend, you have shot yourself in the foot. "Unproductive"? To whom? Once upon a time, someone had to train *you*. Now *you're* the trainer -- so was the training you received unproductive?
You have painted yourself in a corner by not billing those hours, and now that it has become the expectation, *you* have a proble... | Given that you've been under reporting the hours worked the path forward is pretty clear. Come clean to your boss that you've been under reporting. If you don't want the overtime back pay be up front about that, they may be required to give it to you or other arrangement may be possible. Next advise that your under rep... |
58,284 | So I just started a new job at a fabulous start up in the IT field. I have recently had a lunch meeting with my boss and one thing I have wondered is when is an appropriate time to ask about training workshops and what he sees me attending. I just started this job about a week and a half ago and I know that is soon, bu... | 2015/11/24 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/58284",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/44349/"
] | Friend, you have shot yourself in the foot. "Unproductive"? To whom? Once upon a time, someone had to train *you*. Now *you're* the trainer -- so was the training you received unproductive?
You have painted yourself in a corner by not billing those hours, and now that it has become the expectation, *you* have a proble... | I think you should discuss with your manager about the KRA and KPI set for your at the beginning of the assessment cycle. Look back and check how much was the weightage for KT and Project tasks. Using that as a background please discuss as commented by Aymor above.
HTH. |
58,284 | So I just started a new job at a fabulous start up in the IT field. I have recently had a lunch meeting with my boss and one thing I have wondered is when is an appropriate time to ask about training workshops and what he sees me attending. I just started this job about a week and a half ago and I know that is soon, bu... | 2015/11/24 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/58284",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/44349/"
] | Unfortunately, you don't get to decide what activities are productive and unproductive - the manager does. The manager thought you would be good for this role and allocated resources (you) according to business need. The idea is that you would be effectively doing the task you were given.
With regard to timesheet, to... | First, you should be accurately reporting the hours you work. Depending on where you work, falsifying a timesheet (even if you're underreporting) could be illegal, and if nothing else you're currently not giving the company an accurate picture of what you spend your day doing.
You shouldn't go to your manager and just... |
58,284 | So I just started a new job at a fabulous start up in the IT field. I have recently had a lunch meeting with my boss and one thing I have wondered is when is an appropriate time to ask about training workshops and what he sees me attending. I just started this job about a week and a half ago and I know that is soon, bu... | 2015/11/24 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/58284",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/44349/"
] | First, you should be accurately reporting the hours you work. Depending on where you work, falsifying a timesheet (even if you're underreporting) could be illegal, and if nothing else you're currently not giving the company an accurate picture of what you spend your day doing.
You shouldn't go to your manager and just... | Given that you've been under reporting the hours worked the path forward is pretty clear. Come clean to your boss that you've been under reporting. If you don't want the overtime back pay be up front about that, they may be required to give it to you or other arrangement may be possible. Next advise that your under rep... |
58,284 | So I just started a new job at a fabulous start up in the IT field. I have recently had a lunch meeting with my boss and one thing I have wondered is when is an appropriate time to ask about training workshops and what he sees me attending. I just started this job about a week and a half ago and I know that is soon, bu... | 2015/11/24 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/58284",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/44349/"
] | First, you should be accurately reporting the hours you work. Depending on where you work, falsifying a timesheet (even if you're underreporting) could be illegal, and if nothing else you're currently not giving the company an accurate picture of what you spend your day doing.
You shouldn't go to your manager and just... | I think you should discuss with your manager about the KRA and KPI set for your at the beginning of the assessment cycle. Look back and check how much was the weightage for KT and Project tasks. Using that as a background please discuss as commented by Aymor above.
HTH. |
58,284 | So I just started a new job at a fabulous start up in the IT field. I have recently had a lunch meeting with my boss and one thing I have wondered is when is an appropriate time to ask about training workshops and what he sees me attending. I just started this job about a week and a half ago and I know that is soon, bu... | 2015/11/24 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/58284",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/44349/"
] | Unfortunately, you don't get to decide what activities are productive and unproductive - the manager does. The manager thought you would be good for this role and allocated resources (you) according to business need. The idea is that you would be effectively doing the task you were given.
With regard to timesheet, to... | Given that you've been under reporting the hours worked the path forward is pretty clear. Come clean to your boss that you've been under reporting. If you don't want the overtime back pay be up front about that, they may be required to give it to you or other arrangement may be possible. Next advise that your under rep... |
58,284 | So I just started a new job at a fabulous start up in the IT field. I have recently had a lunch meeting with my boss and one thing I have wondered is when is an appropriate time to ask about training workshops and what he sees me attending. I just started this job about a week and a half ago and I know that is soon, bu... | 2015/11/24 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/58284",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/44349/"
] | Unfortunately, you don't get to decide what activities are productive and unproductive - the manager does. The manager thought you would be good for this role and allocated resources (you) according to business need. The idea is that you would be effectively doing the task you were given.
With regard to timesheet, to... | I think you should discuss with your manager about the KRA and KPI set for your at the beginning of the assessment cycle. Look back and check how much was the weightage for KT and Project tasks. Using that as a background please discuss as commented by Aymor above.
HTH. |
58,284 | So I just started a new job at a fabulous start up in the IT field. I have recently had a lunch meeting with my boss and one thing I have wondered is when is an appropriate time to ask about training workshops and what he sees me attending. I just started this job about a week and a half ago and I know that is soon, bu... | 2015/11/24 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/58284",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/44349/"
] | Given that you've been under reporting the hours worked the path forward is pretty clear. Come clean to your boss that you've been under reporting. If you don't want the overtime back pay be up front about that, they may be required to give it to you or other arrangement may be possible. Next advise that your under rep... | I think you should discuss with your manager about the KRA and KPI set for your at the beginning of the assessment cycle. Look back and check how much was the weightage for KT and Project tasks. Using that as a background please discuss as commented by Aymor above.
HTH. |
126,579 | What are the rules for annotating accidentals in atonal scores, especially in 12-tone row compositions? For instance, if you use F sharp once, should that note always be scored as F sharp and never as G flat? Should the rule "sharps up, flats down" be followed, and if so, strictly or loosely? Are there any other rules? | 2022/12/28 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/126579",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/89841/"
] | You would typically stick to all sharps or all flats to keep the rows identifiable in your composition. Whatever your prime tone row is, those 12 notes should be in every row with the same spelling.
The 12 tone rows when being created are just enumerated notes so the typical ideas of like "sharps up, flats down" don't... | It's not even necessary for the same note to have the same note in a tonal piece! It will depend on what function that note is playing. A quick example - G♯ as part of an E chord leading to Am will have to have the same sounding note written as A♭ when, in the same piece, it's part of an Fm chord.
From a reader's poin... |
126,579 | What are the rules for annotating accidentals in atonal scores, especially in 12-tone row compositions? For instance, if you use F sharp once, should that note always be scored as F sharp and never as G flat? Should the rule "sharps up, flats down" be followed, and if so, strictly or loosely? Are there any other rules? | 2022/12/28 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/126579",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/89841/"
] | You would typically stick to all sharps or all flats to keep the rows identifiable in your composition. Whatever your prime tone row is, those 12 notes should be in every row with the same spelling.
The 12 tone rows when being created are just enumerated notes so the typical ideas of like "sharps up, flats down" don't... | Atonal music can be very hard to read. It makes sense to make it easier for the musicians and change notes enharmonically to produce something that looks more like tonal music. There is no need to be dogmatic about about always spelling a particular note the same way. The rule "sharps up, flats down" can be very useful... |
4,957,109 | First off, this is my first SSL web application so I might be doing something horribly wrong.
We turned on SSL per request from a client on <https://bla.be/>
It seemed to work out of the box. We ordered web hosting with SSL and we didn't seem to have to do any configuration.
However 2 problems arose:
1. Whenever I c... | 2011/02/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4957109",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461552/"
] | a good solution is to integrate [activemerchant](http://www.activemerchant.org/) .
it works great with the paypal gateway.
look at the example on github [page](https://github.com/Shopify/active_merchant) | The one gem you need is activemerchant. If you still need a step-by-step instruction on how to integrate it, check out: <http://spin.atomicobject.com/2011/10/24/integrating-paypal-express-with-rails-3-1-part-1/> |
4,957,109 | First off, this is my first SSL web application so I might be doing something horribly wrong.
We turned on SSL per request from a client on <https://bla.be/>
It seemed to work out of the box. We ordered web hosting with SSL and we didn't seem to have to do any configuration.
However 2 problems arose:
1. Whenever I c... | 2011/02/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4957109",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461552/"
] | a good solution is to integrate [activemerchant](http://www.activemerchant.org/) .
it works great with the paypal gateway.
look at the example on github [page](https://github.com/Shopify/active_merchant) | activemerchant is the best way to integrate Paypal..You can refer <http://railscasts.com/episodes/144-active-merchant-basics>
<http://railscasts.com/episodes/145-integrating-active-merchant> Rails casts tutorial.
Still there are some other gems like [paypal\_adaptive](http://www.webtempest.com/paypal-adaptive-with-rai... |
4,957,109 | First off, this is my first SSL web application so I might be doing something horribly wrong.
We turned on SSL per request from a client on <https://bla.be/>
It seemed to work out of the box. We ordered web hosting with SSL and we didn't seem to have to do any configuration.
However 2 problems arose:
1. Whenever I c... | 2011/02/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4957109",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/461552/"
] | The one gem you need is activemerchant. If you still need a step-by-step instruction on how to integrate it, check out: <http://spin.atomicobject.com/2011/10/24/integrating-paypal-express-with-rails-3-1-part-1/> | activemerchant is the best way to integrate Paypal..You can refer <http://railscasts.com/episodes/144-active-merchant-basics>
<http://railscasts.com/episodes/145-integrating-active-merchant> Rails casts tutorial.
Still there are some other gems like [paypal\_adaptive](http://www.webtempest.com/paypal-adaptive-with-rai... |
159,728 | I'm planning to do an internship and I usually address my supervisor as Mr. X, however, he signs his emails with his first name is that means I can address him with his first name ?
Note: I haven't met him yet.(if that's makes a difference) | 2014/03/25 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/159728",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If you look at the definitions of **ride** and **drive**:
>
> [drive](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/drive) —
>
>
> 1. to cause and guide the movement of (a vehicle, an animal, etc.): to drive a car; to drive a mule.
> 2. to convey in a vehicle: She drove them to the station.
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> [ride... | The answer to your question, in one word, is idiom. There may have been some distinction between *ride* and *drive* at some time in the past. You certainly drive horses if you are controlling where they go without being on their backs, but the use of the "proper" word comes down to idiom. If you are hospitalized in the... |
1,776,229 | I am working on a project in Visual Studio 2008 (in vb.net). The app needs to import data from a Visual FoxPro database (dbc file). Do not ask why FoxPro. It needs to be vfp and the database is updated daily by another application; therefore, I cannot use any other database format.
I connect to the database through Ol... | 2009/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1776229",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/206614/"
] | Haven't worked with foxpro for a few years but it used to be a "feature" of dbf files that when you delete a record it doesn't actually disappear until you "pack" the file. It simply sets a flag that indicates the record is deleted and most foxpro views of the file filter it out accordingly, but its still there and vis... | I can say from experience that I've never seen the provider behave this way.
VFP can set "filters" that affect what you can see in sometimes non-obvious ways. They may be stored in the DBC - is it possible that the other application is setting filters?
Don't quite understand why the data would be different depending... |
1,776,229 | I am working on a project in Visual Studio 2008 (in vb.net). The app needs to import data from a Visual FoxPro database (dbc file). Do not ask why FoxPro. It needs to be vfp and the database is updated daily by another application; therefore, I cannot use any other database format.
I connect to the database through Ol... | 2009/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1776229",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/206614/"
] | Haven't worked with foxpro for a few years but it used to be a "feature" of dbf files that when you delete a record it doesn't actually disappear until you "pack" the file. It simply sets a flag that indicates the record is deleted and most foxpro views of the file filter it out accordingly, but its still there and vis... | Is it possible the development environment is looking at a different set of data? Different connection string or DSN settings for the development environment?
Rick Schummer
VFP MVP |
103,898 | I am planning on setting up a player-owned structure (POS) in a 0.5 system once I finally finish grinding my corporation's faction reputation to 5.0 for the Amarr Empire, and I was wondering exactly how safe is such a structure in high-sec?
Obviously a player or players wouldn't be able to randomly attack it without C... | 2013/02/05 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/103898",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/52800/"
] | PoSes are safe in HS. They cannot be attacked without an active war, or the attacker will get CONCORDed. It is not *completely* safe, but if you see a notification for a war pop up, run over and put more hardeners/ECM on it. Don't bother trying to have the PoS attack back - you want to make it as annoying and difficult... | TLDR - War decs means that even high-sec structures are not truly safe and are still subject to extortion from powerful groups.
Like [Phil Zitt](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/29073/phill-zitt) says high sec POSes are generally safe, but they can still be used by bandit gangs to exhort money from you. A [War ... |
103,898 | I am planning on setting up a player-owned structure (POS) in a 0.5 system once I finally finish grinding my corporation's faction reputation to 5.0 for the Amarr Empire, and I was wondering exactly how safe is such a structure in high-sec?
Obviously a player or players wouldn't be able to randomly attack it without C... | 2013/02/05 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/103898",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/52800/"
] | PoSes are safe in HS. They cannot be attacked without an active war, or the attacker will get CONCORDed. It is not *completely* safe, but if you see a notification for a war pop up, run over and put more hardeners/ECM on it. Don't bother trying to have the PoS attack back - you want to make it as annoying and difficult... | In addition to the other answers, the security of the system involved and closeness to trade hubs is significant. It is relatively easy to get to 5 standing. It is hard to get to 6 and a pain to get to 7.
>
> *Is the safety of the POS further influenced by anything else (ie: putting it in a 0.9 system instead of a 0... |
103,898 | I am planning on setting up a player-owned structure (POS) in a 0.5 system once I finally finish grinding my corporation's faction reputation to 5.0 for the Amarr Empire, and I was wondering exactly how safe is such a structure in high-sec?
Obviously a player or players wouldn't be able to randomly attack it without C... | 2013/02/05 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/103898",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/52800/"
] | TLDR - War decs means that even high-sec structures are not truly safe and are still subject to extortion from powerful groups.
Like [Phil Zitt](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/29073/phill-zitt) says high sec POSes are generally safe, but they can still be used by bandit gangs to exhort money from you. A [War ... | In addition to the other answers, the security of the system involved and closeness to trade hubs is significant. It is relatively easy to get to 5 standing. It is hard to get to 6 and a pain to get to 7.
>
> *Is the safety of the POS further influenced by anything else (ie: putting it in a 0.9 system instead of a 0... |
518,920 | I have a few hobby websites that I currently host on CentOS 6. Apache, mail serving, PHP, MySQL nothing special.
In the past I used Windows XP to do this same task, for years, and I was OK. I switched to Linux and for the last few years it has been such a pain. updates break, certain apps only support certain distros ... | 2012/12/13 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/518920",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/106626/"
] | Short answer is yes. Windows 8 ships with IIS so you can configure as a web server. You need to turn on the IIS feature and associated items.
There are several tutorials online found with a quick search. [try here](http://www.pcandtablet.com/windows-8-software/595/how-to-turn-windows-8-to-a-web-server-for-my-testing-p... | You will need Windows 8 in 64-bit edition. It will read all of the RAM memory. Windows 8 has built-in this feature - IIS. Internet Information Services. You will need to start that feature manualy, because it is not started by default... It is easy. Same thing with Windows 7. Simple, yet basic.
To get windows on your ... |
60,785 | In a steep turn, the aircraft is basically sideways. However, when executing a steep turn, one still raises and lowers the nose of the aircraft by using the elevator.
Intuitively, it seems to be that in an extreme bank, the elevator and rudder have essentially changed roles, since they have been rotated with respect ... | 2019/03/05 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/60785",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/32108/"
] | At 45 degrees Angle of Bank pulling back will both tighten the turn, and cause the nose to rise equally because you are halfway to 90 degrees. You are correct though, at much steeper angles of bank the control inputs function the other way: In a very steep high G turn the angle of bank is used to control altitude, and ... | It's because the airplane doesn't actually know it's banked. To the airplane (and to your body for that matter), gravity is still perpendicular to the wings. It's just that the wings have to lift harder to compensate for having to generate a lateral force to change direction plus still support the airplane's weight in ... |
60,785 | In a steep turn, the aircraft is basically sideways. However, when executing a steep turn, one still raises and lowers the nose of the aircraft by using the elevator.
Intuitively, it seems to be that in an extreme bank, the elevator and rudder have essentially changed roles, since they have been rotated with respect ... | 2019/03/05 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/60785",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/32108/"
] | It's because the airplane doesn't actually know it's banked. To the airplane (and to your body for that matter), gravity is still perpendicular to the wings. It's just that the wings have to lift harder to compensate for having to generate a lateral force to change direction plus still support the airplane's weight in ... | Pulling back on the yoke or stick when the aircraft is turning, and therefore banked, will both tighten the turn, and lift the nose relative to the horizon. The amount of each depends on the bank angle. In a shallow turn, increasing up elevator will mostly raise the nose and have little effect on turn radius. In a stee... |
60,785 | In a steep turn, the aircraft is basically sideways. However, when executing a steep turn, one still raises and lowers the nose of the aircraft by using the elevator.
Intuitively, it seems to be that in an extreme bank, the elevator and rudder have essentially changed roles, since they have been rotated with respect ... | 2019/03/05 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/60785",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/32108/"
] | At 45 degrees Angle of Bank pulling back will both tighten the turn, and cause the nose to rise equally because you are halfway to 90 degrees. You are correct though, at much steeper angles of bank the control inputs function the other way: In a very steep high G turn the angle of bank is used to control altitude, and ... | Pulling back on the yoke or stick when the aircraft is turning, and therefore banked, will both tighten the turn, and lift the nose relative to the horizon. The amount of each depends on the bank angle. In a shallow turn, increasing up elevator will mostly raise the nose and have little effect on turn radius. In a stee... |
53,578 | I am a GIS beginner using QGIS 1.8.0
I am trying to transform a world map from the standard WGS84 Coordinate Projection System to a set of rectangular polyconic gores, with a gore count of 12.
Please follow this link to see what a set of rectangular polyconic gores looks like:
<http://www.mapthematics.com/Projection... | 2013/03/05 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/53578",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/14630/"
] | Nasa has a great tool for this [G-Projector](https://www.giss.nasa.gov/tools/gprojector/download/)
Good description of how to use it here: <https://html5advertising.de/2019/10/create-textured-3d-spheres-with-html5-or-google-web-designer/> | I used qgis to produce a Mercator map. Saved the image.
Then use flexify plugin from flaming pear with coral Painstshop(works in Photoshop too) to convert from Mercator to gores. Flexify has lots of conversion options. |
121,977 | It is a part of Desperado song guitar tab. I'm wondering what does upward and downward arrows mean in the guitar tab?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KQFjK.png) | 2022/03/22 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/121977",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/82388/"
] | The arrows show the direction of strum, either up or down. I find it a little strange, though, as with a triplet pattern, I'd use down, up, down, followed by the second beat of up, down, up, to keep the strumming hand/arm in rhythm, which isn't shown in this version. | It means upstroke and downstroke. It wants you to mimic strumming the two notes. The flamenco feeling loves strumming anything from 2 to 6 notes at a time. It is very stylistically accurate. |
15,280,811 | Can anyone recommend the best practices for Oracle DB query performance tuning?
Are there applications free or paid that would be industry standard? | 2013/03/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15280811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162182/"
] | The industry standard would be "it depends".
If you have the Enterprise Edition of the database and the Performance and Tuning Pack, Oracle provides a number of tools such as the SQL Tuning Advisor to help you tune a particular SQL statement. It provides the AWR (Automatic Workload Repository) and ASH (Active Session ... | Oracle comes with a tool called Explain Plan. What this gives you is some insight into what Oracle is going to do with a given query.
Some information regarding explain plan can be found at ORAFAQ: [Understanding Explain Plan](http://www.orafaq.com/node/1420)
Note that interpreting an explain plan is something that ... |
15,280,811 | Can anyone recommend the best practices for Oracle DB query performance tuning?
Are there applications free or paid that would be industry standard? | 2013/03/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15280811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162182/"
] | The industry standard would be "it depends".
If you have the Enterprise Edition of the database and the Performance and Tuning Pack, Oracle provides a number of tools such as the SQL Tuning Advisor to help you tune a particular SQL statement. It provides the AWR (Automatic Workload Repository) and ASH (Active Session ... | There are plenty of Oracle docs on this.
Here is some [SQL Tuning Overview](http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14211/sql_1016.htm)
You shold understand what [Query Optimizer](http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28274/optimops.htm#PFGRF001) does.
Read some [Performance Tuning](http://docs.ora... |
15,280,811 | Can anyone recommend the best practices for Oracle DB query performance tuning?
Are there applications free or paid that would be industry standard? | 2013/03/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15280811",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/162182/"
] | Oracle comes with a tool called Explain Plan. What this gives you is some insight into what Oracle is going to do with a given query.
Some information regarding explain plan can be found at ORAFAQ: [Understanding Explain Plan](http://www.orafaq.com/node/1420)
Note that interpreting an explain plan is something that ... | There are plenty of Oracle docs on this.
Here is some [SQL Tuning Overview](http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14211/sql_1016.htm)
You shold understand what [Query Optimizer](http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28274/optimops.htm#PFGRF001) does.
Read some [Performance Tuning](http://docs.ora... |
95,041 | I just happened to finish my 2 year annual review as a Software Developer and I felt I went above and beyond what was required of me; identifying and improving existing processes thereby providing value to the business and team as a whole. However, I was under the impression that like last time the manager would first ... | 2017/07/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/95041",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73877/"
] | Being asked if your raise and/or bonus is OK is, in my experience, not normal. Instead, after your performance reviews are complete, you are possibly given a raise and/or bonus. Receiving a raise or bonus of any kind is not a requirement, although larger companies will often consider cost of living and adjust salaries ... | >
> I haven't gone over the actual performance review with my manager yet and he just informed me of the increase via email, is it better to bring this up then, via email, or in person?
>
>
>
Ask him to have a catch-up and speak to him in person. There are several things that may be happening here, but it is impos... |
95,041 | I just happened to finish my 2 year annual review as a Software Developer and I felt I went above and beyond what was required of me; identifying and improving existing processes thereby providing value to the business and team as a whole. However, I was under the impression that like last time the manager would first ... | 2017/07/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/95041",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73877/"
] | Being asked if your raise and/or bonus is OK is, in my experience, not normal. Instead, after your performance reviews are complete, you are possibly given a raise and/or bonus. Receiving a raise or bonus of any kind is not a requirement, although larger companies will often consider cost of living and adjust salaries ... | I think its kinda late at this point and would be perceived somewhat offensive to decline a good will gesture(a raise given on their own). If I were you I would just make certain that whenever its time for an evaluation round, I would schedule a meeting with my manager, plead my case and why I deserve a raise, then ask... |
95,041 | I just happened to finish my 2 year annual review as a Software Developer and I felt I went above and beyond what was required of me; identifying and improving existing processes thereby providing value to the business and team as a whole. However, I was under the impression that like last time the manager would first ... | 2017/07/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/95041",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/73877/"
] | >
> I haven't gone over the actual performance review with my manager yet and he just informed me of the increase via email, is it better to bring this up then, via email, or in person?
>
>
>
Ask him to have a catch-up and speak to him in person. There are several things that may be happening here, but it is impos... | I think its kinda late at this point and would be perceived somewhat offensive to decline a good will gesture(a raise given on their own). If I were you I would just make certain that whenever its time for an evaluation round, I would schedule a meeting with my manager, plead my case and why I deserve a raise, then ask... |
468,070 | Since light is quantized into photons, how can a single rare photon entering one side of a large, [say, 100 meter wide], interferometer from a very dim star, a phton which is only in the interfereometer for a microsecond or so, possibly "interfere" with anything which has entered the other side of the interferometer at... | 2019/03/22 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/468070",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/194208/"
] | Your intuition is right: each photon wavepacket is spread out all over the place -- even much wider than the telescooe's aperture. The photon interferes with itself. A search for articles relating to "single- photon interference" will help. | Yes, as you write, a single photon can interfere with itself.
The wavefunction discribes the probability distribution of the photon's spatial position (and other characteristics) for all of space.
Now in your case the photon is with a high probability to be found at a certain side of the interferometer, let's say t... |
3,656,153 | I didn't understand this question :
**Determine whether 30! ends in exactly seven zeros, justify your answer.**
so I need Explanation for this question.
Thanks in advance. | 2020/05/03 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/3656153",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/768889/"
] | Yes. 30! ends in exactly 7 zeros. When an integer ends with a zero, it means that it has a factor of 10 or of 5 and 2. For each extra zero it ends with, it has extra factors of 10/5 and 2. For example if it ends with 10 zeros, it has 10 factors of 10 or 10 factors of 5 and 10 factors of 2. It is, for this reason, we ca... | Number of zeroes is equal to exponent of 10, that is equal to exponent of 5 as well in 30 factorial.
30/5 + 30/25 convert to greatest integer function,
Ans is 6+1= 7 |
97,363 | There's a slang word in Russian, *халява* (pronounced hal*yava*), meaning something that you get for free and without any effort despite its obvious monetary or effortful value. This something isn't either a present or reward; nor is it anything obtained illegally, say, by a theft or fraud.
Since some people (maybe to... | 2016/07/24 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/97363",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/32933/"
] | **Better than nothing**
<http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/better+than+nothing>
Example:
"This company lunch isn't very good"
"Well it's better than nothing" | Perhaps you are thinking of Shakespeare.
*What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet*. This is one of many quotations from his plays which has become a proverb.
It is not exclusively applied to commerce, but can be used in any context.
Mentioned already, the expression *never... |
97,363 | There's a slang word in Russian, *халява* (pronounced hal*yava*), meaning something that you get for free and without any effort despite its obvious monetary or effortful value. This something isn't either a present or reward; nor is it anything obtained illegally, say, by a theft or fraud.
Since some people (maybe to... | 2016/07/24 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/97363",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/32933/"
] | English speakers will often say, "*Hey*, it's free." with an inflection that implies one should be more receptive to trying it, even if it's something one wouldn't normally enjoy. | There is also the idiom
***Better than a poke in the eye [with a sharp stick]***
[Here's the source](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/better_than_a_poke_in_the_eye_with_a_sharp_stick).
This is used to express that you received something that wasn't bad, but also wasn't great either. |
97,363 | There's a slang word in Russian, *халява* (pronounced hal*yava*), meaning something that you get for free and without any effort despite its obvious monetary or effortful value. This something isn't either a present or reward; nor is it anything obtained illegally, say, by a theft or fraud.
Since some people (maybe to... | 2016/07/24 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/97363",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/32933/"
] | 1. One word for advantages (including *stuff*) you get as a side effect of some situation (like a job, typically) is a [*perk*](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perk).
For example, if you get something for free (or heavily discounted) as a side effect of your job, that would be a *perk*. This is not the norma... | Perhaps you are thinking of Shakespeare.
*What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet*. This is one of many quotations from his plays which has become a proverb.
It is not exclusively applied to commerce, but can be used in any context.
Mentioned already, the expression *never... |
97,363 | There's a slang word in Russian, *халява* (pronounced hal*yava*), meaning something that you get for free and without any effort despite its obvious monetary or effortful value. This something isn't either a present or reward; nor is it anything obtained illegally, say, by a theft or fraud.
Since some people (maybe to... | 2016/07/24 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/97363",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/32933/"
] | The closest I can think of is
>
> a gift horse
>
>
>
which references the saying
>
> Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
>
>
>
Though it is not a precise match.
A horse’s teeth are often a good indication of the horse’s overall health, so when purchasing a horse it was important to look in its mouth to e... | There is a word used in English for (often cheap) giveaways: **swag**. It overlaps with Russian "khalyava" in meaning. [Quoting from Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swag#Etymology_3),
>
> **swag**: (uncountable) Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, such as those handed out at conventions.
>
>
>
I'll not ... |
97,363 | There's a slang word in Russian, *халява* (pronounced hal*yava*), meaning something that you get for free and without any effort despite its obvious monetary or effortful value. This something isn't either a present or reward; nor is it anything obtained illegally, say, by a theft or fraud.
Since some people (maybe to... | 2016/07/24 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/97363",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/32933/"
] | 1. One word for advantages (including *stuff*) you get as a side effect of some situation (like a job, typically) is a [*perk*](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perk).
For example, if you get something for free (or heavily discounted) as a side effect of your job, that would be a *perk*. This is not the norma... | There is also the idiom
***Better than a poke in the eye [with a sharp stick]***
[Here's the source](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/better_than_a_poke_in_the_eye_with_a_sharp_stick).
This is used to express that you received something that wasn't bad, but also wasn't great either. |
97,363 | There's a slang word in Russian, *халява* (pronounced hal*yava*), meaning something that you get for free and without any effort despite its obvious monetary or effortful value. This something isn't either a present or reward; nor is it anything obtained illegally, say, by a theft or fraud.
Since some people (maybe to... | 2016/07/24 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/97363",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/32933/"
] | English speakers will often say, "*Hey*, it's free." with an inflection that implies one should be more receptive to trying it, even if it's something one wouldn't normally enjoy. | Perhaps you are thinking of Shakespeare.
*What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet*. This is one of many quotations from his plays which has become a proverb.
It is not exclusively applied to commerce, but can be used in any context.
Mentioned already, the expression *never... |
97,363 | There's a slang word in Russian, *халява* (pronounced hal*yava*), meaning something that you get for free and without any effort despite its obvious monetary or effortful value. This something isn't either a present or reward; nor is it anything obtained illegally, say, by a theft or fraud.
Since some people (maybe to... | 2016/07/24 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/97363",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/32933/"
] | The closest I can think of is
>
> a gift horse
>
>
>
which references the saying
>
> Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
>
>
>
Though it is not a precise match.
A horse’s teeth are often a good indication of the horse’s overall health, so when purchasing a horse it was important to look in its mouth to e... | **Better than nothing**
<http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/better+than+nothing>
Example:
"This company lunch isn't very good"
"Well it's better than nothing" |
97,363 | There's a slang word in Russian, *халява* (pronounced hal*yava*), meaning something that you get for free and without any effort despite its obvious monetary or effortful value. This something isn't either a present or reward; nor is it anything obtained illegally, say, by a theft or fraud.
Since some people (maybe to... | 2016/07/24 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/97363",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/32933/"
] | The closest I can think of is
>
> a gift horse
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>
>
which references the saying
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> Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
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>
Though it is not a precise match.
A horse’s teeth are often a good indication of the horse’s overall health, so when purchasing a horse it was important to look in its mouth to e... | Perhaps you are thinking of Shakespeare.
*What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet*. This is one of many quotations from his plays which has become a proverb.
It is not exclusively applied to commerce, but can be used in any context.
Mentioned already, the expression *never... |
97,363 | There's a slang word in Russian, *халява* (pronounced hal*yava*), meaning something that you get for free and without any effort despite its obvious monetary or effortful value. This something isn't either a present or reward; nor is it anything obtained illegally, say, by a theft or fraud.
Since some people (maybe to... | 2016/07/24 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/97363",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/32933/"
] | There is also the idiom
***Better than a poke in the eye [with a sharp stick]***
[Here's the source](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/better_than_a_poke_in_the_eye_with_a_sharp_stick).
This is used to express that you received something that wasn't bad, but also wasn't great either. | Perhaps you are thinking of Shakespeare.
*What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet*. This is one of many quotations from his plays which has become a proverb.
It is not exclusively applied to commerce, but can be used in any context.
Mentioned already, the expression *never... |
97,363 | There's a slang word in Russian, *халява* (pronounced hal*yava*), meaning something that you get for free and without any effort despite its obvious monetary or effortful value. This something isn't either a present or reward; nor is it anything obtained illegally, say, by a theft or fraud.
Since some people (maybe to... | 2016/07/24 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/97363",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/32933/"
] | There is a word used in English for (often cheap) giveaways: **swag**. It overlaps with Russian "khalyava" in meaning. [Quoting from Wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/swag#Etymology_3),
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> **swag**: (uncountable) Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, such as those handed out at conventions.
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>
I'll not ... | Another possibility is the US southernism **lagniappe**, a little something extra which one receives from a retail shop when purchasing a more expensive item. |
27,922 | I was revisiting some old popular science books a while ago and two statements struck me as incompatible.
* No-hair theorems: a black hole is fully-described by just a few numbers (mass, spin etc) irrespective of the type or configuration of the matter/energy within the event horizon.
* Surface area measures entropy: ... | 2012/05/07 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/27922",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/9070/"
] | Here is my answer. I should preface it by warning that this is a subject that can provoke intense discussion, and I'm sure there are physicists would would disagree. You should be aware that I'm an expert on thermodynamics but not on general relativity.
But basically, as far as I understand it, the process of converti... | I'm not really sure of this, I seem to have read it somewhere. Comments appreciated.
Entropy of the box-black hole system need not stay the same. It can increase (remember, it isn't an isolated system--gravitational waves can exit).
IIRC, the entropy of a black hole is basically the "number of ways it can be formed t... |
27,922 | I was revisiting some old popular science books a while ago and two statements struck me as incompatible.
* No-hair theorems: a black hole is fully-described by just a few numbers (mass, spin etc) irrespective of the type or configuration of the matter/energy within the event horizon.
* Surface area measures entropy: ... | 2012/05/07 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/27922",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/9070/"
] | I'm not really sure of this, I seem to have read it somewhere. Comments appreciated.
Entropy of the box-black hole system need not stay the same. It can increase (remember, it isn't an isolated system--gravitational waves can exit).
IIRC, the entropy of a black hole is basically the "number of ways it can be formed t... | Nathaniel's answer is excellent, but I'll just mention an even more fundamental qualitative difference between the no-hair theorem and the statement that the surface area measures entropy. The former is a purely classical result of general relativity; roughly speaking, it refers to a situation where you've zoomed out e... |
27,922 | I was revisiting some old popular science books a while ago and two statements struck me as incompatible.
* No-hair theorems: a black hole is fully-described by just a few numbers (mass, spin etc) irrespective of the type or configuration of the matter/energy within the event horizon.
* Surface area measures entropy: ... | 2012/05/07 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/27922",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/9070/"
] | Here is my answer. I should preface it by warning that this is a subject that can provoke intense discussion, and I'm sure there are physicists would would disagree. You should be aware that I'm an expert on thermodynamics but not on general relativity.
But basically, as far as I understand it, the process of converti... | Nathaniel's answer is excellent, but I'll just mention an even more fundamental qualitative difference between the no-hair theorem and the statement that the surface area measures entropy. The former is a purely classical result of general relativity; roughly speaking, it refers to a situation where you've zoomed out e... |
75,428 | In Satoshi Nakamoto's diagram:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HUZQ2.jpg)
I see a Hash in each transaction block. It would be interesting to see the first block in the chain--it isn't shown. I say that because I do not see anything that references a di... | 2018/05/22 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/75428",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/73139/"
] | >
> **Where is the coin in the diagram above**
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Nowhere really.
The "Transaction" part contains information about the movement of coins (or rather of fractional values). It doesn't really *contain* a coin.
To work out where the coins are (notionally), you read all the transactions in all the blocks since th... | >
> Where is the coin in the diagram above
>
>
>
Any way you slice it, this is a confusing diagram. Part of the problem is the direction of arrows, which follows data flow rather than traversability.
As the white paper points out, a coin is "a chain of digital signatures." In other words, a coin is composed of al... |
312,322 | What do you call a person who avoids their responsibilities by disregarding them and just continue doing other things? | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/312322",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/164307/"
] | To **shirk** is to avoid or neglect a responsibility.
So, a person who shirks is a **shirker**.
<http://www.dictionary.com/browse/shirker> | A ***procrastinator***.
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> **Procrastinate**: to be slow or late about doing something that should be done : to delay doing something until a later time because you do not want to do it, because you are lazy, etc. ([Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procrastinate))
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312,322 | What do you call a person who avoids their responsibilities by disregarding them and just continue doing other things? | 2016/03/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/312322",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/164307/"
] | **Slacker** might be a good choice: *a person who shirks work or obligation; especially : one who evades military service in time of war* ([Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slacker)) | A ***procrastinator***.
>
> **Procrastinate**: to be slow or late about doing something that should be done : to delay doing something until a later time because you do not want to do it, because you are lazy, etc. ([Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/procrastinate))
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117,566 | Excuse me for keeping things abstract, I do not want to include more details than necessary.
I'm working on an internship. The internship goal is applying known (published) information and evaluating it in practice. I will conclude the internship by writing a report.
I want to include as much information as necessary... | 2018/09/27 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/117566",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/98574/"
] | When you say "core content" I'm assuming you mean the conclusions and, perhaps, something of the methodology. The "findings" of the work.
If you properly cite the other work, you aren't copying it. You can quote it or paraphrase it accurately, so long as it is cited. But your basic inclination to be complete in this ... | >
> I want to include as much information as necessary in my report for it to be as comprehensive as possible for the reader
>
>
>
That is what *you* want. Is it what the organization where you're interning at wants to receive?
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> This allows the reader to decide if they can skip ahead (instead of me).
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> ... |
31,009,053 | I am making a Java small program for some myself and some friends that we will use to work on projects together.
The program relies on MySQL for data but I don't want every one of the client machines (20 in total) connecting to the database directly because it leaves too much exposed on the server side.
What method i... | 2015/06/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/31009053",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2352274/"
] | Often the solution is to have a single web-app that all the Java clients connect to, and it is that web-app that talks to the database. You would give the web-app the credentials and permissions it needs to perform the DB operations you want.
Often, you also have the Clients identify themselves through some means (pa... | You can handle it with Spring BasicDataSource, look at [more voted answer for this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7592056/am-i-using-jdbc-connection-pooling) and [here is another example](http://javarevisited.blogspot.com/2012/06/jdbc-database-connection-pool-in-spring.html)
Also take a look at [MySQL c... |
448,746 | I'm looking to optimize the cost of our auto-scaling EC2 groups by having them launch spot instances instead of on-demand instances.
What I really want is to be able to keep some servers in the group as on-demand instances, regardless of what happens to the spot instance pricing market. Then I want any additional serv... | 2012/11/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/448746",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/144450/"
] | The approach discussed above would be a little messy, and not so flexible. The more canonical approach is to just create 2 ASGs (one for spot, one for on-demand) and then register them *both* with the same ELB (discussed [here](http://sanketdangi.com/post/65421200445/combination-ondemand-spot-instances-autoscaling)). T... | This *hybrid* [Auto Scaling](http://aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/) approach doesn't seem to be available out of the box indeed, unfortunately.
However, you might be able to work around this limitation as follows (untested, just a system design I've been juggling around for a while):
Potential Workaround
---------------... |
448,746 | I'm looking to optimize the cost of our auto-scaling EC2 groups by having them launch spot instances instead of on-demand instances.
What I really want is to be able to keep some servers in the group as on-demand instances, regardless of what happens to the spot instance pricing market. Then I want any additional serv... | 2012/11/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/448746",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/144450/"
] | This *hybrid* [Auto Scaling](http://aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/) approach doesn't seem to be available out of the box indeed, unfortunately.
However, you might be able to work around this limitation as follows (untested, just a system design I've been juggling around for a while):
Potential Workaround
---------------... | I took inspiration from the answers here to come up with <https://github.com/ashwanthkumar/matsya>
It helps you do the following
* You always need a fleet of machines for your Hadoop / Mesos / YARN cluster requirements
* You want to save money by using Spot but also fallback to OD because you need the processing powe... |
448,746 | I'm looking to optimize the cost of our auto-scaling EC2 groups by having them launch spot instances instead of on-demand instances.
What I really want is to be able to keep some servers in the group as on-demand instances, regardless of what happens to the spot instance pricing market. Then I want any additional serv... | 2012/11/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/448746",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/144450/"
] | This *hybrid* [Auto Scaling](http://aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/) approach doesn't seem to be available out of the box indeed, unfortunately.
However, you might be able to work around this limitation as follows (untested, just a system design I've been juggling around for a while):
Potential Workaround
---------------... | In case you only want 1 ASG with static number of on-demand instances, the following should work:
* Create Auto Scaling group based on Spot Instance Launch configuration.
* Suspend Auto Scaling on ASG
* Manually add on-demand instances (static base load) to ASG and turn on instance protection for those instances.
* Re... |
448,746 | I'm looking to optimize the cost of our auto-scaling EC2 groups by having them launch spot instances instead of on-demand instances.
What I really want is to be able to keep some servers in the group as on-demand instances, regardless of what happens to the spot instance pricing market. Then I want any additional serv... | 2012/11/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/448746",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/144450/"
] | This *hybrid* [Auto Scaling](http://aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/) approach doesn't seem to be available out of the box indeed, unfortunately.
However, you might be able to work around this limitation as follows (untested, just a system design I've been juggling around for a while):
Potential Workaround
---------------... | At the moment [you can mix ondemand and spot instances](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/scale-instances-across-purchase-options-in-a-single-ASG/) across single ASG
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now lets you provision and automatically scale instances across purchase options, Availability Zones (AZ), and i... |
448,746 | I'm looking to optimize the cost of our auto-scaling EC2 groups by having them launch spot instances instead of on-demand instances.
What I really want is to be able to keep some servers in the group as on-demand instances, regardless of what happens to the spot instance pricing market. Then I want any additional serv... | 2012/11/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/448746",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/144450/"
] | The approach discussed above would be a little messy, and not so flexible. The more canonical approach is to just create 2 ASGs (one for spot, one for on-demand) and then register them *both* with the same ELB (discussed [here](http://sanketdangi.com/post/65421200445/combination-ondemand-spot-instances-autoscaling)). T... | I took inspiration from the answers here to come up with <https://github.com/ashwanthkumar/matsya>
It helps you do the following
* You always need a fleet of machines for your Hadoop / Mesos / YARN cluster requirements
* You want to save money by using Spot but also fallback to OD because you need the processing powe... |
448,746 | I'm looking to optimize the cost of our auto-scaling EC2 groups by having them launch spot instances instead of on-demand instances.
What I really want is to be able to keep some servers in the group as on-demand instances, regardless of what happens to the spot instance pricing market. Then I want any additional serv... | 2012/11/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/448746",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/144450/"
] | The approach discussed above would be a little messy, and not so flexible. The more canonical approach is to just create 2 ASGs (one for spot, one for on-demand) and then register them *both* with the same ELB (discussed [here](http://sanketdangi.com/post/65421200445/combination-ondemand-spot-instances-autoscaling)). T... | In case you only want 1 ASG with static number of on-demand instances, the following should work:
* Create Auto Scaling group based on Spot Instance Launch configuration.
* Suspend Auto Scaling on ASG
* Manually add on-demand instances (static base load) to ASG and turn on instance protection for those instances.
* Re... |
448,746 | I'm looking to optimize the cost of our auto-scaling EC2 groups by having them launch spot instances instead of on-demand instances.
What I really want is to be able to keep some servers in the group as on-demand instances, regardless of what happens to the spot instance pricing market. Then I want any additional serv... | 2012/11/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/448746",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/144450/"
] | The approach discussed above would be a little messy, and not so flexible. The more canonical approach is to just create 2 ASGs (one for spot, one for on-demand) and then register them *both* with the same ELB (discussed [here](http://sanketdangi.com/post/65421200445/combination-ondemand-spot-instances-autoscaling)). T... | At the moment [you can mix ondemand and spot instances](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/scale-instances-across-purchase-options-in-a-single-ASG/) across single ASG
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now lets you provision and automatically scale instances across purchase options, Availability Zones (AZ), and i... |
448,746 | I'm looking to optimize the cost of our auto-scaling EC2 groups by having them launch spot instances instead of on-demand instances.
What I really want is to be able to keep some servers in the group as on-demand instances, regardless of what happens to the spot instance pricing market. Then I want any additional serv... | 2012/11/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/448746",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/144450/"
] | At the moment [you can mix ondemand and spot instances](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/scale-instances-across-purchase-options-in-a-single-ASG/) across single ASG
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now lets you provision and automatically scale instances across purchase options, Availability Zones (AZ), and i... | I took inspiration from the answers here to come up with <https://github.com/ashwanthkumar/matsya>
It helps you do the following
* You always need a fleet of machines for your Hadoop / Mesos / YARN cluster requirements
* You want to save money by using Spot but also fallback to OD because you need the processing powe... |
448,746 | I'm looking to optimize the cost of our auto-scaling EC2 groups by having them launch spot instances instead of on-demand instances.
What I really want is to be able to keep some servers in the group as on-demand instances, regardless of what happens to the spot instance pricing market. Then I want any additional serv... | 2012/11/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/448746",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/144450/"
] | At the moment [you can mix ondemand and spot instances](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2018/11/scale-instances-across-purchase-options-in-a-single-ASG/) across single ASG
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling now lets you provision and automatically scale instances across purchase options, Availability Zones (AZ), and i... | In case you only want 1 ASG with static number of on-demand instances, the following should work:
* Create Auto Scaling group based on Spot Instance Launch configuration.
* Suspend Auto Scaling on ASG
* Manually add on-demand instances (static base load) to ASG and turn on instance protection for those instances.
* Re... |
81,416 | **(User Flow: user try to submit a form request)**
Should I display the "Internal Server Error" message?
Is there any message that understandable to user rather than saying "Internal Server Error"? | 2015/07/12 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/81416",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/63465/"
] | Most websites just write the following:
>
> **500 Internal Server Error**
> Oh no! Something bad happened. Please come back later when we fixed that problem. Thanks.
>
>
>
I don't really see many alternatives, because when that error is shown your server is pretty much not usable anymore, so you don't have a gua... | If you actually have more detailed information about what the error was, then you can decide whether there is something more useful that you could inform the user of. The question, however, seems to be whether there is **a better generic message** for an unspecified error on a server. In that case, there just may not b... |
81,416 | **(User Flow: user try to submit a form request)**
Should I display the "Internal Server Error" message?
Is there any message that understandable to user rather than saying "Internal Server Error"? | 2015/07/12 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/81416",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/63465/"
] | In general, when something goes wrong, software should—in decreasing order of preference:
1. Recover automatically with the most commonly acceptable fix, without bothering the user. Undo can hekp the user back out of a fix they don't want.
2. Offer to fix the problem, with the most commonly accepted fix as the default... | If you actually have more detailed information about what the error was, then you can decide whether there is something more useful that you could inform the user of. The question, however, seems to be whether there is **a better generic message** for an unspecified error on a server. In that case, there just may not b... |
81,416 | **(User Flow: user try to submit a form request)**
Should I display the "Internal Server Error" message?
Is there any message that understandable to user rather than saying "Internal Server Error"? | 2015/07/12 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/81416",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/63465/"
] | In general, when something goes wrong, software should—in decreasing order of preference:
1. Recover automatically with the most commonly acceptable fix, without bothering the user. Undo can hekp the user back out of a fix they don't want.
2. Offer to fix the problem, with the most commonly accepted fix as the default... | Most websites just write the following:
>
> **500 Internal Server Error**
> Oh no! Something bad happened. Please come back later when we fixed that problem. Thanks.
>
>
>
I don't really see many alternatives, because when that error is shown your server is pretty much not usable anymore, so you don't have a gua... |
81,416 | **(User Flow: user try to submit a form request)**
Should I display the "Internal Server Error" message?
Is there any message that understandable to user rather than saying "Internal Server Error"? | 2015/07/12 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/81416",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/63465/"
] | Most websites just write the following:
>
> **500 Internal Server Error**
> Oh no! Something bad happened. Please come back later when we fixed that problem. Thanks.
>
>
>
I don't really see many alternatives, because when that error is shown your server is pretty much not usable anymore, so you don't have a gua... | For an eCommerce site I've seen better results with something like:
Sorry your specific request is currently inaccessible.
Please try an alternative method or contact customer support for assistance.
Please hit your browser's Back Button to return.
This has the least negative impact on the customer. It's never a good... |
81,416 | **(User Flow: user try to submit a form request)**
Should I display the "Internal Server Error" message?
Is there any message that understandable to user rather than saying "Internal Server Error"? | 2015/07/12 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/81416",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/63465/"
] | In general, when something goes wrong, software should—in decreasing order of preference:
1. Recover automatically with the most commonly acceptable fix, without bothering the user. Undo can hekp the user back out of a fix they don't want.
2. Offer to fix the problem, with the most commonly accepted fix as the default... | For an eCommerce site I've seen better results with something like:
Sorry your specific request is currently inaccessible.
Please try an alternative method or contact customer support for assistance.
Please hit your browser's Back Button to return.
This has the least negative impact on the customer. It's never a good... |
912,163 | I am trying to lay a line graph (on a secondary axis) over an area graph in Excel. When I have just the area graph, the graph uses the full width of the graph area. When I add the line graph and move it to the secondary axis, gaps appear at the extreme left and right of the area graph.
Area graph, alone:
![Area graph]... | 2015/05/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/912163",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/36527/"
] | 1. Make sure that you have both a primary and secondary horizontal axis.
2. Format both horizontal axis for **Axis Position > On Tick Marks**.
The secondary axis may not be applied by default:
You may need to "**Add Chart Element**" in Office 2016 | I found a workaround for this problem, after trying to apply the suggestion from dav (but being unable to find that setting in Office for Mac 2011).
I converted the graph type to Area, then made the line thick and the fill transparent. |
912,163 | I am trying to lay a line graph (on a secondary axis) over an area graph in Excel. When I have just the area graph, the graph uses the full width of the graph area. When I add the line graph and move it to the secondary axis, gaps appear at the extreme left and right of the area graph.
Area graph, alone:
![Area graph]... | 2015/05/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/912163",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/36527/"
] | 1. Make sure that you have both a primary and secondary horizontal axis.
2. Format both horizontal axis for **Axis Position > On Tick Marks**.
The secondary axis may not be applied by default:
You may need to "**Add Chart Element**" in Office 2016 | Had the same trouble, but in 2013/2016 there is no "Layout" tab under Chart Tools anymore. I FINALLY found a solution:
Chart Tools -> Add Chart Element -> Axis -> Secondary Horizontal
This will separate out the x-axis so that your secondary axis will appear above the chart grid itself.
Right click on that new x-axis ... |
19,126 | The last two batches I have brewed have been 1 gallon batches using carb drops. I have used these before a handful of times without issue but the last two seem over carbonated and leave a funny taste in my mouth that's reminiscent of helium or CO2 rather. Tho, from what I have read, the carb drops are "great" because t... | 2017/03/13 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/19126",
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] | I have never tasted helium or CO2, so I don't know exactly what flavors you are referring to. I used to get off-flavors when I drank recently bottled beer carbonated with drops. The beer would taste faintly of green apple. Similar to how young beer tastes, but not very strong. As I recall, these flavors went away after... | Helium or CO2 is not something I have ever seen described as a off flavor. Yeast does not produce Helium but CO2 it produces in plenty, but that is hardly an undesired thing when carbonating :D. Green apple will usually go away, if that is the taste you are having.
I think you need to describe the flavor a bit further... |
19,126 | The last two batches I have brewed have been 1 gallon batches using carb drops. I have used these before a handful of times without issue but the last two seem over carbonated and leave a funny taste in my mouth that's reminiscent of helium or CO2 rather. Tho, from what I have read, the carb drops are "great" because t... | 2017/03/13 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/19126",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
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] | I have never tasted helium or CO2, so I don't know exactly what flavors you are referring to. I used to get off-flavors when I drank recently bottled beer carbonated with drops. The beer would taste faintly of green apple. Similar to how young beer tastes, but not very strong. As I recall, these flavors went away after... | The only "flavor" I recall from helium was metalic I assume from the tank. Everyone has inhaled a balloon as a kid right? As for CO2 never detected anything from it and I've force carbed from steel and aluminium tanks.
I really doubt carb drops would be the source of your off flavor whatever it is, unless they've gott... |
8,269,998 | Is there someone out there who can explain to me if jQuery can be an application by itself? An example if we can create a web application alone using jQuery? Because we're having a discussion and someone in the office expressed that jQuery can be used as an application.
Any help or idea is appreciated.
Thanks | 2011/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8269998",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48581/"
] | Of course, it's possible (depending upon what the 'app' needs to do). But you probably shouldn't! | Typically you are using a client-server setup which means that you cannot build an application using JavaScript only (you'll need some server side code to handle postbacks, acces your database, etc). On the other hand, I you can acces your data feeds (XML files for example) from the client code (javascript), you can ea... |
8,269,998 | Is there someone out there who can explain to me if jQuery can be an application by itself? An example if we can create a web application alone using jQuery? Because we're having a discussion and someone in the office expressed that jQuery can be used as an application.
Any help or idea is appreciated.
Thanks | 2011/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8269998",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48581/"
] | Technically, jQuery (being javascript) can handle all sorts of programming logic but everything would be client side (including the authentication to your database etc ...). At that point, you would have a very insecure application.
Possible ... yes. Practical and feasible ... no. | Typically you are using a client-server setup which means that you cannot build an application using JavaScript only (you'll need some server side code to handle postbacks, acces your database, etc). On the other hand, I you can acces your data feeds (XML files for example) from the client code (javascript), you can ea... |
8,269,998 | Is there someone out there who can explain to me if jQuery can be an application by itself? An example if we can create a web application alone using jQuery? Because we're having a discussion and someone in the office expressed that jQuery can be used as an application.
Any help or idea is appreciated.
Thanks | 2011/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8269998",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48581/"
] | You might be interested in nodejs (http://nodejs.org/). It's a webserver in javascript ;) As jQuery is an extension of javascript I guess you can use that too for nodejs. Never tried it though.
For a webpage, you'll still need html / css for the static content. | Typically you are using a client-server setup which means that you cannot build an application using JavaScript only (you'll need some server side code to handle postbacks, acces your database, etc). On the other hand, I you can acces your data feeds (XML files for example) from the client code (javascript), you can ea... |
128,782 | I'm looking to deploy infrastructure for a web application that will live on a LAMP stack. The infrastructure is such that this is the only application that will ever live on this server and it must be as secure as possible.
Traditionally, we deploy a front end server in a DMZ and have a DB server on a segregated netw... | 2016/06/30 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/128782",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/116218/"
] | In general, I agree with your implication that if you only have a single web application there is little *security* benefit to moving the DB onto a separate server. That being said, there could be some contrived scenarios where there might be a security benefit. For example, if the web application does not have full ad... | 1. Performance and scalability is enhanced by deploying it on two servers.
2. I can imagine someone making configuration errors and opening up more ports on the database server. Due to the presence of the firewall this will not lead to a vulnerability easily. |
626 | This question:
**[alternatives to “he said” in dialog](https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/6911/alternatives-to-he-said-in-dialog)**
...was recently flagged as a duplicate of this older question:
**[I'm getting tired of “he said” “she said” in dialogue; how do I get around it?](https://writers.stackexchang... | 2012/12/30 | [
"https://writers.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/626",
"https://writers.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.meta.stackexchange.com/users/26/"
] | I'd leave it alone. They are similar, but the questions and answers are good on both. | You do not have to merge them. If you just close one as the duplicate of the other, than a link to the other answers exists and that's the main goal of closing questions as dupes.
If you do not merge them (what you do not need), you can also add a link (in the comments) from the not closed to the closed question.
Thi... |
20,494 | I don't have an HOA, but I don't: a. have the space outside for an 80 meter dipole, nor: b. does my wife want visible antennas on the outside of the house.
So I've been in the mode of finding an indoor antenna that works, and is cheap. I strung a 29 foot end fed antenna around the ceiling of my sun porch and it reached... | 2022/02/01 | [
"https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/20494",
"https://ham.stackexchange.com",
"https://ham.stackexchange.com/users/15102/"
] | This is one of those cases where theory can only take you so far, and practice is the rule of the day.
The problem is that *my* practice will rarely match with *your* practice. Propagation is complicated and surprising, and everything around your house from the earth to the sky (and beyond, for some propagation!) will... | A large or full wave loop antenna at ground level often works well for lower band HF reception (research LOG or loop-on-ground antennas), sometimes due to lower RFI/EMI noise pickup, but has very low (highly negative) gain when used for transmit due to ground absorption of any horizontal radiation lobes.
DOGs (or dipo... |
43,342 | In a recent question on Brexit, [Kevin suggested the following solution](https://politics.stackexchange.com/a/43314/18862) allowing the UK to be out of the EU customs union while keeping the UK-Ireland border to a minimum:
>
> One could imagine Ireland and the UK passing a law stating that the entirety of the Irish b... | 2019/07/30 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/43342",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/18862/"
] | Essentially it boils down to other countries objecting to this arrangement. It seems likely that they would object. In fact, even the EU would probably object since it's effectively an open border from their point of view, which is what they are trying to avoid with the backstop.
This wouldn't really solve anything. T... | *You ask this on Politics.SE, so this is an answer from a political point of view.*
"Barely enforced" still means "officially not allowed."
>
> One could imagine Ireland and the UK passing a law stating that the entirety of the Irish border is a "green lane" for customs purposes, perhaps with a few designated crossi... |
14,516 | What is the reason for that scale? Is it because otherwise defining an maximum would be too hard(?). Why do objects that are (apparently) brighter get assigned a smaller number (and down to negative)? | 2016/04/12 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/14516",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/11531/"
] | Well the spin of the accretion disc is relative. We consider the top of anything as North. What if the the top was to be the South. It depends on perspective. Something rotating clockwise when seen from north would rotate counter clockwise when seen from south. | There's some angular momentum to the initial gas cloud, which is a bunch of gas particles with varying velocities. The angular momentum of this will not add up to zero usually, so as the cloud coalesces the resultant accretion disk will have a spin. |
14,516 | What is the reason for that scale? Is it because otherwise defining an maximum would be too hard(?). Why do objects that are (apparently) brighter get assigned a smaller number (and down to negative)? | 2016/04/12 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/14516",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/11531/"
] | Stellar systems are born from clouds of turbulent gas. Although "turbulence" means that different parcels of gas move in different directions, the cloud have some overall, net angular momentum. Usually a cloud gives birth to multiple stellar systems, but even the subregion forming a given system has a net, and non-vani... | Well the spin of the accretion disc is relative. We consider the top of anything as North. What if the the top was to be the South. It depends on perspective. Something rotating clockwise when seen from north would rotate counter clockwise when seen from south. |
14,516 | What is the reason for that scale? Is it because otherwise defining an maximum would be too hard(?). Why do objects that are (apparently) brighter get assigned a smaller number (and down to negative)? | 2016/04/12 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/14516",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/11531/"
] | Stellar systems are born from clouds of turbulent gas. Although "turbulence" means that different parcels of gas move in different directions, the cloud have some overall, net angular momentum. Usually a cloud gives birth to multiple stellar systems, but even the subregion forming a given system has a net, and non-vani... | There's some angular momentum to the initial gas cloud, which is a bunch of gas particles with varying velocities. The angular momentum of this will not add up to zero usually, so as the cloud coalesces the resultant accretion disk will have a spin. |
153,784 | Online I've seen more simpler multimeters that you choose what your measuring. How do I use a multimeter like [this](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00B7CS3UY) for measurement
 | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/153784",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/66551/"
] | I think that multimeter has a common interface to many multimeters being sold nowadays.
First of all, always measure:
* Voltage (Volts) in parallel (V)
* Current (Ampères) in series (A). In series also the Diode/bip conductivity test
* Resistance (Ohms) with the circuit off (Ω)
The 10A socket at left should only be ... | You set the pointer to the green section in the upper left to measure DC voltage - The symbol after the "V" (solid line over dotted line) means "Direct Current (DC)". There are five voltages ranges there: 200 mV, 2000 mV (or 2 Volts), 20 V, 200 V, and 500 V. You would set the pointer to a range that includes the expect... |
153,784 | Online I've seen more simpler multimeters that you choose what your measuring. How do I use a multimeter like [this](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/B00B7CS3UY) for measurement
 | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/153784",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/66551/"
] | First, RTFM thoroughly, from front to back, until you get what the meter's for and you understand its vagaries.
Second, If you don't know the general magnitude of the quantity you're measuring, set the meter to its highest range for that measurement, connect the leads, and if the resultant reading doesn't take full ad... | You set the pointer to the green section in the upper left to measure DC voltage - The symbol after the "V" (solid line over dotted line) means "Direct Current (DC)". There are five voltages ranges there: 200 mV, 2000 mV (or 2 Volts), 20 V, 200 V, and 500 V. You would set the pointer to a range that includes the expect... |
297,203 | I am designing a circuit for an electronic coil winder. It has a few binary counters, equality detectors, 7 segment decoders and flip flops.
How it is possible to get all of this logic onto 1 programmable chip without resorting to totally retro technology?
Is there something like a GAL that can is well supported for... | 2017/04/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/297203",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/97377/"
] | The modern way to do such a digital logic circuit would be in an FPGA or CPLD.
The way I'd recommend for your particular logic circuit is a CPLD. Have a look at the Altera MAX10 family or the Lattic iCE40 devices. You can buy a cheap demo' board like the iCEStick, download the free development tools and get something ... | Microcontrollers are the modern way, but if you have reasons to avoid them (safety, or you don't know C), you need to use low cost FPGA, from either altera (now intel), xilinx, lattice or microsemi. |
297,203 | I am designing a circuit for an electronic coil winder. It has a few binary counters, equality detectors, 7 segment decoders and flip flops.
How it is possible to get all of this logic onto 1 programmable chip without resorting to totally retro technology?
Is there something like a GAL that can is well supported for... | 2017/04/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/297203",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/97377/"
] | The modern way to do such a digital logic circuit would be in an FPGA or CPLD.
The way I'd recommend for your particular logic circuit is a CPLD. Have a look at the Altera MAX10 family or the Lattic iCE40 devices. You can buy a cheap demo' board like the iCEStick, download the free development tools and get something ... | Adding to TonyM's answer:
If you just want some programmable logic and don't want a sequential processor (a micro controller), here's a tiny iCE40 chip:
<http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Lattice/ICE40UL1K-SWG16ITR50/?qs=XJu%252bLGjWfSDdbhkO3WpKug%3D%3D>
There are also parts like this that give you little logic bl... |
297,203 | I am designing a circuit for an electronic coil winder. It has a few binary counters, equality detectors, 7 segment decoders and flip flops.
How it is possible to get all of this logic onto 1 programmable chip without resorting to totally retro technology?
Is there something like a GAL that can is well supported for... | 2017/04/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/297203",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/97377/"
] | The modern way to do such a digital logic circuit would be in an FPGA or CPLD.
The way I'd recommend for your particular logic circuit is a CPLD. Have a look at the Altera MAX10 family or the Lattic iCE40 devices. You can buy a cheap demo' board like the iCEStick, download the free development tools and get something ... | Actually, a new device has just come to market:
<https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/products/greenpak>
It is the GreenPack series from Dialog semiconductor. You can implement most of the logic from discrete chips inside them, include custom LUTs, some of them also incorporate ADCs so you can perform analog function... |
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