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113,151 | I just reached Hard Mode in Terraria after beating the Wall of Flesh, so what do i have to do next? I know that to call the new bosses you need to create an specific item. But regarding the ore grinding and armor sets and weapons, What should i get? | 2013/04/07 | [
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] | You need to start breaking Demon or Crimson Altars with the Pwnhammer. This will spawn three new tiers of ores that you need to mine. The ore you get is determined at random when you smash an altar. The ores are: Cobalt/Palladium, Mithril/Orichalcum, and Adamantite/Titanium. Each altar smashed will spawn some of the ne... | Go make traps and purify the corruption. Keep seeds handy, and try to control the hallow enough so it will not spread. Smash some demon altars, checking for corruption. If there is any that you see, purify it. Go mine enough cobalt for a sword, a full set of armor, and 80 extra. Do the same with mythrill, and then with... |
113,151 | I just reached Hard Mode in Terraria after beating the Wall of Flesh, so what do i have to do next? I know that to call the new bosses you need to create an specific item. But regarding the ore grinding and armor sets and weapons, What should i get? | 2013/04/07 | [
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] | You need to start breaking Demon or Crimson Altars with the Pwnhammer. This will spawn three new tiers of ores that you need to mine. The ore you get is determined at random when you smash an altar. The ores are: Cobalt/Palladium, Mithril/Orichalcum, and Adamantite/Titanium. Each altar smashed will spawn some of the ne... | After you defeat the Wall of flesh and get to hard mode, everything gets harder. If your board, try hacking into the lishard, or lihshaed, whatever. Anyway to do that you will need to trade or duplicate a "picsaw", it's strong enough to break the blocks that make the lishard temple. If your still board, try purifying t... |
113,151 | I just reached Hard Mode in Terraria after beating the Wall of Flesh, so what do i have to do next? I know that to call the new bosses you need to create an specific item. But regarding the ore grinding and armor sets and weapons, What should i get? | 2013/04/07 | [
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] | You need to start breaking Demon or Crimson Altars with the Pwnhammer. This will spawn three new tiers of ores that you need to mine. The ore you get is determined at random when you smash an altar. The ores are: Cobalt/Palladium, Mithril/Orichalcum, and Adamantite/Titanium. Each altar smashed will spawn some of the ne... | First mine some admanite which can be gotten by destroying demon or crimson altars.Then fight the 3 mechanical bosses.Then go fight plantera.Then enter the dungeon for more better weapons.Then kill the cultists that spawn the lunatic cultist.Then kill dukefishron.At last the golem.If you are ready for the bigger challe... |
113,151 | I just reached Hard Mode in Terraria after beating the Wall of Flesh, so what do i have to do next? I know that to call the new bosses you need to create an specific item. But regarding the ore grinding and armor sets and weapons, What should i get? | 2013/04/07 | [
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] | You need to start breaking Demon or Crimson Altars with the Pwnhammer. This will spawn three new tiers of ores that you need to mine. The ore you get is determined at random when you smash an altar. The ores are: Cobalt/Palladium, Mithril/Orichalcum, and Adamantite/Titanium. Each altar smashed will spawn some of the ne... | You should farm for souls to fight mechanical bosses.
Destroyer
Twins
Skeletron Prime
also try to get wings by killing wyverns and harpies (there is better wings but check the wiki for those) <http://terraria.gamepedia.com/Wings> |
113,151 | I just reached Hard Mode in Terraria after beating the Wall of Flesh, so what do i have to do next? I know that to call the new bosses you need to create an specific item. But regarding the ore grinding and armor sets and weapons, What should i get? | 2013/04/07 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/113151",
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] | You need to start breaking Demon or Crimson Altars with the Pwnhammer. This will spawn three new tiers of ores that you need to mine. The ore you get is determined at random when you smash an altar. The ores are: Cobalt/Palladium, Mithril/Orichalcum, and Adamantite/Titanium. Each altar smashed will spawn some of the ne... | First, mine some demon/crimson alters with the pwnhammer. Then, get a cobalt/palladium drill/picaxe and mine mithrill/orchallium to make an anvil and a drill/picaxe. Now, get adamantite/titanium and make a forge, drill/picaxe sword, and armor. Now your ready to get some souls of flight.
Go to your sky island and just ... |
70,467 | If you have closed all your ports on your internet protocol, you cannot make a connection to that internet protocol.
So how do attackers (DoS or any other means that need a connection) make a connection, when even if you have not closed all your ports, your firewall seems it has.
I am saying this because when I port sc... | 2014/10/11 | [
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] | DoS attacks don't require any open ports on your side. They can just use all your bandwidth even if the ports are closed.
How?
The IP packet are sent from the attacker, and routed through several routers until it reaches your system. If the port is open, the connection succeeds. If not, your system can send back a "P... | If a port on the target machine is closed, it will either respond that the connection was refused or it will drop the packet silently. Ports being closed or "stealth" will not stop a DoS as the target will receive the packets whether it responds or not.
In some cases ports are entirely irrelevant (see [ping flood](htt... |
29,271 | Especially around the holidays, it usually seems more efficient to build up a selection of projects in need of some finishing steps (usually chocolate dipping). What steps should one take to ensure that undipped centers are stored safely for a few days? Would an oven (off, obviously) be a decent place to store things o... | 2012/12/19 | [
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] | The best storage depends on the particular confection:
Refrigerate (in a sealed container to not pick up orders or absorb water):
* Ganache
* Soft caramel
Cool dry storage, again in an air-tight container to minimize changes in moisture level:
* Candied citrus peal
* Nuts - Dry storage
* Marzipan
* Raisins and othe... | I would just use a food-storage container for all of those (and separate with wax or parchment paper so they don't stick together). |
29,271 | Especially around the holidays, it usually seems more efficient to build up a selection of projects in need of some finishing steps (usually chocolate dipping). What steps should one take to ensure that undipped centers are stored safely for a few days? Would an oven (off, obviously) be a decent place to store things o... | 2012/12/19 | [
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] | I wouldn't use an oven. Even when you clean your oven regularly, some drippings tend to accumulate around the oven in places you can't reach (or to connect to the walls as polymerized oils, practically impossible to strip) and get rancid, stale and burned. Every oven I have encountered has a faint stale+roasted/crisped... | I would just use a food-storage container for all of those (and separate with wax or parchment paper so they don't stick together). |
29,271 | Especially around the holidays, it usually seems more efficient to build up a selection of projects in need of some finishing steps (usually chocolate dipping). What steps should one take to ensure that undipped centers are stored safely for a few days? Would an oven (off, obviously) be a decent place to store things o... | 2012/12/19 | [
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] | The best storage depends on the particular confection:
Refrigerate (in a sealed container to not pick up orders or absorb water):
* Ganache
* Soft caramel
Cool dry storage, again in an air-tight container to minimize changes in moisture level:
* Candied citrus peal
* Nuts - Dry storage
* Marzipan
* Raisins and othe... | I wouldn't use an oven. Even when you clean your oven regularly, some drippings tend to accumulate around the oven in places you can't reach (or to connect to the walls as polymerized oils, practically impossible to strip) and get rancid, stale and burned. Every oven I have encountered has a faint stale+roasted/crisped... |
5,797,269 | I want to take a long string (hundreds of thousands of characters) and to compare it against an array of keywords to determine which one of the keywords in the array is mentioned more than the rest.
This seems pretty easy, but I am a bit worried about `strstr` under performing for this task.
Should I do it in a diffe... | 2011/04/26 | [
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] | I think you can do it in a different way, with a single scan, and if you do it the right way, it can give you a dramatic improvement as of performance.
Create an associative array, where keys are the keywords and values are the occurrences.
Read the string word by word, I mean take a word and put it in a variable. Th... | Parse the words out in linear fashion. For each word you encounter, increment its count in the associative array of words you are looking for (skipping those you aren't interested in, of course). This will be much faster than strstr. |
10,446 | I would assume that A/V products would need to employ the same kinds of techniques used by the software they are trying to cleanse to ensure that they can continue to run in such hostile environments. However, A/V products are not exactly the most stealthy -- you can find evidence of them all over a Windows machine.
W... | 2012/01/06 | [
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] | Most of the time **"integrity"** is checked by self hashing and verifying that... in a best-case scenario with a safe server.
**"availability"** is a bit more problematic to answer, as different antivirs use different approaches.
One thing has to be remembered: although antivirs don't spread the news too often (for o... | Typically they try to understand if the environment is safe at the installation phase. Because if they overcome this phase you can assume the environment is safe.
At a lower lever, when they install kernel hooks to intercepts read/write, they check the syscall kernel table to see if other software have intercepted r/w... |
10,446 | I would assume that A/V products would need to employ the same kinds of techniques used by the software they are trying to cleanse to ensure that they can continue to run in such hostile environments. However, A/V products are not exactly the most stealthy -- you can find evidence of them all over a Windows machine.
W... | 2012/01/06 | [
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] | Any antivirus application worth its salt is going to be almost indistinguishable from malware if one only looks at its self-protection mechanism. If we wanted to be flippant, we could say that the only difference between a rogue security tool and a legitimate security tool is the tool designer's intent.
While AV's gen... | Typically they try to understand if the environment is safe at the installation phase. Because if they overcome this phase you can assume the environment is safe.
At a lower lever, when they install kernel hooks to intercepts read/write, they check the syscall kernel table to see if other software have intercepted r/w... |
10,446 | I would assume that A/V products would need to employ the same kinds of techniques used by the software they are trying to cleanse to ensure that they can continue to run in such hostile environments. However, A/V products are not exactly the most stealthy -- you can find evidence of them all over a Windows machine.
W... | 2012/01/06 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/10446",
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] | Any antivirus application worth its salt is going to be almost indistinguishable from malware if one only looks at its self-protection mechanism. If we wanted to be flippant, we could say that the only difference between a rogue security tool and a legitimate security tool is the tool designer's intent.
While AV's gen... | Most of the time **"integrity"** is checked by self hashing and verifying that... in a best-case scenario with a safe server.
**"availability"** is a bit more problematic to answer, as different antivirs use different approaches.
One thing has to be remembered: although antivirs don't spread the news too often (for o... |
18,123 | Planning to buy a tripod for my Nikon D90, but not sure which one to go with. Currently I am working only with my kit lens, but am planning to buy some more lenses in the near future, so while going for the tripod, I need to take care of this.
Can anyone suggest a good tripod in a medium budget range?
Update:
I want ... | 2011/12/16 | [
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] | I would look for a good heavy based Tripod for what ever budget you can afford. The extra weight will keep the tripod stable when wind blows, you can also look for one with a hook between the legs, this allows you to put weights on it (such as a camera bag) to keep it heavy.
I would look at brands such as Manfrotto or... | A midrange Manfrotto or Slik should serve you well for years. |
18,123 | Planning to buy a tripod for my Nikon D90, but not sure which one to go with. Currently I am working only with my kit lens, but am planning to buy some more lenses in the near future, so while going for the tripod, I need to take care of this.
Can anyone suggest a good tripod in a medium budget range?
Update:
I want ... | 2011/12/16 | [
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] | Since you have said that you are a passion driven photographer(pretty much like me) I would suggest the Manfrotto 190XPROB. I wouldn't suggest anything heavier or bigger. This one isn't too big or flimsy and will work fine for years to come. It also fits your budget with a price tag of around $150.
If you buy a bigger ... | A midrange Manfrotto or Slik should serve you well for years. |
18,123 | Planning to buy a tripod for my Nikon D90, but not sure which one to go with. Currently I am working only with my kit lens, but am planning to buy some more lenses in the near future, so while going for the tripod, I need to take care of this.
Can anyone suggest a good tripod in a medium budget range?
Update:
I want ... | 2011/12/16 | [
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] | Since you have said that you are a passion driven photographer(pretty much like me) I would suggest the Manfrotto 190XPROB. I wouldn't suggest anything heavier or bigger. This one isn't too big or flimsy and will work fine for years to come. It also fits your budget with a price tag of around $150.
If you buy a bigger ... | I would look for a good heavy based Tripod for what ever budget you can afford. The extra weight will keep the tripod stable when wind blows, you can also look for one with a hook between the legs, this allows you to put weights on it (such as a camera bag) to keep it heavy.
I would look at brands such as Manfrotto or... |
45,801 | I'm using the official (DSI) touchscreen and want to use GStreamer to display video output on it. What is the appropriate sink to use if no X-server is running? | 2016/04/14 | [
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] | The documentation also contains a section for the RPI 3 specifically: <https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/bcm2837/README.md> which says:
>
> This is the Broadcom chip used in the Raspberry Pi 3, and in later models of the Raspberry Pi 2. The underlying architecture of the BCM2837 is identi... | It seems that BCM2837 shares MIPI interface with camera module, thus distributing the 4 lanes to 2 lane MIPI for DSI and another two for camera support. That's why resolution of display is only 800x600 pixel. If You can use a chip like ICN6202, You can probably convert existing 2 lanes to LVDS and have a third party LC... |
45,801 | I'm using the official (DSI) touchscreen and want to use GStreamer to display video output on it. What is the appropriate sink to use if no X-server is running? | 2016/04/14 | [
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] | Depending on what you want to accomplish with the documentation, you might find your answers in a few different places.
I found this general discussion quite helpful:
<http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/03/01/raspberry-pi-3-odroid-c2-and-pine-a64-development-boards-comparison/>
And for the CPU itself:
<http://www.arm... | It seems that BCM2837 shares MIPI interface with camera module, thus distributing the 4 lanes to 2 lane MIPI for DSI and another two for camera support. That's why resolution of display is only 800x600 pixel. If You can use a chip like ICN6202, You can probably convert existing 2 lanes to LVDS and have a third party LC... |
45,801 | I'm using the official (DSI) touchscreen and want to use GStreamer to display video output on it. What is the appropriate sink to use if no X-server is running? | 2016/04/14 | [
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] | Depending on what you want to accomplish with the documentation, you might find your answers in a few different places.
I found this general discussion quite helpful:
<http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/03/01/raspberry-pi-3-odroid-c2-and-pine-a64-development-boards-comparison/>
And for the CPU itself:
<http://www.arm... | The documentation also contains a section for the RPI 3 specifically: <https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/bcm2837/README.md> which says:
>
> This is the Broadcom chip used in the Raspberry Pi 3, and in later models of the Raspberry Pi 2. The underlying architecture of the BCM2837 is identi... |
45,801 | I'm using the official (DSI) touchscreen and want to use GStreamer to display video output on it. What is the appropriate sink to use if no X-server is running? | 2016/04/14 | [
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] | I've found a BCM2837 datasheet linked from Stanford's CS 140e class. It does correctly map the peripherals to address 0x3Fnnnnnnn, unlike 0x20nnnnnn for the BCM2835.
It's at <https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs140e/docs/BCM2837-ARM-Peripherals.pdf>
This is the description on the [class web page](https://web.stanford.e... | The documentation also contains a section for the RPI 3 specifically: <https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/bcm2837/README.md> which says:
>
> This is the Broadcom chip used in the Raspberry Pi 3, and in later models of the Raspberry Pi 2. The underlying architecture of the BCM2837 is identi... |
45,801 | I'm using the official (DSI) touchscreen and want to use GStreamer to display video output on it. What is the appropriate sink to use if no X-server is running? | 2016/04/14 | [
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] | Depending on what you want to accomplish with the documentation, you might find your answers in a few different places.
I found this general discussion quite helpful:
<http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/03/01/raspberry-pi-3-odroid-c2-and-pine-a64-development-boards-comparison/>
And for the CPU itself:
<http://www.arm... | I found the BCM2837 ARM Peripherals here:
<https://cs140e.sergio.bz/docs/BCM2837-ARM-Peripherals.pdf> |
45,801 | I'm using the official (DSI) touchscreen and want to use GStreamer to display video output on it. What is the appropriate sink to use if no X-server is running? | 2016/04/14 | [
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] | The documentation also contains a section for the RPI 3 specifically: <https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/bcm2837/README.md> which says:
>
> This is the Broadcom chip used in the Raspberry Pi 3, and in later models of the Raspberry Pi 2. The underlying architecture of the BCM2837 is identi... | The BMC2837 PDF is also available on the raspberrypi github: <https://github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/files/1888662/BCM2837-ARM-Peripherals.-.Revised.-.V2-1.pdf> |
45,801 | I'm using the official (DSI) touchscreen and want to use GStreamer to display video output on it. What is the appropriate sink to use if no X-server is running? | 2016/04/14 | [
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] | I've found a BCM2837 datasheet linked from Stanford's CS 140e class. It does correctly map the peripherals to address 0x3Fnnnnnnn, unlike 0x20nnnnnn for the BCM2835.
It's at <https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs140e/docs/BCM2837-ARM-Peripherals.pdf>
This is the description on the [class web page](https://web.stanford.e... | I found the BCM2837 ARM Peripherals here:
<https://cs140e.sergio.bz/docs/BCM2837-ARM-Peripherals.pdf> |
45,801 | I'm using the official (DSI) touchscreen and want to use GStreamer to display video output on it. What is the appropriate sink to use if no X-server is running? | 2016/04/14 | [
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/45801",
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] | I've found a BCM2837 datasheet linked from Stanford's CS 140e class. It does correctly map the peripherals to address 0x3Fnnnnnnn, unlike 0x20nnnnnn for the BCM2835.
It's at <https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs140e/docs/BCM2837-ARM-Peripherals.pdf>
This is the description on the [class web page](https://web.stanford.e... | The BMC2837 PDF is also available on the raspberrypi github: <https://github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/files/1888662/BCM2837-ARM-Peripherals.-.Revised.-.V2-1.pdf> |
45,801 | I'm using the official (DSI) touchscreen and want to use GStreamer to display video output on it. What is the appropriate sink to use if no X-server is running? | 2016/04/14 | [
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/45801",
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com",
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/users/5904/"
] | Depending on what you want to accomplish with the documentation, you might find your answers in a few different places.
I found this general discussion quite helpful:
<http://www.cnx-software.com/2016/03/01/raspberry-pi-3-odroid-c2-and-pine-a64-development-boards-comparison/>
And for the CPU itself:
<http://www.arm... | The BMC2837 PDF is also available on the raspberrypi github: <https://github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/files/1888662/BCM2837-ARM-Peripherals.-.Revised.-.V2-1.pdf> |
45,801 | I'm using the official (DSI) touchscreen and want to use GStreamer to display video output on it. What is the appropriate sink to use if no X-server is running? | 2016/04/14 | [
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/45801",
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com",
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] | I've found a BCM2837 datasheet linked from Stanford's CS 140e class. It does correctly map the peripherals to address 0x3Fnnnnnnn, unlike 0x20nnnnnn for the BCM2835.
It's at <https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs140e/docs/BCM2837-ARM-Peripherals.pdf>
This is the description on the [class web page](https://web.stanford.e... | It seems that BCM2837 shares MIPI interface with camera module, thus distributing the 4 lanes to 2 lane MIPI for DSI and another two for camera support. That's why resolution of display is only 800x600 pixel. If You can use a chip like ICN6202, You can probably convert existing 2 lanes to LVDS and have a third party LC... |
18,695,387 | It looks like UIImageView (or the underlying UIView is changing my colors.
iPad simulator is on the left side, and on the right side is the same view from IB.
I have same effect on UITableViewCell, and on other views in the application. What's the problem, and h... | 2013/09/09 | [
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] | My guess would be that it has something to do with this, though I'm not too sure what it does. You might wanna try playing around with it and see what you get.
 | You need not to care about how it appears in the IB. The actual appearance you can see is in Device only.
Even the simulator and the Device may give different appearance of the images. |
18,695,387 | It looks like UIImageView (or the underlying UIView is changing my colors.
iPad simulator is on the left side, and on the right side is the same view from IB.
I have same effect on UITableViewCell, and on other views in the application. What's the problem, and h... | 2013/09/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/18695387",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1614667/"
] | My guess would be that it has something to do with this, though I'm not too sure what it does. You might wanna try playing around with it and see what you get.
 | Well, I've found out (by looking at jpeg sources using Dropbox iPad app) that the problem actually goes deeper into that: [StackExchange post.](https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/23936/photoshop-to-ipad-color-profile-woes)
That solved my question. It still looks differently in IB and on device, but it's now pret... |
117,127 | A friend told me that he had a Notched Pickaxe what will give you smithing levels if you mine so I wanted to know how I could get it. | 2013/05/13 | [
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] | You have to climb to the peak of the Throat of the World. There you will find the Notched Pickaxe sticking out of a stone. | It's found at the top of Throat of the World. You need to do the main quest to get access. At the top is the Notched Pickaxe which Fortify's Smithing by 5 points. It's rather a reference to Notch, creater of Minecraft and co-founder of Mojang, or 2 mountain climbers who got lost and people found evidence of there where... |
307,263 | We have an election happening in **[Magento StackExchange](https://magento.stackexchange.com/election)**. One of the candidate who is nominated for the election has been suspended by a moderator. But the problem is, his nomination is still there for the election.
Before this suspension, he had sufficient reputation sc... | 2018/02/22 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/307263",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/236518/"
] | There is a danger in allowing moderators to directly intervene in an election, it can very easily create the appearance of bias. Disqualifying inconvenient candidates is one of the ways of rigging real elections, we should be very careful when adding tools that can be used this way in SE elections.
Personally, I'd hav... | The scenario is very rare, so there's no need for the dev team to spend extra effort on automatic removal.
If that happens, ask a local mod to ping a CM to evaluate whether the suspension is justified and if yes, the CM can kick out the candidate.
The potential danger [explained by Mad Scientist](https://meta.stackex... |
307,263 | We have an election happening in **[Magento StackExchange](https://magento.stackexchange.com/election)**. One of the candidate who is nominated for the election has been suspended by a moderator. But the problem is, his nomination is still there for the election.
Before this suspension, he had sufficient reputation sc... | 2018/02/22 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/307263",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/236518/"
] | There is a danger in allowing moderators to directly intervene in an election, it can very easily create the appearance of bias. Disqualifying inconvenient candidates is one of the ways of rigging real elections, we should be very careful when adding tools that can be used this way in SE elections.
Personally, I'd hav... | The answer written by Mad Scientist essentially sums up the reasons that I'm declining this; it's an exceptional situation that needs our review as a company. Not just this situation, but *any* where a candidate once had the rep to nominate and then (for some reason) didn't. Suspensions carry a different sort of stigma... |
307,263 | We have an election happening in **[Magento StackExchange](https://magento.stackexchange.com/election)**. One of the candidate who is nominated for the election has been suspended by a moderator. But the problem is, his nomination is still there for the election.
Before this suspension, he had sufficient reputation sc... | 2018/02/22 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/307263",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/236518/"
] | The answer written by Mad Scientist essentially sums up the reasons that I'm declining this; it's an exceptional situation that needs our review as a company. Not just this situation, but *any* where a candidate once had the rep to nominate and then (for some reason) didn't. Suspensions carry a different sort of stigma... | The scenario is very rare, so there's no need for the dev team to spend extra effort on automatic removal.
If that happens, ask a local mod to ping a CM to evaluate whether the suspension is justified and if yes, the CM can kick out the candidate.
The potential danger [explained by Mad Scientist](https://meta.stackex... |
1,195,290 | There have been a couple of questions about limiting login attempts, but none have really discussed the advantages or disadvantages or different ways of storing the record of login attempts (most have focused on the issue of throttling vs captchas, for instance, which is not what I'm interested in). Instead, I'm trying... | 2009/07/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1195290",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/73397/"
] | It sounds like you're optimizing prematurely.
Implement it in the way that other developers would expect it to be implemented, and then measure performance. If you find you need an optimization at that point, then take some steps based on your measurements.
I would expect Approach #1 to be the most natural solution.
... | A couple of extra simple statements aren't going to make any noticeable difference. Logins are rare - relatively speaking. If you want to make sure automated login attempts don't cause a performance problem, you just have to have a second threshold after which you
* Timestamp the abuse
* Stop counting (and thus stop i... |
401,151 | Some creatures have tendrils, which they will parasitically insert into another living creature. I'm looking for the work that would complete this sentence:
"The parasitic bug \_\_\_\_ its tendrils into the elephant"
(N.B. I am not a biologist; my apologies if this kind of situation does not arise in nature)
Words t... | 2017/07/21 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/401151",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/191574/"
] | The verb [**to invade**](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/invade) seems to be the word you're looking for:
>
> **1.2** (of a parasite or disease) spread into (an organism or bodily part)
>
>
> ‘sometimes the worms invade the central nervous system’
>
>
>
The verb [**to irrupt**](https://www.merriam-... | You could try **Injected**
1. introduce (something) under pressure into a passage, cavity, or solid material.
*The parasitic bug **injected** its tendrils into the elephant*
Another option is **Pierce**
*The parasitic bug's tendrils **pierced** into the elephant* |
27,646,131 | When migrating Oracle Forms and Reports, there are several options for that :
1. ADF
2. APEX
3. Yor suggestion ...
Which one do you think is the best in terms of business continuity and also ease of technological transition? Do you have experience in such migrations?
At the end, I would like to know if it would be n... | 2014/12/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/27646131",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1379097/"
] | Regardless of what tool vendors might say, this is going to be an exercise in rewriting your application.
So the real questions is, why do you want to do this? Oracle are continuing to support Forms for some time yet. There are plenty of things we can do to modernize our Forms applications whilst retaining our investm... | It's a big "it depends". ADF is a comparable alternative, while APEX is easier to learn and find resources to build.
The developer tools statement of direction is a great place to start and a while ago I provided my own commentary (<http://www.grassroots-oracle.com/2012/03/on-oracles-statement-of-direction-for.html>) |
27,646,131 | When migrating Oracle Forms and Reports, there are several options for that :
1. ADF
2. APEX
3. Yor suggestion ...
Which one do you think is the best in terms of business continuity and also ease of technological transition? Do you have experience in such migrations?
At the end, I would like to know if it would be n... | 2014/12/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/27646131",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1379097/"
] | Regardless of what tool vendors might say, this is going to be an exercise in rewriting your application.
So the real questions is, why do you want to do this? Oracle are continuing to support Forms for some time yet. There are plenty of things we can do to modernize our Forms applications whilst retaining our investm... | i think you should also check [oracle JHeadStart](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/jheadstart/overview/index.html) , as mentioned in the documentation :
>
> JHeadstart Forms2ADF Generator; creates ADF Business Components and a
> JHeadstart Application Definition file based on Oracle Forms files
>
... |
187 | What about a little non-binding banner that pops up when someone down-votes saying, "Thanks for the feedback - please take a moment to explain your reasons for down-voting in the comments (optional)." or some such...
Unexplained down-votes leave me with such a hollow feeling.
(Likely this should be migrated to meta.S... | 2012/03/03 | [
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/187",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.meta.stackexchange.com/users/86/"
] | You mean like this?
[For the record, I reversed the downvote, it was just to demonstrate the existing popup.] | Unexplained downvotes are a bit frustrating sometimes - if I can't see why then I'll usually add a comment asking the downvoter why, and sometimes that gets a message. If not, then pah, one of those things! Nothing worth getting stressed over. |
401,468 | Earlier related questions:
1. [How to solder a 70 °C (158 °F) thermofuse](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/401322/how-to-solder-a-70-c-158-f-thermofuse/401441#401441)
2. [Using a thermal fuse in a PCB terminal block?](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/401440/using-a-thermal-fuse-in-a-pcb-t... | 2018/10/16 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/401468",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/140343/"
] | Yes, they can be soldered. So long as there's no permanent damage to the insulators in the fuse it'll just reset after it cools. The sensing element is a bimetallic strip that has some hysteresis by virtue of being formed slightly convex, it snaps away from the stationary contact as the inside metal expands more than t... | The answer to all these linked questions is to *read the datasheet*! All (well made) components will give details as to how they should be soldered or attached. This will (should) include max temperatures, hold temperatures, times etc. While these may be hard to exactly achieve by hand, it will indicate the regions tha... |
401,468 | Earlier related questions:
1. [How to solder a 70 °C (158 °F) thermofuse](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/401322/how-to-solder-a-70-c-158-f-thermofuse/401441#401441)
2. [Using a thermal fuse in a PCB terminal block?](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/401440/using-a-thermal-fuse-in-a-pcb-t... | 2018/10/16 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/401468",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/140343/"
] | Yes, they can be soldered. So long as there's no permanent damage to the insulators in the fuse it'll just reset after it cools. The sensing element is a bimetallic strip that has some hysteresis by virtue of being formed slightly convex, it snaps away from the stationary contact as the inside metal expands more than t... | It may seem silly, but: depending on the size of the fuse, the easiest thing to do is to not have heat on the fuse at all. It's easy to use a removable fuse with clips. Solder the clips with high heat for minutes on end and they won't care. Put the fuse in afterward. You'd have to be doing something very strange with y... |
401,468 | Earlier related questions:
1. [How to solder a 70 °C (158 °F) thermofuse](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/401322/how-to-solder-a-70-c-158-f-thermofuse/401441#401441)
2. [Using a thermal fuse in a PCB terminal block?](https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/401440/using-a-thermal-fuse-in-a-pcb-t... | 2018/10/16 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/401468",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/140343/"
] | The answer to all these linked questions is to *read the datasheet*! All (well made) components will give details as to how they should be soldered or attached. This will (should) include max temperatures, hold temperatures, times etc. While these may be hard to exactly achieve by hand, it will indicate the regions tha... | It may seem silly, but: depending on the size of the fuse, the easiest thing to do is to not have heat on the fuse at all. It's easy to use a removable fuse with clips. Solder the clips with high heat for minutes on end and they won't care. Put the fuse in afterward. You'd have to be doing something very strange with y... |
349,477 | I have a friend who lives on the other side of the world, and every time we speak over the phone, there's roughly a second of delay between one of us saying something and the other hearing it. I've tested this by having her put her phone on speaker so my own voice is detected and returned back to me over her phone as f... | 2018/01/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/349477",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/33965/"
] | It used to be that the telephone delay was due to the signal being sent through a geosynchronous satellite. These are a long way up and the signal took that long to get there and back.
Today delays through routing devices are more likely to be the cause of the pause.
Half way round the earth is about 20 million meter... | In the same way there are delays with an internet connection, satellite transmissions, etc, the current technology has these limitations.
The data being sent over the phone is processed and routed through several different devices, from several different operators, which prevents this communication from being instanta... |
349,477 | I have a friend who lives on the other side of the world, and every time we speak over the phone, there's roughly a second of delay between one of us saying something and the other hearing it. I've tested this by having her put her phone on speaker so my own voice is detected and returned back to me over her phone as f... | 2018/01/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/349477",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/33965/"
] | 40,075 km is the circumference of the earth. ( 4e7 meters )
Assuming 2 second delay around the earth's surface in the shortest path implies a minimum velocity of 2e7 [m/s] or about 10% of c thru most controlled impedance submarine and above ground cables (2e8 m/s), or the equivalent distance traveled is actually 10x m... | In the same way there are delays with an internet connection, satellite transmissions, etc, the current technology has these limitations.
The data being sent over the phone is processed and routed through several different devices, from several different operators, which prevents this communication from being instanta... |
349,477 | I have a friend who lives on the other side of the world, and every time we speak over the phone, there's roughly a second of delay between one of us saying something and the other hearing it. I've tested this by having her put her phone on speaker so my own voice is detected and returned back to me over her phone as f... | 2018/01/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/349477",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/33965/"
] | It used to be that the telephone delay was due to the signal being sent through a geosynchronous satellite. These are a long way up and the signal took that long to get there and back.
Today delays through routing devices are more likely to be the cause of the pause.
Half way round the earth is about 20 million meter... | I have worked in a (fixed) telephone company, and electrical signals are almost instantly. However, signals are routed through devices which each takes some processing time. Like signals (from different calls) are multiplexed, demultiplexed, error corrected, enhanced etc. Also it is likely one signal is handled by diff... |
349,477 | I have a friend who lives on the other side of the world, and every time we speak over the phone, there's roughly a second of delay between one of us saying something and the other hearing it. I've tested this by having her put her phone on speaker so my own voice is detected and returned back to me over her phone as f... | 2018/01/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/349477",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/33965/"
] | 40,075 km is the circumference of the earth. ( 4e7 meters )
Assuming 2 second delay around the earth's surface in the shortest path implies a minimum velocity of 2e7 [m/s] or about 10% of c thru most controlled impedance submarine and above ground cables (2e8 m/s), or the equivalent distance traveled is actually 10x m... | I have worked in a (fixed) telephone company, and electrical signals are almost instantly. However, signals are routed through devices which each takes some processing time. Like signals (from different calls) are multiplexed, demultiplexed, error corrected, enhanced etc. Also it is likely one signal is handled by diff... |
349,477 | I have a friend who lives on the other side of the world, and every time we speak over the phone, there's roughly a second of delay between one of us saying something and the other hearing it. I've tested this by having her put her phone on speaker so my own voice is detected and returned back to me over her phone as f... | 2018/01/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/349477",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/33965/"
] | It used to be that the telephone delay was due to the signal being sent through a geosynchronous satellite. These are a long way up and the signal took that long to get there and back.
Today delays through routing devices are more likely to be the cause of the pause.
Half way round the earth is about 20 million meter... | Nowadays, almost all telephone calls travel through the internet, so geographical distance does not play such an important role in signal propagation time.
In this case, the propagation time of the information is mainly related to the amount of [Hops](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hop_(networking)) in the network betw... |
349,477 | I have a friend who lives on the other side of the world, and every time we speak over the phone, there's roughly a second of delay between one of us saying something and the other hearing it. I've tested this by having her put her phone on speaker so my own voice is detected and returned back to me over her phone as f... | 2018/01/11 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/349477",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/33965/"
] | 40,075 km is the circumference of the earth. ( 4e7 meters )
Assuming 2 second delay around the earth's surface in the shortest path implies a minimum velocity of 2e7 [m/s] or about 10% of c thru most controlled impedance submarine and above ground cables (2e8 m/s), or the equivalent distance traveled is actually 10x m... | Nowadays, almost all telephone calls travel through the internet, so geographical distance does not play such an important role in signal propagation time.
In this case, the propagation time of the information is mainly related to the amount of [Hops](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hop_(networking)) in the network betw... |
160,229 | I've seen several players making double-walls. I sent a wall-breaker and destroyed both layers. So, my questions are:
If you have a double-layered wall, and a wall-breaker hits it, does the internal wall receive less damage? What if you make a gap of one tile between the two walls? Or do wall-breakers simply do the sa... | 2014/03/15 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/160229",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/6481/"
] | The double layered walls are only "effective" against troops that don't do splash damage. Since the wall breaker does splash damage this makes them almost useless against them, that is unless you do like you said and leave 1 tile of a gap between them since the splash damage on the wall breakers appears to be 1 tile in... | Double layered walls won't do much to stop the wall breaker. The wall breaker is a splash damage troop and can blast through multiple layers of walls. If it can break the first layer than it can break the second layer as well. |
408,214 | 
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2fcu7Rf.png) – Schematic created using [CircuitLab](https://www.circuitlab.com/)
I am a newbie electronics students.
My question is, what does it mean (what happens) when you connect pi... | 2018/11/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/408214",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/205171/"
] | The circuit you have posted is a simple non-inverting buffer.
An opamp provides as output the difference between the two inputs.
An opamp with only one input connected won't do anything reasonable. The unconnected input will "float." It will take on some voltage, and it can vary randomly (or stick to one of the powe... | I am a bit surprised that in no answer - up to now - the term "negative feedback" is used. Please note that in your circuit a principle is used which practically in ALL amplifier (and buffer) applications is applied: Negative feedback. By applying this principle a certain portion of the output signal is fed back to the... |
924 | I know many master's students who get an opportunity to talk to their potential PhD advisors well before applying. In most cases this opportunity is available by the professors with whom they worked for their master's. Moreover, there are many others who establish a contact with professors by mailing them and enquiring... | 2012/03/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/924",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/411/"
] | Ultimately, the answer depends upon what admissions system a department uses.
* If you need to obtain admission to a group at the same time as (or instead of) the department as a whole, then it is of course absolutely critical that you make contacts ahead of time! In general, I'd even start contacting people well befo... | Just to add to aeismail's answer:
If you can send an e-mail that demonstrates that
* You are a strong candidate
* You wrote an e-mail specifically for that professor
* You are familiar with some of that professor's work
then it **may** have an important positive effect. Ideally, you would be able to suggest how thin... |
924 | I know many master's students who get an opportunity to talk to their potential PhD advisors well before applying. In most cases this opportunity is available by the professors with whom they worked for their master's. Moreover, there are many others who establish a contact with professors by mailing them and enquiring... | 2012/03/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/924",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/411/"
] | Ultimately, the answer depends upon what admissions system a department uses.
* If you need to obtain admission to a group at the same time as (or instead of) the department as a whole, then it is of course absolutely critical that you make contacts ahead of time! In general, I'd even start contacting people well befo... | To supplement the other answers, here are some do's and don'ts for email contact.
>
> The worst thing you can do is make it seem like you're trying to cast
> a wide net and don't have a clear focus. That's a guaranteed delete.
>
>
>
Therefore,
* Narrow your search to the people whose work you're really intere... |
924 | I know many master's students who get an opportunity to talk to their potential PhD advisors well before applying. In most cases this opportunity is available by the professors with whom they worked for their master's. Moreover, there are many others who establish a contact with professors by mailing them and enquiring... | 2012/03/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/924",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/411/"
] | Ultimately, the answer depends upon what admissions system a department uses.
* If you need to obtain admission to a group at the same time as (or instead of) the department as a whole, then it is of course absolutely critical that you make contacts ahead of time! In general, I'd even start contacting people well befo... | >
> How important is knowing an advisor prior to applying for PhD?
>
>
>
Super important.
>
> Does an email interaction play a vital role when the department makes its admit decisions?
>
>
>
Sometimes yes. An email + an visit in person to the university could surely increase your probabilities to get accepte... |
924 | I know many master's students who get an opportunity to talk to their potential PhD advisors well before applying. In most cases this opportunity is available by the professors with whom they worked for their master's. Moreover, there are many others who establish a contact with professors by mailing them and enquiring... | 2012/03/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/924",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/411/"
] | To supplement the other answers, here are some do's and don'ts for email contact.
>
> The worst thing you can do is make it seem like you're trying to cast
> a wide net and don't have a clear focus. That's a guaranteed delete.
>
>
>
Therefore,
* Narrow your search to the people whose work you're really intere... | Just to add to aeismail's answer:
If you can send an e-mail that demonstrates that
* You are a strong candidate
* You wrote an e-mail specifically for that professor
* You are familiar with some of that professor's work
then it **may** have an important positive effect. Ideally, you would be able to suggest how thin... |
924 | I know many master's students who get an opportunity to talk to their potential PhD advisors well before applying. In most cases this opportunity is available by the professors with whom they worked for their master's. Moreover, there are many others who establish a contact with professors by mailing them and enquiring... | 2012/03/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/924",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/411/"
] | Just to add to aeismail's answer:
If you can send an e-mail that demonstrates that
* You are a strong candidate
* You wrote an e-mail specifically for that professor
* You are familiar with some of that professor's work
then it **may** have an important positive effect. Ideally, you would be able to suggest how thin... | >
> How important is knowing an advisor prior to applying for PhD?
>
>
>
Super important.
>
> Does an email interaction play a vital role when the department makes its admit decisions?
>
>
>
Sometimes yes. An email + an visit in person to the university could surely increase your probabilities to get accepte... |
924 | I know many master's students who get an opportunity to talk to their potential PhD advisors well before applying. In most cases this opportunity is available by the professors with whom they worked for their master's. Moreover, there are many others who establish a contact with professors by mailing them and enquiring... | 2012/03/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/924",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/411/"
] | To supplement the other answers, here are some do's and don'ts for email contact.
>
> The worst thing you can do is make it seem like you're trying to cast
> a wide net and don't have a clear focus. That's a guaranteed delete.
>
>
>
Therefore,
* Narrow your search to the people whose work you're really intere... | >
> How important is knowing an advisor prior to applying for PhD?
>
>
>
Super important.
>
> Does an email interaction play a vital role when the department makes its admit decisions?
>
>
>
Sometimes yes. An email + an visit in person to the university could surely increase your probabilities to get accepte... |
74,483 | I've disabled the global application menu by removing 'indicator-appmenu' via apt. Unfortunately, the window title still appears on the panel bar whenever I mouse over the application.
Does anyone know if there's another indicator applet which can be removed to disable this effect? | 2011/11/01 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/74483",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/15650/"
] | Only users that have an "Administrator" account can use sudo, other users can't. By default only the first user (created during install) has "Administrator" rights. You can also change the account type at any time using the configuration panel for user accounts (but of course only a user with an "Administrator" account... | You could create your own user and put yourself in the admin group (the group used for administrating the box), then remove the other user from that group.
I don't see why you need to keep it to a single account. This is the basic reason for using multiple accounts (permissions) |
100,687 | My institution is working on a SharePoint 2013 rollout, and we've heard many recommendations **not** to use folders, and instead to use views.
We're also planning to implement a limited taxonomy (because we're going through a lot of other organizational changes right now). I had a question today from a user, which was... | 2014/05/22 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/100687",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/7670/"
] | With metadata, you need to change your thinking a little, because it works different to folders.
You can add a document to a specific folder in a library. But you cannot add a document to a ***view*** that is filtered by a metadata field. The only container that the document can be added to is the library.
The user ... | I guess I'd suggest putting SharePoint's container naming aside for a minute and just look at everything as a folder. You could accomplish your goal by creating a content type and applying it to individual libraries that are each exposed to the relevant role(s). Once added to the individual libraries, the columns from ... |
575,547 | I'm just looking for people's opinions on this...
I really got worried when Second Life came out; I thought it was going to be a game changer for the Internet; Until I realized that outside of programmers and college students there really aren't that many people with the sort of hardware and Internet connection requir... | 2009/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/575547",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18149/"
] | I've got a 'day job' writing LSL.
As many people have pointed out, it's a lot of fun to write. So, given that it should, if you're the sort of person who reads stackoverflow, take a day or less to learn it, it's well worth the time just to assure yourself there's something to computing besides J2EE stacks.
As for le... | I would bet the linden labs will soon be supporting more "real" languages than lsl. They have already moved to using Mono to turn its lsl into .net bytecode, it seems like a logical next step to allow other languages that can be compiled and run with mono to be used. Perhaps putting a library or two out to support the ... |
575,547 | I'm just looking for people's opinions on this...
I really got worried when Second Life came out; I thought it was going to be a game changer for the Internet; Until I realized that outside of programmers and college students there really aren't that many people with the sort of hardware and Internet connection requir... | 2009/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/575547",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18149/"
] | As usual with such questions, it depends on your goals.
Reasons to learn LSL:
* You just want to understand how such distributed/parallel/interactive systems work.
* You're already involved with SecondLife and want to stretch yourself.
* You have a contract with a company that wants to establish a SecondLife presence... | Bit late to the party on this one but ... for anyone coming across this now .... while the previous answers cover the 'business case' aspects, and also the benefit of just doing something different quite well, there is one thing to be aware of though which may affect your decision.
LSL has quite a number of "features... |
575,547 | I'm just looking for people's opinions on this...
I really got worried when Second Life came out; I thought it was going to be a game changer for the Internet; Until I realized that outside of programmers and college students there really aren't that many people with the sort of hardware and Internet connection requir... | 2009/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/575547",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18149/"
] | LSL is nice little event-oriented language with great time/satisfaction ratio. It's a really good way to get into something totally different than usual oh-so-boring webapps stuff. You know the drill:
* server (Java)
* desktop (.NET)
* web (Javascript / PHP / etc.)
* low level stuff (C/C++)
They all look alike compar... | I myself am a LSL scripter, and it's totaly worth it! I've made my own company in SecondLife and i earn a nice extra penny by it!
Plus it's quite simple, and you build the world around you, so you can make a car to all your own specifications!
And as sayd above, there might be other types of scripts available soon, t... |
575,547 | I'm just looking for people's opinions on this...
I really got worried when Second Life came out; I thought it was going to be a game changer for the Internet; Until I realized that outside of programmers and college students there really aren't that many people with the sort of hardware and Internet connection requir... | 2009/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/575547",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18149/"
] | LSL is nice little event-oriented language with great time/satisfaction ratio. It's a really good way to get into something totally different than usual oh-so-boring webapps stuff. You know the drill:
* server (Java)
* desktop (.NET)
* web (Javascript / PHP / etc.)
* low level stuff (C/C++)
They all look alike compar... | I've got a 'day job' writing LSL.
As many people have pointed out, it's a lot of fun to write. So, given that it should, if you're the sort of person who reads stackoverflow, take a day or less to learn it, it's well worth the time just to assure yourself there's something to computing besides J2EE stacks.
As for le... |
575,547 | I'm just looking for people's opinions on this...
I really got worried when Second Life came out; I thought it was going to be a game changer for the Internet; Until I realized that outside of programmers and college students there really aren't that many people with the sort of hardware and Internet connection requir... | 2009/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/575547",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18149/"
] | LSL is nice little event-oriented language with great time/satisfaction ratio. It's a really good way to get into something totally different than usual oh-so-boring webapps stuff. You know the drill:
* server (Java)
* desktop (.NET)
* web (Javascript / PHP / etc.)
* low level stuff (C/C++)
They all look alike compar... | I would bet the linden labs will soon be supporting more "real" languages than lsl. They have already moved to using Mono to turn its lsl into .net bytecode, it seems like a logical next step to allow other languages that can be compiled and run with mono to be used. Perhaps putting a library or two out to support the ... |
575,547 | I'm just looking for people's opinions on this...
I really got worried when Second Life came out; I thought it was going to be a game changer for the Internet; Until I realized that outside of programmers and college students there really aren't that many people with the sort of hardware and Internet connection requir... | 2009/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/575547",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18149/"
] | LSL is nice little event-oriented language with great time/satisfaction ratio. It's a really good way to get into something totally different than usual oh-so-boring webapps stuff. You know the drill:
* server (Java)
* desktop (.NET)
* web (Javascript / PHP / etc.)
* low level stuff (C/C++)
They all look alike compar... | Bit late to the party on this one but ... for anyone coming across this now .... while the previous answers cover the 'business case' aspects, and also the benefit of just doing something different quite well, there is one thing to be aware of though which may affect your decision.
LSL has quite a number of "features... |
575,547 | I'm just looking for people's opinions on this...
I really got worried when Second Life came out; I thought it was going to be a game changer for the Internet; Until I realized that outside of programmers and college students there really aren't that many people with the sort of hardware and Internet connection requir... | 2009/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/575547",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18149/"
] | As usual with such questions, it depends on your goals.
Reasons to learn LSL:
* You just want to understand how such distributed/parallel/interactive systems work.
* You're already involved with SecondLife and want to stretch yourself.
* You have a contract with a company that wants to establish a SecondLife presence... | LSL IMHO is not really a great language, I think it even started more as a hack to quickly make SL object scriptable.
As Second Life now uses mono and LSL just on top I'd expect that on the long run there will also be "real" language such as C# or Python provided. It definitely would make sense and there also has been... |
575,547 | I'm just looking for people's opinions on this...
I really got worried when Second Life came out; I thought it was going to be a game changer for the Internet; Until I realized that outside of programmers and college students there really aren't that many people with the sort of hardware and Internet connection requir... | 2009/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/575547",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18149/"
] | I myself am a LSL scripter, and it's totaly worth it! I've made my own company in SecondLife and i earn a nice extra penny by it!
Plus it's quite simple, and you build the world around you, so you can make a car to all your own specifications!
And as sayd above, there might be other types of scripts available soon, t... | Bit late to the party on this one but ... for anyone coming across this now .... while the previous answers cover the 'business case' aspects, and also the benefit of just doing something different quite well, there is one thing to be aware of though which may affect your decision.
LSL has quite a number of "features... |
575,547 | I'm just looking for people's opinions on this...
I really got worried when Second Life came out; I thought it was going to be a game changer for the Internet; Until I realized that outside of programmers and college students there really aren't that many people with the sort of hardware and Internet connection requir... | 2009/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/575547",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18149/"
] | LSL IMHO is not really a great language, I think it even started more as a hack to quickly make SL object scriptable.
As Second Life now uses mono and LSL just on top I'd expect that on the long run there will also be "real" language such as C# or Python provided. It definitely would make sense and there also has been... | How long does it take you to learn a new language?
What are the benefits you're going to gain from learning LSL now, vs. whenever you need it?
Are you learning it for fun or for finding a job?
Simply put, there are too many unknowns. If, for example, you're unemployed and looking for a job, anything that increases y... |
575,547 | I'm just looking for people's opinions on this...
I really got worried when Second Life came out; I thought it was going to be a game changer for the Internet; Until I realized that outside of programmers and college students there really aren't that many people with the sort of hardware and Internet connection requir... | 2009/02/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/575547",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/18149/"
] | LSL is nice little event-oriented language with great time/satisfaction ratio. It's a really good way to get into something totally different than usual oh-so-boring webapps stuff. You know the drill:
* server (Java)
* desktop (.NET)
* web (Javascript / PHP / etc.)
* low level stuff (C/C++)
They all look alike compar... | No, I don't think so. |
2,822,738 | I'd like to build a dashboard interface for an application I am working on. I want users to logon and get a birds eye view of the status of applications, outstanding issues, etc. I'm wondering if there are some good, pre-made controls rather than writing these from the ground up? | 2010/05/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2822738",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/209920/"
] | You could look at Telerik's [RadDock](http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/dock/examples/overview/defaultcs.aspx) control for ASP.NET AJAX. It is not free ;) | For graphs and charts I would first try out the built in charting library in Visual Studio 2010.
If you cant use 2010 (even the express edition) for some reason then look at the charting controls for VS2008 [MS Charting](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=130F7986-BF49-4FE5-9CA8-910AE6EA442C&dis... |
280,037 | The term is getting 'hotter' with Microsoft Azure and Windows 7.
What are the benefits + how does the status quo of desktop computing now change? Does the machine no longer need an OS installation (or a highly stripped down version of a typical OS)... what is needed to interact with the 'Cloud' ?
**Update**: Recei... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/280037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1695/"
] | When Microsoft says Azure is a Cloud OS, what they mean is that it provides the same kind of services to developers targeting the "Cloud" abstractions that are akin to what a Desktop OS provides developers targeting desktop.
Amitabh Srivistava gave a great interview on Channel 9 explaining it. Basically, if you want t... | whats with the RTFM questions on SO lately? unless I'm missing some deeper meaning, your questions are obvious.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing>
>
> Cloud computing is Internet-based
> ("cloud") development and use of
> computer technology ("computing"). The
> cloud is a metaphor for the Internet
> ... |
280,037 | The term is getting 'hotter' with Microsoft Azure and Windows 7.
What are the benefits + how does the status quo of desktop computing now change? Does the machine no longer need an OS installation (or a highly stripped down version of a typical OS)... what is needed to interact with the 'Cloud' ?
**Update**: Recei... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/280037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1695/"
] | Two buzzwords. | whats with the RTFM questions on SO lately? unless I'm missing some deeper meaning, your questions are obvious.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing>
>
> Cloud computing is Internet-based
> ("cloud") development and use of
> computer technology ("computing"). The
> cloud is a metaphor for the Internet
> ... |
280,037 | The term is getting 'hotter' with Microsoft Azure and Windows 7.
What are the benefits + how does the status quo of desktop computing now change? Does the machine no longer need an OS installation (or a highly stripped down version of a typical OS)... what is needed to interact with the 'Cloud' ?
**Update**: Recei... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/280037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1695/"
] | Two buzzwords. | Old school network diagrams always showed the internet as a cloud. Microsofts approach is still a client-server model, although a real 'cloud' os in theory would be a SOA architecture of loosely fit components interconnecting and working together without really being aware of eachother. Example: creating services for e... |
280,037 | The term is getting 'hotter' with Microsoft Azure and Windows 7.
What are the benefits + how does the status quo of desktop computing now change? Does the machine no longer need an OS installation (or a highly stripped down version of a typical OS)... what is needed to interact with the 'Cloud' ?
**Update**: Recei... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/280037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1695/"
] | Two buzzwords. | A cloud operating system primarily manages the operation of one or more virtual machines within a virtualized environment.
Microsoft Windows Azure and Google Chrome OS are among current examples of cloud operating systems.
Azure App Service is one of the common and most used services. While it is possible to immediat... |
280,037 | The term is getting 'hotter' with Microsoft Azure and Windows 7.
What are the benefits + how does the status quo of desktop computing now change? Does the machine no longer need an OS installation (or a highly stripped down version of a typical OS)... what is needed to interact with the 'Cloud' ?
**Update**: Recei... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/280037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1695/"
] | whats with the RTFM questions on SO lately? unless I'm missing some deeper meaning, your questions are obvious.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing>
>
> Cloud computing is Internet-based
> ("cloud") development and use of
> computer technology ("computing"). The
> cloud is a metaphor for the Internet
> ... | Well like many new terms, there can be more than one answer. Frequently it can be defined as a compute platform, where the developer doesn't have to worry about resource management, scalability or hardware failures, because the cloud infrastructure handles it. Here is a link to some information the company I work for h... |
280,037 | The term is getting 'hotter' with Microsoft Azure and Windows 7.
What are the benefits + how does the status quo of desktop computing now change? Does the machine no longer need an OS installation (or a highly stripped down version of a typical OS)... what is needed to interact with the 'Cloud' ?
**Update**: Recei... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/280037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1695/"
] | whats with the RTFM questions on SO lately? unless I'm missing some deeper meaning, your questions are obvious.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing>
>
> Cloud computing is Internet-based
> ("cloud") development and use of
> computer technology ("computing"). The
> cloud is a metaphor for the Internet
> ... | So far, it looks like the idea of having software & your data hosted at msft's data centre.
SOA seems to be related to what cloud is offering.
No need to have local software (office will run from internet, your docs will be saved there. so that, you can access it anywhere). I think, the target could be big companies -... |
280,037 | The term is getting 'hotter' with Microsoft Azure and Windows 7.
What are the benefits + how does the status quo of desktop computing now change? Does the machine no longer need an OS installation (or a highly stripped down version of a typical OS)... what is needed to interact with the 'Cloud' ?
**Update**: Recei... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/280037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1695/"
] | Basically its Microsoft's form of competition against Google's recent web-apps boom. So if you want to know what it's all about just open up google docs and gmail, and there you go :)
Now on a personal note, I'm glad Microsoft and Apple(Mobile Me) are trying to fight back against Google. We need the competition, so us... | So far, it looks like the idea of having software & your data hosted at msft's data centre.
SOA seems to be related to what cloud is offering.
No need to have local software (office will run from internet, your docs will be saved there. so that, you can access it anywhere). I think, the target could be big companies -... |
280,037 | The term is getting 'hotter' with Microsoft Azure and Windows 7.
What are the benefits + how does the status quo of desktop computing now change? Does the machine no longer need an OS installation (or a highly stripped down version of a typical OS)... what is needed to interact with the 'Cloud' ?
**Update**: Recei... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/280037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1695/"
] | Two buzzwords. | Cloud is Time Sharing. Us old timers remember those days. You either wrote your own apps and ran it on their (the Time Share/Cloud providers) systems or you use the software they supplied. Usually word processors and accounting apps.
Google Apps is cloud. And since you get HD space you can already serve up your own ap... |
280,037 | The term is getting 'hotter' with Microsoft Azure and Windows 7.
What are the benefits + how does the status quo of desktop computing now change? Does the machine no longer need an OS installation (or a highly stripped down version of a typical OS)... what is needed to interact with the 'Cloud' ?
**Update**: Recei... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/280037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1695/"
] | Basically its Microsoft's form of competition against Google's recent web-apps boom. So if you want to know what it's all about just open up google docs and gmail, and there you go :)
Now on a personal note, I'm glad Microsoft and Apple(Mobile Me) are trying to fight back against Google. We need the competition, so us... | A cloud operating system primarily manages the operation of one or more virtual machines within a virtualized environment.
Microsoft Windows Azure and Google Chrome OS are among current examples of cloud operating systems.
Azure App Service is one of the common and most used services. While it is possible to immediat... |
280,037 | The term is getting 'hotter' with Microsoft Azure and Windows 7.
What are the benefits + how does the status quo of desktop computing now change? Does the machine no longer need an OS installation (or a highly stripped down version of a typical OS)... what is needed to interact with the 'Cloud' ?
**Update**: Recei... | 2008/11/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/280037",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1695/"
] | Basically its Microsoft's form of competition against Google's recent web-apps boom. So if you want to know what it's all about just open up google docs and gmail, and there you go :)
Now on a personal note, I'm glad Microsoft and Apple(Mobile Me) are trying to fight back against Google. We need the competition, so us... | When Microsoft says Azure is a Cloud OS, what they mean is that it provides the same kind of services to developers targeting the "Cloud" abstractions that are akin to what a Desktop OS provides developers targeting desktop.
Amitabh Srivistava gave a great interview on Channel 9 explaining it. Basically, if you want t... |
14,050 | Background
==========
I'd like to buy some used bike parts.
I don't want to shop online. I'm not very good at bike repair. I want to ask the seller if the part is the right shape and size to fit my bike. If they say "no", then I'll know not to waste my money and time buying it and trying to install it. If they say "y... | 2013/01/16 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/14050",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/3674/"
] | Short answer: yes.
Long answer: You might not find what you are looking for at a shop. I would seriously suggest checking online. Three reasons:
1. There are hundreds of models/sizes/configurations of bike parts. The part(s) that you are looking for will need to match the parts/bike you already have. The likelihood t... | They likely have "extra" bike parts around that are scavenged from bikes that were unrepariable, just be sure you know what your getting. There likely isn't any warranty included on used equipment, so if it was a "distressed" part that finally breaks a week after you've been using it, you be replacing it again. If you ... |
14,050 | Background
==========
I'd like to buy some used bike parts.
I don't want to shop online. I'm not very good at bike repair. I want to ask the seller if the part is the right shape and size to fit my bike. If they say "no", then I'll know not to waste my money and time buying it and trying to install it. If they say "y... | 2013/01/16 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/14050",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/3674/"
] | They likely have "extra" bike parts around that are scavenged from bikes that were unrepariable, just be sure you know what your getting. There likely isn't any warranty included on used equipment, so if it was a "distressed" part that finally breaks a week after you've been using it, you be replacing it again. If you ... | A bike shop will do whatever it can to turn a profit by selling cycles and parts and services. Selling brand new takeoff parts is not at all unusual, because they sold the original for a profit and can sell the takeoffs for a profit. Used stuff is more effort than profit, so expect much less of this.
A bike coop will ... |
14,050 | Background
==========
I'd like to buy some used bike parts.
I don't want to shop online. I'm not very good at bike repair. I want to ask the seller if the part is the right shape and size to fit my bike. If they say "no", then I'll know not to waste my money and time buying it and trying to install it. If they say "y... | 2013/01/16 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/14050",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/3674/"
] | Short answer: yes.
Long answer: You might not find what you are looking for at a shop. I would seriously suggest checking online. Three reasons:
1. There are hundreds of models/sizes/configurations of bike parts. The part(s) that you are looking for will need to match the parts/bike you already have. The likelihood t... | A bike shop will do whatever it can to turn a profit by selling cycles and parts and services. Selling brand new takeoff parts is not at all unusual, because they sold the original for a profit and can sell the takeoffs for a profit. Used stuff is more effort than profit, so expect much less of this.
A bike coop will ... |
66,210,476 | I am trying to go to a specific position of ngx-owl-carousel-o, after following the below tutorial from the tips section.
<https://www.npmjs.com/package/ngx-owl-carousel-o#tips>
**Please note this is**: owl-carousel-o not owl-carousel library
However, the the error I am getting is that the template reference on the ... | 2021/02/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/66210476",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8340709/"
] | The whole point of having a Trusted Execution environment (i.e. SGX in your case) is to keep the data encrypted outside the enclave and only decrypt it inside the enclave.
I'm not aware of what exactly you are trying to achieve, and if I understood your requirements correctly, the REST API is sending the credit card (... | I might be a bit late, but I think this question deserves a bit more details.
When using Imte; SGX to create a TEE, your app is divided into two parts:
* the untrusted part, aka the app itself
* the trusted part, aka the enclave.
The latter is the most secure. Due to its limited resources (128/256Mb of RAM), it shou... |
4,036 | Can I safely get through a "Blade Barrier" by crawling through with an overturned bathtub over me or does the blade barrier form inside it as well? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4036",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/875/"
] | Not clear to me that line of effect rules apply so strictly after the spell comes into effect.
The d20srd says "An immobile, vertical curtain of whirling blades shaped of pure force springs into existence", which I interpret to mean the wall consists of a large number of blades each made of force. Nothing in the desc... | According to d20srd:
[Total Cover](http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/combatModifiers.htm)
>
> If you don’t have line of effect to your target he is considered to have total cover from you. You can’t make an attack against a target that has total cover.
>
>
>
[Line of Effect](http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicOvervie... |
4,036 | Can I safely get through a "Blade Barrier" by crawling through with an overturned bathtub over me or does the blade barrier form inside it as well? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4036",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/875/"
] | The spell creates a wall of force blades, which would fill its area; there is no "line of effect" relevant to its ongoing damage effect. If you believe in "rules over realism" then it's just a wall of damage and such a dodge wouldn't work - both the character and the tub and anything along would take the damage separat... | According to d20srd:
[Total Cover](http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/combatModifiers.htm)
>
> If you don’t have line of effect to your target he is considered to have total cover from you. You can’t make an attack against a target that has total cover.
>
>
>
[Line of Effect](http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicOvervie... |
4,036 | Can I safely get through a "Blade Barrier" by crawling through with an overturned bathtub over me or does the blade barrier form inside it as well? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4036",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/875/"
] | According to d20srd:
[Total Cover](http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/combatModifiers.htm)
>
> If you don’t have line of effect to your target he is considered to have total cover from you. You can’t make an attack against a target that has total cover.
>
>
>
[Line of Effect](http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicOvervie... | Depending upon what the tub is made of, the blades could conceivably break or rip the tub to shreds before you had managed to crawl through their area of effect. At least that would be my take as a DM.
Wood or ceramic would be quickly or easily be broken or shredded, but you might be able to move fast enough to get t... |
4,036 | Can I safely get through a "Blade Barrier" by crawling through with an overturned bathtub over me or does the blade barrier form inside it as well? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4036",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/875/"
] | According to d20srd:
[Total Cover](http://www.d20srd.org/srd/combat/combatModifiers.htm)
>
> If you don’t have line of effect to your target he is considered to have total cover from you. You can’t make an attack against a target that has total cover.
>
>
>
[Line of Effect](http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicOvervie... | Magic trumps bathtub. If the character casted a spell like Turtle Shell (dont remember where it was from Druid?) then I would allow that to provide temporary hp to the character once destroyed magic winks out you start taking damage. If player did this in my group bathtub would also damage them, shards hitting PC and s... |
4,036 | Can I safely get through a "Blade Barrier" by crawling through with an overturned bathtub over me or does the blade barrier form inside it as well? | 2010/10/29 | [
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] | Not clear to me that line of effect rules apply so strictly after the spell comes into effect.
The d20srd says "An immobile, vertical curtain of whirling blades shaped of pure force springs into existence", which I interpret to mean the wall consists of a large number of blades each made of force. Nothing in the desc... | The spell creates a wall of force blades, which would fill its area; there is no "line of effect" relevant to its ongoing damage effect. If you believe in "rules over realism" then it's just a wall of damage and such a dodge wouldn't work - both the character and the tub and anything along would take the damage separat... |
4,036 | Can I safely get through a "Blade Barrier" by crawling through with an overturned bathtub over me or does the blade barrier form inside it as well? | 2010/10/29 | [
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] | Not clear to me that line of effect rules apply so strictly after the spell comes into effect.
The d20srd says "An immobile, vertical curtain of whirling blades shaped of pure force springs into existence", which I interpret to mean the wall consists of a large number of blades each made of force. Nothing in the desc... | Depending upon what the tub is made of, the blades could conceivably break or rip the tub to shreds before you had managed to crawl through their area of effect. At least that would be my take as a DM.
Wood or ceramic would be quickly or easily be broken or shredded, but you might be able to move fast enough to get t... |
4,036 | Can I safely get through a "Blade Barrier" by crawling through with an overturned bathtub over me or does the blade barrier form inside it as well? | 2010/10/29 | [
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] | Not clear to me that line of effect rules apply so strictly after the spell comes into effect.
The d20srd says "An immobile, vertical curtain of whirling blades shaped of pure force springs into existence", which I interpret to mean the wall consists of a large number of blades each made of force. Nothing in the desc... | Magic trumps bathtub. If the character casted a spell like Turtle Shell (dont remember where it was from Druid?) then I would allow that to provide temporary hp to the character once destroyed magic winks out you start taking damage. If player did this in my group bathtub would also damage them, shards hitting PC and s... |
4,036 | Can I safely get through a "Blade Barrier" by crawling through with an overturned bathtub over me or does the blade barrier form inside it as well? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4036",
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] | The spell creates a wall of force blades, which would fill its area; there is no "line of effect" relevant to its ongoing damage effect. If you believe in "rules over realism" then it's just a wall of damage and such a dodge wouldn't work - both the character and the tub and anything along would take the damage separat... | Depending upon what the tub is made of, the blades could conceivably break or rip the tub to shreds before you had managed to crawl through their area of effect. At least that would be my take as a DM.
Wood or ceramic would be quickly or easily be broken or shredded, but you might be able to move fast enough to get t... |
4,036 | Can I safely get through a "Blade Barrier" by crawling through with an overturned bathtub over me or does the blade barrier form inside it as well? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4036",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/875/"
] | The spell creates a wall of force blades, which would fill its area; there is no "line of effect" relevant to its ongoing damage effect. If you believe in "rules over realism" then it's just a wall of damage and such a dodge wouldn't work - both the character and the tub and anything along would take the damage separat... | Magic trumps bathtub. If the character casted a spell like Turtle Shell (dont remember where it was from Druid?) then I would allow that to provide temporary hp to the character once destroyed magic winks out you start taking damage. If player did this in my group bathtub would also damage them, shards hitting PC and s... |
4,036 | Can I safely get through a "Blade Barrier" by crawling through with an overturned bathtub over me or does the blade barrier form inside it as well? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/4036",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/875/"
] | Depending upon what the tub is made of, the blades could conceivably break or rip the tub to shreds before you had managed to crawl through their area of effect. At least that would be my take as a DM.
Wood or ceramic would be quickly or easily be broken or shredded, but you might be able to move fast enough to get t... | Magic trumps bathtub. If the character casted a spell like Turtle Shell (dont remember where it was from Druid?) then I would allow that to provide temporary hp to the character once destroyed magic winks out you start taking damage. If player did this in my group bathtub would also damage them, shards hitting PC and s... |
2,409,014 | I want to implement chained select boxes: the first select box determines the values in the second select box. I want this to work in plain HTML first, and add Javascript later.
Should I have both select boxes in one form tag, or have two seperate forms on one page, each with a select box? | 2010/03/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2409014",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | One form (at least on the initial page).
Either:
* with only one select by default (which is submitted to the server, which returns a new form with a hidden input replacing the first select and a second select chosen based on the option selected) progressively enhanced to generate new selects when options are picked.... | whatever is more convenient for you. Not realy software related |
2,409,014 | I want to implement chained select boxes: the first select box determines the values in the second select box. I want this to work in plain HTML first, and add Javascript later.
Should I have both select boxes in one form tag, or have two seperate forms on one page, each with a select box? | 2010/03/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2409014",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/182971/"
] | If you want to send and retrieve **all** selected values at once, put them in the same form. If you want to send and retrieve only *one* at once, put them in separate forms. Simple as that. | whatever is more convenient for you. Not realy software related |
6,015 | Assuming I wanted to reverse engineer 13FSK, what steps would I take to begin reverse engineering it? I have seen tools such as inspectrum and baudline that can help me view the raw signals, but I am unsure as to how to reverse engineer the 13FSK and then build a way to receive and transmit data using 13FSK. | 2016/04/04 | [
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] | To reverse engineer anything, you need a sample to look at. Can you generate valid 13FSK signals? If so, then you need to capture it.
Also, you'll need manipulate the transmitted payload so you can compare "before and after" to see what changed. | If you mean you are looking at something like Pactor 3 or 4 ... then good luck.
I did have a look at this a few years ago after buying a very expensive (but functional) Pactor 3 Modem....
I apologize that this is not a more constructive comment. However such Digital transmissions are usually compressed (possibly usin... |
361,202 | I have a major problem in regard to Ubuntu 13.10. Today I was installing in on my ubuntu 12.04/windows 8.1 pc. I selected the option of installing along side of ubuntu 12.04 and windows 8.1. After installing I tried to boot into windows 8. IT WAS GONE! Ubuntu 12.04 was gone as well! Now I was frustrated and tried to ge... | 2013/10/18 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/361202",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/166640/"
] | 1. Go to **Settings**
2. Scroll to **Reset Browser Settings** & click
3. Delete **Cookies**
4. Close & restart Chrome | It depends on the reason, why your homepage was changed. Sometimes you could solve it but sometimes your computer is infected by adware, such as ask com and similar. Here is detailed guide how to remove this kind of malware from your computer <http://removalbits.com/how-to-uninstall-ask-homepage-from-your-computer-remo... |
284,528 | Is there a way to preview the entire clip? The timeline does have another mode where it allows you to see in seconds, but it doesn't help much. It's kind of annoying to wait for it to render everything just to check if things are moving too fast or slow. I just want to know if the flow of movement is going smoothly bec... | 2023/01/25 | [
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/284528",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com",
"https://blender.stackexchange.com/users/123887/"
] | You can choose the display mode you want, like *Solid*, then go into camera view and *View > Viewport Render Animation*:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XFTxR.jpg)
It will export the movie or images into the folder and in the dimensions set in the *Outp... | For this, I would usually change the render engine to *Workbench*, and then render the animation out. I think, you can output file format as *FFmpeg* Video in *MPEG-4* Container. This way, You have a video output to see all the movement without any lag. |
97,639 | I am using Google Chrome. I am facing problem in using Hindi News. which shows bullets instead of proper hindi text. but this same thing is not happening with Firefox it shows Hindi font .
when i use <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Fonts> this in Firefox
**Fonts In firefox**
![Font in Firefox](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vz... | 2012/01/22 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/97639",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/31515/"
] | My machine Hindi fonts were sometimes overlapping each other in Chrome browser and this was mostly happening in Facebook site. I changed my font to ARIAL UNICODE MS in Chrome's setting and the issue was resolved.
Hope it helps somebody with similar issue. | I was able to solve this problem by adding the **Hindi Font Pack** extension to Chrome:
[Hindi Font Pack, Offered by: knjhaveri](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hindi-font-pack/dkdokiobifblgnlcebbnmfkllhbdcokl/reviews?hl=en-US)
Simply click "Add to Chrome" to install extension. |
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> [Suggested improvements to badges index page](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1980/suggested-improvements-to-badges-index-page)
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Cosmetic issue... is it possible to improve the **display of badges on the profile page**? An [obvious example](https://stackoverflow.co... | 2009/08/21 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16040",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/6651/"
] | I would prefer that they get sorted in two methods:
* Sort by badge types (Gold, Silver, Bronze). You could also in theory have a section specifically for the gold and silver tag badges.
* Sort alphabetically per badge group. This way all of the golds are in alphabetical, all the silvers are in alphabetical, etc. etc.... | They're sorted in the order they are achieved. I like that sort, and don't you try to take that away from me. Haven't you taken enough?!
Also, they belong on the stats tab. They are your stats, and they are glorious. If anything, I'd put them above the Tags section. |
838,827 | I have started having problems with my VPS in the way that it would faill to serve the pages on all the websites. It just showed a blank page, or offered to download the php file ( luckily the code was not in the download file :) ).
The server was still running, but this seemed to be a problem with PHP, since i could l... | 2009/05/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/838827",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/65503/"
] | Um APC is current tech and almost a must for any performant PHP site.
Not only that but it will ship as **standard** in PHP 6 (rather than being an optional module like it is now).
I don't know what your issue is/was but it's not APC being outdated or old tech. | Sounds to me like they are pushing a product that they probably have referral kickbacks on.
I run my own servers (have for a while) and I've never had this problem, not any **MAJOR** problems with MemCache. |
838,827 | I have started having problems with my VPS in the way that it would faill to serve the pages on all the websites. It just showed a blank page, or offered to download the php file ( luckily the code was not in the download file :) ).
The server was still running, but this seemed to be a problem with PHP, since i could l... | 2009/05/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/838827",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/65503/"
] | Um APC is current tech and almost a must for any performant PHP site.
Not only that but it will ship as **standard** in PHP 6 (rather than being an optional module like it is now).
I don't know what your issue is/was but it's not APC being outdated or old tech. | I run several servers myself and the only time I have ever had trouble with APC was when trying to run it concurrently with Zend Optimizer. They don't work together so if I must use Optimizer (like if some commercial, third-party code requires it) I run eAccelerator instead of APC. Effectively 6 of one, half-dozen of a... |
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