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97,631 | I am working with a large excel spreadsheet and I need to delete all the rows that are completely blank.
I do not want to delete rows or cells with any information in any of the columns.
Thanks in advance | 2013/07/31 | [
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] | If you only want to delete rows that are completely empty, the easiest way I've found is to use a filter. Highlight all of the columns that you want to include and then click the filter button. Uncheck "select all", and then scroll to the very bottom and click to check the box for blanks. This will show only your blank... | insert a new column and count blank cells in a row: =COUNTBLANK(C8:R8)
use this to pull down to all interested rows.
say you are looking at 20 columns.. then whatever row gets 20 blank cells is a row to delete. Later on you can get rid of this column u used for testing. |
18,684 | Our team mostly does web application projects, working directly with our clients. For projects without a public-facing interface, design is rarely a major issue.
Nearly every project that involves a public website component, however, results in a **lot** of back-and-forth about multiple design details, ranging from co... | 2016/07/18 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/18684",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
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] | Firstly, design is a very personal thing and (in my experience in a similar industry) this makes it very difficult to set the 'back-and-forth' process to a specific number of iterations. I think your second suggestion is much closer to how I would approach it.
To keep the back-and-forth to a minimum though, I would co... | Move your design and UX skills under the Product Owner and not on the development team. Spend as much time as you like getting the right design, and then only push the *final* one down to the development team for implementation.
**Make the UI, UX, and Behaviours part of the Product Backlog Item.**
This has the benefi... |
18,684 | Our team mostly does web application projects, working directly with our clients. For projects without a public-facing interface, design is rarely a major issue.
Nearly every project that involves a public website component, however, results in a **lot** of back-and-forth about multiple design details, ranging from co... | 2016/07/18 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/18684",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
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] | Firstly, design is a very personal thing and (in my experience in a similar industry) this makes it very difficult to set the 'back-and-forth' process to a specific number of iterations. I think your second suggestion is much closer to how I would approach it.
To keep the back-and-forth to a minimum though, I would co... | I'd try to work with one representative, collect feedback from all others during a demo, and let the representative choose where to focus next.
I'd start focussing on functionality and bring the site live as soon as possible. Half finished, on a testenvironment, but live, with content. As soon as you have a live websi... |
18,684 | Our team mostly does web application projects, working directly with our clients. For projects without a public-facing interface, design is rarely a major issue.
Nearly every project that involves a public website component, however, results in a **lot** of back-and-forth about multiple design details, ranging from co... | 2016/07/18 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/18684",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
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] | Firstly, design is a very personal thing and (in my experience in a similar industry) this makes it very difficult to set the 'back-and-forth' process to a specific number of iterations. I think your second suggestion is much closer to how I would approach it.
To keep the back-and-forth to a minimum though, I would co... | One of the benefits of having a Product Owner when working with Scrum is that they are a single voice for requirements.
This means that they:
* Spend time speaking with the stakeholders and so prevent the development team from getting distracted
* Remove confusion over requirements and prevents conflicting requiremen... |
18,684 | Our team mostly does web application projects, working directly with our clients. For projects without a public-facing interface, design is rarely a major issue.
Nearly every project that involves a public website component, however, results in a **lot** of back-and-forth about multiple design details, ranging from co... | 2016/07/18 | [
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] | **Product ownership**
Get your clients to appoint one product owner. He is the one who communicates with the team and make sure all stakeholder interests are looked after. This way, the constant change and minimal changes are felt more within their organization and/or team, and less in yours.
**Plan for a number of s... | Move your design and UX skills under the Product Owner and not on the development team. Spend as much time as you like getting the right design, and then only push the *final* one down to the development team for implementation.
**Make the UI, UX, and Behaviours part of the Product Backlog Item.**
This has the benefi... |
18,684 | Our team mostly does web application projects, working directly with our clients. For projects without a public-facing interface, design is rarely a major issue.
Nearly every project that involves a public website component, however, results in a **lot** of back-and-forth about multiple design details, ranging from co... | 2016/07/18 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/18684",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Product ownership**
Get your clients to appoint one product owner. He is the one who communicates with the team and make sure all stakeholder interests are looked after. This way, the constant change and minimal changes are felt more within their organization and/or team, and less in yours.
**Plan for a number of s... | I'd try to work with one representative, collect feedback from all others during a demo, and let the representative choose where to focus next.
I'd start focussing on functionality and bring the site live as soon as possible. Half finished, on a testenvironment, but live, with content. As soon as you have a live websi... |
18,684 | Our team mostly does web application projects, working directly with our clients. For projects without a public-facing interface, design is rarely a major issue.
Nearly every project that involves a public website component, however, results in a **lot** of back-and-forth about multiple design details, ranging from co... | 2016/07/18 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/18684",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/2277/"
] | **Product ownership**
Get your clients to appoint one product owner. He is the one who communicates with the team and make sure all stakeholder interests are looked after. This way, the constant change and minimal changes are felt more within their organization and/or team, and less in yours.
**Plan for a number of s... | One of the benefits of having a Product Owner when working with Scrum is that they are a single voice for requirements.
This means that they:
* Spend time speaking with the stakeholders and so prevent the development team from getting distracted
* Remove confusion over requirements and prevents conflicting requiremen... |
60,399 | We have steamed clams and want to save the clam shells to use for baked clams at a later date.Is there a way to clean the shells so they can be used. I don't like using the tin shells. | 2015/08/31 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/60399",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/37982/"
] | Scrape the inside as clean as possible. Soap and water is probably sufficient if there is no muscle on the shell (plus you've already cooked them). If you want to be super careful you could steam, boil or pressure cook to be really safe, but I doubt it would be necessary. I've even heard of folks putting them in the di... | Scrape the shells then soak them in a mix of water with a little bit of bleach for several days. |
203,655 | I used to play Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 on my old PC all the time, and it was one of the best games I've ever played. However, I have to put the disk in every time I want to play it. Now I have my new gaming PC with steam, I'd like to be able to install the game into my steam library without having to insert the disk eve... | 2015/01/31 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/203655",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/41423/"
] | Can't be done, you can add an external program as a shortcut in Steam.
This allows you to start the CD version of rollercoaster tycoon 2 from Steam, which then checks for the CD.
If you want the Steam version of Rollercoaster Tycoon (which doesn't need a CD) you have to buy it from Steam.
It is also available on [GO... | To play the game on Steam, you will need to purchase it on Steam. Saves, etc. can be carried over from the disc-based versions if you wish. |
24,387 | I am a US citizen working for a fully remote US company. We hire internationally as well, but as far as I know our non-US team members are contractors (we do have Canadian team members).
Outside of whether or not the *business* will allow me to work from Canada, are there Canadian laws (or visa requirements, etc) whic... | 2022/07/25 | [
"https://expatriates.stackexchange.com/questions/24387",
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] | A work permit, include possible CUSMA/NAFTA facilitation, is usually only possible if you have a Canadian employer or you are self-employed in Canada.
If your **principal purpose** is to temporarily visit Canada and your activity does not qualify as [working in Canada](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-cit... | [This](https://canadianvisa.org/blog/jobs/can-i-move-to-canada-with-a-remote-job) commercial visa website says that
>
> You can move to Canada with a remote job as long as you are working
> for a Canadian company. If, however, you are working for, let's say,
> an American company, you could stay in Canada on a tempor... |
13,233,008 | I'm trying to create a constraint on table A to check if a set of records exists in a table B. I could use a foreign key, but the problem is that the data in the table B is non-unique.
Is there a way to create such a constraint without creating a trigger?
Edit: I can't change table B structure. | 2012/11/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13233008",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/105398/"
] | Foreign keys are a 1:N relationship. There can only be one parent record at the referenced end of the constraint. That's why we can only build foreign key constraints which reference unique keys.
You appear to be want a constraint which is M:N. This does not fit in a relational model. Perhaps what you need is a inters... | I'm pretty sure the only way to enforce such a relationship is with a trigger.
As you mention, the data in table B is non-unique, so a foreign key will not work. (See also [Can a foreign key reference a non-unique index?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/588741/can-a-foreign-key-reference-a-non-unique-index))
Chec... |
13,233,008 | I'm trying to create a constraint on table A to check if a set of records exists in a table B. I could use a foreign key, but the problem is that the data in the table B is non-unique.
Is there a way to create such a constraint without creating a trigger?
Edit: I can't change table B structure. | 2012/11/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13233008",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/105398/"
] | One technique would be to use a materialised view (fast refresh on commit) to store the unique values of the referenced column, and constrain your table against that.
Attempts at using triggers to enforce integrity are generally doomed due to read consistency or locking issues. | I'm pretty sure the only way to enforce such a relationship is with a trigger.
As you mention, the data in table B is non-unique, so a foreign key will not work. (See also [Can a foreign key reference a non-unique index?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/588741/can-a-foreign-key-reference-a-non-unique-index))
Chec... |
13,233,008 | I'm trying to create a constraint on table A to check if a set of records exists in a table B. I could use a foreign key, but the problem is that the data in the table B is non-unique.
Is there a way to create such a constraint without creating a trigger?
Edit: I can't change table B structure. | 2012/11/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13233008",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/105398/"
] | One technique would be to use a materialised view (fast refresh on commit) to store the unique values of the referenced column, and constrain your table against that.
Attempts at using triggers to enforce integrity are generally doomed due to read consistency or locking issues. | Foreign keys are a 1:N relationship. There can only be one parent record at the referenced end of the constraint. That's why we can only build foreign key constraints which reference unique keys.
You appear to be want a constraint which is M:N. This does not fit in a relational model. Perhaps what you need is a inters... |
25,109 | I have a new fretless bass guitar, a new Ibanez SRF700 Portamento, with stock D’Addario Chromes flatwound strings. I am having trouble with string buzz in one specific part of the fingerboard. When I play F on the A string (8th position), the string buzzes between my finger and the nut. It sounds and feels similar to f... | 2014/11/17 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/25109",
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"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/6556/"
] | I'll expand a bit on my comment at the request of OP. I haven't had this exact problem on any of my fretless basses but I can tell you what steps I would take if I did encounter something like this. Since you said the buzzing is coming from the nut side of the note, it might be some sort of mechanical buzz either from ... | Possibly you are far more used to playing fretted bass, and need to press harder. On fretted, the string vibrates from fretwire to saddle, but of course, the wire isn't there on fretless. If you are not firm with your fingering, the rest of the string can vibrate as well, but maybe only becomes noticeable around that a... |
17,005 | I've been hearing the term Metroidvania thrown around in recent years to describe games such as *Cave Story* and *Megaman ZX*, but have never quite understood what it actually means.
What does Metroidvania mean? What sort of game mechanics do these games share? | 2011/02/21 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/17005",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/207/"
] | "Metroidvania" is a term used to describe a sort of exploratory 2D platforming game. It comes from the original games of the *Metroid* series and some of the middle-era of *Castlevania* games (most notably "Symphony of the Night", which is what primarily gave birth to the term).
The most defining feature is usually th... | Metroidvania is a term describing a game that combines elements commonly found in Metroid and Castlevania games. While what exactly constitutes the Metroidvania category varies from person to person, I consider these to be the defining characteristics
* Expansive map, complete with hidden power ups, and areas not imme... |
17,005 | I've been hearing the term Metroidvania thrown around in recent years to describe games such as *Cave Story* and *Megaman ZX*, but have never quite understood what it actually means.
What does Metroidvania mean? What sort of game mechanics do these games share? | 2011/02/21 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/17005",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/207/"
] | "Metroidvania" is a term used to describe a sort of exploratory 2D platforming game. It comes from the original games of the *Metroid* series and some of the middle-era of *Castlevania* games (most notably "Symphony of the Night", which is what primarily gave birth to the term).
The most defining feature is usually th... | The term "Metroidvania" comes from combining the titles from the game series *Metroid* and *Castlevania*, and is used to describe other games that use a similar style of progression as these games.
The defining feature is usually that the game world is made up of inter-connected tunnels, passageways, rooms, etc., with... |
239,138 | Maridinium is a made-up metal of my own creation. It's defining property is that it has a high volume expansion coefficient. Meaning it expands when heated *much* more than normal metal.
Notable Properties:
* High Volume Expansion Coefficient (Cb = 0.01), it will expand much more when heated than metals normally.
* H... | 2022/12/09 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/239138",
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] | One application would be its potential use for building materials.
An [ancient way of splitting a very large stone](https://www.scmgroup.com/en_US/cmsstone/news-events/news/a-look-at-stone-cutting-through-the-years.n68617.html) was to chisel out a deep groove and push wooden wedges into it. The wood was then wet down,... | You can have a material with any properties you like within fiction. But this is not *Metallurgy As We Know It, Jim*.
You figure is about a thousand times greater than almost all metals. There are some exceptions. Plutonium changes volume when going from the alpha to the delta phase. That will happen at a specific tem... |
239,138 | Maridinium is a made-up metal of my own creation. It's defining property is that it has a high volume expansion coefficient. Meaning it expands when heated *much* more than normal metal.
Notable Properties:
* High Volume Expansion Coefficient (Cb = 0.01), it will expand much more when heated than metals normally.
* H... | 2022/12/09 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/239138",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | One application would be its potential use for building materials.
An [ancient way of splitting a very large stone](https://www.scmgroup.com/en_US/cmsstone/news-events/news/a-look-at-stone-cutting-through-the-years.n68617.html) was to chisel out a deep groove and push wooden wedges into it. The wood was then wet down,... | **If it's cheap and abundant, the Roman military will be pretty interested.**
Roman pillum are javelins with a soft steel shaft, designed to bend as they hit targets, so they stick into shields and can't be removed. I can imagine a savvy roman siege engineer using this stuff as a component of ballista bolts - it would... |
239,138 | Maridinium is a made-up metal of my own creation. It's defining property is that it has a high volume expansion coefficient. Meaning it expands when heated *much* more than normal metal.
Notable Properties:
* High Volume Expansion Coefficient (Cb = 0.01), it will expand much more when heated than metals normally.
* H... | 2022/12/09 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/239138",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/96111/"
] | One application would be its potential use for building materials.
An [ancient way of splitting a very large stone](https://www.scmgroup.com/en_US/cmsstone/news-events/news/a-look-at-stone-cutting-through-the-years.n68617.html) was to chisel out a deep groove and push wooden wedges into it. The wood was then wet down,... | **Use it for sieges**
if you can penetrate the wall or gate of a castle and then heat it up, you can cause said structure to crumble, making it a very effective demolition tool. |
239,138 | Maridinium is a made-up metal of my own creation. It's defining property is that it has a high volume expansion coefficient. Meaning it expands when heated *much* more than normal metal.
Notable Properties:
* High Volume Expansion Coefficient (Cb = 0.01), it will expand much more when heated than metals normally.
* H... | 2022/12/09 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/239138",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/96111/"
] | One application would be its potential use for building materials.
An [ancient way of splitting a very large stone](https://www.scmgroup.com/en_US/cmsstone/news-events/news/a-look-at-stone-cutting-through-the-years.n68617.html) was to chisel out a deep groove and push wooden wedges into it. The wood was then wet down,... | Thermometers
------------
The obvious one, really.
The concept of temperature as a measurable number is almost a free gift if you have maridinium.
At some point, some Roman is going to reason that he wants either water of a particular temperature, or an exact expansion for some mechanical application.
From there, i... |
239,138 | Maridinium is a made-up metal of my own creation. It's defining property is that it has a high volume expansion coefficient. Meaning it expands when heated *much* more than normal metal.
Notable Properties:
* High Volume Expansion Coefficient (Cb = 0.01), it will expand much more when heated than metals normally.
* H... | 2022/12/09 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/239138",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/96111/"
] | **If it's cheap and abundant, the Roman military will be pretty interested.**
Roman pillum are javelins with a soft steel shaft, designed to bend as they hit targets, so they stick into shields and can't be removed. I can imagine a savvy roman siege engineer using this stuff as a component of ballista bolts - it would... | You can have a material with any properties you like within fiction. But this is not *Metallurgy As We Know It, Jim*.
You figure is about a thousand times greater than almost all metals. There are some exceptions. Plutonium changes volume when going from the alpha to the delta phase. That will happen at a specific tem... |
239,138 | Maridinium is a made-up metal of my own creation. It's defining property is that it has a high volume expansion coefficient. Meaning it expands when heated *much* more than normal metal.
Notable Properties:
* High Volume Expansion Coefficient (Cb = 0.01), it will expand much more when heated than metals normally.
* H... | 2022/12/09 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/239138",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/96111/"
] | **Use it for sieges**
if you can penetrate the wall or gate of a castle and then heat it up, you can cause said structure to crumble, making it a very effective demolition tool. | You can have a material with any properties you like within fiction. But this is not *Metallurgy As We Know It, Jim*.
You figure is about a thousand times greater than almost all metals. There are some exceptions. Plutonium changes volume when going from the alpha to the delta phase. That will happen at a specific tem... |
239,138 | Maridinium is a made-up metal of my own creation. It's defining property is that it has a high volume expansion coefficient. Meaning it expands when heated *much* more than normal metal.
Notable Properties:
* High Volume Expansion Coefficient (Cb = 0.01), it will expand much more when heated than metals normally.
* H... | 2022/12/09 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/239138",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/96111/"
] | Thermometers
------------
The obvious one, really.
The concept of temperature as a measurable number is almost a free gift if you have maridinium.
At some point, some Roman is going to reason that he wants either water of a particular temperature, or an exact expansion for some mechanical application.
From there, i... | You can have a material with any properties you like within fiction. But this is not *Metallurgy As We Know It, Jim*.
You figure is about a thousand times greater than almost all metals. There are some exceptions. Plutonium changes volume when going from the alpha to the delta phase. That will happen at a specific tem... |
6,912,441 | The last version of Flash Builder (4.5) can generate mobile apps.
How can I access to the geolocalistation? in Action Script 3. | 2011/08/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6912441",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/454998/"
] | <http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/sensors/Geolocation.html>
Same as the other answer, 'cept it isn't **ALL IN FRENCH**. | Read this :
<http://help.adobe.com/fr_FR/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/flash/sensors/Geolocation.html>
Next time make some search before asking |
557,341 | I was watching a video I cannot find describing television before the VCR. And it used a word to describe the fact that television could not be rewound or paused. This word also applies to spoken language but not written language. It is an adjective and describes things that only exist in the present. They do not exist... | 2021/01/12 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/557341",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/411273/"
] | **ephemeral**
*But because of the **ephemeral** nature of television news in the 1940s , that rediscovery is not possible since those broadcasts could not be recorded.* [(source)](https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Origins_of_Television_News_in_Americ/VKkQP6b6IDsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22But%20because%20of%20the%20... | What you describe makes me think of ***live broadcasting***. It shows events happening ***simultaneously*** ("as they happen") and it could be described as ***a real-time transmission***. In this sense, the adjective "live" can describe what you call "a continuous stream of information".
However, it does not meet your... |
39,197,820 | It is really not practical to write a Xamarin.Forms application without a UI previewer. All platforms offer a design preview option, especially if the code needs to be compiled. As far as I know, currently Xamarin only released a previewer for Xamarin Studio for Mac in its alpha channel, which we can't even use in Visu... | 2016/08/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/39197820",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6305376/"
] | Using the latest version of Xamarin you can use the following steps:
Use the View > Other Windows > Xamarin.Forms Previewer menu in Visual Studio to open the preview window. | The Xamarin.Forms Previewer is there on Windows (it has been for a few years), but it now contains several improvements in Visual Studio 2019, many focused on making it more reliable.
To show the Previewer, click the design buttons on the bottom right of the .xaml file pane, like chucky mentioned. It's no longer under... |
8,202 | could you please suggest printer for printer photomasks at home?
Target is to have 0.1x0.1 features or better.
My tests shows that inkjet are pretty bad when working under 0.3x0.3.
So obviously, only lasers left.
Is 1200x1200 worth it? Any experience showing one models better than others? Any specific examples? | 2010/12/23 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/8202",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/2062/"
] | I use an old Lexmark Optra R+ on tracing paper. 1200dpi is worth having for finer-pitch stuff but I do routine boards at 600dpi, | I get excellent results with a cheap HP inket printer and Mega Electronics Premium Jetstar film - down to 8 mil tracks. I've even done 5 mil as an experiment. It does 1200 dpi. |
8,202 | could you please suggest printer for printer photomasks at home?
Target is to have 0.1x0.1 features or better.
My tests shows that inkjet are pretty bad when working under 0.3x0.3.
So obviously, only lasers left.
Is 1200x1200 worth it? Any experience showing one models better than others? Any specific examples? | 2010/12/23 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/8202",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/2062/"
] | I get excellent results with a cheap HP inket printer and Mega Electronics Premium Jetstar film - down to 8 mil tracks. I've even done 5 mil as an experiment. It does 1200 dpi. | Back when we made our own PCBs, we used an HP2100, and printed on translucent acetates. The translucent ones are better because the toner grips it better. It was expensive at £500, but it's still producing perfect prints after 10 years!
It's worth getting a printer capable of 1200x1200 if you're doing SMD. |
8,202 | could you please suggest printer for printer photomasks at home?
Target is to have 0.1x0.1 features or better.
My tests shows that inkjet are pretty bad when working under 0.3x0.3.
So obviously, only lasers left.
Is 1200x1200 worth it? Any experience showing one models better than others? Any specific examples? | 2010/12/23 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/8202",
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] | I use an old Lexmark Optra R+ on tracing paper. 1200dpi is worth having for finer-pitch stuff but I do routine boards at 600dpi, | Back when we made our own PCBs, we used an HP2100, and printed on translucent acetates. The translucent ones are better because the toner grips it better. It was expensive at £500, but it's still producing perfect prints after 10 years!
It's worth getting a printer capable of 1200x1200 if you're doing SMD. |
73,402,590 | I am trying to understand [the STM32H7 MPU example](https://github.com/STMicroelectronics/x-cube-azrtos-h7/tree/main/Projects/STM32H747I-DISCO/Applications/ThreadX/Tx_MPU),
In this example, only one region has been created for all the memory address space 4GB.
The subregion option is activated which means, it will b... | 2022/08/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/73402590",
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] | When a ThreadX Module thread is scheduled, the MPU is reconfigured such that the module can only access its code and data memory. | One background region is created during initialization. This region is the only active one for privileged code. Module specific regions are configured every time there is a task switch into user code. More information here:
<https://developer.arm.com/documentation/dui0646/c/Cortex-M7-Peripherals/Optional-Memory-Protect... |
33,773 | I wrote my own messaging-app and now I would like to encrypt the data transfer between my client (app) and my server. What kind of encryption is easy to implement and can be recommended? I am very very knew to the whole encryption thing. I would love to get some hints or ideas as input.
I use TCP/IP for delivering the... | 2016/03/17 | [
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] | TLS, without a doubt. Note that TLS does not imply HTTP, so you can use it with whatever TCP protocol you have.
For UDP you can use DTLS, which I believe forces the use of CTR mode to combat packet loss. | Don't forget about authentication - encrypted communication is worth nothing if you'd let anyone in MitM position to act as encrypting proxy. When you're using TLS you should always perform proper certification path validation. I'd strongly recommend you to read [The most dangerous code in the world: validating SSL cer... |
2,374,608 | We have a service reference that points at a WCF service, this acts as a proxy to our model layer where our data access logic is being handled. Under the hood we are using Linq2Sql as the ORM to facilitate the database communication.
We use the generated classes as our data access layer, but what gets returned is actu... | 2010/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2374608",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | You're looking for an Auto Complete behavior for you text box. i suggest using a ready jQuery plugin solution.
<http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Autocomplete> | javascript is your answer. about 150ms after a key stroke, send a request to your web site for the matching values. Just be prepared to discard it if the user types another letter. Very little value in trying to respond after every keystroke. |
2,374,608 | We have a service reference that points at a WCF service, this acts as a proxy to our model layer where our data access logic is being handled. Under the hood we are using Linq2Sql as the ORM to facilitate the database communication.
We use the generated classes as our data access layer, but what gets returned is actu... | 2010/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2374608",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55840/"
] | You're looking for an Auto Complete behavior for you text box. i suggest using a ready jQuery plugin solution.
<http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Autocomplete> | There's no built in server control for this. You should implement your own.
Take a look at [JQuery AutoComplete](http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Autocomplete) plug in and try to implement it with Ajax callbacks. |
2,374,608 | We have a service reference that points at a WCF service, this acts as a proxy to our model layer where our data access logic is being handled. Under the hood we are using Linq2Sql as the ORM to facilitate the database communication.
We use the generated classes as our data access layer, but what gets returned is actu... | 2010/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2374608",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55840/"
] | You're looking for an Auto Complete behavior for you text box. i suggest using a ready jQuery plugin solution.
<http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Autocomplete> | This is solution specific to ASP.NET. Microsoft implemented this in Ajax Control Toolkit (AutoComplete control). Here's working example:
<http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.aspx>
But make sure you understand how it works inside (using Ajax calls), don't just use control blind... |
2,374,608 | We have a service reference that points at a WCF service, this acts as a proxy to our model layer where our data access logic is being handled. Under the hood we are using Linq2Sql as the ORM to facilitate the database communication.
We use the generated classes as our data access layer, but what gets returned is actu... | 2010/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2374608",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55840/"
] | You're looking for an Auto Complete behavior for you text box. i suggest using a ready jQuery plugin solution.
<http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Autocomplete> | I would recommend checking out the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit's implementation if the [AutoComplete control](http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.aspx). The once the toolkit is installed you can extend the standard ASP WebForm TextBox control to use it. |
2,374,608 | We have a service reference that points at a WCF service, this acts as a proxy to our model layer where our data access logic is being handled. Under the hood we are using Linq2Sql as the ORM to facilitate the database communication.
We use the generated classes as our data access layer, but what gets returned is actu... | 2010/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2374608",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55840/"
] | This is solution specific to ASP.NET. Microsoft implemented this in Ajax Control Toolkit (AutoComplete control). Here's working example:
<http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.aspx>
But make sure you understand how it works inside (using Ajax calls), don't just use control blind... | javascript is your answer. about 150ms after a key stroke, send a request to your web site for the matching values. Just be prepared to discard it if the user types another letter. Very little value in trying to respond after every keystroke. |
2,374,608 | We have a service reference that points at a WCF service, this acts as a proxy to our model layer where our data access logic is being handled. Under the hood we are using Linq2Sql as the ORM to facilitate the database communication.
We use the generated classes as our data access layer, but what gets returned is actu... | 2010/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2374608",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55840/"
] | I would recommend checking out the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit's implementation if the [AutoComplete control](http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.aspx). The once the toolkit is installed you can extend the standard ASP WebForm TextBox control to use it. | javascript is your answer. about 150ms after a key stroke, send a request to your web site for the matching values. Just be prepared to discard it if the user types another letter. Very little value in trying to respond after every keystroke. |
2,374,608 | We have a service reference that points at a WCF service, this acts as a proxy to our model layer where our data access logic is being handled. Under the hood we are using Linq2Sql as the ORM to facilitate the database communication.
We use the generated classes as our data access layer, but what gets returned is actu... | 2010/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2374608",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55840/"
] | This is solution specific to ASP.NET. Microsoft implemented this in Ajax Control Toolkit (AutoComplete control). Here's working example:
<http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.aspx>
But make sure you understand how it works inside (using Ajax calls), don't just use control blind... | There's no built in server control for this. You should implement your own.
Take a look at [JQuery AutoComplete](http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Autocomplete) plug in and try to implement it with Ajax callbacks. |
2,374,608 | We have a service reference that points at a WCF service, this acts as a proxy to our model layer where our data access logic is being handled. Under the hood we are using Linq2Sql as the ORM to facilitate the database communication.
We use the generated classes as our data access layer, but what gets returned is actu... | 2010/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2374608",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55840/"
] | I would recommend checking out the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit's implementation if the [AutoComplete control](http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.aspx). The once the toolkit is installed you can extend the standard ASP WebForm TextBox control to use it. | There's no built in server control for this. You should implement your own.
Take a look at [JQuery AutoComplete](http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/Autocomplete) plug in and try to implement it with Ajax callbacks. |
2,374,608 | We have a service reference that points at a WCF service, this acts as a proxy to our model layer where our data access logic is being handled. Under the hood we are using Linq2Sql as the ORM to facilitate the database communication.
We use the generated classes as our data access layer, but what gets returned is actu... | 2010/03/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2374608",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/55840/"
] | I would recommend checking out the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit's implementation if the [AutoComplete control](http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.aspx). The once the toolkit is installed you can extend the standard ASP WebForm TextBox control to use it. | This is solution specific to ASP.NET. Microsoft implemented this in Ajax Control Toolkit (AutoComplete control). Here's working example:
<http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.aspx>
But make sure you understand how it works inside (using Ajax calls), don't just use control blind... |
144,720 | From my experience, RPG classes ("hero" or "villain" types) are often divided into four categories:
1. Mage
2. Priest
3. Rogue
4. Warrior
However, there are quite a few popular RPGs that ignore the Priest or Cleric "base" character class entirely. Two game series of note: The Elder Scrolls (Skyrim), and Dragon Age... | 2017/07/12 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/144720",
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] | >
> From my experience, RPG classes ("hero" or "villain" types) are often divided into four categories: 1. Mage 2. Priest 3. Rogue 4. Warrior
>
>
>
These broad classifications derive ultimately from Dungeons & Dragons and the way it developed its class systems.
Broadly speaking, a "Warrior" is someone who deals c... | The archetypical "Priest" or "Cleric" class as interpreted by most RPG games is a support class. They usually can not win a battle on their own. They rather support other characters in winning battles. This means they are only interesting and useful if part of a larger group.
The TES series, though, focuses mostly on ... |
144,720 | From my experience, RPG classes ("hero" or "villain" types) are often divided into four categories:
1. Mage
2. Priest
3. Rogue
4. Warrior
However, there are quite a few popular RPGs that ignore the Priest or Cleric "base" character class entirely. Two game series of note: The Elder Scrolls (Skyrim), and Dragon Age... | 2017/07/12 | [
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] | Trying to answer the seemingly various questions, not just "why have and what are priests/clerics".
**tl:dr** There's no *should* and *must* when you're designing your own game. Do what sounds fun to you, make something you're passionate about. Sure take ideas or good practice from other games, but unless you're worki... | The archetypical "Priest" or "Cleric" class as interpreted by most RPG games is a support class. They usually can not win a battle on their own. They rather support other characters in winning battles. This means they are only interesting and useful if part of a larger group.
The TES series, though, focuses mostly on ... |
10,815 | We have [Venus flytraps](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_flytrap) which move by closing their 'mouth' to trap prey. There are currently few identified plants with a 'quick' reflex like this. Blooms of course open and close through the course of a day and evening but that is pretty slow.
We've all seen things like ... | 2015/02/24 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/10815",
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] | The problem I always have with the fictional examples you gave is that those aren't actually plants any more. They're animals, with muscles, nervous systems, etc to be doing that.
That said, it seems quite reasonable to imagine a tree like you suggest. If a venus fly trap can move at that kind of speed, why not other ... | You've various things like sensitive plants that react quite quickly.
This one, for example: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLTcVNyOhUc>
And if you watch a timelapse of a bramble growing:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNjR4rVA8to>
It'll wrap around something and 'strangle' it.
But you don't have much strengt... |
7,328 | ### Crushing Question
While reading a material specification for crushed aggregate, the text mentions both "crushed stone" and "crushed gravel" are acceptable. These materials sound very similar, but they are mentioned individually. I assume that this means that they are not the same.
* What is the difference?
* How ... | 2016/02/08 | [
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] | Stone is a general term and there is no real size limit on that and more like everyday term.
However, gravel is an engineering term and in geotechnical engineering depending on the governing body it is generally between 2 and 40mm. USCS, AASHTO and a couple of others have their own sizes which are fairly close to this ... | I think crushed gravel means crushed bricks and roof tiles (tennis court). Crushed stone could be crushed natural shingle, for example from a river. |
7,328 | ### Crushing Question
While reading a material specification for crushed aggregate, the text mentions both "crushed stone" and "crushed gravel" are acceptable. These materials sound very similar, but they are mentioned individually. I assume that this means that they are not the same.
* What is the difference?
* How ... | 2016/02/08 | [
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] | *Completely changed answer, taking the first comments into account*
Looking at the dictionary definitions for gravel, stone and slag gives a few clues: (from www.dictionary.com)
**gravel:** "small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand."
**stone:** "a rock or particular piece or kind of rock, as a bould... | I think crushed gravel means crushed bricks and roof tiles (tennis court). Crushed stone could be crushed natural shingle, for example from a river. |
7,328 | ### Crushing Question
While reading a material specification for crushed aggregate, the text mentions both "crushed stone" and "crushed gravel" are acceptable. These materials sound very similar, but they are mentioned individually. I assume that this means that they are not the same.
* What is the difference?
* How ... | 2016/02/08 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/7328",
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] | It's of importance to note that historically, "stone", "gravel", and many other related terms have great regional variability. It is always advised to make certain what is meant by such terms when they are being used.
Although the term "gravel" does have a specific engineering definition (aggregate of a certain size ... | I think crushed gravel means crushed bricks and roof tiles (tennis court). Crushed stone could be crushed natural shingle, for example from a river. |
7,328 | ### Crushing Question
While reading a material specification for crushed aggregate, the text mentions both "crushed stone" and "crushed gravel" are acceptable. These materials sound very similar, but they are mentioned individually. I assume that this means that they are not the same.
* What is the difference?
* How ... | 2016/02/08 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/7328",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | It's of importance to note that historically, "stone", "gravel", and many other related terms have great regional variability. It is always advised to make certain what is meant by such terms when they are being used.
Although the term "gravel" does have a specific engineering definition (aggregate of a certain size ... | Stone is a general term and there is no real size limit on that and more like everyday term.
However, gravel is an engineering term and in geotechnical engineering depending on the governing body it is generally between 2 and 40mm. USCS, AASHTO and a couple of others have their own sizes which are fairly close to this ... |
7,328 | ### Crushing Question
While reading a material specification for crushed aggregate, the text mentions both "crushed stone" and "crushed gravel" are acceptable. These materials sound very similar, but they are mentioned individually. I assume that this means that they are not the same.
* What is the difference?
* How ... | 2016/02/08 | [
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] | It's of importance to note that historically, "stone", "gravel", and many other related terms have great regional variability. It is always advised to make certain what is meant by such terms when they are being used.
Although the term "gravel" does have a specific engineering definition (aggregate of a certain size ... | *Completely changed answer, taking the first comments into account*
Looking at the dictionary definitions for gravel, stone and slag gives a few clues: (from www.dictionary.com)
**gravel:** "small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand."
**stone:** "a rock or particular piece or kind of rock, as a bould... |
109,101 | Can you swap black and white knights in this 4x4 grid? There is one important constraint: at no point can a knight be under attack by an opponent knight. Knights move using standard chess moves (L shapes) and can be moved in any order (no need to alternate colours). Knights cannot exit the grid.
[![enter image descrip... | 2021/03/28 | [
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>
> possible. We can even alternate black and white. The following uses 11 moves (22 semi moves):
>
>
>
>
> [FEN "nnn5/8/8/NNN5/8/8/8/5k1K w - - 0 1"]
> 1.Ncb7 Ncb6 2.N5d6 N8d7 3.Nd8 Nd5 4.Nac6 Nac7 5.Nc8 Nc5 6.N6a7 N7a6 7.Ndc6 Ndc7 8.Nb6 Nb7 9.Nac8 Nac5 10.Nb8 Nb5 11.Na8 Na5 \*
>
>
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mi01m.png)
>
>
> |
109,101 | Can you swap black and white knights in this 4x4 grid? There is one important constraint: at no point can a knight be under attack by an opponent knight. Knights move using standard chess moves (L shapes) and can be moved in any order (no need to alternate colours). Knights cannot exit the grid.
[![enter image descrip... | 2021/03/28 | [
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] | It is
>
> possible. We can even alternate black and white. The following uses 11 moves (22 semi moves):
>
>
>
>
> [FEN "nnn5/8/8/NNN5/8/8/8/5k1K w - - 0 1"]
> 1.Ncb7 Ncb6 2.N5d6 N8d7 3.Nd8 Nd5 4.Nac6 Nac7 5.Nc8 Nc5 6.N6a7 N7a6 7.Ndc6 Ndc7 8.Nb6 Nb7 9.Nac8 Nac5 10.Nb8 Nb5 11.Na8 Na5 \*
>
>
>
> [![enter ... | Not an answer, but I would like to share my initial approach, before I figured that it's as helpful as I thought it was going to be.
The idea for this kind of problem usually is to convert it into a graph, then usually its easier to visualize the solution. But not for this case, apparently.
In the graph below, each n... |
109,101 | Can you swap black and white knights in this 4x4 grid? There is one important constraint: at no point can a knight be under attack by an opponent knight. Knights move using standard chess moves (L shapes) and can be moved in any order (no need to alternate colours). Knights cannot exit the grid.
[![enter image descrip... | 2021/03/28 | [
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] | loopy walt beat me to the punch while I was editing the image. Here it is anyway (with a different order of moves):
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mi01m.png)
>
>
> | Not an answer, but I would like to share my initial approach, before I figured that it's as helpful as I thought it was going to be.
The idea for this kind of problem usually is to convert it into a graph, then usually its easier to visualize the solution. But not for this case, apparently.
In the graph below, each n... |
6,392 | I have worked on developing a feature on a particular product of ours. There has been a request to port the same feature to another product.
This product is based on a M16C microcontroller, which traditionally has 64K Flash and 2k of RAM.
It is a mature product, and therefore, only has 132 Bytes of Flash and 2 Bytes o... | 2010/11/08 | [
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] | Does your code use floating point math? You may be able to re-implement your algorithms using integer math only, and eliminate the overheads of using the C floating point library. E.g. in some applications, such functions as sine, log, exp can be replaced by integer polynomial approximations.
Does your code use large ... | If you can, use inline functions or compiler macros instead of small functions. There's size and speed overhead with passing arguments and such that can be remedied by making the function inline. |
6,392 | I have worked on developing a feature on a particular product of ours. There has been a request to port the same feature to another product.
This product is based on a M16C microcontroller, which traditionally has 64K Flash and 2k of RAM.
It is a mature product, and therefore, only has 132 Bytes of Flash and 2 Bytes o... | 2010/11/08 | [
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] | It's always worth looking at listing file (assembler) output to look for things which your particular compiler is particularly bad at.
For example, you may find that local variables are very expensive, and if the application is simple enough to be worth the risk, moving a few loop counters into static variables might ... | If you can, use inline functions or compiler macros instead of small functions. There's size and speed overhead with passing arguments and such that can be remedied by making the function inline. |
6,392 | I have worked on developing a feature on a particular product of ours. There has been a request to port the same feature to another product.
This product is based on a M16C microcontroller, which traditionally has 64K Flash and 2k of RAM.
It is a mature product, and therefore, only has 132 Bytes of Flash and 2 Bytes o... | 2010/11/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/6392",
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] | Does your code use floating point math? You may be able to re-implement your algorithms using integer math only, and eliminate the overheads of using the C floating point library. E.g. in some applications, such functions as sine, log, exp can be replaced by integer polynomial approximations.
Does your code use large ... | You can try to rearrange to code a lot, to a more compact style. It depends a lot on what the code is doing. The key is to find similar things and re-implement them in terms of each other. An extreme would be to use a higher level language, like Forth, with which it can be easier to achieve a higher code density than i... |
6,392 | I have worked on developing a feature on a particular product of ours. There has been a request to port the same feature to another product.
This product is based on a M16C microcontroller, which traditionally has 64K Flash and 2k of RAM.
It is a mature product, and therefore, only has 132 Bytes of Flash and 2 Bytes o... | 2010/11/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/6392",
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"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/1785/"
] | Does your code use floating point math? You may be able to re-implement your algorithms using integer math only, and eliminate the overheads of using the C floating point library. E.g. in some applications, such functions as sine, log, exp can be replaced by integer polynomial approximations.
Does your code use large ... | Something else to check - some compilers on some architectures copy constants to RAM - typically used when access to flash constants is slow/difficult (e.g. AVR)
e.g. IAR's AVR compiler requires a \_ \_flash qualifer to **not** copy a constant to RAM) |
6,392 | I have worked on developing a feature on a particular product of ours. There has been a request to port the same feature to another product.
This product is based on a M16C microcontroller, which traditionally has 64K Flash and 2k of RAM.
It is a mature product, and therefore, only has 132 Bytes of Flash and 2 Bytes o... | 2010/11/08 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/6392",
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] | It's always worth looking at listing file (assembler) output to look for things which your particular compiler is particularly bad at.
For example, you may find that local variables are very expensive, and if the application is simple enough to be worth the risk, moving a few loop counters into static variables might ... | If you're already using a professional-level compiler like IAR, I think you're going to struggle to get any serious savings by minor low-level code-tweaking - you'll need to be looking more towards removing functionality or doing major rewrites of parts in a more efficient way. You'll need to be a smarter coder than wh... |
6,392 | I have worked on developing a feature on a particular product of ours. There has been a request to port the same feature to another product.
This product is based on a M16C microcontroller, which traditionally has 64K Flash and 2k of RAM.
It is a mature product, and therefore, only has 132 Bytes of Flash and 2 Bytes o... | 2010/11/08 | [
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] | If it's an old project but the compiler has been developed since, it could be that a more recent compiler may produce smaller code | If you can, use inline functions or compiler macros instead of small functions. There's size and speed overhead with passing arguments and such that can be remedied by making the function inline. |
88,422 | In DDD i struggle to understand whether or not my domain is split correctly into aggregate roots and then those aggregate roots are grouped correctly into bounded contexts. is there a way - like a set of rules/guidance i can use to decide whether or not i am placing things in the right AR/BC | 2011/06/30 | [
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] | I think Udi Dahan gives a fantastic answer on DDD and creation of aggregate roots:
<http://www.udidahan.com/2009/06/29/dont-create-aggregate-roots/>
As stated by @Malvolio you need to figure out what problem you are trying to solve then decided on how the situation maps back to the real world. Once you have this then... | They say that experience is the worst teacher because you get the test first and the lesson afterwards.
Your design decisions are ratified when the problem changes (or your *understanding* of the problem changes) and you don't have to rip out huge chunks of code and start over.
Of course, by then it's too late.
The ... |
88,422 | In DDD i struggle to understand whether or not my domain is split correctly into aggregate roots and then those aggregate roots are grouped correctly into bounded contexts. is there a way - like a set of rules/guidance i can use to decide whether or not i am placing things in the right AR/BC | 2011/06/30 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/88422",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/2570/"
] | I think Udi Dahan gives a fantastic answer on DDD and creation of aggregate roots:
<http://www.udidahan.com/2009/06/29/dont-create-aggregate-roots/>
As stated by @Malvolio you need to figure out what problem you are trying to solve then decided on how the situation maps back to the real world. Once you have this then... | My suggestion: don't design the aggregation roots, keeping refactoring the model and the aggregation roots will show themselves. When developing the system, you'll notice that some related entities are always being changed together, then you know they belongs to the same aggregation root. |
2,056 | I am midway through a season of indoor cricket having put together, organised and captained a new team at the start of this season. Initially it was a struggle getting enough players together to be able to enter a team and we played undermanned for the first few games which in any 6 a side sport, especially indoor cric... | 2013/01/08 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2056",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/675/"
] | I'm not familiar enough with Cricket to offer a specific, concrete solution. However, in games like softball or soccer, it's not at all uncommon to have people split their time in the game. So, person A plays the first half of the game while person B plays the second half. In the case of soccer, it may be delineated by... | What do players that are available but are not playing, because you have enough, do? If you play it as a social sport, everyone wants to be there, even though they don't play.
In that case, the best option is making sure that everyone has the same amount of time without playing (as a substitute). Otherwise, it can hap... |
2,056 | I am midway through a season of indoor cricket having put together, organised and captained a new team at the start of this season. Initially it was a struggle getting enough players together to be able to enter a team and we played undermanned for the first few games which in any 6 a side sport, especially indoor cric... | 2013/01/08 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2056",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/675/"
] | I have been in what appears to be this exact same situation (captaining a social indoor cricket team). There is no single right answer, but here are some ideas that appeared to work.
* First, clarify your approach upfront, before you form the team or enter it into the competition. If you said you'd share the games aro... | I'm not familiar enough with Cricket to offer a specific, concrete solution. However, in games like softball or soccer, it's not at all uncommon to have people split their time in the game. So, person A plays the first half of the game while person B plays the second half. In the case of soccer, it may be delineated by... |
2,056 | I am midway through a season of indoor cricket having put together, organised and captained a new team at the start of this season. Initially it was a struggle getting enough players together to be able to enter a team and we played undermanned for the first few games which in any 6 a side sport, especially indoor cric... | 2013/01/08 | [
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/questions/2056",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com",
"https://sports.stackexchange.com/users/675/"
] | I have been in what appears to be this exact same situation (captaining a social indoor cricket team). There is no single right answer, but here are some ideas that appeared to work.
* First, clarify your approach upfront, before you form the team or enter it into the competition. If you said you'd share the games aro... | What do players that are available but are not playing, because you have enough, do? If you play it as a social sport, everyone wants to be there, even though they don't play.
In that case, the best option is making sure that everyone has the same amount of time without playing (as a substitute). Otherwise, it can hap... |
1,641,111 | Is there any application like SQL Buddy for SQLite3 for Mac. I am just starting with Ruby on Rails and have my environment set up on my Mac running Snow Leopard, I have used SQL Buddy before and I was wondering if anyone knows anything like that for SQLite3. | 2009/10/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1641111",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/195699/"
] | I've used this [Firefox Plugin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5817). | I use [base](http://menial.co.uk/software/base/ "Base") on OS X. It costs £10.00 but it is easy to use and had a great interface. |
1,641,111 | Is there any application like SQL Buddy for SQLite3 for Mac. I am just starting with Ruby on Rails and have my environment set up on my Mac running Snow Leopard, I have used SQL Buddy before and I was wondering if anyone knows anything like that for SQLite3. | 2009/10/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1641111",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/195699/"
] | I've used this [Firefox Plugin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5817). | [SQLite Database Browser](http://sqlitebrowser.sourceforge.net/) runs on OS-X, though it's a bit flaky.
Honestly the command line sqlite3 app is pretty solid for what it is (e.g. you can import/export to CSV). Type `.help` from the prompt for commands. |
1,641,111 | Is there any application like SQL Buddy for SQLite3 for Mac. I am just starting with Ruby on Rails and have my environment set up on my Mac running Snow Leopard, I have used SQL Buddy before and I was wondering if anyone knows anything like that for SQLite3. | 2009/10/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1641111",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/195699/"
] | I've used this [Firefox Plugin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5817). | I also use Firefox SQLite Manager, or you can use the ruby GUI for SQLite available out there. |
1,641,111 | Is there any application like SQL Buddy for SQLite3 for Mac. I am just starting with Ruby on Rails and have my environment set up on my Mac running Snow Leopard, I have used SQL Buddy before and I was wondering if anyone knows anything like that for SQLite3. | 2009/10/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1641111",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/195699/"
] | I've used this [Firefox Plugin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5817). | I use SQLiteManager. It's useful for importing/exporting data too. <http://www.sqlabs.net/> |
1,641,111 | Is there any application like SQL Buddy for SQLite3 for Mac. I am just starting with Ruby on Rails and have my environment set up on my Mac running Snow Leopard, I have used SQL Buddy before and I was wondering if anyone knows anything like that for SQLite3. | 2009/10/29 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1641111",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/195699/"
] | I've used this [Firefox Plugin](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5817). | MesaSQLite is free and works well on OSX. |
250,324 | I am wondering what the best way is using php to obtain a list of all the rows in the database, and when clicking on a row show the information in more detail, such as a related image etc.
Should I use frames to do this? Are there good examples of this somewhere?
Edit:
I need much simpler instructions, as I am not a... | 2008/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/250324",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1246613/"
] | You could begin with the [PHP manual](http://www.php.net/manual/en/). It's rather well organised now. But now that my sarcastic bit's out of the way...
One of the best ways to work with your database (at the moment, your choice is MySQL, but this *could* change) is to abstract your code from direct interaction with it... | If you're building a simple database-driven application, and you're just starting to learn PHP, the approach I'd recommend is to use a framework that generates these for you. Take a look at QCodo (<http://www.qcodo.com>), and in particular, this tutorial video: <http://www.qcodo.com/view.php/demo_1_live> |
250,324 | I am wondering what the best way is using php to obtain a list of all the rows in the database, and when clicking on a row show the information in more detail, such as a related image etc.
Should I use frames to do this? Are there good examples of this somewhere?
Edit:
I need much simpler instructions, as I am not a... | 2008/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/250324",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1246613/"
] | I use tables and JavaScript to do this.
Data in a SQL database is, by nature, tabular. So I just select the data and create a table. Then, to drill down (when I need do), I provide a JavaScript "more" functionality and use CSS to hide/display the additional data. | You could begin with the [PHP manual](http://www.php.net/manual/en/). It's rather well organised now. But now that my sarcastic bit's out of the way...
One of the best ways to work with your database (at the moment, your choice is MySQL, but this *could* change) is to abstract your code from direct interaction with it... |
250,324 | I am wondering what the best way is using php to obtain a list of all the rows in the database, and when clicking on a row show the information in more detail, such as a related image etc.
Should I use frames to do this? Are there good examples of this somewhere?
Edit:
I need much simpler instructions, as I am not a... | 2008/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/250324",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1246613/"
] | You could begin with the [PHP manual](http://www.php.net/manual/en/). It's rather well organised now. But now that my sarcastic bit's out of the way...
One of the best ways to work with your database (at the moment, your choice is MySQL, but this *could* change) is to abstract your code from direct interaction with it... | I think you don't really know what you're asking for! :-)
With a suitable framework, database and object abstraction layers, this is trivial (I've done it several times). But they are *not* trivial to write from scratch and not helpful for learning PHP from the basics. Unless you've done this in other languages.
OTO... |
492,515 | If I hold a strong neodymium magnet near my iPhone while the compass app is running, there is no effect whatsoever on the compass bearing. It doesn't matter where I hold the magnet in relation to the phone, nor which way the magnet itself is oriented.
It also doesn't matter if I hold the magnet near the phone before ... | 2019/07/19 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/492515",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/61958/"
] | iPhone has a Hall effect/magnetometer, not a magnet (<https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10.5334/cstp.158/>) - you can look up the model Alps Electric HSCDTD007 | I dont think the compass inside the phone is running with the help of magnet.
Instead they might have done the compass running with compass pointing towards the north,what ever might be the orientation of phones using some preinstruction or setting directions electrically. |
492,515 | If I hold a strong neodymium magnet near my iPhone while the compass app is running, there is no effect whatsoever on the compass bearing. It doesn't matter where I hold the magnet in relation to the phone, nor which way the magnet itself is oriented.
It also doesn't matter if I hold the magnet near the phone before ... | 2019/07/19 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/492515",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/61958/"
] | A phone electronic compass usually uses AMR (anisotropic magnetorestivity), four of those sensors in a Wheatstone bridge for each axis. Typically, they saturate at about 10 gauss (Earth's magnetic field is 0.5 gauss).
After exposed to a strong magnetic field, degaussing is necessary. This is usually triggered by movin... | I dont think the compass inside the phone is running with the help of magnet.
Instead they might have done the compass running with compass pointing towards the north,what ever might be the orientation of phones using some preinstruction or setting directions electrically. |
492,515 | If I hold a strong neodymium magnet near my iPhone while the compass app is running, there is no effect whatsoever on the compass bearing. It doesn't matter where I hold the magnet in relation to the phone, nor which way the magnet itself is oriented.
It also doesn't matter if I hold the magnet near the phone before ... | 2019/07/19 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/492515",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/61958/"
] | A phone electronic compass usually uses AMR (anisotropic magnetorestivity), four of those sensors in a Wheatstone bridge for each axis. Typically, they saturate at about 10 gauss (Earth's magnetic field is 0.5 gauss).
After exposed to a strong magnetic field, degaussing is necessary. This is usually triggered by movin... | iPhone has a Hall effect/magnetometer, not a magnet (<https://theoryandpractice.citizenscienceassociation.org/articles/10.5334/cstp.158/>) - you can look up the model Alps Electric HSCDTD007 |
144,220 | Let's say I want to distribute written agenda this week to people who will attend a meeting scheduled the next week and I say:
>
> 1. I circulate the agenda to the attendees of the meeting held next week
> 2. I circulate the agenda to the attendance of the meeting held next week.
>
>
>
1) seems fine to me, but ho... | 2014/01/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/144220",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/57039/"
] | They are its *coordinands*; see <http://www.glottopedia.org/index.php/Coordinand>.
(That page also lists some alternatives, namely *term*, *member*, *coordinated unit*, *coordinate*, and *conjunct*.) | [*elements*](http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm): when a coordinating conjunction is used to connect **all the elements** in a series, a comma is not used:
Presbyterians *and* Methodists *and* Baptists are the prevalent Protestant congregations in Oklahoma.
[*equivalent sentence elements*](http:/... |
33,681,575 | I am trying to set up a hash table (in C++, using the unordered\_map container) which is to contain 1875 integer items which are randomly distributed within the interval 0 to 4891. Now my problem is that the distribution within this interval is not uniform but rather looks like this:
[![enter image description here](ht... | 2015/11/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33681575",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3208430/"
] | I've found that Pearson's Hash Function is an excellent way to get randomness:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_hashing>
Basically, the idea is that it generates a bunch of VERY random numbers into an Array of 256 bins by default, but you might be able to modify it to 1800
for you scenario. The important thing ... | So I spent some time trying different things out. Here are my conclusions so far.
First, one has to realize that fitting 1875 elements into a hash table with 2048 buckets is likely to produce quite many collisions. Indeed, if one considers that each element has equal probability of being assigned to any one of the 204... |
33,681,575 | I am trying to set up a hash table (in C++, using the unordered\_map container) which is to contain 1875 integer items which are randomly distributed within the interval 0 to 4891. Now my problem is that the distribution within this interval is not uniform but rather looks like this:
[![enter image description here](ht... | 2015/11/12 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33681575",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3208430/"
] | If you need to reduce the number of collisions, it may help to look at a specialized hashing scheme like [cuckoo hashing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuckoo_hashing). Essentially you amortize over multiple hash functions to preserve `O(1)` complexity.
If the collisions are inexpensive though (e.g. they fit on a cach... | So I spent some time trying different things out. Here are my conclusions so far.
First, one has to realize that fitting 1875 elements into a hash table with 2048 buckets is likely to produce quite many collisions. Indeed, if one considers that each element has equal probability of being assigned to any one of the 204... |
567,068 | I have local AD and AD on azure and I have ADFS and ADFS proxy server setup to authenticate users on local AD. I have followed all the steps on microsoft site to setup trust between Azure AD and local AD. However it says Dir Sync is necessary in order to achieve SSO for users in local and cloud AD. I don't want to use ... | 2014/01/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/567068",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/205409/"
] | Assuming this is for O365 or Intune - DirSync is a required component. DirSync will allow **same** sign-on, meaning the passwords are the same in both environments. Adding ADFS will allow **single** sign-on, meaning users will seamlessly authenticate without being prompted for credentials. DirSync is a foundational com... | Does this help at all? <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn296436.aspx>
It has been a while since I have done what you are asking, but that was in my notes. |
567,068 | I have local AD and AD on azure and I have ADFS and ADFS proxy server setup to authenticate users on local AD. I have followed all the steps on microsoft site to setup trust between Azure AD and local AD. However it says Dir Sync is necessary in order to achieve SSO for users in local and cloud AD. I don't want to use ... | 2014/01/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/567068",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/205409/"
] | I had the same question and the comment from **maweeras** put me on the right track. I did a little reasearch, got it working, and here is what worked for me.
Not sure this is the "supported" solution, because they really seem to like their DirSync. However, it makes sense it's supported for the reason **maweeras** me... | Does this help at all? <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn296436.aspx>
It has been a while since I have done what you are asking, but that was in my notes. |
567,068 | I have local AD and AD on azure and I have ADFS and ADFS proxy server setup to authenticate users on local AD. I have followed all the steps on microsoft site to setup trust between Azure AD and local AD. However it says Dir Sync is necessary in order to achieve SSO for users in local and cloud AD. I don't want to use ... | 2014/01/14 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/567068",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/205409/"
] | Assuming this is for O365 or Intune - DirSync is a required component. DirSync will allow **same** sign-on, meaning the passwords are the same in both environments. Adding ADFS will allow **single** sign-on, meaning users will seamlessly authenticate without being prompted for credentials. DirSync is a foundational com... | I had the same question and the comment from **maweeras** put me on the right track. I did a little reasearch, got it working, and here is what worked for me.
Not sure this is the "supported" solution, because they really seem to like their DirSync. However, it makes sense it's supported for the reason **maweeras** me... |
30,247 | I'll soon be transiting twice through Dubai Airport Terminal 3 and would like to make a quick Skype video call back home while there. What are my options, free or paid? I'm open to wifi, Internet kiosks, local SIM, anything that gets the job done and doesn't cost an arm and a leg (read: roaming mobile data).
The [alwa... | 2014/06/10 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/30247",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/1893/"
] | When I was last at T3 in Dubai, the terminal did have free wi-fi but it was excruciatingly slow.
Boingo hotspots are present in all terminals in Dubai International Airport. [As per this article, it is the exclusive data provider](http://www.boingo.com/press-releases/dubai-airports-selects-boingo-as-exclusive-airport-... | I ended up going with Boingo as suggested by @karancan above. Specifically:
1. I pre-purchased their $7.95/month "Mobile only" plan (this has to be done before you arrive in Dubai!)
2. I paired my Android phone and Mac laptop
3. On the phone, I turned on Bluetooth tethering (Settings > Wireless & Networks > Tethering ... |
30,247 | I'll soon be transiting twice through Dubai Airport Terminal 3 and would like to make a quick Skype video call back home while there. What are my options, free or paid? I'm open to wifi, Internet kiosks, local SIM, anything that gets the job done and doesn't cost an arm and a leg (read: roaming mobile data).
The [alwa... | 2014/06/10 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/30247",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/1893/"
] | When I was last at T3 in Dubai, the terminal did have free wi-fi but it was excruciatingly slow.
Boingo hotspots are present in all terminals in Dubai International Airport. [As per this article, it is the exclusive data provider](http://www.boingo.com/press-releases/dubai-airports-selects-boingo-as-exclusive-airport-... | Update 13 Sep 2014. It took one hour twenty minutes to get access to Boingo when the airport was less than half full. Boingo is a joke and the sooner Emirates ditch their contract the better. I have used DXB for 10 years and it has always worked OK. Since Boingo took over the operation it is crap. |
30,247 | I'll soon be transiting twice through Dubai Airport Terminal 3 and would like to make a quick Skype video call back home while there. What are my options, free or paid? I'm open to wifi, Internet kiosks, local SIM, anything that gets the job done and doesn't cost an arm and a leg (read: roaming mobile data).
The [alwa... | 2014/06/10 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/30247",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/1893/"
] | When I was last at T3 in Dubai, the terminal did have free wi-fi but it was excruciatingly slow.
Boingo hotspots are present in all terminals in Dubai International Airport. [As per this article, it is the exclusive data provider](http://www.boingo.com/press-releases/dubai-airports-selects-boingo-as-exclusive-airport-... | Just went through DXB and Boingo has a 60 minute free Wifi option. It worked pretty well, including sending iMessage, Skype Video calls and Facebook. Also, once my 60 minutes was up, I got another 60 minutes free and continued to use it.
This is 8 Feb 2016 at about 7:30pm |
30,247 | I'll soon be transiting twice through Dubai Airport Terminal 3 and would like to make a quick Skype video call back home while there. What are my options, free or paid? I'm open to wifi, Internet kiosks, local SIM, anything that gets the job done and doesn't cost an arm and a leg (read: roaming mobile data).
The [alwa... | 2014/06/10 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/30247",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/1893/"
] | I ended up going with Boingo as suggested by @karancan above. Specifically:
1. I pre-purchased their $7.95/month "Mobile only" plan (this has to be done before you arrive in Dubai!)
2. I paired my Android phone and Mac laptop
3. On the phone, I turned on Bluetooth tethering (Settings > Wireless & Networks > Tethering ... | Update 13 Sep 2014. It took one hour twenty minutes to get access to Boingo when the airport was less than half full. Boingo is a joke and the sooner Emirates ditch their contract the better. I have used DXB for 10 years and it has always worked OK. Since Boingo took over the operation it is crap. |
30,247 | I'll soon be transiting twice through Dubai Airport Terminal 3 and would like to make a quick Skype video call back home while there. What are my options, free or paid? I'm open to wifi, Internet kiosks, local SIM, anything that gets the job done and doesn't cost an arm and a leg (read: roaming mobile data).
The [alwa... | 2014/06/10 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/30247",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/1893/"
] | I ended up going with Boingo as suggested by @karancan above. Specifically:
1. I pre-purchased their $7.95/month "Mobile only" plan (this has to be done before you arrive in Dubai!)
2. I paired my Android phone and Mac laptop
3. On the phone, I turned on Bluetooth tethering (Settings > Wireless & Networks > Tethering ... | Just went through DXB and Boingo has a 60 minute free Wifi option. It worked pretty well, including sending iMessage, Skype Video calls and Facebook. Also, once my 60 minutes was up, I got another 60 minutes free and continued to use it.
This is 8 Feb 2016 at about 7:30pm |
485,589 | I have scoured the web and unable to find a manual for my board telling me how I should hook up my new power supply.
* **PC:** Gateway GT5628
* **Board:** Intel Desktop Board DG33SXG2
* **Original Power Supply:** Generic 400w w/ 24 pin connector
* **Replacement Power Supply:** Antec Basiq 500w w/ 20 pin connector + 4 ... | 2012/10/09 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/485589",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/48738/"
] | Quick answer: if the additional 4-pin ATX extension connector is available, then you should be using it. :)
Related information is also available in this SU question: [Is it possible (and safe/reliable/non-damaging) to use a 20-pin ATX PSU with a 24-pin ATX motherboard?](https://superuser.com/questions/13332/is-it-pos... | The new power supply lists as 20+4 because its backwards compatible with 20 pin boards. If you notice, the 4 pin connector will seat into the 20 pin to make a solid 24 pin connector.
Also, the pins are keyed so they only fit in easily one direction. If it doesnt seem to fit in a given configuration, change it around u... |
116,227 | For 14 years Voldemort was less than a ghost and trying to constantly make his return, but for around 11 he was completely incapacitated.
>
> "I was less than a spirit, less than the meanest ghost...but still, I was alive."
>
>
>
His followers thought he was dead, and everything was chilled in the Wizarding Worl... | 2016/01/25 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/116227",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/59703/"
] | Everyone thought Voldemort was dead until *Philosophers Stone*, and even then no one really believed Harry.
Still no-one believed he was back when the death eaters attacked the Quidditch World Cup in *Goblet of Fire* or when Harry told everyone he was back following
>
> Cedric Diggory's murder.
>
>
>
It wasn'... | There are several problems here:
1. Whereabouts of Voldemort was unknown. Even those who believed that he survived couldn't track him.
2. Nobody knew how Voldemort survived. Dumbledore got idea of Horcruxes only after Harry handed over Tom Riddle's destroyed diary to him in the end 2nd year i.e. 12 years after Voldemo... |
9,747,707 | How can I export my view result in a csv, xls or xml file?
My view successfully giving the results. Now I want to export the result of my view.
Is there any way to do this? Please help me. | 2012/03/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9747707",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | We just went through the same thing and we still haven't found a good solution. The most promising company we talked to was <http://www.appsflyer.com/>. We considered linkshare.com also but the solution is hacky to act as your own affiliate and they don't track free app conversions. | Take a look at Flurry.com they have a great tracking product. You can keep track of events within the app (like what buttons were clicked, which ViewControllers were shown... etc). |
9,747,707 | How can I export my view result in a csv, xls or xml file?
My view successfully giving the results. Now I want to export the result of my view.
Is there any way to do this? Please help me. | 2012/03/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9747707",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | We just went through the same thing and we still haven't found a good solution. The most promising company we talked to was <http://www.appsflyer.com/>. We considered linkshare.com also but the solution is hacky to act as your own affiliate and they don't track free app conversions. | [google mobile analytics](http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/mobile/overview.html)
[flurry analytics](http://www.flurry.com/product/analytics/index.html)
both are useful products in usage tracking. flurry supports many platforms and google analytics has great interface. |
9,747,707 | How can I export my view result in a csv, xls or xml file?
My view successfully giving the results. Now I want to export the result of my view.
Is there any way to do this? Please help me. | 2012/03/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9747707",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | We just went through the same thing and we still haven't found a good solution. The most promising company we talked to was <http://www.appsflyer.com/>. We considered linkshare.com also but the solution is hacky to act as your own affiliate and they don't track free app conversions. | <http://www.positionapp.com/>
used to be pretty good last time I used it.
Recently they deliver much slower responses, check them out anyways. |
9,747,707 | How can I export my view result in a csv, xls or xml file?
My view successfully giving the results. Now I want to export the result of my view.
Is there any way to do this? Please help me. | 2012/03/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9747707",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | We just went through the same thing and we still haven't found a good solution. The most promising company we talked to was <http://www.appsflyer.com/>. We considered linkshare.com also but the solution is hacky to act as your own affiliate and they don't track free app conversions. | [Flurry](http://flurry.com) also has conversions to install tracking (outside the app).
[Appsflyer](http://www.appsflyer.com/) and [Mobileapptracking](http://www.mobileapptracking.com/) are also good solutions. |
9,747,707 | How can I export my view result in a csv, xls or xml file?
My view successfully giving the results. Now I want to export the result of my view.
Is there any way to do this? Please help me. | 2012/03/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9747707",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | We just went through the same thing and we still haven't found a good solution. The most promising company we talked to was <http://www.appsflyer.com/>. We considered linkshare.com also but the solution is hacky to act as your own affiliate and they don't track free app conversions. | I have used distimo and I like their tracking system. You can also create campaigns with unique url and they will tell you, how many users did that particular campaign bring in. |
3,659,567 | I have an application that is designed to pop up a question when a phone call ends using a BroadcastReceiver and a PhoneStateListener.
My problem is, when a call is received while the user is not currently using my application, the dialog is not displayed until the application is manually started. I would like either ... | 2010/09/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3659567",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/441531/"
] | The answer is in this thread:
[Android - How to display a dialog over a native screen?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2147144/android-how-to-display-a-dialog-over-a-native-screen) | Any chance your app can create an Activity with the Dialog theme, and you trigger that activity with an Intent? Other than that, if it's informational, you can use a Toast. |
51,122,902 | I have auto scaling group with 3 instances. I configure 1 specific Instance to termination protection = true. However when I modify my autoscaling rules. To the Desired Instance: 2 and Min Instance: 2. That instance above that I recently modified with termination protection still get terminated. Any thoughts? | 2018/07/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/51122902",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9345860/"
] | When you configure EC2 with auto scaling you should use an AMI that would have your golden config. Termination protection will be overwritten by auto scaling. What's your purpose to have an instance not terminated? | Did you actually use the specific Scale In Protection as described in [Controlling Which Auto Scaling Instances Terminate During Scale In - Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/as-instance-termination.html#instance-protection-instance) or were you using the regular termination ... |
95,583 | >
> ROSE: Well, he's got two hearts.
>
> JACKIE: Oh, don't be stupid.
>
> ROSE: He has.
>
> JACKIE: Anything else he's got two of?
>
> (*The Christmas Invasion*, 2005 Christmas special)
>
>
>
So *is* there anything else he's got two of? Or to put it more generally, **what are the physiological diffe... | 2015/07/15 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/95583",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/31394/"
] | This is from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Lord#Physical_characteristics) so take it for what it is, but the main differences are:
>
> Physiological differences from humans include two hearts which normally beat at 170 beats per minute, an internal body temperature of 15 degrees Celsius (59 degrees F... | Assuming a brief (relatively) non-harmful physiological examination with commonly available 21st century human medical tools ...
Aside from the 2 heartbeats...
which might not be unique to Gallifreyan physiology, heck even [one our own species has had 2 hearts](http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-famili... |
2,391,995 | I'm looking for some type of profiling utility I could use where I can compare between 2 different setups with some sort of consistency factor. Would appreciate if anyone could point me in the right direction. | 2010/03/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2391995",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/145190/"
] | Assuming Apache - <http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/programs/ab.html> | Try [Siege](http://freshmeat.net/projects/siege/):
>
> Siege is a regression test and benchmark utility. It can stress test a single URL with a user defined number of simulated users, or it can read many URLs into memory and stress them simultaneously. The program reports the total number of hits recorded, bytes tran... |
590,959 | I am looking for a basic, step-by-step introduction into modelling with splines.
(I have encountered splines while teaching another topic. The textbook I am using does not cover splines in sufficient detail for the students to be able to replicate things by themselves. I hope there is some good introductory material o... | 2022/10/03 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/590959",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/53690/"
] | I found the section on splines in Frank Harrell's [*Regression Modeling Strategies*](https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-19425-7) very helpful. Yes, the book is not only about splines, but if your students are learning about them, they may find the rest of this tome helpful, too. | This answer is coming from a biostatistics angle.
I would second Frank Harrell's Regression Modelling Strategies, as per Stephan's answer <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-19425-7>.
Other resources I have used include a 2010 paper on general implementation (1). Per the title, it is focused on restrict... |
69,034 | I think my advisor may have done this to me. Initially he hired a master's student to "help me" with the project and he told me I would be supervising him. But now he wants the master's student to work on core parts of the project, and he says that since I will be busy this summer, the master's student might be the pri... | 2016/05/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/69034",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/54443/"
] | I would not recommend stating that it's a revised paper for several reasons:
1. Contrary to your assumption, it is *not* likely to be reviewed by the same people. Typically, each topic in a large computer science conference may be covered by many reviewers, and they get assigned either arbitrarily or by a bidding proc... | Having to review the same paper a second time happened to me personally. we are a small phil. journal and thus have (so far) only a very limited pool of reviewers.
On one hand the submitter might have decisively improved his paper and thus it absolutely deserves to be treated like any other submission. Anything else w... |
69,034 | I think my advisor may have done this to me. Initially he hired a master's student to "help me" with the project and he told me I would be supervising him. But now he wants the master's student to work on core parts of the project, and he says that since I will be busy this summer, the master's student might be the pri... | 2016/05/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/69034",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/54443/"
] | I would not recommend stating that it's a revised paper for several reasons:
1. Contrary to your assumption, it is *not* likely to be reviewed by the same people. Typically, each topic in a large computer science conference may be covered by many reviewers, and they get assigned either arbitrarily or by a bidding proc... | In some CS areas the conferences are very competitive, so it's a little surprising that just by addressing previous comments, the paper will be good enough for next year. It would need to show it's better than the literature published this past year as well.
That said, if this is a largely experimental field, then it... |
154,800 | My understanding is that cross validation is about using different chunks of the training data to train the model and average out the error estimation so that the variance is less.
For example, in Leave One Out Cross Validation, we use 1 row for test n-1 rows for training. This is slow and we prefer 10 fold cross valid... | 2015/05/31 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/154800",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/71246/"
] | Here are 2 different scenarios where cross-validation can be used.
1) You want to approximate your model's generalization error (how well it will do on inputs it hasn't seen before). Cross-validation can tell you that because it trains on one set of data, and tests on the other set of data. The error on the test set i... | In addition to @justin\_credible's points:
>
> When does it makes sense to use Cross Validation?
>
>
>
* Whenever you cannot afford the independent test set you'd really want to have.
* Iterated $k$-fold CV or out-of-bootstrap: in order to measure the stability of the predictions wrt. to slight changes in the tr... |
107,475 | I'm running Xcode (downloaded from the Mac App Store) on my MacBook Pro running OS X Mavericks.
The weird thing is I am running version 3.2.6, yet Xcode claims to be up to date. There are no updates in the Mac App Store. | 2013/10/29 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/107475",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/53581/"
] | Xcode 4 was a separate download in the Mac App store. Xcode 5 replaced 4 in the app store. That is why you do not see an update. Download Xcode 5 directly from the Mac Appstore. If you would like to keep xcode 3.2 also installed, right click an xproj file and select to open all these files with xcode 5 to make it the d... | One very good reason in my book would be the interface - not an MDI-like monolithic structure copied from MSVC, but one with a nice, small project window and source files opening in individual windows. It isn't impossible to add configuration files so that Xcode 3 works with the newer compilers, and if you're using ext... |
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