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24,221 | I've got an iPhone 4 (running iOS 4.3.5) and iTunes (v10.4.1) on a Mac running OS X (10.6.8).
When connected to iTunes, I've got the Music -> Sync Music -> Include voice memos option unchecked, but that seems to have no effect. Each time I sync the phone, all the new voice memos are pulled down to iTunes and dropped ... | 2011/09/05 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/24221",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/7828/"
] | Currently, there doesn't seem to be a way to prevent iTunes from pulling in the voice memos. The closest I've been able to figure would be to have a script or launchd item that simply removes anything that it sees. Preferable copying them to another directory for storage.
**Update: October, 2017**
I've switched to u... | First, select all voice memos in your library. Then right click on the selected multiple items and open 'Get Info'. Open the 'Options' tab and select Media Kind as 'Voice Memo' and keep the box checked. Close it.
Then, unckeck 'include voice memos' from the Music section on the iPhone in iTunes.
Now sync your iPhone wi... |
24,221 | I've got an iPhone 4 (running iOS 4.3.5) and iTunes (v10.4.1) on a Mac running OS X (10.6.8).
When connected to iTunes, I've got the Music -> Sync Music -> Include voice memos option unchecked, but that seems to have no effect. Each time I sync the phone, all the new voice memos are pulled down to iTunes and dropped ... | 2011/09/05 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/24221",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/7828/"
] | I figured out: You have to MARK "include music videos" and not mark "Include voice memos". It´s strange, since what I wanted had nothing to do with music videos. If you not mark "include music videos" it doesn't work. | Did you try looking on the device's "Music" tab?
 |
290,667 | Are there limits or performance penalties on the amount of code inside of my `home.cs` form?
I am writing a database application front-end in C# in Visual Studio 2008. The way things are lining up, I am using a tab-page way of changing the info shown to the end users, instead of using new forms.
Coming from VBA/MS A... | 2008/11/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/290667",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19802/"
] | It shouldn't be a problem.
Just keep good coding practices in mind and modularise your code for readability and maintainability.
On the other hand, if you put too many controls on your form, then it will probably take longer to load. Factor that into your design if you want a snappy interface. | I have a form that in inherited with my new job that had over 30,000 Lines. It is completely cancerous. Please think before you code and modularize! |
290,667 | Are there limits or performance penalties on the amount of code inside of my `home.cs` form?
I am writing a database application front-end in C# in Visual Studio 2008. The way things are lining up, I am using a tab-page way of changing the info shown to the end users, instead of using new forms.
Coming from VBA/MS A... | 2008/11/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/290667",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19802/"
] | It's not the lines of code in your .cs files that you need to be worried about with regards to performance - it's the number of controls on your form at runtime that might cause problems. If it's just a few controls on a few tabs, you will have no problems. If it's hundreds of controls on lots of tabs, you may have per... | The only problem i would foresee is that in the future its going to be very hard to maintain.
Try break the logic of that main form up as much as possible into classes so that when you need add something you can actually do it without having a fit. |
290,667 | Are there limits or performance penalties on the amount of code inside of my `home.cs` form?
I am writing a database application front-end in C# in Visual Studio 2008. The way things are lining up, I am using a tab-page way of changing the info shown to the end users, instead of using new forms.
Coming from VBA/MS A... | 2008/11/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/290667",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19802/"
] | "I know code readability could be a problem because everything would be in one place, but I can also see that as an advantage in some situations."
In my experience, this attitude will ultimately leave anyone who has to maintain your code in the future with quite a headache, as it's an accepted practice to modularize ... | It shouldn't be a problem.
Just keep good coding practices in mind and modularise your code for readability and maintainability.
On the other hand, if you put too many controls on your form, then it will probably take longer to load. Factor that into your design if you want a snappy interface. |
290,667 | Are there limits or performance penalties on the amount of code inside of my `home.cs` form?
I am writing a database application front-end in C# in Visual Studio 2008. The way things are lining up, I am using a tab-page way of changing the info shown to the end users, instead of using new forms.
Coming from VBA/MS A... | 2008/11/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/290667",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19802/"
] | It's not the lines of code in your .cs files that you need to be worried about with regards to performance - it's the number of controls on your form at runtime that might cause problems. If it's just a few controls on a few tabs, you will have no problems. If it's hundreds of controls on lots of tabs, you may have per... | It shouldn't be a problem.
Just keep good coding practices in mind and modularise your code for readability and maintainability.
On the other hand, if you put too many controls on your form, then it will probably take longer to load. Factor that into your design if you want a snappy interface. |
290,667 | Are there limits or performance penalties on the amount of code inside of my `home.cs` form?
I am writing a database application front-end in C# in Visual Studio 2008. The way things are lining up, I am using a tab-page way of changing the info shown to the end users, instead of using new forms.
Coming from VBA/MS A... | 2008/11/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/290667",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19802/"
] | The only problem i would foresee is that in the future its going to be very hard to maintain.
Try break the logic of that main form up as much as possible into classes so that when you need add something you can actually do it without having a fit. | I have a form that in inherited with my new job that had over 30,000 Lines. It is completely cancerous. Please think before you code and modularize! |
290,667 | Are there limits or performance penalties on the amount of code inside of my `home.cs` form?
I am writing a database application front-end in C# in Visual Studio 2008. The way things are lining up, I am using a tab-page way of changing the info shown to the end users, instead of using new forms.
Coming from VBA/MS A... | 2008/11/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/290667",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19802/"
] | It's not the lines of code in your .cs files that you need to be worried about with regards to performance - it's the number of controls on your form at runtime that might cause problems. If it's just a few controls on a few tabs, you will have no problems. If it's hundreds of controls on lots of tabs, you may have per... | "I know code readability could be a problem because everything would be in one place, but I can also see that as an advantage in some situations."
In my experience, this attitude will ultimately leave anyone who has to maintain your code in the future with quite a headache, as it's an accepted practice to modularize ... |
290,667 | Are there limits or performance penalties on the amount of code inside of my `home.cs` form?
I am writing a database application front-end in C# in Visual Studio 2008. The way things are lining up, I am using a tab-page way of changing the info shown to the end users, instead of using new forms.
Coming from VBA/MS A... | 2008/11/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/290667",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19802/"
] | "I know code readability could be a problem because everything would be in one place, but I can also see that as an advantage in some situations."
In my experience, this attitude will ultimately leave anyone who has to maintain your code in the future with quite a headache, as it's an accepted practice to modularize ... | Sounds horrible but I don't see any reason why it would be a problem. |
290,667 | Are there limits or performance penalties on the amount of code inside of my `home.cs` form?
I am writing a database application front-end in C# in Visual Studio 2008. The way things are lining up, I am using a tab-page way of changing the info shown to the end users, instead of using new forms.
Coming from VBA/MS A... | 2008/11/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/290667",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/19802/"
] | It's not the lines of code in your .cs files that you need to be worried about with regards to performance - it's the number of controls on your form at runtime that might cause problems. If it's just a few controls on a few tabs, you will have no problems. If it's hundreds of controls on lots of tabs, you may have per... | Sounds horrible but I don't see any reason why it would be a problem. |
83,295 | The title says it all. I enjoy reading UX questions and answers from Stack Exchange's hot network questions, and I often see people justify their answers by saying it minimizes [cognitive load](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load).
I am curious, is that always the goal?
If there are situations where raising ... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/83295",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/71292/"
] | In systems where users perform a supervisory control role, like managing nuclear power plants or chemical plant, a low cognitive load can have a negative impact on performance. These systems are highly automated and run well most of the time. During these times artificially loading users can keep users engaged using th... | Here's the dictionary definition of load
>
> 1. A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.
> 2. A weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something.
>
>
>
**It's always defined as baggage to be dragged around. And so, by definition there's no case where load is preferable.**
... |
83,295 | The title says it all. I enjoy reading UX questions and answers from Stack Exchange's hot network questions, and I often see people justify their answers by saying it minimizes [cognitive load](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load).
I am curious, is that always the goal?
If there are situations where raising ... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/83295",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/71292/"
] | No.
===
Reducing UX friction/cognitive load is only helpful **if it accomplishes some design goal**. Usually, low-friction UX is desirable because it can help users accompish tasks faster, with greater efficiency/productivity, etc.
However, sometimes designers **introduce deliberate cognitive load** for legitimate re... | In general, UX is about making things *easier* for the user and often reducing cognitive load is great way to make things easier. But there are exceptions. Some examples would be:
* If you are designing a puzzle, you probably want a purposeful cognitive load. This would be a big part of many immersive game experience... |
83,295 | The title says it all. I enjoy reading UX questions and answers from Stack Exchange's hot network questions, and I often see people justify their answers by saying it minimizes [cognitive load](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load).
I am curious, is that always the goal?
If there are situations where raising ... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/83295",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/71292/"
] | No.
===
Reducing UX friction/cognitive load is only helpful **if it accomplishes some design goal**. Usually, low-friction UX is desirable because it can help users accompish tasks faster, with greater efficiency/productivity, etc.
However, sometimes designers **introduce deliberate cognitive load** for legitimate re... | Read this article sometime back about Japanese web design and how the Japanese culture influences it, resulting in very cluttered design. but turns out to be a good thing in their case
<https://www.techinasia.com/breaking-down-japanese-web-design/>
>
> Here is a sample case study. An overseas web service was gettin... |
83,295 | The title says it all. I enjoy reading UX questions and answers from Stack Exchange's hot network questions, and I often see people justify their answers by saying it minimizes [cognitive load](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load).
I am curious, is that always the goal?
If there are situations where raising ... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/83295",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/71292/"
] | **No. It is not always appropriate to minimize cognitive load.**
Minimizing cognitive load is not the goal of usability, human factors, UX, or the user centered design process in general. It is about "good design", and good design is not always the simple design.
To clarify the rationale, let's make sure we have a de... | Here's the dictionary definition of load
>
> 1. A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.
> 2. A weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something.
>
>
>
**It's always defined as baggage to be dragged around. And so, by definition there's no case where load is preferable.**
... |
83,295 | The title says it all. I enjoy reading UX questions and answers from Stack Exchange's hot network questions, and I often see people justify their answers by saying it minimizes [cognitive load](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load).
I am curious, is that always the goal?
If there are situations where raising ... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/83295",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/71292/"
] | There are already some good answers in this thread. As mentioned, it depends on the system and the context of use.
That being said, I would like to take another viewpoint and highlight a case where **users preferred cognitive load over a simplistic design.**
The Bloomberg Terminal
----------------------
The Bloombe... | Here's the dictionary definition of load
>
> 1. A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.
> 2. A weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something.
>
>
>
**It's always defined as baggage to be dragged around. And so, by definition there's no case where load is preferable.**
... |
83,295 | The title says it all. I enjoy reading UX questions and answers from Stack Exchange's hot network questions, and I often see people justify their answers by saying it minimizes [cognitive load](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load).
I am curious, is that always the goal?
If there are situations where raising ... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/83295",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/71292/"
] | **No. It is not always appropriate to minimize cognitive load.**
Minimizing cognitive load is not the goal of usability, human factors, UX, or the user centered design process in general. It is about "good design", and good design is not always the simple design.
To clarify the rationale, let's make sure we have a de... | Within a task-completion context:
Yes it should
=============
I'm sorry to be an outlier, but I think a proper answer to this should be a bit more comprehensive.
As a cognitive-scientist-turned-uxer friend on mine who read this question asserted:
>
> If you need to make things harder for the user, you need to make... |
83,295 | The title says it all. I enjoy reading UX questions and answers from Stack Exchange's hot network questions, and I often see people justify their answers by saying it minimizes [cognitive load](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load).
I am curious, is that always the goal?
If there are situations where raising ... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/83295",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/71292/"
] | **No. It is not always appropriate to minimize cognitive load.**
Minimizing cognitive load is not the goal of usability, human factors, UX, or the user centered design process in general. It is about "good design", and good design is not always the simple design.
To clarify the rationale, let's make sure we have a de... | In systems where users perform a supervisory control role, like managing nuclear power plants or chemical plant, a low cognitive load can have a negative impact on performance. These systems are highly automated and run well most of the time. During these times artificially loading users can keep users engaged using th... |
83,295 | The title says it all. I enjoy reading UX questions and answers from Stack Exchange's hot network questions, and I often see people justify their answers by saying it minimizes [cognitive load](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load).
I am curious, is that always the goal?
If there are situations where raising ... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/83295",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/71292/"
] | No.
===
Reducing UX friction/cognitive load is only helpful **if it accomplishes some design goal**. Usually, low-friction UX is desirable because it can help users accompish tasks faster, with greater efficiency/productivity, etc.
However, sometimes designers **introduce deliberate cognitive load** for legitimate re... | Within a task-completion context:
Yes it should
=============
I'm sorry to be an outlier, but I think a proper answer to this should be a bit more comprehensive.
As a cognitive-scientist-turned-uxer friend on mine who read this question asserted:
>
> If you need to make things harder for the user, you need to make... |
83,295 | The title says it all. I enjoy reading UX questions and answers from Stack Exchange's hot network questions, and I often see people justify their answers by saying it minimizes [cognitive load](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load).
I am curious, is that always the goal?
If there are situations where raising ... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/83295",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/71292/"
] | **No. It is not always appropriate to minimize cognitive load.**
Minimizing cognitive load is not the goal of usability, human factors, UX, or the user centered design process in general. It is about "good design", and good design is not always the simple design.
To clarify the rationale, let's make sure we have a de... | Read this article sometime back about Japanese web design and how the Japanese culture influences it, resulting in very cluttered design. but turns out to be a good thing in their case
<https://www.techinasia.com/breaking-down-japanese-web-design/>
>
> Here is a sample case study. An overseas web service was gettin... |
83,295 | The title says it all. I enjoy reading UX questions and answers from Stack Exchange's hot network questions, and I often see people justify their answers by saying it minimizes [cognitive load](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_load).
I am curious, is that always the goal?
If there are situations where raising ... | 2015/08/19 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/83295",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/71292/"
] | **No. It is not always appropriate to minimize cognitive load.**
Minimizing cognitive load is not the goal of usability, human factors, UX, or the user centered design process in general. It is about "good design", and good design is not always the simple design.
To clarify the rationale, let's make sure we have a de... | No.
===
Reducing UX friction/cognitive load is only helpful **if it accomplishes some design goal**. Usually, low-friction UX is desirable because it can help users accompish tasks faster, with greater efficiency/productivity, etc.
However, sometimes designers **introduce deliberate cognitive load** for legitimate re... |
519,995 | In Chapter 17 of *The Awakening* by Kate Chopin, my text said
>
> He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from contemplating a painting, a statuette, a rare lace curtain—no matter what—after he had bought it and placed it among his household **goods**.
>
>
>
... | 2019/12/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/519995",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/332835/"
] | In your example, you have chosen not to do X by ***default.*** For example if you delay and delay making hotel reservations until all reasonable rooms have been booked, you have chosen not to go on that trip by default.
[Dictionary.com, default](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/default):
>
> failure to act; inactio... | *Inevitable*
You could phrase it like:
>
> The decision was inevitable, regardless of whether you made it or not.
>
>
> |
519,995 | In Chapter 17 of *The Awakening* by Kate Chopin, my text said
>
> He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from contemplating a painting, a statuette, a rare lace curtain—no matter what—after he had bought it and placed it among his household **goods**.
>
>
>
... | 2019/12/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/519995",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/332835/"
] | An ultimatum typically has to come from an agent (e.g. a person, business, or government), and can't arise naturally as a matter of logic (either I do or don't do a thing, regardless of whether anyone else is involved). Not entirely clear from your description whether pressure is being applied from an outside force to ... | *Inevitable*
You could phrase it like:
>
> The decision was inevitable, regardless of whether you made it or not.
>
>
> |
519,995 | In Chapter 17 of *The Awakening* by Kate Chopin, my text said
>
> He greatly valued his possessions, chiefly because they were his, and derived genuine pleasure from contemplating a painting, a statuette, a rare lace curtain—no matter what—after he had bought it and placed it among his household **goods**.
>
>
>
... | 2019/12/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/519995",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/332835/"
] | In your example, you have chosen not to do X by ***default.*** For example if you delay and delay making hotel reservations until all reasonable rooms have been booked, you have chosen not to go on that trip by default.
[Dictionary.com, default](https://www.dictionary.com/browse/default):
>
> failure to act; inactio... | An ultimatum typically has to come from an agent (e.g. a person, business, or government), and can't arise naturally as a matter of logic (either I do or don't do a thing, regardless of whether anyone else is involved). Not entirely clear from your description whether pressure is being applied from an outside force to ... |
1,744,988 | Does a [Polymorphic engine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymorphic_engine) have any other uses besides writing viruses? | 2009/11/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1744988",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/147141/"
] | It can be used to protect your application against crackers/reverse engineers. | It can be used to tailor a particular piece of javascript for a particular user-agent / version. |
1,744,988 | Does a [Polymorphic engine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymorphic_engine) have any other uses besides writing viruses? | 2009/11/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1744988",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/147141/"
] | It can be used to protect your application against crackers/reverse engineers. | Polymorphic engines are written to challenge scanners looking for digital prints.
The purpose is to change the print without modifying the behavior of the program, or data.
You could, for instance, apply a polymorphic engine on a copyrighted program, and then bypass a trial for pirating :) |
19,692,058 | With the release of **Firefox 25** we saw a huge improvement in their development tools. SO much so that I'm rather excited to try them out over Firebug.
However I can't see how to turn on Sass debugging, which is currently working in Firebug. I've looked in all the settings that are offered within the development se... | 2013/10/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19692058",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/240363/"
] | With Firefox 29 the support for Sass and LESS files was introduced.
Taken from <https://hacks.mozilla.org/2014/02/live-editing-sass-and-less-in-the-firefox-developer-tools/>
You have to right-click in the Rules section and activate *Show original sources* option:
![Sass/LESS live editing in Firefox Developer Tools]... | The best suitable way to debug Sass in Firefox seems to be FireSass.
<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firesass-for-firebug/> |
5,383 | When users create widgets in my system, they can leave the billing info incomplete till later. (They eventually have to fill it in unless the requirement get's overridden by a manager.) I need an icon to show in the list of widgets for the incomplete ones and for the overridden ones. Ideally, it would be general, not j... | 2012/01/09 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/5383",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/3358/"
] | 1. If the completed icon is green then you can use red, eg like a traffic light.
2. If the completed icon is in color, a gray or white version of the same icon can work. Make sure you keep the outline though.
Hope that helps. | Here "overridden" means "approved", so I would go with a green checkmark.
For incomplete, I would go with a small picture of your billing info form withe the bottom missing (shredded-like) and or a question mark. Or the billing form with the bottom part in green and a percentage, like a thermometer. |
37,210,631 | I'd like to know how to make this animation on Axure 8
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ApFd5.gif)
Thanks ! | 2016/05/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37210631",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5221151/"
] | I just recently started playing with Axure so there may be a better way to do this, but here’s what I came up with:
**Create 2 rings:**
* Start with 2 circles, one slightly smaller than the other. Center one
over the other, select both and hit the “subtract” button in the
Style pane to essentially cut a hole in the l... | You could use the animated gif.
But instead of displaying directly, you could apply it to the selected state.
You add an action to select the image and the gif starts running.
Add a timer and reset when done.
See this quick and dirty example.
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/4hceqrbsbvyri8k/Circular-Timer.rp?dl=0> |
37,210,631 | I'd like to know how to make this animation on Axure 8
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ApFd5.gif)
Thanks ! | 2016/05/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37210631",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5221151/"
] | I just recently started playing with Axure so there may be a better way to do this, but here’s what I came up with:
**Create 2 rings:**
* Start with 2 circles, one slightly smaller than the other. Center one
over the other, select both and hit the “subtract” button in the
Style pane to essentially cut a hole in the l... | Here is another solution using a different approach. Namely a ridiculous amount of timed animations:
<https://www.dropbox.com/s/52cuq8opsmquni0/Circular-Loader-Animated.rp?dl=0>
Two have circles can be animated. Each half has set the rotate origin to the common center. A shape covers the first half of the animation.
... |
92,807 | I started out making shortbread [using a 1, 2, 3 recipe method](https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/3-ingredient-shortbread-cookies/):
* one cup icing sugar
* two cups butter
* 4 cups flour
Halfway through I realised I'm going to make just about 3 cups of flour. I continued, but the dough seems too soft and buttery. I... | 2018/10/10 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/92807",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/69767/"
] | Sure you can, shortbread dough can be refrigerated or frozen without any issues, there's no reason you can't add the flour a day later. Coming from the fridge it will be a bit stiff but nothing you can't work with. | While I am not entirely certain that it will work, there is a good chance that it will be OK if you do it that way. Pie crusts are relatively unchanged after a refrigeration period. Considering the relative prices of flour and butter, and the effort you already put in, I would be more inclined towards continuing tomorr... |
185,715 | I'm applying for a restaurant that also is my go to breakfast spot. The interview is early in the morning and I was thinking of knocking out 2 birds with one stone and ordering a bite to eat after the interview is over but I don't know if that could be seen as unprofessional or make me look bad in some way. | 2022/06/19 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/185715",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/135470/"
] | If you've been going there for a while then it seems perfectly normal to eat there afterwards - as long as it doesn't look like you're spending an excessive amount of money or leaving an unusually large tip as a slightly indirect kind of "bribe".
But it's worth considering that if the interview goes badly, it might be... | If you have to ask, you already know the answer. Avoid it. Get an early breakfast or late one or carry a breakfast energy bar. There are several other alternatives to avoid eating breakfast at the same place without spending additional time or money. |
185,715 | I'm applying for a restaurant that also is my go to breakfast spot. The interview is early in the morning and I was thinking of knocking out 2 birds with one stone and ordering a bite to eat after the interview is over but I don't know if that could be seen as unprofessional or make me look bad in some way. | 2022/06/19 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/185715",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/135470/"
] | If you've been going there for a while then it seems perfectly normal to eat there afterwards - as long as it doesn't look like you're spending an excessive amount of money or leaving an unusually large tip as a slightly indirect kind of "bribe".
But it's worth considering that if the interview goes badly, it might be... | I would say that is not problem. The main reason is that you wrote that "**that also is my go to breakfast spot**". Most workers at that restaurant already know that you are a regular customer. They like the fact that you enjoy their food, and appreciate your interest in their restaurant. Maybe, even the manager alread... |
185,715 | I'm applying for a restaurant that also is my go to breakfast spot. The interview is early in the morning and I was thinking of knocking out 2 birds with one stone and ordering a bite to eat after the interview is over but I don't know if that could be seen as unprofessional or make me look bad in some way. | 2022/06/19 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/185715",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/135470/"
] | If you have to ask, you already know the answer. Avoid it. Get an early breakfast or late one or carry a breakfast energy bar. There are several other alternatives to avoid eating breakfast at the same place without spending additional time or money. | I would say that is not problem. The main reason is that you wrote that "**that also is my go to breakfast spot**". Most workers at that restaurant already know that you are a regular customer. They like the fact that you enjoy their food, and appreciate your interest in their restaurant. Maybe, even the manager alread... |
9,866 | A friend of mine is adamant that the extraction of lithium for batteries (and the creation of battery cells themselves) is a very environmentally-damaging procedure, potentially even more-so than oil (open-cut mines vs oil wells), and that this is only going to get worse as more and more EV cars hit the roads, age, and... | 2020/02/10 | [
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/questions/9866",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com",
"https://sustainability.stackexchange.com/users/8232/"
] | There are different levels of service.
In itself planting a tree is very easy and cheap, of the 3 billion trees in the UK, most drop thousands of seeds each year and some germinate all by themselves for free. On the other hand, planting seedlings can be done mechanically using a Damcon PL10 with four row attachment, y... | Any time you want to give money to a charity, you should do some basic research on how the charity spends donated money. Some charities spend over 90% of donated funds on charitable works, with minimal overhead, others spend a lot of money on salaries and perks for executives, and some spend a lot of money on lobbying ... |
13,076,472 | My event will be fired whenever a specific file on my system is modified. The processing done on the file when the event is fired is estimated to be around 10 minutes. I'd like to know if it's possible to cancel the processing and restart the processing if the file is modified again before the processing for the first ... | 2012/10/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13076472",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1677829/"
] | It seems to me you don't want to cancel the event but the handling of the previous event. Assuming that's the case, you'll need to make your file-processing code cancellation aware.
I suggest you use a [CancellationToken and CancellationTokenSource](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd997364.aspx) because they a... | If you are in control of the processing code, you can keep a "current operation" instance that will be checked by the processing code periodically. If the processing is done, set this reference to null.
When a new event is raised, check if the current processing object reference is null. If it is, you can set a boolea... |
125,762 | I had Windows Vista + Ubuntu running on my system. I deleted the ubuntu partitions from Windows. However, when I start the system, GRUB throws up an Error 22 (missing partition) and does not let me boot into Windows.
The CD ROM on my laptop is fried and therefore I tried installing Ubuntu again using a USB install. Ho... | 2010/03/30 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/125762",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/32767/"
] | I have also found using [Trinity Rescue Kit](http://trinityhome.org/) and the test disk application that comes with it great in this type of situation. test disk is ran from the command line, but not to difficult to understand just make sure to read everything before making choices, but it can fix your MBR, partion tab... | 1. Download Universal USB Installer: <http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/>
2. Create an Ubuntu LIVE USB - [GOLDEN WORD - LIVE]
3. Boot from the USB and shoot up gparted, play with the partition, the rest is easy. |
55,258 | I have seen this sentence in a status from one of my facebook friends. It doesn't sound right to me.
>
> We have only left the city for the day.
>
>
>
I think that it should be something like:
>
> We have left the city for only a day (just for a day).
>
>
>
Which one is correct and what is the usage of *on... | 2012/01/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/55258",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | Careful (not to say pedantic) speakers place 'only' directly in front of the word or phrase it qualifies. So they would say: "I drink only water." The claim is that saying: "I only drink water" could be interpreted as meaning: "Drinking is the only thing I do with water, not washing in it or playing with it, etc."
In... | *We have only left the city for the day* is the normal way of saying the speaker and the speaker’s companions are absent from the city for the day and for no longer. *We have left the city for only a day* means the same, but is probably found less frequently. |
55,258 | I have seen this sentence in a status from one of my facebook friends. It doesn't sound right to me.
>
> We have only left the city for the day.
>
>
>
I think that it should be something like:
>
> We have left the city for only a day (just for a day).
>
>
>
Which one is correct and what is the usage of *on... | 2012/01/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/55258",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | The placement of *only* has nothing to do with the present perfect construction, but with the placement of the **focus** NP that *only* binds. Here's what [McCawley](https://english.stackexchange.com/a/115157/15299) (p.68) says about it:
>
> There are a number of words in English (*only, even, too, also*) that are as... | *We have only left the city for the day* is the normal way of saying the speaker and the speaker’s companions are absent from the city for the day and for no longer. *We have left the city for only a day* means the same, but is probably found less frequently. |
55,258 | I have seen this sentence in a status from one of my facebook friends. It doesn't sound right to me.
>
> We have only left the city for the day.
>
>
>
I think that it should be something like:
>
> We have left the city for only a day (just for a day).
>
>
>
Which one is correct and what is the usage of *on... | 2012/01/19 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/55258",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/16138/"
] | Careful (not to say pedantic) speakers place 'only' directly in front of the word or phrase it qualifies. So they would say: "I drink only water." The claim is that saying: "I only drink water" could be interpreted as meaning: "Drinking is the only thing I do with water, not washing in it or playing with it, etc."
In... | The placement of *only* has nothing to do with the present perfect construction, but with the placement of the **focus** NP that *only* binds. Here's what [McCawley](https://english.stackexchange.com/a/115157/15299) (p.68) says about it:
>
> There are a number of words in English (*only, even, too, also*) that are as... |
135,275 | Accept rate dunning has become a meme around here. Yes, we have the accelerated comment deletion feature, but I don't think it's enough. So long as the green check is such a large rep bonus, it will continue to inspire pointless harassment.
Meanwhile, there are other limitations of the big green check. Notably, the OP... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/135275",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/138822/"
] | >
> What if we just didn't have the concept?
>
>
>
Well, I think the site would've done just fine without it. Could've just as easily given an asker the ability to up-vote an answer on his own question, and accomplished roughly same thing. Probably reduced confusion a bit too.
But that's speculation. Accept has b... | As primer, let me state up front that I'd be fine with getting rid of the bonus for accepted answers, but I'm not sure that getting rid of them would resolve the accept rate harassment issue. Perhaps removing that from individual users as a whole would be a better course of option?
---
I'm comfortable with letting th... |
135,275 | Accept rate dunning has become a meme around here. Yes, we have the accelerated comment deletion feature, but I don't think it's enough. So long as the green check is such a large rep bonus, it will continue to inspire pointless harassment.
Meanwhile, there are other limitations of the big green check. Notably, the OP... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/135275",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/138822/"
] | Removing the huge rep bonus from the accept mark (However while keeping the accept mark itself!) sounds like a sensible idea to me. Alternatively reduce the bonus to 2 points to both OP and answerer, as suggested by Tim Post.
Possible positive effects:
* It might help calm down accept rate harassment, which surely is... | IMHO the original rationale behind the acceptance bonus still stands. Earning the green check signifies that a post was most helpful to the question's OP, and solved his problem best/most clearly/most insightfully/[other]. There are also definitely cases when the *most popular* answer is not necessarily *the most helpf... |
135,275 | Accept rate dunning has become a meme around here. Yes, we have the accelerated comment deletion feature, but I don't think it's enough. So long as the green check is such a large rep bonus, it will continue to inspire pointless harassment.
Meanwhile, there are other limitations of the big green check. Notably, the OP... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/135275",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/138822/"
] | Well uh, I agree with the harassment issues and the fact that the OP [may not know what's best](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6250/vote-too-old-to-be-changed-unless-post-is-edited/7472#7472), but I also don't like the fact that sometimes [the drive-by-n-vote community](https://meta.stackexchange.com/question... | There are several points being missed here.
1. Questions with no accepted answers should either be rewritten or deleted. If no one answered a question "properly," it's usually the sign of a bad question.
2. The check mark should be an indication that a question was addressed, and not just left hanging. Questions with ... |
135,275 | Accept rate dunning has become a meme around here. Yes, we have the accelerated comment deletion feature, but I don't think it's enough. So long as the green check is such a large rep bonus, it will continue to inspire pointless harassment.
Meanwhile, there are other limitations of the big green check. Notably, the OP... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/135275",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/138822/"
] | I don't think you can remove the concept entirely. You'll cause a revolt. I was going to say that this is the sort of question I think @Pekka would agree with but he's just answered so I don't need to guess any more.
I'd agree that reducing the bonus could have positive behavioural effects. However, there's a problem.... | >
> What if we just didn't have the concept?
>
>
>
Well, I think the site would've done just fine without it. Could've just as easily given an asker the ability to up-vote an answer on his own question, and accomplished roughly same thing. Probably reduced confusion a bit too.
But that's speculation. Accept has b... |
135,275 | Accept rate dunning has become a meme around here. Yes, we have the accelerated comment deletion feature, but I don't think it's enough. So long as the green check is such a large rep bonus, it will continue to inspire pointless harassment.
Meanwhile, there are other limitations of the big green check. Notably, the OP... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/135275",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/138822/"
] | Removing the huge rep bonus from the accept mark (However while keeping the accept mark itself!) sounds like a sensible idea to me. Alternatively reduce the bonus to 2 points to both OP and answerer, as suggested by Tim Post.
Possible positive effects:
* It might help calm down accept rate harassment, which surely is... | >
> What if we just didn't have the concept?
>
>
>
Well, I think the site would've done just fine without it. Could've just as easily given an asker the ability to up-vote an answer on his own question, and accomplished roughly same thing. Probably reduced confusion a bit too.
But that's speculation. Accept has b... |
135,275 | Accept rate dunning has become a meme around here. Yes, we have the accelerated comment deletion feature, but I don't think it's enough. So long as the green check is such a large rep bonus, it will continue to inspire pointless harassment.
Meanwhile, there are other limitations of the big green check. Notably, the OP... | 2012/06/09 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/135275",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/138822/"
] | IMHO the original rationale behind the acceptance bonus still stands. Earning the green check signifies that a post was most helpful to the question's OP, and solved his problem best/most clearly/most insightfully/[other]. There are also definitely cases when the *most popular* answer is not necessarily *the most helpf... | As primer, let me state up front that I'd be fine with getting rid of the bonus for accepted answers, but I'm not sure that getting rid of them would resolve the accept rate harassment issue. Perhaps removing that from individual users as a whole would be a better course of option?
---
I'm comfortable with letting th... |
51,834 | I want to join a website where they allow only accredited investors to participate in investments that they manage.
I am not an accredited investor. However, in the past, I worked for the company and acquired stock in the company itself. Does me holding stock in the company make me an accredited investor with this com... | 2015/08/12 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/51834",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/32190/"
] | "Does me holding stock in the company make me an accredited investor with this company in particular?" No.
But maybe the site will let you trade it your shares to another accredited investor. Just ask, if the site operators have a securities lawyer they should be able to accomodate | Without knowing the specifics it is hard to give you a specific answer, but most likely the answer is no. If they limit the participation in the site to accredited investors, this is probably not something they are doing willingly, but rather imposed by regulators. Acredited investors have access to instruments that do... |
10,013,352 | The thing is that I have a very large JS file, with more than 5.000 lines of code, which holds several objects (some inherit from others), functions and so on.
but if you try to find something, you need much time, because it is so big and my IDE (Netbeans) does not really represent it clearly enough.
I.e. the navigati... | 2012/04/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10013352",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/357234/"
] | I'd recommend splitting it into many smaller, maintainable files, and then using [SquishIt](https://github.com/jetheredge/SquishIt) (or the like, depending on your server side language) in production to minify and concatenate your scripts back to a single file. | The only way I don't get lost in my .JS files is delimitating each and everysingle function/objects by 3 lines of comments like this :
/*-------------------------------------------------------*/
/*----------------SECTION BC-204----------------*/
/*-------------------------------------------------------*/
The ... |
10,013,352 | The thing is that I have a very large JS file, with more than 5.000 lines of code, which holds several objects (some inherit from others), functions and so on.
but if you try to find something, you need much time, because it is so big and my IDE (Netbeans) does not really represent it clearly enough.
I.e. the navigati... | 2012/04/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10013352",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/357234/"
] | My setup has separate files for each object. This is ideal for me because it makes finding things very easy.
It's also very easy to have a simple 'build' script that concatenates all the files together in the proper order. I also have my script run the concatenated file through the [Closure Compiler](http://code.googl... | The only way I don't get lost in my .JS files is delimitating each and everysingle function/objects by 3 lines of comments like this :
/*-------------------------------------------------------*/
/*----------------SECTION BC-204----------------*/
/*-------------------------------------------------------*/
The ... |
144,277 | I want to transfer my domain from external domain server to my webhosting's domain server.
is there any benefit? | 2010/05/21 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/144277",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/43443/"
] | Frankly, the web hosting companies that I've dealt with (on behalf of our customers) weren't very good with DNS. My recommendation would be to move your DNS to a company that specializes in DNS, like DynDNS or the registar that the domain was registered with, if it was one of the major registrars like Network Solutions... | Not on a technical level. There may be a business advantage depending upon the incentives offered by the registrar's hosting. |
165,778 | I'm currently helping write a fast compiled web framework in the crystal language and am trying to find a way to speed up sessions using encrypted cookies. We're currently taking a json string and encrypting it with AES. We're then base64 encoding and signing it.
My question is: Is it necessary to sign or will a modif... | 2017/07/21 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/165778",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/153958/"
] | >
> Is it necessary to sign or will a modified encrypted string fail to
> decrypt?
>
>
>
In the cryptography world a modified message is called a tampered message. Encryption by itself does not provide protection against tampering, but block ciphers are not used alone. Block ciphers are used in different modes, f... | >
> Is it necessary to sign or will a modified encrypted string fail to
> decrypt?
>
>
>
The classical (and faster) way to authenticate your message is using [MAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_authentication_code).
You should use signing if you need non-repudiation (which you probably do not need).
>
... |
37,608,402 | I'm in the process of putting my very first app on the Google Play Store. There is a setting that says "CONTAINS ADS".
Is it possible to change that setting once your app is fully submitted and is live on the Google Play Store? | 2016/06/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37608402",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6096427/"
] | Yes, you can change it in Google Play Console.
Under Policy -> App Content -> Ads
Select Manage
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xVAIF.png)
Select Yes or No.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.c... | 1. Open Play Console and go to the App content page (Policy > App content).
2. Under “Ads,” select Start. |
340,700 | During Low quality posts review queue, I came across [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/39340971/home-shortcut-not-created-on-cyanogen-os) question. This question didn't contain what asker tried to solve his problem, nor what problem he faced while attempting to solve his problem neither any steps to reproduce ... | 2017/01/02 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/340700",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/4562287/"
] | This question should be downvoted and closed, and OP should be notified (by a comment) about the reason for the downvote, in order to help them improve future posts.
There are many VTC-reasons that can fit "lack of research efforts" posts, you can pick one of them, but I don't think the question should be deleted. | I've also had the same situation but with discussion with community manager here I found that VLQ should used when you cannot interpret content out of the post.
If you have problem with post that the op didn't tried to solve out the problem and straight away asked the question you can downvote and comment.
And regard... |
185,498 | My son is starting his first part-time job soon. He was required to take a physical. He (and my spouse, as he's a minor) spent 6 hours (really) waiting at a clinic today to have it administered. The employer did pay for the physical, but he won't be compensated for the 6 hours.
This feels pretty underhanded, but commo... | 2022/06/09 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/185498",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/632/"
] | It's not a great idea for your son to start his first job with drama. As a parent I would want my kids going in with a positive mindset and just concentrating on working well and being nice to everyone. Not a negative mindset and a vague grievance.
So personally I'd just write this off to experience. The employer cann... | I noted in a comment that federal law doesn't cover this situation. The Fair Labor Standards Act would only cover time spent on required testing while you're an employee; not before.
California state law talks about pre-employment testing but I can't find anything about payment for time. [The Department of Fair Employ... |
185,498 | My son is starting his first part-time job soon. He was required to take a physical. He (and my spouse, as he's a minor) spent 6 hours (really) waiting at a clinic today to have it administered. The employer did pay for the physical, but he won't be compensated for the 6 hours.
This feels pretty underhanded, but commo... | 2022/06/09 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/185498",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/632/"
] | Just leave this up to your son. And that includes trying to influence him by talking about this. No need to make him look incapable by interfering with this. If he’s old enough to work, he’s old enough to handle this minor issue (if even that) by himself. | I noted in a comment that federal law doesn't cover this situation. The Fair Labor Standards Act would only cover time spent on required testing while you're an employee; not before.
California state law talks about pre-employment testing but I can't find anything about payment for time. [The Department of Fair Employ... |
394,608 | I'm using ArcMap 10.8 with 3D Analyst. I received a LandXML from a civil engineer, who I assume used Civil3D or similar to create it. The LandXML has several TINs representing existing surface and proposed surfaces of a proposed project. When I use the LandXML to TIN tool, the TIN is placed in the incorrect spatial loc... | 2021/04/22 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/394608",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/46026/"
] | The very first thing I would try is to bring your new TIN into a blank ArcMap session. The current data frame coordinate system may be the reason your TIN doesn't 'line up' with the imagery.
You may have done exactly this but these are the steps I need to take:
1. Copy a standard esri projection file (.prj) to a new ... | I had the same problem a few years ago. Vector data came in fine but the LandXML was off. I went through some old notes and found how I got it to work, but I had to do it in Civil 3D. Maybe they could modify it for you. The scale will be different I'm sure.
In Civ3D:
* Select the surface/contour (use QSELECT to query... |
10,444,525 | I'm trying to keep my Xcode project organized. I want to maintain separate folders for xib files and class .h/.m files when creating the files or a new project. I'm talking about separate folders in Finder, not in Xcode's File Navigator.
The problem that I'm facing is that it seems that when I put all my xibs into a f... | 2012/05/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10444525",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1311996/"
] | create 2 new groups named classes and xib files.And after u creating your classes,just drag the xib files to the xib files folder and the .h and .m files to the classes folder.its quite simple! | 1) Create groups in your Xcode
2)Whenever you add new file first select group( which group that want to add file for)and than add file.
3)Than after if some files outside of groups than remove it reference from Xcode and create new reference after selecting group type.
4)or you can create groups folder in hard disk ... |
10,444,525 | I'm trying to keep my Xcode project organized. I want to maintain separate folders for xib files and class .h/.m files when creating the files or a new project. I'm talking about separate folders in Finder, not in Xcode's File Navigator.
The problem that I'm facing is that it seems that when I put all my xibs into a f... | 2012/05/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10444525",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1311996/"
] | create 2 new groups named classes and xib files.And after u creating your classes,just drag the xib files to the xib files folder and the .h and .m files to the classes folder.its quite simple! | In your xcode right click on project name -> create new group and create a folder, give the name that you want and you can drag your files to that folder, this way you can maintain seperate folders in your xcode |
10,444,525 | I'm trying to keep my Xcode project organized. I want to maintain separate folders for xib files and class .h/.m files when creating the files or a new project. I'm talking about separate folders in Finder, not in Xcode's File Navigator.
The problem that I'm facing is that it seems that when I put all my xibs into a f... | 2012/05/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10444525",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1311996/"
] | create 2 new groups named classes and xib files.And after u creating your classes,just drag the xib files to the xib files folder and the .h and .m files to the classes folder.its quite simple! | If you want fileStructure in hardisk but not in XCode navigator,
you need to create your folder in your project folder, just after project creation.
Then when you create new file, xcode ask where to save those files, just select one of the folder you created earlier. |
57,136 | I've recently seen this photo and really liked it:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DGf9L.jpg "photo")
(source: [serial-fizruk.net](http://serial-fizruk.net/serial-fizruk.jpg))
My question is: how to create such lighting effect?
Is it created on post or it is real?
Is i... | 2014/11/30 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/57136",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/35002/"
] | Complementary to the other answer (by @b-shaw), which focusses on creating this effect in post processing, I'll try to explain how you can achieve this effect "in real life".
Your camera captures light (fotons). So you need a light source (in your example at the right side, above the field of view of the camera) and s... | There are a few ways to do this.
* My favorite way is to use a tool called Rays from Digital Film Tools. I use it sparingly, essentially to reinforce light rays already in the image - <http://www.digitalfilmtools.com/rays/>
* Alternatively, you could create a Rays-like layer by hand in Photoshop and add that over the... |
636,623 | I have got some LEDs, a breaboard, a 74HC08 IC, a 9 V battery, resistors of 10 and 100 ohms. I want to check the IC by connecting it to a breadboard but the IC input voltage is 5 V and current 8 mA. On calculation I found that if I connect around approx. 600 Ω of resistor then my battery would give a 5 V output to IC f... | 2022/09/29 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/636623",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/322874/"
] | First, The 7408 is not a constant current device, therefore it will not always draw 8mA, so the 600-ohm resistor will not work. I'm not exactly sure how you found the 8mA in the first place because from the [datasheet](https://www.electroschematics.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/7408-datasheet.pdf) I found, it is from ... | Using a series resistor isn't going to get the job done. The 74HC08 IC current will vary, depending on what it's doing and how much current its output pins are sourcing.
Rather than use 9V, you have a couple of options for making 5V to power your breadboard:
* 3x 1.5V alkaline batteries (close enough to 5V to get the... |
270,005 | In Amazon EC2, where I set "security groups", It says: Source:
0.0.0.0/0
And then it gives an example of: 192.168.2.0/24
What is "/24"?
I know what port and IP is. | 2011/05/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/270005",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/81082/"
] | It's [CIDR notation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIDR_notation). | The number after the / represents the subnet. |
270,005 | In Amazon EC2, where I set "security groups", It says: Source:
0.0.0.0/0
And then it gives an example of: 192.168.2.0/24
What is "/24"?
I know what port and IP is. | 2011/05/15 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/270005",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/81082/"
] | The number after the / is the number of bits in the network mask. /24 is the same as 255.255.255.0, just as /16 would be the same as 255.255.0.0 | The number after the / represents the subnet. |
28,295,712 | I was able to install Java8 + JavaFx on my Raspberry B+ following this tutorial <http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/java/RaspberryPiFX/raspberryfx.html> and thanks to this suggestion [JavaFx Ensemble on Raspberry pi](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28284239/javafx-ensemble-on-raspberry-pi)
I... | 2015/02/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28295712",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2012635/"
] | The dalvik-sdk.zip that was previously available at
<https://bitbucket.org/javafxports/arm/downloads> contained experimental code for mobile/embedded. I removed that code, and it works at normal speed again now.
You can download the new sdk at the old location:
<https://bitbucket.org/javafxports/arm/downloads/armv6h... | I've tested Ensamble8 in both JDK8u33 and JDK8u06, and you are right, now the application goes really slow, while in the previous JDK it went well (considering it's a big application), but without any lag on the mouse.
Maybe it is because `jfxrt.jar` is loaded as external sources, or maybe because there's a huge loggi... |
195,341 | I'd like to know whether "is" or "are" should be used in the following on standardized tests:
>
> Reduced oxygen levels in the river **is** / **are** a problem for aquatic life.
>
>
>
I'd appreciate your help. | 2019/02/04 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/195341",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3865/"
] | The noun phrase here, forming the subject of the sentence, is "reduced oxygen levels in the river". There are three nouns here that could be the head word: oxygen, level, and river.
There are several approaches to working out which it is. You could see that "oxygen" is clearly qualifying "levels", or that the phrase i... | *The levels* **are** a problem.
Reduced and oxygen are just there to qualify to word levels, which is the real subject of the verb
An *atmosphere* with reduced levels of oxygen **is** a problem. |
8,209,348 | I'm thinking if there already is some sort of online live python console (web-based) with open source code available. Anyone know of anything?
It would be really useful to have console in Django admin (like running *python manage.py shell* on the server's terminal), so it would be great to have django/any wsgi aplicati... | 2011/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8209348",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/701018/"
] | You're looking for the Werkzug debugger.
<http://werkzeug.pocoo.org/>
<http://werkzeug.pocoo.org/docs/debug/>
It's got an interactive javascript based in-browser debugger for your WSGI projects, among many other great tools. Fantastic stuff.
For Django specifically, there's also RunServerPlus, which is part of the ... | Have a look at [python shell](http://shell.appspot.com/) from Google. There's a link to source code at the top. Loading Django environment into it might be not very easy but I believe it's possible. |
8,209,348 | I'm thinking if there already is some sort of online live python console (web-based) with open source code available. Anyone know of anything?
It would be really useful to have console in Django admin (like running *python manage.py shell* on the server's terminal), so it would be great to have django/any wsgi aplicati... | 2011/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8209348",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/701018/"
] | You should check out [Python Anywhere](http://www.pythonanywhere.com/). You can run python web apps, you get an SQL database, and you get a bash shell in your browser. | Have a look at [python shell](http://shell.appspot.com/) from Google. There's a link to source code at the top. Loading Django environment into it might be not very easy but I believe it's possible. |
8,209,348 | I'm thinking if there already is some sort of online live python console (web-based) with open source code available. Anyone know of anything?
It would be really useful to have console in Django admin (like running *python manage.py shell* on the server's terminal), so it would be great to have django/any wsgi aplicati... | 2011/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8209348",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/701018/"
] | Have a look at [python shell](http://shell.appspot.com/) from Google. There's a link to source code at the top. Loading Django environment into it might be not very easy but I believe it's possible. | There is a great website called [Codecademy](http://www.codecademy.com). It teaches the fundamentals of Python, Ruby, Javascript, and HTML/CSS.
They also have online consoles for each of the languages they teach, excluding HTML/CSS. This website is [Codecademy Labs](http://labs.codecademy.com). Codecademy Labs has a co... |
8,209,348 | I'm thinking if there already is some sort of online live python console (web-based) with open source code available. Anyone know of anything?
It would be really useful to have console in Django admin (like running *python manage.py shell* on the server's terminal), so it would be great to have django/any wsgi aplicati... | 2011/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8209348",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/701018/"
] | You're looking for the Werkzug debugger.
<http://werkzeug.pocoo.org/>
<http://werkzeug.pocoo.org/docs/debug/>
It's got an interactive javascript based in-browser debugger for your WSGI projects, among many other great tools. Fantastic stuff.
For Django specifically, there's also RunServerPlus, which is part of the ... | I'm not sure if this meets your desire but you might take a look at Chrome extension : <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gdiimmpmdoofmahingpgabiikimjgcia> |
8,209,348 | I'm thinking if there already is some sort of online live python console (web-based) with open source code available. Anyone know of anything?
It would be really useful to have console in Django admin (like running *python manage.py shell* on the server's terminal), so it would be great to have django/any wsgi aplicati... | 2011/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8209348",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/701018/"
] | You should check out [Python Anywhere](http://www.pythonanywhere.com/). You can run python web apps, you get an SQL database, and you get a bash shell in your browser. | I'm not sure if this meets your desire but you might take a look at Chrome extension : <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gdiimmpmdoofmahingpgabiikimjgcia> |
8,209,348 | I'm thinking if there already is some sort of online live python console (web-based) with open source code available. Anyone know of anything?
It would be really useful to have console in Django admin (like running *python manage.py shell* on the server's terminal), so it would be great to have django/any wsgi aplicati... | 2011/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8209348",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/701018/"
] | I'm not sure if this meets your desire but you might take a look at Chrome extension : <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gdiimmpmdoofmahingpgabiikimjgcia> | There is a great website called [Codecademy](http://www.codecademy.com). It teaches the fundamentals of Python, Ruby, Javascript, and HTML/CSS.
They also have online consoles for each of the languages they teach, excluding HTML/CSS. This website is [Codecademy Labs](http://labs.codecademy.com). Codecademy Labs has a co... |
8,209,348 | I'm thinking if there already is some sort of online live python console (web-based) with open source code available. Anyone know of anything?
It would be really useful to have console in Django admin (like running *python manage.py shell* on the server's terminal), so it would be great to have django/any wsgi aplicati... | 2011/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8209348",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/701018/"
] | You're looking for the Werkzug debugger.
<http://werkzeug.pocoo.org/>
<http://werkzeug.pocoo.org/docs/debug/>
It's got an interactive javascript based in-browser debugger for your WSGI projects, among many other great tools. Fantastic stuff.
For Django specifically, there's also RunServerPlus, which is part of the ... | You should check out [Python Anywhere](http://www.pythonanywhere.com/). You can run python web apps, you get an SQL database, and you get a bash shell in your browser. |
8,209,348 | I'm thinking if there already is some sort of online live python console (web-based) with open source code available. Anyone know of anything?
It would be really useful to have console in Django admin (like running *python manage.py shell* on the server's terminal), so it would be great to have django/any wsgi aplicati... | 2011/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8209348",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/701018/"
] | You're looking for the Werkzug debugger.
<http://werkzeug.pocoo.org/>
<http://werkzeug.pocoo.org/docs/debug/>
It's got an interactive javascript based in-browser debugger for your WSGI projects, among many other great tools. Fantastic stuff.
For Django specifically, there's also RunServerPlus, which is part of the ... | There is a great website called [Codecademy](http://www.codecademy.com). It teaches the fundamentals of Python, Ruby, Javascript, and HTML/CSS.
They also have online consoles for each of the languages they teach, excluding HTML/CSS. This website is [Codecademy Labs](http://labs.codecademy.com). Codecademy Labs has a co... |
8,209,348 | I'm thinking if there already is some sort of online live python console (web-based) with open source code available. Anyone know of anything?
It would be really useful to have console in Django admin (like running *python manage.py shell* on the server's terminal), so it would be great to have django/any wsgi aplicati... | 2011/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8209348",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/701018/"
] | You should check out [Python Anywhere](http://www.pythonanywhere.com/). You can run python web apps, you get an SQL database, and you get a bash shell in your browser. | There is a great website called [Codecademy](http://www.codecademy.com). It teaches the fundamentals of Python, Ruby, Javascript, and HTML/CSS.
They also have online consoles for each of the languages they teach, excluding HTML/CSS. This website is [Codecademy Labs](http://labs.codecademy.com). Codecademy Labs has a co... |
47,977 | Published in [The Hill](https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/499394-the-covid-19-shutdown-will-cost-americans-millions-of-years-of-life) on May 25, 2020, an opinion piece by Scott W. Atlas, John R. Birge, Ralph L. Keeney, and Alexander Lipton claims that as of the time of writing, in the United States, COVID-19 was r... | 2020/06/26 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/47977",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/48401/"
] | Probably yes
============
The authors did a great job of citing sources and, except for underestimating COVID-19 years lost, the math largely checks out.
The obvious caveat is these figures are extrapolations; historical trends may not hold during the pandemic. For example, the correlation between unemployment and de... | The sums *may* be correct; but the number calculated is utterly meaningless.
============================================================================
The primary impact on deaths of the shutdown is the number of years of life lost is those saved by the reduction in number of Covid-19 cases and thus deaths. In real... |
47,977 | Published in [The Hill](https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/499394-the-covid-19-shutdown-will-cost-americans-millions-of-years-of-life) on May 25, 2020, an opinion piece by Scott W. Atlas, John R. Birge, Ralph L. Keeney, and Alexander Lipton claims that as of the time of writing, in the United States, COVID-19 was r... | 2020/06/26 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/47977",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/48401/"
] | Probably yes
============
The authors did a great job of citing sources and, except for underestimating COVID-19 years lost, the math largely checks out.
The obvious caveat is these figures are extrapolations; historical trends may not hold during the pandemic. For example, the correlation between unemployment and de... | Basically the Atlas et. al (Hill) piece is a flawed comparison because it omits the number of life-years lost in the counterfactual scenario of no lockdown.
Here's what a [World Bank study](https://blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttalk/lives-or-livelihoods-global-estimates-mortality-and-poverty-costs-covid-19) has to sa... |
47,977 | Published in [The Hill](https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/499394-the-covid-19-shutdown-will-cost-americans-millions-of-years-of-life) on May 25, 2020, an opinion piece by Scott W. Atlas, John R. Birge, Ralph L. Keeney, and Alexander Lipton claims that as of the time of writing, in the United States, COVID-19 was r... | 2020/06/26 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/47977",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/48401/"
] | Article claim: Specious on its own terms
----------------------------------------
Contra the excellently researched answer from Paul Draper, the claim in the article is untrue at the time it was written.
The article's central claim is that *the COVID-19 lockdown* has led to 700,000 years of lost life per month, of wh... | The sums *may* be correct; but the number calculated is utterly meaningless.
============================================================================
The primary impact on deaths of the shutdown is the number of years of life lost is those saved by the reduction in number of Covid-19 cases and thus deaths. In real... |
47,977 | Published in [The Hill](https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/499394-the-covid-19-shutdown-will-cost-americans-millions-of-years-of-life) on May 25, 2020, an opinion piece by Scott W. Atlas, John R. Birge, Ralph L. Keeney, and Alexander Lipton claims that as of the time of writing, in the United States, COVID-19 was r... | 2020/06/26 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/47977",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/48401/"
] | Article claim: Specious on its own terms
----------------------------------------
Contra the excellently researched answer from Paul Draper, the claim in the article is untrue at the time it was written.
The article's central claim is that *the COVID-19 lockdown* has led to 700,000 years of lost life per month, of wh... | Basically the Atlas et. al (Hill) piece is a flawed comparison because it omits the number of life-years lost in the counterfactual scenario of no lockdown.
Here's what a [World Bank study](https://blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttalk/lives-or-livelihoods-global-estimates-mortality-and-poverty-costs-covid-19) has to sa... |
33,795,903 | I have heard about .sql file in SQL Server, But i don't know what it holds also is this file helpful for recovery purpose? | 2015/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33795903",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5218011/"
] | .sql file is the script file of sql server that contain the all command of particular database...
**Including**
**- Create
- Select
- Insert
- Store Processor
- View** | SQL, or Structured Query Language files contain SQL code used to modify the contents of a database. They may contain statements for creating or modifying database structures, insertions or updates, deletions.
Your result will be based on what your code in .SQL says. |
90,677 | I am trying to find the association between BMI and onset age of a condition with linear regression model. I have multiple records of BMI measurement. But the outcome variable, onset age of condition, obviously, only once.
It seems outcome variable should be measured at least twice for a longitudinal study.
Is this... | 2014/03/20 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/90677",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/20213/"
] | Is the BMI measured before or after the onset of the condition?
If it is measured before the onset you could use [survival analysis](http://www.maartenbuis.nl/wp/survival.html). These models often allow you to introduce time varying covariates.
If they are measured after the onset, you will have to ask yourself how ... | The first thing I would do is make some graphs of BMI over time per person and color them as to whether they were pre-onset or post-onset.
Then I'd think about whether the trend in BMI pre-onset is an interesting predictor. If it is, there are some methods that allow time varying covariates that are not regular; or, y... |
357,721 | I have a client that want to have a web app I'm building for them display [heat maps](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_map) of the data.
I haven't worked with heat maps at all and I was wondering if anyone knew of some good tools for generating them.
Thanks. | 2008/12/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/357721",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10420/"
] | I realize this is an old, old post -- but the next guy to stumble across this page might try [gheat](http://code.google.com/p/gheat/) for heatmaps in webapps. There are ports for Django and Google App Engine, if you happen to be using those backends. | I'll assume this is data with three values per data-point - we'll call them x, y and z.
It would really help if x and y were spatial coordinates as that makes things easier.
Anyway, generate a bitmap of x by y (scaled appropriately).
For each x and y pair in the data, scale z to between 0 and 1 (or 0 and however many... |
357,721 | I have a client that want to have a web app I'm building for them display [heat maps](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_map) of the data.
I haven't worked with heat maps at all and I was wondering if anyone knew of some good tools for generating them.
Thanks. | 2008/12/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/357721",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10420/"
] | Heat maps are often used in place of a more conventional term: [kernel density estimators](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_density_estimation). If you need to compute these on the fly, consider [GRASS GIS](http://grass.osgeo.org/)- specifically, the [v.kernel](http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/v.ke... | I'll assume this is data with three values per data-point - we'll call them x, y and z.
It would really help if x and y were spatial coordinates as that makes things easier.
Anyway, generate a bitmap of x by y (scaled appropriately).
For each x and y pair in the data, scale z to between 0 and 1 (or 0 and however many... |
357,721 | I have a client that want to have a web app I'm building for them display [heat maps](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_map) of the data.
I haven't worked with heat maps at all and I was wondering if anyone knew of some good tools for generating them.
Thanks. | 2008/12/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/357721",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10420/"
] | If you want to generate heatmaps on the clientside (with JavaScript) I can recommend [heatmap.js](http://www.patrick-wied.at/static/heatmapjs/) to you. It uses the HTML5 Canvas element to generate dynamic web heatmaps, you can new add data at any time and the heatmaps refresh. | [Pyheat](https://github.com/amccollum/pyheat) is another good library in python for building heatmaps.
[Gheat](http://code.google.com/p/gheat/) is already mentioned in a reply by J.J. |
357,721 | I have a client that want to have a web app I'm building for them display [heat maps](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_map) of the data.
I haven't worked with heat maps at all and I was wondering if anyone knew of some good tools for generating them.
Thanks. | 2008/12/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/357721",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10420/"
] | I'll assume this is data with three values per data-point - we'll call them x, y and z.
It would really help if x and y were spatial coordinates as that makes things easier.
Anyway, generate a bitmap of x by y (scaled appropriately).
For each x and y pair in the data, scale z to between 0 and 1 (or 0 and however many... | I have a compelling heatmaps tool for both PC and mobile web pages to recommend: <http://miapex.com> |
357,721 | I have a client that want to have a web app I'm building for them display [heat maps](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_map) of the data.
I haven't worked with heat maps at all and I was wondering if anyone knew of some good tools for generating them.
Thanks. | 2008/12/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/357721",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10420/"
] | I'll assume this is data with three values per data-point - we'll call them x, y and z.
It would really help if x and y were spatial coordinates as that makes things easier.
Anyway, generate a bitmap of x by y (scaled appropriately).
For each x and y pair in the data, scale z to between 0 and 1 (or 0 and however many... | [Pyheat](https://github.com/amccollum/pyheat) is another good library in python for building heatmaps.
[Gheat](http://code.google.com/p/gheat/) is already mentioned in a reply by J.J. |
357,721 | I have a client that want to have a web app I'm building for them display [heat maps](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_map) of the data.
I haven't worked with heat maps at all and I was wondering if anyone knew of some good tools for generating them.
Thanks. | 2008/12/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/357721",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10420/"
] | I realize this is an old, old post -- but the next guy to stumble across this page might try [gheat](http://code.google.com/p/gheat/) for heatmaps in webapps. There are ports for Django and Google App Engine, if you happen to be using those backends. | [Pyheat](https://github.com/amccollum/pyheat) is another good library in python for building heatmaps.
[Gheat](http://code.google.com/p/gheat/) is already mentioned in a reply by J.J. |
424,655 | Are all electromagnetic waves considered photons? And if so, why are electrons changing energy states considered different from a simple acceleration of charged particles in (for ex.) a capacitor based radio transmitter? | 2018/08/24 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/424655",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/203131/"
] | A radio signal is typically generated by a large large number of electrons moving in the antenna in a synchronous fashion, thus generating a huge EM wave made up of a large large number of photons in sync. If you had a super super sensitive radio you could pick off one photon and get the radio signal for example. Radio... | Classically EM waves were considered to be built up of electric and magnetic waves and the moving electric field created a moving magnetic wave, and that is how in Maxwell's equations EM waves were propagating.
Now in the QM theory, the EM wave is built up of a herd of photons.
The two theories work good together, so... |
424,655 | Are all electromagnetic waves considered photons? And if so, why are electrons changing energy states considered different from a simple acceleration of charged particles in (for ex.) a capacitor based radio transmitter? | 2018/08/24 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/424655",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/203131/"
] | Classical electromagnetism is obtained by taking the many photon limit (i. e. the *classical limit*) of the corresponding quantum theory. Thinking of classical electromagnetic waves as being composed of many photons is correct, but not very useful to help you understand how radio transmitters work. That is like trying ... | Classically EM waves were considered to be built up of electric and magnetic waves and the moving electric field created a moving magnetic wave, and that is how in Maxwell's equations EM waves were propagating.
Now in the QM theory, the EM wave is built up of a herd of photons.
The two theories work good together, so... |
67,287 | >
> The big breakers came in slowly; their shoulders growing tall and green.
>
>
>
I'd like to know whether "their shoulders" in this sentence is used correctly.
Does the word "green" mean "full of energy"? | 2015/09/05 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/67287",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/22895/"
] | I think it's a metaphor.
A wave coming ashore rises slowly and before it breaks (crushes down), it might seem to somebody a hunched giant whose neck is bent down, and only the shoulders and the back are visible. The rising of the wave is like growing of that hunched-over giant, with the shoulders slowly getting higher... | "Shoulder" is used to refer to a portion near the crest of the wave, but lower. It's a part which hasn't broken yet. (Breaking is when the water comes apart and appears white.)
Here's a [link](http://www.surfscience.com/ask-a-scientist?task=view&id=141) and here's [another](http://www.thesurfingsite.com/Surf-Slang.htm... |
67,287 | >
> The big breakers came in slowly; their shoulders growing tall and green.
>
>
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I'd like to know whether "their shoulders" in this sentence is used correctly.
Does the word "green" mean "full of energy"? | 2015/09/05 | [
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] | Yes, this is correct. Not a metaphor, the reference to a shoulder is simply a less common use of the word.
The definition of shoulder in Merriam-Webster (one of the most accepted English Dictionaries) includes this: an area adjacent to or along the edge of a higher, more prominent, or more important part [such as] th... | "Shoulder" is used to refer to a portion near the crest of the wave, but lower. It's a part which hasn't broken yet. (Breaking is when the water comes apart and appears white.)
Here's a [link](http://www.surfscience.com/ask-a-scientist?task=view&id=141) and here's [another](http://www.thesurfingsite.com/Surf-Slang.htm... |
64,307 | I want to ask questions about a text. The text is written in past tense. When I talk about the text, do I only use simple present or also present progressive? Please, look at the following examples.
* Text: “They were looking for something.” ☞
What do they do in the garden? *vs* What are they doing?
* Text: “Emma aske... | 2012/04/15 | [
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] | You state that you wish to ask questions about a text, presumably to students who have just read the text. You may use either present (What do the boys hope to find according to this passage? ***or*** past tense: What **were** the boys looking for in this passage? OR present progressive (What **are** the boys **looking... | * Text: They were looking for something. ☞ What were they doing?
* Text: Emma asked: "What are you looking for?" ☞ Emma asked what the boys were looking for.
I don't know where you got the idea that you cannot use progressive tenses in reported speech or when talking about a text, but you most certainly can, and in ma... |
184,734 | I want to know whether there is a need for responding to students who ask for points/marks by arguing **that they only answered the question that was asked.**, a.k.a "literalism". So, I am giving a simple hypothetical scenario.
*Note*: This is a simple scenario and the questions can be different.
Consider the followin... | 2022/04/28 | [
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] | If answer #1 is a correct answer to your question, then I would argue that answer #3 deserves **fewer** points than answer #1, not more. This is something that I see too often on students' exams: they don't really understand the concept they are asked to define, so they regurgitate every sentence from the course notes ... | Answer #1 **to the question** is correct. Full marks.
Both answers #2 and #3 are not as good as answer #1, if you plan to grade differently, they should get **less** points.
Students must learn to understand a question **and its scope**. The scope was to say what a finite set is, and not what an example of a finite s... |
184,734 | I want to know whether there is a need for responding to students who ask for points/marks by arguing **that they only answered the question that was asked.**, a.k.a "literalism". So, I am giving a simple hypothetical scenario.
*Note*: This is a simple scenario and the questions can be different.
Consider the followin... | 2022/04/28 | [
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] | In the unlikely event that "finite number of elements" was previously defined and can therefore be used in a definition of "finite set", all three answers deserve full credit.
In any event, answers 2 and 3 should not get more credit than answer 1, because the additional information they contain is not part of a defini... | 3 point answer:
---------------
If you ask a question that's worth 5 points:
* Every single answer that correctly answers what is asked should be graded with 5 points no matter the wording or the length
* Every single answer that partially or not completely answers what is asked should be graded with 1-4 points, depe... |
184,734 | I want to know whether there is a need for responding to students who ask for points/marks by arguing **that they only answered the question that was asked.**, a.k.a "literalism". So, I am giving a simple hypothetical scenario.
*Note*: This is a simple scenario and the questions can be different.
Consider the followin... | 2022/04/28 | [
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"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | I agree with the other answers that this is not an issue of literalism at all, but a lack of clarity in questioning.
Let's consider another field, and three possible exam questions you might ask:
>
> Define Totalitarianism.
>
>
>
>
> Define Totalitarianism and provide at one example each from the 19th, 20th, an... | 3 point answer:
---------------
If you ask a question that's worth 5 points:
* Every single answer that correctly answers what is asked should be graded with 5 points no matter the wording or the length
* Every single answer that partially or not completely answers what is asked should be graded with 1-4 points, depe... |
184,734 | I want to know whether there is a need for responding to students who ask for points/marks by arguing **that they only answered the question that was asked.**, a.k.a "literalism". So, I am giving a simple hypothetical scenario.
*Note*: This is a simple scenario and the questions can be different.
Consider the followin... | 2022/04/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/184734",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | Answer #1 **to the question** is correct. Full marks.
Both answers #2 and #3 are not as good as answer #1, if you plan to grade differently, they should get **less** points.
Students must learn to understand a question **and its scope**. The scope was to say what a finite set is, and not what an example of a finite s... | Actually, I think you were being overly generous with the first two answers and even the third. The first is simply a tautology, not a definition. Zero points. ("'Finite' is, you know, *man*, FINITE! Know what I mean, bro?"). The second shows a bit of comprehension, maybe 2 points to distinguish it from the first.
Eve... |
184,734 | I want to know whether there is a need for responding to students who ask for points/marks by arguing **that they only answered the question that was asked.**, a.k.a "literalism". So, I am giving a simple hypothetical scenario.
*Note*: This is a simple scenario and the questions can be different.
Consider the followin... | 2022/04/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/184734",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/35909/"
] | In the unlikely event that "finite number of elements" was previously defined and can therefore be used in a definition of "finite set", all three answers deserve full credit.
In any event, answers 2 and 3 should not get more credit than answer 1, because the additional information they contain is not part of a defini... | I agree with the other answers that this is not an issue of literalism at all, but a lack of clarity in questioning.
Let's consider another field, and three possible exam questions you might ask:
>
> Define Totalitarianism.
>
>
>
>
> Define Totalitarianism and provide at one example each from the 19th, 20th, an... |
184,734 | I want to know whether there is a need for responding to students who ask for points/marks by arguing **that they only answered the question that was asked.**, a.k.a "literalism". So, I am giving a simple hypothetical scenario.
*Note*: This is a simple scenario and the questions can be different.
Consider the followin... | 2022/04/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/184734",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/35909/"
] | Answer #1 **to the question** is correct. Full marks.
Both answers #2 and #3 are not as good as answer #1, if you plan to grade differently, they should get **less** points.
Students must learn to understand a question **and its scope**. The scope was to say what a finite set is, and not what an example of a finite s... | 3 point answer:
---------------
If you ask a question that's worth 5 points:
* Every single answer that correctly answers what is asked should be graded with 5 points no matter the wording or the length
* Every single answer that partially or not completely answers what is asked should be graded with 1-4 points, depe... |
184,734 | I want to know whether there is a need for responding to students who ask for points/marks by arguing **that they only answered the question that was asked.**, a.k.a "literalism". So, I am giving a simple hypothetical scenario.
*Note*: This is a simple scenario and the questions can be different.
Consider the followin... | 2022/04/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/184734",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/35909/"
] | >
> As an evaluator, suppose I decided to give three points to answer #1, four points to answer #2, and full points (5) to the last answer. **Is it not recommended to do it that way?**
>
>
>
**Absolutely not.** You should give full points to any answer that correctly answers your literal question. In your example,... | In the unlikely event that "finite number of elements" was previously defined and can therefore be used in a definition of "finite set", all three answers deserve full credit.
In any event, answers 2 and 3 should not get more credit than answer 1, because the additional information they contain is not part of a defini... |
184,734 | I want to know whether there is a need for responding to students who ask for points/marks by arguing **that they only answered the question that was asked.**, a.k.a "literalism". So, I am giving a simple hypothetical scenario.
*Note*: This is a simple scenario and the questions can be different.
Consider the followin... | 2022/04/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/184734",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/35909/"
] | >
> As an evaluator, suppose I decided to give three points to answer #1, four points to answer #2, and full points (5) to the last answer. **Is it not recommended to do it that way?**
>
>
>
**Absolutely not.** You should give full points to any answer that correctly answers your literal question. In your example,... | Consider that you need to know what a full-credit answer looks like ahead of time, since that's how you decide how many total points each Q is worth.
That Q was 5 points. Let's say that's not much, which means you've decided ahead-of-time that a short simple answer is worth full credit.
On the other hand, suppose 5 i... |
184,734 | I want to know whether there is a need for responding to students who ask for points/marks by arguing **that they only answered the question that was asked.**, a.k.a "literalism". So, I am giving a simple hypothetical scenario.
*Note*: This is a simple scenario and the questions can be different.
Consider the followin... | 2022/04/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/184734",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/35909/"
] | Consider that you need to know what a full-credit answer looks like ahead of time, since that's how you decide how many total points each Q is worth.
That Q was 5 points. Let's say that's not much, which means you've decided ahead-of-time that a short simple answer is worth full credit.
On the other hand, suppose 5 i... | 3 point answer:
---------------
If you ask a question that's worth 5 points:
* Every single answer that correctly answers what is asked should be graded with 5 points no matter the wording or the length
* Every single answer that partially or not completely answers what is asked should be graded with 1-4 points, depe... |
184,734 | I want to know whether there is a need for responding to students who ask for points/marks by arguing **that they only answered the question that was asked.**, a.k.a "literalism". So, I am giving a simple hypothetical scenario.
*Note*: This is a simple scenario and the questions can be different.
Consider the followin... | 2022/04/28 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/184734",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/35909/"
] | I don't think this is an issue with "literalism", in the sense of students taking some farcical literal interpretation of the question. For example, a prompt to "Write a definition of finite set" and the student responds "a definition of finite set".
Rather, this is a poorly worded question that does not make the expe... | I agree with the other answers that this is not an issue of literalism at all, but a lack of clarity in questioning.
Let's consider another field, and three possible exam questions you might ask:
>
> Define Totalitarianism.
>
>
>
>
> Define Totalitarianism and provide at one example each from the 19th, 20th, an... |
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