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30,477 | I'm a (quite) new GM who's going to start a Traveller campaign, where my players don't know anything about the setting (be it the canon one or a modified one).
I tried to sum the basic setting concepts (Imperium government description, major races, galactic directions, jump, law levels etc.) in few pages for them to r... | 2013/12/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30477",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9944/"
] | I like to set up "quicksheets" - about as much info as can go onto a 2 page (single sheet, front and back) - one for the rules, one for the setting. It's short enough that people can read it before-hand, easily, or you can point to it during play and people can read it during play, no problem.
The rest I like to dish ... | Deliver background information in situ or in media res. If some background is required prior to play, it should be succinct; one or two short paragraphs. Otherwise, give the information as needed during the occurrence. If they players don't use space travel until the Xth encounter, then perhaps briefly mention that it ... |
30,477 | I'm a (quite) new GM who's going to start a Traveller campaign, where my players don't know anything about the setting (be it the canon one or a modified one).
I tried to sum the basic setting concepts (Imperium government description, major races, galactic directions, jump, law levels etc.) in few pages for them to r... | 2013/12/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30477",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9944/"
] | From my experience, the best way to do this for the group (or, in most cases, individual *players* within a group) that refuses to read is to give the background in segments as required.
For example, during character creation, monitor carefully for things that don't jive with the setting. Something as simple as "the ... | 1) Feelies
----------
First, a definition of what a feelie is:
>
> "Feelie" is a term first used by Infocom to refer to the extra content included with the boxed versions of their interactive fiction computer games. Feelies differed from game to game and were of the same theme as the game they came packaged with. Fo... |
30,477 | I'm a (quite) new GM who's going to start a Traveller campaign, where my players don't know anything about the setting (be it the canon one or a modified one).
I tried to sum the basic setting concepts (Imperium government description, major races, galactic directions, jump, law levels etc.) in few pages for them to r... | 2013/12/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30477",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9944/"
] | I like to set up "quicksheets" - about as much info as can go onto a 2 page (single sheet, front and back) - one for the rules, one for the setting. It's short enough that people can read it before-hand, easily, or you can point to it during play and people can read it during play, no problem.
The rest I like to dish ... | 1) Feelies
----------
First, a definition of what a feelie is:
>
> "Feelie" is a term first used by Infocom to refer to the extra content included with the boxed versions of their interactive fiction computer games. Feelies differed from game to game and were of the same theme as the game they came packaged with. Fo... |
30,477 | I'm a (quite) new GM who's going to start a Traveller campaign, where my players don't know anything about the setting (be it the canon one or a modified one).
I tried to sum the basic setting concepts (Imperium government description, major races, galactic directions, jump, law levels etc.) in few pages for them to r... | 2013/12/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30477",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9944/"
] | Deliver background information in situ or in media res. If some background is required prior to play, it should be succinct; one or two short paragraphs. Otherwise, give the information as needed during the occurrence. If they players don't use space travel until the Xth encounter, then perhaps briefly mention that it ... | Have a first micro adventure (2 - 3 sessions top) with this setup:
Bring a set of "here and now" characters (sometimes the players avatars themselves) "accidentally" to the setting and have them explore the world. They just don't know anything and learn everything through the eyes of their characters. (Have a look at ... |
30,477 | I'm a (quite) new GM who's going to start a Traveller campaign, where my players don't know anything about the setting (be it the canon one or a modified one).
I tried to sum the basic setting concepts (Imperium government description, major races, galactic directions, jump, law levels etc.) in few pages for them to r... | 2013/12/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30477",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9944/"
] | I like to set up "quicksheets" - about as much info as can go onto a 2 page (single sheet, front and back) - one for the rules, one for the setting. It's short enough that people can read it before-hand, easily, or you can point to it during play and people can read it during play, no problem.
The rest I like to dish ... | Have a first micro adventure (2 - 3 sessions top) with this setup:
Bring a set of "here and now" characters (sometimes the players avatars themselves) "accidentally" to the setting and have them explore the world. They just don't know anything and learn everything through the eyes of their characters. (Have a look at ... |
30,477 | I'm a (quite) new GM who's going to start a Traveller campaign, where my players don't know anything about the setting (be it the canon one or a modified one).
I tried to sum the basic setting concepts (Imperium government description, major races, galactic directions, jump, law levels etc.) in few pages for them to r... | 2013/12/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30477",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9944/"
] | 1) Feelies
----------
First, a definition of what a feelie is:
>
> "Feelie" is a term first used by Infocom to refer to the extra content included with the boxed versions of their interactive fiction computer games. Feelies differed from game to game and were of the same theme as the game they came packaged with. Fo... | Have a first micro adventure (2 - 3 sessions top) with this setup:
Bring a set of "here and now" characters (sometimes the players avatars themselves) "accidentally" to the setting and have them explore the world. They just don't know anything and learn everything through the eyes of their characters. (Have a look at ... |
30,477 | I'm a (quite) new GM who's going to start a Traveller campaign, where my players don't know anything about the setting (be it the canon one or a modified one).
I tried to sum the basic setting concepts (Imperium government description, major races, galactic directions, jump, law levels etc.) in few pages for them to r... | 2013/12/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30477",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9944/"
] | From my experience, the best way to do this for the group (or, in most cases, individual *players* within a group) that refuses to read is to give the background in segments as required.
For example, during character creation, monitor carefully for things that don't jive with the setting. Something as simple as "the ... | Deliver background information in situ or in media res. If some background is required prior to play, it should be succinct; one or two short paragraphs. Otherwise, give the information as needed during the occurrence. If they players don't use space travel until the Xth encounter, then perhaps briefly mention that it ... |
30,477 | I'm a (quite) new GM who's going to start a Traveller campaign, where my players don't know anything about the setting (be it the canon one or a modified one).
I tried to sum the basic setting concepts (Imperium government description, major races, galactic directions, jump, law levels etc.) in few pages for them to r... | 2013/12/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30477",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9944/"
] | **One off game(s)**
If the group is open to it, pre-gen some characters and run through a few simple one-session (3-4 hours long) games that detail a little of the background. In Travellers, an [Out of Gas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_Gas) scenario can allow you (with judicious choice of pre-gen character) to ... | 1) Feelies
----------
First, a definition of what a feelie is:
>
> "Feelie" is a term first used by Infocom to refer to the extra content included with the boxed versions of their interactive fiction computer games. Feelies differed from game to game and were of the same theme as the game they came packaged with. Fo... |
30,477 | I'm a (quite) new GM who's going to start a Traveller campaign, where my players don't know anything about the setting (be it the canon one or a modified one).
I tried to sum the basic setting concepts (Imperium government description, major races, galactic directions, jump, law levels etc.) in few pages for them to r... | 2013/12/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30477",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9944/"
] | **One off game(s)**
If the group is open to it, pre-gen some characters and run through a few simple one-session (3-4 hours long) games that detail a little of the background. In Travellers, an [Out of Gas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_Gas) scenario can allow you (with judicious choice of pre-gen character) to ... | Have a first micro adventure (2 - 3 sessions top) with this setup:
Bring a set of "here and now" characters (sometimes the players avatars themselves) "accidentally" to the setting and have them explore the world. They just don't know anything and learn everything through the eyes of their characters. (Have a look at ... |
30,477 | I'm a (quite) new GM who's going to start a Traveller campaign, where my players don't know anything about the setting (be it the canon one or a modified one).
I tried to sum the basic setting concepts (Imperium government description, major races, galactic directions, jump, law levels etc.) in few pages for them to r... | 2013/12/02 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30477",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/9944/"
] | **One off game(s)**
If the group is open to it, pre-gen some characters and run through a few simple one-session (3-4 hours long) games that detail a little of the background. In Travellers, an [Out of Gas](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_Gas) scenario can allow you (with judicious choice of pre-gen character) to ... | Deliver background information in situ or in media res. If some background is required prior to play, it should be succinct; one or two short paragraphs. Otherwise, give the information as needed during the occurrence. If they players don't use space travel until the Xth encounter, then perhaps briefly mention that it ... |
19,844 | We're going to an area in France where the expected daytime temperature will be 30°C or higher. We use a light brown (beige) coated cotton tent.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a8rie.jpg)
We have to decide whether to put it up in the morning or evening shade... | 2018/06/30 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/19844",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Most people on vacation spend their afternoons and evenings outside their tent, going to sleep after dark, but they get up when it's already light. So evening shade doesn't really matter, but morning shade buys them maybe as much as an hour of sleep. Tents in sunlight get hot fast. For the typical scenario therefor: mo... | I've just got back from the French Alps and while I was in a camper van, the others were in tents. There are a few things to consider:
* Will the sun light/heat wake you in the morning? This is a function of you, the tent, and the time of year.
* Can you ventilate the tent well enough to cool it before bed and/or over... |
11,731 | I always use RO water to brew. I have never checked mash pH, but have become concerned since my brews have come out darker than predicted by BrewSmith.
I thought (I read in How to Brew by Palmer) that adding some DME to the mash will normalize mash pH; so that is what I have done.
Is RO water not the way to go? Or sh... | 2014/02/13 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/11731",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/6300/"
] | For the best results, you should always check your pH and adjust if necessary. Using RO water doesn't change anything. Remember, it's the pH of the mash, not the water, that matters. As pointed out above, you will also need to adjust the mineral content of your water for flavor. That will likely also have an effect on ... | You'll get more browning with higher pH, but there are also plenty of other reasons for producing a darker wort, so you'll need to at least check the pH before deciding to do anything about it. Ideally your pre-boil pH should be around 5.3-5.5 - lower is better.
While adjusting pH may help you with the color, you shou... |
232,853 | In the 1990 film *Total Recall*, Dr. Edgemar tells Quaid he is suffering from a 'delusion caused by acute neurochemical trauma'; and the first step to wake up from this delusion is to swallow a red capsule Edgemar gives him.
In *The Matrix*, Morpheus gives Neo the choice of taking 'a red pill' to escape the simulated ... | 2020/06/15 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/232853",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/47051/"
] | Unlikely
========
*Total Recall* was [based on a short story by Phillip K Dick](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can_Remember_It_for_You_Wholesale). The book's scene does not have a pill and Quail goes willingly into another mind wipe. So the 1990 movie and book would be the first source of the "red pill".
The other ... | Likely.
Since the first Matrix movie is full of such references.
And I wouldn't rely on Wikipedia with this.
It's just a secondary source, nor more or less reliable then this page fe. |
141,725 | I have a take home interview problem with a flexible time limit and the solution to the problem is available on leetcode and online. There are several different types of solutions with varying degrees of difficulty.
How should I proceed?
1. Let the hiring manager and engineer know that there are solutions online and ... | 2019/08/07 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/141725",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/67182/"
] | This is a great opportunity for you to demonstrate your honesty, integrity, and ability to seek clarification before spending effort when the requirements aren't clear.
I'd contact the people who've given you the assignment, let them know about the solutions you've found and ask how they want you to proceed.
You're n... | Submit your solution but tell the Hiring Manager you found a solution online. Unless the interview problem was to figure out how good you are at googling, submitting another persons solution does not help the Hiring Manager assess your skills and proficiency at completing the given task.
By doing both you show the Hir... |
12,811 | How did Paul see that the crippled man had faith to make him well? What does this mean?
>
> **Acts 14:8-10 ESV** Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked. He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and **seeing that he had f... | 2014/07/24 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/12811",
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] | Ah, the ESV's breaking up of the runon sentence I think makes it harder to catch the meaning. Because they disconnected "He listened to Paul speaking" from "And Paul, looking intently at him" with a period, I completely missed that all this happened *while* Paul was speaking. Until I went to Unbound Bible to look at th... | The Greek indicates that Paul looked at him intently, kind of scrutinised him in particular, rather than just observing him along with the rest. He then took knowledge, was made aware, that the man had faith. I get the picture that the man was indicating that he was wrapt by what Paul was saying, fully and uncritically... |
1,388 | Currently, we use Jenkins to run small node.js scripts in order to check if applications are doing what they're supposed to. Like, we have some routines which should run in an interval and we need to check if these routines have run and have done everything we expect.
Why Jenkins? Mostly because we can just login and ... | 2017/06/21 | [
"https://devops.stackexchange.com/questions/1388",
"https://devops.stackexchange.com",
"https://devops.stackexchange.com/users/3220/"
] | I use [Sparky](https://dev.to/melezhik/sparky---powerful-pocket-size-task-runner-server-in-crontab-style-2ed5) to monitoring **internal** applications statuses. VSTS builds success, ssl certificates, source code consistency and so on. It fits ideally as I have a **one dashboard** to give me an essential information on ... | Where do you have your infrastructure? I've found that AWS Cloudwatch is pretty good in most simple cases. Zabbix is a good open source tool too. Of course there's Solarwinds NPM but that's quite expensive. |
1,388 | Currently, we use Jenkins to run small node.js scripts in order to check if applications are doing what they're supposed to. Like, we have some routines which should run in an interval and we need to check if these routines have run and have done everything we expect.
Why Jenkins? Mostly because we can just login and ... | 2017/06/21 | [
"https://devops.stackexchange.com/questions/1388",
"https://devops.stackexchange.com",
"https://devops.stackexchange.com/users/3220/"
] | I use [Sparky](https://dev.to/melezhik/sparky---powerful-pocket-size-task-runner-server-in-crontab-style-2ed5) to monitoring **internal** applications statuses. VSTS builds success, ssl certificates, source code consistency and so on. It fits ideally as I have a **one dashboard** to give me an essential information on ... | I could maybe suggest looking into Prometheus:
<https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/clientlibs/>
You can pull metrics from your app and put alerting on it, add grafana dashboards, etc. |
1,388 | Currently, we use Jenkins to run small node.js scripts in order to check if applications are doing what they're supposed to. Like, we have some routines which should run in an interval and we need to check if these routines have run and have done everything we expect.
Why Jenkins? Mostly because we can just login and ... | 2017/06/21 | [
"https://devops.stackexchange.com/questions/1388",
"https://devops.stackexchange.com",
"https://devops.stackexchange.com/users/3220/"
] | I use [Sparky](https://dev.to/melezhik/sparky---powerful-pocket-size-task-runner-server-in-crontab-style-2ed5) to monitoring **internal** applications statuses. VSTS builds success, ssl certificates, source code consistency and so on. It fits ideally as I have a **one dashboard** to give me an essential information on ... | I am currently using [TotalCloud](http://totalcloud.io) which integrates with AWS and CloudWatch. It is used for infrastructure monitoring and management in a single pane of glass. |
4,498,445 | I have been using both of them for a while so I am just curious what is their difference? | 2010/12/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4498445",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/494229/"
] | resources is the new DSL in Rails 3 and replace map.resources from Rails 2 | One answer could be that in rails 2.x you'd use map.resources and in rails 3.x it's just resources. You don't specify which you're using though or give any examples so it's hard to give a meaningful answer. |
481,697 | What would you call someone that has died but got given a second chance? They are now alive. What would you call that person? | 2019/01/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/481697",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/332439/"
] | **resurrectee**
The person has been **resurrected**
>
> *resurrect*
>
>
> Restore (a dead person) to life.
>
>
> ‘he queried whether Jesus was indeed resurrected’
>
>
> <https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/resurrect>
>
>
>
As such, I would say that that person is a ***resurrectee*** | [Revenant](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revenant) : one that returns after death or a long absence |
481,697 | What would you call someone that has died but got given a second chance? They are now alive. What would you call that person? | 2019/01/17 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/481697",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/332439/"
] | **resurrectee**
The person has been **resurrected**
>
> *resurrect*
>
>
> Restore (a dead person) to life.
>
>
> ‘he queried whether Jesus was indeed resurrected’
>
>
> <https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/resurrect>
>
>
>
As such, I would say that that person is a ***resurrectee*** | The answers so far talk of second chances within the same life, but the adjective *[reincarnate](https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/reincarnate)* can be used to describe someone who has died and been given a second chance through another life. |
25,585,620 | I have a prototype paas (platform as a service). The solution currently saves data for all customers in a single sql instance. For now this is fine, but I worry about slowdowns when the db grows. I reason I could keep the service running fast if each customer had their own database.
I was looking on the Azure portal a... | 2014/08/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/25585620",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1583273/"
] | You should look at the [Azure DocumentDb](http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/services/documentdb/) preview, which is a NoSQL database provided as a managed service. | There is a Azure SQL Managment Nuget
<http://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Management.Sql>
<http://www.bradygaster.com/post/managing-windows-azure-sql-databases-using-the-management-libraries-for-net> |
16,460 | In my style of writing, I often find that I lapse into relating what happens or has happened, usually via short, choppy, dead sentences. As far as I can tell, this is because the scene I am writing cannot be shown - or at least would need to be greatly revised before it could be. My method for fixing this is to simply ... | 2015/03/13 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/16460",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10394/"
] | I think that some people have an unhealthy obsession with this show-don't-tell thing. Show don't tell is one possible specific style, it is not a God given commandment or one of the basic laws of physics.
Most current bestsellers are full of telling, and they read (and sell) well nonetheless.
I for one am completely ... | Unless something possibly interesting happened while she was KO'd, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Maybe instead of being told there's an inspection, she could wake up during it, and she can learn of it at the same time as the reader.
Alternatively, maybe just avoid the whole issue by only having the blow stun her... |
16,460 | In my style of writing, I often find that I lapse into relating what happens or has happened, usually via short, choppy, dead sentences. As far as I can tell, this is because the scene I am writing cannot be shown - or at least would need to be greatly revised before it could be. My method for fixing this is to simply ... | 2015/03/13 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/16460",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10394/"
] | I think that some people have an unhealthy obsession with this show-don't-tell thing. Show don't tell is one possible specific style, it is not a God given commandment or one of the basic laws of physics.
Most current bestsellers are full of telling, and they read (and sell) well nonetheless.
I for one am completely ... | What does the Character Think?
------------------------------
In the example of prisoners being searched, you probably don't need any real explanation. The character wonders "What's going on?" and then figures it out when the guards start rifling through pockets. ("Guess they got a tip that Jonny had cigarettes.")
Th... |
22,058 | We estimate the issues based on story points/planning poker. My questions are:
1. Do we need to update original/remaining time estimates when we estimate based on the story points?
2. If we estimate based on story points, then we need to look at the burndown chart based on story points and not remaining time estimates... | 2017/07/24 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/22058",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/29257/"
] | >
> Do we need to update original/remaining time estimates when we estimate based on the story points?
>
>
>
In case if you don't use time estimates, why do you need to update these fields? Just don't use them.
>
> If we estimate based on story points, then we need to look at the burndown chart based on story po... | Do we need to update time estimates when we estimate based on story points?
The simple answer is no.
Some projects are run with both story points and hourly task estimates. But if your's isn't then there is no requirement to use the time fields. |
22,058 | We estimate the issues based on story points/planning poker. My questions are:
1. Do we need to update original/remaining time estimates when we estimate based on the story points?
2. If we estimate based on story points, then we need to look at the burndown chart based on story points and not remaining time estimates... | 2017/07/24 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/22058",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/29257/"
] | >
> Do we need to update original/remaining time estimates when we estimate based on the story points?
>
>
>
In case if you don't use time estimates, why do you need to update these fields? Just don't use them.
>
> If we estimate based on story points, then we need to look at the burndown chart based on story po... | I work with some teams that estimate in story points for stories and in time for sub-tasks.
The reasons they do this are:
* They find that doing time-based estimates on sub-tasks helps them with their design and analysis. The estimates themselves aren't valuable, but the process of estimating is.
* They use the time ... |
22,058 | We estimate the issues based on story points/planning poker. My questions are:
1. Do we need to update original/remaining time estimates when we estimate based on the story points?
2. If we estimate based on story points, then we need to look at the burndown chart based on story points and not remaining time estimates... | 2017/07/24 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/22058",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/29257/"
] | >
> Do we need to update original/remaining time estimates when we estimate based on the story points?
>
>
>
I'd say no. Filling time information will result in people looking at different metrics. It will defeat the purpose of using story points as an estimate technique.
>
> If we estimate based on story points... | Do we need to update time estimates when we estimate based on story points?
The simple answer is no.
Some projects are run with both story points and hourly task estimates. But if your's isn't then there is no requirement to use the time fields. |
22,058 | We estimate the issues based on story points/planning poker. My questions are:
1. Do we need to update original/remaining time estimates when we estimate based on the story points?
2. If we estimate based on story points, then we need to look at the burndown chart based on story points and not remaining time estimates... | 2017/07/24 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/22058",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/29257/"
] | >
> Do we need to update original/remaining time estimates when we estimate based on the story points?
>
>
>
I'd say no. Filling time information will result in people looking at different metrics. It will defeat the purpose of using story points as an estimate technique.
>
> If we estimate based on story points... | I work with some teams that estimate in story points for stories and in time for sub-tasks.
The reasons they do this are:
* They find that doing time-based estimates on sub-tasks helps them with their design and analysis. The estimates themselves aren't valuable, but the process of estimating is.
* They use the time ... |
20,878 | I'm aware that I can look at the Wikipedia entry for an aircraft and discover specifications like the MTOW, length, cruise speed, etc. However, I was wondering whether there is a (preferably free) source of all this data combined for most aircraft. Does such a data source exist? | 2015/09/12 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/20878",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/558/"
] | You can find a lot of information about aircraft in their Type Certificate Data Sheet that is available from the FAA or other certificating authorities. The FAA's is located [here](http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/Frameset?OpenPage). It takes a bit of time to find certain things, and o... | here is one for a few large transport aircarriers <https://booksite.elsevier.com/9780340741528/appendices/data-a/default.htm> |
20,878 | I'm aware that I can look at the Wikipedia entry for an aircraft and discover specifications like the MTOW, length, cruise speed, etc. However, I was wondering whether there is a (preferably free) source of all this data combined for most aircraft. Does such a data source exist? | 2015/09/12 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/20878",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/558/"
] | You can find a lot of information about aircraft in their Type Certificate Data Sheet that is available from the FAA or other certificating authorities. The FAA's is located [here](http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/Frameset?OpenPage). It takes a bit of time to find certain things, and o... | Yes there it. The [EUROCONTROL Aircraft Performance Database](https://contentzone.eurocontrol.int/aircraftperformance/default.aspx?) |
20,878 | I'm aware that I can look at the Wikipedia entry for an aircraft and discover specifications like the MTOW, length, cruise speed, etc. However, I was wondering whether there is a (preferably free) source of all this data combined for most aircraft. Does such a data source exist? | 2015/09/12 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/20878",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/558/"
] | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/m6zBE.jpg)
[Jane's All The World's Aircraft](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0710629559)
It's not free (Amazon lists it for between \$500 and \$1,000 USD) and it's not machine-readable, but yes, ... | here is one for a few large transport aircarriers <https://booksite.elsevier.com/9780340741528/appendices/data-a/default.htm> |
20,878 | I'm aware that I can look at the Wikipedia entry for an aircraft and discover specifications like the MTOW, length, cruise speed, etc. However, I was wondering whether there is a (preferably free) source of all this data combined for most aircraft. Does such a data source exist? | 2015/09/12 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/20878",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/558/"
] | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/m6zBE.jpg)
[Jane's All The World's Aircraft](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/0710629559)
It's not free (Amazon lists it for between \$500 and \$1,000 USD) and it's not machine-readable, but yes, ... | Yes there it. The [EUROCONTROL Aircraft Performance Database](https://contentzone.eurocontrol.int/aircraftperformance/default.aspx?) |
20,878 | I'm aware that I can look at the Wikipedia entry for an aircraft and discover specifications like the MTOW, length, cruise speed, etc. However, I was wondering whether there is a (preferably free) source of all this data combined for most aircraft. Does such a data source exist? | 2015/09/12 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/20878",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/558/"
] | here is one for a few large transport aircarriers <https://booksite.elsevier.com/9780340741528/appendices/data-a/default.htm> | Yes there it. The [EUROCONTROL Aircraft Performance Database](https://contentzone.eurocontrol.int/aircraftperformance/default.aspx?) |
1,192,369 | When I am trying to install the IFD tool on an on-premise CRM installation it is not updating the registry and the database.
Should the user doing the installation have some special permissions. | 2009/07/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1192369",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/39312/"
] | Run the IFD tool as Administrator. It will work then. | You'll probably want to check the deployment guide, but I'd assume you'd want to be a Deployment Administrator.
I assume you mean "When I am trying to **run** the IFD tool" and not "install". |
1,192,369 | When I am trying to install the IFD tool on an on-premise CRM installation it is not updating the registry and the database.
Should the user doing the installation have some special permissions. | 2009/07/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1192369",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/39312/"
] | Run the IFD tool as Administrator. It will work then. | Make sure that the user you are logged into the server as is user who is a deployment administrator. The User running the IFD tool must have rights to the MSCRM\_CONFIG database. |
4,200 | The following thirteen(!) users:
[goingfullscheme](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/330472/functors-reflecting-colimits)
[valua\_aint\_no\_galois](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/330404/when-are-valuative-criteria-useful)
[going-full-isomorphic](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/330390/schemes-admitting-a... | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/4200",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/users/10503/"
] | With regard to Gerhard's response -- which I agree with -- I see a number of things problematic in some of the behavior taking place in the present circumstances.
I have no doubt that behind these numerous accounts is only a very small group of humans, and there's a very good chance it's just one. In other words, I a... | I think it is reasonable to be concerned, if only for the fact that we do not know what the ramifications of this behaviour are.
However, I think it is better to describe the behaviour and call out what might be problematic about the behaviour. Right now, it seems we are getting OK to good quality material for the for... |
4,200 | The following thirteen(!) users:
[goingfullscheme](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/330472/functors-reflecting-colimits)
[valua\_aint\_no\_galois](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/330404/when-are-valuative-criteria-useful)
[going-full-isomorphic](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/330390/schemes-admitting-a... | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/4200",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/users/10503/"
] | With regard to Gerhard's response -- which I agree with -- I see a number of things problematic in some of the behavior taking place in the present circumstances.
I have no doubt that behind these numerous accounts is only a very small group of humans, and there's a very good chance it's just one. In other words, I a... | I believe that I can give a partial answer to your question. Looking at some of the profiles that you have listed, they seem to be all **unregistered** users. I used to do something similar (but with only 4-5 names) in 2012, at my beginnings on MO: not in bad faith, but because I was viewing my asking questions on MO a... |
4,200 | The following thirteen(!) users:
[goingfullscheme](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/330472/functors-reflecting-colimits)
[valua\_aint\_no\_galois](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/330404/when-are-valuative-criteria-useful)
[going-full-isomorphic](https://mathoverflow.net/questions/330390/schemes-admitting-a... | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/questions/4200",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net",
"https://meta.mathoverflow.net/users/10503/"
] | With regard to Gerhard's response -- which I agree with -- I see a number of things problematic in some of the behavior taking place in the present circumstances.
I have no doubt that behind these numerous accounts is only a very small group of humans, and there's a very good chance it's just one. In other words, I a... | Do(es)n’t said user(s) simply exploit the loophole once [detected](https://meta.mathoverflow.net/a/1677) by @MattF. (newly created accounts can spend the association bonus on bounties), and wouldn’t that part be solved by following his then-suggestion (make the “set bounties” privilege higher than 101)? |
67,184 | I came across the following diagrams depicting two kinds of arrangement of flagella over cells.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0Voto.jpg)
Now according to my (*very* unreliable) school textbook, the arrangements are termed as:
* **A** - Cephalotrichou... | 2017/10/25 | [
"https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/67184",
"https://biology.stackexchange.com",
"https://biology.stackexchange.com/users/25857/"
] | A good source on this subject is Tortora's *Microbiology*. Unfortunately, it uses a different terminology.
Have a look at this image (click on it for a bigger size), chapter 4, page 81:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fo2td.jpg)
As you can see, the *lo... | **Amphi-** Gr. *ἀµϕι-* on **both** sides.
**Cephalo-** Gr. *κεϕαλή* **head**.
**Lopho-** Gr. *λόϕος* crest (a tuft of . . . upon a **head**).
In the context of bacterial flagella, cephalotrichous and lophotrichous are synonyms for they both denote a bacterium with a tuft of flagella on one end only, conventiently ca... |
30,842 | The Spitfire was one of WW2's iconic aircraft, its fame coming from its spectacular performance in the [Battle of Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain#Fighters). But in that battle, Hawker Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires 2:1.
Often articles about Spitfires use images of Hurricanes. How can I tell... | 2016/08/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30842",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/15788/"
] | There are quite a lot of differences, some more subtle than others, but I tend to find this is the best angle for identification: the side view. Although as we'll see later in this answer, the top/bottom view has a fairly obvious difference, and there's a clue that we can use to identify from the front or rear
[. But in that battle, Hawker Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires 2:1.
Often articles about Spitfires use images of Hurricanes. How can I tell... | 2016/08/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30842",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/15788/"
] | This is a Spitfire from its most distinctive viewpoint. Note the elliptical wing. Some later models had the tips of the wing clipped.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FXe8Z.jpg)
This is a Hurricane.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.... | Certainly on many of the earlier model spitfires, the aerial was closer to the cockpit canopy than the hurricanes. Later models had much finer (thinner) aerials, more difficult to see. |
30,842 | The Spitfire was one of WW2's iconic aircraft, its fame coming from its spectacular performance in the [Battle of Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain#Fighters). But in that battle, Hawker Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires 2:1.
Often articles about Spitfires use images of Hurricanes. How can I tell... | 2016/08/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30842",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/15788/"
] | Certainly on many of the earlier model spitfires, the aerial was closer to the cockpit canopy than the hurricanes. Later models had much finer (thinner) aerials, more difficult to see. | When both Hurricanes and Spitfires were a common sight over England's skies, there was a saying: greenhouse = Hurricane, blister = Spitfire. This refers to the cockpits. The Hurricane has a many-paned canopy whose top is flat and level with the top of the fuselage. The Spitfire has a curved canopy which sticks out from... |
30,842 | The Spitfire was one of WW2's iconic aircraft, its fame coming from its spectacular performance in the [Battle of Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain#Fighters). But in that battle, Hawker Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires 2:1.
Often articles about Spitfires use images of Hurricanes. How can I tell... | 2016/08/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30842",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/15788/"
] | I built models of each of these aircraft as a kid. And also saw them repeatedly in the [Commando](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_(comics)) comics I read. From the standpoint of a child who knew very little about aviation but had built them as 1/32 models, there are **two** standout differences:
The Spitfire ha... | This is a Spitfire from its most distinctive viewpoint. Note the elliptical wing. Some later models had the tips of the wing clipped.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FXe8Z.jpg)
This is a Hurricane.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.... |
30,842 | The Spitfire was one of WW2's iconic aircraft, its fame coming from its spectacular performance in the [Battle of Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain#Fighters). But in that battle, Hawker Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires 2:1.
Often articles about Spitfires use images of Hurricanes. How can I tell... | 2016/08/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30842",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/15788/"
] | I built models of each of these aircraft as a kid. And also saw them repeatedly in the [Commando](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_(comics)) comics I read. From the standpoint of a child who knew very little about aviation but had built them as 1/32 models, there are **two** standout differences:
The Spitfire ha... | When both Hurricanes and Spitfires were a common sight over England's skies, there was a saying: greenhouse = Hurricane, blister = Spitfire. This refers to the cockpits. The Hurricane has a many-paned canopy whose top is flat and level with the top of the fuselage. The Spitfire has a curved canopy which sticks out from... |
30,842 | The Spitfire was one of WW2's iconic aircraft, its fame coming from its spectacular performance in the [Battle of Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain#Fighters). But in that battle, Hawker Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires 2:1.
Often articles about Spitfires use images of Hurricanes. How can I tell... | 2016/08/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30842",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/15788/"
] | There are quite a lot of differences, some more subtle than others, but I tend to find this is the best angle for identification: the side view. Although as we'll see later in this answer, the top/bottom view has a fairly obvious difference, and there's a clue that we can use to identify from the front or rear
[) comics I read. From the standpoint of a child who knew very little about aviation but had built them as 1/32 models, there are **two** standout differences:
The Spitfire ha... |
30,842 | The Spitfire was one of WW2's iconic aircraft, its fame coming from its spectacular performance in the [Battle of Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain#Fighters). But in that battle, Hawker Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires 2:1.
Often articles about Spitfires use images of Hurricanes. How can I tell... | 2016/08/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30842",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/15788/"
] | I built models of each of these aircraft as a kid. And also saw them repeatedly in the [Commando](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_(comics)) comics I read. From the standpoint of a child who knew very little about aviation but had built them as 1/32 models, there are **two** standout differences:
The Spitfire ha... | Certainly on many of the earlier model spitfires, the aerial was closer to the cockpit canopy than the hurricanes. Later models had much finer (thinner) aerials, more difficult to see. |
30,842 | The Spitfire was one of WW2's iconic aircraft, its fame coming from its spectacular performance in the [Battle of Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain#Fighters). But in that battle, Hawker Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires 2:1.
Often articles about Spitfires use images of Hurricanes. How can I tell... | 2016/08/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30842",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/15788/"
] | This is a Spitfire from its most distinctive viewpoint. Note the elliptical wing. Some later models had the tips of the wing clipped.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FXe8Z.jpg)
This is a Hurricane.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.... | The main gear in a Hurricane retracts inwards (wheels together), while in a Spitfire it retracts outwards (wheels apart) |
30,842 | The Spitfire was one of WW2's iconic aircraft, its fame coming from its spectacular performance in the [Battle of Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain#Fighters). But in that battle, Hawker Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires 2:1.
Often articles about Spitfires use images of Hurricanes. How can I tell... | 2016/08/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30842",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/15788/"
] | The main gear in a Hurricane retracts inwards (wheels together), while in a Spitfire it retracts outwards (wheels apart) | When both Hurricanes and Spitfires were a common sight over England's skies, there was a saying: greenhouse = Hurricane, blister = Spitfire. This refers to the cockpits. The Hurricane has a many-paned canopy whose top is flat and level with the top of the fuselage. The Spitfire has a curved canopy which sticks out from... |
30,842 | The Spitfire was one of WW2's iconic aircraft, its fame coming from its spectacular performance in the [Battle of Britain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain#Fighters). But in that battle, Hawker Hurricanes outnumbered Spitfires 2:1.
Often articles about Spitfires use images of Hurricanes. How can I tell... | 2016/08/19 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/30842",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/15788/"
] | There are quite a lot of differences, some more subtle than others, but I tend to find this is the best angle for identification: the side view. Although as we'll see later in this answer, the top/bottom view has a fairly obvious difference, and there's a clue that we can use to identify from the front or rear
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FXe8Z.jpg)
This is a Hurricane.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.... |
14,237 | I have been trying to figure out the best way to have fast map services. So far i have done lot of changes on the process side like scale rendering, analysis, projections, SDE data layer indexing, seperating map services etc. I have found some improvement.
I am at the point where I need to figure out the best hardwar... | 2011/09/01 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/14237",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/2717/"
] | From a hardware perspective, the fastest option is a 4-core physical machine with minimum 8gb of memory hosting a SOM/SOC combination. When you add more capacity, add more physical machines and use load balancing between them.
That's pretty expensive though. From a virtualization perspective, you want to go with separ... | It looks like you are off to a good start. I have done many of those steps. As you can tell there isn't just one answer and different data sets can require different remedies. Some other things to try are below.
* Use Compressed File Geodatabases for static data sets.
* Cache, cache and more cache.
* Generalize the da... |
14,237 | I have been trying to figure out the best way to have fast map services. So far i have done lot of changes on the process side like scale rendering, analysis, projections, SDE data layer indexing, seperating map services etc. I have found some improvement.
I am at the point where I need to figure out the best hardwar... | 2011/09/01 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/14237",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/2717/"
] | From a hardware perspective, the fastest option is a 4-core physical machine with minimum 8gb of memory hosting a SOM/SOC combination. When you add more capacity, add more physical machines and use load balancing between them.
That's pretty expensive though. From a virtualization perspective, you want to go with separ... | Based on the ESRI version; look at the options of moving your most static data out of SDE to local fGDB to reduce DB traffic for data that is not changing much.
You really should look at caching as much as you can; so that you are not dynamically building a lot of data with each display.
The MSD/Optimized service... |
14,237 | I have been trying to figure out the best way to have fast map services. So far i have done lot of changes on the process side like scale rendering, analysis, projections, SDE data layer indexing, seperating map services etc. I have found some improvement.
I am at the point where I need to figure out the best hardwar... | 2011/09/01 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/14237",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/2717/"
] | From a hardware perspective, the fastest option is a 4-core physical machine with minimum 8gb of memory hosting a SOM/SOC combination. When you add more capacity, add more physical machines and use load balancing between them.
That's pretty expensive though. From a virtualization perspective, you want to go with separ... | Not hardware-related, but if you're using [featureLayers](http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/help/jsapi/featurelayer.htm) you should check out this [blog post on maxAllowableOffset](http://blogs.esri.com/Dev/blogs/arcgisserver/archive/2011/06/13/Feature-layers-can-generalize-geometries-on-the-fly.aspx).... |
14,237 | I have been trying to figure out the best way to have fast map services. So far i have done lot of changes on the process side like scale rendering, analysis, projections, SDE data layer indexing, seperating map services etc. I have found some improvement.
I am at the point where I need to figure out the best hardwar... | 2011/09/01 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/14237",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/2717/"
] | From a hardware perspective, the fastest option is a 4-core physical machine with minimum 8gb of memory hosting a SOM/SOC combination. When you add more capacity, add more physical machines and use load balancing between them.
That's pretty expensive though. From a virtualization perspective, you want to go with separ... | >
> So far i have done lot of changes on the process side
>
>
>
In my experience, the users I see with slow performance, nearly always have a huge room for improvement at the service design end.
[This video](http://gisupdates.esri.com/video/devsummit2010/DEV28.wmv) is the best I have seen on best practise for b... |
46,958,810 | I had a cluster with 2 nodes (node 1 and node 2).
After decommissioning node 2 I wanted to use the server as a fresh Cassandra database for other purposes, but as soon as I restart this message appears:
>
> org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.ConfigurationException: This node was
> decommissioned and will not rejoin th... | 2017/10/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/46958810",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6192809/"
] | Don't use override\_decommission. That flag is only used for rejoining the same cluster.
You should remove all data files on the node (Cassandra will recreate system tables on start). Most importantly you need to change the seed in cassandra.yaml. I suspect that it is still the ip of node 1, so you need to change it t... | Use option
cassandra.override\_decommission: true |
46,958,810 | I had a cluster with 2 nodes (node 1 and node 2).
After decommissioning node 2 I wanted to use the server as a fresh Cassandra database for other purposes, but as soon as I restart this message appears:
>
> org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.ConfigurationException: This node was
> decommissioned and will not rejoin th... | 2017/10/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/46958810",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/6192809/"
] | Don't use override\_decommission. That flag is only used for rejoining the same cluster.
You should remove all data files on the node (Cassandra will recreate system tables on start). Most importantly you need to change the seed in cassandra.yaml. I suspect that it is still the ip of node 1, so you need to change it t... | Use that option, cassandra.override\_decommission=true. Also, be aware what is the definition of cluster\_name is cassandra.yaml:
>
> The name of the cluster. This setting prevents nodes in one logical
> cluster from joining another. All nodes in a cluster must have the
> same value.
>
>
>
So, to be sure, also... |
253,577 | I recently moved into an old house and have been dealing with moisture issues in the basement. I am stuck on what to do with this particular window. Water flow tracks are clearly visible. [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/21AQn.jpg)
So far I have cleaned th... | 2022/07/26 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/253577",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/153763/"
] | I see a mini retaining wall around that window for a pit but it's been filled with stones (and probably soil). Whoever did the grading job probably didn't understand why the pit was there and how to grade it and around it (or didn't think the price was worth the manual labor needed) and instead just dumped material in ... | My neighbor a few years back put in place some 2" plastic pipe that went to the footer and a screen on top in the pit with stone on top of that. Worked very nicely. I took the easy way and installed glass blocks. |
80,834 | I'm doing a personal, just for fun, project that is using screen scraping to give me a System Tray notification in case another line on an HTML table is added, modified or deleted.
Having done this before I thought: well let's go with the regular expression thing and that's it, but being a curious person, made me thin... | 2008/09/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/80834",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8167/"
] | See [Options for HTML Scraping](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2861/options-for-html-scraping) | If you can convert the source into valid XHTML/XML using something like [SgmlReader](http://wiki.developer.mindtouch.com/Community/SgmlReader) or [HtmlTidy](http://tidy.sourceforge.net/) then you could use XSLT. Simply create a XSL template for each site you wish to scrape. |
80,834 | I'm doing a personal, just for fun, project that is using screen scraping to give me a System Tray notification in case another line on an HTML table is added, modified or deleted.
Having done this before I thought: well let's go with the regular expression thing and that's it, but being a curious person, made me thin... | 2008/09/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/80834",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8167/"
] | See [Options for HTML Scraping](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2861/options-for-html-scraping) | Here's an idea: assuming your main use case is getting a notification whenever an HTML file changes, why not use a standard diff tool and then loop through the changed lines, applying your rules?
Also, if this is a situation where you have access to the server and the files you're watching, you might be able to put ev... |
80,834 | I'm doing a personal, just for fun, project that is using screen scraping to give me a System Tray notification in case another line on an HTML table is added, modified or deleted.
Having done this before I thought: well let's go with the regular expression thing and that's it, but being a curious person, made me thin... | 2008/09/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/80834",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8167/"
] | Here's an idea: assuming your main use case is getting a notification whenever an HTML file changes, why not use a standard diff tool and then loop through the changed lines, applying your rules?
Also, if this is a situation where you have access to the server and the files you're watching, you might be able to put ev... | If you can convert the source into valid XHTML/XML using something like [SgmlReader](http://wiki.developer.mindtouch.com/Community/SgmlReader) or [HtmlTidy](http://tidy.sourceforge.net/) then you could use XSLT. Simply create a XSL template for each site you wish to scrape. |
4,289 | >
> He comes in last: I am not looking at the arch, yet I see him enter. I
> try to concentrate my attention on those netting-needles, on the
> meshes of the purse I am forming—I wish to think only of the work I
> have in my hands, to see only the silver beads and silk threads that
> lie in my lap; whereas, I dist... | 2013/03/21 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/4289",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/504/"
] | Rather than in any way indicating calculation or planning, *calculated* here serves as a synonym of *apt* or *likely*. OED 1 shows the following two senses of *calculated*:
>
> 1. Reckoned, estimated, devised with forethought
> 2. Fitted, suited, fit, apt; of a nature or character proper or likely to. [eg] 1722 De Fo... | It means "planned or intended for a specific purpose".
The most common meaning of "calculate" is to find the result of a mathematical problem. Like, "We entered all the numbers into the computer and it calculated the results." When someone says that an action that a person took was "calculated to do X", he means that... |
4,289 | >
> He comes in last: I am not looking at the arch, yet I see him enter. I
> try to concentrate my attention on those netting-needles, on the
> meshes of the purse I am forming—I wish to think only of the work I
> have in my hands, to see only the silver beads and silk threads that
> lie in my lap; whereas, I dist... | 2013/03/21 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/4289",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/504/"
] | Rather than in any way indicating calculation or planning, *calculated* here serves as a synonym of *apt* or *likely*. OED 1 shows the following two senses of *calculated*:
>
> 1. Reckoned, estimated, devised with forethought
> 2. Fitted, suited, fit, apt; of a nature or character proper or likely to. [eg] 1722 De Fo... | I think that last sentence could be rewritten like this:
>
> What are the things *calculated to change his and my relative positions* that happened since that moment?
>
>
>
I hope this is what you were asking and that it makes sense :) |
72,533 | In my company we have a team of 5 SharePoint developers. It just so happened that every one was very excited about new app model at first. But as time went by we started to realize that we can't find a good use of this model. We are not developing for Office 365 and we just keep creating farm solutions as usual. I'm se... | 2013/07/10 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/72533",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/7868/"
] | We're working on a corporate Intranet and I've just in the last few weeks attempted my first application. After you've decided to roll out with Office 365 or on-prem I think the first question to ask yourself is "Am I manipulating SharePoint itself?" Simply put, with Office 365 the flowchart ends with "make an app". Yo... | I do agree that APP model is the new buzzword in the SharePoint world, and it is shifting the way we used to think everything as a feature till date.
App model does offers some great flexibility to manage the solutions for admins (distribution and deployments) but yet to have a better example for app development.
So... |
72,533 | In my company we have a team of 5 SharePoint developers. It just so happened that every one was very excited about new app model at first. But as time went by we started to realize that we can't find a good use of this model. We are not developing for Office 365 and we just keep creating farm solutions as usual. I'm se... | 2013/07/10 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/72533",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/7868/"
] | We're working on a corporate Intranet and I've just in the last few weeks attempted my first application. After you've decided to roll out with Office 365 or on-prem I think the first question to ask yourself is "Am I manipulating SharePoint itself?" Simply put, with Office 365 the flowchart ends with "make an app". Yo... | Combining my experience with that of my colleagues, my advice would be to spend some time learning the App Model but to avoid really investing in it until version 2. There's currently a serious lack of documentation and real world guidance and, unfortunately, a lot of issues being reported. |
47,698 | People on **Stack Overflow** are always ready to help someone solve their problem, and I think I owe many thanks to all of those nice people.
Sometimes I wonder what makes people want to help, want to share what they know to each other, and what makes them not.
What do you think makes a community different so that re... | 2010/04/23 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/47698",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146429/"
] | As someone who spends most of their time answering questions, there's three primary reasons I hang around Stack Overflow.
First is the challenge. SO provides a unique environment where I can come and browse through what are essentially challenges of my skills and abilities as a programmer. I can choose whether I want ... | Because we whack to dead the ones that aren't. |
47,698 | People on **Stack Overflow** are always ready to help someone solve their problem, and I think I owe many thanks to all of those nice people.
Sometimes I wonder what makes people want to help, want to share what they know to each other, and what makes them not.
What do you think makes a community different so that re... | 2010/04/23 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/47698",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146429/"
] | I'm not always nice, but when I am, my reasons for being so are generally:
1. Ego. Yeah, I admit it, I like having a high rep. I don't care about every individual point or badge, but it would be a ridiculous lie if I said I didn't pay *any* attention. You don't get votes for being a jerk.
2. Quid pro quo. Occasionally... | There is one thing that is not explicitly mentioned yet (although [the answer from Zoredache](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/47707/189029) comes close):
**People generally like to help others**
That is not different on Stack Exchange than in the rest of the world. Ask anyone for any help and in the majority of case... |
47,698 | People on **Stack Overflow** are always ready to help someone solve their problem, and I think I owe many thanks to all of those nice people.
Sometimes I wonder what makes people want to help, want to share what they know to each other, and what makes them not.
What do you think makes a community different so that re... | 2010/04/23 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/47698",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146429/"
] | I believe the SOFU people are about average for being nice and helpful. I believe you will find helpful people everywhere. The distinction is that the system seems to do an above-average job about self-policing. I think you just see a lot of average people who are ready to be helpful at that particular moment for a par... | There is one thing that is not explicitly mentioned yet (although [the answer from Zoredache](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/47707/189029) comes close):
**People generally like to help others**
That is not different on Stack Exchange than in the rest of the world. Ask anyone for any help and in the majority of case... |
47,698 | People on **Stack Overflow** are always ready to help someone solve their problem, and I think I owe many thanks to all of those nice people.
Sometimes I wonder what makes people want to help, want to share what they know to each other, and what makes them not.
What do you think makes a community different so that re... | 2010/04/23 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/47698",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146429/"
] | When you design a system where positive actions are rewarded. Then you'll see a lot of that. Simple as that :)
We're just greedy rep [badword] but to get rep we need to be nice. So thank you so much for the kind words. You are so awesome. | I'm nice because I'm a good person. And I enjoy being part of a community of people with the same expertise as mine. |
47,698 | People on **Stack Overflow** are always ready to help someone solve their problem, and I think I owe many thanks to all of those nice people.
Sometimes I wonder what makes people want to help, want to share what they know to each other, and what makes them not.
What do you think makes a community different so that re... | 2010/04/23 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/47698",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146429/"
] | We're not *actually* nice. We're just pretending. 'Ya know, to lure you in. Then--when you start to feel really comfortable and "at home"--you wander into the tar pit that is meta and...
WHAM!
-----
...we hit you with everything we've got, crush your spirit, rend your soul, and trap you forever in the maze of twisty ... | Because being nice is nice. SOFU attracts people knowledgeable, or those eager to learn. Both of those imply someone a little more mature than the average 12 year old - and being nice is great. Let's all be nice. |
47,698 | People on **Stack Overflow** are always ready to help someone solve their problem, and I think I owe many thanks to all of those nice people.
Sometimes I wonder what makes people want to help, want to share what they know to each other, and what makes them not.
What do you think makes a community different so that re... | 2010/04/23 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/47698",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146429/"
] | I think for many reasons:
* OpenID integration makes it easy to sign up
* The interface is clean and tidy
* You don't have to fill in thousands of CAPTCHA fields
* A great tag system, easy to search
* The reputation system. It's like playing any ranked online game, it's little addictive :)
* Because of the reputation ... | I'm nice because I'm a good person. And I enjoy being part of a community of people with the same expertise as mine. |
47,698 | People on **Stack Overflow** are always ready to help someone solve their problem, and I think I owe many thanks to all of those nice people.
Sometimes I wonder what makes people want to help, want to share what they know to each other, and what makes them not.
What do you think makes a community different so that re... | 2010/04/23 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/47698",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146429/"
] | As someone who spends most of their time answering questions, there's three primary reasons I hang around Stack Overflow.
First is the challenge. SO provides a unique environment where I can come and browse through what are essentially challenges of my skills and abilities as a programmer. I can choose whether I want ... | Because being nice is nice. SOFU attracts people knowledgeable, or those eager to learn. Both of those imply someone a little more mature than the average 12 year old - and being nice is great. Let's all be nice. |
47,698 | People on **Stack Overflow** are always ready to help someone solve their problem, and I think I owe many thanks to all of those nice people.
Sometimes I wonder what makes people want to help, want to share what they know to each other, and what makes them not.
What do you think makes a community different so that re... | 2010/04/23 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/47698",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146429/"
] | Because we whack to dead the ones that aren't. | How I would say it is:
>
> If SOF people were really nice, then no one would have been down-voted.
>
>
>
As soon as I joined SOF, as many others I am sure, I got a few of my questions down-voted, my "Hey guys!" removed, and a bunch of other weird-to-me-at-that-time stuff happened.. That made me really back-off fr... |
47,698 | People on **Stack Overflow** are always ready to help someone solve their problem, and I think I owe many thanks to all of those nice people.
Sometimes I wonder what makes people want to help, want to share what they know to each other, and what makes them not.
What do you think makes a community different so that re... | 2010/04/23 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/47698",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146429/"
] | We're not *actually* nice. We're just pretending. 'Ya know, to lure you in. Then--when you start to feel really comfortable and "at home"--you wander into the tar pit that is meta and...
WHAM!
-----
...we hit you with everything we've got, crush your spirit, rend your soul, and trap you forever in the maze of twisty ... | Well, something about Karma.
When you help others, you feel proud yourself being able to solve certain challenging problems. When you need help, you definitely know that other developers here are able to help you. It's the kind like what goes around comes around. |
47,698 | People on **Stack Overflow** are always ready to help someone solve their problem, and I think I owe many thanks to all of those nice people.
Sometimes I wonder what makes people want to help, want to share what they know to each other, and what makes them not.
What do you think makes a community different so that re... | 2010/04/23 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/47698",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/146429/"
] | Because we whack to dead the ones that aren't. | Online identity is becoming less and less anonymous. Without the mask of anonymity, people prefer to stay on the safe side and be nice. Blame Facebook et al. |
170,816 | We have a handful of SQL Server databases. Probably not relevant but just for info:
* OS: Windows Web Server 2008 R2
* RDBMS: SQL Server 2012 Express
My question is: When using SQL Server Management Studio to back up a database, is the resulting `.bak` file all one would need to fully restore the database on another... | 2017/04/12 | [
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/170816",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com",
"https://dba.stackexchange.com/users/122689/"
] | Basically yes, all you'd need is to backup and restore the databases. However, there's a bunch of stuff that *won't* do.
* Server level settings (MAXDOP/CTFP, etc.)
* Agent Jobs
* Maintenance plans
* Linked Servers
* Users/Logins
* Any other customization
It's kind of a pain in the butt to find all this stuff, and ev... | You are absolutely correct! When using SQL SMS to back to a data, .bak file needs to be reloaded again and restored on the other machine in order to configure rightly so. |
192,511 | Suppose I have a set of numbers. Then, suppose further that I take a sample of this set. Which of my sentences is correct? and why?
*Let (0,2) be a sample from a set S of discrete numbers*
or
*Let (0,2) be a sample from set S of discrete numbers* | 2019/01/10 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/192511",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/77589/"
] | Both versions given are grammatical. The prepositional phrase "by him" is acting as an adverb, and both "[verb] [adverb] [subordinate clause]" and "[verb] [subordinate clause] [adverb]" are valid. Yours is more idiomatic, partly because your teacher's version has a slight ambiguity.
The subordinate clause "to solve th... | Grammatically yours is correct. The phrase "By him" doesn't usually come at the last especially in your sentence...
According to me, *What was done by him to solve this problem?* is the correct passive voice form of *What did he do to solve this problem?* |
17,629 | During weeks and months of your work, many things may change, for example :
* You may modify the loss function
* Your training or validation datasets may change
* You modify data augmentation
Which tools or processes do you use to track modifications you have made and how did they affected the model ? | 2020/01/23 | [
"https://ai.stackexchange.com/questions/17629",
"https://ai.stackexchange.com",
"https://ai.stackexchange.com/users/23912/"
] | Maybe you are looking for a combination of a [version control system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Version_control) (like [git](https://git-scm.com/) and [Github](https://github.com/)) and a tool like [comet.ml](https://www.comet.ml/). In the past, I used comet.ml to keep track of different experiments performed with ... | Full disclosure: I work at Dessa, the company that developed this tech.
We built a machine learning experiment management tool, called Atlas. The main feature is experiment management, allowing you to run thousands of experiments concurrently. This might help with your problem above <https://github.com/dessa-oss> |
1,098 | We're working on an Android game (a port) for a professional game studio. We have internal QA who've done a great job testing the app on multiple devices but we'd still like to expand feedback more before releasing (Android's device landscape is HUGE.)
I'm trying to find out what tools/information there is on setting ... | 2011/06/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/1098",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/686/"
] | To be honest, this is not something I've ever done from the professional side.
However, from a user side here's a suggestion that I get from World of Warcraft by Blizzard. When I log into my WoW app on my machine, there's a "splash" screen that comes up before I get to my main account login that gives different news f... | Although I don't have the first clue about provisioning Android apps, it sounds as though all that you really need is a couple of hidden pages on your existing site, or a new one just for this and a database table to store the info.
We've done similar things in my company. We'd have our developers make a couple of hid... |
1,098 | We're working on an Android game (a port) for a professional game studio. We have internal QA who've done a great job testing the app on multiple devices but we'd still like to expand feedback more before releasing (Android's device landscape is HUGE.)
I'm trying to find out what tools/information there is on setting ... | 2011/06/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/1098",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/686/"
] | To be honest, this is not something I've ever done from the professional side.
However, from a user side here's a suggestion that I get from World of Warcraft by Blizzard. When I log into my WoW app on my machine, there's a "splash" screen that comes up before I get to my main account login that gives different news f... | I would keep things as simple as you can.
When you're a very large game company, it's hard to keep your games under wraps, and you'll end up with millions of people trying to get into your betas. When you're a typical, run of the mill company, you probably don't have that problem (even if you wish you did!)
I would m... |
1,098 | We're working on an Android game (a port) for a professional game studio. We have internal QA who've done a great job testing the app on multiple devices but we'd still like to expand feedback more before releasing (Android's device landscape is HUGE.)
I'm trying to find out what tools/information there is on setting ... | 2011/06/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/1098",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/686/"
] | Although I don't have the first clue about provisioning Android apps, it sounds as though all that you really need is a couple of hidden pages on your existing site, or a new one just for this and a database table to store the info.
We've done similar things in my company. We'd have our developers make a couple of hid... | I would keep things as simple as you can.
When you're a very large game company, it's hard to keep your games under wraps, and you'll end up with millions of people trying to get into your betas. When you're a typical, run of the mill company, you probably don't have that problem (even if you wish you did!)
I would m... |
1,098 | We're working on an Android game (a port) for a professional game studio. We have internal QA who've done a great job testing the app on multiple devices but we'd still like to expand feedback more before releasing (Android's device landscape is HUGE.)
I'm trying to find out what tools/information there is on setting ... | 2011/06/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/1098",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/686/"
] | I found this site which does pretty much most of what we needed and seems to fit the bill nicely, at least for distribution of the app.
<http://www.airdrop.me/> | Although I don't have the first clue about provisioning Android apps, it sounds as though all that you really need is a couple of hidden pages on your existing site, or a new one just for this and a database table to store the info.
We've done similar things in my company. We'd have our developers make a couple of hid... |
1,098 | We're working on an Android game (a port) for a professional game studio. We have internal QA who've done a great job testing the app on multiple devices but we'd still like to expand feedback more before releasing (Android's device landscape is HUGE.)
I'm trying to find out what tools/information there is on setting ... | 2011/06/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/1098",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/686/"
] | If you want to build your own there is a screencast on how to do beta invites in Ruby on Rails here [railscasts.com/episodes/124-beta-invitations](http://railscasts.com/episodes/124-beta-invitations).
You might be able to adapt that solution to fit your needs. | Although I don't have the first clue about provisioning Android apps, it sounds as though all that you really need is a couple of hidden pages on your existing site, or a new one just for this and a database table to store the info.
We've done similar things in my company. We'd have our developers make a couple of hid... |
1,098 | We're working on an Android game (a port) for a professional game studio. We have internal QA who've done a great job testing the app on multiple devices but we'd still like to expand feedback more before releasing (Android's device landscape is HUGE.)
I'm trying to find out what tools/information there is on setting ... | 2011/06/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/1098",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/686/"
] | I found this site which does pretty much most of what we needed and seems to fit the bill nicely, at least for distribution of the app.
<http://www.airdrop.me/> | I would keep things as simple as you can.
When you're a very large game company, it's hard to keep your games under wraps, and you'll end up with millions of people trying to get into your betas. When you're a typical, run of the mill company, you probably don't have that problem (even if you wish you did!)
I would m... |
1,098 | We're working on an Android game (a port) for a professional game studio. We have internal QA who've done a great job testing the app on multiple devices but we'd still like to expand feedback more before releasing (Android's device landscape is HUGE.)
I'm trying to find out what tools/information there is on setting ... | 2011/06/10 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/1098",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/686/"
] | If you want to build your own there is a screencast on how to do beta invites in Ruby on Rails here [railscasts.com/episodes/124-beta-invitations](http://railscasts.com/episodes/124-beta-invitations).
You might be able to adapt that solution to fit your needs. | I would keep things as simple as you can.
When you're a very large game company, it's hard to keep your games under wraps, and you'll end up with millions of people trying to get into your betas. When you're a typical, run of the mill company, you probably don't have that problem (even if you wish you did!)
I would m... |
315,418 | [Uncle Bob's three rules of test-driven development](http://butunclebob.com/ArticleS.UncleBob.TheThreeRulesOfTdd) state the following:
>
> 1. You are not allowed to write any production code unless it is to make a failing unit test pass.
> 2. You are not allowed to write any more of a unit test than is sufficient to ... | 2016/04/11 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/315418",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/212213/"
] | When you write two tests at once, and start implementing code to make the first test pass, you cannot run the whole test suite and get a "green" result, because the second test will still fail. You can look at the detailed output of your unit test framework and check visually that exactly the test failed which you expe... | The reason for staying with one failing unit test at a time is focus. When you have that single failing unit test, you know exactly what to work on; you know what part of the code to think about; you know what problem you are solving immediately. If you allow yourself to write more tests as you work on solving one prob... |
18,903 | What does the term 'kiting' mean when used for games? I've seen the term thrown around here and there in reference to a few different games. Are there specific types of games that it applies to? | 2011/03/24 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/18903",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/4239/"
] | Kiting refers to keeping an enemy chasing you while also keeping it at a range where it cannot attack you. This tactic is often used to more safely attack the enemy using a long-range attack or to distract the enemy while others attack it.
The effect looks like you have the enemy on the end of a string, kind of like a... | Kiting can simply be defined as:
"Forcing an enemy to follow you around."
In MMOs tanks kite mobs while getting the crap beat out of them. So the "at a range where it cannot attack you" doesn't apply. Also many mechanics like avoidance, spell reflection, self healing, etc... can be in effect to allow you to survive w... |
18,903 | What does the term 'kiting' mean when used for games? I've seen the term thrown around here and there in reference to a few different games. Are there specific types of games that it applies to? | 2011/03/24 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/18903",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/4239/"
] | Kiting refers to keeping an enemy chasing you while also keeping it at a range where it cannot attack you. This tactic is often used to more safely attack the enemy using a long-range attack or to distract the enemy while others attack it.
The effect looks like you have the enemy on the end of a string, kind of like a... | Though the most basic example of kiting is dealing ranged damage to an enemy (hereafter called "mob") that has slower run speed, "kiting," in the more abstract sense, does not necessarily require that the mob follow you around. "Kiting" is a blanket term used to describe any strategy in which the mob is taking damage, ... |
18,903 | What does the term 'kiting' mean when used for games? I've seen the term thrown around here and there in reference to a few different games. Are there specific types of games that it applies to? | 2011/03/24 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/18903",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/4239/"
] | Kiting can simply be defined as:
"Forcing an enemy to follow you around."
In MMOs tanks kite mobs while getting the crap beat out of them. So the "at a range where it cannot attack you" doesn't apply. Also many mechanics like avoidance, spell reflection, self healing, etc... can be in effect to allow you to survive w... | Though the most basic example of kiting is dealing ranged damage to an enemy (hereafter called "mob") that has slower run speed, "kiting," in the more abstract sense, does not necessarily require that the mob follow you around. "Kiting" is a blanket term used to describe any strategy in which the mob is taking damage, ... |
28,708 | It is generally taught in Mahayana monastic universities that Theravada does not posit the selflessness of phenomena. There it is taught a dichotomy exists between the tenet systems employed by various Buddhist traditions:
1. The selflessness of persons
2. The selflessness of phenomena
In Mahayana texts it is often s... | 2018/08/15 | [
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> The Vaibashika school doesn’t assert the selflessness of phenomena
> because they hold the view that phenomena is truly existent from its
> own side.
>
>
>
In my opinion, the Theravada view according to the Pali suttas imply that:
1. The self (of persons) is not truly existent.
2. Whether non-self phenomena... | In Theravada, "self" is fabricated ego-ideas of "I", "me", "mine", "you", "us", "them", "ours", "yours", etc.
In addition to the above, Mahayana seems to believe "self" is fabricated concepts such as "rock", "tree", "cloud", "dog", "book", "earth", "water", "aggregates", etc.
Since "*phenomena*" ("elements"/"dhatu")... |
28,708 | It is generally taught in Mahayana monastic universities that Theravada does not posit the selflessness of phenomena. There it is taught a dichotomy exists between the tenet systems employed by various Buddhist traditions:
1. The selflessness of persons
2. The selflessness of phenomena
In Mahayana texts it is often s... | 2018/08/15 | [
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] | I decided that I will add my two cents about things existent or truly existent. The problem of misunderstanding is common in Buddhism among nearly all the writers that write about Eastern ideas. Masters, scholars and spiritual leaders are no different. Writers have tendency to often oversimplify complex systems where t... | In Theravada, "self" is fabricated ego-ideas of "I", "me", "mine", "you", "us", "them", "ours", "yours", etc.
In addition to the above, Mahayana seems to believe "self" is fabricated concepts such as "rock", "tree", "cloud", "dog", "book", "earth", "water", "aggregates", etc.
Since "*phenomena*" ("elements"/"dhatu")... |
53,675 | Here's the situation: A fire titan on his own demi-plane sent the party on a side quest to retrieve something for him and gave them the rune combination for a teleportation circle that would get them back to his throne room. I want the titan to betray them by having the circle resolve in mid air over a pit of lava so t... | 2014/12/28 | [
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] | Having teleportation circles in midair is plausible. The players might not be able to do it themselves, but don't let that stop you from creating ones for Plot.
The 4e books aren't 100% clear on what a teleportation circle *is,* beyond a bunch of writing in a ring. From the Manual of the Planes, p19:
>
> A teleporta... | I am assuming your goal is to avoid breaking the RAW here to ensure that players don't complain or feel cheated. You could easily have the Fire Titan inscribe these runes on a ring of stone which is then magically suspended from above the lava pit.
A simple hallucinatory terrain spell takes care of the party seeing t... |
8,611,862 | We have a JDBC batch job. There are two tables:
* BUSINESS\_CONTRACT
* CLASSIFY\_RECORD
The table BUSINESS\_CONTRACT stores information of business contracts, we classify business contracts every month and store classify result in the table CLASSIFY\_RECORD.
The batch job runs once per month, query the BUSINESS\_CO... | 2011/12/23 | [
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] | First, do you need the added complexity of multi-threading? How long does your current process take to run? Do you have multiple CPUs or multiple CPU cores available on the server you would be running this on, that would make the multi-threading beneficial?
I'm not going to write your code for you, but can give you a ... | Are you using batch updates? It will probably make more of a difference than multiple threads doing single updates. |
2,670,841 | As I experienced a sudden nostalgic longing for the VB6 of old, I downloaded visual studio 6 from my msdn subscription. To revive my rusty knowledge I very much would like to have intellisense working, but it does not! Is this a known problem with VS6 on Windows 7? I do have the autocomplete option on in the Options me... | 2010/04/19 | [
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] | VS6 does work properly for me on Win7.
The only problem is that it fails to add a reference to a COM object/library because UAC prevents it from reading required registry keys. Maybe your problem has the same nature. Try to run the IDE elevated. | Try placing a check mark in:
Tools->Options->Editor->Auto List Members |
2,670,841 | As I experienced a sudden nostalgic longing for the VB6 of old, I downloaded visual studio 6 from my msdn subscription. To revive my rusty knowledge I very much would like to have intellisense working, but it does not! Is this a known problem with VS6 on Windows 7? I do have the autocomplete option on in the Options me... | 2010/04/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2670841",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/108493/"
] | Try placing a check mark in:
Tools->Options->Editor->Auto List Members | Once happened to me
I entered a line without Dim
N as integer
After I corrected it start working
Dim N as integer |
2,670,841 | As I experienced a sudden nostalgic longing for the VB6 of old, I downloaded visual studio 6 from my msdn subscription. To revive my rusty knowledge I very much would like to have intellisense working, but it does not! Is this a known problem with VS6 on Windows 7? I do have the autocomplete option on in the Options me... | 2010/04/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2670841",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/108493/"
] | VS6 does work properly for me on Win7.
The only problem is that it fails to add a reference to a COM object/library because UAC prevents it from reading required registry keys. Maybe your problem has the same nature. Try to run the IDE elevated. | Once happened to me
I entered a line without Dim
N as integer
After I corrected it start working
Dim N as integer |
968 | I'm working on a world where, with very few exceptions, metalwork is not possible/unwanted, and I'm trying to figure out what major differences one might see in daily life, and what would be necessary for a culture to continue to go without metal.
Considering a culture that is premodern but relatively advanced:
* Is ... | 2014/10/03 | [
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] | How advanced can they get? Very.
The most advanced non-metal using cultures known where those of Meso-America culminating in the Aztecs/Mexica. The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan is estimated to have had a population of 200,000-300,000 right before it fell to the rebellion. The city was built on manufactured ground, i... | Raymond E Feist's Magician had a concept similar to this if you want to read it in which an alien race known as the Tsurani (whom had tech levels similar to the Romans but with access to Magic) come from a world with very little metal. Mostly they use a special wood which when treated with a resin makes the object very... |
968 | I'm working on a world where, with very few exceptions, metalwork is not possible/unwanted, and I'm trying to figure out what major differences one might see in daily life, and what would be necessary for a culture to continue to go without metal.
Considering a culture that is premodern but relatively advanced:
* Is ... | 2014/10/03 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/968",
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] | I think that this question is leaning too heavily on preconceived notions of "how things work" and overlooking possible solutions that are outside of its box. Just because human technology developed in a particular way, that does not limit technological societies to developing in exactly that way.
For example, a socie... | The limiting factor on building height if you don't have metal is not structural strength. Ancient Roman apartment blocks could reach heights of 10 stories; 12th-century Italian towers could go as high as 30. These buildings were made using a mix of stone and wood -- the first iron-framed structures didn't appear until... |
968 | I'm working on a world where, with very few exceptions, metalwork is not possible/unwanted, and I'm trying to figure out what major differences one might see in daily life, and what would be necessary for a culture to continue to go without metal.
Considering a culture that is premodern but relatively advanced:
* Is ... | 2014/10/03 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/968",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/164/"
] | Just a brief comment on the glassblowing...
Naturally occurring stone tubes form in limestone caves, as water drips through the centre of the tube... like a thin, hollow stalactite. I think they are called straws.
They aren't usually very big, and you have scope within fiction to modify this in many ways.
So that gi... | Harry Harrison explored related themes in his *West of Eden* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_of_Eden> series in which the 'dinosaur killer' never struck and dinosaurs went on to evolve an advanced civilization built on bio-technologies up to and including boats, submarines, projectile weapons, and remote sensing sys... |
968 | I'm working on a world where, with very few exceptions, metalwork is not possible/unwanted, and I'm trying to figure out what major differences one might see in daily life, and what would be necessary for a culture to continue to go without metal.
Considering a culture that is premodern but relatively advanced:
* Is ... | 2014/10/03 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/968",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/164/"
] | I think that this question is leaning too heavily on preconceived notions of "how things work" and overlooking possible solutions that are outside of its box. Just because human technology developed in a particular way, that does not limit technological societies to developing in exactly that way.
For example, a socie... | Consider the societies of the late stone age in the real world. Neolithic farming societies had access to many inventions and discoveries that we don't generally think of as "stone age":
* cities
* pottery
* wheels
* farming
* woven cloth
* writing |
968 | I'm working on a world where, with very few exceptions, metalwork is not possible/unwanted, and I'm trying to figure out what major differences one might see in daily life, and what would be necessary for a culture to continue to go without metal.
Considering a culture that is premodern but relatively advanced:
* Is ... | 2014/10/03 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/968",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/164/"
] | A world without metal is a very troublesome world indeed. For a short answer, the most advanced stone age (I say this loosely, as the official stone age ended millenias before) is the mesoamerican civilizations (Mayan, to name one), which was pretty advanced. They didn't have metal tools at all. Their primary tools wer... | You can look at the old societies pre 3500-1200BC to get a pretty good idea of what they could and could not do without metal.
If metallurgy was replaceable by magic on earth a vast majority of people would choose to use magic. If they themselves could not use magic but a shaman could then they could pay/barter with h... |
968 | I'm working on a world where, with very few exceptions, metalwork is not possible/unwanted, and I'm trying to figure out what major differences one might see in daily life, and what would be necessary for a culture to continue to go without metal.
Considering a culture that is premodern but relatively advanced:
* Is ... | 2014/10/03 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/968",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/164/"
] | I think that this question is leaning too heavily on preconceived notions of "how things work" and overlooking possible solutions that are outside of its box. Just because human technology developed in a particular way, that does not limit technological societies to developing in exactly that way.
For example, a socie... | I agree with certain aspects of many of the answers, but feel like by default we are limiting ourselves to preconceptions of how technologies were unlocked, perfected or utilized.
Think of many of the things we are discovering the unique material properties of today and apply that to a people who have survived off th... |
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