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43,193 | According to the article [Media Throw Everything at the Wall to See What Sticks](http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2019-01-09.html):
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> Witless college students demanded cyanide pills be stocked in campus health care clinics, on the grounds that Reagan was going to get us all nuked.
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Is the statement factua... | 2019/01/11 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43193",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/6507/"
] | According to the 1991 book [Horrendous Death and Health: Toward Action](https://books.google.com/books?id=FAILVpMd-VMC&pg=PA261&dq=cyanide%20pills&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiy2sKHr-bfAhWpwFkKHdLaBMgQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=cyanide%20pills&f=false) :
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> Brown University students took significant action in 1984, before the C... | Apparently so.
<https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1984/10/22/grave-new-world-pbwbhat-were-1044/>
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> *October 22, 1984* WHAT WERE 1044 Brown University students trying to say last Friday when they voted that their university should stock cyanide pills to be used in the event of a nuclear war?
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43,193 | According to the article [Media Throw Everything at the Wall to See What Sticks](http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2019-01-09.html):
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> Witless college students demanded cyanide pills be stocked in campus health care clinics, on the grounds that Reagan was going to get us all nuked.
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Is the statement factua... | 2019/01/11 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43193",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/6507/"
] | According to the 1991 book [Horrendous Death and Health: Toward Action](https://books.google.com/books?id=FAILVpMd-VMC&pg=PA261&dq=cyanide%20pills&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiy2sKHr-bfAhWpwFkKHdLaBMgQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=cyanide%20pills&f=false) :
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> Brown University students took significant action in 1984, before the C... | No, not really. They were making a dramatic and hyperbolic gesture about the dangers of nuclear holocaust, but they were not seriously hoping to have pills handy for use.
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> In any event, organizers say their aim is largely symbolic: they want people to equate nuclear war with suicide.
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> "There are words we he... |
43,193 | According to the article [Media Throw Everything at the Wall to See What Sticks](http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2019-01-09.html):
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> Witless college students demanded cyanide pills be stocked in campus health care clinics, on the grounds that Reagan was going to get us all nuked.
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>
>
Is the statement factua... | 2019/01/11 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/43193",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/6507/"
] | No, not really. They were making a dramatic and hyperbolic gesture about the dangers of nuclear holocaust, but they were not seriously hoping to have pills handy for use.
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> In any event, organizers say their aim is largely symbolic: they want people to equate nuclear war with suicide.
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> "There are words we he... | Apparently so.
<https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1984/10/22/grave-new-world-pbwbhat-were-1044/>
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> *October 22, 1984* WHAT WERE 1044 Brown University students trying to say last Friday when they voted that their university should stock cyanide pills to be used in the event of a nuclear war?
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17,933 | A lot of people I've talked to seem to be divided on this issue. When you're working on some kind of desktop application, is it generally a better idea to have it use the default system cursor? Or is using a custom cursor still okay.
Are there any particular benefits/drawbacks to either choice? | 2012/02/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/17933",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Custom cursors suit custom actions.**
For example in some 3D interactive interface, (CAD, games, etc) then custom cursors are going to help immensely, but if you're providing a similar level and style of interaction to the rest of the desktop or to other applications on the same platform then it makes sense to make... | As Roger stated, a custom cursor should ideally be suited towards helping the user understand what the cursor (and application) is capable of. A good example is photoshop. The cursor changes based on what action will be applied when used.
Just be careful. If the user can figure out what the cursor is supposed to do, i... |
17,933 | A lot of people I've talked to seem to be divided on this issue. When you're working on some kind of desktop application, is it generally a better idea to have it use the default system cursor? Or is using a custom cursor still okay.
Are there any particular benefits/drawbacks to either choice? | 2012/02/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/17933",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Custom cursors suit custom actions.**
For example in some 3D interactive interface, (CAD, games, etc) then custom cursors are going to help immensely, but if you're providing a similar level and style of interaction to the rest of the desktop or to other applications on the same platform then it makes sense to make... | Custom cursors are a problem because they're breaking convention; in addition, it's breaking a convention you really can't try to emulate. You can try making your cursor look like a variation of the default cursor, but what about different cursor sizes, different default cursors across different platforms?
Custom cur... |
17,933 | A lot of people I've talked to seem to be divided on this issue. When you're working on some kind of desktop application, is it generally a better idea to have it use the default system cursor? Or is using a custom cursor still okay.
Are there any particular benefits/drawbacks to either choice? | 2012/02/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/17933",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/11873/"
] | Custom cursors are a problem because they're breaking convention; in addition, it's breaking a convention you really can't try to emulate. You can try making your cursor look like a variation of the default cursor, but what about different cursor sizes, different default cursors across different platforms?
Custom cur... | As Roger stated, a custom cursor should ideally be suited towards helping the user understand what the cursor (and application) is capable of. A good example is photoshop. The cursor changes based on what action will be applied when used.
Just be careful. If the user can figure out what the cursor is supposed to do, i... |
13,031 | I have learned regularization for linear and logistic regression but when I implement that algorithm to my code generally my estimates not changing.I mean,it looks like ineffective.I know,it's for overfitting.So if I use it in my code every time ,could it be a problem? or is this a good thing? | 2016/07/27 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/13031",
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] | Normally you use regularization. The exception is if you know the data generating process and can model it exactly. Then you merely estimate the model parameters. In general you will not know the process, so you will have to approximate with a flexible enough model. If the model is not flexible enough you will not need... | Regularization is useful in preventing overtraining, however, if your regularization parameter is too aggressive, then it will dominate the learning function, and not allow you to properly tune variables. Try reducing the regularization parameter. |
13,031 | I have learned regularization for linear and logistic regression but when I implement that algorithm to my code generally my estimates not changing.I mean,it looks like ineffective.I know,it's for overfitting.So if I use it in my code every time ,could it be a problem? or is this a good thing? | 2016/07/27 | [
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/questions/13031",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com",
"https://datascience.stackexchange.com/users/20926/"
] | Normally you use regularization. The exception is if you know the data generating process and can model it exactly. Then you merely estimate the model parameters. In general you will not know the process, so you will have to approximate with a flexible enough model. If the model is not flexible enough you will not need... | Major reason of using regularization is to overcome issue of overfitting. When your model fits data to well i.e. capture all noise as well, regularization penalizes the weights. You may read more and get mathematical intuition with implementation details in [Reference](https://dhruv-gangwani6.medium.com/most-underrated... |
37,917,583 | I know that maybe they know the country where I live in, even the city, but I got a little bit shocked when I allowed my Google Chrome to get my location.
It literally showed the exact place I am right now. The exact spot, with 5 meters accuracy. How do they do that? I don't have a GPS on my PC or anything like that. ... | 2016/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37917583",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5356329/"
] | If you don't have GPS your location is determind by IP Geolocation tool helps you find the approximate geographic location of an IP address along with some other useful information including ISP, TimeZone, Area Code, State etc. some company have delevoped tools for gather information about single device network ip posi... | Your navigator sends data to Google about the visible WiFi nodes and Google uses this information to find your current position.
The navigator shares info like the MAC address, the SSID and the signal strength of the visible access points and the service (Google Maps) uses this info to triangulate your position.
Noti... |
37,917,583 | I know that maybe they know the country where I live in, even the city, but I got a little bit shocked when I allowed my Google Chrome to get my location.
It literally showed the exact place I am right now. The exact spot, with 5 meters accuracy. How do they do that? I don't have a GPS on my PC or anything like that. ... | 2016/06/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37917583",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5356329/"
] | If you don't have GPS your location is determind by IP Geolocation tool helps you find the approximate geographic location of an IP address along with some other useful information including ISP, TimeZone, Area Code, State etc. some company have delevoped tools for gather information about single device network ip posi... | Most browsers nowadays support [HTML5 geolocation](http://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_geolocation.asp) to locate a device's position (check [here](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Geolocation) for browser's compatibility)
Chrome uses Google Location Services to estimate your position, and Google Locat... |
11,397,562 | Is it possible to center anything in the actionbar? I know that the appIcon, appLogo, or the label can be set in the manifest, but it automatically jumps to the left side. Is there anyway to take the logo or title and position it to the center?
*I've found some discussions about this on Google, but mostly mentioning A... | 2012/07/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11397562",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1193321/"
] | Figured out that you can have a custom layout in the actionbar. Create a custom layout (Just center an image or text in xml) and then call it in the actionbar. | If I am not wrong you want to set screen title at top center !! if I am correct hope you tried below suggestions in this answer??
[screen title in center.](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5347341/how-to-align-center-the-title-or-label-in-activity) |
11,566 | I started noticing a metallic rattling sound coming from inside my guitar whenever I moved it around. After opening it up, beyond a web of wires I discovered the source of the problem -- a small metallic cogwheel lying inside, attached to nothing. I have no idea, what it could be doing in there.
Could it actually be a... | 2013/08/07 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/11566",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
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] | What you may have found, if it came from the guitar indeed, is a [lock washer](https://www.google.com/search?q=lock+washer&tbm=isch).
If that is the case, look for the nut or bolt which held it in place; a lock washer isn't a fastener by itself; it won't come off without some fastener also coming off.
It's probably n... | This definitely sounds like hex nut which fastens one of the knobs or jacks into place on the guitar. I imagine it has also made the knob/jack which it was holding in place loose which adds to the rattle. You will need to screw this back onto the loose component and tighten with a spanner/wrench or pliers (not too tigh... |
4,091,102 | I'm a novice java programmer. I need to make some application with OpenGL. I think an iPhone app would be cool, but I only have a week.
Is this doable? Could I learn openGl and iphone programming and make a crude app in a week?
If yes, where should I starT? | 2010/11/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4091102",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/496414/"
] | Start here:
<http://iphonedevelopment.blogspot.com/2009/05/opengl-es-from-ground-up-table-of.html>
Its fun! | Like any platform, you could probably easily cut and paste some sample code together and get something crude going in no time at all. I would suggest that if you have the tools in place that even a week is too long and a day is all that you need.
Anything beyond a simple and crude app will take a bit more time though.... |
4,538,437 | VS 2010. The same WPF project, debug mode, two computers:
* A -- when exception occurrs the caret is placed at the point of exception
* B -- when the exception occurrs, correct exception is shown but caret is always placed at "win.ShowDialog()" in App.xaml.cs -- this is main entry for showing & running my application,... | 2010/12/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4538437",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/210342/"
] | You mean you'd want to break the IDE on the line where the exception has been thrown ?
It is in the Debug menu, under exceptions. There you can check a checkbox that 'll make sure the IDE breaks in the code and shows the line where the exception has been thrown. | I think the OP is asking about SEH, and catching "First class exceptions", which naturally requires SEH exception handling, not sure if this is still true in C#. |
481,064 | i have 32 bit ubuntu 12.04 on an offline computer. I can access the internet using a different windows 7 computer and i have a memory key. How do i install vlc on my offline ubuntu computer? | 2014/06/09 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/481064",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/292048/"
] | You can download it to your windows 7 computer using **[Cube](http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1583)**, it is a portable package manager capable of downloading packages from any computer with internet connection (e.g your windows 7 computer) and install it back to your linux computer.
Here is the complete ... | You must download a deb package from <http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-debian.html> move it to ubuntu and run this by clicking two times
Or use dpkg in terminal. |
81,577 | I will be giving a presentation on "cyber security" to a school class of 16 year olds and want to show them how network security works, how important privacy is (and why it matters) and how to protect oneself online.
Apart from (static) general slides on the topic I want to show them in an visually appealing and unde... | 2015/02/13 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/81577",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/68278/"
] | Pim gave a great answer on the security aspects. You also mentioned privacy, so I'd add in a talk about the privacy policies that various companies have, and the importance of THAT. Security is about who you trust with your data, and you shouldn't necessarily trust the provider either.
The perfect example is of course... | I'd add browser security. Take an old version of IE and show a browser exploit for it in action. Some people just can't understand that you either need to get a secure browser, or be *very* careful with what you browse, even if you're not downloading anything.
Also, something to stress is the danger of password reuse.... |
33,424 | This is something I've pondered before. I asked about one gesture on yahoo answers long ago. All I got was a guy saying that even he didn't know the term for it (it was the gesture where someone holds something in front of them towards someone else to indicate that they want the person to take it).
But the one I'm thi... | 2018/02/19 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/33424",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
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] | One of the things you discover pretty quickly as a writer is that there are all kinds of things that we do not have words for. Worse, even if there were words of them, most people would not recognize what they meant. (How many people know what it means to say that someone stands with arms akimbo?)
The truth is that mo... | Most of the time you don't want to find *the one word that describes this* - because if it's so hard for you to come up with this one word, chances are it's hard for your audience to understand the word.
Of course there are many times more words in our passive vocabulary than in our active vocabulary, at least for mo... |
33,424 | This is something I've pondered before. I asked about one gesture on yahoo answers long ago. All I got was a guy saying that even he didn't know the term for it (it was the gesture where someone holds something in front of them towards someone else to indicate that they want the person to take it).
But the one I'm thi... | 2018/02/19 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/33424",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | One of the things you discover pretty quickly as a writer is that there are all kinds of things that we do not have words for. Worse, even if there were words of them, most people would not recognize what they meant. (How many people know what it means to say that someone stands with arms akimbo?)
The truth is that mo... | To add to the already excellent answer, you do not need to describe body language every time, you can clearly state the subtext directly as the narrator.
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> He leaned in and lowered his voice, all his body screaming hatred towards her.
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All of our body language is unconscious, you don’t realise you’re doing... |
33,424 | This is something I've pondered before. I asked about one gesture on yahoo answers long ago. All I got was a guy saying that even he didn't know the term for it (it was the gesture where someone holds something in front of them towards someone else to indicate that they want the person to take it).
But the one I'm thi... | 2018/02/19 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/33424",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Most of the time you don't want to find *the one word that describes this* - because if it's so hard for you to come up with this one word, chances are it's hard for your audience to understand the word.
Of course there are many times more words in our passive vocabulary than in our active vocabulary, at least for mo... | To add to the already excellent answer, you do not need to describe body language every time, you can clearly state the subtext directly as the narrator.
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> He leaned in and lowered his voice, all his body screaming hatred towards her.
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All of our body language is unconscious, you don’t realise you’re doing... |
104,703 | I have a fairly nice couch, about 8 years old, but just today I noticed that there was a sharp protrusion coming out the side. It has *not* yet punctured the fabric, but it seems like a strong wind might cause it to do so.
I turned the couch over, and pulled out some of the fabric staples so I could get a look in ther... | 2016/12/19 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/104703",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | *Take it to an upholstery shop* seems like the obvious answer if you don't feel up to tackling it. They should know where it should be, how to get at it, and how to put it back and make it stay put.
I would guess (lacking any pictorial evidence) that the straight spring section is probably supposed to be tied into the... | I had the same problem and used zip ties to hold it together. A year later it is still holding. |
104,703 | I have a fairly nice couch, about 8 years old, but just today I noticed that there was a sharp protrusion coming out the side. It has *not* yet punctured the fabric, but it seems like a strong wind might cause it to do so.
I turned the couch over, and pulled out some of the fabric staples so I could get a look in ther... | 2016/12/19 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/104703",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
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] | One of your [spring wires](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vzl4CDjQE0) is slipping sideways and poking your upholstery. The spring wires are held to the sinuous springs by metal clips; apparently that wire's clips are loose and are allowing the spring wire to get out of place. (Has someone been jumping on your couch?)... | *Take it to an upholstery shop* seems like the obvious answer if you don't feel up to tackling it. They should know where it should be, how to get at it, and how to put it back and make it stay put.
I would guess (lacking any pictorial evidence) that the straight spring section is probably supposed to be tied into the... |
104,703 | I have a fairly nice couch, about 8 years old, but just today I noticed that there was a sharp protrusion coming out the side. It has *not* yet punctured the fabric, but it seems like a strong wind might cause it to do so.
I turned the couch over, and pulled out some of the fabric staples so I could get a look in ther... | 2016/12/19 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/104703",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/35175/"
] | One of your [spring wires](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vzl4CDjQE0) is slipping sideways and poking your upholstery. The spring wires are held to the sinuous springs by metal clips; apparently that wire's clips are loose and are allowing the spring wire to get out of place. (Has someone been jumping on your couch?)... | I had the same problem and used zip ties to hold it together. A year later it is still holding. |
140,573 | I have an issue on my server: when folder quota is reached and someone tries to upload a file, he doesn't get any error code and he deposits a 0 bytes file. So I want to know if there's any solution (integrity check for example) to check if the file is well transferred. | 2010/05/11 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/140573",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/41499/"
] | sftp has built in integrity checks, so I can only assume the user did not notice the error. | Compare with md5sum the checksum of the 2 files |
140,573 | I have an issue on my server: when folder quota is reached and someone tries to upload a file, he doesn't get any error code and he deposits a 0 bytes file. So I want to know if there's any solution (integrity check for example) to check if the file is well transferred. | 2010/05/11 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/140573",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/41499/"
] | sFTP protocol has buildin error checking.
That the client creates a zero-byte file in stead of given the user an error message can be due to 3 things:
1. The server doesn't return the error properly to the client. (I've seen that happen with quota issues...) If that is the case the only way to verify that the file ... | Compare with md5sum the checksum of the 2 files |
140,573 | I have an issue on my server: when folder quota is reached and someone tries to upload a file, he doesn't get any error code and he deposits a 0 bytes file. So I want to know if there's any solution (integrity check for example) to check if the file is well transferred. | 2010/05/11 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/140573",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/41499/"
] | There are specific **SFTP protocol extensions to calculate file hashes**, and such extensions are supported by most clients and servers (it's very common). See this link for full documentation of such extensions: <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-extensions-00#section-3>
Anyway, given th... | Compare with md5sum the checksum of the 2 files |
140,573 | I have an issue on my server: when folder quota is reached and someone tries to upload a file, he doesn't get any error code and he deposits a 0 bytes file. So I want to know if there's any solution (integrity check for example) to check if the file is well transferred. | 2010/05/11 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/140573",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/41499/"
] | sFTP protocol has buildin error checking.
That the client creates a zero-byte file in stead of given the user an error message can be due to 3 things:
1. The server doesn't return the error properly to the client. (I've seen that happen with quota issues...) If that is the case the only way to verify that the file ... | sftp has built in integrity checks, so I can only assume the user did not notice the error. |
140,573 | I have an issue on my server: when folder quota is reached and someone tries to upload a file, he doesn't get any error code and he deposits a 0 bytes file. So I want to know if there's any solution (integrity check for example) to check if the file is well transferred. | 2010/05/11 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/140573",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/41499/"
] | There are specific **SFTP protocol extensions to calculate file hashes**, and such extensions are supported by most clients and servers (it's very common). See this link for full documentation of such extensions: <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-extensions-00#section-3>
Anyway, given th... | sftp has built in integrity checks, so I can only assume the user did not notice the error. |
1,655 | As a programmer, I have no problem with seeing or using "and/or" in technical documentation. For example,
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That's perfectly good English to me. However, if I were writing a novel, or even just an essay, or — heaven forbid — a poem, "and... | 2010/08/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1655",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/300/"
] | A word to use in place of and/or is simply "andor". See <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/andor>
I see nothing wrong with using andor. Technical writing often calls for it, and saves from writing longer andor more confusing sentences.
Using andor in that last sentence basically said: "saves from writing longer... | and/or is not a literary or poetic collocation.
I have never ever seen and/or in a novel or poem.
Of course, there are exceptions surely. But in general and/or is a logical operator and not used in literary or poetic discourse.
So, the question as posed does not make sense in a literary or poetic environment.
[logi... |
1,655 | As a programmer, I have no problem with seeing or using "and/or" in technical documentation. For example,
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> I can upvote an answer that satisfies me and/or mark it as accepted.
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That's perfectly good English to me. However, if I were writing a novel, or even just an essay, or — heaven forbid — a poem, "and... | 2010/08/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1655",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/300/"
] | "And/or" is actually a fairly stupid expression, since the English words "and" or "or" aren't as exact or exclusive as this expression seems to imply. For example,
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Here,
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1,655 | As a programmer, I have no problem with seeing or using "and/or" in technical documentation. For example,
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> I can upvote an answer that satisfies me and/or mark it as accepted.
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>
>
That's perfectly good English to me. However, if I were writing a novel, or even just an essay, or — heaven forbid — a poem, "and... | 2010/08/22 | [
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] | A word to use in place of and/or is simply "andor". See <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/andor>
I see nothing wrong with using andor. Technical writing often calls for it, and saves from writing longer andor more confusing sentences.
Using andor in that last sentence basically said: "saves from writing longer... | And/or:
Example: “I’d like a coffee and/or a coke.”
Alternatives (based on rewording):
I’d like a coffee or a coke or both.
If not a coffee or coke I’d like both.
I’d like a coffee, coke or either.
I’d like a coke together with a coffee or just one of the two.
Alternatives (based on synonyms or antonyms):
(Not ... |
1,655 | As a programmer, I have no problem with seeing or using "and/or" in technical documentation. For example,
>
> I can upvote an answer that satisfies me and/or mark it as accepted.
>
>
>
That's perfectly good English to me. However, if I were writing a novel, or even just an essay, or — heaven forbid — a poem, "and... | 2010/08/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1655",
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] | I don't think and/or is stupid. The reason is that there are two types of "or"s.
* Inclusive Or: Please give me a taco and/or a burrito
(I'm saying I will accept a taco, a burrito, or both.)
* Exclusive Or: Please give me either a taco or a burrito.
(I will accept a taco or a burrito but not both.)
The problem is usi... | A word to use in place of and/or is simply "andor". See <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/andor>
I see nothing wrong with using andor. Technical writing often calls for it, and saves from writing longer andor more confusing sentences.
Using andor in that last sentence basically said: "saves from writing longer... |
1,655 | As a programmer, I have no problem with seeing or using "and/or" in technical documentation. For example,
>
> I can upvote an answer that satisfies me and/or mark it as accepted.
>
>
>
That's perfectly good English to me. However, if I were writing a novel, or even just an essay, or — heaven forbid — a poem, "and... | 2010/08/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1655",
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] | A word to use in place of and/or is simply "andor". See <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/andor>
I see nothing wrong with using andor. Technical writing often calls for it, and saves from writing longer andor more confusing sentences.
Using andor in that last sentence basically said: "saves from writing longer... | I’d suggest:
>
> I can upvote an answer that satisfies me, as well as mark it as accepted.
>
>
> |
1,655 | As a programmer, I have no problem with seeing or using "and/or" in technical documentation. For example,
>
> I can upvote an answer that satisfies me and/or mark it as accepted.
>
>
>
That's perfectly good English to me. However, if I were writing a novel, or even just an essay, or — heaven forbid — a poem, "and... | 2010/08/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1655",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | A word to use in place of and/or is simply "andor". See <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/andor>
I see nothing wrong with using andor. Technical writing often calls for it, and saves from writing longer andor more confusing sentences.
Using andor in that last sentence basically said: "saves from writing longer... | Here are a few additional alternatives:
* You may upvote satisfactory answers, and you can also mark them as
accepted.
* The non-exclusive options are to upvote a satisfactory answer, and to mark it as accepted.
* On finding a satisfactory answer, you should seperately consider upvoting it, and marking it as accepted. |
1,655 | As a programmer, I have no problem with seeing or using "and/or" in technical documentation. For example,
>
> I can upvote an answer that satisfies me and/or mark it as accepted.
>
>
>
That's perfectly good English to me. However, if I were writing a novel, or even just an essay, or — heaven forbid — a poem, "and... | 2010/08/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1655",
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] | Here are a few alternatives to the example you provided that avoid the stroke (forward slash). Pick whichever one you like!
>
> 1. I can upvote an answer that satisfies me, mark it as accepted, or do both.
> 2. I can do either or both of up-voting and marking as accepted the answer that satisfies me.
> 3. I can do ei... | Another solution:
salt and (or) pepper |
1,655 | As a programmer, I have no problem with seeing or using "and/or" in technical documentation. For example,
>
> I can upvote an answer that satisfies me and/or mark it as accepted.
>
>
>
That's perfectly good English to me. However, if I were writing a novel, or even just an essay, or — heaven forbid — a poem, "and... | 2010/08/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1655",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | I’d suggest:
>
> I can upvote an answer that satisfies me, as well as mark it as accepted.
>
>
> | Another solution:
salt and (or) pepper |
1,655 | As a programmer, I have no problem with seeing or using "and/or" in technical documentation. For example,
>
> I can upvote an answer that satisfies me and/or mark it as accepted.
>
>
>
That's perfectly good English to me. However, if I were writing a novel, or even just an essay, or — heaven forbid — a poem, "and... | 2010/08/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1655",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/300/"
] | Here are a few alternatives to the example you provided that avoid the stroke (forward slash). Pick whichever one you like!
>
> 1. I can upvote an answer that satisfies me, mark it as accepted, or do both.
> 2. I can do either or both of up-voting and marking as accepted the answer that satisfies me.
> 3. I can do ei... | and/or is not a literary or poetic collocation.
I have never ever seen and/or in a novel or poem.
Of course, there are exceptions surely. But in general and/or is a logical operator and not used in literary or poetic discourse.
So, the question as posed does not make sense in a literary or poetic environment.
[logi... |
1,655 | As a programmer, I have no problem with seeing or using "and/or" in technical documentation. For example,
>
> I can upvote an answer that satisfies me and/or mark it as accepted.
>
>
>
That's perfectly good English to me. However, if I were writing a novel, or even just an essay, or — heaven forbid — a poem, "and... | 2010/08/22 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/1655",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | I don't think and/or is stupid. The reason is that there are two types of "or"s.
* Inclusive Or: Please give me a taco and/or a burrito
(I'm saying I will accept a taco, a burrito, or both.)
* Exclusive Or: Please give me either a taco or a burrito.
(I will accept a taco or a burrito but not both.)
The problem is usi... | and/or is not a literary or poetic collocation.
I have never ever seen and/or in a novel or poem.
Of course, there are exceptions surely. But in general and/or is a logical operator and not used in literary or poetic discourse.
So, the question as posed does not make sense in a literary or poetic environment.
[logi... |
11,117 | I have a channel called "Courses" and it is using Matrix to have several "Lessons". I use Zoo Visitors, so I have members as channel entries. When a member signs up for a course, I want to follow if he/she completed the lessons of the course. When he/she completes all lessons under that course, then the course also wil... | 2013/06/09 | [
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com/questions/11117",
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com",
"https://expressionengine.stackexchange.com/users/1637/"
] | In theory that sounds possible. You'd probably have to create some custom fields in the Member channel (possibly again with Matrix) so you can assign "Courses" and the corresponding "Lessons" to them. You could then include a column for "Status" and indicate whether it's "not started", "started", or "complete". On the ... | I've actually built exactly this. In my Zoo Visitor fields I have the following fields:
* 1x Playa Single Select for "Active Course"
* 1x Playa Single Select for "Active Lesson"
* 1x Matrix, with Playa Single Selects for "Finished Courses"
The next Lesson is selected based on a sort of "id" they all have, which are s... |
32,366 | I just started thinking about creating/customizing a web crawler today, and know very little about web crawler/robot etiquette. A majority of the writings on etiquette I've found seem old and awkward, so I'd like to get some current (and practical) insights from the web developer community.
I want to use a crawler to ... | 2008/08/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32366",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326/"
] | Obey robots.txt (and not too aggressive like has been said already).
You might want to think about your user-agent string - they're a good place to be up-front about what you're doing and how you can be contacted. | I'd say that it is very important to consider how much load you are causing. For instance, if your crawler requests every object of a single site, more or less at once, it might cause load problems for that particular site.
In other words, make sure your crawler is not too aggressive. |
32,366 | I just started thinking about creating/customizing a web crawler today, and know very little about web crawler/robot etiquette. A majority of the writings on etiquette I've found seem old and awkward, so I'd like to get some current (and practical) insights from the web developer community.
I want to use a crawler to ... | 2008/08/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32366",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326/"
] | Obey robots.txt (and not too aggressive like has been said already).
You might want to think about your user-agent string - they're a good place to be up-front about what you're doing and how you can be contacted. | Load is a big consideration. Put limits on how often you crawl a particular site and what is the most basic info you need to accomplish your goal. If you are looking for text do not download all images, stuff like that.
Of course obey robots.txt but also make sure your user agent string includes accurate contact info ... |
32,366 | I just started thinking about creating/customizing a web crawler today, and know very little about web crawler/robot etiquette. A majority of the writings on etiquette I've found seem old and awkward, so I'd like to get some current (and practical) insights from the web developer community.
I want to use a crawler to ... | 2008/08/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32366",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326/"
] | Obey robots.txt (and not too aggressive like has been said already).
You might want to think about your user-agent string - they're a good place to be up-front about what you're doing and how you can be contacted. | Besides WillDean's and Einar's good answers, I would really recommend you take a time to read about the meaning of the HTTP response codes, and what your crawler should do when encountering each one, since it will make a big a difference on your performance, and on wether or not you are banned from some sites.
Some u... |
32,366 | I just started thinking about creating/customizing a web crawler today, and know very little about web crawler/robot etiquette. A majority of the writings on etiquette I've found seem old and awkward, so I'd like to get some current (and practical) insights from the web developer community.
I want to use a crawler to ... | 2008/08/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32366",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326/"
] | Obey robots.txt (and not too aggressive like has been said already).
You might want to think about your user-agent string - they're a good place to be up-front about what you're doing and how you can be contacted. | Please be sure to include a URL in your user-agent string that explains who/what/why your robot is crawling. |
32,366 | I just started thinking about creating/customizing a web crawler today, and know very little about web crawler/robot etiquette. A majority of the writings on etiquette I've found seem old and awkward, so I'd like to get some current (and practical) insights from the web developer community.
I want to use a crawler to ... | 2008/08/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32366",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326/"
] | Obey robots.txt (and not too aggressive like has been said already).
You might want to think about your user-agent string - they're a good place to be up-front about what you're doing and how you can be contacted. | Also do not forget to obey the bot meta tags: <http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/appendix/notes.html#h-B.4.1.2>
Another thing to think about - when spider pages, don't be too hasty deciding things don't exist or have errors. Some pages are offline due to maintenance work or errors that are corrected within a short period. |
32,366 | I just started thinking about creating/customizing a web crawler today, and know very little about web crawler/robot etiquette. A majority of the writings on etiquette I've found seem old and awkward, so I'd like to get some current (and practical) insights from the web developer community.
I want to use a crawler to ... | 2008/08/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32366",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326/"
] | Obey robots.txt (and not too aggressive like has been said already).
You might want to think about your user-agent string - they're a good place to be up-front about what you're doing and how you can be contacted. | All good points, the ones made here. You will also have to deal with dynamically-generated Java and JavaScript links, parameters and session IDs, escaping single and double quotes, failed attempts at relative links (using ../../ to go past the root directory), case sensitivity, frames, redirects, cookies....
I could g... |
32,366 | I just started thinking about creating/customizing a web crawler today, and know very little about web crawler/robot etiquette. A majority of the writings on etiquette I've found seem old and awkward, so I'd like to get some current (and practical) insights from the web developer community.
I want to use a crawler to ... | 2008/08/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/32366",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326/"
] | Obey robots.txt (and not too aggressive like has been said already).
You might want to think about your user-agent string - they're a good place to be up-front about what you're doing and how you can be contacted. | You will need to add some capability to blacklist sites / domains or other things (IP ranges, ASN, etc) to avoid your spider getting bogged down with spam sites.
You'll need to have a HTTP implementation with a lot of control over timeout and behaviour. Expect a lot of sites to send back invalid responses, huge respon... |
95,763 | Thinking *only in the scope of a desktop website*, I'm wondering about the discoverability of mouse hover functionality.
Allow me to contrive a scenario to explain my question: Let's say I'm designing a web page for a restaurant like the one below:
[download bmml source... | 2016/06/16 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/95763",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/77811/"
] | In short, yes, hover states will be more discoverable on a site that has fewer elements.
Imagine these two scenarios:
1. A full-screen page with a single element in the center with a hover state
2. A full-screen page with a 16x16 grid of elements, of which only 2 elements have a hover state
Being an interactive med... | **Hover is certainly discoverable if the user might expect that clicking on the element would give more information.**
In your design, a user who wants more information about a menu item is very likely to try clicking on the item, or its title. Such an action would often lead to more information. So, they would discov... |
33,072 | First off I have only very basics of electronic understanding, so I welcome any help that I can get. I use a Touchscreen on my Pi that occupies all 5V and 3.3V pins. I also want to use a 433 transmitter module that needs a 5V pin, too.
What options do I have? Is it possible to use a 5V pin for two devices and if how ... | 2015/07/01 | [
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/33072",
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] | Just split the wire.
You can power as many 5V devices as you want from the Pi, provided you don't use more current than is being supplied. The current is typically limited by the 1 amp or 2 amp polyfuse at the microUSB socket. The fuse fitted depends on the Pi model, those with a 40 pin expansion header will have a 2 ... | I had the same problem with a [Raspberry Pi 7” Touchscreen Display](https://www.element14.com/community/docs/DOC-78156/l/raspberry-pi-7-touchscreen-display) and a speaker that used two 5V and one 3.3V pins.
The installation guide above suggests powering the screen adapter board directly from the electric socket, then ... |
188,346 | I saw similar questions but not exactly the same as my situation. I have three papers prepared during my Ph.D., one is published already, and the other two are just manuscripts that have not been submitted yet. If I copy and paste the contents from my papers to my thesis:
1. For the one published, will my thesis be co... | 2022/09/01 | [
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] | I'll try to summarize some of the issues.
First, there is the concept of the stapled thesis that is common in some fields/places. The thesis consists of a set of published papers (*published*) and, perhaps some unifying commentary. The thesis itself is (largely) just a collection.
Publishers usually require that you ... | I don't know where you study, but it is not a problem at all in the US. My doctoral dissertation is just a simple and straight combination of my published and unpublished journal manuscripts, and it is totally not a problem at all for me.
If you go and check journal publishers' policy about reusing your own manuscript... |
35,732 | Do US laws apply worldwide?
* Kim Dotcom, never in USA, yet court proceedings for extradition from New Zealand to USA ongoing.
* [A Chinese arrested in Canada during layover for breaking US sanctions law.](https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/11/business/huawei-cfo-arrest-details/index.html)
Both not US citizen. Both not ... | 2018/12/28 | [
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] | Greendrake's answer says that a country can declare any jurisdiction it likes. This is true, but in practice it is the convention that a country should claim jurisdiction only over its territory and its citizens. The point about "citizens" is normally not pushed, as when you go to a foreign country you are normally sub... | *Where* country A thinks that its laws apply is totally up to the laws and courts of country A. It may [assert](https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/35650/what-makes-a-court-able-to-assert-jurisdiction-over-another-sovereign-state) that its laws apply in countries B, C, or the whole world and outer space. But whethe... |
322,330 | I'm writing an essay and I want to write:
>
> These things all prove that Hitler was not a man of his word …
>
>
> So should England have trusted him?
>
>
>
and then continue with my next points.
Is this OK, or too informal? | 2016/04/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/322330",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/172693/"
] | Ellipses have only one place in most formal writing: inside a direct quote. Then they have two uses: to reporting halting speech, and if you omit some words. But in the latter case they should be used only in non-controversial cases, as they can easily be used to subvert the original author/speaker's meaning (for examp... | In a formal essay, you should not use ellipses. Ellipses are a form that is mostly used in fiction, as it implies a dramatic pause, would could both upset the serious tone of the essay and imply feelings towards the reader, which a formal essay is not intended to do. If you feel as if the ellipse is intended to provoke... |
322,330 | I'm writing an essay and I want to write:
>
> These things all prove that Hitler was not a man of his word …
>
>
> So should England have trusted him?
>
>
>
and then continue with my next points.
Is this OK, or too informal? | 2016/04/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/322330",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/172693/"
] | In a formal essay, you should not use ellipses. Ellipses are a form that is mostly used in fiction, as it implies a dramatic pause, would could both upset the serious tone of the essay and imply feelings towards the reader, which a formal essay is not intended to do. If you feel as if the ellipse is intended to provoke... | Yes, to all of the above - in math and lists and proper direct quotation, etc., but thank you @Delta Escher: you clearly describe the "why" of not adding it. (I recently almost lost my marbles trying to study for an English test that included formal essays - the tutors I worked with all said ixnay on the "evocative" st... |
322,330 | I'm writing an essay and I want to write:
>
> These things all prove that Hitler was not a man of his word …
>
>
> So should England have trusted him?
>
>
>
and then continue with my next points.
Is this OK, or too informal? | 2016/04/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/322330",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/172693/"
] | In a formal essay, you should not use ellipses. Ellipses are a form that is mostly used in fiction, as it implies a dramatic pause, would could both upset the serious tone of the essay and imply feelings towards the reader, which a formal essay is not intended to do. If you feel as if the ellipse is intended to provoke... | Generally I would have said no, but I’ve noticed that the extensive use of ellipses was a distinctive feature of middlebrow historian Bruce Catton’s work. See, for example, page 26 of [this best-seller](https://books.google.com/books?id=EozZ-3uYhIoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=bruce+catton+excerpt&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKwt... |
322,330 | I'm writing an essay and I want to write:
>
> These things all prove that Hitler was not a man of his word …
>
>
> So should England have trusted him?
>
>
>
and then continue with my next points.
Is this OK, or too informal? | 2016/04/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/322330",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/172693/"
] | Ellipses have only one place in most formal writing: inside a direct quote. Then they have two uses: to reporting halting speech, and if you omit some words. But in the latter case they should be used only in non-controversial cases, as they can easily be used to subvert the original author/speaker's meaning (for examp... | Yes, to all of the above - in math and lists and proper direct quotation, etc., but thank you @Delta Escher: you clearly describe the "why" of not adding it. (I recently almost lost my marbles trying to study for an English test that included formal essays - the tutors I worked with all said ixnay on the "evocative" st... |
322,330 | I'm writing an essay and I want to write:
>
> These things all prove that Hitler was not a man of his word …
>
>
> So should England have trusted him?
>
>
>
and then continue with my next points.
Is this OK, or too informal? | 2016/04/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/322330",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/172693/"
] | Ellipses have only one place in most formal writing: inside a direct quote. Then they have two uses: to reporting halting speech, and if you omit some words. But in the latter case they should be used only in non-controversial cases, as they can easily be used to subvert the original author/speaker's meaning (for examp... | Generally I would have said no, but I’ve noticed that the extensive use of ellipses was a distinctive feature of middlebrow historian Bruce Catton’s work. See, for example, page 26 of [this best-seller](https://books.google.com/books?id=EozZ-3uYhIoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=bruce+catton+excerpt&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKwt... |
322,330 | I'm writing an essay and I want to write:
>
> These things all prove that Hitler was not a man of his word …
>
>
> So should England have trusted him?
>
>
>
and then continue with my next points.
Is this OK, or too informal? | 2016/04/28 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/322330",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/172693/"
] | Generally I would have said no, but I’ve noticed that the extensive use of ellipses was a distinctive feature of middlebrow historian Bruce Catton’s work. See, for example, page 26 of [this best-seller](https://books.google.com/books?id=EozZ-3uYhIoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=bruce+catton+excerpt&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKwt... | Yes, to all of the above - in math and lists and proper direct quotation, etc., but thank you @Delta Escher: you clearly describe the "why" of not adding it. (I recently almost lost my marbles trying to study for an English test that included formal essays - the tutors I worked with all said ixnay on the "evocative" st... |
159,011 | In this exposition dialogue between Morpheus and Neo, (almost) every person is wearing only two colors. Black and White. No blue, no green, no aquamarine. Even the things they carry are black and white. Handbags, phones, notebooks, and shopping bags are all just black and white.
People in real life wear many colors. B... | 2017/05/08 | [
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] | This was addressed in one of the rare interviews that the Wachowskis gave in order to promote the film. In short, the poverty of difference in the outfits and the duplication of the characters are down to laziness on the part of the (in-universe) designer of the training program, Mouse. Since the program is over within... | I always interpreted this would be due to two specific reasons:
* It represents the uniformity, in-line lives of those in the Matrix just following their day to day simulation. This also makes the red dress and the actual users stand out. They're not just following the flow.
* They're just background characters. The C... |
159,011 | In this exposition dialogue between Morpheus and Neo, (almost) every person is wearing only two colors. Black and White. No blue, no green, no aquamarine. Even the things they carry are black and white. Handbags, phones, notebooks, and shopping bags are all just black and white.
People in real life wear many colors. B... | 2017/05/08 | [
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] | I always interpreted this would be due to two specific reasons:
* It represents the uniformity, in-line lives of those in the Matrix just following their day to day simulation. This also makes the red dress and the actual users stand out. They're not just following the flow.
* They're just background characters. The C... | In addition to the other answers I also think that the color scheme was used to emphasize the point of the exercise - anyone who is not with the protagonists is one trivial alteration away from being an agent. |
159,011 | In this exposition dialogue between Morpheus and Neo, (almost) every person is wearing only two colors. Black and White. No blue, no green, no aquamarine. Even the things they carry are black and white. Handbags, phones, notebooks, and shopping bags are all just black and white.
People in real life wear many colors. B... | 2017/05/08 | [
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] | I always interpreted this would be due to two specific reasons:
* It represents the uniformity, in-line lives of those in the Matrix just following their day to day simulation. This also makes the red dress and the actual users stand out. They're not just following the flow.
* They're just background characters. The C... | As a software developer, training and non-production computers get significantly less hardware to support them. Rendering black and white would utilize less resources and allow the simulation to render at lifelike speeds. The scope of all the training/construct scenes is either limited in color or size or object count.... |
159,011 | In this exposition dialogue between Morpheus and Neo, (almost) every person is wearing only two colors. Black and White. No blue, no green, no aquamarine. Even the things they carry are black and white. Handbags, phones, notebooks, and shopping bags are all just black and white.
People in real life wear many colors. B... | 2017/05/08 | [
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] | This was addressed in one of the rare interviews that the Wachowskis gave in order to promote the film. In short, the poverty of difference in the outfits and the duplication of the characters are down to laziness on the part of the (in-universe) designer of the training program, Mouse. Since the program is over within... | In addition to the other answers I also think that the color scheme was used to emphasize the point of the exercise - anyone who is not with the protagonists is one trivial alteration away from being an agent. |
159,011 | In this exposition dialogue between Morpheus and Neo, (almost) every person is wearing only two colors. Black and White. No blue, no green, no aquamarine. Even the things they carry are black and white. Handbags, phones, notebooks, and shopping bags are all just black and white.
People in real life wear many colors. B... | 2017/05/08 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/159011",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
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] | This was addressed in one of the rare interviews that the Wachowskis gave in order to promote the film. In short, the poverty of difference in the outfits and the duplication of the characters are down to laziness on the part of the (in-universe) designer of the training program, Mouse. Since the program is over within... | As a software developer, training and non-production computers get significantly less hardware to support them. Rendering black and white would utilize less resources and allow the simulation to render at lifelike speeds. The scope of all the training/construct scenes is either limited in color or size or object count.... |
159,011 | In this exposition dialogue between Morpheus and Neo, (almost) every person is wearing only two colors. Black and White. No blue, no green, no aquamarine. Even the things they carry are black and white. Handbags, phones, notebooks, and shopping bags are all just black and white.
People in real life wear many colors. B... | 2017/05/08 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/159011",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/63201/"
] | In addition to the other answers I also think that the color scheme was used to emphasize the point of the exercise - anyone who is not with the protagonists is one trivial alteration away from being an agent. | As a software developer, training and non-production computers get significantly less hardware to support them. Rendering black and white would utilize less resources and allow the simulation to render at lifelike speeds. The scope of all the training/construct scenes is either limited in color or size or object count.... |
21,021,096 | I have read a variety of similar posts on Stack Overflow, but none of them solved my problem. I have verified that my app id is indeed correct. I tried opening the .plist in a text editor and changing the URL Scheme to CFBundleURLSchemes, but that didn't solve the issue either. Is there a reason this is occurring in th... | 2014/01/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/21021096",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1418175/"
] | Do you have the fb app installed on the simulator?.. if NOT there is no URL scheme registered
You must have the app to make url scheme work =)
GL HF | I had the same problem, with simulator always and sometimes in real devices where Facebook was not signed under the phone "Settings".
Following the below answer links "Accepted answer" and also referring to "FB getting started" document solved my problem. Hope it will help you too.
[Facebook SDK: app not registered a... |
186,090 | On my iPhone (4), I can set up my company e-mail, which allows me to receive and send e-mail and use the calender to manage appointments. The company is using Exchange 2003.
The problem is that this is the only way I can access my e-mail when I'm not at the office. I've tried setting up an account on Outlook 2007, Out... | 2010/09/08 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/186090",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/22418/"
] | Mail.app does not use activesync, it uses ews (check in your account settings) ews means exchange web services, this is quite separate from the activesync provider that the iphone uses. I find it confusing that apple can release activesync capabilities on the iphone and not the mail.app on osx (i have 10.6.4).
This ha... | The iPhone is using ActiveSync, which essentially runs alongside Outlook Web Access. They use HTTPS, since OWA is usually available for remote users you get ActiveSync as a bonus.
Most Exchange installations have an instance of OWA running somewhere.
Outlook will try to communicate with Exchange via MAPI, which is a ... |
43,130 | I am fairly new to Arduino. As far I know all official Arduinos run on 5 volts. Or there is Arduino versions that run from 3.3V? I need use Arduino with devices which chipsets all use 3.3V logic level. Do I need modify Arduino to make it 3.3V powered, like described in this [Tips](https://learn.adafruit.com/arduino-tip... | 2017/07/29 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/43130",
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] | Arduino Pro Mini comes in 3.3v and 5v versions. | You can use different possibilities:
1. Use Arduinos which are already 3.3V by default (like Pro Mini, Due if I recall right)
2. (removed after valid comment of minto below)
3. Use 5->3.3V adapters, most general devices have adapters which can be bought separately (for under 1$) to convert 5 to 3.3V (including logic l... |
43,130 | I am fairly new to Arduino. As far I know all official Arduinos run on 5 volts. Or there is Arduino versions that run from 3.3V? I need use Arduino with devices which chipsets all use 3.3V logic level. Do I need modify Arduino to make it 3.3V powered, like described in this [Tips](https://learn.adafruit.com/arduino-tip... | 2017/07/29 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/43130",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com",
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] | Arduino Pro Mini comes in 3.3v and 5v versions. | What about just getting the bare chip so you can run it at whatever rail you want? Seems like the simplest and easiest solution. |
43,130 | I am fairly new to Arduino. As far I know all official Arduinos run on 5 volts. Or there is Arduino versions that run from 3.3V? I need use Arduino with devices which chipsets all use 3.3V logic level. Do I need modify Arduino to make it 3.3V powered, like described in this [Tips](https://learn.adafruit.com/arduino-tip... | 2017/07/29 | [
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/questions/43130",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com",
"https://arduino.stackexchange.com/users/36925/"
] | You can use different possibilities:
1. Use Arduinos which are already 3.3V by default (like Pro Mini, Due if I recall right)
2. (removed after valid comment of minto below)
3. Use 5->3.3V adapters, most general devices have adapters which can be bought separately (for under 1$) to convert 5 to 3.3V (including logic l... | What about just getting the bare chip so you can run it at whatever rail you want? Seems like the simplest and easiest solution. |
1,590,502 | Assume we have a memory mapped device taking a certain address space. The CPU tries to read something from the device, so it tries to read a certain word in that address space. What really happens? When the memory controller responds, it will cause contention on the bus since both RAM and the device are trying to respo... | 2009/10/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1590502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/192629/"
] | ### It can't happen, because there are more physical addresses than ram addresses
At the physical level the bus has more address lines than are needed for just the RAM. The processor either decodes the addresses and selects RAM with some and I/O with others, or sometimes just uses an entire address line to mean RAM if... | It's pretty architecture/system dependent I guess. On ARM, for example, at the bottom level, you can't have one address pointing to two memory locations at the same time. Your MMU has to manage that. Your kernel (or other low-level code) manages the MMU settings for different situations so that your devices aren't mapp... |
1,590,502 | Assume we have a memory mapped device taking a certain address space. The CPU tries to read something from the device, so it tries to read a certain word in that address space. What really happens? When the memory controller responds, it will cause contention on the bus since both RAM and the device are trying to respo... | 2009/10/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1590502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/192629/"
] | There are various methods to implement that:
* support in the memory controller - e.g. allowing to redirect certain memory ranges to another controller. This is implicit in NUMA architectures - the "closest" memory controller will handle a certain address range, and hand through all other requests. Somewhere in - or a... | It's pretty architecture/system dependent I guess. On ARM, for example, at the bottom level, you can't have one address pointing to two memory locations at the same time. Your MMU has to manage that. Your kernel (or other low-level code) manages the MMU settings for different situations so that your devices aren't mapp... |
1,590,502 | Assume we have a memory mapped device taking a certain address space. The CPU tries to read something from the device, so it tries to read a certain word in that address space. What really happens? When the memory controller responds, it will cause contention on the bus since both RAM and the device are trying to respo... | 2009/10/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1590502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/192629/"
] | The chipset and BIOS of a PC work together to put a hole in the RAM. If you try to address the space reserved for I/O, the memory controller isn't allowed to respond. | It's pretty architecture/system dependent I guess. On ARM, for example, at the bottom level, you can't have one address pointing to two memory locations at the same time. Your MMU has to manage that. Your kernel (or other low-level code) manages the MMU settings for different situations so that your devices aren't mapp... |
1,590,502 | Assume we have a memory mapped device taking a certain address space. The CPU tries to read something from the device, so it tries to read a certain word in that address space. What really happens? When the memory controller responds, it will cause contention on the bus since both RAM and the device are trying to respo... | 2009/10/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1590502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/192629/"
] | There are various methods to implement that:
* support in the memory controller - e.g. allowing to redirect certain memory ranges to another controller. This is implicit in NUMA architectures - the "closest" memory controller will handle a certain address range, and hand through all other requests. Somewhere in - or a... | ### It can't happen, because there are more physical addresses than ram addresses
At the physical level the bus has more address lines than are needed for just the RAM. The processor either decodes the addresses and selects RAM with some and I/O with others, or sometimes just uses an entire address line to mean RAM if... |
1,590,502 | Assume we have a memory mapped device taking a certain address space. The CPU tries to read something from the device, so it tries to read a certain word in that address space. What really happens? When the memory controller responds, it will cause contention on the bus since both RAM and the device are trying to respo... | 2009/10/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1590502",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/192629/"
] | There are various methods to implement that:
* support in the memory controller - e.g. allowing to redirect certain memory ranges to another controller. This is implicit in NUMA architectures - the "closest" memory controller will handle a certain address range, and hand through all other requests. Somewhere in - or a... | The chipset and BIOS of a PC work together to put a hole in the RAM. If you try to address the space reserved for I/O, the memory controller isn't allowed to respond. |
84,052 | I have a question, following on from the previous question in which is quoted :
>
> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true and living Church upon the face of the whole earth.
>
>
>
[Doctrines of the Gospel, Student Manual, Chapter 16](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doct... | 2021/07/15 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/84052",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/38350/"
] | The LDS have a slightly differing definition of Christian:
>
> Though the label “Christian” is often associated with particular creedal claims which the Church does not adopt, Latter-day Saints use it to express **their belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ.**
>
>
>
>
> Confusion sometimes arises over whether L... | >
> the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth1
>
>
>
Says something about organizations, and does not discount anyone as "not Christian". A Christian is someone who follows Jesus Christ.
**only:** there is no other organization in which the authority, and the revelation, is found. This is n... |
84,052 | I have a question, following on from the previous question in which is quoted :
>
> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true and living Church upon the face of the whole earth.
>
>
>
[Doctrines of the Gospel, Student Manual, Chapter 16](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doct... | 2021/07/15 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/84052",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/38350/"
] | The LDS have a slightly differing definition of Christian:
>
> Though the label “Christian” is often associated with particular creedal claims which the Church does not adopt, Latter-day Saints use it to express **their belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ.**
>
>
>
>
> Confusion sometimes arises over whether L... | **Jesus Christ Himself doesn't agree with your premise**
>
> Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out ... |
84,052 | I have a question, following on from the previous question in which is quoted :
>
> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true and living Church upon the face of the whole earth.
>
>
>
[Doctrines of the Gospel, Student Manual, Chapter 16](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doct... | 2021/07/15 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/84052",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
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] | The sense in which LDS believers “accept” others who self-identify as Christian needs to be examined. To do that, one needs to be clear about the LDS doctrine of the ‘levels’ of the Kingdom of God, and the reason why they say Jesus died. Once that is understood, it can be seen why LDS answers have said what they have b... | >
> the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth1
>
>
>
Says something about organizations, and does not discount anyone as "not Christian". A Christian is someone who follows Jesus Christ.
**only:** there is no other organization in which the authority, and the revelation, is found. This is n... |
84,052 | I have a question, following on from the previous question in which is quoted :
>
> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true and living Church upon the face of the whole earth.
>
>
>
[Doctrines of the Gospel, Student Manual, Chapter 16](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/doct... | 2021/07/15 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/84052",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/38350/"
] | The sense in which LDS believers “accept” others who self-identify as Christian needs to be examined. To do that, one needs to be clear about the LDS doctrine of the ‘levels’ of the Kingdom of God, and the reason why they say Jesus died. Once that is understood, it can be seen why LDS answers have said what they have b... | **Jesus Christ Himself doesn't agree with your premise**
>
> Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out ... |
51 | [Judaism.SE](http://judaism.stackexchange.com) (which is my usual stomping grounds) has quite a few hermeneutics[1] questions (only of Tanakh, naturally, not the Christian Bible). They are definitely considered on-topic there. Examples:[2]
* ["Placing" oil, but "placing" frankincense](https://judaism.stackexchange.com... | 2011/10/06 | [
"https://hermeneutics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/51",
"https://hermeneutics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/101/"
] | ### There's a fine tradition of sites with overlapping scopes but different audiences
SU vs. SF. Unix & Linux vs. AskUbuntu. SciFi vs. Literature... There's nothing inherently *wrong* with being able to ask more or less the same question on multiple sites...
Of course, the key to making this work *is* to have differe... | **We need a "real" JudaismSE.**
Mi Yodeya is "a question and answer site for those who base their lives on Jewish law and tradition and anyone interested in learning more." This means that Reform Jews and Secular Jews are second-class citizens on the site. So are non-Jews. A "true" JudaismSE would be structured like C... |
15,404 | I have a relative whose first and middle names were given as "Mary Magdalena". However, for her entire life, she went by "Lena" and some records even have that listed. Anyone living who remembers her knows her as "Lena" (and may not even know her given name), so I would expect them to search for that name.
I'm a compl... | 2019/04/22 | [
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com/questions/15404",
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com",
"https://genealogy.stackexchange.com/users/8005/"
] | I had a similar situation in that records for my great grandmother showed up as Mary, Maria, and Marie. I knew her as Mary but in the "First and Middle Name" field I put Maria (Mary) Wilhemina Henrieta (her middle names). Maria was the oldest name I could find for her. She was also married twice so I have a few "Altern... | You can use wildcard searches, i.e. try an asterix or a ? Before lena, and it will search for any name that ends in lena.
See <https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/04/ancestry-search-improved-wildcard-flexibility/> |
6,666 | I came across [this](https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6662/should-we-do-anything-with-this-multi-part-answer?noredirect=1#comment16177_6662) meta question asking about the quality of the answers on one of the questions on the main site. After looking through the answers to [THIS](https://electronics... | 2018/08/20 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6666",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/138493/"
] | Yes, I think "I think" answers and the questions that require them should be allowed to stand if there is something on topic to be learned from them and they are written from a place of experience. If they dont stand up to scrutiny or the reasoning not well explained, they should be down voted.
Closing them as "opinio... | Let me repeat what I said in my original comment: If a person writing an answer is not sure about the question or his answer, he should either write a comment asking for clarification on the question, or do more research on the answer until he's confident in the information that he's providing. You're right -- "I guess... |
6,666 | I came across [this](https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6662/should-we-do-anything-with-this-multi-part-answer?noredirect=1#comment16177_6662) meta question asking about the quality of the answers on one of the questions on the main site. After looking through the answers to [THIS](https://electronics... | 2018/08/20 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6666",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/138493/"
] | Questions that call for "I guess..." answers (because there's no way to know the correct answer), should be closed as "Opinion based".
For example, common questions in this category are
* Why didn't [vendor] include [feature] in [chip]?
* Why didn't [vendor] include [spec] in the datasheet for [chip]?
If a question ... | Yes, I think "I think" answers and the questions that require them should be allowed to stand if there is something on topic to be learned from them and they are written from a place of experience. If they dont stand up to scrutiny or the reasoning not well explained, they should be down voted.
Closing them as "opinio... |
6,666 | I came across [this](https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6662/should-we-do-anything-with-this-multi-part-answer?noredirect=1#comment16177_6662) meta question asking about the quality of the answers on one of the questions on the main site. After looking through the answers to [THIS](https://electronics... | 2018/08/20 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6666",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/138493/"
] | There is little reason to call for a mechanism not already baked in to the SE interface.
If the "I think" answers are wrong, downvote them and note why in a comment. There are reasons why answers are voted on, and this is one of them.
If the "I think" answers are right, comment to that effect, or, better yet edit the... | Let me repeat what I said in my original comment: If a person writing an answer is not sure about the question or his answer, he should either write a comment asking for clarification on the question, or do more research on the answer until he's confident in the information that he's providing. You're right -- "I guess... |
6,666 | I came across [this](https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6662/should-we-do-anything-with-this-multi-part-answer?noredirect=1#comment16177_6662) meta question asking about the quality of the answers on one of the questions on the main site. After looking through the answers to [THIS](https://electronics... | 2018/08/20 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6666",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/138493/"
] | "I think" answer can be useful. It can give the asker something to look into more. That's a lot better then not knowing what to look into at all. Maybe it won't work out, but it should be a lot more likely than looking into a random topic.
"I think" done right really means *"I have some knowledge and experience with t... | Let me repeat what I said in my original comment: If a person writing an answer is not sure about the question or his answer, he should either write a comment asking for clarification on the question, or do more research on the answer until he's confident in the information that he's providing. You're right -- "I guess... |
6,666 | I came across [this](https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6662/should-we-do-anything-with-this-multi-part-answer?noredirect=1#comment16177_6662) meta question asking about the quality of the answers on one of the questions on the main site. After looking through the answers to [THIS](https://electronics... | 2018/08/20 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6666",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/138493/"
] | >
> I will point out that this question is not to do with this question and its answers in particular. It is in general across the whole site.
>
>
>
We shouldn't enforce a general rule against "I think" and "I guess", because it would be too Procrustean. Instead, we should ask for higher answer quality. Higher qua... | Questions that call for "I guess..." answers (because there's no way to know the correct answer), should be closed as "Opinion based".
For example, common questions in this category are
* Why didn't [vendor] include [feature] in [chip]?
* Why didn't [vendor] include [spec] in the datasheet for [chip]?
If a question ... |
6,666 | I came across [this](https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6662/should-we-do-anything-with-this-multi-part-answer?noredirect=1#comment16177_6662) meta question asking about the quality of the answers on one of the questions on the main site. After looking through the answers to [THIS](https://electronics... | 2018/08/20 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6666",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/138493/"
] | There is little reason to call for a mechanism not already baked in to the SE interface.
If the "I think" answers are wrong, downvote them and note why in a comment. There are reasons why answers are voted on, and this is one of them.
If the "I think" answers are right, comment to that effect, or, better yet edit the... | Yes, I think "I think" answers and the questions that require them should be allowed to stand if there is something on topic to be learned from them and they are written from a place of experience. If they dont stand up to scrutiny or the reasoning not well explained, they should be down voted.
Closing them as "opinio... |
6,666 | I came across [this](https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6662/should-we-do-anything-with-this-multi-part-answer?noredirect=1#comment16177_6662) meta question asking about the quality of the answers on one of the questions on the main site. After looking through the answers to [THIS](https://electronics... | 2018/08/20 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6666",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/138493/"
] | Questions that call for "I guess..." answers (because there's no way to know the correct answer), should be closed as "Opinion based".
For example, common questions in this category are
* Why didn't [vendor] include [feature] in [chip]?
* Why didn't [vendor] include [spec] in the datasheet for [chip]?
If a question ... | Let me repeat what I said in my original comment: If a person writing an answer is not sure about the question or his answer, he should either write a comment asking for clarification on the question, or do more research on the answer until he's confident in the information that he's providing. You're right -- "I guess... |
6,666 | I came across [this](https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6662/should-we-do-anything-with-this-multi-part-answer?noredirect=1#comment16177_6662) meta question asking about the quality of the answers on one of the questions on the main site. After looking through the answers to [THIS](https://electronics... | 2018/08/20 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6666",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/138493/"
] | >
> I will point out that this question is not to do with this question and its answers in particular. It is in general across the whole site.
>
>
>
We shouldn't enforce a general rule against "I think" and "I guess", because it would be too Procrustean. Instead, we should ask for higher answer quality. Higher qua... | Let me repeat what I said in my original comment: If a person writing an answer is not sure about the question or his answer, he should either write a comment asking for clarification on the question, or do more research on the answer until he's confident in the information that he's providing. You're right -- "I guess... |
6,666 | I came across [this](https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6662/should-we-do-anything-with-this-multi-part-answer?noredirect=1#comment16177_6662) meta question asking about the quality of the answers on one of the questions on the main site. After looking through the answers to [THIS](https://electronics... | 2018/08/20 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6666",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/138493/"
] | "I think" answer can be useful. It can give the asker something to look into more. That's a lot better then not knowing what to look into at all. Maybe it won't work out, but it should be a lot more likely than looking into a random topic.
"I think" done right really means *"I have some knowledge and experience with t... | Questions that call for "I guess..." answers (because there's no way to know the correct answer), should be closed as "Opinion based".
For example, common questions in this category are
* Why didn't [vendor] include [feature] in [chip]?
* Why didn't [vendor] include [spec] in the datasheet for [chip]?
If a question ... |
6,666 | I came across [this](https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6662/should-we-do-anything-with-this-multi-part-answer?noredirect=1#comment16177_6662) meta question asking about the quality of the answers on one of the questions on the main site. After looking through the answers to [THIS](https://electronics... | 2018/08/20 | [
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/6666",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.meta.stackexchange.com/users/138493/"
] | There is little reason to call for a mechanism not already baked in to the SE interface.
If the "I think" answers are wrong, downvote them and note why in a comment. There are reasons why answers are voted on, and this is one of them.
If the "I think" answers are right, comment to that effect, or, better yet edit the... | Questions that call for "I guess..." answers (because there's no way to know the correct answer), should be closed as "Opinion based".
For example, common questions in this category are
* Why didn't [vendor] include [feature] in [chip]?
* Why didn't [vendor] include [spec] in the datasheet for [chip]?
If a question ... |
5,781 | A guitar I'm looking to buy (acoustic flamenco guitar, Alhambra) has a crack in the top (is that the correct term for the "audience-facing wooden panel"?), running closely alongside the neck all the way from the hole to the edge where the neck leaves the body. The crack has been repaired by a professional.
I assume th... | 2012/03/21 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/5781",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/920/"
] | The sound will absolutely be affected; how much is hard to say. You should definitely play it and see how it sounds.
The soundboard of an acoustic guitar is designed to amplify the vibration of the strings, and if it's not one piece the pieces are laid together carefully to help prevent dampening of the vibration. It'... | My father has a 1979 Ramirez guitar that got damaged. He took it to a local luthier who repaired it. The guitar still sounds wonderful. I would imaging that your guitar should retain the sound that it had before. If you like how the guitar sounds then you should buy it. |
28,448,023 | I am trying to encrypt a file in Java using AES and then Digitally sign it and store it in a database, so that I can verify the signature and then decrypt it when I fetch that file. I have gone through Oracle's tutorial on digital signature but they create 3 files in the end, namely : Data, Signature & Public key. I am... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28448023",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4553495/"
] | That is of course possible. If you just concatenate the results (possibly proceded by a length indicator to keep them appart) then you would already have synthesized such a single blob, which can be stored in a file.
That would of course not be a very well described stucture. In cryptography there are already structur... | Yes: you can simply concatenate the resulting files into one (using separators so you can split them again).
Or you can put them all together into a zip file and extract them before processing.
oops missed the database part: there you can store the info either as ascii encoded varchar or directly read the resulting fi... |
28,448,023 | I am trying to encrypt a file in Java using AES and then Digitally sign it and store it in a database, so that I can verify the signature and then decrypt it when I fetch that file. I have gone through Oracle's tutorial on digital signature but they create 3 files in the end, namely : Data, Signature & Public key. I am... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28448023",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4553495/"
] | It depends on your situation but you would only need a public key signature if **all** of the following things are true. You want to:
1. run multiple versions of your AES encryption engine in different places
2. then need to be able to verify which server encrypted which files
3. while protecting against a man in the ... | Yes: you can simply concatenate the resulting files into one (using separators so you can split them again).
Or you can put them all together into a zip file and extract them before processing.
oops missed the database part: there you can store the info either as ascii encoded varchar or directly read the resulting fi... |
28,448,023 | I am trying to encrypt a file in Java using AES and then Digitally sign it and store it in a database, so that I can verify the signature and then decrypt it when I fetch that file. I have gone through Oracle's tutorial on digital signature but they create 3 files in the end, namely : Data, Signature & Public key. I am... | 2015/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/28448023",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4553495/"
] | That is of course possible. If you just concatenate the results (possibly proceded by a length indicator to keep them appart) then you would already have synthesized such a single blob, which can be stored in a file.
That would of course not be a very well described stucture. In cryptography there are already structur... | It depends on your situation but you would only need a public key signature if **all** of the following things are true. You want to:
1. run multiple versions of your AES encryption engine in different places
2. then need to be able to verify which server encrypted which files
3. while protecting against a man in the ... |
11,372,153 | I have an application which has to process hundred of thousands of records. Right now, I can only process 500 of them at a time. Each batch can take up to 5 minutes to process/analyze (total of ~10 hours of processing). The reason for that limit of 500 records is memory consumption. I think that one of the main reason ... | 2012/07/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11372153",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42024/"
] | There are tools like [.net memory profiler](http://memprofiler.com/) from where you can have in-depth analysis of memory management and memory leaks of a .net application.
>
> .NET Memory Profiler is a powerful tool for finding memory leaks and optimizing the memory usage in programs written in C#, VB.NET or any othe... | You can use the in-built Performance Profiler tool if you have Visual Studio Ultimate: **Debug -> Start Performance Analysis**. If you don't have this available, you can use [dotTrace](http://www.jetbrains.com/profiler/) by JetBrains, which accomplishes the same thing.
You can also measure execution time by using the ... |
11,372,153 | I have an application which has to process hundred of thousands of records. Right now, I can only process 500 of them at a time. Each batch can take up to 5 minutes to process/analyze (total of ~10 hours of processing). The reason for that limit of 500 records is memory consumption. I think that one of the main reason ... | 2012/07/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11372153",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42024/"
] | There are tools like [.net memory profiler](http://memprofiler.com/) from where you can have in-depth analysis of memory management and memory leaks of a .net application.
>
> .NET Memory Profiler is a powerful tool for finding memory leaks and optimizing the memory usage in programs written in C#, VB.NET or any othe... | Using lots of memory does normally not really slow you down until you go out of real memory and start using swapfiles. You can check that in Task manager while your app is running. Where you can also see the peak and working amount of memory of your app.
I would profile a bit (there are several memory profilers availa... |
11,372,153 | I have an application which has to process hundred of thousands of records. Right now, I can only process 500 of them at a time. Each batch can take up to 5 minutes to process/analyze (total of ~10 hours of processing). The reason for that limit of 500 records is memory consumption. I think that one of the main reason ... | 2012/07/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11372153",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42024/"
] | There are tools like [.net memory profiler](http://memprofiler.com/) from where you can have in-depth analysis of memory management and memory leaks of a .net application.
>
> .NET Memory Profiler is a powerful tool for finding memory leaks and optimizing the memory usage in programs written in C#, VB.NET or any othe... | You can use CLR GC ETL events. Download perfview from Microsoft, run your application under it, and then just check the GC page.
Just check "total memory allocation" and "time spent in GC" would give you an idea of how managed memory is used.
If you want more details, check the CLR allocation tick events.
Perfview c... |
11,372,153 | I have an application which has to process hundred of thousands of records. Right now, I can only process 500 of them at a time. Each batch can take up to 5 minutes to process/analyze (total of ~10 hours of processing). The reason for that limit of 500 records is memory consumption. I think that one of the main reason ... | 2012/07/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11372153",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42024/"
] | I don't think a profiler would give you a real overview of how much more efficient one version is than the other.
I recommend using memory performance counters to do this. You can setup a few data collection sessions using `perfmon`, for both of your app's versions.
You should monitor at first only the [process memor... | You can use the in-built Performance Profiler tool if you have Visual Studio Ultimate: **Debug -> Start Performance Analysis**. If you don't have this available, you can use [dotTrace](http://www.jetbrains.com/profiler/) by JetBrains, which accomplishes the same thing.
You can also measure execution time by using the ... |
11,372,153 | I have an application which has to process hundred of thousands of records. Right now, I can only process 500 of them at a time. Each batch can take up to 5 minutes to process/analyze (total of ~10 hours of processing). The reason for that limit of 500 records is memory consumption. I think that one of the main reason ... | 2012/07/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11372153",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42024/"
] | You can use the in-built Performance Profiler tool if you have Visual Studio Ultimate: **Debug -> Start Performance Analysis**. If you don't have this available, you can use [dotTrace](http://www.jetbrains.com/profiler/) by JetBrains, which accomplishes the same thing.
You can also measure execution time by using the ... | You can use CLR GC ETL events. Download perfview from Microsoft, run your application under it, and then just check the GC page.
Just check "total memory allocation" and "time spent in GC" would give you an idea of how managed memory is used.
If you want more details, check the CLR allocation tick events.
Perfview c... |
11,372,153 | I have an application which has to process hundred of thousands of records. Right now, I can only process 500 of them at a time. Each batch can take up to 5 minutes to process/analyze (total of ~10 hours of processing). The reason for that limit of 500 records is memory consumption. I think that one of the main reason ... | 2012/07/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11372153",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42024/"
] | I don't think a profiler would give you a real overview of how much more efficient one version is than the other.
I recommend using memory performance counters to do this. You can setup a few data collection sessions using `perfmon`, for both of your app's versions.
You should monitor at first only the [process memor... | Using lots of memory does normally not really slow you down until you go out of real memory and start using swapfiles. You can check that in Task manager while your app is running. Where you can also see the peak and working amount of memory of your app.
I would profile a bit (there are several memory profilers availa... |
11,372,153 | I have an application which has to process hundred of thousands of records. Right now, I can only process 500 of them at a time. Each batch can take up to 5 minutes to process/analyze (total of ~10 hours of processing). The reason for that limit of 500 records is memory consumption. I think that one of the main reason ... | 2012/07/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11372153",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42024/"
] | I don't think a profiler would give you a real overview of how much more efficient one version is than the other.
I recommend using memory performance counters to do this. You can setup a few data collection sessions using `perfmon`, for both of your app's versions.
You should monitor at first only the [process memor... | You can use CLR GC ETL events. Download perfview from Microsoft, run your application under it, and then just check the GC page.
Just check "total memory allocation" and "time spent in GC" would give you an idea of how managed memory is used.
If you want more details, check the CLR allocation tick events.
Perfview c... |
11,372,153 | I have an application which has to process hundred of thousands of records. Right now, I can only process 500 of them at a time. Each batch can take up to 5 minutes to process/analyze (total of ~10 hours of processing). The reason for that limit of 500 records is memory consumption. I think that one of the main reason ... | 2012/07/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11372153",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42024/"
] | Using lots of memory does normally not really slow you down until you go out of real memory and start using swapfiles. You can check that in Task manager while your app is running. Where you can also see the peak and working amount of memory of your app.
I would profile a bit (there are several memory profilers availa... | You can use CLR GC ETL events. Download perfview from Microsoft, run your application under it, and then just check the GC page.
Just check "total memory allocation" and "time spent in GC" would give you an idea of how managed memory is used.
If you want more details, check the CLR allocation tick events.
Perfview c... |
35,786 | So in photoshop if I have a picture of a head, and I want to make a line from the top of the head to the bottom of the head, how do I display the middle of that line? The ruler tool doesn't have an option to mark the center.
Is there any program that has that simple option? I just want to draw a line and have it mark ... | 2014/07/13 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/35786",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/27142/"
] | I use following techique in Illustrator and Photoshop:
Draw a straight path, copy the path, and rotate by 90 degrees. Since the rotation pivot is by default in the middle you get a cross that achieves exactly what you want. This has the advantage of also working for arbitrary angles. More importantly this can be reco... | Let's assume that the line you want to find the center of is a vertical line aligned to the middle of the image. What I would do in the situation you are in is create a horizontal line perpendicular to the vertical line previously created, and align it to the center of the vertical line. The point where the lines cross... |
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