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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 | [
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] | There's also another simple way to find out the center whether it is from top to bottom, from left to right or vice versa.
All you need to do is pull out a ruler and just drag it over your working area slowly, and when you pass over the center of the working area you'll see a slight change in the movement and feel like... | 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... |
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",
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] | 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... | Set your rulers to percent. By placing your mouse at 50% you will have the center. |
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 | [
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] | 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... | There's also another simple way to find out the center whether it is from top to bottom, from left to right or vice versa.
All you need to do is pull out a ruler and just drag it over your working area slowly, and when you pass over the center of the working area you'll see a slight change in the movement and feel like... |
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",
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] | 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... | Set your rulers to percent. By placing your mouse at 50% you will have the center. |
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/"
] | There's also another simple way to find out the center whether it is from top to bottom, from left to right or vice versa.
All you need to do is pull out a ruler and just drag it over your working area slowly, and when you pass over the center of the working area you'll see a slight change in the movement and feel like... | Set your rulers to percent. By placing your mouse at 50% you will have the center. |
16,622 | Dolores Umbridge's dislike of Muggles, Muggle-born witches and wizards and half-breeds is quite obvious. In *Order of the Phoenix* she takes a particular dislike to Hagrid due to his giantess mother (and his allegiance to Dumbledore), as well as to the centaur Firenze who takes over as Divination teacher after Professo... | 2012/05/13 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/16622",
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"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5833/"
] | I actually conclude, based on canon, that Umbridge is indeed a pureblood. However, purebloods run the gamut socially from the Gaunts to the Malfoys. I suspect Umbridge was trying to bolster the general *impression* of her connections to the oldest pureblood families -- like new money trying desperately to appear as gen... | I don't believe this is explicitly covered in anywhere except your quote. There she may have been lying, but(then again) she may have been telling the truth.
Remember that Umbridge "repossessed" the locket from Mundungus Fletcher in exchange for not shutting down his "pawn shop". Mundungus likely did not know or care ... |
16,622 | Dolores Umbridge's dislike of Muggles, Muggle-born witches and wizards and half-breeds is quite obvious. In *Order of the Phoenix* she takes a particular dislike to Hagrid due to his giantess mother (and his allegiance to Dumbledore), as well as to the centaur Firenze who takes over as Divination teacher after Professo... | 2012/05/13 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/16622",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5833/"
] | **Half-blood: wizard father, Muggle mother.**
This fact is not discussed in the books or in subsequent interviews. Instead, it was first revealed as part of a short story written for Pottermore, and published on Halloween 2014. Here's the first paragraph:
>
> **Dolores Jane Umbridge was the eldest child and only dau... | I actually conclude, based on canon, that Umbridge is indeed a pureblood. However, purebloods run the gamut socially from the Gaunts to the Malfoys. I suspect Umbridge was trying to bolster the general *impression* of her connections to the oldest pureblood families -- like new money trying desperately to appear as gen... |
16,622 | Dolores Umbridge's dislike of Muggles, Muggle-born witches and wizards and half-breeds is quite obvious. In *Order of the Phoenix* she takes a particular dislike to Hagrid due to his giantess mother (and his allegiance to Dumbledore), as well as to the centaur Firenze who takes over as Divination teacher after Professo... | 2012/05/13 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/16622",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/5833/"
] | **Half-blood: wizard father, Muggle mother.**
This fact is not discussed in the books or in subsequent interviews. Instead, it was first revealed as part of a short story written for Pottermore, and published on Halloween 2014. Here's the first paragraph:
>
> **Dolores Jane Umbridge was the eldest child and only dau... | I don't believe this is explicitly covered in anywhere except your quote. There she may have been lying, but(then again) she may have been telling the truth.
Remember that Umbridge "repossessed" the locket from Mundungus Fletcher in exchange for not shutting down his "pawn shop". Mundungus likely did not know or care ... |
11,667 | On Arrakis the Fremen have a deep spiritual regard for the sandworms (and essentially consider them an embodiment of their view of god), but they are also collecting water and saving it, with the idea that one day they can use their water to make Arrakis a green planet again.
However, the sandworms need desert to surv... | 2012/02/22 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/11667",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1693/"
] | In *Dune* Stilgar describes the Fremen dream as:
>
> "... we shall change the face of Arrakis
> ...
> We shall make a homeworld of Arrakis—with melting lenses at the poles, with lakes in the temperate zones, and only the deep desert for the maker and his spice."
>
>
>
So they do seem to believe that space will ... | The contradiction is very very small as far as time period it lasted.
The Fremen only started to collect the water and think about eco-forming Arrakis when Liet-Kynes convinced them to, and ended when Paul Atreides, Muad'Dib, became their religious leader. Most Fremen probably were so far away from the idea of a dese... |
11,667 | On Arrakis the Fremen have a deep spiritual regard for the sandworms (and essentially consider them an embodiment of their view of god), but they are also collecting water and saving it, with the idea that one day they can use their water to make Arrakis a green planet again.
However, the sandworms need desert to surv... | 2012/02/22 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/11667",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1693/"
] | They didn't understand until Leto II assumed control and told them what was going to happen to Dune.
In God Emperor, Leto II gives some hints that he let the transformation continue because the end result would save humanity. As later proven in the "Prequel" books.
The real contradiction is that Liet-Kynes didn't see... | The contradiction is very very small as far as time period it lasted.
The Fremen only started to collect the water and think about eco-forming Arrakis when Liet-Kynes convinced them to, and ended when Paul Atreides, Muad'Dib, became their religious leader. Most Fremen probably were so far away from the idea of a dese... |
11,667 | On Arrakis the Fremen have a deep spiritual regard for the sandworms (and essentially consider them an embodiment of their view of god), but they are also collecting water and saving it, with the idea that one day they can use their water to make Arrakis a green planet again.
However, the sandworms need desert to surv... | 2012/02/22 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/11667",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1693/"
] | The contradiction is very very small as far as time period it lasted.
The Fremen only started to collect the water and think about eco-forming Arrakis when Liet-Kynes convinced them to, and ended when Paul Atreides, Muad'Dib, became their religious leader. Most Fremen probably were so far away from the idea of a dese... | I mostly agree, though the Fremen have been collecting water with wind traps for ages. The old dream of vegetation on dune preceeded Kynes though being an ecologist, he actually had the knowledge to move forward in that direction. The connection between water and the threat to the old man of the desert came quite a bit... |
11,667 | On Arrakis the Fremen have a deep spiritual regard for the sandworms (and essentially consider them an embodiment of their view of god), but they are also collecting water and saving it, with the idea that one day they can use their water to make Arrakis a green planet again.
However, the sandworms need desert to surv... | 2012/02/22 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/11667",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1693/"
] | In *Dune* Stilgar describes the Fremen dream as:
>
> "... we shall change the face of Arrakis
> ...
> We shall make a homeworld of Arrakis—with melting lenses at the poles, with lakes in the temperate zones, and only the deep desert for the maker and his spice."
>
>
>
So they do seem to believe that space will ... | They didn't understand until Leto II assumed control and told them what was going to happen to Dune.
In God Emperor, Leto II gives some hints that he let the transformation continue because the end result would save humanity. As later proven in the "Prequel" books.
The real contradiction is that Liet-Kynes didn't see... |
11,667 | On Arrakis the Fremen have a deep spiritual regard for the sandworms (and essentially consider them an embodiment of their view of god), but they are also collecting water and saving it, with the idea that one day they can use their water to make Arrakis a green planet again.
However, the sandworms need desert to surv... | 2012/02/22 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/11667",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1693/"
] | In *Dune* Stilgar describes the Fremen dream as:
>
> "... we shall change the face of Arrakis
> ...
> We shall make a homeworld of Arrakis—with melting lenses at the poles, with lakes in the temperate zones, and only the deep desert for the maker and his spice."
>
>
>
So they do seem to believe that space will ... | I mostly agree, though the Fremen have been collecting water with wind traps for ages. The old dream of vegetation on dune preceeded Kynes though being an ecologist, he actually had the knowledge to move forward in that direction. The connection between water and the threat to the old man of the desert came quite a bit... |
11,667 | On Arrakis the Fremen have a deep spiritual regard for the sandworms (and essentially consider them an embodiment of their view of god), but they are also collecting water and saving it, with the idea that one day they can use their water to make Arrakis a green planet again.
However, the sandworms need desert to surv... | 2012/02/22 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/11667",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/1693/"
] | They didn't understand until Leto II assumed control and told them what was going to happen to Dune.
In God Emperor, Leto II gives some hints that he let the transformation continue because the end result would save humanity. As later proven in the "Prequel" books.
The real contradiction is that Liet-Kynes didn't see... | I mostly agree, though the Fremen have been collecting water with wind traps for ages. The old dream of vegetation on dune preceeded Kynes though being an ecologist, he actually had the knowledge to move forward in that direction. The connection between water and the threat to the old man of the desert came quite a bit... |
37,412,877 | Nowadays I've been challenged by creating data warehouse to store and process huge amount of data. Estimated amount is over 7 billions events per day. The data should be kept for the 7 days. Average event size is ~0.5 - 1 Kb. We need to process the data to:
* generate reports;
* train models.
Currently I'm evaluatin... | 2016/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37412877",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1789360/"
] | I recently wrote this summary based on Mark Lit's series comparing BigQuery, Spark, Hive, Presto, ElasticSearch, AWS Redshift, AWS EMR, and Google Dataproc:
<https://cloud.google.com/blog/big-data/2016/05/bigquery-and-dataproc-shine-in-independent-big-data-platform-comparison>
Summary of the summary:
* Same dataset ... | We use BigQuery, pros:
* SQL, column based
* supports JSON data in columns --> advantage, unstructured
* extremely cheap 1 Petabyte around $21k per month.
* managed service by Google, no devops
* 100 000 rows / second ingestion capability
* see slide [#24](http://www.slideshare.net/martonkodok/complex-realtime-event-a... |
59,631 | I vaguely remember that there was a European country (not the UK or Ireland) that held a referendum about adopting English as the primary language of instruction in universities. The referendum failed. I seem to remember that it was the Netherlands in the 1970s, but I might be mistaken.
Googling, I am unable to find a... | 2020/06/04 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/59631",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
"https://history.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I ignored the UK and Ireland in my search, and I found absolutely nothing trying to cover the period from 1945 to approx. 2000 so I'm leaning towards, **'No, there never was a referendum on adopting English in the higher education sector'.**
---
There were two referendums on higher education/research sector in Switz... | [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_in_the_Netherlands)
seems to be the only possibility. However this Wikipedia article does not mention a referendum.
>
> Most university master's degrees are in English, and an increasing number of bachelor's degrees are as well,[6] and even the first degrees of comm... |
1,072,610 | Is wcf a viable REST solution? It prevents you from using some special characters like # so requesting tag/c# does not work. is there a work around, is this by design? | 2009/07/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1072610",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/93915/"
] | REST has nothing to do with URI naming conventions. So if you want arbitrary text in your URIs, you can at the very least just use a urlsafe base64 encoding for anything. | I think its going to be difficult to find a place for REST given how WCF was designed. Remember, one of WCF's major strengths comes indirectly from its use of SOAP. It allows web services to be accessible on any transport, HTTP, TCP, MSMQ, etc., through simple configuration. REST has explicit dependence on HTTP, making... |
110,612 | Does the phrase “It's all relative” mean that everything is quantifiable in terms of individual perception or opinion?
In other words, we all have different opinions or viewpoints with regard to a topic or subject. Examples, to me, would be:
>
> I think it's cold out; he thinks it's actually quite mild.
>
>
> I th... | 2013/04/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/110612",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/40068/"
] | Expressions like "it's all relative" or "everything is relative" are used in all kinds of sloppy ways. A schoolteacher once explained to my class that the meaning of Einstein's Theory of Relativity is "Everything is relative"; no need to understand issues like the speed of light or the Lorentz contraction, just utter a... | I think you're on the right track.
Your first two examples are pretty good ones; things like warmth and beauty are hard to quantify, and so the word *relative* can apply.
Greatness in music is also hard to quantify, but *the greatest in history* is a superlative, so I don't think *“It's all relative”* works as well... |
84,981 | Drúedain were deformed beings or something of that nature living in Númenor . But I'm interested as to which province they lived in. | 2015/03/28 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/84981",
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] | The **only** information about Drúedain in Númenor in all of Tolkien's writings is to be found in a footnote to the Drúedain essay in *Unfinished Tales*, itself extracted from the longer work "Of Dwarves and Men", published in *History of Middle-earth 12*.
>
> In the annals of Númenor it is said that this remnant was... | The Drúedain lived in many domains throughout the ages, including Brethil, Númenor, Drúwaith Iaur and ending up in the Drúadan Forest in the Fourth Age.
As for which specific promontory in Númenor the Drúedain lived on while the island still existed, ***The Silmarillion* never specifies if they were limited to any par... |
41,269 | I have purchased a Selenium automation course and practice sometimes as per the code shown in the lecture. But, i am going very slow and circling in basic topics like dropdowns, select tag, waits etc.
I am not able to start with Advance automation like integration of CI/CT tools, database automation etc?
Any tips on ... | 2019/10/22 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/41269",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/42056/"
] | ### Automate an dummy application end to end testing
>
> "A journey of thousand steps starts with an single step" - Lao Tzu
>
>
>
I would suggest to take an real/ or dummy fully working application and automate full end to end test cases but take *baby steps* each day consistently for few months .
Deliberately i... | Automated testing requires more discipline compared to manual, Learning automation is not difficult but it requires a focused and planned approach. First, you need to know one programming language preferably Java or C# & You need to know about following.
* Selenium Webdriver API.
* Apache POI API for reading and writi... |
41,269 | I have purchased a Selenium automation course and practice sometimes as per the code shown in the lecture. But, i am going very slow and circling in basic topics like dropdowns, select tag, waits etc.
I am not able to start with Advance automation like integration of CI/CT tools, database automation etc?
Any tips on ... | 2019/10/22 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/41269",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/42056/"
] | Same position as me. Starting as Testmanager and shifted to Test Engineer I was having troubles to understand how test automation worked. For the beginning I would not start with mobile testing. Testing with Websites is more convenient.
What helped in my case:
* Understand how the DOM structure works esp. locators (... | Automated testing requires more discipline compared to manual, Learning automation is not difficult but it requires a focused and planned approach. First, you need to know one programming language preferably Java or C# & You need to know about following.
* Selenium Webdriver API.
* Apache POI API for reading and writi... |
41,269 | I have purchased a Selenium automation course and practice sometimes as per the code shown in the lecture. But, i am going very slow and circling in basic topics like dropdowns, select tag, waits etc.
I am not able to start with Advance automation like integration of CI/CT tools, database automation etc?
Any tips on ... | 2019/10/22 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/41269",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/42056/"
] | Same position as me. Starting as Testmanager and shifted to Test Engineer I was having troubles to understand how test automation worked. For the beginning I would not start with mobile testing. Testing with Websites is more convenient.
What helped in my case:
* Understand how the DOM structure works esp. locators (... | ### Automate an dummy application end to end testing
>
> "A journey of thousand steps starts with an single step" - Lao Tzu
>
>
>
I would suggest to take an real/ or dummy fully working application and automate full end to end test cases but take *baby steps* each day consistently for few months .
Deliberately i... |
41,269 | I have purchased a Selenium automation course and practice sometimes as per the code shown in the lecture. But, i am going very slow and circling in basic topics like dropdowns, select tag, waits etc.
I am not able to start with Advance automation like integration of CI/CT tools, database automation etc?
Any tips on ... | 2019/10/22 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/41269",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/42056/"
] | ### Automate an dummy application end to end testing
>
> "A journey of thousand steps starts with an single step" - Lao Tzu
>
>
>
I would suggest to take an real/ or dummy fully working application and automate full end to end test cases but take *baby steps* each day consistently for few months .
Deliberately i... | The best way to prioritize elements of learning (what to learn first, which part of a complex issue to understand first) is by actually doing something useful with it. That is the way the brain learns the best (engineering problems come first and the abstract theory comes later to explain all of the elements in a high-... |
41,269 | I have purchased a Selenium automation course and practice sometimes as per the code shown in the lecture. But, i am going very slow and circling in basic topics like dropdowns, select tag, waits etc.
I am not able to start with Advance automation like integration of CI/CT tools, database automation etc?
Any tips on ... | 2019/10/22 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/41269",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/42056/"
] | Same position as me. Starting as Testmanager and shifted to Test Engineer I was having troubles to understand how test automation worked. For the beginning I would not start with mobile testing. Testing with Websites is more convenient.
What helped in my case:
* Understand how the DOM structure works esp. locators (... | The best way to prioritize elements of learning (what to learn first, which part of a complex issue to understand first) is by actually doing something useful with it. That is the way the brain learns the best (engineering problems come first and the abstract theory comes later to explain all of the elements in a high-... |
1,262,935 | Using Adobe Flex Builder Pro stand-alone, how do I filter or exclude some files in my project source folder from being copied into the bin-debug folder during a build? Flex Builder is based on the Eclipse platform IDE, this could be as much of a question about Eclipse as it is Flex Builder. | 2009/08/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1262935",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | You can prevent Flex from copying all extra files like this:
1. Within Flex Navigator panel, right-click on the Flex project
2. Choose Properties
3. Click on "Flex Compiler" on the left
4. Under "Compiler Options" DESELECT "Copy non-embedded files to output folder"
5. Click OK
If you want to include some but not othe... | Eclipse allows you to specify include and exclude patterns on the Java build path. The following describes how to exclude files from the Java path, there *may* be an equivalent on the Flex Build Path properties page.
Update: This is how it is done in Java, I imagine that the Flex Build Path would implement it in a sim... |
1,262,935 | Using Adobe Flex Builder Pro stand-alone, how do I filter or exclude some files in my project source folder from being copied into the bin-debug folder during a build? Flex Builder is based on the Eclipse platform IDE, this could be as much of a question about Eclipse as it is Flex Builder. | 2009/08/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1262935",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Eclipse allows you to specify include and exclude patterns on the Java build path. The following describes how to exclude files from the Java path, there *may* be an equivalent on the Flex Build Path properties page.
Update: This is how it is done in Java, I imagine that the Flex Build Path would implement it in a sim... | If you want to exclude specific resources but still include non-embedded files you can add a Resource Filter.
1. Open the project Properties
2. Select **Resource** > **Resource Filters**
3. Add a Resource Filter by clicking **Add...** on the right
4. Set **Filter type** to **Exclude all**
5. Set **Applies to** to **Fi... |
1,262,935 | Using Adobe Flex Builder Pro stand-alone, how do I filter or exclude some files in my project source folder from being copied into the bin-debug folder during a build? Flex Builder is based on the Eclipse platform IDE, this could be as much of a question about Eclipse as it is Flex Builder. | 2009/08/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1262935",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | You can prevent Flex from copying all extra files like this:
1. Within Flex Navigator panel, right-click on the Flex project
2. Choose Properties
3. Click on "Flex Compiler" on the left
4. Under "Compiler Options" DESELECT "Copy non-embedded files to output folder"
5. Click OK
If you want to include some but not othe... | If you want to exclude specific resources but still include non-embedded files you can add a Resource Filter.
1. Open the project Properties
2. Select **Resource** > **Resource Filters**
3. Add a Resource Filter by clicking **Add...** on the right
4. Set **Filter type** to **Exclude all**
5. Set **Applies to** to **Fi... |
2,950,097 | We are in design phase of a project whose goal is replatforming an ASP classic application to ASP.Net 4.0. The system needs to be entirely web based. There are several new requirements for the new system that make this a challenging project:
1. The system needs to be database independent. It must, at version 1.0, supp... | 2010/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2950097",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1846273/"
] | One thing to question is who has created these requirements? Most experienced developers will have attenmpted a generic do-everything system in the past, most often without success. This is because it is a tricky thing to get right and there are a lot of pitfalls. Does the requirement for users to create their own tabl... | It depends on the skill of the people doing the assignment. Give the requirements to the developers and try to get an estimate from them.
PS. please eleborate the question in the title of the question 'Can it be done' is a bit generic ;) |
2,950,097 | We are in design phase of a project whose goal is replatforming an ASP classic application to ASP.Net 4.0. The system needs to be entirely web based. There are several new requirements for the new system that make this a challenging project:
1. The system needs to be database independent. It must, at version 1.0, supp... | 2010/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2950097",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1846273/"
] | It depends on the skill of the people doing the assignment. Give the requirements to the developers and try to get an estimate from them.
PS. please eleborate the question in the title of the question 'Can it be done' is a bit generic ;) | First off, yes all that **can** be done, but they aren't really requirements so much as implementation details. When you say an end use should be able to "create a new table," what you should say is "an end use should be able to define a new entity type." It doesn't necessarily have to have it's own table.
Anyways, i... |
2,950,097 | We are in design phase of a project whose goal is replatforming an ASP classic application to ASP.Net 4.0. The system needs to be entirely web based. There are several new requirements for the new system that make this a challenging project:
1. The system needs to be database independent. It must, at version 1.0, supp... | 2010/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2950097",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1846273/"
] | One thing to question is who has created these requirements? Most experienced developers will have attenmpted a generic do-everything system in the past, most often without success. This is because it is a tricky thing to get right and there are a lot of pitfalls. Does the requirement for users to create their own tabl... | Yes, but for numbers like 3 and 5 why not use available software? Sun query tools, Ms sql management studuio, etc.. |
2,950,097 | We are in design phase of a project whose goal is replatforming an ASP classic application to ASP.Net 4.0. The system needs to be entirely web based. There are several new requirements for the new system that make this a challenging project:
1. The system needs to be database independent. It must, at version 1.0, supp... | 2010/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2950097",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1846273/"
] | One thing to question is who has created these requirements? Most experienced developers will have attenmpted a generic do-everything system in the past, most often without success. This is because it is a tricky thing to get right and there are a lot of pitfalls. Does the requirement for users to create their own tabl... | First off, yes all that **can** be done, but they aren't really requirements so much as implementation details. When you say an end use should be able to "create a new table," what you should say is "an end use should be able to define a new entity type." It doesn't necessarily have to have it's own table.
Anyways, i... |
2,950,097 | We are in design phase of a project whose goal is replatforming an ASP classic application to ASP.Net 4.0. The system needs to be entirely web based. There are several new requirements for the new system that make this a challenging project:
1. The system needs to be database independent. It must, at version 1.0, supp... | 2010/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2950097",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1846273/"
] | One thing to question is who has created these requirements? Most experienced developers will have attenmpted a generic do-everything system in the past, most often without success. This is because it is a tricky thing to get right and there are a lot of pitfalls. Does the requirement for users to create their own tabl... | You provided 6 questions/requirements and below is just my honest opinion.
1. Developing a system that has the ability to use a variety of DB backends is definitely possible and a nice approach.
2. Allowing read access into one of the DB backens for Reporting capabilities by Third party tools is a common scenario and ... |
2,950,097 | We are in design phase of a project whose goal is replatforming an ASP classic application to ASP.Net 4.0. The system needs to be entirely web based. There are several new requirements for the new system that make this a challenging project:
1. The system needs to be database independent. It must, at version 1.0, supp... | 2010/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2950097",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1846273/"
] | Yes, but for numbers like 3 and 5 why not use available software? Sun query tools, Ms sql management studuio, etc.. | First off, yes all that **can** be done, but they aren't really requirements so much as implementation details. When you say an end use should be able to "create a new table," what you should say is "an end use should be able to define a new entity type." It doesn't necessarily have to have it's own table.
Anyways, i... |
2,950,097 | We are in design phase of a project whose goal is replatforming an ASP classic application to ASP.Net 4.0. The system needs to be entirely web based. There are several new requirements for the new system that make this a challenging project:
1. The system needs to be database independent. It must, at version 1.0, supp... | 2010/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2950097",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1846273/"
] | You provided 6 questions/requirements and below is just my honest opinion.
1. Developing a system that has the ability to use a variety of DB backends is definitely possible and a nice approach.
2. Allowing read access into one of the DB backens for Reporting capabilities by Third party tools is a common scenario and ... | First off, yes all that **can** be done, but they aren't really requirements so much as implementation details. When you say an end use should be able to "create a new table," what you should say is "an end use should be able to define a new entity type." It doesn't necessarily have to have it's own table.
Anyways, i... |
114,633 | Wondering if it's even useful to design a font using a tool such as [font-forge](http://designwithfontforge.com/en-US/index.html) if you are just going to use the font in a 3D environment such as with [Three.js](https://threejs.org/examples/webgl_geometry_text.html#FF1F00111#three.js). It seems as though the font-file ... | 2018/09/05 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/114633",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/13586/"
] | According to the [Three.js documentation](https://threejs.org/docs/index.html#manual/en/introduction/Creating-text),
>
> for procedural text geometry you need to create a mesh whose geometry is an instance of THREE.TextGeometry. In order for this to work, however, your TextGeometry will need an instance of THREE.Font... | I don't know for sure - *I am engaging in educated **guessing** here* - but my guess is that the vector outline of the font (either its TT def or even a PS def) is being extruded live, given how responsive that demo is to typing new content... so I think the font file is in fact crucial. |
63,742,677 | My flutter web project does not show text completely in android chrome.
It should be 'المميزات' but it is cut from below so the dots and rest of 'ز' are not appearing.
It works on pc and mobile Mozilla Firefox -except one character-
Note: it was working at the beginning of the project.
I don't have enough repetitio... | 2020/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/63742677",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/11542134/"
] | Add a white space at the end of the word or sentence for a workaround. I believe this will be fixed in the next update. | Flutter Web do have a number of issues with text rendering on web. But I'm not sure if there is an issue that your case fit into. If not, perhaps report it on github.
Some of the issues:
* [Text after hypen does not render](https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/65099)
* [Missing text in standalone mode](https://g... |
123,709 | Im looking for some official information source about maximum current for Panasonic Eneloop BK-3MCC rechargeable batteries.
All I found is [single page data sheet](http://eneloop.pl/uploads/BK-3MCC.pdf), there is just 1 table (nothing about maximum discharge current), charge and discharge characteristics.
UPDATE LINK... | 2014/08/01 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/123709",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/39905/"
] | I think you mean 6000mA discharge. I don't see an 8000mA discharge curve there. If the ambient temperature is 25C then yes, you should be able to pull at least 6000mA from it.
I think that the safety factor would be highly dependent upon ambient temperature and how fast you're pulling the heat away from it. Otherwise... | No you cannot safely draw 8A from a battery rated at 6000mA.
New battery EsR is 25mΩ at 1V. Internal dissipation at 6A is then 36\*25mΩ=0.9W
8A is then 64\*25mΩ=1.6W which means temperature rise is almost double.
Worse yet cell voltage on plateau drops 50mV for each 2A curve difference, power output drops 100mW for... |
19,665 | Yesterday, [New York Magazine](http://nymag.com/) published an interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Antonin Scalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Scalia), in which is he quoted as saying that he believes "[the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil)" has given up taking possession of humans to mak... | 2013/10/07 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/19665",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1948/"
] | The Devil is derived from the Greek word διάβολος (diábolos) which means slanderer or accuser. Satan is derived from the Hebrew word הַשָּׂטָן (ha-Satan) which also means accuser. So the two terms are essentially synonymous. Christians use Devil because the NT is of course written in Greek.
Satan, the Devil or Lucifer... | Where is the devil now? According to Job 1:7, in which God asks the devil, "From where do you come?" Satan answers, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it."
So Satan is still "all over the place," and he also gets called to the throne of God now and then. Even Jesus encountered him... |
19,665 | Yesterday, [New York Magazine](http://nymag.com/) published an interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Antonin Scalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Scalia), in which is he quoted as saying that he believes "[the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil)" has given up taking possession of humans to mak... | 2013/10/07 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/19665",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1948/"
] | While שטן (*satan*) does indeed mean "adversary," I doubt that every occurrence in the Tanakh of the word שטן should be understood as a (human) adversary as opposed to the angelic adversary whom most Christians refer to as "the devil" (from Gr. ὁ διάβολος). In fact, this isn't the standard in Jewish literature either.
... | The Devil is derived from the Greek word διάβολος (diábolos) which means slanderer or accuser. Satan is derived from the Hebrew word הַשָּׂטָן (ha-Satan) which also means accuser. So the two terms are essentially synonymous. Christians use Devil because the NT is of course written in Greek.
Satan, the Devil or Lucifer... |
19,665 | Yesterday, [New York Magazine](http://nymag.com/) published an interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Antonin Scalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Scalia), in which is he quoted as saying that he believes "[the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil)" has given up taking possession of humans to mak... | 2013/10/07 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/19665",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1948/"
] | The Devil is derived from the Greek word διάβολος (diábolos) which means slanderer or accuser. Satan is derived from the Hebrew word הַשָּׂטָן (ha-Satan) which also means accuser. So the two terms are essentially synonymous. Christians use Devil because the NT is of course written in Greek.
Satan, the Devil or Lucifer... | 'ha-satan' in Hebrew does indeed refer to 'the adversary' or 'the accuser', but there are a few occasions in the Old Testament where 'satan' appears without the definite article- i.e. 'the' - (most notably 1 Chronicles 21:1 and Psalm 109:6b) and therefore it reads like a name. In Job, although it has the definite artic... |
19,665 | Yesterday, [New York Magazine](http://nymag.com/) published an interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Antonin Scalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Scalia), in which is he quoted as saying that he believes "[the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil)" has given up taking possession of humans to mak... | 2013/10/07 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/19665",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1948/"
] | The Devil is derived from the Greek word διάβολος (diábolos) which means slanderer or accuser. Satan is derived from the Hebrew word הַשָּׂטָן (ha-Satan) which also means accuser. So the two terms are essentially synonymous. Christians use Devil because the NT is of course written in Greek.
Satan, the Devil or Lucifer... | In the book Ezekiel we can find a description of a cherub that was removed from the mountain of God. He is called the king (מֶלֶךְ) of Tyr there. Although some believe this is about the prince (נָגִיד) of Tyr in the prophecy earlier in the chapter, the description is commonly believed to be that of Satan.
> 11 Moreove... |
19,665 | Yesterday, [New York Magazine](http://nymag.com/) published an interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Antonin Scalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Scalia), in which is he quoted as saying that he believes "[the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil)" has given up taking possession of humans to mak... | 2013/10/07 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/19665",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1948/"
] | While שטן (*satan*) does indeed mean "adversary," I doubt that every occurrence in the Tanakh of the word שטן should be understood as a (human) adversary as opposed to the angelic adversary whom most Christians refer to as "the devil" (from Gr. ὁ διάβολος). In fact, this isn't the standard in Jewish literature either.
... | Where is the devil now? According to Job 1:7, in which God asks the devil, "From where do you come?" Satan answers, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it."
So Satan is still "all over the place," and he also gets called to the throne of God now and then. Even Jesus encountered him... |
19,665 | Yesterday, [New York Magazine](http://nymag.com/) published an interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Antonin Scalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Scalia), in which is he quoted as saying that he believes "[the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil)" has given up taking possession of humans to mak... | 2013/10/07 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/19665",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1948/"
] | Where is the devil now? According to Job 1:7, in which God asks the devil, "From where do you come?" Satan answers, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it."
So Satan is still "all over the place," and he also gets called to the throne of God now and then. Even Jesus encountered him... | In the book Ezekiel we can find a description of a cherub that was removed from the mountain of God. He is called the king (מֶלֶךְ) of Tyr there. Although some believe this is about the prince (נָגִיד) of Tyr in the prophecy earlier in the chapter, the description is commonly believed to be that of Satan.
> 11 Moreove... |
19,665 | Yesterday, [New York Magazine](http://nymag.com/) published an interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Antonin Scalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Scalia), in which is he quoted as saying that he believes "[the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil)" has given up taking possession of humans to mak... | 2013/10/07 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/19665",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1948/"
] | While שטן (*satan*) does indeed mean "adversary," I doubt that every occurrence in the Tanakh of the word שטן should be understood as a (human) adversary as opposed to the angelic adversary whom most Christians refer to as "the devil" (from Gr. ὁ διάβολος). In fact, this isn't the standard in Jewish literature either.
... | 'ha-satan' in Hebrew does indeed refer to 'the adversary' or 'the accuser', but there are a few occasions in the Old Testament where 'satan' appears without the definite article- i.e. 'the' - (most notably 1 Chronicles 21:1 and Psalm 109:6b) and therefore it reads like a name. In Job, although it has the definite artic... |
19,665 | Yesterday, [New York Magazine](http://nymag.com/) published an interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Antonin Scalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Scalia), in which is he quoted as saying that he believes "[the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil)" has given up taking possession of humans to mak... | 2013/10/07 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/19665",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1948/"
] | While שטן (*satan*) does indeed mean "adversary," I doubt that every occurrence in the Tanakh of the word שטן should be understood as a (human) adversary as opposed to the angelic adversary whom most Christians refer to as "the devil" (from Gr. ὁ διάβολος). In fact, this isn't the standard in Jewish literature either.
... | In the book Ezekiel we can find a description of a cherub that was removed from the mountain of God. He is called the king (מֶלֶךְ) of Tyr there. Although some believe this is about the prince (נָגִיד) of Tyr in the prophecy earlier in the chapter, the description is commonly believed to be that of Satan.
> 11 Moreove... |
19,665 | Yesterday, [New York Magazine](http://nymag.com/) published an interview with U.S. Supreme Court Justice [Antonin Scalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonin_Scalia), in which is he quoted as saying that he believes "[the Devil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_devil)" has given up taking possession of humans to mak... | 2013/10/07 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/19665",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/1948/"
] | 'ha-satan' in Hebrew does indeed refer to 'the adversary' or 'the accuser', but there are a few occasions in the Old Testament where 'satan' appears without the definite article- i.e. 'the' - (most notably 1 Chronicles 21:1 and Psalm 109:6b) and therefore it reads like a name. In Job, although it has the definite artic... | In the book Ezekiel we can find a description of a cherub that was removed from the mountain of God. He is called the king (מֶלֶךְ) of Tyr there. Although some believe this is about the prince (נָגִיד) of Tyr in the prophecy earlier in the chapter, the description is commonly believed to be that of Satan.
> 11 Moreove... |
11,328 | I'm wondering whether anyone else has had problems with iTunes Home Sharing working with Apple Lossless formated audio files?
I have iTunes 10.2.1 on both machines and it will not even start to play lossless music, only MP3 and other lossy formats.
I'm wondering whether anyone else has any workarounds or if this is... | 2011/04/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/11328",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/193/"
] | If you have the "Path Bar" shown (View > Show Path Bar). You can Right Click on any element to get a Open In Terminal option
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GY70x.png) | Try the app [Open Terminal](https://web.archive.org/web/20120521102946/http://homepage.mac.com/thomasw/OpenTerminal/)
>
> This application allows you to open a Terminal window with the path of the current Finder window.
>
>
>
 |
11,328 | I'm wondering whether anyone else has had problems with iTunes Home Sharing working with Apple Lossless formated audio files?
I have iTunes 10.2.1 on both machines and it will not even start to play lossless music, only MP3 and other lossy formats.
I'm wondering whether anyone else has any workarounds or if this is... | 2011/04/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/11328",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/193/"
] | You can drag any file or folder from the finder onto a Terminal window to insert a string of said file or folder's absolute path.
This will work on any standard install (at least back until 10.4 Tiger [*¿maybe earlier?*]) without needing additional software our twiddling of preferences, either of which may later freak... | You can do this with the service feature.
The following site contains an example of such a service:
<http://blog.leenarts.net/2009/09/03/open-service-here/> |
11,328 | I'm wondering whether anyone else has had problems with iTunes Home Sharing working with Apple Lossless formated audio files?
I have iTunes 10.2.1 on both machines and it will not even start to play lossless music, only MP3 and other lossy formats.
I'm wondering whether anyone else has any workarounds or if this is... | 2011/04/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/11328",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/193/"
] | Service Station, [on the Mac App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/service-station/id1503136033), allows you to fully customize your right-click menu in Finder.
One of the most popular actions is to open Terminal by right-clicking in the Finder:
[
>
> This application allows you to open a Terminal window with the path of the current Finder window.
>
>
>
 |
11,328 | I'm wondering whether anyone else has had problems with iTunes Home Sharing working with Apple Lossless formated audio files?
I have iTunes 10.2.1 on both machines and it will not even start to play lossless music, only MP3 and other lossy formats.
I'm wondering whether anyone else has any workarounds or if this is... | 2011/04/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/11328",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/193/"
] | If you have the "Path Bar" shown (View > Show Path Bar). You can Right Click on any element to get a Open In Terminal option
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GY70x.png) | OnMyCommand
===========
<http://free.abracode.com/cmworkshop/on_my_command.html>
— version 2.3 (2011-01-16)
Screenshot etc. at <http://www.wuala.com/grahamperrin/public/2011/07/31/d/?mode=gallery>
Installed and used by me on Snow Leopard before upgrading to Lion. Too soon for me to say whether version 2.3 is compat... |
11,328 | I'm wondering whether anyone else has had problems with iTunes Home Sharing working with Apple Lossless formated audio files?
I have iTunes 10.2.1 on both machines and it will not even start to play lossless music, only MP3 and other lossy formats.
I'm wondering whether anyone else has any workarounds or if this is... | 2011/04/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/11328",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/193/"
] | The solution to your troubles is called [**Go2Shell**](http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/go2shell/id445770608?mt=12) and it does exactly what you're describing. You can find it on the App Store and best of all... it's totally free.
 | OnMyCommand
===========
<http://free.abracode.com/cmworkshop/on_my_command.html>
— version 2.3 (2011-01-16)
Screenshot etc. at <http://www.wuala.com/grahamperrin/public/2011/07/31/d/?mode=gallery>
Installed and used by me on Snow Leopard before upgrading to Lion. Too soon for me to say whether version 2.3 is compat... |
11,328 | I'm wondering whether anyone else has had problems with iTunes Home Sharing working with Apple Lossless formated audio files?
I have iTunes 10.2.1 on both machines and it will not even start to play lossless music, only MP3 and other lossy formats.
I'm wondering whether anyone else has any workarounds or if this is... | 2011/04/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/11328",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/193/"
] | [cdto](https://github.com/jbtule/cdto#cd-to) seems like it is just what you need. It is a mini-application, designed to be put in the Finder's toolbar, when you run it it will open a terminal window and `cd` to the current directory in Finder. | You can the app I developed [FinderGo](https://github.com/onmyway133/FinderGo), which is open source and easy to use
 |
12,410 | I've got this code in mathematica that could be used in other programming languages. Would a patent protect me against people transferring the mathematical formulas I've developed into other programming languages ? Books are written in different languages but the content stays the same. Can I patent a mathematical form... | 2015/03/13 | [
"https://patents.stackexchange.com/questions/12410",
"https://patents.stackexchange.com",
"https://patents.stackexchange.com/users/13728/"
] | You can't patent ideas, and "finding prime numbers" unfortunately isn't really a tangible process.
You'd be better off going for a patent on a use for that formula. Coming up with a use for such a thing is out of the scope of this site, but I'd suggest looking into encryption. As far as I know, that's the heaviest use... | All depends where in the world you lurk. Ignoring the originality of your idea, algorithms are only patentable in a very small number of jurisdictions.
If not patentable you could investigate whether you could copyright the algorithm, again this will depend on territory, as the [WIPO treaty (1996)](http://www.wipo.in... |
142,893 | Why does (former) president Snow laugh when Katniss shoots Coin to death? Is he happy because he tricked Katniss into killing her own ally, or does he laugh because he actually seeks a proper replacement for himself?
I have a feeling that I am overlooking something, because I was really confused when watching the scen... | 2016/10/12 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/142893",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/55602/"
] | This is the best possibility he could have hoped for.
-----------------------------------------------------
He's been soundly defeated, so the death of his enemy is the best 'victory' he's ever going to achieve now. But breaking it down, we can find multiple reasons for him to laugh:
* **Coin, his enemy, having victo... | It’s open to interpretation, even in the book. But the way I took it was that he was laughing at the irony that the woman who had been the main tool of propaganda against him by his enemies wasn’t actually under their control and turned on their leader (Coin was turning into the next Snow, after all) and killed her ins... |
142,893 | Why does (former) president Snow laugh when Katniss shoots Coin to death? Is he happy because he tricked Katniss into killing her own ally, or does he laugh because he actually seeks a proper replacement for himself?
I have a feeling that I am overlooking something, because I was really confused when watching the scen... | 2016/10/12 | [
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] | It’s open to interpretation, even in the book. But the way I took it was that he was laughing at the irony that the woman who had been the main tool of propaganda against him by his enemies wasn’t actually under their control and turned on their leader (Coin was turning into the next Snow, after all) and killed her ins... | It isn't uncommon for a rival to use the middle and lower class to upstage the incumbent, but the middle and lower class are often back where they were after the coup.
Snow gave Katniss a few key pieces of information, and reminded her of other pieces she knew but may not have considered:
* Coin isn't much different ... |
142,893 | Why does (former) president Snow laugh when Katniss shoots Coin to death? Is he happy because he tricked Katniss into killing her own ally, or does he laugh because he actually seeks a proper replacement for himself?
I have a feeling that I am overlooking something, because I was really confused when watching the scen... | 2016/10/12 | [
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] | It’s open to interpretation, even in the book. But the way I took it was that he was laughing at the irony that the woman who had been the main tool of propaganda against him by his enemies wasn’t actually under their control and turned on their leader (Coin was turning into the next Snow, after all) and killed her ins... | I think there is another possible reason that no one else has posted. Snow may have been laughing because he thought he may have gotten some revenge on Katniss. He may have believed that all of the people would have turned against her for killing Coin. So he may have been laughing not just because Coin lost but also be... |
142,893 | Why does (former) president Snow laugh when Katniss shoots Coin to death? Is he happy because he tricked Katniss into killing her own ally, or does he laugh because he actually seeks a proper replacement for himself?
I have a feeling that I am overlooking something, because I was really confused when watching the scen... | 2016/10/12 | [
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] | This is the best possibility he could have hoped for.
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He's been soundly defeated, so the death of his enemy is the best 'victory' he's ever going to achieve now. But breaking it down, we can find multiple reasons for him to laugh:
* **Coin, his enemy, having victo... | It isn't uncommon for a rival to use the middle and lower class to upstage the incumbent, but the middle and lower class are often back where they were after the coup.
Snow gave Katniss a few key pieces of information, and reminded her of other pieces she knew but may not have considered:
* Coin isn't much different ... |
142,893 | Why does (former) president Snow laugh when Katniss shoots Coin to death? Is he happy because he tricked Katniss into killing her own ally, or does he laugh because he actually seeks a proper replacement for himself?
I have a feeling that I am overlooking something, because I was really confused when watching the scen... | 2016/10/12 | [
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] | This is the best possibility he could have hoped for.
-----------------------------------------------------
He's been soundly defeated, so the death of his enemy is the best 'victory' he's ever going to achieve now. But breaking it down, we can find multiple reasons for him to laugh:
* **Coin, his enemy, having victo... | I think there is another possible reason that no one else has posted. Snow may have been laughing because he thought he may have gotten some revenge on Katniss. He may have believed that all of the people would have turned against her for killing Coin. So he may have been laughing not just because Coin lost but also be... |
142,893 | Why does (former) president Snow laugh when Katniss shoots Coin to death? Is he happy because he tricked Katniss into killing her own ally, or does he laugh because he actually seeks a proper replacement for himself?
I have a feeling that I am overlooking something, because I was really confused when watching the scen... | 2016/10/12 | [
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] | It isn't uncommon for a rival to use the middle and lower class to upstage the incumbent, but the middle and lower class are often back where they were after the coup.
Snow gave Katniss a few key pieces of information, and reminded her of other pieces she knew but may not have considered:
* Coin isn't much different ... | I think there is another possible reason that no one else has posted. Snow may have been laughing because he thought he may have gotten some revenge on Katniss. He may have believed that all of the people would have turned against her for killing Coin. So he may have been laughing not just because Coin lost but also be... |
49,677,829 | I know we can make a phone call programmatically on iOS, and it opens the phone app and display the phone number. Is there a way to hide the phone number or show something else instead of the phone number?
Thanks. | 2018/04/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/49677829",
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] | You could make a contact for it so it shows the name of the contact name instead of the phone number, but there is no possible way to actually hide the phone number the user is calling. | You can not display name programatically when calling, because iOS does not provide you any mechanism in which you can pass name with phone number. The only way is you have to first save phone number with your desired name as a contact into user's phone and after that make a call programatically. |
54,811,886 | How do I change the cell fill color of the cells in a certain column when it is 16 days past the dates in the adjacent column?
The cell should only change color if the cell does not have any text in it.
eg. Cell E1 should change to blue fill if today's date is 16 days past the date in cell D1 AND cell E1 is blank (th... | 2019/02/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/54811886",
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] | If you are doing a stemmed search (the default) it will be language sensitive and will use the default language from the database unless specified otherwise. If you want to do a cross-language search, use the `unstemmed` option. | Thanks to @mholstege and @Wagner Michael I was able to solve this. The problem was that we were using @xml:lang to specify multiple languages without having a MarkLogic license key for anything but the default English. Marklogic treats any @xml:lang values as a generic language if you don't have the appropriate license... |
112,651 | Hoping this is the correct exchange. At the moment I'm currently renting my house in Canada (120V), and it seems the landlord has attempted to try pull a fast one. From what I understand, or possibly before the previous tenant, there were only two prong outlets installed in the house. The landlord decided to install th... | 2014/05/31 | [
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] | The boxes should be grounded. In the old days people would jumper the ground to the box screw (potentially dangerous if the box is not properly grounded). | The recording studio's hum and click problems may be ground loops and surges on the line rather than lack of a safety ground. Get everything plugged into a single circuit and sharing a ground, even if that ground doesn't go to earth.
Getting zapped by your instruments shouldn't happen. Something in your setup is damag... |
112,651 | Hoping this is the correct exchange. At the moment I'm currently renting my house in Canada (120V), and it seems the landlord has attempted to try pull a fast one. From what I understand, or possibly before the previous tenant, there were only two prong outlets installed in the house. The landlord decided to install th... | 2014/05/31 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/112651",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | The boxes should be grounded. In the old days people would jumper the ground to the box screw (potentially dangerous if the box is not properly grounded). | Getting small zaps from unearthed equipment is normal because modern EMC rules "suggest" the use of AC input filtering. This usually involves capacitors to earth and the chassis. So, on your unearthed chassis you have approximately half the AC supply voltage and this is easily felt.
What I'd do is use an AC power isol... |
926 | I want to learn MATLAB programming so that I can conduct some researh/analysis on my own and also, so that I can study/modify some MATLAB scripts that I have found online etc.
However, the problem is that I can't afford MATLAB. GNU Octave, from what I have heard, is quite MATLAB compatable. The challenge with Octave t... | 2012/01/22 | [
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] | Yes you can learn MATLAB via Octave. But Octave syntax is less restrictive and more in line with modern scripting languages. MATLAB seems behind in this respect. See this wiki link [MATLAB Programming/Differences between Octave and MATLAB](http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MATLAB_Programming/Differences_between_Octave_and_M... | Yes, you can learn Matlab using Octave. Of course there are some limitations.
Octave and Matlab share a much of their syntax. The two are interchangeable in that respect. The experience in Matlab is more rich and user friendly, particularly when working with graphics, though Octave has a new graphical user interface (... |
926 | I want to learn MATLAB programming so that I can conduct some researh/analysis on my own and also, so that I can study/modify some MATLAB scripts that I have found online etc.
However, the problem is that I can't afford MATLAB. GNU Octave, from what I have heard, is quite MATLAB compatable. The challenge with Octave t... | 2012/01/22 | [
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] | It is indeed possible, especially if you use a GUI, such as [GUIOctave](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2267346/is-there-any-good-octave-gui-ide-for-windows).
Another language that you might find useful because many packages have been written for it is R. There is also a GUI for the R language, called RStudio, and ... | Yes you absolutely can, I did. Much of the power out of MATLAB however does come with some of its hugely easy to use toolboxes and builtins which may or may not have equivalents in Octave.
Also be aware that while the base languages themselves are compatible (except for the newish OO features in MATLAB), Octave has a ... |
926 | I want to learn MATLAB programming so that I can conduct some researh/analysis on my own and also, so that I can study/modify some MATLAB scripts that I have found online etc.
However, the problem is that I can't afford MATLAB. GNU Octave, from what I have heard, is quite MATLAB compatable. The challenge with Octave t... | 2012/01/22 | [
"https://scicomp.stackexchange.com/questions/926",
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] | Yes you can learn MATLAB via Octave. But Octave syntax is less restrictive and more in line with modern scripting languages. MATLAB seems behind in this respect. See this wiki link [MATLAB Programming/Differences between Octave and MATLAB](http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MATLAB_Programming/Differences_between_Octave_and_M... | Yes you absolutely can, I did. Much of the power out of MATLAB however does come with some of its hugely easy to use toolboxes and builtins which may or may not have equivalents in Octave.
Also be aware that while the base languages themselves are compatible (except for the newish OO features in MATLAB), Octave has a ... |
926 | I want to learn MATLAB programming so that I can conduct some researh/analysis on my own and also, so that I can study/modify some MATLAB scripts that I have found online etc.
However, the problem is that I can't afford MATLAB. GNU Octave, from what I have heard, is quite MATLAB compatable. The challenge with Octave t... | 2012/01/22 | [
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] | GNU Octave is "mostly compatible with Matlab", certain subtleties means not all scripts are portable from MATLAB to Octave.
It is worth reading the [documentation for the language](https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/) and/or compatibility notes in the [FAQs](https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/FAQ.htm... | Practical example:
I use MATLAB at work, and I took Stanford's [free online machine learning class](http://www.ml-class.org/course/auth/welcome) last semester.
I did all the homework in octave.
I only noticed 2 differences (I was only using core functionality):
* Octave is a little more flexible about what sorts of... |
926 | I want to learn MATLAB programming so that I can conduct some researh/analysis on my own and also, so that I can study/modify some MATLAB scripts that I have found online etc.
However, the problem is that I can't afford MATLAB. GNU Octave, from what I have heard, is quite MATLAB compatable. The challenge with Octave t... | 2012/01/22 | [
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] | *Disclaimer: I sometimes get annoyed when somebody tries to tell me what they think I ought to do rather than answering the question I asked. But I'm going to take a risk and suggest an alternative to you.*
I would suggest looking at **Python's scientific computing packages: [numpy](https://numpy.org/), [matplotlib](h... | Yes you can learn MATLAB via Octave. But Octave syntax is less restrictive and more in line with modern scripting languages. MATLAB seems behind in this respect. See this wiki link [MATLAB Programming/Differences between Octave and MATLAB](http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/MATLAB_Programming/Differences_between_Octave_and_M... |
926 | I want to learn MATLAB programming so that I can conduct some researh/analysis on my own and also, so that I can study/modify some MATLAB scripts that I have found online etc.
However, the problem is that I can't afford MATLAB. GNU Octave, from what I have heard, is quite MATLAB compatable. The challenge with Octave t... | 2012/01/22 | [
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] | For generally learning M-language programming and how MATLAB works, yes, Octave is just fine. If you need a particular toolbox as part of your work, though, and no one has implemented a free version of it, then you're out of luck.
A student edition of MATLAB isn't that expensive. If you're at a university, it's even p... | Yes you absolutely can, I did. Much of the power out of MATLAB however does come with some of its hugely easy to use toolboxes and builtins which may or may not have equivalents in Octave.
Also be aware that while the base languages themselves are compatible (except for the newish OO features in MATLAB), Octave has a ... |
8,518,602 | Is it possible to have two independent programs using the same SQL Server Compact 4.0 database at the same time? | 2011/12/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8518602",
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] | Yes, of course, if both programs run on the same computer and the database file resides on a local drive. SQL Server Compact supports up to 256 connections. Make sure to use the exact same connection string from both processes. | [Here](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171750.aspx) it says so you can do it
>
> Multiple applications—multiple applications on a device can access a single database at the same time. The developer is not required to manage exclusive connections. Users can use database tools, such as SQL Server Compact 3.5 ... |
260,446 | I have been a Windows7 media center user (with extender) since Windows7 was released.
Windows 7 Media Center requires a "local" drive to be selected for Recorded TV. Also switching between local drives (for space reasons) causes all kinds of issues related to not deleting shows in a series. They now sell 3TB drives. B... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/260446",
"https://superuser.com",
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] | Problem with windows 7 and 2 TB is with MBR drives (2 TB is limit for MBR drives). If you have correct computer and set up your drive to use GPT, you should be fine. The bad side is that you'll need a motherboard which has UEFI accessible and have windows 7 installed in UEFI mode for this to work. So look for motherboa... | Most modern motherboards have built-in RAID, or you can add an entry-level RAID card for under $200. That's going to be your best bet for extra space beyond 2TB, since you really don't want to be at the mercy of a single drive failure.
Oh, and Windows 7 can handle drives larger than 2TB, see AndrejaKo's answer. |
260,446 | I have been a Windows7 media center user (with extender) since Windows7 was released.
Windows 7 Media Center requires a "local" drive to be selected for Recorded TV. Also switching between local drives (for space reasons) causes all kinds of issues related to not deleting shows in a series. They now sell 3TB drives. B... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/260446",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/72773/"
] | Problem with windows 7 and 2 TB is with MBR drives (2 TB is limit for MBR drives). If you have correct computer and set up your drive to use GPT, you should be fine. The bad side is that you'll need a motherboard which has UEFI accessible and have windows 7 installed in UEFI mode for this to work. So look for motherboa... | The best bet is the RAID I/O card. Many newest cards have a 4T max per port/disk. Just pick a 1-4 disk RAID 0/1/5/10 card that is in your budget. After the reboot Vista and the windows media center will "see" that extra space. I personally use this config with a 32 bit VISTA system. Works fine for me. |
260,446 | I have been a Windows7 media center user (with extender) since Windows7 was released.
Windows 7 Media Center requires a "local" drive to be selected for Recorded TV. Also switching between local drives (for space reasons) causes all kinds of issues related to not deleting shows in a series. They now sell 3TB drives. B... | 2011/03/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/260446",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/72773/"
] | Most modern motherboards have built-in RAID, or you can add an entry-level RAID card for under $200. That's going to be your best bet for extra space beyond 2TB, since you really don't want to be at the mercy of a single drive failure.
Oh, and Windows 7 can handle drives larger than 2TB, see AndrejaKo's answer. | The best bet is the RAID I/O card. Many newest cards have a 4T max per port/disk. Just pick a 1-4 disk RAID 0/1/5/10 card that is in your budget. After the reboot Vista and the windows media center will "see" that extra space. I personally use this config with a 32 bit VISTA system. Works fine for me. |
62,170 | In his speech to Job, Elihu says
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> Job 36:8-9 But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,9 he tells them what they have done — that they have sinned arrogantly
>
>
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Doesn't this imply that Job suffered because he sinned arrogantly and doesn't this contradict Job 1:1
>
> Job 1:1 In th... | 2021/06/06 | [
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] | The OP's question has hit upon the whole point of the book of Job- no rational, human explanation can really be found for Job's troubles. Three things should be remembered when reading Job:
* All have sinned and all have fallen short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23, see V10-18)
* While Job was sinful in the general sens... | I think your answer is found in this verse:
Job 42:7 After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.
The purpose of the book of Job is to reveal the sovereignty of God. Notic... |
62,170 | In his speech to Job, Elihu says
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> Job 36:8-9 But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,9 he tells them what they have done — that they have sinned arrogantly
>
>
>
Doesn't this imply that Job suffered because he sinned arrogantly and doesn't this contradict Job 1:1
>
> Job 1:1 In th... | 2021/06/06 | [
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] | I think your answer is found in this verse:
Job 42:7 After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.
The purpose of the book of Job is to reveal the sovereignty of God. Notic... | I don't see the issue here. In setting up the story to follow, the Narrator is telling us that Job is blameless and upright. I think we are supposed to take this at face value - for what is to follow, Job is not to blame for any of it.
Elihu is speaking as a character within the story. He is trying to offer advice to ... |
62,170 | In his speech to Job, Elihu says
>
> Job 36:8-9 But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,9 he tells them what they have done — that they have sinned arrogantly
>
>
>
Doesn't this imply that Job suffered because he sinned arrogantly and doesn't this contradict Job 1:1
>
> Job 1:1 In th... | 2021/06/06 | [
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] | I think your answer is found in this verse:
Job 42:7 After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.
The purpose of the book of Job is to reveal the sovereignty of God. Notic... | There are many reasons for affliction.
* #### Being righteous
Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
* #### Suffering for Christ
we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing 2 Corinthians 4:8-11
* #### Suffering injustice
And the angel of the Lord said to her, “... |
62,170 | In his speech to Job, Elihu says
>
> Job 36:8-9 But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,9 he tells them what they have done — that they have sinned arrogantly
>
>
>
Doesn't this imply that Job suffered because he sinned arrogantly and doesn't this contradict Job 1:1
>
> Job 1:1 In th... | 2021/06/06 | [
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] | The OP's question has hit upon the whole point of the book of Job- no rational, human explanation can really be found for Job's troubles. Three things should be remembered when reading Job:
* All have sinned and all have fallen short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23, see V10-18)
* While Job was sinful in the general sens... | There are many reasons for affliction.
* #### Being righteous
Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
* #### Suffering for Christ
we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing 2 Corinthians 4:8-11
* #### Suffering injustice
And the angel of the Lord said to her, “... |
62,170 | In his speech to Job, Elihu says
>
> Job 36:8-9 But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,9 he tells them what they have done — that they have sinned arrogantly
>
>
>
Doesn't this imply that Job suffered because he sinned arrogantly and doesn't this contradict Job 1:1
>
> Job 1:1 In th... | 2021/06/06 | [
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] | I think your answer is found in this verse:
Job 42:7 After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.
The purpose of the book of Job is to reveal the sovereignty of God. Notic... | The problem with Elihu
----------------------
From the comparison of Job 1:1 (where Job is called by the narrator תָּם [perfect] and יָשָׁר [upright]) and Job 36:8-9, where Elihu implies that "Job suffered because he sinned arrogantly", Tony Chan, in his Answer, concludes that "Elihu contradicted the narrator".
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... |
62,170 | In his speech to Job, Elihu says
>
> Job 36:8-9 But if people are bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction,9 he tells them what they have done — that they have sinned arrogantly
>
>
>
Doesn't this imply that Job suffered because he sinned arrogantly and doesn't this contradict Job 1:1
>
> Job 1:1 In th... | 2021/06/06 | [
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] | The OP's question has hit upon the whole point of the book of Job- no rational, human explanation can really be found for Job's troubles. Three things should be remembered when reading Job:
* All have sinned and all have fallen short of the glory of God (Rom 3:23, see V10-18)
* While Job was sinful in the general sens... | I don't see the issue here. In setting up the story to follow, the Narrator is telling us that Job is blameless and upright. I think we are supposed to take this at face value - for what is to follow, Job is not to blame for any of it.
Elihu is speaking as a character within the story. He is trying to offer advice to ... |
15,850,515 | I've got a simple Game for windows phone where the player drags a ship around the screen to collect items and avoid asteroids. Every time an item is collected, a score counter at the top of the screen increases by one.
The thing is, I'd like to have the game transition into a leaderboard once the player's ship collide... | 2013/04/06 | [
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] | First off, in your code that handles what happens when an asteroid collides, you will need first save your score, and then after this is completed, reset it. When you display it, you will need to load your leaderboard from a serialized file.
I'm not going to go into detail, because I found a site that basicly explains... | Okay.Before you can reset the variable score to 0 when a collision is detected, store the score in the isolated storage settings with the key as profile name. You can make additional things like store only if the already present key value is lesser or storing it straight away if no key value found. |
15,850,515 | I've got a simple Game for windows phone where the player drags a ship around the screen to collect items and avoid asteroids. Every time an item is collected, a score counter at the top of the screen increases by one.
The thing is, I'd like to have the game transition into a leaderboard once the player's ship collide... | 2013/04/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15850515",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2070445/"
] | Okay.Before you can reset the variable score to 0 when a collision is detected, store the score in the isolated storage settings with the key as profile name. You can make additional things like store only if the already present key value is lesser or storing it straight away if no key value found. | The simplest method of retaining the high score after the game ends is to make the int static and only reset it to zero at the start of a new game - rather than when the game ends.
So in your MyGame class:
internal static int Score = 0;
In whatever function starts a new game:
MyGame.Score = 0;
and in your Leaderboar... |
15,850,515 | I've got a simple Game for windows phone where the player drags a ship around the screen to collect items and avoid asteroids. Every time an item is collected, a score counter at the top of the screen increases by one.
The thing is, I'd like to have the game transition into a leaderboard once the player's ship collide... | 2013/04/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/15850515",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2070445/"
] | First off, in your code that handles what happens when an asteroid collides, you will need first save your score, and then after this is completed, reset it. When you display it, you will need to load your leaderboard from a serialized file.
I'm not going to go into detail, because I found a site that basicly explains... | The simplest method of retaining the high score after the game ends is to make the int static and only reset it to zero at the start of a new game - rather than when the game ends.
So in your MyGame class:
internal static int Score = 0;
In whatever function starts a new game:
MyGame.Score = 0;
and in your Leaderboar... |
109,206 | I'm recording vocal audio tracks, but I don't reach some pitches (like a C2) so i tried singing the parts one octave higher and using the transposition feature in the inspector (Shortcut: "i") setting it to -12. But it seems to be changing the duration of the audio file, but not the region, so when the region ends, the... | 2020/12/31 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/109206",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
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] | Even though Logic has flex pitch and flex time which can both be very useful I prefer actually transposing entire sections of audio files rather than use the transients that the program analyzes for something like what you want to do.
First make a duplicate of the audio file for safety because whatever you do can usua... | I'd use Flex Pitch, if you are determined to transpose regions then I'd make sure you turn on flex and follow, it will keep everything the same except for pitch. |
169,929 | Does anyone store vm backups on their local server? We have a HyperV server with some dev VMs, and it was mentioned how we would store the backups on the local server but *also* at a remote location. The idea being that storing the backups locally will make it quick and easy to restore VMs, rather than getting it from ... | 2010/08/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/169929",
"https://serverfault.com",
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] | That's exactly what we do. We keep D2D backups of all our VMs; quick an easy recovery for the previous several months' backups. Every week we take a full tape backup offsite for safe keeping.
The disk array cost quite a bit; but less than a single day of downtime; which would easily be possibly if the person who keeps... | Personally I wouldn't store the backups on the same array or disks as the actual in-use VM's. Store the backups on a server in the same physical location or a separate set of disks within the server. That way you still have a really quick way of restoring your VM's in the event of a disk or other hardware failure which... |
169,929 | Does anyone store vm backups on their local server? We have a HyperV server with some dev VMs, and it was mentioned how we would store the backups on the local server but *also* at a remote location. The idea being that storing the backups locally will make it quick and easy to restore VMs, rather than getting it from ... | 2010/08/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/169929",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/11571/"
] | That's exactly what we do. We keep D2D backups of all our VMs; quick an easy recovery for the previous several months' backups. Every week we take a full tape backup offsite for safe keeping.
The disk array cost quite a bit; but less than a single day of downtime; which would easily be possibly if the person who keeps... | That makes perfect sense to me. As for the space it will take up, because the local copy isn't the primary backup why not simply use external drives, which are quite inexpensive? Normally I discourage the use of hard drives for backup but in this scenario there is no reason not use them. If/when the drive(s) fails simp... |
169,929 | Does anyone store vm backups on their local server? We have a HyperV server with some dev VMs, and it was mentioned how we would store the backups on the local server but *also* at a remote location. The idea being that storing the backups locally will make it quick and easy to restore VMs, rather than getting it from ... | 2010/08/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/169929",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/11571/"
] | That's exactly what we do. We keep D2D backups of all our VMs; quick an easy recovery for the previous several months' backups. Every week we take a full tape backup offsite for safe keeping.
The disk array cost quite a bit; but less than a single day of downtime; which would easily be possibly if the person who keeps... | We make daily backups of all VM's to a local disk (i.e. not on the same storage array that all the VM's run off), with a retention of a week. Once a week we copy the newest daily backup to tape, which we store off-site and rotate weekly and monthly, for a maximum retention of 1 year.
A best practice is the [3-2-1 rul... |
169,929 | Does anyone store vm backups on their local server? We have a HyperV server with some dev VMs, and it was mentioned how we would store the backups on the local server but *also* at a remote location. The idea being that storing the backups locally will make it quick and easy to restore VMs, rather than getting it from ... | 2010/08/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/169929",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/11571/"
] | That makes perfect sense to me. As for the space it will take up, because the local copy isn't the primary backup why not simply use external drives, which are quite inexpensive? Normally I discourage the use of hard drives for backup but in this scenario there is no reason not use them. If/when the drive(s) fails simp... | Personally I wouldn't store the backups on the same array or disks as the actual in-use VM's. Store the backups on a server in the same physical location or a separate set of disks within the server. That way you still have a really quick way of restoring your VM's in the event of a disk or other hardware failure which... |
169,929 | Does anyone store vm backups on their local server? We have a HyperV server with some dev VMs, and it was mentioned how we would store the backups on the local server but *also* at a remote location. The idea being that storing the backups locally will make it quick and easy to restore VMs, rather than getting it from ... | 2010/08/12 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/169929",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/11571/"
] | That makes perfect sense to me. As for the space it will take up, because the local copy isn't the primary backup why not simply use external drives, which are quite inexpensive? Normally I discourage the use of hard drives for backup but in this scenario there is no reason not use them. If/when the drive(s) fails simp... | We make daily backups of all VM's to a local disk (i.e. not on the same storage array that all the VM's run off), with a retention of a week. Once a week we copy the newest daily backup to tape, which we store off-site and rotate weekly and monthly, for a maximum retention of 1 year.
A best practice is the [3-2-1 rul... |
10,475 | Is there a rule of thumb for how much space to leave free on a hard disk? I used to hear you should leave at least 5% free to avoid fragmentation.
[I know the answer depends on usage (eg: video files vs text), size of disk, RAID level, disk format, disk size - but as it's impractical to ask 100 variations of the same ... | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10475",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2318/"
] | I try to keep the used space under 80%. Above this number the filesystem generally has to work harder to place data on the disk, leading to fragmentation. | From what I understand, it also depends on the file system on the drive. Some file systems are more resilient to things like disk fragmentation. |
10,475 | Is there a rule of thumb for how much space to leave free on a hard disk? I used to hear you should leave at least 5% free to avoid fragmentation.
[I know the answer depends on usage (eg: video files vs text), size of disk, RAID level, disk format, disk size - but as it's impractical to ask 100 variations of the same ... | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10475",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2318/"
] | SSDs add a new layer to this. Wear Leveling and Write Amplification. For these reasons you want more free space than you absolutely need on traditional hard drives.
Short Stroking a traditional hard drive reduces latency for random reads/writes. "Short Stroking" a SSD gives the drive controller more unused blocks for ... | Yes, depends on usage and underlying storage system. Some systems, like high end SAN based disk arrays laugh at file fragmentation making the only system impact of fragmentation is OS overhead in scattering things all over hither and yon. Other systems, like laptop, drives are another story all together. And that doesn... |
10,475 | Is there a rule of thumb for how much space to leave free on a hard disk? I used to hear you should leave at least 5% free to avoid fragmentation.
[I know the answer depends on usage (eg: video files vs text), size of disk, RAID level, disk format, disk size - but as it's impractical to ask 100 variations of the same ... | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10475",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2318/"
] | I would recommend 10% plus on Windows because defrag won't run if there is not about that much free on the drive when you run it. Leaving free space however will not necessarily stop fragmentation from occuring. As you already mentioned it is dependent on the usage. Fragmentation is caused more based on the amount of v... | From what I understand, it also depends on the file system on the drive. Some file systems are more resilient to things like disk fragmentation. |
10,475 | Is there a rule of thumb for how much space to leave free on a hard disk? I used to hear you should leave at least 5% free to avoid fragmentation.
[I know the answer depends on usage (eg: video files vs text), size of disk, RAID level, disk format, disk size - but as it's impractical to ask 100 variations of the same ... | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10475",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2318/"
] | SSDs add a new layer to this. Wear Leveling and Write Amplification. For these reasons you want more free space than you absolutely need on traditional hard drives.
Short Stroking a traditional hard drive reduces latency for random reads/writes. "Short Stroking" a SSD gives the drive controller more unused blocks for ... | I'd always try and keep around 50% free on system volumes of any kind, and possibly smaller data volumes. Sizing 2 for 1 if possible and I'd set a warning threshold at 75% or something.
But for data storage however it's only a matter of data growth rate which needs to be monitored and/or estimated when setting up the ... |
10,475 | Is there a rule of thumb for how much space to leave free on a hard disk? I used to hear you should leave at least 5% free to avoid fragmentation.
[I know the answer depends on usage (eg: video files vs text), size of disk, RAID level, disk format, disk size - but as it's impractical to ask 100 variations of the same ... | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10475",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2318/"
] | I would say typically 15%, however with how large hard drives are now adays, as long as you have enough for your temp files and swap file, technically you are safe. But as a safe practice, once you hit 15%, time to start thinking of doing some major cleanup and/or purchasing a larger/second hard drive. | I try to leave 50% of it free for a couple of reasons:
1. I'd heard that - despite the page file's relatively small size - that leaving that much room can speed things up. I believe it was from the very helpful book "PC Hacks" published a few years ago.
2. No matter how large the drive, having the goal of only filling... |
10,475 | Is there a rule of thumb for how much space to leave free on a hard disk? I used to hear you should leave at least 5% free to avoid fragmentation.
[I know the answer depends on usage (eg: video files vs text), size of disk, RAID level, disk format, disk size - but as it's impractical to ask 100 variations of the same ... | 2009/05/20 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/10475",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/2318/"
] | I try to keep the used space under 80%. Above this number the filesystem generally has to work harder to place data on the disk, leading to fragmentation. | I would say typically 15%, however with how large hard drives are now adays, as long as you have enough for your temp files and swap file, technically you are safe. But as a safe practice, once you hit 15%, time to start thinking of doing some major cleanup and/or purchasing a larger/second hard drive. |
22,386 | I am trying to include some extra stretching in my workout routine so I was looking at some Youtube videos and blog articles about it. However, a lot of people say you must do stretching in order to avoid "injuries". I am confused about what do people actually mean by injuries in those resources. Are they referring to ... | 2015/01/29 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/22386",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/9930/"
] | I would have to see the videos in question, but I suspect that most of the time they are talking about stretching to increase the range of motion. For the vast majority of the general public, this isn't going to be a problem as "normal" day to day flexibility should be more than sufficient for basic fitness and lifting... | A lot of people are saying otherwise too. The important distinction is the difference between *flexibility* and *mobility*. People think flexibility is important, but it is actually inferior to mobility.
I would recommend you to look at Kelly Starrett's videos and talks; also he has a very good book about mobility whi... |
22,386 | I am trying to include some extra stretching in my workout routine so I was looking at some Youtube videos and blog articles about it. However, a lot of people say you must do stretching in order to avoid "injuries". I am confused about what do people actually mean by injuries in those resources. Are they referring to ... | 2015/01/29 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/22386",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/9930/"
] | "Injury" in the context of weightlifting typically refers to [repetitive strain injuries](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repetitive_strain_injury). Lifting heavy weights is meant to stress the muscles, but too much stress (high weight or not enough recovery) can cause a muscle to tear. Heavy weights also strain the tendo... | A lot of people are saying otherwise too. The important distinction is the difference between *flexibility* and *mobility*. People think flexibility is important, but it is actually inferior to mobility.
I would recommend you to look at Kelly Starrett's videos and talks; also he has a very good book about mobility whi... |
73,240 | When I use a public computer at a certain location, logging into the workstation and going to a site like gmail.com (to check my email) I find that another user is already logged in. Same happens for facebook.com and many other sites.
I always log the user out on that website, however am I responsible to do anything e... | 2014/11/20 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/73240",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/20376/"
] | I assume that you are referring to various different users, rather than one in particular (given that it is a public computer the chances of it being the same person every time is slim), so I would say that you are already doing the right thing.
It could be tempting to go a little further and try to contact the user(s... | In the situation you describe, a user with malicious intent (not you of course, but someone else with access to that public computer) will not have access to the previous person's password, and will only be able to use the other person's account until the session has expired (this time limit is determined by the websit... |
712,411 | I'm looking for a way to create a .NET Font object that formats the text like in Word when you check the "Small Caps" check box. I'm not seeing a Format Style on the Font object to do it, and I was wondering if
A. There is something that I'm missing or
B. There is a third party library out there (preferably free) that... | 2009/04/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/712411",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/22407/"
] | If you're using WPF have a look at [Typography.Capitals](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.documents.typography.capitals.aspx). Also look at this question for some of the pitfalls: [WFP/XAML: Typography.Capitals seems to have no effect](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/636454/wfp-xaml-typography... | There isn't such a property. However, you can fake small caps by using normal caps at a smaller font. |
530,361 | What is the purpose of the Q1 transistor in this circuit?
I understand that I'm going to have approximately 15V for the Vi positive part, and the Q2 transistor works as a current source.
Also, I know that when the voltage on the capacitor is Vc > Vp the PUT will allow the current go through the 50ohm resistor.
But, ... | 2020/11/02 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/530361",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/164857/"
] | Q1 simply turns on and discharges C during the negative half cycle, to reset the delay for the next positive half cycle.
Spehro makes a good point; it is not immediately clear if the risetime on C is fast enough to limit the reverse Vbe on Q1 to less than the 5V typically permitted : you might want to check this in si... | Think about what happens when power is removed from this circuit.
Also, what is the Vbe on Q1 immediately after power is applied (after it's been off for some time). Is anything wrong with that? |
605,347 | I've been self-studying electronics and am currently trying to design a high-gain single-stage BJT amplifier. Here is what I have so far:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Sel8b.png)
Q1 serves as a current source "active load" for the common emitter ampli... | 2022/01/22 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/605347",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/297982/"
] | First, some remarks on the circuit diagram:
1. The current source is voltage dependent. This can be improved by replacing R1 with 2 silicon diodes connected in series, so that the current will depend mainly on the value of R3.
2. As already mentioned in the comments, the gain (as well as the bandwidth) depends on Rloa... | Assuming your signal input is a voltage source (zero impedance) and you didn't connected any load at "out", here's what we have:
>
> I expected the current source "active load" in Q2's collector to present a higher impedance and result in a higher gain.
>
>
>
Your "active load" is somewhat negated by R4. Your Q2 ... |
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