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73,763 | I have a doubt about this sentence:
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> Othering is a binary process between the colonizer and colonized **by which** the former is able to affirm his own identity, but the last is considered as the other
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>
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I'm confused about the use of "by which". Is it correct?
If there are any errors in the sentence pleas... | 2015/11/22 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/73763",
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] | "A process by which" describes the *effect* of the process. "A process in which" describes what happens *in* the process.
For example:
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> Steeping is a **process by which** tea is made.
>
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>
In other words:
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> Tea is made **by the process** of steeping.
>
>
>
On the other hand:
>
> Steeping is a **pro... | The easiest way to interpret the meaning of a sentence which uses by which is replacing the part comes before the by which with "which" . something like this
Othering is a binary process between the colonizer and colonized by which the former is able to affirm his own identity, but the last is considered as the other
... |
504,451 | A **perfectionist** is defined as follows:
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> a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
>
>
>
But I am looking for a noun which describes a person who refuses to move forward in
an activity or thought unless the present one is sorted out. Kind of like having a mental block to move ahead, b... | 2019/07/09 | [
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] | If the behavior is particularly extreme or obsessive, you might call them **monomaniacal**. According to [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monomania):
>
> **monomania**: excessive concentration on a single object or idea
>
>
> | Depending on the context, you may be able to use **[prerequisite](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prerequisite)** as a reference to the thought or process itself rather then the person. A prerequisite of future tasks may not be quite what you are looking for, but it is a different perspective to consider. |
504,451 | A **perfectionist** is defined as follows:
>
> a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
>
>
>
But I am looking for a noun which describes a person who refuses to move forward in
an activity or thought unless the present one is sorted out. Kind of like having a mental block to move ahead, b... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/504451",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | You could say that someone is "mired" in a task - a mire is like a swamp or bog, so it's a metaphor for being stuck in something. This doesn't necessarily mean that they wouldn't like to leave it and do something else, but it may often be the case that they are refusing to move on. | Some personality tests use the term **completer-finisher** alternatively just **completer** or **finisher**. An example personality test is Myers Briggs, although some other personality tests use these terms too. A completer-finisher goes the extra mile to make sure that everything is just right and can frustrate their... |
504,451 | A **perfectionist** is defined as follows:
>
> a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
>
>
>
But I am looking for a noun which describes a person who refuses to move forward in
an activity or thought unless the present one is sorted out. Kind of like having a mental block to move ahead, b... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/504451",
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] | It's not listed in the major dictionaries, but Wiktionary mentions [completionist](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/completionist):
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> One who insists on completion.
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>
I wouldn't count on your audience knowing exactly what it means, so you might have to explain it first, but you probably wouldn't get any close... | Depending on the context, you may be able to use **[prerequisite](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prerequisite)** as a reference to the thought or process itself rather then the person. A prerequisite of future tasks may not be quite what you are looking for, but it is a different perspective to consider. |
504,451 | A **perfectionist** is defined as follows:
>
> a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
>
>
>
But I am looking for a noun which describes a person who refuses to move forward in
an activity or thought unless the present one is sorted out. Kind of like having a mental block to move ahead, b... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/504451",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/255995/"
] | **Single-threaded** (a term borrowed from computer science)
>
> In computer programming, single-threading is the processing of one
> command at a time. The opposite of single-threading is multithreading.
> Thread (computing) - Wikipedia
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(computing)>
>
>
>
"He had a singl... | Some personality tests use the term **completer-finisher** alternatively just **completer** or **finisher**. An example personality test is Myers Briggs, although some other personality tests use these terms too. A completer-finisher goes the extra mile to make sure that everything is just right and can frustrate their... |
504,451 | A **perfectionist** is defined as follows:
>
> a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
>
>
>
But I am looking for a noun which describes a person who refuses to move forward in
an activity or thought unless the present one is sorted out. Kind of like having a mental block to move ahead, b... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/504451",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
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] | I would use *single-minded* ([Merriam](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/single-minded))
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> : having one driving purpose or resolve : DETERMINED, DEDICATED
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>
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or *unitasker* ([wiktionary](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unitasker))
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> A person who does a single thing at a time.
>
>
> | *Sticktoitiveness* ([Grammarist](https://grammarist.com/words/sticktoitiveness/)):
>
> Sticktoitiveness — meaning dogged perseverance — regularly appears in
> three forms: the unhyphenated form, stick-to-it-iveness, and
> stick-to-itiveness. The three-hyphened form was most common when the
> word came about in the... |
504,451 | A **perfectionist** is defined as follows:
>
> a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
>
>
>
But I am looking for a noun which describes a person who refuses to move forward in
an activity or thought unless the present one is sorted out. Kind of like having a mental block to move ahead, b... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/504451",
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] | *fixated*
[Google dictionary](https://www.google.com/search?q=define%20fixated&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS813US813&oq=define%20fixated&aqs=chrome..69i64.3027j0j7) (for fixate):
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> cause (someone) to acquire an obsessive attachment to someone or something.
>
>
> | Depending on the context, you may be able to use **[prerequisite](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prerequisite)** as a reference to the thought or process itself rather then the person. A prerequisite of future tasks may not be quite what you are looking for, but it is a different perspective to consider. |
504,451 | A **perfectionist** is defined as follows:
>
> a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
>
>
>
But I am looking for a noun which describes a person who refuses to move forward in
an activity or thought unless the present one is sorted out. Kind of like having a mental block to move ahead, b... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/504451",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/255995/"
] | Some personality tests use the term **completer-finisher** alternatively just **completer** or **finisher**. An example personality test is Myers Briggs, although some other personality tests use these terms too. A completer-finisher goes the extra mile to make sure that everything is just right and can frustrate their... | You could also describe someone as being **fixated** on a task. This seems to capture the sense you're looking for almost perfectly. But if you're describing a long-term personality trait rather than describing an immediate behavior, it might not work as well. |
504,451 | A **perfectionist** is defined as follows:
>
> a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
>
>
>
But I am looking for a noun which describes a person who refuses to move forward in
an activity or thought unless the present one is sorted out. Kind of like having a mental block to move ahead, b... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/504451",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/255995/"
] | You could use **Linear**, according to [Merriam Webster Dictionary](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linear):
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> of, relating to, or based or depending on sequential development
>
>
> | When I read the title of your question 'Single word for “refusing to move to next activity unless present one is completed.”' I imdieately thought of 'go/no go'
From [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go/no_go)
>
> In general go/no go testing refers to a pass/fail test (or check) principle using two boundary ... |
504,451 | A **perfectionist** is defined as follows:
>
> a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
>
>
>
But I am looking for a noun which describes a person who refuses to move forward in
an activity or thought unless the present one is sorted out. Kind of like having a mental block to move ahead, b... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/504451",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/255995/"
] | You could use **Linear**, according to [Merriam Webster Dictionary](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linear):
>
> of, relating to, or based or depending on sequential development
>
>
> | Some personality tests use the term **completer-finisher** alternatively just **completer** or **finisher**. An example personality test is Myers Briggs, although some other personality tests use these terms too. A completer-finisher goes the extra mile to make sure that everything is just right and can frustrate their... |
504,451 | A **perfectionist** is defined as follows:
>
> a person who refuses to accept any standard short of perfection.
>
>
>
But I am looking for a noun which describes a person who refuses to move forward in
an activity or thought unless the present one is sorted out. Kind of like having a mental block to move ahead, b... | 2019/07/09 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/504451",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/255995/"
] | If the behavior is particularly extreme or obsessive, you might call them **monomaniacal**. According to [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monomania):
>
> **monomania**: excessive concentration on a single object or idea
>
>
> | When I read the title of your question 'Single word for “refusing to move to next activity unless present one is completed.”' I imdieately thought of 'go/no go'
From [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go/no_go)
>
> In general go/no go testing refers to a pass/fail test (or check) principle using two boundary ... |
13,825,269 | I'm writing an app in Visual C# 2010 Express. I want to step-into some code in a DLL to debug it. The DLL and its whole source tree are on my same PC. How do I load the symbols for it?
Googling for an answer says to use Debug > Windows > Modules when in run or debug mode. But I don't see any option for Modules there ... | 2012/12/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13825269",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/316117/"
] | I found a workaround, that worked in this case, i.e. where the DLL build project was on my PC . . .
* Open the window for Tools > Options
* Check the checkbox in the lower left corner labeled "Show all
Settings"
* From the tree view expand Debugging > Symbols window
* There's a multiline text box with a label "Symbol... | Debug -> Attach To Process and find the process that has loaded your .dll |
46,760 | [Earth grazing fireballs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth-grazing_fireball) are asteroids that enter the atmosphere at a low angle, and skip off it, leaving to space again. Would it be possible that they skip more than once and still leave the atmosphere?
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/... | 2021/09/17 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/46760",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
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] | If by "more than once" you mean "more than once in a single visit", then that would seem impossible.
After the first skip, the object is moving away from the earth. Either it has sufficient energy to depart or it doesn't. If it returns, then it doesn't have enough. Further interactions with the atmosphere won't give i... | I will not commit to a "yes" or "no" answer, but instead refer to examples of artificial objects that do go at least down-up-down.
From Space Exploration SE:
* [Did the Apollo Command module really "skip" within, or off of the atmosphere as a part of its reentry program?](https://space.stackexchange.com/q/49546/12102... |
46,760 | [Earth grazing fireballs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth-grazing_fireball) are asteroids that enter the atmosphere at a low angle, and skip off it, leaving to space again. Would it be possible that they skip more than once and still leave the atmosphere?
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/... | 2021/09/17 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/46760",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
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] | I believe the answer is yes, when the asteroid after the initial pass through the earth's atmosphere no longer has escape velocity relative to the earth, but enters an elliptical orbit around the earth. The perigee of the orbit will be within the atmosphere, so on the next pass the newly-captured earth satellite will l... | I will not commit to a "yes" or "no" answer, but instead refer to examples of artificial objects that do go at least down-up-down.
From Space Exploration SE:
* [Did the Apollo Command module really "skip" within, or off of the atmosphere as a part of its reentry program?](https://space.stackexchange.com/q/49546/12102... |
34,546 | Why is it when someone comes into contact with an electrical supply that their body freezes up and is unable to move away from the electrical source?
Can someone explain this through a physiological perspective? | 2015/05/26 | [
"https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/34546",
"https://biology.stackexchange.com",
"https://biology.stackexchange.com/users/9020/"
] | Interesting question!
An important factor here is the **let-go phenomenon**, which is defined as the current level in the arm that will cause the hand to involuntarily grip the current source. When the fingers are wrapped around a large cable, most adults will be able to let go with a current of less than 6 mA. At 22 ... | When the body comes in contact with an electrical power supply, two things can happen. If the current flow is high enough, the body heats up just like a heating resistor, and opposed to the resistor, the body can't handle the heat, thus severe burns occur after electric shock.
But if the current is low enough not to b... |
15,758 | I changed my clutch a few days ago and now it will not engage reverse, 1st, 3rd, or 5th gear but will engage 2nd and 4th with the car on and off. I readjusted the cables but still nothing. What could this be? | 2015/03/07 | [
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/15758",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com",
"https://mechanics.stackexchange.com/users/9655/"
] | It wouldn't be a "security" concern, but it ***IS*** a *safety* concern. You are talking about your safety and the safety of those around you. If your vehicle does not stop as it should, your reaction time is increased, so you will not be stopping as soon as you would think you should, which could cause unanticipated r... | I suggest getting the rotors turned before replacing them (if they haven't been turned too many times before)
You will save money this way depending on where you get them turned.
Get new pads on both of the insides, and check the calipers. There is a good chance (depending on how old your vehicle is) that you may need ... |
167 | I have recently come under some criticism for having a 0% accept rate.
I want to ask the community how they feel about this.
Please note, that I do intend to accept some answers, but I feel it's a bit early to do that. Some reasons I have not yet accepted answers:
* I'm still pretty new to Islam, as a subject matter... | 2012/06/25 | [
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/167",
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com",
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] | I personally consider it fine (so long as you're willing to accept the fact that some people may be less inclined to answer your questions because of it). I prefer to wait for an answer that I actually *accept* before accepting an answer, rather than just accepting a sub-par answer because I feel I need to accept *some... | Accepting an answer does not mean that it is the best answer. It means that answer helped *you* the most.
Besides that, I understand waiting until Public Beta, but don't wait too long. Some people want bother answering your question if they think they have no chance of it getting accepted. |
167 | I have recently come under some criticism for having a 0% accept rate.
I want to ask the community how they feel about this.
Please note, that I do intend to accept some answers, but I feel it's a bit early to do that. Some reasons I have not yet accepted answers:
* I'm still pretty new to Islam, as a subject matter... | 2012/06/25 | [
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/167",
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/users/29/"
] | I personally consider it fine (so long as you're willing to accept the fact that some people may be less inclined to answer your questions because of it). I prefer to wait for an answer that I actually *accept* before accepting an answer, rather than just accepting a sub-par answer because I feel I need to accept *some... | I think it is OK for a number of reasons at this point
1. You are personally aware and concerned about this.
2. You are looking forward to improve on that
3. The site is in beta and to be honest, there are no great answers here yet.
4. You have been an active member of the beta. That makes you somewhat privileged memb... |
167 | I have recently come under some criticism for having a 0% accept rate.
I want to ask the community how they feel about this.
Please note, that I do intend to accept some answers, but I feel it's a bit early to do that. Some reasons I have not yet accepted answers:
* I'm still pretty new to Islam, as a subject matter... | 2012/06/25 | [
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/167",
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.meta.stackexchange.com/users/29/"
] | I personally consider it fine (so long as you're willing to accept the fact that some people may be less inclined to answer your questions because of it). I prefer to wait for an answer that I actually *accept* before accepting an answer, rather than just accepting a sub-par answer because I feel I need to accept *some... | I'm not even sure if accepting answers is suitable here. A lot of the other Stack Exchange sites (Math, Overload, RPG, etc) are designed in a way where there are problem, and answers which solve that problem.
With Islam SE, there are often conflicting answers from different perspectives. All of them can be good answe... |
17,294 | Is it possible to print from an Android device (specifically an Asus eeePad Transformer) without going via the cloud? The ideal is to do it without going via a PC as well, as I'd rather not have to keep switching a machine on just to print.
My only idea at the moment is something like ePrint or PrinterShare on the eee... | 2011/12/21 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/17294",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
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] | There's a paid app called ePrint, which I believe works locally to printers attached to a wireless network (printers themselves don't need to be wireless) and doesn't appear to use a cloud service or need a PC in most cases. They have a [free ePrint version](https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.co.microtech.android... | [Let's Print Droid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackspruce.lpd) will print directly to Wifi addressable PCL/Postscript printers. It does not contain drivers for Ink Jets howoever. |
3,467 | I'm updating a list that requires Lookup Details on 2 fields, but I can't for the life of me see how to do that.
Is it possible? | 2010/06/14 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/3467",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I am not 100% sure what you are trying to do, but I think the following answers your question providing you are talking about a SharePoint designer workflow and not a Visual Studio one.
1. create a workflow variable for each lookup
2. Add the 'Set Workflow Variable' workflow action for each lookup.
3. For each action ... | AFAIK there is no straightforward way to do a lookup based on two fields.
Here are two workarounds:
* create an additional column that concatenates the two fields (using a calculated column or a workflow). You can then lookup this concatenated field.
* create a looping workflow that will go through all the items that... |
13,692,304 | We are using Lucene as the search server for data retrieval.
With this come certain complexities that I was unprepared for, not the least of which is managing relationships between objects.
I want to create a clean and simple POCO for our domain objects. These POCOs will contain related objects that I need for the UI... | 2012/12/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13692304",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1226283/"
] | I've ended up going the familiar to me pattern of a DTO. DTO has all the IDs - it is merely a CLR reflection of a record retrieved from Lucene.
I then map from DTO to a POCO in the service layer and use those objects to render the UI elements.
Does not feel slick, but it works. | Without any ID information in your POCOs, your design will likely suffer from anemia as there will just be an unconnected jumble of objects (which may not even fit all in memory at once). Also, it would seem to me that the lack of IDs would greatly interfere with caching and memoization (which help in not hitting the d... |
105,914 | In my application, I am showing dates to users in different ways:
Option 1: In a table format, where user scans the table to see the when certain activities were done.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jeB6X.png)
---
Option 2: As customer's important in... | 2017/03/15 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/105914",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/36336/"
] | Summary: YYYY-MMM-DD is better because you don't have possible confusion.
Steve Krug, a usability consultant and author says "Don't Make Me Think" - i.e., you want to reduce the amount of thinking that users have to do (the cognitive load).
So using 1991-Nov-01 (or November) instead of 1991-11-01 is clearly a better... | It's all about the country where you are, I've lived in 3 different countries and people have their own way to display information, not a lot just a few, but are different.
So if you can target your design specifically for a country, do it.
If that's not possible maybe you can adapt some things when the language is cha... |
155,009 | On all SE sites users can post multiple answers to the same question. There is a warning dialog if you do that, reminding you that you can also edit your existing answer.
The only valid reasons for writing multiple answers I can think of are:
* They are single-item answers to recommendation questions, which are disco... | 2012/11/08 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/155009",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/151385/"
] | A case where I think that could work is exactly the one you said, i.e. when a user may want to provide two different solutions to the problem the OP presented. Certainly, most users will provide the two problems in the same answer, but others might want to split them up for various reasons (they're too elaborated to fi... | No links, but I have seen a few cases where the question is self-answered by the asker, with the later answer an improved and much more effective attempt at solving the problem. Surely such answers can be deemed as constructive? Such questions often tend to have low views and are not much of a reputation magnet. |
244,895 | I'm looking for a PoE zero client that will work with VMWare View (PCoIP). I was shown an all-in-one computer that operates on PoE power at <http://shop.skinnybytes.com/185-PoE-Computer-AIO-Elite-PoE-185.htm>. It looks great, but they're not very well known as far as I can tell. Has anyone had any experience with this ... | 2011/03/08 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/244895",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/28433/"
] | Actually, the SkinnyBytes PoE-185 does run completely off of PoE power, or you can use the included AC adapter. The AC adapter is rated for a maximum of 19V/3.42A (60W), which is overkill for this unit which only consumes under 40 watts. This particular model sips just a bit too much power to receive power over typical... | Cisco has announced two VXC (virtualization experience client) devices supporting VMware View (PCoIP). Check out video demos of VXC 2100 and VXC 2200 <http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11295/Products_Sub_Category_Home.html> |
18,013 | In the course of my short UX careear, I've accumulated a hefty pile of sketches from apps I designed. I know it's a good practice to save those sketches, for your portfolio.
My questions are:
1. Should I keep all of my sketches or just part of them (which part)?
2. In what format should I keep them (keep the original... | 2012/03/01 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/18013",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/11898/"
] | It took me about ten seconds to find a step by step tutorial on how to build a good portfolio. Maybe you should have mentioned if you had done any research before posting the thread, just my opinion.
[Build a Killer Online Portfolio in 9 Easy Steps](http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/build-a-killer-online-portfolio-in... | If you want to present your skills and references to potential customers, you should create a website that is dedicated to this purpose. People should be able to browse through your designs, but they certainly don't want too spend to much time with it. That's why it is important to chose only some outstanding examples.... |
18,013 | In the course of my short UX careear, I've accumulated a hefty pile of sketches from apps I designed. I know it's a good practice to save those sketches, for your portfolio.
My questions are:
1. Should I keep all of my sketches or just part of them (which part)?
2. In what format should I keep them (keep the original... | 2012/03/01 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/18013",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
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] | Clients or prospectives or your future job employers, will definitely like to see your PROCESS, the approaches you have taken to deal the problems and design solutions.
I would recommend to have them as-it-is in converted digital format, such that they are safe by time. Now, these can go into a section called "Process... | If you want to present your skills and references to potential customers, you should create a website that is dedicated to this purpose. People should be able to browse through your designs, but they certainly don't want too spend to much time with it. That's why it is important to chose only some outstanding examples.... |
18,013 | In the course of my short UX careear, I've accumulated a hefty pile of sketches from apps I designed. I know it's a good practice to save those sketches, for your portfolio.
My questions are:
1. Should I keep all of my sketches or just part of them (which part)?
2. In what format should I keep them (keep the original... | 2012/03/01 | [
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I would recommend to have them as-it-is in converted digital format, such that they are safe by time. Now, these can go into a section called "Process... | It took me about ten seconds to find a step by step tutorial on how to build a good portfolio. Maybe you should have mentioned if you had done any research before posting the thread, just my opinion.
[Build a Killer Online Portfolio in 9 Easy Steps](http://freelanceswitch.com/finding/build-a-killer-online-portfolio-in... |
197,241 | >
> This is part of a series of questions which focuses on the sister project to the Abstraction Project, which aims to abstract the concepts used in language design in the form of a framework. The sister project is called OILexer, which aims to construct a parser from grammar files, without the use of code injection ... | 2013/05/07 | [
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] | I've been working on a lot of parsing recently, and some of the key features are:
* A programmatic API -- so it can be used from within a programming language, ideally by simply importing a library. It can have a GUI or BNF-like interface as well, but the programmatic one is the key, because you can re-use your toolin... | I'm not experienced in language design, but I've had a go at writing a parser once, when I was creating and IDE for a game engine.
Something that is important to your ultimate end users, in my opinion, is error messages that make sense. Not a particularly earth-shattering point, I know, but following it backwards, on... |
197,241 | >
> This is part of a series of questions which focuses on the sister project to the Abstraction Project, which aims to abstract the concepts used in language design in the form of a framework. The sister project is called OILexer, which aims to construct a parser from grammar files, without the use of code injection ... | 2013/05/07 | [
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] | I'm not experienced in language design, but I've had a go at writing a parser once, when I was creating and IDE for a game engine.
Something that is important to your ultimate end users, in my opinion, is error messages that make sense. Not a particularly earth-shattering point, I know, but following it backwards, on... | Maybe [MIX](https://www.cs.tufts.edu/comp/150FP/archive/neil-jones/mix-partial-evaluator.pdf) might be of general interest. The linked MIX paper refers to a paper titled like so:
>
> MIX: A SELF-APPLICABLE PARTIAL EVALUATOR FOR EXPERIMENTS IN COMPILER
> GENERATION
>
>
>
It uses partial evaluation to compile a com... |
197,241 | >
> This is part of a series of questions which focuses on the sister project to the Abstraction Project, which aims to abstract the concepts used in language design in the form of a framework. The sister project is called OILexer, which aims to construct a parser from grammar files, without the use of code injection ... | 2013/05/07 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/197241",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/32370/"
] | I've been working on a lot of parsing recently, and some of the key features are:
* A programmatic API -- so it can be used from within a programming language, ideally by simply importing a library. It can have a GUI or BNF-like interface as well, but the programmatic one is the key, because you can re-use your toolin... | Maybe [MIX](https://www.cs.tufts.edu/comp/150FP/archive/neil-jones/mix-partial-evaluator.pdf) might be of general interest. The linked MIX paper refers to a paper titled like so:
>
> MIX: A SELF-APPLICABLE PARTIAL EVALUATOR FOR EXPERIMENTS IN COMPILER
> GENERATION
>
>
>
It uses partial evaluation to compile a com... |
25,953 | I am fairly new to the Dhamma and this site specifically. I was told by an Indian person that dyana (meditation) was a part of a yoga system which became zen in china, dharma became dhamma, most of Buddhists texts are sutras, ideas of reincarnation, maya (phenomenon), nirvana, samaddhi, sat (truth), chitta (conciousnes... | 2018/04/09 | [
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] | Prior to the Buddha (born 563 or 480 BCE), was the historical Vedic religion (1750 - 500 BCE), followed by the shramanic movement (500 - 200 BCE), and the beginnings of the Upanishadic movement within Hinduism (500 - 200 BCE). Buddhism is also considered to be part of the shramanic movement. Vedanta came later as part ... | Buddha came around 500-800 BC and Vedanta originated about 100 BC - 1100 AD. So in fact its the other way around.
If you read and understand these philosophies, you will find that Advaita Vedanta is a copy and paste of buddhist philosophy with some minor changes. Most of the terminology is also same.
Only difference ... |
25,953 | I am fairly new to the Dhamma and this site specifically. I was told by an Indian person that dyana (meditation) was a part of a yoga system which became zen in china, dharma became dhamma, most of Buddhists texts are sutras, ideas of reincarnation, maya (phenomenon), nirvana, samaddhi, sat (truth), chitta (conciousnes... | 2018/04/09 | [
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] | Dyana meditation is basically keeping your focus on one object. Various forms of it can be found in many religions. There's nothing exceptional about it. Even christians/muslims praying to a God is a type of concentration meditation that could lead to the first Dyana. In that case, the object of focus is conceptual or ... | Someone (I forget who -- [Paul Carus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Carus) perhaps) drew an analogy with Christianity -- saying that Buddhism is a reformation of Brahmanism, like Christianity is a reformation of Judaism.
In my opinion, the doctrines might seem similar *superficially*, in that they inevitably have... |
25,953 | I am fairly new to the Dhamma and this site specifically. I was told by an Indian person that dyana (meditation) was a part of a yoga system which became zen in china, dharma became dhamma, most of Buddhists texts are sutras, ideas of reincarnation, maya (phenomenon), nirvana, samaddhi, sat (truth), chitta (conciousnes... | 2018/04/09 | [
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] | About the core unique teachings, the suttas report the Buddha saying:
>
> Pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhuṃ udapādi, ñāṇaṃ udapādi, paññā
> udapādi, vijjā udapādi, āloko udapādi
>
>
> Vision arose, insight arose, discernment arose, knowledge arose,
> illumination arose within me with regard to things never hea... | Everything is an incarnation of something else. If you read the upanishads and Bhagavad Gita those go really well with the Dhammapada. Gautama was from Indian where it left and went to China and Japan and eventually the world. But naming like we do when we categorize has its limits. |
25,953 | I am fairly new to the Dhamma and this site specifically. I was told by an Indian person that dyana (meditation) was a part of a yoga system which became zen in china, dharma became dhamma, most of Buddhists texts are sutras, ideas of reincarnation, maya (phenomenon), nirvana, samaddhi, sat (truth), chitta (conciousnes... | 2018/04/09 | [
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] | Dyana meditation is basically keeping your focus on one object. Various forms of it can be found in many religions. There's nothing exceptional about it. Even christians/muslims praying to a God is a type of concentration meditation that could lead to the first Dyana. In that case, the object of focus is conceptual or ... | About the core unique teachings, the suttas report the Buddha saying:
>
> Pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhuṃ udapādi, ñāṇaṃ udapādi, paññā
> udapādi, vijjā udapādi, āloko udapādi
>
>
> Vision arose, insight arose, discernment arose, knowledge arose,
> illumination arose within me with regard to things never hea... |
25,953 | I am fairly new to the Dhamma and this site specifically. I was told by an Indian person that dyana (meditation) was a part of a yoga system which became zen in china, dharma became dhamma, most of Buddhists texts are sutras, ideas of reincarnation, maya (phenomenon), nirvana, samaddhi, sat (truth), chitta (conciousnes... | 2018/04/09 | [
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] | Someone (I forget who -- [Paul Carus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Carus) perhaps) drew an analogy with Christianity -- saying that Buddhism is a reformation of Brahmanism, like Christianity is a reformation of Judaism.
In my opinion, the doctrines might seem similar *superficially*, in that they inevitably have... | Everything is an incarnation of something else. If you read the upanishads and Bhagavad Gita those go really well with the Dhammapada. Gautama was from Indian where it left and went to China and Japan and eventually the world. But naming like we do when we categorize has its limits. |
25,953 | I am fairly new to the Dhamma and this site specifically. I was told by an Indian person that dyana (meditation) was a part of a yoga system which became zen in china, dharma became dhamma, most of Buddhists texts are sutras, ideas of reincarnation, maya (phenomenon), nirvana, samaddhi, sat (truth), chitta (conciousnes... | 2018/04/09 | [
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] | Dyana meditation is basically keeping your focus on one object. Various forms of it can be found in many religions. There's nothing exceptional about it. Even christians/muslims praying to a God is a type of concentration meditation that could lead to the first Dyana. In that case, the object of focus is conceptual or ... | Everything is an incarnation of something else. If you read the upanishads and Bhagavad Gita those go really well with the Dhammapada. Gautama was from Indian where it left and went to China and Japan and eventually the world. But naming like we do when we categorize has its limits. |
25,953 | I am fairly new to the Dhamma and this site specifically. I was told by an Indian person that dyana (meditation) was a part of a yoga system which became zen in china, dharma became dhamma, most of Buddhists texts are sutras, ideas of reincarnation, maya (phenomenon), nirvana, samaddhi, sat (truth), chitta (conciousnes... | 2018/04/09 | [
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] | Everything is an incarnation of something else. If you read the upanishads and Bhagavad Gita those go really well with the Dhammapada. Gautama was from Indian where it left and went to China and Japan and eventually the world. But naming like we do when we categorize has its limits. | Brahmins ate beef & strict propogadist of evil customs which we Buddhist cannot believe from 2500 years . China is a centre for Buddhism expansion to other regions as like srilanka who spreads Buddhism to far South East region of asia. As From South Asia , brahmins were group of propogadist who were involved in massacr... |
25,953 | I am fairly new to the Dhamma and this site specifically. I was told by an Indian person that dyana (meditation) was a part of a yoga system which became zen in china, dharma became dhamma, most of Buddhists texts are sutras, ideas of reincarnation, maya (phenomenon), nirvana, samaddhi, sat (truth), chitta (conciousnes... | 2018/04/09 | [
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] | Dyana meditation is basically keeping your focus on one object. Various forms of it can be found in many religions. There's nothing exceptional about it. Even christians/muslims praying to a God is a type of concentration meditation that could lead to the first Dyana. In that case, the object of focus is conceptual or ... | Brahmins ate beef & strict propogadist of evil customs which we Buddhist cannot believe from 2500 years . China is a centre for Buddhism expansion to other regions as like srilanka who spreads Buddhism to far South East region of asia. As From South Asia , brahmins were group of propogadist who were involved in massacr... |
25,953 | I am fairly new to the Dhamma and this site specifically. I was told by an Indian person that dyana (meditation) was a part of a yoga system which became zen in china, dharma became dhamma, most of Buddhists texts are sutras, ideas of reincarnation, maya (phenomenon), nirvana, samaddhi, sat (truth), chitta (conciousnes... | 2018/04/09 | [
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] | Prior to the Buddha (born 563 or 480 BCE), was the historical Vedic religion (1750 - 500 BCE), followed by the shramanic movement (500 - 200 BCE), and the beginnings of the Upanishadic movement within Hinduism (500 - 200 BCE). Buddhism is also considered to be part of the shramanic movement. Vedanta came later as part ... | Someone (I forget who -- [Paul Carus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Carus) perhaps) drew an analogy with Christianity -- saying that Buddhism is a reformation of Brahmanism, like Christianity is a reformation of Judaism.
In my opinion, the doctrines might seem similar *superficially*, in that they inevitably have... |
25,953 | I am fairly new to the Dhamma and this site specifically. I was told by an Indian person that dyana (meditation) was a part of a yoga system which became zen in china, dharma became dhamma, most of Buddhists texts are sutras, ideas of reincarnation, maya (phenomenon), nirvana, samaddhi, sat (truth), chitta (conciousnes... | 2018/04/09 | [
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] | Buddha came around 500-800 BC and Vedanta originated about 100 BC - 1100 AD. So in fact its the other way around.
If you read and understand these philosophies, you will find that Advaita Vedanta is a copy and paste of buddhist philosophy with some minor changes. Most of the terminology is also same.
Only difference ... | Brahmins ate beef & strict propogadist of evil customs which we Buddhist cannot believe from 2500 years . China is a centre for Buddhism expansion to other regions as like srilanka who spreads Buddhism to far South East region of asia. As From South Asia , brahmins were group of propogadist who were involved in massacr... |
33,220,685 | I'm building an azure web application, I'd like to send the activity logs to Azure Event Hub. What happen if the connection between the application host and the event hub is lost? Does the Event Hub client implement some kind of local queue? | 2015/10/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33220685",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1075679/"
] | TLDR: **Yes. EventHubs Offers atleast-once delivery. No queue is maintained by EventHub client SDK. It will throw and the dependent App will need to retry the Send.**
EventHubs service guarantees atleast-once delivery.
The send call will succeed only when client receives 'acknowledgement" from the EventHubs Service.
... | These were documented on the official microsoft page.
You can find the official details here : <https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-grid/compare-messaging-services> |
153,844 | I have been a participant but mostly organiser of a LARP in Switzerland for a number of years. This year I have for the first time participated in a large organised LARP in Germany (Conquest of Mythodea, some 9000 people).
* While there, one of our friends hooked up with an other participant at said LARP - actually on... | 2019/08/20 | [
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] | While I'm not such a purist that I would avoid breaking character in a LARP to note that I want something to stop, I've met some people who play at that level in the Madrid scene. This is a method they frequently bring up when asked about the topic.
Safewords.
----------
Safewords are a way of noting there's somethin... | ### Disclaimer
My experience comes from LARPing in Russian Federation only, almost exclusively in Moscow. I have never LARPed in another country, and my experience outside of Moscow is very limited.
### LARP doesn't change much about touching
Usually, unless the rules clearly permit this, just as in any other situat... |
243,329 | In Fallout 4 my dog keeps opening closed doors which is really annoying.
Short of leaving him or shooting him, is there a way to make him behave, you know, more like a real dog that cannot manipulate doorknobs and such?
I would even settle for a console command or UGC. (PC version) | 2015/11/14 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/243329",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/87062/"
] | Unfortunately, the only thing you can do to get Dog(meat) from opening doors and get in your way, is to tell him to "*stay*". Don't forget to have him "*follow*" you later on.
Injuring him is not a very efficient solution, as it takes a long time to critically wound him, and he'll quickly recover to leave even more ma... | Sorry for necro-ing this thread/question.
Since that seriously annoyed me, too, I searched for a solution and this Page showed up pretty much at the top at Google. Therefore, I wanted to share the solution for other users who come here with the same intention.
There's a mod for this (at least for PC) on nexus:
Dogm... |
48,037 | With OS X malware increasingly in the news (see the [Flashback Trojan issue](http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/05/how-to-check-for-the-flashback-trojan-in-mac-os-x/)), is there anything that I should do to increase the security of my Mac and reduce my exposure to malware?
What I'm doing so far:
* keep up with OS X system ... | 2012/04/09 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/48037",
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] | Use common sense. That is the most important thing to do when using any system, any time. I have been using Macs for about ten years. I have never installed any Firewalls or virus scanners, always worked in an admin account full-time, always downloaded and installed all kinds of apps and never have I had ANY problems r... | >
> … installed an antivirus package … JS block browser extensions …
>
>
>
HTTP data stream
================
If you find a reputable **anti-malware product with a scanning engine that has access to the HTTP data stream**, then you might take a less strict approach to blocking JavaScript.
Availability
----------... |
48,037 | With OS X malware increasingly in the news (see the [Flashback Trojan issue](http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/05/how-to-check-for-the-flashback-trojan-in-mac-os-x/)), is there anything that I should do to increase the security of my Mac and reduce my exposure to malware?
What I'm doing so far:
* keep up with OS X system ... | 2012/04/09 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/48037",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/10639/"
] | Your first point ("Kept up with OS X system patches") is probably the most important. If you trace the history of exploits on OS X, most have come from:
* Java
* Flash
* PDFs
* Safari
* Giving privileges to unknown apps or clicking on unknown links
I'm not a security expert, but it seems like limiting your exposure t... | The more you change your life to accommodate these "improvements" the more it's letting you effect you. Sure you now run a lower risk of contamination by some malware, but your system is crippled by anti virus scans, your passwords are epically long and irritating to type, you don't try as many new applications because... |
48,037 | With OS X malware increasingly in the news (see the [Flashback Trojan issue](http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/05/how-to-check-for-the-flashback-trojan-in-mac-os-x/)), is there anything that I should do to increase the security of my Mac and reduce my exposure to malware?
What I'm doing so far:
* keep up with OS X system ... | 2012/04/09 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/48037",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/10639/"
] | Your first point ("Kept up with OS X system patches") is probably the most important. If you trace the history of exploits on OS X, most have come from:
* Java
* Flash
* PDFs
* Safari
* Giving privileges to unknown apps or clicking on unknown links
I'm not a security expert, but it seems like limiting your exposure t... | >
> … installed an antivirus package … JS block browser extensions …
>
>
>
HTTP data stream
================
If you find a reputable **anti-malware product with a scanning engine that has access to the HTTP data stream**, then you might take a less strict approach to blocking JavaScript.
Availability
----------... |
48,037 | With OS X malware increasingly in the news (see the [Flashback Trojan issue](http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/05/how-to-check-for-the-flashback-trojan-in-mac-os-x/)), is there anything that I should do to increase the security of my Mac and reduce my exposure to malware?
What I'm doing so far:
* keep up with OS X system ... | 2012/04/09 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/48037",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/10639/"
] | That is more or less it. I also like to run potentially unsafe stuff in a VM of some kind (I use Parallels, but for this the free VirtualBox works well enough); Parallels 7 can automatically install a virtual Mac image from the Lion recovery image, which is very convenient for this kind of sandboxing. (Yes, running Lio... | The more you change your life to accommodate these "improvements" the more it's letting you effect you. Sure you now run a lower risk of contamination by some malware, but your system is crippled by anti virus scans, your passwords are epically long and irritating to type, you don't try as many new applications because... |
48,037 | With OS X malware increasingly in the news (see the [Flashback Trojan issue](http://osxdaily.com/2012/04/05/how-to-check-for-the-flashback-trojan-in-mac-os-x/)), is there anything that I should do to increase the security of my Mac and reduce my exposure to malware?
What I'm doing so far:
* keep up with OS X system ... | 2012/04/09 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/48037",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/10639/"
] | Your first point ("Kept up with OS X system patches") is probably the most important. If you trace the history of exploits on OS X, most have come from:
* Java
* Flash
* PDFs
* Safari
* Giving privileges to unknown apps or clicking on unknown links
I'm not a security expert, but it seems like limiting your exposure t... | Use common sense. That is the most important thing to do when using any system, any time. I have been using Macs for about ten years. I have never installed any Firewalls or virus scanners, always worked in an admin account full-time, always downloaded and installed all kinds of apps and never have I had ANY problems r... |
79,889 | Recently, while discussing the design of a user interface for a web app, I noticed a phenomenon in which people only think of a few simple user interactions like "type text there", "select an item from a drop-down list" and "click save". In other words, the only buttons on the screen should have labels "save", "cancel"... | 2015/06/09 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/79889",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/67134/"
] | *I have also observed that many UIs are confined to some controls to enter, edit, or select some input, plus Save. Is that bad?*
**The General User Task**
I think the truth is that many user tasks involve changing a few object attributes, and that’s about it. Much of what we do with computers is basically “keeping re... | The style of UX you are describing is one embraced by companies like Google and Apple, and the objective is to **hide complexity**.
Basically, the design objective is to present a calmer and clearer interface by hiding less common functions into dropdowns, so the user is presented with fewer choices.
Personally I'm n... |
173,819 | The only limitations I can think of are:
* Comparator/Schmitt not gate output swing time, and
* Transistor switching time
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2fQ6Tcm.png) – Schematic created using [CircuitLab](https://www.... | 2015/06/03 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/173819",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | It looks workable.
What current?
What Vout? It's 3V3 based on zener but you should say.
**First - an alternative:**
Are you in the UK? If so, or anywhere else with OK access to components, you probably will never regret making the acquaintance of the MC34063 family of DC DC converter ICs. These are olde and slow ... | D2 should be in the switch side of the inductor, otherwise when the switch opens up there is no path for the inductor current to flow. |
8,448 | I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale eff... | 2012/07/16 | [
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] | You could add a gradient to the stroke in Illustrator CS6.
Simply set gradient stops to overlap each other by entering the same values in the "Location" field for multiple stops.
 | Draw a single line... and then I would copy just the line segment (Direct Select) and paste in front - the new pasted path is in the same position - just recolour it. I guess if you need to control where the colour changes add points to the path so the segment/s is/are correct. |
8,448 | I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale eff... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8448",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5199/"
] | If you want to use this effect repeatedly and consistently, look up custom brushes. You can achieve some really great results there and you can use that same approach throughout your art with no duplicated effort. | This can be achieved by snapping the anchors to a grid as well as the handles that control the curves. The handles should also be identical or near identical for both endpoints.
 |
8,448 | I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale eff... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8448",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5199/"
] | After searching for the same solution I came up with my own solution which works exactly as I need it.
1) Create two lines. On the second line use the "Dashed Line" function in the Stroke palette.
2) Select both lines. In the Align palette, select the Vertical Align Center (top row, second from the right.)
3) In the... | If you want to use this effect repeatedly and consistently, look up custom brushes. You can achieve some really great results there and you can use that same approach throughout your art with no duplicated effort. |
8,448 | I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale eff... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8448",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5199/"
] | I think a simple way would be to use the scissors tool.
It is located in the same toolset as the eraser tool, click and hold that tile.
Then, click with the scissors where you want the breaks/color changes to take place... after cutting the path it should keep the line nice and smooth.
You can then easily change the... | You could add a gradient to the stroke in Illustrator CS6.
Simply set gradient stops to overlap each other by entering the same values in the "Location" field for multiple stops.
 |
8,448 | I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale eff... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8448",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5199/"
] | If you want to use this effect repeatedly and consistently, look up custom brushes. You can achieve some really great results there and you can use that same approach throughout your art with no duplicated effort. | Draw a single line... and then I would copy just the line segment (Direct Select) and paste in front - the new pasted path is in the same position - just recolour it. I guess if you need to control where the colour changes add points to the path so the segment/s is/are correct. |
8,448 | I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale eff... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8448",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5199/"
] | I think a simple way would be to use the scissors tool.
It is located in the same toolset as the eraser tool, click and hold that tile.
Then, click with the scissors where you want the breaks/color changes to take place... after cutting the path it should keep the line nice and smooth.
You can then easily change the... | Draw a single line... and then I would copy just the line segment (Direct Select) and paste in front - the new pasted path is in the same position - just recolour it. I guess if you need to control where the colour changes add points to the path so the segment/s is/are correct. |
8,448 | I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale eff... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8448",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5199/"
] | I think a simple way would be to use the scissors tool.
It is located in the same toolset as the eraser tool, click and hold that tile.
Then, click with the scissors where you want the breaks/color changes to take place... after cutting the path it should keep the line nice and smooth.
You can then easily change the... | After searching for the same solution I came up with my own solution which works exactly as I need it.
1) Create two lines. On the second line use the "Dashed Line" function in the Stroke palette.
2) Select both lines. In the Align palette, select the Vertical Align Center (top row, second from the right.)
3) In the... |
8,448 | I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale eff... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8448",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5199/"
] | After searching for the same solution I came up with my own solution which works exactly as I need it.
1) Create two lines. On the second line use the "Dashed Line" function in the Stroke palette.
2) Select both lines. In the Align palette, select the Vertical Align Center (top row, second from the right.)
3) In the... | Draw a single line... and then I would copy just the line segment (Direct Select) and paste in front - the new pasted path is in the same position - just recolour it. I guess if you need to control where the colour changes add points to the path so the segment/s is/are correct. |
8,448 | I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale eff... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8448",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5199/"
] | You could add a gradient to the stroke in Illustrator CS6.
Simply set gradient stops to overlap each other by entering the same values in the "Location" field for multiple stops.
 | This can be achieved by snapping the anchors to a grid as well as the handles that control the curves. The handles should also be identical or near identical for both endpoints.
 |
8,448 | I'm just getting started with Illustrator. I've created some artwork I like. I want to press it now for the web. If I click "Save for web", change the size to something small like 30x100 (px) it's all pixelated. If I save it huge and then scale down in a different program (like Preview on Mac), I get a smooth scale eff... | 2012/07/16 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/8448",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/5199/"
] | After searching for the same solution I came up with my own solution which works exactly as I need it.
1) Create two lines. On the second line use the "Dashed Line" function in the Stroke palette.
2) Select both lines. In the Align palette, select the Vertical Align Center (top row, second from the right.)
3) In the... | This can be achieved by snapping the anchors to a grid as well as the handles that control the curves. The handles should also be identical or near identical for both endpoints.
 |
134,029 | I've been working in resolving an issue for the platform I work in but I'm a little stuck with solutions I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on how to approach this. So, I'm working in a data company, specifically Short Term Rentals Data (ADR, Revenue, Occupancy rates), this means our users are lookin... | 2020/07/23 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/134029",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/137724/"
] | I guess you can add a short form to your empty state screen, asking your users to Enter the area they are looking for and didn't found it, and inform them that the customer service will be in touch as soon as it is covered. | Just adding to [Fatma's answer](https://ux.stackexchange.com/a/134030/60926) that we might not even have to add a form.
Backend logs should be able to tell you what locations users are searching
we just need to filter where search results were 0.
Some of them will be based on typos but most of them should be meaningf... |
33,580,390 | I am new to android development. I need to create an app having login and register pages..but I'm confuse a little bit between two types of databases Mysql and SQLite.
I just what to know when to use SQLite and Mysql. | 2015/11/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33580390",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5536130/"
] | My sql is server side data base and if you want to use my sql then you need to call web service .
SQLite Database is light weighted data base used in mobile as local data base. | SQLite Database is an lite weighted edition its made for an android. It is in-builded in android studio itself. So there is no need to install it newly but MySQL is an Oracle database. Marketed as cost effective. SQLite is not as much of a SQL server. It is really just a database system. The databases can be embedded i... |
785 | This post is a continuation of the grand old tradition (well, [one quarter old](https://literature.meta.stackexchange.com/q/676/17)) of gathering collections of particularly good Literature Q&A, so that we have some easily available links to show off to people.
Now that Literature has a [community-run Twitter account]... | 2017/07/01 | [
"https://literature.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/785",
"https://literature.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://literature.meta.stackexchange.com/users/17/"
] | There are a few particular users I'd like to give recognition to for their excellent answers this quarter.
---
**Experts in specific works of literature**
**[DVK](https://literature.stackexchange.com/users/31/dvk)** was our resident expert for April's topic challenge, and he provided some great *Hard to Be a God* an... | In general, I give bounties to answers that meet my criteria for an excellent answers. So if you want to see what answers I think are the best, [take a look at my profile](https://literature.stackexchange.com/users/111/hamlet?tab=bounties).
My criteria for "excellent answers" are the same as they always are.
>
> 1. ... |
23,313,426 | I would like to make a screen recorder, but I'm not sure what code I will need once I have all the languages then i will be fine. Does anyone know what languages would be needed or suggest to use? Thanks | 2014/04/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/23313426",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3558341/"
] | For Windows, use one of the CLR languages (C#, F#...), for Mac OS use Objective-C. In general, use the programming languages which are very well integrated with the platform you targeting, because you need to access the APIs of the platform directly. | There is lots of good information about this on stackoverflow already.
It will depend largely on your platform and what exactly you are trying to screen capture.
Assuming you are trying to capture a single frame of your desktop with only normal applications running, you can do what you want with scripting languages.... |
47,412,808 | I am developing a game where I want to stream the camera’s output from a server (which renders everything) to several clients. For simplicity, I am ignoring all audio data.
Currently, I record the camera’s render as a bitmap with a 400x300 resolution, and then I convert it to JPEG, add a time stamp and send it to the ... | 2017/11/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/47412808",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4687529/"
] | Use a video codec, not an image codec.
JPEG is appropriate for single images. (There is MJPEG, which is effectively a hack on this... but it's not all that great of quality.)
Most devices have a hardware codec for something like H.264 that you can use. If not, you can use H.264 in software, or use a free and open cod... | Considering you want to keep the image dimensions, there are 2 things I can think of which can reduce the payload:
* [JPEG image quality](https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/47055/how-can-we-talk-about-the-resolution-of-a-jpeg-file) - Reducing the JPEG image quality can drastically reduce its size.
Here... |
175,283 | I'm looking to determine the congressional district based on an address my user is providing. This will avoid having the user to look it up themselves.
Does an API of this sort exist?
**Note**
Through my attempts to find one, I've only come across these:
* <http://www.govtrack.us/developers/api>
(not sure how to... | 2012/11/09 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/175283",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/72235/"
] | I haven't used it, but a quick search brought me to [Congress API](http://services.sunlightlabs.com/docs/Sunlight_Congress_API/) from Sunlight Labs. Check out their [districts.getDistrictsFromZip](http://services.sunlightlabs.com/docs/congressapi/districts.getDistrictsFromZip/) method -- it seems to be what you're look... | [Melissa Data](http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/addressverify.asp) makes tools for address verification that includes information on political districts. I do not know if they have a public api; the link above will take you to an address look up page. They offer a limited number of free look ups that can be increased... |
175,283 | I'm looking to determine the congressional district based on an address my user is providing. This will avoid having the user to look it up themselves.
Does an API of this sort exist?
**Note**
Through my attempts to find one, I've only come across these:
* <http://www.govtrack.us/developers/api>
(not sure how to... | 2012/11/09 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/175283",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/72235/"
] | I realize this question is old, but I figured I'd throw in my two cents for anyone who might still be looking.
First, some background info. Congressional districts are extremely specific - down to an address itself, not just the street. Me and my neighbor across the street could be in different congressional district... | [Melissa Data](http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/addressverify.asp) makes tools for address verification that includes information on political districts. I do not know if they have a public api; the link above will take you to an address look up page. They offer a limited number of free look ups that can be increased... |
175,283 | I'm looking to determine the congressional district based on an address my user is providing. This will avoid having the user to look it up themselves.
Does an API of this sort exist?
**Note**
Through my attempts to find one, I've only come across these:
* <http://www.govtrack.us/developers/api>
(not sure how to... | 2012/11/09 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/175283",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/72235/"
] | I haven't used it, but a quick search brought me to [Congress API](http://services.sunlightlabs.com/docs/Sunlight_Congress_API/) from Sunlight Labs. Check out their [districts.getDistrictsFromZip](http://services.sunlightlabs.com/docs/congressapi/districts.getDistrictsFromZip/) method -- it seems to be what you're look... | I realize this question is old, but I figured I'd throw in my two cents for anyone who might still be looking.
First, some background info. Congressional districts are extremely specific - down to an address itself, not just the street. Me and my neighbor across the street could be in different congressional district... |
337,993 | I have an old (2006 manufacture date) Western Digital Caviar SE 250 GB with a SATA interface that I pulled out of a system that wouldn't boot. Further testing revealed that plugging in that drive into another known good system, with another drive set as the main drive prevented the system from booting and be stuck in t... | 2011/09/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/337993",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/10165/"
] | When you boot a system, the IDE/SATA/RAID/etc. controller tries to initialize the attached drives. If one of the drives is bad, then it can take a while before it times out and the controller gives up. The boot process (especially the POST) blocks on most of its initialization processes, so if the controller stalls, th... | The BIOS tries to detect the drives during POST, the problem drive may be taking too long to respond, try turning off the autodetection.
Also, are the jumpers set correctly, it sounds like the bad drive might be set to master or cable select. |
337,993 | I have an old (2006 manufacture date) Western Digital Caviar SE 250 GB with a SATA interface that I pulled out of a system that wouldn't boot. Further testing revealed that plugging in that drive into another known good system, with another drive set as the main drive prevented the system from booting and be stuck in t... | 2011/09/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/337993",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/10165/"
] | >
> Further testing revealed that plugging in that drive into another known good system, with another drive set as the main drive prevented the system from booting and be stuck in the boot sequence
>
>
>
This part sounds like your BIOS is changing the boot device without your realizing it.
Some BIOSes allow you t... | The BIOS tries to detect the drives during POST, the problem drive may be taking too long to respond, try turning off the autodetection.
Also, are the jumpers set correctly, it sounds like the bad drive might be set to master or cable select. |
337,993 | I have an old (2006 manufacture date) Western Digital Caviar SE 250 GB with a SATA interface that I pulled out of a system that wouldn't boot. Further testing revealed that plugging in that drive into another known good system, with another drive set as the main drive prevented the system from booting and be stuck in t... | 2011/09/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/337993",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/10165/"
] | >
> Further testing revealed that plugging in that drive into another known good system, with another drive set as the main drive prevented the system from booting and be stuck in the boot sequence
>
>
>
This part sounds like your BIOS is changing the boot device without your realizing it.
Some BIOSes allow you t... | When you boot a system, the IDE/SATA/RAID/etc. controller tries to initialize the attached drives. If one of the drives is bad, then it can take a while before it times out and the controller gives up. The boot process (especially the POST) blocks on most of its initialization processes, so if the controller stalls, th... |
337,993 | I have an old (2006 manufacture date) Western Digital Caviar SE 250 GB with a SATA interface that I pulled out of a system that wouldn't boot. Further testing revealed that plugging in that drive into another known good system, with another drive set as the main drive prevented the system from booting and be stuck in t... | 2011/09/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/337993",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/10165/"
] | When you boot a system, the IDE/SATA/RAID/etc. controller tries to initialize the attached drives. If one of the drives is bad, then it can take a while before it times out and the controller gives up. The boot process (especially the POST) blocks on most of its initialization processes, so if the controller stalls, th... | I have a 1TB Toshiba internal HDD that does the same thing: if connected at the time of booting, the system stops at the second Intel Logo and F2,F7 nor F10 work. Only Ctrl-P gives a blank screen and becomes unresponsive.
This happens whichever port the SATA is connected to.
However, if the machine is booted via anot... |
337,993 | I have an old (2006 manufacture date) Western Digital Caviar SE 250 GB with a SATA interface that I pulled out of a system that wouldn't boot. Further testing revealed that plugging in that drive into another known good system, with another drive set as the main drive prevented the system from booting and be stuck in t... | 2011/09/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/337993",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/10165/"
] | When you boot a system, the IDE/SATA/RAID/etc. controller tries to initialize the attached drives. If one of the drives is bad, then it can take a while before it times out and the controller gives up. The boot process (especially the POST) blocks on most of its initialization processes, so if the controller stalls, th... | Facing a similar problem. A seagate x16. My system would go to the screen where you can push F2 to go into bios and then completely freeze. If I then go ahead and push F2 to enter Bios settings, it beeps, but doesn't go into bios settings. Just sits there frozen.
Unplug the drive and the whole computer works fine. (Fo... |
337,993 | I have an old (2006 manufacture date) Western Digital Caviar SE 250 GB with a SATA interface that I pulled out of a system that wouldn't boot. Further testing revealed that plugging in that drive into another known good system, with another drive set as the main drive prevented the system from booting and be stuck in t... | 2011/09/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/337993",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/10165/"
] | >
> Further testing revealed that plugging in that drive into another known good system, with another drive set as the main drive prevented the system from booting and be stuck in the boot sequence
>
>
>
This part sounds like your BIOS is changing the boot device without your realizing it.
Some BIOSes allow you t... | I have a 1TB Toshiba internal HDD that does the same thing: if connected at the time of booting, the system stops at the second Intel Logo and F2,F7 nor F10 work. Only Ctrl-P gives a blank screen and becomes unresponsive.
This happens whichever port the SATA is connected to.
However, if the machine is booted via anot... |
337,993 | I have an old (2006 manufacture date) Western Digital Caviar SE 250 GB with a SATA interface that I pulled out of a system that wouldn't boot. Further testing revealed that plugging in that drive into another known good system, with another drive set as the main drive prevented the system from booting and be stuck in t... | 2011/09/21 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/337993",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/10165/"
] | >
> Further testing revealed that plugging in that drive into another known good system, with another drive set as the main drive prevented the system from booting and be stuck in the boot sequence
>
>
>
This part sounds like your BIOS is changing the boot device without your realizing it.
Some BIOSes allow you t... | Facing a similar problem. A seagate x16. My system would go to the screen where you can push F2 to go into bios and then completely freeze. If I then go ahead and push F2 to enter Bios settings, it beeps, but doesn't go into bios settings. Just sits there frozen.
Unplug the drive and the whole computer works fine. (Fo... |
7,873 | I have seen many papers on logic gates built with LEGO, but I want to make a decimal to binary converter. There should be a counter as an input, with each press of the counter, the output 8 block shelve changes its configuration giving a binary conversion of the count.
Please help me as to how can this be achieved or ... | 2016/07/23 | [
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7873",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/7477/"
] | Yes, of course, you can
=======================
As [jncraton](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/708/jncraton) mentioned in a comment:
>
> The answer to whether this is possible is definitely "yes". NAND gates can be built, and the required logic can be implemented using NAND gates. The questions is primarily ab... | The answer is yes: This is a "mechanical counter" with the base being 2.
Google for "mechanical binary counter design". |
7,873 | I have seen many papers on logic gates built with LEGO, but I want to make a decimal to binary converter. There should be a counter as an input, with each press of the counter, the output 8 block shelve changes its configuration giving a binary conversion of the count.
Please help me as to how can this be achieved or ... | 2016/07/23 | [
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/questions/7873",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com",
"https://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/7477/"
] | Yes, of course, you can
=======================
As [jncraton](https://bricks.stackexchange.com/users/708/jncraton) mentioned in a comment:
>
> The answer to whether this is possible is definitely "yes". NAND gates can be built, and the required logic can be implemented using NAND gates. The questions is primarily ab... | You could adapt the following mechanical binary counter from wooden pieces to Lego
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uotLQjvaG34> |
78,261 | I have code from a electronics manufacturer that helps monitor SLA batteries and handles error codes. They recommended using a PIC10F200. I'm not really a programmer and don't want to invest in all the hardware just to get this code programmed on the PIC.
Does anyone know of a service or individual that can do this f... | 2013/08/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/78261",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/26740/"
] | The PICKit3 from Microchip costs about US$50. You will be hard-pressed to find a service that will do it cheaper or faster for low quantities. | You could check out a website like:
<https://www.elance.com/>
They have lots of people that do jobs like that.
If its simple downloading of code to the chip and the board is already made thats as simple as buying a programmer (under $100) and installing MPLAB (Free) and boom your done.
There is tons of information ... |
78,261 | I have code from a electronics manufacturer that helps monitor SLA batteries and handles error codes. They recommended using a PIC10F200. I'm not really a programmer and don't want to invest in all the hardware just to get this code programmed on the PIC.
Does anyone know of a service or individual that can do this f... | 2013/08/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/78261",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/26740/"
] | The PICKit3 from Microchip costs about US$50. You will be hard-pressed to find a service that will do it cheaper or faster for low quantities. | Microchip and many of the larger vendors like digikey will program your microcontrollers as a value-added service for orders of a certain size. Probably run about a dime per unit. |
90,194 | this is my first question on electronics, so I hope I will get it right. :)
GSM and GPS are topics which are quite new to me, but I will try to be as clear as I can.
Is it possible to collect data about all the present GSM devices in the room or on a floor, with my device, and then calculate via GPS the distance betwee... | 2013/11/10 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/90194",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/32507/"
] | This is done with a so-called phase locked loop multiplier, see also [wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-locked_loop). A small voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) in the microcontroller is run, which has specially been designed to run stably around the desired operating core frequency. This frequency is then divi... | Inside an IMU there are hardware multipliers that multiply the input clock of 12MHz to higher values. This can be achieved with something called a Phase Lock Loop. Imagine something like this chip the NB3N502 ([datasheet](http://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/NB3N502-D.PDF)) inside the micro controller.
Lean more... |
90,194 | this is my first question on electronics, so I hope I will get it right. :)
GSM and GPS are topics which are quite new to me, but I will try to be as clear as I can.
Is it possible to collect data about all the present GSM devices in the room or on a floor, with my device, and then calculate via GPS the distance betwee... | 2013/11/10 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/90194",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
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] | This is very common for processors for a variety of reasons. First, the clock tends to be the highest frequency signal in a system, so using a lower frequency oscillator will reduce radiated RF interference. Second, generating the actual core clock frequency on-chip means that the clock speed can be configurable. Lower... | This is done with a so-called phase locked loop multiplier, see also [wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase-locked_loop). A small voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) in the microcontroller is run, which has specially been designed to run stably around the desired operating core frequency. This frequency is then divi... |
90,194 | this is my first question on electronics, so I hope I will get it right. :)
GSM and GPS are topics which are quite new to me, but I will try to be as clear as I can.
Is it possible to collect data about all the present GSM devices in the room or on a floor, with my device, and then calculate via GPS the distance betwee... | 2013/11/10 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/90194",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/32507/"
] | This is very common for processors for a variety of reasons. First, the clock tends to be the highest frequency signal in a system, so using a lower frequency oscillator will reduce radiated RF interference. Second, generating the actual core clock frequency on-chip means that the clock speed can be configurable. Lower... | Inside an IMU there are hardware multipliers that multiply the input clock of 12MHz to higher values. This can be achieved with something called a Phase Lock Loop. Imagine something like this chip the NB3N502 ([datasheet](http://www.onsemi.com/pub_link/Collateral/NB3N502-D.PDF)) inside the micro controller.
Lean more... |
88 | What is the effectiveness of pre-training of unsupervised deep learning?
Does unsupervised deep learning actually work? | 2016/08/02 | [
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] | [Unsupervised pre-training](http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~fritz/absps/ncfast.pdf) was done only very shortly, as far as I know, at the time when deep learning started to actually work. It extracts certain regularities in the data, which a later supervised learning can latch onto, so it is not surprising that it might work... | i think that Training deep learning neural networks can be difficult because of local optima in the objective function and because complex models are prone to overfitting. Unsupervised pre-training initializes a discriminative neural net from one which was trained using an unsupervised criterion, such as a deep belief ... |
64,047,840 | I have an app I am working on that I want to be free but with ads. I want to also have a premium version that does not have ads but costs a small amount to purchase ($1.99). I want to know if other developers, especially those that have distributed such an app, if it is a better practice to create 2 apps or if it is be... | 2020/09/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/64047840",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/14334381/"
] | first of all,
if you are going to develop apps for appstore, you can't create 2 apps have the same basic features but one has pro features
that's according to app-store review guidelines 4.3 spam
says....
>
> 4.3 Spam
>
>
> Don’t create multiple Bundle IDs of the same app. If your app has
> different versions for s... | It depends on your personal preference. If you would want to create 2 apps then you need to also have two unity projects at once and if you would integrate the premium stuff as paid expansion then you would need add a code into the game which enables them if the used bought them. I would personally go with having just ... |
301,693 | I would like to convert some somewhat straightforward web pages (no javascript, minimal CSS) into SVG for archiving. I am wondering if there is a suggested tool or workflow for this conversion?
My current thought is to somehow open the pages in Adobe Illustrator and then export to SVG. However, that "somehow" is a big... | 2011/06/24 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/301693",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3189/"
] | Perhaps you can print it to a vector format like PDF which is in-principle convertible to SVG.
If you print to PDF you can try converting it to SVG using Inkscape and/or <http://www.cityinthesky.co.uk/opensource/pdf2svg>.
You can also try printing to PS/EPS and converting via Uniconverter or Scribus. See [Converting ... | I would dig into some kind of text editor and write some XSL, transforming the HTML/XHTML to SVG. Transformation could be done in different ways.
Obviously this requires that your HTML is valid XML - and maybe it could be with some small changes.
One advantage to this approach is that you have 100% control over the r... |
301,693 | I would like to convert some somewhat straightforward web pages (no javascript, minimal CSS) into SVG for archiving. I am wondering if there is a suggested tool or workflow for this conversion?
My current thought is to somehow open the pages in Adobe Illustrator and then export to SVG. However, that "somehow" is a big... | 2011/06/24 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/301693",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/3189/"
] | Perhaps you can print it to a vector format like PDF which is in-principle convertible to SVG.
If you print to PDF you can try converting it to SVG using Inkscape and/or <http://www.cityinthesky.co.uk/opensource/pdf2svg>.
You can also try printing to PS/EPS and converting via Uniconverter or Scribus. See [Converting ... | Here is a tool which gets you from html to pdf. Then you can step from pdf to svg (which is presumably easier than html to svg directly):
<http://wkhtmltopdf.org/> |
60,705 | I plan on transferring stocks owned in my TFSA to my RRSP as part of my 2015 RRSP contributions.
However, I do own some US stocks in my TFSA. When I transfer those stocks, are there any tax implications? Withholding tax on capital gains, for example?
I only know that TFSA and RRSP are treated slightly differently whe... | 2016/02/21 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/60705",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
"https://money.stackexchange.com/users/39075/"
] | US domiciled stocks/etfs are better held in a RRSP as there is no withholding tax on dividends.
Your bank probably won't allow this. They might make you withdraw from the TFSA and then make a cash contribution to the RRSP. There's no tax implications and makes it easier for the bank to follow the rules. Plus they get... | The other answer discusses issues related to the US-or-not aspect of the securities, but it is worth mentioning that if you make any sort of in-kind transfer to your RRSP, you should not transfer any securities for which you are sitting on a capital loss, since you [won't be able to deduct it](http://www.taxtips.ca/per... |
750,647 | To me, it seems that the interference pattern is the evidence that the wave function is a physical aspect of reality, but people still seem to be trying to decide whether or not it's ontological or just a mathematical construct.
Why is the double slit experiment not considered proof that the wave function is ontologic... | 2023/02/18 | [
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"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | In general, we can never *prove* anything is ontology because systems can always be *simulated* in multiple ways. We only have access to perceptions, sensory experiences. We build a mental model of some external reality (the 'ontology') that explains how those perceptions arise, but the behind-the-scenes reality can lo... | Even classical physics predicts a wave pattern on the screen when you do the double-slit experiment with light. Not all waves are wave functions. In fact, any wave that you can see isn't a wave function. The wave function encodes the probabilities of various measurement outcomes before measurement happens. To say that ... |
750,647 | To me, it seems that the interference pattern is the evidence that the wave function is a physical aspect of reality, but people still seem to be trying to decide whether or not it's ontological or just a mathematical construct.
Why is the double slit experiment not considered proof that the wave function is ontologic... | 2023/02/18 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/750647",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Even classical physics predicts a wave pattern on the screen when you do the double-slit experiment with light. Not all waves are wave functions. In fact, any wave that you can see isn't a wave function. The wave function encodes the probabilities of various measurement outcomes before measurement happens. To say that ... | The double-slit experiment is a famous experiment in quantum mechanics that demonstrates the wave-particle duality of matter and the fundamental role of the wave function in determining the behavior of quantum systems.
In the double-slit experiment, a beam of particles, such as electrons or photons, is directed at a b... |
750,647 | To me, it seems that the interference pattern is the evidence that the wave function is a physical aspect of reality, but people still seem to be trying to decide whether or not it's ontological or just a mathematical construct.
Why is the double slit experiment not considered proof that the wave function is ontologic... | 2023/02/18 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/750647",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | The wave function is a projection of the more abstract state vector onto position space. If you want to say that the wave function is a "physical aspect of reality", then naturally you have to say that any other space one can project the state onto (momentum, energy, angular momentum, etc.) is also a "physical aspect o... | Galileo's experiments established that falling objects (outside the celestial domain) had a universal downward acceleration. Did that make the universal acceleration "ontological"?
But then, Newton found a different theory of gravitational force, and that very precisely included celestial motions. So, was the universa... |
750,647 | To me, it seems that the interference pattern is the evidence that the wave function is a physical aspect of reality, but people still seem to be trying to decide whether or not it's ontological or just a mathematical construct.
Why is the double slit experiment not considered proof that the wave function is ontologic... | 2023/02/18 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/750647",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/358539/"
] | The wave function is a projection of the more abstract state vector onto position space. If you want to say that the wave function is a "physical aspect of reality", then naturally you have to say that any other space one can project the state onto (momentum, energy, angular momentum, etc.) is also a "physical aspect o... | The double-slit experiment is a famous experiment in quantum mechanics that demonstrates the wave-particle duality of matter and the fundamental role of the wave function in determining the behavior of quantum systems.
In the double-slit experiment, a beam of particles, such as electrons or photons, is directed at a b... |
750,647 | To me, it seems that the interference pattern is the evidence that the wave function is a physical aspect of reality, but people still seem to be trying to decide whether or not it's ontological or just a mathematical construct.
Why is the double slit experiment not considered proof that the wave function is ontologic... | 2023/02/18 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/750647",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/358539/"
] | Even classical physics predicts a wave pattern on the screen when you do the double-slit experiment with light. Not all waves are wave functions. In fact, any wave that you can see isn't a wave function. The wave function encodes the probabilities of various measurement outcomes before measurement happens. To say that ... | Galileo's experiments established that falling objects (outside the celestial domain) had a universal downward acceleration. Did that make the universal acceleration "ontological"?
But then, Newton found a different theory of gravitational force, and that very precisely included celestial motions. So, was the universa... |
750,647 | To me, it seems that the interference pattern is the evidence that the wave function is a physical aspect of reality, but people still seem to be trying to decide whether or not it's ontological or just a mathematical construct.
Why is the double slit experiment not considered proof that the wave function is ontologic... | 2023/02/18 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/750647",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/358539/"
] | Galileo's experiments established that falling objects (outside the celestial domain) had a universal downward acceleration. Did that make the universal acceleration "ontological"?
But then, Newton found a different theory of gravitational force, and that very precisely included celestial motions. So, was the universa... | The double-slit experiment is a famous experiment in quantum mechanics that demonstrates the wave-particle duality of matter and the fundamental role of the wave function in determining the behavior of quantum systems.
In the double-slit experiment, a beam of particles, such as electrons or photons, is directed at a b... |
94,787 | Apologies if this is a duplicate, but I can't seem to find a suitable solution.
I need to power a Raspberry Pi in a car, and for obvious reasons need to shutdown gracefully, however, I need it to automatically start backup when the car is started (and power reconnected).
The car has two power sources, mains (always) ... | 2019/03/01 | [
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/94787",
"https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com",
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] | Feed both sources to a single voltage regulator through diodes. Additionally, provide a GPIO signal from accessory source which will tell the RPi whenever accessory power is present, so ther RPi can decide to shut down when it's not. Use a timed relay to cut off mains power after accessory power was missing for a minut... | Perhaps you already found it, but I recently came across this pi hat for interfacing with a car computer: <http://www.carberry.it/>
NOTE: I have not used it myself, so I have no clue about the quality.
According to the specs it is powered by the car battery even when the ignition is off (which I assume you mean with ... |
8,852,196 | Is it possible to run on the server-side the same process that browsers run in order to apply CSS to the DOM?
For example, could I take a HTML document, apply all the CSS rules (linked, embedded and inline) to work out for any element its attributes. I'm mostly concerned about the box model (i.e. its position, margin,... | 2012/01/13 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8852196",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/582278/"
] | Start by reading [this document on how browsers work](http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/internals/howbrowserswork/) to realize that to calculate something like that requires a layout engine. Things like the dimensions of rendered fonts and images, as well as the box model with its complex rules for margin collapsi... | Also, have a look at <http://htmlunit.sourceforge.net/> library, which tries to emulate browsers with full support. |
74,260 | >
> 1. The answers were there in my head, but I just couldn’t articulate them.
> 2. The answers were there in my head, but I couldn’t articulate them.
>
>
>
I omitted *just* in the second sentence. What are the differences in meaning between these two sentences? Is *just* used for emphasis? How can I add emphasis ... | 2015/11/28 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/74260",
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] | For me, native AmE speaker, the difference between "I couldn't" and "I just couldn't" is: "I couldn't" means "I was not able to" in the literal sense i.e. "I couldn't buy that car because I didn't have the money"; "I just couldn't" has the meaning (and emphasis) that one thought about/struggled with making a decision, ... | "*I couldn’t articulate them*." becomes "*I simply was unable to articulate them*" or "*I was merely unable to articulate them*" once you add the "just".
It is also used as a form of emphasis. |
74,260 | >
> 1. The answers were there in my head, but I just couldn’t articulate them.
> 2. The answers were there in my head, but I couldn’t articulate them.
>
>
>
I omitted *just* in the second sentence. What are the differences in meaning between these two sentences? Is *just* used for emphasis? How can I add emphasis ... | 2015/11/28 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/74260",
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] | Sometimes the word "just" suggests that only a small difference would have had a major effect on the situation.
**The train left five seconds ago. You *just* missed it.**
**I stretched my arm through the bars to pet the gorilla, but it was *just* out of my reach. Another inch closer and I'd have done it.**
Sometimes... | "*I couldn’t articulate them*." becomes "*I simply was unable to articulate them*" or "*I was merely unable to articulate them*" once you add the "just".
It is also used as a form of emphasis. |
74,260 | >
> 1. The answers were there in my head, but I just couldn’t articulate them.
> 2. The answers were there in my head, but I couldn’t articulate them.
>
>
>
I omitted *just* in the second sentence. What are the differences in meaning between these two sentences? Is *just* used for emphasis? How can I add emphasis ... | 2015/11/28 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/74260",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Sometimes the word "just" suggests that only a small difference would have had a major effect on the situation.
**The train left five seconds ago. You *just* missed it.**
**I stretched my arm through the bars to pet the gorilla, but it was *just* out of my reach. Another inch closer and I'd have done it.**
Sometimes... | For me, native AmE speaker, the difference between "I couldn't" and "I just couldn't" is: "I couldn't" means "I was not able to" in the literal sense i.e. "I couldn't buy that car because I didn't have the money"; "I just couldn't" has the meaning (and emphasis) that one thought about/struggled with making a decision, ... |
435,289 | I am designing PCB which has an FT601 for USB communication. No matter how hard I tried, I could not keep the traces short enough in order to avoid reflections and simulation was revealing significant overshoot and undershoot (>300 mV) so I decided to use termination resistors. The impedance of the traces is 50Ω so I a... | 2019/04/24 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/435289",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/188779/"
] | >
> What type of (*series*) resistor?
>
>
>
Use the 4-in-1 0804 33 Ohm package [example](https://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/panasonic-electronic-components/EXB-U28330JX/P16170CT-ND/3982519) is equivalent to 4x discrete 0402 packages. There are many OEM's; incl. Yageo, Panasonic, Bourns, CTS.
[![enter image ... | I assume you mean a series resistor, but just want to clarify, because a 50 ohm parallel termination to ground would be an awful lot of current.
I agree, I think the resistor packs probably save a little room, and make the BOM shorter. But they can also be sources of assembly errors, IME. I don't think it makes a diff... |
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