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317,124 | I ran into a situation where I had marked a question as answered, but another asker wanted me to change my selection to their answer, even though in my opinion, the answer I marked as correct originally was the one that really addressed my issue. (The poster didn't fix the bug I asked about, but found another separate ... | 2016/02/18 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/317124",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/4272549/"
] | @123 I am the user that asked you, *once*, to change your accepted answer. For the record I did not down vote your question, perhaps a moderator can check that?
Sorry if you felt harassed; not intended. Perhaps the interplay between me and another user felt like peer pressure to you.
You were (IMO of course) mislead ... | The marker in front of the answer doesn't mean it is the correct answer. It means that the answer worked best for the OP.
Nobody except the OP can decide if an answer works for them. The use of [peer pressure](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/266962/what-to-do-if-accepted-answer-is-wrong), [voting mob](https:... |
317,124 | I ran into a situation where I had marked a question as answered, but another asker wanted me to change my selection to their answer, even though in my opinion, the answer I marked as correct originally was the one that really addressed my issue. (The poster didn't fix the bug I asked about, but found another separate ... | 2016/02/18 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/317124",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/4272549/"
] | The marker in front of the answer doesn't mean it is the correct answer. It means that the answer worked best for the OP.
Nobody except the OP can decide if an answer works for them. The use of [peer pressure](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/266962/what-to-do-if-accepted-answer-is-wrong), [voting mob](https:... | First of all, don't get defensive. Anyone can make a mistake. So, take an honest, critical look at the argument. If it has merit, consider changing your vote. If not, just ignore it. If it was abusive in any way, flag it and walk away.
That said, consider the following exchange:
>
> **OP:** I almost drowned while I ... |
317,124 | I ran into a situation where I had marked a question as answered, but another asker wanted me to change my selection to their answer, even though in my opinion, the answer I marked as correct originally was the one that really addressed my issue. (The poster didn't fix the bug I asked about, but found another separate ... | 2016/02/18 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/317124",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/4272549/"
] | @123 I am the user that asked you, *once*, to change your accepted answer. For the record I did not down vote your question, perhaps a moderator can check that?
Sorry if you felt harassed; not intended. Perhaps the interplay between me and another user felt like peer pressure to you.
You were (IMO of course) mislead ... | First of all, don't get defensive. Anyone can make a mistake. So, take an honest, critical look at the argument. If it has merit, consider changing your vote. If not, just ignore it. If it was abusive in any way, flag it and walk away.
That said, consider the following exchange:
>
> **OP:** I almost drowned while I ... |
567,649 | For some time I have been looking for a word that describes a repetitive or monotonous task in a positive light. In particular, some people find simple tasks like grocery shopping, counting pennies, or making highly detailed drawings to be soothing. The closest thing I've found to such a word is the phrase 'comfortingl... | 2021/05/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/567649",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/423978/"
] | [Rhythmic](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/rhythmic)
>
> of, relating to, or characterized by rhythm, as in movement or sound; metrical, periodic, or regularly recurring
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One can also write of the "rhythms of life." (The association with music does help with the connotation, I suspect.) | There is "second nature" but that doesn't carry quite the same connotation. It implies there is no stress involved, not necessarily comfort. |
567,649 | For some time I have been looking for a word that describes a repetitive or monotonous task in a positive light. In particular, some people find simple tasks like grocery shopping, counting pennies, or making highly detailed drawings to be soothing. The closest thing I've found to such a word is the phrase 'comfortingl... | 2021/05/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/567649",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/423978/"
] | A repetitive task can be said to be [meditative](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meditative)
>
> marked by or conducive to meditation
>
>
>
Meditation is defined as
>
> to engage in contemplation or reflection
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>
Any repetitive task that doesn’t require active thought can be meditative. Also, ... | There is "second nature" but that doesn't carry quite the same connotation. It implies there is no stress involved, not necessarily comfort. |
567,649 | For some time I have been looking for a word that describes a repetitive or monotonous task in a positive light. In particular, some people find simple tasks like grocery shopping, counting pennies, or making highly detailed drawings to be soothing. The closest thing I've found to such a word is the phrase 'comfortingl... | 2021/05/23 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/567649",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/423978/"
] | A repetitive task can be said to be [meditative](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meditative)
>
> marked by or conducive to meditation
>
>
>
Meditation is defined as
>
> to engage in contemplation or reflection
>
>
>
Any repetitive task that doesn’t require active thought can be meditative. Also, ... | [Rhythmic](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/rhythmic)
>
> of, relating to, or characterized by rhythm, as in movement or sound; metrical, periodic, or regularly recurring
>
>
>
One can also write of the "rhythms of life." (The association with music does help with the connotation, I suspect.) |
45,137,541 | I am planning to use H2O algorithms in my product.
The product is developed in python and uses majorly pandas, sklearn and H2O.
Can I deploy my python code with H2O algorithms in python directly? Or do I need to use MOJO or POJO ? | 2017/07/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/45137541",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8299974/"
] | You can save and load models in python directly, although this will require you to have h2o running
<https://h2o-release.s3.amazonaws.com/h2o/rel-turing/10/docs-website/h2o-docs/save-and-load-model.html> | The skutil project might be helpful for you. It's an integration of scikit-learn and H2O.
See:
<https://github.com/tgsmith61591/skutil> |
359,172 | I need help finding a nether fortress. I'm new to Minecraft and I've searched many times and I always die trying to find one. Any tips?
The seed is 2667099037291472039 if anyone is willing to try find one. | 2019/10/21 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/359172",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/239116/"
] | Since you know your seed, this is easy to do:
Just place your seed into the tool on [chuckbase](https://chunkbase.com/apps/nether-fortress-finder)
(There are other tools online in case this link is dead in the far future)
Then you can check your coordinates on your F3 screen and just go there. | Nether Fortresses aren't usually that hard to find, but according to the Minecraft Wiki it can take a long while to find one if you travel along the Z-Axis (north and south). Therefore it's much easier to come across one if you travel along the X-Axis (east or west).
I can't guarantee that you won't die on the way th... |
311,276 | Is using "they are" grammatically correct when referencing a singular person? Like for example, "They are going to go to the grocery store". If it's not then is using you're or you are not correct? | 2022/03/11 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/311276",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/152846/"
] | If a male person is going to the grocery store, you can say 'he is going'. If it's a female person you can say 'she is going'. 'He' and 'she' are gender-specific pronouns.
If any of these are true, you can say 'they are going'. 'They' here is used as a singular, non-gender-specific or gender-neutral pronoun:
* You do... | You use “they” absolutely correctly for a single person, in these situations:
1. The person is quite likely male or female, but you have no idea which. Nobody saw the burglar, but they escaped with $10,000.
2. The person is quite likely male or female, but it doesn’t matter in what you are saying. One hotel guest caus... |
46,010,726 | I have some simple php projects which are only using PHP(Connect to Mysql) + HTML + CSS.
I use sourcetree to upload them to the github and using ftp client to upload them to the EC2 or Manually zip them and upload to the elastic beanstalk .
I wonder that can I use some tools or script can let me upload the file automat... | 2017/09/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/46010726",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8550753/"
] | >
> For example First four bit give me 45 and message length is 49 then this is true (45 body + first 4 bit length) else first four bit give 45 but message length 35 . drop this message.
>
>
>
The first 4 bytes **are** the "message length". There's no other way for a server to know when a message completes. So it'... | A simple approach would be to make sure that the receiving logic only passes full messages back. Also you **cannot** assume that a full message (or even size info) is received always. So you would do something like:
Beginreceive(4 bytes length info) to start things off, then loop through EndReceive and new BeginReceiv... |
108,822 | I would like to wipe out all data for a specific kind in Google App Engine. What is the
best way to do this?
I wrote a delete script (hack), but since there is so much data is
timeout's out after a few hundred records. | 2008/09/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/108822",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8548/"
] | The [official answer](http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine/browse_thread/thread/ec0800a3ca92fe69#) from Google is that you have to delete in chunks spread over multiple requests. You can use AJAX, [meta refresh](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_refresh), or request your URL from a script until there are no ... | Unfortunately, there's no way to easily do a bulk delete. Your best bet is to write a script that deletes a reasonable number of entries per invocation, and then call it repeatedly - for example, by having your delete script return a 302 redirect whenever there's more data to delete, then fetching it with "wget --max-r... |
1,280,190 | I am familiar with XAML, but I'm no expert. I'm not a designer.
In the past I learned much by examining other people's code, good and bad.
Is this a reasonable approach with Silverlight? and if so, where can I look at open-source SL projects or examples?
If this is not a good approach, what do you recommend?
Or s... | 2009/08/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1280190",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48082/"
] | Your first port of call should be <http://silverlight.net/Learn/>. This is part of the official Silverlight site and contains tons of useful information. Then go to <http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/cc136522.aspx> for Blend.
There are also plenty of projects with source code on codeplex.com - just search for silv... | Try reading the Silverlight book from Microsoft
Microsoft released it in the Microsoft Press free.
You can download it at:
<http://csna01.libredigital.com/?urvs5cn3s8>
Although, it is silverlight 2. |
1,280,190 | I am familiar with XAML, but I'm no expert. I'm not a designer.
In the past I learned much by examining other people's code, good and bad.
Is this a reasonable approach with Silverlight? and if so, where can I look at open-source SL projects or examples?
If this is not a good approach, what do you recommend?
Or s... | 2009/08/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1280190",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/48082/"
] | Your first port of call should be <http://silverlight.net/Learn/>. This is part of the official Silverlight site and contains tons of useful information. Then go to <http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/cc136522.aspx> for Blend.
There are also plenty of projects with source code on codeplex.com - just search for silv... | First of all yes, I think that's a valid approach. I learned a lot from reading Tim Heuer's blog. Also I'd recommend following www.silverlightcream.com and reading as many daily updates as possible. As for learning Blend 3 and Silverlight 3 at the same time it looks like this book may be helpful:
[http://www.amazon.co... |
57,220 | I saw and heard these words in a video in my history class last year but my teacher didn't elaborate on what they meant. In the context of the video, it sounded as if they were social positions or jobs. At the time, we were learning about the Vikings and the High Middle Ages in Europe. | 2020/03/12 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/57220",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
"https://history.stackexchange.com/users/42340/"
] | In Old English (Anglo Saxon), a *bönder* or *[bönda](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bonda#Old_English)* was a freeman (Norse [bóndi](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/b%C3%B3ndi#Old_Norse) / bóandi). However, there were various degrees of "freeman".
In Anglo Saxon England, the lowest of these classes was called a *[ceor... | I believe Heathguard is a related to the common surname name "Heyward".
The "W" and "G" sounds are related between German and French: "Ward" => "Guard" just like "William" => "Guillaume"
"[Hey](https://www.etymonline.com/word/haw)" is related to "[hedge](https://www.etymonline.com/word/hedge?ref=etymonline_crossrefer... |
134,864 | I have a use case where I have a dashboard, and my requirement is to display 60+ form fields on the dashboard screen. I am thinking of grouping them, although that might make it too overwhelming for the user. What are some alternatives to this?
The domain is hotel management, where the dashboard screen is for executiv... | 2020/09/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/134864",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/139476/"
] | Interview the executives/stakeholders to understand:
* When and how are they using this information?
* What do they need to know quickly?
* What is less important but still might need to be accessed?
Once you have that information, categorize and cluster the important fields to make them easily accessible (you could ... | If the content of that section is simply to show all 60 forms, I don't see any inconvenience in listing them all on the page.
This is an example of an online radio [DI.FM](https://www.di.fm/channels) with 96 different channels including name, current song, author, picture and a play button. The biggest job will be cre... |
134,864 | I have a use case where I have a dashboard, and my requirement is to display 60+ form fields on the dashboard screen. I am thinking of grouping them, although that might make it too overwhelming for the user. What are some alternatives to this?
The domain is hotel management, where the dashboard screen is for executiv... | 2020/09/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/134864",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/139476/"
] | Group the cards or charts in a proper manner with callout for each card which can hightlight the top finding. A search on the page is MUST which will show the related cards.
We had a similar requirement for one of the product but we have 120 different metric to show... we categories all the 120 cards into logical grou... | If the content of that section is simply to show all 60 forms, I don't see any inconvenience in listing them all on the page.
This is an example of an online radio [DI.FM](https://www.di.fm/channels) with 96 different channels including name, current song, author, picture and a play button. The biggest job will be cre... |
134,864 | I have a use case where I have a dashboard, and my requirement is to display 60+ form fields on the dashboard screen. I am thinking of grouping them, although that might make it too overwhelming for the user. What are some alternatives to this?
The domain is hotel management, where the dashboard screen is for executiv... | 2020/09/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/134864",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/139476/"
] | *As a preface, I'm going to draw very heavily here on some ideas presented by Adam Wathan & Steve Schroger in their [Refactoring UI](https://refactoringui.com/) approach, and would suggest referencing it if you can.*
You might consider changing your approach of how you are showing the data. Specifically, in your quest... | If the content of that section is simply to show all 60 forms, I don't see any inconvenience in listing them all on the page.
This is an example of an online radio [DI.FM](https://www.di.fm/channels) with 96 different channels including name, current song, author, picture and a play button. The biggest job will be cre... |
134,864 | I have a use case where I have a dashboard, and my requirement is to display 60+ form fields on the dashboard screen. I am thinking of grouping them, although that might make it too overwhelming for the user. What are some alternatives to this?
The domain is hotel management, where the dashboard screen is for executiv... | 2020/09/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/134864",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/139476/"
] | Interview the executives/stakeholders to understand:
* When and how are they using this information?
* What do they need to know quickly?
* What is less important but still might need to be accessed?
Once you have that information, categorize and cluster the important fields to make them easily accessible (you could ... | Group the cards or charts in a proper manner with callout for each card which can hightlight the top finding. A search on the page is MUST which will show the related cards.
We had a similar requirement for one of the product but we have 120 different metric to show... we categories all the 120 cards into logical grou... |
134,864 | I have a use case where I have a dashboard, and my requirement is to display 60+ form fields on the dashboard screen. I am thinking of grouping them, although that might make it too overwhelming for the user. What are some alternatives to this?
The domain is hotel management, where the dashboard screen is for executiv... | 2020/09/28 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/134864",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/139476/"
] | *As a preface, I'm going to draw very heavily here on some ideas presented by Adam Wathan & Steve Schroger in their [Refactoring UI](https://refactoringui.com/) approach, and would suggest referencing it if you can.*
You might consider changing your approach of how you are showing the data. Specifically, in your quest... | Group the cards or charts in a proper manner with callout for each card which can hightlight the top finding. A search on the page is MUST which will show the related cards.
We had a similar requirement for one of the product but we have 120 different metric to show... we categories all the 120 cards into logical grou... |
359 | An invoice for some work I did awhile back seems to be missing and I can't find it, yet I want to make sure I am declaring that amount in my tax statements. If I get audited, what's the best way to show this work I've done? (Client has not responded to my requests for their copy of it either)
I'm located in Canada. | 2013/06/04 | [
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com/questions/359",
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com",
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com/users/200/"
] | With a good administration, this shouldn't be a problem. There are a few ways to save your invoices, and they're best used in combination with each other.
* Use an administration system with the data - not the files, but the data. Just plaintext what you've done. This allows you to easily generate a new invoice any ti... | If you're like most freelancers, and have a handful of clients or less, then you likely have a pretty keen sense of who has paid you vs. what is still outstanding. Receivables are a source of much anxiety for the self-employed.
So, **assuming you got paid for the work**, then all of your recent bank deposits – except ... |
359 | An invoice for some work I did awhile back seems to be missing and I can't find it, yet I want to make sure I am declaring that amount in my tax statements. If I get audited, what's the best way to show this work I've done? (Client has not responded to my requests for their copy of it either)
I'm located in Canada. | 2013/06/04 | [
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com/questions/359",
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com",
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com/users/200/"
] | With a good administration, this shouldn't be a problem. There are a few ways to save your invoices, and they're best used in combination with each other.
* Use an administration system with the data - not the files, but the data. Just plaintext what you've done. This allows you to easily generate a new invoice any ti... | Disclaimer: the locale for the question was not defined, and my answer is mostly based on realities of Poland.
If you have issued an invoice, and sent it to the client, it should already have been in your bookkeeping account!
But bad things happen, and the most important now is not to panic, but act quick! You shoul... |
359 | An invoice for some work I did awhile back seems to be missing and I can't find it, yet I want to make sure I am declaring that amount in my tax statements. If I get audited, what's the best way to show this work I've done? (Client has not responded to my requests for their copy of it either)
I'm located in Canada. | 2013/06/04 | [
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com/questions/359",
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com",
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com/users/200/"
] | With a good administration, this shouldn't be a problem. There are a few ways to save your invoices, and they're best used in combination with each other.
* Use an administration system with the data - not the files, but the data. Just plaintext what you've done. This allows you to easily generate a new invoice any ti... | First, this can be a problem in certain cases, such as where there is a question about relevant sales taxes (VAT, etc) charged and held. So you should take this seriously. Secondly some countries are very strict about this. Depending on where you are, you may need to justify to the tax authorities that this was lost. I... |
359 | An invoice for some work I did awhile back seems to be missing and I can't find it, yet I want to make sure I am declaring that amount in my tax statements. If I get audited, what's the best way to show this work I've done? (Client has not responded to my requests for their copy of it either)
I'm located in Canada. | 2013/06/04 | [
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com/questions/359",
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com",
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com/users/200/"
] | If you're like most freelancers, and have a handful of clients or less, then you likely have a pretty keen sense of who has paid you vs. what is still outstanding. Receivables are a source of much anxiety for the self-employed.
So, **assuming you got paid for the work**, then all of your recent bank deposits – except ... | Disclaimer: the locale for the question was not defined, and my answer is mostly based on realities of Poland.
If you have issued an invoice, and sent it to the client, it should already have been in your bookkeeping account!
But bad things happen, and the most important now is not to panic, but act quick! You shoul... |
359 | An invoice for some work I did awhile back seems to be missing and I can't find it, yet I want to make sure I am declaring that amount in my tax statements. If I get audited, what's the best way to show this work I've done? (Client has not responded to my requests for their copy of it either)
I'm located in Canada. | 2013/06/04 | [
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com/questions/359",
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com",
"https://freelancing.stackexchange.com/users/200/"
] | If you're like most freelancers, and have a handful of clients or less, then you likely have a pretty keen sense of who has paid you vs. what is still outstanding. Receivables are a source of much anxiety for the self-employed.
So, **assuming you got paid for the work**, then all of your recent bank deposits – except ... | First, this can be a problem in certain cases, such as where there is a question about relevant sales taxes (VAT, etc) charged and held. So you should take this seriously. Secondly some countries are very strict about this. Depending on where you are, you may need to justify to the tax authorities that this was lost. I... |
142,028 | I am at the end of my fourth-year in the Ph.D. program at an average university and I am trying to decide if it's the right decision to leave without getting Ph.D. degree. I have an M.Sc. degree and it's ABD. Although I published many conference papers, I didn't publish a journal. One reason is that I worked a lot for ... | 2019/12/25 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/142028",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/117713/"
] | Just because you did not complete is not a guarantee that 2 years were wasted - those job offers are probably based on that very experience.
Who knows, you may be able to put the Phd on hold, do some work and then come back and finish it.
Even changing institution could be the game changer as mentioned in the other a... | Since you don't list any positive aspects for continuing, I suspect that you have already made up your mind. However, it would be worth listing all of the positives and negatives so you have a balanced view. Try to weight the importance of each factor, both positive and negative.
But, if you and your partner are prob... |
142,028 | I am at the end of my fourth-year in the Ph.D. program at an average university and I am trying to decide if it's the right decision to leave without getting Ph.D. degree. I have an M.Sc. degree and it's ABD. Although I published many conference papers, I didn't publish a journal. One reason is that I worked a lot for ... | 2019/12/25 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/142028",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/117713/"
] | Think of being a PhD student as a job. If you think there’s another job you’d prefer, then switch jobs. It’s no more of a waste than spending two years at another job that you end up leaving.
That said if you already have some substantial work finished you might ask your advisor if you can just graduate this year with... | Since you don't list any positive aspects for continuing, I suspect that you have already made up your mind. However, it would be worth listing all of the positives and negatives so you have a balanced view. Try to weight the importance of each factor, both positive and negative.
But, if you and your partner are prob... |
142,028 | I am at the end of my fourth-year in the Ph.D. program at an average university and I am trying to decide if it's the right decision to leave without getting Ph.D. degree. I have an M.Sc. degree and it's ABD. Although I published many conference papers, I didn't publish a journal. One reason is that I worked a lot for ... | 2019/12/25 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/142028",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/117713/"
] | Think of being a PhD student as a job. If you think there’s another job you’d prefer, then switch jobs. It’s no more of a waste than spending two years at another job that you end up leaving.
That said if you already have some substantial work finished you might ask your advisor if you can just graduate this year with... | Just because you did not complete is not a guarantee that 2 years were wasted - those job offers are probably based on that very experience.
Who knows, you may be able to put the Phd on hold, do some work and then come back and finish it.
Even changing institution could be the game changer as mentioned in the other a... |
44,598,515 | I am trying to setup a sync between AWS Aurora and Redshift. What is the best way to achieve this sync?
Possible ways to sync can be: -
1. Query table to find changes in a table(since I am only doing inserts, updates don't matter), export these changes to a flat file in S3 bucket and use Redshift copy command to inse... | 2017/06/16 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/44598515",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8104738/"
] | As pointed out by @Mark B, the [AWS Database Migration Service](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/userguide/Welcome.html) can migrate data between databases. This can be done as a one-off exercise, or it can run continuously, keeping two databases in sync.
The documentation shows that [Amazon Aurora can be a sourc... | You can also use federated queries: <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/federated-overview.html> |
204,878 | I work for a company renting office space from a downtown skyscraper. In order to deter casual theft from building employees and cleaning staff my company prefers we secure our laptops to our desks using Kensington locks. With the last MacBook Pro (the 13" one with the slot-loading optical drive) this was no problem, a... | 2015/09/08 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/204878",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/2035/"
] | I know SE is not a place for product recommendations, but this [Henge Dock](http://hengedocks.com/pages/horizontal-macbook-pro-retina) sounds like something that might be useful to you.
The dock hugs the MacBook Pro from both sides (inserting a plug into all the available ports), and has a Kensington lock port on the ... | Why not connect a display or cheap display simulator and keyboard to let your Mac run in closed clamshell mode.
You can then just get any acceptable [locking mesh](http://www.rei.com/product/709207/pacsafe-55-security-web-small) or physical barrier you chose. Even letting it run in the locked desk is viable and if yo... |
204,878 | I work for a company renting office space from a downtown skyscraper. In order to deter casual theft from building employees and cleaning staff my company prefers we secure our laptops to our desks using Kensington locks. With the last MacBook Pro (the 13" one with the slot-loading optical drive) this was no problem, a... | 2015/09/08 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/204878",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/2035/"
] | Why not connect a display or cheap display simulator and keyboard to let your Mac run in closed clamshell mode.
You can then just get any acceptable [locking mesh](http://www.rei.com/product/709207/pacsafe-55-security-web-small) or physical barrier you chose. Even letting it run in the locked desk is viable and if yo... | Mitigation and deterrence instead of prevention
-----------------------------------------------
Locks make it harder would-be thief to take your stuff, but it is not the only way to reduce theft-related risks.
Publicly visible cameras, among other things, would signal to a would-be thief that they are likely to be ca... |
204,878 | I work for a company renting office space from a downtown skyscraper. In order to deter casual theft from building employees and cleaning staff my company prefers we secure our laptops to our desks using Kensington locks. With the last MacBook Pro (the 13" one with the slot-loading optical drive) this was no problem, a... | 2015/09/08 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/204878",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/2035/"
] | Why not connect a display or cheap display simulator and keyboard to let your Mac run in closed clamshell mode.
You can then just get any acceptable [locking mesh](http://www.rei.com/product/709207/pacsafe-55-security-web-small) or physical barrier you chose. Even letting it run in the locked desk is viable and if yo... | There is currently no good solution.
The wedge and screw replacements are easily defeated.
Maybe violate taboo by getting a very good machinist and mill in a micro K-slot. While you're at it, retrofit with MagSafe 1 (just kidding, but it would be nice). |
204,878 | I work for a company renting office space from a downtown skyscraper. In order to deter casual theft from building employees and cleaning staff my company prefers we secure our laptops to our desks using Kensington locks. With the last MacBook Pro (the 13" one with the slot-loading optical drive) this was no problem, a... | 2015/09/08 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/204878",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/2035/"
] | I know SE is not a place for product recommendations, but this [Henge Dock](http://hengedocks.com/pages/horizontal-macbook-pro-retina) sounds like something that might be useful to you.
The dock hugs the MacBook Pro from both sides (inserting a plug into all the available ports), and has a Kensington lock port on the ... | Mitigation and deterrence instead of prevention
-----------------------------------------------
Locks make it harder would-be thief to take your stuff, but it is not the only way to reduce theft-related risks.
Publicly visible cameras, among other things, would signal to a would-be thief that they are likely to be ca... |
204,878 | I work for a company renting office space from a downtown skyscraper. In order to deter casual theft from building employees and cleaning staff my company prefers we secure our laptops to our desks using Kensington locks. With the last MacBook Pro (the 13" one with the slot-loading optical drive) this was no problem, a... | 2015/09/08 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/204878",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/2035/"
] | I know SE is not a place for product recommendations, but this [Henge Dock](http://hengedocks.com/pages/horizontal-macbook-pro-retina) sounds like something that might be useful to you.
The dock hugs the MacBook Pro from both sides (inserting a plug into all the available ports), and has a Kensington lock port on the ... | There is currently no good solution.
The wedge and screw replacements are easily defeated.
Maybe violate taboo by getting a very good machinist and mill in a micro K-slot. While you're at it, retrofit with MagSafe 1 (just kidding, but it would be nice). |
204,878 | I work for a company renting office space from a downtown skyscraper. In order to deter casual theft from building employees and cleaning staff my company prefers we secure our laptops to our desks using Kensington locks. With the last MacBook Pro (the 13" one with the slot-loading optical drive) this was no problem, a... | 2015/09/08 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/204878",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/2035/"
] | There is currently no good solution.
The wedge and screw replacements are easily defeated.
Maybe violate taboo by getting a very good machinist and mill in a micro K-slot. While you're at it, retrofit with MagSafe 1 (just kidding, but it would be nice). | Mitigation and deterrence instead of prevention
-----------------------------------------------
Locks make it harder would-be thief to take your stuff, but it is not the only way to reduce theft-related risks.
Publicly visible cameras, among other things, would signal to a would-be thief that they are likely to be ca... |
10,696,636 | I have a COM addin in which I am handling excel events. I click `Alt F11` to view the VBA project related to an excel. However, when I close the workbook the Excel VBA project in the project explorer is not closed as well.
It gets closed normally when my COM addin is not installed. What is going on, and what should I ... | 2012/05/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10696636",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1140366/"
] | SimpleModal does not support nested modals. Maybe some of [these](http://www.jquery4u.com/windows/14-jquery-modal-dialog-boxes/) might? | SimpleModal does not support nested modals
Check bpopup JQuery plugin. It allows nested modal popups very very easy.
<http://dinbror.dk/bpopup/>
Look for Example 6a in the previous url ;-) |
30,263 | Actually I had asked in another post that "Does infrared rays pass through active shutter glass" but someone just commented that infrared rays dont pass through polarized glass. If infrared rays doesnt pass through polarized glass can someone explain the reason or give reference link to look through. | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/30263",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/9879/"
] | Infra-red radiation will pass through a polarised medium just like visible light does i.e. the component at right angles to the plane of polarisation will be blocked. So there's nothing special about the fact the glasses are polarised.
However most materials are only transparent over a restricted range of wavelengths.... | Yes, infrared light get pass through two polarized films (vertical & horizontal) even those films are 90 degree rotated. |
45,331 | As quality attributes are non-functional requirements and functionality is typically out of scope for quality models (as obviously it is measured against acceptance criteria and therefore can be evaluated precisely), I wonder about the following problems, which to me seems inconsistent with this:
* Can software qualit... | 2020/07/24 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/45331",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/2740/"
] | Software quality measures whether requirements are satisfied or not. Requirements can be both functional or non-functional.
Functional requirements meaning what software should do. It would include functionalities to identify how a system is working with respect to what application is meant to accomplish.
While Non-f... | This is a difficult question to answer because quality alone doesn't make much sense, it's always quality to someone. And different people look for different things, therefore they judge what quality means based on various characteristics.
Some generalization could perhaps be achieved, or the following model can at le... |
45,331 | As quality attributes are non-functional requirements and functionality is typically out of scope for quality models (as obviously it is measured against acceptance criteria and therefore can be evaluated precisely), I wonder about the following problems, which to me seems inconsistent with this:
* Can software qualit... | 2020/07/24 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/45331",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/2740/"
] | This is a difficult question to answer because quality alone doesn't make much sense, it's always quality to someone. And different people look for different things, therefore they judge what quality means based on various characteristics.
Some generalization could perhaps be achieved, or the following model can at le... | No, functional testing alone cannot be a benchmark to justify a product's quality. However, it is one of the most significant factors that define a product to meet quality goals. For instance, a product that is justified for its functionality and is not meeting the compatibility or performance aspect of the product ten... |
45,331 | As quality attributes are non-functional requirements and functionality is typically out of scope for quality models (as obviously it is measured against acceptance criteria and therefore can be evaluated precisely), I wonder about the following problems, which to me seems inconsistent with this:
* Can software qualit... | 2020/07/24 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/45331",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/2740/"
] | Software quality measures whether requirements are satisfied or not. Requirements can be both functional or non-functional.
Functional requirements meaning what software should do. It would include functionalities to identify how a system is working with respect to what application is meant to accomplish.
While Non-f... | I think you have missed one of the 7 main principal of software testing" The absence of error fallacy"
>
> Finding and fixing defects does not help if the system build is
> unusable and does not fulfil the user's needs & requirements
>
>
>
<https://www.guru99.com/software-testing-seven-principles.html>
So it doe... |
45,331 | As quality attributes are non-functional requirements and functionality is typically out of scope for quality models (as obviously it is measured against acceptance criteria and therefore can be evaluated precisely), I wonder about the following problems, which to me seems inconsistent with this:
* Can software qualit... | 2020/07/24 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/45331",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/2740/"
] | I think you have missed one of the 7 main principal of software testing" The absence of error fallacy"
>
> Finding and fixing defects does not help if the system build is
> unusable and does not fulfil the user's needs & requirements
>
>
>
<https://www.guru99.com/software-testing-seven-principles.html>
So it doe... | No, functional testing alone cannot be a benchmark to justify a product's quality. However, it is one of the most significant factors that define a product to meet quality goals. For instance, a product that is justified for its functionality and is not meeting the compatibility or performance aspect of the product ten... |
45,331 | As quality attributes are non-functional requirements and functionality is typically out of scope for quality models (as obviously it is measured against acceptance criteria and therefore can be evaluated precisely), I wonder about the following problems, which to me seems inconsistent with this:
* Can software qualit... | 2020/07/24 | [
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/questions/45331",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com",
"https://sqa.stackexchange.com/users/2740/"
] | Software quality measures whether requirements are satisfied or not. Requirements can be both functional or non-functional.
Functional requirements meaning what software should do. It would include functionalities to identify how a system is working with respect to what application is meant to accomplish.
While Non-f... | No, functional testing alone cannot be a benchmark to justify a product's quality. However, it is one of the most significant factors that define a product to meet quality goals. For instance, a product that is justified for its functionality and is not meeting the compatibility or performance aspect of the product ten... |
3,328 | I keep seeing slightly different answers for some of these questions.
In summary of what I know already, please tell me if I am wrong.
You can own any knife of any length, with the following general exceptions:
1. It is stereotypically related to gang violence (like the auto/easy opening variety).
2. It is designed... | 2012/12/09 | [
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/3328",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com",
"https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/users/1940/"
] | Canada does not really have any hard and fast rules, with regard to knives. Specifically, except for lists of a few specifically banned styles they do not even mention them. And something that must be kept at the top of your mind at all times is that a knife is not necessarily a weapon.
There are specific lists and de... | I live in Canada (undisclosed area) and yes even in the capitol you can carry a knife from 4-6. The laws are clear and police (-if not corrupt) few will want a good reason for why you are carrying one. Now obviously you are not going to be prancing around showing off your knife. Likewise to what was said about looking ... |
11,536,057 | Currently I am carrying out data analysis in R. Ultimately I want to create a GUI that can give the summary of the analysis and the main plots. Does anyone know if I can use R to create the interface? If not, do you know if I can combine MATLAB (for GUI) and R?
I appreciate your cooperation.
Thank you in advance! | 2012/07/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11536057",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1016714/"
] | I would suggest looking into [rpanel](http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rpanel/index.html), which is built on tcltk, and [RGtk2](http://www.ggobi.org/rgtk2/), which is built on GTK+.
ETA: In response to your comment about making PDF/HTML reports with R: I would *strongly* recommend [Sweave](http://www.statistik.l... | [Rcommander](http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/Rcmdr/index.html), [RStudio](http://rstudio.org/) and, if you are using linux, RKWard (http://rkward.sourceforge.net/) provide some GUI elements for plotting and statistical analysis. That may be what you are looking for. |
11,536,057 | Currently I am carrying out data analysis in R. Ultimately I want to create a GUI that can give the summary of the analysis and the main plots. Does anyone know if I can use R to create the interface? If not, do you know if I can combine MATLAB (for GUI) and R?
I appreciate your cooperation.
Thank you in advance! | 2012/07/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11536057",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1016714/"
] | I would suggest looking into [rpanel](http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/rpanel/index.html), which is built on tcltk, and [RGtk2](http://www.ggobi.org/rgtk2/), which is built on GTK+.
ETA: In response to your comment about making PDF/HTML reports with R: I would *strongly* recommend [Sweave](http://www.statistik.l... | This package <http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ProgGUIinR/index.html> has some code for making guis as you describe. |
11,536,057 | Currently I am carrying out data analysis in R. Ultimately I want to create a GUI that can give the summary of the analysis and the main plots. Does anyone know if I can use R to create the interface? If not, do you know if I can combine MATLAB (for GUI) and R?
I appreciate your cooperation.
Thank you in advance! | 2012/07/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11536057",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1016714/"
] | This package <http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ProgGUIinR/index.html> has some code for making guis as you describe. | [Rcommander](http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/Rcmdr/index.html), [RStudio](http://rstudio.org/) and, if you are using linux, RKWard (http://rkward.sourceforge.net/) provide some GUI elements for plotting and statistical analysis. That may be what you are looking for. |
238,081 | For example: when you are listening to a song and a piece of it moves you emotionally. What verb could be used to describe the "vivification" of that emotion? | 2015/04/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238081",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89918/"
] | You could say that it **stirs** emotion(s).
( This is in the sense of awakening, not mixing up.) | **provocative**
---------------
[pruh-vok-uh-tiv] -[dictionary.com](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/provocative)
adjective:
>
> 1. tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
>
>
>
noun:
>
> 2. something provocative.
>
>
>
**provoke** [pruh-vohk] -[dictionary.com](... |
238,081 | For example: when you are listening to a song and a piece of it moves you emotionally. What verb could be used to describe the "vivification" of that emotion? | 2015/04/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238081",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89918/"
] | You could say that it **stirs** emotion(s).
( This is in the sense of awakening, not mixing up.) | You could say that it **evokes** a certain emotion.
>
> *Evoke* (verb)
>
>
> : to bring (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind
>
>
> : to cause (a particular reaction or response) to happen
>
>
> ([Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evoke))
>
>
> |
238,081 | For example: when you are listening to a song and a piece of it moves you emotionally. What verb could be used to describe the "vivification" of that emotion? | 2015/04/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238081",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89918/"
] | Something can evoke a certain emotion or response. "Evoke" is defined by dictionary.com, for instance, as "to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.)" | You could say that it **evokes** a certain emotion.
>
> *Evoke* (verb)
>
>
> : to bring (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind
>
>
> : to cause (a particular reaction or response) to happen
>
>
> ([Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evoke))
>
>
> |
238,081 | For example: when you are listening to a song and a piece of it moves you emotionally. What verb could be used to describe the "vivification" of that emotion? | 2015/04/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238081",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89918/"
] | You could say that it **stirs** emotion(s).
( This is in the sense of awakening, not mixing up.) | >
> [**touch**](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/touch) verb, 15:
>
> to affect with some feeling or emotion, especially tenderness, pity, gratitude, etc.:
>
> *Their sufferings **touched** his heart.*
>
> [*It touches me that you should say such a thing.*](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22it%20touch... |
238,081 | For example: when you are listening to a song and a piece of it moves you emotionally. What verb could be used to describe the "vivification" of that emotion? | 2015/04/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238081",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89918/"
] | ***to flush out emotion***
means to bring to light emotion
>
> [**Quality Teaching in a Culture of Coaching**](https://books.google.ca/books?id=4Uu_AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA62&dq=%22flush%20out%20emotion%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5ZUkVbqoLLjasATBkYHQBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22flush%20out%20emotion%22&f=false) - Page 62 Stephen
> G.... | >
> [**touch**](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/touch) verb, 15:
>
> to affect with some feeling or emotion, especially tenderness, pity, gratitude, etc.:
>
> *Their sufferings **touched** his heart.*
>
> [*It touches me that you should say such a thing.*](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22it%20touch... |
238,081 | For example: when you are listening to a song and a piece of it moves you emotionally. What verb could be used to describe the "vivification" of that emotion? | 2015/04/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238081",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89918/"
] | Something can evoke a certain emotion or response. "Evoke" is defined by dictionary.com, for instance, as "to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.)" | >
> [**touch**](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/touch) verb, 15:
>
> to affect with some feeling or emotion, especially tenderness, pity, gratitude, etc.:
>
> *Their sufferings **touched** his heart.*
>
> [*It touches me that you should say such a thing.*](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22it%20touch... |
238,081 | For example: when you are listening to a song and a piece of it moves you emotionally. What verb could be used to describe the "vivification" of that emotion? | 2015/04/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238081",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89918/"
] | **provocative**
---------------
[pruh-vok-uh-tiv] -[dictionary.com](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/provocative)
adjective:
>
> 1. tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
>
>
>
noun:
>
> 2. something provocative.
>
>
>
**provoke** [pruh-vohk] -[dictionary.com](... | >
> [**touch**](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/touch) verb, 15:
>
> to affect with some feeling or emotion, especially tenderness, pity, gratitude, etc.:
>
> *Their sufferings **touched** his heart.*
>
> [*It touches me that you should say such a thing.*](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22it%20touch... |
238,081 | For example: when you are listening to a song and a piece of it moves you emotionally. What verb could be used to describe the "vivification" of that emotion? | 2015/04/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238081",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89918/"
] | You could say that it **stirs** emotion(s).
( This is in the sense of awakening, not mixing up.) | Something can evoke a certain emotion or response. "Evoke" is defined by dictionary.com, for instance, as "to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.)" |
238,081 | For example: when you are listening to a song and a piece of it moves you emotionally. What verb could be used to describe the "vivification" of that emotion? | 2015/04/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238081",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89918/"
] | ***to flush out emotion***
means to bring to light emotion
>
> [**Quality Teaching in a Culture of Coaching**](https://books.google.ca/books?id=4Uu_AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA62&dq=%22flush%20out%20emotion%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5ZUkVbqoLLjasATBkYHQBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22flush%20out%20emotion%22&f=false) - Page 62 Stephen
> G.... | You could say that it **evokes** a certain emotion.
>
> *Evoke* (verb)
>
>
> : to bring (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind
>
>
> : to cause (a particular reaction or response) to happen
>
>
> ([Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evoke))
>
>
> |
238,081 | For example: when you are listening to a song and a piece of it moves you emotionally. What verb could be used to describe the "vivification" of that emotion? | 2015/04/08 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/238081",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/89918/"
] | **provocative**
---------------
[pruh-vok-uh-tiv] -[dictionary.com](http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/provocative)
adjective:
>
> 1. tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
>
>
>
noun:
>
> 2. something provocative.
>
>
>
**provoke** [pruh-vohk] -[dictionary.com](... | You could say that it **evokes** a certain emotion.
>
> *Evoke* (verb)
>
>
> : to bring (a memory, feeling, image, etc.) into the mind
>
>
> : to cause (a particular reaction or response) to happen
>
>
> ([Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evoke))
>
>
> |
1,279,259 | I have an application that I use with AllowsTransparency set to true to allow me to make my window have rounded corners and no windows bar on top. I recently needed to added the use of a windows form control but the control will only show if I set the AllowsTransparency back to false and that then changes the whole loo... | 2009/08/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1279259",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/138804/"
] | AllowsTransparency is slow and buggy, it can even make your application crush or cause other application to behave strangely (due to bugs in the graphics driver, but your users will blame you).
Look at this post to learn how to remove the title bar and have round corners without using AllowsTransparency: <http://blogs... | Have you checked the order of the controls that you are using?
Should be the Control at the top allowing transparency
Then a Grid or some other layout with a fill specified
The all other controls after that
It sounds like the control you are trying to add / edit is in the wrong order and inheriting it directly from t... |
1,661,924 | I'm working on a big flash site with lots of component swfs and a ton of heavy multimedia (video, audio, image) content. File sizes are quickly getting ridiculous and I'm looking around for solutions--I want to minimize user wait time as much as possible (and my art direction is such that minimizing multimedia isn't an... | 2009/11/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1661924",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42450/"
] | The simplest first pass tool to use is the built in 'Generate size report' function in Flash.
In CS4, go to your publish settings-->Flash tab and check the 'Generate size report' box, then publish.
Flash will now create a text file with a listing of all assets and their byte sizes.
You can use this report to iden... | If it is "a big flash site", you should never have a single swf to hold all the things.
Usually each page is created as a swf and have a main holder to load them dynamically on request.
Also, loads the media elements instead of embedding them. It will let you manage the site easier too.
**Update:**
Sorry that I hav... |
11,074,283 | Why is MODEL in ASP.NET MVC sometimes used as part of an application that talks to a database like [here](http://blog.agafonov.net.ua/image.axd?picture=2010/9/mvc-rails.png) and sometimes as a business object that "travels" across applications delivering data like [here](http://prajwal-tuladhar.net.np/wp-content/upload... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11074283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144140/"
] | MVC has evolved in different directions since its Smalltalk beginnings to the point where it is often used to describe very disparate architectures, as you've discovered.
Martin Fowler blogs about the evolution of MVC here. <http://martinfowler.com/eaaDev/uiArchs.html>
There is an explanation of the differences betwe... | I think of it as the "business logic" or "the stuff the users get from the site, not how it looks". |
11,074,283 | Why is MODEL in ASP.NET MVC sometimes used as part of an application that talks to a database like [here](http://blog.agafonov.net.ua/image.axd?picture=2010/9/mvc-rails.png) and sometimes as a business object that "travels" across applications delivering data like [here](http://prajwal-tuladhar.net.np/wp-content/upload... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11074283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144140/"
] | MVC has evolved in different directions since its Smalltalk beginnings to the point where it is often used to describe very disparate architectures, as you've discovered.
Martin Fowler blogs about the evolution of MVC here. <http://martinfowler.com/eaaDev/uiArchs.html>
There is an explanation of the differences betwe... | In the Model View Controller pattern, the Controller is leading. It determines which view is rendered and the data passed to that view.
Most of the time we are used to an architecture that uses a database to persist the model. But that's not a requirement. The model can also be persisted to something else (XML or web ... |
11,074,283 | Why is MODEL in ASP.NET MVC sometimes used as part of an application that talks to a database like [here](http://blog.agafonov.net.ua/image.axd?picture=2010/9/mvc-rails.png) and sometimes as a business object that "travels" across applications delivering data like [here](http://prajwal-tuladhar.net.np/wp-content/upload... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11074283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144140/"
] | Models are the most confusing part of MVC to understand.
Some people think in terms of business model, so they do things like having their model talk directly to a database.
Others think in terms of view-models, so they end up with simpler data classes.
Personally, I'm with the second bunch, as I think it delivers b... | I think of it as the "business logic" or "the stuff the users get from the site, not how it looks". |
11,074,283 | Why is MODEL in ASP.NET MVC sometimes used as part of an application that talks to a database like [here](http://blog.agafonov.net.ua/image.axd?picture=2010/9/mvc-rails.png) and sometimes as a business object that "travels" across applications delivering data like [here](http://prajwal-tuladhar.net.np/wp-content/upload... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11074283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144140/"
] | In the Model View Controller pattern, the Controller is leading. It determines which view is rendered and the data passed to that view.
Most of the time we are used to an architecture that uses a database to persist the model. But that's not a requirement. The model can also be persisted to something else (XML or web ... | I think of it as the "business logic" or "the stuff the users get from the site, not how it looks". |
11,074,283 | Why is MODEL in ASP.NET MVC sometimes used as part of an application that talks to a database like [here](http://blog.agafonov.net.ua/image.axd?picture=2010/9/mvc-rails.png) and sometimes as a business object that "travels" across applications delivering data like [here](http://prajwal-tuladhar.net.np/wp-content/upload... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11074283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144140/"
] | Because both these things are part of what the 'Model' component in MVC is supposed to do.
Roughly speaking, the three components' roles are:
* The **Model** implements the entire domain logic. This usually involves persistence (e.g. a database), but also business logic - in perfect MVC, any modification to your doma... | The first picture is telling you that a controller builds a model from the database then the model is passed to the view. The second one is the same but contains only a simple view.
You may want to check:
[Understand MVC](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/05/understanding-model-view-controller.html)
[DTO Patter... |
11,074,283 | Why is MODEL in ASP.NET MVC sometimes used as part of an application that talks to a database like [here](http://blog.agafonov.net.ua/image.axd?picture=2010/9/mvc-rails.png) and sometimes as a business object that "travels" across applications delivering data like [here](http://prajwal-tuladhar.net.np/wp-content/upload... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11074283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144140/"
] | MVC has evolved in different directions since its Smalltalk beginnings to the point where it is often used to describe very disparate architectures, as you've discovered.
Martin Fowler blogs about the evolution of MVC here. <http://martinfowler.com/eaaDev/uiArchs.html>
There is an explanation of the differences betwe... | Models are the most confusing part of MVC to understand.
Some people think in terms of business model, so they do things like having their model talk directly to a database.
Others think in terms of view-models, so they end up with simpler data classes.
Personally, I'm with the second bunch, as I think it delivers b... |
11,074,283 | Why is MODEL in ASP.NET MVC sometimes used as part of an application that talks to a database like [here](http://blog.agafonov.net.ua/image.axd?picture=2010/9/mvc-rails.png) and sometimes as a business object that "travels" across applications delivering data like [here](http://prajwal-tuladhar.net.np/wp-content/upload... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11074283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144140/"
] | In the Model View Controller pattern, the Controller is leading. It determines which view is rendered and the data passed to that view.
Most of the time we are used to an architecture that uses a database to persist the model. But that's not a requirement. The model can also be persisted to something else (XML or web ... | The first picture is telling you that a controller builds a model from the database then the model is passed to the view. The second one is the same but contains only a simple view.
You may want to check:
[Understand MVC](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/05/understanding-model-view-controller.html)
[DTO Patter... |
11,074,283 | Why is MODEL in ASP.NET MVC sometimes used as part of an application that talks to a database like [here](http://blog.agafonov.net.ua/image.axd?picture=2010/9/mvc-rails.png) and sometimes as a business object that "travels" across applications delivering data like [here](http://prajwal-tuladhar.net.np/wp-content/upload... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11074283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144140/"
] | Models are the most confusing part of MVC to understand.
Some people think in terms of business model, so they do things like having their model talk directly to a database.
Others think in terms of view-models, so they end up with simpler data classes.
Personally, I'm with the second bunch, as I think it delivers b... | The first picture is telling you that a controller builds a model from the database then the model is passed to the view. The second one is the same but contains only a simple view.
You may want to check:
[Understand MVC](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/05/understanding-model-view-controller.html)
[DTO Patter... |
11,074,283 | Why is MODEL in ASP.NET MVC sometimes used as part of an application that talks to a database like [here](http://blog.agafonov.net.ua/image.axd?picture=2010/9/mvc-rails.png) and sometimes as a business object that "travels" across applications delivering data like [here](http://prajwal-tuladhar.net.np/wp-content/upload... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11074283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144140/"
] | Because both these things are part of what the 'Model' component in MVC is supposed to do.
Roughly speaking, the three components' roles are:
* The **Model** implements the entire domain logic. This usually involves persistence (e.g. a database), but also business logic - in perfect MVC, any modification to your doma... | I think of it as the "business logic" or "the stuff the users get from the site, not how it looks". |
11,074,283 | Why is MODEL in ASP.NET MVC sometimes used as part of an application that talks to a database like [here](http://blog.agafonov.net.ua/image.axd?picture=2010/9/mvc-rails.png) and sometimes as a business object that "travels" across applications delivering data like [here](http://prajwal-tuladhar.net.np/wp-content/upload... | 2012/06/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11074283",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/144140/"
] | MVC has evolved in different directions since its Smalltalk beginnings to the point where it is often used to describe very disparate architectures, as you've discovered.
Martin Fowler blogs about the evolution of MVC here. <http://martinfowler.com/eaaDev/uiArchs.html>
There is an explanation of the differences betwe... | The first picture is telling you that a controller builds a model from the database then the model is passed to the view. The second one is the same but contains only a simple view.
You may want to check:
[Understand MVC](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2008/05/understanding-model-view-controller.html)
[DTO Patter... |
17,680 | I have a Baofeng and all the people that I have asked said that I can use 144mhz and below without a license but what I see on the internet is that I can’t use the Baofeng without a license at all can I? | 2020/12/05 | [
"https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/17680",
"https://ham.stackexchange.com",
"https://ham.stackexchange.com/users/18195/"
] | In general, in the USA, transmitting without a license is only permissible under Part 15. Generally, this imposes limitations in the form of either radiated power restrictions (for instance, building an experimental transmitter to operate in the AM broadcast band, so you can use a common consumer radio to check operati... | 144-148MHz: No, that's a ham radio licensed band.
Below 144MHz: That's A LOT of spectrum. A LOT. Some is ham, some is Airplanes (airband), some is commercial FM, some is military. **But in short: No, in no way is this legal to transmit on without a license, and people have been given tens of thousand dollar fines for ... |
84,881 | Here's the idea I'm trying to convey: "He was by far the least proficient in his class."
Here's the sentence I want to use: "He was the (slacker) of the group." Except that "slacker" sounds a bit wrong for what I'm trying to say. Is there a better noun that would fit here? | 2012/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/84881",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13516/"
] | *Slacker* implies laziness, so that may or may not be a good word for what you want. If this is a matter of *ability* rather than *motivation*, then I like Kris' suggestion of *incompetent* instead.
Another word you might consider is *inept*. The words *unskilled* or *bumbling* might work, too, but they suggest a sho... | You could also say that he was the **weakest** in the class if you're wanting to not state strongly as to *why* they're in that position. In the same vein you could say that they were the **least competent** or **worst** ? |
84,881 | Here's the idea I'm trying to convey: "He was by far the least proficient in his class."
Here's the sentence I want to use: "He was the (slacker) of the group." Except that "slacker" sounds a bit wrong for what I'm trying to say. Is there a better noun that would fit here? | 2012/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/84881",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13516/"
] | *Slacker* implies laziness, so that may or may not be a good word for what you want. If this is a matter of *ability* rather than *motivation*, then I like Kris' suggestion of *incompetent* instead.
Another word you might consider is *inept*. The words *unskilled* or *bumbling* might work, too, but they suggest a sho... | >
> He was the ***\_*\_\_\_\_** of the group. (least proficient)
>
>
>
Besides the suggestions of *laggard* and \_incompetent, I would also consider one of:
1. slowcoach/slowpoke
2. bungler
3. blunderer
4. dawdler
5. sluggard
6. klutz
7. greenhorn/amateur
8. also-ran
9. flunker/flunkee
10. dud
11. non-starter
I ... |
84,881 | Here's the idea I'm trying to convey: "He was by far the least proficient in his class."
Here's the sentence I want to use: "He was the (slacker) of the group." Except that "slacker" sounds a bit wrong for what I'm trying to say. Is there a better noun that would fit here? | 2012/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/84881",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13516/"
] | What about deadbeat, idler or loafer | You could call him a **couch potato, clock-watcher, lazybones, or a loafer**.
**Gold brick** is another term that is *informally* used in AmE. |
84,881 | Here's the idea I'm trying to convey: "He was by far the least proficient in his class."
Here's the sentence I want to use: "He was the (slacker) of the group." Except that "slacker" sounds a bit wrong for what I'm trying to say. Is there a better noun that would fit here? | 2012/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/84881",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13516/"
] | You could say he was the *laggard of the class*, the *class laggard*, or (slang) that he *brought* or *brings up the rear.* | You could call him a **couch potato, clock-watcher, lazybones, or a loafer**.
**Gold brick** is another term that is *informally* used in AmE. |
84,881 | Here's the idea I'm trying to convey: "He was by far the least proficient in his class."
Here's the sentence I want to use: "He was the (slacker) of the group." Except that "slacker" sounds a bit wrong for what I'm trying to say. Is there a better noun that would fit here? | 2012/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/84881",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13516/"
] | "underachiever", "boat anchor", "doorstop" all have varying degrees of negativity and rudeness but what might also play a role in your choice of word, of course, is whether this person's performance has any affect on you and the class. If the person is just not trying and is lazy, as *slacker* implies, a derogatory wor... | What about deadbeat, idler or loafer |
84,881 | Here's the idea I'm trying to convey: "He was by far the least proficient in his class."
Here's the sentence I want to use: "He was the (slacker) of the group." Except that "slacker" sounds a bit wrong for what I'm trying to say. Is there a better noun that would fit here? | 2012/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/84881",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13516/"
] | "underachiever", "boat anchor", "doorstop" all have varying degrees of negativity and rudeness but what might also play a role in your choice of word, of course, is whether this person's performance has any affect on you and the class. If the person is just not trying and is lazy, as *slacker* implies, a derogatory wor... | You could call him a **couch potato, clock-watcher, lazybones, or a loafer**.
**Gold brick** is another term that is *informally* used in AmE. |
84,881 | Here's the idea I'm trying to convey: "He was by far the least proficient in his class."
Here's the sentence I want to use: "He was the (slacker) of the group." Except that "slacker" sounds a bit wrong for what I'm trying to say. Is there a better noun that would fit here? | 2012/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/84881",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13516/"
] | "underachiever", "boat anchor", "doorstop" all have varying degrees of negativity and rudeness but what might also play a role in your choice of word, of course, is whether this person's performance has any affect on you and the class. If the person is just not trying and is lazy, as *slacker* implies, a derogatory wor... | >
> He was the ***\_*\_\_\_\_** of the group. (least proficient)
>
>
>
Besides the suggestions of *laggard* and \_incompetent, I would also consider one of:
1. slowcoach/slowpoke
2. bungler
3. blunderer
4. dawdler
5. sluggard
6. klutz
7. greenhorn/amateur
8. also-ran
9. flunker/flunkee
10. dud
11. non-starter
I ... |
84,881 | Here's the idea I'm trying to convey: "He was by far the least proficient in his class."
Here's the sentence I want to use: "He was the (slacker) of the group." Except that "slacker" sounds a bit wrong for what I'm trying to say. Is there a better noun that would fit here? | 2012/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/84881",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13516/"
] | You could say:
>
> He was the **dunce** of the group.
>
>
>
[dunce](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunce?show=0&t=1349548196):
>
> a slow-witted or stupid person
>
>
> | >
> He was the ***\_*\_\_\_\_** of the group. (least proficient)
>
>
>
Besides the suggestions of *laggard* and \_incompetent, I would also consider one of:
1. slowcoach/slowpoke
2. bungler
3. blunderer
4. dawdler
5. sluggard
6. klutz
7. greenhorn/amateur
8. also-ran
9. flunker/flunkee
10. dud
11. non-starter
I ... |
84,881 | Here's the idea I'm trying to convey: "He was by far the least proficient in his class."
Here's the sentence I want to use: "He was the (slacker) of the group." Except that "slacker" sounds a bit wrong for what I'm trying to say. Is there a better noun that would fit here? | 2012/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/84881",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13516/"
] | *Slacker* implies laziness, so that may or may not be a good word for what you want. If this is a matter of *ability* rather than *motivation*, then I like Kris' suggestion of *incompetent* instead.
Another word you might consider is *inept*. The words *unskilled* or *bumbling* might work, too, but they suggest a sho... | You could call him a **couch potato, clock-watcher, lazybones, or a loafer**.
**Gold brick** is another term that is *informally* used in AmE. |
84,881 | Here's the idea I'm trying to convey: "He was by far the least proficient in his class."
Here's the sentence I want to use: "He was the (slacker) of the group." Except that "slacker" sounds a bit wrong for what I'm trying to say. Is there a better noun that would fit here? | 2012/10/05 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/84881",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13516/"
] | You could say:
>
> He was the **dunce** of the group.
>
>
>
[dunce](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunce?show=0&t=1349548196):
>
> a slow-witted or stupid person
>
>
> | You could call him a **couch potato, clock-watcher, lazybones, or a loafer**.
**Gold brick** is another term that is *informally* used in AmE. |
52,860 | I need a stand with a variable height (max 7 ft. tall) and a >40" horizontal lateral arm. the center column doesn't have to move, it can be secured to the ground. I should be able to move the horizontal arm up and down, and camera could be attached anywhere along its length using stand heads.
The stand is supposed to... | 2014/07/18 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/52860",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/11549/"
] | While there are very large studio camera stands available (Foba makes several, and Manfrotto serves the lighter end of the market), none of the commercially-available stands will fit your specs (and the closest fit is about $5K). But there's not a lot to building one unless you're overly concerned with super-smooth adj... | Sounds like you need some laboratory equipment. I bet you could find what you need here... (but this stuff is generally smaller than the stuff you linked, designed to be used on a table top - it is extremely versatile)
<http://www.grainger.com/category/laboratory-clamps-and-supports/lab-equipment/lab-supplies/ecatalog... |
1,726 | Although English is not my first language , I like to discuss its literature. Recently my answer (in response to a question on poetic metaphor) was downvoted and it struck me that the original poster expected a certain arbitrarily precise explanation of subjective imagery.
Poetry is not a matter of mathematical logic.... | 2023/01/14 | [
"https://literature.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1726",
"https://literature.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://literature.meta.stackexchange.com/users/14158/"
] | (Disclaimer: I'm a moderator here, but this answer is not an Official Moderator Team Response - it's just my personal response, and I haven't discussed with the other mods before posting it.)
As a site and community, Literature SE **welcomes answers from anyone, regardless of cultural background**. We try our best to ... | I find it disgusting that my good faith question about the Policy position of Literature Stack Exchange has been downvoted twice.
The approach that you recommend in offering interpretations of poetry (which is not objective like Mathematics) is something you will find only in the White West. As I said in my comment, th... |
4,146,656 | I have a PHP file which edits an XML file, both on the same web-server. So I need to chmod 666 the XML file. However i've seen some warnings about this being a security risk due to the granted write permissions.
I only care about whether remote users can edit my XML file, am I correct in thinking this is not possible ... | 2010/11/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4146656",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/481994/"
] | You could set them up a group and set a group permission for the file and give that file the group permission and all those users of that group can edit that file. This way, only members of the group can edit and not all public people. | Who creates the XML file in the first place? If you create it directly via PHP, you do not need to set such permissions.
If you are on shared hosting, others might be able to modify the XML, depending on the server's configuration.
The security risk depends on what you do with the data, do you eval it, do you call fu... |
8,469 | Our doctor recommended us to start giving fruits to our little (4 months and some days) little girl, since the mother will return to work and won't be able to breastfeed so freely.
Ok, yesterday we started with apple, today with papaya. A very small quantity, in a very small (metallic) spoon, at room temperature.
Of ... | 2013/07/15 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/8469",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/2679/"
] | It has me a little concerned that your doctor suggested that you supplement your daughter's diet with solids rather than pumped breastmilk or even formula. I get that your wife is returning to work and won't be able to breastfeed as she can at home, but, at this age, all of your daughter's nutritional requirements shou... | Fruits and vegetables are quite strongly flavored for a baby so young who has only had breast milk or formula. Usually it is best to start with cereals which are quite bland in flavor. They come powdered in boxes and you mix the tiniest bit into some breast milk, formula, or water so that it is quite runny. Once it is ... |
8,469 | Our doctor recommended us to start giving fruits to our little (4 months and some days) little girl, since the mother will return to work and won't be able to breastfeed so freely.
Ok, yesterday we started with apple, today with papaya. A very small quantity, in a very small (metallic) spoon, at room temperature.
Of ... | 2013/07/15 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/8469",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/2679/"
] | You could try the [baby-led weaning approach](http://www.babyledweaning.com/). This approach begins by allowing babies to start tasting food, not mush or puree or some packet formula, while not expecting them to actually eat very much of it. We started our daughter using this approach at 5 months of age. At first, she ... | Fruits and vegetables are quite strongly flavored for a baby so young who has only had breast milk or formula. Usually it is best to start with cereals which are quite bland in flavor. They come powdered in boxes and you mix the tiniest bit into some breast milk, formula, or water so that it is quite runny. Once it is ... |
37,431,877 | If a merchant needs to send Facebook messages via mobile numbers (chatbot), what is the rate limit?
This is a link on this topic but it does not talk about the actual limit:
<https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-api-reference#errors>
This is graph api rate limit:
<https://developers.facebook.co... | 2016/05/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37431877",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1191430/"
] | There are two major types of rate limits that can be encountered by your app, **application-level rate limiting and page-level rate limiting**.
At Application level limit is:
**200 calls/person/hour**
which will give you error code:**4**
At Page level limit is:
**4800 calls/person/24-hours**
which will give you error... | The updated documentation from Facebook clearly lists out 250 calls per second as a safe limit for the Send API.
>
> The Send API does not have a fixed rate limit, but you can safely send 250 requests per second.
>
>
>
More info here: <https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-messages#limits> |
184,536 | Throughout the book *Ready Player One* by Ernest Cline, most specifically in the first few chapters, Wade Watts mentions all kinds of movies, tv shows, book authors, video games, and more that he has personally consumed and even studied. [It makes sense that he could spend all of his free time doing this](https://scifi... | 2018/03/29 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/184536",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/36023/"
] | Roughly 22,000 hours.
---------------------
Wade has been working through everything for the last 5 years:
>
> Over the past five years, I’d downloaded every single movie, TV show, and cartoon mentioned in Anorak’s Almanac. I still hadn’t watched all of them yet, of course. That would probably take decades.
>
> *... | "Twelve hours a day, seven days a week..", if we take that at face value that means Wade has spent 2.5 of the past 5 years devoted to researching everything Halliday was interested in and grinding away in the Oasis to get to 3rd Level. That is A LOT of time. For perspective though, lets say Wade has seen 100 movies and... |
301,461 | I *used to* have a network setup as follows:
**DomainOne.com -> Server 1 (XXX.XXX.XXX.1)**
**DomainTwo.com -> Server 2 (XXX.XXX.XXX.2)**
Server 1 simply redirected all port 80 traffic to Server 2. It was also being used to store files and run a couple other services.
Recently, I upgraded Server 2, and eliminated Se... | 2011/08/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/301461",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/87662/"
] | [Here](http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/intro-dns.html "Link to quick howto") is a very quick-and-dirty description of how DNS system works, and [here](http://www.howstuffworks.com/dns.htm) is a bit longer explanation. Before you start tinkering with DNS try to grasp how the system works.
Depending on how your systems are set u... | Nameservers are set within the network adapter itself. 2 computers on the network can have 2 different name servers. One could even use the other as a name server. To point a domain to an IP, you need to A) have bought a domain name and be able to set name servers within, if you are hosting the server on the domain nam... |
105,514 | What is the meaning of "have left" in this passage :
"A baby robot designed to 'invoke an emotional connection' has been unveiled in Japan, where plummeting birth rates **have left** many couples without children."
Is it used to describe causal relationship?
Thank you. | 2016/10/04 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/105514",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/42680/"
] | Salutations are culturally freighted, and the most appropriate salutation to use depends on the locale, the social distance between the correspondent and the recipient, and the medium.
A [style manual](https://english.meta.stackexchange.com/a/2579) may be helpful when seeking consistency in such things as business cor... | As far as I am concerned, if we address "Respected Sir " doesn't it mean, you were once respected but not now as we can deem 'Respected ' is the past perfect Tense of 'respect '. |
135,843 | I have been doing the same overtime for several years, my company now want to stop me from doing this and let other people do it who earn less money. Can they do this? | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/135843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/104295/"
] | You need to check what's in your contract - but broadly speaking if this is overtime in the sense of being outside of your contracted hours then yes they can. | It's not "your overtime" it is work required by the company for which someone might need to do overtime to complete. So yes, they can allocate that work to whomever they want.
But more importantly you need to pay attention to why this is happening.
I've seen toxic management use overtime as a bonus for toxic behaviou... |
135,843 | I have been doing the same overtime for several years, my company now want to stop me from doing this and let other people do it who earn less money. Can they do this? | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/135843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/104295/"
] | It's not "your overtime" it is work required by the company for which someone might need to do overtime to complete. So yes, they can allocate that work to whomever they want.
But more importantly you need to pay attention to why this is happening.
I've seen toxic management use overtime as a bonus for toxic behaviou... | They can, you may have to find a new task that only you can do. I'm lucky that where I work we have unlimited overtime. The industry as a whole has been short-handed for over 15 years. 65 to 70 plus hours per week. I love it! |
135,843 | I have been doing the same overtime for several years, my company now want to stop me from doing this and let other people do it who earn less money. Can they do this? | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/135843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/104295/"
] | Yes they can do this. I used to work at a company where some employees were purposefully doing unnecessary overtime work as a means to make more money. The company took notice of this and required any overtime work to be first approved by a manager. The extra hours that these employees were working was not worth the ex... | You haven't specified a location nor any relevant information from your contract, so we can't say if they can or can't. But in most cases, yes they can, or rather you can't just work overtime unless specifically told to work overtime. In the vast majority of situations whether or not to work overtime is not the employe... |
135,843 | I have been doing the same overtime for several years, my company now want to stop me from doing this and let other people do it who earn less money. Can they do this? | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/135843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/104295/"
] | No they can't. (if you live in the Netherlands.)
If you work more hours then what's in your contract for a prolongued time, then after 13 weeks there's a legal presumption that your actual worktime is longer then what's in your contract and the employer has to schedule you for the average of hours you made in the 13 w... | As the other answers, yes they can.
But, what happens if the situation arises where that work is not getting completed due to the lack of experience and they want you to come back to do overtime? Obviously "overtime" is not compulsory...
Perhaps then you get to negociate, saying "I'm used to having more free time now... |
135,843 | I have been doing the same overtime for several years, my company now want to stop me from doing this and let other people do it who earn less money. Can they do this? | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/135843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/104295/"
] | Yes they can do this. I used to work at a company where some employees were purposefully doing unnecessary overtime work as a means to make more money. The company took notice of this and required any overtime work to be first approved by a manager. The extra hours that these employees were working was not worth the ex... | They can, you may have to find a new task that only you can do. I'm lucky that where I work we have unlimited overtime. The industry as a whole has been short-handed for over 15 years. 65 to 70 plus hours per week. I love it! |
135,843 | I have been doing the same overtime for several years, my company now want to stop me from doing this and let other people do it who earn less money. Can they do this? | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/135843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/104295/"
] | Unless you're covered by a contract that says otherwise, yes, they can do that. The company is not under any obligation to grant you overtime (even if they've granted it in the past). If they want people who get paid less to do it instead, that's their prerogative. | You haven't specified a location nor any relevant information from your contract, so we can't say if they can or can't. But in most cases, yes they can, or rather you can't just work overtime unless specifically told to work overtime. In the vast majority of situations whether or not to work overtime is not the employe... |
135,843 | I have been doing the same overtime for several years, my company now want to stop me from doing this and let other people do it who earn less money. Can they do this? | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/135843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/104295/"
] | You haven't specified a location nor any relevant information from your contract, so we can't say if they can or can't. But in most cases, yes they can, or rather you can't just work overtime unless specifically told to work overtime. In the vast majority of situations whether or not to work overtime is not the employe... | As the other answers, yes they can.
But, what happens if the situation arises where that work is not getting completed due to the lack of experience and they want you to come back to do overtime? Obviously "overtime" is not compulsory...
Perhaps then you get to negociate, saying "I'm used to having more free time now... |
135,843 | I have been doing the same overtime for several years, my company now want to stop me from doing this and let other people do it who earn less money. Can they do this? | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/135843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/104295/"
] | No they can't. (if you live in the Netherlands.)
If you work more hours then what's in your contract for a prolongued time, then after 13 weeks there's a legal presumption that your actual worktime is longer then what's in your contract and the employer has to schedule you for the average of hours you made in the 13 w... | They can, you may have to find a new task that only you can do. I'm lucky that where I work we have unlimited overtime. The industry as a whole has been short-handed for over 15 years. 65 to 70 plus hours per week. I love it! |
135,843 | I have been doing the same overtime for several years, my company now want to stop me from doing this and let other people do it who earn less money. Can they do this? | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/135843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/104295/"
] | You haven't specified a location nor any relevant information from your contract, so we can't say if they can or can't. But in most cases, yes they can, or rather you can't just work overtime unless specifically told to work overtime. In the vast majority of situations whether or not to work overtime is not the employe... | It's not "your overtime" it is work required by the company for which someone might need to do overtime to complete. So yes, they can allocate that work to whomever they want.
But more importantly you need to pay attention to why this is happening.
I've seen toxic management use overtime as a bonus for toxic behaviou... |
135,843 | I have been doing the same overtime for several years, my company now want to stop me from doing this and let other people do it who earn less money. Can they do this? | 2019/05/01 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/135843",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/104295/"
] | Unless you're covered by a contract that says otherwise, yes, they can do that. The company is not under any obligation to grant you overtime (even if they've granted it in the past). If they want people who get paid less to do it instead, that's their prerogative. | No they can't. (if you live in the Netherlands.)
If you work more hours then what's in your contract for a prolongued time, then after 13 weeks there's a legal presumption that your actual worktime is longer then what's in your contract and the employer has to schedule you for the average of hours you made in the 13 w... |
31,032 | I am importing photos into lightroom (4.3) into date-organized images. I live in +8 timezone. My computer and my cameras are setup correctly (AFAIK).
However, Lightroom consistently imports my images shot in the aftenoon into the next day. That goes for my Canon 7D, my Olympus PEN-2 and my Gopro. I have no idea how to... | 2013/01/02 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/31032",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/9441/"
] | As I just found out, this is a bug in Lightroom, more than a year old, but still not fixed. Please see [this thread](http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/lightroom_import_wrong_folder_names_organizing_by_date_around_midnight_when_using_camera_usb) on the support forums where an employee of Adobe confir... | **Your system clock should be set to the local time.** If that is *not* the case, it has to be fixed since this is how Windows likes to work.
For Lightroom to interpret the time correctly, **your camera should be set to the local time** as well. IIRC, Canon cameras do not have a concept for timezone or home time.
Ass... |
5,180 | The Internet is full of "[Tin foil hat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_foil_hat)" kind of people who would not dare to use a wireless setup, but as the amount of wireless networks grows, I am interested in good and objective case studies and the general attitude towards the subject.
**Does your company take the poss... | 2009/05/06 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/5180",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/22/"
] | The WHO published a [report](http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs304/en/index.html) in 2006 with the following conclusion:
>
> Considering the very low exposure
> levels and research results collected
> to date, there is no convincing
> scientific evidence that the weak RF
> signals from base stations and... | Health? If people only knew how much wireless traffic was being sent over the airwaves they would go dig a hole in the Grand Canyon and line it with lead.
As a society we are so dependent on radio signals to do our day to day jobs that adding 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi is not going to be an issue. Cell phones, police radio, satell... |
5,180 | The Internet is full of "[Tin foil hat](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_foil_hat)" kind of people who would not dare to use a wireless setup, but as the amount of wireless networks grows, I am interested in good and objective case studies and the general attitude towards the subject.
**Does your company take the poss... | 2009/05/06 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/5180",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/22/"
] | The WHO published a [report](http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs304/en/index.html) in 2006 with the following conclusion:
>
> Considering the very low exposure
> levels and research results collected
> to date, there is no convincing
> scientific evidence that the weak RF
> signals from base stations and... | In most countries maximum Wi-Fi power is limited to 100 mW (0.1 watts). The power drops proportionally to the square of distance.
By comparison, cell phones are limited to some 2 W (2000 mW), and using them you hold them right by your head, and yet there isn't any proof that they do any harm.
CB radio has max output... |
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