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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... | Wireless health risks tend to be touted by the same nutters who think DNA can be supercharged, water can be infused with memory, cancer can be cured with a coffee enema, etc.
It's entertaining to take such a person and ask them to turn on their radio or older TV, switch to a channel that's getting static, and explain ... |
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... | I think you are asking the wrong question!
We know that tripping over network cables is a risk, and that the building work to put in network cables have risks. Therefore…
>
> Is wireless more of a health risk then
> cables?
>
>
>
(nothing is risk free) |
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/"
] | 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... | 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/"
] | 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... | I think you are asking the wrong question!
We know that tripping over network cables is a risk, and that the building work to put in network cables have risks. Therefore…
>
> Is wireless more of a health risk then
> cables?
>
>
>
(nothing is risk free) |
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/"
] | 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... | Wireless health risks tend to be touted by the same nutters who think DNA can be supercharged, water can be infused with memory, cancer can be cured with a coffee enema, etc.
It's entertaining to take such a person and ask them to turn on their radio or older TV, switch to a channel that's getting static, and explain ... |
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/"
] | 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... | I think you are asking the wrong question!
We know that tripping over network cables is a risk, and that the building work to put in network cables have risks. Therefore…
>
> Is wireless more of a health risk then
> cables?
>
>
>
(nothing is risk free) |
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/"
] | Wireless health risks tend to be touted by the same nutters who think DNA can be supercharged, water can be infused with memory, cancer can be cured with a coffee enema, etc.
It's entertaining to take such a person and ask them to turn on their radio or older TV, switch to a channel that's getting static, and explain ... | I think you are asking the wrong question!
We know that tripping over network cables is a risk, and that the building work to put in network cables have risks. Therefore…
>
> Is wireless more of a health risk then
> cables?
>
>
>
(nothing is risk free) |
11,891 | My users can create content in different languages, and I need to provide an option to choose the language when they enter new content.
Right now there are only 5 languages (en, fr, de, pt, es), and I was wondering if using country flags is the correct way to represent languages, or should I rather just provide label... | 2011/09/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11891",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7168/"
] | The short answer is no, don't use country flags.
* <http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200604/indicating_language_choice_flags_text_both_neither/>
The preferred method is to use the name of the language *in the language itself* (and watch out for diacriticals, language specific capitalization, etc).
>
> I'd say ... | No, because a single country may and often does have multiple languages. |
11,891 | My users can create content in different languages, and I need to provide an option to choose the language when they enter new content.
Right now there are only 5 languages (en, fr, de, pt, es), and I was wondering if using country flags is the correct way to represent languages, or should I rather just provide label... | 2011/09/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11891",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7168/"
] | The short answer is no, don't use country flags.
* <http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200604/indicating_language_choice_flags_text_both_neither/>
The preferred method is to use the name of the language *in the language itself* (and watch out for diacriticals, language specific capitalization, etc).
>
> I'd say ... | There are some politically correct suggestions that we use **ISO 639.1 language codes**, but the reality is that to most people they mean very little. They are an engineering solution, not a UX solution.
If you go with country flags, there are *some* people that will not like the fact that you showed a US flag for Eng... |
11,891 | My users can create content in different languages, and I need to provide an option to choose the language when they enter new content.
Right now there are only 5 languages (en, fr, de, pt, es), and I was wondering if using country flags is the correct way to represent languages, or should I rather just provide label... | 2011/09/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11891",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7168/"
] | The short answer is no, don't use country flags.
* <http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200604/indicating_language_choice_flags_text_both_neither/>
The preferred method is to use the name of the language *in the language itself* (and watch out for diacriticals, language specific capitalization, etc).
>
> I'd say ... | I would say stay away from flags, some people believe it or not don't even know their own flag plus there are colour-blindness and visually impaired issues to consider. I don't think it's a political-corrected issue at all, it's making non exclusive designs but also making a page that should only take a glance to work ... |
11,891 | My users can create content in different languages, and I need to provide an option to choose the language when they enter new content.
Right now there are only 5 languages (en, fr, de, pt, es), and I was wondering if using country flags is the correct way to represent languages, or should I rather just provide label... | 2011/09/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11891",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7168/"
] | The short answer is no, don't use country flags.
* <http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/200604/indicating_language_choice_flags_text_both_neither/>
The preferred method is to use the name of the language *in the language itself* (and watch out for diacriticals, language specific capitalization, etc).
>
> I'd say ... | Do not use a country flag to represent a language - there are countries with multiple languages that are not spoken in other countries.
Example: South Africa has 11 official languages, of which English is the only one spoken internationally. So which flag icon will you use to represent Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa or Tswan... |
11,891 | My users can create content in different languages, and I need to provide an option to choose the language when they enter new content.
Right now there are only 5 languages (en, fr, de, pt, es), and I was wondering if using country flags is the correct way to represent languages, or should I rather just provide label... | 2011/09/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11891",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7168/"
] | No, because a single country may and often does have multiple languages. | I would say stay away from flags, some people believe it or not don't even know their own flag plus there are colour-blindness and visually impaired issues to consider. I don't think it's a political-corrected issue at all, it's making non exclusive designs but also making a page that should only take a glance to work ... |
11,891 | My users can create content in different languages, and I need to provide an option to choose the language when they enter new content.
Right now there are only 5 languages (en, fr, de, pt, es), and I was wondering if using country flags is the correct way to represent languages, or should I rather just provide label... | 2011/09/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11891",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7168/"
] | No, because a single country may and often does have multiple languages. | Do not use a country flag to represent a language - there are countries with multiple languages that are not spoken in other countries.
Example: South Africa has 11 official languages, of which English is the only one spoken internationally. So which flag icon will you use to represent Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa or Tswan... |
11,891 | My users can create content in different languages, and I need to provide an option to choose the language when they enter new content.
Right now there are only 5 languages (en, fr, de, pt, es), and I was wondering if using country flags is the correct way to represent languages, or should I rather just provide label... | 2011/09/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11891",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7168/"
] | There are some politically correct suggestions that we use **ISO 639.1 language codes**, but the reality is that to most people they mean very little. They are an engineering solution, not a UX solution.
If you go with country flags, there are *some* people that will not like the fact that you showed a US flag for Eng... | I would say stay away from flags, some people believe it or not don't even know their own flag plus there are colour-blindness and visually impaired issues to consider. I don't think it's a political-corrected issue at all, it's making non exclusive designs but also making a page that should only take a glance to work ... |
11,891 | My users can create content in different languages, and I need to provide an option to choose the language when they enter new content.
Right now there are only 5 languages (en, fr, de, pt, es), and I was wondering if using country flags is the correct way to represent languages, or should I rather just provide label... | 2011/09/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11891",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7168/"
] | There are some politically correct suggestions that we use **ISO 639.1 language codes**, but the reality is that to most people they mean very little. They are an engineering solution, not a UX solution.
If you go with country flags, there are *some* people that will not like the fact that you showed a US flag for Eng... | Do not use a country flag to represent a language - there are countries with multiple languages that are not spoken in other countries.
Example: South Africa has 11 official languages, of which English is the only one spoken internationally. So which flag icon will you use to represent Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa or Tswan... |
11,891 | My users can create content in different languages, and I need to provide an option to choose the language when they enter new content.
Right now there are only 5 languages (en, fr, de, pt, es), and I was wondering if using country flags is the correct way to represent languages, or should I rather just provide label... | 2011/09/26 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/11891",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/7168/"
] | Do not use a country flag to represent a language - there are countries with multiple languages that are not spoken in other countries.
Example: South Africa has 11 official languages, of which English is the only one spoken internationally. So which flag icon will you use to represent Afrikaans, Zulu, Xhosa or Tswan... | I would say stay away from flags, some people believe it or not don't even know their own flag plus there are colour-blindness and visually impaired issues to consider. I don't think it's a political-corrected issue at all, it's making non exclusive designs but also making a page that should only take a glance to work ... |
487,946 | In case I send John Smith an email and he sends me a response, should I include "Hi John," when I am replying to his email? | 2019/03/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/487946",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/301769/"
] | I always do. This is a matter of personal preference. Some people view e-mails as electronic letters, whereas others view them as text messages. I belong to the former group, so I always include a greeting like "Hi John," or "Hello John," or even "Dear John," if it's a formal e-mail. I also always include something lik... | When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Meaning, watch how others are using or omitting greetings in email, and tune your style to theirs.
Also, take into account the tone and context. Is this a friendly exchange? Academic? Business? In business, emails among colleagues and equals, who don't have anything to prove to each ... |
127,796 | I was reading this [Three Monitors For Every User](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/04/three-monitors-for-every-user.html) and there were some comments about rear USB ports being able to deliver more power than front USB ports because they are directly connected to the motherboard and closer to the power supply (b... | 2010/04/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/127796",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2942/"
] | My vote goes to "negligible".
If we started losing power on such distances, where would our high-power electricity network wind up ? | I've always found the front and back connectors on a system to be equivalent, but there is considerable difference between systems; I have an external hard-drive with a Y-cable to allow a second USB port to be plugged in for extra power,and if I need that on the front of a system I need it on the back also. |
127,796 | I was reading this [Three Monitors For Every User](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/04/three-monitors-for-every-user.html) and there were some comments about rear USB ports being able to deliver more power than front USB ports because they are directly connected to the motherboard and closer to the power supply (b... | 2010/04/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/127796",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2942/"
] | The location on the case is not going to determine whether it is a high power or low power port. The motherboard manufacturer can choose to provide high power or low power ports and they may be on the motherboard directly (at the rear) or just headers that are connected via a cable to the front ports on the case. It wo... | My vote goes to "negligible".
If we started losing power on such distances, where would our high-power electricity network wind up ? |
127,796 | I was reading this [Three Monitors For Every User](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/04/three-monitors-for-every-user.html) and there were some comments about rear USB ports being able to deliver more power than front USB ports because they are directly connected to the motherboard and closer to the power supply (b... | 2010/04/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/127796",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2942/"
] | My vote goes to "negligible".
If we started losing power on such distances, where would our high-power electricity network wind up ? | Best choice:
------------
Rear ports come directly from the mainboard - best signal quality, best power quality (trough the mainboard layers)
Second choice:
--------------
Front ports require extra cabling - from the mainboard to the connector in the case.
Thus those cabling and additional connectors have impact on ... |
127,796 | I was reading this [Three Monitors For Every User](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/04/three-monitors-for-every-user.html) and there were some comments about rear USB ports being able to deliver more power than front USB ports because they are directly connected to the motherboard and closer to the power supply (b... | 2010/04/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/127796",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2942/"
] | The location on the case is not going to determine whether it is a high power or low power port. The motherboard manufacturer can choose to provide high power or low power ports and they may be on the motherboard directly (at the rear) or just headers that are connected via a cable to the front ports on the case. It wo... | I've always found the front and back connectors on a system to be equivalent, but there is considerable difference between systems; I have an external hard-drive with a Y-cable to allow a second USB port to be plugged in for extra power,and if I need that on the front of a system I need it on the back also. |
127,796 | I was reading this [Three Monitors For Every User](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/04/three-monitors-for-every-user.html) and there were some comments about rear USB ports being able to deliver more power than front USB ports because they are directly connected to the motherboard and closer to the power supply (b... | 2010/04/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/127796",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2942/"
] | Best choice:
------------
Rear ports come directly from the mainboard - best signal quality, best power quality (trough the mainboard layers)
Second choice:
--------------
Front ports require extra cabling - from the mainboard to the connector in the case.
Thus those cabling and additional connectors have impact on ... | I've always found the front and back connectors on a system to be equivalent, but there is considerable difference between systems; I have an external hard-drive with a Y-cable to allow a second USB port to be plugged in for extra power,and if I need that on the front of a system I need it on the back also. |
127,796 | I was reading this [Three Monitors For Every User](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/04/three-monitors-for-every-user.html) and there were some comments about rear USB ports being able to deliver more power than front USB ports because they are directly connected to the motherboard and closer to the power supply (b... | 2010/04/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/127796",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2942/"
] | One possibility for reduced power is if multiple usb ports at the front are actually a small bus-powered usb hub then the power is reduced from 500mA to 100mA (for usb 3: 900mA to 150mA).
Source: [How to fix the "Unknown USB device needs more power than the Port can Supply" error?](https://superuser.com/questions/1350... | I've always found the front and back connectors on a system to be equivalent, but there is considerable difference between systems; I have an external hard-drive with a Y-cable to allow a second USB port to be plugged in for extra power,and if I need that on the front of a system I need it on the back also. |
127,796 | I was reading this [Three Monitors For Every User](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/04/three-monitors-for-every-user.html) and there were some comments about rear USB ports being able to deliver more power than front USB ports because they are directly connected to the motherboard and closer to the power supply (b... | 2010/04/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/127796",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2942/"
] | The location on the case is not going to determine whether it is a high power or low power port. The motherboard manufacturer can choose to provide high power or low power ports and they may be on the motherboard directly (at the rear) or just headers that are connected via a cable to the front ports on the case. It wo... | Best choice:
------------
Rear ports come directly from the mainboard - best signal quality, best power quality (trough the mainboard layers)
Second choice:
--------------
Front ports require extra cabling - from the mainboard to the connector in the case.
Thus those cabling and additional connectors have impact on ... |
127,796 | I was reading this [Three Monitors For Every User](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/04/three-monitors-for-every-user.html) and there were some comments about rear USB ports being able to deliver more power than front USB ports because they are directly connected to the motherboard and closer to the power supply (b... | 2010/04/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/127796",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2942/"
] | The location on the case is not going to determine whether it is a high power or low power port. The motherboard manufacturer can choose to provide high power or low power ports and they may be on the motherboard directly (at the rear) or just headers that are connected via a cable to the front ports on the case. It wo... | One possibility for reduced power is if multiple usb ports at the front are actually a small bus-powered usb hub then the power is reduced from 500mA to 100mA (for usb 3: 900mA to 150mA).
Source: [How to fix the "Unknown USB device needs more power than the Port can Supply" error?](https://superuser.com/questions/1350... |
127,796 | I was reading this [Three Monitors For Every User](http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/04/three-monitors-for-every-user.html) and there were some comments about rear USB ports being able to deliver more power than front USB ports because they are directly connected to the motherboard and closer to the power supply (b... | 2010/04/06 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/127796",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2942/"
] | One possibility for reduced power is if multiple usb ports at the front are actually a small bus-powered usb hub then the power is reduced from 500mA to 100mA (for usb 3: 900mA to 150mA).
Source: [How to fix the "Unknown USB device needs more power than the Port can Supply" error?](https://superuser.com/questions/1350... | Best choice:
------------
Rear ports come directly from the mainboard - best signal quality, best power quality (trough the mainboard layers)
Second choice:
--------------
Front ports require extra cabling - from the mainboard to the connector in the case.
Thus those cabling and additional connectors have impact on ... |
120,681 | My boss and supervisor have been doing interviews for a position in the office I work in. One of the candidates interviewed was an employee who worked in a different department who had previously been rude to me. After expressing my concerns about that person to management they decided to hire her anyway. In addition, ... | 2018/10/11 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/120681",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/93309/"
] | It sounds like your boss and supervisor considered her the best person for the job, in spite of your reservations.
Co-workers can be rude to other co-workers, and as long as it doesn't rise to the level of harassment based on protected classes, or some other actionable action in your region, you really have little re... | Unless he or she have been past legal borders or behaves unprofessionally with most people, which he or she doesn't seem to, the problem is only a personal matter. The management should ignore this considering hiring.
Interfering with that process for a personal matter is fairly unethical, because it could prevent a ... |
3,672 | I'm not Jewish and I don't know much about Judaism, so I bring my apologies if this answer is trivial or offensive in some way. Please edit it in such case.
I've recently discovered the [StackExchange Data Explorer](http://data.stackexchange.com/ru/queries) and viewed various aggregate statistics about the sites on Th... | 2015/07/21 | [
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3672",
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/users/9800/"
] | Welcome to Mi Yodeya!
There's no site rule against participating on Shabbat. It's just that most of us *don't*, because *halacha* forbids computer use then and most of us follow that halacha. But some don't, and non-Jews aren't obligated in that at all, so some participation still happens and that's fine. We wouldn't ... | Generally, traditional Judaism refrains from manipulating electricity on Shabbat (see [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_on_Shabbat)). Accordingly, most of our users simply don't log in during Shabbat. There is no built in mechanism TTBOMK which limits user activity on Shabbat in any way.
You may notice ... |
3,672 | I'm not Jewish and I don't know much about Judaism, so I bring my apologies if this answer is trivial or offensive in some way. Please edit it in such case.
I've recently discovered the [StackExchange Data Explorer](http://data.stackexchange.com/ru/queries) and viewed various aggregate statistics about the sites on Th... | 2015/07/21 | [
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3672",
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/users/9800/"
] | This is an explication of [DoubleAA's point](https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/a/3673/2) that
>
> the posts that do come in on Shabbat tend to be *mostly* just the lower quality or spam posts
>
>
>
Suppose that we simplify our non-deleted content collection into three groups:
* high-value, which gets, on av... | Generally, traditional Judaism refrains from manipulating electricity on Shabbat (see [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity_on_Shabbat)). Accordingly, most of our users simply don't log in during Shabbat. There is no built in mechanism TTBOMK which limits user activity on Shabbat in any way.
You may notice ... |
3,672 | I'm not Jewish and I don't know much about Judaism, so I bring my apologies if this answer is trivial or offensive in some way. Please edit it in such case.
I've recently discovered the [StackExchange Data Explorer](http://data.stackexchange.com/ru/queries) and viewed various aggregate statistics about the sites on Th... | 2015/07/21 | [
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/3672",
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/users/9800/"
] | This is an explication of [DoubleAA's point](https://judaism.meta.stackexchange.com/a/3673/2) that
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> the posts that do come in on Shabbat tend to be *mostly* just the lower quality or spam posts
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Suppose that we simplify our non-deleted content collection into three groups:
* high-value, which gets, on av... | Welcome to Mi Yodeya!
There's no site rule against participating on Shabbat. It's just that most of us *don't*, because *halacha* forbids computer use then and most of us follow that halacha. But some don't, and non-Jews aren't obligated in that at all, so some participation still happens and that's fine. We wouldn't ... |
6,250,112 | Fiends, i am creating a search engine for my own city about service providers in the city. So there can be search for particular keyword or service. Finding data using `LIKE` will affect my
website performance and it is also not a good way. I am using Oracle 11G with .Net and i have
heard about Full text search . Is... | 2011/06/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6250112",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/553739/"
] | My personal opinion is that [Lucene.NET](http://incubator.apache.org/lucene.net/) is the way to go. It has somewhat of a steep learning curve, but does its job exceptionally well.
StackOverflow search is powered by Lucene.NET. | [Oracle Text](http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14220/content.htm#sthref2643) is the built-in full text search option for Oracle. |
53,019,118 | Im very very new to CSS and making my own website, I used this template - <https://smftricks.com/index.php?action=store;sa=view&id=41> and this is my website
<https://westcoastresponders.com/index.php> Im trying to replace the Marina image with my own but im not sure where to find it. or how to replace it. Aswell as ad... | 2018/10/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/53019118",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10566082/"
] | I think svg support is not introduced yet <https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-svg/issues/109>
you can convert your images to .png. It doesn't required any libraries to render those.
But if you want .svg. you can use below library to render your svg images
<https://github.com/vault-development/rea... | i recommend using **react-native-svg** for including svg files in react native! |
6,534 | I'm sure a lot of AP or WiFi modem/router can perform an autoscan to select the best channel to be used during the boot.
Is the channel selection also performed in other situations (other than device boot)? | 2014/02/26 | [
"https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/6534",
"https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://networkengineering.stackexchange.com/users/4524/"
] | This is not a general truth, but some WiFi Routers/ AP's do change the channel without rebooting. Some reasons include, but not limit to:
* Noisy environment on specific channel
* Lots of other AP's on the same channel
* Interference with Bluetooth and/or other RF Communication
* Intrusion Prevention/Detection Systems... | If your AP want to use a 5 GHz channel which is also used by radars, it NEED to support Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS for short).
In that case, it may perform a survey on the target 5 GHz channel to check the presence of radar pulses, then may start using it, while still checking for radars.
If a radar pulse is de... |
6,337,946 | I am doing some programming on MIPS which has a bunch of 32 bit registers but I also know that you can store 64 bit integers, how does this work? Does the integer take up two registers? If so how does the system know to combine the two registers into one long string of binary | 2011/06/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6337946",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/794892/"
] | Lots of times Eclipse will fail to build Android projects properly. This might be eclipse.. it might be Eclipse's Android plugin. I'm not really sure. The way I get around it is by selecting from the menu Project > Clean... > Select the project giving you problems and hit ok. This will clear all built files and force i... | There is a problem with the project itself, like the classpath or something. Go to Window > Show View > Problems (you may have to choose Other..., if so you will find it in the General section). In the Problems view it should give you more info. If you still can't figure it out post what the text from the Problem view. |
2,968,635 | I am writing a program to grab picture from the Photo Album on the device and automatically send it as attachment to an email address. I want to do this without displaying the MFMailComposeViewController UI (the typical iphone send email compose Window).
Is this possible? thanks much in advance. | 2010/06/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2968635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/357793/"
] | It's better include the image as an attachment and show the compose controller. It also lets the user have the final decision who and what to send.
But you can always construct an SMTP message. See [Open Source Cocoa/Cocoa-Touch POP3/SMTP library?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/740939/open-source-cocoa-cocoa-tou... | You can do that, but you need to do this passing through a web server. You upload the photo to a web server, along with all metadata, then it sends the email. Of course, the sender of the email will appear as your server, and not the user.
You could also deploy the application with exim4, for example, but:
1. I do no... |
25,027,904 | In a SSIS ETL transformation I'm trying to load a certain .xls file. I have several identical files with similar schemas, and all of them work correctly. However this one file throws the "External table is not in the expected format" error. This is what I have tried:
* I already changed the connection string from Jet ... | 2014/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/25027904",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1231958/"
] | In the end I did something much simpler: I converted the files to .xlsx and made my connection manager an Excel 2007 one. Although I'll mark another answer if it's better than mine, I'll leave this for other people with similar problems. | I faced same issue in one SSIS packages, to solve this issue.
use below step.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jzLuL.jpg)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vSPyv.jpg) |
1,756,738 | I am trying to test in app purchases for my iPhone App and I see how to setup test users, but I am not sure how to create a product id that I can use. I do not want to submit my app to the app store without testing, but it seems like you have to submit in order to manage in app purchase? What am I doing wrong? | 2009/11/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1756738",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/101595/"
] | Does your bindle id contain a wildcard? You must create a new app in iTunesConnect but the bundle id cannot contain an \*. it must be "com.yourcompanyname.yourappid". The reason is that the product id for in app purchase must be tied to a specific app bundle id and not a generic one. | Go ahead and create your in-app purchase with your product Id of choice, just don't upload a screen grab (used strangely only for the review process) and it will all work.
You will need to create a new application and submit a build, but you can reject it straight away - in app purchasing needs to know the bundle id o... |
4,273,426 | I'm writing a ASP.net web app where users will be able to add wordy descriptions to a database table and was just wondering if there's some sort of (free) .net search plugin I could use to search through the database. I could write a simple SQL query to do it but I'd rather it be more robust and like a google search. | 2010/11/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4273426",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/519615/"
] | If your database is SQL Server, then you use SQL Server full text search. It's right there, and has google-like semantics. | you are probably looking for [lucene.net](http://incubator.apache.org/lucene.net/) which a port of lucene. Provide search capabilities for arbitrary document (so you can also index database text with it).
But I think you would rather index the html renders of your database entries (which lucene does beautifully). |
83,203 | I've heard, in several informal situations, claims to the effect that there were hundreds of eyewitness to the resurrection of Jesus. That many saw him and even interacted with him over the span of many days after his crucifixion. However, I'm not aware of the historical basis for such claims -- if there is, I have not... | 2021/05/12 | [
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/83203",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com",
"https://christianity.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Below is a paragraph from Josephus’ ‘Antiquities of the Jews’ (18:63–64). At first I was hopeful that it would provide you with a secular, historical source to support eye-witness testimony to the resurrection of Jesus. However, it turns out that the comments in brackets may have been added by a later translator.
>
>... | **What is the historical basis for the claim that there were hundreds of eyewitnesses to the resurrection of Jesus?**
The main sources which directly attest the fact of Christ's Resurrection are the **Four Gospels** and the **Epistles of St. Paul**.
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> [**The fact of Christ's resurrection**](https://www.newadvent.o... |
3,275,252 | any c/c++ library out there that provides functions like getUrl, urlopen, post etc. ? | 2010/07/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3275252",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/395108/"
] | There are some libraries, [libcurl](http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/) and [libwww](http://www.w3.org/Library/) amongst others.
`libcurl` website even lists some other [alternatives](http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/competitors.html). | Not a batteries-included, officially endorsed library, but there are numerous libraries out there. The most popular, AFAIK, is [libCURL](http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/), which I've used to good effect in the past. It has an "easy" interface, which really is easy to use (though definitely not as easy as Python's urllib). |
13,811,134 | I'm interested in getting into some Indie Game Development in C++, and I would like to use OpenGL 3+ to do so. The main problem I am facing right now is deciding how to bridge the gap between OpenGL and the operating system, as I intend to do all my development across Windows, Linux, and Mac. Should I write my own top ... | 2012/12/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13811134",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1128590/"
] | I use [SFML](http://www.sfml-dev.org/) (C++ SDL), but FreeGLUT and Allegro are both also good. They provide basic window creation, input handling, and more (depending on what you choose). I don't think that any of them are innately cross-platform though (They have different versions for Windows, Mac, Linux).
In terms ... | >
> Should I write my own top layer, using platform specific code for window management, I/O, ect.?
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No. If you have no experience with this you should not do it.
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> Should I use a cross platform library such as SDL, or FreeGLUT?
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> Will these sacrifice performance?
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8,279 | It is happening most of the times for maghrib prayer.
When I'm making wudu for prayer, the adhan was made. At this time, how I should respond to adhan?
Is it permitted to make wudu during adhan?
(I can ask this as)
Is it permitted to respond to adhan while making ablution? | 2013/05/27 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8279",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com",
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/users/532/"
] | According to the Hanafi school, even if the animal is slaughtered appropriately, many internal organs are still considered *makruh tahrim* due to the intrinsic filth of their contents (e.g. feces, urine). If these organs are not removed and the filth is allowed to permeate the meat itself, the contaminated meat would a... | From a Kosher point of view, scalding causes the blood to clot and it stops exsanguination.
In other words, if you want make sure your chickens contain blood, scald them.
The machinery is not precise. Sometimes chickens are literally cooked alive while being electrocutioned. |
233,552 | It´s clear that a moving flag is a chaotic system. But is it nontheless possible, under certain conditions and a uniform wind velocity, to make the flag look frozen in time, i.e., flat without movement? | 2016/02/03 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/233552",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/98822/"
] | The simplest answer to your question would be: Yes, put the flag out on a day when there is no wind. If you want to be able to distinguish which country it represents, tilt it so that its pole is horizontal. But I guess that this is not the situation that you have in mind. I imagine that you are asking if it is possibl... | This is not unlike the question ["can you theoretically balance a perfect pencil on its tip"](https://physics.stackexchange.com/q/175985/26969). The answer is always "no".
No, because the initial conditions cannot be perfectly obtained; and the equations of motion are such that a small perturbation from the initial co... |
29,563,027 | Is JIRA supported in GCE? If so, how to make it work?
We have installed 64-bit .bin of JIRA(6.4.1), and opened necessary custom http ports under *Networks*.
Started JIRA as service, but unable to see it work via browser. No error message than, timed out error!
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Note: We are new ... | 2015/04/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29563027",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4773913/"
] | Did you enable the http and https services on your instance ? By default the GCE instance does not allow Http and Https traffic, you have to do it manually. | The Jira configuration for Google Compute Engine can be tricky. You need to make sure that:
1. The firewall rules under Netowrking allows a connection to Jira HTTP port or the HTTP enables in VM properties
2. The global Networking rules allow TCP traffic on this port
3. The virtual network have routes configured
4. If... |
14,363 | Are there scientists currently, who could describe their specialization as "xenobiologist" or are they merely a thing of science-fiction? Assuming an alien is discovered today, and willing to cooperate with scientists, who would be sent to study their biology? What organization/entity would be their employer? | 2015/04/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/14363",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/7646/"
] | Yes, [Xenobiologists exist](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenobiology), it's a subfield of [synthetic biology](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology). Obviously no one is experienced with *actually studying* alien life, but xenobiologists could be well suited.
Most likely those who would study actual alien li... | [Look up the word](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenobiology).
>
> So XB describes a form of biology that is not (yet) familiar to science and is not found in nature. In practice it describes novel biological systems and biochemistries that differ from the canonical DNA-RNA-20 amino acid system (see the classical cent... |
14,363 | Are there scientists currently, who could describe their specialization as "xenobiologist" or are they merely a thing of science-fiction? Assuming an alien is discovered today, and willing to cooperate with scientists, who would be sent to study their biology? What organization/entity would be their employer? | 2015/04/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/14363",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/7646/"
] | [Look up the word](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenobiology).
>
> So XB describes a form of biology that is not (yet) familiar to science and is not found in nature. In practice it describes novel biological systems and biochemistries that differ from the canonical DNA-RNA-20 amino acid system (see the classical cent... | The biologist Jack Cohen has described himself as a Xenobiologist in the books he has co-authored with the mathematician Ian Stewart.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Cohen_(scientist)>.
In particular, he is interested in using the xenobiological perspective to shed light on those aspects of organisms that would p... |
14,363 | Are there scientists currently, who could describe their specialization as "xenobiologist" or are they merely a thing of science-fiction? Assuming an alien is discovered today, and willing to cooperate with scientists, who would be sent to study their biology? What organization/entity would be their employer? | 2015/04/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/14363",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/7646/"
] | Yes, [Xenobiologists exist](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenobiology), it's a subfield of [synthetic biology](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology). Obviously no one is experienced with *actually studying* alien life, but xenobiologists could be well suited.
Most likely those who would study actual alien li... | The biologist Jack Cohen has described himself as a Xenobiologist in the books he has co-authored with the mathematician Ian Stewart.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Cohen_(scientist)>.
In particular, he is interested in using the xenobiological perspective to shed light on those aspects of organisms that would p... |
4,996 | With [James Ray being found guilty of culpable homicide](http://abcnews.go.com/US/james-ray-found-guilty-negligent-homicide-arizona-sweat/story?id=13908037) over three fatalities in a sweat lodge in Arizona, I was wondering if saunas really do benefit your health?
Does it effect your skin, heart, muscles toxin levels ... | 2011/07/01 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/4996",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/2883/"
] | When any benefits are listed in the same sentence as "detoxification" and "negative ions," it's hard to give them any credibility at all. The first two sites you link to delve into pseudoscientific explanations. Ironically, the one with "holistic" in its domain name seems to have the most reasonable answer. I'll refer ... | There is some evidence that saunas provide a health benefit.
[This systematic review](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5941775/) of 13 randomized control trials found most studies reported health benefits .
This [review of evidence](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30077204/) states:
>
> Indeed, based on... |
177,088 | World of tanks allows some crews to be transferred to other tanks without losing the crew skill %, for example Stug to E25. Is there alist of tank crews that can be transferred? Tried looking at the WoT wiki but couldn't find any. | 2014/07/16 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/177088",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/82657/"
] | There is only one case where there is no penalty - a premium tank can hold crews of tanks of the same type (light, medium, heavy, TD, arty) and, of course, of the same nation.
So a premium German heavy tank can take on crew trained on any other German heavy tank without penalty. That's it. Not the other way around, no... | The list of [Bonuses and penalties](http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/Crew#Bonuses_and_Penalties) clearly answer your question
>
> The amount of this Penalty is variable depending upon whether his Vehicle Competence and the vehicle he moved to are vehicles of the same "Type" (ie TD, MT, LT, HT, or SPG) or are premium vehi... |
177,088 | World of tanks allows some crews to be transferred to other tanks without losing the crew skill %, for example Stug to E25. Is there alist of tank crews that can be transferred? Tried looking at the WoT wiki but couldn't find any. | 2014/07/16 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/177088",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/82657/"
] | The list of [Bonuses and penalties](http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/Crew#Bonuses_and_Penalties) clearly answer your question
>
> The amount of this Penalty is variable depending upon whether his Vehicle Competence and the vehicle he moved to are vehicles of the same "Type" (ie TD, MT, LT, HT, or SPG) or are premium vehi... | You can use a crew for the same class of tank (heavy, light etc) in a premium vehicle of that type without a skill penalty applying.
*eg. I can use my Churchill 1 (standard heavy) crew in my TOG (premium heavy) and they will still function at 100% skill*
You **can not** use a crew for a premium tank in a non-premium ... |
177,088 | World of tanks allows some crews to be transferred to other tanks without losing the crew skill %, for example Stug to E25. Is there alist of tank crews that can be transferred? Tried looking at the WoT wiki but couldn't find any. | 2014/07/16 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/177088",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/82657/"
] | There is only one case where there is no penalty - a premium tank can hold crews of tanks of the same type (light, medium, heavy, TD, arty) and, of course, of the same nation.
So a premium German heavy tank can take on crew trained on any other German heavy tank without penalty. That's it. Not the other way around, no... | You can use a crew for the same class of tank (heavy, light etc) in a premium vehicle of that type without a skill penalty applying.
*eg. I can use my Churchill 1 (standard heavy) crew in my TOG (premium heavy) and they will still function at 100% skill*
You **can not** use a crew for a premium tank in a non-premium ... |
1,549 | In "First Contact" Picard kills a couple of Borg drones in the Holodeck with a holographic Tommy gun. It would appear that while the Borg are able to adapt to become impervious to energy weapons, they are vulnerable to bullets. This looks like a gaping logical hole: why couldn't Star Fleet replicate "primitive" assault... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/1549",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/638/"
] | In-universe, I would think that the use of chemical explosives and kinetic energy weapons would be SEVERELY discouraged on any starship, given the chances of a hull breach, and the security forces we typically see would be mostly useless with such weaponry. They have been trained on energy weapons without recoil, with ... | The answer is fairly simple. Bullets have different kinetic energies so dispersing energy, no they couldn't adapt to it since every single bullet would have different kinetic energy output. However as for shielding against slower moving objects yes they could probably adapt to that. |
1,549 | In "First Contact" Picard kills a couple of Borg drones in the Holodeck with a holographic Tommy gun. It would appear that while the Borg are able to adapt to become impervious to energy weapons, they are vulnerable to bullets. This looks like a gaping logical hole: why couldn't Star Fleet replicate "primitive" assault... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/1549",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/638/"
] | Going from the other answers about needing a portable power source, I think the answer is a little simpler:
Phasers and energy weapons are *energy!*
Why not absorb part of it to generate the force field in the first place? That would explain why projectiles, bat'leths, and punches still work, and the drones wouldn't ... | I would say they HAVE adapted to projectile weapons - just not in the manner we'd expect.
The Borg are numerous, and their single-ship fleet (the Cubes are massive in scale) are large and resilient to damage. Picard may have managed to hold off the Borg for a short time by summoning a Tommy Gun, but the entire ship w... |
1,549 | In "First Contact" Picard kills a couple of Borg drones in the Holodeck with a holographic Tommy gun. It would appear that while the Borg are able to adapt to become impervious to energy weapons, they are vulnerable to bullets. This looks like a gaping logical hole: why couldn't Star Fleet replicate "primitive" assault... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/1549",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/638/"
] | There is inconsistent logic here. I would think the reason is precisely the one most people agree it is not - the shields will be adapted to block physical bullets. All the force fields in use in most places (including Federation ships - think of the brig) will be able to prevent physical things passing through. It isn... | It's a different universe, but there are parallels to the replicators in [*Stargate SG-1*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/) - they were also initially vulnerable to 'primitive' weapons (i.e. Earth technology) but immune to more sophisticated technology (Asgard, Goa'uld). However, they quickly adapt to the weapons... |
1,549 | In "First Contact" Picard kills a couple of Borg drones in the Holodeck with a holographic Tommy gun. It would appear that while the Borg are able to adapt to become impervious to energy weapons, they are vulnerable to bullets. This looks like a gaping logical hole: why couldn't Star Fleet replicate "primitive" assault... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/1549",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/638/"
] | It's a different universe, but there are parallels to the replicators in [*Stargate SG-1*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/) - they were also initially vulnerable to 'primitive' weapons (i.e. Earth technology) but immune to more sophisticated technology (Asgard, Goa'uld). However, they quickly adapt to the weapons... | I would say they HAVE adapted to projectile weapons - just not in the manner we'd expect.
The Borg are numerous, and their single-ship fleet (the Cubes are massive in scale) are large and resilient to damage. Picard may have managed to hold off the Borg for a short time by summoning a Tommy Gun, but the entire ship w... |
1,549 | In "First Contact" Picard kills a couple of Borg drones in the Holodeck with a holographic Tommy gun. It would appear that while the Borg are able to adapt to become impervious to energy weapons, they are vulnerable to bullets. This looks like a gaping logical hole: why couldn't Star Fleet replicate "primitive" assault... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/1549",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/638/"
] | This has not been addressed, no.
Kill one Borg with a certain weapon and they will adapt. It's a bit surprising that they had never encountered any culture with projectile weapons, but since they now have, they would technically have adapted.
Of course, "First Contact" took place in the past and this knowledge never ... | I am going to add to this, the Borg don't think like us, so the energy weapon shielding is probably there because:
1. Energy based weapons are widespread.
2. They don't need constant recharging/reloading.
Because of point 2, it makes sense to eventually be able to adapt to it so drones can assimilate their target. Th... |
1,549 | In "First Contact" Picard kills a couple of Borg drones in the Holodeck with a holographic Tommy gun. It would appear that while the Borg are able to adapt to become impervious to energy weapons, they are vulnerable to bullets. This looks like a gaping logical hole: why couldn't Star Fleet replicate "primitive" assault... | 2011/02/02 | [
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] | Perhaps the reason the Borg do not bother with kinetic shielding is more to do with medical technology. If your medical technology is so advanced that most non-catastrophic trauma can be repaired (for example, recall that Picard survives a knife through the heart!), projectile weapons become much less of a threat. Whil... | In Generations, the Duras sisters are only able to penetrate the E-D shields after obtaining the shield frequencies thru Geordis visor. Therefore it is reasonable to assume that photon torpedoes (solid weapons possessing significant KE) can be blocked by energy shields. I think this is borne out in scenes from other Tr... |
1,549 | In "First Contact" Picard kills a couple of Borg drones in the Holodeck with a holographic Tommy gun. It would appear that while the Borg are able to adapt to become impervious to energy weapons, they are vulnerable to bullets. This looks like a gaping logical hole: why couldn't Star Fleet replicate "primitive" assault... | 2011/02/02 | [
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] | This has not been addressed, no.
Kill one Borg with a certain weapon and they will adapt. It's a bit surprising that they had never encountered any culture with projectile weapons, but since they now have, they would technically have adapted.
Of course, "First Contact" took place in the past and this knowledge never ... | There are two more things to consider that haven't been covered yet. One is that, in the holodeck a bullet fired from a holographic gun is neither solid nor does it have the signature of an energy weapon. Only when the projectile is about to interact with a real object (in this case the Borg drone) *and the safeties ar... |
1,549 | In "First Contact" Picard kills a couple of Borg drones in the Holodeck with a holographic Tommy gun. It would appear that while the Borg are able to adapt to become impervious to energy weapons, they are vulnerable to bullets. This looks like a gaping logical hole: why couldn't Star Fleet replicate "primitive" assault... | 2011/02/02 | [
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] | First, maintaining kinetic shielding all the time would be expensive, from an energy perspective. Faced with a culture that has thus far used only energy weapons against them, it makes more sense for the Borg to choose defenses appropriate for the enemy they face. I have to think, though, that if projectile weapons sta... | It's a different universe, but there are parallels to the replicators in [*Stargate SG-1*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118480/) - they were also initially vulnerable to 'primitive' weapons (i.e. Earth technology) but immune to more sophisticated technology (Asgard, Goa'uld). However, they quickly adapt to the weapons... |
1,549 | In "First Contact" Picard kills a couple of Borg drones in the Holodeck with a holographic Tommy gun. It would appear that while the Borg are able to adapt to become impervious to energy weapons, they are vulnerable to bullets. This looks like a gaping logical hole: why couldn't Star Fleet replicate "primitive" assault... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/1549",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/638/"
] | This has not been addressed, no.
Kill one Borg with a certain weapon and they will adapt. It's a bit surprising that they had never encountered any culture with projectile weapons, but since they now have, they would technically have adapted.
Of course, "First Contact" took place in the past and this knowledge never ... | They don't use projectile weapons because projectile weapons run out of ammunition.
Logically, shields can defend against projectiles; otherwise, the navigational deflector couldn't exist. Therefore, we must conclude that the Borg don't bother to defend against projectiles.
Why?
Because the replicator capacity of a ... |
1,549 | In "First Contact" Picard kills a couple of Borg drones in the Holodeck with a holographic Tommy gun. It would appear that while the Borg are able to adapt to become impervious to energy weapons, they are vulnerable to bullets. This looks like a gaping logical hole: why couldn't Star Fleet replicate "primitive" assault... | 2011/02/02 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/1549",
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] | I am going to add to this, the Borg don't think like us, so the energy weapon shielding is probably there because:
1. Energy based weapons are widespread.
2. They don't need constant recharging/reloading.
Because of point 2, it makes sense to eventually be able to adapt to it so drones can assimilate their target. Th... | I would say they HAVE adapted to projectile weapons - just not in the manner we'd expect.
The Borg are numerous, and their single-ship fleet (the Cubes are massive in scale) are large and resilient to damage. Picard may have managed to hold off the Borg for a short time by summoning a Tommy Gun, but the entire ship w... |
21,833,640 | Beginner with play here :)
Basically i want application which will have 2 parts(2 projects).
One part for front-end and one for admin logic. Both of them will have theirs **unique** controllers and views and so on.
Both parts(projects) will use **same** models and business logic, so i want on some way to include thes... | 2014/02/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/21833640",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/922581/"
] | There's a good write-up on how to handle multi-projects at <http://www.playframework.com/documentation/2.1.x/SBTSubProjects>. Specifically, follow the example under "Splitting your web application into several parts" to get a sense of how to split your concerns into modules.
Per your example, I would make A, B, and C... | Create a regular Java (my experience in Play is based on Java) project only with the model classes (POJOs).
Copy that project's (C) jar file to /lib folder in Play Framework projects (A and B). You will then be able to use those models anywhere in play (for the view you'll need to declare the full package for the mode... |
3,017,363 | I am a student at University so my experience is limited, hence the question.
If someone says to you, here is a task to code, what are you looking at in order to choose the language or paradigm in which you will do it in?
Hope the question makes sense? | 2010/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3017363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349028/"
] | I always look at a couple of different aspects. Most of it comes down to the support libraries languages have, the environment, and human factors not the language itself. That being said different languages have different strengths and its important to pick the language that matches what you need to do. Below are some ... | The first thing I'd look at is: what languages/paradigms do I know? Based on that answer, I'd ask myself which language's/paradigm's strengths play into the problem. Here's an example:
I know JavaScript, Java, and Python (for purposes of this conversation). Is the problem web-based? Huge argument in favor of JavaScrip... |
3,017,363 | I am a student at University so my experience is limited, hence the question.
If someone says to you, here is a task to code, what are you looking at in order to choose the language or paradigm in which you will do it in?
Hope the question makes sense? | 2010/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3017363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349028/"
] | There are many factors that would be influential:
* How critical is performance? Is it acceptable to write a slow solution quickly?
* What kinds of libraries would I need?
* What's the platform? OS? Web? Mobile devices?
* What's the nature of the problem? Regex-type string processing? Mathematical with Matlab/Maple/et... | In the real world, you are almost always building on libraries and frameworks created by other people. So the first question I ask is often what are the best libraries and frameworks to use, and then build on them. Which breaks down to, in approximate order of how much I use them:
* C++ for intensive graphics and imag... |
3,017,363 | I am a student at University so my experience is limited, hence the question.
If someone says to you, here is a task to code, what are you looking at in order to choose the language or paradigm in which you will do it in?
Hope the question makes sense? | 2010/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3017363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349028/"
] | There are many factors that would be influential:
* How critical is performance? Is it acceptable to write a slow solution quickly?
* What kinds of libraries would I need?
* What's the platform? OS? Web? Mobile devices?
* What's the nature of the problem? Regex-type string processing? Mathematical with Matlab/Maple/et... | I think the question is "How do you know what is the right tool for the job?"
Part of it depends on the requirements. If they talk about a web interface or a database, you'll probably need some SQL experience and HTML experience. If they mention high-performance graphics displays, that might suggest C/C++ and OpenGL/D... |
3,017,363 | I am a student at University so my experience is limited, hence the question.
If someone says to you, here is a task to code, what are you looking at in order to choose the language or paradigm in which you will do it in?
Hope the question makes sense? | 2010/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3017363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349028/"
] | I think the question is "How do you know what is the right tool for the job?"
Part of it depends on the requirements. If they talk about a web interface or a database, you'll probably need some SQL experience and HTML experience. If they mention high-performance graphics displays, that might suggest C/C++ and OpenGL/D... | I look at a problem, and I think in a very high level how I would implement it in some of the languages that I know. Say for example I knew that it would take me twice as much code to implement a dialog box in MFC/C++ as it would to implement it in C#, and that my Java was a bit rusty. I would elect to program it in C#... |
3,017,363 | I am a student at University so my experience is limited, hence the question.
If someone says to you, here is a task to code, what are you looking at in order to choose the language or paradigm in which you will do it in?
Hope the question makes sense? | 2010/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3017363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349028/"
] | There are many factors that would be influential:
* How critical is performance? Is it acceptable to write a slow solution quickly?
* What kinds of libraries would I need?
* What's the platform? OS? Web? Mobile devices?
* What's the nature of the problem? Regex-type string processing? Mathematical with Matlab/Maple/et... | Unless it's a task that basically screams at you telling you which language it's best done in, you should pick the one you're most fluent in... I suppose. |
3,017,363 | I am a student at University so my experience is limited, hence the question.
If someone says to you, here is a task to code, what are you looking at in order to choose the language or paradigm in which you will do it in?
Hope the question makes sense? | 2010/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3017363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349028/"
] | I always look at a couple of different aspects. Most of it comes down to the support libraries languages have, the environment, and human factors not the language itself. That being said different languages have different strengths and its important to pick the language that matches what you need to do. Below are some ... | Unless it's a task that basically screams at you telling you which language it's best done in, you should pick the one you're most fluent in... I suppose. |
3,017,363 | I am a student at University so my experience is limited, hence the question.
If someone says to you, here is a task to code, what are you looking at in order to choose the language or paradigm in which you will do it in?
Hope the question makes sense? | 2010/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3017363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349028/"
] | I always look at a couple of different aspects. Most of it comes down to the support libraries languages have, the environment, and human factors not the language itself. That being said different languages have different strengths and its important to pick the language that matches what you need to do. Below are some ... | Redundancy is the key. I would pick the language that I am most familiar with, because i'll be much more productive.
Try to pick one language and master it. Sure it is a good thing to know most languages, then you can pick the one that fit your best.
Then stick with your favorite one.
For me, its Asp.Net C# / jQuery... |
3,017,363 | I am a student at University so my experience is limited, hence the question.
If someone says to you, here is a task to code, what are you looking at in order to choose the language or paradigm in which you will do it in?
Hope the question makes sense? | 2010/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3017363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349028/"
] | I always look at a couple of different aspects. Most of it comes down to the support libraries languages have, the environment, and human factors not the language itself. That being said different languages have different strengths and its important to pick the language that matches what you need to do. Below are some ... | Choose a language that has been well documented. |
3,017,363 | I am a student at University so my experience is limited, hence the question.
If someone says to you, here is a task to code, what are you looking at in order to choose the language or paradigm in which you will do it in?
Hope the question makes sense? | 2010/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3017363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349028/"
] | I think the question is "How do you know what is the right tool for the job?"
Part of it depends on the requirements. If they talk about a web interface or a database, you'll probably need some SQL experience and HTML experience. If they mention high-performance graphics displays, that might suggest C/C++ and OpenGL/D... | Unless it's a task that basically screams at you telling you which language it's best done in, you should pick the one you're most fluent in... I suppose. |
3,017,363 | I am a student at University so my experience is limited, hence the question.
If someone says to you, here is a task to code, what are you looking at in order to choose the language or paradigm in which you will do it in?
Hope the question makes sense? | 2010/06/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3017363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/349028/"
] | There are many factors that would be influential:
* How critical is performance? Is it acceptable to write a slow solution quickly?
* What kinds of libraries would I need?
* What's the platform? OS? Web? Mobile devices?
* What's the nature of the problem? Regex-type string processing? Mathematical with Matlab/Maple/et... | Its all about your interest and your expertise. If you have good knowledge in Java, then you do you want to spend time coding in C/c++/C#?
As far as I am concerned, I will take it on the feasibility. If the solution is feasible in .Net, I will go with .Net.
Also other things to consider are the platforms the tasks wi... |
126,451 | My company incurs a relatively large IT hosting cost every month. I provided my personal credit card to pay it when I joined because otherwise our service would have stopped.
The company does reimburse me, but I have to set aside funds every month on which I could be earning interest. They are also slow to reimburse ... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126451",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97926/"
] | Just get a new credit/debit card with new details to force the issue.
To prevent it happening again, do not provide other people with your credit/debit card details. | Talk to your boss and let them know that you plan on changing to a rewards card that gets cash back, so there will be a better benefit to you. If the boss doesn't like that, they will find a way to get that changed quickly to the company paying. If the boss doesn't act, then at least you'll be getting some benefit from... |
126,451 | My company incurs a relatively large IT hosting cost every month. I provided my personal credit card to pay it when I joined because otherwise our service would have stopped.
The company does reimburse me, but I have to set aside funds every month on which I could be earning interest. They are also slow to reimburse ... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126451",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97926/"
] | This is one thing you should *NEVER* do.
There is no legitimate business reason at all why a company cannot pay their own charges directly.
If a company has to borrow money from their staff (which is *EXACTLY* what they are doing), then you should not be at this company. Their are either not financially solvent or no... | **This is insanity.**
1. Cancel the service
2. simply tell your boss these words:
>
> "Say Boss. I turned off that card of mine for that service."
>
>
>
No further explanation is needed.
End of story.
Just turn it off and ***state*** that you have turned it off.
Do not "explain" why you have done so or go i... |
126,451 | My company incurs a relatively large IT hosting cost every month. I provided my personal credit card to pay it when I joined because otherwise our service would have stopped.
The company does reimburse me, but I have to set aside funds every month on which I could be earning interest. They are also slow to reimburse ... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126451",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97926/"
] | I would suggest approaching HR / Manager for payment method replacement, stating that its current status is your personal card that is expiring. | Talk to your boss and let them know that you plan on changing to a rewards card that gets cash back, so there will be a better benefit to you. If the boss doesn't like that, they will find a way to get that changed quickly to the company paying. If the boss doesn't act, then at least you'll be getting some benefit from... |
126,451 | My company incurs a relatively large IT hosting cost every month. I provided my personal credit card to pay it when I joined because otherwise our service would have stopped.
The company does reimburse me, but I have to set aside funds every month on which I could be earning interest. They are also slow to reimburse ... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126451",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97926/"
] | **This is insanity.**
1. Cancel the service
2. simply tell your boss these words:
>
> "Say Boss. I turned off that card of mine for that service."
>
>
>
No further explanation is needed.
End of story.
Just turn it off and ***state*** that you have turned it off.
Do not "explain" why you have done so or go i... | Others said this before, you should have never done this before. **I hope you did order the service in name of the company, not in your name.**
You said you already talked to various people, but nobody seemed to care. You could take one last chance to talk to your boss in person, that they need to change this immediat... |
126,451 | My company incurs a relatively large IT hosting cost every month. I provided my personal credit card to pay it when I joined because otherwise our service would have stopped.
The company does reimburse me, but I have to set aside funds every month on which I could be earning interest. They are also slow to reimburse ... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126451",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97926/"
] | This is one thing you should *NEVER* do.
There is no legitimate business reason at all why a company cannot pay their own charges directly.
If a company has to borrow money from their staff (which is *EXACTLY* what they are doing), then you should not be at this company. Their are either not financially solvent or no... | I would suggest approaching HR / Manager for payment method replacement, stating that its current status is your personal card that is expiring. |
126,451 | My company incurs a relatively large IT hosting cost every month. I provided my personal credit card to pay it when I joined because otherwise our service would have stopped.
The company does reimburse me, but I have to set aside funds every month on which I could be earning interest. They are also slow to reimburse ... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126451",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97926/"
] | This is one thing you should *NEVER* do.
There is no legitimate business reason at all why a company cannot pay their own charges directly.
If a company has to borrow money from their staff (which is *EXACTLY* what they are doing), then you should not be at this company. Their are either not financially solvent or no... | Others said this before, you should have never done this before. **I hope you did order the service in name of the company, not in your name.**
You said you already talked to various people, but nobody seemed to care. You could take one last chance to talk to your boss in person, that they need to change this immediat... |
126,451 | My company incurs a relatively large IT hosting cost every month. I provided my personal credit card to pay it when I joined because otherwise our service would have stopped.
The company does reimburse me, but I have to set aside funds every month on which I could be earning interest. They are also slow to reimburse ... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126451",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97926/"
] | **This is insanity.**
1. Cancel the service
2. simply tell your boss these words:
>
> "Say Boss. I turned off that card of mine for that service."
>
>
>
No further explanation is needed.
End of story.
Just turn it off and ***state*** that you have turned it off.
Do not "explain" why you have done so or go i... | Talk to your boss and let them know that you plan on changing to a rewards card that gets cash back, so there will be a better benefit to you. If the boss doesn't like that, they will find a way to get that changed quickly to the company paying. If the boss doesn't act, then at least you'll be getting some benefit from... |
126,451 | My company incurs a relatively large IT hosting cost every month. I provided my personal credit card to pay it when I joined because otherwise our service would have stopped.
The company does reimburse me, but I have to set aside funds every month on which I could be earning interest. They are also slow to reimburse ... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126451",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97926/"
] | **This is insanity.**
1. Cancel the service
2. simply tell your boss these words:
>
> "Say Boss. I turned off that card of mine for that service."
>
>
>
No further explanation is needed.
End of story.
Just turn it off and ***state*** that you have turned it off.
Do not "explain" why you have done so or go i... | Just get a new credit/debit card with new details to force the issue.
To prevent it happening again, do not provide other people with your credit/debit card details. |
126,451 | My company incurs a relatively large IT hosting cost every month. I provided my personal credit card to pay it when I joined because otherwise our service would have stopped.
The company does reimburse me, but I have to set aside funds every month on which I could be earning interest. They are also slow to reimburse ... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126451",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97926/"
] | **This is insanity.**
1. Cancel the service
2. simply tell your boss these words:
>
> "Say Boss. I turned off that card of mine for that service."
>
>
>
No further explanation is needed.
End of story.
Just turn it off and ***state*** that you have turned it off.
Do not "explain" why you have done so or go i... | I would suggest approaching HR / Manager for payment method replacement, stating that its current status is your personal card that is expiring. |
126,451 | My company incurs a relatively large IT hosting cost every month. I provided my personal credit card to pay it when I joined because otherwise our service would have stopped.
The company does reimburse me, but I have to set aside funds every month on which I could be earning interest. They are also slow to reimburse ... | 2019/01/14 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/126451",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/97926/"
] | This is one thing you should *NEVER* do.
There is no legitimate business reason at all why a company cannot pay their own charges directly.
If a company has to borrow money from their staff (which is *EXACTLY* what they are doing), then you should not be at this company. Their are either not financially solvent or no... | Talk to your boss and let them know that you plan on changing to a rewards card that gets cash back, so there will be a better benefit to you. If the boss doesn't like that, they will find a way to get that changed quickly to the company paying. If the boss doesn't act, then at least you'll be getting some benefit from... |
434,320 | I have read this question:
[Why can't we feel the Earth turning?](https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/12487/why-cant-we-feel-the-earth-turning)
My question is different, because that question does not talk about (only the comments) the fact (that I think matters most) that the Earth's rotation (or the person ... | 2018/10/13 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/434320",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/132371/"
] | although humans have sensitive rotation detectors in our inner ears, the reason we can't detect the earth's rotation with them is that it is too slow for those detectors (the semicircular canals) to sense. they work well when your head is rotating at a angular velocity of order ~1 revolution per second but at ~1 revolu... | >
> Why do we really not feel the angular momentum of the Earth, is it because there is no change in the acceleration, or is it because our brain is used to it, or is it because the centripetal force is so little compared to gravity?
>
>
>
You don't feel the *centrifugal* force (not centripetal) because it is exac... |
434,320 | I have read this question:
[Why can't we feel the Earth turning?](https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/12487/why-cant-we-feel-the-earth-turning)
My question is different, because that question does not talk about (only the comments) the fact (that I think matters most) that the Earth's rotation (or the person ... | 2018/10/13 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/434320",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/132371/"
] | although humans have sensitive rotation detectors in our inner ears, the reason we can't detect the earth's rotation with them is that it is too slow for those detectors (the semicircular canals) to sense. they work well when your head is rotating at a angular velocity of order ~1 revolution per second but at ~1 revolu... | Wikipedia [says](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_stream)
>
> Jet streams are the product of two factors: the atmospheric heating by
> solar radiation that produces the large scale Polar, Ferrel, and
> Hadley circulation cells, and the action of the Coriolis force acting
> on those moving masses. The Coriolis for... |
434,320 | I have read this question:
[Why can't we feel the Earth turning?](https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/12487/why-cant-we-feel-the-earth-turning)
My question is different, because that question does not talk about (only the comments) the fact (that I think matters most) that the Earth's rotation (or the person ... | 2018/10/13 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/434320",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/132371/"
] | >
> Why do we really not feel the angular momentum of the Earth, is it because there is no change in the acceleration, or is it because our brain is used to it, or is it because the centripetal force is so little compared to gravity?
>
>
>
You don't feel the *centrifugal* force (not centripetal) because it is exac... | Wikipedia [says](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_stream)
>
> Jet streams are the product of two factors: the atmospheric heating by
> solar radiation that produces the large scale Polar, Ferrel, and
> Hadley circulation cells, and the action of the Coriolis force acting
> on those moving masses. The Coriolis for... |
45,038 | I have something weird happening, where I think the network could be the cause:
When I turn off one of the workstation (Windows XP Pro) on the network, it will automatically restart after 10 minutes (between 5 and 15 minutes actually...).
I already unchecked the automatic reboot in the Computer Properties, and checked ... | 2009/07/24 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/45038",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/3770/"
] | Something is sending a wake on lan to the computer. Probably your patching server or SMS server as it thinks that something needs to be installed on the machine. | It could also be caused by some faulty hardware and also a faulty power supply. You may want to collect some samples of the reboot times to see if they are quite random or if they centre around a specific value. That may be able to help you to diagnose the problem and can be useful if you need to present findings to ma... |
102,921 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xE3qn.jpg)
Unlike most super heroes, the police and the general public do not approve of The Punisher due to the fact that he kills his enemies. So my question is, why does he make himself so easily identifiable? He doesn't wear a mask or... | 2015/09/15 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/102921",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/51226/"
] | Because he has no "other life"
------------------------------
Spider-man likes to sometimes just be Peter Parker, Superman enjoys writing articles as Clark Kent and you won't tell me that Batman doesn't occasionally enjoys high-life perks of Bruce Wayne. And they all have someone, who could be hurt, if the truth would... | The most recent iteration of [The Punisher](http://www.comicvine.com/the-punisher/4050-71435/) (All New Marvel Now!) does wear a mask.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PLfmF.jpg)
The reasoning being that since he was relocated to the West Coast, his face... |
33,582 | Light Yagami gives a death note to Rem and asks Rem to give it to Ryuk. Then Ryuk drops the book according to Light's order. Light then takes back Misa's book while doing something similar with his own book.
Why did he do this?
[](https://i.stack.im... | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/33582",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/16712/"
] | If I recall correctly it was a part of Light's grand scheme to fully exonerate him as being Kira in the eyes of the task force and to kill L.
Only Light's Death Note had the rules written in English (see comments) and he added the fake rules in the back about needing to write a name very 13 days and if you destroy the... | This actually changed the Shinigami attached to the notebook. Rem left with Light's original notebook. And Light buried Misa's notebook that Ryuk became attached to.
Why he needed Rem to be attached to his notebook really wasn't clear. Ryuk would have never given up the fake rules, and since Misa went and got her note... |
33,582 | Light Yagami gives a death note to Rem and asks Rem to give it to Ryuk. Then Ryuk drops the book according to Light's order. Light then takes back Misa's book while doing something similar with his own book.
Why did he do this?
[](https://i.stack.im... | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/33582",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/16712/"
] | If I recall correctly it was a part of Light's grand scheme to fully exonerate him as being Kira in the eyes of the task force and to kill L.
Only Light's Death Note had the rules written in English (see comments) and he added the fake rules in the back about needing to write a name very 13 days and if you destroy the... | Light Yagami shuffles the death notes between himself, Rem, and Ryuk so that when he and Misa regain their death notes and their memories they will have swapped shinigami, leaving himself with Rem and Misa with Ryuk, so he can have Rem with him in the investigation room so Rem will discover that Misa is in danger and k... |
33,582 | Light Yagami gives a death note to Rem and asks Rem to give it to Ryuk. Then Ryuk drops the book according to Light's order. Light then takes back Misa's book while doing something similar with his own book.
Why did he do this?
[](https://i.stack.im... | 2016/06/07 | [
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/33582",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com",
"https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/16712/"
] | This actually changed the Shinigami attached to the notebook. Rem left with Light's original notebook. And Light buried Misa's notebook that Ryuk became attached to.
Why he needed Rem to be attached to his notebook really wasn't clear. Ryuk would have never given up the fake rules, and since Misa went and got her note... | Light Yagami shuffles the death notes between himself, Rem, and Ryuk so that when he and Misa regain their death notes and their memories they will have swapped shinigami, leaving himself with Rem and Misa with Ryuk, so he can have Rem with him in the investigation room so Rem will discover that Misa is in danger and k... |
1,204 | How many people on here are Magento certified?
What was your experience with the process? Since becoming certified, do you believe your certification has provided any benefits to your work or career? | 2013/03/07 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/1204",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/170/"
] | I've done the certification some months ago and it was a benefit for me to learn things in Magento I never had any contact so far. Magento is a really big system and you can solve most problems in a dozen of different ways, this leads to usually stick in your comfort zone and use the same solution path again and again.... | Only for your resume and the company you work for that they can state that they have "certified" programmers..
for the rest... it's wasted time and effort. |
1,204 | How many people on here are Magento certified?
What was your experience with the process? Since becoming certified, do you believe your certification has provided any benefits to your work or career? | 2013/03/07 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/1204",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/170/"
] | Magento Certification when done will help in your resume plus your company in there marketing.
But if you study with a thought of grabbing the design patterns,understanding EAV, making out Magento architecture when looking at question and there answers then it will help you a long way.
If you just remember answers fo... | Only for your resume and the company you work for that they can state that they have "certified" programmers..
for the rest... it's wasted time and effort. |
1,204 | How many people on here are Magento certified?
What was your experience with the process? Since becoming certified, do you believe your certification has provided any benefits to your work or career? | 2013/03/07 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/1204",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/170/"
] | Certification is / certified developers are necessary for partners per their partner agreement. Beyond that, certification is going a decent bullet point on your résumé and will likely be a "positive" for prospective employers or clients.
Like so many other things in our knowledge-based industry, you get out of certif... | Only for your resume and the company you work for that they can state that they have "certified" programmers..
for the rest... it's wasted time and effort. |
1,204 | How many people on here are Magento certified?
What was your experience with the process? Since becoming certified, do you believe your certification has provided any benefits to your work or career? | 2013/03/07 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/1204",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/170/"
] | I've done the certification some months ago and it was a benefit for me to learn things in Magento I never had any contact so far. Magento is a really big system and you can solve most problems in a dozen of different ways, this leads to usually stick in your comfort zone and use the same solution path again and again.... | Magento Certification when done will help in your resume plus your company in there marketing.
But if you study with a thought of grabbing the design patterns,understanding EAV, making out Magento architecture when looking at question and there answers then it will help you a long way.
If you just remember answers fo... |
1,204 | How many people on here are Magento certified?
What was your experience with the process? Since becoming certified, do you believe your certification has provided any benefits to your work or career? | 2013/03/07 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/1204",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com",
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/users/170/"
] | I've done the certification some months ago and it was a benefit for me to learn things in Magento I never had any contact so far. Magento is a really big system and you can solve most problems in a dozen of different ways, this leads to usually stick in your comfort zone and use the same solution path again and again.... | Certification is / certified developers are necessary for partners per their partner agreement. Beyond that, certification is going a decent bullet point on your résumé and will likely be a "positive" for prospective employers or clients.
Like so many other things in our knowledge-based industry, you get out of certif... |
90,716 | I have a grape vine with a lot of fresh leaves so I thought I'd make stuffed vine leaves. I'm going to precook the filling, so the final cook only needs to be enough to cook the leaves. Most recipes for stuffed vine leaves cook for long enough to cook the filling as well, so I can't get an idea of how long the leaves n... | 2018/07/01 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/90716",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20413/"
] | As you're going to blanch the vine leaves until they are easy to roll, no additional time is needed to cook them...
If you add cold ingredients like cheese to the filling or if you freeze them, it's a good idea to steam them a bit more for perfectly warm and properly cooked [Dolmades](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dol... | The leaves don't need any cooking at all. You can eat them raw, you can wrap filling in raw leaves, you can wrap filling in blanched leaves, you can wrap filling in leaves which have been canned and cooked to mushiness in the process - anything goes.
In practical terms, blanching first will make it easiest on you and... |
90,716 | I have a grape vine with a lot of fresh leaves so I thought I'd make stuffed vine leaves. I'm going to precook the filling, so the final cook only needs to be enough to cook the leaves. Most recipes for stuffed vine leaves cook for long enough to cook the filling as well, so I can't get an idea of how long the leaves n... | 2018/07/01 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/90716",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20413/"
] | As you're going to blanch the vine leaves until they are easy to roll, no additional time is needed to cook them...
If you add cold ingredients like cheese to the filling or if you freeze them, it's a good idea to steam them a bit more for perfectly warm and properly cooked [Dolmades](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dol... | Depends on the type of vine leaf. In my experience, some take 1 hour of simmering, while other types may take up to 3 hours.
You can always test the vine leaves to see if they are tender enough. They should break easily with a fork. |
90,716 | I have a grape vine with a lot of fresh leaves so I thought I'd make stuffed vine leaves. I'm going to precook the filling, so the final cook only needs to be enough to cook the leaves. Most recipes for stuffed vine leaves cook for long enough to cook the filling as well, so I can't get an idea of how long the leaves n... | 2018/07/01 | [
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/90716",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com",
"https://cooking.stackexchange.com/users/20413/"
] | The leaves don't need any cooking at all. You can eat them raw, you can wrap filling in raw leaves, you can wrap filling in blanched leaves, you can wrap filling in leaves which have been canned and cooked to mushiness in the process - anything goes.
In practical terms, blanching first will make it easiest on you and... | Depends on the type of vine leaf. In my experience, some take 1 hour of simmering, while other types may take up to 3 hours.
You can always test the vine leaves to see if they are tender enough. They should break easily with a fork. |
35,371 | Regarding the Columbian exchange, why did the ecological factors surrounding the re-connecting of the continents (Americas and Europe) favor the Old World (Europe)?
Is there any irony in this?
I need further clarification if I'm answering this question right and if I'm going in the right direction.
As a result of t... | 2017/02/06 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/35371",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
"https://history.stackexchange.com/users/23571/"
] | As was mentioned in the comments, [Guns, Germs, and Steel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns,_Germs,_and_Steel) explains this.
Essentially, the Old World had a lot of very good animals and plants that could be domesticated. Domestication led to settled agriculture, but now you had a load of people living together in... | Just as my personal theory, the Old World population had already been filtered through a very severe selection process, as from the time of the Greeks explorers & traders had brought back diseases from distant lands. Some of those developed into major plagues, killing off large fractions of the population. The survivor... |
91,589 | If this [link](http://patorjk.com/keyboard-layout-analyzer/) is to be believed, then colemak/capewell/arensito are the layouts that make the fingers move the least amount of distance over the keyboard.
It looks like Colemak is the best supported one of the three, and the most similar to QWERTY.
Does anyone here have ... | 2010/01/05 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/91589",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/19004/"
] | Log off will log out of your session, but the computer will remain running. You have the option to log in under another user.
Shutdown will logout and turn the computer off :) | Have you tried it? When you logoff, you logoff the current user and return to the login-screen. When you shutdown, you shutdown the computer wich then will be switched off. |
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