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4,717 | I have a Heatilator NB4842I gas fireplace. When I turn on the switch on the wall, the pilot lights the burner. When I turn off the switch, the burner goes off but pilot is staying on until I tap on gas valve. It's never done this before, and the unit is only 4 years old and not used often. Any ideas for diagnosing the ... | 2011/02/18 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/4717",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | look at page 22 of the manual: <http://www.heatilator.com/downloads/installManuals/4031-551.pdf>
using a multimeter, check the voltage being sent to the valve while the fireplace is on, which should be the green and orange wires. the re-check it after you turn it off and the pilot is still on. if the on and off voltag... | I'm not sure about your model, but in my experience (I have gas heating stoves and a gas fireplace) the pilot should stay lit at all times to prevent the build-up of gas in the case of a small leak. It also protects against the case of a power outage.
I know this is the DIY site, but I'd still recommend having it look... |
6,034 | It has in the first 15 (mostly 2-3 player) games I've played so far but I'm wondering if this is true in general. Are we missing strategies? Is this less true in 4-5 player games?
Another way of asking the question is whether certain game winning ways (which are perhaps the majority of game winning strategies/tactics)... | 2012/01/06 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/6034",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/2260/"
] | Yes, obtaining longest continuous path of routes **certainly does** highly correlate with winning. It's pretty simple to see why:
* Multiple routes that "cooperate" by overlapping are obviously more efficient than short routes in different parts of the board that have nothing to do with each other.
* Longer routes are... | As the accepted answer explains in detail, "Yes" for the basic set. However, with the 1910 expansion using the "Mega" variant, the ticket mix and incentives change so much that the answer is not so obvious.
The biggest change is the 15 point bonus card for completing the largest number of tickets. Many of the addition... |
1,208,257 | How do we get the performance of a video decoder as to how many frames it can decode per second. I know following parameters are used to arrive at fps but not able to relate them in a formula which gives the exact answer:
seconds taken to decode a video sequence, total number of frames in the encoded video sequence, c... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1208257",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2759376/"
] | If they're just starting programming, I'd *not* recommend VIM to begin with.
1. they'll have enough on their plate to begin with learning the ins and outs of programming
2. depending on the language/platform, I think they'd appreciate an IDE with code completion , general language support etc. (I know you can do this ... | I know I'm going to get voted way down by the legion of emacs/vi people here, but in terms of learning a language, an IDE with intellisense (or whatever the generic version is called) is absolutely indispensable. For instance, if you use visual studio, you will spend almost no time playing with the IDE. The automatic c... |
1,208,257 | How do we get the performance of a video decoder as to how many frames it can decode per second. I know following parameters are used to arrive at fps but not able to relate them in a formula which gives the exact answer:
seconds taken to decode a video sequence, total number of frames in the encoded video sequence, c... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1208257",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2759376/"
] | I am by no means an emacs whiz, but in terms of learning the basics of a new language I think it is handy.An IDE can be a distraction from what you are trying to learn (So you end up spending time learning an IDE rather than a language) and emacs provides both good indenting and syntax highlighting, as well as easy acc... | vi and gcc, nothing else |
1,208,257 | How do we get the performance of a video decoder as to how many frames it can decode per second. I know following parameters are used to arrive at fps but not able to relate them in a formula which gives the exact answer:
seconds taken to decode a video sequence, total number of frames in the encoded video sequence, c... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1208257",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2759376/"
] | I know I'm going to get voted way down by the legion of emacs/vi people here, but in terms of learning a language, an IDE with intellisense (or whatever the generic version is called) is absolutely indispensable. For instance, if you use visual studio, you will spend almost no time playing with the IDE. The automatic c... | vi and gcc, nothing else |
1,208,257 | How do we get the performance of a video decoder as to how many frames it can decode per second. I know following parameters are used to arrive at fps but not able to relate them in a formula which gives the exact answer:
seconds taken to decode a video sequence, total number of frames in the encoded video sequence, c... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1208257",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2759376/"
] | If they're just starting programming, I'd *not* recommend VIM to begin with.
1. they'll have enough on their plate to begin with learning the ins and outs of programming
2. depending on the language/platform, I think they'd appreciate an IDE with code completion , general language support etc. (I know you can do this ... | Avoiding the subjective question of editor choice, it's not so much about advanced/beginner as learning too much at once. It's probably a good idea to separate the coding learning curve from the editor learning curve. If you're busy learning to code, use an editor you're already comfortable with (doesn't have to be an ... |
1,208,257 | How do we get the performance of a video decoder as to how many frames it can decode per second. I know following parameters are used to arrive at fps but not able to relate them in a formula which gives the exact answer:
seconds taken to decode a video sequence, total number of frames in the encoded video sequence, c... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1208257",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2759376/"
] | I know I'm going to get voted way down by the legion of emacs/vi people here, but in terms of learning a language, an IDE with intellisense (or whatever the generic version is called) is absolutely indispensable. For instance, if you use visual studio, you will spend almost no time playing with the IDE. The automatic c... | It depends on what platform and language you plan to start and then boils down to individual preference. If it happens to be windows and you plan to do C#/VC++/VB then Visual Studio IDE is the best.
I used emacs when I started on Scheme and python and I found it handy.
cheers |
1,208,257 | How do we get the performance of a video decoder as to how many frames it can decode per second. I know following parameters are used to arrive at fps but not able to relate them in a formula which gives the exact answer:
seconds taken to decode a video sequence, total number of frames in the encoded video sequence, c... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1208257",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2759376/"
] | If you're just starting and you're learning Java, I would go for one of the graphical IDEs. Yeah, something like Eclipse or Netbeans is fairly bloated, but it doesn't change the fact that they make the barrier of entry way lower with suggested error fixes and the like.
vi or emacs in combination with gcc are great, bu... | Editors seem to be a touchy subject. It really seems to be personal preference. The only reason I ever learned vim was because of the workplace required me to. The only reason I ever used emacs was because of school. Having said that, I think just using the available development tools (VS for .net framework, Eclipse/Ne... |
1,208,257 | How do we get the performance of a video decoder as to how many frames it can decode per second. I know following parameters are used to arrive at fps but not able to relate them in a formula which gives the exact answer:
seconds taken to decode a video sequence, total number of frames in the encoded video sequence, c... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1208257",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2759376/"
] | Whatever editor you choose, have the cheatsheet sticked next to your screen. | I learned Java using a combination of [DrJava](http://www.drjava.org/), [BlueJ](http://www.bluej.org/) and [Eclipse](http://www.eclipse.org/). I started with DrJava since it had an interactive Java shell. Then I played with BlueJ and finally Eclipse once I thought I knew enough.
Now that I "know" a couple languages I ... |
1,208,257 | How do we get the performance of a video decoder as to how many frames it can decode per second. I know following parameters are used to arrive at fps but not able to relate them in a formula which gives the exact answer:
seconds taken to decode a video sequence, total number of frames in the encoded video sequence, c... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1208257",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2759376/"
] | If you're just starting and you're learning Java, I would go for one of the graphical IDEs. Yeah, something like Eclipse or Netbeans is fairly bloated, but it doesn't change the fact that they make the barrier of entry way lower with suggested error fixes and the like.
vi or emacs in combination with gcc are great, bu... | I'd recommend Vim for anyone working with a text editor, but *not* at the same time as learning programming. |
1,208,257 | How do we get the performance of a video decoder as to how many frames it can decode per second. I know following parameters are used to arrive at fps but not able to relate them in a formula which gives the exact answer:
seconds taken to decode a video sequence, total number of frames in the encoded video sequence, c... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1208257",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2759376/"
] | Avoiding the subjective question of editor choice, it's not so much about advanced/beginner as learning too much at once. It's probably a good idea to separate the coding learning curve from the editor learning curve. If you're busy learning to code, use an editor you're already comfortable with (doesn't have to be an ... | I'd recommend Vim for anyone working with a text editor, but *not* at the same time as learning programming. |
1,208,257 | How do we get the performance of a video decoder as to how many frames it can decode per second. I know following parameters are used to arrive at fps but not able to relate them in a formula which gives the exact answer:
seconds taken to decode a video sequence, total number of frames in the encoded video sequence, c... | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1208257",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2759376/"
] | It depends on what platform and language you plan to start and then boils down to individual preference. If it happens to be windows and you plan to do C#/VC++/VB then Visual Studio IDE is the best.
I used emacs when I started on Scheme and python and I found it handy.
cheers | I don't know about emacs, but I would recommend learning Vim for a beginner in a heartbeat. The vimtutor program is a great way to pick up the basics. It is a bit of effort, but you soon get used to it.
I started using Vim when I was learning HTML, and it was a massive improvement over something like Notepad. It soon ... |
841,532 | We currently have a number of servers in places where the power often drops out for various reasons. The servers all run ESX with a couple of linux guests. Putting in UPS's here isn't practical just yet so I'm looking for some ways which we can reduce our risk of corrupting the file systems.
I originally looked at RAI... | 2017/03/30 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/841532",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/213580/"
] | Storage controllers can come with a [Battery Backed Write Cache](https://serverfault.com/questions/65096/battery-backed-write-cache) and/or a [super cap(icitor)](https://serverfault.com/q/505616/37681) in the case of SSD's to protect cached writes during power outages.
There are indeed scenario's when those still wo... | RAID controllers with [BBU](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_battery) can *sometimes* reduce the risk of filesystem errors when an ungraceful shutdown happened. *Sometimes* because you can't guarantee that the OS on your filesystems isn't killed while writing some block on your disk so the OS will become unusuable ... |
841,532 | We currently have a number of servers in places where the power often drops out for various reasons. The servers all run ESX with a couple of linux guests. Putting in UPS's here isn't practical just yet so I'm looking for some ways which we can reduce our risk of corrupting the file systems.
I originally looked at RAI... | 2017/03/30 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/841532",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/213580/"
] | Storage controllers can come with a [Battery Backed Write Cache](https://serverfault.com/questions/65096/battery-backed-write-cache) and/or a [super cap(icitor)](https://serverfault.com/q/505616/37681) in the case of SSD's to protect cached writes during power outages.
There are indeed scenario's when those still wo... | Having a single host with a single RAID with write-back cache enabled, someday for sure it would be a data corruption issue.
Take a look at software-defined storage solution that provides =>2 failures to tolerate (2+ copies of your data stored). Having a cluster of nodes where each one has a connection to UPS and sha... |
2,431 | Reviewing an [old answer of mine](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/101649/a-modern-review-of-java/101737#101737), I noticed that one of my links to [another answer of mine](https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/92157/what-features-are-there-in-c-and-not-in-java/92333#92333) had ... | 2011/10/17 | [
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2431",
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/users/22493/"
] | As a duplicate question it becomes a **candidate** for deletion.
Not all duplicates are deleted the wording of the question may be sufficiently different to make it useful as an alternate route to the initial question on the subject.
In this case it looks like another moderator decided that the deleted question wasn'... | In this specific case, the user who asked the deleted question asked the same duplicate question about 2 dozen times. And the question was exactly the type of question we *don't want here*:
* "I don't know what language I should learn next, is Java a good choice?"
* "What's the difference between C# and Java: is Java ... |
68,618,413 | Am syncing my mongo DB data to snowflake on a daily basis using a node js script. So if a row is already existing in snowflake, then I want to replace that row with the new data, or if the row doesn't exist in snowflake then I want to insert a new row.
Also, I want to do this for a lot of data.
So is there any way to ... | 2021/08/02 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/68618413",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4387357/"
] | This is a typical use case for a `merge` statement. You can see the documentation for merge here: <https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/merge.html>
Using a merge statement for billions of rows can lead to some [high-churn tables](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/tables-storage-considerations.html#ma... | You can bulk copy your data into a staging table then use [MERGE](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/merge.html) feature in snowflake. |
65,527,170 | I'm working on an API where a user of my API can sign up for my API to get an API key. When I generate this API key, I'm using asymmetric encryption to create a hash that I store in my database.
My question I have is this, once the user generates an API key and then signs out, the next time they sign in, I don't have ... | 2021/01/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/65527170",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/749512/"
] | In OAuth2, it's pretty common for systems to show the OAuth2 client id at all times, but the OAuth2 secret exactly once.
If you want to make the user experience good, focus on making it easy to roll a fresh API key without expiring old ones. You can show a list of API keys (not the secret), and when they are last used... | API Keys are not usually considered secure. Typically API Keys are visible to the clients. API keys should not be used to perform secure authorization. However, you can design any system as you want and in your current design if a third-party or attacker can make successful invocations to your API by obtaining the so c... |
10,742 | I have a folder that connects to a hardware weather logger. The data is pretty huge, and I only wish to keep the last 5 hours worth of data. This folder; however, has also some config files such as myconfig.ini.
How can I set up an automatic service that automatically deletes all files in a folder save for a few? | 2010/11/01 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/10742",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/982/"
] | You can use `logrotate`. It's installed by default; check the manual page for instructions. | Taking a slightly different tack: why not set up a 5hr frequency job to rename the current collection directory and create a new current collection directory? You could manually or automatically process/archive/delete the individual 5hr directories. |
10,742 | I have a folder that connects to a hardware weather logger. The data is pretty huge, and I only wish to keep the last 5 hours worth of data. This folder; however, has also some config files such as myconfig.ini.
How can I set up an automatic service that automatically deletes all files in a folder save for a few? | 2010/11/01 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/10742",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/982/"
] | Red Hat/Fedora/Cent has a slick little script called `tmpwatch` that you can easily pull-over to Ubuntu. | Taking a slightly different tack: why not set up a 5hr frequency job to rename the current collection directory and create a new current collection directory? You could manually or automatically process/archive/delete the individual 5hr directories. |
300,372 | We have a SharePoint field named "options" of type Choice and which allow Fill-in, as follow:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ck947.png)
Now if we create a new list item and we type-in a new choice (for example "MY NEW CHOICE"), as follow:-
[![enter im... | 2022/02/11 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/300372",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/84413/"
] | You're correct, there seems to be a change in functionality which isn't consistent with how choice columns have worked in the past.
Also, if you edit the choice column using the modern UI, it will still not show the additional choice that has been added by the user (despite it now being available in the dropdown when ... | I've just discovered this same disappointing issue!
I had even thought maybe the Drop-Down Menu was pulling from the existing values in the field, but when I updated the values to eliminate an undesired choice, it didn't help.
I found that the setting for "Display choices using: Drop-Down Menu" causes this behavior, b... |
3,987,363 | I am designing my site on a mac. I used basic formatting and then when i want on to my pc, the wrapper width was too wide. My question is what can i do so that my website looks the same on all browsers/os? | 2010/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3987363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/441049/"
] | 1. Take <http://dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com/> to heart. Looking good is a sensible goal, looking the same isn't.
2. Understand the standards (e.g. we can't tell if the difference is because of a bug or because you've provided instructions that only make sense for a particular window size)
3. Us... | You need to do a lot of testing in different broswers, in some cases you need to have different styles to make them cross browser compatiable, broswers render pages differently here is a nice tutorial with some tools to help you.
You should try and stick to the web standards as much as possible.
<http://www.cookielab... |
3,987,363 | I am designing my site on a mac. I used basic formatting and then when i want on to my pc, the wrapper width was too wide. My question is what can i do so that my website looks the same on all browsers/os? | 2010/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3987363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/441049/"
] | 1. Take <http://dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com/> to heart. Looking good is a sensible goal, looking the same isn't.
2. Understand the standards (e.g. we can't tell if the difference is because of a bug or because you've provided instructions that only make sense for a particular window size)
3. Us... | I'd add a couple of further points to @David Dorward's answer:
1. Validate your [(x)html](http://validator.w3.org/) and [css](http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/), and
2. Use a [css reset stylesheet](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/116754/best-css-reset) to reduce the impact of differing browser-defaults for paddi... |
3,987,363 | I am designing my site on a mac. I used basic formatting and then when i want on to my pc, the wrapper width was too wide. My question is what can i do so that my website looks the same on all browsers/os? | 2010/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3987363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/441049/"
] | 1. Take <http://dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com/> to heart. Looking good is a sensible goal, looking the same isn't.
2. Understand the standards (e.g. we can't tell if the difference is because of a bug or because you've provided instructions that only make sense for a particular window size)
3. Us... | Use a css reset like Eric Meyer, CSSesta, BoilerPlate or YUI.
Sign up for <https://browserlab.adobe.com/>
You can test the most commonly used browsers win & mac |
3,987,363 | I am designing my site on a mac. I used basic formatting and then when i want on to my pc, the wrapper width was too wide. My question is what can i do so that my website looks the same on all browsers/os? | 2010/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3987363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/441049/"
] | 1. Take <http://dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com/> to heart. Looking good is a sensible goal, looking the same isn't.
2. Understand the standards (e.g. we can't tell if the difference is because of a bug or because you've provided instructions that only make sense for a particular window size)
3. Us... | >
> Autoprefixer uses data on the popularity of browsers and support for vendor prefixes by browsers. Based on this information, it arranges and deletes the prefixes. It can help you to get prefixes for: animations, transition, transform, grid, flex, flexbox and others. It is recommended by Google and used by Twitter ... |
3,987,363 | I am designing my site on a mac. I used basic formatting and then when i want on to my pc, the wrapper width was too wide. My question is what can i do so that my website looks the same on all browsers/os? | 2010/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3987363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/441049/"
] | You need to do a lot of testing in different broswers, in some cases you need to have different styles to make them cross browser compatiable, broswers render pages differently here is a nice tutorial with some tools to help you.
You should try and stick to the web standards as much as possible.
<http://www.cookielab... | I'd add a couple of further points to @David Dorward's answer:
1. Validate your [(x)html](http://validator.w3.org/) and [css](http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/), and
2. Use a [css reset stylesheet](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/116754/best-css-reset) to reduce the impact of differing browser-defaults for paddi... |
3,987,363 | I am designing my site on a mac. I used basic formatting and then when i want on to my pc, the wrapper width was too wide. My question is what can i do so that my website looks the same on all browsers/os? | 2010/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3987363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/441049/"
] | You need to do a lot of testing in different broswers, in some cases you need to have different styles to make them cross browser compatiable, broswers render pages differently here is a nice tutorial with some tools to help you.
You should try and stick to the web standards as much as possible.
<http://www.cookielab... | Use a css reset like Eric Meyer, CSSesta, BoilerPlate or YUI.
Sign up for <https://browserlab.adobe.com/>
You can test the most commonly used browsers win & mac |
3,987,363 | I am designing my site on a mac. I used basic formatting and then when i want on to my pc, the wrapper width was too wide. My question is what can i do so that my website looks the same on all browsers/os? | 2010/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3987363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/441049/"
] | You need to do a lot of testing in different broswers, in some cases you need to have different styles to make them cross browser compatiable, broswers render pages differently here is a nice tutorial with some tools to help you.
You should try and stick to the web standards as much as possible.
<http://www.cookielab... | >
> Autoprefixer uses data on the popularity of browsers and support for vendor prefixes by browsers. Based on this information, it arranges and deletes the prefixes. It can help you to get prefixes for: animations, transition, transform, grid, flex, flexbox and others. It is recommended by Google and used by Twitter ... |
3,987,363 | I am designing my site on a mac. I used basic formatting and then when i want on to my pc, the wrapper width was too wide. My question is what can i do so that my website looks the same on all browsers/os? | 2010/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3987363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/441049/"
] | Use a css reset like Eric Meyer, CSSesta, BoilerPlate or YUI.
Sign up for <https://browserlab.adobe.com/>
You can test the most commonly used browsers win & mac | I'd add a couple of further points to @David Dorward's answer:
1. Validate your [(x)html](http://validator.w3.org/) and [css](http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/), and
2. Use a [css reset stylesheet](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/116754/best-css-reset) to reduce the impact of differing browser-defaults for paddi... |
3,987,363 | I am designing my site on a mac. I used basic formatting and then when i want on to my pc, the wrapper width was too wide. My question is what can i do so that my website looks the same on all browsers/os? | 2010/10/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3987363",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/441049/"
] | Use a css reset like Eric Meyer, CSSesta, BoilerPlate or YUI.
Sign up for <https://browserlab.adobe.com/>
You can test the most commonly used browsers win & mac | >
> Autoprefixer uses data on the popularity of browsers and support for vendor prefixes by browsers. Based on this information, it arranges and deletes the prefixes. It can help you to get prefixes for: animations, transition, transform, grid, flex, flexbox and others. It is recommended by Google and used by Twitter ... |
302,700 | I measured the input capacitance of a MOSFET and found it was greater than an IGBT. Why is this? Is it due to the Miller capacitance seen in a MOSFET? | 2017/04/30 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/302700",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/147175/"
] | Miller capacitance is nothing that you can easily measure with a cap-meter. The effect comes from the voltage on one pin falling such that less voltage difference is seen on more of the area, such that more charge can flow on the gate. For an IGBT this effect is not present so much, since the MOSFET in front of the BJT... | Miller Effect works like this:
[simulate this circuit](/plugins/schematics?image=http%3a%2f%2fi.stack.imgur.com%2fHAvrh.png) – Schematic created using [CircuitLab](https://www.circuitlab.com/) |
53,136 | I understand that the public key is kept hidden until a bitcoin transaction is made, at which point the public key has to be revealed to prove that you created the transaction with your private key. Until then, only a hash of your public key is ever shared, know as your bitcoin address.
Once my public key is known, w... | 2017/05/05 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/53136",
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] | Thanks for the large bitcoin collider (LBC) link. Had a long look at it but it's way over my head. Seems they are finding private keys regularly that fit active accounts with some BTC on them. That's an an alarming sight. Especially since this is still running on a tiny scale.
Then I came across this excellent post:
<... | indeed that would theoretically be possible. such a table luckily is very large. for more read e.g. on the [large bitcoin collider](https://lbc.cryptoguru.org/). if an active address means that is spends money, then the pubkey is revealed which makes it easier to attack. as long as an address only received money it is ... |
53,136 | I understand that the public key is kept hidden until a bitcoin transaction is made, at which point the public key has to be revealed to prove that you created the transaction with your private key. Until then, only a hash of your public key is ever shared, know as your bitcoin address.
Once my public key is known, w... | 2017/05/05 | [
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] | No.
A rainbow table is simply a memory-cpu tradeoff that allows you to find preimages of a function faster by having a precomputed table with some of the entries.
In order to construct a rainbow table for bitcoin private/public keys, you still have to first iterate through all the keys at least once. It doesn't matte... | indeed that would theoretically be possible. such a table luckily is very large. for more read e.g. on the [large bitcoin collider](https://lbc.cryptoguru.org/). if an active address means that is spends money, then the pubkey is revealed which makes it easier to attack. as long as an address only received money it is ... |
53,136 | I understand that the public key is kept hidden until a bitcoin transaction is made, at which point the public key has to be revealed to prove that you created the transaction with your private key. Until then, only a hash of your public key is ever shared, know as your bitcoin address.
Once my public key is known, w... | 2017/05/05 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/53136",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/49054/"
] | No.
A rainbow table is simply a memory-cpu tradeoff that allows you to find preimages of a function faster by having a precomputed table with some of the entries.
In order to construct a rainbow table for bitcoin private/public keys, you still have to first iterate through all the keys at least once. It doesn't matte... | Thanks for the large bitcoin collider (LBC) link. Had a long look at it but it's way over my head. Seems they are finding private keys regularly that fit active accounts with some BTC on them. That's an an alarming sight. Especially since this is still running on a tiny scale.
Then I came across this excellent post:
<... |
53,136 | I understand that the public key is kept hidden until a bitcoin transaction is made, at which point the public key has to be revealed to prove that you created the transaction with your private key. Until then, only a hash of your public key is ever shared, know as your bitcoin address.
Once my public key is known, w... | 2017/05/05 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/53136",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/users/49054/"
] | Thanks for the large bitcoin collider (LBC) link. Had a long look at it but it's way over my head. Seems they are finding private keys regularly that fit active accounts with some BTC on them. That's an an alarming sight. Especially since this is still running on a tiny scale.
Then I came across this excellent post:
<... | Lets say, I have 101 private keys generated by a pseudo-RNG, but I lost one. Theoretically, I think its possible to use 100 private/public pairs to crack the missing one. Because , while the actual number space is crazy large, the pseudo-RNG number space is limited by the floating point space of the hardware itself. Al... |
53,136 | I understand that the public key is kept hidden until a bitcoin transaction is made, at which point the public key has to be revealed to prove that you created the transaction with your private key. Until then, only a hash of your public key is ever shared, know as your bitcoin address.
Once my public key is known, w... | 2017/05/05 | [
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/53136",
"https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com",
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] | No.
A rainbow table is simply a memory-cpu tradeoff that allows you to find preimages of a function faster by having a precomputed table with some of the entries.
In order to construct a rainbow table for bitcoin private/public keys, you still have to first iterate through all the keys at least once. It doesn't matte... | Lets say, I have 101 private keys generated by a pseudo-RNG, but I lost one. Theoretically, I think its possible to use 100 private/public pairs to crack the missing one. Because , while the actual number space is crazy large, the pseudo-RNG number space is limited by the floating point space of the hardware itself. Al... |
66,962 | For example: I am using HMAC SHA 256 to sign an XML file. Part of the file data is a version number. If I append the version to my secret to use it as a key, does that weaken the HMAC? As the version is also part of the signed message is it weakend or still safe? | 2014/09/08 | [
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] | No, its not weakened. The HMAC ensures that even if some of the key is known, the remainder remains unchanged. Otherwise there would be zeroes instead of the version number. However, the HMAC isn't made "stronger" either. | If I understand you correctly, you're using a known (i.e. visible to an attacker) piece of information as part of your key. If this is the case, then you are absolutely weaking your HMAC, because you're reducing the amount of unknown keyspace they need to bruteforce to forge a message.
For example, if you're using a 1... |
197,558 | I have windows 7 Ultimate, 64bit.
I have installed SQL Server 2008 Express and have created a database in it.
I have a jar that helps me create a connection file to connect to this database.
I have used this on several other computers (XP/Win2003) and it has worked fine.
![alt text](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3CY1V.png... | 2010/10/09 | [
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] | Have you enabled TCP/IP as a connection option for the instance in SQL Server Configuration Manager? | Check that your protocols are enabled in Start\Microsoft SQLServer\Configuration tools\Configuration manager.
On the task bar to the left, select SQL Server Network Configuration, and enable Shared Memory, Named Pipes and TCP/IP.
Select SQL Server Services and restart SQL Server Browser and SQL Server.
See if that ... |
13,105 | This is basically just to satisfy my curiosity. Please correct me if I'm wrong about any of this:
I believe power supply to a home's main panel usually consists of:
1. A neutral wire
2. A hot wire 120 volts AC above the neutral
3. A hot wire 120 volts AC below the neutral
It shouldn't matter which hot is used to sup... | 2012/03/22 | [
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] | Each leg of the hot connect to every other breaker down each side of the panel in most current designs (older panels, maybe >30 years, may have a bar down each side). Therefore, two adjacent 120V breakers will be on opposite hots. This means that a 240V breaker takes up two positions on the same side, instead of having... | As others have noted adjacent breakers are connected opposite phases. This is intended to roughly balance the load. In normal household use loads will shift and different phases will the most heavily loaded at different times. It also enables two breaker setups using both phases.
* 240v circuits (as already noted). T... |
34,459 | If you had 35mm tires (Schwalbe marathon supremes to be specific) would you get innertubes speced as 28-35mm or 35-42mm? Or whichever is cheaper? | 2015/09/15 | [
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] | **Smaller tube is better.** Even significantly smaller (eg. 20-25 mm inner tube in 40 mm tire) will work just fine. Other way around it might be hard to fit the tube inside the tire even before inflating tube. | It would be better to use a 28-35mm tube vs the larger. A smaller tube also makes it easier to install. |
34,459 | If you had 35mm tires (Schwalbe marathon supremes to be specific) would you get innertubes speced as 28-35mm or 35-42mm? Or whichever is cheaper? | 2015/09/15 | [
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] | **Either will work**.
Use what your prefer. Smaller will weigh a bit less and be easier to install. Larger won't have the tube stretched as much, so hypothetically could survive a puncture better. | **Smaller tube is better.** Even significantly smaller (eg. 20-25 mm inner tube in 40 mm tire) will work just fine. Other way around it might be hard to fit the tube inside the tire even before inflating tube. |
34,459 | If you had 35mm tires (Schwalbe marathon supremes to be specific) would you get innertubes speced as 28-35mm or 35-42mm? Or whichever is cheaper? | 2015/09/15 | [
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] | **Smaller tube is better.** Even significantly smaller (eg. 20-25 mm inner tube in 40 mm tire) will work just fine. Other way around it might be hard to fit the tube inside the tire even before inflating tube. | It depends. If you have another bike for which one size is also suitable, get that one. If you're on the limits of your rims with these tyres and could only go one way with your next set, get the tube that would fit those. My previous tyres were 35s and I knew I would probably replace them with something a little thinn... |
34,459 | If you had 35mm tires (Schwalbe marathon supremes to be specific) would you get innertubes speced as 28-35mm or 35-42mm? Or whichever is cheaper? | 2015/09/15 | [
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] | **Either will work**.
Use what your prefer. Smaller will weigh a bit less and be easier to install. Larger won't have the tube stretched as much, so hypothetically could survive a puncture better. | It would be better to use a 28-35mm tube vs the larger. A smaller tube also makes it easier to install. |
34,459 | If you had 35mm tires (Schwalbe marathon supremes to be specific) would you get innertubes speced as 28-35mm or 35-42mm? Or whichever is cheaper? | 2015/09/15 | [
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"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
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] | **Either will work**.
Use what your prefer. Smaller will weigh a bit less and be easier to install. Larger won't have the tube stretched as much, so hypothetically could survive a puncture better. | It depends. If you have another bike for which one size is also suitable, get that one. If you're on the limits of your rims with these tyres and could only go one way with your next set, get the tube that would fit those. My previous tyres were 35s and I knew I would probably replace them with something a little thinn... |
607,444 | I'm trying to use Macrium Reflect Free to clone a disk from a 75 GB SSD to 225 GB SSD. The source has three partitions, and I want to clone them all, but I want the first and third to be the same size, and the middle one to be expanded to fill the remaining space on the drive.
In this screen capture, I have (1) added ... | 2013/06/14 | [
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] | I would image the drive as it is to the new SSD. Then, use a partitioning tool, like [EASEUS Free Partition Master](http://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/personal.html) to resize and move the partitions – it should do it for you very nicely. | * Drag down the first two partitions, select the second one, click on cloned partitioned properties.
* Resize the second partition so as to leave just enough room for the third.
* Click O.K.
* Now drag down the third partition.
* At this point you should be all set to clone.
**Note:** When you are in partition propert... |
607,444 | I'm trying to use Macrium Reflect Free to clone a disk from a 75 GB SSD to 225 GB SSD. The source has three partitions, and I want to clone them all, but I want the first and third to be the same size, and the middle one to be expanded to fill the remaining space on the drive.
In this screen capture, I have (1) added ... | 2013/06/14 | [
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] | I would image the drive as it is to the new SSD. Then, use a partitioning tool, like [EASEUS Free Partition Master](http://www.easeus.com/partition-manager/personal.html) to resize and move the partitions – it should do it for you very nicely. | I ran into this same issue. If you select all three partitions and then click 'Copy selected partitions' you will only be able to resize the last partition. If you select the first two partitions, click copy, resize the second, then select the third and click copy again, it will complain that there is not enough space.... |
607,444 | I'm trying to use Macrium Reflect Free to clone a disk from a 75 GB SSD to 225 GB SSD. The source has three partitions, and I want to clone them all, but I want the first and third to be the same size, and the middle one to be expanded to fill the remaining space on the drive.
In this screen capture, I have (1) added ... | 2013/06/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/607444",
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] | * Drag down the first two partitions, select the second one, click on cloned partitioned properties.
* Resize the second partition so as to leave just enough room for the third.
* Click O.K.
* Now drag down the third partition.
* At this point you should be all set to clone.
**Note:** When you are in partition propert... | I ran into this same issue. If you select all three partitions and then click 'Copy selected partitions' you will only be able to resize the last partition. If you select the first two partitions, click copy, resize the second, then select the third and click copy again, it will complain that there is not enough space.... |
41,656 | I understand the reasons so many people have dislike for adverbs in writing, but I'm struggling with how to find a real balance.
For example, these adverbs can die:
* "He ran quickly" is easily replaced by "He sprinted."
* "She felt lonely" is bland compared to a description of how she stood apart and longed to be pa... | 2019/01/27 | [
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] | You're on the right track. Replace the verb and adverb construction with a more exact verb.
Describe what your characters are doing instead of using an adverb. Your characters' actions show what an adverb would tell.
"He leaned in conspiratorially."
becomes
"He looked over his shoulder, then leaned in."
"She stood... | It is the overuse and abuse of adverbs that people caution against.
Sometimes the adverb is the perfect choice, communicating with precision the intent and tone of the author.
The extinction of adverbs is overkill. There is nothing wrong with the proper use of modifiers.
You have a good instinct here. One should ne... |
41,656 | I understand the reasons so many people have dislike for adverbs in writing, but I'm struggling with how to find a real balance.
For example, these adverbs can die:
* "He ran quickly" is easily replaced by "He sprinted."
* "She felt lonely" is bland compared to a description of how she stood apart and longed to be pa... | 2019/01/27 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/41656",
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] | >
> "She felt lonely" is bland compared to a description of how she stood apart and longed to be part of the conversation.
>
>
>
You've only paraphrased rather than presented the alternative that avoids the word *lonely*, but I agree it would be a better approach. It is not, however, the best one. Note that in "Sh... | It is the overuse and abuse of adverbs that people caution against.
Sometimes the adverb is the perfect choice, communicating with precision the intent and tone of the author.
The extinction of adverbs is overkill. There is nothing wrong with the proper use of modifiers.
You have a good instinct here. One should ne... |
41,656 | I understand the reasons so many people have dislike for adverbs in writing, but I'm struggling with how to find a real balance.
For example, these adverbs can die:
* "He ran quickly" is easily replaced by "He sprinted."
* "She felt lonely" is bland compared to a description of how she stood apart and longed to be pa... | 2019/01/27 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/41656",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/36344/"
] | >
> "She felt lonely" is bland compared to a description of how she stood apart and longed to be part of the conversation.
>
>
>
You've only paraphrased rather than presented the alternative that avoids the word *lonely*, but I agree it would be a better approach. It is not, however, the best one. Note that in "Sh... | You're on the right track. Replace the verb and adverb construction with a more exact verb.
Describe what your characters are doing instead of using an adverb. Your characters' actions show what an adverb would tell.
"He leaned in conspiratorially."
becomes
"He looked over his shoulder, then leaned in."
"She stood... |
41,656 | I understand the reasons so many people have dislike for adverbs in writing, but I'm struggling with how to find a real balance.
For example, these adverbs can die:
* "He ran quickly" is easily replaced by "He sprinted."
* "She felt lonely" is bland compared to a description of how she stood apart and longed to be pa... | 2019/01/27 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/41656",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/36344/"
] | You're on the right track. Replace the verb and adverb construction with a more exact verb.
Describe what your characters are doing instead of using an adverb. Your characters' actions show what an adverb would tell.
"He leaned in conspiratorially."
becomes
"He looked over his shoulder, then leaned in."
"She stood... | >
> I feel that maybe I should approach it like this: Kill off adverbs for
> which a natural or more interesting replacement exists. Accept what
> you can't change for the rest. Is that a good way to approach it, or am
> I missing a better way?
>
>
>
My understanding is that you want to minimize the use of adve... |
41,656 | I understand the reasons so many people have dislike for adverbs in writing, but I'm struggling with how to find a real balance.
For example, these adverbs can die:
* "He ran quickly" is easily replaced by "He sprinted."
* "She felt lonely" is bland compared to a description of how she stood apart and longed to be pa... | 2019/01/27 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/41656",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/36344/"
] | >
> "She felt lonely" is bland compared to a description of how she stood apart and longed to be part of the conversation.
>
>
>
You've only paraphrased rather than presented the alternative that avoids the word *lonely*, but I agree it would be a better approach. It is not, however, the best one. Note that in "Sh... | >
> I feel that maybe I should approach it like this: Kill off adverbs for
> which a natural or more interesting replacement exists. Accept what
> you can't change for the rest. Is that a good way to approach it, or am
> I missing a better way?
>
>
>
My understanding is that you want to minimize the use of adve... |
56,008 | **Edit: A bounty was offered;** Later, [**I answered my question**](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/56008/the-project-sahara-v2/56776#56776) - see below the looong math answer. I accepted it, because it's the only one to calculate the outcome with all the parameters included. **I'll award the bounty m... | 2016/09/21 | [
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] | It seems to me that this is over-engineered. We already have a method for taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that requires water and sunlight and produces oxygen and hydrocarbons as a side effect. Why add extra steps?
* Evaporate saltwater to make fresh water. Possibly with a [saltwater greenhouse](https://en.... | **Yes but you'll have to do it like all big things do things**
"Oh Tres, what ever do you mean?" I hear you ask, well when man started building, did they start with the Burj Khalifa? No, they started with grass and mud huts. When we went to the sky did we start with a rocket? No, we built balloons. I could go on, but ... |
56,008 | **Edit: A bounty was offered;** Later, [**I answered my question**](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/56008/the-project-sahara-v2/56776#56776) - see below the looong math answer. I accepted it, because it's the only one to calculate the outcome with all the parameters included. **I'll award the bounty m... | 2016/09/21 | [
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] | Its not the political situation, its the economic situation that makes it unfeasible. All those things you are generating are valuable, but how long will you have to sell your products in order to break even on the money spent on solar panels?
Selling water seems like a great idea, but its really hard to move a lot of... | Technically feasible? Probably. But do we **want** to?
======================================================
We could stop all communicable human-to-human disease. All it takes is that we all go into voluntary and solitary quarantine and stay there until the incubation period of all diseases have passed.
We could s... |
56,008 | **Edit: A bounty was offered;** Later, [**I answered my question**](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/56008/the-project-sahara-v2/56776#56776) - see below the looong math answer. I accepted it, because it's the only one to calculate the outcome with all the parameters included. **I'll award the bounty m... | 2016/09/21 | [
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] | It seems to me that this is over-engineered. We already have a method for taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that requires water and sunlight and produces oxygen and hydrocarbons as a side effect. Why add extra steps?
* Evaporate saltwater to make fresh water. Possibly with a [saltwater greenhouse](https://en.... | I'd like to pitch a few ideas.
1. To boil the seawater - why go through 5% efficiency when you can directly have near 100%? Also keep in mind that the salt will require raffination if it is intended for human consumption (energy intensive). Likely you will end up with mountains of salt which you will need to treat as... |
56,008 | **Edit: A bounty was offered;** Later, [**I answered my question**](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/56008/the-project-sahara-v2/56776#56776) - see below the looong math answer. I accepted it, because it's the only one to calculate the outcome with all the parameters included. **I'll award the bounty m... | 2016/09/21 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/56008",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/22613/"
] | Its not the political situation, its the economic situation that makes it unfeasible. All those things you are generating are valuable, but how long will you have to sell your products in order to break even on the money spent on solar panels?
Selling water seems like a great idea, but its really hard to move a lot of... | **Yes but you'll have to do it like all big things do things**
"Oh Tres, what ever do you mean?" I hear you ask, well when man started building, did they start with the Burj Khalifa? No, they started with grass and mud huts. When we went to the sky did we start with a rocket? No, we built balloons. I could go on, but ... |
56,008 | **Edit: A bounty was offered;** Later, [**I answered my question**](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/56008/the-project-sahara-v2/56776#56776) - see below the looong math answer. I accepted it, because it's the only one to calculate the outcome with all the parameters included. **I'll award the bounty m... | 2016/09/21 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/56008",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/22613/"
] | It seems to me that this is over-engineered. We already have a method for taking carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that requires water and sunlight and produces oxygen and hydrocarbons as a side effect. Why add extra steps?
* Evaporate saltwater to make fresh water. Possibly with a [saltwater greenhouse](https://en.... | Technically feasible? Probably. But do we **want** to?
======================================================
We could stop all communicable human-to-human disease. All it takes is that we all go into voluntary and solitary quarantine and stay there until the incubation period of all diseases have passed.
We could s... |
215,995 | In my story, people have been on Mars for around 15 years in the mid to late 2040s. The base lies in Arcadia Planitia, where the atmosphere is slightly thicker, offering greater radiation protection. The base is a good number of people at this point (I have not pinned down the realistic number at this point), with astr... | 2021/10/22 | [
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] | How the architecture of this base would be is imho determined by the stage of the mission.
Let's put a picture first, where is this place on Mars..
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UkbBB.png)
A good location for touristing, nice mountains, nice views.. ... | Underground.
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The most important technical advance of the 21st century is the so-called "disintegration ray" - a computer-controlled array of acoustic emitters.
* First it maps a substrate, such as the wall of an underground construction site, developing a detailed model of how sound propagates through th... |
215,995 | In my story, people have been on Mars for around 15 years in the mid to late 2040s. The base lies in Arcadia Planitia, where the atmosphere is slightly thicker, offering greater radiation protection. The base is a good number of people at this point (I have not pinned down the realistic number at this point), with astr... | 2021/10/22 | [
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] | The base will not have been established for that long, there will have been considerable experimentation and also a desire to reuse as much as possible. So I would expect a variety of solutions not necessarily deployed in the most logical manner. Despite popular wishes and artwork I doubt any Starships will be laid out... | How the architecture of this base would be is imho determined by the stage of the mission.
Let's put a picture first, where is this place on Mars..
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UkbBB.png)
A good location for touristing, nice mountains, nice views.. ... |
215,995 | In my story, people have been on Mars for around 15 years in the mid to late 2040s. The base lies in Arcadia Planitia, where the atmosphere is slightly thicker, offering greater radiation protection. The base is a good number of people at this point (I have not pinned down the realistic number at this point), with astr... | 2021/10/22 | [
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] | **Plastic sheet bubbles**
It is simple and practical. Rolls of plastic sheet come from Earth. The ground is raked smooth. A lower layer is unrolled on the bottom. Inflation apparatus is put on it. The roof is placed on top and circumferentially fixed into the ground. Inflate.
There is your building. It is all you nee... | Underground.
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The most important technical advance of the 21st century is the so-called "disintegration ray" - a computer-controlled array of acoustic emitters.
* First it maps a substrate, such as the wall of an underground construction site, developing a detailed model of how sound propagates through th... |
215,995 | In my story, people have been on Mars for around 15 years in the mid to late 2040s. The base lies in Arcadia Planitia, where the atmosphere is slightly thicker, offering greater radiation protection. The base is a good number of people at this point (I have not pinned down the realistic number at this point), with astr... | 2021/10/22 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/215995",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/90113/"
] | The base will not have been established for that long, there will have been considerable experimentation and also a desire to reuse as much as possible. So I would expect a variety of solutions not necessarily deployed in the most logical manner. Despite popular wishes and artwork I doubt any Starships will be laid out... | **Plastic sheet bubbles**
It is simple and practical. Rolls of plastic sheet come from Earth. The ground is raked smooth. A lower layer is unrolled on the bottom. Inflation apparatus is put on it. The roof is placed on top and circumferentially fixed into the ground. Inflate.
There is your building. It is all you nee... |
215,995 | In my story, people have been on Mars for around 15 years in the mid to late 2040s. The base lies in Arcadia Planitia, where the atmosphere is slightly thicker, offering greater radiation protection. The base is a good number of people at this point (I have not pinned down the realistic number at this point), with astr... | 2021/10/22 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/215995",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/90113/"
] | The base will not have been established for that long, there will have been considerable experimentation and also a desire to reuse as much as possible. So I would expect a variety of solutions not necessarily deployed in the most logical manner. Despite popular wishes and artwork I doubt any Starships will be laid out... | Underground.
------------
The most important technical advance of the 21st century is the so-called "disintegration ray" - a computer-controlled array of acoustic emitters.
* First it maps a substrate, such as the wall of an underground construction site, developing a detailed model of how sound propagates through th... |
16,508 | This Contest has Ended.
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Hello and welcome to the **72nd** edition of the Screenshot of the Week!
To start with, congratulations to the winner of the previous contest! [Faither's](https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/a/16497/222022) picture from [assassins-creed-odyssey](https://gaming.st... | 2022/08/23 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16508",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/222022/"
] | Finding respite and time to mourn in some overgrown castle ruins in [a-plague-tale-innocence](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/a-plague-tale-innocence "show questions tagged 'a-plague-tale-innocence'").
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8D... | Sometimes, nature is scary. [animal-crossing-new-horizons](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/animal-crossing-new-horizons "show questions tagged 'animal-crossing-new-horizons'")
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QH11H.jpg) |
16,508 | This Contest has Ended.
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Hello and welcome to the **72nd** edition of the Screenshot of the Week!
To start with, congratulations to the winner of the previous contest! [Faither's](https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/a/16497/222022) picture from [assassins-creed-odyssey](https://gaming.st... | 2022/08/23 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16508",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/222022/"
] | Sometimes, nature is scary. [animal-crossing-new-horizons](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/animal-crossing-new-horizons "show questions tagged 'animal-crossing-new-horizons'")
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QH11H.jpg) | An angry alpha Bidoof in [pokemon-legends-arceus](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pokemon-legends-arceus "show questions tagged 'pokemon-legends-arceus'")
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yAsLZ.jpg) |
16,508 | This Contest has Ended.
=======================
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Hello and welcome to the **72nd** edition of the Screenshot of the Week!
To start with, congratulations to the winner of the previous contest! [Faither's](https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/a/16497/222022) picture from [assassins-creed-odyssey](https://gaming.st... | 2022/08/23 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16508",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/222022/"
] | Finding respite and time to mourn in some overgrown castle ruins in [a-plague-tale-innocence](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/a-plague-tale-innocence "show questions tagged 'a-plague-tale-innocence'").
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8D... | An angry alpha Bidoof in [pokemon-legends-arceus](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pokemon-legends-arceus "show questions tagged 'pokemon-legends-arceus'")
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yAsLZ.jpg) |
16,508 | This Contest has Ended.
=======================
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Hello and welcome to the **72nd** edition of the Screenshot of the Week!
To start with, congratulations to the winner of the previous contest! [Faither's](https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/a/16497/222022) picture from [assassins-creed-odyssey](https://gaming.st... | 2022/08/23 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16508",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/222022/"
] | Finding respite and time to mourn in some overgrown castle ruins in [a-plague-tale-innocence](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/a-plague-tale-innocence "show questions tagged 'a-plague-tale-innocence'").
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8D... | Someone surely was once living with nature here on this island in [subnautica](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/subnautica "show questions tagged 'subnautica'").
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qxbk5.jpg) |
16,508 | This Contest has Ended.
=======================
---
Hello and welcome to the **72nd** edition of the Screenshot of the Week!
To start with, congratulations to the winner of the previous contest! [Faither's](https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/a/16497/222022) picture from [assassins-creed-odyssey](https://gaming.st... | 2022/08/23 | [
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16508",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.meta.stackexchange.com/users/222022/"
] | Someone surely was once living with nature here on this island in [subnautica](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/subnautica "show questions tagged 'subnautica'").
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qxbk5.jpg) | An angry alpha Bidoof in [pokemon-legends-arceus](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/pokemon-legends-arceus "show questions tagged 'pokemon-legends-arceus'")
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/yAsLZ.jpg) |
462,215 | Sometimes you see people collecting money into a "jar" with a hole for coins in it. This may or may not be intended for charity (e.g. it could also be used by someone playing a guitarr on the street).
My question is: what is the everyday name of such a jar and what is the action of collecting money into it called? If ... | 2018/08/29 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/462215",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/125709/"
] | In British English this would be called a '[Collecting Tin](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/collecting-tin)' As per Collins Dictionary:
>
> a tin for donations of money for charity or another particular purpose
>
>
> *He found a coin in his pocket and slipped it into her collecting tin, helping... | In the Midwestern U.S., we might refer to the "jar" as a "kitty" if it is being collected for a common purpose in a communal pot. In our home, the "kitty" is the bucket of money used to take a Florida trip every few years.
<http://www.saywhydoi.com/money-in-the-kitty-why-do-we-say-we-put-money-in-the-kitty/#comment-88... |
318,621 | **Update:** This was five years ago. I've since revised my judgement of Stack Exchange's ethics downward, roughly to zero.
I just received an email with an unsolicited job offer from somebody who ***claims*** to have found me on Stack Overflow. It was addressed to "Ed", a name I use nowhere but Stack Overflow (it's [n... | 2016/03/09 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/318621",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/424129/"
] | We're not handing out your information to *anyone*, and we log *all* access to it.
Some recruiters (especially those contingency ones) use some pretty elaborate user scripts that attempt to fetch as much data as they can from many sources (github, bitbucket, etc, etc) while they're viewing a profile on Stack Overflow.... | I suggest posting the e-mail publicly, with full headers (just remove your own e-mail address and possibly server).
That will help the rest of the world write spam filters, which will in turn incentivize recruiters to be less spammy and not get tagged as undesirable. Moreover, it'll make their details publicly availab... |
318,621 | **Update:** This was five years ago. I've since revised my judgement of Stack Exchange's ethics downward, roughly to zero.
I just received an email with an unsolicited job offer from somebody who ***claims*** to have found me on Stack Overflow. It was addressed to "Ed", a name I use nowhere but Stack Overflow (it's [n... | 2016/03/09 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/318621",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/424129/"
] | We're not handing out your information to *anyone*, and we log *all* access to it.
Some recruiters (especially those contingency ones) use some pretty elaborate user scripts that attempt to fetch as much data as they can from many sources (github, bitbucket, etc, etc) while they're viewing a profile on Stack Overflow.... | As Tim wrote in his [answer](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/a/318622/4), the worst offenders are combining profiles from different places, scraping GitHub, Stack Overflow, LinkedIn, etc., sometimes guessing email addresses. Some companies are even doing this as a business model.
There are a couple of things we can do ... |
318,621 | **Update:** This was five years ago. I've since revised my judgement of Stack Exchange's ethics downward, roughly to zero.
I just received an email with an unsolicited job offer from somebody who ***claims*** to have found me on Stack Overflow. It was addressed to "Ed", a name I use nowhere but Stack Overflow (it's [n... | 2016/03/09 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/318621",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/424129/"
] | We're not handing out your information to *anyone*, and we log *all* access to it.
Some recruiters (especially those contingency ones) use some pretty elaborate user scripts that attempt to fetch as much data as they can from many sources (github, bitbucket, etc, etc) while they're viewing a profile on Stack Overflow.... | I just reply with a link to my 5gb "resume" that happens to be MPAA protected content. |
318,621 | **Update:** This was five years ago. I've since revised my judgement of Stack Exchange's ethics downward, roughly to zero.
I just received an email with an unsolicited job offer from somebody who ***claims*** to have found me on Stack Overflow. It was addressed to "Ed", a name I use nowhere but Stack Overflow (it's [n... | 2016/03/09 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/318621",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/424129/"
] | As Tim wrote in his [answer](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/a/318622/4), the worst offenders are combining profiles from different places, scraping GitHub, Stack Overflow, LinkedIn, etc., sometimes guessing email addresses. Some companies are even doing this as a business model.
There are a couple of things we can do ... | I suggest posting the e-mail publicly, with full headers (just remove your own e-mail address and possibly server).
That will help the rest of the world write spam filters, which will in turn incentivize recruiters to be less spammy and not get tagged as undesirable. Moreover, it'll make their details publicly availab... |
318,621 | **Update:** This was five years ago. I've since revised my judgement of Stack Exchange's ethics downward, roughly to zero.
I just received an email with an unsolicited job offer from somebody who ***claims*** to have found me on Stack Overflow. It was addressed to "Ed", a name I use nowhere but Stack Overflow (it's [n... | 2016/03/09 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/318621",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/424129/"
] | I suggest posting the e-mail publicly, with full headers (just remove your own e-mail address and possibly server).
That will help the rest of the world write spam filters, which will in turn incentivize recruiters to be less spammy and not get tagged as undesirable. Moreover, it'll make their details publicly availab... | I just reply with a link to my 5gb "resume" that happens to be MPAA protected content. |
318,621 | **Update:** This was five years ago. I've since revised my judgement of Stack Exchange's ethics downward, roughly to zero.
I just received an email with an unsolicited job offer from somebody who ***claims*** to have found me on Stack Overflow. It was addressed to "Ed", a name I use nowhere but Stack Overflow (it's [n... | 2016/03/09 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/318621",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/424129/"
] | As Tim wrote in his [answer](https://meta.stackoverflow.com/a/318622/4), the worst offenders are combining profiles from different places, scraping GitHub, Stack Overflow, LinkedIn, etc., sometimes guessing email addresses. Some companies are even doing this as a business model.
There are a couple of things we can do ... | I just reply with a link to my 5gb "resume" that happens to be MPAA protected content. |
24,361 | I unioned 2 layers into 1 layer, and it created sliver polygons.
I used the elimination tool to merge them with neighboring polygons.
As as result, it merges all sliver polygons to only one polygon (selected in the picture).
What I need, is that, every sliver polygon to be added to its neighboring polygon.
How that... | 2012/04/29 | [
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/24361",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com",
"https://gis.stackexchange.com/users/6941/"
] | I solved it myself.
After unioning the layers, the silver polygons were added as a single polygon.
Therefore I had to use the Explode Multi-part Feature tool from advanced editing toolbar, which separated the polygon into multiple single polygons.
Then the Elimination tool was able to add the polygons to neighboring... | If the sliver polygons share a common attribute value with the neightbouring polygons, you could try to use "Dissolve" from the Data Management toolbox.
But, it's strange that the union of two polygon layers generates that sliver polygons. The problem should be on the original layers. You could try to repair the geom... |
402,028 | The answer in question is this:
<https://stackoverflow.com/review/low-quality-posts/27366041>
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3m4P0.png)
>
>
>
I found no other way to object to it being flagged and then deleted. Not even to write t... | 2020/10/13 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/402028",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/7461525/"
] | You're not telling the full story here. There's a mod flag that does though. Does [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/64309051) look familiar?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/buBby.png)
You now have multiple problems.
1. Your answer is [link-only](https:/... | Here's what happened after you posted your answer.
First, your answer was short, and only had a link, so the system thought it as Low Quality, and it entered the Low Quality posts review queue.
There, 2 users with the [delete vote privilege](https://stackoverflow.com/help/privileges/trusted-user) voted to delete your... |
402,028 | The answer in question is this:
<https://stackoverflow.com/review/low-quality-posts/27366041>
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3m4P0.png)
>
>
>
I found no other way to object to it being flagged and then deleted. Not even to write t... | 2020/10/13 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/402028",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/7461525/"
] | I'm one of the users who initially handled your post, so I'll weigh in here.
---
Your answer was indeed a valid answer to the question. While it's true that answers that contain no information other than a link [are subject to deletion](https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/225370/258777), your answer IMO does not qualify... | Here's what happened after you posted your answer.
First, your answer was short, and only had a link, so the system thought it as Low Quality, and it entered the Low Quality posts review queue.
There, 2 users with the [delete vote privilege](https://stackoverflow.com/help/privileges/trusted-user) voted to delete your... |
402,028 | The answer in question is this:
<https://stackoverflow.com/review/low-quality-posts/27366041>
>
> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/3m4P0.png)
>
>
>
I found no other way to object to it being flagged and then deleted. Not even to write t... | 2020/10/13 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/402028",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/7461525/"
] | You're not telling the full story here. There's a mod flag that does though. Does [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/64309051) look familiar?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/buBby.png)
You now have multiple problems.
1. Your answer is [link-only](https:/... | I'm one of the users who initially handled your post, so I'll weigh in here.
---
Your answer was indeed a valid answer to the question. While it's true that answers that contain no information other than a link [are subject to deletion](https://meta.stackexchange.com/q/225370/258777), your answer IMO does not qualify... |
417,324 | I'm building a miniature pinball machine and I am attempting to use an infrared reflector sensor (QRE1113) to detect when the ball rolls over it (I got the original idea from Ben Heck's videos).
In my testing the sensor does respond adequately to a ball rolling over it, and it's easy to make this determination through... | 2019/01/16 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/417324",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/210110/"
] | As mentioned in the comments, you want a comparator.
At a high level, a comparator has two inputs, a positive and a negative, and one output which is high whenever the positive input is at a greater voltage than the negative input. You might notice that this is just like what op amps do when you don't give them any fe... | One solution is:
* binary detect with hysteresis, MUX and use a PISO register (Parallel In Serial Out), detect sensor in software and decode events or detect single events in hardware then clear when sent thru PISO register.
You can use as many HEX Schmitt trigger IC to convert the analog signal to digital providing... |
58,930,998 | I am working on a project which requires me to give the user a list of do/dont's which shouldn't be edited.
So is it possible to make read-only comments.
Any help would be appreciated thanks!!!
(Note: its not a rshiny script) | 2019/11/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/58930998",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/8389396/"
] | This is not possible. R scripts are regular files, all parts of them are editable. | Maybe you should use a read only repository and put your code there?
[How to make a git repository read-only?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1662205/how-to-make-a-git-repository-read-only)
I never had to use sections of the code with read only access, and I am not sure if we can make this kind of thing. |
25,067 | My 2 year old child loves reciting the alphabet on her own. Her mother and I take turns to recite the alphabet one by one with her. However, we noticed that when she reaches I she says Y and then Z. And also the other way round!
Sometimes she has also got confused between H and A.
We thought she'd learn the correct... | 2016/05/24 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/25067",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/22279/"
] | Of course she doesn't eat. First she gets to make a mess (what fun) and play with putting things on food like salt (something a 2 year old doesn't need extra of). And when shes done she gets her very own special dish of cheese (something that's not particularly good for her).
There is zero incentive to eat real food ... | It doesn't seem something to lose your sleep over, however:
A) Psychologists make a big deal about how people's ability to 'try new stuff', be open to change, etc, is useful in life. Your degree of openness to change is one of the "big 5" personality traits.
B) If you want her to eat something else, you have to stop ... |
7,423 | I just noticed that tactics is now a [synonym of warfare](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/tags/warfare/synonyms) instead of being a separate tag.
As someone who spent 3 years involved in planning the tactics of warfare, 3+ years involved in determining the actual tactics of police operations, and more than 10 ... | 2019/07/20 | [
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7423",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.meta.stackexchange.com/users/54517/"
] | [status-completed](/questions/tagged/status-completed "show questions tagged 'status-completed'"): I deleted the synonym but didn't do anything about the 23 questions that were auto-retagged after the synonym was created.
---
Both tactics and strategy apply to contexts beyond war -- police, corporate maneuvers, gover... | I wonder if we need to have three distinct tags :
* **Warfare** Meaning the politics of warfare, objectives and even the process of starting and ending a war (e.g. negotiations, diplomacy as it leads to and end war).
* **Strategy** The art or skill of deploying resources to achieve a large scale goal, even an over vic... |
2,899,326 | I have a folder, and for all php files in that folder (or even better, in that folder or any folders within it) I'd like to make some changes to the php settings. Can I just place a php.ini file in that folder with those settings I'd like to change?
If so, any reason why this *wouldn't* be working for me? It's my own ... | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2899326",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2045611/"
] | You'll have to use a .htaccess file for that. There a section in the PHP manual about that:
<http://php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php>
For more general information on htaccess files you can read:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htaccess>
or
<http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/howto/htaccess.html> | instead of modifying php.ini file for each folder you would be required to modify a .htaccess file. Keep the file in the folders with whatever setting you like. You cant do this with a php.ini file since changes in php.ini are considered server wide |
2,899,326 | I have a folder, and for all php files in that folder (or even better, in that folder or any folders within it) I'd like to make some changes to the php settings. Can I just place a php.ini file in that folder with those settings I'd like to change?
If so, any reason why this *wouldn't* be working for me? It's my own ... | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2899326",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2045611/"
] | You'll have to use a .htaccess file for that. There a section in the PHP manual about that:
<http://php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php>
For more general information on htaccess files you can read:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htaccess>
or
<http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/howto/htaccess.html> | You could also use `ini_set()`, if you wanted to do it in code. |
2,899,326 | I have a folder, and for all php files in that folder (or even better, in that folder or any folders within it) I'd like to make some changes to the php settings. Can I just place a php.ini file in that folder with those settings I'd like to change?
If so, any reason why this *wouldn't* be working for me? It's my own ... | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2899326",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2045611/"
] | It looks like you're wanting to use [**per-directory php.ini files**](http://php.net/configuration.file.per-user) which are available as of PHP 5.3. If it's your own server, I'd like to think you're happy to keep up with the latest stable releases (currently 5.3.2). Back to ini files, to quote that manual page:
>
> S... | You'll have to use a .htaccess file for that. There a section in the PHP manual about that:
<http://php.net/manual/en/configuration.changes.php>
For more general information on htaccess files you can read:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Htaccess>
or
<http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/howto/htaccess.html> |
2,899,326 | I have a folder, and for all php files in that folder (or even better, in that folder or any folders within it) I'd like to make some changes to the php settings. Can I just place a php.ini file in that folder with those settings I'd like to change?
If so, any reason why this *wouldn't* be working for me? It's my own ... | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2899326",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2045611/"
] | You could also use `ini_set()`, if you wanted to do it in code. | instead of modifying php.ini file for each folder you would be required to modify a .htaccess file. Keep the file in the folders with whatever setting you like. You cant do this with a php.ini file since changes in php.ini are considered server wide |
2,899,326 | I have a folder, and for all php files in that folder (or even better, in that folder or any folders within it) I'd like to make some changes to the php settings. Can I just place a php.ini file in that folder with those settings I'd like to change?
If so, any reason why this *wouldn't* be working for me? It's my own ... | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2899326",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2045611/"
] | The .htaccess files are typically the best way to go for an Apache server. However, to answer your original question, yes you can set a php.ini file in every directory if you want. However, in order for it to work, PHP must be set to run as PHP-CGI. My guess is that you are running PHP as an Apache module.
See this li... | instead of modifying php.ini file for each folder you would be required to modify a .htaccess file. Keep the file in the folders with whatever setting you like. You cant do this with a php.ini file since changes in php.ini are considered server wide |
2,899,326 | I have a folder, and for all php files in that folder (or even better, in that folder or any folders within it) I'd like to make some changes to the php settings. Can I just place a php.ini file in that folder with those settings I'd like to change?
If so, any reason why this *wouldn't* be working for me? It's my own ... | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2899326",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2045611/"
] | It looks like you're wanting to use [**per-directory php.ini files**](http://php.net/configuration.file.per-user) which are available as of PHP 5.3. If it's your own server, I'd like to think you're happy to keep up with the latest stable releases (currently 5.3.2). Back to ini files, to quote that manual page:
>
> S... | instead of modifying php.ini file for each folder you would be required to modify a .htaccess file. Keep the file in the folders with whatever setting you like. You cant do this with a php.ini file since changes in php.ini are considered server wide |
2,899,326 | I have a folder, and for all php files in that folder (or even better, in that folder or any folders within it) I'd like to make some changes to the php settings. Can I just place a php.ini file in that folder with those settings I'd like to change?
If so, any reason why this *wouldn't* be working for me? It's my own ... | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2899326",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2045611/"
] | The .htaccess files are typically the best way to go for an Apache server. However, to answer your original question, yes you can set a php.ini file in every directory if you want. However, in order for it to work, PHP must be set to run as PHP-CGI. My guess is that you are running PHP as an Apache module.
See this li... | You could also use `ini_set()`, if you wanted to do it in code. |
2,899,326 | I have a folder, and for all php files in that folder (or even better, in that folder or any folders within it) I'd like to make some changes to the php settings. Can I just place a php.ini file in that folder with those settings I'd like to change?
If so, any reason why this *wouldn't* be working for me? It's my own ... | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2899326",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2045611/"
] | It looks like you're wanting to use [**per-directory php.ini files**](http://php.net/configuration.file.per-user) which are available as of PHP 5.3. If it's your own server, I'd like to think you're happy to keep up with the latest stable releases (currently 5.3.2). Back to ini files, to quote that manual page:
>
> S... | You could also use `ini_set()`, if you wanted to do it in code. |
2,899,326 | I have a folder, and for all php files in that folder (or even better, in that folder or any folders within it) I'd like to make some changes to the php settings. Can I just place a php.ini file in that folder with those settings I'd like to change?
If so, any reason why this *wouldn't* be working for me? It's my own ... | 2010/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2899326",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2045611/"
] | It looks like you're wanting to use [**per-directory php.ini files**](http://php.net/configuration.file.per-user) which are available as of PHP 5.3. If it's your own server, I'd like to think you're happy to keep up with the latest stable releases (currently 5.3.2). Back to ini files, to quote that manual page:
>
> S... | The .htaccess files are typically the best way to go for an Apache server. However, to answer your original question, yes you can set a php.ini file in every directory if you want. However, in order for it to work, PHP must be set to run as PHP-CGI. My guess is that you are running PHP as an Apache module.
See this li... |
1,921,096 | i've got a few issues with my charts that i didnt find documentation about
1. I have a 3d pie chart that can be transformed in animation to 2d, when picking "view 2d" option from the pop-up menu. can I trigger this action through JS code?
the onlinr documentation only refers "MSCombi3D.swf" chart type. I tryed applyin... | 2009/12/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1921096",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/231324/"
] | 1 & 2 It is not possible.
3. You would need to use Animation Styles with "\_xScale" property & set the duration attribute as you desire to control the speed. (refer to: <http://www.fusioncharts.com/docs/Contents/Styles/Animation.html> ) | 1) Of course you can. Using JQuery Framework you can do basically anything you want with JS, including changing your chart type. Check JS-based FS also to make an easier integration.
2) I'm almost sure you can't. This kind of questions are better suited for FS support directly. If there is a way they'd know. |
131,359 | I'm surprised I can't find a previous question on this.
We all know that being teleported instantly from one place to another has a big problem. If your co-ordinates are off, you might appear in the middle of a mountain or at best you appear in the correct place but intersecting with the air.
I think that the air pr... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/131359",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/10759/"
] | I think we have enough information to make a pretty good scientific estimate of what happens, given the unscientific premise.
The first key point to remember is that matter is almost entirely empty space. The *mass* of matter is confined to the atomic nuclei which are very, very tiny. In solid matter, atoms are separa... | Fair warning: this answer is a bit of a cop-out.
Still with me? Alright, good.
One of the more important things to you can do to create an internally consistent magic system is to follow the laws of physics. Newton's third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, and this should be tru... |
131,359 | I'm surprised I can't find a previous question on this.
We all know that being teleported instantly from one place to another has a big problem. If your co-ordinates are off, you might appear in the middle of a mountain or at best you appear in the correct place but intersecting with the air.
I think that the air pr... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/131359",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/10759/"
] | According to some interpretations of [quantum field theory](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/quantum-field-theory/), or QFT, the fundamental state of matter isn't particles but fields instead. What we could call a particle is merely a local excitation of a field, or of a few fields that interact with each other.
Thi... | I will try a different approach – I suppose it is good to consider different angles on how this collision can happen...
Speaking on approach, if this is a collision... from where does the steel come into the mountain? I need to know that in order to know where the energy goes to.
---
Though experiment
--------------... |
131,359 | I'm surprised I can't find a previous question on this.
We all know that being teleported instantly from one place to another has a big problem. If your co-ordinates are off, you might appear in the middle of a mountain or at best you appear in the correct place but intersecting with the air.
I think that the air pr... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/131359",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/10759/"
] | According to some interpretations of [quantum field theory](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/quantum-field-theory/), or QFT, the fundamental state of matter isn't particles but fields instead. What we could call a particle is merely a local excitation of a field, or of a few fields that interact with each other.
Thi... | Comic book teleportation does not exist and is not supported by physics, so the short answer is nothing of that can happen.
Supposing you want to force the issue, though, you need to define how that matter is going to get from point A to point B.
* **Quantum tunneling** is out of question - it only works for subatomi... |
131,359 | I'm surprised I can't find a previous question on this.
We all know that being teleported instantly from one place to another has a big problem. If your co-ordinates are off, you might appear in the middle of a mountain or at best you appear in the correct place but intersecting with the air.
I think that the air pr... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/131359",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/10759/"
] | I will try a different approach – I suppose it is good to consider different angles on how this collision can happen...
Speaking on approach, if this is a collision... from where does the steel come into the mountain? I need to know that in order to know where the energy goes to.
---
Though experiment
--------------... | If you want to observe the laws of science, then you must explain how a stream of data can be reconstituted at a remote location without a high energy assimilation machine turning that data into a cohesive mass. Energy will not simply turn into mass, much less cohesive arrangements of steel alloy, without that assimila... |
131,359 | I'm surprised I can't find a previous question on this.
We all know that being teleported instantly from one place to another has a big problem. If your co-ordinates are off, you might appear in the middle of a mountain or at best you appear in the correct place but intersecting with the air.
I think that the air pr... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/131359",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/10759/"
] | Comic book teleportation does not exist and is not supported by physics, so the short answer is nothing of that can happen.
Supposing you want to force the issue, though, you need to define how that matter is going to get from point A to point B.
* **Quantum tunneling** is out of question - it only works for subatomi... | If you want to observe the laws of science, then you must explain how a stream of data can be reconstituted at a remote location without a high energy assimilation machine turning that data into a cohesive mass. Energy will not simply turn into mass, much less cohesive arrangements of steel alloy, without that assimila... |
131,359 | I'm surprised I can't find a previous question on this.
We all know that being teleported instantly from one place to another has a big problem. If your co-ordinates are off, you might appear in the middle of a mountain or at best you appear in the correct place but intersecting with the air.
I think that the air pr... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/131359",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/10759/"
] | I think we have enough information to make a pretty good scientific estimate of what happens, given the unscientific premise.
The first key point to remember is that matter is almost entirely empty space. The *mass* of matter is confined to the atomic nuclei which are very, very tiny. In solid matter, atoms are separa... | According to some interpretations of [quantum field theory](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/quantum-field-theory/), or QFT, the fundamental state of matter isn't particles but fields instead. What we could call a particle is merely a local excitation of a field, or of a few fields that interact with each other.
Thi... |
131,359 | I'm surprised I can't find a previous question on this.
We all know that being teleported instantly from one place to another has a big problem. If your co-ordinates are off, you might appear in the middle of a mountain or at best you appear in the correct place but intersecting with the air.
I think that the air pr... | 2018/11/27 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/131359",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/10759/"
] | I think we have enough information to make a pretty good scientific estimate of what happens, given the unscientific premise.
The first key point to remember is that matter is almost entirely empty space. The *mass* of matter is confined to the atomic nuclei which are very, very tiny. In solid matter, atoms are separa... | I will try a different approach – I suppose it is good to consider different angles on how this collision can happen...
Speaking on approach, if this is a collision... from where does the steel come into the mountain? I need to know that in order to know where the energy goes to.
---
Though experiment
--------------... |
22,663 | At around the 28 mins and 13 secs of Season 3, Episode 9, of the TV series Strike Back, Major Oliver Sinclair (portrayed by Rhashan Stone) claims the following, the truth of which I'd like to know.
>
> Any intelligence agency can monitor emails that has been sent and received. So if you want to avoid detection, leav... | 2014/08/03 | [
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/22663",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com",
"https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | In short: **if the draft mail is stored in the server**, it is saved there in a specific folder there like any other mail. So if the spying entity has access to the disk (as opposed to having access to the communications network) they have access to the drafts as well. Example: In maildir format (de-facto Unix standard... | Absolutely not. You can safely assume that an intelligence agency has access to your online mail box, including drafts.
For example, this is a [leaked NSA document claiming that 500,000 online inboxes are snooped on every day](http://apps.washingtonpost.com/g/page/world/the-nsas-overcollection-problem/517/).
Snowden ... |
114,907 | Jane is one of my female colleagues. She doesn't get on well with a third colleague, Joe.
As he does every morning, Joe comes in to our office to say hello. Right after that, I receive an instant message from Jane through the office chat (in a private channel) saying:
>
> I don't want to be mean but does he shower ... | 2018/06/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/114907",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/88713/"
] | ~~Close her question as off-topic.~~ Dismiss her gossip:
>
> Joe does not share his daily routine with me, so I wouldn't know about it. You should probably ask him directly if you are so curious.
>
>
>
If she continues bothering you, you can choose to be more stern:
>
> Jane, I do not want to have this talk. If... | Honesty.
If it isn't an issue for you or you don't smell it,tell her so.
In general, it is good to stay out of interpersonal squabbles and gossip.
Is the colleague cycling to work? Good thing to tell her too.
It might even be an indication to get communal showers at work.
Though that is a whole large can of worms o... |
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