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1,018 | Is it better to start with Wheat and Ore in order to rapidly upgrade settlements into cities, or is it better to start with Wood and Brick to build roads? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/1018",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/289/"
] | Building a city before building your third settlement does bring in the advantage of more income. If your three target junctions are 12, 10, and 7, a settlement and city bring you income on 34 pips, while three settlement bring you 29 pips. BUT! By building a third settlement
a) helps to limit your opponents' options,... | Many experts will say that ore wheat sheep is a more robust strategy that brick and wood.
[Studies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx5HZPJqMTc) have shown that brick and wood based strategies (featuring longest road) win only slightly more than ore wheat sheep strategies(featuring largest army). Except for one caveat... |
1,018 | Is it better to start with Wheat and Ore in order to rapidly upgrade settlements into cities, or is it better to start with Wood and Brick to build roads? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/1018",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/289/"
] | I would suggest trying to start the game by diversifying your resources and numbers. While I've started games without any access to brick, it usually limits my ability to expand, and keeps me from building out as fast as the other players. How you start affect what your going to do. You'll also have to select sites tha... | Development Cards! These can seem less rewarding in terms of sustainable resource generation, but if you find yourself without road components, buy development cards! Knights can give you some control and protection along with 2 VP's, and the other cards can help you out quite a bit if well-used. Playing Monopoly after... |
1,018 | Is it better to start with Wheat and Ore in order to rapidly upgrade settlements into cities, or is it better to start with Wood and Brick to build roads? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/1018",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/289/"
] | As a counterpoint to ICodeForCoffee's answer: I much prefer having access to brick and wood on initial settlements.
Initial brick and wood allow you to get to more positions on the map, to increase your ore and corn income. Initial corn and ore allow you to build cities, which get you... more corn and ore.
If you s... | Generally, you should go for the colonies. However, you have more option if you still get all resources, just trying to have more frequent number for wood and brick.
The good colonies spot may be gone fast. If you first upgrade your city, they might not be there. Also, more colonies can bring complementary resources w... |
1,018 | Is it better to start with Wheat and Ore in order to rapidly upgrade settlements into cities, or is it better to start with Wood and Brick to build roads? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/1018",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/289/"
] | I would suggest trying to start the game by diversifying your resources and numbers. While I've started games without any access to brick, it usually limits my ability to expand, and keeps me from building out as fast as the other players. How you start affect what your going to do. You'll also have to select sites tha... | Many experts will say that ore wheat sheep is a more robust strategy that brick and wood.
[Studies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx5HZPJqMTc) have shown that brick and wood based strategies (featuring longest road) win only slightly more than ore wheat sheep strategies(featuring largest army). Except for one caveat... |
1,018 | Is it better to start with Wheat and Ore in order to rapidly upgrade settlements into cities, or is it better to start with Wood and Brick to build roads? | 2010/10/29 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/1018",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/289/"
] | I would suggest trying to start the game by diversifying your resources and numbers. While I've started games without any access to brick, it usually limits my ability to expand, and keeps me from building out as fast as the other players. How you start affect what your going to do. You'll also have to select sites tha... | It is a mistake to choose one strategy. The nature of the game - with the random placement of tiles, the assigned numbers, and the locations of ports - requires a player to adapt to the current situation and apply any number of strategies. Another variable is the order you draw to place your first settlement - if you a... |
4,208,456 | Is it possible to show TGA thumbnails in OpenFileDialog? When using the System.Windows.Controls.OpenFileDialog control to browse image folders Windows 7, it will show preview thumbnails icons for JPG, PNG, or BMP image files. Unfortunately, Windows does *not* show previews for TGA files. However, Windows *does* show TG... | 2010/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4208456",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/70578/"
] | An artist at my company provided a solution. Windows 7 has no built-in support for TGA thumbnails, but there are 3rd party applications such as [MysticThumbs](http://mysticcoder.net/mysticthumbs.html) that add support for TGA files. In fact, the only reason Windows Explorer showed TGA thumbs in my example was because I... | [FreeImage.NET](http://freeimage.sourceforge.net/) can also open TGA images. |
91,561 | If we have some test, and we decrease its level, would the power be expected to increase? I have given some thought to this question before but haven't been able to convince myself of the correct answer as the calculation of power seems to be multi-step and so I cannot make a direct judgement call as I would if we had ... | 2014/03/27 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/91561",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/38348/"
] | The likelihood of making a type 1 error v. a type 2 error is inversely proportional. Thus, if you make your rejection of the null less stringent, all else being equal, the power of your test should increase.
From [Wikipedia on Statistical Power](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_power): “One easy way to increas... | *Ceteris paribus*, when you decrease the significance level $\alpha$ in a classical hypothesis test, you are increasing the amount of evidence required to reject the null hypothesis. This means that you are less likely to reject the null hypothesis, which lowers the probability of a Type I error, but also reduces the p... |
156,450 | In the film, the drama rises up a couple of levels because
>
> the Obscurus, controlled by Credence, killed Senator Shaw, the son of the newspaper publisher.
>
>
>
But why did it target him?
The Senator wasn't some anti-wizard force (as a matter of fact they both rejected the younger brother's overtures from th... | 2017/04/03 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/156450",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/976/"
] | It was in resentment for being called a freak.
----------------------------------------------
>
> **LANGDON**
>
> No, you’re missing a trick here. Just look at the evidence—
>
>
> **SHAW SR.**
>
> Really.
>
>
> **SENATOR SHAW**
>
> (*joining his father and brother*)
>
> Langdon. Just listen to F... | Credence was upset that Senator Shaw called him a freak.
========================================================
When Mary Lou Barebone and her adopted children go to tell him about the existence of witches, Senator Shaw calls the Barebones “freaks” and says they all belong in the trash. Credence does seem upset at t... |
9,462 | 
1st hand: Q♣️ K♠️
2nd hand: 7♦️ 6♠️
Table: Q♠️ 5♣️ 4♠️ 8♠️ 10♠️
Who wins this?? | 2017/11/11 | [
"https://poker.stackexchange.com/questions/9462",
"https://poker.stackexchange.com",
"https://poker.stackexchange.com/users/5603/"
] | K♠️ Q♠️ T♠️ 8♠️ 4♠️ > Q♠️ T♠️ 8♠️ 6♠️ 4♠️
The higher flush wins.
This is because the second hand is qualified as just a flush. You need a Straight and flush in the same 5 cards for it to be called a Straight flush.
All players make the best 5 card hand that they can using the 7 cards they have access to. | 1st hand wins, this picture might be helpful for You [poker hand ranking](https://www.cardschat.com/pkimg/hand-nicknames/poker-hand-rankings.png) |
11,464 | In John 14:26, English translations read, "He will teach you all things" or something similar, referring to the Holy Spirit with a masculine singular pronoun. Apparently the Greek word is "ekeinos", which can be neuter. What is the evidence that "he" is or is not the correct translation? Is it ambiguous, determined onl... | 2014/06/18 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/11464",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/3428/"
] | This is a question about elementary Greek grammar. The verse has five parts:
subject: ὁ δὲ παράκλητος, (masculine)
in apposition to the subject: τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον (neuter)
relative clause: ὃ (neuter) πέμψει ὁ πατὴρ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου,
reiteration of the subject by a masculine pronoun: ἐκεῖνος
predicate: ὑμᾶς διδά... | **John 14:26: Is the grammatical evidence ambiguous, does it support "he", or does it support "it"?**
A useful tool is <http://biblehub.com/interlinear/john/14-26.htm>, which show most of the grammatical data on a single page.
The helper (Paraklētos, N-NMS is grammatically masculine) is the subject
The [Holy] Spirit... |
11,464 | In John 14:26, English translations read, "He will teach you all things" or something similar, referring to the Holy Spirit with a masculine singular pronoun. Apparently the Greek word is "ekeinos", which can be neuter. What is the evidence that "he" is or is not the correct translation? Is it ambiguous, determined onl... | 2014/06/18 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/11464",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/3428/"
] | This is a question about elementary Greek grammar. The verse has five parts:
subject: ὁ δὲ παράκλητος, (masculine)
in apposition to the subject: τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον (neuter)
relative clause: ὃ (neuter) πέμψει ὁ πατὴρ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματί μου,
reiteration of the subject by a masculine pronoun: ἐκεῖνος
predicate: ὑμᾶς διδά... | **What pronoun refers to the Holy Spirit in John 14:26?**
John 14:26 (NASB)
>
> 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My
> name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all
> that I said to you.
>
>
>
John 14:26 (KJV)
>
> 26 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy... |
440,782 | I have a Ubuntu 10.04 server with several disks in it. The disks are setup with a union filesystem, which presents them all as one logical /home.
A few days ago, one of the disks appears to have suddenly 'become empty', for lack of better explanation. The amount of data on the /home mount almost halved within minutes ... | 2012/10/21 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/440782",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/142085/"
] | Is the CAM (MAC address) table on your switch overloading? If so, it will send traffic out all ports because it doesn't know which port it's supposed to use--this essentially turns the switch into a hub. A common attack is to flood the CAM table of a router with invalid MAC addresses until the CAM table falls over, the... | Make sure that the traffic is really coming from Thecus NAS. I think that somebody is spoofing the mac address. |
440,782 | I have a Ubuntu 10.04 server with several disks in it. The disks are setup with a union filesystem, which presents them all as one logical /home.
A few days ago, one of the disks appears to have suddenly 'become empty', for lack of better explanation. The amount of data on the /home mount almost halved within minutes ... | 2012/10/21 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/440782",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/142085/"
] | Is the CAM (MAC address) table on your switch overloading? If so, it will send traffic out all ports because it doesn't know which port it's supposed to use--this essentially turns the switch into a hub. A common attack is to flood the CAM table of a router with invalid MAC addresses until the CAM table falls over, the... | Looks like there is a possible fault on the Thecus, however HP support will look at it again when the fault occurs - they are wanting to see if it is the switch that is causing the flood, or the nas.
They want to see two different captures when the fault occurs: a capture of the NAS using a mirrored port, as well a... |
2,694,938 | I've noticed that the icon belonging to the Calendar app on the iPhone updates to show the latest day. Is there anything in the SDK that will let me do this in my apps? | 2010/04/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2694938",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/26625/"
] | It's not possible for third-party apps, unfortunately. | I've never seen this in any documentation, pretty sure it can only use the static icon.png file that is put in the ipa package. It would be an awesome feature though, I would recommend creating a feature request for it on <https://bugreport.apple.com/>. I specifically wish the weather app would update with your local w... |
76,372 | I asked this question:
* [Learning Python from Ruby; Differences and Similarities](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4769004/learning-python-from-ruby-differences-and-similarities)
Some people felt that it was "Not a Real Question" and closed it.
1. If I continue to disagree with their assessment, should I vote to... | 2011/01/25 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/76372",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/153741/"
] | The reason it has been closed is likely due to the idea that there are *innumerable* differences between the two languages. One can choose to hit the top ten differences, the top 100 differences, or the top 1,000 differences and still never fully enumerate the problem space your question opens.
Personally, I think it ... | If you continue to disagree then vote to reopen.
I think it was closed correctly. There isn't much question there. |
7,313,190 | How can I name an SQLite database so it doesn't have the default name of `main`? | 2011/09/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7313190",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/383148/"
] | You can't. "main" is simply the name which SQLite always uses for the primary database that you have open. (If necessary, you can add extra databases using `ATTACH`, though.)
<http://www.sqlite.org/lang_attach.html> | I don't think so.
The `main` database has a special meaning.
You can attach other databases with other names.
From <http://www.sqlite.org/sqlite.html>
>
> The ".databases" command shows a list of all databases open in the current connection. There will always be at least 2. The first one is "main", the original... |
50,562 | I need the Runway Design Code (RDC) for the SFO airport. Can anyone provide a link for this and possibly other airports? I have checked the SFO Master Plan/Development Plan and found nothing. | 2018/04/15 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/50562",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/30258/"
] | D-VI. No link. A380 requires this and operates there, so that is minimum.
E is military, VI is a high as it goes. | Looks like some folks use ARC (which should be for the entire airport, not just for one runway) when they really mean RDC. This is a 2011 doc for SFO (which confirms the D-VI code). Codes are on page 7.
[San Francisco International Airport
Runway Safety Area Program](http://sfmea.sfplanning.org/2010.0755E_FMND.pdf) |
9,239,699 | Was anybody able to read the [PDF417](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF417) barcode with use of the [ZXing](http://code.google.com/p/zxing/) library on the Android OS? They are supporting this - and according to their page it is in 'alpha' stage.
We are not looking for perfect solution - since the PDF417 is pretty comp... | 2012/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9239699",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/384115/"
] | It really depends on what you expect. Simple PDF417 reads pretty instantly, like... [this](http://labloguera.net/blogs/jalbert/pdf417sd_thumb_26D74651.png) or [this](http://www.officialeancode.com/sample_codes/2D%20PDF417%20code.jpg).
[This](http://img.tfd.com/cde/_PDF417.GIF) will never be scanned.
Borderline is stu... | Google's [ML KIT Barcode Scanning](https://developers.google.com/ml-kit/vision/barcode-scanning) which is part of google's *Mobile Vision* library lists support for PDF-417 Barcodes.
It automatically parses QR Codes, Data Matrix, PDF-417, and Aztec values, for the following supported formats:
* URL
* Contact informat... |
9,239,699 | Was anybody able to read the [PDF417](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF417) barcode with use of the [ZXing](http://code.google.com/p/zxing/) library on the Android OS? They are supporting this - and according to their page it is in 'alpha' stage.
We are not looking for perfect solution - since the PDF417 is pretty comp... | 2012/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9239699",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/384115/"
] | Have used , It can scan PDF417 format. Make sure you give a try with a Gadget containing Auto Focus camera. Have tried It on Samsung Galaxy Tab it works like a charm. | Zxing's solution did not work for me. I used DataSymbol Decoder (turn on 2d codes, by default they are off) on my samsung charge. In less than a second I captured my drivers license... |
9,239,699 | Was anybody able to read the [PDF417](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF417) barcode with use of the [ZXing](http://code.google.com/p/zxing/) library on the Android OS? They are supporting this - and according to their page it is in 'alpha' stage.
We are not looking for perfect solution - since the PDF417 is pretty comp... | 2012/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9239699",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/384115/"
] | It really depends on what you expect. Simple PDF417 reads pretty instantly, like... [this](http://labloguera.net/blogs/jalbert/pdf417sd_thumb_26D74651.png) or [this](http://www.officialeancode.com/sample_codes/2D%20PDF417%20code.jpg).
[This](http://img.tfd.com/cde/_PDF417.GIF) will never be scanned.
Borderline is stu... | Have used , It can scan PDF417 format. Make sure you give a try with a Gadget containing Auto Focus camera. Have tried It on Samsung Galaxy Tab it works like a charm. |
9,239,699 | Was anybody able to read the [PDF417](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF417) barcode with use of the [ZXing](http://code.google.com/p/zxing/) library on the Android OS? They are supporting this - and according to their page it is in 'alpha' stage.
We are not looking for perfect solution - since the PDF417 is pretty comp... | 2012/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9239699",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/384115/"
] | It really depends on what you expect. Simple PDF417 reads pretty instantly, like... [this](http://labloguera.net/blogs/jalbert/pdf417sd_thumb_26D74651.png) or [this](http://www.officialeancode.com/sample_codes/2D%20PDF417%20code.jpg).
[This](http://img.tfd.com/cde/_PDF417.GIF) will never be scanned.
Borderline is stu... | Zxing's solution did not work for me. I used DataSymbol Decoder (turn on 2d codes, by default they are off) on my samsung charge. In less than a second I captured my drivers license... |
9,239,699 | Was anybody able to read the [PDF417](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF417) barcode with use of the [ZXing](http://code.google.com/p/zxing/) library on the Android OS? They are supporting this - and according to their page it is in 'alpha' stage.
We are not looking for perfect solution - since the PDF417 is pretty comp... | 2012/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9239699",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/384115/"
] | It really depends on what you expect. Simple PDF417 reads pretty instantly, like... [this](http://labloguera.net/blogs/jalbert/pdf417sd_thumb_26D74651.png) or [this](http://www.officialeancode.com/sample_codes/2D%20PDF417%20code.jpg).
[This](http://img.tfd.com/cde/_PDF417.GIF) will never be scanned.
Borderline is stu... | You can try PDF417.mobi SDK. It should work on low-end phones if equipped with auto-focus camera. It's a commercial library, but free for developers and non-commercial purposes.
You can try the demo [here](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.pdf417) or play with code directly from [GitHub](https://githu... |
9,239,699 | Was anybody able to read the [PDF417](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF417) barcode with use of the [ZXing](http://code.google.com/p/zxing/) library on the Android OS? They are supporting this - and according to their page it is in 'alpha' stage.
We are not looking for perfect solution - since the PDF417 is pretty comp... | 2012/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9239699",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/384115/"
] | It really depends on what you expect. Simple PDF417 reads pretty instantly, like... [this](http://labloguera.net/blogs/jalbert/pdf417sd_thumb_26D74651.png) or [this](http://www.officialeancode.com/sample_codes/2D%20PDF417%20code.jpg).
[This](http://img.tfd.com/cde/_PDF417.GIF) will never be scanned.
Borderline is stu... | I got similar results as described by @sean-owen in that only the simple PDF417 were being read. It feels like the ZXing library doesn't have the same error correction for PDF417 that it does for QR Codes. However, with user assistance we were able to eliminate noise and create an artificial quiet zone by:
* require t... |
9,239,699 | Was anybody able to read the [PDF417](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF417) barcode with use of the [ZXing](http://code.google.com/p/zxing/) library on the Android OS? They are supporting this - and according to their page it is in 'alpha' stage.
We are not looking for perfect solution - since the PDF417 is pretty comp... | 2012/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9239699",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/384115/"
] | Have used , It can scan PDF417 format. Make sure you give a try with a Gadget containing Auto Focus camera. Have tried It on Samsung Galaxy Tab it works like a charm. | Google's [ML KIT Barcode Scanning](https://developers.google.com/ml-kit/vision/barcode-scanning) which is part of google's *Mobile Vision* library lists support for PDF-417 Barcodes.
It automatically parses QR Codes, Data Matrix, PDF-417, and Aztec values, for the following supported formats:
* URL
* Contact informat... |
9,239,699 | Was anybody able to read the [PDF417](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF417) barcode with use of the [ZXing](http://code.google.com/p/zxing/) library on the Android OS? They are supporting this - and according to their page it is in 'alpha' stage.
We are not looking for perfect solution - since the PDF417 is pretty comp... | 2012/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9239699",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/384115/"
] | Have used , It can scan PDF417 format. Make sure you give a try with a Gadget containing Auto Focus camera. Have tried It on Samsung Galaxy Tab it works like a charm. | I got similar results as described by @sean-owen in that only the simple PDF417 were being read. It feels like the ZXing library doesn't have the same error correction for PDF417 that it does for QR Codes. However, with user assistance we were able to eliminate noise and create an artificial quiet zone by:
* require t... |
9,239,699 | Was anybody able to read the [PDF417](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF417) barcode with use of the [ZXing](http://code.google.com/p/zxing/) library on the Android OS? They are supporting this - and according to their page it is in 'alpha' stage.
We are not looking for perfect solution - since the PDF417 is pretty comp... | 2012/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9239699",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/384115/"
] | You can try PDF417.mobi SDK. It should work on low-end phones if equipped with auto-focus camera. It's a commercial library, but free for developers and non-commercial purposes.
You can try the demo [here](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.pdf417) or play with code directly from [GitHub](https://githu... | Google's [ML KIT Barcode Scanning](https://developers.google.com/ml-kit/vision/barcode-scanning) which is part of google's *Mobile Vision* library lists support for PDF-417 Barcodes.
It automatically parses QR Codes, Data Matrix, PDF-417, and Aztec values, for the following supported formats:
* URL
* Contact informat... |
9,239,699 | Was anybody able to read the [PDF417](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF417) barcode with use of the [ZXing](http://code.google.com/p/zxing/) library on the Android OS? They are supporting this - and according to their page it is in 'alpha' stage.
We are not looking for perfect solution - since the PDF417 is pretty comp... | 2012/02/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/9239699",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/384115/"
] | You can try PDF417.mobi SDK. It should work on low-end phones if equipped with auto-focus camera. It's a commercial library, but free for developers and non-commercial purposes.
You can try the demo [here](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.pdf417) or play with code directly from [GitHub](https://githu... | Zxing's solution did not work for me. I used DataSymbol Decoder (turn on 2d codes, by default they are off) on my samsung charge. In less than a second I captured my drivers license... |
18,585 | Growing up far from any city, I have always been able to view the full night sky. It was just the way how things were. Of course, I knew that light pollution is a thing, and that the sky is a lot less clear if you live in a city.
It just never occurred to how bad it was before talking with people who had experienced i... | 2016/10/04 | [
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/18585",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com",
"https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/users/10172/"
] | No need to make it complicated: what about this...
Just **scribble a rectangle** on a piece of paper, and say "there are 100 billion stars in our galaxy"....
Then, color off (let's say) 1/3 of the rectangle, and say "only one third of those are the sort of star that could have life, so that's blah billion"
Then, col... | As the Drake identity (it's not an equation) is just a trivial exercise in combinatorics, I'd suggest the simplest, most commonly used model in combinatorics: The urn.
You have a number N of balls in an urn. Those represent the stars in the galaxy. Of those only a fraction is green, the rest is red. Green signifies "h... |
298,666 | I'm just wondering why do we say:
>
> God bless
>
>
>
Or
>
> God damn
>
>
>
Rather than:
>
> God blesses
>
>
>
Or
>
> God damns
>
>
>
Is this because of respect to God? | 2021/09/26 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/298666",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | This is not specific to God; it’s simply about the uncommon tense of the verb.
“[May] God bless” and “[May] God damn” are in the subjunctive (you’re hoping He blesses or damns the object), which does not add the “s” in the third person singular as in the simple present. | "God Bless" is a request, one is asking God to bless something or someone. Similarly, "God damn" is normally asking God to damn someone or something, at least in metaphor. "God damn" is not as often used in its original literal meaning these days. These are in the [imperative](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_m... |
23,078 | For years, I've always taken my gravity readings with the hydrometer that came with my original homebrew kit. There's nothing wrong with it, but I've been thinking lately about switching over to a refractometer. While I enjoy tasting the progress of the beer at various stages, I'd like to limit the amount of beer I pul... | 2018/06/28 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/23078",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/14427/"
] | They are both very accurate when used correctly.
**It's really best to use both**
Refractometer is only accurate for OG readings. Benefit is a few drops for sample instead of 100-200ml. This is very useful when doing several samples trying to hit an OG in the mash/boil process.
You still need your hydrometer for fer... | I recently switched too. One problem I noticed with the smaller sample is that if you pull from the top of the vessle you may get some oils or other less dense particles collected at the top. This layer of particles doesn't effect the hydrometer much reading since the sample size is much larger.
Precision - as long as... |
23,078 | For years, I've always taken my gravity readings with the hydrometer that came with my original homebrew kit. There's nothing wrong with it, but I've been thinking lately about switching over to a refractometer. While I enjoy tasting the progress of the beer at various stages, I'd like to limit the amount of beer I pul... | 2018/06/28 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/23078",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/14427/"
] | They are both very accurate when used correctly.
**It's really best to use both**
Refractometer is only accurate for OG readings. Benefit is a few drops for sample instead of 100-200ml. This is very useful when doing several samples trying to hit an OG in the mash/boil process.
You still need your hydrometer for fer... | >
> Which of these two tools is more accurate/precise in taking gravity measurements?
>
>
>
Hydrometer. In my experiance.
It could be my cheap refractometer but i've noticed some inaccurate readings and I therefore don't trust it completely. I use the refractometer during the boil and fermentation just to get a g... |
23,078 | For years, I've always taken my gravity readings with the hydrometer that came with my original homebrew kit. There's nothing wrong with it, but I've been thinking lately about switching over to a refractometer. While I enjoy tasting the progress of the beer at various stages, I'd like to limit the amount of beer I pul... | 2018/06/28 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/23078",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/14427/"
] | They are both very accurate when used correctly.
**It's really best to use both**
Refractometer is only accurate for OG readings. Benefit is a few drops for sample instead of 100-200ml. This is very useful when doing several samples trying to hit an OG in the mash/boil process.
You still need your hydrometer for fer... | I haven't used a hydrometer in years. I think they are worthless and you waste a fair amount of beer using one. You can do a very close estimate of your alcohol content by just using only a refractometer. I used a similar formula when making wine and remembered it for using it with beer too. I won't post the formula he... |
23,078 | For years, I've always taken my gravity readings with the hydrometer that came with my original homebrew kit. There's nothing wrong with it, but I've been thinking lately about switching over to a refractometer. While I enjoy tasting the progress of the beer at various stages, I'd like to limit the amount of beer I pul... | 2018/06/28 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/23078",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/14427/"
] | They are both very accurate when used correctly.
**It's really best to use both**
Refractometer is only accurate for OG readings. Benefit is a few drops for sample instead of 100-200ml. This is very useful when doing several samples trying to hit an OG in the mash/boil process.
You still need your hydrometer for fer... | Yes, a refractometer is quick, requires only a drop rather than a larger sample, and is therefore easier to use with hot wort. But in my personal experience a hydrometer combined with a glass thermometer is the most reliable combination, always giving you an accurate reading no matter what. They measure the GRAVITY of ... |
23,078 | For years, I've always taken my gravity readings with the hydrometer that came with my original homebrew kit. There's nothing wrong with it, but I've been thinking lately about switching over to a refractometer. While I enjoy tasting the progress of the beer at various stages, I'd like to limit the amount of beer I pul... | 2018/06/28 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/23078",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/14427/"
] | I recently switched too. One problem I noticed with the smaller sample is that if you pull from the top of the vessle you may get some oils or other less dense particles collected at the top. This layer of particles doesn't effect the hydrometer much reading since the sample size is much larger.
Precision - as long as... | Yes, a refractometer is quick, requires only a drop rather than a larger sample, and is therefore easier to use with hot wort. But in my personal experience a hydrometer combined with a glass thermometer is the most reliable combination, always giving you an accurate reading no matter what. They measure the GRAVITY of ... |
23,078 | For years, I've always taken my gravity readings with the hydrometer that came with my original homebrew kit. There's nothing wrong with it, but I've been thinking lately about switching over to a refractometer. While I enjoy tasting the progress of the beer at various stages, I'd like to limit the amount of beer I pul... | 2018/06/28 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/23078",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/14427/"
] | >
> Which of these two tools is more accurate/precise in taking gravity measurements?
>
>
>
Hydrometer. In my experiance.
It could be my cheap refractometer but i've noticed some inaccurate readings and I therefore don't trust it completely. I use the refractometer during the boil and fermentation just to get a g... | Yes, a refractometer is quick, requires only a drop rather than a larger sample, and is therefore easier to use with hot wort. But in my personal experience a hydrometer combined with a glass thermometer is the most reliable combination, always giving you an accurate reading no matter what. They measure the GRAVITY of ... |
23,078 | For years, I've always taken my gravity readings with the hydrometer that came with my original homebrew kit. There's nothing wrong with it, but I've been thinking lately about switching over to a refractometer. While I enjoy tasting the progress of the beer at various stages, I'd like to limit the amount of beer I pul... | 2018/06/28 | [
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/questions/23078",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com",
"https://homebrew.stackexchange.com/users/14427/"
] | I haven't used a hydrometer in years. I think they are worthless and you waste a fair amount of beer using one. You can do a very close estimate of your alcohol content by just using only a refractometer. I used a similar formula when making wine and remembered it for using it with beer too. I won't post the formula he... | Yes, a refractometer is quick, requires only a drop rather than a larger sample, and is therefore easier to use with hot wort. But in my personal experience a hydrometer combined with a glass thermometer is the most reliable combination, always giving you an accurate reading no matter what. They measure the GRAVITY of ... |
11,885,966 | I've worked in several SQL environments. In one environment, the different tables holding business data were split across several different SQL databases, all on the same server.
In another environment, almost all the tables are kept on one single SQL database.
I'm creating a new project that is closely related to an... | 2012/08/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11885966",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/238260/"
] | It's tough from your question to tell what your actual requirements are, or what data you would consider to store in different databases. But in addition to Gordon's points I can address a couple of additional reasons why you might want to use separate databases for data belonging to different customers / users (and th... | A database is the unit of backup and recovery, so that should be the first consideration when designing database structures. If the data has different back up and recovery requirements, then they are very good candidates for separate databases.
That is only half the problem, though. In most environments, backup/recove... |
1,232,238 | I am looking for good articles on how to install and setup Percona's patched server with XtraDB and master/slave replication setup on Centos 5.2 64 bit.
I believe they can be downloaded at <http://www.percona.com/mysql/5.1.34-5/RPM/rhel5/>?
and is there any good recipes for setting up HA and replication?
Thanks! | 2009/08/05 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1232238",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | The RPMs are best installed by just downloading them into a directory and typing "rpm -i \*.rpm". For help with this, I recommend Percona's forums or mailing lists - forum.percona.com and groups.google.com/group/percona-dev.
For replication there's not anything really new in the Percona patches. You are best off just ... | first step: add percona repository using this wikipage: <http://www.percona.com/doc/percona-server/5.5/installation/yum_repo.html>
second step: follow the instructions on this wikipage: <http://www.percona.com/doc/percona-server/5.5/installation.html>
Master/Slave setup is like "normal" MySQL replication.
Setup the B... |
297,148 | Our site has multiple "wizards" where various data is collected over several pages, and cannot be committed to the database until the last step.
What is the best/correct way to make a wizard like this with ASP.Net MVC
edit: My boss is now saying "no javascript" - any thoughts on how to get around that restriction? | 2008/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/297148",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I don't believe there is a best/correct way, but the way I'd do it is...
Each wizard gets its own page. Each step gets its own div. All steps are in the same form.
The previous/next buttons would essentially hide/show the div in each step of the process. The last step's submit button submits the entire form. It would... | There is a very simple, flexible and extensible method in this question: [How to simplify my statefull interlaced modal dialogs in ASP.NET MVC](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8541821/how-to-simplify-my-statefull-interlaced-modal-dialogs-in-asp-net-mvc) |
297,148 | Our site has multiple "wizards" where various data is collected over several pages, and cannot be committed to the database until the last step.
What is the best/correct way to make a wizard like this with ASP.Net MVC
edit: My boss is now saying "no javascript" - any thoughts on how to get around that restriction? | 2008/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/297148",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I don't believe there is a best/correct way, but the way I'd do it is...
Each wizard gets its own page. Each step gets its own div. All steps are in the same form.
The previous/next buttons would essentially hide/show the div in each step of the process. The last step's submit button submits the entire form. It would... | If you can't use JavaScript, then make each step a view, with a method in the controller, and keep your data in session until ready to submit to the database.
You can make your Next and Prev buttons using the ActionLink HtmlHelper method. |
297,148 | Our site has multiple "wizards" where various data is collected over several pages, and cannot be committed to the database until the last step.
What is the best/correct way to make a wizard like this with ASP.Net MVC
edit: My boss is now saying "no javascript" - any thoughts on how to get around that restriction? | 2008/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/297148",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I don't believe there is a best/correct way, but the way I'd do it is...
Each wizard gets its own page. Each step gets its own div. All steps are in the same form.
The previous/next buttons would essentially hide/show the div in each step of the process. The last step's submit button submits the entire form. It would... | Make the different panels all be client side ... all in the same form ... and when the final submit button is pressed, you can post all of the values at the same time. |
297,148 | Our site has multiple "wizards" where various data is collected over several pages, and cannot be committed to the database until the last step.
What is the best/correct way to make a wizard like this with ASP.Net MVC
edit: My boss is now saying "no javascript" - any thoughts on how to get around that restriction? | 2008/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/297148",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | If you can't use JavaScript, then make each step a view, with a method in the controller, and keep your data in session until ready to submit to the database.
You can make your Next and Prev buttons using the ActionLink HtmlHelper method. | If you can't use Javascript and don't want to spend server resources with Session variables, you can also serialize and deserialize the values being entered in the different steps, and pass it back and forth using a hidden input field. A bit like ViewState in ASP.NET Webforms. |
297,148 | Our site has multiple "wizards" where various data is collected over several pages, and cannot be committed to the database until the last step.
What is the best/correct way to make a wizard like this with ASP.Net MVC
edit: My boss is now saying "no javascript" - any thoughts on how to get around that restriction? | 2008/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/297148",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Another way is to save the incomplete object that you are building with the wizard to the database and just pass the primary key to the next step of the wizard. I know that this means you need to make some of the database fields nullable, but it does have the added advantage that you can save the primary key in a cooki... | There is a very simple, flexible and extensible method in this question: [How to simplify my statefull interlaced modal dialogs in ASP.NET MVC](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8541821/how-to-simplify-my-statefull-interlaced-modal-dialogs-in-asp-net-mvc) |
297,148 | Our site has multiple "wizards" where various data is collected over several pages, and cannot be committed to the database until the last step.
What is the best/correct way to make a wizard like this with ASP.Net MVC
edit: My boss is now saying "no javascript" - any thoughts on how to get around that restriction? | 2008/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/297148",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | If you can't use Javascript and don't want to spend server resources with Session variables, you can also serialize and deserialize the values being entered in the different steps, and pass it back and forth using a hidden input field. A bit like ViewState in ASP.NET Webforms. | You can use the simple component MVCWizard.Wizard available on NuGet. The WizardController allows you to create a wizard using partial view. There is also the AutoWizardController that renders the entire wizard in a single view. All these components operate with the session to store the model state. |
297,148 | Our site has multiple "wizards" where various data is collected over several pages, and cannot be committed to the database until the last step.
What is the best/correct way to make a wizard like this with ASP.Net MVC
edit: My boss is now saying "no javascript" - any thoughts on how to get around that restriction? | 2008/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/297148",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Make the different panels all be client side ... all in the same form ... and when the final submit button is pressed, you can post all of the values at the same time. | There is a very simple, flexible and extensible method in this question: [How to simplify my statefull interlaced modal dialogs in ASP.NET MVC](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8541821/how-to-simplify-my-statefull-interlaced-modal-dialogs-in-asp-net-mvc) |
297,148 | Our site has multiple "wizards" where various data is collected over several pages, and cannot be committed to the database until the last step.
What is the best/correct way to make a wizard like this with ASP.Net MVC
edit: My boss is now saying "no javascript" - any thoughts on how to get around that restriction? | 2008/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/297148",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I put together a login wizard and documented the ideas behind it on my blog if that helps: [link text](http://shouldersofgiants.co.uk/Blog/post/2009/09/16/A-RESTful-Wizard-Using-ASPNet-MVCe280a6-Perhaps.aspx "A RESTful Wizard Using ASP.Net MVC… Perhaps?") | You can use the simple component MVCWizard.Wizard available on NuGet. The WizardController allows you to create a wizard using partial view. There is also the AutoWizardController that renders the entire wizard in a single view. All these components operate with the session to store the model state. |
297,148 | Our site has multiple "wizards" where various data is collected over several pages, and cannot be committed to the database until the last step.
What is the best/correct way to make a wizard like this with ASP.Net MVC
edit: My boss is now saying "no javascript" - any thoughts on how to get around that restriction? | 2008/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/297148",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Another way is to save the incomplete object that you are building with the wizard to the database and just pass the primary key to the next step of the wizard. I know that this means you need to make some of the database fields nullable, but it does have the added advantage that you can save the primary key in a cooki... | Make the different panels all be client side ... all in the same form ... and when the final submit button is pressed, you can post all of the values at the same time. |
297,148 | Our site has multiple "wizards" where various data is collected over several pages, and cannot be committed to the database until the last step.
What is the best/correct way to make a wizard like this with ASP.Net MVC
edit: My boss is now saying "no javascript" - any thoughts on how to get around that restriction? | 2008/11/17 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/297148",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Another way is to save the incomplete object that you are building with the wizard to the database and just pass the primary key to the next step of the wizard. I know that this means you need to make some of the database fields nullable, but it does have the added advantage that you can save the primary key in a cooki... | I put together a login wizard and documented the ideas behind it on my blog if that helps: [link text](http://shouldersofgiants.co.uk/Blog/post/2009/09/16/A-RESTful-Wizard-Using-ASPNet-MVCe280a6-Perhaps.aspx "A RESTful Wizard Using ASP.Net MVC… Perhaps?") |
111,142 | I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace and a 4GB SD card, I only have one app that is whatsapp, and When I try to download another app That is 40MG(a lot less than 4GB), it says insufficient Space, but I go to settings and it says that I have 3.69GB of space on SD card, and on the phone's space that comes with it says 20 MG avail... | 2015/06/02 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/111142",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/111073/"
] | 1. Install “ES File Explorer” from the Play Store. Open it and navigate to internal SD card storage
2. Delete “Pictures” folder
3. Create a new “Pictures” folder and open it and make “Screenshots” folder inside “Pictures" folder | I had the problem
When choosing to store on phone it works
While when use to store on sd card give the same error
I tried all the solutions but didn't work
But at last i tried this and worked
Creat a folder in the sd card and name it Pictures
Then create another folder inside it and name it Screenshots |
111,142 | I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace and a 4GB SD card, I only have one app that is whatsapp, and When I try to download another app That is 40MG(a lot less than 4GB), it says insufficient Space, but I go to settings and it says that I have 3.69GB of space on SD card, and on the phone's space that comes with it says 20 MG avail... | 2015/06/02 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/111142",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/111073/"
] | 1. Install “ES File Explorer” from the Play Store. Open it and navigate to internal SD card storage
2. Delete “Pictures” folder
3. Create a new “Pictures” folder and open it and make “Screenshots” folder inside “Pictures" folder | In case you have tried other solution but hasn't worked , try this: unmount your SD card on setting and then mount your SD card back. This actually worked for me. |
111,142 | I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace and a 4GB SD card, I only have one app that is whatsapp, and When I try to download another app That is 40MG(a lot less than 4GB), it says insufficient Space, but I go to settings and it says that I have 3.69GB of space on SD card, and on the phone's space that comes with it says 20 MG avail... | 2015/06/02 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/111142",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/111073/"
] | I had the problem
When choosing to store on phone it works
While when use to store on sd card give the same error
I tried all the solutions but didn't work
But at last i tried this and worked
Creat a folder in the sd card and name it Pictures
Then create another folder inside it and name it Screenshots | have you lot actually looked to see if your phone HAS taken a screenshot? because I get that error message but the screenshot has been taken and IS saved, even though it says it can't save it. |
7,411,752 | I need to implement a feature that under a certain condition the "Save to PDF" Dialog shows up & the user can save their document to PDF. How is this achieved in Objective C, C or C++ i.e in Mac OS X? (anyone of them is good). | 2011/09/14 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7411752",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/813852/"
] | In textedit, there's an option to save as PDF. So you might be able to find how to do it in the textedit source provided by apple. | You simply need to write a file which conforms to [the PDF Specification](http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/pdfs/pdf_reference_1-7.pdf) from Adobe. (Now also an ISO Standard). [Apple provides an API here.](http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/drawingwithquartz2d/dq_pdf/dq_p... |
2,821,150 | I have been struggling to self-learn some somewhat higher mathematics- mostly university level mathematics. However, I've looked up other questions and they didn't mostly line up with what I am personally struggling with.
The problem I am facing simply put is that most of the math books at this level rely on proofs an... | 2018/06/15 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2821150",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/570113/"
] | I do think reading and understanding proofs is an important part of progressing, so this is something you should keep doing. I think spending time memorizing them is generally not as useful as understanding them once, and returning to them when you have a reason to. This might happen if you were working on a problem wh... | University level...I think it depends on your current nation and your field of study as well.
For example, I learned in my engineering department in the university in Republic of Korea these subjects;
ODE: ordinary differential equation
PDE: partial differential equation
One of books widely used in the engineering ... |
8,388 | Does your country have any academic degrees after the PhD? If yes, what is it called and how graduating this degree?
Additionally, what is a Post-Doc? Is it a degree or something else? I have seen some people refer to a post-doc in their CV as they would a degree. Is this acceptable? | 2013/03/05 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/8388",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6257/"
] | In general, a PhD is the highest degree you can get. A postdoc is simply a research position that is not permanent, i.e. no fixed contract or tenure. There are some exceptions, for example in the German system where you can get your Habilitation, which is a degree after you get your PhD. But in most systems there is no... | As @Paul Hiemstra pointed out, the highest degree level is a Doctorate (Dr) however, with this in mind, there are different academic titles that you can gain if you work at a University or high-educational institute. Here are a few:
* Senior Lecturer (Usually appointed to a academic with a level of experience, this is... |
8,388 | Does your country have any academic degrees after the PhD? If yes, what is it called and how graduating this degree?
Additionally, what is a Post-Doc? Is it a degree or something else? I have seen some people refer to a post-doc in their CV as they would a degree. Is this acceptable? | 2013/03/05 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/8388",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6257/"
] | In general, a PhD is the highest degree you can get. A postdoc is simply a research position that is not permanent, i.e. no fixed contract or tenure. There are some exceptions, for example in the German system where you can get your Habilitation, which is a degree after you get your PhD. But in most systems there is no... | Many countries have higher degrees than the PhD.
[In the UK](http://www.uea.ac.uk/calendar/section3/regs%28awards%29/doctor-of-laws,-of-letters-and-of-science), there's
* Litt.D Doctor of Letters / Literature
* DSc Doctor of Science
* LL.d Doctor of Laws
* D.D. Doctor of Divinity
Each of these typically requires the... |
8,388 | Does your country have any academic degrees after the PhD? If yes, what is it called and how graduating this degree?
Additionally, what is a Post-Doc? Is it a degree or something else? I have seen some people refer to a post-doc in their CV as they would a degree. Is this acceptable? | 2013/03/05 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/8388",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6257/"
] | Many countries have higher degrees than the PhD.
[In the UK](http://www.uea.ac.uk/calendar/section3/regs%28awards%29/doctor-of-laws,-of-letters-and-of-science), there's
* Litt.D Doctor of Letters / Literature
* DSc Doctor of Science
* LL.d Doctor of Laws
* D.D. Doctor of Divinity
Each of these typically requires the... | As @Paul Hiemstra pointed out, the highest degree level is a Doctorate (Dr) however, with this in mind, there are different academic titles that you can gain if you work at a University or high-educational institute. Here are a few:
* Senior Lecturer (Usually appointed to a academic with a level of experience, this is... |
296,072 | If you can use "have" as a modifier to make modals past tense, why can't we apply them across the board. For example May/Might in past "you might have known." Or "He must have been here." These are perfectly acceptable examples, but when we come to obligatory usage the structure is more important.
For example: "Do you... | 2015/12/26 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/296072",
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] | The simplest answer is that we can't say "Must you have insulted..." for the same reasons that we can't say "Did you have insulted..." The form of the question makes it wrong, not any property of *must*.
Though it is often said that *must* is a defective modal with no past form, technically it has no past from because... | The past of "must" is also must. If English would use "must" as form of present tense and also of past tense this would lead to an annoying ambiguity. So it is a wise rule not to use "must" as past tense and to use the substitute with to have to do.
In special cases you can find must as past tense in subordinate claus... |
296,072 | If you can use "have" as a modifier to make modals past tense, why can't we apply them across the board. For example May/Might in past "you might have known." Or "He must have been here." These are perfectly acceptable examples, but when we come to obligatory usage the structure is more important.
For example: "Do you... | 2015/12/26 | [
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] | I agree with your judgment about the example of your main question -- it's no good. However, I think its declarative counterpart is okay.
>
> \*"Must you have insulted my mother every time you saw her?"
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> "You must have insulted my mother every time you saw her."
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The problem does not seem to be with t... | The past of "must" is also must. If English would use "must" as form of present tense and also of past tense this would lead to an annoying ambiguity. So it is a wise rule not to use "must" as past tense and to use the substitute with to have to do.
In special cases you can find must as past tense in subordinate claus... |
27,798,106 | I am learning OpenUI5, and would like to connect to a locally installed MYSQL Database, i understand that only Odata binding is supported for OpenUI5.
I do not see any connectors to connect to MYSQL(i do not know PHP either, so i cannot use the PHP connector).
All inputs and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks,
Chen | 2015/01/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/27798106",
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"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4377046/"
] | You are mixing up something here. OpenUI5 is front-end only. The Database is in your back-end. What technology your back-end uses can be chosen by you (PHP, Java, Node, whatever you like).
You can communicate to your openUI5 App using an OData or plain JSON based service on your back-end. | You can check if MySQL allows JSONP calls. If so, you can use a JSONP call to the MySQL server on localhost to fetch the data. But this sounds like a hack. |
409,252 | All the memory circuits I've seen use some form of flip-flop/feedback mechanism to store a value. Is this the only circuit design that can store a value? Is there anyway to create memory without a feedback loop? | 2018/11/28 | [
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] | [Flash memory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory) stores bits in an isolated conductor within a *floating gate transistor*, with no feedback required to maintain the state.
[DRAM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_random-access_memory) stores data in the charge state of a capacitor, however the data will ... | To add to this list:
[Optical Drives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc) that encodes binary data. There is a laser that reads reflections on a particular surface. If there is no reflection of that bit, there is a zero. Otherwise, if there is a reflection of that bit, there is a one. The data that is stored i... |
409,252 | All the memory circuits I've seen use some form of flip-flop/feedback mechanism to store a value. Is this the only circuit design that can store a value? Is there anyway to create memory without a feedback loop? | 2018/11/28 | [
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] | [Flash memory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_memory) stores bits in an isolated conductor within a *floating gate transistor*, with no feedback required to maintain the state.
[DRAM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_random-access_memory) stores data in the charge state of a capacitor, however the data will ... | Assuming by memory you mean digital synchronous, the answer is YES. The simplest FF is the fundamental sync memory cell which has internal feedback.
The async latch has external feedback using 2 gates.
By asynchronous memory, NO , it can be an isolated charge with a transmission gate or similar transistor type.
But... |
409,252 | All the memory circuits I've seen use some form of flip-flop/feedback mechanism to store a value. Is this the only circuit design that can store a value? Is there anyway to create memory without a feedback loop? | 2018/11/28 | [
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] | To add to this list:
[Optical Drives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_disc) that encodes binary data. There is a laser that reads reflections on a particular surface. If there is no reflection of that bit, there is a zero. Otherwise, if there is a reflection of that bit, there is a one. The data that is stored i... | Assuming by memory you mean digital synchronous, the answer is YES. The simplest FF is the fundamental sync memory cell which has internal feedback.
The async latch has external feedback using 2 gates.
By asynchronous memory, NO , it can be an isolated charge with a transmission gate or similar transistor type.
But... |
109,201 | From an article today on Investopedia:
[Bonds Signal up to 60% Chance of Recession](https://www.investopedia.com/bonds-signal-up-to-60-chance-of-recession-major-pain-for-stocks-4687648?utm_source=news-to-use&utm_campaign=bouncex&utm_term=16967989&utm_medium=email)
>
> Earlier in 2019, the Federal Reserve announced a ... | 2019/05/22 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/109201",
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] | Calculating the odds of a recession based on the fed funds rate most likely used a dartboard. Or maybe some colorful dice.
I kid. Most likely it was a computational model, which is totally different from dartboards or dice because people won't pay institutional research firms who claim to use methods that are transpa... | There is actually a lot more behind this number than another answer suggests.
The phrase,
>
> ...the money market appears to be anticipating a cut in the federal funds
> rate...
>
>
>
can refer to either the futures or OIS swap market. Both markets are something frequently used in the market to infer probailitie... |
65,344 | Everybody knows the famous [Monty Hall problem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem); way too much ink has been spilled over it already. Let's take it as a given and consider the following variant of the problem that I thought up this morning.
Suppose Monty has three apples. Two of them have worms in them,... | 2011/09/17 | [
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] | I'm not sure Arturo's solution (in comments) is entirely right. It doesn't really matter who's making the random choice, as long as it is indeed random (which we're assuming it to be here).
I would point to the fact that in the game you describe, every player has -- at the time the apples where chosen -- a risk of get... | The difference is that in the classic problem, the player picked a door. In your problem, the player is having an apple assigned by Monty. The problems are not analogous, and so you can't analyze the second by treating at as instance of the first.
Note that you can't fix this by letting the players pick their apples, ... |
65,344 | Everybody knows the famous [Monty Hall problem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem); way too much ink has been spilled over it already. Let's take it as a given and consider the following variant of the problem that I thought up this morning.
Suppose Monty has three apples. Two of them have worms in them,... | 2011/09/17 | [
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] | I'm not sure Arturo's solution (in comments) is entirely right. It doesn't really matter who's making the random choice, as long as it is indeed random (which we're assuming it to be here).
I would point to the fact that in the game you describe, every player has -- at the time the apples where chosen -- a risk of get... | The first 'player' is assumed to always find a worm, and is then excused, so the game is really just two players, and one prize. From the players' perspectives, each has a 50% chance of holding the winning apple. So it doesn't matter whether they swap or not; there's no *strategy* that can improve the odds of winning. ... |
65,344 | Everybody knows the famous [Monty Hall problem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem); way too much ink has been spilled over it already. Let's take it as a given and consider the following variant of the problem that I thought up this morning.
Suppose Monty has three apples. Two of them have worms in them,... | 2011/09/17 | [
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] | I'm not sure Arturo's solution (in comments) is entirely right. It doesn't really matter who's making the random choice, as long as it is indeed random (which we're assuming it to be here).
I would point to the fact that in the game you describe, every player has -- at the time the apples where chosen -- a risk of get... | Most of the answers are very good. But I want to give the intuitive crux of the difference between this problem and the classic Monty Haul problem and why that difference matters:
In the classic Monty Haul problem, Monty reveals a door that has no prize. You know Monty can do this, you know Monty will do this. This gi... |
65,344 | Everybody knows the famous [Monty Hall problem](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem); way too much ink has been spilled over it already. Let's take it as a given and consider the following variant of the problem that I thought up this morning.
Suppose Monty has three apples. Two of them have worms in them,... | 2011/09/17 | [
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] | I'm not sure Arturo's solution (in comments) is entirely right. It doesn't really matter who's making the random choice, as long as it is indeed random (which we're assuming it to be here).
I would point to the fact that in the game you describe, every player has -- at the time the apples where chosen -- a risk of get... | There is a way to get the Monty Hall problem back. But it requires to wiggle a bit on the assumptions. I.e. the problem does not specify how Monty is choosing the candidate that has to bite into the apple first. He could of course choose this candidate at random among the two candidates with the worm.
But let's assume... |
36,366 | I have been experiencing some issues with my rear derailleur. I played around with it quite a bit to adjust it correctly. Finally after giving up, I took it to the shop and the guy showed me that the rear derailleur is bent, plus the chain is stretched. So, I am considering changing it along with the chain.
I need so... | 2016/01/05 | [
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] | According to your link - your bike is 8 speed.
The bog standard (excludes the upper-end XT variant) Deore derailleur has only ever been produced in 9/10 speed.
And one assumes - you are looking at the latest 10 speed version.
An 8 speed chain is significantly wider than a 10 speed chain. Consequently, the chain may hav... | Personally I wouldn't accept a Deore mech as a replacement. ask for a 2300 or 2400 (Claris) mech. Not only are they cheaper, but also the correct item.
If the chain is stretched replace it ASAP, as this will soon start to wear both the cassette and then the chainrings, which will end up costing a significant amount to... |
199,692 | **Question:** Disregarding brute-force, is it any easier to calculate a partial hash collision, in which only a certain number of bits match?
**Reasoning:** On many websites you find hashes for file downloads. That's nice for integrity checks from the original website, and very nice when downloading from mirrors to ve... | 2018/12/13 | [
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] | **Yes. This is a known "problem".** To be secure, you should check a number of bits appropriate for your security level. In code, you should just check the whole thing. For humans, it might be worth it to shorten the hash to make it less unpleasant to verify (thereby making it more likely that people actually do verify... | To clarify, the attack you are concerned about (someone substituting a different file that hashes to the same known hash) is actually a second preimage attack, not a collision attack. A second preimage attack is significantly harder to achieve than a collision attack.
That being said, in your described scenario of jus... |
199,692 | **Question:** Disregarding brute-force, is it any easier to calculate a partial hash collision, in which only a certain number of bits match?
**Reasoning:** On many websites you find hashes for file downloads. That's nice for integrity checks from the original website, and very nice when downloading from mirrors to ve... | 2018/12/13 | [
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] | **Yes. This is a known "problem".** To be secure, you should check a number of bits appropriate for your security level. In code, you should just check the whole thing. For humans, it might be worth it to shorten the hash to make it less unpleasant to verify (thereby making it more likely that people actually do verify... | >
> Let's consider brute-force still too expensive, ...
>
>
>
The premice of your question is incorrect.
Let's say you are lazy and just verify ten hexadecimal digits. That is 40 bits, so the attacker needs to try on average 240 = 1012. If she can add random junk at the end of her modified file, it is cheap to ca... |
199,692 | **Question:** Disregarding brute-force, is it any easier to calculate a partial hash collision, in which only a certain number of bits match?
**Reasoning:** On many websites you find hashes for file downloads. That's nice for integrity checks from the original website, and very nice when downloading from mirrors to ve... | 2018/12/13 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/199692",
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] | To clarify, the attack you are concerned about (someone substituting a different file that hashes to the same known hash) is actually a second preimage attack, not a collision attack. A second preimage attack is significantly harder to achieve than a collision attack.
That being said, in your described scenario of jus... | >
> Let's consider brute-force still too expensive, ...
>
>
>
The premice of your question is incorrect.
Let's say you are lazy and just verify ten hexadecimal digits. That is 40 bits, so the attacker needs to try on average 240 = 1012. If she can add random junk at the end of her modified file, it is cheap to ca... |
304,521 | I used to be able to arrange the home screens ( pages ) in iTunes prior to iOS 11. I could create new empty pages, ect.
Is there a way to do this? For instance switch homescreen #2 for homescreen #3? | 2017/11/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/304521",
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] | Depending on your setup, you have two options.
* **OPTION 1 - Use iTunes 12.6.3 instead**. Refer to this [answer](https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/303660/168832) for more details!
* **OPTION 2 - Use Apple Configurator 2**. Download and install Apple Configurator.
[Apple Configurator 2](https://itunes.apple.com/au/ap... | Configurator 2 not longer works. Certainly with iOS 13, it will let you change the order of apps and screens, but when you click Apply nothing changes on the device. AFAIK, Apple has been aware of this since September 2019 but have not fixed it. |
291,365 | On cart page I am getting this error in console:
Failed to load the "Magento\_GiftMessage/js/view/gift-message" component
When I disable the module Magento\_GiftMessage is working but it effect some where. | 2019/10/01 | [
"https://magento.stackexchange.com/questions/291365",
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] | I had checkout\_cart\_index.xml copied to my theme folder and which was causing the issue, upon removing the file from theme folder it removed the error. Just copy the components from vendor to theme checkout\_cart\_index.xml which require changes. | I removed my checkout\_cart\_index.xml file from my theme folder and it fixed the issue. |
86,552 | I've read some information on the net about the
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> Rebel Alliance still being rebels during the time of *The Force Awakens*, and the Empire still being big.
>
>
>
But today I read in a report about
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> The upcoming (and thus canon) battlefront that the new Republic is fighting the Imperial remnants.
>
>
>... | 2015/04/18 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/86552",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/38245/"
] | Not yet, but there will be.
[Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens](http://www.starwars.com/news/journey-to-star-wars-the-force-awakens-publishing-program-coming-fall-2015) is an umbrella title for a coming series of publications that will fill in the gap between Episode VI and Episode VII.
>
> All titles publish... | From the recent (on-going?) 2015 Star Wars Celebration, we know a little. The Rebels are now
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> called the Resistance.
>
>
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Meanwhile, the Empire, or at least the faction that we'll see in *Episode 7* are
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> called the First Order.
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There will have been post-*Return of the Jedi* a huge battle in t... |
231,156 | I know that gray, UF-B outdoor 14/2 electrical cable can be used both outdoors and indoors for permanent installations in Michigan.
Why isn't the outdoor cable **ALWAYS** used for **ALL** 15amp indoor wiring then?
The outdoor cable can do so many more things than the indoor.
Outdoor cable:
* Is 25%-50% cheaper.
* Is... | 2021/07/31 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/231156",
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] | I haven't found UF to be cheaper than NM-B, but UF is a total pain to work with. It's hard to strip and is stiffer than NM so makes it hard to pull. | I know I'm a bit late to the dance here, but here's the reason you shouldn't....NEC says you cannot run more than 50 ft of UF or Direct Burial cable indoors. Beyond 50 ft you need to run it in RIGID conduit (insane) or transition it to indoor cable. Why? Because UF jacket is often polyethylene or gel-filled and is high... |
231,156 | I know that gray, UF-B outdoor 14/2 electrical cable can be used both outdoors and indoors for permanent installations in Michigan.
Why isn't the outdoor cable **ALWAYS** used for **ALL** 15amp indoor wiring then?
The outdoor cable can do so many more things than the indoor.
Outdoor cable:
* Is 25%-50% cheaper.
* Is... | 2021/07/31 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/231156",
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] | UF-B doesn't come in some configurations
----------------------------------------
Good luck finding /4 or /2/2 UF-B -- it simply isn't made! On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with using some spare UF of the correct gauge and wire-count for an indoor run, and this might be desirable in a crudely roofed shed or ... | I know I'm a bit late to the dance here, but here's the reason you shouldn't....NEC says you cannot run more than 50 ft of UF or Direct Burial cable indoors. Beyond 50 ft you need to run it in RIGID conduit (insane) or transition it to indoor cable. Why? Because UF jacket is often polyethylene or gel-filled and is high... |
231,156 | I know that gray, UF-B outdoor 14/2 electrical cable can be used both outdoors and indoors for permanent installations in Michigan.
Why isn't the outdoor cable **ALWAYS** used for **ALL** 15amp indoor wiring then?
The outdoor cable can do so many more things than the indoor.
Outdoor cable:
* Is 25%-50% cheaper.
* Is... | 2021/07/31 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/231156",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/140001/"
] | UF-B doesn't come in some configurations
----------------------------------------
Good luck finding /4 or /2/2 UF-B -- it simply isn't made! On the other hand, there is nothing wrong with using some spare UF of the correct gauge and wire-count for an indoor run, and this might be desirable in a crudely roofed shed or ... | From my experience, underground UF-B is generally more expensive as the jacket material is more expensive to make. Currently, many big box stores have the UF-B marked less than the NM-B cable. That's because the price is not as inflated from demand like NM-B. NM-B is also used more frequently because it is WAY easier t... |
231,156 | I know that gray, UF-B outdoor 14/2 electrical cable can be used both outdoors and indoors for permanent installations in Michigan.
Why isn't the outdoor cable **ALWAYS** used for **ALL** 15amp indoor wiring then?
The outdoor cable can do so many more things than the indoor.
Outdoor cable:
* Is 25%-50% cheaper.
* Is... | 2021/07/31 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/231156",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/140001/"
] | From my experience, underground UF-B is generally more expensive as the jacket material is more expensive to make. Currently, many big box stores have the UF-B marked less than the NM-B cable. That's because the price is not as inflated from demand like NM-B. NM-B is also used more frequently because it is WAY easier t... | I know I'm a bit late to the dance here, but here's the reason you shouldn't....NEC says you cannot run more than 50 ft of UF or Direct Burial cable indoors. Beyond 50 ft you need to run it in RIGID conduit (insane) or transition it to indoor cable. Why? Because UF jacket is often polyethylene or gel-filled and is high... |
231,156 | I know that gray, UF-B outdoor 14/2 electrical cable can be used both outdoors and indoors for permanent installations in Michigan.
Why isn't the outdoor cable **ALWAYS** used for **ALL** 15amp indoor wiring then?
The outdoor cable can do so many more things than the indoor.
Outdoor cable:
* Is 25%-50% cheaper.
* Is... | 2021/07/31 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/231156",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/140001/"
] | It's not *just* about the "per-foot" cost
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Yes, anywhere NM-B is required, UF-B is allowed. So, "#14 NM" is a size you don't need to buy.
The way I see it, it's not *just* about the material cost *per foot*. It's also about the capital you have tied up in the fractional spools... | From my experience, underground UF-B is generally more expensive as the jacket material is more expensive to make. Currently, many big box stores have the UF-B marked less than the NM-B cable. That's because the price is not as inflated from demand like NM-B. NM-B is also used more frequently because it is WAY easier t... |
231,156 | I know that gray, UF-B outdoor 14/2 electrical cable can be used both outdoors and indoors for permanent installations in Michigan.
Why isn't the outdoor cable **ALWAYS** used for **ALL** 15amp indoor wiring then?
The outdoor cable can do so many more things than the indoor.
Outdoor cable:
* Is 25%-50% cheaper.
* Is... | 2021/07/31 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/231156",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/140001/"
] | It's not *just* about the "per-foot" cost
-----------------------------------------
Yes, anywhere NM-B is required, UF-B is allowed. So, "#14 NM" is a size you don't need to buy.
The way I see it, it's not *just* about the material cost *per foot*. It's also about the capital you have tied up in the fractional spools... | I know I'm a bit late to the dance here, but here's the reason you shouldn't....NEC says you cannot run more than 50 ft of UF or Direct Burial cable indoors. Beyond 50 ft you need to run it in RIGID conduit (insane) or transition it to indoor cable. Why? Because UF jacket is often polyethylene or gel-filled and is high... |
76,726 | I plan to use my new Canyon Endurace AL (11-34, 52/36) for some touring and I'd like some slightly more pleasant gears as I'll be carrying some weight (I have a tailfin rack I'm using with it) up some hills.
My ideal setup would be buying a 46/30 crankset for around £100-£150 which I could just swap in when touring (a... | 2021/05/12 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/76726",
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] | I assume your current crankset has a 110mm BCD? You could go down to 46/33 teeth. (example 33 teeth chainring: <https://www.bike-components.de/en/TA/X110-Chainring-4-arm-Inner-110-mm-BCD-p46803/>)
The Shimano RX600 crankset puts the rings and pedals slightly more outwards. It might work with a normal road front derail... | A 46-teeth ring is also available as a big ring for cyclocross. It is usually combined to a 36 but it works with a 34 as well, though Shimano doesn't endorse the combination. That way you'll just have to get the chainrings (and second chain) The 46 ring is a simple inexpensive flat ring with 4 plastic bolt covers on th... |
73,270 | I am new to mountain bikes and recently bought the Apollo Phaze bike. I was wondering if anyone can help me understand the functions of these gears and when to shift them. For example, when commuting to uni and back, I have travel over hilly paths and I was wondering which gearing options would be best for going uphill... | 2020/11/09 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/73270",
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] | You have two shifters. A *friction shifter* for the **front derailer** and a *6-speed indexed shifter* for the **rear derailer**.
The shifters are operating by turning the grip front and back (like a motorbike throttle).
The front shifter is on the left. You must learn how to find the right position yourself, because... | Adding to Vladimir's answer:
The different size chainrings in the crank provide larger jumps in gear ratios, the smaller sprockets on the wheel provide smaller jumps. There is quiet a large overlap between the gear ratios available when on each of the three chainrings.
The general idea is that you select the appropri... |
482,969 | I've wonder that in some sentences, or words, even though phonetically you don't have a 'W' sound, you can still hear some type of extra w' sound. So for example.
The phrase: "Do it". /du ɪt/ will sound more like /du wɪt/
same with the verb= "doing" ˈduɪŋ becomes /ˈduwɪŋ/. Am I crazy?
Hope you can help me! | 2019/01/26 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/482969",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/331615/"
] | This is a so-called “linking semivowel”. It’s typically not perceived as being as strong a sound as “original” syllable-initial /w/, so some linguists don’t like to transcribe it (see this [blog post by the phonetician John Wells](http://phonetic-blog.blogspot.com/2010/08/linking-semivowels.html?m=1)).
The difference... | I'm not quite able to notice the sounds you mention as a 'w', except, at some level, all a 'w' is is a fast transition to or from an /u/ vowel. If you say the word "wow" very slowly and drawn out, you'll see it starts with a vowel sound, and it's the transitions between the vowels that form the 'w's. |
1,209,145 | I am learning .Net after many years of Java programming. In Eclipse we have Ctrl Shift R to open any resource in the project. Is there a similar keystroke in Visual Studio 2008 or is the best to use the Find in Files? | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1209145",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I've been using a VS add-in called [QuickOpen](http://kutny.net/vsopen/) for 6 months and it's been invaluable (on VS2008). It'll do wildcard searches, too, so you can find not only your ASPX files but also the code behind and associated resource files. Super handy. | An easier solution if your prepared to pay a small sum of money is to use [ReSharper](http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/). It is based on IntelliJ IDEA and has all the same features you would expect from Eclipse (navigation, refactoring etc), but with slightly different key mappings.
If you use the IntelliJ IDEA key ... |
1,209,145 | I am learning .Net after many years of Java programming. In Eclipse we have Ctrl Shift R to open any resource in the project. Is there a similar keystroke in Visual Studio 2008 or is the best to use the Find in Files? | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1209145",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I've been using a VS add-in called [QuickOpen](http://kutny.net/vsopen/) for 6 months and it's been invaluable (on VS2008). It'll do wildcard searches, too, so you can find not only your ASPX files but also the code behind and associated resource files. Super handy. | Ctrl+, should work to navigate or search across open resources in Visual Studio. |
1,209,145 | I am learning .Net after many years of Java programming. In Eclipse we have Ctrl Shift R to open any resource in the project. Is there a similar keystroke in Visual Studio 2008 or is the best to use the Find in Files? | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1209145",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Ctrl+, should work to navigate or search across open resources in Visual Studio. | An easier solution if your prepared to pay a small sum of money is to use [ReSharper](http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/). It is based on IntelliJ IDEA and has all the same features you would expect from Eclipse (navigation, refactoring etc), but with slightly different key mappings.
If you use the IntelliJ IDEA key ... |
1,209,145 | I am learning .Net after many years of Java programming. In Eclipse we have Ctrl Shift R to open any resource in the project. Is there a similar keystroke in Visual Studio 2008 or is the best to use the Find in Files? | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1209145",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | There appears to be [an article](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/programming/mimic-the-eclipse-open-resource-feature-in-visual-studio/) describing how to mimic that functionality in VS. | An easier solution if your prepared to pay a small sum of money is to use [ReSharper](http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/). It is based on IntelliJ IDEA and has all the same features you would expect from Eclipse (navigation, refactoring etc), but with slightly different key mappings.
If you use the IntelliJ IDEA key ... |
1,209,145 | I am learning .Net after many years of Java programming. In Eclipse we have Ctrl Shift R to open any resource in the project. Is there a similar keystroke in Visual Studio 2008 or is the best to use the Find in Files? | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1209145",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | Ctrl+, should work to navigate or search across open resources in Visual Studio. | Ctrl+F... like anything else on your PC :)
**EDIT** You can also use the Solution Explorer and just pin it to the side of your screen: Ctrl + Alt + L |
1,209,145 | I am learning .Net after many years of Java programming. In Eclipse we have Ctrl Shift R to open any resource in the project. Is there a similar keystroke in Visual Studio 2008 or is the best to use the Find in Files? | 2009/07/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1209145",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | There appears to be [an article](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/programming/mimic-the-eclipse-open-resource-feature-in-visual-studio/) describing how to mimic that functionality in VS. | Ctrl+, should work to navigate or search across open resources in Visual Studio. |
5,001,497 | Is there a browser plugin or an extension that allows the user to view .doc files in browser?
I need to embed in my application, a document viewer. So far, I tried using services like google docs, but this solution doesn't work for our application, because of some security problems. | 2011/02/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5001497",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/319331/"
] | Do you know about the [Office Web Apps](http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps/)? Microsoft developed something similar to Google Docs and you can use the Word Web Application to view Word files. It will pretty much display anything - a lot of editing functions from the offline version are not available though.
If... | I thought Internet Explorer + Microsoft Office used to do this by default?
I can for sure tell you that other than converting the doc to html you won't get a cross-browser, cross-platform solution.
Since you are saying it's for viewing only, that would seem like the way to go. |
5,001,497 | Is there a browser plugin or an extension that allows the user to view .doc files in browser?
I need to embed in my application, a document viewer. So far, I tried using services like google docs, but this solution doesn't work for our application, because of some security problems. | 2011/02/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5001497",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/319331/"
] | To have IE open the .doc within the browser and not in a separate winword.exe, you need to define the association at client end.
As .doc file is an external resource to HTML, it would download the file into its temp, and then attempt to launch it. It would launch it using the default program that it is associated wit... | I thought Internet Explorer + Microsoft Office used to do this by default?
I can for sure tell you that other than converting the doc to html you won't get a cross-browser, cross-platform solution.
Since you are saying it's for viewing only, that would seem like the way to go. |
5,001,497 | Is there a browser plugin or an extension that allows the user to view .doc files in browser?
I need to embed in my application, a document viewer. So far, I tried using services like google docs, but this solution doesn't work for our application, because of some security problems. | 2011/02/15 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5001497",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/319331/"
] | Do you know about the [Office Web Apps](http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/web-apps/)? Microsoft developed something similar to Google Docs and you can use the Word Web Application to view Word files. It will pretty much display anything - a lot of editing functions from the offline version are not available though.
If... | To have IE open the .doc within the browser and not in a separate winword.exe, you need to define the association at client end.
As .doc file is an external resource to HTML, it would download the file into its temp, and then attempt to launch it. It would launch it using the default program that it is associated wit... |
3,131 | Seth Priebatsch recently gave a tedtalk entitled “[Building the game layer on top of the world.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9fTc_WMbo)” In it, Seth described four “game dynamics,” techniques used by game designers to make games fun and addictive. The four dynamics that Priebtsch described were:
1. Appointment dy... | 2010/08/23 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/3131",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/1863/"
] | What he said in his speech is "...with seven game dynamics you can get anyone to do anything..." there was the implication that there were *only* four more.
Then I did some digging and found: <http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/25/scvngr-game-mechanics/>
If the site I accessed is at all correct, there are not four more game... | Another *guess*: **creativity**. I'm thinking here of the Command & Conquer series and especially the various Sim games (most notably Sim City). Both give you huge amounts of *freedom* to *create* bases / cities etc. Games like Grand Theft Auto do it in a different way: multiple ways to solve the same problem.
Maybe, ... |
3,131 | Seth Priebatsch recently gave a tedtalk entitled “[Building the game layer on top of the world.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9fTc_WMbo)” In it, Seth described four “game dynamics,” techniques used by game designers to make games fun and addictive. The four dynamics that Priebtsch described were:
1. Appointment dy... | 2010/08/23 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/3131",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/1863/"
] | From [the MDA paper](http://cs.northwestern.edu/~hunicke/MDA.pdf):
>
> 1. Sensation:
> Game as sense-pleasure
> 2. Fantasy:
> Game as make-believe
> 3. Narrative:
> Game as drama
> 4. Challenge:
> Game as obstacle course
> 5. Fellowship:
> Game as social framework
> 6. Discovery:
> Game as uncharted territory
>... | A word of warning: it sounds from your description like Seth is talking specifically about Facebook and other "social media" games. If those are the kinds of games you're designing then great, but be aware that the entire space of game design is much larger. (As others have said, the world has more than 7 dynamics.) If... |
3,131 | Seth Priebatsch recently gave a tedtalk entitled “[Building the game layer on top of the world.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9fTc_WMbo)” In it, Seth described four “game dynamics,” techniques used by game designers to make games fun and addictive. The four dynamics that Priebtsch described were:
1. Appointment dy... | 2010/08/23 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/3131",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/1863/"
] | A word of warning: it sounds from your description like Seth is talking specifically about Facebook and other "social media" games. If those are the kinds of games you're designing then great, but be aware that the entire space of game design is much larger. (As others have said, the world has more than 7 dynamics.) If... | I think he actually left out 4 major points (as opposed to 3). These are my guesses based on experience.
**Economies** - Not only do you earn points and level up but you may also spend them at your own will. For instance, look at the bounty system on Stack Exchange sites... I had a burning question to ask that was get... |
3,131 | Seth Priebatsch recently gave a tedtalk entitled “[Building the game layer on top of the world.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9fTc_WMbo)” In it, Seth described four “game dynamics,” techniques used by game designers to make games fun and addictive. The four dynamics that Priebtsch described were:
1. Appointment dy... | 2010/08/23 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/3131",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/1863/"
] | A word of warning: it sounds from your description like Seth is talking specifically about Facebook and other "social media" games. If those are the kinds of games you're designing then great, but be aware that the entire space of game design is much larger. (As others have said, the world has more than 7 dynamics.) If... | Here's my *guess*: one of them is **scarcity**. It's like (in the real world) a closing down sale (or any sale): it's now or never. Various games have limited resources which you *must get* to beat your opponents. Think of the ore miners in Command & Conquer. |
3,131 | Seth Priebatsch recently gave a tedtalk entitled “[Building the game layer on top of the world.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9fTc_WMbo)” In it, Seth described four “game dynamics,” techniques used by game designers to make games fun and addictive. The four dynamics that Priebtsch described were:
1. Appointment dy... | 2010/08/23 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/3131",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/1863/"
] | From [the MDA paper](http://cs.northwestern.edu/~hunicke/MDA.pdf):
>
> 1. Sensation:
> Game as sense-pleasure
> 2. Fantasy:
> Game as make-believe
> 3. Narrative:
> Game as drama
> 4. Challenge:
> Game as obstacle course
> 5. Fellowship:
> Game as social framework
> 6. Discovery:
> Game as uncharted territory
>... | Here are some possibilities:
**Problem solving**-A game should require of its players creativity insight and problem solving skills to progress. Examples: I'm completely addicted to pacman and tetris.
**Evolution**-progress in a game should be rewarded by opening new facets and changing the gaming experience. Example... |
3,131 | Seth Priebatsch recently gave a tedtalk entitled “[Building the game layer on top of the world.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9fTc_WMbo)” In it, Seth described four “game dynamics,” techniques used by game designers to make games fun and addictive. The four dynamics that Priebtsch described were:
1. Appointment dy... | 2010/08/23 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/3131",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/1863/"
] | What he said in his speech is "...with seven game dynamics you can get anyone to do anything..." there was the implication that there were *only* four more.
Then I did some digging and found: <http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/25/scvngr-game-mechanics/>
If the site I accessed is at all correct, there are not four more game... | I think he actually left out 4 major points (as opposed to 3). These are my guesses based on experience.
**Economies** - Not only do you earn points and level up but you may also spend them at your own will. For instance, look at the bounty system on Stack Exchange sites... I had a burning question to ask that was get... |
3,131 | Seth Priebatsch recently gave a tedtalk entitled “[Building the game layer on top of the world.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9fTc_WMbo)” In it, Seth described four “game dynamics,” techniques used by game designers to make games fun and addictive. The four dynamics that Priebtsch described were:
1. Appointment dy... | 2010/08/23 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/3131",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/1863/"
] | What he said in his speech is "...with seven game dynamics you can get anyone to do anything..." there was the implication that there were *only* four more.
Then I did some digging and found: <http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/25/scvngr-game-mechanics/>
If the site I accessed is at all correct, there are not four more game... | Here's my *guess*: one of them is **scarcity**. It's like (in the real world) a closing down sale (or any sale): it's now or never. Various games have limited resources which you *must get* to beat your opponents. Think of the ore miners in Command & Conquer. |
3,131 | Seth Priebatsch recently gave a tedtalk entitled “[Building the game layer on top of the world.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9fTc_WMbo)” In it, Seth described four “game dynamics,” techniques used by game designers to make games fun and addictive. The four dynamics that Priebtsch described were:
1. Appointment dy... | 2010/08/23 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/3131",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/1863/"
] | Another *guess*: **creativity**. I'm thinking here of the Command & Conquer series and especially the various Sim games (most notably Sim City). Both give you huge amounts of *freedom* to *create* bases / cities etc. Games like Grand Theft Auto do it in a different way: multiple ways to solve the same problem.
Maybe, ... | Here are some possibilities:
**Problem solving**-A game should require of its players creativity insight and problem solving skills to progress. Examples: I'm completely addicted to pacman and tetris.
**Evolution**-progress in a game should be rewarded by opening new facets and changing the gaming experience. Example... |
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