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91,010 | The dictionary explains this as:
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> To show somebody that you are interested in them and/or want to help them
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The explanation indicates the subject of the sentence is the one that offers help, but I think this one is also correct:
>
> I'll try it first, and if I can't handle it, I'll reach out to you fo... | 2012/11/12 | [
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] | “Reach out” is just so much mindless business twaddle. There are lots of web pages excoriating its promulgators.
For example, John Smurf’s [MBA Jargon Watch](http://www.johnsmurf.com/jargon2.htm) defines it as follows:
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> **reach out** (*v.*)
>
>
> To call or email. For this one, we can blame those old AT&T ads t... | Hard to tell what exactly he/she means without more of the context.
In general, I think when someone says "Thanks for reaching out to me", they are both taking it as a compliment that you would consult their help (when you are obviously working on something or in the process of doing or researching something), and sim... |
91,010 | The dictionary explains this as:
>
> To show somebody that you are interested in them and/or want to help them
>
>
>
The explanation indicates the subject of the sentence is the one that offers help, but I think this one is also correct:
>
> I'll try it first, and if I can't handle it, I'll reach out to you fo... | 2012/11/12 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/91010",
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] | Leaving aside the twaddleity of *reach out*, the matter of who is helping whom is resolved thus:
* *reach out **for** help* signifies “get in touch with in order to obtain help”
* *reach out **to** help* signifies “get in touch with in order to offer help”
* *thank you **for** reaching out* signifies “I feel gratitude... | Hard to tell what exactly he/she means without more of the context.
In general, I think when someone says "Thanks for reaching out to me", they are both taking it as a compliment that you would consult their help (when you are obviously working on something or in the process of doing or researching something), and sim... |
32,614 | Is it possible to create Sandbox for PE. I think its not, but just want to double check | 2014/04/14 | [
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] | **No**, as mentioned at the top of the [Sandbox Overview](http://help.salesforce.com/HTViewHelpDoc?id=create%5ftest%5finstance.htm&language=en%5fUS) in the documentation:
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> Available in: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Database.com
> Editions
>
>
> | You can get a Dev Pro sandbox for Professional Edition. The link from Bob's comment above show's the sandbox versions available in each Salesforce edition.
[Salesforce Edition Comparison - UK](http://www.sfdcstatic.com/uk/assets/pdf/datasheets/DS_SalesCloud_EdCompare.pdf) |
32,614 | Is it possible to create Sandbox for PE. I think its not, but just want to double check | 2014/04/14 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/32614",
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] | **No**, as mentioned at the top of the [Sandbox Overview](http://help.salesforce.com/HTViewHelpDoc?id=create%5ftest%5finstance.htm&language=en%5fUS) in the documentation:
>
> Available in: Enterprise, Performance, Unlimited, and Database.com
> Editions
>
>
> | From Summer 16 , You can have 10 Developer Sandbox for Professional edition |
32,614 | Is it possible to create Sandbox for PE. I think its not, but just want to double check | 2014/04/14 | [
"https://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/32614",
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] | From Summer 16 , You can have 10 Developer Sandbox for Professional edition | You can get a Dev Pro sandbox for Professional Edition. The link from Bob's comment above show's the sandbox versions available in each Salesforce edition.
[Salesforce Edition Comparison - UK](http://www.sfdcstatic.com/uk/assets/pdf/datasheets/DS_SalesCloud_EdCompare.pdf) |
289,231 | I have a Windows 7 laptop and I need UNIX/LINUX for an application. I have run across Cygwin which creates a UNIX 'shell' so that you can run software that requires this on your PC. One of the applications recommend FreeBSD which requires Virtual PC and to be installed as a guest OS. I am trying to figure out the pros ... | 2011/05/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/289231",
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] | Agreeing with what Ian C wrote, let me say that if the mysterious "application" you require is not something already available with Cygwin, you're better off using a virtual OS like FreeBSD. However, one point he didn't make: Cygwin apps will tend to be much *faster* than running that application in a virtual OS, parti... | I recommend VirtualBox + Ubuntu or Linux Mint over FreeBSD. VBox has better Linux/Unix support than VirtualPC, and Linux has better integration with VBox than FreeBSD. Ubuntu & Linux Mint are nice, easy to work with distros. |
945,763 | Is it possible to create a mod 11 check digit routine with a regex statement?
THe nubmer is a 10 digit number,
Step 1:
A = (2nd number \* 2) + (3rd number \* 4) + (4th number \* 8) + (5th number \* 5) + (6th number \* 10) + (7th number \* 9) + (8th number \* 7) + (9th number \* 3))
Step 2:
B = A / 11 (ignor remaind... | 2009/06/03 | [
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] | No - fundamentally you're wanting to do maths here, and that doesn't really fit with regular expressions which are just about patterns.
I mean, *theoretically* it's certainly possible - you could list all valid numbers, and combine them into one enormous regex. However, it's not *practically* feasible. | Regex does pattern matching, not really parsing. You need to parse the number to get the digits. I would suggest using the regex to ensure it is a 10 digit number and then ToString() it and chop it up. |
945,763 | Is it possible to create a mod 11 check digit routine with a regex statement?
THe nubmer is a 10 digit number,
Step 1:
A = (2nd number \* 2) + (3rd number \* 4) + (4th number \* 8) + (5th number \* 5) + (6th number \* 10) + (7th number \* 9) + (8th number \* 7) + (9th number \* 3))
Step 2:
B = A / 11 (ignor remaind... | 2009/06/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/945763",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9266/"
] | No - fundamentally you're wanting to do maths here, and that doesn't really fit with regular expressions which are just about patterns.
I mean, *theoretically* it's certainly possible - you could list all valid numbers, and combine them into one enormous regex. However, it's not *practically* feasible. | Use regex as a finite state machine. <http://quaxio.com/triple/> |
945,763 | Is it possible to create a mod 11 check digit routine with a regex statement?
THe nubmer is a 10 digit number,
Step 1:
A = (2nd number \* 2) + (3rd number \* 4) + (4th number \* 8) + (5th number \* 5) + (6th number \* 10) + (7th number \* 9) + (8th number \* 7) + (9th number \* 3))
Step 2:
B = A / 11 (ignor remaind... | 2009/06/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/945763",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/9266/"
] | Use regex as a finite state machine. <http://quaxio.com/triple/> | Regex does pattern matching, not really parsing. You need to parse the number to get the digits. I would suggest using the regex to ensure it is a 10 digit number and then ToString() it and chop it up. |
53,371 | If I cast [Stonecoil Serpent](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bStonecoil%20Serpent%5d) with X = 0, it starts with 0/0, and immediately resolves so it dies?
Is there a way to save it? | 2020/11/04 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/53371",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
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] | Yes, you can save the Serpent, but it must be set up ahead of time. There are two main ways of saving it that I can think of.
1. An anthem effect (called a *static ability*), like the namesake [Glorious Anthem](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bGlorious%20Anthem%5d)
2. Another card that ... | Between the time that the Stonecoil Serpent spell actually resolves and when it is put into the graveyard, no player gets priority to do anything. This is because state-based actions are checked when a player is about to get priority. So any method of saving it would have to be done either before the servant resolves (... |
53,371 | If I cast [Stonecoil Serpent](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bStonecoil%20Serpent%5d) with X = 0, it starts with 0/0, and immediately resolves so it dies?
Is there a way to save it? | 2020/11/04 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/53371",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/13339/"
] | Between the time that the Stonecoil Serpent spell actually resolves and when it is put into the graveyard, no player gets priority to do anything. This is because state-based actions are checked when a player is about to get priority. So any method of saving it would have to be done either before the servant resolves (... | Arthur's answer pretty much covers everything you need to know. I'd only add that, in a Silver Bordered game, you can also use [Rules Lawyer](https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=439409) to save a 0 toughness creature. |
53,371 | If I cast [Stonecoil Serpent](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bStonecoil%20Serpent%5d) with X = 0, it starts with 0/0, and immediately resolves so it dies?
Is there a way to save it? | 2020/11/04 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/53371",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
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] | Yes, you can save the Serpent, but it must be set up ahead of time. There are two main ways of saving it that I can think of.
1. An anthem effect (called a *static ability*), like the namesake [Glorious Anthem](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bGlorious%20Anthem%5d)
2. Another card that ... | Arthur's answer pretty much covers everything you need to know. I'd only add that, in a Silver Bordered game, you can also use [Rules Lawyer](https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=439409) to save a 0 toughness creature. |
49,825 | This is a question for all the ladies of StackExchange.
As a frequent traveller, I've found a [few ways to pack bras better](http://maphappy.org/2015/03/how-to-protect-and-pack-bras-for-the-road/) but I wanted to reach out to the peanut gallery and see if there was any other way to pack these things any more efficient... | 2015/06/22 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/49825",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
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] | * Pad it with socks and underwear. (default strategy)
* Pack them near the top. (not sure how helpful this really is in actual execution since you can't control baggage handling after check-in...)
* Stack them. (strength in numbers! my go-to move.)
* Fold one cup inside another. (I see this everywhere in FlyerTalk foru... | Use sport bras which can be folded whatever way you want, scrunched up even.
I never needed to be careful with bras when packing, most of the time my bras fill the things I have to be careful with. |
49,825 | This is a question for all the ladies of StackExchange.
As a frequent traveller, I've found a [few ways to pack bras better](http://maphappy.org/2015/03/how-to-protect-and-pack-bras-for-the-road/) but I wanted to reach out to the peanut gallery and see if there was any other way to pack these things any more efficient... | 2015/06/22 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/49825",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
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] | * Pad it with socks and underwear. (default strategy)
* Pack them near the top. (not sure how helpful this really is in actual execution since you can't control baggage handling after check-in...)
* Stack them. (strength in numbers! my go-to move.)
* Fold one cup inside another. (I see this everywhere in FlyerTalk foru... | This may work for some type of [fancy lingerie](https://allforfashiondesign.com/14-surprising-clothing-hacks-that-will-change-your-daily-routine/)
[](https://allforfashiondesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/db-5.jpg)
Some other ... |
49,825 | This is a question for all the ladies of StackExchange.
As a frequent traveller, I've found a [few ways to pack bras better](http://maphappy.org/2015/03/how-to-protect-and-pack-bras-for-the-road/) but I wanted to reach out to the peanut gallery and see if there was any other way to pack these things any more efficient... | 2015/06/22 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/49825",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/30247/"
] | Whenever the topic of packing something in an optimal way comes up, it's useful to see if the Navy has anything to say about it. The Navy is a good place to look because sailors need to be especially diligent about [packing economically](http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/vaq134/Documents/VAQ-134%20Deployment%20Guide%20... | Use sport bras which can be folded whatever way you want, scrunched up even.
I never needed to be careful with bras when packing, most of the time my bras fill the things I have to be careful with. |
49,825 | This is a question for all the ladies of StackExchange.
As a frequent traveller, I've found a [few ways to pack bras better](http://maphappy.org/2015/03/how-to-protect-and-pack-bras-for-the-road/) but I wanted to reach out to the peanut gallery and see if there was any other way to pack these things any more efficient... | 2015/06/22 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/49825",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/30247/"
] | Use sport bras which can be folded whatever way you want, scrunched up even.
I never needed to be careful with bras when packing, most of the time my bras fill the things I have to be careful with. | This may work for some type of [fancy lingerie](https://allforfashiondesign.com/14-surprising-clothing-hacks-that-will-change-your-daily-routine/)
[](https://allforfashiondesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/db-5.jpg)
Some other ... |
49,825 | This is a question for all the ladies of StackExchange.
As a frequent traveller, I've found a [few ways to pack bras better](http://maphappy.org/2015/03/how-to-protect-and-pack-bras-for-the-road/) but I wanted to reach out to the peanut gallery and see if there was any other way to pack these things any more efficient... | 2015/06/22 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/49825",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/30247/"
] | Whenever the topic of packing something in an optimal way comes up, it's useful to see if the Navy has anything to say about it. The Navy is a good place to look because sailors need to be especially diligent about [packing economically](http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/vaq134/Documents/VAQ-134%20Deployment%20Guide%20... | This may work for some type of [fancy lingerie](https://allforfashiondesign.com/14-surprising-clothing-hacks-that-will-change-your-daily-routine/)
[](https://allforfashiondesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/db-5.jpg)
Some other ... |
29,283 | I'm trying to understand the difference between weak and strong AI. For an example, let's say we would pass the turing test - would it show strong AI or weak AI then?
I don't believe that this is standard terminology, but more philosophical. It was mentioned by John Searle in his "Chinese room argument". As I understa... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://cs.stackexchange.com/questions/29283",
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] | The usual distinction is that [strong AI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_general_intelligence), also known as artificial *general* intelligence, refers to systems that can perform arbitrary tasks requiring intellect, whereas a weak AI is only able to perform specific intellectual tasks. So, for example, a com... | I believe in order to really answer your question; it will take many more years of research in neuroscience, computer science, psychology, and chemistry. Even within this thread itself, how can you be so sure that there are intelligent beings parsing the thread who know english. One would have to clearly define what it... |
29,283 | I'm trying to understand the difference between weak and strong AI. For an example, let's say we would pass the turing test - would it show strong AI or weak AI then?
I don't believe that this is standard terminology, but more philosophical. It was mentioned by John Searle in his "Chinese room argument". As I understa... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://cs.stackexchange.com/questions/29283",
"https://cs.stackexchange.com",
"https://cs.stackexchange.com/users/21018/"
] | The usual distinction is that [strong AI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_general_intelligence), also known as artificial *general* intelligence, refers to systems that can perform arbitrary tasks requiring intellect, whereas a weak AI is only able to perform specific intellectual tasks. So, for example, a com... | it is worth mentioning some of the historical/ philosophical debates behind AI that have persisted for over a half century. AI as a field has absolutely/ unequivocally made major progress and evolution in sophistication over many decades. however it has succumbed to early hype and optimism about its achievements. so in... |
29,283 | I'm trying to understand the difference between weak and strong AI. For an example, let's say we would pass the turing test - would it show strong AI or weak AI then?
I don't believe that this is standard terminology, but more philosophical. It was mentioned by John Searle in his "Chinese room argument". As I understa... | 2014/08/21 | [
"https://cs.stackexchange.com/questions/29283",
"https://cs.stackexchange.com",
"https://cs.stackexchange.com/users/21018/"
] | it is worth mentioning some of the historical/ philosophical debates behind AI that have persisted for over a half century. AI as a field has absolutely/ unequivocally made major progress and evolution in sophistication over many decades. however it has succumbed to early hype and optimism about its achievements. so in... | I believe in order to really answer your question; it will take many more years of research in neuroscience, computer science, psychology, and chemistry. Even within this thread itself, how can you be so sure that there are intelligent beings parsing the thread who know english. One would have to clearly define what it... |
2,414 | I plan on setting up my bicycle with one of those devices that holds the rear tire and gives some resistance so I can exercise through the winter. I think it's called a bicycle trainer.
When using one of those for weight loss: Is it better to ride for a long time on low resistance or at a low speed? Or is it better to... | 2010/12/20 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/2414",
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] | The answer to this question is dependent on a number of factors, but the short answer is just 'yes'.
If you are purely looking for weight loss then the equation is calores in minus calories out equals delta, and so long as the delta is negative, i.e. that you burn more than you consume, then you **will** lose weight.... | The equipment you are talking about is called a turbo trainer. In terms of weight loss I'm not sure which is best, spinning (pedalling quickly against low resistance) is good for cardiovascular stuff, whereas grinding along in a high gear or against a higher resistance is going to improve your strength and build muscle... |
2,414 | I plan on setting up my bicycle with one of those devices that holds the rear tire and gives some resistance so I can exercise through the winter. I think it's called a bicycle trainer.
When using one of those for weight loss: Is it better to ride for a long time on low resistance or at a low speed? Or is it better to... | 2010/12/20 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/2414",
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] | The 'best' way is by measuring your bodies response to whatever you are doing. The best method by todays understanding is while using a heart-rate monitor. As Unsliced mentioned, riding just below the anaerobic threshold. You achieve that by monitoring your heart rate as you exercise, and holding it in that zone as lon... | The equipment you are talking about is called a turbo trainer. In terms of weight loss I'm not sure which is best, spinning (pedalling quickly against low resistance) is good for cardiovascular stuff, whereas grinding along in a high gear or against a higher resistance is going to improve your strength and build muscle... |
2,414 | I plan on setting up my bicycle with one of those devices that holds the rear tire and gives some resistance so I can exercise through the winter. I think it's called a bicycle trainer.
When using one of those for weight loss: Is it better to ride for a long time on low resistance or at a low speed? Or is it better to... | 2010/12/20 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/2414",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
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] | [Gary Taubes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Taubes) makes a very [reasonable argument](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIGV9VOOtew) that you can't "exercise to lose weight".
Or rather, that the conventional view that manipulating calories in through diet and calories out through exercise will cause you to gain or ... | The equipment you are talking about is called a turbo trainer. In terms of weight loss I'm not sure which is best, spinning (pedalling quickly against low resistance) is good for cardiovascular stuff, whereas grinding along in a high gear or against a higher resistance is going to improve your strength and build muscle... |
2,414 | I plan on setting up my bicycle with one of those devices that holds the rear tire and gives some resistance so I can exercise through the winter. I think it's called a bicycle trainer.
When using one of those for weight loss: Is it better to ride for a long time on low resistance or at a low speed? Or is it better to... | 2010/12/20 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/2414",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/913/"
] | The answer to this question is dependent on a number of factors, but the short answer is just 'yes'.
If you are purely looking for weight loss then the equation is calores in minus calories out equals delta, and so long as the delta is negative, i.e. that you burn more than you consume, then you **will** lose weight.... | The 'best' way is by measuring your bodies response to whatever you are doing. The best method by todays understanding is while using a heart-rate monitor. As Unsliced mentioned, riding just below the anaerobic threshold. You achieve that by monitoring your heart rate as you exercise, and holding it in that zone as lon... |
2,414 | I plan on setting up my bicycle with one of those devices that holds the rear tire and gives some resistance so I can exercise through the winter. I think it's called a bicycle trainer.
When using one of those for weight loss: Is it better to ride for a long time on low resistance or at a low speed? Or is it better to... | 2010/12/20 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/2414",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/913/"
] | The answer to this question is dependent on a number of factors, but the short answer is just 'yes'.
If you are purely looking for weight loss then the equation is calores in minus calories out equals delta, and so long as the delta is negative, i.e. that you burn more than you consume, then you **will** lose weight.... | [Gary Taubes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Taubes) makes a very [reasonable argument](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIGV9VOOtew) that you can't "exercise to lose weight".
Or rather, that the conventional view that manipulating calories in through diet and calories out through exercise will cause you to gain or ... |
213,128 | Does "floor" mean right to speak, time to speak?
I looked at the definition of floor:
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> The right to address an assembly, as granted under parliamentary
> procedure.
>
>
>
This seemed to fit what I saw in certain legal texts. I am wondering if it can be used to mean "time during which a person is allowed to t... | 2019/06/02 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/213128",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/93377/"
] | "Underrated" is another way of saying "underappreciated" or "undervalued"; it's a bit more colloquial than either of those words, and probably a bit more common, as well.
However, it isn't really nicer, *per se,* and I don't think most English speakers would consider it rude, disparaging or "not nice" to describe som... | You don’t miss the water until the well runs dry.
>
> [you never miss the water till the well runs dry](https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/you+never+miss+the+water+till+the+well+runs+dry)
>
> It is only when someone or something is gone that we truly appreciate them or it.
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> *I was in such a rush to start ... |
67,875 | I'm looking at this [article about pacing in entertainment and games](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EQiUx.png). It suggests that all good entertainment roughly follows a pacing/engagement curve like Star Wars(below).
I'm interested in **how I can proced... | 2013/12/26 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/67875",
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] | Yes, you can leverage the noise algorithm. Use your attempt so far as a baseline. Then, using a single dimension perlin noise function, use the x axis as an input to add noise to your baseline function. You can either do this at every point along the axis, or you can do it just for the peaks and valleys and interpolate... | This is sounding a bit like Valve's "Game Director" in the Left For Dead series.
The idea is that there's an AI "watching" the player to make sure they're having fun. When things are tough it generates fewer and weaker enemies. When you seem to be picking the zombies apart effortlessly, it creates more and harder zomb... |
67,875 | I'm looking at this [article about pacing in entertainment and games](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EQiUx.png). It suggests that all good entertainment roughly follows a pacing/engagement curve like Star Wars(below).
I'm interested in **how I can proced... | 2013/12/26 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/67875",
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"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/39950/"
] | Yes, you can leverage the noise algorithm. Use your attempt so far as a baseline. Then, using a single dimension perlin noise function, use the x axis as an input to add noise to your baseline function. You can either do this at every point along the axis, or you can do it just for the peaks and valleys and interpolate... | Another possibility is that instead of adding Perlin noise to the y axis of your graph, you could use it to scale the x axis. This would mean that you have a fixed difficulty curve, but it takes a different amount of time to get through different bits of it. For example the Perlin noise could be in the range 0.5 to 2.0... |
7,168,086 | I need your help. Is it possible to write a game in 3d on a canvas? If so, how. Maybe a small example of 2 blocks?
\*\* With 3d I don't mean 3d graphics in OpenGL, or on canvas while you use your brain to apply vector calculus to project the 3d graphics on a 2d screen. I mean program for LG Op3d/HTC Evo 3d!
Thanks i... | 2011/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7168086",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/908564/"
] | There is a link to download HTC stereoscopic API at:
<http://htcdev.com/devcenter/opensense-sdk> | Nvidia seems to have a driver or library that automatically converts a conventional 3D game to the 3D stereo game. <http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-3d-vision-wired-glasses-us.html>
I guess if you want to do it yourself, you just need to render the same scene twice with slightly shifted camera. and somehow... |
7,168,086 | I need your help. Is it possible to write a game in 3d on a canvas? If so, how. Maybe a small example of 2 blocks?
\*\* With 3d I don't mean 3d graphics in OpenGL, or on canvas while you use your brain to apply vector calculus to project the 3d graphics on a 2d screen. I mean program for LG Op3d/HTC Evo 3d!
Thanks i... | 2011/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7168086",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/908564/"
] | For the HTC Evo 3D go to HTC developer website **htcdev.com** There you can download the OpenSense SDK which contains the S3D API and sample code for S3D rendering (Stereoscopic 3D rendering).
You have to render the scene twice which gives you more control on the S3D effect on the one hand, but on the other hand you... | Nvidia seems to have a driver or library that automatically converts a conventional 3D game to the 3D stereo game. <http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-3d-vision-wired-glasses-us.html>
I guess if you want to do it yourself, you just need to render the same scene twice with slightly shifted camera. and somehow... |
7,168,086 | I need your help. Is it possible to write a game in 3d on a canvas? If so, how. Maybe a small example of 2 blocks?
\*\* With 3d I don't mean 3d graphics in OpenGL, or on canvas while you use your brain to apply vector calculus to project the 3d graphics on a 2d screen. I mean program for LG Op3d/HTC Evo 3d!
Thanks i... | 2011/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7168086",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/908564/"
] | There is a link to download HTC stereoscopic API at:
<http://htcdev.com/devcenter/opensense-sdk> | Short answer: [link](http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/12/20/stereoscopic-3d-on-the-ps3-full-list-of-all-3d-games-and-blu-rays/).
More elaborate answer:
Many 3D TVs have accept multiple types of input to render 3D, most notably - side by side.
If you are interested in getting a quick start at producing a 3D game (... |
7,168,086 | I need your help. Is it possible to write a game in 3d on a canvas? If so, how. Maybe a small example of 2 blocks?
\*\* With 3d I don't mean 3d graphics in OpenGL, or on canvas while you use your brain to apply vector calculus to project the 3d graphics on a 2d screen. I mean program for LG Op3d/HTC Evo 3d!
Thanks i... | 2011/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7168086",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/908564/"
] | For the HTC Evo 3D go to HTC developer website **htcdev.com** There you can download the OpenSense SDK which contains the S3D API and sample code for S3D rendering (Stereoscopic 3D rendering).
You have to render the scene twice which gives you more control on the S3D effect on the one hand, but on the other hand you... | Short answer: [link](http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/12/20/stereoscopic-3d-on-the-ps3-full-list-of-all-3d-games-and-blu-rays/).
More elaborate answer:
Many 3D TVs have accept multiple types of input to render 3D, most notably - side by side.
If you are interested in getting a quick start at producing a 3D game (... |
7,168,086 | I need your help. Is it possible to write a game in 3d on a canvas? If so, how. Maybe a small example of 2 blocks?
\*\* With 3d I don't mean 3d graphics in OpenGL, or on canvas while you use your brain to apply vector calculus to project the 3d graphics on a 2d screen. I mean program for LG Op3d/HTC Evo 3d!
Thanks i... | 2011/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7168086",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/908564/"
] | There is a link to download HTC stereoscopic API at:
<http://htcdev.com/devcenter/opensense-sdk> | HTC has an sdk for the use in thair HTC EVO 3d MPhone. |
7,168,086 | I need your help. Is it possible to write a game in 3d on a canvas? If so, how. Maybe a small example of 2 blocks?
\*\* With 3d I don't mean 3d graphics in OpenGL, or on canvas while you use your brain to apply vector calculus to project the 3d graphics on a 2d screen. I mean program for LG Op3d/HTC Evo 3d!
Thanks i... | 2011/08/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7168086",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/908564/"
] | For the HTC Evo 3D go to HTC developer website **htcdev.com** There you can download the OpenSense SDK which contains the S3D API and sample code for S3D rendering (Stereoscopic 3D rendering).
You have to render the scene twice which gives you more control on the S3D effect on the one hand, but on the other hand you... | HTC has an sdk for the use in thair HTC EVO 3d MPhone. |
70,287 | I'm new to D&D and I'm building a Beast Master ranger. Is there a full list of companions that I can use? That way, I know which ones are at my disposal. | 2015/10/25 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/70287",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/25531/"
] | Rangers can only choose a *beast* type monster that is no larger than Medium in size and has a Challenge Rating of 1/4 or lower. Page 317, Appendix A of the Monster Manual covers at least 90% of the beasts that have been statted for 5e. Although it's not a comprehensive list of the Ranger's animal companion options, it... | D&D Beyond has such a list.
===========================
If you [filter](https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters?filter-type=0&filter-type=2&filter-search=&filter-cr-min=1&filter-cr-max=3&filter-size=2&filter-size=3&filter-size=4&filter-armor-class-min=&filter-armor-class-max=&filter-average-hp-min=&filter-average-hp-max=&f... |
51 | I have been suffering from IT band problems on my outer knee, which I'm pretty sure were caused by raising my seat height too much. I raised the seat on the advice of a friend who said that a higher seat gives more power in each stroke.
By trial and error over several months I have found a (lower) seat height that see... | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/51",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/44/"
] | For a quick fit, the general goal is to keep the seat high enough that you can get a nearly-full leg extension, without 'locking' the knee.
Over a long period of time, if you find that you are having knee, foot or hip pains, try making small adjustments with the saddle, about 0.5-1.0cm at a time, either up, down, forw... | Adapted from Brooks catalogue:
1. Adjust your saddle up, but not so much that you have to tilt your hips side to side to fully extend the pedals;
2. Adjust your saddle forward, but not so much that you feel your body thrown forward while pedalling hard;
3. Adjust the nose of your saddle down, but not so much that you ... |
51 | I have been suffering from IT band problems on my outer knee, which I'm pretty sure were caused by raising my seat height too much. I raised the seat on the advice of a friend who said that a higher seat gives more power in each stroke.
By trial and error over several months I have found a (lower) seat height that see... | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/51",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/44/"
] | For a quick fit, the general goal is to keep the seat high enough that you can get a nearly-full leg extension, without 'locking' the knee.
Over a long period of time, if you find that you are having knee, foot or hip pains, try making small adjustments with the saddle, about 0.5-1.0cm at a time, either up, down, forw... | The saddle can be moved forward or backwards too, besides being raised or lowered. Here is a link form Sheldon Brown on the adjustments of a saddle to the rider on the bike.
<http://sheldonbrown.com/saddles.html> |
51 | I have been suffering from IT band problems on my outer knee, which I'm pretty sure were caused by raising my seat height too much. I raised the seat on the advice of a friend who said that a higher seat gives more power in each stroke.
By trial and error over several months I have found a (lower) seat height that see... | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/51",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/44/"
] | Depending on how much you ride, you may want to consider having your bike professionally fit at a bike store.
My wife received a free fit when we bought her Dolce at [Peleton Cycles](http://peloton-cycles.com/), but they told me they will fit anyone to their bike for about $70. It's pricey, but if you are riding your ... | One other thing to consider is when your thighs are parallel to the ground the front of your knee should be breaking over the axis of the pedal so make sure your seat is set back far enough |
51 | I have been suffering from IT band problems on my outer knee, which I'm pretty sure were caused by raising my seat height too much. I raised the seat on the advice of a friend who said that a higher seat gives more power in each stroke.
By trial and error over several months I have found a (lower) seat height that see... | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/51",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/44/"
] | The best advice I heard on the topic is to sit comfortably on the bike while placing your heel on the pedal. Move the seat up until your leg is fully extended, and then tighten the seat. This way, the leg will be only slightly bent at full extension when the ball of the foot is on the pedal.
You definitely don't want ... | When you cycle, you leg should be almost straight when the pedal is down, but not completely. It should have a slight bend in the knee. |
51 | I have been suffering from IT band problems on my outer knee, which I'm pretty sure were caused by raising my seat height too much. I raised the seat on the advice of a friend who said that a higher seat gives more power in each stroke.
By trial and error over several months I have found a (lower) seat height that see... | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/51",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/44/"
] | For a quick fit, the general goal is to keep the seat high enough that you can get a nearly-full leg extension, without 'locking' the knee.
Over a long period of time, if you find that you are having knee, foot or hip pains, try making small adjustments with the saddle, about 0.5-1.0cm at a time, either up, down, forw... | One other thing to consider is when your thighs are parallel to the ground the front of your knee should be breaking over the axis of the pedal so make sure your seat is set back far enough |
51 | I have been suffering from IT band problems on my outer knee, which I'm pretty sure were caused by raising my seat height too much. I raised the seat on the advice of a friend who said that a higher seat gives more power in each stroke.
By trial and error over several months I have found a (lower) seat height that see... | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/51",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/44/"
] | Depending on how much you ride, you may want to consider having your bike professionally fit at a bike store.
My wife received a free fit when we bought her Dolce at [Peleton Cycles](http://peloton-cycles.com/), but they told me they will fit anyone to their bike for about $70. It's pricey, but if you are riding your ... | When you cycle, you leg should be almost straight when the pedal is down, but not completely. It should have a slight bend in the knee. |
51 | I have been suffering from IT band problems on my outer knee, which I'm pretty sure were caused by raising my seat height too much. I raised the seat on the advice of a friend who said that a higher seat gives more power in each stroke.
By trial and error over several months I have found a (lower) seat height that see... | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/51",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/44/"
] | Adapted from Brooks catalogue:
1. Adjust your saddle up, but not so much that you have to tilt your hips side to side to fully extend the pedals;
2. Adjust your saddle forward, but not so much that you feel your body thrown forward while pedalling hard;
3. Adjust the nose of your saddle down, but not so much that you ... | One other thing to consider is when your thighs are parallel to the ground the front of your knee should be breaking over the axis of the pedal so make sure your seat is set back far enough |
51 | I have been suffering from IT band problems on my outer knee, which I'm pretty sure were caused by raising my seat height too much. I raised the seat on the advice of a friend who said that a higher seat gives more power in each stroke.
By trial and error over several months I have found a (lower) seat height that see... | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/51",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/44/"
] | Adapted from Brooks catalogue:
1. Adjust your saddle up, but not so much that you have to tilt your hips side to side to fully extend the pedals;
2. Adjust your saddle forward, but not so much that you feel your body thrown forward while pedalling hard;
3. Adjust the nose of your saddle down, but not so much that you ... | When you cycle, you leg should be almost straight when the pedal is down, but not completely. It should have a slight bend in the knee. |
51 | I have been suffering from IT band problems on my outer knee, which I'm pretty sure were caused by raising my seat height too much. I raised the seat on the advice of a friend who said that a higher seat gives more power in each stroke.
By trial and error over several months I have found a (lower) seat height that see... | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/51",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/44/"
] | For a quick fit, the general goal is to keep the seat high enough that you can get a nearly-full leg extension, without 'locking' the knee.
Over a long period of time, if you find that you are having knee, foot or hip pains, try making small adjustments with the saddle, about 0.5-1.0cm at a time, either up, down, forw... | Depending on how much you ride, you may want to consider having your bike professionally fit at a bike store.
My wife received a free fit when we bought her Dolce at [Peleton Cycles](http://peloton-cycles.com/), but they told me they will fit anyone to their bike for about $70. It's pricey, but if you are riding your ... |
51 | I have been suffering from IT band problems on my outer knee, which I'm pretty sure were caused by raising my seat height too much. I raised the seat on the advice of a friend who said that a higher seat gives more power in each stroke.
By trial and error over several months I have found a (lower) seat height that see... | 2010/08/25 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/51",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/44/"
] | The best advice I heard on the topic is to sit comfortably on the bike while placing your heel on the pedal. Move the seat up until your leg is fully extended, and then tighten the seat. This way, the leg will be only slightly bent at full extension when the ball of the foot is on the pedal.
You definitely don't want ... | Adapted from Brooks catalogue:
1. Adjust your saddle up, but not so much that you have to tilt your hips side to side to fully extend the pedals;
2. Adjust your saddle forward, but not so much that you feel your body thrown forward while pedalling hard;
3. Adjust the nose of your saddle down, but not so much that you ... |
217,793 | According to this [website](https://idiomation.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/suffering-succotash/):
>
> In the mid-1800s, during the Victorian era, there was a rejection of all profanity and so the common people developed a wide variety of malapropisms to avoid swearing on Holy names. Soon, one could hear Cripes and Crike... | 2014/12/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/217793",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/38718/"
] | I don't see any evidence that it was ever a common expression before the cartoon.
Minced oaths generally date back much further than the 1800s. Socrates and Aristophanes give us examples in ancient Greek, and several slurrings of oaths exist in English from the early modern period on.
They exist today too in people s... | Usage - "The Dick Van Dyke Show" - Season 3 Episode 21: "The Pen is Mightier Than the Mouth" (19 February, 1964) The character Buddy Sorrell (Buddy Sorrell) verbally reacted to Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) announcing he was going to fire Sally Rogers (Rose Marie) by exclaiming, "suc-co-tash!" |
217,793 | According to this [website](https://idiomation.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/suffering-succotash/):
>
> In the mid-1800s, during the Victorian era, there was a rejection of all profanity and so the common people developed a wide variety of malapropisms to avoid swearing on Holy names. Soon, one could hear Cripes and Crike... | 2014/12/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/217793",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/38718/"
] | I don't see any evidence that it was ever a common expression before the cartoon.
Minced oaths generally date back much further than the 1800s. Socrates and Aristophanes give us examples in ancient Greek, and several slurrings of oaths exist in English from the early modern period on.
They exist today too in people s... | When you think about it, Suffering is a star of on going pain, and Succotash is a an American dish. America is, as everyone knows a very religious place and there have been many other ongoing debates as to whether this 'catchphrase' was ever real. There was a rejection of Profanity in the mid 1800's, Victorian Age, so ... |
9,791 | When I was working on my earlier project, the project management diplomatically played with the communication. There was big mess related to expectations, commitments and promises. At one point, I made it clear that they had not disclosed certain information at beginning while signing off for the project and they purpo... | 2013/02/20 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/9791",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/19430/"
] | A project manager should never be upset about documentation of verbal communication, if they take exception to a written follow up of a verbal conversation then try to work with that project manager to find out if you had written something incorrect.
Since this is a one-sided written account of a two-sided verbal conv... | You do realize this sounds *extremely* defensive, right? I wonder how you phrased that you wanted to document the expectations and did you cover how this may cause additional delays but not jeopardize the project? Consider how it may take more than a few e-mails back and forth to nail down a requirement that could take... |
9,791 | When I was working on my earlier project, the project management diplomatically played with the communication. There was big mess related to expectations, commitments and promises. At one point, I made it clear that they had not disclosed certain information at beginning while signing off for the project and they purpo... | 2013/02/20 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/9791",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/19430/"
] | You do realize this sounds *extremely* defensive, right? I wonder how you phrased that you wanted to document the expectations and did you cover how this may cause additional delays but not jeopardize the project? Consider how it may take more than a few e-mails back and forth to nail down a requirement that could take... | I found there two main types of people while my carrier: First there are those who do this contracts/documentation/... and direct orders or are managed by theese.
And then there are people (especially from the older generation) in our country we would call "with handshake quality". It means that they make better contr... |
9,791 | When I was working on my earlier project, the project management diplomatically played with the communication. There was big mess related to expectations, commitments and promises. At one point, I made it clear that they had not disclosed certain information at beginning while signing off for the project and they purpo... | 2013/02/20 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/9791",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/19430/"
] | A project manager should never be upset about documentation of verbal communication, if they take exception to a written follow up of a verbal conversation then try to work with that project manager to find out if you had written something incorrect.
Since this is a one-sided written account of a two-sided verbal conv... | I found there two main types of people while my carrier: First there are those who do this contracts/documentation/... and direct orders or are managed by theese.
And then there are people (especially from the older generation) in our country we would call "with handshake quality". It means that they make better contr... |
4,881,419 | Short of buying a SPARC processor, what emulators are there? Thanks. | 2011/02/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4881419",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/50305/"
] | Pickup a second hand Power Mac G5 and you can run a fairly recent version of a mainstream OS (ie. OS X 10.5.8) and a modern development environment (Xcode 3.1.4).
You get a pretty fast, modern RISC machine running an OS that is still highly used (for the time being, I admit.)
You could also install Linux onto it ... | You could also install the SPIM emulator for MIPS |
4,881,419 | Short of buying a SPARC processor, what emulators are there? Thanks. | 2011/02/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4881419",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/50305/"
] | Pickup a second hand Power Mac G5 and you can run a fairly recent version of a mainstream OS (ie. OS X 10.5.8) and a modern development environment (Xcode 3.1.4).
You get a pretty fast, modern RISC machine running an OS that is still highly used (for the time being, I admit.)
You could also install Linux onto it ... | On revisiting this, it's worth noting that nearly all modern smartphones run on ARM processors, which is short for 'Acorn **RISC** Machine'. So, an easy answer is 'Android Studio' or anything else targeting phone applications.
Similarly, there's a plethora of simple development boards available inexpensively, such as ... |
4,881,419 | Short of buying a SPARC processor, what emulators are there? Thanks. | 2011/02/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4881419",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/50305/"
] | You could also install the SPIM emulator for MIPS | On revisiting this, it's worth noting that nearly all modern smartphones run on ARM processors, which is short for 'Acorn **RISC** Machine'. So, an easy answer is 'Android Studio' or anything else targeting phone applications.
Similarly, there's a plethora of simple development boards available inexpensively, such as ... |
342,076 | **Preface**
I'm a newer contributor, but a long time visitor. As a result, my view is more of an outsider's view. Take my points with that in mind.
---
Stack Exchange appeared to flourish under the direction of meaningful development guided by community feedback. Community elected moderators were the bridge between ... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/342076",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/622284/"
] | Nothing. Not one thing.
We collected ideas up and down. Dozens of users (some of them being important contributors) went "on strike". Others changed nick names to create awareness. To a certain degree, protest was raised via other channels. Most importantly, plenty of elected moderators resigned or suspended their act... | You and I can't do anything. At one point I thought that [pressuring through social networks](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/336032) may have an effect, but now it's absolutely clear it won't.
On the other hand, moderators and employees can do something. Stack Overflow Inc pretended to not notice 50 moderators resig... |
342,076 | **Preface**
I'm a newer contributor, but a long time visitor. As a result, my view is more of an outsider's view. Take my points with that in mind.
---
Stack Exchange appeared to flourish under the direction of meaningful development guided by community feedback. Community elected moderators were the bridge between ... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/342076",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/622284/"
] | Nothing. Not one thing.
We collected ideas up and down. Dozens of users (some of them being important contributors) went "on strike". Others changed nick names to create awareness. To a certain degree, protest was raised via other channels. Most importantly, plenty of elected moderators resigned or suspended their act... | Sadly, I no longer believe that there is anything that us small time users can do; even the high rep users and moderators don't seem to have much impact. |
342,076 | **Preface**
I'm a newer contributor, but a long time visitor. As a result, my view is more of an outsider's view. Take my points with that in mind.
---
Stack Exchange appeared to flourish under the direction of meaningful development guided by community feedback. Community elected moderators were the bridge between ... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/342076",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/622284/"
] | Nothing. Not one thing.
We collected ideas up and down. Dozens of users (some of them being important contributors) went "on strike". Others changed nick names to create awareness. To a certain degree, protest was raised via other channels. Most importantly, plenty of elected moderators resigned or suspended their act... | What do you want to *accomplish*?
Do you want to contribute to a community? You can do that now, and the actions that have taken place over the last few months can be...largely ignored. Heck, most of Stack Overflow's contributors don't really know what happened here, and aren't that in-context to what's going on *now*... |
342,076 | **Preface**
I'm a newer contributor, but a long time visitor. As a result, my view is more of an outsider's view. Take my points with that in mind.
---
Stack Exchange appeared to flourish under the direction of meaningful development guided by community feedback. Community elected moderators were the bridge between ... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/342076",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/622284/"
] | What do you want to *accomplish*?
Do you want to contribute to a community? You can do that now, and the actions that have taken place over the last few months can be...largely ignored. Heck, most of Stack Overflow's contributors don't really know what happened here, and aren't that in-context to what's going on *now*... | Let's use a "school with after-class activities" analogy. We've been going to this school for almost a decade. It's been rough at first, but then we all became good friends and learned a lot from each other and shared good memories together. Then the school board decided they want to focus on profits more than offering... |
342,076 | **Preface**
I'm a newer contributor, but a long time visitor. As a result, my view is more of an outsider's view. Take my points with that in mind.
---
Stack Exchange appeared to flourish under the direction of meaningful development guided by community feedback. Community elected moderators were the bridge between ... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/342076",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/622284/"
] | Nothing. Not one thing.
We collected ideas up and down. Dozens of users (some of them being important contributors) went "on strike". Others changed nick names to create awareness. To a certain degree, protest was raised via other channels. Most importantly, plenty of elected moderators resigned or suspended their act... | Let's use a "school with after-class activities" analogy. We've been going to this school for almost a decade. It's been rough at first, but then we all became good friends and learned a lot from each other and shared good memories together. Then the school board decided they want to focus on profits more than offering... |
342,076 | **Preface**
I'm a newer contributor, but a long time visitor. As a result, my view is more of an outsider's view. Take my points with that in mind.
---
Stack Exchange appeared to flourish under the direction of meaningful development guided by community feedback. Community elected moderators were the bridge between ... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/342076",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/622284/"
] | TL;DR: don't bother.
---
From the very beginning of the crisis (with Monica, not talking about earlier events), I decided that I wasn't going to spend time trying to figure out ways to "help SE".
1. I could tell anyone in advance that SE isn't going to listen to any such advice; it was clear to me.
2. SE is not misg... | Sadly, I no longer believe that there is anything that us small time users can do; even the high rep users and moderators don't seem to have much impact. |
342,076 | **Preface**
I'm a newer contributor, but a long time visitor. As a result, my view is more of an outsider's view. Take my points with that in mind.
---
Stack Exchange appeared to flourish under the direction of meaningful development guided by community feedback. Community elected moderators were the bridge between ... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/342076",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/622284/"
] | What do you want to *accomplish*?
Do you want to contribute to a community? You can do that now, and the actions that have taken place over the last few months can be...largely ignored. Heck, most of Stack Overflow's contributors don't really know what happened here, and aren't that in-context to what's going on *now*... | Sadly, I no longer believe that there is anything that us small time users can do; even the high rep users and moderators don't seem to have much impact. |
342,076 | **Preface**
I'm a newer contributor, but a long time visitor. As a result, my view is more of an outsider's view. Take my points with that in mind.
---
Stack Exchange appeared to flourish under the direction of meaningful development guided by community feedback. Community elected moderators were the bridge between ... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/342076",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/622284/"
] | TL;DR: don't bother.
---
From the very beginning of the crisis (with Monica, not talking about earlier events), I decided that I wasn't going to spend time trying to figure out ways to "help SE".
1. I could tell anyone in advance that SE isn't going to listen to any such advice; it was clear to me.
2. SE is not misg... | You and I can't do anything. At one point I thought that [pressuring through social networks](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/336032) may have an effect, but now it's absolutely clear it won't.
On the other hand, moderators and employees can do something. Stack Overflow Inc pretended to not notice 50 moderators resig... |
342,076 | **Preface**
I'm a newer contributor, but a long time visitor. As a result, my view is more of an outsider's view. Take my points with that in mind.
---
Stack Exchange appeared to flourish under the direction of meaningful development guided by community feedback. Community elected moderators were the bridge between ... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/342076",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/622284/"
] | Let's use a "school with after-class activities" analogy. We've been going to this school for almost a decade. It's been rough at first, but then we all became good friends and learned a lot from each other and shared good memories together. Then the school board decided they want to focus on profits more than offering... | Sadly, I no longer believe that there is anything that us small time users can do; even the high rep users and moderators don't seem to have much impact. |
342,076 | **Preface**
I'm a newer contributor, but a long time visitor. As a result, my view is more of an outsider's view. Take my points with that in mind.
---
Stack Exchange appeared to flourish under the direction of meaningful development guided by community feedback. Community elected moderators were the bridge between ... | 2020/01/14 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/342076",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/users/622284/"
] | It's strange how well the couples allegory works for me here: I've invested too much, even emotionally, here. I'm not ready to see it losing interest in me and telling me I don't matter anymore. But the thing is that it doesn't tell me directly, it spins around and hurts me, mining all of the relationship bit by bit. S... | You and I can't do anything. At one point I thought that [pressuring through social networks](https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/336032) may have an effect, but now it's absolutely clear it won't.
On the other hand, moderators and employees can do something. Stack Overflow Inc pretended to not notice 50 moderators resig... |
10,343 | I am interested in music which is purely rhythmic (where there is little variation in notes and instruments, the main interest of the music is the rhythmic patterns) preferably with unusual rhythmic patterns.
Is there any sub genre which corresponds with this?
Otherwise, are there specific songs/artists I could look ... | 2020/03/12 | [
"https://musicfans.stackexchange.com/questions/10343",
"https://musicfans.stackexchange.com",
"https://musicfans.stackexchange.com/users/8859/"
] | Taiko music. There aren't many unusual patterns but sure as hell the rhythms are intense and interesting.
As an example, see (because seeing is, IMHO, part of the experience) [this show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UajKUdALiLE). | There is no musical genre to my knowledge that is purely rhythmic as the whole point of music is the changes of pitches using different instruments. However, some cool genres that have cool rhythmic patterns with varying pitches include but are not limited to Ars antiqua, Baião, and Math Rock. You can check out the ful... |
10,343 | I am interested in music which is purely rhythmic (where there is little variation in notes and instruments, the main interest of the music is the rhythmic patterns) preferably with unusual rhythmic patterns.
Is there any sub genre which corresponds with this?
Otherwise, are there specific songs/artists I could look ... | 2020/03/12 | [
"https://musicfans.stackexchange.com/questions/10343",
"https://musicfans.stackexchange.com",
"https://musicfans.stackexchange.com/users/8859/"
] | If you're looking for unique rhythms, definitely listen to some mathcore bands. I'd highly recommend [Frontierer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miT0-qrdB3I); their music has very complex rhythms and is also somewhat atonal (the guitars are so downtuned that you can barely tell what notes are being played), so it migh... | Taiko music. There aren't many unusual patterns but sure as hell the rhythms are intense and interesting.
As an example, see (because seeing is, IMHO, part of the experience) [this show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UajKUdALiLE). |
10,343 | I am interested in music which is purely rhythmic (where there is little variation in notes and instruments, the main interest of the music is the rhythmic patterns) preferably with unusual rhythmic patterns.
Is there any sub genre which corresponds with this?
Otherwise, are there specific songs/artists I could look ... | 2020/03/12 | [
"https://musicfans.stackexchange.com/questions/10343",
"https://musicfans.stackexchange.com",
"https://musicfans.stackexchange.com/users/8859/"
] | If you're looking for unique rhythms, definitely listen to some mathcore bands. I'd highly recommend [Frontierer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miT0-qrdB3I); their music has very complex rhythms and is also somewhat atonal (the guitars are so downtuned that you can barely tell what notes are being played), so it migh... | There is no musical genre to my knowledge that is purely rhythmic as the whole point of music is the changes of pitches using different instruments. However, some cool genres that have cool rhythmic patterns with varying pitches include but are not limited to Ars antiqua, Baião, and Math Rock. You can check out the ful... |
39,825,915 | I am new to Cordova and Phonegap and I am trying to develop a reminder application. I used cordova-plugin-local-notifications ( <https://github.com/katzer/cordova-plugin-local-notifications> ).
I installed the plugin using the the installation command
>
> cordova plugin add <https://github.com/katzer/cordova-plugin... | 2016/10/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/39825915",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2488919/"
] | The plugin is simply not supported on the browser platform.
[See the docs](https://github.com/katzer/cordova-plugin-local-notifications) as of 10th of April, 2017:
>
> Supported Platforms
> ===================
>
>
>
>
> ---
>
>
> The current 0.8 branch supports the following platforms:
>
>
> * iOS (>= 8)
> *... | needs https connection..otherwise chrome/firefox gonna block it..
localhost will work though.
can try this for free certificate
<https://letsencrypt.org/> |
11,145 | Should I make sure that I get all of the uids associated to my OpenPGP key signed, or is it enough to have one of them signed?
If Bob can guarantee that alice@example.com belongs to Alice, I can't see any security problem in assuming that Bob also guarantees alice@example.org to belong to Alice as well, if alice@examp... | 2012/01/28 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/11145",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/7303/"
] | OpenPGP relies on a kind of [Public Key Infrastructure](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_infrastructure) known as [Web of Trust](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust). PKI is all about trust delegation: you gain confidence in the association between a given key and an identity through signatures which are v... | If Bob is willing to delegate that level of trust to alice@example.com then that sounds reasonable. |
11,145 | Should I make sure that I get all of the uids associated to my OpenPGP key signed, or is it enough to have one of them signed?
If Bob can guarantee that alice@example.com belongs to Alice, I can't see any security problem in assuming that Bob also guarantees alice@example.org to belong to Alice as well, if alice@examp... | 2012/01/28 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/11145",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/7303/"
] | OpenPGP relies on a kind of [Public Key Infrastructure](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_infrastructure) known as [Web of Trust](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust). PKI is all about trust delegation: you gain confidence in the association between a given key and an identity through signatures which are v... | There are two dimensions to trust in OpenPGP. There's the question of trusting that the key really belongs to the person in question, and then there's trusting the person to take care of their keys. If Alice is careless with her keys, then an attacker might get her to sign a key under his control, or he might be able t... |
2,227,945 | Is there a book, other than Lang's, that treats the general theory of manifolds over Banach spaces? | 2017/04/10 | [
"https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/2227945",
"https://math.stackexchange.com",
"https://math.stackexchange.com/users/371463/"
] | Here are two suggestions, both available freely (and legally!) online:
* Richard Palais, [*Foundations of Global Non-Linear Analysis*](http://vmm.math.uci.edu/PalaisPapers/FoundationsOfGlobalNonlinearAnalysis.pdf)
* Richard Hamilton, [*The Inverse Function Theorem of Nash and Moser*](http://www.ams.org/journals/bull/1... | Many of the books by Mardsen and coauthors, e.g. "Manifold tensor analysis and applications" or "Foundation of Mechanics" develop most of the machinery over Banach spaces. I am not familiar with the books though, so you should check if they contain whatever specific you are looking for. |
1,333,327 | I've got a Setup & Deployment Project in VS2005. One of the files that i'm installing is a SQLite data file.
I'm about to release a new version for the software, but i found that if i run the update on existing installation it overwrites the data file.
I've got an updated data file in the setup project so it's newer ... | 2009/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1333327",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10793/"
] | Ok, here's a workaround that i've used:
* In my setup project I've renamed my blank database file from Database.db to Database-blank.db.
* In my app i'm checking if Database.db is missing and copying Database-blank.db to Database.db if it is.
* then just load existing Database.db
This way i can ensure the local copy ... | In MSI, the best way would be to make a record in the [Upgrade table](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372379(VS.85).aspx), determining whether this is an upgrade installation, and setting a property if it is. Then put the data file in a [component](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa368007(VS.85).aspx)... |
1,333,327 | I've got a Setup & Deployment Project in VS2005. One of the files that i'm installing is a SQLite data file.
I'm about to release a new version for the software, but i found that if i run the update on existing installation it overwrites the data file.
I've got an updated data file in the setup project so it's newer ... | 2009/08/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1333327",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10793/"
] | Ok, here's a workaround that i've used:
* In my setup project I've renamed my blank database file from Database.db to Database-blank.db.
* In my app i'm checking if Database.db is missing and copying Database-blank.db to Database.db if it is.
* then just load existing Database.db
This way i can ensure the local copy ... | Because VS2005 setup when upgrading a program first it remove the original installed instance
and then install a new one, so for that the file will be removed every time.
to avoid replacing or overwriting the file I suggest the following:
1- mark the file as readonly in the setup project.
2- mark the file as permanent... |
15,903 | One main reason why the law of excluded middle can fail is that some operations are simply undefined in some contexts. This doesn't even mean that they are undefinable in principle, it just means that they are not defined in the current context. If I have a real computer and a real bound on the time I'm willing to wait... | 2014/09/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/15903",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/1172/"
] | Your question trades on a mistake. Truth and falsity are properties of sentences. The law of the excluded middle therefore is a rule about sentences. An undefined operation isn't a sentence hence it is neither true or false, but this doesn't imply that it has some kind of third truth value. It simply lacks a truth valu... | Mathematicians have only become fond of infinity after Cantor; this is a relatively recent innovation; still one can say that the mathematical infinite differs in important ways from the philosophical infinite. When Spinoza for example talks about an infinite substance its quite clear that there is no fundamental relat... |
15,903 | One main reason why the law of excluded middle can fail is that some operations are simply undefined in some contexts. This doesn't even mean that they are undefinable in principle, it just means that they are not defined in the current context. If I have a real computer and a real bound on the time I'm willing to wait... | 2014/09/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/15903",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/1172/"
] | Your question trades on a mistake. Truth and falsity are properties of sentences. The law of the excluded middle therefore is a rule about sentences. An undefined operation isn't a sentence hence it is neither true or false, but this doesn't imply that it has some kind of third truth value. It simply lacks a truth valu... | Maybe I have to write an answer myself. But this is not really an answer, it is more the background which caused me to ask this question. But it answers some of the objections brought up in comments, even if it could and should be probably elaborated much more thoroughly. (Sorry for misusing the "community answer" feat... |
15,903 | One main reason why the law of excluded middle can fail is that some operations are simply undefined in some contexts. This doesn't even mean that they are undefinable in principle, it just means that they are not defined in the current context. If I have a real computer and a real bound on the time I'm willing to wait... | 2014/09/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/15903",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/1172/"
] | Your question trades on a mistake. Truth and falsity are properties of sentences. The law of the excluded middle therefore is a rule about sentences. An undefined operation isn't a sentence hence it is neither true or false, but this doesn't imply that it has some kind of third truth value. It simply lacks a truth valu... | Perhaps a better example of a partially undefined operation would be 0^0 (zero to the power of zero). It is *possible* to leave it undefined (like your high school math teachers taught you) without much in the way of consequences. (See [Oh, the ambiguity!](http://www.dcproof.com/0-to-the-power-of-0.html) at my math blo... |
15,903 | One main reason why the law of excluded middle can fail is that some operations are simply undefined in some contexts. This doesn't even mean that they are undefinable in principle, it just means that they are not defined in the current context. If I have a real computer and a real bound on the time I'm willing to wait... | 2014/09/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/15903",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/1172/"
] | Your question trades on a mistake. Truth and falsity are properties of sentences. The law of the excluded middle therefore is a rule about sentences. An undefined operation isn't a sentence hence it is neither true or false, but this doesn't imply that it has some kind of third truth value. It simply lacks a truth valu... | I don't know how well received/welcome this will be, but I am a mathematician and would like to share my opinion.
When it comes to practicing mathematics, there is no "should," there is only what is. We worry about whether something exists or does not, and if it does, then it does. If a function is partially undefined... |
15,903 | One main reason why the law of excluded middle can fail is that some operations are simply undefined in some contexts. This doesn't even mean that they are undefinable in principle, it just means that they are not defined in the current context. If I have a real computer and a real bound on the time I'm willing to wait... | 2014/09/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/15903",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/1172/"
] | Mathematicians have only become fond of infinity after Cantor; this is a relatively recent innovation; still one can say that the mathematical infinite differs in important ways from the philosophical infinite. When Spinoza for example talks about an infinite substance its quite clear that there is no fundamental relat... | Maybe I have to write an answer myself. But this is not really an answer, it is more the background which caused me to ask this question. But it answers some of the objections brought up in comments, even if it could and should be probably elaborated much more thoroughly. (Sorry for misusing the "community answer" feat... |
15,903 | One main reason why the law of excluded middle can fail is that some operations are simply undefined in some contexts. This doesn't even mean that they are undefinable in principle, it just means that they are not defined in the current context. If I have a real computer and a real bound on the time I'm willing to wait... | 2014/09/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/15903",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/1172/"
] | Mathematicians have only become fond of infinity after Cantor; this is a relatively recent innovation; still one can say that the mathematical infinite differs in important ways from the philosophical infinite. When Spinoza for example talks about an infinite substance its quite clear that there is no fundamental relat... | Perhaps a better example of a partially undefined operation would be 0^0 (zero to the power of zero). It is *possible* to leave it undefined (like your high school math teachers taught you) without much in the way of consequences. (See [Oh, the ambiguity!](http://www.dcproof.com/0-to-the-power-of-0.html) at my math blo... |
15,903 | One main reason why the law of excluded middle can fail is that some operations are simply undefined in some contexts. This doesn't even mean that they are undefinable in principle, it just means that they are not defined in the current context. If I have a real computer and a real bound on the time I'm willing to wait... | 2014/09/14 | [
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/15903",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com",
"https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/users/1172/"
] | Mathematicians have only become fond of infinity after Cantor; this is a relatively recent innovation; still one can say that the mathematical infinite differs in important ways from the philosophical infinite. When Spinoza for example talks about an infinite substance its quite clear that there is no fundamental relat... | I don't know how well received/welcome this will be, but I am a mathematician and would like to share my opinion.
When it comes to practicing mathematics, there is no "should," there is only what is. We worry about whether something exists or does not, and if it does, then it does. If a function is partially undefined... |
84,648 | We are running an online-press media-library. On this site many brands are uploading images and track press users download and views per image.
But some brand now want to add unique code in image so they can track their own images.
We tried some steganography tools:
1. <http://www.outguess.org/info.php> (**support J... | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/84648",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/70885/"
] | You can add information to JPEG images in two ways:
* you add information out of any image data, that is to say the JPEG headers
* you add information in the image data, that is to say you modify the image
The first technique can be easily bypassed by simply removing the relevant data from the header.
The second te... | Your're probably dealing with two different causes for loosing the hidden data:
* Resize: this will operation will use an image scaling algorithm to create a new scaled version of the image, all pixel data (including your hidden data) will be lost.
* Crop: some of the hidden data may be stored in the areas removed by ... |
84,648 | We are running an online-press media-library. On this site many brands are uploading images and track press users download and views per image.
But some brand now want to add unique code in image so they can track their own images.
We tried some steganography tools:
1. <http://www.outguess.org/info.php> (**support J... | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/84648",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/70885/"
] | You can add information to JPEG images in two ways:
* you add information out of any image data, that is to say the JPEG headers
* you add information in the image data, that is to say you modify the image
The first technique can be easily bypassed by simply removing the relevant data from the header.
The second te... | You might get good mileage out of merely adding this information as JPEG [EXIF data](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeable_image_file_format), which will survive most modern image manipulations ... but is easily stripped out by somebody wanting to remove it. (A downside: PNG, GIF, and JPEG 2000 do not support EXIF... |
84,648 | We are running an online-press media-library. On this site many brands are uploading images and track press users download and views per image.
But some brand now want to add unique code in image so they can track their own images.
We tried some steganography tools:
1. <http://www.outguess.org/info.php> (**support J... | 2015/03/26 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/84648",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/70885/"
] | You might get good mileage out of merely adding this information as JPEG [EXIF data](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeable_image_file_format), which will survive most modern image manipulations ... but is easily stripped out by somebody wanting to remove it. (A downside: PNG, GIF, and JPEG 2000 do not support EXIF... | Your're probably dealing with two different causes for loosing the hidden data:
* Resize: this will operation will use an image scaling algorithm to create a new scaled version of the image, all pixel data (including your hidden data) will be lost.
* Crop: some of the hidden data may be stored in the areas removed by ... |
63,088 | I have a large fresh log from a tree my neighbors cut down earlier this year in my yard. I got it to serve as a bench and grow mushrooms on, with the hope that it would eventually start decomposing and contribute to my garden ecosystem (with bugs that would attract woodpeckers, etc). I'm new to homeownership though, an... | 2022/08/17 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/63088",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/24416/"
] | Slowly decomposing wood is a great place for carpenter ants to live in. We found that they started living in a neighbours garage that had wood siding and then moved to some pine trees which were over 75 feet away. Then they chewed through the wood frame windows and set up shop in the basement. They were happy to live i... | A distance of 15 feet should not be a problem. I had a wooden rain barrel next to a house and termites built a mud tunnel from the barrel to an opening in the brick house. Here I have old wood several feet from the house and no termites |
63,088 | I have a large fresh log from a tree my neighbors cut down earlier this year in my yard. I got it to serve as a bench and grow mushrooms on, with the hope that it would eventually start decomposing and contribute to my garden ecosystem (with bugs that would attract woodpeckers, etc). I'm new to homeownership though, an... | 2022/08/17 | [
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/questions/63088",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com",
"https://gardening.stackexchange.com/users/24416/"
] | I called around to several pest control companies, reasoning that if anyone had expertise on what constitutes a termite risk in my area it would be them. The answer is that 15 feet is definitely not enough to prevent termites finding the house once they've set up shop in the log - once established, they can range over ... | A distance of 15 feet should not be a problem. I had a wooden rain barrel next to a house and termites built a mud tunnel from the barrel to an opening in the brick house. Here I have old wood several feet from the house and no termites |
122,696 | What does "beyond the YouTube variety" suppose to refer to here? and what does " illicit sex" mean ? | 2013/08/15 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/122696",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/49775/"
] | [Context](http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/aug/01/david-mitchell-short-story-rat):
>
> Three miles away Patrick Beeman would be working down a list of bullet points with Lorna: General Procedure, Custody, Money, House, Pensions, Miscellaneous, Standard Fees. My mother is going to crumple up: we've kept The Troub... | Let me answer with illustrating with examples:
>
> Do you know there are ice-cream flavours beyond those found on the shelves?
>
>
>
>
> I am reading news of illicit affairs beyond the variety found in the Variety magazine.
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Perhaps, this is a scenario which could result in someone making that statement... |
186,757 | Is there a google voice dialer that runs as a stand-alone application? I would prefer to login through the application and not the web browser if possible.
Walter | 2010/09/09 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/186757",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Google developed a [desktop Google Voice app](http://lifehacker.com/5578339/a-sneak-preview-of-the-google-voice-desktop-app) based on the Gizmo5 software they acquired, but it's [likely it will never be released](http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/11/google-voice-desktop-app-launch-delayed-may-be-scrapped/) due to Google's ... | Do you mean some kind of software not in the cloud? I have been using google voice through my phone and its working pretty good. I am not sure if this is the kind of thing you are asking for: [google voice app for blackberry](http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google%20Mobile/thread?tid=31c15af75f15f081&hl=en) or ma... |
186,757 | Is there a google voice dialer that runs as a stand-alone application? I would prefer to login through the application and not the web browser if possible.
Walter | 2010/09/09 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/186757",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | I don't know if your question still stands anymore, but I've [written an app](http://code.google.com/p/qgvdial/) that works (in addition to others) on Linux.
Integrates with SIP through telepathy and Skype through dbus.
Call out (skype/SIP) and call back.
Integration with Google contacts. | Do you mean some kind of software not in the cloud? I have been using google voice through my phone and its working pretty good. I am not sure if this is the kind of thing you are asking for: [google voice app for blackberry](http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google%20Mobile/thread?tid=31c15af75f15f081&hl=en) or ma... |
186,757 | Is there a google voice dialer that runs as a stand-alone application? I would prefer to login through the application and not the web browser if possible.
Walter | 2010/09/09 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/186757",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/-1/"
] | Google developed a [desktop Google Voice app](http://lifehacker.com/5578339/a-sneak-preview-of-the-google-voice-desktop-app) based on the Gizmo5 software they acquired, but it's [likely it will never be released](http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/11/google-voice-desktop-app-launch-delayed-may-be-scrapped/) due to Google's ... | I don't know if your question still stands anymore, but I've [written an app](http://code.google.com/p/qgvdial/) that works (in addition to others) on Linux.
Integrates with SIP through telepathy and Skype through dbus.
Call out (skype/SIP) and call back.
Integration with Google contacts. |
193,416 | Alright, while trying to figure out the cultural impact of my (Dnd-style) class system, I realized that there was a problem with the Dancer Class:
Bewitching Dance-This dance only works on a small group of people who can see the Dancer; three people max. This Dance also works best on men; it rarely works on women. Bas... | 2021/01/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/193416",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/80953/"
] | Aside from the non-answer of "it's magic problem, make magic to solve it", (D&D bards, for instance, can disrupt this sort of thing...) there are some totally normal things this mostly-male subpopulation can do.
Some simple, cultural countermeasures:
* **Female or Magic-User Chaperones for Men** If a woman sees anoth... | First you could balance the power out by giving it a male counterpart or just making it available to both genders. Although it may not be in line with gender stereotypes, I see no reason why a male dancer or similar class would not be able to enthrall a woman.
Then there is how you determine your success range. A 20-9... |
193,416 | Alright, while trying to figure out the cultural impact of my (Dnd-style) class system, I realized that there was a problem with the Dancer Class:
Bewitching Dance-This dance only works on a small group of people who can see the Dancer; three people max. This Dance also works best on men; it rarely works on women. Bas... | 2021/01/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/193416",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/80953/"
] | First you could balance the power out by giving it a male counterpart or just making it available to both genders. Although it may not be in line with gender stereotypes, I see no reason why a male dancer or similar class would not be able to enthrall a woman.
Then there is how you determine your success range. A 20-9... | Ah, girls, always making fools of us, such as [tricking men into believing women are women](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/a/142539/21222).
If the men in your fantasy world are so afraid of [catching the cooties](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooties), they can take a page from ultra orthodox men in our own r... |
193,416 | Alright, while trying to figure out the cultural impact of my (Dnd-style) class system, I realized that there was a problem with the Dancer Class:
Bewitching Dance-This dance only works on a small group of people who can see the Dancer; three people max. This Dance also works best on men; it rarely works on women. Bas... | 2021/01/05 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/193416",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/80953/"
] | Aside from the non-answer of "it's magic problem, make magic to solve it", (D&D bards, for instance, can disrupt this sort of thing...) there are some totally normal things this mostly-male subpopulation can do.
Some simple, cultural countermeasures:
* **Female or Magic-User Chaperones for Men** If a woman sees anoth... | Ah, girls, always making fools of us, such as [tricking men into believing women are women](https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/a/142539/21222).
If the men in your fantasy world are so afraid of [catching the cooties](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooties), they can take a page from ultra orthodox men in our own r... |
33,290,275 | I couldn't find any documentation on IPad Pro iTunes connect screenshots sizes.
i tried to look up the screenshot sizes on apple documentation but it does not include the iPad pro yet.
what App Preview and Screenshots sizes should i design to for the iPad Pro? | 2015/10/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33290275",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5059005/"
] | It is 2048x2732. If you want to create it in xcode 7.1 simulator then you have to set the scale to 100%, otherwise it creates lower resolution screenshot. | It is written in the itunesConnect when you log in to your account.
You can now upload screenshots that are optimized for the iPad Pro. Screenshots for iPad Pro must be 2732 x 2048 pixels or 2048 x 2732 pixels in the JPG or PNG format. They also must be in the RGB color space and can’t contain alpha channels. |
33,290,275 | I couldn't find any documentation on IPad Pro iTunes connect screenshots sizes.
i tried to look up the screenshot sizes on apple documentation but it does not include the iPad pro yet.
what App Preview and Screenshots sizes should i design to for the iPad Pro? | 2015/10/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33290275",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5059005/"
] | It is written in the itunesConnect when you log in to your account.
You can now upload screenshots that are optimized for the iPad Pro. Screenshots for iPad Pro must be 2732 x 2048 pixels or 2048 x 2732 pixels in the JPG or PNG format. They also must be in the RGB color space and can’t contain alpha channels. | (4 years later..)
New requirements are:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/H0HNq.png)
From Apple site: <https://help.apple.com/app-store-connect/#/devd274dd925> |
33,290,275 | I couldn't find any documentation on IPad Pro iTunes connect screenshots sizes.
i tried to look up the screenshot sizes on apple documentation but it does not include the iPad pro yet.
what App Preview and Screenshots sizes should i design to for the iPad Pro? | 2015/10/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/33290275",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5059005/"
] | It is 2048x2732. If you want to create it in xcode 7.1 simulator then you have to set the scale to 100%, otherwise it creates lower resolution screenshot. | (4 years later..)
New requirements are:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/H0HNq.png)
From Apple site: <https://help.apple.com/app-store-connect/#/devd274dd925> |
197,203 | I'm working on a document in Word 2007. Somehow, when I was moving things around, a phantom footnote was introduced. (See attached image.) I have not been able to delete it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 | 2010/10/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/197203",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/35950/"
] | 1. Go to beginning of document.
2. Click the References tab.
3. Click Show Notes.
4. Click Next Footnote until the cursor moves to a position where a footnote does not exist.
5. That is the phantom footnote.
6. Delete the next around the cursor. | Turn on the Show/hide feature. Search through the document for the 'hidden' footnotes in the body of the text and delete. |
197,203 | I'm working on a document in Word 2007. Somehow, when I was moving things around, a phantom footnote was introduced. (See attached image.) I have not been able to delete it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 | 2010/10/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/197203",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/35950/"
] | 1. Go to beginning of document.
2. Click the References tab.
3. Click Show Notes.
4. Click Next Footnote until the cursor moves to a position where a footnote does not exist.
5. That is the phantom footnote.
6. Delete the next around the cursor. | I did not see a Next Footnote option in Word 365. But I realized that what happened is that the text of the endnotes was deleted but the endnotes themselves were left intact. The endnote numbers were particularly phantom-like because the Find utility doesn't find footnote or endnote numbers. But by manually searching t... |
197,203 | I'm working on a document in Word 2007. Somehow, when I was moving things around, a phantom footnote was introduced. (See attached image.) I have not been able to delete it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 | 2010/10/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/197203",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/35950/"
] | 1. Go to beginning of document.
2. Click the References tab.
3. Click Show Notes.
4. Click Next Footnote until the cursor moves to a position where a footnote does not exist.
5. That is the phantom footnote.
6. Delete the next around the cursor. | After spending (way too much) time, I realized I was editing my document using *track changes*... Aaaand I found out that if I switched view to seeing *All markup* I was able to see - and delete - my already deleted (and hence invisible) footnotes.
Bloody hell... |
197,203 | I'm working on a document in Word 2007. Somehow, when I was moving things around, a phantom footnote was introduced. (See attached image.) I have not been able to delete it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 | 2010/10/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/197203",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/35950/"
] | I did not see a Next Footnote option in Word 365. But I realized that what happened is that the text of the endnotes was deleted but the endnotes themselves were left intact. The endnote numbers were particularly phantom-like because the Find utility doesn't find footnote or endnote numbers. But by manually searching t... | Turn on the Show/hide feature. Search through the document for the 'hidden' footnotes in the body of the text and delete. |
197,203 | I'm working on a document in Word 2007. Somehow, when I was moving things around, a phantom footnote was introduced. (See attached image.) I have not been able to delete it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 | 2010/10/07 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/197203",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/35950/"
] | After spending (way too much) time, I realized I was editing my document using *track changes*... Aaaand I found out that if I switched view to seeing *All markup* I was able to see - and delete - my already deleted (and hence invisible) footnotes.
Bloody hell... | Turn on the Show/hide feature. Search through the document for the 'hidden' footnotes in the body of the text and delete. |
61,233 | Do *special* numbers (transcendental number, first few elements of a certain sequences and so on ...) make good passwords in terms of brute force breaking ?
EDIT: Why am I asking this ?
A friend of mine is composing a list of few recommendations on how people in his workplace should choose passwords. From what he tol... | 2009/10/27 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/61233",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2127/"
] | One easy way to test this yourself would be to create a document in Word (or a new zipfile in Winzip) and password the file. Now download one of the many free password cracking programs and see how long it takes to crack the file. I've done a few of these lately (for legitimate work reasons, people leaving on short not... | If you really want to be secure, you don't want to use any word from the dictionary in your password; even if you replace all "a" with "@", or "s" with "5", or "e" with "3", etc. If it's a word from the dictionary it can be guessed, and most people choose a word that means something to them any which would make it easi... |
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