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29,482 | I have read that SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function. On an exam, SHA-1 was given as a possible one-way encryption algorithm. Does SHA-1 require a key as input? Is a key required to qualify as "encryption"? | 2013/01/22 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29482",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/2053/"
] | SHA-1 is not an encryption algorithm, it is a hash function. I will tell you the difference. A cryptographic function is getting text and key as input. Using the key. perform some algorithm on the plain text and then gives output as encrypted text. Consider if you give 'abcdef' as input and '123' as key it will return ... | Ciphers are bijective and hash functions are not. Though you can still build a cipher by XORing the input with a hash (encryption) and doing the same one more time for decryption. |
29,482 | I have read that SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function. On an exam, SHA-1 was given as a possible one-way encryption algorithm. Does SHA-1 require a key as input? Is a key required to qualify as "encryption"? | 2013/01/22 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29482",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/2053/"
] | This could easily be [googled](http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip180-1.htm) or [wikipedia'd](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1), but here goes:
SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function, but is not an encryption function. All you work the SHA-1 function on is irreversible.
SHA-1 *could* be done using a key, but that ... | SHA-1 is not an encryption algorithm, it is a hash function. I will tell you the difference. A cryptographic function is getting text and key as input. Using the key. perform some algorithm on the plain text and then gives output as encrypted text. Consider if you give 'abcdef' as input and '123' as key it will return ... |
29,482 | I have read that SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function. On an exam, SHA-1 was given as a possible one-way encryption algorithm. Does SHA-1 require a key as input? Is a key required to qualify as "encryption"? | 2013/01/22 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29482",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/2053/"
] | There is an incorrect but widespread usage of the term "encryption" for things which are not encryption, but, for instance, hashing.
The strict definition of **encryption** assumes that some data is transformed, in a way such that:
* after the transformation, data is not readable anymore;
* there exists a reverse pro... | SHA-1 is a hash function. Hash functions are intended to perform a "one-way transformation"; the original message cannot be recovered from the digest, at all. Therefore, whether SHA-1 constitutes "one-way encryption" depends on the definition of that term *from your class*. It could have several possible logical defini... |
29,482 | I have read that SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function. On an exam, SHA-1 was given as a possible one-way encryption algorithm. Does SHA-1 require a key as input? Is a key required to qualify as "encryption"? | 2013/01/22 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29482",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/2053/"
] | By definition, a **hash function** is not **encryption**.
>
> **Encryption** is the process of encoding messages (or information) in such a way that eavesdroppers cannot read it, but that authorized parties can.
>
>
>
and
>
> **Hash function** is an algorithm that takes an arbitrary block of data and returns a ... | Ciphers are bijective and hash functions are not. Though you can still build a cipher by XORing the input with a hash (encryption) and doing the same one more time for decryption. |
29,482 | I have read that SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function. On an exam, SHA-1 was given as a possible one-way encryption algorithm. Does SHA-1 require a key as input? Is a key required to qualify as "encryption"? | 2013/01/22 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29482",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/2053/"
] | This could easily be [googled](http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip180-1.htm) or [wikipedia'd](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1), but here goes:
SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function, but is not an encryption function. All you work the SHA-1 function on is irreversible.
SHA-1 *could* be done using a key, but that ... | There is an incorrect but widespread usage of the term "encryption" for things which are not encryption, but, for instance, hashing.
The strict definition of **encryption** assumes that some data is transformed, in a way such that:
* after the transformation, data is not readable anymore;
* there exists a reverse pro... |
29,482 | I have read that SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function. On an exam, SHA-1 was given as a possible one-way encryption algorithm. Does SHA-1 require a key as input? Is a key required to qualify as "encryption"? | 2013/01/22 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29482",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/2053/"
] | By definition, a **hash function** is not **encryption**.
>
> **Encryption** is the process of encoding messages (or information) in such a way that eavesdroppers cannot read it, but that authorized parties can.
>
>
>
and
>
> **Hash function** is an algorithm that takes an arbitrary block of data and returns a ... | SHA-1 is not an encryption algorithm, it is a hash function. I will tell you the difference. A cryptographic function is getting text and key as input. Using the key. perform some algorithm on the plain text and then gives output as encrypted text. Consider if you give 'abcdef' as input and '123' as key it will return ... |
29,482 | I have read that SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function. On an exam, SHA-1 was given as a possible one-way encryption algorithm. Does SHA-1 require a key as input? Is a key required to qualify as "encryption"? | 2013/01/22 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29482",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/2053/"
] | There is an incorrect but widespread usage of the term "encryption" for things which are not encryption, but, for instance, hashing.
The strict definition of **encryption** assumes that some data is transformed, in a way such that:
* after the transformation, data is not readable anymore;
* there exists a reverse pro... | Ciphers are bijective and hash functions are not. Though you can still build a cipher by XORing the input with a hash (encryption) and doing the same one more time for decryption. |
29,482 | I have read that SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function. On an exam, SHA-1 was given as a possible one-way encryption algorithm. Does SHA-1 require a key as input? Is a key required to qualify as "encryption"? | 2013/01/22 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/29482",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/2053/"
] | There is an incorrect but widespread usage of the term "encryption" for things which are not encryption, but, for instance, hashing.
The strict definition of **encryption** assumes that some data is transformed, in a way such that:
* after the transformation, data is not readable anymore;
* there exists a reverse pro... | SHA-1 is not an encryption algorithm, it is a hash function. I will tell you the difference. A cryptographic function is getting text and key as input. Using the key. perform some algorithm on the plain text and then gives output as encrypted text. Consider if you give 'abcdef' as input and '123' as key it will return ... |
8,791 | I've noticed today that my reputation on ServerFault corresponds to the number of the beast.
It makes me very unhappy.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JSKzV.png)
I don't have in mind any interesting ServerFault-related question which could receive upvo... | 2016/06/19 | [
"https://meta.serverfault.com/questions/8791",
"https://meta.serverfault.com",
"https://meta.serverfault.com/users/39827/"
] | Although ~~Journeyman Geek~~ an anonymous voter already solved that, another approach is to add a great answer to one of the [44'000+ unanswered questions](https://serverfault.com/questions?sort=unanswered) (or any other question for that matter). | Someone downvoted you. Now your reputation is 664. Now *make sure* you do not get exactly 2 reputation points more. |
20,540 | I have a Kanban board in the cloud-based version of JIRA that uses the JIRA Software Simplified Workflow. When I create a new issue, it automatically assigns a "Backlog" status. I would like the default status to be "Selected for Development" instead.
Does anyone know how to do this? I exhausted all the Google leads I... | 2016/11/19 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/20540",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/26660/"
] | Parts of your question smack more of a workplace issue than a Project Management issue, but I'll answer what I can.
>
> Is this common in Scrum teams?
>
>
>
Doesn't really have anything to do with Scrum. What you describe above, assuming the problem actually *is* as you describe (neither exaggerated nor misunders... | As a Scrum Master I always like to promote swarming:
>
> The idea is that you get all the developers to work (swarm) on a
> single story, instead of having each developer working on a separate
> story. The goal is to get more stories fully completed. It's better to
> have 80% of the features 100% done, instead of hav... |
20,540 | I have a Kanban board in the cloud-based version of JIRA that uses the JIRA Software Simplified Workflow. When I create a new issue, it automatically assigns a "Backlog" status. I would like the default status to be "Selected for Development" instead.
Does anyone know how to do this? I exhausted all the Google leads I... | 2016/11/19 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/20540",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/26660/"
] | Parts of your question smack more of a workplace issue than a Project Management issue, but I'll answer what I can.
>
> Is this common in Scrum teams?
>
>
>
Doesn't really have anything to do with Scrum. What you describe above, assuming the problem actually *is* as you describe (neither exaggerated nor misunders... | Sarov hits a lot of the main points here.
This isn't healthy Scrum. I've of course seen it all to often. As Sarov points out, the team needs to self-organize.
You have another channel to go with as well. That's your manager. If you're team isn't working and that's making you not happy, your manager should know abou... |
20,540 | I have a Kanban board in the cloud-based version of JIRA that uses the JIRA Software Simplified Workflow. When I create a new issue, it automatically assigns a "Backlog" status. I would like the default status to be "Selected for Development" instead.
Does anyone know how to do this? I exhausted all the Google leads I... | 2016/11/19 | [
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/questions/20540",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com",
"https://pm.stackexchange.com/users/26660/"
] | As a Scrum Master I always like to promote swarming:
>
> The idea is that you get all the developers to work (swarm) on a
> single story, instead of having each developer working on a separate
> story. The goal is to get more stories fully completed. It's better to
> have 80% of the features 100% done, instead of hav... | Sarov hits a lot of the main points here.
This isn't healthy Scrum. I've of course seen it all to often. As Sarov points out, the team needs to self-organize.
You have another channel to go with as well. That's your manager. If you're team isn't working and that's making you not happy, your manager should know abou... |
274,402 | I have set up our new server at work to have an encrypted HDD. At start up it asks for our password before booting. Great. Except it has just dawned on me that we ssh in to the server all the time. What if I need to restart the machine remotely or the power goes out over the weekend.
Is there a way around this? I woul... | 2013/03/28 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/274402",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/38494/"
] | There is no safe way around this.
Either you:
1. Enter the password automatically. Thus negating the security.
2. Or you manually enter it at boot.
3. Or you manually enter it after booting a small unencrypted partition.
The last allows you to boot a minimal system into which you can SSH and then manually mount the ... | Yes, there is a way around this, see Takkat's comment. You need dropbear and busybox in initramfs so that you can ssh into machine and enter password. See above link for details.
(your /boot partition is unencrypted anyway, I suppose) |
74,000 | I'm trying to build a web3.py program to take in a given user's address, and return the amount of ETH traded since they added liquidity to a Uniswap exchange. Uniswap is a smart contract on the Ethereum platform.
The Uniswap contract has a method 'AddLiquidity' that allows users to add funds, and I want to find when ... | 2019/08/17 | [
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/74000",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/users/55459/"
] | This seems to be a remix bug.
When you deploy it using web3 or so it should work properly.
Everything should be fine. As the other answer stated you can bypass this problem. | I tried the same and my code worked perfectly. There was no such error as well. I cannot say about bug or something, just make sure that you are passing the values properly.[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/l9LdG.png)
[![enter image description here](https... |
74,000 | I'm trying to build a web3.py program to take in a given user's address, and return the amount of ETH traded since they added liquidity to a Uniswap exchange. Uniswap is a smart contract on the Ethereum platform.
The Uniswap contract has a method 'AddLiquidity' that allows users to add funds, and I want to find when ... | 2019/08/17 | [
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/74000",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com",
"https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/users/55459/"
] | Update Feb-2020 - Tried this again using the new Remix IDE and appears to deploy correctly even with large numbers not enclosed in quotes:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2tJFt.png)
Appears to be sending the Constructor arguments in hex rather than stri... | I tried the same and my code worked perfectly. There was no such error as well. I cannot say about bug or something, just make sure that you are passing the values properly.[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/l9LdG.png)
[ 6 months ago from Amazon Germany. I have Cyanogenmod 10 installed but wanted to revert it because I'm selling the phone. I want to use [this guide](http://apcmag.com/how-to-unroot-your-galaxy-s3-and-flash-it-back-to-stock-rom.htm) to revert it, but I'm not sure which Firmware I should downlo... | 2014/01/20 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/61589",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/7161/"
] | You can use a SamMobile ROM, but be sure that the model, the country and the original carrier match the phone as different carriers often require different radio drivers if they use different radio spectrum for bandwidth. If you don't know which carrier there are several routes you can use to determine it:
1. find out... | You can download Android 4.3 for s3 i9300 for your device From sammobiles. I think Android 4.3 released in Germany.
OR Else If you have the back up before flashing the ROM, you can restore it from Recovery |
31,343 | My wordpress is installed and uses localhost:/run/mysqld/mysqld/socket
but civicrm only works if I point to localhost
Is there a way to install civicrm through file socket ? | 2019/07/10 | [
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/questions/31343",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com",
"https://civicrm.stackexchange.com/users/7251/"
] | I think we've worked it out! A while ago some contacts had been manually added to the Smart Group (their status on the contact list for screenshot 2 showed them as 'Added' rather than 'Smart'). Smart groups don't automatically remove these people, so I've manually removed them which should solve the problem.
Going to... | In mailing the count of recipients may be different than the count of smart group. The contact in mailing are filtered out if
1. Contacts email is on hold
2. Privacy set to donot email.
3. Same email address grouped together (this is configurable via spanner next to 'recipient count' in the mailer)
4. Contact doesn't... |
137,189 | Do you need a problem to find a new discovery? Are there any publications that solely exist to classify parts of existing theories without targeting a real-world problem? | 2019/09/15 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/137189",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/114094/"
] | Feynman noticing the periodicity of wobble and rotation of a dinner plate. The fractional quantum Hall effect. HTSC cuprates. Initial discovery of superconductivity. Michaelson Morely. Many discoveries of new plants and animals. Penicillin. Teflon. The discovery of the Americas. | Probably very common in mathematics, e.g., the Radon transform which was first described in 1917 and found its major applications in the 1960s with the invention of computer tomography. |
137,189 | Do you need a problem to find a new discovery? Are there any publications that solely exist to classify parts of existing theories without targeting a real-world problem? | 2019/09/15 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/137189",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/114094/"
] | Feynman noticing the periodicity of wobble and rotation of a dinner plate. The fractional quantum Hall effect. HTSC cuprates. Initial discovery of superconductivity. Michaelson Morely. Many discoveries of new plants and animals. Penicillin. Teflon. The discovery of the Americas. | The example that popped into my head was the discovery of the [muon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon), about which I. I. Rabi famously quipped, "Who ordered that?" No one had predicted that any such particle would exist, and we still have no idea why it exists (more precisely, why there are three copies of all of th... |
137,189 | Do you need a problem to find a new discovery? Are there any publications that solely exist to classify parts of existing theories without targeting a real-world problem? | 2019/09/15 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/137189",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/114094/"
] | It is a bit unclear what you mean or whether you are only interested in *applications* of research when you say "real-world".
Almost all research starts out without a well defined problem that is known in the literature. There are classic unsolved problems, of course, and people work on those, but graduate students a... | Probably very common in mathematics, e.g., the Radon transform which was first described in 1917 and found its major applications in the 1960s with the invention of computer tomography. |
137,189 | Do you need a problem to find a new discovery? Are there any publications that solely exist to classify parts of existing theories without targeting a real-world problem? | 2019/09/15 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/137189",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/114094/"
] | The example that popped into my head was the discovery of the [muon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon), about which I. I. Rabi famously quipped, "Who ordered that?" No one had predicted that any such particle would exist, and we still have no idea why it exists (more precisely, why there are three copies of all of th... | Probably very common in mathematics, e.g., the Radon transform which was first described in 1917 and found its major applications in the 1960s with the invention of computer tomography. |
137,189 | Do you need a problem to find a new discovery? Are there any publications that solely exist to classify parts of existing theories without targeting a real-world problem? | 2019/09/15 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/137189",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/114094/"
] | It is a bit unclear what you mean or whether you are only interested in *applications* of research when you say "real-world".
Almost all research starts out without a well defined problem that is known in the literature. There are classic unsolved problems, of course, and people work on those, but graduate students a... | The example that popped into my head was the discovery of the [muon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon), about which I. I. Rabi famously quipped, "Who ordered that?" No one had predicted that any such particle would exist, and we still have no idea why it exists (more precisely, why there are three copies of all of th... |
151,614 | After reviewing some thread about server monitoring software I end up with a simple question:
Which of the server monitoring tools should I use for automatic detection of "abnormal" situations with recommendations on how to fix them?
I look for software that checks the system performance after installation and calcul... | 2010/06/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/151614",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | In contrast to Zabbix - mentioned by [Maxwell](https://serverfault.com/users/8132/maxwell) - is the venerable [nagios](http://www.nagios.org/) (and it's relatively recent fork, [icinga](http://www.icinga.org/)). This framework has been around for over ten years, and is incredibly stable - the only downside is the insta... | [Zabbix](http://www.zabbix.com/) monitoring solution can monitor whatever you want and trigger actions accordinately, actions may be for exemple executing a script that process logs and sends back the result if needed. Also you may trigger an action when one or more conditions are met (such has output of log parsing sc... |
151,614 | After reviewing some thread about server monitoring software I end up with a simple question:
Which of the server monitoring tools should I use for automatic detection of "abnormal" situations with recommendations on how to fix them?
I look for software that checks the system performance after installation and calcul... | 2010/06/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/151614",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | There are plenty of softwares like that, a thing to note is that you should run it on a different host or you have a high risk of not being notified if something goes wrong.
As an example, we use a combination of nagios (handles all the monitoring and alerting, in other words it's in charge of waking up someone when t... | [Zabbix](http://www.zabbix.com/) monitoring solution can monitor whatever you want and trigger actions accordinately, actions may be for exemple executing a script that process logs and sends back the result if needed. Also you may trigger an action when one or more conditions are met (such has output of log parsing sc... |
151,614 | After reviewing some thread about server monitoring software I end up with a simple question:
Which of the server monitoring tools should I use for automatic detection of "abnormal" situations with recommendations on how to fix them?
I look for software that checks the system performance after installation and calcul... | 2010/06/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/151614",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | In contrast to Zabbix - mentioned by [Maxwell](https://serverfault.com/users/8132/maxwell) - is the venerable [nagios](http://www.nagios.org/) (and it's relatively recent fork, [icinga](http://www.icinga.org/)). This framework has been around for over ten years, and is incredibly stable - the only downside is the insta... | Opsview is a fully integrated monitoring tool that incorporates the popular Open Source software including Nagios Core, Nagvis, Net-SNMP and RRDtool.
The Catalyst web framework provides an extensible monitoring and configuration user interface. Opsview server software runs on Linux and Solaris 10. It will monitor all ... |
151,614 | After reviewing some thread about server monitoring software I end up with a simple question:
Which of the server monitoring tools should I use for automatic detection of "abnormal" situations with recommendations on how to fix them?
I look for software that checks the system performance after installation and calcul... | 2010/06/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/151614",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | There are plenty of softwares like that, a thing to note is that you should run it on a different host or you have a high risk of not being notified if something goes wrong.
As an example, we use a combination of nagios (handles all the monitoring and alerting, in other words it's in charge of waking up someone when t... | Opsview is a fully integrated monitoring tool that incorporates the popular Open Source software including Nagios Core, Nagvis, Net-SNMP and RRDtool.
The Catalyst web framework provides an extensible monitoring and configuration user interface. Opsview server software runs on Linux and Solaris 10. It will monitor all ... |
151,614 | After reviewing some thread about server monitoring software I end up with a simple question:
Which of the server monitoring tools should I use for automatic detection of "abnormal" situations with recommendations on how to fix them?
I look for software that checks the system performance after installation and calcul... | 2010/06/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/151614",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | In contrast to Zabbix - mentioned by [Maxwell](https://serverfault.com/users/8132/maxwell) - is the venerable [nagios](http://www.nagios.org/) (and it's relatively recent fork, [icinga](http://www.icinga.org/)). This framework has been around for over ten years, and is incredibly stable - the only downside is the insta... | Nagios Installation
Nagios is a host and service monitor designed to inform you of network problems before your clients, end-users or managers do. It has been designed to run under the Linux operating system, but works fine under most variants as well. The monitoring daemon runs intermittent checks on hosts and servic... |
151,614 | After reviewing some thread about server monitoring software I end up with a simple question:
Which of the server monitoring tools should I use for automatic detection of "abnormal" situations with recommendations on how to fix them?
I look for software that checks the system performance after installation and calcul... | 2010/06/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/151614",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | In contrast to Zabbix - mentioned by [Maxwell](https://serverfault.com/users/8132/maxwell) - is the venerable [nagios](http://www.nagios.org/) (and it's relatively recent fork, [icinga](http://www.icinga.org/)). This framework has been around for over ten years, and is incredibly stable - the only downside is the insta... | Have a look at [Zenoss Core](http://community.zenoss.org/docs/DOC-2614), a free and very versatile monitoring software, that many companies use to monitor their networks. It's easy to setup and get started with.
Many types of monitoring and alerting are built in, including history graphs. So called ZenPacks can be ins... |
151,614 | After reviewing some thread about server monitoring software I end up with a simple question:
Which of the server monitoring tools should I use for automatic detection of "abnormal" situations with recommendations on how to fix them?
I look for software that checks the system performance after installation and calcul... | 2010/06/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/151614",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | There are plenty of softwares like that, a thing to note is that you should run it on a different host or you have a high risk of not being notified if something goes wrong.
As an example, we use a combination of nagios (handles all the monitoring and alerting, in other words it's in charge of waking up someone when t... | Nagios Installation
Nagios is a host and service monitor designed to inform you of network problems before your clients, end-users or managers do. It has been designed to run under the Linux operating system, but works fine under most variants as well. The monitoring daemon runs intermittent checks on hosts and servic... |
151,614 | After reviewing some thread about server monitoring software I end up with a simple question:
Which of the server monitoring tools should I use for automatic detection of "abnormal" situations with recommendations on how to fix them?
I look for software that checks the system performance after installation and calcul... | 2010/06/16 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/151614",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | There are plenty of softwares like that, a thing to note is that you should run it on a different host or you have a high risk of not being notified if something goes wrong.
As an example, we use a combination of nagios (handles all the monitoring and alerting, in other words it's in charge of waking up someone when t... | Have a look at [Zenoss Core](http://community.zenoss.org/docs/DOC-2614), a free and very versatile monitoring software, that many companies use to monitor their networks. It's easy to setup and get started with.
Many types of monitoring and alerting are built in, including history graphs. So called ZenPacks can be ins... |
4,626,626 | Are there any highly recommended resources for getting started with HTML5 and CSS3 for designing web applications?
Seems to be the wave of the future..Lets hear everyones thoughts | 2011/01/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4626626",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/428632/"
] | <http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/html-5-and-css-3-the-techniques-youll-soon-be-using/>
<http://www.w3schools.com/html5/html5_reference.asp>
<http://www.w3schools.com/css3/css3_reference.asp> | I saw this the other day and it is super awesome
<http://html5boilerplate.com/>
>
> HTML5 Boilerplate is the professional badass's base HTML/CSS/JS template for a fast, robust and future-proof site.
>
>
> After more than two years in iterative development, you get the best of the best practices baked in: cross-bro... |
4,626,626 | Are there any highly recommended resources for getting started with HTML5 and CSS3 for designing web applications?
Seems to be the wave of the future..Lets hear everyones thoughts | 2011/01/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4626626",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/428632/"
] | <http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/html-5-and-css-3-the-techniques-youll-soon-be-using/>
<http://www.w3schools.com/html5/html5_reference.asp>
<http://www.w3schools.com/css3/css3_reference.asp> | There are about 20 articles covering specific aspects of HTML5 and CSS3 on Dev.Opera. See <http://dev.opera.com/articles/tags/open%20web/> for an overview. |
4,626,626 | Are there any highly recommended resources for getting started with HTML5 and CSS3 for designing web applications?
Seems to be the wave of the future..Lets hear everyones thoughts | 2011/01/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4626626",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/428632/"
] | I saw this the other day and it is super awesome
<http://html5boilerplate.com/>
>
> HTML5 Boilerplate is the professional badass's base HTML/CSS/JS template for a fast, robust and future-proof site.
>
>
> After more than two years in iterative development, you get the best of the best practices baked in: cross-bro... | There are about 20 articles covering specific aspects of HTML5 and CSS3 on Dev.Opera. See <http://dev.opera.com/articles/tags/open%20web/> for an overview. |
565,921 | Question
========
Can I use a comma (,) before an ampersand (&)?
If no, then why not?
Example
=======
The same products attracted all European countries to India: spices, silk, & cotton. | 2021/04/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/565921",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/421451/"
] | Ampersands with company names and abbreviations
-----------------------------------------------
There is a famous retail shop in the UK called "**Marks & Spencer**" or simply "**M&S**" it is never separated by a comma, the ampersand is used in place of "and" to join the names of two families, founders, or nouns that a... | Whereas the ampersand is just a short denotation of the conjunction *and*, the obvious answer is to punctuate it as one would normally punctuate *and*. One interesting usage of the ampersand is to glue, as it were, noun pairs closer together, in contrast with adjacent instances of *and*, for example:
>
> To participa... |
565,921 | Question
========
Can I use a comma (,) before an ampersand (&)?
If no, then why not?
Example
=======
The same products attracted all European countries to India: spices, silk, & cotton. | 2021/04/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/565921",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/421451/"
] | By way of supplementing Mari-Lou A's answer, I note that *Chicago Manual of Style* is by no means alone in asserting that there should be no comma before an ampersand when one appears before the last item in a series. Here are the guidelines that various style manuals provide on this point.
From University of Chicago,... | Ampersands with company names and abbreviations
-----------------------------------------------
There is a famous retail shop in the UK called "**Marks & Spencer**" or simply "**M&S**" it is never separated by a comma, the ampersand is used in place of "and" to join the names of two families, founders, or nouns that a... |
565,921 | Question
========
Can I use a comma (,) before an ampersand (&)?
If no, then why not?
Example
=======
The same products attracted all European countries to India: spices, silk, & cotton. | 2021/04/27 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/565921",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/421451/"
] | By way of supplementing Mari-Lou A's answer, I note that *Chicago Manual of Style* is by no means alone in asserting that there should be no comma before an ampersand when one appears before the last item in a series. Here are the guidelines that various style manuals provide on this point.
From University of Chicago,... | Whereas the ampersand is just a short denotation of the conjunction *and*, the obvious answer is to punctuate it as one would normally punctuate *and*. One interesting usage of the ampersand is to glue, as it were, noun pairs closer together, in contrast with adjacent instances of *and*, for example:
>
> To participa... |
37,404,769 | It seems to me they are quite similar. So what's the relation between slab and buddy system? | 2016/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/37404769",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1112946/"
] | A slab is a collection of objects of the same size. It avoids fragmentation by allocating a fairly large block of memory and dividing it into equal-sized pieces. The number of pieces is typically much larger than two, say 128 or so.
There are two ways you can use slabs. First, you could have a slab just for one size ... | In general slab allocator is a list of slabs with fixed size suited to place predefined size elements. As all objects in the pool of the same size there is no fragmentation.
Buddy allocator divides memory in chunks which sizes a doubled. For example if min chunk is 1k, the next will be 2K, then 4K etc. So if we will r... |
19,382 | At university, it was drilled into us to avoid comma splices like the plague, but I keep seeing them in all different types of famous, best-selling novels.
I read things (all in dialogue, in inverted commas) like:
-You wouldn't like it, believe me.
-Trust me, I know what I'm taking about.
-I'm not going, I don't ca... | 2015/10/18 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/19382",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/15309/"
] | I wouldn't use all of them, but I'd definitely use some, and mostly for the reasons you pointed out. Dialogue doesn't have to be grammatically correct; really, it probably *shouldn't* be grammatically correct, most of the time (since most of the time people don't speak in grammatically correct ways).
So in dialogue, i... | Most of your examples could be made grammatically "correct" by adding a word (e.g. "I told you [that] he doesn't work on Mondays", but would also make the speech sound much less natural. I would say that it's perfectly fine to splice commas in dialogue. (Who knows, maybe someday it will even be considered grammatically... |
224,763 | As per my understanding with grammar, 1 is correct:
>
> 1. I will not stop until it is finished.
> 2. I will **not** stop until it is ***not*** finished.
> 3. I will stop until it is finished
>
>
>
However, for 2, I always contend against accepting that the first **not** is negating the second **not**.
Am I co... | 2015/01/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/224763",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/86096/"
] | In classical logic, not not p is equivalent to p -- the negation of a negated sentence is equivalent to that sentence. Your example "I will not stop until it is not finished", however, is not of that form, so the two "not"s do not cancel. You might also want to take into account that "until" is equivalent to "while not... | >
> 2. I will not stop until it is not finished.
>
>
> However, I always have difficulties accepting that the first "Not" is
> negating second "Not" and the second line can be written as:
>
>
> 3. I will stop until it is finished.
>
>
>
I don't think that this is a question of grammar, but rather one of logic... |
224,763 | As per my understanding with grammar, 1 is correct:
>
> 1. I will not stop until it is finished.
> 2. I will **not** stop until it is ***not*** finished.
> 3. I will stop until it is finished
>
>
>
However, for 2, I always contend against accepting that the first **not** is negating the second **not**.
Am I co... | 2015/01/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/224763",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/86096/"
] | >
> 2. I will not stop until it is not finished.
>
>
> However, I always have difficulties accepting that the first "Not" is
> negating second "Not" and the second line can be written as:
>
>
> 3. I will stop until it is finished.
>
>
>
I don't think that this is a question of grammar, but rather one of logic... | "until" works these two ways
1) An action is in process. It will continue until X happens, then it will stop. This is expressed as a positive:
"I will do [whatever] until [x]."
Or the equvalent negative:
"I will not stop doing [whatever] until [x]."
2) An action has not started, but it will (or at least, can) start... |
224,763 | As per my understanding with grammar, 1 is correct:
>
> 1. I will not stop until it is finished.
> 2. I will **not** stop until it is ***not*** finished.
> 3. I will stop until it is finished
>
>
>
However, for 2, I always contend against accepting that the first **not** is negating the second **not**.
Am I co... | 2015/01/31 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/224763",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/86096/"
] | In classical logic, not not p is equivalent to p -- the negation of a negated sentence is equivalent to that sentence. Your example "I will not stop until it is not finished", however, is not of that form, so the two "not"s do not cancel. You might also want to take into account that "until" is equivalent to "while not... | "until" works these two ways
1) An action is in process. It will continue until X happens, then it will stop. This is expressed as a positive:
"I will do [whatever] until [x]."
Or the equvalent negative:
"I will not stop doing [whatever] until [x]."
2) An action has not started, but it will (or at least, can) start... |
362,961 | What is the reasoning behind that I can't add a custom section on developer story?
Surely it would enhance the number of features developer story has. And it would potentially do more good than harm (as people who don't want custom sections wouldn't use it). What are the reasons one can't do it?
For example, with a c... | 2018/02/05 | [
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/362961",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com",
"https://meta.stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | One reason could be, if you want to funnel certain data types/values into specific fields at the database levels.
Giving people the option to "free-text it", would mean, from a data-analysis point of view, StackExchange would need to do a possible substantial amount of more work to provide you (a custom field) user w... | Milestone items act as custom sections as they allow you to define your own category.
For example:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zALcZ.png) |
6,512,026 | For storing audit entries for auditing purposes, I've been wrestling with how to record what data has changed.
I've done two different ways in the past, but I'm creating a new system now and am trying to figure out which to use:
1. Have an AuditEntry and AuditEntryChange table. Each changed field value goes in the Au... | 2011/06/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6512026",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/326518/"
] | Basically, "making a language" involves several steps. First, you need a "lexer" which splits your input into substrings belonging to different symbol classes (like "identifier", "number", "operator" etc). Second, you write down a grammar of your language, usually using some kind of [BNF](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B... | This link [Any decent PHP parser written in PHP?](https://stackoverflow.com/q/5586358/120163) discusses parsing of PHP, using PHP.
The value of this for OP, is that the answers provide several ways to obtain parser generators, some that run in PHP itself, which would likely be useful to him. |
25,374,861 | I am learning to develop asp.net Web API with AngularJS frontend framework. I have been doing a lot of research on this for about a week now.I have read about oauth 2, owin and other. But now confused which is better.
I have a couple of Question and hope you guys can help me with it.
1) In my application - Only Regis... | 2014/08/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/25374861",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3196313/"
] | You can use token based authentication using Asp.Net Web API 2, OWIN, Asp.Net Identity and AngularJS.
Asp.Net Web API now fully supports OWIN. Katana is microsofts OWIN implementation.
Asp.Net Web API now supports authorization using OAuth 2.0. OAuth is made possible with Microsoft OWIN components.
Are yo confused... | Vs2013 webapplication project template comes with a good owin setup. I suggest to look into that |
979,022 | I would like to be able to 'restore' MS Word's document window using Automation.
I already have the application object and I have tried calling App.Activate. Activate will bring the window to the top of the Window stack but not if Word is minimized. I can set the WindowState to Maximized, Minimized and Normal but what... | 2009/06/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/979022",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2768/"
] | AIR is more like Safari and Chrome. AIR uses Webkit, and it's a bit behind Safari and Chrome in the Webkit version. Can you see how those work?
I've used jQuery in AIR, but I don't think I've used the animate method in AIR.
Also, try to narrow down whether it's something about color (although I can't imagine what). T... | If it works correctly on Safari but not in Adobe AIR, it looks to me like its a security issue with your jquery app running inside the application sandbox (default but restricted area on Adobe AIR). Please create a non-application sandbox and run your app in there to see if this is a security issue. The non-application... |
979,022 | I would like to be able to 'restore' MS Word's document window using Automation.
I already have the application object and I have tried calling App.Activate. Activate will bring the window to the top of the Window stack but not if Word is minimized. I can set the WindowState to Maximized, Minimized and Normal but what... | 2009/06/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/979022",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/2768/"
] | I've had the same issue. The problem lies in that jQuery sets the interval with which the animation needs to be updated on the main window, not on your secondary window context.
I've made a [small patch](http://gist.github.com/115767) to jQuery 1.3.2 that works for me. | If it works correctly on Safari but not in Adobe AIR, it looks to me like its a security issue with your jquery app running inside the application sandbox (default but restricted area on Adobe AIR). Please create a non-application sandbox and run your app in there to see if this is a security issue. The non-application... |
80,050 | I recently moved into a rental property and within the first week the refrigerator stopped keeping things under 50ºF. When the guy came out to look, he said it was due to my chest freezer being near the refrigerator and it caused the compressor to burn out in it. The refrigerator has wood on both sides, going up to the... | 2015/12/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/80050",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/46666/"
] | **Total, utter, male-bovine-derived-organic-fertilizer.**
The cabinet isn't helping it cool any (and is almost certainly less ventilation space than the manufacturer requires), but the freezer really can't have much effect, being on the other side of the cabinet.
The stove on the other side gets far hotter than the... | Turn the refrigerator off, put a thermometer next to the refrigerator compressor, and let the chest freezer run.
See the tech specs on the refrigerator for maximum allowable ambient temperature.
Measurement trumps opinion, even if the opinion is supposedly qualified.
Added in response to difficulties pointed out by ... |
80,050 | I recently moved into a rental property and within the first week the refrigerator stopped keeping things under 50ºF. When the guy came out to look, he said it was due to my chest freezer being near the refrigerator and it caused the compressor to burn out in it. The refrigerator has wood on both sides, going up to the... | 2015/12/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/80050",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/46666/"
] | Turn the refrigerator off, put a thermometer next to the refrigerator compressor, and let the chest freezer run.
See the tech specs on the refrigerator for maximum allowable ambient temperature.
Measurement trumps opinion, even if the opinion is supposedly qualified.
Added in response to difficulties pointed out by ... | The installation clearance requirements for that fridge are actually pretty small and I bet the wood cabinet does meet them. According to the [user manual on Sears' website](http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/user-manuals/ftmd18p4kw0-frigidaire-parts-refrigerator-manual?pathRender=fromManualTabPage) that unit ... |
80,050 | I recently moved into a rental property and within the first week the refrigerator stopped keeping things under 50ºF. When the guy came out to look, he said it was due to my chest freezer being near the refrigerator and it caused the compressor to burn out in it. The refrigerator has wood on both sides, going up to the... | 2015/12/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/80050",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/46666/"
] | Turn the refrigerator off, put a thermometer next to the refrigerator compressor, and let the chest freezer run.
See the tech specs on the refrigerator for maximum allowable ambient temperature.
Measurement trumps opinion, even if the opinion is supposedly qualified.
Added in response to difficulties pointed out by ... | Having worked in the appliance field for almost 50 years I think I might be qualified to render an opinion here.. First is the refer a frost free type or an older manual defrost unit ? If it is an older unit chances are it would have never worked inside the cabinet.. They rely on convection to move air across the conde... |
80,050 | I recently moved into a rental property and within the first week the refrigerator stopped keeping things under 50ºF. When the guy came out to look, he said it was due to my chest freezer being near the refrigerator and it caused the compressor to burn out in it. The refrigerator has wood on both sides, going up to the... | 2015/12/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/80050",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/46666/"
] | **Total, utter, male-bovine-derived-organic-fertilizer.**
The cabinet isn't helping it cool any (and is almost certainly less ventilation space than the manufacturer requires), but the freezer really can't have much effect, being on the other side of the cabinet.
The stove on the other side gets far hotter than the... | The installation clearance requirements for that fridge are actually pretty small and I bet the wood cabinet does meet them. According to the [user manual on Sears' website](http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/user-manuals/ftmd18p4kw0-frigidaire-parts-refrigerator-manual?pathRender=fromManualTabPage) that unit ... |
80,050 | I recently moved into a rental property and within the first week the refrigerator stopped keeping things under 50ºF. When the guy came out to look, he said it was due to my chest freezer being near the refrigerator and it caused the compressor to burn out in it. The refrigerator has wood on both sides, going up to the... | 2015/12/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/80050",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/46666/"
] | **Total, utter, male-bovine-derived-organic-fertilizer.**
The cabinet isn't helping it cool any (and is almost certainly less ventilation space than the manufacturer requires), but the freezer really can't have much effect, being on the other side of the cabinet.
The stove on the other side gets far hotter than the... | Having worked in the appliance field for almost 50 years I think I might be qualified to render an opinion here.. First is the refer a frost free type or an older manual defrost unit ? If it is an older unit chances are it would have never worked inside the cabinet.. They rely on convection to move air across the conde... |
80,050 | I recently moved into a rental property and within the first week the refrigerator stopped keeping things under 50ºF. When the guy came out to look, he said it was due to my chest freezer being near the refrigerator and it caused the compressor to burn out in it. The refrigerator has wood on both sides, going up to the... | 2015/12/15 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/80050",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/46666/"
] | The installation clearance requirements for that fridge are actually pretty small and I bet the wood cabinet does meet them. According to the [user manual on Sears' website](http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/user-manuals/ftmd18p4kw0-frigidaire-parts-refrigerator-manual?pathRender=fromManualTabPage) that unit ... | Having worked in the appliance field for almost 50 years I think I might be qualified to render an opinion here.. First is the refer a frost free type or an older manual defrost unit ? If it is an older unit chances are it would have never worked inside the cabinet.. They rely on convection to move air across the conde... |
9,301 | The above question is self explanatory, still I would like to break it into two parts.
**Q1.** What is the difference between abstract and summary/conclusion?
**Q2.** What is the difference between summary and conclusion ?
Thanks | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9301",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6763/"
] | A conclusion section might for example include speculations about some patterns in the data, or proposals for future research. It basically is really the only place to put your opinions. A summary I expect would not include any opinions and just re-iterate the findings and weaknesses in the study.
As the other answer... | * The abstract is like a movie trailer.
* The summary is an arrangement of actions/events of movie in a short way.
* The conclusion is the objective of the movie in light of the evidence and arguments given in the movie.
The conclusion of one person can vary from that of another. |
9,301 | The above question is self explanatory, still I would like to break it into two parts.
**Q1.** What is the difference between abstract and summary/conclusion?
**Q2.** What is the difference between summary and conclusion ?
Thanks | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9301",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6763/"
] | The **abstract** is written for the potentially interested reader. While writing it, keep in mind that most readers read the abstract before they read the paper (sounds obvious, but many abstracts read like the authors did not consider this). The abstract should give an impression of what the paper will be about. Do no... | **A1**: In the context of a journal article, thesis etc., the abstract should provide a brief summary of each of the main parts of the article: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. In the words of Houghton (1975), "An abstract can be defined as a summary of the information in a document". The Conclusions (in ... |
9,301 | The above question is self explanatory, still I would like to break it into two parts.
**Q1.** What is the difference between abstract and summary/conclusion?
**Q2.** What is the difference between summary and conclusion ?
Thanks | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9301",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6763/"
] | **Abstract:**
Author short story about what is in it (no matter good or bad, valuable or scrap)
**Conclusion:**
Authors statement about the findings justified by the detailed content (findings/achievement/affirmation of a doubtful fact/negation of an established belief...etc) for a reader who has a guided-travel across... | One basic difference: An abstract is always at the beginning of a academic paper. A conclusion is always at the end. A summary could be anywhere, even separate from the paper itself, so it's a bit more slippery. |
9,301 | The above question is self explanatory, still I would like to break it into two parts.
**Q1.** What is the difference between abstract and summary/conclusion?
**Q2.** What is the difference between summary and conclusion ?
Thanks | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9301",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6763/"
] | A conclusion section might for example include speculations about some patterns in the data, or proposals for future research. It basically is really the only place to put your opinions. A summary I expect would not include any opinions and just re-iterate the findings and weaknesses in the study.
As the other answer... | One basic difference: An abstract is always at the beginning of a academic paper. A conclusion is always at the end. A summary could be anywhere, even separate from the paper itself, so it's a bit more slippery. |
9,301 | The above question is self explanatory, still I would like to break it into two parts.
**Q1.** What is the difference between abstract and summary/conclusion?
**Q2.** What is the difference between summary and conclusion ?
Thanks | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9301",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6763/"
] | Summary: Its a brief note that gives us an overview, ideas and insight about major topics in a paper.
Abstract: Its a short note that express the contents of the work.
Conclusion: Its a statement/decision reached by the researcher based on findings in the research. | * The abstract is like a movie trailer.
* The summary is an arrangement of actions/events of movie in a short way.
* The conclusion is the objective of the movie in light of the evidence and arguments given in the movie.
The conclusion of one person can vary from that of another. |
9,301 | The above question is self explanatory, still I would like to break it into two parts.
**Q1.** What is the difference between abstract and summary/conclusion?
**Q2.** What is the difference between summary and conclusion ?
Thanks | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9301",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6763/"
] | A conclusion section might for example include speculations about some patterns in the data, or proposals for future research. It basically is really the only place to put your opinions. A summary I expect would not include any opinions and just re-iterate the findings and weaknesses in the study.
As the other answer... | Summary: Its a brief note that gives us an overview, ideas and insight about major topics in a paper.
Abstract: Its a short note that express the contents of the work.
Conclusion: Its a statement/decision reached by the researcher based on findings in the research. |
9,301 | The above question is self explanatory, still I would like to break it into two parts.
**Q1.** What is the difference between abstract and summary/conclusion?
**Q2.** What is the difference between summary and conclusion ?
Thanks | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9301",
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] | The **abstract** is written for the potentially interested reader. While writing it, keep in mind that most readers read the abstract before they read the paper (sounds obvious, but many abstracts read like the authors did not consider this). The abstract should give an impression of what the paper will be about. Do no... | **Abstract:**
Author short story about what is in it (no matter good or bad, valuable or scrap)
**Conclusion:**
Authors statement about the findings justified by the detailed content (findings/achievement/affirmation of a doubtful fact/negation of an established belief...etc) for a reader who has a guided-travel across... |
9,301 | The above question is self explanatory, still I would like to break it into two parts.
**Q1.** What is the difference between abstract and summary/conclusion?
**Q2.** What is the difference between summary and conclusion ?
Thanks | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9301",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
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] | **A1**: In the context of a journal article, thesis etc., the abstract should provide a brief summary of each of the main parts of the article: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. In the words of Houghton (1975), "An abstract can be defined as a summary of the information in a document". The Conclusions (in ... | * The abstract is like a movie trailer.
* The summary is an arrangement of actions/events of movie in a short way.
* The conclusion is the objective of the movie in light of the evidence and arguments given in the movie.
The conclusion of one person can vary from that of another. |
9,301 | The above question is self explanatory, still I would like to break it into two parts.
**Q1.** What is the difference between abstract and summary/conclusion?
**Q2.** What is the difference between summary and conclusion ?
Thanks | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9301",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6763/"
] | **Abstract:**
Author short story about what is in it (no matter good or bad, valuable or scrap)
**Conclusion:**
Authors statement about the findings justified by the detailed content (findings/achievement/affirmation of a doubtful fact/negation of an established belief...etc) for a reader who has a guided-travel across... | Summary: Its a brief note that gives us an overview, ideas and insight about major topics in a paper.
Abstract: Its a short note that express the contents of the work.
Conclusion: Its a statement/decision reached by the researcher based on findings in the research. |
9,301 | The above question is self explanatory, still I would like to break it into two parts.
**Q1.** What is the difference between abstract and summary/conclusion?
**Q2.** What is the difference between summary and conclusion ?
Thanks | 2013/04/11 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/9301",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/6763/"
] | The **abstract** is written for the potentially interested reader. While writing it, keep in mind that most readers read the abstract before they read the paper (sounds obvious, but many abstracts read like the authors did not consider this). The abstract should give an impression of what the paper will be about. Do no... | * The abstract is like a movie trailer.
* The summary is an arrangement of actions/events of movie in a short way.
* The conclusion is the objective of the movie in light of the evidence and arguments given in the movie.
The conclusion of one person can vary from that of another. |
470,524 | How do I setup my Windows XP box so that I can write Japanese text? | 2012/09/05 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/470524",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/11934/"
] | It's fairly easy to do this, but you'll need your windows install CD. If you don't have your install CD, [this answer](https://superuser.com/a/89277/11934) might be useful to you.
Open your Control Panel and open your "Regional and Language Options" controls. Then
1. Click to "Install files for East Asian languages"
... | To install another language and keyboard layout in Windows XP, follow these steps:
1. In the Windows XP standard Start menu, click **Start**, and then click **Control Panel**.
2. In the Windows XP classic Start menu, click **Start**, click **Settings**, and then click **Control Panel**.
3. Double-click **Regional and ... |
15,492 | I have a group of friends who I sit with on the bus. Usually, they have fun talking while I watch and listen, which I'm perfectly fine with. From time to time I join in to their conversation, which usually involves a fair amount of teasing ("banter"), which inevitably involves me at some point. One of the biggest reaso... | 2018/06/12 | [
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/15492",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com",
"https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | I usually find that the best way to assure someone that *their* jokes don't offend you is to make a joke of your own directed at yourself. This has the added benefit that the can be already prepared with a couple jokes since you know yourself more intimately than anyone else, and you know which things you could joke ab... | So from my understanding, you are good enough friends. Therefore is no requirement for reassurances. Even an assurance for such a trivial thing is not required. What is happening here is most likely your body language and/or facial experience exhibits something that they may take as you getting offended.
When you are... |
878 | We branded our site with a custom master page, alternate CSS, and site theme. Everytime we create new sites or site collections we have to manually setup these things to get a consistent look. Is there a way to have this set automatically when a new sites or site collections are created? | 2009/12/17 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/878",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/256/"
] | Features and solutions is the way to go when deploying your custom branding.
When branding SharePoint also remember the option of using Themes. Themes gives you a way to brand across application pages, standard master pages / page layouts in a consistent manner.
[Branding with SharePoint Themes](http://msdn.microsoft... | The way we did this was through features. We had a feature that applied our branding and then using feature stapling that feature was activated whenever we created a new site or site collection.
EDIT: Like Anders says, themes do provide some extra benefits. The benefit of them working on application pages can be handl... |
878 | We branded our site with a custom master page, alternate CSS, and site theme. Everytime we create new sites or site collections we have to manually setup these things to get a consistent look. Is there a way to have this set automatically when a new sites or site collections are created? | 2009/12/17 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/878",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/256/"
] | The way we did this was through features. We had a feature that applied our branding and then using feature stapling that feature was activated whenever we created a new site or site collection.
EDIT: Like Anders says, themes do provide some extra benefits. The benefit of them working on application pages can be handl... | Here is a function that will set the masterpage for your site (including sub sites) that you can use.
Just put it in a feature receiver and you can activate it when creating new sites, etc.
Then you will have the same masterpage for all your sites.
<http://chrisbarba.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/set-custom-master-page/> |
878 | We branded our site with a custom master page, alternate CSS, and site theme. Everytime we create new sites or site collections we have to manually setup these things to get a consistent look. Is there a way to have this set automatically when a new sites or site collections are created? | 2009/12/17 | [
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/878",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com",
"https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/users/256/"
] | Features and solutions is the way to go when deploying your custom branding.
When branding SharePoint also remember the option of using Themes. Themes gives you a way to brand across application pages, standard master pages / page layouts in a consistent manner.
[Branding with SharePoint Themes](http://msdn.microsoft... | Here is a function that will set the masterpage for your site (including sub sites) that you can use.
Just put it in a feature receiver and you can activate it when creating new sites, etc.
Then you will have the same masterpage for all your sites.
<http://chrisbarba.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/set-custom-master-page/> |
7,687 | Suppose I'm reading through some open source project and I encounter a block of code that I just don't understand, despite going to documentation websites and utilizing Google search to piece it together. Could I post that block of code here and ask for help from the P. SE community? | 2015/10/23 | [
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7687",
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.meta.stackexchange.com/users/114349/"
] | Code questions may belong on [one of several sites](https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/129598/which-computer-science-programming-stack-exchange-do-i-post-in/129632#129632)
* Broken or incomplete code belongs on Stack Overflow
* Working code that you want feedback on belongs on Code Review
* Code does not belong ... | No, code snippet explanations are off-topic for the site.
I'm relatively certain StackOverflow doesn't accept those questions either, but I would search and check on meta.stackoverflow first. |
790,606 | Could anyone explain me [problem 31 of project euler](http://projecteuler.net/index.php?section=problems&id=31)? I don't understand the problem clearly.
Is the problem saying to calculate the coins in any order like:
**2\*£1** or perhaps **1×£1 + 1×50p + 2×20p + 1×5p + 1×2p + 3×1p** ? | 2009/04/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/790606",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I had problems understanding this problem as well, not being used to British currency.
There are 100 pence in a pound. The following coins (in pence) are available: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200.
You are asked in how many different ways you can combine these values to create 200 pence.
As an example, there are 4 ... | This problem is a special case of a very well known problem called Subset Sum (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subset_Sum>) |
790,606 | Could anyone explain me [problem 31 of project euler](http://projecteuler.net/index.php?section=problems&id=31)? I don't understand the problem clearly.
Is the problem saying to calculate the coins in any order like:
**2\*£1** or perhaps **1×£1 + 1×50p + 2×20p + 1×5p + 1×2p + 3×1p** ? | 2009/04/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/790606",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I had problems understanding this problem as well, not being used to British currency.
There are 100 pence in a pound. The following coins (in pence) are available: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200.
You are asked in how many different ways you can combine these values to create 200 pence.
As an example, there are 4 ... | The question is basically how many possible combinations are there to get 2£ worth of money (= 200p) when you have the 8 different types of coins available.
Here are just a few (trivial) possible combinations:
* 1 x 2£
* 2 x 1£
* 200 x 1p
* 1 x 1£ + 100 x 1p
* ...
The question is: how many such combinations are poss... |
790,606 | Could anyone explain me [problem 31 of project euler](http://projecteuler.net/index.php?section=problems&id=31)? I don't understand the problem clearly.
Is the problem saying to calculate the coins in any order like:
**2\*£1** or perhaps **1×£1 + 1×50p + 2×20p + 1×5p + 1×2p + 3×1p** ? | 2009/04/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/790606",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/-1/"
] | I had problems understanding this problem as well, not being used to British currency.
There are 100 pence in a pound. The following coins (in pence) are available: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200.
You are asked in how many different ways you can combine these values to create 200 pence.
As an example, there are 4 ... | This is a tricky solution that i didn't understand at all. A solution is at
<http://blog.csdn.net/No_End_Point/archive/2009/06/26/4301149.aspx>
And here a good piece of theory: [Integer Partition in Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_%28number_theory%29).
From here: <http://tardate.blogspot.com/2008/1... |
4,348,159 | I have a need to integrate a third-party Java applet into a custom web part I wrote for SharePoint 2007. The web part simply loads a user control I created that contains the bulk of the functionality, and that's where the applet will go. I added it to my user control project and it works fine outside of my SharePoint e... | 2010/12/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4348159",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/741/"
] | An applet in HTML is handled by applet/object tag. Your webpart should just render the OBJECT/applet tag and its attributes relevant to the applet (code, height, width) or you can let the JavaScript do it all and your webpart can provide the marker div where the applet needs to be rendered. That's about it and Sharepoi... | It is possible the applet make a HTTP call back to the SharePoint site and it does not pass any credentials |
221,216 | I'm unit testing some code that processes data from an external API. That external API serves up a large pile of JSON data.
The right thing to do here, of course, is to use fixtures in the unit tests, so that I don't do a real API call every time the test runs.
Those fixtures can be quite large though - many thousand... | 2013/12/12 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/221216",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/69206/"
] | Absolutely yes. Anyone should be able to run your unit tests by getting them out of the repository. Any build automation is going to require this (it should, anyway), as will future developers.
An alternative might be to put a pre-test block in the unit test that checks for the files and downloads them if they're not ... | I would commit them to some sort of a repository, yes.
It doesn't need to be the main repository, but you want to preserve the effort you put into creating the fixtures in the first place. Likewise, if someone else works on the project with you, then being able to check out those fixtures will save them a lot of time. |
221,216 | I'm unit testing some code that processes data from an external API. That external API serves up a large pile of JSON data.
The right thing to do here, of course, is to use fixtures in the unit tests, so that I don't do a real API call every time the test runs.
Those fixtures can be quite large though - many thousand... | 2013/12/12 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/221216",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/69206/"
] | Unless you're talking about terabytes of data (which I don't believe you are here) then I would put it in source control. You really want everything in your source control solution so that anybody can check it out and run the full test suite without requiring any other dependencies to be hooked up.
I would also not zi... | I would commit them to some sort of a repository, yes.
It doesn't need to be the main repository, but you want to preserve the effort you put into creating the fixtures in the first place. Likewise, if someone else works on the project with you, then being able to check out those fixtures will save them a lot of time. |
221,216 | I'm unit testing some code that processes data from an external API. That external API serves up a large pile of JSON data.
The right thing to do here, of course, is to use fixtures in the unit tests, so that I don't do a real API call every time the test runs.
Those fixtures can be quite large though - many thousand... | 2013/12/12 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/221216",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/69206/"
] | Absolutely yes. Anyone should be able to run your unit tests by getting them out of the repository. Any build automation is going to require this (it should, anyway), as will future developers.
An alternative might be to put a pre-test block in the unit test that checks for the files and downloads them if they're not ... | Unless you're talking about terabytes of data (which I don't believe you are here) then I would put it in source control. You really want everything in your source control solution so that anybody can check it out and run the full test suite without requiring any other dependencies to be hooked up.
I would also not zi... |
553,097 | I do not know how to install the ASUS USB-AC51 wireless adapter. I am not very good with | 2014/11/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/553097",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/351567/"
] | Download the linux driver from [here](http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/USB-AC51/UT_USB_AC51_3001_Linux.zip). The instructions are included in the zip folder and following them will install the driver. Reboot the system after installation to get your USB adapter working.
You can also refer to the user manual w... | I bought this adapter yesterday, and at first it seemed like nothing helps to make it work.
Luckily, I found **this**: [TP-Link AC600 driver on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64](https://askubuntu.com/questions/726569/tp-link-ac600-driver-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts-x64)
*P.S. It is a guide for TP-Link's driver, but it seems to do the t... |
553,097 | I do not know how to install the ASUS USB-AC51 wireless adapter. I am not very good with | 2014/11/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/553097",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/351567/"
] | I struggled to make it work on modern distributions, but since Kernel 4.19 there is native support for mt7610u. Fedora 30 and Ubuntu 19.04 has this kernel version.
These distributions should work without any additional effort. | Download the linux driver from [here](http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/wireless/USB-AC51/UT_USB_AC51_3001_Linux.zip). The instructions are included in the zip folder and following them will install the driver. Reboot the system after installation to get your USB adapter working.
You can also refer to the user manual w... |
553,097 | I do not know how to install the ASUS USB-AC51 wireless adapter. I am not very good with | 2014/11/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/553097",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/351567/"
] | There is a newer Linux driver for the underlying chipset "MT7610U USB" here:
<https://github.com/maage/mt7610u_wifi/tree/some_changes>
This worked for me on Ubuntu 14.04.4, whereas the MediaTek drivers did not. The above is a fork of the MediaTek drivers which fixes the compilation errors and warnings. | I bought this adapter yesterday, and at first it seemed like nothing helps to make it work.
Luckily, I found **this**: [TP-Link AC600 driver on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64](https://askubuntu.com/questions/726569/tp-link-ac600-driver-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts-x64)
*P.S. It is a guide for TP-Link's driver, but it seems to do the t... |
553,097 | I do not know how to install the ASUS USB-AC51 wireless adapter. I am not very good with | 2014/11/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/553097",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/351567/"
] | I struggled to make it work on modern distributions, but since Kernel 4.19 there is native support for mt7610u. Fedora 30 and Ubuntu 19.04 has this kernel version.
These distributions should work without any additional effort. | There is a newer Linux driver for the underlying chipset "MT7610U USB" here:
<https://github.com/maage/mt7610u_wifi/tree/some_changes>
This worked for me on Ubuntu 14.04.4, whereas the MediaTek drivers did not. The above is a fork of the MediaTek drivers which fixes the compilation errors and warnings. |
553,097 | I do not know how to install the ASUS USB-AC51 wireless adapter. I am not very good with | 2014/11/24 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/553097",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/351567/"
] | I struggled to make it work on modern distributions, but since Kernel 4.19 there is native support for mt7610u. Fedora 30 and Ubuntu 19.04 has this kernel version.
These distributions should work without any additional effort. | I bought this adapter yesterday, and at first it seemed like nothing helps to make it work.
Luckily, I found **this**: [TP-Link AC600 driver on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS x64](https://askubuntu.com/questions/726569/tp-link-ac600-driver-on-ubuntu-14-04-lts-x64)
*P.S. It is a guide for TP-Link's driver, but it seems to do the t... |
74,841 | I want to discuss these three sentences:
>
> I don't like her
> I dislike her
> I hate her
>
>
>
While 'hate' is pretty clear for its intensity/degree of **'not liking someone/thing'**, what about comparing all those three?
My view:
>
> I don't like her - *polite and harmless*
> I dislike her - *a... | 2015/12/04 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/74841",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | I am not a native speaker. If you tell me that you *'don't like'* me, I would get slightly offended, but not too much. On the other hand, if you tell me *'I hate you'*, I would clearly get hurt and probably tell you something like *'Oh yeah ? I hate you too'* ! Same is the case with *'dislike'*. With words like *'hate'... | I would agree; "don't like" is less severe than "dislike" because "don't like" still allows the possibility of being neutral. I wouldn't call it "harmless" - it would still be a bit rude - but it's not as bad as "dislike" or "hate".
About "detest" and "hate": I think they're about equal. "Detest" might be a bit worse,... |
74,841 | I want to discuss these three sentences:
>
> I don't like her
> I dislike her
> I hate her
>
>
>
While 'hate' is pretty clear for its intensity/degree of **'not liking someone/thing'**, what about comparing all those three?
My view:
>
> I don't like her - *polite and harmless*
> I dislike her - *a... | 2015/12/04 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/74841",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | I would agree; "don't like" is less severe than "dislike" because "don't like" still allows the possibility of being neutral. I wouldn't call it "harmless" - it would still be a bit rude - but it's not as bad as "dislike" or "hate".
About "detest" and "hate": I think they're about equal. "Detest" might be a bit worse,... | ***Don’t Like*** does not sound very advanced and is used by younger children by a larger margin than the other two.
***Dislike*** is not offensive but less childish.
***Hate*** is very strong. |
74,841 | I want to discuss these three sentences:
>
> I don't like her
> I dislike her
> I hate her
>
>
>
While 'hate' is pretty clear for its intensity/degree of **'not liking someone/thing'**, what about comparing all those three?
My view:
>
> I don't like her - *polite and harmless*
> I dislike her - *a... | 2015/12/04 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/74841",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/3187/"
] | I am not a native speaker. If you tell me that you *'don't like'* me, I would get slightly offended, but not too much. On the other hand, if you tell me *'I hate you'*, I would clearly get hurt and probably tell you something like *'Oh yeah ? I hate you too'* ! Same is the case with *'dislike'*. With words like *'hate'... | ***Don’t Like*** does not sound very advanced and is used by younger children by a larger margin than the other two.
***Dislike*** is not offensive but less childish.
***Hate*** is very strong. |
184,658 | I'm trying to identify a story I read as a child in the late nineties or early 2000s. It was otherworld fantasy, set in a fairly standard medieval fantasy world.
What I remember: the main character was a young boy living at a castle. One night they are having a feast and a passing wizard performs some illusions for th... | 2018/04/01 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/184658",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/91531/"
] | Oh, I know this one. It’s **Circle of Magic**, by Debra Doyle. Primarily because I've read the book and remember it matching what OP describes, but I did a little digging and found this on the [author's website](http://doyleandmacdonald.com/wiz1head.htm):
>
> Just before noon, Randal found Madoc in the tower. The wiz... | The boy sneaking to become the wizard's apprentice reminds me very much of the prologue opening scene of *The Dragon Waiting* by Johh M. Ford. Been so long since I read the book I don't recall the character's name, but the boy (who loses an eye for his trouble in bringing the wizard food and ale) becomes one of the pro... |
232,483 | Is it possible to run a gnu screen within a gnu screen? I'm not sure how the key bindings would work. I need to log into a server that is already running a screen session, from a local screen session. | 2011/01/12 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/232483",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/33184/"
] | You just hit ctrl-a followed by an a to actually send the ctrl-a to the nested screen instance. | 'Ctrl-a a' sends a ctrl-a to the nested screen.
eg, if you want to add a new tab, you do 'ctrl-a a c'
if you want to disconnect: 'ctrl-a a d' |
22,270,320 | I am implementing a SPICE solver. I have the following problem: say I put two diodes and a current source in serial (standard diodes). I use MNA and Boost LU-decomposition. The problem is that the nodal matrix becomes very quickly near-singular. I think I have to scale the values but I don't know how and I couldn't fin... | 2014/03/08 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/22270320",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1126493/"
] | Based on my experience, the short answer is:
1) **You cannot reliably estimate the 3D pose of the cameras independently from the 3D of the scene.** Moreover, since your cameras are moving independently, I think SfM is the right way to approach your problem.
2) **You need to estimate the cameras' intrinsics** in order... | You can actually accomplish your task in a massive bundle adjacent procedure up to a scaling parameter. But is is a very complicated thing even if you aren't novice. You dont need 3d reconstruction, just an essential matrix that can be obtained from 2d projections and decomposed i to rotation and translation but this d... |
80,250 | The description of the rogue's Sneak Attack feature says:
>
> Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
>
>
>
The description of the Magic Stone cantrip says:
>
> You touch o... | 2016/05/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/80250",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/21897/"
] | Yes. You can sneak attack with any ranged weapon.
-------------------------------------------------
Throwing by hand, no. A pebble is **not** a finesse or ranged weapon.
Hurling with a sling, yes. See Sneak Attack in the PHB:
>
> **Sneak Attack** (PHB p.96, emphasis mine)
>
>
> Beginning at 1st level, you know ho... | No
--
To Sneak need Weapon
Magic Stone gives Spell Attack
So no Sneak with Stone |
80,250 | The description of the rogue's Sneak Attack feature says:
>
> Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
>
>
>
The description of the Magic Stone cantrip says:
>
> You touch o... | 2016/05/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/80250",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
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] | Yes. You can sneak attack with any ranged weapon.
-------------------------------------------------
Throwing by hand, no. A pebble is **not** a finesse or ranged weapon.
Hurling with a sling, yes. See Sneak Attack in the PHB:
>
> **Sneak Attack** (PHB p.96, emphasis mine)
>
>
> Beginning at 1st level, you know ho... | "The attack must use... a ranged weapon" is not synonymous with "The attack must be a ranged weapon attack". A sling is a ranged weapon; ergo, an attack that "uses a sling" is an attack that "uses a ranged weapon", no matter whether that attack is a "ranged weapon attack" or a "ranged spell attack".
If you ponder whet... |
80,250 | The description of the rogue's Sneak Attack feature says:
>
> Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
>
>
>
The description of the Magic Stone cantrip says:
>
> You touch o... | 2016/05/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/80250",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/21897/"
] | Yes. You can sneak attack with any ranged weapon.
-------------------------------------------------
Throwing by hand, no. A pebble is **not** a finesse or ranged weapon.
Hurling with a sling, yes. See Sneak Attack in the PHB:
>
> **Sneak Attack** (PHB p.96, emphasis mine)
>
>
> Beginning at 1st level, you know ho... | Yes, most definitely all improvised weapons can be ranged. To understand why I say that, read on:
First as Jeremy Crawford points out: <http://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/11/12/magic-stone-sneak-attack/>
Attacking magic stone with a sling is just a spell attack with a sling. (Corollary, using it by hand is just a spell a... |
80,250 | The description of the rogue's Sneak Attack feature says:
>
> Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
>
>
>
The description of the Magic Stone cantrip says:
>
> You touch o... | 2016/05/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/80250",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/21897/"
] | Yes. You can sneak attack with any ranged weapon.
-------------------------------------------------
Throwing by hand, no. A pebble is **not** a finesse or ranged weapon.
Hurling with a sling, yes. See Sneak Attack in the PHB:
>
> **Sneak Attack** (PHB p.96, emphasis mine)
>
>
> Beginning at 1st level, you know ho... | Sneak Attack can be used when using a sling to hurl a Magic Stone
=================================================================
However, it cannot be used when just throwing the stone.
Sneak Attack has 3 requirements to be met to activate
-----------------------------------------------------
>
> Sneak Attack (P... |
80,250 | The description of the rogue's Sneak Attack feature says:
>
> Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
>
>
>
The description of the Magic Stone cantrip says:
>
> You touch o... | 2016/05/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/80250",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/21897/"
] | "The attack must use... a ranged weapon" is not synonymous with "The attack must be a ranged weapon attack". A sling is a ranged weapon; ergo, an attack that "uses a sling" is an attack that "uses a ranged weapon", no matter whether that attack is a "ranged weapon attack" or a "ranged spell attack".
If you ponder whet... | No
--
To Sneak need Weapon
Magic Stone gives Spell Attack
So no Sneak with Stone |
80,250 | The description of the rogue's Sneak Attack feature says:
>
> Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
>
>
>
The description of the Magic Stone cantrip says:
>
> You touch o... | 2016/05/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/80250",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/21897/"
] | Sneak Attack can be used when using a sling to hurl a Magic Stone
=================================================================
However, it cannot be used when just throwing the stone.
Sneak Attack has 3 requirements to be met to activate
-----------------------------------------------------
>
> Sneak Attack (P... | No
--
To Sneak need Weapon
Magic Stone gives Spell Attack
So no Sneak with Stone |
80,250 | The description of the rogue's Sneak Attack feature says:
>
> Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
>
>
>
The description of the Magic Stone cantrip says:
>
> You touch o... | 2016/05/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/80250",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/21897/"
] | "The attack must use... a ranged weapon" is not synonymous with "The attack must be a ranged weapon attack". A sling is a ranged weapon; ergo, an attack that "uses a sling" is an attack that "uses a ranged weapon", no matter whether that attack is a "ranged weapon attack" or a "ranged spell attack".
If you ponder whet... | Yes, most definitely all improvised weapons can be ranged. To understand why I say that, read on:
First as Jeremy Crawford points out: <http://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/11/12/magic-stone-sneak-attack/>
Attacking magic stone with a sling is just a spell attack with a sling. (Corollary, using it by hand is just a spell a... |
80,250 | The description of the rogue's Sneak Attack feature says:
>
> Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
>
>
>
The description of the Magic Stone cantrip says:
>
> You touch o... | 2016/05/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/80250",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/21897/"
] | "The attack must use... a ranged weapon" is not synonymous with "The attack must be a ranged weapon attack". A sling is a ranged weapon; ergo, an attack that "uses a sling" is an attack that "uses a ranged weapon", no matter whether that attack is a "ranged weapon attack" or a "ranged spell attack".
If you ponder whet... | Sneak Attack can be used when using a sling to hurl a Magic Stone
=================================================================
However, it cannot be used when just throwing the stone.
Sneak Attack has 3 requirements to be met to activate
-----------------------------------------------------
>
> Sneak Attack (P... |
80,250 | The description of the rogue's Sneak Attack feature says:
>
> Once per turn, you can deal an extra 1d6 damage to one creature you hit with an attack if you have advantage on the attack roll. The attack must use a finesse or a ranged weapon.
>
>
>
The description of the Magic Stone cantrip says:
>
> You touch o... | 2016/05/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/80250",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/21897/"
] | Sneak Attack can be used when using a sling to hurl a Magic Stone
=================================================================
However, it cannot be used when just throwing the stone.
Sneak Attack has 3 requirements to be met to activate
-----------------------------------------------------
>
> Sneak Attack (P... | Yes, most definitely all improvised weapons can be ranged. To understand why I say that, read on:
First as Jeremy Crawford points out: <http://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/11/12/magic-stone-sneak-attack/>
Attacking magic stone with a sling is just a spell attack with a sling. (Corollary, using it by hand is just a spell a... |
12,515 | My company was acquired by one of the biggest companies in the world (think Microsoft, Google, Amazon,...etc). The acquisition took a long time to finalize and several visits were made by the Big Company managers to the company where they held several meetings with us to discuss future plans and talk about our problems... | 2013/06/20 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/12515",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/9592/"
] | In general complaining is the wrong tactic especially complaining about managers or management decisions. What you want to do is suggest improvements.
Start by prioritizing the problems you see. Pick one that is relatively easy to solve and of **moderate** importance as your first test case. Prepare an analysis of th... | Most likely, the large company that bought your little company probably did so because they knew there was 'underutilized potential'. In short, all you would do is confirm what they probably know. What the big company has in mind is work either on their internal systems or clients they already have that they can't serv... |
12,515 | My company was acquired by one of the biggest companies in the world (think Microsoft, Google, Amazon,...etc). The acquisition took a long time to finalize and several visits were made by the Big Company managers to the company where they held several meetings with us to discuss future plans and talk about our problems... | 2013/06/20 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/12515",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/9592/"
] | In general complaining is the wrong tactic especially complaining about managers or management decisions. What you want to do is suggest improvements.
Start by prioritizing the problems you see. Pick one that is relatively easy to solve and of **moderate** importance as your first test case. Prepare an analysis of th... | I wouldn't be too quick to offer negative feedback.
**Do**
* Take some time to learn how they do things and see if they already have identified some of the problems. They may see the potential of your office, but they know they have to fix some of the flaws.
* Understand the budget and learn what they can spend and w... |
12,515 | My company was acquired by one of the biggest companies in the world (think Microsoft, Google, Amazon,...etc). The acquisition took a long time to finalize and several visits were made by the Big Company managers to the company where they held several meetings with us to discuss future plans and talk about our problems... | 2013/06/20 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/12515",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/9592/"
] | In general complaining is the wrong tactic especially complaining about managers or management decisions. What you want to do is suggest improvements.
Start by prioritizing the problems you see. Pick one that is relatively easy to solve and of **moderate** importance as your first test case. Prepare an analysis of th... | I think you need to be clear with yourself on what reaction you want and why you want to complain. Here's some cases that might be true and some ideas for how to get what you want.
Venting
-------
I honestly think that giving people a place to vent off steam about previous conditions and past issues is good - to a po... |
12,515 | My company was acquired by one of the biggest companies in the world (think Microsoft, Google, Amazon,...etc). The acquisition took a long time to finalize and several visits were made by the Big Company managers to the company where they held several meetings with us to discuss future plans and talk about our problems... | 2013/06/20 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/12515",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/9592/"
] | Most likely, the large company that bought your little company probably did so because they knew there was 'underutilized potential'. In short, all you would do is confirm what they probably know. What the big company has in mind is work either on their internal systems or clients they already have that they can't serv... | I think you need to be clear with yourself on what reaction you want and why you want to complain. Here's some cases that might be true and some ideas for how to get what you want.
Venting
-------
I honestly think that giving people a place to vent off steam about previous conditions and past issues is good - to a po... |
12,515 | My company was acquired by one of the biggest companies in the world (think Microsoft, Google, Amazon,...etc). The acquisition took a long time to finalize and several visits were made by the Big Company managers to the company where they held several meetings with us to discuss future plans and talk about our problems... | 2013/06/20 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/12515",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/9592/"
] | I wouldn't be too quick to offer negative feedback.
**Do**
* Take some time to learn how they do things and see if they already have identified some of the problems. They may see the potential of your office, but they know they have to fix some of the flaws.
* Understand the budget and learn what they can spend and w... | I think you need to be clear with yourself on what reaction you want and why you want to complain. Here's some cases that might be true and some ideas for how to get what you want.
Venting
-------
I honestly think that giving people a place to vent off steam about previous conditions and past issues is good - to a po... |
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