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1,655 | For example, let's say I have a friend sprinting a 50m distance and that friend wants me to time the race, but I don't have a stopwatch so I have to count "manually". Can I count while simultaneously thinking about how she'll do and while wondering what I'm going to have for dinner? | 2012/09/17 | [
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] | Parallel processes are often studied in a so called ['dual task' paradigm](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-task_paradigm), where participants are drawing a picture and reciting a poem or, as in your example, counting and thinking about other things.
Often this method is used to demonstrate limits in attention and fi... | I experience thinking two different things at the same time, but not on purpose. It is very frustrating because sometimes if someone tries to divert my attention in a different way my two thoughts merge together to make room for a new one. At most I've thought of four different things at the same time. I can actually h... |
1,655 | For example, let's say I have a friend sprinting a 50m distance and that friend wants me to time the race, but I don't have a stopwatch so I have to count "manually". Can I count while simultaneously thinking about how she'll do and while wondering what I'm going to have for dinner? | 2012/09/17 | [
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] | I have to partly disagree with schultem here-- he is right that the dual task paradigm is used to study multitasking, but the idea that we can truly do two cognitive tasks at the same time is still contentious. In particular, the opposing view might say that we can't really do two cognitive processes at the same time, ... | I experience thinking two different things at the same time, but not on purpose. It is very frustrating because sometimes if someone tries to divert my attention in a different way my two thoughts merge together to make room for a new one. At most I've thought of four different things at the same time. I can actually h... |
196,051 | Is it a valid way to request a reopening for a question that is put on hold by flagging it for a moderator attention after it was properly edited (I do not have enough reputation to flag it in other way)?
Or I should do it in other way?
Also, is it a way to check, if my flag was reviewed by moderator, who it was rev... | 2013/09/06 | [
"https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/196051",
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] | >
> Or I should do it in other way?
>
>
>
You should edit the post to make it a good post (on-topic, relevant, detailed etc...). This will put it in the reopen review queue, meaning it should get reopen votes.
>
> Also, is it a way to check, if my flag was reviewed by moderator, who it was reviewed by, and the r... | ### Yes, that is fine.
A question often does not get much attention after being put *on-hold*. Most of the questions would not get the enough users that could flag/vote to reopened after being edited.
You can see if a moderator handled your flag and with what outcome by clicking on the *helpful flags* link in your pr... |
4,892 | Everything is very conveniently hidden behind the Moderator Agreement. I Understand that there are Privacy Issues, especially In cases where there is use of abusive language.
While precise details of the Suspension need not be disclosed, I think even a line offering the basic reason is necessary so that the community ... | 2013/09/04 | [
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] | We give the short indication on the profile to avoid [the Streisand effect](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect), so other users get a general idea of *why* an account was suspended. The user that was suspended is always welcome to contact us (the Stack Exchange team) to let us know if they feel the suspensio... | Treat this as a way of expression that I am unhappy with such long suspensions being imposed. Since I don't know why it happened, perhaps you have a reason and I won't pursue. It certainly involved people who I enjoyed listening to. |
5,271,200 | **Summarization:** FRUIT can be used only with Fortran compilers, although its functionality can be enhanced by using Ruby. Check the answer below from its author Andrew Chen.
===========================================
It seems that the available unit test frameworks (XUnit) for Fortran include:
funit
<http://... | 2011/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5271200",
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] | Writing a unit testing framework with the complexity, capability and dynamic nature of a true XUnit clone would be utterly horrendous in Fortran which is really designed for numerical analysis. | That depends also on what you expect from a unit test framework. if you want a GUI, or it to be a plugin for an IDE then fortran is maybe not the easiest way to do so, even if it is feasible of course. this is why other languages are often preferred.
I have written a simple unit test framework for fortran in fortran, ... |
5,271,200 | **Summarization:** FRUIT can be used only with Fortran compilers, although its functionality can be enhanced by using Ruby. Check the answer below from its author Andrew Chen.
===========================================
It seems that the available unit test frameworks (XUnit) for Fortran include:
funit
<http://... | 2011/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5271200",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | Writing a unit testing framework with the complexity, capability and dynamic nature of a true XUnit clone would be utterly horrendous in Fortran which is really designed for numerical analysis. | Xichen,
This is Andrew Chen, the author of Fruit.
In the core of FRUIT, it is in pure FORTRAN. The core capability include assert, fixture setup, summary, error counting and report. The design goal is to have the testing capability in the own language.
FRUIT 1.0 was developed about 8 years ago, with pure FORTRAN.... |
5,271,200 | **Summarization:** FRUIT can be used only with Fortran compilers, although its functionality can be enhanced by using Ruby. Check the answer below from its author Andrew Chen.
===========================================
It seems that the available unit test frameworks (XUnit) for Fortran include:
funit
<http://... | 2011/03/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/5271200",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/531199/"
] | Xichen,
This is Andrew Chen, the author of Fruit.
In the core of FRUIT, it is in pure FORTRAN. The core capability include assert, fixture setup, summary, error counting and report. The design goal is to have the testing capability in the own language.
FRUIT 1.0 was developed about 8 years ago, with pure FORTRAN.... | That depends also on what you expect from a unit test framework. if you want a GUI, or it to be a plugin for an IDE then fortran is maybe not the easiest way to do so, even if it is feasible of course. this is why other languages are often preferred.
I have written a simple unit test framework for fortran in fortran, ... |
14,492 | Where I live the soil is red.
Is there a map or chart where you can see the average color of the dirt according to geographical location? What would the color be if all of the dirt on Earth was added equally to a pallet?
I understand that composition of minerals determines dirt color but what makes dirt its color is ... | 2018/06/25 | [
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] | This gif, prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Services (USDA-NRCS) soil scientists at the National Soil Survey Center, has soil colors based on the [Munsell Color System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munsell_color_system) for the United States at different depths:
... | Soil color is largely determined by it's composition.
There are three main components in soil:
* Gravel, sand, and silt. In essence, the type of stuff you find in sedimentary rocks. Usually, this is mostly silicate minerals like quartz, feldspar, and mica, and is usually pretty bland in terms of color. In theory, cer... |
14,492 | Where I live the soil is red.
Is there a map or chart where you can see the average color of the dirt according to geographical location? What would the color be if all of the dirt on Earth was added equally to a pallet?
I understand that composition of minerals determines dirt color but what makes dirt its color is ... | 2018/06/25 | [
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] | This gif, prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Services (USDA-NRCS) soil scientists at the National Soil Survey Center, has soil colors based on the [Munsell Color System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munsell_color_system) for the United States at different depths:
... | @Muze “What would the color be if all of the dirt on Earth was added equally to a palette?” The average color of dirt is Pantone Warm Grey #11C. |
14,492 | Where I live the soil is red.
Is there a map or chart where you can see the average color of the dirt according to geographical location? What would the color be if all of the dirt on Earth was added equally to a pallet?
I understand that composition of minerals determines dirt color but what makes dirt its color is ... | 2018/06/25 | [
"https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/14492",
"https://earthscience.stackexchange.com",
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] | Soil color is largely determined by it's composition.
There are three main components in soil:
* Gravel, sand, and silt. In essence, the type of stuff you find in sedimentary rocks. Usually, this is mostly silicate minerals like quartz, feldspar, and mica, and is usually pretty bland in terms of color. In theory, cer... | @Muze “What would the color be if all of the dirt on Earth was added equally to a palette?” The average color of dirt is Pantone Warm Grey #11C. |
6,047,734 | My team and I are working on a .net web app project for the first time. We want to know the most effective way to debug issues on a production server. Currently, we ftp upload our work to a client's production server.
Since our background is in LAMP, we're using to SSHing into the production server, and using a combi... | 2011/05/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6047734",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | There are really only three ways to debug server side issues.
**Logging**
Plan ahead and add logging to your application. Most logging frameworks like log4net and Enterprise library have modes to log more or less information depending on a configuration setting. IIS also has its own logging that you can look at.
**In... | There are a variety of different logging frameworks for you to choose from that you can change the settings without the need of a rebuild. You can set the logging level within a config file, Eg. Error, Warning, Debug, etc...
You include instrumentation code for all logging levels in your application and those log stat... |
6,047,734 | My team and I are working on a .net web app project for the first time. We want to know the most effective way to debug issues on a production server. Currently, we ftp upload our work to a client's production server.
Since our background is in LAMP, we're using to SSHing into the production server, and using a combi... | 2011/05/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6047734",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/27305/"
] | When dealing with production issues, its best to have an environment that replicates production. In that environment you can deploy the same app, but with debug enabled. This would allow for you to have a whole suite of tools you dont want available in production.
Once armed with this environment, all you need is to ... | There are a variety of different logging frameworks for you to choose from that you can change the settings without the need of a rebuild. You can set the logging level within a config file, Eg. Error, Warning, Debug, etc...
You include instrumentation code for all logging levels in your application and those log stat... |
6,047,734 | My team and I are working on a .net web app project for the first time. We want to know the most effective way to debug issues on a production server. Currently, we ftp upload our work to a client's production server.
Since our background is in LAMP, we're using to SSHing into the production server, and using a combi... | 2011/05/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6047734",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/27305/"
] | There are really only three ways to debug server side issues.
**Logging**
Plan ahead and add logging to your application. Most logging frameworks like log4net and Enterprise library have modes to log more or less information depending on a configuration setting. IIS also has its own logging that you can look at.
**In... | The stack traces provided in .NET, once you learn to understand them, provide often enough value to really track down an error. You can enable remote debugging but since it's a client's machine and it's a real pain in the butt, I would avoid that.
Mostly you make sure you have test coverage, understand how to read ex... |
6,047,734 | My team and I are working on a .net web app project for the first time. We want to know the most effective way to debug issues on a production server. Currently, we ftp upload our work to a client's production server.
Since our background is in LAMP, we're using to SSHing into the production server, and using a combi... | 2011/05/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6047734",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/27305/"
] | There are really only three ways to debug server side issues.
**Logging**
Plan ahead and add logging to your application. Most logging frameworks like log4net and Enterprise library have modes to log more or less information depending on a configuration setting. IIS also has its own logging that you can look at.
**In... | Debugging should happen at development phase with "debug" option enabled. When you deploy to Production turn off "debug" option for efficiency. In production, however you can log the error/exceptions/stack traces etc in a log file which will help you to troubleshoot the issue at hand.
Again, those die(), print\_r() ar... |
6,047,734 | My team and I are working on a .net web app project for the first time. We want to know the most effective way to debug issues on a production server. Currently, we ftp upload our work to a client's production server.
Since our background is in LAMP, we're using to SSHing into the production server, and using a combi... | 2011/05/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6047734",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/27305/"
] | When dealing with production issues, its best to have an environment that replicates production. In that environment you can deploy the same app, but with debug enabled. This would allow for you to have a whole suite of tools you dont want available in production.
Once armed with this environment, all you need is to ... | The stack traces provided in .NET, once you learn to understand them, provide often enough value to really track down an error. You can enable remote debugging but since it's a client's machine and it's a real pain in the butt, I would avoid that.
Mostly you make sure you have test coverage, understand how to read ex... |
6,047,734 | My team and I are working on a .net web app project for the first time. We want to know the most effective way to debug issues on a production server. Currently, we ftp upload our work to a client's production server.
Since our background is in LAMP, we're using to SSHing into the production server, and using a combi... | 2011/05/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6047734",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/27305/"
] | When dealing with production issues, its best to have an environment that replicates production. In that environment you can deploy the same app, but with debug enabled. This would allow for you to have a whole suite of tools you dont want available in production.
Once armed with this environment, all you need is to ... | Debugging should happen at development phase with "debug" option enabled. When you deploy to Production turn off "debug" option for efficiency. In production, however you can log the error/exceptions/stack traces etc in a log file which will help you to troubleshoot the issue at hand.
Again, those die(), print\_r() ar... |
49,888 | In the following sentence, why have author used "did have" instead of "had" ? Is it grammatically correct at all ?
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> I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she **did have** a lot of help.
>
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> | 2015/02/16 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/49888",
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] | Yes, it is correct. *Did* is used emphatically.
Considering your case, the use of *did have* makes the sentence similar to
>
> I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she *had* a lot of help **indeed**.
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>
>
The following sentences are fine:
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> I **warned** Clara that it would be dangerous.
>
>
> I *... | When we want to give a sentence positive emphasis in English, we normally put stress on the auxiliary verb (including the normal use of the verb *BE*). The second examples in the sentences below are emphatic. The stressed words are in ***bold italics***:
* She's happy / She ***is*** happy.
* They've been helpful / The... |
313,654 | I have downloaded a hgt file from EarthExplorer but when I try to load it on QGIS I get an error "GDAL provider cannot open GDAL dataset".
I was under the impression that hgt files were supported. It this a known issue? Is there any workaround? | 2019/02/26 | [
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] | Keeping the original filename is essential because the HGT format is a very simple file format (simply a 3601×3601 array of short integers which represent the terrain heights) with no embedded metadata. There is nothing within the file to indicate which part of the Earth’s surface it covers, nor are any separate metada... | I have actually found out what was happening. Renaming the file caused the problem. I have no clue why, but that's what caused the issue. When I kept the original filename, it worked perfectly. |
1,944 | It's all very well to use multi-factor authentication, but supposing you want to 'destroy a factor' so that in an situation where you are likely to be coerced to provide your passphrase, you can happily turn it over while smugly informing the attacker that it will do them no good because the physical token is 'dead'?
... | 2011/01/30 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/1944",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/1251/"
] | Although its a cool idea, I think these would be practically impossible to use. A better idea would be a tamper-pin. If coerced, give the tamper pin which renders the smartcard/token/etc useless when entered into a system.
To (try to) answer your question, I haven't seen any commercial solutions, but I bet you can fin... | What you're looking for is a system with a "duress" option or duress code. We use these pretty commonly with our facilities - but not often enough with our computing assets.
Duress functions can come in a variety of styles (from invalidating a card or locking it) - which is the gemalto/activeclient pairing's method of... |
1,944 | It's all very well to use multi-factor authentication, but supposing you want to 'destroy a factor' so that in an situation where you are likely to be coerced to provide your passphrase, you can happily turn it over while smugly informing the attacker that it will do them no good because the physical token is 'dead'?
... | 2011/01/30 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/1944",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
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] | Although its a cool idea, I think these would be practically impossible to use. A better idea would be a tamper-pin. If coerced, give the tamper pin which renders the smartcard/token/etc useless when entered into a system.
To (try to) answer your question, I haven't seen any commercial solutions, but I bet you can fin... | You can feed a smart card though a shredder, that would work well. I've also heard that diehard "anti-ID" folks have used hole punchers effectively.
But generally having a duress PIN would be a nice feature, if you're really paranoid. Other simpler options might be locking the card with wrong PIN entries or similar me... |
70,554 | I was recently offered a position of managing 3 individual shops in a shopping mall. Before me, there were 3 other store managers, one for each shop. All three of them transferred or were fired, each for different reasons. Since then the assistant store managers have been responsible for the shops before I took over.
... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/70554",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | A meeting to set or reset expectations is overdue with this assistant manager of yours.
If necessary, hold this meeting in presence of HR, and put her on written notice about her behavior (e.g., not following orders, making false accusations). Make sure she understands -- in no uncertain terms -- that her continued em... | One got fired, one got transferred and now one is left with you taking on all three positions. Sound like the company trusts you and you should continue doing your job as you did to earn such position. Just let this other manager be herself and it sounds like the company is more than ready to do something about it. |
70,554 | I was recently offered a position of managing 3 individual shops in a shopping mall. Before me, there were 3 other store managers, one for each shop. All three of them transferred or were fired, each for different reasons. Since then the assistant store managers have been responsible for the shops before I took over.
... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/70554",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | To be honest I feel you have a heap of bad answers here:
* you are new. I doubt you have leverage to put someone on written notice after they just went to HR about you. In fact if you can, your HR may be totally clueless.
* holding a meeting with you and AM with HR is probably the worst thing you can do. How do you th... | For this specific HR meeting, regarding the assistant manager's claim that you have been rude to her, here is what I did in a similar situation.
Speak to the assistant managers and employees at other stores publicly. Ask them if during your tenure as manager of the 3 stores have they felt as though you had been rude ... |
70,554 | I was recently offered a position of managing 3 individual shops in a shopping mall. Before me, there were 3 other store managers, one for each shop. All three of them transferred or were fired, each for different reasons. Since then the assistant store managers have been responsible for the shops before I took over.
... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/70554",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/53305/"
] | A meeting to set or reset expectations is overdue with this assistant manager of yours.
If necessary, hold this meeting in presence of HR, and put her on written notice about her behavior (e.g., not following orders, making false accusations). Make sure she understands -- in no uncertain terms -- that her continued em... | To be honest I feel you have a heap of bad answers here:
* you are new. I doubt you have leverage to put someone on written notice after they just went to HR about you. In fact if you can, your HR may be totally clueless.
* holding a meeting with you and AM with HR is probably the worst thing you can do. How do you th... |
70,554 | I was recently offered a position of managing 3 individual shops in a shopping mall. Before me, there were 3 other store managers, one for each shop. All three of them transferred or were fired, each for different reasons. Since then the assistant store managers have been responsible for the shops before I took over.
... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/70554",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/53305/"
] | I suspect they promoted you for good reasons.
Be calm. It is up to her to prove it did happen more than you prove it did not.
The question is if you should use this HR meeting to address her performance issues. HR may not want you to expand the subject and it may look like you are getting defensive. Yes her performa... | One got fired, one got transferred and now one is left with you taking on all three positions. Sound like the company trusts you and you should continue doing your job as you did to earn such position. Just let this other manager be herself and it sounds like the company is more than ready to do something about it. |
70,554 | I was recently offered a position of managing 3 individual shops in a shopping mall. Before me, there were 3 other store managers, one for each shop. All three of them transferred or were fired, each for different reasons. Since then the assistant store managers have been responsible for the shops before I took over.
... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/70554",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/53305/"
] | One got fired, one got transferred and now one is left with you taking on all three positions. Sound like the company trusts you and you should continue doing your job as you did to earn such position. Just let this other manager be herself and it sounds like the company is more than ready to do something about it. | For this specific HR meeting, regarding the assistant manager's claim that you have been rude to her, here is what I did in a similar situation.
Speak to the assistant managers and employees at other stores publicly. Ask them if during your tenure as manager of the 3 stores have they felt as though you had been rude ... |
70,554 | I was recently offered a position of managing 3 individual shops in a shopping mall. Before me, there were 3 other store managers, one for each shop. All three of them transferred or were fired, each for different reasons. Since then the assistant store managers have been responsible for the shops before I took over.
... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/70554",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/53305/"
] | I suspect they promoted you for good reasons.
Be calm. It is up to her to prove it did happen more than you prove it did not.
The question is if you should use this HR meeting to address her performance issues. HR may not want you to expand the subject and it may look like you are getting defensive. Yes her performa... | For this specific HR meeting, regarding the assistant manager's claim that you have been rude to her, here is what I did in a similar situation.
Speak to the assistant managers and employees at other stores publicly. Ask them if during your tenure as manager of the 3 stores have they felt as though you had been rude ... |
70,554 | I was recently offered a position of managing 3 individual shops in a shopping mall. Before me, there were 3 other store managers, one for each shop. All three of them transferred or were fired, each for different reasons. Since then the assistant store managers have been responsible for the shops before I took over.
... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/70554",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/53305/"
] | I want to address this as realistically as possible and the theme here is you're the manager, she's an employee. You have the luxury from the start of being the company favorite, and your coworker has the disadvantage of being the only person complaining about you across an entire branch of stores.
Likewise, you're in... | I think you need to organize a meeting, and bring it out in the open with HR, that AM, and whoever else (senior) you think needs to be involved.
Talk to her before a witness, that you are trying to do what you think is best, and that you have 3 stores to manage. That you think that clearly the other person was expect... |
70,554 | I was recently offered a position of managing 3 individual shops in a shopping mall. Before me, there were 3 other store managers, one for each shop. All three of them transferred or were fired, each for different reasons. Since then the assistant store managers have been responsible for the shops before I took over.
... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/70554",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/53305/"
] | I want to address this as realistically as possible and the theme here is you're the manager, she's an employee. You have the luxury from the start of being the company favorite, and your coworker has the disadvantage of being the only person complaining about you across an entire branch of stores.
Likewise, you're in... | One got fired, one got transferred and now one is left with you taking on all three positions. Sound like the company trusts you and you should continue doing your job as you did to earn such position. Just let this other manager be herself and it sounds like the company is more than ready to do something about it. |
70,554 | I was recently offered a position of managing 3 individual shops in a shopping mall. Before me, there were 3 other store managers, one for each shop. All three of them transferred or were fired, each for different reasons. Since then the assistant store managers have been responsible for the shops before I took over.
... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/70554",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/53305/"
] | A meeting to set or reset expectations is overdue with this assistant manager of yours.
If necessary, hold this meeting in presence of HR, and put her on written notice about her behavior (e.g., not following orders, making false accusations). Make sure she understands -- in no uncertain terms -- that her continued em... | As always, Document, document, and then document. Keep a log book of your comings and goings, who you spoke to, and what was said. This is a good idea regardless as you've got a huge job ahead of you.
second, always be armed with questions. When a false accusation is hurled at you, ask questions. "When did this happen... |
70,554 | I was recently offered a position of managing 3 individual shops in a shopping mall. Before me, there were 3 other store managers, one for each shop. All three of them transferred or were fired, each for different reasons. Since then the assistant store managers have been responsible for the shops before I took over.
... | 2016/06/28 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/70554",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/users/53305/"
] | To be honest I feel you have a heap of bad answers here:
* you are new. I doubt you have leverage to put someone on written notice after they just went to HR about you. In fact if you can, your HR may be totally clueless.
* holding a meeting with you and AM with HR is probably the worst thing you can do. How do you th... | I suspect they promoted you for good reasons.
Be calm. It is up to her to prove it did happen more than you prove it did not.
The question is if you should use this HR meeting to address her performance issues. HR may not want you to expand the subject and it may look like you are getting defensive. Yes her performa... |
5,546 | This topic has probably been beaten to death, but just want to double check with you guys.
I'm currently in NYC, although I do not plan on living here (my parents are here tho). I have a web business, where no physical goods are sold, and my virtual wares are sold to customers all over the world.
I need to operate as... | 2011/01/08 | [
"https://money.stackexchange.com/questions/5546",
"https://money.stackexchange.com",
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] | No, there are no issues. When you form the corp in DE, you pick a business there to serve as your "agent" (essentially someone who knows to get in contact with you). The "agent" will notify you about taxes and any mail you get, but besides the fee they charge you for being the agent, you should file all the taxes direc... | This is an older question but I thought I'd give the correct response for anyone else that might look.
Yes there definitely could be issues. You can form in friendly states such as Delaware and Nevada without having a physical location in the state but you can't run a business from another state without having to 'qua... |
14,586 | Okay here's the deal, there is a bug about this (or so it seems) that I reported (it's been changed **a lot** since then); Skype is crashing and random/on clicks (e.g. adding a contact). I'm tired of Skype, but unfortunately I don't rule the world and I can make anyone switch. Are there any alternate clients? Like some... | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/14586",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/1992/"
] | You can install the [pidgin-skype](http://packages.ubuntu.com/pidgin-skype) package from the Ubuntu Software Centre which (despite the name) will allow you to use Skype in both Empathy (the Ubuntu default IM client) and Pidgin.
From the package description:
> This plugin communicates with the Skype application in the... | You might be able to use pidgin and this plugin
[eion.robbmob.com](http://eion.robbmob.com/)
Eion's plugin will let you use skype from within pidgin you still need to have skype running but you won't have to use the gui. It is available in the software centre as pidgin-skype |
14,586 | Okay here's the deal, there is a bug about this (or so it seems) that I reported (it's been changed **a lot** since then); Skype is crashing and random/on clicks (e.g. adding a contact). I'm tired of Skype, but unfortunately I don't rule the world and I can make anyone switch. Are there any alternate clients? Like some... | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/14586",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/1992/"
] | You might be able to use pidgin and this plugin
[eion.robbmob.com](http://eion.robbmob.com/)
Eion's plugin will let you use skype from within pidgin you still need to have skype running but you won't have to use the gui. It is available in the software centre as pidgin-skype | You appear to be asking two different questions here, so I'll address the first ("Any way to use Skype without random crashes?") only, since others appear to have addressed the second ("Are there any alternate clients? Like something I can use to connect to Skype, add contacts, and chat?"). To properly debug and finall... |
14,586 | Okay here's the deal, there is a bug about this (or so it seems) that I reported (it's been changed **a lot** since then); Skype is crashing and random/on clicks (e.g. adding a contact). I'm tired of Skype, but unfortunately I don't rule the world and I can make anyone switch. Are there any alternate clients? Like some... | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/14586",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/1992/"
] | I found something myself, and I think this might be useful for other users:
[imo.im](https://imo.im/) allows you to chat, even with video, on Skype and other similar services (MSN, etc). The cool part, and perhaps the drawback, is that it is a website, so you have to have a browser window open. To work around this "li... | You might be able to use pidgin and this plugin
[eion.robbmob.com](http://eion.robbmob.com/)
Eion's plugin will let you use skype from within pidgin you still need to have skype running but you won't have to use the gui. It is available in the software centre as pidgin-skype |
14,586 | Okay here's the deal, there is a bug about this (or so it seems) that I reported (it's been changed **a lot** since then); Skype is crashing and random/on clicks (e.g. adding a contact). I'm tired of Skype, but unfortunately I don't rule the world and I can make anyone switch. Are there any alternate clients? Like some... | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/14586",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/1992/"
] | You can install the [pidgin-skype](http://packages.ubuntu.com/pidgin-skype) package from the Ubuntu Software Centre which (despite the name) will allow you to use Skype in both Empathy (the Ubuntu default IM client) and Pidgin.
From the package description:
> This plugin communicates with the Skype application in the... | You appear to be asking two different questions here, so I'll address the first ("Any way to use Skype without random crashes?") only, since others appear to have addressed the second ("Are there any alternate clients? Like something I can use to connect to Skype, add contacts, and chat?"). To properly debug and finall... |
14,586 | Okay here's the deal, there is a bug about this (or so it seems) that I reported (it's been changed **a lot** since then); Skype is crashing and random/on clicks (e.g. adding a contact). I'm tired of Skype, but unfortunately I don't rule the world and I can make anyone switch. Are there any alternate clients? Like some... | 2010/11/23 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/14586",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/1992/"
] | I found something myself, and I think this might be useful for other users:
[imo.im](https://imo.im/) allows you to chat, even with video, on Skype and other similar services (MSN, etc). The cool part, and perhaps the drawback, is that it is a website, so you have to have a browser window open. To work around this "li... | You appear to be asking two different questions here, so I'll address the first ("Any way to use Skype without random crashes?") only, since others appear to have addressed the second ("Are there any alternate clients? Like something I can use to connect to Skype, add contacts, and chat?"). To properly debug and finall... |
164,598 | In a *Trials Fusion* Big Air Skill Game, how do you make a good big air? I can't seem to make it over the hump of the big hill and am ending up in the 20-40 meter range which isn't even good enough for 90m for a Silver. I am hitting Y and the end of the jump as the game suggests, but it's not making much of a differenc... | 2014/04/17 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/164598",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/4239/"
] | I've managed to get silver, but not quite gold. move the left stick forward and back real quick at the beginning to do a little bunny hop over that initial mound. then hit y to bail about at the middle of the last platform while shifting all your weight forward at the end. Will return if I can figure out how to get gol... | You have to do this with the Roach, none of the other bikes are allowed.
My tactic is to tap the accelerator at the start so you just roll over the initial bump and get maximum acceleration down the slope. You may need to lean forward a little to keep your front wheel down.
Just as the slope levels out lean back very... |
164,598 | In a *Trials Fusion* Big Air Skill Game, how do you make a good big air? I can't seem to make it over the hump of the big hill and am ending up in the 20-40 meter range which isn't even good enough for 90m for a Silver. I am hitting Y and the end of the jump as the game suggests, but it's not making much of a differenc... | 2014/04/17 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/164598",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/4239/"
] | I've managed to get silver, but not quite gold. move the left stick forward and back real quick at the beginning to do a little bunny hop over that initial mound. then hit y to bail about at the middle of the last platform while shifting all your weight forward at the end. Will return if I can figure out how to get gol... | when you get to the second to last square on the ramp push left to lean back then hit forward real fast and hit the bail button in the middle of the last square on the ramp this is how i got the gold at 136.243 m |
8,935 | I want to know applications of meditation for martial arts. Specifically, I am asking if meditation can help me to enter a flow state (be in the zone). | 2019/03/25 | [
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/questions/8935",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com",
"https://martialarts.stackexchange.com/users/9976/"
] | Yes, meditation can improve reaction time. This has been directly studied scientifically.
[Effect of buddhist meditation on serum cortisol and total protein levels, blood pressure, pulse rate, lung volume and reaction time](https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9384(91)90543-W)
>
> There were also significant decreases in r... | It's an interesting question.
There are lots of different kinds of meditation. The kind that keeps your mind in the here and now is what might benefit reaction times.
The main thing to realize about reaction times is that you will be slower if you're relaxed, stressed / anxious, not paying attention, or not intereste... |
23,719 | The open access publishing world has a number of predatory publishers. Many know about [Beall's list](http://scholarlyoa.com/) which identifies publishers and journals that engage in questionable practices. The existence of these questionable publishers and journals makes choosing a quality open access journal difficul... | 2014/06/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/23719",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/929/"
] | >
> Why do these consortia affiliate themselves with questionable
> publishers?
>
>
>
Hindawi is a founding member of the OASPA and MDPI, whichever opinion we might have about the quality of its journals, is a major player in the OA business. The OASPA apparently conducted [an internal investigation about MDPI](h... | DOAJ, in the last 2 years, has been seriously trying to cope with the problem of fake and predatory publishers and journals. In 2013, the announced they were tightening the criteria for admission of journals.
Here's the list of journals [added and removed in 2014](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/183mRBRqs2jOyP0... |
23,719 | The open access publishing world has a number of predatory publishers. Many know about [Beall's list](http://scholarlyoa.com/) which identifies publishers and journals that engage in questionable practices. The existence of these questionable publishers and journals makes choosing a quality open access journal difficul... | 2014/06/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/23719",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/929/"
] | >
> Why do these consortia affiliate themselves with questionable
> publishers?
>
>
>
Hindawi is a founding member of the OASPA and MDPI, whichever opinion we might have about the quality of its journals, is a major player in the OA business. The OASPA apparently conducted [an internal investigation about MDPI](h... | The academic publishing world has a number of problems with inadequate or completely absent peer review. These problems are present at both open access and subscription journals. The [recent statement from the STM Association also reflects this position that the problems are not just confined to open access journals](h... |
23,719 | The open access publishing world has a number of predatory publishers. Many know about [Beall's list](http://scholarlyoa.com/) which identifies publishers and journals that engage in questionable practices. The existence of these questionable publishers and journals makes choosing a quality open access journal difficul... | 2014/06/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/23719",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/929/"
] | >
> Why do these consortia affiliate themselves with questionable
> publishers?
>
>
>
Hindawi is a founding member of the OASPA and MDPI, whichever opinion we might have about the quality of its journals, is a major player in the OA business. The OASPA apparently conducted [an internal investigation about MDPI](h... | If I understand your question correctly, you're asking about why OASPA and DOAJ associate themselves with MDPI, Frontiers and Hindawi. Only OASPA and DOAJ will know for sure, but I'll venture this reason: MDPI, Frontiers and Hindawi aren't necessarily questionable.
First, something to remember about Beall's list: this... |
23,719 | The open access publishing world has a number of predatory publishers. Many know about [Beall's list](http://scholarlyoa.com/) which identifies publishers and journals that engage in questionable practices. The existence of these questionable publishers and journals makes choosing a quality open access journal difficul... | 2014/06/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/23719",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/929/"
] | The academic publishing world has a number of problems with inadequate or completely absent peer review. These problems are present at both open access and subscription journals. The [recent statement from the STM Association also reflects this position that the problems are not just confined to open access journals](h... | DOAJ, in the last 2 years, has been seriously trying to cope with the problem of fake and predatory publishers and journals. In 2013, the announced they were tightening the criteria for admission of journals.
Here's the list of journals [added and removed in 2014](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/183mRBRqs2jOyP0... |
23,719 | The open access publishing world has a number of predatory publishers. Many know about [Beall's list](http://scholarlyoa.com/) which identifies publishers and journals that engage in questionable practices. The existence of these questionable publishers and journals makes choosing a quality open access journal difficul... | 2014/06/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/23719",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/929/"
] | If I understand your question correctly, you're asking about why OASPA and DOAJ associate themselves with MDPI, Frontiers and Hindawi. Only OASPA and DOAJ will know for sure, but I'll venture this reason: MDPI, Frontiers and Hindawi aren't necessarily questionable.
First, something to remember about Beall's list: this... | DOAJ, in the last 2 years, has been seriously trying to cope with the problem of fake and predatory publishers and journals. In 2013, the announced they were tightening the criteria for admission of journals.
Here's the list of journals [added and removed in 2014](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/183mRBRqs2jOyP0... |
23,719 | The open access publishing world has a number of predatory publishers. Many know about [Beall's list](http://scholarlyoa.com/) which identifies publishers and journals that engage in questionable practices. The existence of these questionable publishers and journals makes choosing a quality open access journal difficul... | 2014/06/20 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/23719",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/929/"
] | The academic publishing world has a number of problems with inadequate or completely absent peer review. These problems are present at both open access and subscription journals. The [recent statement from the STM Association also reflects this position that the problems are not just confined to open access journals](h... | If I understand your question correctly, you're asking about why OASPA and DOAJ associate themselves with MDPI, Frontiers and Hindawi. Only OASPA and DOAJ will know for sure, but I'll venture this reason: MDPI, Frontiers and Hindawi aren't necessarily questionable.
First, something to remember about Beall's list: this... |
13,948,031 | Can I implement and how to implement a client side of web application based on [MVVM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_View_ViewModel) pattern (not MVC) with some JavaScript framework and which framework is good for that ? | 2012/12/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13948031",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1196590/"
] | Yes, there is MVVM implementation. You can try Knockout.js. I think that KendoUI have similar framework MVVM framework. One more framework which you can use is [Knockback](http://kmalakoff.github.com/knockback/) | You should use [knockout.js](http://knockoutjs.com/) it is good:) |
13,948,031 | Can I implement and how to implement a client side of web application based on [MVVM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_View_ViewModel) pattern (not MVC) with some JavaScript framework and which framework is good for that ? | 2012/12/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13948031",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1196590/"
] | Yes, there is MVVM implementation. You can try Knockout.js. I think that KendoUI have similar framework MVVM framework. One more framework which you can use is [Knockback](http://kmalakoff.github.com/knockback/) | There are a number of frameworks that incorporate a MVVM pattern. Here is a just a few that would fit the bill:
1. [Knockout](http://knockoutjs.com/)
2. [Backbone](http://backbonejs.org/)
Here is a pretty good comparison guide on a bunch of them.
<http://www.faridesign.net/2012/04/20-javascript-frameworks-mvvm-templ... |
13,948,031 | Can I implement and how to implement a client side of web application based on [MVVM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_View_ViewModel) pattern (not MVC) with some JavaScript framework and which framework is good for that ? | 2012/12/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13948031",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1196590/"
] | [Knockout.js](http://knockoutjs.com/) is one of the famous MVVM frameworkw as I tried.
[Here](http://addyosmani.com/blog/understanding-mvvm-a-guide-for-javascript-developers/) is a comparison between Backbone.js and Knockout along with a great introduction article to MVVM. | You should use [knockout.js](http://knockoutjs.com/) it is good:) |
13,948,031 | Can I implement and how to implement a client side of web application based on [MVVM](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_View_ViewModel) pattern (not MVC) with some JavaScript framework and which framework is good for that ? | 2012/12/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/13948031",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1196590/"
] | [Knockout.js](http://knockoutjs.com/) is one of the famous MVVM frameworkw as I tried.
[Here](http://addyosmani.com/blog/understanding-mvvm-a-guide-for-javascript-developers/) is a comparison between Backbone.js and Knockout along with a great introduction article to MVVM. | There are a number of frameworks that incorporate a MVVM pattern. Here is a just a few that would fit the bill:
1. [Knockout](http://knockoutjs.com/)
2. [Backbone](http://backbonejs.org/)
Here is a pretty good comparison guide on a bunch of them.
<http://www.faridesign.net/2012/04/20-javascript-frameworks-mvvm-templ... |
127,742 | A former client of us hired us again after 3 years. In that period, they had many changes, one of them the use of selfies for security reasons.
I have found this type of security from time to time, and I was always interested in how it would help a security or UX process, and I could never find any conclusive informat... | 2019/08/27 | [
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/127742",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com",
"https://ux.stackexchange.com/users/54669/"
] | Potential disadvantages are numerous:
* Application should have the access to phone camera (or it cannot work)
* People are not always OK with sending their pictures
* Users need to have necessary conditions for making photo (good light, absence of other people or things not for photo)
* Some countries like Germany ar... | There is a rationale (below) for having, and showing, *an* image that is personal to, or at least recognizable by, the user. However, while a "selfie" will fall into this category, I can't see a reason for *only* allowing a selfie to be used.
---
One technique to guard against fake (phishing) sites is for a website t... |
496,886 | I have a Samsung 128 go SSD : MZ5PA128HMCD-01000.
When I'm using it : there is always I/O errors.
I tried to secure-erase it.
But it is impossible to create a new NTFS (or any filesystem...) partition because I still get I/O errors.
I tought maybe upgrading the firmware will solve the problem.
Unfortunately, I'm not ... | 2012/10/31 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/496886",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/169109/"
] | If trying other cables failed you may want to try the drive on other SATA ports and other computers to ensure the cause of the issues is the SSD itself. Try other Power cables too.
Check if the drive is recognized in BIOS, [Device Manager](http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=lVsXdu), [Disk Management](http://p... | If you get I/O errors it sounds rather like the disk is gone. They should come with two or three years warranty, though, so try contacting the vendor for a replacement. |
127,209 | Does the sentence in bold mean "making Goldman Sachs stock price equal to Chevron and Exxon Mobil's stock prices, and three of them have become the worst Dow stocks of 2017"?
Morgan Stanley's stock is now back in positive territory for 2017 thanks to its rally on Wednesday. Goldman Sachs shares are down 10%, **putting... | 2017/04/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/127209",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/28098/"
] | I've upvoted @insanity's answer, but I'd like to provide an alternative as well:
* Because this next generation of PIs has suffered at the hands of their current mentors, some of these next-generation PIs will understand better what NOT to do as a mentor, I believe.
>
> This next generation of PIs has suffered.
>
>... | "I believe that there will be some people of the next generation, who have a better handle on what they should NOT do as a mentor. They would know, having suffered themselves. (at the hands of less than ideal mentoring)"
Here, having a handle on something means to understand something well. Since they've been at the r... |
57,413 | The date format is usually written as mm/dd/yy and sometimes the month written out followed by the day followed by a comma and the year. My question is: is it academically acceptable to write the date in mm.dd.yy format? I like the . . . format better than the / / / format, which is why I ask the question. | 2015/11/02 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/57413",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/43682/"
] | The International Standard ISO 8601 is **YYYY-MM-DD**.
See [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601#Dates) and [A summary of the international standard date and time notation](https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html).
Sadly this is not used by everyone as can be seen in this [article about date formats... | If someone else has authority over your format, for example your advisor or the publisher of the journal you're writing for, then follow that someone's format requirements. If there's nobody with such authority, or if the person with authority doesn't care about the format, then use whatever format you like (but make s... |
57,413 | The date format is usually written as mm/dd/yy and sometimes the month written out followed by the day followed by a comma and the year. My question is: is it academically acceptable to write the date in mm.dd.yy format? I like the . . . format better than the / / / format, which is why I ask the question. | 2015/11/02 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/57413",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/43682/"
] | If someone else has authority over your format, for example your advisor or the publisher of the journal you're writing for, then follow that someone's format requirements. If there's nobody with such authority, or if the person with authority doesn't care about the format, then use whatever format you like (but make s... | I would agree with the recommendation to use ISO8601. Not only is it an recognized international standard, it's logical, it removes ambiguity, and by using it, you'll help to spread awareness. The sooner all of the other formats for date and time die off, the better for everyone. |
57,413 | The date format is usually written as mm/dd/yy and sometimes the month written out followed by the day followed by a comma and the year. My question is: is it academically acceptable to write the date in mm.dd.yy format? I like the . . . format better than the / / / format, which is why I ask the question. | 2015/11/02 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/57413",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/43682/"
] | The International Standard ISO 8601 is **YYYY-MM-DD**.
See [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601#Dates) and [A summary of the international standard date and time notation](https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html).
Sadly this is not used by everyone as can be seen in this [article about date formats... | I would agree with the recommendation to use ISO8601. Not only is it an recognized international standard, it's logical, it removes ambiguity, and by using it, you'll help to spread awareness. The sooner all of the other formats for date and time die off, the better for everyone. |
57,413 | The date format is usually written as mm/dd/yy and sometimes the month written out followed by the day followed by a comma and the year. My question is: is it academically acceptable to write the date in mm.dd.yy format? I like the . . . format better than the / / / format, which is why I ask the question. | 2015/11/02 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/57413",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/43682/"
] | The International Standard ISO 8601 is **YYYY-MM-DD**.
See [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601#Dates) and [A summary of the international standard date and time notation](https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html).
Sadly this is not used by everyone as can be seen in this [article about date formats... | As a millennium programmer the only way to remove ambiguity I've found is that you spell out the month and use 4 numbers for the year:
December 4th 2015
4 December 2015
2015 December 4 |
57,413 | The date format is usually written as mm/dd/yy and sometimes the month written out followed by the day followed by a comma and the year. My question is: is it academically acceptable to write the date in mm.dd.yy format? I like the . . . format better than the / / / format, which is why I ask the question. | 2015/11/02 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/57413",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/43682/"
] | As a millennium programmer the only way to remove ambiguity I've found is that you spell out the month and use 4 numbers for the year:
December 4th 2015
4 December 2015
2015 December 4 | I would agree with the recommendation to use ISO8601. Not only is it an recognized international standard, it's logical, it removes ambiguity, and by using it, you'll help to spread awareness. The sooner all of the other formats for date and time die off, the better for everyone. |
136,061 | This summer I and a couple of friends will travel to Japan for three weeks, we will stay one week in Kyoto and the other two in Tokyo. When staying in Tokyo we want to visit a concert by LiSA at Nakano Sun Plaza Hall. I've managed to find the date and place of the concert via the [official website](http://www.lxixsxa.c... | 2019/04/21 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/136061",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/74048/"
] | **SHORT ANSWER**
Without help from a friend in Japan or using a proxy, it will be difficult to get concert tickets, which are hard enough to get *in* Japan.
**LONG ANSWER**
Currently, there are no general sales tickets available, and they have yet to announce the date.
On the site you posted, the following was ... | With a bit of random clicking around, I found this site <https://eplus.jp/sf/live/lisasp>
However, googletranslate suggests that it might be sold out, and that's a resale site. To find that page, starting from your Disk Garage page, I clicked on
1. 未定 at bottom
2. purple button on end of row
3. e+(イープラス)
BTW, we ha... |
136,061 | This summer I and a couple of friends will travel to Japan for three weeks, we will stay one week in Kyoto and the other two in Tokyo. When staying in Tokyo we want to visit a concert by LiSA at Nakano Sun Plaza Hall. I've managed to find the date and place of the concert via the [official website](http://www.lxixsxa.c... | 2019/04/21 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/136061",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/74048/"
] | **TL;DR**: If you enter a fan club/general "raffle" (抽選):
1. you enter the raffle;
2. you get notified if you're successful;
3. if you're successful, have a friend pay at a FamilyMart;
4. pick up your tickets at a FamilyMart when you arrive in Japan.
If you buy a general sales (一般発売) ticket:
1. you go to eplus and b... | With a bit of random clicking around, I found this site <https://eplus.jp/sf/live/lisasp>
However, googletranslate suggests that it might be sold out, and that's a resale site. To find that page, starting from your Disk Garage page, I clicked on
1. 未定 at bottom
2. purple button on end of row
3. e+(イープラス)
BTW, we ha... |
136,061 | This summer I and a couple of friends will travel to Japan for three weeks, we will stay one week in Kyoto and the other two in Tokyo. When staying in Tokyo we want to visit a concert by LiSA at Nakano Sun Plaza Hall. I've managed to find the date and place of the concert via the [official website](http://www.lxixsxa.c... | 2019/04/21 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/136061",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/74048/"
] | **TL;DR**: If you enter a fan club/general "raffle" (抽選):
1. you enter the raffle;
2. you get notified if you're successful;
3. if you're successful, have a friend pay at a FamilyMart;
4. pick up your tickets at a FamilyMart when you arrive in Japan.
If you buy a general sales (一般発売) ticket:
1. you go to eplus and b... | **SHORT ANSWER**
Without help from a friend in Japan or using a proxy, it will be difficult to get concert tickets, which are hard enough to get *in* Japan.
**LONG ANSWER**
Currently, there are no general sales tickets available, and they have yet to announce the date.
On the site you posted, the following was ... |
31,065,256 | On our first iOS app, the person who started up our account with Apple assigned the "legal" permission to our shared support mail, and as such, the "legal" permission was assigned to that Apple ID. Even though the CEO filled in all the paperwork there, having access to that mail as well, "legal" should not have been as... | 2015/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/31065256",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1204807/"
] | The legal role can only be reassigned by contacting the developer support
<https://developer.apple.com/contact/submit/> | If I understand correctly and you would like to sign the legal role to another person, you have o do that under the **User and Roles** Tab in iTunes Connect. To change the user's roles you need to have the admin account. If you want to change the Apple ID that is used to sign all the contacts, that is unfortunately not... |
31,065,256 | On our first iOS app, the person who started up our account with Apple assigned the "legal" permission to our shared support mail, and as such, the "legal" permission was assigned to that Apple ID. Even though the CEO filled in all the paperwork there, having access to that mail as well, "legal" should not have been as... | 2015/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/31065256",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1204807/"
] | See instructions for Transferring the Team Agent Role (legal role) on this page:
<https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/ManagingYourTeam/ManagingYourTeam.html>
In a nutshell (from the page above):
>
> Sign in to developer.apple.com/account as the team agent, ... | If I understand correctly and you would like to sign the legal role to another person, you have o do that under the **User and Roles** Tab in iTunes Connect. To change the user's roles you need to have the admin account. If you want to change the Apple ID that is used to sign all the contacts, that is unfortunately not... |
31,065,256 | On our first iOS app, the person who started up our account with Apple assigned the "legal" permission to our shared support mail, and as such, the "legal" permission was assigned to that Apple ID. Even though the CEO filled in all the paperwork there, having access to that mail as well, "legal" should not have been as... | 2015/06/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/31065256",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1204807/"
] | See instructions for Transferring the Team Agent Role (legal role) on this page:
<https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/IDEs/Conceptual/AppDistributionGuide/ManagingYourTeam/ManagingYourTeam.html>
In a nutshell (from the page above):
>
> Sign in to developer.apple.com/account as the team agent, ... | The legal role can only be reassigned by contacting the developer support
<https://developer.apple.com/contact/submit/> |
14,229,771 | Is there a replacement for Azman, that is a new way to apply security. Previously we were using EntLib 3 and used Azman for our security and authorisation. However an article I read about the vision of EntLib 6.0 is to deprecate Security(*link below*), but there is no alternative specified. May someone please advise wh... | 2013/01/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14229771",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/493290/"
] | **edit:** Azman seems deprecated on Windows 2012 R2, see the first link
AzMan itself is NOT deprecated and is [available](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb897401.aspx) for modern versions of Windows, including Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8. What is deprecated is the EntLib’s Security Application Block whi... | In terms of migrating to a claims-based approach, have a look at:
[Claims : Azman in the new claims-based world](http://nzpcmad.blogspot.co.nz/2016/04/claims-azman-in-new-claims-based-world.html).
Note Azman is deprecated as of Windows Server 2012 R2 and may be removed in subsequent versions. |
34,813 | My fiancé question me as to whether I have a boyfriend and/or sexual relationship. I told him that I did not have any. But shaitan misguided him and he saw a boy in my Facebook account and thought he was my ex-boyfriend. He texted him and asked him about us, and he told him that there was nothing between us but told hi... | 2016/08/09 | [
"https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/34813",
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] | Sin is something which you hate others knowing about it. If you did not sin, you shouldn't be afraid and not lie.
If he understands you, he is **mature enough** and likely will live with you peacefully. That way you can know that he is a *suitable boy for marriage*. Else maybe you should move onto next.
Also please r... | Finding a suitable partner is not per se haram or a sin in Islam.
You can even meet if there's a mahram, some may allow to meet in public as long as the conversation is limited to what is allowed to speak about between two foreigners of different genders.
But you must be aware that if you are engaged it isn't allow... |
6,204,406 | Lets say I have created a number of threads (~100) and I have put most of them to sleep while a few of them are working on purely CPU bound problems. What is the effect on performance versus JUST creating the handful of threads that are doing work and no threads that are sleeping? Does the existence of many threads, re... | 2011/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6204406",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/356790/"
] | Based on the .net tags, I'm going to presume you're dealing with threads on Windows.
At least in the case of the normal Windows scheduler, sleeping threads will normally affect performance extremely minimally.
The threads will consume some resources -- for example, each thread you create gets its own stack, a thread ... | My suggestion would be to scale back the number of threads and have a few do the work for you. It sounds like you are using threads like class instances instead of like workers. Every time you create a thread, you take up some resources. Granted, this is not a lot in today's era of fast CPUs and lots of RAM, but it is ... |
6,204,406 | Lets say I have created a number of threads (~100) and I have put most of them to sleep while a few of them are working on purely CPU bound problems. What is the effect on performance versus JUST creating the handful of threads that are doing work and no threads that are sleeping? Does the existence of many threads, re... | 2011/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6204406",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/356790/"
] | Threads in any state other than 'running' are not running. 'Ready' threads can run and are waiting for a processor to become available. Context-changes can only occur between a running thread and a ready thread.
Like Nathan says - there can be no context switching to/from sleeping threads.
That said, if you bloat o... | My suggestion would be to scale back the number of threads and have a few do the work for you. It sounds like you are using threads like class instances instead of like workers. Every time you create a thread, you take up some resources. Granted, this is not a lot in today's era of fast CPUs and lots of RAM, but it is ... |
6,204,406 | Lets say I have created a number of threads (~100) and I have put most of them to sleep while a few of them are working on purely CPU bound problems. What is the effect on performance versus JUST creating the handful of threads that are doing work and no threads that are sleeping? Does the existence of many threads, re... | 2011/06/01 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6204406",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/356790/"
] | Based on the .net tags, I'm going to presume you're dealing with threads on Windows.
At least in the case of the normal Windows scheduler, sleeping threads will normally affect performance extremely minimally.
The threads will consume some resources -- for example, each thread you create gets its own stack, a thread ... | Threads in any state other than 'running' are not running. 'Ready' threads can run and are waiting for a processor to become available. Context-changes can only occur between a running thread and a ready thread.
Like Nathan says - there can be no context switching to/from sleeping threads.
That said, if you bloat o... |
544,029 | I have been tasked to add a copy of an existing website to the setup. (To be used as a test environment)
The existing setup consists of :
a.mysite.com
b.mysite.com
c.mysite.com
I've been trying to add d.mysite.com but with no luck ..
Setup:
Debian 5.0
What I've done so far;
copied the config file in /etc/apache2/site... | 2013/10/05 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/544029",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/192796/"
] | Sounds like you need to create a DNS record for d.mysite.com. | The answer is simple.
I had to add an A record to the DNS management section on the admin panel of our domain name provider.
I was searching in the wrong place. |
2,570 | I was watching the Disney movie *[Planes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes_%28film%29)* with my younger brother, and one of the characters/planes perform a emergency landing on an aircraft carrier.
And that got me thinking...
In case of **emergency**, is it possible (**doable**) to land a **small propeller-driven... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2570",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1700/"
] | A South Vietnamese Air Force Cessna O-1 landed on the USS *Midway* at the end of the Vietnam War. Fixed-wing VNAF aircraft usually flew to Thailand, and the naval evacuation was carried out by helicopter (with crews sometimes ditching in the water after the flight decks ran out of room), but this O-1 pilot wound up mak... | A light aircraft (e.g. C172) has a landing roll of around 500 feet. There are no 50 foot obstacles to consider so the 1500 foot to a 50 foot obstacle isn't required. Thats from 60 knots to a full stop. Going from 60 knots to 30 knots (30 knots is the wind over the deck) means it will be less than half that.
So the pro... |
2,570 | I was watching the Disney movie *[Planes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes_%28film%29)* with my younger brother, and one of the characters/planes perform a emergency landing on an aircraft carrier.
And that got me thinking...
In case of **emergency**, is it possible (**doable**) to land a **small propeller-driven... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2570",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1700/"
] | The published landing distance for the Cessna is the certified distance - that's what it needs in a worst-case, no-flaps, high, hot, zero-wind landing. Any pilot will tell you that they rarely need the whole runway.
Consider the big picture of the aircraft carrier. The ocean is HUGE (ask the people searching for Malay... | An aircraft with a grappling hook could do it such as a Cessna which is capable of towing a banner. It wouldn't end well, but he could survive for sure. A Cessna 172 needs about 1,500 feet of runway for landing... depending on fuel load of course. Typical carrier landing zone is only about 1,000 feet. The grappling hoo... |
2,570 | I was watching the Disney movie *[Planes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes_%28film%29)* with my younger brother, and one of the characters/planes perform a emergency landing on an aircraft carrier.
And that got me thinking...
In case of **emergency**, is it possible (**doable**) to land a **small propeller-driven... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2570",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1700/"
] | As Lnafziger says, a conventional landing is impossible for anything more than a tiny aircraft STOL aircraft (Carrier 'runway' length: 200m). As you state however, if it was an emergency, the aircraft carrier has a **special net which it can fold up to stop planes**, and since it can stop an F18 Hornet, it could probab... | I suppose if it were an emergency (Not like torn radio aerial, more like fuel
leaking/low in the middle of the ocean) you could save yourself by ditching
the plane, parachuting onto the aircraft carrier. You'd be arrested by armed
navy men, but as long as you don't try to fight back, you'll be taken to
wherever they're... |
2,570 | I was watching the Disney movie *[Planes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes_%28film%29)* with my younger brother, and one of the characters/planes perform a emergency landing on an aircraft carrier.
And that got me thinking...
In case of **emergency**, is it possible (**doable**) to land a **small propeller-driven... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2570",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1700/"
] | The published landing distance for the Cessna is the certified distance - that's what it needs in a worst-case, no-flaps, high, hot, zero-wind landing. Any pilot will tell you that they rarely need the whole runway.
Consider the big picture of the aircraft carrier. The ocean is HUGE (ask the people searching for Malay... | According to [this page](http://www.topspeed.com/aviation/aviation-reviews/cessna/2010-2003-cessna-350-corvalis-ar83638.html), the landing distance of the Cessna 350 is 2,350 feet.
A [Nimitz](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier) class carrier deck is close to 1,000 feet long, and can travel a... |
2,570 | I was watching the Disney movie *[Planes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes_%28film%29)* with my younger brother, and one of the characters/planes perform a emergency landing on an aircraft carrier.
And that got me thinking...
In case of **emergency**, is it possible (**doable**) to land a **small propeller-driven... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2570",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1700/"
] | According to [this page](http://www.topspeed.com/aviation/aviation-reviews/cessna/2010-2003-cessna-350-corvalis-ar83638.html), the landing distance of the Cessna 350 is 2,350 feet.
A [Nimitz](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier) class carrier deck is close to 1,000 feet long, and can travel a... | An aircraft with a grappling hook could do it such as a Cessna which is capable of towing a banner. It wouldn't end well, but he could survive for sure. A Cessna 172 needs about 1,500 feet of runway for landing... depending on fuel load of course. Typical carrier landing zone is only about 1,000 feet. The grappling hoo... |
2,570 | I was watching the Disney movie *[Planes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes_%28film%29)* with my younger brother, and one of the characters/planes perform a emergency landing on an aircraft carrier.
And that got me thinking...
In case of **emergency**, is it possible (**doable**) to land a **small propeller-driven... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2570",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1700/"
] | In theory, yes it is possible to do so. It all depends on the aircraft type, approach speeds, sea and weather conditions, etc.
During the end of the Vietnam War, a South Vietnamsee refugee landed an OV-1 Bird Dog on the deck of the USS Midway (CV-41). So, yes light airplanes have made unarrested landings on carriers i... | An aircraft with a grappling hook could do it such as a Cessna which is capable of towing a banner. It wouldn't end well, but he could survive for sure. A Cessna 172 needs about 1,500 feet of runway for landing... depending on fuel load of course. Typical carrier landing zone is only about 1,000 feet. The grappling hoo... |
2,570 | I was watching the Disney movie *[Planes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes_%28film%29)* with my younger brother, and one of the characters/planes perform a emergency landing on an aircraft carrier.
And that got me thinking...
In case of **emergency**, is it possible (**doable**) to land a **small propeller-driven... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2570",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1700/"
] | As Lnafziger says, a conventional landing is impossible for anything more than a tiny aircraft STOL aircraft (Carrier 'runway' length: 200m). As you state however, if it was an emergency, the aircraft carrier has a **special net which it can fold up to stop planes**, and since it can stop an F18 Hornet, it could probab... | In theory, yes it is possible to do so. It all depends on the aircraft type, approach speeds, sea and weather conditions, etc.
During the end of the Vietnam War, a South Vietnamsee refugee landed an OV-1 Bird Dog on the deck of the USS Midway (CV-41). So, yes light airplanes have made unarrested landings on carriers i... |
2,570 | I was watching the Disney movie *[Planes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes_%28film%29)* with my younger brother, and one of the characters/planes perform a emergency landing on an aircraft carrier.
And that got me thinking...
In case of **emergency**, is it possible (**doable**) to land a **small propeller-driven... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2570",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1700/"
] | A light aircraft (e.g. C172) has a landing roll of around 500 feet. There are no 50 foot obstacles to consider so the 1500 foot to a 50 foot obstacle isn't required. Thats from 60 knots to a full stop. Going from 60 knots to 30 knots (30 knots is the wind over the deck) means it will be less than half that.
So the pro... | An aircraft with a grappling hook could do it such as a Cessna which is capable of towing a banner. It wouldn't end well, but he could survive for sure. A Cessna 172 needs about 1,500 feet of runway for landing... depending on fuel load of course. Typical carrier landing zone is only about 1,000 feet. The grappling hoo... |
2,570 | I was watching the Disney movie *[Planes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes_%28film%29)* with my younger brother, and one of the characters/planes perform a emergency landing on an aircraft carrier.
And that got me thinking...
In case of **emergency**, is it possible (**doable**) to land a **small propeller-driven... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2570",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1700/"
] | A South Vietnamese Air Force Cessna O-1 landed on the USS *Midway* at the end of the Vietnam War. Fixed-wing VNAF aircraft usually flew to Thailand, and the naval evacuation was carried out by helicopter (with crews sometimes ditching in the water after the flight decks ran out of room), but this O-1 pilot wound up mak... | In theory, yes it is possible to do so. It all depends on the aircraft type, approach speeds, sea and weather conditions, etc.
During the end of the Vietnam War, a South Vietnamsee refugee landed an OV-1 Bird Dog on the deck of the USS Midway (CV-41). So, yes light airplanes have made unarrested landings on carriers i... |
2,570 | I was watching the Disney movie *[Planes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planes_%28film%29)* with my younger brother, and one of the characters/planes perform a emergency landing on an aircraft carrier.
And that got me thinking...
In case of **emergency**, is it possible (**doable**) to land a **small propeller-driven... | 2014/03/22 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/2570",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/1700/"
] | As Lnafziger says, a conventional landing is impossible for anything more than a tiny aircraft STOL aircraft (Carrier 'runway' length: 200m). As you state however, if it was an emergency, the aircraft carrier has a **special net which it can fold up to stop planes**, and since it can stop an F18 Hornet, it could probab... | In a 20 knot headwind and with the ship making 30 knots a Cessna 172 could hover over the deck of a carrier, choosing a "comfy" spot to try to set her down. Remember a ship is moving up and down, twisting side to side, yawing, pitching, and more. The heavier the seas the more movement you have. With a slight headwind a... |
156,411 | I am applying to some PhD programs this year. If I just ask my advisors to choose the school for me, they might think I am lazy and have done no research. However if I do that on my own, I am afraid that maybe the advisors think I am arrogant for aiming for schools out of my reach. The problem is I don't know how stron... | 2020/10/09 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/156411",
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] | Fortunately, this isn't an either-or proposition! I agree with your assessment that you shouldn't come to your advisors empty-handed and ask for some schools to apply to. However, it would be perfectly reasonable for you come to them with a couple schools you like - probably spread out by competitiveness and such - and... | As @Jeff says, you should follow *both* of the paths you suggest: develop your own ideas, and then talk to your advisor. (And don't be offended if their perception of your potential versus those programs is not the same as yours. They still may be wrong...)
An important aspect both for you yourself to think about and ... |
532 | *I can easily set a story in a dystopian environment not subject to ethics, but I would rather try to create a backdrop that is as ethical as possible given the requirements. I feel that writing about possible deviations from an ethical starting point will give more interesting insight into human interactions than just... | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/532",
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] | My view of a generation ship is that the mission would most likely be set up to allow no possibility of return before arriving at the destination, and that everyone involved at the start of the mission would be informed that they were making this decision for themselves and their descendants. Children and possibly also... | This is not much different of how our society works. In our lives we deal with the results of decisions made before we are born. How we deal with that ?
Democracy.
If the majority of the crew, at any time in history, decides to turn back, they have the right to. Just as we can decide to halt and revert a decision mad... |
532 | *I can easily set a story in a dystopian environment not subject to ethics, but I would rather try to create a backdrop that is as ethical as possible given the requirements. I feel that writing about possible deviations from an ethical starting point will give more interesting insight into human interactions than just... | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/532",
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] | This is not much different of how our society works. In our lives we deal with the results of decisions made before we are born. How we deal with that ?
Democracy.
If the majority of the crew, at any time in history, decides to turn back, they have the right to. Just as we can decide to halt and revert a decision mad... | Simply make the ship traverse a large starless region enroute. By the time they reach a star to slingshot back they're already most of the way there and don't have the resources for a full trip to Earth without reaching their destination anyway.
This way ethics play no part in the problem, it's a purely practical one ... |
532 | *I can easily set a story in a dystopian environment not subject to ethics, but I would rather try to create a backdrop that is as ethical as possible given the requirements. I feel that writing about possible deviations from an ethical starting point will give more interesting insight into human interactions than just... | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/532",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | That new generation is not going to grow up in a vacuum. They are going to be raised by the first generation and likely work along side that first generation. In fact by the time the first generation have all died off there could be 5 or more generations on the ship. All of these will have worked with and had their exp... | Propelling the "quitters" backwards with any force at all will propel the remaining colonist forward even faster. Resulting in a less massive vessel that takes less fuel/energy to maintain. Forces used could be a magnetic cannon etc.
How could future generations call it "Home" anyway? |
532 | *I can easily set a story in a dystopian environment not subject to ethics, but I would rather try to create a backdrop that is as ethical as possible given the requirements. I feel that writing about possible deviations from an ethical starting point will give more interesting insight into human interactions than just... | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/532",
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] | First, I think it unlikely a realistic generation ship would have enough propellant to return without actually going to the destination and refuelling. You want to spend as little of the mass and volume of the spaceship on propellant as you can get away with because every bit of propellant you have is something you hav... | Propelling the "quitters" backwards with any force at all will propel the remaining colonist forward even faster. Resulting in a less massive vessel that takes less fuel/energy to maintain. Forces used could be a magnetic cannon etc.
How could future generations call it "Home" anyway? |
532 | *I can easily set a story in a dystopian environment not subject to ethics, but I would rather try to create a backdrop that is as ethical as possible given the requirements. I feel that writing about possible deviations from an ethical starting point will give more interesting insight into human interactions than just... | 2014/09/25 | [
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] | On the practical side, I think that the best solution for such an issue is the same we apply here on Earth: Education.
Spaniards speak Spanish and like tortilla because that is what they were raised into. Ultraorthodox Jews are that way because that is how they were taught from the cradle. Do you think Japanese people... | First, I think it unlikely a realistic generation ship would have enough propellant to return without actually going to the destination and refuelling. You want to spend as little of the mass and volume of the spaceship on propellant as you can get away with because every bit of propellant you have is something you hav... |
532 | *I can easily set a story in a dystopian environment not subject to ethics, but I would rather try to create a backdrop that is as ethical as possible given the requirements. I feel that writing about possible deviations from an ethical starting point will give more interesting insight into human interactions than just... | 2014/09/25 | [
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] | On the practical side, I think that the best solution for such an issue is the same we apply here on Earth: Education.
Spaniards speak Spanish and like tortilla because that is what they were raised into. Ultraorthodox Jews are that way because that is how they were taught from the cradle. Do you think Japanese people... | It is simple.
**Let them know that as soon as they can create a drive technology that can turn the ship around and reach the Earth (with the resources available on the ship), they will be happy to drop them off.**
The original crew can then use this new magical drive to head back out and get to their destination muc... |
532 | *I can easily set a story in a dystopian environment not subject to ethics, but I would rather try to create a backdrop that is as ethical as possible given the requirements. I feel that writing about possible deviations from an ethical starting point will give more interesting insight into human interactions than just... | 2014/09/25 | [
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] | I think false histories are both unethical and unlikely to work. Generational ships are going to want to communicate with earth and it would be hard for everyone to stay true to the story. I also don't think that would be necessary.
These people on the ship left earth for a reason. Whether it was personal, or paid, a ... | One solution I don't think I've seen anyone else bring up is to not include the location of Earth in the ship's data. If there is nothing on board that would help locate Earth, then there's no target to redirect to. Don't even have to lie, just make it part of generation 1's agreement to not bring aboard anything that ... |
532 | *I can easily set a story in a dystopian environment not subject to ethics, but I would rather try to create a backdrop that is as ethical as possible given the requirements. I feel that writing about possible deviations from an ethical starting point will give more interesting insight into human interactions than just... | 2014/09/25 | [
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] | I think false histories are both unethical and unlikely to work. Generational ships are going to want to communicate with earth and it would be hard for everyone to stay true to the story. I also don't think that would be necessary.
These people on the ship left earth for a reason. Whether it was personal, or paid, a ... | Simply make the ship traverse a large starless region enroute. By the time they reach a star to slingshot back they're already most of the way there and don't have the resources for a full trip to Earth without reaching their destination anyway.
This way ethics play no part in the problem, it's a purely practical one ... |
532 | *I can easily set a story in a dystopian environment not subject to ethics, but I would rather try to create a backdrop that is as ethical as possible given the requirements. I feel that writing about possible deviations from an ethical starting point will give more interesting insight into human interactions than just... | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/532",
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] | One solution I don't think I've seen anyone else bring up is to not include the location of Earth in the ship's data. If there is nothing on board that would help locate Earth, then there's no target to redirect to. Don't even have to lie, just make it part of generation 1's agreement to not bring aboard anything that ... | Simply make the ship traverse a large starless region enroute. By the time they reach a star to slingshot back they're already most of the way there and don't have the resources for a full trip to Earth without reaching their destination anyway.
This way ethics play no part in the problem, it's a purely practical one ... |
532 | *I can easily set a story in a dystopian environment not subject to ethics, but I would rather try to create a backdrop that is as ethical as possible given the requirements. I feel that writing about possible deviations from an ethical starting point will give more interesting insight into human interactions than just... | 2014/09/25 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/532",
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] | First, I think it unlikely a realistic generation ship would have enough propellant to return without actually going to the destination and refuelling. You want to spend as little of the mass and volume of the spaceship on propellant as you can get away with because every bit of propellant you have is something you hav... | I think false histories are both unethical and unlikely to work. Generational ships are going to want to communicate with earth and it would be hard for everyone to stay true to the story. I also don't think that would be necessary.
These people on the ship left earth for a reason. Whether it was personal, or paid, a ... |
10,833 | I've been Googling this for a while:
I was on 2.8 when this bug occurred, so first thing I did was finally upgrade to 3.1. It didn't fix anything.
Next thing I did was disable all the "Update Services". Didn't fix.
Then I tried disabling all plugins. Didn't fix.
Occasionally it WILL post/publish/update, but only pa... | 2011/03/01 | [
"https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/10833",
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] | Initially this sounds like a hosting problem and not a WordPress issue. Where are you hosted? Shared? Dedicated? php version? mysql version?
Run through a typical wp hack protocol and check for base64 code in wp-config.php, any theme files and akismet plugin files... also any other php files. Database hacks are someti... | My first question would be how is the front end of the site responding? If it's running ok and you are only experiencing problems on the backend I'd be concerned with my database or something to do with the update or maybe your site has been compromised by hackers.
If the entire site is slowed down (front-end and back... |
52,726,313 | This is a wired error message on my HTML page. It is a WordPress page and I am getting this error for some particular pages. Most of the pages are working fine but in some of my pages following error message is coming. I have checked everything and found everything fine.
Any idea why this error is generating from jqu... | 2018/10/09 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/52726313",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | The error is not related to jQuery.
Check if the file exists on the S3 bucket and has read permission to everyone or make it public. | In my site, request was from McAfee script
[enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/e0p9L.png) |
22,874 | I needed some information out of someone so I had to out drink him. After a few mugs of ale, my vision started to blur and the room started to wobble, but he still wasn't ready to talk so I had a few more mugs. Eventually he caved, but by that time I was pretty far gone. Now I'm seeing double and stumbling all over the... | 2011/05/22 | [
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] | The only option beside meditating is drinking a [Wive's tears potion](http://witcher.wikia.com/wiki/Wives%27_Tears), you can create one using Rebis, Quebrith and Aether. If you don't have one you need to stumble to the nearest campfire.
You should always have a Wife's tears potion in your inventory, there are two stor... | If you don't have the Wife's Tears Potion handy, you can drink more, and pass out, which will result in waking up sober. Alternatively, if going to the nearest campfire will take forever 'cause Geralt's drunk, draw a sword, and you will find your movement speed will increase quite a bit. Also, sideways movement is fast... |
2,862,215 | I am looking for a usb based video capture card (to be used with cctv analog cameras) which comes with an api. An api of sorts would help as I am planning to do some analytics on the video stream.
Any ideas on such a device? | 2010/05/19 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2862215",
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] | What platform? Pretty much any capture card would work with [DirectShow](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd407331%28v=VS.85%29.aspx) on Windows. On Linux, the usual API is [V4L](http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) - the hardware compatibility list isn't as extensive on Linux, but most things do wor... | The only capture boards I know of internal to a PC are PCI capture cards. A USB capture card would limit the data you could capture. For instance if you try to stream video to a USB drive you'll get error messages because USB is too slow. You're better off purchasing an encoder to do what you want. Retail for an analog... |
102,693 | Some time ago I wrote a BlackBerry application. I find that I now want to release it under an open source license. I am strongly considering the GPL v3 license. All the code is mine; there are no third-party libraries (with the exception, of course, of the all the standard BlackBerry/Java libraries that I am "linked" t... | 2011/08/21 | [
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] | The main reason for asking for copyright assignment is that it gives you the right to change the license on your code. This might be desirable if you later want to sell the same code under a proprietary license.
Trolltech did that with great success for many years, by releasing Qt under the GPL while selling the same... | I would not recommend GPLv3 if you wanted contributions back. If we take a pragmatic look at the license it discourages any commercial company from using your product. And commercial companies have the time and money to put into something that will help them in the long run. Whether this is a legitimate reason for comp... |
20,349,829 | I'm not sure what's the best Mercurial workflow for what I'm trying to accomplish, so I'm looking for any tips and ideas.
Main development happens on a master repo, and I have many customer specific repos that are nearly identical to the master, with few tweaks here and there specific to the needs of that customer.
... | 2013/12/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20349829",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
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] | This is the textbook case where feature branching (which is what you're effectively doing) is a bad choice. Rather, consider [branching by abstraction](http://www.slideshare.net/cb372/branching-strategies), which is *not* branching in DVCS sense, but rather branching in code. | Not "better"|"worse", but slightly different way may be using MQ (and single mainline without branches) and mq-patches for customer-specific changes instead of branches in different repos.
In extremal case it can be single repository with core in permanent changesets and set if MQ-queues (queue per customer) and pull|... |
20,349,829 | I'm not sure what's the best Mercurial workflow for what I'm trying to accomplish, so I'm looking for any tips and ideas.
Main development happens on a master repo, and I have many customer specific repos that are nearly identical to the master, with few tweaks here and there specific to the needs of that customer.
... | 2013/12/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/20349829",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/33841/"
] | This is the textbook case where feature branching (which is what you're effectively doing) is a bad choice. Rather, consider [branching by abstraction](http://www.slideshare.net/cb372/branching-strategies), which is *not* branching in DVCS sense, but rather branching in code. | As far as I can see, there is no simpler or easier ways than your current approach.
The real difficulty is *not* a problem of branching/workflow strategy, but a problem of your overall code structure: I mean you have potential conflicts between the main and the custom branches (or versions). This problem won't go away... |
76,424 | Is it "I cut my hair myself" or "I cut my hair by myself" or "I cut my hair"?
Which one of the three is grammatically correct? | 2015/12/20 | [
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] | Each one of those sentences has a different implication although they all could give the same meaning which is doing something alone.
The first one is used when you want to imply that you are the only one who cut his hair.
The second sentence implies you cut your hair without anyone helping you.
The last one is k... | Out of the three, the best option is:
>
> **I cut my hair by myself.**
>
>
>
It sounds the best. It gives the complete information. Additionally, take the following sentence,
>
> I cut my hair once every year.
>
>
>
Now, this means that the subject gets a haircut once in a year. But that doesn't mean he do... |
76,424 | Is it "I cut my hair myself" or "I cut my hair by myself" or "I cut my hair"?
Which one of the three is grammatically correct? | 2015/12/20 | [
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] | To make something shorter by cutting trans.without the help of anyone else.
All the sentences are correct grammatically, with a little difference in meaning. As the past of the verb cut is also cut, these sentences may be in the present or past simple. Let's think they are in the present simple.
You use the verb cut ... | Out of the three, the best option is:
>
> **I cut my hair by myself.**
>
>
>
It sounds the best. It gives the complete information. Additionally, take the following sentence,
>
> I cut my hair once every year.
>
>
>
Now, this means that the subject gets a haircut once in a year. But that doesn't mean he do... |
76,424 | Is it "I cut my hair myself" or "I cut my hair by myself" or "I cut my hair"?
Which one of the three is grammatically correct? | 2015/12/20 | [
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] | Each one of those sentences has a different implication although they all could give the same meaning which is doing something alone.
The first one is used when you want to imply that you are the only one who cut his hair.
The second sentence implies you cut your hair without anyone helping you.
The last one is k... | To make something shorter by cutting trans.without the help of anyone else.
All the sentences are correct grammatically, with a little difference in meaning. As the past of the verb cut is also cut, these sentences may be in the present or past simple. Let's think they are in the present simple.
You use the verb cut ... |
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