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22,153 | Being an electrical engineer, I'm hoping someone will help me double-check my math. I have a small circuit that I want to power for years that consumes an average 10uA at 3V.
I'd like to power this circuit from a small water turbine with a magnetic coupling that can sustain at most 1 oz-in of torque before slipping. ... | 2018/06/09 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/22153",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
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] | The main problem is the extremely peaky load. Your gas tank stores power for a week, batteries store power for days, and can be charged off peak. OLEs deliver on demand, and that sort of power is expensive to dispatch compared to more balanced loads. You really need to look at what this sort of recharging infrastructur... | Batteries are limited and can explode, short or need service vs while wires do not. The best batteries can only charge about 3000 times before they are depleted. Problems in the wire can be viewed easily vs where a battery has to be tested. |
22,153 | Being an electrical engineer, I'm hoping someone will help me double-check my math. I have a small circuit that I want to power for years that consumes an average 10uA at 3V.
I'd like to power this circuit from a small water turbine with a magnetic coupling that can sustain at most 1 oz-in of torque before slipping. ... | 2018/06/09 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/22153",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/7015/"
] | One thing about using overhead trolley wires to power vehicles is traffic congestion.
I can remember riding on trolley buses when I was very young & if a trolley bus had to pull over at a bus stop to drop off or pick up passengers it blocked the vehicles behind it. All vehicles behind it had to wait until the bus mov... | Batteries are limited and can explode, short or need service vs while wires do not. The best batteries can only charge about 3000 times before they are depleted. Problems in the wire can be viewed easily vs where a battery has to be tested. |
22,153 | Being an electrical engineer, I'm hoping someone will help me double-check my math. I have a small circuit that I want to power for years that consumes an average 10uA at 3V.
I'd like to power this circuit from a small water turbine with a magnetic coupling that can sustain at most 1 oz-in of torque before slipping. ... | 2018/06/09 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/22153",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/7015/"
] | The main problem is the extremely peaky load. Your gas tank stores power for a week, batteries store power for days, and can be charged off peak. OLEs deliver on demand, and that sort of power is expensive to dispatch compared to more balanced loads. You really need to look at what this sort of recharging infrastructur... | One thing about using overhead trolley wires to power vehicles is traffic congestion.
I can remember riding on trolley buses when I was very young & if a trolley bus had to pull over at a bus stop to drop off or pick up passengers it blocked the vehicles behind it. All vehicles behind it had to wait until the bus mov... |
6,178,501 | I have to send some text-information from the webserver to the users. Unfortunately, this text have to be destroyed (which means access to the information should be deny) after 7 days. So one idea is to create an pdf with an "expiration date" inside, in order to get an file which is unable to open, after the 7. day.
I... | 2011/05/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6178501",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/644817/"
] | Once the PDF is generated, it cannot be "destroyed". There's no support in PDF for "do not open after 7 days", and such support is ENTIRELY dependent on the pdf viewer app honoring it. Nothing says the user can't reset their system clock back to a date/time that would fall within the PDF's viewing limit anyways.
PDF's... | Content expiration is really an impossible problem. You can create some page that will be cleared after 7 days, but can't prevent people to copy the content to some other place.
All existing 'solutions' to this problem depend on [Security through Obscurity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity). Whi... |
6,178,501 | I have to send some text-information from the webserver to the users. Unfortunately, this text have to be destroyed (which means access to the information should be deny) after 7 days. So one idea is to create an pdf with an "expiration date" inside, in order to get an file which is unable to open, after the 7. day.
I... | 2011/05/30 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/6178501",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/644817/"
] | Once the PDF is generated, it cannot be "destroyed". There's no support in PDF for "do not open after 7 days", and such support is ENTIRELY dependent on the pdf viewer app honoring it. Nothing says the user can't reset their system clock back to a date/time that would fall within the PDF's viewing limit anyways.
PDF's... | You can put the contents in a hidden form field. You can then add a JavaScript PDF action for the document open event so that the Javascript script will check the date and display the form field. This will work only if the end-user is using Adobe Reader. I am not sure whether there are other PDF viewer that support Ado... |
26,994 | So, I went to build a game today in a .exe, and when I build it, it doesn't show the whole viewport as it does in the unity engine itself. So the game is cut off. It does this no matter what I do.
What I see in Unity:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Vl... | 2012/04/07 | [
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/questions/26994",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com",
"https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/users/12281/"
] | You are using "Free Aspect" for screen ratio in your game view, which essentially makes it as big as it can be. Go to "Edit->Project Settings->Player" and you should see a "Resolution and Presentation"-tag. Now select the "PC and Mac Standalone"-option and input the resolution you are planning to test it on. Then chang... | The problem is that the screen ratio you see in Unity's environment depends on the size of the viewport, not the game's final resolution or ratio. If you want your game to be in widescreen you need to limit your screen resolution to 16:9 or 16:10 ratios. If I remember it correctly, it is one of the build options.
To t... |
43,877 | In my basement laundry room is (to my knowledge) the only drain pipe in the whole basement, which hooks into the end of the main line as it exits the house and heads to the septic tank. When we moved in a year ago the drain was loosely plugged by an expanding ring cap. Never having owned a house before I didn't think m... | 2014/06/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/43877",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/23013/"
] | The plumber you had out kind of left you hanging. He should have put a camera down there to give you more details on what is going on.
Basically your septic tank is backing up or you have an issue with the main line. It could be slight collapsed or pinched or have roots growing in it or whatever.
So your first step... | try muriatic acid but be careful |
43,877 | In my basement laundry room is (to my knowledge) the only drain pipe in the whole basement, which hooks into the end of the main line as it exits the house and heads to the septic tank. When we moved in a year ago the drain was loosely plugged by an expanding ring cap. Never having owned a house before I didn't think m... | 2014/06/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/43877",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/23013/"
] | The plumber you had out kind of left you hanging. He should have put a camera down there to give you more details on what is going on.
Basically your septic tank is backing up or you have an issue with the main line. It could be slight collapsed or pinched or have roots growing in it or whatever.
So your first step... | Turn off the water and dry the area where water is leaking out. Use some of the blue pvc cement made for plumbers. It's seals plastics/rubbers together well enough support over 200 psi. I had to use it plenty of times for my hydroponics setup for leaks. I use Rain-R-Shine PVC cement...just wear a mask, it's extremely v... |
43,877 | In my basement laundry room is (to my knowledge) the only drain pipe in the whole basement, which hooks into the end of the main line as it exits the house and heads to the septic tank. When we moved in a year ago the drain was loosely plugged by an expanding ring cap. Never having owned a house before I didn't think m... | 2014/06/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/43877",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/23013/"
] | The plumber you had out kind of left you hanging. He should have put a camera down there to give you more details on what is going on.
Basically your septic tank is backing up or you have an issue with the main line. It could be slight collapsed or pinched or have roots growing in it or whatever.
So your first step... | After a plumber cleans the line very well, run some water and verify it flows well. After running water for a few minutes shut it off and see if the water remains in the pipe. I have a hunch that your main line does not have enough slope to efficiently flush particles from the line. |
43,877 | In my basement laundry room is (to my knowledge) the only drain pipe in the whole basement, which hooks into the end of the main line as it exits the house and heads to the septic tank. When we moved in a year ago the drain was loosely plugged by an expanding ring cap. Never having owned a house before I didn't think m... | 2014/06/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/43877",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/23013/"
] | Turn off the water and dry the area where water is leaking out. Use some of the blue pvc cement made for plumbers. It's seals plastics/rubbers together well enough support over 200 psi. I had to use it plenty of times for my hydroponics setup for leaks. I use Rain-R-Shine PVC cement...just wear a mask, it's extremely v... | try muriatic acid but be careful |
43,877 | In my basement laundry room is (to my knowledge) the only drain pipe in the whole basement, which hooks into the end of the main line as it exits the house and heads to the septic tank. When we moved in a year ago the drain was loosely plugged by an expanding ring cap. Never having owned a house before I didn't think m... | 2014/06/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/43877",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/23013/"
] | After a plumber cleans the line very well, run some water and verify it flows well. After running water for a few minutes shut it off and see if the water remains in the pipe. I have a hunch that your main line does not have enough slope to efficiently flush particles from the line. | try muriatic acid but be careful |
43,877 | In my basement laundry room is (to my knowledge) the only drain pipe in the whole basement, which hooks into the end of the main line as it exits the house and heads to the septic tank. When we moved in a year ago the drain was loosely plugged by an expanding ring cap. Never having owned a house before I didn't think m... | 2014/06/10 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/43877",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/23013/"
] | Turn off the water and dry the area where water is leaking out. Use some of the blue pvc cement made for plumbers. It's seals plastics/rubbers together well enough support over 200 psi. I had to use it plenty of times for my hydroponics setup for leaks. I use Rain-R-Shine PVC cement...just wear a mask, it's extremely v... | After a plumber cleans the line very well, run some water and verify it flows well. After running water for a few minutes shut it off and see if the water remains in the pipe. I have a hunch that your main line does not have enough slope to efficiently flush particles from the line. |
9,513 | Which one of these two sentences is correct? and why?
>
> 1. "Many companies judge students **based** on their teachers' references"
> 2. "Many companies judge students **basing** on their teachers' references"
>
>
>
I'm an Italian native speaker so the second one sounds correct to me, but looking on internet I f... | 2013/08/29 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/9513",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
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] | *Base* is a [transitive verb](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitive_verb): *base something on something*. The sentence is essentially equivalent to “Many companies base their judgement of students on their teachers' references”. Cast in the [passive voice](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_voice), this becomes (de... | It's "Many companies judge students based on their teachers' references," because you don't have any tense confusion. The companies are judging the students because of the references their teachers wrote, so the companies are making their decisions something that happened in the past. "Basing" is present tense, based, ... |
209,492 | I have downloaded a few world record time trial ghosts. In them (as expected) they take corners perfectly, execute shortcuts precisely and generally fly around the map ridiculously quickly.
But it seems that a key part of the strategy is to constantly jump and turn (even on straights). Whenever I have tried this it ha... | 2015/03/11 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/209492",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/99541/"
] | When you boost, touching the ground slows you down to normal speed pretty fast. Jumping helps you prolong the effect from the boosting, by slowing you down only when you touch the ground between jumps. | Just like in real life, the speed of your cart is detrimened by the amount of frictin you have. this means that on the ground you wiil be slower because, of course, friction on the ground is higher than in the air. therefore you should jump the f\*ck up!! :) |
209,492 | I have downloaded a few world record time trial ghosts. In them (as expected) they take corners perfectly, execute shortcuts precisely and generally fly around the map ridiculously quickly.
But it seems that a key part of the strategy is to constantly jump and turn (even on straights). Whenever I have tried this it ha... | 2015/03/11 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/209492",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/99541/"
] | These players are utilizing a technique that's been dubbed as "fire hopping" or "frogging". This technique allows players to prolong a speed boost by hopping. This happens because players lose boost speed faster when in contact with the ground than in the air.
All vehicles are capable of fire hopping, except for sport... | When you boost, touching the ground slows you down to normal speed pretty fast. Jumping helps you prolong the effect from the boosting, by slowing you down only when you touch the ground between jumps. |
209,492 | I have downloaded a few world record time trial ghosts. In them (as expected) they take corners perfectly, execute shortcuts precisely and generally fly around the map ridiculously quickly.
But it seems that a key part of the strategy is to constantly jump and turn (even on straights). Whenever I have tried this it ha... | 2015/03/11 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/209492",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/99541/"
] | These players are utilizing a technique that's been dubbed as "fire hopping" or "frogging". This technique allows players to prolong a speed boost by hopping. This happens because players lose boost speed faster when in contact with the ground than in the air.
All vehicles are capable of fire hopping, except for sport... | Just like in real life, the speed of your cart is detrimened by the amount of frictin you have. this means that on the ground you wiil be slower because, of course, friction on the ground is higher than in the air. therefore you should jump the f\*ck up!! :) |
161,261 | To [have a beef with somebody/something](http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/have+a+beef+with) means:.
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> * to think someone or something should be changed.
>
>
> + *I've got nothing against advertising, but I do have a beef with how many bad ads there are on TV.* (Cambridge Dictionary)
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>
>
Is it more Briti... | 2014/04/02 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/161261",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | OED doesn't have much in the way of definite data:
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> *noun*
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> **4.** A protest, (ground for) complaint, grievance. *slang* (orig. *U.S.*). Cf. **beef v. 4.**
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> >
> > 1900 G. Ade *Fables in Slang* 80 He made a Horrible Beef because he couldn't get Loaf Sugar for his Coffee.
> >
> >
> >
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> *ver... | Since the term is slang, and pretty modern, it's unlikely that there is anything written about the etymology of "beef".
Based on the limited information out there, it seems to have arisen from gang, street, or rap cultures in the United States. Most commonly it is used as a term for a fight, to start a fight, to have ... |
263,501 | I'm looking for some software that would open BigTIFF files on a mac - ones that are 6GB or bigger. (I'm not opposed to writing some code to do so, but I'd prefer a prewritten solution.)
Does macOS have any built-in software to handle this sort of thing? If not, are there any commonly-used external programs or librari... | 2016/12/04 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/263501",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | Yes, macOS includes the Preview app which can open large TIFF images.
By default, the Preview app is located within your Applications folder.
The Preview app actually offers a lot of functionality, including:
* opening images and PDFs
* editing images and PDFs
* signing documents
* sharing files
* annotation
For mo... | Try [Graphic Converter](https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/graphicconverter/), my go-to photo and graphic app for many years, handles some tough tasks. |
2,333,486 | I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
1. It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
2. It should support MySQL and PHP (with ... | 2010/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2333486",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245549/"
] | [XAMPP](http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html) is very simple to install and use. | LAMP for linux
XAMPP for mac
and WAMP for win
Different gui almost the same thing easy to setup and configure. |
2,333,486 | I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
1. It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
2. It should support MySQL and PHP (with ... | 2010/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2333486",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245549/"
] | [XAMPP](http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html) is very simple to install and use. | The big advantages with [WAMP](http://www.wampserver.com/en/download.php) are that you can easily switch PHP/Apache/MySQL version and toggle PHP settings + extensions, directly from the taskbar.
That's why I'm using it.
Note: Even though you can't download the latest PHP version from their site, [it's very easy to in... |
2,333,486 | I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
1. It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
2. It should support MySQL and PHP (with ... | 2010/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2333486",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245549/"
] | Install [Z-WAMP](http://sourceforge.net/projects/zwamp/files/). It has the latest versions of Apache, MySQL and PHP (with APC and phyMyAdmin). It's also portable so you can have it installed on a mem stick. | If you combine requirement 1, 3 and 5 you make it extremely difficult.
There is not just one package that you can install on boot \*nix and windows. Simply because they use a different Operating System with other drive mappings, libraries, etc.
But for Windows I recommend one of the XAMP/WAMP implementation (I'm not ... |
2,333,486 | I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
1. It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
2. It should support MySQL and PHP (with ... | 2010/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2333486",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245549/"
] | [XAMPP](http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html) is very simple to install and use. | Not quite sure if this is what you mean but take a look at [AppServ](http://www.appservnetwork.com/) it installs Apache, PHP and MySQL for you with one installation file. |
2,333,486 | I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
1. It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
2. It should support MySQL and PHP (with ... | 2010/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2333486",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245549/"
] | Quoting:
>
> [Zend Server Community Edition](http://www.zend.com/en/products/server-ce/) is a fast and reliable PHP application stack. It is completely free, and you can use it in development, testing and production.
>
>
>
Further:
>
> Eliminate wasted time spent on putting together your PHP stack piece by piec... | The big advantages with [WAMP](http://www.wampserver.com/en/download.php) are that you can easily switch PHP/Apache/MySQL version and toggle PHP settings + extensions, directly from the taskbar.
That's why I'm using it.
Note: Even though you can't download the latest PHP version from their site, [it's very easy to in... |
2,333,486 | I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
1. It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
2. It should support MySQL and PHP (with ... | 2010/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2333486",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245549/"
] | Quoting:
>
> [Zend Server Community Edition](http://www.zend.com/en/products/server-ce/) is a fast and reliable PHP application stack. It is completely free, and you can use it in development, testing and production.
>
>
>
Further:
>
> Eliminate wasted time spent on putting together your PHP stack piece by piec... | LAMP for linux
XAMPP for mac
and WAMP for win
Different gui almost the same thing easy to setup and configure. |
2,333,486 | I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
1. It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
2. It should support MySQL and PHP (with ... | 2010/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2333486",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245549/"
] | Install [Z-WAMP](http://sourceforge.net/projects/zwamp/files/). It has the latest versions of Apache, MySQL and PHP (with APC and phyMyAdmin). It's also portable so you can have it installed on a mem stick. | [XAMPP](http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html) is very simple to install and use. |
2,333,486 | I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
1. It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
2. It should support MySQL and PHP (with ... | 2010/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2333486",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245549/"
] | [XAMPP](http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html) is very simple to install and use. | If you combine requirement 1, 3 and 5 you make it extremely difficult.
There is not just one package that you can install on boot \*nix and windows. Simply because they use a different Operating System with other drive mappings, libraries, etc.
But for Windows I recommend one of the XAMP/WAMP implementation (I'm not ... |
2,333,486 | I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
1. It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
2. It should support MySQL and PHP (with ... | 2010/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2333486",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245549/"
] | Quoting:
>
> [Zend Server Community Edition](http://www.zend.com/en/products/server-ce/) is a fast and reliable PHP application stack. It is completely free, and you can use it in development, testing and production.
>
>
>
Further:
>
> Eliminate wasted time spent on putting together your PHP stack piece by piec... | Not quite sure if this is what you mean but take a look at [AppServ](http://www.appservnetwork.com/) it installs Apache, PHP and MySQL for you with one installation file. |
2,333,486 | I have Windows 7 Enterprise and I want to run a web server on this computer and I wander what is the best web server would be in my case. I have several requirements to the web server.
1. It should be easy to install and set up the server. Just "click", "accept" and that's it.
2. It should support MySQL and PHP (with ... | 2010/02/25 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2333486",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/245549/"
] | Install [Z-WAMP](http://sourceforge.net/projects/zwamp/files/). It has the latest versions of Apache, MySQL and PHP (with APC and phyMyAdmin). It's also portable so you can have it installed on a mem stick. | Not quite sure if this is what you mean but take a look at [AppServ](http://www.appservnetwork.com/) it installs Apache, PHP and MySQL for you with one installation file. |
291,870 | What is the meaning of the expression in bold?
>
> "**Even the most jaded observer of American corporate culture had to blink** when, earlier this month, Home Depot’s board of directors handed the company’s C.E.O., Bob Nardelli, more than two hundred million dollars after pushing him out of his job."
>
>
> [The Sky... | 2021/07/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/291870",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/138305/"
] | Even people who have watched the world of business for a long time, and seen enough strange things to lose interest, would have been surprised when they heard that Home Depot's board of directors handed Bob Nardelli two hundred million dollars.
The meaning of 'jaded' that you need is
>
> not having interest or losin... | The meaning of "blink" in this context is to be slightly shocked in reaction to something unexpected and disturbing. You may move your head back a bit and close your eyes slightly longer than a normal blink while you understand what you've just learned.
In image form:
<https://giphy.com/gifs/what-guy-white-blinking-RI... |
74,079 | Jude 1:8; ESV;
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> 8 Yet in like manner these people also, **relying on their dreams**, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.
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Jude 1:8; ASV;
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> 8 Yet in like manner these also **in their dreamings** defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at [j]dignities.
>
... | 2022/01/31 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/74079",
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] | I was about to provide my own literal translation but noticed that the BLB is quite good here in Jude 8 -
>
> Yet likewise also these dreaming ones indeed defile the flesh, and set
> aside authority, and blaspheme glorious ones.
>
>
>
I am at a loss to understand how DRB arrived at this translation which appears ... | All normal translations work along a spectrum between word-for-word and thought-for-thought. Some translations (like the NASB) lean much more toward the former, while others lean harder toward the latter (the Message is an extreme example). Aside from an interlinear, every translation uses at least some of the thought-... |
74,079 | Jude 1:8; ESV;
>
> 8 Yet in like manner these people also, **relying on their dreams**, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.
>
>
>
Jude 1:8; ASV;
>
> 8 Yet in like manner these also **in their dreamings** defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at [j]dignities.
>
... | 2022/01/31 | [
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] | [I've elsewhere written a more detailed answer with multiple sources cited](https://christianity.codidact.com/posts/285793/285794#answer-285794). To summarize,
1. The Greek New Testament manuscripts include the participle ἐνυπνιαζόμενοι (*enypniazomenoi*, "dreaming"), whereas the Vulgate used by the Douay-Rheims (DRB)... | I was about to provide my own literal translation but noticed that the BLB is quite good here in Jude 8 -
>
> Yet likewise also these dreaming ones indeed defile the flesh, and set
> aside authority, and blaspheme glorious ones.
>
>
>
I am at a loss to understand how DRB arrived at this translation which appears ... |
74,079 | Jude 1:8; ESV;
>
> 8 Yet in like manner these people also, **relying on their dreams**, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.
>
>
>
Jude 1:8; ASV;
>
> 8 Yet in like manner these also **in their dreamings** defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at [j]dignities.
>
... | 2022/01/31 | [
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/74079",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com",
"https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/users/33285/"
] | [I've elsewhere written a more detailed answer with multiple sources cited](https://christianity.codidact.com/posts/285793/285794#answer-285794). To summarize,
1. The Greek New Testament manuscripts include the participle ἐνυπνιαζόμενοι (*enypniazomenoi*, "dreaming"), whereas the Vulgate used by the Douay-Rheims (DRB)... | All normal translations work along a spectrum between word-for-word and thought-for-thought. Some translations (like the NASB) lean much more toward the former, while others lean harder toward the latter (the Message is an extreme example). Aside from an interlinear, every translation uses at least some of the thought-... |
277 | The official website for [AJ Hackett's Macau Tower bungee jump](http://macau.ajhackett.com/products/index.html) states in its conditions that:
>
> Must weigh 40 kgs
>
>
>
This seems to be a really low limit, and I was wondering whether anyone has personally done the jump or knows someone who did, to confirm wheth... | 2011/06/23 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/277",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/108/"
] | If the airline can make any claim of weather, traffic, or any sort of delay out of their control, then you have [no right to recompense](http://airconsumer.dot.gov/publications/flyrights.htm#delayed). Sometimes they will offer hotel vouchers for overnight delays, but in my experience this is almost exclusively when it ... | For most weather related cancellations or delays (technical term is WX), as Beofett noted, the airline typically owes you nothing more than eventually getting you there (sometimes even by bus, although difficult to do in over-water flights :D), or refunding you your money.
For mechanical delays or cancellations (MX), ... |
277 | The official website for [AJ Hackett's Macau Tower bungee jump](http://macau.ajhackett.com/products/index.html) states in its conditions that:
>
> Must weigh 40 kgs
>
>
>
This seems to be a really low limit, and I was wondering whether anyone has personally done the jump or knows someone who did, to confirm wheth... | 2011/06/23 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/277",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/108/"
] | If the airline can make any claim of weather, traffic, or any sort of delay out of their control, then you have [no right to recompense](http://airconsumer.dot.gov/publications/flyrights.htm#delayed). Sometimes they will offer hotel vouchers for overnight delays, but in my experience this is almost exclusively when it ... | I'm curious myself and did a Google search. I could only find some new news from [PBS](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/04/passenger-bill-of-rights.html). They covered the new Passenger Bill of Rights (effective August 2011):
Excerpt:
>
> Notification of Flight Changes: Airlines are now required to inform pa... |
277 | The official website for [AJ Hackett's Macau Tower bungee jump](http://macau.ajhackett.com/products/index.html) states in its conditions that:
>
> Must weigh 40 kgs
>
>
>
This seems to be a really low limit, and I was wondering whether anyone has personally done the jump or knows someone who did, to confirm wheth... | 2011/06/23 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/277",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/108/"
] | If the airline can make any claim of weather, traffic, or any sort of delay out of their control, then you have [no right to recompense](http://airconsumer.dot.gov/publications/flyrights.htm#delayed). Sometimes they will offer hotel vouchers for overnight delays, but in my experience this is almost exclusively when it ... | If you are flying an [EU-based carrier](http://www.yourlegalrights.co.uk/consumer/flight-rights), the [EU laws apply](http://ec.europa.eu/transport/publications/doc/apr_leaflet_en.pdf) (even in the US). Regarding domestic flights, I am not sure. I am not a lawyer, but I guess that since many US airlines code-share with... |
277 | The official website for [AJ Hackett's Macau Tower bungee jump](http://macau.ajhackett.com/products/index.html) states in its conditions that:
>
> Must weigh 40 kgs
>
>
>
This seems to be a really low limit, and I was wondering whether anyone has personally done the jump or knows someone who did, to confirm wheth... | 2011/06/23 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/277",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/108/"
] | For most weather related cancellations or delays (technical term is WX), as Beofett noted, the airline typically owes you nothing more than eventually getting you there (sometimes even by bus, although difficult to do in over-water flights :D), or refunding you your money.
For mechanical delays or cancellations (MX), ... | I'm curious myself and did a Google search. I could only find some new news from [PBS](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/04/passenger-bill-of-rights.html). They covered the new Passenger Bill of Rights (effective August 2011):
Excerpt:
>
> Notification of Flight Changes: Airlines are now required to inform pa... |
277 | The official website for [AJ Hackett's Macau Tower bungee jump](http://macau.ajhackett.com/products/index.html) states in its conditions that:
>
> Must weigh 40 kgs
>
>
>
This seems to be a really low limit, and I was wondering whether anyone has personally done the jump or knows someone who did, to confirm wheth... | 2011/06/23 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/277",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/108/"
] | For most weather related cancellations or delays (technical term is WX), as Beofett noted, the airline typically owes you nothing more than eventually getting you there (sometimes even by bus, although difficult to do in over-water flights :D), or refunding you your money.
For mechanical delays or cancellations (MX), ... | If you are flying an [EU-based carrier](http://www.yourlegalrights.co.uk/consumer/flight-rights), the [EU laws apply](http://ec.europa.eu/transport/publications/doc/apr_leaflet_en.pdf) (even in the US). Regarding domestic flights, I am not sure. I am not a lawyer, but I guess that since many US airlines code-share with... |
277 | The official website for [AJ Hackett's Macau Tower bungee jump](http://macau.ajhackett.com/products/index.html) states in its conditions that:
>
> Must weigh 40 kgs
>
>
>
This seems to be a really low limit, and I was wondering whether anyone has personally done the jump or knows someone who did, to confirm wheth... | 2011/06/23 | [
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/277",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com",
"https://travel.stackexchange.com/users/108/"
] | I'm curious myself and did a Google search. I could only find some new news from [PBS](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2011/04/passenger-bill-of-rights.html). They covered the new Passenger Bill of Rights (effective August 2011):
Excerpt:
>
> Notification of Flight Changes: Airlines are now required to inform pa... | If you are flying an [EU-based carrier](http://www.yourlegalrights.co.uk/consumer/flight-rights), the [EU laws apply](http://ec.europa.eu/transport/publications/doc/apr_leaflet_en.pdf) (even in the US). Regarding domestic flights, I am not sure. I am not a lawyer, but I guess that since many US airlines code-share with... |
53,121 | I have a gas fireplace, which I have not used in over 3 years. It starts with an on/off switch on the wall. When I turn it ON, nothing happens. I am kind of scared of trying anything with this as it works with gas and I don't totally understand how it works.
Any tips on checking some basic stuff to see if I can get i... | 2014/11/18 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/53121",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/1608/"
] | It sounds like the gas was turned off somewhere. Generally, there's a knob next to the fireplace that may require a tool to turn on or off. You may also need to bleed air out of the gas lines, perhaps try the on/off switch over and over a few times and see if anything changes. It's pretty straight forward and you would... | After ensuring that the gas supply is not shut, cycle the on/off switch several (maybe numerous) times to free the system of air. You should hear the electric ignitor clicking for a short time after each time you activate the switch.
If you don't hear the ignitor- stop (you may have an electrical issue).
If a strong... |
53,121 | I have a gas fireplace, which I have not used in over 3 years. It starts with an on/off switch on the wall. When I turn it ON, nothing happens. I am kind of scared of trying anything with this as it works with gas and I don't totally understand how it works.
Any tips on checking some basic stuff to see if I can get i... | 2014/11/18 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/53121",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/1608/"
] | It's difficult to help you troubleshoot a device, without a bit more information about it. Since you're not giving us much, I'll try to give general advice.
Depending on the system, there's a few things that could be wrong.
Gas Valve Closed
================
This would affect every type of gas fireplace.
Test:
-----... | It sounds like the gas was turned off somewhere. Generally, there's a knob next to the fireplace that may require a tool to turn on or off. You may also need to bleed air out of the gas lines, perhaps try the on/off switch over and over a few times and see if anything changes. It's pretty straight forward and you would... |
53,121 | I have a gas fireplace, which I have not used in over 3 years. It starts with an on/off switch on the wall. When I turn it ON, nothing happens. I am kind of scared of trying anything with this as it works with gas and I don't totally understand how it works.
Any tips on checking some basic stuff to see if I can get i... | 2014/11/18 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/53121",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/1608/"
] | Is the pilot lit? The wall switch will not turn the fireplace on if the pilot is not lit. Here is some general information regarding how gas appliances work (the source link below also has some pictures):
>
> Most gas appliance will have a gas valve, a thermocouple, a
> thermopile, a piezo, and a pilot light. These ... | After ensuring that the gas supply is not shut, cycle the on/off switch several (maybe numerous) times to free the system of air. You should hear the electric ignitor clicking for a short time after each time you activate the switch.
If you don't hear the ignitor- stop (you may have an electrical issue).
If a strong... |
53,121 | I have a gas fireplace, which I have not used in over 3 years. It starts with an on/off switch on the wall. When I turn it ON, nothing happens. I am kind of scared of trying anything with this as it works with gas and I don't totally understand how it works.
Any tips on checking some basic stuff to see if I can get i... | 2014/11/18 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/53121",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/1608/"
] | It's difficult to help you troubleshoot a device, without a bit more information about it. Since you're not giving us much, I'll try to give general advice.
Depending on the system, there's a few things that could be wrong.
Gas Valve Closed
================
This would affect every type of gas fireplace.
Test:
-----... | After ensuring that the gas supply is not shut, cycle the on/off switch several (maybe numerous) times to free the system of air. You should hear the electric ignitor clicking for a short time after each time you activate the switch.
If you don't hear the ignitor- stop (you may have an electrical issue).
If a strong... |
53,121 | I have a gas fireplace, which I have not used in over 3 years. It starts with an on/off switch on the wall. When I turn it ON, nothing happens. I am kind of scared of trying anything with this as it works with gas and I don't totally understand how it works.
Any tips on checking some basic stuff to see if I can get i... | 2014/11/18 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/53121",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/1608/"
] | It's difficult to help you troubleshoot a device, without a bit more information about it. Since you're not giving us much, I'll try to give general advice.
Depending on the system, there's a few things that could be wrong.
Gas Valve Closed
================
This would affect every type of gas fireplace.
Test:
-----... | Is the pilot lit? The wall switch will not turn the fireplace on if the pilot is not lit. Here is some general information regarding how gas appliances work (the source link below also has some pictures):
>
> Most gas appliance will have a gas valve, a thermocouple, a
> thermopile, a piezo, and a pilot light. These ... |
83,189 | I was told that it is a typical mistake for Russian speakers to say ***I feel myself badly*** instead of ***I feel ill***.
I wonder to what extent such constructs sound wrong to native speakers?
>
> 1. I feel myself badly
> 2. I feel myself well
> 3. I feel myself to be a hero
> 4. I feel myself to be an astronaut
>... | 2012/09/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/83189",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2797/"
] | *I feel myself [to be] XXX* is an idiomatic metaphorical usage. It's normally associated with *considered assessment*. So if you said...
>
> ["I felt myself to be dying"](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22I%20felt%20myself%20to%20be%20dying%22&btnG=Search%20Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1)
>
>
>
...this would most likely ... | In general, feelings can be felt in an internal mental sense, but physical objects like people aren't *felt*, except in a physcial sense. Generally with your hands.
If you say any of those phrases with "I feel myself" to a fluent English speaker, you are liable to receive a snicker at best. It sounds too much like a c... |
83,189 | I was told that it is a typical mistake for Russian speakers to say ***I feel myself badly*** instead of ***I feel ill***.
I wonder to what extent such constructs sound wrong to native speakers?
>
> 1. I feel myself badly
> 2. I feel myself well
> 3. I feel myself to be a hero
> 4. I feel myself to be an astronaut
>... | 2012/09/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/83189",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2797/"
] | *I feel myself [to be] XXX* is an idiomatic metaphorical usage. It's normally associated with *considered assessment*. So if you said...
>
> ["I felt myself to be dying"](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22I%20felt%20myself%20to%20be%20dying%22&btnG=Search%20Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1)
>
>
>
...this would most likely ... | *I feel myself*, when not used in a tactile sense, means soemthing like *I consider myself*. It follows that examples 3, 4 and 5 are grammatical, and all three may be used without *to be*. 6 is grammatical, with or without *to be*, but, for semantic reasons, would be unlikely to be said by a native speaker. 1 and 2 are... |
83,189 | I was told that it is a typical mistake for Russian speakers to say ***I feel myself badly*** instead of ***I feel ill***.
I wonder to what extent such constructs sound wrong to native speakers?
>
> 1. I feel myself badly
> 2. I feel myself well
> 3. I feel myself to be a hero
> 4. I feel myself to be an astronaut
>... | 2012/09/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/83189",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2797/"
] | All of these sentences are grammatically valid, but for some of them the intended meaning is not at all clear, and they are not the way that most English speakers would express these ideas.
In general, "I feel myself" is generally understood to mean touching yourself for autoerotic pleasure, which is probably not what... | In general, feelings can be felt in an internal mental sense, but physical objects like people aren't *felt*, except in a physcial sense. Generally with your hands.
If you say any of those phrases with "I feel myself" to a fluent English speaker, you are liable to receive a snicker at best. It sounds too much like a c... |
83,189 | I was told that it is a typical mistake for Russian speakers to say ***I feel myself badly*** instead of ***I feel ill***.
I wonder to what extent such constructs sound wrong to native speakers?
>
> 1. I feel myself badly
> 2. I feel myself well
> 3. I feel myself to be a hero
> 4. I feel myself to be an astronaut
>... | 2012/09/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/83189",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2797/"
] | *I feel myself [to be] XXX* is an idiomatic metaphorical usage. It's normally associated with *considered assessment*. So if you said...
>
> ["I felt myself to be dying"](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22I%20felt%20myself%20to%20be%20dying%22&btnG=Search%20Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1)
>
>
>
...this would most likely ... | My opinion on American English usage is that there is no auto-erotic meaning to the clause "I feel myself" except among those who spend a disproportionate amount of time thinking in those terms. (This is illustrated in the popular cartoon series "Beavis and Butthead", which frequently exemplifies a juvenile obsession w... |
83,189 | I was told that it is a typical mistake for Russian speakers to say ***I feel myself badly*** instead of ***I feel ill***.
I wonder to what extent such constructs sound wrong to native speakers?
>
> 1. I feel myself badly
> 2. I feel myself well
> 3. I feel myself to be a hero
> 4. I feel myself to be an astronaut
>... | 2012/09/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/83189",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2797/"
] | All of these sentences are grammatically valid, but for some of them the intended meaning is not at all clear, and they are not the way that most English speakers would express these ideas.
In general, "I feel myself" is generally understood to mean touching yourself for autoerotic pleasure, which is probably not what... | My opinion on American English usage is that there is no auto-erotic meaning to the clause "I feel myself" except among those who spend a disproportionate amount of time thinking in those terms. (This is illustrated in the popular cartoon series "Beavis and Butthead", which frequently exemplifies a juvenile obsession w... |
83,189 | I was told that it is a typical mistake for Russian speakers to say ***I feel myself badly*** instead of ***I feel ill***.
I wonder to what extent such constructs sound wrong to native speakers?
>
> 1. I feel myself badly
> 2. I feel myself well
> 3. I feel myself to be a hero
> 4. I feel myself to be an astronaut
>... | 2012/09/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/83189",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2797/"
] | All of these sentences are grammatically valid, but for some of them the intended meaning is not at all clear, and they are not the way that most English speakers would express these ideas.
In general, "I feel myself" is generally understood to mean touching yourself for autoerotic pleasure, which is probably not what... | *I feel myself*, when not used in a tactile sense, means soemthing like *I consider myself*. It follows that examples 3, 4 and 5 are grammatical, and all three may be used without *to be*. 6 is grammatical, with or without *to be*, but, for semantic reasons, would be unlikely to be said by a native speaker. 1 and 2 are... |
83,189 | I was told that it is a typical mistake for Russian speakers to say ***I feel myself badly*** instead of ***I feel ill***.
I wonder to what extent such constructs sound wrong to native speakers?
>
> 1. I feel myself badly
> 2. I feel myself well
> 3. I feel myself to be a hero
> 4. I feel myself to be an astronaut
>... | 2012/09/20 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/83189",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/2797/"
] | All of these sentences are grammatically valid, but for some of them the intended meaning is not at all clear, and they are not the way that most English speakers would express these ideas.
In general, "I feel myself" is generally understood to mean touching yourself for autoerotic pleasure, which is probably not what... | *I feel myself [to be] XXX* is an idiomatic metaphorical usage. It's normally associated with *considered assessment*. So if you said...
>
> ["I felt myself to be dying"](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%22I%20felt%20myself%20to%20be%20dying%22&btnG=Search%20Books&tbm=bks&tbo=1)
>
>
>
...this would most likely ... |
43,025 | [Xantcha, Sleeper Agent](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bXantcha%2c%20Sleeper%20Agent%5d) has the ability:
>
> As Xantcha, Sleeper Agent enters the battlefield, an opponent of your
> choice gains control of it.
>
>
>
The [release notes for Commander 2018](https://magic.wizards.co... | 2018/07/31 | [
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/43025",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com",
"https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/users/3075/"
] | When Throne of Eldraine was released in October 2019, Xantcha, Sleeper Agent received functional errata that makes it now work the same way a card obtained with Bribery works; and Xantcha will now be exiled by 800.4a when her controller leaves the game.
Leaving the original answer below; as the question only existed d... | **Xantcha will be exiled when the opponent that has control of her leaves the game but the game continues.**
The owner of Xantcha never had control of Xantcha, so there is no controller to revert to if the opponent controlling her leaves the game. Thus, Xantcha will be exiled. I have to suspect that the Rules manager ... |
83,830 | In Jane Austen's *The Watsons*, the maid of the titular family utters the following sentence:
>
> "Please, ma'am, master wants to know why he ben't to have his dinner?"
>
>
>
I have never encountered *ben't* before, and haven't been able to find much information about it through preliminary research. [This source... | 2012/09/26 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/83830",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/15264/"
] | The OED shows many forms of *be* that have occurred over the centuries, including numerous negative forms. *Ben’t* is among them, having been in use from the seventeenth century onwards, and it may still be heard in some parts of England today. It has probably always been a non-standard form, in so far as it is possibl... | I encountered "ben't" for the first time in Jonathan Edwards' Treatise Concerning Religious Affections (18th c. America)
Commenting on the Shema' (Hear, O Israel...), he writes, "If we ben't in good earnest in Religion, and our Wills and Inclinations ben't strongly exercised, we are Nothing." (p. 10)
I realized this ca... |
83,830 | In Jane Austen's *The Watsons*, the maid of the titular family utters the following sentence:
>
> "Please, ma'am, master wants to know why he ben't to have his dinner?"
>
>
>
I have never encountered *ben't* before, and haven't been able to find much information about it through preliminary research. [This source... | 2012/09/26 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/83830",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/15264/"
] | The OED shows many forms of *be* that have occurred over the centuries, including numerous negative forms. *Ben’t* is among them, having been in use from the seventeenth century onwards, and it may still be heard in some parts of England today. It has probably always been a non-standard form, in so far as it is possibl... | Ban't or barnt is used along with man't or marnt is used in SW Lancashire to mean 'better hadn't' and mustn't. Thy ban't be doing that lad' was a phrase I often heard in my youth! |
83,830 | In Jane Austen's *The Watsons*, the maid of the titular family utters the following sentence:
>
> "Please, ma'am, master wants to know why he ben't to have his dinner?"
>
>
>
I have never encountered *ben't* before, and haven't been able to find much information about it through preliminary research. [This source... | 2012/09/26 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/83830",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/15264/"
] | I encountered "ben't" for the first time in Jonathan Edwards' Treatise Concerning Religious Affections (18th c. America)
Commenting on the Shema' (Hear, O Israel...), he writes, "If we ben't in good earnest in Religion, and our Wills and Inclinations ben't strongly exercised, we are Nothing." (p. 10)
I realized this ca... | Ban't or barnt is used along with man't or marnt is used in SW Lancashire to mean 'better hadn't' and mustn't. Thy ban't be doing that lad' was a phrase I often heard in my youth! |
87,810 | I'm learning to use Illustrator and I've maid a brush stroke, but I cannot change the width profile of the brush stroke.
This is what I do: I select the stroke I've made with my custom brush, I go to the panel at the top, I change the width profile of the stroke but it doesn't work.
Even if I select any width profile... | 2017/03/31 | [
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/87810",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com",
"https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/users/89962/"
] | You can only set a custom width profile or adjust the width (using the width tool) of a stroke with either a basic brush (a.k.a. no brush), an art brush or a pattern brush... The "5 pt. Round" brush you have set is a calligraphic brush so a width profile simply won't work. | You can *change* the type of brush stroke you're using under the Properties panel. From there, change the Brush setting to "basic". You can then change the width profile and arrows like a normal pen line, but you can't keep any special brush types.
Now, why they don't let you just use "basic" for your brush type in th... |
252,935 | I'm in the market for a new network appliance router that either has the following features, or can be modded to have the following features:
* Dual Stack (ipv4, ipv6)
* On-Board Configurable DNS Server
* Wireless
* ...and VPN Support
Do they make such a router? | 2011/03/03 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/252935",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/2293/"
] | Most of the routers that can be re-flashed to DD-WRT or OpenWRT should meet your requirements. This may void your warranty. Something with 8MB or more flash, and 32MB more memory should work well. Currently Atheros Wifi cards are best supported.
At least one manufacturer is distributing DD-WRT firmware and is open to ... | Currently the home LAN router industry seems to be completely ignoring IPv6, which is very disappointing.
The following web page seems to be keeping tabs on this:
Routers - SixXS Wiki
<http://www.sixxs.net/wiki/Routers>
Fortunately, there are some LinkSys and other home LAN routers that can take a customized ... |
11,537 | I know that if we have some data representing some wave, for example image line values, we can use fourier transform to get frequency function of that wave. But we have N values at points x=0...N-1 And we get only N frequencies at the output. So I want to analyze the wave everywhere in the range [0, N-1] For example at... | 2010/01/12 | [
"https://mathoverflow.net/questions/11537",
"https://mathoverflow.net",
"https://mathoverflow.net/users/3195/"
] | Strictly speaking, you can't. That is, you have to interpolate to do it, and to do that in a meaningful way requires some knowledge of the problem domain. However, the easiest way to do so is to note that the given function is naturally written in terms of its discrete Fourier transform as a trigonometric polynomial, s... | Here is one answer from the electrical engineering(or, image processing) point of view. However this answer much non-mathematical and more for practical illustration. Since this is a non-mathematical answer, I have made it community wiki so that I don't get reputation.
In digital signal processing, you sample an analo... |
1,910 | [Turbo compound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-compound_engine) engines extract some exhaust energy by using it to power a turbine connected to the driveshaft. Why are these engines not more widely used? | 2015/03/01 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1910",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/398/"
] | There are a number of factors that have limited wider adoption of Turbo-Compounds and it all comes down to how they actually work and where they receive their greatest benefits. In the early studies of the concept by NACA in the 1940's they determined that the most critical factor is the Exhaust Exit Pressure (Pe) to I... | Modern compound engines use electric motors to translate the speed of the turbine to the speed of the wheel or propeller. For this, modern electronics is needed. It works in F1 and in the trucks and would work in hybrid cars with a small internal combustion engine. Turbines have a narrower working range than a piston e... |
1,910 | [Turbo compound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-compound_engine) engines extract some exhaust energy by using it to power a turbine connected to the driveshaft. Why are these engines not more widely used? | 2015/03/01 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1910",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/398/"
] | There are a number of factors that have limited wider adoption of Turbo-Compounds and it all comes down to how they actually work and where they receive their greatest benefits. In the early studies of the concept by NACA in the 1940's they determined that the most critical factor is the Exhaust Exit Pressure (Pe) to I... | I limit my comments to aircraft:
turbocompounding, as used in the R3350, was a way of extracting the kinetic energy of the exhaust gases with a turbine and putting it back on the crankshaft. Exhaust gas backpressure buildup was not a design limiter for cruise at 25,000 feet. Today, the exhaust gas energy recovery tur... |
1,910 | [Turbo compound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-compound_engine) engines extract some exhaust energy by using it to power a turbine connected to the driveshaft. Why are these engines not more widely used? | 2015/03/01 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1910",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/398/"
] | There are a number of factors that have limited wider adoption of Turbo-Compounds and it all comes down to how they actually work and where they receive their greatest benefits. In the early studies of the concept by NACA in the 1940's they determined that the most critical factor is the Exhaust Exit Pressure (Pe) to I... | Turbo compounding is used currently in truck engines by Detroit diesel and Volvo, but they are suited to long haul applications where the engine is at a constant revs/load, the power turbine it is said extracts up to 50 horsepower to put back into the crankshaft but the trade off as explained earlier is increased exhau... |
1,910 | [Turbo compound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-compound_engine) engines extract some exhaust energy by using it to power a turbine connected to the driveshaft. Why are these engines not more widely used? | 2015/03/01 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1910",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/398/"
] | I limit my comments to aircraft:
turbocompounding, as used in the R3350, was a way of extracting the kinetic energy of the exhaust gases with a turbine and putting it back on the crankshaft. Exhaust gas backpressure buildup was not a design limiter for cruise at 25,000 feet. Today, the exhaust gas energy recovery tur... | I’ve been doing a lot of reading on this and what we haven’t seen is a form of turbo compounding but instead using a small turbine engine capable of running itself when a steady torque is required. If married to a reciprocating engine with variable valve timing, the valves could be held open; the turbine generating the... |
1,910 | [Turbo compound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-compound_engine) engines extract some exhaust energy by using it to power a turbine connected to the driveshaft. Why are these engines not more widely used? | 2015/03/01 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1910",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/398/"
] | There are a lot of reasons, but the main reasons are increase cost and decreased reliability. The power they produced also cost engine efficiency as they increased the back pressure in the exhaust line.
So when you design an engine you have a few choices. For instance, you can either increase engine efficiency, or sa... | I limit my comments to aircraft:
turbocompounding, as used in the R3350, was a way of extracting the kinetic energy of the exhaust gases with a turbine and putting it back on the crankshaft. Exhaust gas backpressure buildup was not a design limiter for cruise at 25,000 feet. Today, the exhaust gas energy recovery tur... |
1,910 | [Turbo compound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-compound_engine) engines extract some exhaust energy by using it to power a turbine connected to the driveshaft. Why are these engines not more widely used? | 2015/03/01 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1910",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/398/"
] | Modern compound engines use electric motors to translate the speed of the turbine to the speed of the wheel or propeller. For this, modern electronics is needed. It works in F1 and in the trucks and would work in hybrid cars with a small internal combustion engine. Turbines have a narrower working range than a piston e... | I’ve been doing a lot of reading on this and what we haven’t seen is a form of turbo compounding but instead using a small turbine engine capable of running itself when a steady torque is required. If married to a reciprocating engine with variable valve timing, the valves could be held open; the turbine generating the... |
1,910 | [Turbo compound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-compound_engine) engines extract some exhaust energy by using it to power a turbine connected to the driveshaft. Why are these engines not more widely used? | 2015/03/01 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1910",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/398/"
] | There are a lot of reasons, but the main reasons are increase cost and decreased reliability. The power they produced also cost engine efficiency as they increased the back pressure in the exhaust line.
So when you design an engine you have a few choices. For instance, you can either increase engine efficiency, or sa... | I’ve been doing a lot of reading on this and what we haven’t seen is a form of turbo compounding but instead using a small turbine engine capable of running itself when a steady torque is required. If married to a reciprocating engine with variable valve timing, the valves could be held open; the turbine generating the... |
1,910 | [Turbo compound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-compound_engine) engines extract some exhaust energy by using it to power a turbine connected to the driveshaft. Why are these engines not more widely used? | 2015/03/01 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1910",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/398/"
] | There are a lot of reasons, but the main reasons are increase cost and decreased reliability. The power they produced also cost engine efficiency as they increased the back pressure in the exhaust line.
So when you design an engine you have a few choices. For instance, you can either increase engine efficiency, or sa... | Modern compound engines use electric motors to translate the speed of the turbine to the speed of the wheel or propeller. For this, modern electronics is needed. It works in F1 and in the trucks and would work in hybrid cars with a small internal combustion engine. Turbines have a narrower working range than a piston e... |
1,910 | [Turbo compound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-compound_engine) engines extract some exhaust energy by using it to power a turbine connected to the driveshaft. Why are these engines not more widely used? | 2015/03/01 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1910",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/398/"
] | There are a lot of reasons, but the main reasons are increase cost and decreased reliability. The power they produced also cost engine efficiency as they increased the back pressure in the exhaust line.
So when you design an engine you have a few choices. For instance, you can either increase engine efficiency, or sa... | Turbo compounding is used currently in truck engines by Detroit diesel and Volvo, but they are suited to long haul applications where the engine is at a constant revs/load, the power turbine it is said extracts up to 50 horsepower to put back into the crankshaft but the trade off as explained earlier is increased exhau... |
1,910 | [Turbo compound](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo-compound_engine) engines extract some exhaust energy by using it to power a turbine connected to the driveshaft. Why are these engines not more widely used? | 2015/03/01 | [
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/1910",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://engineering.stackexchange.com/users/398/"
] | Turbo compounding is used currently in truck engines by Detroit diesel and Volvo, but they are suited to long haul applications where the engine is at a constant revs/load, the power turbine it is said extracts up to 50 horsepower to put back into the crankshaft but the trade off as explained earlier is increased exhau... | I’ve been doing a lot of reading on this and what we haven’t seen is a form of turbo compounding but instead using a small turbine engine capable of running itself when a steady torque is required. If married to a reciprocating engine with variable valve timing, the valves could be held open; the turbine generating the... |
632,067 | I need to run a program, but I don't trust the author. I think it is infected with spyware, viruses, or malicious files. I scanned it and didn't find anything, but I'm still not feeling good about it.
So I was thinking to create another Windows user account.
* Will viruses on one account infect the second account? D... | 2013/08/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/632067",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/96624/"
] | Use Sandboxie. You can get it at sandboxie.com
Using another account will only help if you set the account as limited and the program you're trying to run doesn't request privilege escalation. Running your program in a sandbox like Sandboxie is much safer and easier. | When running suspect programs, you have to be aware that the program will infect the operating system of the computer, not just the user account.
To do so semi-safely, it would be best to run some sort of virtualization program like parallels or vmware or others which creates a virtualized instance - another copy of t... |
632,067 | I need to run a program, but I don't trust the author. I think it is infected with spyware, viruses, or malicious files. I scanned it and didn't find anything, but I'm still not feeling good about it.
So I was thinking to create another Windows user account.
* Will viruses on one account infect the second account? D... | 2013/08/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/632067",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/96624/"
] | Use Sandboxie. You can get it at sandboxie.com
Using another account will only help if you set the account as limited and the program you're trying to run doesn't request privilege escalation. Running your program in a sandbox like Sandboxie is much safer and easier. | From my personally experience if you want to run a program, but do not trust it, don't run it. However, take a look at where the program comes from. Many programs can be found on sites like sourceforge.com, github.com, etc, are open source and are generally peer reviewed - thus are unlikely to harbor a virus.
* Will ... |
632,067 | I need to run a program, but I don't trust the author. I think it is infected with spyware, viruses, or malicious files. I scanned it and didn't find anything, but I'm still not feeling good about it.
So I was thinking to create another Windows user account.
* Will viruses on one account infect the second account? D... | 2013/08/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/632067",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/96624/"
] | Note that a problem (the main problem) with solutions like VirtualBox, Vmware, or Windows Virtual PC, is that some (many) viruses are designed to spread to network shares and attached drives.
A solution to this problem is to make sure that your virtual box/machine has *no network connections* and *no attached drives*.... | When running suspect programs, you have to be aware that the program will infect the operating system of the computer, not just the user account.
To do so semi-safely, it would be best to run some sort of virtualization program like parallels or vmware or others which creates a virtualized instance - another copy of t... |
632,067 | I need to run a program, but I don't trust the author. I think it is infected with spyware, viruses, or malicious files. I scanned it and didn't find anything, but I'm still not feeling good about it.
So I was thinking to create another Windows user account.
* Will viruses on one account infect the second account? D... | 2013/08/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/632067",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/96624/"
] | Note that a problem (the main problem) with solutions like VirtualBox, Vmware, or Windows Virtual PC, is that some (many) viruses are designed to spread to network shares and attached drives.
A solution to this problem is to make sure that your virtual box/machine has *no network connections* and *no attached drives*.... | From my personally experience if you want to run a program, but do not trust it, don't run it. However, take a look at where the program comes from. Many programs can be found on sites like sourceforge.com, github.com, etc, are open source and are generally peer reviewed - thus are unlikely to harbor a virus.
* Will ... |
27,063 | Gerrymandering is often given as one explanation of why the Democrats lost congressional seats to the Republicans. Is there any good analysis about how many seats were lost because of gerrymandering that happened after 2008? To what extent have changes in district lines resulted in the Republicans gaining more seats? | 2017/12/21 | [
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/questions/27063",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com",
"https://politics.stackexchange.com/users/1483/"
] | Based on the [Cook Partisan Voting Index](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Partisan_Voting_Index), the effect seems to be negligible.
Looking at the PVI for the 2010 election, which was the last one to be used under the old district boundaries, the Republican candidate outperformed their national result in 235 distr... | According to analysis by the [Associated Press](https://www.apnews.com/fa6478e10cda4e9cbd75380e705bd380), the GOP benefited a bit from gerrymandering:
>
> The AP analysis also found that Republicans won as many as 22 additional U.S. House seats [in 2016] over what would have been expected based on the average vote sh... |
172,584 | I'm designing a series of 1-Wire components for my SmartHome Bus and use the DS2480B as Busmaster. Because the cable I run around the house has 3 wires (24V, 1-Wire, GND), I'd like to protect the DS2480B from overvoltage caused by accidentally short-circuiting the 24V and DQ lines. If possible, the design should also p... | 2015/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/172584",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/77414/"
] | Something vital to remember when powering current-hungry devices on the bus cable, is that ground lift quickly becomes a problem, i.e. the DQ-GND voltage diff decreases since GND is lifted by the 24V loads.
If using a CAT5 cable, this can be mitigated by using multiple wires for GND.
But with several 100's of mA in th... | Looking into this for myself; it seems the best answer is a low current PTC polyfuse (like a Bel 0ZCM0001FF2G) in series with a ~50ohm ballast resistor both in front of Zeners to Vdd/Vss might be the "best". Alternatively, Bourns has their TBU series of 2 terminal data line protection devices.
If I understand final's ... |
172,584 | I'm designing a series of 1-Wire components for my SmartHome Bus and use the DS2480B as Busmaster. Because the cable I run around the house has 3 wires (24V, 1-Wire, GND), I'd like to protect the DS2480B from overvoltage caused by accidentally short-circuiting the 24V and DQ lines. If possible, the design should also p... | 2015/05/27 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/172584",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/77414/"
] | I now use a Depletion Mode Mosfet for Overvoltage protection with a low on resistance (Maxim uses a DN3135 in some examples which has about 35Ω, but I found that Infineon's BSS159N has even typically 3Ω at V(gs)=0V). I connect the Gate to the chip's VCC line which is always 5V.
The mosfet shuts off at about V(gs)=-3V ... | Looking into this for myself; it seems the best answer is a low current PTC polyfuse (like a Bel 0ZCM0001FF2G) in series with a ~50ohm ballast resistor both in front of Zeners to Vdd/Vss might be the "best". Alternatively, Bourns has their TBU series of 2 terminal data line protection devices.
If I understand final's ... |
82,295 | For developing an application optimized for LXDE, should you choose GTK2, GTK3 or QT?
Most LXDE apps are currently using GTK2, but it looks like GTK2 is becoming dead and the LXDE developers are porting everything over to QT | 2013/07/09 | [
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/82295",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com",
"https://unix.stackexchange.com/users/33094/"
] | As far as I have understood the situation with LXDE, they are not 100% sure to switch to Qt.
Since there will not be any further development on GTK+ 2, they have to choose between GTK+ 3 and Qt.
It looks like there will be two version of LXDE one with Qt and the other with GTK+ 2 or 3, until they decided which to choo... | Given it's developed using the GTK+ Toolkit I would assume that developing using GTK2 would make the most sense.
*excerpt from [LXDE wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LXDE)*
>
> LXDE is written in the C programming language, using the GTK+ toolkit,
> and runs on Unix and other POSIX compliant platforms, ... |
24,383 | I read this sentence [on this image](http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/02/85/14/0285141f34df458170415440e3f9ea0e.jpg) :
>
> She smelled **of** sun and daisies with **a hint** of river water.
>
>
>
I don't get at all why do we say "She smelled **of**", why is there "of" after smelled ? Couldn't we get rid of ... | 2014/05/28 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/24383",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/5596/"
] | * Smelling *something* means you're doing the smelling, and the thing you're smelling is *something*.
* Smelling **of** *something* means that you smell, and what you smell **like** is *something*
>
> She smelled **of** ...
>
>
>
She smelled **like**
>
> ... sun and daisies with **a hint** of river water.
>
> ... | There is a marked difference between smelling something and smelling *of* something.
If you "smell" sun and daisies - you detect the odor of sun and daisies.
If you "smell *of*" sun and daisies - you *emit* the odor of sun and daisies. Others around you will "smell" sun and daisies.
Alternative wordings could be "sme... |
24,383 | I read this sentence [on this image](http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/02/85/14/0285141f34df458170415440e3f9ea0e.jpg) :
>
> She smelled **of** sun and daisies with **a hint** of river water.
>
>
>
I don't get at all why do we say "She smelled **of**", why is there "of" after smelled ? Couldn't we get rid of ... | 2014/05/28 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/24383",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/5596/"
] | There is a marked difference between smelling something and smelling *of* something.
If you "smell" sun and daisies - you detect the odor of sun and daisies.
If you "smell *of*" sun and daisies - you *emit* the odor of sun and daisies. Others around you will "smell" sun and daisies.
Alternative wordings could be "sme... | Others have answered the "smell of" part.
When you say "a hint of X", you mean just a small amount of X, or that X is there but difficult to detect. Like if you said, "This cake contains a hint of chocolate", that means that it is NOT a chocolate cake, but there is a small amount of the taste of chocolate to it. Or I ... |
24,383 | I read this sentence [on this image](http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/02/85/14/0285141f34df458170415440e3f9ea0e.jpg) :
>
> She smelled **of** sun and daisies with **a hint** of river water.
>
>
>
I don't get at all why do we say "She smelled **of**", why is there "of" after smelled ? Couldn't we get rid of ... | 2014/05/28 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/24383",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/5596/"
] | * Smelling *something* means you're doing the smelling, and the thing you're smelling is *something*.
* Smelling **of** *something* means that you smell, and what you smell **like** is *something*
>
> She smelled **of** ...
>
>
>
She smelled **like**
>
> ... sun and daisies with **a hint** of river water.
>
> ... | Others have answered the "smell of" part.
When you say "a hint of X", you mean just a small amount of X, or that X is there but difficult to detect. Like if you said, "This cake contains a hint of chocolate", that means that it is NOT a chocolate cake, but there is a small amount of the taste of chocolate to it. Or I ... |
56,908 | The Basic Set (p. B247) has the following entry for a **Fireball**.
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> Lets the caster throw a ball of fire from his hand. This has 1/2D 25, Max 50, Acc 1. When it strikes something, it vanishes in a puff of flame. This spell is likely to ignite flammable targets.
>
>
> **Cost**: Any amount up to your Magery level... | 2015/02/17 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/56908",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/5989/"
] | The line you're looking for is here:
>
> This has 1/2D 25, Max 50, Acc 1.
>
>
>
This describes how you aim the spell.
The "1/2D" stat is the number of yards that you can shoot the spell at before it does half damage. In this case, the Fireball does full damage if you shoot a target within 25 yards.
The "Max" n... | You've missed the section of the rules on weapons and ranges. One of the places you can get a primer on range is in the *GURPS Basic Set* Equipment chapter, page 268. The Combat chapter goes into more detail on page 372. (For an exhaustive list of places in the rules that cover range and things that are relevant to ran... |
582,741 | First let me say that I'm a mechanical engineer so I'm unfamiliar with a lot of things you'll consider basic.
I have a PCB that carries two cameras, and transfer their data to a Raspberry Pi 4. The cameras successfully function with power supply from only one of the USBs, the other USB is connected to the PCB's connec... | 2021/08/23 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/582741",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/294395/"
] | Sharing VBUS between endpoints isn’t compliant with the USB spec. Nor is connecting two VBUS lines together.
USB hosts are obliged to provide VBUS. Endpoints have the choice of using VBUS for power, power+reset, reset, or not at all and instead rely on DP/DM for reset.
In fact USB endpoints watch DP/DM for reset so t... | so you have 2 USB plugs but only 6 conductors, (sharing the +5 and 0V conductors between the two devices. that should work.
If you check the raspberry pi schematic you'll see that all the +5s are connected togetherm and same for the 0Vs. |
19,619,425 | I know the difference between a real mode and protected mode from the OS and hardware perspective.
But I am trying to figure out What does a program 'knows' about real mode or protected mode? how can you say while looking at an source code/object code that it is a real mode program or not?
Looking for an answer, All... | 2013/10/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19619425",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/597858/"
] | a 'real mode' program uses BIOS subroutines along with OS subroutines whereas a 'protected mode' program uses only OS subroutines.
instruction code differs since opcodes for registers are different and offset addresses are of different length. | The main difference is the mode the cpu is in. In protected mode the OS can use features like paging and virtual memory. Also real mode code is never in 32 bits whereas protected mode code can be 16 bits or 32 bits. Every x86 cpu starts in real mode and the OS must switch to protected mode. |
19,619,425 | I know the difference between a real mode and protected mode from the OS and hardware perspective.
But I am trying to figure out What does a program 'knows' about real mode or protected mode? how can you say while looking at an source code/object code that it is a real mode program or not?
Looking for an answer, All... | 2013/10/27 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/19619425",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/597858/"
] | a 'real mode' program uses BIOS subroutines along with OS subroutines whereas a 'protected mode' program uses only OS subroutines.
instruction code differs since opcodes for registers are different and offset addresses are of different length. | >
> how can you say while looking at an source code/object code that it is a real mode program or not?
>
>
>
If there is a direct mapping(one-to-one) between the physical and virtual memory, the program is executing in real mode. To be more precise, since Virtual Memory is not activated in real mode, the program e... |
109,438 | I'm not an electrical engineer, I'm not even close to knowledgeable in electronics. But could someone explain to me how the switch on this actually provides power to the motor above?
I don't see anything that connects the ends of the battery to the actual wires that connect up to the motor. What am I missing?
![Under... | 2014/05/07 | [
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/109438",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com",
"https://electronics.stackexchange.com/users/41452/"
] | >
> Question 1: Assuming that the oscillator (perhaps programmable) is
> given, what kind of hardware would you suggest for (2) and (3) ?
>
>
>
For 2: All-pass (phase-shifting) filter, a.k.a. Hilbert transformer
For 3: Balanced modulator
>
> Question 2: Does this setup have significant shortcomings (beside cos... | Question 1: Assuming that the oscillator (perhaps programmable) is given, what kind of hardware would you suggest for (2) and (3) ?
I would suggest a dual DDS running out of phase I+Q duties (analog devices have dual synched dds), you have to convert DDS stepped sine to square wave using a hard driven op amp or hard l... |
119,981 | In recent years, mobile number has become an important factor for authentication and hence more and more enterprises employ methods to capture their users' mobile numbers using SMS.
In a typical scenario;
1. the GUI which user is interacting with (whether it is a web site or an app) asks user to enter her/his mobile ... | 2016/04/09 | [
"https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/119981",
"https://security.stackexchange.com",
"https://security.stackexchange.com/users/43411/"
] | Lets look at some different attacks and how they impact the two different systems, followed by some usability considerations.
**Control of phone (draw)**
If the attacker has full controll over the phone, it is game over no matter what. However, an attacker may have been able to get a [trojan](https://blog.kaspersky.c... | The two options are distinct in the following way:
1. The company sends the SMS to the customer
2. The customer sends the SMS to the company
If we think carefully about how identity is verified in telephone networks, we will discover the core security issue the leads companies to choose option 1. Whenever you place a... |
22,190 | We've created a series of mechanisms to terraform the temperature and atmosphere to be Earthlike. My geologists are screaming at me, because a lot of features are being rapidly eroded by the new hydrological process. Anywho.
**I still don't have soil.**
Our agronomists are great with hydroponics, but to plant small t... | 2015/08/08 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/22190",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/3276/"
] | There is a good treatment in [*The Martian*](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(Weir_novel)), where he uses his own *night soil* and composting all organic waste. With geometric growth it will cover "land" in short order, given water and labor to spread, mix, and prepare. (Weir's characters all refer to all d... | Your friends objection is irrelevant. We are teraforming a planet with near future technology. "Quick" is not in our mission statement. So go back to your friend and ask what he means by "forever". If this is shorter than "we need more waste than 200 years of hydroponics would generate", there is simply no concern. It ... |
22,190 | We've created a series of mechanisms to terraform the temperature and atmosphere to be Earthlike. My geologists are screaming at me, because a lot of features are being rapidly eroded by the new hydrological process. Anywho.
**I still don't have soil.**
Our agronomists are great with hydroponics, but to plant small t... | 2015/08/08 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/22190",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/3276/"
] | This actually sounds like two unrelated questions: How do I stop erosion?, and, how do I transition from hydroponic agriculture to soil based agriculture?
For a fast means of providing ground cover, I might suggest that the ecological engineers start tweaking bacteria to create a strain (or strains) which form biofilm... | Your friends objection is irrelevant. We are teraforming a planet with near future technology. "Quick" is not in our mission statement. So go back to your friend and ask what he means by "forever". If this is shorter than "we need more waste than 200 years of hydroponics would generate", there is simply no concern. It ... |
22,190 | We've created a series of mechanisms to terraform the temperature and atmosphere to be Earthlike. My geologists are screaming at me, because a lot of features are being rapidly eroded by the new hydrological process. Anywho.
**I still don't have soil.**
Our agronomists are great with hydroponics, but to plant small t... | 2015/08/08 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/22190",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/3276/"
] | Mars already has dust fields.
Add water to the dust and you get mud.
Add seeds to the mud and you get plants.
Wait for a year and you get dead plants.
Spray the fields of dead plants with the right bacteria and they will decompose back into the dust and you will have soil.
repeat this process for a few years and t... | Your friends objection is irrelevant. We are teraforming a planet with near future technology. "Quick" is not in our mission statement. So go back to your friend and ask what he means by "forever". If this is shorter than "we need more waste than 200 years of hydroponics would generate", there is simply no concern. It ... |
192,884 | I restored antique brass door knobs and plates.
This is what the brass looked like before restoration.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rBMzB.jpg)
This is what the brass looked like after restoration.
[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgu... | 2020/05/16 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/192884",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/117335/"
] | Copper is "red", adding zinc to it makes it brass and the more zinc the more yellow/gold. However , there is always an exception. Yellow brass is usually 70 Cu; 30 Zn, but a cheaper yellow brass is ( *muntz metal* ) 60 Cu ;40 Zn and is a little reddish compared to 70;30. For these two alloys the color trend reverses. S... | The brass you now show was not the original finish otherwise the brass would be matched in color.
The original finish was japanned or painted. |
158,409 | Consistent units are one of the most important inventions to the modern age.
Before standardization, one used natural units such as 'feet', but these all varied from person to person.
My world abides to all natural laws of Earth and has developed very similarly.
**Could anything exist naturally in my world that coul... | 2019/10/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/158409",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/59407/"
] | The use of carats as unit of weight comes from the relatively narrow distribution of weight of the seed of [carob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carob)
>
> The unit "carat", used for weighing precious metal and stones, also comes from κεράτιον, as alluding to an ancient practice of weighing gold and gemstones against... | **A large femur (thigh-bone) of an individual creature.**
Bones are relatively weather resistant and can last for a long time, so a particular femur off of a historical hunt may be passed on, similar to the metre bar.
There are a few disadvantages to this solution:
1. It is unique and may become damaged, making it w... |
158,409 | Consistent units are one of the most important inventions to the modern age.
Before standardization, one used natural units such as 'feet', but these all varied from person to person.
My world abides to all natural laws of Earth and has developed very similarly.
**Could anything exist naturally in my world that coul... | 2019/10/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/158409",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/59407/"
] | If your culture is scientifically advanced, a truly uiversal length unit is the [Planck length](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_length). which is ca. 1.616×10-35 m. Using 1035 times this length gives you a suitable length of 1.616 m. | **A large femur (thigh-bone) of an individual creature.**
Bones are relatively weather resistant and can last for a long time, so a particular femur off of a historical hunt may be passed on, similar to the metre bar.
There are a few disadvantages to this solution:
1. It is unique and may become damaged, making it w... |
158,409 | Consistent units are one of the most important inventions to the modern age.
Before standardization, one used natural units such as 'feet', but these all varied from person to person.
My world abides to all natural laws of Earth and has developed very similarly.
**Could anything exist naturally in my world that coul... | 2019/10/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/158409",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/59407/"
] | [**Capillary action**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillary_action)
When hollow tube is submerged to a fluid, the surface level inside tube is different from the outside, as if defying gravity. This difference is universal and can be used to set a standard length. For example with glass tube in water, in a 3.85 mm ... | **A large femur (thigh-bone) of an individual creature.**
Bones are relatively weather resistant and can last for a long time, so a particular femur off of a historical hunt may be passed on, similar to the metre bar.
There are a few disadvantages to this solution:
1. It is unique and may become damaged, making it w... |
158,409 | Consistent units are one of the most important inventions to the modern age.
Before standardization, one used natural units such as 'feet', but these all varied from person to person.
My world abides to all natural laws of Earth and has developed very similarly.
**Could anything exist naturally in my world that coul... | 2019/10/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/158409",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/59407/"
] | The short answer is "anything." All you need is an evolutionary pressure to be X meters tall but not X+1 meters tall, and natural selection will take over. Balances in natural things have proven remarkably precise. Averages work even better. If you can measure the length of 100 things end-to-end, you can use the centra... | **A large femur (thigh-bone) of an individual creature.**
Bones are relatively weather resistant and can last for a long time, so a particular femur off of a historical hunt may be passed on, similar to the metre bar.
There are a few disadvantages to this solution:
1. It is unique and may become damaged, making it w... |
158,409 | Consistent units are one of the most important inventions to the modern age.
Before standardization, one used natural units such as 'feet', but these all varied from person to person.
My world abides to all natural laws of Earth and has developed very similarly.
**Could anything exist naturally in my world that coul... | 2019/10/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/158409",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/59407/"
] | The use of carats as unit of weight comes from the relatively narrow distribution of weight of the seed of [carob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carob)
>
> The unit "carat", used for weighing precious metal and stones, also comes from κεράτιον, as alluding to an ancient practice of weighing gold and gemstones against... | If your culture is scientifically advanced, a truly uiversal length unit is the [Planck length](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_length). which is ca. 1.616×10-35 m. Using 1035 times this length gives you a suitable length of 1.616 m. |
158,409 | Consistent units are one of the most important inventions to the modern age.
Before standardization, one used natural units such as 'feet', but these all varied from person to person.
My world abides to all natural laws of Earth and has developed very similarly.
**Could anything exist naturally in my world that coul... | 2019/10/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/158409",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/59407/"
] | The use of carats as unit of weight comes from the relatively narrow distribution of weight of the seed of [carob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carob)
>
> The unit "carat", used for weighing precious metal and stones, also comes from κεράτιον, as alluding to an ancient practice of weighing gold and gemstones against... | [**Capillary action**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillary_action)
When hollow tube is submerged to a fluid, the surface level inside tube is different from the outside, as if defying gravity. This difference is universal and can be used to set a standard length. For example with glass tube in water, in a 3.85 mm ... |
158,409 | Consistent units are one of the most important inventions to the modern age.
Before standardization, one used natural units such as 'feet', but these all varied from person to person.
My world abides to all natural laws of Earth and has developed very similarly.
**Could anything exist naturally in my world that coul... | 2019/10/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/158409",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/59407/"
] | The use of carats as unit of weight comes from the relatively narrow distribution of weight of the seed of [carob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carob)
>
> The unit "carat", used for weighing precious metal and stones, also comes from κεράτιον, as alluding to an ancient practice of weighing gold and gemstones against... | The short answer is "anything." All you need is an evolutionary pressure to be X meters tall but not X+1 meters tall, and natural selection will take over. Balances in natural things have proven remarkably precise. Averages work even better. If you can measure the length of 100 things end-to-end, you can use the centra... |
158,409 | Consistent units are one of the most important inventions to the modern age.
Before standardization, one used natural units such as 'feet', but these all varied from person to person.
My world abides to all natural laws of Earth and has developed very similarly.
**Could anything exist naturally in my world that coul... | 2019/10/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/158409",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/59407/"
] | If your culture is scientifically advanced, a truly uiversal length unit is the [Planck length](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck_length). which is ca. 1.616×10-35 m. Using 1035 times this length gives you a suitable length of 1.616 m. | The short answer is "anything." All you need is an evolutionary pressure to be X meters tall but not X+1 meters tall, and natural selection will take over. Balances in natural things have proven remarkably precise. Averages work even better. If you can measure the length of 100 things end-to-end, you can use the centra... |
158,409 | Consistent units are one of the most important inventions to the modern age.
Before standardization, one used natural units such as 'feet', but these all varied from person to person.
My world abides to all natural laws of Earth and has developed very similarly.
**Could anything exist naturally in my world that coul... | 2019/10/15 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/158409",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/59407/"
] | [**Capillary action**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillary_action)
When hollow tube is submerged to a fluid, the surface level inside tube is different from the outside, as if defying gravity. This difference is universal and can be used to set a standard length. For example with glass tube in water, in a 3.85 mm ... | The short answer is "anything." All you need is an evolutionary pressure to be X meters tall but not X+1 meters tall, and natural selection will take over. Balances in natural things have proven remarkably precise. Averages work even better. If you can measure the length of 100 things end-to-end, you can use the centra... |
157,825 | I'm desperate, otherwise I wouldn't post this long type of post on this forum, cause whenever I have a problem, I just search it on Google and 99% of cases I find the solution, but this time, I'm helpless. I would really appreciate if someone has a solution to my problem,
I have a Infocus M2. It is an awesome phone, I... | 2016/09/17 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/157825",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/187991/"
] | Since the 0.37 update on android, Root users have been forced out of the game. Niantic claim this to cut down on hacking (but a better option would be to not open if allow.mock.location is 1)
[Source 1](http://www.gamenguide.com/articles/45186/20160912/pokemon-go-latest-news-updates-niantic-bans-rooted-jailbroken-devi... | Yes, 1) Download the superuser app
2) go to devlopper option and enable root for apps
3) go to superuser and go to settings and click clean root from phone and then niantic cant see it on your phone anymore |
157,825 | I'm desperate, otherwise I wouldn't post this long type of post on this forum, cause whenever I have a problem, I just search it on Google and 99% of cases I find the solution, but this time, I'm helpless. I would really appreciate if someone has a solution to my problem,
I have a Infocus M2. It is an awesome phone, I... | 2016/09/17 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/157825",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/187991/"
] | Since the 0.37 update on android, Root users have been forced out of the game. Niantic claim this to cut down on hacking (but a better option would be to not open if allow.mock.location is 1)
[Source 1](http://www.gamenguide.com/articles/45186/20160912/pokemon-go-latest-news-updates-niantic-bans-rooted-jailbroken-devi... | There are methods called root cloaking. This is the process of hiding root from specific apps. I'd recommend checking out these posts for more information:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-rootcloak-completely-hide-root-t2574647>
<http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.devadvance.rootcloak2> |
157,825 | I'm desperate, otherwise I wouldn't post this long type of post on this forum, cause whenever I have a problem, I just search it on Google and 99% of cases I find the solution, but this time, I'm helpless. I would really appreciate if someone has a solution to my problem,
I have a Infocus M2. It is an awesome phone, I... | 2016/09/17 | [
"https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/157825",
"https://android.stackexchange.com",
"https://android.stackexchange.com/users/187991/"
] | There are methods called root cloaking. This is the process of hiding root from specific apps. I'd recommend checking out these posts for more information:
<http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-rootcloak-completely-hide-root-t2574647>
<http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.devadvance.rootcloak2> | Yes, 1) Download the superuser app
2) go to devlopper option and enable root for apps
3) go to superuser and go to settings and click clean root from phone and then niantic cant see it on your phone anymore |
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