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2,533,577 | Anyone got some good references for targeting web content to the iPad web browser? i know its still very early days but I havent got any good indicator on how to setup CSS to fix iphone/ipod touch versus the larger screen of the iPad? or do I just consider it to be like safari on the bigger Macs | 2010/03/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2533577",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10676/"
] | Safari for iPad is a hybrid between the desktop version of Safari and the Mobile iPhone version.
For example it supports inline video like the desktop, but scrollable div's are difficult for users to interact with just like the iPhone. (they require two fingers to scroll, which is not discoverable.
[Preparing your Co... | If you can't get the SDK to play with, 9to5 Mac posted a video of Safari in the iPad simulator: [iPad Safari walthrough](http://9to5mac.com/ipad-safari-walkthru-video-4650470). They seem to think it's closer to Safari on a mac and Google doesn't look like it does on an iPhone. |
2,533,577 | Anyone got some good references for targeting web content to the iPad web browser? i know its still very early days but I havent got any good indicator on how to setup CSS to fix iphone/ipod touch versus the larger screen of the iPad? or do I just consider it to be like safari on the bigger Macs | 2010/03/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2533577",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10676/"
] | If you can't get the SDK to play with, 9to5 Mac posted a video of Safari in the iPad simulator: [iPad Safari walthrough](http://9to5mac.com/ipad-safari-walkthru-video-4650470). They seem to think it's closer to Safari on a mac and Google doesn't look like it does on an iPhone. | check out this jQuery plugin that handles touch events on web apps such as scaling, rotation and wiping. Hope it will make your life a bit easier.
<http://desmondliang.com/content/touchme-jquery-plugin-ipad-web-apps> |
2,533,577 | Anyone got some good references for targeting web content to the iPad web browser? i know its still very early days but I havent got any good indicator on how to setup CSS to fix iphone/ipod touch versus the larger screen of the iPad? or do I just consider it to be like safari on the bigger Macs | 2010/03/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/2533577",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10676/"
] | Safari for iPad is a hybrid between the desktop version of Safari and the Mobile iPhone version.
For example it supports inline video like the desktop, but scrollable div's are difficult for users to interact with just like the iPhone. (they require two fingers to scroll, which is not discoverable.
[Preparing your Co... | check out this jQuery plugin that handles touch events on web apps such as scaling, rotation and wiping. Hope it will make your life a bit easier.
<http://desmondliang.com/content/touchme-jquery-plugin-ipad-web-apps> |
6,842 | While looking looking for an efficient and simple algorithm for directed acyclic graph isomorphism, I stumbled upon this which points out the similarity between DAG isomorphism and unification. After learning a bit on the subject, I still have many questions about the relationships between the subjects.
1. Unification... | 2011/06/02 | [
"https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/questions/6842",
"https://cstheory.stackexchange.com",
"https://cstheory.stackexchange.com/users/5454/"
] | An excellent starting point for information on unification theory
with some information on unification of term dags is the survey
by Baader and Snyder.
<http://www.cs.bu.edu/~snyder/publications/UnifChapter.pdf> | Partial answer, addressing only point #2:
>
> 2 - in my first analysis, it's seems like DAG iso. should be reducible
> to unification, yet unification is efficient and DAG iso. is not. What
> am i missing ?
>
>
>
Are you sure DAG isomorphism is inefficient?
*Rooted* DAG isomorphism is linear, since it can be c... |
108,430 | Criminals have been a problem for as long as humanity has existed. In the year 2569, all people convicted of crimes are sent to the planet Zeautian, where they are put to hard labor mining precious metals and ore for 16 hours a day, or farming on large fields to support other planets populations. The planet houses 9 Bi... | 2018/04/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/108430",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/49201/"
] | Simple: don't.
At the point civilization becomes spacefaring, it would be pretty easy to identify planets without any resources for use technologically. Drop prisoners in with only enough tools to establish primitive farming operations, and then monitor their activities from orbit. That's it. Even if they somehow figu... | I hope that none of other the people answering this question ever get reach any positions of power in society!
In seriousness, since you want to rehabilitate the prisoners and not create a brutally oppressed and violent slave-state, those answers might not be suitable. Especially if the prisoners are intended to event... |
108,430 | Criminals have been a problem for as long as humanity has existed. In the year 2569, all people convicted of crimes are sent to the planet Zeautian, where they are put to hard labor mining precious metals and ore for 16 hours a day, or farming on large fields to support other planets populations. The planet houses 9 Bi... | 2018/04/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/108430",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/49201/"
] | Why waste that much money on so many guards?
The prisoners are on a planet that they can't get off. They aren't going anywhere.
Since you insist on exporting things off the planet then that creates a vulnerable point at the space port. Guard that.
Never allow the prisoners to come into direct contact with a guard. T... | The same way 10000 Spartans controlled 100,000+ helots and others. Ruthlessly.
In this case you have the advantage of better numbers and weaponry. Whereas the Spartans had the same arms as the helots.
Assign roles and leaders and oversee them, put down any insurrections with massacre and ruthlessly enforce any rules.... |
108,430 | Criminals have been a problem for as long as humanity has existed. In the year 2569, all people convicted of crimes are sent to the planet Zeautian, where they are put to hard labor mining precious metals and ore for 16 hours a day, or farming on large fields to support other planets populations. The planet houses 9 Bi... | 2018/04/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/108430",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/49201/"
] | **You Don't**
You do absolutely nothing. Inmates are dropped off by automated landers and left to fend for themselves. If exportation of harvested resources are important automated landers pick them up or drop off tools and supplies necessary to gathering this resource. Enforce a quota. When quotas aren't met automate... | The same way 10000 Spartans controlled 100,000+ helots and others. Ruthlessly.
In this case you have the advantage of better numbers and weaponry. Whereas the Spartans had the same arms as the helots.
Assign roles and leaders and oversee them, put down any insurrections with massacre and ruthlessly enforce any rules.... |
108,430 | Criminals have been a problem for as long as humanity has existed. In the year 2569, all people convicted of crimes are sent to the planet Zeautian, where they are put to hard labor mining precious metals and ore for 16 hours a day, or farming on large fields to support other planets populations. The planet houses 9 Bi... | 2018/04/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/108430",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/49201/"
] | Why waste that much money on so many guards?
The prisoners are on a planet that they can't get off. They aren't going anywhere.
Since you insist on exporting things off the planet then that creates a vulnerable point at the space port. Guard that.
Never allow the prisoners to come into direct contact with a guard. T... | **You Don't**
You do absolutely nothing. Inmates are dropped off by automated landers and left to fend for themselves. If exportation of harvested resources are important automated landers pick them up or drop off tools and supplies necessary to gathering this resource. Enforce a quota. When quotas aren't met automate... |
108,430 | Criminals have been a problem for as long as humanity has existed. In the year 2569, all people convicted of crimes are sent to the planet Zeautian, where they are put to hard labor mining precious metals and ore for 16 hours a day, or farming on large fields to support other planets populations. The planet houses 9 Bi... | 2018/04/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/108430",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/49201/"
] | You only need to hold the space ports.
Trade food, medicine, netflix subscriptions, heavy machinery, or whatever for resources at big forts with heavy weapons. Let the inmates run wild on the rest of the planet. You wouldn't even need hundreds of millions of guards. Inmates with good behavior would make working infras... | The same way 10000 Spartans controlled 100,000+ helots and others. Ruthlessly.
In this case you have the advantage of better numbers and weaponry. Whereas the Spartans had the same arms as the helots.
Assign roles and leaders and oversee them, put down any insurrections with massacre and ruthlessly enforce any rules.... |
108,430 | Criminals have been a problem for as long as humanity has existed. In the year 2569, all people convicted of crimes are sent to the planet Zeautian, where they are put to hard labor mining precious metals and ore for 16 hours a day, or farming on large fields to support other planets populations. The planet houses 9 Bi... | 2018/04/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/108430",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/49201/"
] | **You Don't**
You do absolutely nothing. Inmates are dropped off by automated landers and left to fend for themselves. If exportation of harvested resources are important automated landers pick them up or drop off tools and supplies necessary to gathering this resource. Enforce a quota. When quotas aren't met automate... | I hope that none of other the people answering this question ever get reach any positions of power in society!
In seriousness, since you want to rehabilitate the prisoners and not create a brutally oppressed and violent slave-state, those answers might not be suitable. Especially if the prisoners are intended to event... |
108,430 | Criminals have been a problem for as long as humanity has existed. In the year 2569, all people convicted of crimes are sent to the planet Zeautian, where they are put to hard labor mining precious metals and ore for 16 hours a day, or farming on large fields to support other planets populations. The planet houses 9 Bi... | 2018/04/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/108430",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/49201/"
] | The only problem is the scale of operation.
My understanding is that you want a mega-prison, not "prison-at-large" planet often depicted in science fiction. In modern prisons, inmate to guards ratio is about 9:1. For 9 billion to 500 million the ratio would be 18:1, which is high, but considering futuristic environmen... | I hope that none of other the people answering this question ever get reach any positions of power in society!
In seriousness, since you want to rehabilitate the prisoners and not create a brutally oppressed and violent slave-state, those answers might not be suitable. Especially if the prisoners are intended to event... |
108,430 | Criminals have been a problem for as long as humanity has existed. In the year 2569, all people convicted of crimes are sent to the planet Zeautian, where they are put to hard labor mining precious metals and ore for 16 hours a day, or farming on large fields to support other planets populations. The planet houses 9 Bi... | 2018/04/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/108430",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/49201/"
] | You only need to hold the space ports.
Trade food, medicine, netflix subscriptions, heavy machinery, or whatever for resources at big forts with heavy weapons. Let the inmates run wild on the rest of the planet. You wouldn't even need hundreds of millions of guards. Inmates with good behavior would make working infras... | I hope that none of other the people answering this question ever get reach any positions of power in society!
In seriousness, since you want to rehabilitate the prisoners and not create a brutally oppressed and violent slave-state, those answers might not be suitable. Especially if the prisoners are intended to event... |
108,430 | Criminals have been a problem for as long as humanity has existed. In the year 2569, all people convicted of crimes are sent to the planet Zeautian, where they are put to hard labor mining precious metals and ore for 16 hours a day, or farming on large fields to support other planets populations. The planet houses 9 Bi... | 2018/04/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/108430",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/49201/"
] | Why waste that much money on so many guards?
The prisoners are on a planet that they can't get off. They aren't going anywhere.
Since you insist on exporting things off the planet then that creates a vulnerable point at the space port. Guard that.
Never allow the prisoners to come into direct contact with a guard. T... | Simple: don't.
At the point civilization becomes spacefaring, it would be pretty easy to identify planets without any resources for use technologically. Drop prisoners in with only enough tools to establish primitive farming operations, and then monitor their activities from orbit. That's it. Even if they somehow figu... |
108,430 | Criminals have been a problem for as long as humanity has existed. In the year 2569, all people convicted of crimes are sent to the planet Zeautian, where they are put to hard labor mining precious metals and ore for 16 hours a day, or farming on large fields to support other planets populations. The planet houses 9 Bi... | 2018/04/02 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/108430",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/users/49201/"
] | The only problem is the scale of operation.
My understanding is that you want a mega-prison, not "prison-at-large" planet often depicted in science fiction. In modern prisons, inmate to guards ratio is about 9:1. For 9 billion to 500 million the ratio would be 18:1, which is high, but considering futuristic environmen... | The same way 10000 Spartans controlled 100,000+ helots and others. Ruthlessly.
In this case you have the advantage of better numbers and weaponry. Whereas the Spartans had the same arms as the helots.
Assign roles and leaders and oversee them, put down any insurrections with massacre and ruthlessly enforce any rules.... |
937 | While reading Somerset Maugham's *Cakes and Ale*, I came across this quote (emphasis mine):
>
> ...Charles Dickens in an after-dinner speech had stated that **genius was an infinite capacity for taking pains.**
>
>
>
[Emphasis mine]
Did he actually make this statement, or is it an example of an "unreliable narra... | 2017/01/25 | [
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/questions/937",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com",
"https://literature.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The quotation **Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains** is [proverbial](http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095847891) and dates to the late 19th century, more or less around Dickens's time. However, nothing like it is found in any of his novels or published letters. If he said it... | [Fred R. Shapiro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_R._Shapiro)'s [*The Yale Book of Quotations*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yale_Book_of_Quotations) attributes "Genius . . . an infinite capacity for taking pains" to "[Jane Ellice Hopkins](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Hopkins,_Jane_Ellice_(DNB12)), English re... |
636,571 | Ideally i'm looking for a PCI wireless network adapter.
(In this instance I was trying to install drivers for the Asus PCE-N53 Wireless-N600 but the process requires me to install and compile a driver myself, and end in an several errors); I'm looking for a wireless that works out of the box and therefor doesn't requi... | 2015/06/15 | [
"https://askubuntu.com/questions/636571",
"https://askubuntu.com",
"https://askubuntu.com/users/420195/"
] | These links should help you find the one you're seeking:
<https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported>
<http://www.linuxwireless.org/en/users/Devices/> | The problem that you never know which chip is used in which adapter.
These marketing names give no information. Vendors can switch from e.g. Atheros to Ralink without changing adapter model. Just change a revision.
But linux kernel supports not brand names but wireless physical hardware.
Best support is for Atheros ... |
5,211 | [rules-as-written](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/rules-as-written "show questions tagged 'rules-as-written'") has two purposes right now:
* "this question is about the rules as written"
* "answer must obey special rules"
The latter makes it a meta tag. Meta tags are never, in the long run, a good ide... | 2014/12/04 | [
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5211",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/users/321/"
] | It doesn’t **have** special rules.
A question defines a topic. Answers are required to stay on that topic (or stray only after addressing the question on-topic). RAW questions are no different in this regard.
The only reason that RAW is perceived to have special rules is because a lot of people want to *ignore the to... | To resolve this, I think two things need to happen:
1. Remove the special rules from the [rules-as-written](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/rules-as-written "show questions tagged 'rules-as-written'") tag that make it a meta-tag.
2. Don't flag or down-vote answers that don't have citations if they aren'... |
5,211 | [rules-as-written](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/rules-as-written "show questions tagged 'rules-as-written'") has two purposes right now:
* "this question is about the rules as written"
* "answer must obey special rules"
The latter makes it a meta tag. Meta tags are never, in the long run, a good ide... | 2014/12/04 | [
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5211",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/users/321/"
] | It doesn’t **have** special rules.
A question defines a topic. Answers are required to stay on that topic (or stray only after addressing the question on-topic). RAW questions are no different in this regard.
The only reason that RAW is perceived to have special rules is because a lot of people want to *ignore the to... | I'm all for healing it, but when we heal it, will there actually be a valuable tag left?
The [rules-as-written] tag evolved for classifying questions that:
* were asking about the rules, or how something would work inside the rules
* wanted answers to do some combination of: stick exclusively to the rules themselves,... |
5,211 | [rules-as-written](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/rules-as-written "show questions tagged 'rules-as-written'") has two purposes right now:
* "this question is about the rules as written"
* "answer must obey special rules"
The latter makes it a meta tag. Meta tags are never, in the long run, a good ide... | 2014/12/04 | [
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5211",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/users/321/"
] | It doesn’t **have** special rules.
A question defines a topic. Answers are required to stay on that topic (or stray only after addressing the question on-topic). RAW questions are no different in this regard.
The only reason that RAW is perceived to have special rules is because a lot of people want to *ignore the to... | We should not try to rehabilitate the tag. Instead, we should more aggressively [enforce Good Subjective for home brew and house rules](https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/a/5154/8012). If people are discouraged from posting arbitrary, ad hoc rules then there is much less need for the RAW tag for any reason. We are only... |
5,211 | [rules-as-written](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/rules-as-written "show questions tagged 'rules-as-written'") has two purposes right now:
* "this question is about the rules as written"
* "answer must obey special rules"
The latter makes it a meta tag. Meta tags are never, in the long run, a good ide... | 2014/12/04 | [
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5211",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/users/321/"
] | I'm all for healing it, but when we heal it, will there actually be a valuable tag left?
The [rules-as-written] tag evolved for classifying questions that:
* were asking about the rules, or how something would work inside the rules
* wanted answers to do some combination of: stick exclusively to the rules themselves,... | To resolve this, I think two things need to happen:
1. Remove the special rules from the [rules-as-written](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/rules-as-written "show questions tagged 'rules-as-written'") tag that make it a meta-tag.
2. Don't flag or down-vote answers that don't have citations if they aren'... |
5,211 | [rules-as-written](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/rules-as-written "show questions tagged 'rules-as-written'") has two purposes right now:
* "this question is about the rules as written"
* "answer must obey special rules"
The latter makes it a meta tag. Meta tags are never, in the long run, a good ide... | 2014/12/04 | [
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5211",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/users/321/"
] | To resolve this, I think two things need to happen:
1. Remove the special rules from the [rules-as-written](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/rules-as-written "show questions tagged 'rules-as-written'") tag that make it a meta-tag.
2. Don't flag or down-vote answers that don't have citations if they aren'... | We should not try to rehabilitate the tag. Instead, we should more aggressively [enforce Good Subjective for home brew and house rules](https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/a/5154/8012). If people are discouraged from posting arbitrary, ad hoc rules then there is much less need for the RAW tag for any reason. We are only... |
5,211 | [rules-as-written](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/rules-as-written "show questions tagged 'rules-as-written'") has two purposes right now:
* "this question is about the rules as written"
* "answer must obey special rules"
The latter makes it a meta tag. Meta tags are never, in the long run, a good ide... | 2014/12/04 | [
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/5211",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/users/321/"
] | I'm all for healing it, but when we heal it, will there actually be a valuable tag left?
The [rules-as-written] tag evolved for classifying questions that:
* were asking about the rules, or how something would work inside the rules
* wanted answers to do some combination of: stick exclusively to the rules themselves,... | We should not try to rehabilitate the tag. Instead, we should more aggressively [enforce Good Subjective for home brew and house rules](https://rpg.meta.stackexchange.com/a/5154/8012). If people are discouraged from posting arbitrary, ad hoc rules then there is much less need for the RAW tag for any reason. We are only... |
7,298,094 | Does anyone know of any libraries or sdks for .Net that focus on decoding 3gp files into other media formats? | 2011/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/7298094",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/200015/"
] | You may try [FFLib.NET](http://www.intuitive.sk/fflib/) which is a wrapper for ffmpeg. | You might also want to look at Media Manager Pro:
<http://www.all4dotnet.com/Products.aspx> |
102,211 | I have to make recommendations to a team of engineers about which (IE) browsers to support and which to drop.
Analytics shows that over one year, IE6 is used in 0.0004% of unique pageviews (2/247K) and dropping that seems like a no-brainer.
* IE7 > 3.6K/247K (0.8%)
* IE8 > 15.1K/247K (3.5%)
* IE9 > 22.7K/247K (5.3%... | 2016/12/20 | [
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/questions/102211",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com",
"https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/users/54567/"
] | The objective measure is in money: How much does it cost to maintain the browser support vs how much it costs to turn away users because of browser compatibility.
Costs of turning away users
---------------------------
* Immediate revenue lost from sales or advertising
* "Bad will" where users remember that your site... | Looking at the data, I would only support IE8 and IE9. However, IE8 may be lacking some functionality which may be core to your site, so you have to weigh up the benefits versus the time spent to support it. |
454,382 | I've started working on a fairly complicated software. It is for a personal project, but nonetheless I'm putting a lot of effort into it.
Now, I'm used to work on other people's solutions / designs or on projects that grow in a very controllable way.
This time, I started twice to code the basics and I rapidly found my... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42636/"
] | >
> When working on personal, middle-sized projects, what do you specify before starting to code?
>
>
>
I specify the **functional** specification:
* I feared that it might be too easy, if I just started coding (which is the "how"), to forget "why" and "what" I wanted to code (for "fairly complicated" software, o... | 1. Draw the screens
2. Draw the data relations (rdbms or in-memory)
3. Start coding
4. Lather, Rinse, Repeat (or in programmer-lingo GOTO 1)
I would start with a minimal implementation and add more features in each iteration. |
454,382 | I've started working on a fairly complicated software. It is for a personal project, but nonetheless I'm putting a lot of effort into it.
Now, I'm used to work on other people's solutions / designs or on projects that grow in a very controllable way.
This time, I started twice to code the basics and I rapidly found my... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42636/"
] | Basically, the screens. They are the interface between the user and the software. So I try to identified every use case (the user will search for my product - the user will add a product to its caddy - the user will check out its caddy) and I create a chain of screens for each of them.
Best wishes. | 1. Draw the screens
2. Draw the data relations (rdbms or in-memory)
3. Start coding
4. Lather, Rinse, Repeat (or in programmer-lingo GOTO 1)
I would start with a minimal implementation and add more features in each iteration. |
454,382 | I've started working on a fairly complicated software. It is for a personal project, but nonetheless I'm putting a lot of effort into it.
Now, I'm used to work on other people's solutions / designs or on projects that grow in a very controllable way.
This time, I started twice to code the basics and I rapidly found my... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42636/"
] | There are many people with better experience than me to help you with specifics here, but I have one point I think is always worth bearing in mind.
You don't need to get it 100% perfect first time. In fact, if you aim for that you'll probably never even finish. The reality is you won't understand the design fully unti... | 1. Draw the screens
2. Draw the data relations (rdbms or in-memory)
3. Start coding
4. Lather, Rinse, Repeat (or in programmer-lingo GOTO 1)
I would start with a minimal implementation and add more features in each iteration. |
454,382 | I've started working on a fairly complicated software. It is for a personal project, but nonetheless I'm putting a lot of effort into it.
Now, I'm used to work on other people's solutions / designs or on projects that grow in a very controllable way.
This time, I started twice to code the basics and I rapidly found my... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42636/"
] | >
> When working on personal, middle-sized projects, what do you specify before starting to code?
>
>
>
I specify the **functional** specification:
* I feared that it might be too easy, if I just started coding (which is the "how"), to forget "why" and "what" I wanted to code (for "fairly complicated" software, o... | I find a blank piece of paper and a pen is the best starting point:
* sketch a few rough diagrams
* jot down some ideas / notes
* write some pseudo-code
* think through main use-cases
* think of potential problems
Don't spend more than half an hour on this, and don't get bogged down in too much documentation or up-fr... |
454,382 | I've started working on a fairly complicated software. It is for a personal project, but nonetheless I'm putting a lot of effort into it.
Now, I'm used to work on other people's solutions / designs or on projects that grow in a very controllable way.
This time, I started twice to code the basics and I rapidly found my... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42636/"
] | >
> When working on personal, middle-sized projects, what do you specify before starting to code?
>
>
>
I specify the **functional** specification:
* I feared that it might be too easy, if I just started coding (which is the "how"), to forget "why" and "what" I wanted to code (for "fairly complicated" software, o... | 1. Write the use cases like you did.
2. Pick 1 of the uses case and implement it completely, and implement nothing else. This includes unit tests, help and error handling -- everything. Call this version 1.
3. Implement the next use case. This may be just adding code, or may require a complete redesign. It's ok, you kn... |
454,382 | I've started working on a fairly complicated software. It is for a personal project, but nonetheless I'm putting a lot of effort into it.
Now, I'm used to work on other people's solutions / designs or on projects that grow in a very controllable way.
This time, I started twice to code the basics and I rapidly found my... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42636/"
] | 1. Write the use cases like you did.
2. Pick 1 of the uses case and implement it completely, and implement nothing else. This includes unit tests, help and error handling -- everything. Call this version 1.
3. Implement the next use case. This may be just adding code, or may require a complete redesign. It's ok, you kn... | 1. Draw the screens
2. Draw the data relations (rdbms or in-memory)
3. Start coding
4. Lather, Rinse, Repeat (or in programmer-lingo GOTO 1)
I would start with a minimal implementation and add more features in each iteration. |
454,382 | I've started working on a fairly complicated software. It is for a personal project, but nonetheless I'm putting a lot of effort into it.
Now, I'm used to work on other people's solutions / designs or on projects that grow in a very controllable way.
This time, I started twice to code the basics and I rapidly found my... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42636/"
] | I find a blank piece of paper and a pen is the best starting point:
* sketch a few rough diagrams
* jot down some ideas / notes
* write some pseudo-code
* think through main use-cases
* think of potential problems
Don't spend more than half an hour on this, and don't get bogged down in too much documentation or up-fr... | 1. Draw the screens
2. Draw the data relations (rdbms or in-memory)
3. Start coding
4. Lather, Rinse, Repeat (or in programmer-lingo GOTO 1)
I would start with a minimal implementation and add more features in each iteration. |
454,382 | I've started working on a fairly complicated software. It is for a personal project, but nonetheless I'm putting a lot of effort into it.
Now, I'm used to work on other people's solutions / designs or on projects that grow in a very controllable way.
This time, I started twice to code the basics and I rapidly found my... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42636/"
] | >
> When working on personal, middle-sized projects, what do you specify before starting to code?
>
>
>
I specify the **functional** specification:
* I feared that it might be too easy, if I just started coding (which is the "how"), to forget "why" and "what" I wanted to code (for "fairly complicated" software, o... | Basically, the screens. They are the interface between the user and the software. So I try to identified every use case (the user will search for my product - the user will add a product to its caddy - the user will check out its caddy) and I create a chain of screens for each of them.
Best wishes. |
454,382 | I've started working on a fairly complicated software. It is for a personal project, but nonetheless I'm putting a lot of effort into it.
Now, I'm used to work on other people's solutions / designs or on projects that grow in a very controllable way.
This time, I started twice to code the basics and I rapidly found my... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42636/"
] | There are many people with better experience than me to help you with specifics here, but I have one point I think is always worth bearing in mind.
You don't need to get it 100% perfect first time. In fact, if you aim for that you'll probably never even finish. The reality is you won't understand the design fully unti... | I find a blank piece of paper and a pen is the best starting point:
* sketch a few rough diagrams
* jot down some ideas / notes
* write some pseudo-code
* think through main use-cases
* think of potential problems
Don't spend more than half an hour on this, and don't get bogged down in too much documentation or up-fr... |
454,382 | I've started working on a fairly complicated software. It is for a personal project, but nonetheless I'm putting a lot of effort into it.
Now, I'm used to work on other people's solutions / designs or on projects that grow in a very controllable way.
This time, I started twice to code the basics and I rapidly found my... | 2009/01/18 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/454382",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/42636/"
] | There are many people with better experience than me to help you with specifics here, but I have one point I think is always worth bearing in mind.
You don't need to get it 100% perfect first time. In fact, if you aim for that you'll probably never even finish. The reality is you won't understand the design fully unti... | 1. Write the use cases like you did.
2. Pick 1 of the uses case and implement it completely, and implement nothing else. This includes unit tests, help and error handling -- everything. Call this version 1.
3. Implement the next use case. This may be just adding code, or may require a complete redesign. It's ok, you kn... |
485,455 | I hope you have the answer for my question. What is correct:
1) He was joking but I didn't know that he **was**.
2) He was joking but I didn't know that he **did**. | 2019/02/13 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/485455",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/336197/"
] | *Was*, to match the verb in the first half of the sentence. | As msh210 indicates, one of the words is elided and its presence is implied. The full sentence would be:
>
> He was joking but I didn't know that he was joking.
>
>
>
Saying
>
> He was joking but I didn't know that he did joking.
>
>
>
might be syntactically correct, but what it says that you never knew th... |
74,166 | This is driving me insane... All of a sudden my mouse cursor starts jumping and clicking around by its own. It doesn't look like somebody is remote controlling it. It rather is jumping around randomly, executing clicks or context menu commands just without any obvious aim.
This usually happens while I am working a whi... | 2012/12/07 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/74166",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/36186/"
] | I went to my local mac dealer and it seems that the trackpad needs to be exchanged.
Update: It was definitely a hardware problem. Since the trackpad got exchanged, everything went back to normal. Most probably liquids found their way into the pad (a drop would be enough to mess everything up). | Some time, it happen because of humidity. you should try to sunbathe your macbook for 15 minutes. if there is no sunlight in your country you can fix it with using hair dryer. Make sure your laptop is turned off before doing this job.
Note: Using of hair dryer must be 1 or 2 minute only on trackpad and keyboard.
Hope!... |
74,166 | This is driving me insane... All of a sudden my mouse cursor starts jumping and clicking around by its own. It doesn't look like somebody is remote controlling it. It rather is jumping around randomly, executing clicks or context menu commands just without any obvious aim.
This usually happens while I am working a whi... | 2012/12/07 | [
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/74166",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com",
"https://apple.stackexchange.com/users/36186/"
] | unfortunately I´m experiencing the same thing since yesterday.
I don´t even touch the mouse but the mouse keeps moving in a 3 to 5 seconds interval.
Did you proceed with this problem?
What I found so far:
- It is not the mouse (Magic Mouse) nor Bluetooth. Switching off both doesn´t change anything.
- It´s not in my a... | Some time, it happen because of humidity. you should try to sunbathe your macbook for 15 minutes. if there is no sunlight in your country you can fix it with using hair dryer. Make sure your laptop is turned off before doing this job.
Note: Using of hair dryer must be 1 or 2 minute only on trackpad and keyboard.
Hope!... |
14,201,930 | I need to develop application that send feed submissions via amazon mws. But I'm currently in trouble, because when you send new product to amazon you must specify product category. I found list of categories for different endpoints in the [Amazon Marketplace Web Service Products
API Section Reference](https://images-n... | 2013/01/07 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/14201930",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1868830/"
] | For a list of product categories ( and the sub categories ) you will need to log into seller central, then help -> Manage inventory -> Reference -> Tree Guides.
Alternatively [here is the link](https://sellercentral.amazon.com/gp/help/help.html/ref=au_1661_cont_help?ie=UTF8&itemID=1661&language=en_US). Note, you will... | We know Country BTG files contain all categories, such as:
<https://d1c723f3ouvz7y.cloudfront.net/US_btg.xlsx>
You can now certainty deduct other countries BTG URL...
for example for canada, it would be:
<https://d1c723f3ouvz7y.cloudfront.net/CA_btg.xlsx> |
37,779 | Thanks to [user oerkelens](https://english.stackexchange.com/a/186179/50720), I now understand the meaning of my quote, so ask NOT about it here. Yet this construct still mystifies and sounds wrong to me, so I'd like to decompose it further to naturalise it. Also, I only realised now that a worsening factor is 'there i... | 2014/10/27 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/37779",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If reporting to the police has already happened, *had* is the correct form: there was a moment in the past when you were obliged to report to the police, but since you have already reported to them, the obligation no longer exists, so using a present tense would be confusing.
If the reporting to the police has **not**... | If you've already reported him
>
> Now I have had to report him to the police
>
>
>
(Although the "now" makes it more of a colloquialism, the text appears to be from a forum or Facebook page, so it would be suitable)
Or
>
> I have reported him to the police
>
>
>
---
If you haven't yet reported him
>
> ... |
37,779 | Thanks to [user oerkelens](https://english.stackexchange.com/a/186179/50720), I now understand the meaning of my quote, so ask NOT about it here. Yet this construct still mystifies and sounds wrong to me, so I'd like to decompose it further to naturalise it. Also, I only realised now that a worsening factor is 'there i... | 2014/10/27 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/37779",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | If reporting to the police has already happened, *had* is the correct form: there was a moment in the past when you were obliged to report to the police, but since you have already reported to them, the obligation no longer exists, so using a present tense would be confusing.
If the reporting to the police has **not**... | "Had to" here is not a tense identifier but is being used with another meaning, "was forced to". ("Forced" here meaning forced by circumstances, not that someone put a gun to my head.) "I had reported it" is putting the act of reporting in the past perfect, that is "I reported" but in the past perfect. "I had to report... |
34,981,157 | This is an issue people have had for a while, but I'm wondering if anybody has figured anything out recently - all the [discussion](https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/8806) peters out around October 2015.
Basically, when I try to run a WatchKit app on the Watch (after running it succesfully on the simulator), i... | 2016/01/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/34981157",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4138147/"
] | Here are a few options which might help resolve the issue:
* [File a bug report](https://bugreport.apple.com/) to bring this to the attention of the Apple Watch team. As you may know, the more reports an issue receives, the higher its internal priority.
* Submit an Apple [Technical Support Incident](https://developer.... | A possible option is that you configured a Interface Controller wrong in your storyboard.
If you experience the symptoms you described, you can do the following:
1. Open your Interface Storyboards of the WatchKit App one by one
2. Go to each Interface Controller and open the Identity Inspector
3. Make sure the Modul... |
34,981,157 | This is an issue people have had for a while, but I'm wondering if anybody has figured anything out recently - all the [discussion](https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/8806) peters out around October 2015.
Basically, when I try to run a WatchKit app on the Watch (after running it succesfully on the simulator), i... | 2016/01/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/34981157",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4138147/"
] | My last ditch effort seems to have worked - I reformatted my computer and installed El Capitan and the production version of Xcode, and now I can build to the watch.
It's worth noting that I also upgraded to WatchOS 2.1 (from 2.0.1), which could be the actual reason it's working now, but I have no way of knowing. | A possible option is that you configured a Interface Controller wrong in your storyboard.
If you experience the symptoms you described, you can do the following:
1. Open your Interface Storyboards of the WatchKit App one by one
2. Go to each Interface Controller and open the Identity Inspector
3. Make sure the Modul... |
4,882,830 | Is it possible to obfuscate only one package in a Java app? I am working on converting a large free app to a licensed one. As part of that I have added a new licensing module. I want to obfuscate this code to make it harder for people to crack it. It is a relatively small module and should not be too tough to obfuscate... | 2011/02/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4882830",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/341008/"
] | I modeled my database on feeds and entries also, and cross-mapped the fields for RSS, RDF and Atom, so I could capture the required data fields as a starting point. Then I added a few others for tagging and my own internal-summarizations of the feed, plus some housekeeping and maintenance fields.
If you move from Fee... | Store the XML as a CLOB, most databases have XML processing extensions that allow you to include XPath type queries as part of a SELECT statement.
Otherwise if your DBMS does not support XML querying, use your languages XPath implementation to query the CLOB. You will probably need to extract certain elements into tab... |
14,329 | Fighter pilots are always portrayed as young, fit men (and woman), in their 20s and 30s - and most of the F16 pilots I know are that age.
However, today someone, who is over 50 years old, mentioned that he was asked to be an F22 pilot. His background is astonishing, flying in multiple "wars," and he was even the comma... | 2015/04/23 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/14329",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/700/"
] | It depends on what you mean by "optimal".
For a dogfight, the optimal age is probably 30. At this age a person has lots of experience, but still maintains their full mental agility, ability to calculate and energy. In a dogfight your ability to think fast and calculate your next move is the critical factor.
For comba... | In addition of [Pondlife's excellent answer](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/a/14335/65), there are a few points I would like to mention.
* There is no specific age at which a person no longer remains a fighter pilot. It relates more to that individual's physical and mental capabilities.
* In air force/military, wh... |
14,329 | Fighter pilots are always portrayed as young, fit men (and woman), in their 20s and 30s - and most of the F16 pilots I know are that age.
However, today someone, who is over 50 years old, mentioned that he was asked to be an F22 pilot. His background is astonishing, flying in multiple "wars," and he was even the comma... | 2015/04/23 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/14329",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/700/"
] | It depends on what you mean by "optimal".
For a dogfight, the optimal age is probably 30. At this age a person has lots of experience, but still maintains their full mental agility, ability to calculate and energy. In a dogfight your ability to think fast and calculate your next move is the critical factor.
For comba... | Interesting views and topic. I landed here by chance. I'm 46 now and a couple years ago I flew an F-22 into combat (I was older than 41 but younger than 45). They needed someone with special experience due to the delicacy of the operation. I say as long as you are healthy and pass the physicals etc, I can see a 53 year... |
14,329 | Fighter pilots are always portrayed as young, fit men (and woman), in their 20s and 30s - and most of the F16 pilots I know are that age.
However, today someone, who is over 50 years old, mentioned that he was asked to be an F22 pilot. His background is astonishing, flying in multiple "wars," and he was even the comma... | 2015/04/23 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/14329",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/700/"
] | In addition of [Pondlife's excellent answer](https://aviation.stackexchange.com/a/14335/65), there are a few points I would like to mention.
* There is no specific age at which a person no longer remains a fighter pilot. It relates more to that individual's physical and mental capabilities.
* In air force/military, wh... | Interesting views and topic. I landed here by chance. I'm 46 now and a couple years ago I flew an F-22 into combat (I was older than 41 but younger than 45). They needed someone with special experience due to the delicacy of the operation. I say as long as you are healthy and pass the physicals etc, I can see a 53 year... |
166,783 | Need to replace a receptacle closest to panel that has a light and another receptacle inline. All are aluminum. They have alumiconns on them (purple) pigtailed. Need to replace sink receptacle with GFI receptacle. The non-gfi receptacle has a white wire connected to the bottom left side and a black to the bottom right ... | 2019/06/07 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/166783",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/102532/"
] | So long as you only need GFCI at the one outlet, and not the rest, you can install a GFCI here on the pigtails, connecting to the LINE terminals (only) White (neutral) to Silver and Black (hot) to Brass. LOAD are not used.
You cannot GFCI protect the rest of the outlets that follow without (inferring from what you hav... | Gfci should be placed at the point power comes in,that will be the line on the gfci. Black brass, white silver,ground to ground green screw. Then load out feeds light, and other outlet, load out. Black brass ,white to silver, and ground to green screw. In the box should be stickers that go on plate,to the other outlet ... |
166,783 | Need to replace a receptacle closest to panel that has a light and another receptacle inline. All are aluminum. They have alumiconns on them (purple) pigtailed. Need to replace sink receptacle with GFI receptacle. The non-gfi receptacle has a white wire connected to the bottom left side and a black to the bottom right ... | 2019/06/07 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/166783",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/102532/"
] | Almost everything in mains is done in hot-neutral pairs. GFCIs are no exception. LINE has 2 terminals, brass and silver, and is used by a hot/neutral pair - both black and white wires go to it. These would be your two pigtails.
LOAD is used not at all, unless you *intend* to use the particular feature it supports, an... | So long as you only need GFCI at the one outlet, and not the rest, you can install a GFCI here on the pigtails, connecting to the LINE terminals (only) White (neutral) to Silver and Black (hot) to Brass. LOAD are not used.
You cannot GFCI protect the rest of the outlets that follow without (inferring from what you hav... |
166,783 | Need to replace a receptacle closest to panel that has a light and another receptacle inline. All are aluminum. They have alumiconns on them (purple) pigtailed. Need to replace sink receptacle with GFI receptacle. The non-gfi receptacle has a white wire connected to the bottom left side and a black to the bottom right ... | 2019/06/07 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/166783",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/102532/"
] | Almost everything in mains is done in hot-neutral pairs. GFCIs are no exception. LINE has 2 terminals, brass and silver, and is used by a hot/neutral pair - both black and white wires go to it. These would be your two pigtails.
LOAD is used not at all, unless you *intend* to use the particular feature it supports, an... | Gfci should be placed at the point power comes in,that will be the line on the gfci. Black brass, white silver,ground to ground green screw. Then load out feeds light, and other outlet, load out. Black brass ,white to silver, and ground to green screw. In the box should be stickers that go on plate,to the other outlet ... |
392,764 | After using the word in an [answer to a question here](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/392756/disambiguation-of-identify), I got to wondering about the etymology of the word ***hoosegow***. I picked it up from my father (perhaps surprisingly, given that he was an german immigrant) but that didn't tell me mu... | 2017/06/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/392764",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/231036/"
] | According to [Vocabulario Vaquero/Cowboy Talk: A Dictionary of Spanish Terms..](https://books.google.it/books?id=MR4SY5n3_L8C&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=hoosegow%20meaning&source=bl&ots=oJ7FOcj5iI&sig=_f6yrz9PNDsvFJc536ob-eB6X14&hl=it&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif-9CkjKrUAhWNI1AKHQLTB9s4FBDoAQgrMAY#v=onepage&q=hoosegow%20meaning&f=fal... | [Green's Dictionary of Slang](https://greensdictofslang.com/) gives three senses of HOOSEGOW -- 1. a prison (from 1908); 2. any form of institution to which inmates are sent rather than volunteer for entrance (from 1924); 3. an outhouse, a privy (from 1931).
The "saloon" sense would seem to be an outlier, and I'd be du... |
392,764 | After using the word in an [answer to a question here](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/392756/disambiguation-of-identify), I got to wondering about the etymology of the word ***hoosegow***. I picked it up from my father (perhaps surprisingly, given that he was an german immigrant) but that didn't tell me mu... | 2017/06/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/392764",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/231036/"
] | [Green's Dictionary of Slang](https://greensdictofslang.com/) gives three senses of HOOSEGOW -- 1. a prison (from 1908); 2. any form of institution to which inmates are sent rather than volunteer for entrance (from 1924); 3. an outhouse, a privy (from 1931).
The "saloon" sense would seem to be an outlier, and I'd be du... | When I was a child (now in my mid-fifties), I remember my father explaining that “hoosegow” was actually “whose cow”, as it was the place the sherif took the cattle thieves of the old western films, to determine who had legal ownership. In other words the courthouse/jail.
He had a way of knowing the answer to every q... |
392,764 | After using the word in an [answer to a question here](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/392756/disambiguation-of-identify), I got to wondering about the etymology of the word ***hoosegow***. I picked it up from my father (perhaps surprisingly, given that he was an german immigrant) but that didn't tell me mu... | 2017/06/06 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/392764",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/231036/"
] | According to [Vocabulario Vaquero/Cowboy Talk: A Dictionary of Spanish Terms..](https://books.google.it/books?id=MR4SY5n3_L8C&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=hoosegow%20meaning&source=bl&ots=oJ7FOcj5iI&sig=_f6yrz9PNDsvFJc536ob-eB6X14&hl=it&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif-9CkjKrUAhWNI1AKHQLTB9s4FBDoAQgrMAY#v=onepage&q=hoosegow%20meaning&f=fal... | When I was a child (now in my mid-fifties), I remember my father explaining that “hoosegow” was actually “whose cow”, as it was the place the sherif took the cattle thieves of the old western films, to determine who had legal ownership. In other words the courthouse/jail.
He had a way of knowing the answer to every q... |
494,806 | I've recently gotten into electrodynamics, I've studied electrostatics & magnetostatics, so far I know these facts:
Electrostatic fields are produced by static charge configurations
Magnetic fields are produced by moving charge configurations (currents)
Now there is something that I cannot understand, for example, a ... | 2019/08/02 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/494806",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/158583/"
] | It depends on your definition of moving. It seems like you aren't picking one, so you are confused.
If you define moving to be any part of the object has motion relative to you, and so then stationary means no part of the object is in motion relative to you, then you would say a rotating object is moving and is not st... | As you pointed out, if an object is rotating around an axis through its centre of mass, then the centre of mass is stationary. Nonetheless, you will not find an inertial frame of reference where all particles of the extended object are at rest to each other.
All the particles of the rigid body that are not located on ... |
494,806 | I've recently gotten into electrodynamics, I've studied electrostatics & magnetostatics, so far I know these facts:
Electrostatic fields are produced by static charge configurations
Magnetic fields are produced by moving charge configurations (currents)
Now there is something that I cannot understand, for example, a ... | 2019/08/02 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/494806",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/158583/"
] | It depends on your definition of moving. It seems like you aren't picking one, so you are confused.
If you define moving to be any part of the object has motion relative to you, and so then stationary means no part of the object is in motion relative to you, then you would say a rotating object is moving and is not st... | It is moving, as it has kinetic energy. The center of mass is a point, not an actual measurable piece of mass. Think of a donut spinning like a wheel, you would see the entire donut rotating, and there would be nothing of the donut in it's center of mass, the middle of the donut hole. |
494,806 | I've recently gotten into electrodynamics, I've studied electrostatics & magnetostatics, so far I know these facts:
Electrostatic fields are produced by static charge configurations
Magnetic fields are produced by moving charge configurations (currents)
Now there is something that I cannot understand, for example, a ... | 2019/08/02 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/494806",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/158583/"
] | As you pointed out, if an object is rotating around an axis through its centre of mass, then the centre of mass is stationary. Nonetheless, you will not find an inertial frame of reference where all particles of the extended object are at rest to each other.
All the particles of the rigid body that are not located on ... | It is moving, as it has kinetic energy. The center of mass is a point, not an actual measurable piece of mass. Think of a donut spinning like a wheel, you would see the entire donut rotating, and there would be nothing of the donut in it's center of mass, the middle of the donut hole. |
11,151,179 | Is there any tool which copies the structure(all ou's, all cn's) from Novell LDAP to Active Directory? | 2012/06/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11151179",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1473991/"
] | * export all data from the source directory server into an [LDIF](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2849) file and then import that the resulting LDIF file into the destination directory
or
* use the [ldapsearch](http://ff1959.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/mastering-ldapsearch/) tool to retrieve the desired entries from t... | Novell has a product (now under the NetIQ Product line) called Identity Manager, which can synchronize objects (any object allowed in schema) from eDirectory to many other systems, Active Directory included. If you have Universal Passwords enabled in eDirectory you can even send the passwords.
This is meant to be used... |
11,151,179 | Is there any tool which copies the structure(all ou's, all cn's) from Novell LDAP to Active Directory? | 2012/06/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11151179",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1473991/"
] | * export all data from the source directory server into an [LDIF](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2849) file and then import that the resulting LDIF file into the destination directory
or
* use the [ldapsearch](http://ff1959.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/mastering-ldapsearch/) tool to retrieve the desired entries from t... | If this is a one time LDIF export and import of the OU structure using Apache Directory Studio would be way easier than Identity Management (IDM). IDM is not easy to setup. Also the IDM Active Directory driver out of the box is not designed to sync OUs. You would have to create a custom IDM LDAP driver. This is a lot o... |
11,151,179 | Is there any tool which copies the structure(all ou's, all cn's) from Novell LDAP to Active Directory? | 2012/06/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11151179",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1473991/"
] | * export all data from the source directory server into an [LDIF](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2849) file and then import that the resulting LDIF file into the destination directory
or
* use the [ldapsearch](http://ff1959.wordpress.com/2011/07/27/mastering-ldapsearch/) tool to retrieve the desired entries from t... | There are few key tools that one can use:
1. **Import Conversion Export Utility (ICE) from Novell iManager** - this is a web based tool that will allow you to export entire structure in a ldif format with very little fuss. The following link will give more details on it. <http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir873/?p... |
11,151,179 | Is there any tool which copies the structure(all ou's, all cn's) from Novell LDAP to Active Directory? | 2012/06/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11151179",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1473991/"
] | If this is a one time LDIF export and import of the OU structure using Apache Directory Studio would be way easier than Identity Management (IDM). IDM is not easy to setup. Also the IDM Active Directory driver out of the box is not designed to sync OUs. You would have to create a custom IDM LDAP driver. This is a lot o... | Novell has a product (now under the NetIQ Product line) called Identity Manager, which can synchronize objects (any object allowed in schema) from eDirectory to many other systems, Active Directory included. If you have Universal Passwords enabled in eDirectory you can even send the passwords.
This is meant to be used... |
11,151,179 | Is there any tool which copies the structure(all ou's, all cn's) from Novell LDAP to Active Directory? | 2012/06/22 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/11151179",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1473991/"
] | There are few key tools that one can use:
1. **Import Conversion Export Utility (ICE) from Novell iManager** - this is a web based tool that will allow you to export entire structure in a ldif format with very little fuss. The following link will give more details on it. <http://www.novell.com/documentation/edir873/?p... | Novell has a product (now under the NetIQ Product line) called Identity Manager, which can synchronize objects (any object allowed in schema) from eDirectory to many other systems, Active Directory included. If you have Universal Passwords enabled in eDirectory you can even send the passwords.
This is meant to be used... |
36,266 | I now own a Brompton folding bike. (Fortunately, I bought my plane tickets first, as I am also now broke!)
Anyone here ever checked one into baggage in a B-bag, and suffer damage? If so, what parts were damaged? I want to protect those parts, and I don't want to disassemble/reassemble. I suspect the bag itself is mo... | 2015/12/29 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/36266",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/13605/"
] | Flying with a Brompton [as a carryon] is typically dependent on the airport staff and flight crew, rather than airline policies and procedures. I've had success getting the bike on larger planes no problem, mostly because overhead compartments were very large, or because there was sufficient space to store the folded b... | I've traveled a lot with a Brompton, but I'm not a fan of having to travel with a box for the Brompton (ie I don't want to carry it on a bicycle tour). So I make a box whenever I need one, and the only things I travel-with to make this box are:
1. About 10 meters of paracord
2. A knife
3. A permanent marker
[![image ... |
36,266 | I now own a Brompton folding bike. (Fortunately, I bought my plane tickets first, as I am also now broke!)
Anyone here ever checked one into baggage in a B-bag, and suffer damage? If so, what parts were damaged? I want to protect those parts, and I don't want to disassemble/reassemble. I suspect the bag itself is mo... | 2015/12/29 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/36266",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/13605/"
] | I check in my Brompton when I fly. I built a special case for it in my workshop using 2020 extrusion and coroplast that is 24x24x11.5 inches and exactly fits the Brompton.
They also sell hard cases but I didn't want to spend $300 for one of them.
It doesn't look like a bike case so I don't get charged the bike surcha... | I've traveled a lot with a Brompton, but I'm not a fan of having to travel with a box for the Brompton (ie I don't want to carry it on a bicycle tour). So I make a box whenever I need one, and the only things I travel-with to make this box are:
1. About 10 meters of paracord
2. A knife
3. A permanent marker
[![image ... |
49,077 | What does due mean in *when my second child was due*?
I would interpret it in three ways:
1. just born.
2. about to be born soon.
3. just got pregnant.
Which is correct? | 2011/11/21 | [
"https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/49077",
"https://english.stackexchange.com",
"https://english.stackexchange.com/users/13711/"
] | *When my child is due* refers to the time the baby is expected to be born. | It means "about to born."
One of the meaning of *due* is "under engagement as to time; expected to be ready, be present, or arrive; scheduled." |
46,214 | >
> In my enemy is my friend
>
> In my friend is my enemy
>
> I exist because he does
>
> But he exists from where I don't
>
> Round and round we go again
>
> Each placed in the other's domain
>
> But most places we are seen
>
> We are seen as part of the same dream
>
> Where 1 is 2 and... | 2016/11/29 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/46214",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/26329/"
] | Is it
>
> Fire and water
>
>
>
In my enemy is my friend
In my friend is my enemy
>
> In fire and water is oxygen.
>
>
>
I exist because he does
But he exists from where I don't
>
> They both exist because of oxygen and water exists in the sea where fire can't.
>
>
>
Round and round we go again... | As an addition to @Beastly Gerbil's answer:
Where 1 is 2 and in that 2 are 2 more:
>
> In Water(H2O) there are 2 elements (Hydrogen and Oxygen) and the are 2 of the Hydrogen atom.
>
>
> |
46,214 | >
> In my enemy is my friend
>
> In my friend is my enemy
>
> I exist because he does
>
> But he exists from where I don't
>
> Round and round we go again
>
> Each placed in the other's domain
>
> But most places we are seen
>
> We are seen as part of the same dream
>
> Where 1 is 2 and... | 2016/11/29 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/46214",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/26329/"
] | I think you are
>
> yin and yang: [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HzwS9.png)
>
>
>
*In my enemy is my friend
In my friend is my enemy*
>
> Seemingly contrary forces can be interlinked, such as good and bad or light and dark.
>
>
>
*I exist because he d... | Is it
>
> Fire and water
>
>
>
In my enemy is my friend
In my friend is my enemy
>
> In fire and water is oxygen.
>
>
>
I exist because he does
But he exists from where I don't
>
> They both exist because of oxygen and water exists in the sea where fire can't.
>
>
>
Round and round we go again... |
46,214 | >
> In my enemy is my friend
>
> In my friend is my enemy
>
> I exist because he does
>
> But he exists from where I don't
>
> Round and round we go again
>
> Each placed in the other's domain
>
> But most places we are seen
>
> We are seen as part of the same dream
>
> Where 1 is 2 and... | 2016/11/29 | [
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/questions/46214",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com",
"https://puzzling.stackexchange.com/users/26329/"
] | I think you are
>
> yin and yang: [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HzwS9.png)
>
>
>
*In my enemy is my friend
In my friend is my enemy*
>
> Seemingly contrary forces can be interlinked, such as good and bad or light and dark.
>
>
>
*I exist because he d... | As an addition to @Beastly Gerbil's answer:
Where 1 is 2 and in that 2 are 2 more:
>
> In Water(H2O) there are 2 elements (Hydrogen and Oxygen) and the are 2 of the Hydrogen atom.
>
>
> |
359,069 | Is it mandatory to check for Multicollinearity and Normality in the independent variables for all types of Machine Learning Algorithms ? | 2018/07/26 | [
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/359069",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com",
"https://stats.stackexchange.com/users/210779/"
] | No statistical or ML method requires IVs to be normally distributed.
(What is often important is that certain *test statistics*, like the sample mean, be asymptotically normally distributed. A sufficient but not necessary condition for this is that residuals be normal. This is often confused.)
If a "data scientist" b... | No. I never did that on decision trees. |
129,995 | The textbook says:
>
> What's the order quantity?
>
> What's the price?
>
>
>
Is it also OK to say as follows:
>
> How much is the order quantity?
>
> How much is the price?
>
>
> | 2017/05/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/129995",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/-1/"
] | The original poster's proposed two examples are understandable, but they do not sound natural to my (educated American) ear. They are literal translations of Spanish sentences, so I would not be surprised to hear someone who is fluent in Spanish use these phrases when they are speaking in English.
Here are two similar... | When asking about quantity or price
>
> how much
>
>
>
is already implied since the answer will be a quantity.
There are any languages which will ask quantity and you would get your second set of questions as a literal translation, but consider
>
> What's the order quantity?
>
> How much is the order?
... |
279,803 | I'm sitting in a room next to some *totally* unopened cans of carbonated soft drinks (if it matters — the two affected cans are Coke Zero and Diet Coke). These cans were unboxed approximately two days ago and were full, but now are seemingly mostly empty!
There is no puncture in either can, and compressing them result... | 2016/09/12 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/279803",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/12599/"
] | Count\_to\_10's explanation is good but it does not seem to fit with all of the circumstances which you have described.
It seems strange that the 2 cans were "full" after being stored 20 months beyond their sell-by date, and then "mostly empty" only 2 days later. The only thing which has happened in between is that th... | First, get someone else to open them :)
Based on [Soda Cans](https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130421205814AAfoyOB)
Check the use by date first, soda cans do not need to be absolutely leak-proof, they only have to be leakproof until the use-by date.
Look at the top of the can, which is just a thin shel... |
272,123 | *He's our cleaning man.*
Is "cleaning man" the natural term? What else is used? Cleaner?
Can "janitor" be used about someone who cleans an office building? | 2021/01/14 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/272123",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/127744/"
] | Stereotypically, we'd say "cleaning lady" in the US to refer to a female housekeeper, or to be humorously condescending to a male in that role (such as [this clip from the movie Super Troopers](https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/044e05b0-4486-4171-857b-d78e8b81a082), where the Chief makes Trooper Farva do cleaning work as a ... | Yes, either “cleaning man” if they are male,
“cleaner” or “janitor” works in your sentence.
From Wikipedia
>
> A janitor (American English, Scottish English), custodian, porter, cleaner or caretaker is a person who cleans and maintains buildings such as hospitals, schools, and residential accommodation. Janitors' pr... |
272,123 | *He's our cleaning man.*
Is "cleaning man" the natural term? What else is used? Cleaner?
Can "janitor" be used about someone who cleans an office building? | 2021/01/14 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/272123",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/127744/"
] | In British English we would say "cleaner". If it was absolutely necessary to specify the gender, we'd be more likely to say "male cleaner" than "cleaning man" (which sounds odd, even though the term "cleaning lady" is well established and still fairly often used).
(Tim's answer may be a very good answer for American E... | Yes, either “cleaning man” if they are male,
“cleaner” or “janitor” works in your sentence.
From Wikipedia
>
> A janitor (American English, Scottish English), custodian, porter, cleaner or caretaker is a person who cleans and maintains buildings such as hospitals, schools, and residential accommodation. Janitors' pr... |
37,376 | Can a low flying but super fast jet spray water from the surface of the ocean?
I've seen this visual effect done many times in movies. It's often done to highlight supersonic speed just a few feet above the water.
Do the laws of physics even come close to this being plausible?
**Bonus**: Can you provide photograph e... | 2017/04/24 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/37376",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/21374/"
] | The visual effect in the picture you found seems to suck water out of the sea, in this real footage the f-18 air shockwave tends to push water down, and makes a trail. | And this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWGLAAYdbbc) gives quite the explanation on how this happens...
The way it works:
**condensation effects:**
* the air speed increases as the air flows around the aircraft
* this can mean, that the air may travel faster than the speed of sound
* air pressure and temper... |
37,376 | Can a low flying but super fast jet spray water from the surface of the ocean?
I've seen this visual effect done many times in movies. It's often done to highlight supersonic speed just a few feet above the water.
Do the laws of physics even come close to this being plausible?
**Bonus**: Can you provide photograph e... | 2017/04/24 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/37376",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/21374/"
] | The visual effect in the picture you found seems to suck water out of the sea, in this real footage the f-18 air shockwave tends to push water down, and makes a trail. | I've wondered about this, too. From what I've discovered looking around online (and I am NOT a pilot or physicist) is that it's something of a myth -- at least in terms of the dramatic waterspout-effect like in the painting above and countless movies.
A fast, low-flying jet may create some shockwaves (not to be confus... |
37,376 | Can a low flying but super fast jet spray water from the surface of the ocean?
I've seen this visual effect done many times in movies. It's often done to highlight supersonic speed just a few feet above the water.
Do the laws of physics even come close to this being plausible?
**Bonus**: Can you provide photograph e... | 2017/04/24 | [
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/37376",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com",
"https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/21374/"
] | And this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWGLAAYdbbc) gives quite the explanation on how this happens...
The way it works:
**condensation effects:**
* the air speed increases as the air flows around the aircraft
* this can mean, that the air may travel faster than the speed of sound
* air pressure and temper... | I've wondered about this, too. From what I've discovered looking around online (and I am NOT a pilot or physicist) is that it's something of a myth -- at least in terms of the dramatic waterspout-effect like in the painting above and countless movies.
A fast, low-flying jet may create some shockwaves (not to be confus... |
161,720 | Can you have multiple domain registrars? for example, register.com and dnsmadeeasy.com both hosting your A and Cname records simultaneously?? | 2010/07/19 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/161720",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/-1/"
] | You can have as many DNS providers as you like, but the domain name itself can only be registered with a single organization. | You can only have one *registrar* per domain name.
That is the company that will have the contract with the relevant TLD *registry* for the provision of your domain name.
You *could* have multiple independent *domain hosters* for your domain, but you had better be damned sure they always have the same information in ... |
45,764 | My Question is there any way we can track the node changes on Staging Server and Push the same to the Production Server. Best use case will be,
* Customer does not want to change the content on Production server.
* He wants to first change on Staging server get it tested and push the content to live server.
* Have rev... | 2012/10/05 | [
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/45764",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com",
"https://drupal.stackexchange.com/users/7372/"
] | For Node changes, you can use [node export](http://drupal.org/project/node_export) module to migrate node between drupal installations. for Tracking Configurations changes there is another module [configurations](http://drupal.org/project/configuration) , i haven't tried yet. Be sure cos the module release is still in ... | Helpful conversation [here](https://drupal.stackexchange.com/questions/1335/deploying-content-updates-from-staging-server-to-live-server "this post").
You could also check the [Deploy module](http://drupal.org/project/deploy)
>
> The Deploy module is designed to allow developers to easily stage Drupal content from o... |
23,466 | My sibling needs me to repair their eyeglasses for them because the repairs they've tried in the past aren't holding. The eyeglasses have both plastic frames and plastic lenses and the break is a very small and inconvenient area that doesn't have enough surface to tape together. The location and size of the breaks also... | 2020/04/12 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/23466",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/30935/"
] | If the broken edges fit very well together, I would use cyanoacrylate (super glue) to mate them. Since CA sticks poorly to polyolefins and acetal, you may want to make sure your glasses are the right material by gluing something small like a piece of wood to a spot near the back and seeing how much effort it takes to b... | The fastest and cheapest kind of repairs to plastic glasses that have broken frames is called Bondic™.
It is a UV cured epoxy. Happily, the UV curing light is included in the kit which is available at well-stocked hardware stores and online. My kit was about $25.
The process takes about 10 seconds. There is an onlin... |
23,466 | My sibling needs me to repair their eyeglasses for them because the repairs they've tried in the past aren't holding. The eyeglasses have both plastic frames and plastic lenses and the break is a very small and inconvenient area that doesn't have enough surface to tape together. The location and size of the breaks also... | 2020/04/12 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/23466",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/30935/"
] | If the broken edges fit very well together, I would use cyanoacrylate (super glue) to mate them. Since CA sticks poorly to polyolefins and acetal, you may want to make sure your glasses are the right material by gluing something small like a piece of wood to a spot near the back and seeing how much effort it takes to b... | A hacky repair that might hold better but might look terrible is hot glue. It bonds to most smooth surfaces and stays flexible after hardening, so the chances of the repair breaking are slim. Another advantage is that you can probably peel the glue away from the frame and lens if you find a better solution. My dad repa... |
23,466 | My sibling needs me to repair their eyeglasses for them because the repairs they've tried in the past aren't holding. The eyeglasses have both plastic frames and plastic lenses and the break is a very small and inconvenient area that doesn't have enough surface to tape together. The location and size of the breaks also... | 2020/04/12 | [
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/questions/23466",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com",
"https://lifehacks.stackexchange.com/users/30935/"
] | If the broken edges fit very well together, I would use cyanoacrylate (super glue) to mate them. Since CA sticks poorly to polyolefins and acetal, you may want to make sure your glasses are the right material by gluing something small like a piece of wood to a spot near the back and seeing how much effort it takes to b... | SUPER GLUE & BAKING SODA.... Yes, this little hack comes from the tech world and has been one of my best plastic repair hacks...i have repaired many of my glasses frames and my husband's sunglass frames due to dropping them on my tile floor.....I happened across a youtube video by accident and has been the best acciden... |
1,485,600 | Customer dropped a Win7 laptop off that they showed conclusively that they own...but they don't remember the password for the only account. Machine has not been in regular use for 4+ years, and reformatting and reinstall of the operating system can't be done until the data is safely duplicated to another drive.
How sh... | 2019/09/24 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1485600",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/414280/"
] | If the drive is functioning and there is no FDE (Full Disk Encryption), just plug the drive into another computer and find and copy the files you wish to recover.
Alternatively you could use a bootable USB stick to 'bring the other OS to this computer', as it were. | You must be having one of these: [External Enclosure](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B06Y5CJSVW)
So, if the laptop does indeed belong to that person, then take out the HDD & plug it into this enclosure and duplicate all the data from the drive.
After copying all the data present on the HDD, put the HDD... |
1,485,600 | Customer dropped a Win7 laptop off that they showed conclusively that they own...but they don't remember the password for the only account. Machine has not been in regular use for 4+ years, and reformatting and reinstall of the operating system can't be done until the data is safely duplicated to another drive.
How sh... | 2019/09/24 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1485600",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/414280/"
] | If the drive is functioning and there is no FDE (Full Disk Encryption), just plug the drive into another computer and find and copy the files you wish to recover.
Alternatively you could use a bootable USB stick to 'bring the other OS to this computer', as it were. | @music2myear has a good comment, and should have posted it as an answer.
>
> Plug the drive into another computer, copy the files off.
>
>
>
If you don't want to pull the drive for some reason, then you can boot from a live Linux CD or USB stick and get at the files that way (copy to an external or network driv... |
1,485,600 | Customer dropped a Win7 laptop off that they showed conclusively that they own...but they don't remember the password for the only account. Machine has not been in regular use for 4+ years, and reformatting and reinstall of the operating system can't be done until the data is safely duplicated to another drive.
How sh... | 2019/09/24 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/1485600",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/414280/"
] | You must be having one of these: [External Enclosure](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B06Y5CJSVW)
So, if the laptop does indeed belong to that person, then take out the HDD & plug it into this enclosure and duplicate all the data from the drive.
After copying all the data present on the HDD, put the HDD... | @music2myear has a good comment, and should have posted it as an answer.
>
> Plug the drive into another computer, copy the files off.
>
>
>
If you don't want to pull the drive for some reason, then you can boot from a live Linux CD or USB stick and get at the files that way (copy to an external or network driv... |
276,535 | Just going through my usual [SO Hitlist](https://stackoverflow.com/search?q=score%3A-5..-2%20answers%3A..1%20is%3Aquestion%20hasaccepted%3Ano%20closed%3Ano%20duplicate%3Ano%20migrated%3Ano%20wiki%3Ano) until I saw [this massive debate](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7065252/why-do-try-blocks-reduce-speed-of-my-pro... | 2016/03/06 | [
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] | You may not realize it but creating new accounts just to be able to keep asking questions is not just tiresome but is also likely to result in being banned from the site.
It is far easier to learn from the downvotes and to quickly address any issues in questions which begin to accrue them.
I see no need to develop ... | No, there is no way to appeal. See it as a democracy, we all judge what a good question is, and how could you say one's opinion is wrong? You can't. That's why there is no way to appeal to votes. In the case of serial voting, there are systems, not users in place to fix the injustice.
That said: there is probably a re... |
743,876 | Would the metric outside the spherical region be related mathematically to the schwarzschild metric? | 2023/01/04 | [
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] | In terms of analytical solutions, only an instantaneous, time-symmetry moment field configuration for of a system of many black holes can be found and given.
These are exact solutions of the initial value problem of GR, but they do not describe the whole time evolution of such a system. For this, a numerical simulatio... | Your question specifically asks for the metric outside of the spherical region. This is presumably a vacuum, and so by [Birkhoff's theorem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkhoff%27s_theorem_(relativity)) it would indeed by the Schwarzschild metric, assuming that the black holes are considered stationary (e.g. if their... |
473,613 | 
The problem was to solve for the capacitance of this system if initial capacitance was C.
I solved it using the method which has been given as wrong.My question is that why is potential difference across dielectrics 2 and 4 not same? Since the dielec... | 2019/04/18 | [
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] | Energy is always conserved but in problems such as this kinetic energy may not be conserved.
If there are no external forces/torques acting on the ball & rod system then linear/angular momentum will always be conserved.
These two conservation laws give two equations which link the final linear velocity of the cent... | In such collisions, net linear and angular momenta are conserved, since the force of interaction is purely internal and cannot cause an impulse. However, this force of interaction can cause some change in elastic potential energy, which results in the supposed discrepancy with the law of conservation of energy. Whether... |
134,722 | About three months ago, auto save in Blender 2.8 stopped working
Since then, I downloaded 10 new builds and nothing has changed.
Blender 2.79 makes autosave fine, but 2.8 doesn’t
I checked on other computers, everything works, but on mine it doesn't, and I do not know how to fix it.
What is the problem? | 2019/03/19 | [
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] | In **Preferences** > **Save and Load** > **Auto Save**, do you have the **Auto Save** **Temporary Files** option checked ?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/w6hba.png)
Next check in **Preferences** > **File Paths** > **Data** > **Temporary Files**, left cl... | I'm posting this as an answer since this was added as a [comment](https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/134722/autosave-don-t-work-in-2-8#comment254661_134741) and it solved my problem.
If a modal operator is running, the autosave feature won't work.
Make sure to disable all add-ons and selectively re-enable th... |
95,942 | I am working at consulting company which provides project help to customers in different domains. I was assigned to a supply chain project as a management liaison.
Originally the manager of my company was assigned as the project lead, and he assigned certain tasks to me. Now the customer has reassigned the project lea... | 2017/07/26 | [
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] | Just tell your manager that you have noticed that your workload has decreased and that you can handle more work.
There is no need of feeling useless. If you don't have enough work, just speak up and tell your boss that you are capable of doing more work. It is probably a simple oversight on their part. There is usuall... | Because you are a consultant, I would first reach out to my contact at your consulting company and let them know about your situation and that you have time to take on more work than you are being assigned. They may direct you to do the best you can with out creating waves. Reorganizations are dangerous times for consu... |
95,942 | I am working at consulting company which provides project help to customers in different domains. I was assigned to a supply chain project as a management liaison.
Originally the manager of my company was assigned as the project lead, and he assigned certain tasks to me. Now the customer has reassigned the project lea... | 2017/07/26 | [
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] | Just tell your manager that you have noticed that your workload has decreased and that you can handle more work.
There is no need of feeling useless. If you don't have enough work, just speak up and tell your boss that you are capable of doing more work. It is probably a simple oversight on their part. There is usuall... | Not mentioning you have enough work to do is going to backfire eventually.
I would go with something that makes it sound as if you are willing to take on more work, instead of you not having enough work. Focus on the fact that you would like to do more and have skills that are currently unused but valuable to the com... |
95,942 | I am working at consulting company which provides project help to customers in different domains. I was assigned to a supply chain project as a management liaison.
Originally the manager of my company was assigned as the project lead, and he assigned certain tasks to me. Now the customer has reassigned the project lea... | 2017/07/26 | [
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/95942",
"https://workplace.stackexchange.com",
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] | Because you are a consultant, I would first reach out to my contact at your consulting company and let them know about your situation and that you have time to take on more work than you are being assigned. They may direct you to do the best you can with out creating waves. Reorganizations are dangerous times for consu... | Not mentioning you have enough work to do is going to backfire eventually.
I would go with something that makes it sound as if you are willing to take on more work, instead of you not having enough work. Focus on the fact that you would like to do more and have skills that are currently unused but valuable to the com... |
6,295 | I am from India and we speak English there as well, albeit not as culturally refined as I see in the US. In India, and perhaps in the UK, English is spoken in a straight and 'as it is' manner. For example, I found in the US, people would say "You might want to do this..." when they actually mean "You should/have to do ... | 2010/12/06 | [
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] | This is a really interesting question. It's hard to give you a really concrete example, but it sounds like you've had issues when someone was trying to be polite, so I will address that. As others have mentioned, people in America sometimes have trouble being told what to do. It sounds like whoever was speaking to you ... | I've thought about your question for a while, and it seems a bit open-ended. If it were more narrowly defined, it would be easier to answer. What I *can* do, however, is explain why someone might use *might* in place of *should*.
People use the "you might want to" construction when they are trying to be polite. Tellin... |
6,295 | I am from India and we speak English there as well, albeit not as culturally refined as I see in the US. In India, and perhaps in the UK, English is spoken in a straight and 'as it is' manner. For example, I found in the US, people would say "You might want to do this..." when they actually mean "You should/have to do ... | 2010/12/06 | [
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] | I've thought about your question for a while, and it seems a bit open-ended. If it were more narrowly defined, it would be easier to answer. What I *can* do, however, is explain why someone might use *might* in place of *should*.
People use the "you might want to" construction when they are trying to be polite. Tellin... | A scenario I experienced is when I was invited to a party and my neighbor was not. I then met him and asked if we could go together (I didn't know if he was invited). He would tend to say that "*I don't think* I am invited" instead of "they didn't invite me" or "I am not invited". I don't know if this way contains sarc... |
6,295 | I am from India and we speak English there as well, albeit not as culturally refined as I see in the US. In India, and perhaps in the UK, English is spoken in a straight and 'as it is' manner. For example, I found in the US, people would say "You might want to do this..." when they actually mean "You should/have to do ... | 2010/12/06 | [
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] | This is a really interesting question. It's hard to give you a really concrete example, but it sounds like you've had issues when someone was trying to be polite, so I will address that. As others have mentioned, people in America sometimes have trouble being told what to do. It sounds like whoever was speaking to you ... | It is difficult to answer the general version of this question because often neither side is aware that there can be any misinterpretation until it has happened. I'm a Briton living in the USA, but working a lot of the time with a team in India. I am aware that there are occasionally problems, but I gave up making a li... |
6,295 | I am from India and we speak English there as well, albeit not as culturally refined as I see in the US. In India, and perhaps in the UK, English is spoken in a straight and 'as it is' manner. For example, I found in the US, people would say "You might want to do this..." when they actually mean "You should/have to do ... | 2010/12/06 | [
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] | It is difficult to answer the general version of this question because often neither side is aware that there can be any misinterpretation until it has happened. I'm a Briton living in the USA, but working a lot of the time with a team in India. I am aware that there are occasionally problems, but I gave up making a li... | A scenario I experienced is when I was invited to a party and my neighbor was not. I then met him and asked if we could go together (I didn't know if he was invited). He would tend to say that "*I don't think* I am invited" instead of "they didn't invite me" or "I am not invited". I don't know if this way contains sarc... |
6,295 | I am from India and we speak English there as well, albeit not as culturally refined as I see in the US. In India, and perhaps in the UK, English is spoken in a straight and 'as it is' manner. For example, I found in the US, people would say "You might want to do this..." when they actually mean "You should/have to do ... | 2010/12/06 | [
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] | This is a really interesting question. It's hard to give you a really concrete example, but it sounds like you've had issues when someone was trying to be polite, so I will address that. As others have mentioned, people in America sometimes have trouble being told what to do. It sounds like whoever was speaking to you ... | This sounds more like a cultural difference that is reflected in the usage of the language. You have probably noticed that the US culture is overall very individualistic. Americans typically do not like to be told what to do, and they also tend to respect the other person's right to different views or opinions. That is... |
6,295 | I am from India and we speak English there as well, albeit not as culturally refined as I see in the US. In India, and perhaps in the UK, English is spoken in a straight and 'as it is' manner. For example, I found in the US, people would say "You might want to do this..." when they actually mean "You should/have to do ... | 2010/12/06 | [
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] | This sounds more like a cultural difference that is reflected in the usage of the language. You have probably noticed that the US culture is overall very individualistic. Americans typically do not like to be told what to do, and they also tend to respect the other person's right to different views or opinions. That is... | A scenario I experienced is when I was invited to a party and my neighbor was not. I then met him and asked if we could go together (I didn't know if he was invited). He would tend to say that "*I don't think* I am invited" instead of "they didn't invite me" or "I am not invited". I don't know if this way contains sarc... |
6,295 | I am from India and we speak English there as well, albeit not as culturally refined as I see in the US. In India, and perhaps in the UK, English is spoken in a straight and 'as it is' manner. For example, I found in the US, people would say "You might want to do this..." when they actually mean "You should/have to do ... | 2010/12/06 | [
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] | This is a really interesting question. It's hard to give you a really concrete example, but it sounds like you've had issues when someone was trying to be polite, so I will address that. As others have mentioned, people in America sometimes have trouble being told what to do. It sounds like whoever was speaking to you ... | A scenario I experienced is when I was invited to a party and my neighbor was not. I then met him and asked if we could go together (I didn't know if he was invited). He would tend to say that "*I don't think* I am invited" instead of "they didn't invite me" or "I am not invited". I don't know if this way contains sarc... |
35,191 | When Craster gives away the baby boys to the White Walkers, what happens? Do the baby boys become snacks at a White Walker party? Made into something else with magic? | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | I take it quite a few people forgot about the little girl on the show? So I'm sure there are female white walkers. It doesn't seem that the females go to war though, or at least I've yet to see any. So maybe they babies like Craster's sons to the women and they raise the living as their own or something.
![enter image... | My theory on the last scene and what happens with the babies.. I haven't read the books, so I'm just purely using my imagination.
The babies allow the white walkers (or whatever they are) turn into a human, in effect bringing someone back to life. Now my imagination really gets working - one person that will comeback ... |
35,191 | When Craster gives away the baby boys to the White Walkers, what happens? Do the baby boys become snacks at a White Walker party? Made into something else with magic? | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | Based on the metaphysics of the story one could deduce that:
* The lives and actions of White Walkers mimic the tides; they are cyclical as they are seasonal.
* The red comet passes the planet during the same time dragons and White Walkers exist.
* All life must procreate.
* White Walkers are living.
* White Walkers t... | I believe the walkers feed the babies' flesh to the zombies or wights. They don't become white walkers but the wights' food. The white walkers take the children and kill the rest. |
35,191 | When Craster gives away the baby boys to the White Walkers, what happens? Do the baby boys become snacks at a White Walker party? Made into something else with magic? | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | I don't know that we know the answer to that yet. My money is on them showing up at some point in the future - tiny, horrifying, baby wights. This is something the watchers on the Wall won't really be prepared for, I think. Who's going to expect a *baby* to be that dangerous? | I have to agree with the theory that they become White Walkers. There is no evidence for it, bu there is counter evidence for its counter evidence.
The Night King. A thousand years ago - the description could slowly have changed of his bride. His bride might even have been a Child of the Forest - give enough time, and... |
35,191 | When Craster gives away the baby boys to the White Walkers, what happens? Do the baby boys become snacks at a White Walker party? Made into something else with magic? | 2013/05/06 | [
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] | The origin and nature of the White Walkers is perhaps the greatest mysteries in the series. Those things give me the shivers.
Anyway, Gilly and her sisterwives believe their sacrificed baby boys become White Walkers.
>
> Gilly was crying. “Me and the babe. Please. I’ll be your wife, like I was Craster’s. Please, ser... | I believe the walkers feed the babies' flesh to the zombies or wights. They don't become white walkers but the wights' food. The white walkers take the children and kill the rest. |
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