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864,627 | On PC side with windows xp, i have selected 10Mbps full duplex mode in the driver. I connect this Ethernet cable of PC to my development board(DM6446) which has 100Mbps full duplex mode. What happens in this scenario?
Regards | 2015/01/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/864627",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/408823/"
] | According to Microsoft, this is typical behavior established by the method the file is opened.
>
> When a source data workbook is linked, the link is established based
> on the way that the workbook was opened. If the workbook was opened
> over a mapped drive, the link is created by using a mapped drive. The
> lin... | I have had this issue with a few clients. Both were using a mapped drive to access the file. One user would open the file, it would change the links to %appdata%\XLSTART\*corresponding file path to mapped drive\*
I addressed this by making Excel open in the mapped drive for these users. Options, Advanced, General, At ... |
864,627 | On PC side with windows xp, i have selected 10Mbps full duplex mode in the driver. I connect this Ethernet cable of PC to my development board(DM6446) which has 100Mbps full duplex mode. What happens in this scenario?
Regards | 2015/01/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/864627",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/408823/"
] | According to Microsoft, this is typical behavior established by the method the file is opened.
>
> When a source data workbook is linked, the link is established based
> on the way that the workbook was opened. If the workbook was opened
> over a mapped drive, the link is created by using a mapped drive. The
> lin... | I usually open my files via the Explorer window, and got into this issue when I didn't notice the UNC path in the header bar; it used to be the full regular path. I set my shortcuts to the network folders, but they were all created as as UNC paths.
I opened up a fresh window, navigated to the network drive; all new li... |
864,627 | On PC side with windows xp, i have selected 10Mbps full duplex mode in the driver. I connect this Ethernet cable of PC to my development board(DM6446) which has 100Mbps full duplex mode. What happens in this scenario?
Regards | 2015/01/14 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/864627",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/408823/"
] | According to Microsoft, this is typical behavior established by the method the file is opened.
>
> When a source data workbook is linked, the link is established based
> on the way that the workbook was opened. If the workbook was opened
> over a mapped drive, the link is created by using a mapped drive. The
> lin... | Using a simple macro I tried to refresh the default file path each time before saving.
sub saveme()
Application.DefaultFilePath = "\blabla\blabla$\"
thisworkbook.save
end sub()
This seems to work. |
4,533,749 | I have a database in my sql management studio how can script the database schema to file so that I can put it in another device?
thanks | 2010/12/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4533749",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/420292/"
] | Open SQL Management -> Script Database As -> .... I think its the closest to what you mean.
Of course there are 3rd party tools for these kind of works. See [RedGate](http://www.redgate.com/). | SQL Management Studio 2008 can make query to unload Schema and data from database, but older versions if Management studio can't do it. You can use another soft to do it like an EMS SQL Management studio |
4,533,749 | I have a database in my sql management studio how can script the database schema to file so that I can put it in another device?
thanks | 2010/12/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4533749",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/420292/"
] | Shutdown SQL Server, copy the MDF and LDF Files to a new server and attach them on that instance by right clicking on Databases and choosing Attach. Specify the location of the files.
Alternatively, you could also backup the database from the source and restore it in the destination.
The above two methods copy all da... | SQL Management Studio 2008 can make query to unload Schema and data from database, but older versions if Management studio can't do it. You can use another soft to do it like an EMS SQL Management studio |
4,533,749 | I have a database in my sql management studio how can script the database schema to file so that I can put it in another device?
thanks | 2010/12/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/4533749",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/420292/"
] | Open SQL Management -> Script Database As -> .... I think its the closest to what you mean.
Of course there are 3rd party tools for these kind of works. See [RedGate](http://www.redgate.com/). | Shutdown SQL Server, copy the MDF and LDF Files to a new server and attach them on that instance by right clicking on Databases and choosing Attach. Specify the location of the files.
Alternatively, you could also backup the database from the source and restore it in the destination.
The above two methods copy all da... |
1,482,206 | For an application I am working on, I need to display custom raster image tiles (not vector based, probably from satellite imagery), and I need to do so offline. I would like to use the MapView, but I cannot see a way to tell it to use custom, offline map tiles instead of pulling down data from google's servers.
I've ... | 2009/09/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1482206",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/155392/"
] | I believe that [OpenLayers](http://www.openlayers.org/) has the functionality you require, but I don't know whether it runs under Android.
In particular, see [this OpenLayers wiki page](http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/UsingCustomTiles) about how to use your own custom tiles. | >
> Am I going to have to bite the bullet
> and 'roll my own'?
>
>
>
Ummm, how do you like the taste of lead? ;-)
Seriously, Google Maps is closed source, and I know of no API to change up the map tiles. I'd be shocked if there is one.
What you might do is try to team up with OSMDroid to make a more generic Map... |
1,482,206 | For an application I am working on, I need to display custom raster image tiles (not vector based, probably from satellite imagery), and I need to do so offline. I would like to use the MapView, but I cannot see a way to tell it to use custom, offline map tiles instead of pulling down data from google's servers.
I've ... | 2009/09/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1482206",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/155392/"
] | We ended up going with Open Street Maps and customizing source to meet our needs. Unfortunately couldn't easily switch the source of tiles, so we were stuck with the vector based ones. Ended up writing some code to ensure that cached tiles persist on app shut down, so we could access them without connection. | >
> Am I going to have to bite the bullet
> and 'roll my own'?
>
>
>
Ummm, how do you like the taste of lead? ;-)
Seriously, Google Maps is closed source, and I know of no API to change up the map tiles. I'd be shocked if there is one.
What you might do is try to team up with OSMDroid to make a more generic Map... |
1,482,206 | For an application I am working on, I need to display custom raster image tiles (not vector based, probably from satellite imagery), and I need to do so offline. I would like to use the MapView, but I cannot see a way to tell it to use custom, offline map tiles instead of pulling down data from google's servers.
I've ... | 2009/09/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1482206",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/155392/"
] | I believe that [OpenLayers](http://www.openlayers.org/) has the functionality you require, but I don't know whether it runs under Android.
In particular, see [this OpenLayers wiki page](http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/UsingCustomTiles) about how to use your own custom tiles. | For custom mobile mapping solutions You could take a look at [maps lib](http://www.nutiteq.com/mgmapslib.html) from Nutiteq |
1,482,206 | For an application I am working on, I need to display custom raster image tiles (not vector based, probably from satellite imagery), and I need to do so offline. I would like to use the MapView, but I cannot see a way to tell it to use custom, offline map tiles instead of pulling down data from google's servers.
I've ... | 2009/09/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1482206",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/155392/"
] | I believe that [OpenLayers](http://www.openlayers.org/) has the functionality you require, but I don't know whether it runs under Android.
In particular, see [this OpenLayers wiki page](http://trac.openlayers.org/wiki/UsingCustomTiles) about how to use your own custom tiles. | I know this question is a year and a half old but it still comes high up Google searches...
...OsmDroid now supports a number of different map tile sources, if you look in the file below you can see the sources supported - it shouldn't be too hard to make it work from other tile sources and tile servers.
<http://code... |
1,482,206 | For an application I am working on, I need to display custom raster image tiles (not vector based, probably from satellite imagery), and I need to do so offline. I would like to use the MapView, but I cannot see a way to tell it to use custom, offline map tiles instead of pulling down data from google's servers.
I've ... | 2009/09/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1482206",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/155392/"
] | We ended up going with Open Street Maps and customizing source to meet our needs. Unfortunately couldn't easily switch the source of tiles, so we were stuck with the vector based ones. Ended up writing some code to ensure that cached tiles persist on app shut down, so we could access them without connection. | For custom mobile mapping solutions You could take a look at [maps lib](http://www.nutiteq.com/mgmapslib.html) from Nutiteq |
1,482,206 | For an application I am working on, I need to display custom raster image tiles (not vector based, probably from satellite imagery), and I need to do so offline. I would like to use the MapView, but I cannot see a way to tell it to use custom, offline map tiles instead of pulling down data from google's servers.
I've ... | 2009/09/26 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/1482206",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/155392/"
] | We ended up going with Open Street Maps and customizing source to meet our needs. Unfortunately couldn't easily switch the source of tiles, so we were stuck with the vector based ones. Ended up writing some code to ensure that cached tiles persist on app shut down, so we could access them without connection. | I know this question is a year and a half old but it still comes high up Google searches...
...OsmDroid now supports a number of different map tile sources, if you look in the file below you can see the sources supported - it shouldn't be too hard to make it work from other tile sources and tile servers.
<http://code... |
17,362,320 | In my C# MVC4 ASP.NET code (in a method on a controller) I call a function that I know has the possibility that it may never return. It is a call to a Microsoft object that does not raise and error, does not time out, just hangs (and hangs and hangs).
I think I have found the cause of the specific incidents of why th... | 2013/06/28 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/17362320",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/630920/"
] | Maybe try calling the method on a different Thread ? and abort the thread after a timeout ?
Although not a neat solution at all, but not a lot of options available in case there is no misconception about why the method hangs. | Having looked at this answer to a [similar question](https://stackoverflow.com/a/1560567/630920) I think the least worse solution is to wrap the offending call (to LocalReport.Render) into a separate Process and app domain. I will then kill the process if it starts behaving erratically. |
31,579,357 | I wrote a Java program and compiled it to jar file to distribute as a library that others import into their Java program and use it. It is a kind of simple library. The problem is when one imports the jar file into Netbeans to use it in their program, the source code is fully visible. They can open the classes in the j... | 2015/07/23 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/31579357",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3804553/"
] | Yes, it's likely that Netbeans comes preloaded with a decompiler plugin, the only thing you can do is obfuscate all the classes in your jar with a tool like [ProGuard](http://proguard.sourceforge.net/).
They will still be able to decompile your classes, but it will be way harder to understand what your code is actual... | I found out that this happens when the jar is imported to projects on the same machine on which the jar itself is developed. I took the jar file to another PC and imported it to a project, and alas the code is not visible. It is confusing why it behaving like that. I expect it should not show the code no matter what. T... |
456,992 | How can I change the screen resolution of several Windows 7 machines from a central point, i.e., a server running Active Directory? | 2012/12/11 | [
"https://serverfault.com/questions/456992",
"https://serverfault.com",
"https://serverfault.com/users/149137/"
] | Use the Exchange Admin Center to create a Receive Connector for whichever services need to send email through your mail server.
1. Open EAC
2. Navigate to **Mail Flow > Receive Connectors**. Click on **Add+**
3. Select **Internal** if it is for internal email.
Configure permissions as needed and specify the IP addre... | If you need to relay - you need to create a receive connector.
On that connector specify ipaddress/range of the relaying server and choose authentication model. |
66,946 | [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/STPJ4.jpg)
I know in 1993, Adobe software was not available.
How was this effect accomplished? | 2017/01/16 | [
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/66946",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com",
"https://movies.stackexchange.com/users/45675/"
] | As I mentioned in the comments, movie editing software certainly was available in 1993 (see *Jurassic Park* for example). That being said however, I was under the impression that Schindler's List was deliberately filmed by Spielberg on black and white film, in part to prevent a possible future release of the movie in c... | It is called Recoloring.
In the color correction you can "highlight" a color and set everything else black and white (saturation to 0). This is technique for very long time already.
Like [this](https://www.magix.info/mcpool01/10/4D/C1/98/C0/3A/CF/11/E1/A8/7B/03/B1/D5/27/A8/A3/4DC605903ACF11E1A2D464CCD527A8A3.jpg) |
52,878 | I'm learning piano and recently encountered slurs and phrases. I'd like clarification on the following that relate to these two ideas.
1. The book[1] I'm using introduces the idea of phrases, then later introduces slurs:
>
> In vocal music, singing more than one note on one syllable is shown by a slur...
>
>
>
T... | 2017/02/02 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/52878",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/34535/"
] | To answer point 4 first: ties and slurs are completely different things, although the notation looks similar. Ties always join notes at the same pitch, and indicate that the two written notes are played as a single long note. You will eventually see *slurs* over repeated notes at the same pitch, but don't worry about t... | I think phrases and slurs are not totally consistent in the literature, and indications of articulation can occur within a larger phrase. If a slur line lies in between two notes that are the same pitch, then it is most likely a tie. But ties are not always written this way. Context is always important. |
163,776 | Inspired by [this answer](https://rpg.stackexchange.com/a/163736/60441) and the comment by @jgn, it made me dig deeper into the wording of the [Geas spell](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/geas), and how it doesn't seem to tell you if you can only give commands at the beginning, delay the command for another time, or e... | 2020/01/28 | [
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/163776",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com",
"https://rpg.stackexchange.com/users/60441/"
] | No, *Geas* is a single command
==============================
*[Geas](https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/geas)* (PHB, 244) uses language based on the singular when discussing the command (emphasis mine):
>
> You place **a magical command** on a creature that you can see within range...
>
>
>
That single command ca... | ### No. You get to issue a single command at the time of casting.
The wording of the *Geas* spell seems pretty definitive that you must issue the command as the spell is cast, and that you only get to issue a single command (though that single command can be complex).
The opening line of the spell states that
>
> Y... |
13,078 | I'm writing a sci-fi/fantasy story and I have quite a number of characters that I want to deploy in the story. However, these characters should each have their own agendas in life, their own internal battles, shortcomings etc. In short, each of my characters should be as real and as human as possible. Memorable persona... | 2014/10/11 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/13078",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10833/"
] | *Give the characters something unique:* It doesn't have to be something mind-blowing or some kind of superpower. It could be something as simple as a toe fetish or not being able to remember dates.
*Give them an unexpected behavior:* The wife of one of them left him and he reacted by ... cleaning the house from morni... | I feel that I may be simply adding a footnote but here is what I do when the cast on the page grows really quickly.
I have a "bible" of background information which I tend to print off and carry about with me for when I have ideas. I add a list of characters to this. Now because I am adding a lot very quickly I cheat ... |
13,078 | I'm writing a sci-fi/fantasy story and I have quite a number of characters that I want to deploy in the story. However, these characters should each have their own agendas in life, their own internal battles, shortcomings etc. In short, each of my characters should be as real and as human as possible. Memorable persona... | 2014/10/11 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/13078",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10833/"
] | *Give the characters something unique:* It doesn't have to be something mind-blowing or some kind of superpower. It could be something as simple as a toe fetish or not being able to remember dates.
*Give them an unexpected behavior:* The wife of one of them left him and he reacted by ... cleaning the house from morni... | Some of the other answers have done a great job at addressing the topic of good characters in general, so this focuses specifically on the dialogue:
In my opinion, great dialogue is all about subtext. When people talk to each other, what's going on in the words is rarely the whole conversation. Mood, hidden goals and ... |
13,078 | I'm writing a sci-fi/fantasy story and I have quite a number of characters that I want to deploy in the story. However, these characters should each have their own agendas in life, their own internal battles, shortcomings etc. In short, each of my characters should be as real and as human as possible. Memorable persona... | 2014/10/11 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/13078",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10833/"
] | *Give the characters something unique:* It doesn't have to be something mind-blowing or some kind of superpower. It could be something as simple as a toe fetish or not being able to remember dates.
*Give them an unexpected behavior:* The wife of one of them left him and he reacted by ... cleaning the house from morni... | Disadvantages.
Coping with them.
That's it. How did they struggle through highschool with having a big nose? How do they date when ugly? How do they work if stupid? Disadvantages! |
13,078 | I'm writing a sci-fi/fantasy story and I have quite a number of characters that I want to deploy in the story. However, these characters should each have their own agendas in life, their own internal battles, shortcomings etc. In short, each of my characters should be as real and as human as possible. Memorable persona... | 2014/10/11 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/13078",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10833/"
] | I believe there is no "recipe" with which to cook up three-dimensional characters. However, since "good" characters - realistic, believable, full of faults, contradictions, anxieties and passions - are what I value above all in a story and what I put most effort in, here is how I develop my characters:
* Start with a... | I feel that I may be simply adding a footnote but here is what I do when the cast on the page grows really quickly.
I have a "bible" of background information which I tend to print off and carry about with me for when I have ideas. I add a list of characters to this. Now because I am adding a lot very quickly I cheat ... |
13,078 | I'm writing a sci-fi/fantasy story and I have quite a number of characters that I want to deploy in the story. However, these characters should each have their own agendas in life, their own internal battles, shortcomings etc. In short, each of my characters should be as real and as human as possible. Memorable persona... | 2014/10/11 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/13078",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10833/"
] | I believe there is no "recipe" with which to cook up three-dimensional characters. However, since "good" characters - realistic, believable, full of faults, contradictions, anxieties and passions - are what I value above all in a story and what I put most effort in, here is how I develop my characters:
* Start with a... | Some of the other answers have done a great job at addressing the topic of good characters in general, so this focuses specifically on the dialogue:
In my opinion, great dialogue is all about subtext. When people talk to each other, what's going on in the words is rarely the whole conversation. Mood, hidden goals and ... |
13,078 | I'm writing a sci-fi/fantasy story and I have quite a number of characters that I want to deploy in the story. However, these characters should each have their own agendas in life, their own internal battles, shortcomings etc. In short, each of my characters should be as real and as human as possible. Memorable persona... | 2014/10/11 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/13078",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10833/"
] | I believe there is no "recipe" with which to cook up three-dimensional characters. However, since "good" characters - realistic, believable, full of faults, contradictions, anxieties and passions - are what I value above all in a story and what I put most effort in, here is how I develop my characters:
* Start with a... | Disadvantages.
Coping with them.
That's it. How did they struggle through highschool with having a big nose? How do they date when ugly? How do they work if stupid? Disadvantages! |
13,078 | I'm writing a sci-fi/fantasy story and I have quite a number of characters that I want to deploy in the story. However, these characters should each have their own agendas in life, their own internal battles, shortcomings etc. In short, each of my characters should be as real and as human as possible. Memorable persona... | 2014/10/11 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/13078",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10833/"
] | I feel that I may be simply adding a footnote but here is what I do when the cast on the page grows really quickly.
I have a "bible" of background information which I tend to print off and carry about with me for when I have ideas. I add a list of characters to this. Now because I am adding a lot very quickly I cheat ... | Disadvantages.
Coping with them.
That's it. How did they struggle through highschool with having a big nose? How do they date when ugly? How do they work if stupid? Disadvantages! |
13,078 | I'm writing a sci-fi/fantasy story and I have quite a number of characters that I want to deploy in the story. However, these characters should each have their own agendas in life, their own internal battles, shortcomings etc. In short, each of my characters should be as real and as human as possible. Memorable persona... | 2014/10/11 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/13078",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/10833/"
] | Some of the other answers have done a great job at addressing the topic of good characters in general, so this focuses specifically on the dialogue:
In my opinion, great dialogue is all about subtext. When people talk to each other, what's going on in the words is rarely the whole conversation. Mood, hidden goals and ... | Disadvantages.
Coping with them.
That's it. How did they struggle through highschool with having a big nose? How do they date when ugly? How do they work if stupid? Disadvantages! |
10,736,755 | I want to do server side validation with jquery. but I do not know how to start with this stuff. are there any good tutorials with examples to learn server-side validation with jquery for jsp? | 2012/05/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/10736755",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1363881/"
] | If u want to do this anyhow,
Then You need to use Ajax framework like DWR(Direct Web REmoting) with jQuery.
By using this Ajax framework U could call ur validator functions (Server side functions written in Java). And then in jQuery callback functions, U could render error messages or whatever logic you want to imple... | JQuery is browser side Javascript library.
You can only use JQuery to do Client Side validations.
For Server Side validations you need a server side language.
In your case you need to do the validation in Java.
Tell us more about the framework you currently have. |
309,517 | I have a machine running Windows XP SP3 with a RAID 0 (2x 500GB). A few days ago, a message appeared in Windows saying one of the drives had a problem, but it ran a test (with Windows RAID Manager, or something like that) and it said it was fine. I believed it so it worked okay for a few more days.
Yesterday, my compu... | 2011/07/12 | [
"https://superuser.com/questions/309517",
"https://superuser.com",
"https://superuser.com/users/89963/"
] | As above, RAID 0 provides zero redundancy and is meant to simply give you increased performance - you HAVE to use regular backups if the data on the RAID is important, as sooner or later it WILL fail and you WILL lose your data - just like standard disks really but with RAID 0 you have double the chance (as any one of ... | RAID0 (block-level striping) divides data over multiple disks. Data on the working disk is still accessible, so if the critical parts of your partition happen to be on there, it's possible that you can still see your files. NTFS also keeps a backup of this area on a different portion of the logical disk, so you have do... |
29,178,738 | I would like to add a data file or a configuration file along with my application (such as sample.conf). This file should be available to user so that he/she can edit the sample configuration to further customize the application.
How can I add such files to my project such that
1. This file becomes part of distribut... | 2015/03/21 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/29178738",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1268085/"
] | SBT Native Packager provides support for doing what you want, though you'll have to dig through the docs a bit. The `universal` packager is probably the best approach for you.
<http://www.scala-sbt.org/sbt-native-packager/> | I think what you're looking for is the typesafehub/config <https://github.com/typesafehub/config> project. It uses the HOCON format (Human Optimized Config Object Notation). |
246,985 | If an electron is independent, it is an individual electron, i.e. not in the orbit of the atom. Is it able to emit light or does the orbit have to do with the production of light? | 2016/04/02 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/246985",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/users/84212/"
] | Accelerating and decelerating charges produce electromagnetic radiation.
[Bremsstrahlung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremsstrahlung) :
>
> Bremsstrahlung (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁɛmsˌʃtʁaːlʊŋ] ( listen), from bremsen "to brake" and Strahlung "radiation", i.e. "braking radiation" or "deceleration radiation") is ... | Free electrons can produce electromagnetic radiation i.e light, if they are made to oscillate. The oscillating electric field produced by the electron will create a perpendicularly oscillating magnetic field which will combine to produce light with the frequency of vibration of the electron. An electron returning to a ... |
246,985 | If an electron is independent, it is an individual electron, i.e. not in the orbit of the atom. Is it able to emit light or does the orbit have to do with the production of light? | 2016/04/02 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/246985",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Free electrons can produce electromagnetic radiation i.e light, if they are made to oscillate. The oscillating electric field produced by the electron will create a perpendicularly oscillating magnetic field which will combine to produce light with the frequency of vibration of the electron. An electron returning to a ... | No, it would violate both Conservation of Energy and Conversation of Momentum, this is without using Quantum Theory. A third law is Conversation of Angular Momentum, an electron has spin of 1/2 while a photon has spin of 1.
Electron and positron can annhilate producing 2 photons if their spins cancel, or 3 if they are... |
246,985 | If an electron is independent, it is an individual electron, i.e. not in the orbit of the atom. Is it able to emit light or does the orbit have to do with the production of light? | 2016/04/02 | [
"https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/246985",
"https://physics.stackexchange.com",
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] | Accelerating and decelerating charges produce electromagnetic radiation.
[Bremsstrahlung](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremsstrahlung) :
>
> Bremsstrahlung (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁɛmsˌʃtʁaːlʊŋ] ( listen), from bremsen "to brake" and Strahlung "radiation", i.e. "braking radiation" or "deceleration radiation") is ... | No, it would violate both Conservation of Energy and Conversation of Momentum, this is without using Quantum Theory. A third law is Conversation of Angular Momentum, an electron has spin of 1/2 while a photon has spin of 1.
Electron and positron can annhilate producing 2 photons if their spins cancel, or 3 if they are... |
18,976 | I am 42 and doing software developer since 20 years.
Since several years I know that talking about a problem helps.
If I can't find a an easy solution myself I talk to a team mate or ask at a site like stackoverflow.
Often it is enough to speak about it (or write the question). If I do this, I often find the solutio... | 2018/01/24 | [
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/18976",
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com",
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/users/13175/"
] | I can think two reasons why talking about a problem helps :
* **Explaining your knowledge can reveal gaps and bugs**
The following extract is from the book [Smart Thinking](https://books.google.com.cy/books?id=k2CJDQAAQBAJ&dq=smart%20thinking%20art%20markman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKpfjEwPLYAhWCKlAKHeYBDYsQ6AEIJTAA) b... | I found this related Wikipedia article:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging>
Rubber duck debugging
>
> In software engineering, rubber duck debugging or rubber ducking is a
> method of debugging code. The name is a reference to a story in the
> book The Pragmatic Programmer in which a programmer ... |
18,976 | I am 42 and doing software developer since 20 years.
Since several years I know that talking about a problem helps.
If I can't find a an easy solution myself I talk to a team mate or ask at a site like stackoverflow.
Often it is enough to speak about it (or write the question). If I do this, I often find the solutio... | 2018/01/24 | [
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/18976",
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com",
"https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/users/13175/"
] | Well, first of all, let's briefly discuss the process of thinking.
Lone, silent thinking is the internalization of words taught to you at a very young age. Clinical literature suggests that if you miss learning period you cannot learn it anymore. [Feral Child Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_child)
**Sp... | I found this related Wikipedia article:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging>
Rubber duck debugging
>
> In software engineering, rubber duck debugging or rubber ducking is a
> method of debugging code. The name is a reference to a story in the
> book The Pragmatic Programmer in which a programmer ... |
66,726,316 | I am doing my development using a Chromebook and wondered if it is possible to develop SPAs using Flutter using an online IDE such as Cloud9 or Codio?
I have managed to install flutter and run it to install dart but am getting stuck as it can't find a Chrome installation.
Is it possible to develop using the cloud IDE... | 2021/03/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/66726316",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/303229/"
] | Currently, the only closer web approaches are:
* DartPad
* CodePen
* Codespaces
Codespaces being a full VS Code which is currently on Beta Access which will allow the same coding possibilities as the desktop one.
Link: <https://github.com/features/codespaces> | Alternatively (to CodeSpaces, at least); [GitPod](https://www.gitpod.io/) has a pretty serviceable free tier to build a testing workspace. They actually have a Github template you can fork, then create a workspace from:
<https://www.gitpod.io/docs/quickstart/flutter>
Another nicety is the stack is [open source](https... |
66,726,316 | I am doing my development using a Chromebook and wondered if it is possible to develop SPAs using Flutter using an online IDE such as Cloud9 or Codio?
I have managed to install flutter and run it to install dart but am getting stuck as it can't find a Chrome installation.
Is it possible to develop using the cloud IDE... | 2021/03/20 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/66726316",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/303229/"
] | You can also check flutlab.io. It's working on Chromebook (Flutter IDE and even Figma integration). Proof: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ0ATecs7Fo> | Alternatively (to CodeSpaces, at least); [GitPod](https://www.gitpod.io/) has a pretty serviceable free tier to build a testing workspace. They actually have a Github template you can fork, then create a workspace from:
<https://www.gitpod.io/docs/quickstart/flutter>
Another nicety is the stack is [open source](https... |
362,782 | I try to write "clean code" for most of the time. But practically find it very hard, meaning - gradually business requirements changes dramatically or the business requirement which seems like just a condition force to modify existing code.
If we go for "extend" instead of "modify" approach, implementation seems clean... | 2017/12/21 | [
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/362782",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com",
"https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/users/47402/"
] | Don't follow the Open/Closed principle (OCP) unless you absolutely have to. In most application development OCP is not appropriate and only leads to overly complex code, as you have already noticed.
OCP is appropriate in scenarios where you have independent, external clients using your code, and you need to evolve the... | Following the OCP should always be one of the goals of an OOP programmer. Ignoring this principle erodes how useful it is to decompose into objects.
It is exceptionally lazy to think, "Well if they want to react to change they can just rewrite it".
OCP asks you to favor a design that permits change by adding new code... |
48,673 | There are people online who swear these photos of Hitler with kids, dogs and the like are real and were covered up.
<https://donotlink.it/EXJq>
Now I already know that Imperial Japan used [censorship and doctored photos during the war](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_Empire_of_Japan#Early_Sh%C5%8Dwa_... | 2018/10/12 | [
"https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/48673",
"https://history.stackexchange.com",
"https://history.stackexchange.com/users/13486/"
] | There are a small number of photos featuring Hitler which have been doctored but the practice does not appear to have been as common a propaganda tactic as, for example, staging events, [controlling what people saw / read / heard](https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/40164/what-did-the-average-german-citizen-kno... | The answer seems to be very often: <https://www.thelocal.de/20101014/30503>
<https://stream.org/a-doctored-photo-of-hitler-discovered-unraveling-hitlers-religious-deception/>
<https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4984364/How-Hitler-Mussolini-Lenin-used-photo-editing.html> |
63,512 | Even low mobs seem to drop gold in multiple bits - so probably bosses are likely to drop lots of stuff separately.
Do I always have to click every single item or is there a way to quickly loot everything on the ground? | 2012/04/21 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/63512",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/4459/"
] | Nope, gold and orbs must be run over (within a certain range) to be picked up and, like past Diablo games, items must be clicked on within a certain range to be picked up. You can increase the automatic gold pickup range with magic items that have the range property.
If you're out of range of an item, your character w... | You have to pick up most items manually.
Gold and Health Orbs, however, are picked up automatically, just by passing near enough. |
63,512 | Even low mobs seem to drop gold in multiple bits - so probably bosses are likely to drop lots of stuff separately.
Do I always have to click every single item or is there a way to quickly loot everything on the ground? | 2012/04/21 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/63512",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/4459/"
] | Gold and orbs are picked up automatically when you walk near them,the pickup radius can be increased with certain items that provide that bonus.
Other items need to be clicked on. | You have to pick up most items manually.
Gold and Health Orbs, however, are picked up automatically, just by passing near enough. |
63,512 | Even low mobs seem to drop gold in multiple bits - so probably bosses are likely to drop lots of stuff separately.
Do I always have to click every single item or is there a way to quickly loot everything on the ground? | 2012/04/21 | [
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/63512",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com",
"https://gaming.stackexchange.com/users/4459/"
] | Nope, gold and orbs must be run over (within a certain range) to be picked up and, like past Diablo games, items must be clicked on within a certain range to be picked up. You can increase the automatic gold pickup range with magic items that have the range property.
If you're out of range of an item, your character w... | Gold and orbs are picked up automatically when you walk near them,the pickup radius can be increased with certain items that provide that bonus.
Other items need to be clicked on. |
261,360 | I already know that I will hire a plumber to perform this swap/install-- what I'm looking for is feasibility or hidden "gotchas" with the idea before I commit to buying the sink.
What I have is a standard (so I believe) 22x33 dual basin sink, as pictured below (above the sink and in the cabinet below.) Note that the d... | 2022/11/27 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/261360",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/81973/"
] | Any competent plumber can make the transition from the double sink in the pic to a single sink.
The garbage disposal (it's not a compactor) will be attached to the single drain and your dishwasher can be hooked up to drain directly into the disposal if you choose to do it that way.
The plumber should have plenty ... | What you described should be an easy job for a plumber.
I like to have the materials in hand prior to scheduling the work. |
261,360 | I already know that I will hire a plumber to perform this swap/install-- what I'm looking for is feasibility or hidden "gotchas" with the idea before I commit to buying the sink.
What I have is a standard (so I believe) 22x33 dual basin sink, as pictured below (above the sink and in the cabinet below.) Note that the d... | 2022/11/27 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/261360",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/81973/"
] | Any competent plumber can make the transition from the double sink in the pic to a single sink.
The garbage disposal (it's not a compactor) will be attached to the single drain and your dishwasher can be hooked up to drain directly into the disposal if you choose to do it that way.
The plumber should have plenty ... | Sometimes going to a deeper sink will cause problems hooking up the disposal. Your existing sink looks pretty deep so as long as the new sink is not deeper you should be fine.
Another thing I noticed is this looks like an island. If it is then I don't think your sink is vented properly. Probably not a major issue but ... |
261,360 | I already know that I will hire a plumber to perform this swap/install-- what I'm looking for is feasibility or hidden "gotchas" with the idea before I commit to buying the sink.
What I have is a standard (so I believe) 22x33 dual basin sink, as pictured below (above the sink and in the cabinet below.) Note that the d... | 2022/11/27 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/261360",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/81973/"
] | You're missing one picture -- the one taken at an angle to show the plumbing behind the vertical center-post in the cabinet doors, connecting the disposal to the wall.
I assume that there is a wye fitting ('Y' fitting) joining the drain from the left and right sinks located there on the right side, just inside the cab... | What you described should be an easy job for a plumber.
I like to have the materials in hand prior to scheduling the work. |
261,360 | I already know that I will hire a plumber to perform this swap/install-- what I'm looking for is feasibility or hidden "gotchas" with the idea before I commit to buying the sink.
What I have is a standard (so I believe) 22x33 dual basin sink, as pictured below (above the sink and in the cabinet below.) Note that the d... | 2022/11/27 | [
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/261360",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com",
"https://diy.stackexchange.com/users/81973/"
] | You're missing one picture -- the one taken at an angle to show the plumbing behind the vertical center-post in the cabinet doors, connecting the disposal to the wall.
I assume that there is a wye fitting ('Y' fitting) joining the drain from the left and right sinks located there on the right side, just inside the cab... | Sometimes going to a deeper sink will cause problems hooking up the disposal. Your existing sink looks pretty deep so as long as the new sink is not deeper you should be fine.
Another thing I noticed is this looks like an island. If it is then I don't think your sink is vented properly. Probably not a major issue but ... |
2,319 | My son is nearly two years old. We have had a solid bedtime routine forever, and we make sure to wind him down before bedtime. Lately though, he doesn't want to go to sleep.
He follows the bedtime routine just fine and without objections, but the moment we leave the room he starts crying until we come back. He doesn'... | 2011/07/18 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/2319",
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] | I don't like answering my own questions, but the only other answer didn't really apply, so here goes:
"Letting him cry" didn't work for us. We discovered that **the cause was discomfort** rather than defiance, although not in a very obvious way. Our son's bedtime unrest and crying has been increasing recently, and it ... | >
> If we let him direct us ..
>
>
>
That is the key concept, who is in charge. This isn't about being sleepy, or about the routine, it is about testing, limits, and defiance. This is the age when they begin doing that.
My wife and I didn't care if our daughter actually SLEPT, as long as she left us alone after b... |
2,319 | My son is nearly two years old. We have had a solid bedtime routine forever, and we make sure to wind him down before bedtime. Lately though, he doesn't want to go to sleep.
He follows the bedtime routine just fine and without objections, but the moment we leave the room he starts crying until we come back. He doesn'... | 2011/07/18 | [
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/questions/2319",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com",
"https://parenting.stackexchange.com/users/109/"
] | I don't like answering my own questions, but the only other answer didn't really apply, so here goes:
"Letting him cry" didn't work for us. We discovered that **the cause was discomfort** rather than defiance, although not in a very obvious way. Our son's bedtime unrest and crying has been increasing recently, and it ... | My son is 2 as well, and he also wants me to lay next to him when he falls asleep... I have found that when I lay next to him reading a story tale from the children's bible he sleeps better and more restful the night than when I let him go to sleep on his own. So I'd rather take the 20min and spend the time with him wh... |
14,072 | The thing is I have this trendy Mutant Muscle Gainer that advises me to take 4 cups of it in a day when I workout - 2 cups before the workout and 2 cups after. This goes pretty well to me. But the thing is, however, that I feel a little bit ashamed when I don't drink it during the days I'm not exercising - I'm drinking... | 2013/09/26 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/14072",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/6838/"
] | Muscle gainers, protein shakes and the like are [*supplements*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_supplement). They are meant to ***[supplement](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/supplement)*** your diet if it is lacking in certain essential requirements.
If you have investigated what your daily calorie and macro-nutri... | Some things to think about, assuming you "gainer" product is one of the many whey protein (+ creatine?) powder:
1. The manufacturer will always tell you to take too much of it (and sell more of it that way)
2. Supplement taking does not gain muscle, hard work in the gym does
3. Extra protein intake can help maximize r... |
14,072 | The thing is I have this trendy Mutant Muscle Gainer that advises me to take 4 cups of it in a day when I workout - 2 cups before the workout and 2 cups after. This goes pretty well to me. But the thing is, however, that I feel a little bit ashamed when I don't drink it during the days I'm not exercising - I'm drinking... | 2013/09/26 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/14072",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/6838/"
] | Muscle gainers, protein shakes and the like are [*supplements*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietary_supplement). They are meant to ***[supplement](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/supplement)*** your diet if it is lacking in certain essential requirements.
If you have investigated what your daily calorie and macro-nutri... | I think it really depends on the results you're getting.You need to monitor your body daily. If you find that you are adding excess fat/adipose tissue, then you probably only need the excess calories (ie. weight gainer) on the days you train. I don't see the sense in adding extra calories if you are not going to use th... |
14,072 | The thing is I have this trendy Mutant Muscle Gainer that advises me to take 4 cups of it in a day when I workout - 2 cups before the workout and 2 cups after. This goes pretty well to me. But the thing is, however, that I feel a little bit ashamed when I don't drink it during the days I'm not exercising - I'm drinking... | 2013/09/26 | [
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/14072",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com",
"https://fitness.stackexchange.com/users/6838/"
] | Some things to think about, assuming you "gainer" product is one of the many whey protein (+ creatine?) powder:
1. The manufacturer will always tell you to take too much of it (and sell more of it that way)
2. Supplement taking does not gain muscle, hard work in the gym does
3. Extra protein intake can help maximize r... | I think it really depends on the results you're getting.You need to monitor your body daily. If you find that you are adding excess fat/adipose tissue, then you probably only need the excess calories (ie. weight gainer) on the days you train. I don't see the sense in adding extra calories if you are not going to use th... |
9,210 | I'm looking for good software to help me map out routes that I have not done before and create cue sheets and probably also printable maps. I plan to use this for my own rides, planning group rides, and maybe even alleycat routes. Things like elevation profile would be nice too.
Optionally, this would also have a cue... | 2012/04/30 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/9210",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/2997/"
] | I mostly use it for tracking rides after the fact, but [Ride With GPS](http://ridewithgps.com/) has cue sheets and route planning based off of Google maps for their paying members. From the GPS side, it works great, your mileage may vary for pre-planning. | I think [mapmyride.com](http://www.mapmyride.com) is pretty good for mapping out routes. They do allow you to print routes, although I prefer to use the Android app. |
9,210 | I'm looking for good software to help me map out routes that I have not done before and create cue sheets and probably also printable maps. I plan to use this for my own rides, planning group rides, and maybe even alleycat routes. Things like elevation profile would be nice too.
Optionally, this would also have a cue... | 2012/04/30 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/9210",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/2997/"
] | I think [mapmyride.com](http://www.mapmyride.com) is pretty good for mapping out routes. They do allow you to print routes, although I prefer to use the Android app. | [Inkatlas](https://inkatlas.com) lets you create printable maps in several different styles (including topo styles with terrain). The maps include trails from OSM as well as any GPX tracks and waypoints you want to add. Smaller PDFs (6 pages or fewer) are free.
Full disclosure: this is my project. |
9,210 | I'm looking for good software to help me map out routes that I have not done before and create cue sheets and probably also printable maps. I plan to use this for my own rides, planning group rides, and maybe even alleycat routes. Things like elevation profile would be nice too.
Optionally, this would also have a cue... | 2012/04/30 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/9210",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/2997/"
] | I mostly use it for tracking rides after the fact, but [Ride With GPS](http://ridewithgps.com/) has cue sheets and route planning based off of Google maps for their paying members. From the GPS side, it works great, your mileage may vary for pre-planning. | They do not have an app, but I typically use the Course Creator on <http://bikeroutetoaster.com/> to plan new rides. It gives you elevation profile and will allow you to print the cue sheets. You can export the GPX/TCX data to upload to a GPS device for on screen turn by turn cues (depending on your device).
Another g... |
9,210 | I'm looking for good software to help me map out routes that I have not done before and create cue sheets and probably also printable maps. I plan to use this for my own rides, planning group rides, and maybe even alleycat routes. Things like elevation profile would be nice too.
Optionally, this would also have a cue... | 2012/04/30 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/9210",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/2997/"
] | I mostly use it for tracking rides after the fact, but [Ride With GPS](http://ridewithgps.com/) has cue sheets and route planning based off of Google maps for their paying members. From the GPS side, it works great, your mileage may vary for pre-planning. | [Inkatlas](https://inkatlas.com) lets you create printable maps in several different styles (including topo styles with terrain). The maps include trails from OSM as well as any GPX tracks and waypoints you want to add. Smaller PDFs (6 pages or fewer) are free.
Full disclosure: this is my project. |
9,210 | I'm looking for good software to help me map out routes that I have not done before and create cue sheets and probably also printable maps. I plan to use this for my own rides, planning group rides, and maybe even alleycat routes. Things like elevation profile would be nice too.
Optionally, this would also have a cue... | 2012/04/30 | [
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/questions/9210",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com",
"https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/users/2997/"
] | They do not have an app, but I typically use the Course Creator on <http://bikeroutetoaster.com/> to plan new rides. It gives you elevation profile and will allow you to print the cue sheets. You can export the GPX/TCX data to upload to a GPS device for on screen turn by turn cues (depending on your device).
Another g... | [Inkatlas](https://inkatlas.com) lets you create printable maps in several different styles (including topo styles with terrain). The maps include trails from OSM as well as any GPX tracks and waypoints you want to add. Smaller PDFs (6 pages or fewer) are free.
Full disclosure: this is my project. |
171,004 | Imagine a spaceship entering Earth's atmosphere, it has lost control of its engines and is relying on its reverse thrusters to decelerate before crashing into the Pacific ocean.
So in an attempt to save everyone on board from an impending doom, the pilot turned off all the reverse thrusters located on the top of the ... | 2020/03/11 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/171004",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | It doesn't really make sense to talk of "forward engines" and "reverse engines" for a spacecraft. Use maneuvering thrusters to orient the ship, main engines to change orbit. As long as it is not in the atmosphere, the craft can reorient to fly backwards, sideways, or upside down. So the question would be more like this... | **Moses maneuver**
As your ship nears the surface, they open fire with everything they have. The ocean surface is blasted into steam and droplets as the ship plunges in. Weapons blazing they carve a path through the water, turning the water ahead of them into steam and droplets. The ship is slowed by the steam and dro... |
171,004 | Imagine a spaceship entering Earth's atmosphere, it has lost control of its engines and is relying on its reverse thrusters to decelerate before crashing into the Pacific ocean.
So in an attempt to save everyone on board from an impending doom, the pilot turned off all the reverse thrusters located on the top of the ... | 2020/03/11 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/171004",
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com",
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] | It doesn't really make sense to talk of "forward engines" and "reverse engines" for a spacecraft. Use maneuvering thrusters to orient the ship, main engines to change orbit. As long as it is not in the atmosphere, the craft can reorient to fly backwards, sideways, or upside down. So the question would be more like this... | Train your space pilots on gliders.
First, spacecraft must slow from orbital velocity. This is done either using the atmosphere, or if the atmosphere is too thin such as Mars or the Moon, they must use engines.
Once that's done, most real spacecraft entrusted with human lives land using parachutes. This is simple and... |
171,004 | Imagine a spaceship entering Earth's atmosphere, it has lost control of its engines and is relying on its reverse thrusters to decelerate before crashing into the Pacific ocean.
So in an attempt to save everyone on board from an impending doom, the pilot turned off all the reverse thrusters located on the top of the ... | 2020/03/11 | [
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] | It doesn't really make sense to talk of "forward engines" and "reverse engines" for a spacecraft. Use maneuvering thrusters to orient the ship, main engines to change orbit. As long as it is not in the atmosphere, the craft can reorient to fly backwards, sideways, or upside down. So the question would be more like this... | Short version: skipping turns your crew into paste, simply smashing the water has the best chance of success (not much though).
Just imagine you have a perfect rock to skip across the water. To skip it you have to throw it forwards across the water. Upon skipping it'll decelerate its vertical speed and accelerate upwa... |
171,004 | Imagine a spaceship entering Earth's atmosphere, it has lost control of its engines and is relying on its reverse thrusters to decelerate before crashing into the Pacific ocean.
So in an attempt to save everyone on board from an impending doom, the pilot turned off all the reverse thrusters located on the top of the ... | 2020/03/11 | [
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] | Horizontal velocity only helps if your craft is aerodynamic. Consider skipping stones across a lake. The best skipping stones are flat and wide, like a wing. They're not round like a ball. Flat stones sink a little into the water, maybe a few millimeters, and because of their shape and velocity, the water applies lift ... | **Moses maneuver**
As your ship nears the surface, they open fire with everything they have. The ocean surface is blasted into steam and droplets as the ship plunges in. Weapons blazing they carve a path through the water, turning the water ahead of them into steam and droplets. The ship is slowed by the steam and dro... |
171,004 | Imagine a spaceship entering Earth's atmosphere, it has lost control of its engines and is relying on its reverse thrusters to decelerate before crashing into the Pacific ocean.
So in an attempt to save everyone on board from an impending doom, the pilot turned off all the reverse thrusters located on the top of the ... | 2020/03/11 | [
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] | Horizontal velocity only helps if your craft is aerodynamic. Consider skipping stones across a lake. The best skipping stones are flat and wide, like a wing. They're not round like a ball. Flat stones sink a little into the water, maybe a few millimeters, and because of their shape and velocity, the water applies lift ... | Short version: skipping turns your crew into paste, simply smashing the water has the best chance of success (not much though).
Just imagine you have a perfect rock to skip across the water. To skip it you have to throw it forwards across the water. Upon skipping it'll decelerate its vertical speed and accelerate upwa... |
171,004 | Imagine a spaceship entering Earth's atmosphere, it has lost control of its engines and is relying on its reverse thrusters to decelerate before crashing into the Pacific ocean.
So in an attempt to save everyone on board from an impending doom, the pilot turned off all the reverse thrusters located on the top of the ... | 2020/03/11 | [
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] | Train your space pilots on gliders.
First, spacecraft must slow from orbital velocity. This is done either using the atmosphere, or if the atmosphere is too thin such as Mars or the Moon, they must use engines.
Once that's done, most real spacecraft entrusted with human lives land using parachutes. This is simple and... | Skipping means all the downward impact energy of splashdown is redirected upward. This means MORE stress on your ship causing more damage than it would have taken if it had broken the surface immediately. However it still might be a good idea to add some horizontal speed if you can use it to have more air push your shi... |
171,004 | Imagine a spaceship entering Earth's atmosphere, it has lost control of its engines and is relying on its reverse thrusters to decelerate before crashing into the Pacific ocean.
So in an attempt to save everyone on board from an impending doom, the pilot turned off all the reverse thrusters located on the top of the ... | 2020/03/11 | [
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] | If you are in the unfortunate situation that you have to [lithobrake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithobraking) a spacecraft which wasn't designed for that, then you want to make sure you have as little kinetic energy as possible on impact and that you lose that remaining energy as slowly as possible.
First, you wa... | Short version: skipping turns your crew into paste, simply smashing the water has the best chance of success (not much though).
Just imagine you have a perfect rock to skip across the water. To skip it you have to throw it forwards across the water. Upon skipping it'll decelerate its vertical speed and accelerate upwa... |
171,004 | Imagine a spaceship entering Earth's atmosphere, it has lost control of its engines and is relying on its reverse thrusters to decelerate before crashing into the Pacific ocean.
So in an attempt to save everyone on board from an impending doom, the pilot turned off all the reverse thrusters located on the top of the ... | 2020/03/11 | [
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] | Short version: skipping turns your crew into paste, simply smashing the water has the best chance of success (not much though).
Just imagine you have a perfect rock to skip across the water. To skip it you have to throw it forwards across the water. Upon skipping it'll decelerate its vertical speed and accelerate upwa... | Skipping means all the downward impact energy of splashdown is redirected upward. This means MORE stress on your ship causing more damage than it would have taken if it had broken the surface immediately. However it still might be a good idea to add some horizontal speed if you can use it to have more air push your shi... |
171,004 | Imagine a spaceship entering Earth's atmosphere, it has lost control of its engines and is relying on its reverse thrusters to decelerate before crashing into the Pacific ocean.
So in an attempt to save everyone on board from an impending doom, the pilot turned off all the reverse thrusters located on the top of the ... | 2020/03/11 | [
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] | If you are in the unfortunate situation that you have to [lithobrake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithobraking) a spacecraft which wasn't designed for that, then you want to make sure you have as little kinetic energy as possible on impact and that you lose that remaining energy as slowly as possible.
First, you wa... | I highly doubt that a spaceship would be designed to withstand a touchdown with water and nearly terminal velocity.
Already for airplanes that's not a design consideration/validation.
And skipping on water would be even more harsh on the structure.
If you are extremely lucky the spaceship won't crash on water in th... |
171,004 | Imagine a spaceship entering Earth's atmosphere, it has lost control of its engines and is relying on its reverse thrusters to decelerate before crashing into the Pacific ocean.
So in an attempt to save everyone on board from an impending doom, the pilot turned off all the reverse thrusters located on the top of the ... | 2020/03/11 | [
"https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/171004",
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] | If you are in the unfortunate situation that you have to [lithobrake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithobraking) a spacecraft which wasn't designed for that, then you want to make sure you have as little kinetic energy as possible on impact and that you lose that remaining energy as slowly as possible.
First, you wa... | Skipping means all the downward impact energy of splashdown is redirected upward. This means MORE stress on your ship causing more damage than it would have taken if it had broken the surface immediately. However it still might be a good idea to add some horizontal speed if you can use it to have more air push your shi... |
2,322 | I want to make a quadcopter for my final year project and I am willing to use DC motors as the four rotors of the quadcopter. Can any one guide me about the ratings for proper motor selection for my job. | 2014/01/17 | [
"https://robotics.stackexchange.com/questions/2322",
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] | You'll need to use brushless (as opposed to brushed) motors for a quadcopter:
see [Why do quadcopters use brushless motors](https://robotics.stackexchange.com/questions/1627/why-do-quadcopters-use-brushless-motors)
The motor goes hand in hand with the propellers, so you have to make sure they are compatible for your ... | If you want to build a really cheap but great flying quadcopter, check out coreless micro motors: <http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2009496> |
21,919 | I recently noticed my car is making a barely-perceptible, low-pitched, buzzing or droning sound at highway speeds. It kind-of sounds like some cars' exhaust, but it's quiet enough that I seem to be the only one in my family who is hearing it. (It's about on the same volume level as natural "road noise".)
The sound onl... | 2015/10/21 | [
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] | jack the wheels up one by one and spin them by hand. if it makes (sometimes somewhat quiet) metal grating noise the bearing(s) needs to be replaced. | I've had cars that had a hole in the centre exhaust that only created a soft 'booming' noise at certain engine revs (harmonic resonance issue?). The noise must have been coming / going at certain revs (1300 odd revs in a low revving beast of a straight 6), but I only heard it at speed because that was the only time the... |
371,357 | I was reading the wikipedia article on the twin paradox and came upon the section describing it in terms of the relativistic Doppler shift ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_paradox#What_it_looks_like:_the_relativistic_Doppler_shift)).
The image below illustrates the received signals from Earth to ship (left)... | 2017/11/28 | [
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] | A possible source of confusion comes from the use of the word "see". Frequently when we talk about Special Relativity, we say that one observer "sees" another experiencing time at a certain rate or whatever. What we really mean is that the first observer *calculates* the time of a certain event — usually in the frame o... | >
> But doesn't this conflict with the concept that time seems to run slower for objects moving relative to an observer? This explanation would lead one to believe that the rate at which an observer sees a moving object travel through time depends on whether the object is moving towards or away from the observer.
>
>... |
3,640,470 | I'm coding a program and I have the entire GPLv3 license from <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt> in a COPYING text file. However, at the end, there's a section on 'How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs'. Do I keep this in COPYING? Is it part of the GPLv3 or a reminder on how to use it? | 2010/09/04 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/3640470",
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] | It's part of the GPL. See [the FAQ](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLOmitPreamble). | It is not part of the license terms, but it is part of the license text (if that makes sense). The license itself is a coprighted work, and just like any other copyrighted work, you need to obey *its* license, which in this case basically just says "don't modify anything."
In particular, the GPL *itself* is *not* rele... |
120,752 | A book I'm reading **Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory** *Minor Scales* (pg 90-91) says
* Every major key has a RELATIVE MINOR KEY that has the same key signature.
* Each relative minor scale begins on the 6th note of the relative major scale.
* The 6th note is the keynote of the minor scale and the note from which ... | 2022/01/16 | [
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] | Intuitively, of your suggestions, only **play the relative minor scale of C major** and **play the A natural minor scale** make any sense - **play the relative minor scale A** and **play the A relative minor scale** do not.
Even then, there are multiple relative minor scales of C major - the A natural minor scale, the... | Usually you would get asked, or think about, *what is the relative minor [key]?* I was never asked the four bulleted questions in your question when I was in music school.
(The quote from the Alfred book sounds a bit unusual but people would understand it.)
I suppose you have figured this out, but an easy way to thin... |
120,752 | A book I'm reading **Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory** *Minor Scales* (pg 90-91) says
* Every major key has a RELATIVE MINOR KEY that has the same key signature.
* Each relative minor scale begins on the 6th note of the relative major scale.
* The 6th note is the keynote of the minor scale and the note from which ... | 2022/01/16 | [
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] | ### Is there a scale called *relative minor*?
No, not in the sense of scales called *major*, *minor*, *chromatic*, *dorian*, etc. Those terms are the names of the scales, and they provide a name to associate with the unique sounds of those scales. Major scales all share a certain quality of sound — a certain mood — th... | Intuitively, of your suggestions, only **play the relative minor scale of C major** and **play the A natural minor scale** make any sense - **play the relative minor scale A** and **play the A relative minor scale** do not.
Even then, there are multiple relative minor scales of C major - the A natural minor scale, the... |
120,752 | A book I'm reading **Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory** *Minor Scales* (pg 90-91) says
* Every major key has a RELATIVE MINOR KEY that has the same key signature.
* Each relative minor scale begins on the 6th note of the relative major scale.
* The 6th note is the keynote of the minor scale and the note from which ... | 2022/01/16 | [
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] | ### Is there a scale called *relative minor*?
No, not in the sense of scales called *major*, *minor*, *chromatic*, *dorian*, etc. Those terms are the names of the scales, and they provide a name to associate with the unique sounds of those scales. Major scales all share a certain quality of sound — a certain mood — th... | No, 'Relative minor' is not a type of scale any more that 'Next Door' is a type of house.
So you would never 'Play the A relative minor scale'. You might 'play the relative minor scale of C major' though.
Don't assume the 'relative minor' will always be a Natural Minor scale. Yes, the literal transformation of C majo... |
120,752 | A book I'm reading **Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory** *Minor Scales* (pg 90-91) says
* Every major key has a RELATIVE MINOR KEY that has the same key signature.
* Each relative minor scale begins on the 6th note of the relative major scale.
* The 6th note is the keynote of the minor scale and the note from which ... | 2022/01/16 | [
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"https://music.stackexchange.com",
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] | Major and minor are types of scales. Relative minor is an association – the minor key with the same key signature as the relative major. | Usually you would get asked, or think about, *what is the relative minor [key]?* I was never asked the four bulleted questions in your question when I was in music school.
(The quote from the Alfred book sounds a bit unusual but people would understand it.)
I suppose you have figured this out, but an easy way to thin... |
120,752 | A book I'm reading **Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory** *Minor Scales* (pg 90-91) says
* Every major key has a RELATIVE MINOR KEY that has the same key signature.
* Each relative minor scale begins on the 6th note of the relative major scale.
* The 6th note is the keynote of the minor scale and the note from which ... | 2022/01/16 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/120752",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/25409/"
] | ### Is there a scale called *relative minor*?
No, not in the sense of scales called *major*, *minor*, *chromatic*, *dorian*, etc. Those terms are the names of the scales, and they provide a name to associate with the unique sounds of those scales. Major scales all share a certain quality of sound — a certain mood — th... | Usually you would get asked, or think about, *what is the relative minor [key]?* I was never asked the four bulleted questions in your question when I was in music school.
(The quote from the Alfred book sounds a bit unusual but people would understand it.)
I suppose you have figured this out, but an easy way to thin... |
120,752 | A book I'm reading **Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory** *Minor Scales* (pg 90-91) says
* Every major key has a RELATIVE MINOR KEY that has the same key signature.
* Each relative minor scale begins on the 6th note of the relative major scale.
* The 6th note is the keynote of the minor scale and the note from which ... | 2022/01/16 | [
"https://music.stackexchange.com/questions/120752",
"https://music.stackexchange.com",
"https://music.stackexchange.com/users/25409/"
] | ### Is there a scale called *relative minor*?
No, not in the sense of scales called *major*, *minor*, *chromatic*, *dorian*, etc. Those terms are the names of the scales, and they provide a name to associate with the unique sounds of those scales. Major scales all share a certain quality of sound — a certain mood — th... | Major and minor are types of scales. Relative minor is an association – the minor key with the same key signature as the relative major. |
20,626 | Do departments look at MOOC's certificates favorably during the graduate admissions process? Will it give me any advantage over students who don't have them if I am trying to enter a PhD program? | 2014/05/10 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/20626",
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] | You're free to mention the certificate in your application. How much weight to give to it is presumably up to individual committee members. I think unless the certificate pertains to a specific skill that's in demand for the program, you shouldn't expect to get much of a boost from having one. At the moment, people don... | If the MOOC certificate is in a closely related field, it will help. If it is in something like "Underwater Basket Weaving", it may not give you an advantage over anyone else, unless of course you are entering a program in Underwater Basket Weaving. Or something similar, such as Underwater Knitting. |
20,626 | Do departments look at MOOC's certificates favorably during the graduate admissions process? Will it give me any advantage over students who don't have them if I am trying to enter a PhD program? | 2014/05/10 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/20626",
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] | You're free to mention the certificate in your application. How much weight to give to it is presumably up to individual committee members. I think unless the certificate pertains to a specific skill that's in demand for the program, you shouldn't expect to get much of a boost from having one. At the moment, people don... | What sort of advantage do you have in mind? MOOCs could help a little in addressing weaknesses in your application: if there's a standard course you were unable to take, then it could be helpful to be able to say you learned the material by other means, and a MOOC certificate might carry a little more weight than compl... |
20,626 | Do departments look at MOOC's certificates favorably during the graduate admissions process? Will it give me any advantage over students who don't have them if I am trying to enter a PhD program? | 2014/05/10 | [
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/20626",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com",
"https://academia.stackexchange.com/users/15117/"
] | What sort of advantage do you have in mind? MOOCs could help a little in addressing weaknesses in your application: if there's a standard course you were unable to take, then it could be helpful to be able to say you learned the material by other means, and a MOOC certificate might carry a little more weight than compl... | If the MOOC certificate is in a closely related field, it will help. If it is in something like "Underwater Basket Weaving", it may not give you an advantage over anyone else, unless of course you are entering a program in Underwater Basket Weaving. Or something similar, such as Underwater Knitting. |
36,543,702 | I know I cant block other notifications from things like facebook or Twitter etc, but is there anyway to be notified of them, so I can manage my own content and the user doesn't miss critical information that exists on my navigation bar. I think this would be a fair compromise. | 2016/04/11 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/36543702",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/4066326/"
] | It is not possible to be notified of notifications from other apps. | * Your app won't get notified, while receiving other app's notification.
* Your server has to send a notification whenever you want to send.
* As per Apple documentation, it is not advisable to use the notification in critical situation. Because the delivery time may vary based on the traffic. But we don't have other o... |
8,805,635 | Is there a browser which supports [CSS shaders](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html)? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8805635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1125873/"
] | No modern browser supports CSS Shaders or its later name, CSS Custom Filters.
**Where to search for which browsers support various features:**
[Searching caniuse.com for CSS Custom Filters](http://caniuse.com/#search=css%20custom%20filters) should provide an up-to-date answer to this question.
Can I Use is a great t... | If the browser supports every feature of HTML5 and CSS3. The only one that supports it by now is Chrome I guess. |
8,805,635 | Is there a browser which supports [CSS shaders](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html)? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8805635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1125873/"
] | At the time of this writing, CSS Custom Filters, formerly known as CSS Shaders, are not available in any browser. They were an experimental feature available in WebKit Nightly and Chrome (under a flag) for a while, but have since been removed. | If the browser supports every feature of HTML5 and CSS3. The only one that supports it by now is Chrome I guess. |
8,805,635 | Is there a browser which supports [CSS shaders](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html)? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8805635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1125873/"
] | No modern browser supports CSS Shaders or its later name, CSS Custom Filters.
**Where to search for which browsers support various features:**
[Searching caniuse.com for CSS Custom Filters](http://caniuse.com/#search=css%20custom%20filters) should provide an up-to-date answer to this question.
Can I Use is a great t... | Webkit appears to start having them: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/103170> |
8,805,635 | Is there a browser which supports [CSS shaders](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html)? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8805635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1125873/"
] | No modern browser supports CSS Shaders or its later name, CSS Custom Filters.
**Where to search for which browsers support various features:**
[Searching caniuse.com for CSS Custom Filters](http://caniuse.com/#search=css%20custom%20filters) should provide an up-to-date answer to this question.
Can I Use is a great t... | this link is supported for you to know the css supported browser.
<https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html>
<https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73317>
chrome and safari are supported for CSS shaders |
8,805,635 | Is there a browser which supports [CSS shaders](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html)? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8805635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1125873/"
] | Support for CSS Shaders was discontinued in Webkit in January 2014.
<https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/2014-January/026098.html> | this link is supported for you to know the css supported browser.
<https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html>
<https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73317>
chrome and safari are supported for CSS shaders |
8,805,635 | Is there a browser which supports [CSS shaders](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html)? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8805635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1125873/"
] | Support for CSS Shaders was discontinued in Webkit in January 2014.
<https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/2014-January/026098.html> | If the browser supports every feature of HTML5 and CSS3. The only one that supports it by now is Chrome I guess. |
8,805,635 | Is there a browser which supports [CSS shaders](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html)? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8805635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1125873/"
] | At the time of this writing, CSS Custom Filters, formerly known as CSS Shaders, are not available in any browser. They were an experimental feature available in WebKit Nightly and Chrome (under a flag) for a while, but have since been removed. | this link is supported for you to know the css supported browser.
<https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html>
<https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73317>
chrome and safari are supported for CSS shaders |
8,805,635 | Is there a browser which supports [CSS shaders](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html)? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8805635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1125873/"
] | No modern browser supports CSS Shaders or its later name, CSS Custom Filters.
**Where to search for which browsers support various features:**
[Searching caniuse.com for CSS Custom Filters](http://caniuse.com/#search=css%20custom%20filters) should provide an up-to-date answer to this question.
Can I Use is a great t... | Chrome has some support for it and, I think, FF might have some now. I don't have my link for articles in Chrome handy but it's all very new. |
8,805,635 | Is there a browser which supports [CSS shaders](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html)? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8805635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1125873/"
] | Support for CSS Shaders was discontinued in Webkit in January 2014.
<https://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/2014-January/026098.html> | Webkit appears to start having them: <http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/103170> |
8,805,635 | Is there a browser which supports [CSS shaders](https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/FXTF/raw-file/tip/custom/index.html)? | 2012/01/10 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/8805635",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1125873/"
] | At the time of this writing, CSS Custom Filters, formerly known as CSS Shaders, are not available in any browser. They were an experimental feature available in WebKit Nightly and Chrome (under a flag) for a while, but have since been removed. | No modern browser supports CSS Shaders or its later name, CSS Custom Filters.
**Where to search for which browsers support various features:**
[Searching caniuse.com for CSS Custom Filters](http://caniuse.com/#search=css%20custom%20filters) should provide an up-to-date answer to this question.
Can I Use is a great t... |
63,723,789 | When I try to make a Classic Report with a Card Template, the Template Is not showing up in the right window. I don’t have Media Lists either for example. But things like Blank with attributes are there.
Does anyone know a solution for this?
Greets | 2020/09/03 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/63723789",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/14214988/"
] | There are different templates. Every region has its own template - that is the "Region Template". "Blank with attributes" is one of those templates, by default it will be "Standard".
If your region is of type "Classic Report" you will get the option to select an report template for the report itself. That can be selec... | The way you described it, "solution" is to upgrade your Apex version as it seems that yours doesn't support templates you described. |
52,058 | I'm wondering if is it possible to write a romantic dramatic book, and then write a second book that's a sequel but in a completely different genre, like a horror or psychological horror story? | 2020/07/30 | [
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/52058",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com",
"https://writers.stackexchange.com/users/44982/"
] | Yes, it's possible. While changing genres *during* a story can leave the audience feeling betrayed - they expected one thing but got something else entirely - but changing genres *between* stories gives you a chance to let your audience know in advance, through (depending on the medium) trailers, interviews, the front ... | **Possibly, but not without resistance.** Anytime something is successful, both the publisher and the audience will demand more of the same. Your best bet is to do some genre-blending in a way that brings something old and something new at the same time. For instance, if your first book is romantic-drama, your second c... |
43,580,660 | As i am working in MNC company, we need to install maven in my eclipse.but Eclipse MarketPlace & Install New Software is blocked in my Firewall.
And also tried : windows-->Properties-->Advanced System Setting (this also blocked)
Can u please help any one to install maven.
Thanks | 2017/04/24 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/43580660",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/5093262/"
] | You cannot simply install maven in offline mode. It has a lot of dependencies and their dependencies. This will become a very tedious task to do manually.
Consider these options:
1. If you can connect to internet through other means, like using a
proxy, try configuring proxy to install maven. See [Configuring a
proxy... | Well you can try it out and set the proxy from your company in eclipse and try again. Maybe you have no network configuration in eclipse so the Firewall blocks everything. |
119,227 | Imagine in a conversation over an important issue, between two people, the other side starts talking about a different topic which differs with the main subject under discussion. This way in an unwanted manner he is misleading the conversation. In other hand you intend to come back to the subject you started to talk to... | 2017/02/12 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/119227",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/5652/"
] | Your request is to
>
> find out the main idea
>
> *cut to* the heart of the matter
>
> get the gist of the story
>
> [cut to the chase](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_to_the_chase)
>
>
>
of something. Either *heart of the matter* or *gist* can be used. | Instead of *tell*, I would use *get to*.
>
> Please get to the heart of the matter.
>
>
>
(The verbal phrase *get to* in a context like this one urges the listener to get to the matter quickly.)
There is also this idiom:
>
> Please cut to the chase.
>
>
>
[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_t... |
764 | If you are wondering, why this question exists: Four of us had a long and inconclusive discussion about this in chat and taking this to Meta seems the next best thing to do for me.
The central question is:
**When is an answer not an answer (NAA) to the extent that it should be deleted or converted to a comment?**
... | 2014/10/31 | [
"https://german.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/764",
"https://german.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://german.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2594/"
] | I opt that we should consider an answer to be NAA if it does not even partially try to answer one of the questions asked in the question (in German: Thema verfehlt). In particular this contains answers, which would be valid answers to another (probably non-existant) question. If an answer addresses the problem that has... | Whenever we see an answer we feel it does not answer a post we can take to following actions:
* **Comment** on the post to suggest an improvement. On gaining the privilege to comment we also take some responsibility to help new user to get around with our model.
* **Edit** the post to improve it. Those edits do not ne... |
764 | If you are wondering, why this question exists: Four of us had a long and inconclusive discussion about this in chat and taking this to Meta seems the next best thing to do for me.
The central question is:
**When is an answer not an answer (NAA) to the extent that it should be deleted or converted to a comment?**
... | 2014/10/31 | [
"https://german.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/764",
"https://german.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://german.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2594/"
] | I'd like to emphasize something here, because it seems to be overlooked a lot:
**Comments are not for lackluster answers.**
If you see an answer that clearly attempts to address the asker's problem but doesn't do so rigorously (or arrives at the wrong result), this is *not* something that should be converted to a com... | Whenever we see an answer we feel it does not answer a post we can take to following actions:
* **Comment** on the post to suggest an improvement. On gaining the privilege to comment we also take some responsibility to help new user to get around with our model.
* **Edit** the post to improve it. Those edits do not ne... |
764 | If you are wondering, why this question exists: Four of us had a long and inconclusive discussion about this in chat and taking this to Meta seems the next best thing to do for me.
The central question is:
**When is an answer not an answer (NAA) to the extent that it should be deleted or converted to a comment?**
... | 2014/10/31 | [
"https://german.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/764",
"https://german.meta.stackexchange.com",
"https://german.meta.stackexchange.com/users/2594/"
] | While I second Wrzlprmft's position and reasoning, I also acknowledge that it is more difficult than one might think to come to an agreement what a question is all about and whether an answer adresses it at least partially or not. Furthermore, even when we see a 100% clear NAA post we cannot be sure that the poster did... | Whenever we see an answer we feel it does not answer a post we can take to following actions:
* **Comment** on the post to suggest an improvement. On gaining the privilege to comment we also take some responsibility to help new user to get around with our model.
* **Edit** the post to improve it. Those edits do not ne... |
305,970 | About continuous aspect in this site [British council>Continuous aspect](https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/continuous-aspect#:%7E:text=for%20something%20happening%20again%20and%20again%3A), they say that continuous aspect can be used to describe something happening again and agai... | 2021/12/20 | [
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/305970",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com",
"https://ell.stackexchange.com/users/28176/"
] | The grammatical problem with which you are struggling is known as a dangling or stranded preposition. In order to avoid these in English, we're sometimes forced to use sentence constructions that also seem unnatural to us, such as my first sentence here. "History at Cambridge" is grammatically correct, but when you say... | If you are worried that your audience considers preposition stranding to be wrong ([not all do](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition_stranding#The_Debate_about_P-stranding)), move it:
>
> *Being among the best universities at which to study history, Cambridge . . .*
>
>
>
Also, I agree with Yosef Baskin’s co... |
10,144 | I intend to take raw images using a Canon which gives \*.CRW and DNG format raw images.
I have below question regarding processing of those raw capture
1] What all tools(I am ready to purchase/freeware) would allow me to process these raw images. The Image processing features I am looking to be able to run on these ra... | 2011/03/25 | [
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/10144",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com",
"https://photo.stackexchange.com/users/2438/"
] | First off, I do not believe there are any Canon cameras that produce a DNG directly. You would need to convert your .CRW/.CR2 files to DNG if thats what you want to store/archive your images.
As for the feature requests:
1. I do not believe there is any single tool that does everything you are asking for. I am a heav... | 1.
--
There is no raw image converter/editor I know of which provides all of those features, though you can do all that with a combination of Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop and some scripting. The only one I'm not sure about is deblurring, depending on what you need it for the smart sharpen might work for you. Oh and ... |
138,733 | In the Aligned Continuity, it was revealed that
>
> when Megatron first began spreading his revolutionary ideas across Cybertron for a just and equal society, Soundwave was chief among his followers, being by his side from the very beginning since before the war for Cybertron even began.
>
> Starscream, however... | 2016/08/24 | [
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/138733",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com",
"https://scifi.stackexchange.com/users/44906/"
] | Regardless of which continuity I have seen so far (aligned and also a few of its predecessors), Starscream joined the Decepticons while betraying his old allies.
Megatron himself is not dumb though. He knows 2 things. First that Soundwave will always stay loyal even if he is not promoted. Second that Starscream is pow... | Why is Starscream Second-in-Command?
------------------------------------
**Seniority** - Starscream [traditionally holds the rank of Air Commander](https://transformers-the-games.fandom.com/wiki/Starscream_(Aligned_Continuity)) in the Decepticon power structure. This airborne pre-eminence guarantees him a place in th... |
16,404,985 | Anyone knows why is Facebook for Android SDK distributed as a Library Project instead of a jar?
I know you "can" compile it as a jar and everything, just wondering if there is any advantage on distribute it like that. | 2013/05/06 | [
"https://Stackoverflow.com/questions/16404985",
"https://Stackoverflow.com",
"https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1704441/"
] | The primary reason why the Facebook SDK is distributed as a Library Project is probably because it contains resources. This is the most straightforward way to distribute this kind of thing with resources. You can't simply compile it as a jar file. | One advantage is that you can make modifications to the source if you need to. The Facebook SDK is known to be buggy and a real pain to use in general. The ability to fix stuff is incredibly helpful, and it also gives you the option to create pull requests to their project on GitHub. |
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