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GIS
12:05 AM
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Q: Rectangular Clipped Segments

Hunter MooreI am trying to create four separate clipped quadrants to my full .laz file (See Figure 01). I was able to clip one quadrant of (number 03 in figure 01), but am struggling to identify points to clip to create the other three quadrants of the .laz file. Below is the code I used to create the init...

 
CS
12:28 AM
4
Q: Is this an actual photo of frame dragging?

foolishmuseIs this new image (below) of polarized light surrounding Sagittarius A, showing actual frame dragging being captured by the magnetic field? The image is from this article If not, how would a photo showing frame dragging in the magnetic field look any different?

 
1
Q: What are my options for encrypting a mac server but having it be able to reboot automatically after a power failure?

Bri BriI have an old 2012 iMac running macOS 10.14 that I'm using as a home server, and I have it set to reboot after a power failure so that it boots back up and starts serving again as soon as power is restored without requiring me to do anything. However, it's not encrypted, and I'd rather have the d...

 
1:11 AM
2
Q: How to match beginig of file name via htaccess

klewisI am attempting to modifying my .htaccess file within a specific directory. If a web user attempts to find any file in this directory that may be named like the following options, I want them to be redirected back to home. Below are some file name examples. /cat_1234.pdf /cat_blahbla.doc /cat_$9989

 
TeX
1:34 AM
2
Q: Syntax for combining perpendicular node placement and calc in tikz

jIIIn the following example, the two attemps to express a node at the intersection of C and the midpoint of A and B is failing. The workaround with creating a separate coordinate works fine, but is there a way to use the single-line version as in the two attempts? \documentclass[crop,tikz]{standalon...

 
2
Q: How to use the 'extra' characters on a German keyboard?

user8600I was thinking of keeping my keyboard set to German all the time, because it has all the letters that both German and English need. However, looking at the 'keyboard layout', I've noticed the German keyboard has a lot of characters I have no clue how to access. It shows 4 characters for each key,...

 
DIY
1:58 AM
1
Q: Should I keep a gable vent along with soffit and ridge venting?

LoriWhen we moved into our house it had a large gable vent at one end of the attic, and a turbine vent on the top of the roof. We had a new roof installed and they recommended to use soffit vents and a ridgeline vent. Soffits needed replacing anyway so we went with that. They left the turbine vent in...

1
Q: Can a P-trap turn backwards?

techturtleWe are gutting and rebuilding our basement, and part of that included removing an improperly installed shower and replacing it with a bathtub. However, in order to position the tub so it fits in the room, I need to move where the drain down-tube is. Below is the current setup: Ideally the down...

 
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Q: Is 「太太」("wife") pejorative? Archaic?

NattoYumJisho gives no example sentences using this term. Is it now considered archaic, pejorative, provincial? Would one use it referring to oneself, to someone else?

 
2:44 AM
2
Q: Multiplication factors in folding root systems and Lie algebras by automorphisms

SmithWhen Stembridge, in the paper Folding by automorphisms, considers folding by automorphism $\sigma$ he considers the root system generated by for each orbit $J$. $$\sum_{i \in J} \alpha_i .$$ Whereas Carter, in Lie Algebras of Finite and Affine Type page 166, he considers generators of the form $$...

6
Q: Identifying two definitions of orientation on a vector space

JeanLet $V$ be an $n$-dimensional real vector space. Here are two definitions of an orientation on $V$: A generator of the $1$-dimensional vector space $\wedge^n V$, up to multiplication by positive reals. Let $\mathcal{O}(V)$ be the two orientations of $V$ under this definition. A generator of $H...

 
RPG
2
Q: Artificers and Wand DC Calculation

SoyMaviI'm exploring the capabilities granted by the Metamagic Spell Trigger feature at 7th level and the Metamagic Item Infusion (3rd Level). I'm seeking clarification regarding its interaction with the resulting DC calculation on wands. As per the rules on saving throws against magic item powers, it s...

 
3:06 AM
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Q: What is the connection between Y-H-V-H's battle with the dragon and creation in Psalms 74?

Avi AvrahamPsalms 74:13-17 recounts a series of victories of Y-H-V-H. The first couplet documents victories in battle against both the Canaanite chaos sea snake [1] and the sea monster Leviathan [2]: אַתָּ֤ה פוֹרַ֣רְתָּ בְעׇזְּךָ֣ יָ֑ם שִׁבַּ֖רְתָּ רָאשֵׁ֥י תַ֝נִּינִ֗ים עַל־הַמָּֽיִם׃ 13 You divided the se...

 
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Q: Would caves maintain a cool temperature on the hot side of a tidally locked planet?

Sam MoonI've heard it said that caves on Earth are roughly 10°C/50°F regardless of the temperature at the surface. Does this hold up if a planet is very hot? How hot could temperatures get above ground while still allowing liquid water underground? My planet is tidally locked, orbiting a red dwarf. On th...

 
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Q: Exhaustion by compact sets eventually include fixed compact set.

slowlightSuppose that $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb R^n$ non-empty, open, and $n \ge 1$. We have an increasing collection $(K_i)_{i \in \mathbb N}$ of compact subsets of $\Omega$ with union $\Omega$. For $K \subset \Omega$ fixed and compact, is it necessarily the case that $K \subseteq K_i$ for $i$ sufficient...

 
3:29 AM
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Q: Translating わざとらしい and 頭に入らない

ShringarI'm currently reading through 「のだ」の機能 by 野田・春美 and I'm having trouble translating one of her examples of のだ usage. 「こんな時に限って電車は揺れる。居眠りするのもわざとらしい。仕方ないから新聞を広げて読むのだが、活字がすんなり頭に入らない。こんなことなら立つんだった。」 活字がすんなり頭に入らない I've translated this as "but the words didn't fit into my head", but this doesn't sound...

 
3:50 AM
2
Q: Simplify complexity

user282070I came across this question which asks to create a function which will return true/false based on the passed array containing all the letters to make up the passed word. Each letter from array can only be used once. Here's my attempt: const checkArray = (word, arr) => { let good = true wo...

 
1
Q: Double Blind Studies & Confounders

ron burgundyI'm currently reading The Book of Why, and on pg 147-149 it talks about double blind RCT being very highly regarded in experiments, especially in the way it address confounders. In theory, I can understand the confounders wash out in the limit of infinite trials. In practice, however, such as in ...

 
4:15 AM
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Q: Why does Donald die so frequently?

AdamantNear the end of the second season of the animated series, we see that Donald not only almost died near the end of the first season when Omni-Man confronted him, but in fact has been killed and rebuilt at least dozens of times. By contrast, his boss, as far as we know, has not been killed or rebui...

 
CS
1
Q: Output of OR-gate when inputs are active but gate is not powered

vicatcuI'm using the SN74AHC1G32DBVRE4 in an application where the inputs to the gate may be energized, but the VCC input to the chip may be disconnected (i.e. floating, open-circuit). What, if anything, can I say about the state of the output in this condition? Is it high-impedance? If at least one of ...

 
5:00 AM
2
Q: Reverse association and map through its values/keys

azerbajdzanI suspect this could be done in a shorter and more readable code: Challenge: do it without Normal and Association. Clear[asoc, a, b, c, d, e, f] asoc = <|{a, b} -> {1, 4}, {c, d} -> {2, 5}, {e, f} -> {3, 6}|> (fu |-> fu -> #[[2]]) /@ #[[1]] & /@ List @@@ Reverse /@ Normal@asoc // Association...

1
Q: Can Mathematica return the closed forms of 'arbitrary' function compositions?

Wisdom IwuezeI have only just downloaded Mathematica, so I am entirely new to this software. Here is what I am trying to do: If $f(x) = \frac{x}{2}$ is an example function, and $f^{(n)}(x)$ is the composition of $f$ with itself $n$ times, then I know I can write $f^{(n)}(x) = \frac{x}{2^n}$. Now, is there som...

 
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Q: What is the connection between "Holy Thursday" from Songs of Experience and the actual day?

Rand al'ThorWilliam Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience includes two poems entitled "Holy Thursday", one from Innocence and one from Experience. The one from Innocence opens with the line: ’Twas on a holy Thursday, their innocent faces clean, which makes its setting clear. However, the one from Exper...

 
5:23 AM
1
Q: What is the connection between Hashem's battle with the dragon and creation in Tehilim Chapter 74?

Avi AvrahamTehilim 74:13-17 recounts a series of victories of Hashem. The first couplet documents victories in battle against both the tanin and the Leviathan: אַתָּ֤ה פוֹרַ֣רְתָּ בְעׇזְּךָ֣ יָ֑ם שִׁבַּ֖רְתָּ רָאשֵׁ֥י תַ֝נִּינִ֗ים עַל־הַמָּֽיִם׃ 13 You divided the sea by your might; you broke the heads of ...

 
HSM
5:45 AM
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Q: Origin of (variant) Axiom 10 in Euclid's Elements

RobinSparrowThis post is prompted by a recent question on MSE asking about "Axiom 10" of Euclid's Elements, as found in editions by Byrne and Conway: "Two right lines cannot enclose a space". This axiom is not in Heath's translation. Axiom 10 is employed by Conway in I.4 and XI.3 to argue that since two lin...

 
Law
6:30 AM
1
Q: Victim Anonymity in Criminal Proceedings

user11421Alice is assaulted by Bob. Alice reports the assault to the police, including the fact that Bob is the assailant. The police investigate then turn their findings over to the local prosecutor's office. After reviewing the case, the prosecutor's office brings charges and issues an arrest warrant ...

 
CS
1
Q: Why Don't Electrons "Try" to Flow in an Open Circuit?

Konrad KawkaI understand that electrons can't cross an open switch, but why don't they at least move towards the open switch when a battery is connected? Doesn't the voltage cause motion towards the positive terminal?

 
6:53 AM
2
Q: Can I use Bulk API to automate insertion of Knowledge Data Category Assignment?

PatlatusWhen I try to execute command sf bulk upsert for Knowledge__DataCategorySelection I receive an error No create/update access for object:Knowledge__DataCategorySelection. sf data upsert bulk -s Knowledge__DataCategorySelection -f ART_CAT_1.csv -w 500 -i Id › Warning: @salesforce/cli update ava...

 
7:40 AM
2
Q: If the God of Hinduism is omnipotent, can he destroy the soul (atma)?

Ashwini ramachandranTo begin with, Let us not delve into tangential questions as to "Why would he do it?" and "What would arise out of doing it?" and so on as they are not our focus. I would simply like to hear a yes or no answer with a logical argument backing it up. If one says that God cannot destroy the soul bec...

 
DIY
8:02 AM
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Q: Can anyone tell what's breaking with this suspended ceiling?

cajabber(Edited with additional photos. I had some trouble with the way photos work on this forum originally--thanks to anyone who takes a look at the photos). The attached picture shows what's behind a "blob" of paint that seemingly delaminated from my suspended ceiling kitchen right adjacent to the ho...

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Q: Does the rough-in valve trim install onto backer board or tile?

Scott LinI have installed cement board and waterproof coated it. My next step is to install tile. I have a 4" access hole in the backer board for the rough-in valve per the instructions. The instructions are not clear whether the valve's trim sits on the backer board or tile. To be clear, the "valve trim"...

 
8:25 AM
2
Q: I need help finding a book about a dystopian space program

lionflowerI have been trying to find this book (I think it became a trilogy) I read years and years ago. From what I remember the world is ending and two kids were picked by the government, along with others, to compete for a spot in a space mission. I think the cover had a sunset on it?? The girl goes to ...

 
RPG
2
Q: What is 'a fire elemental' for the purposes of a ring of fire elemental command?

user10063A similar potential ambiguity exists for the definitions of air, earth, and water elemental, but focusing on a ring of fire elemental command, how broad is the definition of 'a fire elemental'? Does the ring allow casting dominate monster on a CR11 efreeti? Does the ring allow casting dominate m...

 
 
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10:41 AM
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Q: Equivalence of quantum circuits

Root GrovesI have these 2 quantum circuits: Are they equivalent?I think they are but I cannot understand how this could be possible.Lets assume that the initial condition of the first circuit is:] Lets assume that gate A transforms any qubit $ \begin{pmatrix} f\\ e \end{pmatrix} $ into: $ \begin{pmatrix}...

 
11:25 AM
1
Q: The tire of my bicycle flattens within a week

OgmanI bought a used bicycle; it is all fine but one problem that I am having is that it's front tire always flatten in about 5 or 7 days after I put the air in it. I don't know what's causing this. Is there a way to fix it or know the reason it's happening? Further there is not any hint of leakage al...

 
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Q: Does measurement in different bases allow for FTL communication?

Nir SharmaImagine for a moment that we could distinguish between arbitrary quantum states. We’ll show that this implies the ability to communicate faster than light, using entan- glement. Suppose Alice and Bob share an entangled pair of qubits in the state (|00⟩ + √ |11⟩)/ 2. Then, if Alice measures in the...

 
11:50 AM
2
Q: Why is a half-streamlined body less aerodynamic?

Wyatt As seen here, a streamlined half body is less aerodynamic than a fully streamlined body. The half streamlined one has less surface area (kind of) and less frontal area. Why is its drag less?

 
12:10 PM
3
Q: Is there a way to use Linux-like symlinks on a Windows computer, referring to a location on another computer?

DominiqueMy application is writing logs to a directory, which is hardcoded "Logs" and is present under the runtime directory of my application. Today, a customer asked me if it was possible to have those logs on another place (on another computer). As a first test, I tried to create a symlink: I stopped ...

 
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Q: Is it appropriate to change authors' affliation at the final stage of proof reading?

JaafarMehrezSuppose that you are the first-author of a paper that was accepted in a journal. During proof-reading, the corresponding author (the supervisor in this case) wants to change the affiliation of the authors claiming that the "department" that those authors belong to has been closed! I know that it ...

 
1
Q: Have there been any plausible reports of this bear hunting technique?

Starfish PrimeA user of a different stack exchange site recently mentioned a supposed polar bear killing technique devised by Inuit hunters. I found it quite difficult to find any other source for the story, but eventually managed to track down a reference to a book from 1919, Ethnography; a partial and prelim...

 
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Q: Make the three products equal and as large as possible

Will Octagon GibsonBeginner puzzle This puzzle is intended to be suitable for people who are new to puzzle solving. Clarification: Both experienced solvers and new solvers are welcome to post solutions to this puzzle. Using the numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10 each exactly once, place a number into each circle so tha...

 
ELL
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Q: A verb which describes the action of putting your leg over somebody else's body when sleeping

Ken AdamsMy girlfriend and I both like putting our legs over each other's when sleeping. We've been trying to find the English verb for this for a while. Does English have such a word?

 
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Q: Solving progressive tax calculation for pre-tax income

Josh SherickProgressive Tax Rate Explanation Progressive taxation works by taxing income within a certain bracket at different rates. For example: Bracket # % tax rate within bracket Min amount (exclusive) Max amount (inclusive) 1 10% 0 50,000 2 20% 50,000 60,000 3 25% 60,000 n/a (>60,000) In t...

 
12:33 PM
1
Q: Understanding different events fired by LWC Components

VikashWhen to use event.target.value, event.detail.name or event.currentTarget.name and what else. More Info While building my LWC I ended up using all the three above event variables because in certain scenarios one worked, but the other did not. event.target.value I used this to handle a key change e...

 
12:56 PM
2
Q: Is the (surprising) applicability of mathematics to the physical world a brute fact or something that cries out for a (theistic) explanation?

MarkWilliam Lane Craig proposed the following argument for God's existence: For those who are unfamiliar with the argument for God from the applicability of mathematics to the physical world, here is a simple formulation I have used: If God does not exist, the applicability of mathematics to the ph...

 
TeX
3
Q: The distributive law in a square

user292225I am trying to do the following but I am not sure how to go about it. Should I just go with a table and make the lines thicker? I am also trying to make the lines around the box blue and thicker. Can I automate it? I have started with this. \documentclass{article} \counterwithin{equation}{sectio...

 
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Q: Tile a square as small as possible using two different sizes of square tiles

Will Octagon GibsonThere are two types of square tiles. One type has a side length of 1 cm and the other has a side length of 2 cm. What is the smallest square that can be made with equal numbers of each type of tile? This puzzle is from a UK Junior Mathematical Olympiad.

 
1:20 PM
1
Q: How can graduates learn and apply university-level math, but fail to solve competition problems?

user1147844 It's pretty common for people to learn and apply university-level math yet not be able to solve competition problems. Isn't this sentence a contradiction? Please unpack this sentence? Is https://redd.it/lpbxos relevant ? I agree, weak math graduates can fail to solve competition problems (henc...

 
1
Q: exclude random effects component for a repeated measure

Sundown BrownbearI'm analyzing a dataset on the Nurse Licensure Exam, comprising 3000 participants. (n) These 3000 participants were randomly recruited from 13 Sites across the US. (group level variable) About 40% of the subjects have multiple observations, while the remaining 60% have one observation each. (repe...

 
ELL
1:43 PM
2
Q: Using "in the middle" to describe a number smaller than A and bigger than B

an IELTS learnerThe percentages of animals in the zoo: Elephants: 3%. Lions: 5%. Rabbits: 15%. These are all fake numbers by the way, and I think there is something wrong with this example, but let's focus on the real question here. Is the following example correct? If not, must it be 9% instead of 5% for me t...

 
TeX
2:04 PM
1
Q: LuaLaTeX bugged out with unicode in supplementary planes?

zhtluoMWE: \documentclass[margin=0pt, 12pt]{standalone} \usepackage{fontspec} \usepackage{unicode-math} \setmonofont{FiraCodeNerdFontPropo}[ Extension = .ttf, Path = ../../../fonts/FiraCodeNerdFont/, UprightFont = *-Regular, BoldFont = *-Bold ] \begin{document} \texttt{^^^^^^0f0072} \end{do...

 
2:27 PM
1
Q: Creating a stickman

Just MaxI'm new to Blender and I have been trying to model a stick man but maybe I can't... I've tried suching online for any videos on tutorias on how to go about it but I can't find any, I need to create such a model, but every time I try I end up with something else, for the head I can create a very s...

 
AI
3:13 PM
1
Q: Making an Artificial Intelligence: How do I "teach" an artificial intelligence using: backpropagation, or generational? What's easier?

AlexanderBI am making a very simple neural network for a school project, and I would like to know what the best and easiest way to "teach" a neural network would be. From what I know, backpropagation requires a lot of mathematical knowledge. Whilst Generational is gene-based and creating mutations doesn't....

 
3:57 PM
4
Q: A recursive_copy_if Template Function Implementation with Unwrap Level Implementation in C++

JimmyHuThis is a follow-up question for A recursive_copy_if Template Function Implementation in C++ and recursive_invocable and recursive_project_invocable Concept Implementation in C++. I am trying to implement recursive_copy_if template function with unwrap level in this post. The experimental impleme...

 
CS
1
Q: What can be done with all of the extra address lines in a ROM? Why were they designed to have so few outputs compared to possible inputs?

LeBronJamesI am a student in an introductory Digital Logic and Computer Systems course. We have been learning about ROMS, but often we just use them to basically just map truth tables onto them. We have been briefly exposed to more complex ROMS such as EEPROMS that come in 32k X 8 dimensions, and are told t...

 
4:20 PM
1
Q: Signatures becomes invalid for apt

Elikill58When doing apt update, I get this error line: Err :6 https://packages.sury.org/php bookworm InRelease Les signatures suivantes ne sont pas valables : EXPKEYSIG B188E2B695BD4743 DEB.SURY.ORG Automatic Signing Key <deb@sury.org> W: Une erreur s'est produite lors du contrôle de la signature. Le d...

 
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Q: Use dynamic CSS based on the value of a field within a Lightning Web Component

eazy4meI am trying to specify a background color and a font color depending on a numeric value of a field. I have that working no problem. This is how it looks. HTML: <lightning-layout-item size="4" class={home_0_15}> {predictionRecord.Percentage__c}% </lightning-layout-item> JS: @track predicti...

 
4:44 PM
2
Q: Grothendieck group and an almost localization

cellularLet $T$ be a small triangulated category and let $S\subset T$ be a full triangulated subcategory. We denote this embedding by $I: S\rightarrow T$. Let $F: T\rightarrow S$ be a triangulated functor such that $F\circ I= \mathrm{id}$. Define $L= I\circ F$. Suppose that $L\circ L=L$. If $F(a)=0$ the...

 
5:06 PM
1
Q: Discreteness or continuity of "observed phenomena" in reality

How why eSo my question comes from two questions on this site one of them being my own, How small can we measure space? and Is the (surprising) applicability of mathematics to the physical world a brute fact or something that cries out for a (theistic) explanation? (the first comment specifically) I see a...

 
5:28 PM
2
Q: How can I pass variables to a file printed from outside a bash script?

nathAssuming I have a variable v="c d e f g" and a file with the content: line1 $v line3 How can I make a bash script print this file with the content of the variable in line 2 as if I was using a here-document like this: #!/bin/bash v="c d e f g" cat << EOF line1 $v line3 EOF Output: line1 c d e...

 
TeX
1
Q: How do I make my table look more aesthetic?

Karan SharmaI need help making my table look better. As of now, this is what I have: However, I want it to look something like this: Below is my code: \begin{table}[h!] \tiny \resizebox{\textwidth}{!}{% \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline \multirow{2}{*}{\textbf{Process}} & \textbf{Welding Parameters} &...

 
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Q: Employer has changed start date after I’ve already signed contract and issued back to them (UK)

QuantumManI recently been offered a new job and the contract was issued to me. My employment date set out in the contract is 1st April. I signed the contract after reading the T&Cs and issued it back to my new employer. However, I’ve received an email saying that my new employment date will be 2nd April (d...

 
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Q: Who are the characters that Mr. Sinister is planning to enlist in X-Men '97 #1 (comic book)?

galacticninjaJust finished reading X-Men '97 #1, the comic book tie-in and prelude to the X-Men '97 animated TV series. In the comic book, Mr. Sinister is looking at computer screens showing various characters (presumably mutants who appeared in the X-Men '97 predecessor, X-Men: The Animated Series), and it s...

 
5:53 PM
4
Q: Dead girl's ghost can be heard by friend when on running track (movie)

Gabrielle jaffarBasically there was this girl who was hit by a car recently and killed. She "wakes up" unable to talk to anyone and she tries to talking to her friend but they cant hear her. Then her friend starts running on a track sad about her death and they both run at the same time causing them to hear each...

 
CS
1
Q: 1Gbps Ethernet : use shield for slow signal?

SandroShort version : Is it OK to use the shield of an Ethernet cable to carry a very slow analog signal (100Hz bandwidth is great, 1Hz is OK)? Nb : I don't care if I get some >1MHz noise on my analog signal. Long version : I'm working on a subsea robot, with very limited space for connectors (sub-sea ...

 
DIY
6:37 PM
2
Q: Using a 4” hole saw on wood panel walls to install a round electrical box?

definitely_not_bryceI am mounting a 24 inch vanity light into wood panel walls. The light fixture is lightweight and there is no stud available, so I intend to use this 1 gang old work round electrical box. I need to know if a 4” hole saw and my drill is a good choice for these wood panel walls. How can I minimize d...

 
6:59 PM
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Q: How feasible is dragging a 1 km asteroid into Mars orbit? (For All Mankind Spoiler Alert)

GaleritaIn the final episode of Season 4, Dev Ayesha, Ed Baldwin and other protagonists hijack the space ship Ranger to drag the wayward Asteroid 2003LC "Goldilocks" into Mars orbit. In terms of the "real world", is such an asteroid capture vaguely feasible? The premise is Goldilocks, a 1.1 km wide iron ...

 
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Q: Does the Queen James Bible twist the original language the Scriptures were written in?

Human the ManThe QJV, a pro - homosexuality translation based off of the KJV, published in 2012 by an anonymous group of editors, removes all "homophobic" references, claiming that the first homophobic reference was in 1946 - furthermore, claiming that "most scholars" agree with them. What does the original l...

 
1
Q: doesn't the independency phenomenon make a case for non-classical logic?

windfishalright, this question is philosophical and somewhat fuzzy. i also admit to knowing little about logic. all in all, this question can possibly be easily resolved by either pointing to (perhaps even well-known) literature i haven’t found or by pointing out a fault in my reasoning. joel david hamki...

 
RPG
7:25 PM
1
Q: Is this lesser version of Life Transference balanced?

sigmudMy ("plain vanilla" dnd 5e) wizard is now near level 8, and I was thinking to equip him with a straightforward reduced version of "Life Transference". The purpose of this is merely as an emergency maneuver to prevent the other members of our party (or mainly the cleric) from staying unconscious (...

 
7:44 PM
1
Q: Size of memory card, Canon Ixus 50

Tomas ByAm using a 2GB SD-card with a Canon Ixus 50. Tried a 4GB card but got an error saying the card is "locked". The card is not write protected, and works fine in a couple of other devices. The menu option to format the card is not active. Have not been able to find any useful info on the web regardi...

 
3
Q: how to animate a bee swarm

videoofarmeri wish to simulate a swarm of bees where the bees are all gathered on their hive at first, then a rock is thrown at their hive, making the whole swarm agitated and chaotic all of a sudden. The rock is secondary. the main focus is the bee swarm and their motions.

 
1
Q: Can a trained mechanic tell the difference between a rod knock or a timing chain rattling?

Felicia BetheaCan a trained mechanic can tell difference between a rod knock or a timing chain rattling?

 
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Q: Can you see the figure?

Prim3numbahWhat 4-word phrase does the grid represents? ISITMINEORI ITINAMTRYIN RISHELAREMO ONGESTOFMIC SYKINDLOCAB TEDINAFRICA

 
8:10 PM
1
Q: Why the proof for intersections of open sets is open in metric spaces, does not hold for uncountable sets intersected.

palt34In a metric space, we have that the intersection of countably many open sets is open: Let $A_1, A_2, \ldots, A_n$ be open sets and $A = \bigcap_{i=1}^n A_i$. For $x \in A$, $x \in A_i$ for all $i$, and since each $A_i$ is open, $\exists r_i > 0$ with $B_{r_i}(x) \subseteq A_i$. Set $r = \min\{r_1...

 
TeX
8:30 PM
1
Q: How to automate a table for using the distributive law

user292225I am trying to do the following. I thought I should use a new post since the last one very unclear. I am very grateful for all the help. Thank you I am starting with this suggestion and am trying to modify it but it is very difficult to get it to how I want it, the boxes are very narrow and this...

 
CS
1
Q: Inductor magnetic field collapses during switching?

Daan32SEE EDIT BELOW I'm running into some problems with my Buck converter design. During the switching period the inductors magnetic field seems to collapse, which generates some large voltage peaks. That's what I think is happening at least. Some general specs of the converter are: (schematic attache...

 
ELL
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Q: "And don't you polish up well!"

philphil(From A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe) The dinner party. They have had a sumptuous meal and now Mr. David Melling, the president of the Institute, is addressing the party: 'Ladies and gentlemen, I hope you've enjoyed tonight's feast.' David Melling smiles. 'And don't you polish up well!'...

 
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Q: Why do low flying aircraft chart areas at night?

rtaftLast night in the middle of the night, I kept hearing a low flying aircraft fly overhead (2000ft). I'm out in the country-side so the noise was very noticeable in the quiet night. When I checked flightradar24, the aircraft appeared to be moving back and forth in a grid pattern across several sm...

 
8:52 PM
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Q: Choosing laptop brand for company

rgednRecently we have been wondering whether it makes a difference (from a security and privacy perspective) what brand laptops should be used in our company. I have heard wild stories about backdoors existing in "most" laptops (esp. the ones coming from China), but it is hard to say whether it really...

 
9:15 PM
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Q: "что" as a relative pronoun

BrunoIn these verses by Marina Tsvetaeva: Та, что без видения спала — Вздрогнула и встала. I don't quite understand why we have "что" and not "кто". I thought that only "кто" could be used as a subject, while "что" was used as a complement.

 
TeX
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Q: issues with overfull \vbox and tabularx figure arrangement

MatteoHi there I was looking into a clever way to present five figures in LaTex. I found this post which I believe it's quite useful in my case since I can present an enlarged version for one of the distributions and use it to generalized the feature for the others that, albeit different, use the same ...

 
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Q: What would be a good reason why all life has to stay below ground?

Sam MoonI want a natural reason why nearly all life would be in caves, or built structures beneath the surface. Here's what I'm looking for: The surface of my planet should instantly kill most species. They can't come up, even for a moment. The air in the caves should be comfortable for life, despite ha...

 
9:39 PM
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Q: How to use Mathematica to find the mode of a set of data?

csn899Mode[{2, 3, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10}] Why can't the mode command be used to find the mode of a set of data?

 
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Q: Can I cut the free from the middle?

Mohammad HammamI live in New Brunswick, where my backyard is filled with trees that have grown into natural, unique shapes. These trees provide me with privacy from my neighbors, particularly at the lower parts, but they also block the sun in my garden. Another issue I have that many of them fell down this wint...

 
10:01 PM
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Q: Should truth be defined in terms of satisfiability

AUTIST INCShould truth be defined in terms of satisfiability? Also, should satisfiability be treated as a primitive notion?

 
CS
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Q: Radian unit mystery (damped oscillator)

HB123I would be extremely grateful for any help that anyone could offer here. I am interested in solving the optical bloch equations for the excited state population Rabi oscillations with damping due to spontaneous decay. The problem that I have is not solving the equations mathematically, but making...

 
10:25 PM
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Q: Non-deadly gas giant moon "weeks"?

controlgroupThere are already a lot of questions on WB:SE about habitable gas giant moons, so I'll try and be specific: I have a gas giant of mass approximately $2\cdot10^{27}\text{ kg}$ and radius approximately $80,000 \text{ km}$, so it's a super-Jupiter The gas giant has some moons in very tight orbits t...

 
10:46 PM
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Q: Google Sheets cell value as a widget

mikibokI would like to have some value from a cell in a google spreadsheets that is displayed on my android phone, a little bit like a KPI that I can track. So I thought that there must be a way to add this as a widget. Only thing I found that seemed to be working was "Meta Widget" but the app is not on...

 
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Q: Is strengthening Foundation in NBG sufficient to make it prove Con(ZFC)?

Zuhair Al-JoharCan $\sf NBG$ class theory prove the foundation scheme: Foundation schema: if $\Phi(X)$ is a formula in which "$X$" occurs free and only free, and in which "$Y$" doesn't occur, whose free variables other than "$X$" are among $\vec{P}$, and if $\Phi(X/Y)$ is the formula resulting from replacing ev...

 
Law
11:09 PM
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Q: Does British Columbia legislate for service to be performed 'with reasonable care and skill' + 'within a reasonable time'?

user109440Does B.C. enact any laws like the UK's Consumer Rights Act 2015, sections 49 Service to be performed with reasonable care and skill (1) Every contract to supply a service is to be treated as including a term that the trader must perform the service with reasonable care and skill. 52 Service to ...

 
11:31 PM
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Q: How to prove the world is real, and you're not just hallucinating everything?

Artem S. TashkinovI'm sure the question has been asked here before but I've not been able to Google it. So, I'm not asking whether other minds are real or not, I'm asking whether the whole shebang is "real". Google Gemini says it's impossible to know/prove it, and basically says to "move on". The only sort of expl...

 
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Q: Geometry Nodes - Vertex Group to Edge path (Curve)

Bicukow Is there any way to get edge path (curve) from Vertex Group? But obviusly geometry nodes setup of mine gives me not what i want

 
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Q: Do Christians believe that God used mathematics to design the universe?

MarkI would like to know if this is a common belief among Christians, and if so, is it grounded in the Bible? Does the Bible suggest that God created mathematics, and that He used mathematical principles to design the universe? As a bonus, I invite the reader to take a look at the following related o...

 
11:56 PM
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Q: Why do people split packages in different files?

FelipeI am writing (it is my first time) and I don't understand why packages usually come in different files. I saw people saying that this is a modularization strategy, i.e. different files for functions that execute different tasks, but I don't understand why not just use Mathematica's sections and s...

 
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Q: Book I read in 2004-05 about a scary energy ball that can communicate

catmilkIt's been about 20 years so I barely remember, but the story was about an ominous maybe alien maybe floating ball of something? I think it wanted to destroy or consume the Earth. And it could communicate with people. And it maybe had a young girl protagonist (or maybe I just think that because I ...

 
CS
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Q: Confusion in Poynting's theorem

User51The total force on a charge is equal to $\mathbf {F}=q\mathbf {(E+ v×B)}$ where everything have their usual meanings . We can say that: $$dW= \mathbf {F\cdot dl} = {\mathbf{F}\cdot \frac{d \mathbf{l} }{dt}} dt= \mathbf {(F\cdot v)}dt = q(\mathbf {E\cdot v})dt = \mathbf {(E\cdot j)} dt ...... $$ ...

 
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Q: Why do gliders need more rudder when flying straight?

Boeing787I came across a caption Joe video in which he had said that gliders require much more rudder in straighten leveled flight, as opposed to powered aircraft. Can someone explain the reasoning and physics behind this?

 
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Q: Simulating from fitted t-distribution mgcv

August EdwardsMy question is related to the following post: Extracting the degrees of freedom of t distribution of a GAM I have a dataset of y-values that I am fitting using the gam-function in mgcv. The distribution of y is shown below. The tailed nature of the data has led me to use scaled t-distribution wi...

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Q: Which is more important to linear modelling: Normality or Adjusted R-Squared?

Andrew MaclayI have two linear models, one with a log-transformed response variable, one without. I am trying to decide which is the better model before refining with stepwise etc. Model 1 - Non-transformed model: Higher Adjusted R-Squared (0. Model 2 - Log-transformed response variable: Lower Adjusted R-Sq...

 

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