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DBA
12:00 AM
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Q: "#1292 - Incorrect datetime value" when time is within one hour

lcdservicesI'm running into a bizarre error with a timestamp column in a MySQL DB. When inserting the date/time value, it fails with a #1292 error if the time is between 02:00:00 and 02:59:59. Here is a sample setup: CREATE TABLE `test_timestamp` ( `id` int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, `test_date` timestamp NUL...

 
12:19 AM
1
Q: How can we find professors influence over Committee?

aghani_bayanI have got some questions here I recently applied to a high-ranked university and got rejected in a graduate program, even though I talked with a professor and satisfied all criteria (actually very above the minimum) I am wondering how can we find a professor who can help us through this. Is it t...

 
2
Q: What does a final letter I mean in a New General Catalogue (NGC) identifier?

Paul TanenbaumI've just encountered (in an article about the detection of 2-methoxyethanol in interstellar space) references to an object called NGC 6334I. It seems that the object is a protostellar cluster. When I Google "NGC 6334I," it turns up a few papers, like this and this, but these sources only use the...

 
CS
2
Q: Finding the voltage of a simple circuit

deomanu01I'm trying to understand the solution of a circuit wrote by my professor. The problem asks to find the voltage across A and B in the following circuit: The solution provided is the following (where || is the parallel of two resistors): $$V_{AB} = \frac{R_2 \mid \mid R_L}{R_1 + (R_2 \mid \mid R_L)...

 
DIY
12:42 AM
1
Q: Is this hose bib fixable from the outside?

qmikecookI have a hose bib that is leaking from the spout. I removed the handle in an effort to replace the washer on the stem, but the inside did not look like I was expecting. I have two questions: Is this leaking hose bib repairable from the outside of the house, or will I have to cut into a wall on t...

 
DSP
1:05 AM
1
Q: Why does frequency sweeping double the frequency?

Aravind VogguYou can generate a signal with frequency f with sin(2*pi*f*t) where t is time. Yet, when I sweep the frequency from 0 to 10KHz, my signal reaches 20kHz. Here is the instantaneous FFT: And the code you can use to reproduce: import numpy as np from scipy import signal import matplotlib.pyplot as p...

 
3
Q: Any solution to play Roblox on Linux?

YourLocalRobloxianHas anyone figured out how to play Roblox on Linux? I’m looking for solutions and would love to hear your experiences or advice. Any help is welcome.

 
2
Q: Intuitive explanation of paradoxical interval times distribution

Sextus EmpiricusWhen I simulate a Poisson process on the interval [0,1], then the interval time between successive points follows an exponential distribution. E.g. in the code below when I select x[2]-x[1] then it is exponential distributed. However, the interval time between successive points, conditional o...

 
1:25 AM
3
Q: Is it necessary to repeat the axis labelling if the images have the same axis?

Tiago PrazeresI have two graphs that are part of a multi-panel figure. It is clear from both the caption and the graphs that the axes mean the same thing. Should I repeat the axis labels in both graphs, or should I leave them out in one graph to avoid redundant information?

 
TeX
1
Q: Tikz loop \foreach element in a set A but not in a set B

erdosDoes anyone know what is the command “not in the set” in TikZ? What I want is, let A be a set and B be a subset of A. What is the command in TikZ to tell: “for each i in A but not in B? I need something like: foreach i in A if i is in the set B do THIS, else do THAT

 
1:49 AM
1
Q: Prometheus not Starting (Exec Format Error)

drewI am trying to run Prometheus on my Ubuntu Linux VM on a Mac M1 (if those details are necessary). OS: Ubuntu 23.10 Prometheus: 2.51.2 I make the config files, and as I run the following lines, sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl start prometheus sudo systemctl status prometheus I am me...

 
2:11 AM
4
Q: Why does no historian speak of the torn veil and how do we reconcile it with scripture?

Jason_There are three gospel accounts that mention the torn veil: Matthew 27:51 NKJV - Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, Mark 15:38 NKJV - Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. Lu...

 
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Q: Algebra Math Olympiad Question

Kcharliee$x\sqrt{x\sqrt x}=2$, the answer is $\sqrt[7]{16}$ but I got $2\sqrt[3]{2}$ by: $$\begin{align}x\sqrt{x\sqrt x}=2&\to \sqrt{x\sqrt{x}}=\frac2x\\&\to x\sqrt{x}=\frac{4}{x^{2}}\\&\to \sqrt{x}=\frac{4}{x}\to x=\frac{16}{x^{2}}\\&\to x^{3}=16\\&\to x=\sqrt[3]{16}\\&\to x=2\sqrt[3]2\end{align}$$ Where...

 
2:34 AM
2
Q: The mystery of 107 numbers

web adventurerFind the algorithm that was used to create the following sequence of numbers: BAH BAA BBA BAD BBD BAG BBG BAJ BBJ BBC BCC BBF BCF BBI BCI BCB BDB BCE BDE BCH BDH BDA BEA BDD BED BDG BEG BDJ BEJ BEC BFC BEF BFF BEI BFI BFB BGB BFE BGE BFH BGH BGA BHA BGD BHD BGG BHG BGJ BHJ BHC BIC BHF BIF BHI BI...

 
2:56 AM
4
Q: When is money first mentioned in Holy Scriptures?

GeremiaWhen is money first mentioned in Holy Scriptures? And what is the Hebrew word for it? cf. my previous question: "Is money a consequence of Original Sin?"

 
4
Q: Why aren’t there advanced computers in an advanced society?

controlgroupIn the universe in question, there’s another intelligent silicon-based species, with the typical member of the species being many times as intelligent as humans. With intimate knowledge of quantum mechanics and general relativity, they’ve mastered the ability to create and control warp drives tha...

 
RPG
1
Q: Level 6 Gun Fighter Optimization

SpaceMouseThe setting: The setting is Brancalonia, an E6-like low magic 5e setting. Gold is low, magic items are low. Long rests take a week. The setting is modeled after Italian spaghetti fantasy. Levels are capped at Level 6, although there is some ability at level 6 to still grow, allowing picking up to...

 
3:41 AM
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Q: Two Earth engineers tasked with recreating a perpetual motion machine

Olatunde AroloyeA short story about two Earth engineers who are shown a fake perpetual motion machine and challenged by aliens to duplicate it to prove whether Earth engineers are better than alien engineers. They succeed, but find that the original machine is fake. They learn that Earth pulled a similar trick o...

 
4:01 AM
1
Q: Is the mind infinite?

GabrielFrom a brief Google search I could not find any philosopher that has thought about whether or not the human mind is infinite. I have seen people assume that the mind is finite (like Descartes), but I have not actually seen anyone affirm the opposite. Why? To me, it actually seems apparent that th...

 
1
Q: How do I write this Theorem with quantifiers?

Dr. JHere is the theorem from Steven Abbot's Understanding Analysis. Theorem. Two real numbers $a$ and $b$ are equal if and only if for every real number $\epsilon > 0$ it follows that $|a - b| < \epsilon$. I have a two part question. How do I write the theorem using quantifiers? How is contradict...

 
CS
4:26 AM
2
Q: Why does a motor or ceiling fan exhibits low torque after capacitor-to-inductor swap?

15 VoltsFor quite some time, I have been curious about what would happen if I replaced the capacitor in my ceiling fan with an inductor. Here in India, we usually deal with a mains voltage of about 220 - 250VAC RMS at 50Hz. Here's a diagram of the fan's internals that we often use: Source The fan origin...

1
Q: Diode clipping question on output of opamp

miguelfuzzI have been trying to implement a basic hard-clipping circuit for a distortion guitar pedal, based on two simple diodes, but somehow I can't get it to work as it is supposed to be. The basic design is the following: However, my out signal is something like this, which doesn't seem very "hard cli...

 
4:49 AM
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Q: What are "the feelings of an Emma towards her Henry"?

MithicalIn Jane Austen's Persuasion, when Louisa has her accident, and her friends and family are figuring out who's going to stay with her, we have this quote from Anne: She endeavoured to be composed, and to be just. Without emulating the feelings of an Emma towards her Henry, she would have attended ...

 
Law
5:31 AM
1
Q: Once a congressional bill has become law, how is it noticed by and overseen within the executive branch?

2080Bills, once they become laws, seem to be archived and internally published somehow. I wonder how the executive branch picks up on and implements them when/after this happens. Someone, somewhere in the federal executive departments and agencies must read these publications and ensure/oversee the i...

 
6:16 AM
1
Q: Compare values in multiselect picklist

PhucI am trying to determine the best way to compare values in a multiselect via apex. Goal is to create a child record when a user selects a value in the multiselect. If a user then comes back and selects another multiselect value create another record. When the user deselects a previously selected ...

 
2
Q: Shooter and 8 targets

AndrewA shooter shoots at eight identical targets in a shooting gallery. The probability of hitting each target with each shot is the same. It takes the shooter 11 shots to hit all 8 targets. What is the probability that the shooter hit fewer than 4 targets with the first five shots? I did the followin...

 
6:40 AM
1
Q: Is it possible to perfectly keep up with the metronome?

Turan ARICANAs a beginner guitarist, I am always practicing with a metronome (for now 60 bpm). But, for the timing, I feel like sometimes I am going milliseconds ahead or back of the metronome. Especially when playing whole or half notes. For example, keeping with the metronome when playing 4/4 measure made ...

 
1
Q: Booking hotel relative to local or home timezone

user145847I am new to the whole time and calendar change situation. I would like to travel to Fiji. If I left the 31st of May, and the flights state I will not arrive into Fiji until June 2nd, I would book my hotel/resort starting June 2nd, correct? Not starting from May 31st?

 
7:01 AM
1
Q: How to diagram "He makes her happy"

JaggardHow do I diagram the sentence: He makes her happy. I was going to put "her" as the direct direct object, but "he" is not making "her." I was also considering an implied "be," as in: He makes her (be) happy. How ought this sentence to be diagrammed?

 
7:24 AM
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Q: How to find a co-author for a paper I can’t complete?

EoDmnFOr3qI am writing a mathematical paper, and I have been able to complete 2/3 of the paper’s main proof. However, I have been stuck with the last third for more weeks than I can count, and I am getting to the realisation that I won’t solve it by myself. Right now, I can either store the draft in the dr...

 
DIY
7:48 AM
1
Q: Running basement wiring in floor joists

DIYerRunning wire across basement to electrical panel. Drilling and running perpendicular to joists, need to do a right angle turn and run parallel. Does the wire have to go through a joist before the turn, or can it go to the next joist, turn, and be stapled to the face?

 
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Q: As a derivation, a tangent vector is independent of the chart.

田中之夢Lee's Smooth Manifolds primarily defines tangent vectors as derivations. That is, functions $v: C^\infty(M) \to \mathbb{R}$ that satisfy the Leibniz rule. By appealing to a chart $(U, \phi)$, we can write down a derivation $v$ concretely as a linear combination of basis vectors given by $d\phi^{-...

 
RPG
8:36 AM
2
Q: How to plot multiple dice pool series in AnyDice

Matt BarkerI would like to draw a graph of this in AnyDice: y-axis: percentage chance of success x-axis: number of D6 dice in the range 1-10 series a: success is at least one 4+ series b: success is at least one 5+ series c: success is at least one 6 I tried but cannot get it to work: https://anydice.com/...

 
 
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9:42 AM
1
Q: How can we arrange data for ListLinePlot?

MMA13I have this data data={{-0.7, -0.457884}, {-0.63, -0.360238}, {-0.56, -0.271474}, {-0.49, \ -0.191365}, {-0.42, -0.11963}, {-0.35, -0.0559177}, {-0.28, 0.000205128}, {-0.21, 0.0492615}, {-0.21, -0.235869}, {-0.14, 0.0918707}, {-0.14, -0.213311}, {-0.07, 0.128747}, {-0.07, -0.188571}, {1....

 
10:28 AM
1
Q: Determining a significant breakpoint in a slope

User108I am trying to find the point where the slope of my data changes significantly. I want to determine a single point (in this case a value for days) in order to use it as an argument in a model I try to run. study_data <- data.frame(days = c(30,50,100,133,166,200,233,266,300,333,366,400,450,500,750...

 
10:49 AM
1
Q: Error ocurred while upgrading the SXA content

sukeshI'm working on creating CMS user roles. The user should only be able to access the content nodes under Tenant and should not see or have access to any other nodes like Layouts, System, Templates, etc. For this I have created 3 roles: MyProject Reader - member of Sitecore Client Authoring MyProje...

 
11:12 AM
2
Q: grounds for chamber of commerce suit around noncompetes

ksimplexRecently the Federal Trade Commission narrowly banned noncompetes in the United States, a move I believe they've been considering for a while. The Chamber of Commerce immediately stated they intended to sue, arguing that this is an overstep of the FTC's power. What would the grounds for the lawsu...

 
11:34 AM
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Q: Is putting a silly name on a diploma a bad idea?

je jeI will soon be finishing my undergraduate degree. My university has requested my "preferred name" to display on the diploma. I think it would be funny to submit [my name], King of the Rats. I also intend to apply to law school within the next year. I have 2 questions: Are diplomas submitted in l...

 
2
Q: Could a historic (1500- 1700 AD) bicycle stand rough terrain? If yes how?

PicaWe are discussing alternative steeds (to horses) over at worldbuilding.se. I boldly proclaimed that in ancient times, the bike could easily have replaced the steed if they had some Da Vinci level of tech nailed down. (Disregard the various animal-as-motor ideas. That's just goofing.) Has anyone h...

 
1
Q: 1 in 60 rule for VORs

Iman AltafI'm working on some math questions for a CPL exam (not the FAA written), and I am curious about the 1:60 rule. How does that math work out? I know that if you're 60 NM from the station and 1 NM off course, you're 1 degree off course. How does this work out for other angles? I'm also wondering if ...

 
11:58 AM
2
Q: Jawohl answer when someone knocks at the door

Alan EvangelistaIn the first episode of the TV series "Kleo", a Stasi colonel says "Jawohl" to allow people to enter his office when they knock at the door. The person knocking is unknown and in all scenes it's either a lower ranking officer or his secretary. The series translates the German word as "Come in". E...

 
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Q: Can Wilcoxon be used in large sample with non-normal distribution?

ChilenesaI am doing my undergrad research, aiming to know the difference of before and after an intervention. our sample size is 37 which is already considered as a large sample right? However, when we test the normality of our data it is not normal which violates the assumption. Is it right to use Wilcox...

 
TeX
12:20 PM
2
Q: Is there a way to return/find the label of a given equation?

Tab1eMy purpose is the following: I have a series of equations labelling as 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and etc. However, in the middle of these equations, I would love an extra equation which is labelled as 1.1', placing it between 1.1 and 1.2 for example. I know that I can do it by \tag{1.1'}, but is there a way...

 
1:08 PM
2
Q: Is there a non-split super-modular positive integral fusion category?

Sebastien PalcouxWe reference [EGNO] for the concept of a braided fusion category. Following the conventions in [JFR], let $\mathcal{C}$ denote a braided fusion category equipped with a braiding $\beta$, and let $\mathcal{B} \subset \mathcal{C}$ represent a fully faithful inclusion of braided fusion categories. T...

 
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Q: How can I simplify this combinatorics expression?

madalaI got a expression that is related to the combinatorics, and it looks like this: $$\sum_{k=1}^n \frac{2^{2k-1}}{k}\binom{2n-2k}{n-k}\cdot \frac{1}{\binom{2n}{n}}$$ it is from a question I've been studying, and with another approach, I got the answer: $$\sum_{k=1}^n\frac{1}{2k-1}$$ so I think the ...

 
1:29 PM
2
Q: What is the advantage of log file rotation?

user129393192I understand that log file rotation is changing the log file you used when (1) one gets big enough or (2) at EOD, but I'm not sure I understand the reason for (1). I have never had any issues with large files and cannot think of reasons why we might set an arbitrary limit (for example, the limit ...

 
ELL
1
Q: Do "tinker" and "tinkerer" imply "unskillful"?

TimThe Webs of Humankind says In 1400, the biggest ships and perhaps the best navigators were Chinese. Under the Song, the Yuan, and then the Ming (1368–1644) dynasties, the Chinese had rapidly developed ship and navigation technology, and Chinese merchants had taken a large role in the booming tr...

 
DIY
2:16 PM
1
Q: Any possible exceptions/ways to (code compliant) put communication wire in same EMT as line voltage?

divBI know generally it’s not allowed to put low voltage signals into the same conduit (EMT) as line power runs. But I am wondering if there are any exceptions or ways to achieve it (code compliant). For example, I know that Romex together with low voltage signals would work. I have two applications:...

 
1
Q: Why does this FirstPosition not work?

internetWhy does this return {0} which is incorrect? I understand that I can use the pattern StringQ but I want to use not a number here. myList = {6, "x", 7, 8, "y", 1, 2, "z", 5}; FirstPosition[myList, _?(Not@NumberQ[#] &)]

 
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Q: Reference Request: Test vectors for local Rankin-Selberg L-factors in ramified cases

Hetong XuLet $F$ be a global number field, i.e. a finite extension of the field of rational numbers. Let $\sigma$, $\pi$ be automorphic representations of $\mathrm{GL}_n(F)$ and $\mathrm{GL}_{n+1}(F)$ respectively. Let $v$ be a finite place of $F$. We consider the local $L$-factor (defined by Jacquet-Piat...

 
2:38 PM
2
Q: What does unbroadcastcount in getmempoolinfo mean?

sanket1729What is the unbroadcastcount in getmempoolinfo? Does it track only the transactions from my wallet that are unbroadcasted? Or does it track all transactions that are not broadcasted which I may have received from peers.

 
3:02 PM
1
Q: How to calculate a definite integral with a parameter

Dinos VolanisI am trying to calculate the following definite integral with the parameter H. So my result would like to be a analytical one with the parameter H. For example for the integral NIntegrate[ax, {x, 1, 2}] the result would be a*1.5 for a≠0 My integral: NIntegrate[(w*Sqrt[((w^2) - 1)])/((1 + Exp[6*(...

 
3:25 PM
3
Q: Perfect squaring of rectangles

Nandakumar RA perfect squaring of a rectangle may be defined as a partition of the rectangle into finitely many squares all of which are mutually non-congruent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squaring_the_square shows, among other things, perfect squarings of the square with provably least number of smaller s...

 
1
Q: Profinite groups with specific property

Maths RahulI saw that a topological group $G$ is profinite if and only if it is compact, Hausdorff and totally disconnected. In such groups, an open subgroup is closed but not vice-versa. From this, I came to a question as a curiosity: In a profinite group $G$, if every subgroup is closed, can we say about...

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Q: Evaluate the binomial integral

MathStackexchangeIsNotSoBad Evaluate the integral $$\int_{-\infty}^{\infty}\binom{n}{x}dx$$ This question came in Cambridge Integration Bee and I have no clue what to do in this. I rewrote $\binom{n}{x}$ as $\frac{n!}{{x!}{(n-x)!}}$ but I don't know how to integrate those factorials. Also what to do if $n$ isn't an intege...

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Q: Can a non-trivial continuous function "undo" the discontinuities of another function?

TheAmazingKitchenApologies for the unclear title, I have no idea if the property I'm looking for has a better name. I'm wondering if there exists a pair of functions $f, g : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ such that : $g$ is a bijection and is nowhere continuous (for an example, see this answer). $f$ is conti...

 
CS
3:48 PM
3
Q: Direction of angular momentum

Tanush GuptaI came across this question in one of my tests: A bob of mass $m$ is attached to an inextensible string of length $l$ suspended from a vertical support. The bob rotates in a horizontal circle with an angular speed $w$ about the vertical. About the point of suspension: Angular momentum is conser...

 
TeX
4:09 PM
3
Q: How do I change the page size for a pdf-file generated by plain-TeX?

MS-SPOSituation, probably known I know the pdf-page-size can be changed in LaTeX using package geometry. But how to do it in plain-TeX? E.g. changing page related parameters, like \vsize or \hoffset, do introduce changes, but don't seem to touch the paper format written into the pdf, here 8,27 x 11.69 ...

 
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Q: I'm having difficulty comprehending the timing information presented in the CSV files of the MusicNet dataset

Shobith R Acharya0 I'm working on a project using the MusicNet dataset, and I've encountered some difficulty understanding the timing information provided in the dataset. I've managed to decipher the instrument, note, but I'm struggling with interpreting the timing information. The dataset includes a snippet of a...

 
4:31 PM
1
Q: Why is my P2P_V2 peer connected over a v1 connection?

Vojtěch StrnadBitcoin Core 27.0 which enables v2 transport (BIP324) by default was released a few days ago. I'm already seeing a few peers with the /Satoshi:27.0.0/ user agent and all of them have the P2P_V2 service flag set. However, one of the peers (inbound) is connected over a v1 connection. Is this eviden...

 
TeX
1
Q: Font problems in lualatex while using fontspec and polyglossia

S. VenkataramanI am trying to use lualatex to typeset a document which has a mixture of Hindi and English languages. The following MWE works: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{polyglossia} \setdefaultlanguage{hindi} \setotherlanguage{english} \usepackage{fontspec} \newfontscript{Devanagari}{deva,dev2} \newfo...

 
1
Q: Dialogue beginning with それにしても

BlakeI'm currently playing ゼルダの伝説風のタクト, and am confused by this bit of dialogue. The context is that the main character temporarily joins a crew of pirates, which makes him the lowest rank among them. After boarding the ship, when speaking to one of the pirates for the first time, the pirate begins wi...

 
4:56 PM
2
Q: How can half tracks be kept in development by major militaries after 1945?

OT-64 SKOTDuring WW2 half tracked APCs were practically the only kind of APC present, immediately after the war they almost entirely dropped out of production and development outside of a few exceptions such as the Sd.Kfz. 251 derived OT-810 remaining in use and production with the Czechs until the introdu...

 
5:16 PM
2
Q: Latin minimal pairs, distinguished only by the length of the vowel in an unstressed non-last syllable

AnserinI'm thinking about which diacritics to use in Latin to give pronunciation hints without writing the length of all the vowels (which I find very noisy). My main aim is to avoid homographs that are not homophones. How common are minimal pairs, distinguished only by the length of the vowel in an uns...

 
2
Q: Remove top Faces still using curves, is it possible?

N03I have a logo in .svg format that I imported into Blender. I've extruded the text upwards. However, I would like to know if it's possible to remove the top face of the logo. Is this doable while working with Curves, or do I need to convert the Curves to a mesh? The file:

 
3
Q: Can debit cards with the Maestro logo be used in ATMs in Taiwan?

Frederic ThomasDebit cards with the Maestro logo work very well in Japan, they can be used at every ATM in a 7/11. Actually, I found (on YT) that most ATMs in Taiwan come along with a Cirrus label. Cirrus seems to be the network that Mastercard is operating, therefore they should actually work with Maestro card...

 
4
Q: What strategies can a fighter implement to shield the outer knee from injuries caused by opponents’ strikes?

CSinhaI have good knees. Given that repeated impacts to the outer knee can lead to lateral collateral ligament injuries, what defensive strategies can a Karate or Muay-Thai fighter employ to protect this area from opponents’ strikes, and are there specific exercises recommended to fortify the knee agai...

 
5:39 PM
1
Q: How can I blend 3 images in GIMP, where each image provides an equal HSV contribution?

theron.rileeWith two images, it's easy to merge them together such that each image contributes an equal amount of Hue / Saturation / Value. I simply overlap the two layers, and set the above one to be at 50% opacity. But how can I do this with THREE images? If I overlap three images, and set the above two to...

 
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Q: Is it a cartesian product?

emanresu AThe cartesian product of two multisets \$A\$ and \$B\$ is multiset of all ordered pairs consisting of an element of \$A\$ and an element of \$B\$. For example, the cartesian product of \$\{1, 2, 7, 1\}\$ and \$\{4, 6\}\$ is \$\{[1,4],[1,6],[2,4],[2,6],[7,4],[7,6],[1,4],[1,6]\}\$, where the order ...

 
1
Q: What is a good approach to split 3 years of hourly data in a train, validation and test set for an electricity price forecasting neural network?

RobbeI would like to train a simple neural network to forecast electricity prices in a certain region. However, I only have a 'limited' amount of data available (3 sequential years of the historical price, electricity generation and load in that region with 1 hour intervals – no other data import allo...

 
 
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6:47 PM
1
Q: Sharing a printer with GPO fails

athskarI have an Active Directory server (Windows Server 2019) with Print Server Enabled and a GPO for each section of the office to deploy the correct printer. All clients are windows 10 or 11. The GPO is: Computer Configuration Policies > Administrative Templates > Printers: Limits print driver insta...

 
2
Q: How to sum over Slot inside MapThread

BabaYagaI am trying to do simple operations with several lists. In this context, I was wondering if a sum over Slot is possible inside MapThread. Here is a simple example: l1={{f1,ff1},{g1,gg1}}; l2={{f2,ff2},{g2,gg2}}; l0={l1,l2}; MapThread[{Slot[1][[1]], Slot[1][[2]]+Slot[2][[2]]} &, l0] (**MapThread[...

 
TeX
7:11 PM
2
Q: Convert control sequence with a variable number of parameters into a token list

WitikoIn expl3, I can translate a token list \l_greet_tl into a control sequence \greet that takes two parameters as follows: \tl_new:N \l_greet_tl \tl_set:Nn \l_greet_tl { Hello,~#1!~How~is~#2~doing? } \cs_generate_variant:Nn \cs_generate_from_arg_count:NNnn { NNnV } \cs_generate_from_arg_co...

 
7:33 PM
3
Q: Why did the original ‘d’ in the word ‘weather’ (< Middle English ‘weder, wedir’) change to ‘th’?

FlatAssemblerThe word weather originally had d in place of th. This is visible from the Middle English attestations weder and wedir, as well as from other Germanic languages. For instance, German Wetter can be explained as coming from Proto-Germanic *wedrą. German t usually comes from Proto-Germanic d (that's...

 
6
Q: A Dangerous Asian Ruler

Prim3numbahWhat is represented below? The answer is a 9-letter two-word noun.

 
4
Q: What copyleft license could I use for a program that depends on non-free libraries?

youenMy specific case is to make an open source game using Unreal Engine. I'd like that game to be "copyleft": I give the source code, and anyone can use it to make improved versions of the game, but to distribute their versions they also have to give the source code, etc. I want to avoid permissive l...

 
7:55 PM
2
Q: Why journals refuse to see substantially revised manuscripts after rejection?

AthaeneusI have seen many journals that refuse to even see the revision of a manuscript, once it was rejected. But here is the thing: Reviewers provide recommendations to what should be changed, editors then incorporate these comments in their final evaluation, highlighting the most important aspects that...

 
TeX
1
Q: Tikzpicture with subfigures and caption

DrawerI would like to make the following figure: Thus have an arrow with a few vertical dashes and a text underneath the edges. I tried to use mathcha.io, but if you know how to do so with the commands like \draw, \node, \edge, \paths that would be preferred. The main issue I am having is how to embed...

 
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Q: Isekai manga where the main character cooks and dismantles monsters while traveling with a familiar or pet

Silver TerrorI am searching for a specific light novel or manga. One scene I remember involves the main character killing and eating Earth crabs with their partner (familiar/pet). After he cooks and consumes them, he mentions this to the locals in a town/city he visits, and they find the idea revolting. There...

 
8:18 PM
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Q: Protecting against malicious duplicate IDs in a distributed environment

PhilippeLet's say we have multiple (somewhat autonomous) (micro-)services, and when entities are created, the ID (UUIDs or whatever) can be set externally. How can we ensure that an ID remains unique across all services while protecting against someone maliciously trying to create ID collisions in separa...

 
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Q: How can a senior finance building a home with no current credit score but good equity in current home?

EggyMany seniors have paid off their mortgages and car loans and haven't needed to borrow money in years, hence have no current credit score. Senior wants to downsize home but there is nothing suitable on the market, so he wants to have a small house built. Equity in current house will cover the cost...

 
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Q: How would a predator adapt to prey on sapient species?

Segg GwayIn this case, I am referring to my orc-equivalent species who are closely related to the true elves, adapting to the intelligence of the elves with camouflage and mimicry, as well as tusks that are perfect for going into the ocular cavities of the skull and into the brain. These “orcs” are able t...

 
3
Q: Almost Sure Convergence with Expectation

adisnjoLet ($X_n$)$_{n \in \mathbb N}$ be a sequence of random variables defined on a probability space ($\Omega,F,P$). Suppose that $X_n \geq 0$ and $E(X_n ^4) < \frac{1}{n^\frac{3}{2}}$ , for all $n \in \mathbb N$. Show that $X_n$ converges to $0$ almost surely as $n \rightarrow \infty $ I know I need...

 
TeX
8:42 PM
2
Q: Making a character active in a macro

BubayaI thought I am smart, so I put this code to locally allow breaks inside inline math into a macro: \documentclass{article} \def\MakeCommaBreakable{% \def\OldComma{,} \catcode`\,=13 \def,{% \ifmmode% \OldComma\discretionary{}{}{}% \else% \OldComma% ...

 
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Q: Prime and Composite 6x6 Chocolate Banana

Sunny LuThe number of chocolates (black regions) is prime. Normal Chocolate Banana rules apply. Rules: Paint some of the cells black. Black cells linked orthogonally must always form a rectangle (or a square). Non-blacked cells linked orthogonally must not form a rectangle (or a square). A number in...

 
RPG
9:30 PM
1
Q: Finding food on the run

RedzI'm DMing for a D&D campaign where the PCs are currently on the run from a large group of Dragonborn. The pursuit was unexpected by the party, so they were forced to leave the settled areas without prepared rations or mounts. Everyone is currently having a lot of fun with the running, which is in...

 
9:49 PM
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Q: Plot number of concurrent jobs on time axel

DavidDescription: Calculate the number of concurrently running jobs for any given minute during a day. Each Job is scheduled to run X times a day, with an expected duration of Y. The output is later fed into a scatter graph (not part of this question) Link to NET fiddler (runnable code): No of concur...

 
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Q: Change an equation during the proofing stage of an accepted paper

Giorgio BianchiI am quite new in the world of the scientific publications, and I am worried about the following issue: I recently got an accepted paper in an IEEE journal. Now, the editors sent me the proof for the final pubblication and, by carrefully reading the paper, I noticed a minor typo in an equation: i...

 
1
Q: Was there an episode with Goku having wings?

AzrailI remember there being a scene or outro(?) where Goku was shown with a halo or wings. Are there any episodes or a movie showing Goku with wings and a halo?

 
3
Q: How to use Apex native JSON features with Map<String, Object>

Robert SösemannMy Apex code talks to the OpenAI API which has a Message object. This is the Apex Wrapper class for Message: public class Message { public String id; public String role; public String run_id; public List<Content> content = new List<Content>(); public Map<String, Object> metadata = new Map<

 
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Q: Themed 13x9 Chocolate Banana

Sunny LuThere is a hidden message inside the solution of the puzzle. An answer will only be accepted if it correctly identifies said message. P.S. I promise this is my last Chocolate Banana puzzle of the week. I'm getting carried away :) I'll find something else. Normal Chocolate Banana rules apply. Rul...

 
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Q: Select elements from a list based on alphabetical order criteria

RodrigoI have this code to generate the anagrams for a 6 letters word: letters = {"P", "E", "R", "I", "T", "O"}; perms = Permutations[letters, {6}]; list = StringJoin /@ perms; Which gives me 720 possible combinations as expected. I'd like to select among those only the ones for which the vowels (i.e.:...

 
9:52 PM
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Q: How to add group-row to InnerBlock template?

user241943We are trying to add a group-row to our InnerBlock template. Now there is a core block called core/group which works when being inserted. The core/group has variations as group-row. But when inserted it always is the default variation. How can we modify it so it picks the group-row variation? Thi...

 
TeX
10:35 PM
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Q: `\IfSubStr` in a tikz style

BubayaI have been trying the following: \documentclass{article} \usepackage{tikz,xstring} \begin{document} \tikzset{t/.style={ s/.style={fill=\IfSubStr{##1}{#1}{black}{}} }} \begin{tikzpicture}[t={a,b}] \node[s={a}] {}; \node[s={b}] {}; \node[s={c}] {}; \...

 
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Q: Pattern Matching and Permutations

Tom De VriesI am working with some math students on some problems involving permutations. My Mathematica knowledge is limited and I'm hoping to get some help. Two sample problems: a)how many ways can the letters of the word UNITED be arranged if each arrangement begins with two consonants? b)how many ways...

 
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Q: Characterizing principal polarizations of abelian surfaces

John BaezSuppose $X$ is a complex abelian variety of dimension 2. Then I believe the ring of endomorphisms $\mathrm{End}(X)$, tensored with $\mathbb{C}$, is isomorphic to a subalgebra $M_2(\mathbb{C})$ of $2 \times 2$ complex matrices. This let us choose an inclusion $\mathrm{End}(X) \subset M_2(\mathbb{C...

 
CS
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Q: How do I calculate THD?

asdI want to calculate the total harmonic distortion of the signal using this graph and formula. The formula is taken from this page: Calculating harmonic distortion First Question: So my problem is to find the rms value of each frequency component. I know the magnitude of each frequency component ...

 
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Q: With my resident permit of Italy do I need a visa to travel to Montenegro?

Abubakari YahayaWith my resident permit of Italy do I need a visa to travel to Montenegro?

 
11:00 PM
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Q: The extreme points of a convex hull of any set is the same with the extreme points of this set?

jerryI consider any set $A$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Note that $A$ is not necessary to be a convex set. I define the extreme point as follows: a point $a\in A$ is an extreme point of the set $A$ if we cannot find any two different points $a_0\in A,a_1\in A$ and $a_0\neq a_1$ such that $a=\lambda a_0 + (1-\l...

 
11:20 PM
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Q: Wraping rope (paper chord) around object like wishbone chair

PhilipI try to model the CH Wishbone chair in detail. that means with the wrapped rope for the seat cushion part. I think Im on the right track with my example of using the screw and the Shrinkwrap modifier, but my result looks distorted and I can't work out how to fix it. What I want to achieve

 
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Q: Themed 7x21 Chocona

Sunny LuChocona rules differ from Chocolate Banana rules. There is a hidden message inside the solution of the puzzle. An answer will only be accepted if it correctly identifies said message. The message is not SNY. The 30 cell is given as non-shaded. P.S. I promise this is my last grid puzzle of the we...

 
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Q: What's the purpose of Wormskin Folios?

pinckermanI collected one while doing a Nexus mission on an infected planet. The wiki says that there are more of these collectibles out there, so I suppose I can find the others in the same method. But then? Are they a lore element? Or maybe related to a quest? What am I supposed to do with Wormskin Folio...

 
11:45 PM
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Q: Why is my weighted average much higher than the normal average?

Caitlin BFor my profession I have to calculate the weighted average number of days it takes a business to review contracts. The count of each contract types reviewed is the weight, and the sum of days it takes to review is the number. The weighted average for this below data set is 35.6 days, however the...

 
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Q: Do I sell my prescriptive nonfiction book to an agent or directly to a publisher?

Emily FI'm having trouble finding information on publishing specifically prescriptive nonfiction books. I have a how-to DEI business book I am trying to publish. I already have a manuscript and a good business platform, and am planning on publishing more books in the future. I would preferably publish a...

 
RPG
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Q: Can the Sunburst spell kill a vampire?

RedGeomancerThe vampire has the following trait: Misty Escape. When it drops to 0 hit points outside its resting place, the vampire transforms into a cloud of mist (as in the Shapechanger trait) instead of falling unconscious, provided that it isn't in sunlight or running water. If it can't transform, it is...

 

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