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Incubator Q&A How do I draw a perfect circle on a square of plywood?

I'm working on a string-art project on a 3-ft square of plywood. It will have brass nails in a circle with different colors of string connecting the nails in a pattern. I'm trying to figure how I ...

2 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Meta $sitename in FAQ

Looks like the variables didn't get filled in in the proposals FAQ. I see $sitename several times in the copy:

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I draw a perfect circle on a square of plywood?

There's a few ways to do it: Use a compass. I know you said yours is too small, but you can buy a carpenty or woodworking compass that is much larger (foot or more). Tie a string to your pencil...

posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Is it a good idea to host my website at home?

It is usually not a good idea to do this. The advent of the Internet was revolutionary in that it allowed anyone with a computer and a modem to self-publish effortlessly. However, in the decades si...

posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A What is the difference between content aggregation and content syndication

When I use content from other sites on my own website, I don't know if I should call that "content aggregation" or "content syndication." What are the definitions of "content aggregation" and "con...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  last activity 10mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Meta Should Steam be on topic for the Video Games site?

Steam by Valve is a popular game platform and storefront. Features of Steam include: Purchasing games Running games (in fact, using Steam is mandatory games purchased on Steam) Compatibility a...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Quiet dice on a budget

I'm designing a board game that involves rolling several dice simultaneously each turn (usually between 1 and 20), and in testing I found that this is surprisingly loud. I'm aiming to keep the gam...

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by trichoplax‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by trichoplax‭

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Incubator Q&A Are blue eggs special in Wingspan?

I played Wingspan at a convention recently and then bought a copy of the game. When unpacking it, I noticed that there was a large bag of mixed egg tokens and a smaller bag containing only blue eg...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  last activity 10mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A Do you play with all the cards in a two-player game of Splendor?

I'm used to four-player games of Splendor, with high competition for the cheap, engine-building cards in tier 1. I've now played a couple of two-player games, and with cards much more plentiful, t...

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Meta Are questions about selling one's crafts allowed?

Should questions about selling one's crafts be on topic? It seems common for people in the crafts community to sell their creations online (on sites like Etsy) and offline (in fairs, festivals and...

2 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 11mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Meta Home Improvement versus a more general "home stuff" community?

Regarding scope overlaps: Outdoors currently accepts some of the topics proposed here, including questions about various outdoors equipment, gardening, accessibility (how do I visit place x gi...

posted 11mo ago by Lundin‭  ·  edited 5mo ago by Lundin‭

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Incubator Q&A Can an email's Reply-To have a different domain than its From?

Are there any negative effects[1] when sending an email wherein the From header is an email address on my server's domain but the Reply-To header is an email address on a different domain, specific...

1 answer  ·  posted 6mo ago by Michael‭  ·  edited 6mo ago by Michael‭

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Incubator Q&A What happens to TLS name constraints when the client does not support them?

If both the CA and the client software follow the RFC, the client software will refuse the cert. Section 4.2 (Certificate Extensions) of the RFC you link states ... Each extension in a certific...

posted 3mo ago by Peter Taylor‭

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Incubator Q&A What is the most cost effective way to purchase specific, non-rare public domain English books online in the US?

Over the years I've done a lot of my reading through libraries, borrowed books and chance finds at garage sales and the like. Now I want to start working on my reading list, so I will be purchasing...

1 answer  ·  posted 7mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 7mo ago by Michael‭

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Incubator Q&A What types of learning should I know about?

In machine learning there seem to be various types of learning. I commonly hear about supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and reinforcement learning. However, it is not always clea...

1 answer  ·  posted 7mo ago by mr Tsjolder‭  ·  edited 7mo ago by mr Tsjolder‭

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Incubator Q&A What type of contractor does flooring?

When we were looking to replace a kitchen floor (in the US), we got our best results by searching for the type of flooring, not the type of provider. Tile, hardwood, and vinyl plank are pretty dif...

posted 2mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Meta How can I propose a new website in Codidact?

You've found the right place. Check out how to propose a community on the codidact.com network in the Help Center. The high-level summary is to create a post in the Descriptions category, explain...

posted 7mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Incubator Q&A Is Kant's categorical imperative applicable to Q&A sites like Codidact?

On sites like Codidact, the question often arises about what rules should be imposed on user behavior. What is a good question? What is a good answer? What behaviors are desirable and which are not...

1 answer  ·  posted 3mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 3mo ago by Julius H.‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I find a good dumb TV?

You haven't defined exactly what features are part of "smart" versus "dumb". What most people consider "smart TV" features require a network connection. No matter how smart a TV is, if you don't ...

posted 2mo ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Incubator Q&A Why do I sometimes get gold when I didn't last hit anything?

Occasionally when I'm in a lane, I'll get 40-something gold when I seemingly didn't do anything. It flashes the amount above my head and makes the gold clinking sounds like I last-hit a creep, but ...

0 answers  ·  posted 6mo ago by Ullallulloo‭

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Incubator Q&A How should canonical URLs be used with comments?

A canonical URL should be the primary URL to represent ALL the content on the page. The URL that highlights a particular comment creates a variation of that page. The comment URL should never be t...

posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A House-level battery backup now, solar panels later -- what do I need to know?

You should consider a whole house standby generator rather than whole house batteries. From a cost perspective you can get a 20KW generator installed for around $10,000 (USD). A 20KW battery and ...

posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A Are blue eggs special in Wingspan?

The blue eggs are packaged separately to prevent the blue paint from marking up the other eggs. The blue paint is the most likely color to transfer to the other eggs. There is no game play differe...

posted 10mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A What is this electrical/ethernet conduit on the wall and how do I repair it?

That looks like it is a relative of the Legrand Wiremold 2300D Surface Nonmetallic Raceway System. Because you have 120 volt A/C power and low voltage communication wires in the same raceway, i...

posted 10mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A Is there an abundant source for hearty food ingredients in TotK?

When cooked in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom or in Breath of the Wild, hearty ingredients produce food that completely fill up your hearts and give you extra temporary hearts. They are some of the mo...

0 answers  ·  posted 10mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by trichoplax‭