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Activity for Olin Lathropâ€
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| Comment | Post #292379 |
"Design" can mean many things, the total of which is way too broad for a site here. It can apply to designing a piece of electronics, to a car, to software, or anything else an engineer does. It can also be used in an artistic sense of creating visual patterns, decorations, apparel, clothing, etc. ... (more) |
— | 5 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291944 |
I see someone else added a link, but no explanation in the question. The link goes to a Wikipedia article that makes it clear there is no standard for what "mechanical keyboard" means. You really need to explain what exactly *you* mean by the term. (more) |
— | 6 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291944 |
You need to define "mechanical" keyboard. All keyboards I've ever used had keys that mechanically moved when pressed by a finger. I have seen (even designed a few) keypads that were capacitive-sense only with no moving parts. I have not seen a full 100+ key keyboard like that though.
So the que... (more) |
— | 6 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291871 |
The Outdoors site tried that, and it didn't work well. Having more categories spread the very little activity thinner, making it even more clear that the place is a ghost town. (more) |
— | 7 months ago |
| Edit | Post #291871 |
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— | 7 months ago |
| Edit | Post #291871 | Initial revision | — | 7 months ago |
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A: Scope discussion for Sports I'm OK with all of your points except equipment recommendations and possibly E-sports. Equipment recommendations Shopping questions or "which model should I get" are a bad fit for this kind of site. The reasons have been elaborated at length Elsewhere, and also here occasionally. There are ... (more) |
— | 7 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291524 |
I ref high school soccer on the side, so can help with rules and mechanics of soccer (football to most of the world). (more) |
— | 7 months ago |
| Edit | Post #291692 | Initial revision | — | 7 months ago |
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A: How do I search for d6 dice with a blank 6th face? You're not really using these dice as dice, but as markers. It sounds like you won't be "rolling" these dice, and therefore expect an even outcome between landing on each of the 6 sides. Paint them The first solution is to get ordinary dice, then mark them yourself. You can easily do this to ... (more) |
— | 7 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291685 |
It might help to explain why you want this. Why can't the rules of your game simply state that rolling a 6 is the same as whatever you want to happen when rolling the blank face? (more) |
— | 7 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291524 |
@Lundin: The proposal specifically says "Name: Scoreboard Solutions". That's what I was objecting to. I agree, "Sports" would be a good name. (more) |
— | 8 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291524 |
Please let's not use "cutesy" names for sites like SE was infested with. The site name is the one thing that's outward-facing. It's more than just a handle to identify the site with. It's the one chance for a first impression and short explanation of what the site is about. Don't waste it on some... (more) |
— | 8 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291462 |
I agree that the technical aspects of licenses and legal restrictions are on topic at EE. (more) |
— | 8 months ago |
| Edit | Post #291462 |
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— | 8 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291381 |
You haven't defined what notation like R1C4 means. Apparently that's "row 1 column 4"? Abbreviations need to be defined. It would also help to label the rows and columns in your picture. Are rows labeled 1-8 top to bottom or bottom to top? (more) |
— | 9 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291381 |
Then say so in the question. (more) |
— | 9 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291381 |
It's not clear what exactly we are seeing or what we're supposed to do to "solve" this puzzle. It seems like cells can be either empty, contain +1, or -1. Are all the cells shown with numbers known to be empty (like in real Minesweeper)? Is the point to figure out what is in all the squares that a... (more) |
— | 9 months ago |
| Comment | Post #291381 |
So what's the question? (more) |
— | 9 months ago |
| Edit | Post #291039 | Initial revision | — | 10 months ago |
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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 connect it to a network, then it won't present the smart features. (more) |
— | 10 months ago |
| Comment | Post #290802 |
Asking a bunch of strangers on the internet what you and a private party agreed to is silly.
That said, Comcast is a large company that can afford good legal advice to write their terms of service. Surely they thought about and covered such a contingency. I can't imagine they left themselves on ... (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #290734 |
Way too broad.. (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #290758 |
Your question doesn't make sense. I'm not aware of the electoral college having a mechanism such as "write in votes". States may allow write-in votes for electors, so maybe someone not offering themselves to be an elector could get chosen, but that's not what you ask. (more) |
— | 11 months ago |
| Comment | Post #288863 |
The topics you list that would be overlaps with the EE site are actually off-topic on EE. House wiring, electrical appliances, and safety codes are not about electrical <i>engineering</i>. If it's about something you'd call an electrician to have done for you, then it would fit here but probably no... (more) |
— | about 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289920 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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Invasive Species Site Name Invasive Species Short Description What species are invasive, how to identify them, how they effect the native ecosystem, and how to deal with them. Background This section is long, but you can safely skip it if you are already aware of invasive species and don't care why I t... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289894 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: What is the point of buying grounding wire? I'm confused why you would bother buying grounding wire. Grounding wire is intended to only carry ground, which shouldn't ever be more than a few volts from other ground, like metal water pipes. There are many applications where it therefore doesn't need to be insulated. Not insulting it saves c... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289802 |
Post edited: Changed to numbered list to make items easier to talk about. |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289803 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: Should recommendation questions be on-topic? 1 and 2 are OK, but 3 and 4 are not. Manufacturers and suppliers come and go too frequently and may be quite different around the world. These kind of "which brand is best" answers also tend to be emotional and based on very limited experience, so are more popularity contests than any real inform... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Suggested Edit | Post #289802 |
Suggested edit: Changed to numbered list to make items easier to talk about. (more) |
helpful | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289781 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: How can I test a monopole timer switch? You can't test such a timer with just a voltmeter. It is possible that the timer requires the load to try to draw some minimum current, which a voltmeter probably wouldn't. Or, the timer might have a little leakage current, which would cause the voltmeter to read the full voltage even when the time... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #289702 |
I think that math is included well enough in "science". I also would like to avoid the abbreviation STEM, since that can cause confusion over different geographic regions and time. "Everyday Science" seems to capture what you are proposing quite well. I can get behind this proposal if its name is ... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289762 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: Why does water flow twist my shower hose? The hose is probably coiled up normally. When there is no water pressure, there is little force trying to uncoil it. When water pressure is increased in the hose, the little extra diameter from uncoiling it provides a force to do just that. Try letting the hose uncoil when under pressure. If th... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #289702 |
@#64656 Unfortunately "domestic" also means various other things. If you agree with "Everyday", then you should edit the proposal accordingly. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Comment | Post #289702 |
"Domestic" can mean various things, and is confusing. What kind of STEM is limited to only my country or region?
"Everyday Science" or similar would be a better name for this site. (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289558 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: Running cordless tools from the outlet I've had some old cordless tools where the tool itself has a charger port. I've tried running these while plugged in (but with the battery drained) and they didn't work. That's because the charger is designed to charge the battery, not run the tool. The tool probably requires much higher power le... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289557 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: How to properly store cordless tool batteries? Current lithium ion batteries are best stored for long life at around 70% of full charge. However, getting there and maintaining that for typical home power tools may be more trouble than it's worth. If you happen to run down a battery to the 50% to 75% range, just leave it after use. However, a... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289546 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: What stages are important for water filters? What filter stages or combinations are important for an average residential consumer getting municipal water? None. Municipal water plants already do all that for you. They also have to test their water far more regularly than you are likely to, and have standards they must maintain. If somet... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289499 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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A: LEDs flicker even without a dimmer Maybe your switch is starting to wear out. The contacts might not be making solid contact when the switch is supposed to be on. To test this, replace the switch. If it now works, toss the old one. If it still flickers, you now have a spare switch. Another possibility is that your power has occ... (more) |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289458 |
Post edited: |
— | over 1 year ago |
| Edit | Post #289458 | Initial revision | — | over 1 year ago |
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