Is there a way to keep the checker texture the same size?  Currently it scales with the size of the object, even though the scale in the Cycles node itself is set to 5, a value of 5 looks different across the two models.   I'm pretty new to modeling so I might mess up on some terminology, but is there a node I could use -- that is universal between all objects -- that I can use to determine the size of the texture?   Or how would I make this texture consistent between the two models without manually scaling it down in the checker texture node?
Is there any way to automatically unwrap UV map proportionally to object or "world" size?  For example:  I've made two cubes, one is two times bigger than other (scale is applied). Then I unwrapped texture with Smart UV project which will try to span all faces on whole texture space(0 to 1) so bricks on left cube will be bigger than bricks on right cube.   But what I want to achieve is this:     In broader context:  When I import model from Archicad (in form of OBJ) all objects have UV's in some scale (so all bricks have the same size on every imported object). And when I want to create custom object in scene I have to manually scale UV's to adjust bricks size for every new object (instead of scaling to one constant parameter).
"whatever" as pure determiner? My dictionaries and references define, and I've always thought of, one of the functions of the word whatever as a "relative determiner."  In a sentence like, "I will help you in whatever way is possible,"  inserting the relative pronoun "that" between "way" and  "is", or replacing "whatever" with "the" - a pure, non-relative determiner - (I reckon) renders it ungrammatical:     *I will help you in whatever way that is possible.   *I will help you in the way is possible.   However, I do often encounter utterances like the first one above, such as:     My hope and intent is to contribute in whatever way that I can.   I wish to be of service to the local communities in whatever way that is possible.   where "that" is used, and thus "whatever" can be replaced by "the" without  making the sentences ungrammatical (if they are grammatical to begin with):     My hope and intent is to contribute in the way that I can.   I wish to be of service to the local communities in the way that is possible.   Is this usage of "that" with "whatever" wrong, though colloquial? "Show desktop" keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X I am using a MacBook Pro with Mac OS X 10.5. Is there a similar function to "show desktop" (shortcut is WIN+D) on a Mac?   It should hide all applications and show a clean desktop. Workflow email with link to document in library If I have $f:\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ such that $f$ is onto and $f\circ f\circ f = f$, how can I prove that $f$ is bijective? I know that I only have to prove that it is 1-to-1 because I'm given the fact that it's onto, but how can I use the fact that $f\circ f\circ f=f$ to prove that it is 1-to-1?  Thanks! How to return multiple objects from a Java method? Looking for solo (one person) RPGs - do they exist? I am looking to find out if solo RPGs exist, and which you'd recommend.  I do not mean "one-on-one" 1 player + 1 GM games. I really mean "1 person."  Update: After receiving two (fine, up-voted) answers that indicate Choose Your Own Adventure solutions (which rocks with nostalgia), I should add that I'm not looking for simple linear decision tree gaming. A counterexample: I've got my own little creative-writing mini-game where I write out a story, but once every 5 sentences a series of dice-rolls forces my written sentence into something else, and I have to adapt as writer. Not really an RPG, but also non-linear. Schengen visa category required for job interview Predicting the number of decimal digits needed to express a rational number The number $1/6$ can be expressed with only two digits (and a repeat sign denoted as $^\overline{}$), $$ \frac{1}{6} = \,.1\overline{6}$$  Meanwhile, it takes 49 digits to express the number $1/221$, since a string of 49 digits repeats: $$\frac{1}{221} = .\overline{004524886877828054298642533936651583710407239819}$$ Yet for $1/223$, 222 digits repeat, giving a total of 224 digits needed to express the number.  If $f:\mathbb{Q}\rightarrow\mathbb{N}$ is a function that gives the smallest number of digits needed to express a rational number in decimal notation, what can we say about $f$?  For example, if we do not consider the negative sign to be a digit, then $f$ is an odd function.  Other than that, is there any pattern to it at all? Most efficient way to see if an ArrayList contains an object in Java I have an ArrayList of objects in Java.  The objects have four fields, two of which I'd use to consider the object equal to another.  I'm looking for the most efficient way, given those two fields, to see if the array contains that object.  The wrench is that these classes are generated based on XSD objects, so I can't modify the classes themselves to overwrite the .equals.    Is there any better way than just looping through and manually comparing the two fields for each object and then breaking when found?  That just seems so messy, looking for a better way.  Edit: the ArrayList comes from a SOAP response that is unmarshalled into objects. What are the alternatives to OS X's Spotlight? How to make a LAMP server accessible from the internet? Hi I want to make my own SNS (Social Networking Site), so I installed LAMP on my Ubuntu 14.04. But its not accessible from the internet! I can run the server only on my computer by typing "https:\localhost" on my browser.  I don't want any domains; I just want that whosoever from any part of the world wants to use my SNS he/she just have to type the ip-address and my SNS opens i.e. I want my server accessible from the internet.  My router is Binatone DT 850W. Can you please tell me what should I do? Should constructors comply with the Liskov Substitution Principle? Testing a UPS by unplugging it from the wall At an Not For Profit/Charity I volunteer for occasionally we were very fortunate to be provided (donated) with a brand new 3Kva APC UPS. This is total overkill for our modest server rack (four mid-range servers and a switch!) but hey, I'll take what I can get!  Pressing the TEST button on the front indicates that yes, the UPS does work. Brilliant. But it only tests it for about 15 seconds.  My question is - will I degrade the UPS by unplugging it from the wall to see how long it will last? My plan is to unplug it, and wait until the battery meter reaches its last LED before plugging it back in, so that I know about how long I will have in the event of a power outage.  Do people do this on a regular basis? I'm guessing no (Lead Acid is very different to Li-Ion batteries)... but what kind of harm would it do if this were to happen (on purpose) every 6 months? How was Loki not crushed by Mjolnir? error: file '/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found error: file '/grub/i386-pc/normal.mod' not found. grub rescue&gt;   What can I do? I just sit and stare at it.   I found my old netbook (Dell Inspiron 1010) which I have not used for about four years. I replaced Windows XP with Ubuntu 12.10. I used my bootable USB drive. I installed and rebooted. I got the message that normal.mod is not found.   What should I do? Type exit, reboot, or quit? Should I re-install? Which SUSY models are affected by the recent LHCb result? The LHCb has recently  the observation of $B_s \rightarrow \mu^+ \mu^-$ with a branching ratio that agrees with the Standard Model (SM). There are many blog posts about it (See: ).  The result initiated a debate over its implication on Supersymmetry in general, which I don't want to discuss here. But it certainly affects some Supersymmetric models that may have a different prediction than that of the SM.   My questions are,   Which models in particular are affected (or variants of models)? What is the MSSM status? The NMSSM? Does the result affect some of the parameter space of a particular model, or does it rule out an entire model/or variant of a model? Proving trigonometric equation $\cos(36^\circ) - \cos(72^\circ) = 1/2$ Please help me to prove this trigonometric equation.  $\cos \left( 36^\circ \right)-\cos \left( 72^\circ \right) = \frac{1}{2}$  Thank you. How to rename the User folder in Windows 10? Top Down RPG Movement w/ Correction? What is the scientific name of this evergreen plant? This plant is found in India. It is an evergreen plant. Would love to know the scientific name.