As a developer, I'm routinely making folders on my Mac running Mojave for testing purposes, my localhost server or for transfer to VPS or other hosting. In principal I'd rather not have .DS_Store altogether, but if the computer wants to have them, I don't mind.    However, is there a way to permanently stop them from being created in a particular dir and subdirs?    I'm aware , but I need to be more selective than an all or none solution. Ideally I can suppress these both on local filesystems as well as remote, but if anyone can help with preventing some of these and allowing others, I would be grateful.  This question is to address Mojave and newer OS only and to address a more fine grained control or to confirm that this is impossible.
Is there a way (eg. a binary hack into Finder) to stop it from creating .DS-Stores on LOCAL Volumes?   I am using Leopard, therefore these don't work:    (requires Lion)  (requires Snow Leopard)   Also,  slows down my computer.
Inconsistent line spacing If I type something like this:  {\itshape\LARGE   Dunt venim dolorerosto do odit   ametum vulla conum dolore   conulput in vero od el   Dunt venim dolorerosto do odit   ametum vulla conum dolore   conulput in vero od el }   it results in a block of 4 lines with narrow spacing between the 1st and 2nd line and between the 3rd and 4th line. Line spacing between the 2nd and 3rd line is normal.  I can't fully explaing it to myself so I am looking for a short description for this behaviour. I know for example that with a \par at the end of the text (inside the group), the calculation would correct. But I have no idea why... ViewPager as a circular queue / wrapping Integration by partial fractions; how and why does it work? My Linux Mint 15 install on VirtualBox was working great up until about two days ago, when the updater started throwing a ton of errors and refuses to progress with any apt-get update, apt-get install, or apt-get upgrade.  They are 404 errors on the archive.ubuntu.com site, under the /ubuntu/dists/raring-updates folder. I looked at it, it doesn't exist.  a direct link, which shows there is no raring-updates.  Where has raring-updates gone and what can I do to fix this? Passing a dictionary to a function as keyword parameters I'd like to call a function in python using a dictionary.  Here is some code:  d = dict(param='test')  def f(param):     print(param)  f(d)   This prints {'param': 'test'} but I'd like it to just print test.  I'd like it to work similarly for more parameters:  d = dict(p1=1, p2=2) def f2(p1, p2):     print(p1, p2) f2(d)   Is this possible? If $k$ is a positive integer, how to prove that there is no solution for $n$ in positive integers except $n = 1$ for $2^n = nk + 1$ Creating a byte array from a stream What is the prefered method for creating a byte array from an input stream?   Here is my current solution with .NET 3.5.   Stream s; byte[] b;  using (BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(s)) {     b = br.ReadBytes((int)s.Length); }   Is it still a better idea to read and write chunks of the stream? If everything in the universe doubled in size overnight, would it be noticeable? Can Blindsight "See" Through Walls, Floors, And Ceilings? I am currently play-testing an Awakened Mystic character in D&amp;D 5e, using the beta rules . As such, I have an ability that lets me choose between having Blindsight or Tremorsense.  BLINDSIGHT: ...[B]lindsight can perceive its surroundings without relying on sight, within a specific radius.... (Monster Manual p.8) TREMORSENSE: ...[T]remorsense can detect and pinpoint the origin of vibrations within a specific radius, provided that the [observer] and the source of the vibrations are in contact with the same ground or substance. Tremorsense can't be used to detect flying or incorporeal creatures.... (Monster Manual p.9)  I have been wondering what the difference is between these two, aside from the fact that Tremorsense requires contact with the ground and cannot detect flying or incorporeal creatures. Specifically, I want to know whether Blindsight cannot detect creatures through solid matter such as walls, floors, and ceilings, whereas Tremorsense can? Can Blindsight detect creatures on the other side of a dungeon wall, or on another floor of said dungeon? Are there monsters in 5th Edition that possess both Blindsight and Tremorsense, and if so, when and why would they use one as opposed to the other? I am aware of and appreciate  regarding Blingsight's capability to detect invisible creatures, but it doesn't exactly address my issue of whether solid matter effectively &quot;blocks&quot; Blindsight. I will gladly consider either rules-as-written or rules-as-interpreted answers. If there is a published game mechanic or a posted developer ruling I have overlooked, please include and cite them in your answer. Is "aren't I" correct grammar? How can I create an AddIn to ArcGIS Pro and where can I find it from ArcGIS Pro application? How to code an automated bot that can browse and do operations on a webpage Prove ${n - 1 \choose k - 1} + {n - 2 \choose k - 1} + {n - 3 \choose k - 1} + \dots + {k - 1 \choose k - 1} = {n \choose k}$ Spambots causing server crashes. How do I block them? Unable to understand the syntax of the command find The find command seems to differ from other Unix commands.  Why is there the empty curly brackets and a backward flash at the end of the following command?  find * -perm 777 -exec chmod 770 {} \;   I found one reason for the curly brackets but not for the backward flash.   The curly brackets are apparently for the path     Same as -exec, except that ``{}'' is   replaced with as many pathnames as   possible for each invocation of   utility Allowing line break at ',' in inline math mode? In the inline math mode ($...$), if the formula is too long, LaTeX will try to break it on operators, e.g.  very long text followed by a very long equation like $a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i+j+k+l$ etc   may be rendered as  very long text followed by a very long equation like a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i+ j+k+l etc   However, the break won't happen if they are separated by commas, e.g.  very long text followed by a very long equation like $a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l$ etc   will overflow the page like  very long text followed by a very long equation like a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l etc   How to make LaTeX able to insert line breaks after a comma too? php == vs === operator What is the difference between == and === in php. I am unsure when to use both.  Updated note: So that it shows up in StackOverflow search, the difference between == and === is the same as the difference between != and !==. If I've got a file (or files) selected in Windows Explorer, the only way I've found to "unselect" them is click with the mouse on some empty space.  I thought Esc would do this, but it doesn't. Also changing focus with Tab or Shift + Tab doesn't work; the file(s) are still selected even if focus goes to the address bar for instance.  Does anyone know of a keyboard shortcut to do this? Where do I find the client id and client secret of an existing connected app? Attempting to compile kernel yields a certification error I'm currently attempting to follow  guide in order to install the 4.5.7 kernel with Grsecurity on my Kali Linux desktop.   I am following that list of instructions verbatim, except for the fact that I'm trying to use Grsecurity's test patch for the 4.5.7 kernel and I'm running Kali Linux instead of straight Debian.  Every time I attempt to compile the kernel, however, I get this error following the line "CC certs/system_keyring.o":    CC      certs/system_keyring.o make[2]: *** No rule to make target 'debian/certs/benh@debian.org.cert.pem', needed by 'certs/x509_certificate_list'.  Stop. Makefile:951: recipe for target 'certs' failed make[1]: *** [certs] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/jc/Downloads/linux-4.5.7' debian/ruleset/targets/common.mk:295: recipe for target 'debian/stamp/build/kernel' failed make: *** [debian/stamp/build/kernel] Error 2   I get this error, as I found out, for any kernel even if I apply no patches or modifications, so it has something to do with the tools I'm using to compile the kernel (apparently a system keychain of some sort). Can someone out there tell me how to fix my OS and compile my kernel?   P.S. Here is the output of cat /proc/version:  Linux version 4.6.0-kali1-amd64 (devel@kali.org) (gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Debian 5.4.0-4) ) #1 SMP Debian 4.6.2-2kali2 (2016-06-28)