I came across this phrase on the website:      Over all, this site is sure to be appreciated by anyone that needs to take his or her mind off of more pressing matters.   I looked it up into the dictionary, and the explanation for take his mind off is "if an activity takes someone's mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about it".  But why does of exist in the sentence above?
What is the difference when you say "get off of something" and "get off something"?
ls: cannot access .gvfs: Permission denied Whenever I run an application in terminal as root (such as sudo gedit  /etc/default/varnish) , subsequently when I open another terminal I get "ls: cannot access .gvfs: Permission denied" error at top line of terminal.   I found a solution on the net     umount /path/to/.gvfs   rm -rf .gvfs   but it only fixes problem temporarily.  It appears that I have two mounted instances of gvfs in my system    $ sudo mount |grep gvfs     gvfsd-fuse on /run/user/1000/gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=1000,group_id=33)     gvfsd-fuse on /home/****/.gvfs type fuse.gvfsd-fuse (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0)   I don't know if it's related to, a few months ago I had to change permission in my home folder like     sudo chown -R $USER:www-data   Would you please help me fix it?  EDIT: After I unmount /run/user/1000/gvfs I don't get that error. How can I add a right-click desktop menu entry to create a text file to Gnome 3 in Ubuntu 16.04.02? How to use dependency injection for Plugins/Blocks [\Drupal::formbuilder() and \Drupal::config()]? I'm currently using an entry-level DSLR with 18-55mm lens and having great trouble trying to creating a blurred background effect in my photos. Now matter what aperture or shutter speed I choose, I'm not able to get it.  There's a general question about , but what specific things can I do to get this effect with an entry-level lens? Basically, I want the header fonts to use a different (smaller) font size than the size I set using \documentclass. What should be the option I'd be using ?  \documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage[margin=1in, headsep=10pt]{geometry} \usepackage{fancyhdr} \pagestyle{fancy}  \fancyhead[L]{Personal Statement} % What other option should I use to get a custom font size ? When you add a new object into the blender scene, normally on the tool shelf a window will become available where you can put in the objects size or number of vertices etc.  These options:   For what-ever reason, when I now add an object I am no longer seeing that area where I can alter the measurements. Currently I want to use the Spin function but I need to alter it but I have no way of effecting how the spin operates. Does anyone know what I have done or how to fix it? Got a bunch of .mp4 videos (info shows H.264 Video + AAC Audio) that are chapters of a larger video.  I'd like to merge them, but not sure which is the best way.  I don't have Quicktime Pro, but I'll get it if that's the best way to do this.  Edit: Just to clariify this is Mac OSX 10.6 I'm on. Calculating sequential numbers into sorted table using ArcGIS Desktop? Is there a way to calculate a sorted field with sequential numbers?  I have seen  that outlines how to calculate sequential numbers, but this is always calculated on FID order, not on sorted order.  #Pre-logic Script Code: rec=0 def autoIncrement():      global rec      pStart = 1       pInterval = 1      if (rec == 0):           rec = pStart       else:           rec += pInterval       return rec  #Expression: autoIncrement()   An example of what I'm trying to do.  I've used an advanced sort to sort by year, month, day, and now want to have sequential numbers in the Seq field.  You'll see that my OBJECTID field is not in order, so the above code won't work.    Can this be done either in the Field Calculator or using an Update Cursor in arcpy? "Naturally occurring" non-Hausdorff spaces? How do I jump to the next or previous word with CTRL + arrow keys in a console? In terminal emulation applications, pressing CTRL + Left / Right arrows jumps from one word to the previous or next one. Is it possible to have the same functionality in a Linux console, whether it is in text or in framebuffer modes?  In my configuration, the CTRL + arrow keys are transformed into escaped character sequences and not interpreted. Rendering of Favorite/Ignored Tags in Firefox The following MWE produces a PDF whose TOC has two entries: “Foo” and “Bar” with correct page numbers. So far, so good. However, upon clicking on the link to “Bar”, I am taken to the page for “Foo” instead.  \documentclass{report} \usepackage{hyperref} \newcommand*\backmatter{\setcounter{chapter}{0}}  \begin{document} \tableofcontents \chapter{Foo} \backmatter \chapter{Bar} \end{document}   (Produced with pdflatex, run twice.)  This MWE is whittled down from a (much!) more complex document but the above does seem to reproduce the error reliably.  Re-setting the chapter count seems to confuse hyperref, even though the page references are still accurate. Notice that in my real document, \backmatter does other things, including setting the numbering style to alphabetical so there’s no chance of confusion even though both chapters are ostensibly labelled as “Chapter 1”.  How do I fix this? Is this a bug? Are there workarounds? How can I calculate the R-squared of a regression with arima errors using R? If I have an arima object like a:  set.seed(100) x1 &lt;- cumsum(runif(100)) x2 &lt;- c(rnorm(25, 20), rep(0, 75)) x3 &lt;- x1 + x2  dummy = c(rep(1, 25), rep(0, 75))  a &lt;- arima(x3, order=c(0, 1, 0), xreg=dummy) print(a)   .  Series: x3  ARIMA(0,1,0)                      Call: arima(x = x3, order = c(0, 1, 0), xreg = dummy)   Coefficients:         dummy       17.7665 s.e.   1.1434  sigma^2 estimated as 1.307:  log likelihood = -153.74 AIC = 311.48   AICc = 311.6   BIC = 316.67   How do calculate the R squared of this regression? I would like to know how to create a physically correct mirror material in cycles. How can that be achieved as realistic as possible?  From :     Mirrors are manufactured by applying a reflective coating to a   suitable substrate ...      In modern times, the mirror substrate is shaped, polished and cleaned, and is then coated. Glass mirrors are most often coated with silver[20] or aluminium ...      In some applications, generally those that are cost-sensitive or that   require great durability, mirrors are made from a single, bulk   material such as polished metal ... Clipping image with Basic (ArcView) level license of ArcGIS Desktop? Is there a way to trim a geo-referenced air photo to an irregularly shaped boundary?    I tried the clip tool shown in my attachment, but it didn't work.  It looks as though the output extent field requires a rectangularly shaped polygon as the clipping feature.    Can I even do this in ArcView?    I've never had a request to do anything like this before.        I do use Photoshop and other similar software packages.  I could just go in to an environment like this &amp; start painting everything outside of my boundary in white, but then I would have to come back in and geo-reference the image again, and it just strikes me that there must be a faster and easier way (even though I only have ArcView 9.3). ASP.NET MVC controller actions that return JSON or partial html I am trying to create controller actions which will return either JSON or partial html depending upon a parameter. What is the best way to get the result returned to an MVC page asynchronously? Find the number of solutions to $ \lfloor x \rfloor + \lfloor 2x \rfloor + \lfloor 4x \rfloor + \ldots + \lfloor 32x \rfloor =12345$ Find the number of solutions of the equation    $$\lfloor x \rfloor + \lfloor 2x \rfloor + \lfloor 4x \rfloor + \lfloor 8x \rfloor + \lfloor 16x \rfloor + \lfloor 32x \rfloor =12345,$$   where $\lfloor\,\cdot\,\rfloor$ represents the floor function.   My work: I use the fact that $$\lfloor nx \rfloor =\sum_{k=0}^{n-1} \left\lfloor x +\frac kn \right\rfloor.$$ So the equation becomes $$\lfloor x \rfloor +\sum_{k=0}^{1} \left\lfloor x +\frac k2 \right\rfloor +\sum_{k=0}^{3} \left\lfloor x +\frac k4 \right\rfloor +\sum_{k=0}^{7} \left\lfloor x +\frac k8 \right\rfloor   \\ \qquad {}+\sum_{k=0}^{15} \left\lfloor x +\frac k{16} \right\rfloor +\sum_{k=0}^{31} \left\lfloor x+\frac k{32} \right\rfloor   \\ = \lfloor x \rfloor + \left\lfloor x+\frac 12 \right\rfloor + \left\lfloor x+\frac 64 \right\rfloor + \left\lfloor x+\frac{28}{8} \right\rfloor   \\ \qquad {}+ \left\lfloor x+\frac{120}{16} \right\rfloor + \left\lfloor x+\frac{496}{32} \right\rfloor$$  What should I do next? Serial protocol delimiting/synchronization techniques As asynchronous serial communication is widely spread among electronic devices even nowadays, I believe many of us have encountered such a question from time to time. Consider an electronic device D and a computer PC connected with serial line (RS-232 or similar) and required to exchange information continuously. I.e. PC is sending a command frame each X ms, and D is replying with status report/telemetry frame each Y ms (The report can be sent as response to requests or independently - doesn't really matter here). The communication frames can contain any arbitrary binary data. Assuming the communication frames are fixed-length packets. The problem: As the protocol is continuous, the receiving side might loose the synchronization or just &quot;join&quot; in the middle of an ongoing sent frame, so it just won't know where the start of frame (SOF) is. A the data has different meaning based on its position relatively to the SOF, the received data will become corrupted, potentially forever. The required solution Reliable delimiting/synchronization scheme to detect the SOF with short recovery time (i.e. it shouldn't take more than, say 1 frame to resynchronize). The existing techniques I am aware (and using some) of: 1) Header / checksum - SOF as predefined byte value. Checksum in the end of frame.  Pros: Simple. Cons: Not reliable. Unknown recovery time.  2) Byte stuffing:  Pros: Reliable, fast recovery, can be used with any hardware Cons: Not that suitable for fixed-size frame-based communication  3) 9th bit marking - prepend each byte with additional bit, while SOF marked with 1 and the data bytes are marked with 0:  Pros: Reliable, fast recovery Cons: Requires hardware support. Not directly supported by most of PC hardware and software.  4) 8th bit marking - kind of emulation of the above, while using the 8th bit instead of 9th, which is leaving only 7bits for each data word.  Pros: Reliable, fast recovery, can be used with any hardware. Cons: Requires an encoding/decoding scheme from/to the conventional 8-bit representation to/from 7-bit representation. Somewhat wasteful.  5) Timeout based - assume the SOF as the first byte coming after some defined idle time.  Pros: No data overhead, simple. Cons: Not that reliable. Won't work well with poor timing systems like, say, Windows PC. Potential throughput overhead.  Question: What are the other possible techniques/solutions exist to address the problem? Can you point to the cons in the above list which can be easily worked around, thus removing them? How do you (or would you) design your systems protocol? Entry to The US before 30-day grace period for student visa The F student visa allows me to enter the US up to 30 days before the program starts. For starting to set up things it is of my interest to arrive sooner than that. How hard is it to travel there beforehand with a tourist visa (waiver) and leave to, say Mexico, to then re enter on a proper date within the 30 days with the student visa? This seems easier than requesting for a status change inside the US from tourist to student.. Quantum entanglement as practical method of superluminal communication