what is the difference between speak to and talk to I am confused with these two words, speak to and talk to. For example, I can say "I will never speak to a man about this." Can I substitute "speak to" here with "talk to"? Is there any difference? I appreciate any of your suggestion.
What is the difference between "speaking" and "talking"? It seems more politically correct to say that someone is speaking rather than talking.  What is the definitive difference between these terms?
How do I escape a backtick ` within a code block?  This is probably a duplicate, since I'm sure it's a common concern, but I can't find a question that addresses this specifically.  How do I write List'1 with the "1" character still in the code-text format? Include reviews made outside of /review in progress towards the badge The recent changes to /review has gotten everyone interested in cleaning up the muck. At present, only posts "reviewed" (by clicking on the review link) and actions taken (up/down/close/edit/flag) from within /review count towards the badge.   However, it is entirely possible that one catches a poor question outside of /review (e.g., on the front page/tag page, etc.) and "reviews" it and takes some action on it. However, these actions do not count for the badge, at present. In all likelihood, this question would've also been in the /review queue and if one were fortuitous enough to have reviewed it there, these actions would've counted towards the badge.   Would it be possible to include reviews made outside of /review to count if the question was also in the review queue? Note that this shouldn't apply if the question dropped out of the queue (either by inaction or after it was edited and improved by previous reviews). Add CSS or JavaScript files to layout head from views or partial views Default route lost on reboot $\sum_{1}^{n}\left ( a_{i}b_{i} \right )\geq \prod_{1}^{n}\left ( a_{i}^{b_{i}} \right )$ Let $a,b,c,x,y,z&gt;0$ and $x+ y+ z= 1$. Show that $$ax+ by+ cz\geq  a^{x}.b^{y}.c^{z}$$ I have found the generalization of this inequality: For 2 sets of numbers $\left \{ a_{i} \right \}, \left \{ b_{i} \right \}&gt; 0$ and $\sum_{1}^{n}b_{i}= 1$, we have: $$\sum_{1}^{n}\left ( a_{i}b_{i} \right )\geq  \prod_{1}^{n}\left ( a_{i}^{b_{i}} \right )$$ First solution Simply compare the logs: as the natural logarithm is a concave function, one has $$\ln\bigl(a^x b^y c^z)=x\ln a+y\ln b+z\ln c\le \ln(ax+by+cz)$$ for all non-negative $x,y,z$ such that $x+y+z=1$. How about another solution? I really hope to see that. Thanks! Convert hex string to int in Python How do I convert a hex string to an int in Python?   I may have it as "0xffff" or just "ffff". Bohr's model of an atom doesn't seem to have overcome the drawback of Rutherford's model Show that if $a$ has order $3\bmod p$ then $a+1$ has order $6\bmod p$. Show that if $a$ has order $3\bmod p$ then $a+1$  has order $6\bmod p$. I know I am supposed to use primitive roots but I think this is where I am getting caught up. The definition of primitive root is "if $a$ is a least residue and the order of $a\bmod p$ is $\phi(m)$ then $a$ is a primitive root of $m$. But I really am not sure how to use this to my advantage in solving anything.  Thanks! Why isn't Higgs coupling considered a fifth fundamental force? When I first learned about the four fundamental forces of nature, I assumed that they were just the only four kind of interactions there were. But after learning a little field theory, there are many other kinds of couplings, even in the standard model. So why isn't the Yukawa Higgs coupling considered a fifth fundamental force? To be a fundamental force, does there need to be a gauge boson mediating it? Which cameras have built-in HDR? When taking landscape photos, I often struggle with dynamic range. I have either a burned out skies or landscapes are too dark.  Now I'm reading  that some cameras can take 3 pictures with different exposures, and combine them automatically to one image with higher dynamic range.   So my question is, which cameras have this feature? Making a log4j console appender use different colors for different threads How does Azkaban's management work? I was under the impression that only Dementors are guarding the prison of Azkaban and are only there to keep the inmates on their cells, though after reading again the following passage it put me into thoughts:     'One night, when (the Dementors) opened my door to bring food, I   slipped past them as a dog. It's so much harder for them to sense   animal emotions that they were confused ... I was thin enough to slip   through the bars. I swam as a dog back to the mainland. I journeyed   north and slipped into the Hogwarts grounds as a dog. I've been living   in the Forest ever since.'       Prisoner of Azkaban; chapter 'The Servant of Lord Voldemort'   So Sirius says that he escaped from his cell when the Dementors brought him food.... I say what??? Dementors dont obey anyone, not even the commands of the Ministry of Magic.  So the actual question is, How is the Azkaban prison managed? e.g. who cooks the food? the inmates have blankets, who is washing these blankets etc etc Korea: Visa required to go to the city while in transit in Seoul for a Philippine citizen? How do I convert Word smart quotes and em dashes in a string? I've done some research, and found this on Wikipedia. \begin{matrix}a\uparrow b=a^{b}=&amp;\underbrace {a\times a\times \dots \times a} \\&amp;b{\mbox{ copies of }}a\end{matrix} \begin{matrix}a\uparrow \uparrow b&amp;={\ ^{b}a}=&amp;\underbrace {a^{a^{{}^{.\,^{.\,^{.\,^{a}}}}}}} &amp;=&amp;\underbrace {a\uparrow (a\uparrow (\dots \uparrow a))} \\&amp;&amp;b{\mbox{ copies of }}a&amp;&amp;b{\mbox{ copies of }}a\end{matrix} I'm still a bit confused on this topic. I've done a lot of research, but I can't seem to understand this. Could somebody explain this in an understandable way? From what I can gather, for example 2↑↑3 would be 2^2^2 = 16? Then 2↑↑↑3 would be 2^2^2^2 = 256? Am I correct, or have I mis-interpreted this? Can you get a Windows (AD) username in PHP? I have a PHP web application on an intranet that can extract the IP and host name of the current user on that page, but I was wondering if there is a way to get/extract their Active Directory/Windows username as well. Is this possible? I suspected that installing xfce4 cause some issues in Ubuntu so I removed them using apt-get remove xfce4 xfce4-goodeis.  But when I ran 'dpkg -l' I still can see some libraries and packages for xfce4:  $ dpkg -l | grep -i xfce rc  libexo-1-0:amd64                              0.10.2-2                                 amd64        Library with extensions for Xfce rc  libgarcon-1-0                                 0.2.1-1                                  amd64        freedesktop.org compliant menu implementation for Xfce rc  libxfce4ui-1-0                                4.11.0-0ubuntu1~ppa0.13.10.1             amd64        widget library for Xfce - Gtk+2 variant rc  libxfce4ui-common                             4.11.0-0ubuntu1~ppa0.13.10.1             all          common files for libxfce4ui rc  libxfce4util6                                 4.10.1-1                                 amd64        Utility functions library for Xfce4 rc  libxfcegui4-4                                 4.10.0-2                                 amd64        Basic GUI C functions for Xfce4 rc  libxfconf-0-2                                 4.10.0-2                                 amd64        Client library for Xfce4 configure interface rc  mousepad                                      0.3.0-2                                  amd64        simple Xfce oriented text editor rc  thunar                                        1.6.3-1ubuntu1                           amd64        File Manager for Xfce rc  xfce4-appfinder                               4.10.1-1                                 amd64        Application finder for the Xfce4 Desktop Environment rc  xfce4-clipman                                 2:1.2.3-2ubuntu1                         amd64        clipboard history utility rc  xfce4-mixer                                   1:4.10.0-1ubuntu2                        amd64        Xfce mixer application rc  xfce4-notes                                   1.7.7-3ubuntu2                           amd64        Notes application for the Xfce4 desktop rc  xfce4-panel                                   4.10.1-1ubuntu1                          amd64        panel for Xfce4 desktop environment rc  xfce4-power-manager                           1.2.0-2ubuntu1                           amd64        power manager for Xfce desktop rc  xfce4-session                                 4.10.1-1ubuntu1                          amd64        Xfce4 Session Manager rc  xfce4-settings                                4.11.1-0ubuntu1~ppa0.13.10.1             amd64        graphical application for managing Xfce settings rc  xfce4-terminal                                0.6.2-3ubuntu1.1                         amd64        Xfce terminal emulator rc  xfce4-volumed                                 0.2.0-0ubuntu1                           amd64        volume keys daemon rc  xfdesktop4                                    4.11.2-0ubuntu1~ppa0.13.10.1             amd64        xfce desktop background, icons and root menu manager rc  xfwm4                                         4.11.1-0ubuntu1~ppa0.13.10.1             amd64        window manager of the Xfce project   I copy-pasted all these packages\libraries to form an apt-get remove command to remove all of these dependencies, and the command ran normally, but running dpkg -l | grep -i xfce showed these dependencies again !  Why are these dependencies still installed ? How do I obtain the "final" standard deviation from a series of values containing individual (also null) SD values? I have a list of values, say:  AVGprice SDprice count year 10          3      5   1999 20          2      3   2000 30          8      20  2001  40        undef    1   2002   where AVGprice is the average of a certain price and SD its respective standard deviation for that particular year. Count represents the number of occurrences.  What's the best way to calculate the final AVGprice and SDprice for the whole period 1999-2002? For the former, I'd say a weighted average will do, but I am not sure about the final standard deviation - specially because of the undefined value. How to show $f'(0)$ exist and is equal to $1$? I edit a lot of posts every day. I often run across posts with 'Hi' and 'Thanks' on the top and the bottom of the post respectively. I also run across things like:     --User   Should these items be removed during the editing of the post by an editor?