Can anyone confirm if the hyphen or dash is longer? Which one is longer than the other and which one is the shorter?
I generally know how to use a hyphen, but when should I use an en-dash (–) instead of an em-dash, or when should I use a hyphen (-) instead of an em-dash (—)?
Pretty new to Blender, I'm trying to learn how to make a studded wall.  How do I use the array modifier to use imperial units? For example, I would like to create a stud, and have them spaced 16 inches on center a set distance.  Thank you much!  Edit I've accepted the below answer, however, I had another issue I had to fix. The culprit was that when I scaled the initial object, I didn't apply the scale. Because I didn't apply the scale before the modifier, it wasn't working as expcted. Thank you much to  for helping me through this issue! Why does triply periodic univariate function not exist? A univariate function $f$ is periodic with period $p_1,\ldots,p_k$ if   $$f(z) = f(z + \sum_{i=1}^k n_i \cdot p_i)$$   for all complex $z$ and integers $n_i$. Elliptic function is an example of doubly periodic function.  that a triply periodic univariate function cannot exist, but why? Can't we follow the construction of elliptic functions that uses Schwarz-Christoffel formula to map upper-plane onto a triangle, and use the reflection principle to create a lattice which corresponds to three periods?     Which step fails to hold when we mimic the construction of an elliptic function to create a triply period meromorphic univariate function?   Sorry if the question is stupid. I do not have an access to the original proof that a triply periodic function cannot exist, either. So references are welcome! example of not surjective isometry on a bounded not closed set. Is there an example of a bounded not closed set $A\subset \mathbb R^n$ for some $n\in \mathbb N$ and an isometry $f:A\rightarrow A$ ($\forall x,y\in A\space;\space d(x,y)=d(f(x),f(y))$ where $d$ is the euclidean metric) such that $f$ isn't surjective? Why does my ArrayList contain N copies of the last item added to the list? In a question related to introductory Galois theory, I was asked to given an example of a tower of fields $F \subset K \subset E$ such that $E$ is a splitting field for some polynomial $f(x) \in F[x]$, but that $K$ need not be a splitting field. The example that comes to mind for me is $\mathbb Q \subset \mathbb Q(\sqrt[3]{2}) \subset \mathbb Q(\omega_3, \sqrt[3]{2})$.  So I know that the minimal polynomial for $\mathbb Q(\omega_3, \sqrt[3]{2})$ over $\mathbb Q$ is $x^3-2$. This polynomial does not split in the intermediate field $\mathbb Q(\sqrt[3]{2})$.  I wanted to make sure that I'm justifying that this intermediate field is not a splitting field correctly. Now I may be confused about the books terminology. When we say something is not a splitting field, we always have to refer to a specific polynomial correct? I've read a term called a normal extension which I think refers to one in which every polynomial splits, but my book doesn't mention these.   If splitting field means with respect to the polynomial $x^3-2$, then I've already demonstrated that $\mathbb Q(\sqrt[3]{2})$ is not a splitting field. Also, it couldn't be a normal extension either because that polynomial doesn't split.  Does it sound like I'm understanding this correctly or are there some subtleties I might be missing? has been solved, in XeTeX, by this code:  \def\kright#1{\leavevmode #1\kern-\XeTeXglyphbounds3 \the\XeTeXcharglyph`#1 } \def\kleft#1{\leavevmode \kern-\XeTeXglyphbounds1 \the\XeTeXcharglyph`#1 #1}   which allows me to align text more precisely to the ink by accessing the side-bearing measurements (\XeTeXglyphbounds1 and 3).  This XeTeX dependency is currently the only thing stopping me from moving to LuaTeX (mainly for microtype). Is an equivalent function available in LuaTeX, or planned?    After reading a bit more on microtype, could the equivalent effect be achieved by an appropriately-tailored set of character protrusions? That way, my move to LuaTeX might be a lot simpler. different possible definitions of the exterior derivative? In Helgason, "Differential Geometry, Lie Groups and Symmetric Spaces"  we have the formula for the exterior derivative  $(p+1)d\omega(X_{1}, \ldots X_{p+1})=\Sigma_{i=1}^{p+1} (-1)^{i+1} X_{i} \cdot \omega(X_{1}, \ldots , \hat{X_{i}}, \ldots X_{p+1})+\Sigma_{i&lt;j} (-1)^{i+j}\omega([X_{i}, X_{j}], X_{1}, \ldots , \hat{X_{i}}, \ldots \hat{X_{j}}, \ldots , X_{p+1})$  but in other sources on-line they have the same formula without the factor of $p+1$ on the left-hand side.  Are there two different definitions of the exterior derivative, or is there an error in Helgason? What's the term when you ask a question which implies a lie? How does the formation of a solar system not break the second law of thermodynamics? Please forgive: I am a layman when it comes to physics and cosmology, and have tried finding an answer to this that I can understand, with no luck.  As I understand it, the solar system evolved from a massive molecular cloud. To me, this seems to break the second law of thermodynamics, as I think it suggests order from disorder.  I know there must be something wrong with my logic, but am really stuck.  Can anyone explain this one in layman's terms?  (Posting to both "Astronomy" and "Physics", as it seems to overlap these subjects) Keyword for the outer class from an anonymous inner class In the following snippet:  public class a {     public void otherMethod(){}     public void doStuff(String str, InnerClass b){}     public void method(a){         doStuff("asd",             new InnerClass(){                 public void innerMethod(){                     otherMethod();                 }             }         );     } }   Is there a keyword to refer to the outer class from the inner class?  Basically what I want to do is outer.otherMethod(), or something of the like, but can't seem to find anything. Evaluate Current User for Flow - 15 - 18 digit User ID I need to evaluate the current user running a flow. Someone suggested I use the Global Variable {!User.Id}, but it's returning a 15 digit Id. I need to compare the current user with the Account owner. The Account Owner field is returning an 18 digit id. Is there another way to evaluate the current user in my flow and compare it to an Account owner?   The above resolution doesn't really work for my purposes for evaluating a user if I can't compare the user to the Account Owner ID. In the above example, the Account Owner will never = the current user as it is comparing a 15 digit id to a 18 digit id.  Is there a way turn the User ID from the Global Variables into 18 digits? Or vice versa, make the Account Owner ID return as 15 digits? Thanks so much! Ubuntu 18.04: switch back to /etc/network/interfaces Starting sometime around Ubuntu 18.04, the Ubuntu devs stopped using the classic /etc/init.d/networking and /etc/network/interfaces method of configuring the network and switched to some thing called . This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move. Is it possible to remove netplan and use the correct /etc/network/interfaces method for configuring the network? I want to use do-release-upgrade to upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04, but I can't do that do-release-upgrade Checking for a new Ubuntu release There is no development version of an LTS available.  It seems that  is used, and it still points to 18.04. Do you know when (or how?) can I upgrade to 20.04? Assume you have a flat table that stores an ordered tree hierarchy:  Id   Name         ParentId   Order  1   'Node 1'            0      10  2   'Node 1.1'          1      10  3   'Node 2'            0      20  4   'Node 1.1.1'        2      10  5   'Node 2.1'          3      10  6   'Node 1.2'          1      20   Here's a diagram, where we have [id] Name.  Root node 0 is fictional.                          [0] ROOT                           /    \                [1] Node 1          [3] Node 2               /       \                   \     [2] Node 1.1     [6] Node 1.2      [5] Node 2.1           /            [4] Node 1.1.1   What minimalistic approach would you use to output that to HTML (or text, for that matter) as a correctly ordered, correctly indented tree?   Assume further you only have basic data structures (arrays and hashmaps), no fancy objects with parent/children references, no ORM, no framework, just your two hands. The table is represented as a result set, which can be accessed randomly.   Pseudo code or plain English is okay, this is purely a conceptional question.  Bonus question: Is there a fundamentally better way to store a tree structure like this in a RDBMS?    EDITS AND ADDITIONS  To answer one commenter's ('s) question: A root node is not necessary, because it is never going to be displayed anyway. ParentId = 0 is the convention to express "these are top level". The Order column defines how nodes with the same parent are going to be sorted.  The "result set" I spoke of can be pictured as an array of hashmaps (to stay in that terminology). For my example was meant to be already there. Some answers go the extra mile and construct it first, but thats okay.  The tree can be arbitrarily deep. Each node can have N children. I did not exactly have a "millions of entries" tree in mind, though.  Don't mistake my choice of node naming ('Node 1.1.1') for something to rely on. The nodes could equally well be called 'Frank' or 'Bob', no naming structure is implied, this was merely to make it readable.  I have posted my own solution so you guys can pull it to pieces. :     "Food left on plates after eating is   defined as garbage (jutha) because it   has been polluted by the eater’s   saliva. It may be handled in the   family.   Is there an English word for something that is not eatable or usable by others because it has someone's saliva on it? Express  $$\forall\ n\in\mathbb N\ \exists\ m \in\mathbb N: \ n^4 = m^2$$  in words without using the symbol $\mathbb N$. I know only the very basics of TikZ, having only used it to produce a pretty flow chart for one of my documents. I recently learned that you can use Inkscape and export to TikZ.  What are the limitations of the Inkscape->TikZ workflow? Is there some compelling reason to take the time to learn TikZ (which I'm told has a fairly steep learning curve) rather than simply exporting to TikZ from Inkscape? "a" or "an" in front of a word beginning with a vowel I was writing a text when I came to say 'a union', then it struck me that I need to change the 'a' to 'an'. But for some reason, 'an union' didn't sound right.   Why doesn't it work? Is it because its a mass noun, instead of a regular noun? Shooting many bullets toward the mouse position I try to shoot a bullet toward the mouse position by this code.  float deltaX = mousePosition.x - (aircraft.getPosition().x + aircraft.getLocalBounds().width / 2); float deltaY = mousePosition.y - (aircraft.getPosition().y + aircraft.getLocalBounds().height / 2); float angleRadian = (float)(std::atan2(deltaY, deltaX)); float angleDegree = (float)(angleRadian * 180 / PI);   It works fine with one bullet but when I add another one bullet to shoot together I use this code to specify start shooting point of each bullets.  sf::Vector2f offset1(aircraft.getPosition()); offset1.x += -10;//start shooting point first bullet.  sf::Vector2f offset2(aircraft.getPosition()); offset2.x += 10;//start shooting point second bullet.   this is a picture of this problem.   When I rotate aircraft to picture 2 the bullets are not the same as the first picture.  How can I solve this problem? How do I enforce a password complexity policy?