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I am familiar with what partitions are, but I saw , and realised I didn't know what "aligned partitions" are.  So what does it mean to "align" partitions? What are the benefits, and the downsides? I have a directory which contains numbered image files, something like this:  01.png 02.png 03.png 03.svg 04.png 05.png 06.jpg 07.png 08.png 09.png 09.svg 10.png   Sometimes there may be multiple versions of a file in different formats (eg. a png and svg version of the 03 and 09 files above) but the numbers are otherwise consecutive.  Typically there are 40-80 such files in each directory.  The numbers correspond to the order these images appear in a manuscript (a Word document, but that's not important).  There is no other way to determine the order of the images.  If I add a new image to the manuscript I need to place a copy of the image in this directory with the correct numbering.  So if the new image is the fifth in the manuscript I need to rename the files in the directory to this in order to make room for it:  01.png 02.png 03.png 03.svg 04.png 06.png 07.jpg 08.png 09.png 10.png 10.svg 11.png   What is the most straightforward way from the command line, or from a script or macro to renumber all the files starting at a certain number?  I have a standard Fedora Linux install using bash. How can I bring STAG back if I have 100% completion? There's a couple of the Saintsbook challenges that require you to have STAG forces available to kill.  After you complete the game, however, the STAG forces are nowhere to be found.  I believe that you can fight a few more STAG forces if you replay the final mission, but I think my save is glitched, so that's not an option.    Is there any way post-game completion to bring STAG back?  I miss their much nicer tanks and VTOLs for hijacking :( The equation $y^2 = x^3 + k$ for $k = (4n-1)^3 - 4m^2$, with $m, n \in \mathbb{N}$ and no prime number that p is congruent to 1 modulo 4 divids m, doesn't have any answer and its proof can be obtained by using quadratic reciprocity law.  Do you know answers of this equation for two or three different values of $k$? In addition, do you know any reference about that? Tools for tracking NPC/PC relationships and attitudes I have always had difficulty keeping track of NPCs, their attitudes and their relationships with each other and the PCs. I find relationship webs/diagrams are helpful, but find them difficult to keep up to date and accurate from session to session.  Are there any tools that would help with this task? I am aware that some general mapping software exists, but am more interested in tools specifically designed for RPGs. Also, I would prefer a graphical interface if software is suggested, and to not have to learn a text based language to define the diagram. However, if it turns out that the only tools available are more generalised, and/or complex, I would still like to hear about them as answers. Does a correlation matrix of two variables always have the same eigenvectors? Why would the First Order have lightsaber-resistant batons? In The Force Awakens there is a new Stormtroopr who is equipped with a lightsaber-resistant baton.    Except for one thing:   In Revenge of the Sith, most of the Jedi are killed. During the original Star Wars trilogy the last few remaining Jedi — except for Luke Skywalker — die.     And before The Force Awakens Kylo Ren kills off everyone at Luke’s school and drives Luke into exile.    There are practically no lightsabers in existence, so why are these weapons deployed at all if their only use is in counter-lightsaber combat? Kepler problem in time: how do two gravitationally attracted particles move? Two particles with initial positions and velocities $r_1,v_1$ and $r_2,v_2$ are interacting by the inverse square law (with G=1), so that  $$ {d^2r_1\over dt^2} = - { m_2(r_1-r_2)\over |r_1-r_2|^3} $$ $$ {d^2r_2\over dt^2} = - { m_1(r_2-r_1)\over |r_1-r_2|^3} $$  (the inverse square law along the line of separation). What is the complete solution of these differential equations? What is the position of the two objects as a function of time?  After reading a lot on Wikipedia, I've come to the definition of center of mass and relative coordinates:   $$R(t) ~=~ \frac{m_1 r_1 + m_2 r_2}{m_1+m_2}$$  $$\ddot{r}(t) r(t)^2 ~=~ (m_1+m_2)G$$  Where $R$ is the center of mass, and $r$ is the displacement between the particles... Is this correct? How do I proceed to solve the differential equation? What's up with Vic? In the TV series Glitch, we see several people returning from the dead.  We see Vic, a police officer,      getting in a car accident and seemingly .   Afterwards, he behaves very strange. He searches for the doctor and the risen, whom he seems to know a lot about, sometimes even more than they know themselves.      He rekills Maria by breaking her neck.   And he threatens the other risen.  Most of the risen, especially those that have been dead longer, have some difficulty remembering their past lives. Vic on the other hand, seems to remember fine but to have a complete change of character instead.   Why is he after the other risen? How does he know so much about them? Why did he have such a change of character?     Yes, these are several questions, but they are closely related, so I opted to ask them in one question. Union of the conjugates of a proper subgroup Let G be a finite group and H be a proper subgroup. Prove that the union of the conjugates of H is not the whole of G.  Thanks for any help Upper bound for $\sqrt[n]{n!}$ Get all unique values in a JavaScript array (remove duplicates) In my project requirement to access table data from Mapd Database on GeoServer  Mapd(GPU Based database) Database documentation link:   But in GeoServer provided some extension to connect and access particular database  GeoServer Extension link:    How can I connect MapD databse with geoserver is there any plugin. Is it possible to access a static resource of a managed package in your local environment?  Thanks How do I troubleshoot high 'svchost.exe' usage in Windows 7? How can I change what keys on my keyboard do? (How can I create custom keyboard commands/shortcuts?) Evaluate $\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n} \frac{k}{2^k}$ Evaluate $$\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n} \frac{k}{2^k}$$ Sign of Estimate (Coefficient) of Interaction Terms I create a linear regression model with interaction term in the model say: $$y=a_0+a_1x_1+a_2x_2+a_3x_1*x_2+e$$ where $x_1$ is continuous and $x_2$ is binary. Now, I have couple of questions:   If $x_1$ and $x_2$ both are significant and have positive coefficients, that means that if $x_1$ and $x_2$ increase, then $y$ increases. What can I say if $x_1*x_2$ is statistically insignificant? Does it mean that increase in. Does it mean that for $x_2=1$, the effect of $x_1$ on $y$ is not changed, i.e. increase in $x_1$ still leads to increase in $y$? What if the interaction is statistically significant? What can I say if the interaction term is statistically insignificant and negative? Does it indicate that if $x_2=1$, increase in $x_1$ actually leads to decrease in $y$?   Thanks. How to make a safe in vanilla Minecraft that locks and unlocks with a key? How can I make a safe/vault or something to lock my door that is very easy (as I am not that advanced with redstone) to keep people out of my house? Without mods? I have often heard it recommended that a user account should be disabled by setting its shell to /bin/false. But, on my existing Linux systems, I see that a great number of existing accounts (all of them service accounts) have a shell of /sbin/nologin instead.  I see from the man page that /sbin/nologin prints a message to the user saying the account is disabled, and then exits. Presumably /bin/false would not print anything.  I also see that /sbin/nologin is listed in /etc/shells, while /bin/false is not.  The man page says that FTP will disable access for users with a shell not listed in /etc/shells and implies that other programs may do the same. Does that mean that somebody could FTP in with an account that has /sbin/nologin as its shell?  What is the difference here? Which one of these should I use to disable a user account, and in what circumstances? What other effects does a listing in /etc/shells have?