Identify an old story about a group of humans engulfed by a slime-mold-like entity
Trying to identify pre-1970s short story involving multiple humans absorbed into an alien blob
"For someone used to the tiny creatures we get in England it was something of a shock."  I think, in this sentence, relative pronouns before some words have been omitted. I know rules of omitting relative pronouns, but in this case I have failed to understand before which words relative pronouns can be placed to understand the sentence perfectly, which has been stated above. Please, explain the rules of omitting relative pronouns with the help of the sentence stated above, so that I can be able to understand this type of sentences easily. You can also use other sentences to explain this fact clearly.  Thanks to everyone. Using C++ library in C code I have a C++ library that provides various classes for managing data.  I have the source code for the library.  I want to extend the C++ API to support C function calls so that the library can be used with C code and C++ code at the same time.  I'm using GNU tool chain (gcc, glibc, etc), so language and architecture support are not an issue.  Are there any reasons why this is technically not possible?  Are there any gotcha's that I need to watch out for?  Are there resources, example code and/or documentation available regarding this?    Some other things that I have found out:   Use the following to wrap your C++ headers that need to be used by C code.     #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" {   #endif   //   // Code goes here ...   //   #ifdef __cplusplus   } // extern "C"   #endif    Keep "real" C++ interfaces in separate header files that are not included by C.  Think  here.  Using #ifndef __cplusplus #error stuff helps here to detect any craziness. Careful of C++ identifiers as names in C code Enums varying in size between C and C++ compilers.  Probably not an issue if you're using GNU tool chain, but still, be careful. For structs follow the following form so that C does not get confused.  typedef struct X { ... } X  Then use pointers for passing around C++ objects, they just have to be declared in C as struct X where X is the C++ object.   All of this is courtesy of a friend who's a wizard at C++. What if the answers of a historical locked question become obsolete? How do I copy Word tables into Excel without splitting cells into multiple rows? I have data in a Word table that includes line and paragraph breaks. When I copy the data into Excel, it splits each line and paragraph I want into multiple cells. How do I copy the data to Excel and keep the breaks? How should different sized RAM be added to iMac? I have a mid-2011 iMac which came with 4GB RAM (2x2GB). I just bought 8 GB (2x4GB) and added it to get a total of 12GB. The current configuration is as follows:    Given that the RAM is a different size, do I have the optimal locations for the different RAM chips? At the moment what I did was to simply add the 2 new sticks of RAM in the two empty slots. Motivation behind standard deviation? Let's take the numbers 0-10.  Their mean is 5, and the individual deviations from 5 are -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 And so the average (magnitude of) deviation from the mean is $30/11 \approx 2.72$.  However, this is not the standard deviation.  The standard deviation is $\sqrt{10} \approx 3.16$.  The first mean-deviation is a simpler and by far more intuitive definition of the "standard-deviation", so I'm sure it's the first definition statisticians worked with.  However, for some reason they decided to adopt the second definition instead.  What is the reasoning behind that decision? When Deadpool is in the hallway talking      he makes a joke about Fox springing for a few more X-Men and the camera pans to show Beast closing the door to get rid of the noise.   Who else was in the room? Sum over all non-evil numbers I'm working on the following contest math problem:     Define an evil number to be any positive integer that contains the   digit $9$. Show that      $$ \sum_{x} \frac{1}{x} &lt; 80 $$      where the sum is over all non-evil positive integers $x$.   I'm very confused on where to begin. Initially, I tried to consider this sum as part of the sum of $1/x$ over all positive integers, namely by noting that  $$ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \frac{1}{n} = \sum_{x} \frac{1}{x} + \sum_{y} \frac{1}{y} $$  where the first summation on the right side is the same as in the problem statement and the second is the sum over all evil numbers. However, I can't seem to find a way to use this since the sum of the left diverges.  Could anyone lend a helping hand? How to visualize a value resulted from math node? How to visualize a value resulted from math node,or just to know it. I tried the way of scaling this value to the scene size and then pick the color and get the value but I want more effective way to do this. I have two sites that were originally migrated from SPS2003.  It worked well in SharePoint 2007 and even on SharePoint 2010,  however when we migrated it to SharePoint 2013,  the home page throws following errors on the ULS Log.     5/24/2013 09:57:46.62  w3wp.exe (0x0D50)   0x1D24  SharePoint Foundation   Files   ak8dj   High   UserAgent not available, file operations may not be optimized.    at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFileStreamManager.CreateCobaltStreamContainer(SPFileStreamStore spfs, ILockBytes ilb, Boolean copyOnFirstWrite, Boolean disposeIlb)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFileStreamManager.SetInputLockBytes(SPFileInfo&amp; fileInfo, SqlSession session, PrefetchResult prefetchResult)        05/24/2013 09:57:46.62 w3wp.exe (0x0D50)   0x1D24  SharePoint Foundation   Cobalt  ajoii   Medium   Mapping Store error to Cobalt error. [Store Error: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.     at Microsoft.SharePoint.CoordinatedStreamBuffer.SPCoordinatedStreamBufferFactory.CreateFromDocParams(SqlSession session, Guid guidSiteId, Int32 cbContent, Nullable1 parentId, Guid docId, Nullable1 level, SPChunkedArray`1 rgbContent, Byte[] rgbRbsId, Int64 bsn, Byte partition, Int32 pageSize, Boolean bStartFilling)        05/24/2013 09:57:46.62 w3wp.exe (0x0D50)   0x1D24  SharePoint Foundation   Cobalt  aintx   High    Failed in CobaltStream.LockBytes: ErrorException --- Error: Unknown (Win32=0x80004003) --- Error message: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.     at Microsoft.SharePoint.CoordinatedStreamBuffer.SPCoordinatedStreamBufferFactory.CreateFromDocParams(SqlSession session, Guid guidSiteId, Int32 cbContent, Nullable1 parentId, Guid docId, Nullable1 level, SPChunkedArray`1 rgbContent, Byte[] rgbRbsId, Int64 bsn, Byte partition, Int32 pageSize, Boolean bStartFilling)     at         05/24/2013 09:57:46.64 w3wp.exe (0x0D50)   0x1D24  SharePoint Foundation   Files   ak8dj   High    UserAgent not available, file operations may not be optimized.    at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFileStreamManager.CreateCobaltStreamContainer(SPFileStreamStore spfs, ILockBytes ilb, Boolean copyOnFirstWrite, Boolean disposeIlb)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFileStreamManager.SetInputLockBytes(SPFileInfo&amp; fileInfo, SqlSession session, PrefetchResult prefetchResult)     at         05/24/2013 09:57:46.64 w3wp.exe (0x0D50)   0x1D24  SharePoint Foundation   Database    ab1a9   High    Failed to get document content data. System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.     at Microsoft.SharePoint.CoordinatedStreamBuffer.SPCoordinatedStreamBufferFactory.CreateFromDocParams(SqlSession session, Guid guidSiteId, Int32 cbContent, Nullable1 parentId, Guid docId, Nullable1 level, SPChunkedArray`1 rgbContent, Byte[] rgbRbsId, Int64 bsn, Byte partition, Int32 pageSize, Boolean bStartFilling)     at   I could not find any materials related to this on the internet,  I am not even sure if it has to do something with SPS2003 compatibility.  Any help pointers? What is the penalty for dual US citizens who lie on the ESTA form in order to enter under VWP using their second passport? How to interpret a QQ plot I am working with a small dataset (21 observations) and have the following normal QQ plot in R:     Seeing that the plot does not support normality, what could I infer about the underlying distribution? It seems to me that a distribution more skewed to the right would be a better fit, is that right? Also, what other conclusions can we draw from the data? This question is updated to request additional answers and details in light of information now available in the Dungeon Master's Guide. In the released DM basic rules, Lost Mine of Phandelver, Hoard of the Dragon Queen, and the DMG teaser there are wands, staves, and rings that you can use to cast spells.  Do abilities that trigger from casting a spell activate when casting a spell from an item?  Can the character modify the spell using class abilities when casting a spell from an item?   Examples include:  An abjurer Wizard's arcane ward recovering hit points from a Dispel Magic cast from a Ring of Spell Storing  A sorcerer using Twinned Spell on a ray of enfeeblement from a Staff of Power  An evocation wizard using Sculpt Spell on a fireball from a Wand of Fireballs.   Now that the DMG is out we have some clearer rules on casting spells from items (DMG p. 141):  Some magic items allow you to cast a spell from the item.  The spell is cast at the lowest possible spell level, doesn't expend any spell slots, and requires no components, unless the item's description says otherwise  The spell uses its normal casting time, range and duration, and the user of the item must concentrate if the spell requires concentration. A magic item, such as certain staffs, may require you to use your own spellcasting ability when you cast a spell from the item.  Does whether or not you can apply class abilities to the casting of the spell depend whether the item uses the user's own spellcasting ability (such as the Staff of Fire) versus an item that comes with a fixed spellcasting ability built-in (such as the Wand of Fireballs)? Does it matter if it's something that triggers more or less automatically like Arcane Ward, versus something you have to control, like Careful Spell? "This site is all about getting answers. It's not a discussion forum. There's no chit-chat." Login SSH with .ppk file on Ubuntu Terminal I have a production server. To login to the server I must use a .ppk file.  How to login with Ubuntu Terminal and .ppk file?  I tried this :  ssh -i location/file.ppk username@server-ip   but it is showing an error message. Proof for triangle inequality for vectors Generally,the length of the sum of two vectors is not equal to the sum of their lengths. To see this consider the vectors $u$ and $v$ as shown below.  By considering $u$ and $v$ as two sides of a triangle, we can see that the lengths of the third side is $\| u + v \|$ and we have $\| u + v \| \leq \|u\| + \|v\|$.  Under what circumstance equality occurs and how can one prove that? Is it possible to skip releases during an upgrade? My computer is loud: How do I tell which fan is the issue? On my new computer, my fan(s) is/are plain LOUD! Using SpeedFan, I find that my temps are all under 32 degrees C under my normal use (IDK how accurate that is but the CPU itself says 27 C).  The fan doesn't sound unbalanced and it isn't making sounds in rhythm (Not the usual rrrrrrrRRRRRR... rrrrrrrRRRRRR... rrrrrrrRRRRRR... rrrrrrrRRRRRR), just a constant fan. I am thinking about oiling the fans, but I can't decide if it is the PSU fan or a case fan or the CPU fan. If it's the CPU fan I will most likely just replace that with a quiet fan. How can I tell which fan is making the noise (if not multiple)?  One thing that I am thinking may be the problem is my CPU fan isn't PWM so would swapping that out help? There is no "linear voltage" or etc thing in BIOS so I think it may be running at full speed. Also, I could have too much airflow because it is also making a whistling noise that you can hear close to it that sounds like when I accedentially put part of the side cover over my floor vent to get it out of the way. Hint on how to prove the identity $\sum_{0 \leq k \leq n } \binom{k}{m} = \binom{n + 1}{m + 1}$ When creating presentations in , those little symbols that you can click on and will take you to different parts of your presentation are automatically included on your slides.  I don't like that, but decided not to try and change it for now. The problem is that when I gave my presentation to my supervisor to revise, the first thing he did was cross the symbols out in red, meaning: take this out!  What should I do? Is there an easy command to get rid of those symbols or do I have to change the theme of my presentation to get rid of the symbols?