What is the ` character or symbol called and what is its significance outside of SE code formatting?
What does ` (backquote/backtick) mean in commands?
I am using MiKTeX 2.9 on Windows 7.   I'm getting the error: "can't write on pdf file."  The pdf doesn't reflect what I wrote.  What did I do wrong?  My input:  \documentclass[12pt]{article} \usepackage{epsf} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage{setspace} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{rotate} \usepackage{endnotes} %\usepackage{harvard} \usepackage{vmargin} \usepackage[nolists,noheads,tablesfirst,nomarkers]{endfloat} \usepackage{natbib} \bibliographystyle{apsr}  \oddsidemargin=1.0in\evensidemargin=0.in \textheight=8.5in\textwidth=6.6 in \baselineskip=18pt \parskip=6pt  \begin{document}  % added, was missing  TEXT  \newpage \baselineskip=12pt \doublespacing  \bibliographystyle{apsa} \bibliography{Dissertation_Proposal}   \end{document} "The volume boot has only 0 bytes disk space remaining" After a recent update, I'm getting an alert saying:  The volume boot has only 0 bytes disk space remaining   But my computer has plenty of HD space free. Does anyone know how I resolve this. (If it's relevant, I'm using the whole disk encryption feature of the alternate install image for Ubuntu 12.04). How to normalize data between -1 and 1? I have seen the min-max normalization formula but that normalizes values between 0 and 1. How would I normalize my data between -1 and 1? I have both negative and positive values in my data matrix. I have a query to insert a row into a table, which has a field called ID, which is populated using an AUTO_INCREMENT on the column. I need to get this value for the next bit of functionality, but when I run the following, it always returns 0 even though the actual value is not 0:  MySqlCommand comm = connect.CreateCommand(); comm.CommandText = insertInvoice; comm.CommandText += "\'" + invoiceDate.ToString("yyyy:MM:dd hh:mm:ss") + "\', " + bookFee + ", " + adminFee + ", " + totalFee + ", " + customerID +  ")"; int id = Convert.ToInt32(comm.ExecuteScalar());   According to my understanding, this should return the ID column, but it just returns 0 every time. Any ideas?  EDIT:  When I run:  "INSERT INTO INVOICE (INVOICE_DATE, BOOK_FEE, ADMIN_FEE, TOTAL_FEE, CUSTOMER_ID) VALUES ('2009:01:01 10:21:12', 50, 7, 57, 2134);last_insert_id();"   I get:  {"You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'last_insert_id()' at line 1"} Is the genderless pronoun "they" appropriate and grammatical for a non-binary gender? I recently had somebody tell me that a mutual friend of ours who is  prefers that people refer to him/her using the gender-indefinite pronoun they.   In some cases, this almost seems okay:   Kris left their umbrella at our house.  On the other hand, if Kris is sitting right next to you, it feels very odd to say       They (meaning just Kris) would like more cake.   Or even odder,      Kris would like some more cake, can you please pass it to they/them?"   Are these usages grammatically correct? Are they in the process of becoming grammatically correct? Are there more correct alternatives? Can i prevent/restrict standard user from installing/uninstalling software in Ubuntu 12.04 desktop? How do I access the index in a for loop like the following?  ints = [8, 23, 45, 12, 78] for i in ints:     print('item #{} = {}'.format(???, i))   I want to get this output:  item #1 = 8 item #2 = 23 item #3 = 45 item #4 = 12 item #5 = 78   When I loop through it using a for loop, how do I access the loop index, from 1 to 5 in this case? Performance differences between equal (=) and IN with one literal value My wife and I didn't know we're pregnant and in a weekend fun with friends we smoked a bit of weed - we don't usually smoke weed or cigarettes.  This is not something we're regulary doing as I said, but how bad to the fetus can it be ? On Takodana,      the main characters and various bar patrons can see the planet Hosnian Prime being destroyed by Starkiller Base with their (respective) naked eyes. How did they see this? Is the Hosnian system close enough to see? If it's not very close and they could just see the explosion, how did the light from it reach them so quickly? I just installed Dufour on my Windows 7 Lenovo ThinkCentre desktop. When I open 2.0.1 I get this error window:    And when I try to add the 'Add Delimited Text Layer' plugin I get this message:    When I click 'OK' the program closes.   Any help is greatly appreciated - thanks. This is a follow-up to .     When I click a link to an SE site in the Android app, it gives me an "open with" pop-up that has two options:         Chrome   Stack Exchange         I can then choose to open SE posts like this "Just once" or "Always."      The problem is that when I set the SE app to "always," and I click "open in browser,"   Except, the app crashes when trying to open it in browser.  LogCat (just right after selecting "Open in browser")  01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064): FATAL EXCEPTION: main 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064): Process: com.stackexchange.marvin, PID: 16064 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064): java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke interface method 'int java.util.List.size()' on a null object reference 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at com.stackexchange.marvin.utils.Helpers.getNonMarvinViewIntent(Helpers.java:452) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at com.stackexchange.marvin.ui.question.QuestionDialog$1.onClick(QuestionDialog.java:39) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at com.android.internal.app.AlertController$AlertParams$3.onItemClick(AlertController.java:1108) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at android.widget.AdapterView.performItemClick(AdapterView.java:310) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at android.widget.AbsListView.performItemClick(AbsListView.java:1145) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at android.widget.AbsListView$PerformClick.run(AbsListView.java:3066) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at android.widget.AbsListView$3.run(AbsListView.java:3903) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:739) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5417) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:726) 01-22 18:03:36.354: E/AndroidRuntime(16064):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:616)   I suspect it's related to , but not sure.  Specs:   Device model: Nexus 5 Android version: Android 6.0.1 SE app version: 1.0.82 (beta) Installed browser: Chrome 47.0.2526.83 (latest at current writing) I have a 64-bit (amd64 a.k.a. x86_64) Debian or Ubuntu installation. I need to run 32-bit (i386/i686) programs occasionally, or to compile programs for a 32-bit system. How can I do this with a minimum of fuss?  Bonus: what if I want to run or test with an older or newer release of the distribution? Consider the smallest number in each of the $n\choose r$ subsets (of size $r$) of $S=\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$... Consider the smallest number in each of the $n\choose r$ subsets (of size $r$) of $S=\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$.Show that the arithmetic mean of the numbers so obtained is ${n+1}\over{r+1}$. I have no idea, how to solve it.It would be better if the solution has bijection. Please help! Functions of Independent Random Variables Spacial curvature and expanding space If we take the analogy that in an empty space the space is just a flat sheet then if there is a single planet or a star then the flat sheet will curve below the planet leaving a curvature shaped like a hemisphere below the object, my question is, Does this curvature change as space expands? Re-install Ubuntu without losing data in home folder Recently I installed Ubuntu 12.10 x64 Server Edition on my PC. Unfortunately, I attempted to install a lightweight desktop but due to the fact that I have an old graphics card, the PC does not perform so well. I am thinking of re-installing an Ubuntu version but I do not want to lose the contents in my home folder. Is there any way to do that with a Live CD? Is a continuous function on a bounded set bounded itself? If $f\colon A\to\mathbb R$ is continuous and $A$ is a bounded set, does it necessarily follow that $f$ is bounded? Why does water take a "wet" path? Allow me to explain what I mean... ((I am asking this question in the physics section in hopes of finding a "physics" argument))  I shall make it clear what I mean by demonstrating an experiment...  Hold your hand upright with your index finger pointing up towards the sky. Now drop about 2-3 drops of water right on top of your finger. Water drop should (theoretically) stay there. Now tilt your hand ever so slightly towards one side. The water drop rolls down your finger down your wrist leaving a trail towards the tilted side right?  Now's here comes my question. Now if you bring your finger and the hand to the initial upright state and place another water drop on the same finger. Now we see that the water drop takes the same trail! Why does it happen?  My argument: The water trail which was previously left off reduced the friction in that path by filling the gaps between the molecules. Hence the new drop tends to slide more on that path and hence ends up travelling in it.  ((This "effect" is also observed when tear drops keep rolling down in the same path. But that could just be because that path is the steepest.)) I have a  and I connected it to my servo () per these details:   PIC pin 1 to positive pin 8 to negative pin 2 to servo red wire (signal) servo brown wire to negative servo orange to positive (servo has three colors: brown, red and orange wires)   I programmed PIC with this code:      #include &lt;xc.h&gt;     #define _XTAL_FREQ 20000000     #pragma config WDTE=OFF , BOREN=OFF , PWRTE=ON , MCLRE=OFF , FOSC=INTRCIO      void main(){     TRISIO = 0b0000000;     GPIO = 0b000000;         while(1==1){             GPIO = 0b000000;             __delay_ms(1);             GPIO = 0b111111;             __delay_ms(19);         }  }   But servo does not move a bit. What is the problem?  Edit: i found out it rotate servo arm very fast to its end(the point it couldn't rotate any more then it sound like tick tick tick .....)  i changed my code to this(to reverse it back):              GPIO = 0b000000;             __delay_ms(1);             GPIO = 0b111111;             __delay_ms(19);             GPIO = 0b000000;             __delay_ms(2);             GPIO = 0b111111;             __delay_ms(18);   but it behave the same.