How to automatically add a shortcut for removable media on Windows desktop, like some Linux distros?
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Is it possible to instantiate an object at runtime if I only have the DLL name and the class name, without adding a reference to the assembly in the project? The class implements a interface, so once I instantiate the class, I will then cast it to the interface.  Assembly name:     library.dll    Type name:      Company.Project.Classname     EDIT: I dont have the absolute path of the DLL, so Assembly.LoadFile won't work. The DLL might be in the application root, system32, or even loaded in the GAC. How to make a bootable ISO image from a bootable DVD? I want to make a .iso image of a bootable OS DVD, to use in VirutalBox.    Nautilus can make a .iso, but only of data files, it seems. The .iso it created was not bootable.  What is available to make a bootable .iso from a bootable DVD? Faster Press and Hold Character Picker Does anyone know how to make the character picker appear more quickly?   I use it enough now in my German language studies that it has become second nature for the critical marks and much faster than using the alt+keypress shortcuts.   Only problem is that it's so second nature that sometimes it doesn't pop up quickly enough so I end up typing the character and the number shortcut sometimes (IE u2 instead of ü). Anyone know how to make it appear with less delay? Ideally, I'd love if I could just hold the character and press the number but it appears that OSX insists on waiting for the menu to pop up. Trying to remember a book that had people (I think they turned white?) segregated into a compound Displaying mysql data in html table PHP Adding/updating field to polygon feature class that lists bordering (neighbor) polygons? I have a dataset of zipcodes.  I want to add a new field "NEIGHBORS" that includes bordering polygons in a comma delimited manner such as attached image: What software do you use to accurately draw geometry diagrams? Where can I find a standalone installer for Windows 7 Service Pack 1? Embed LaTeX math equations into Microsoft Word Let's say I have a (comparatively) lovely-looking document in LaTeX, full of lovingly typeset, (relatively) complex equations. Now, let's say some barbarians come along one day and decide that the document has to be put into Microsoft Word (2007). ...after the usual mourning period associated with such events, let's say I value my job (more specifically, the bread it provides) enough to get all the text and tables formatted and references organised into the Word document. –...related questions  and – Now I'm looking at the equations with fear and dread. One option of course is to just lift screenshots from the original document, but this is painstaking if I need to refer to parts of the equation in the text. Also, I might need to edit equations on the fly. Anyone know of a free application which allows embedding LaTeX math into MS Word? I've looked at  and  which do roughly what I want... they build LaTeX images from source and embed them into the Word document, allowing to edit the source later... but both are commerical. ...any help in these troubling times will be greatly appreciated. EDIT: Just a note that  offers a 30-day free trial and is working out really nicely... but still, it's not free. Might be a good solution for those with short-term needs, or money. I thought the way to undo a \def was to define it to \relax, but that does not appear to work.  Also, am not sure why this produces no output if I try to use \def instead of \let in my attempt to do an undef.  \documentclass{article}  \begin{document}  \def\CaseA{}%  \ifdefined\CaseA%     \def\ProcessCaseA{}%     % Do stuff that uses \ProcessCaseA     %\def\ProcessCaseA\relax% no output if use this, and comment next line     \let\ProcessCaseA\relax% no output if comment this, and use above line \fi  % Now do stuff that requires \ProcessCaseA NOT be defined \ifdefined\ProcessCaseA     ERROR: \textbackslash ProcessCaseA is still defined \else     SUCCESS: \textbackslash ProcessCaseA is not defined \fi  \end{document} So our 6-month-old boy still doesn't sleep through the night. He still wakes up at least once and wants to eat.  He takes 3 naps during the day, ranging from 30 minutes to 1.5 (sometimes 2) hours.  We usually put him down for the night at least 2 hours after his latest nap, but we haven't been able to get him down to 2 naps per day because he gets pretty cranky during the evenings. Depending on the duration and times of his naps, his bedtime ranges between 10 and midnight.  We have started feeding him a small amount (2 tablespoons dry) of rice cereal after his morning and evening naps in the hopes that he'll have a fuller stomach through the night, but he still wakes up hungry after sleeping between 3 and 6 hours. I can handle the 6 hours, since that means I get 6 hours of pretty much uninterrupted sleep, but it's usually more like 3-4.  Any suggestions? In which way does quantum mechanics disprove determinism? I've heard this pop up in a discussion with my physicist/engineer roommates, but didn't care to ask at the time.  Now I'm mighty curious about it.   doesn't really seem to say much on this issue.  From what I understand about the Uncertainty Principle, it says that there are certain properties of electrons and stuff that cannot be measured, and are therefore uncertain.  Then Wikipedia (under ) states that Sir Arthur Eddington says that the Uncertainty Principle isn't really so because we can't measure these properties, but because turns out nature is indeterministic.  At least that's what I took from those paragraphs.  Even without my biased wording, it sounds more like an assertion than evidence.  I've also read a few things about how other scientific conventions perceive the issue, like how a ball on the peak of a perfect mound might randomly roll down in any direction, and I'm still unconvinced.  My belief of determinism is generally that if you knew every single variable that existed as a factor at the very beginning and birth of the universe, you could correctly determine all properties of any individual particle at any point in time.  Could anyone provide some more background about this?  Especially regarding quantum mechanics? Preamble: I know that 'give a reason when downvoting' is a very common request, and I assure you that I have read these posts and the discussions in them and my request is very different. This isn't about encouraging people to comment and is more about gathering metrics.  I'd like to see a feature whereby people who are downvoted get some better feedback on why they were downvoted, especially given that people rarely leave comments in practice.  So my suggestion is that when user clicks on the downvote, they are prompted to pick from a short list (No more than 5) of common reasons. It would be a popup that replaces the existing "Please consider adding a comment" box.  The user receiving the downvote would see how many people downvoted them for each reason, but not who did it. It would significantly address the issue of people being too lazy to comment or not wanting to comment (for fear of retaliation or any other reason) while helping to ensure the user gets useful feedback.  Perhaps the downvote could also be weighted based on whether or not a reason is picked.  For questions the list might look something like:   Not a question Not relevant to the subject area Trivial question with no research effort Poorly asked question Other   And for answers, this might be:   Nonconstructive or not an answer Incorrect or dangerous answer Poor explanation Doesn't answer the original question Other MacOS High Sierra: An error occurred while verifying firmware My site as of right now is a static website. I am planning on having a 'recent blog posts' section on it, with permalink to the main blog post/blog. example:   http://site.com/blog   I was wondering, because of having a recent blog posts section on the homepage, should I just have the entire website powered by WordPress and just add the homepage (and other pages, such as contact) as a word press 'page', and call recent blog posts on it?  If I do it that way, am I still able to have the blog in /blog?  I was also thinking of just adding the whole WordPress files to the /blog directory and call recent blog posts from the static file...  I am new to Wordpress, so I am a bit confessed here.  What is the best option? CK2 is a big game with lots of variables, so I'll stick to adding them upon being requested to minimize the hassle.  Anyway, let's say that you have a lot of children and the oldest one claims all the land according to laws of succession. After the father dies, the circumstances will obviously piss off a lot of people (in my case that would be 6 out of 8 vassals and 4 siblings with an opinion of -50 and below one of which is a sister married to the Basileus of the Byzantine friggin' Empire, a case of excommunication, 4 failed assassination attempts under 3 years... and lots and lots of vikings). Let's also say that the current playable character is completely incompetent compare to the next sibling in line.  So, what would be the most optimal methods to off myself without further screwing over the countryside so the next heir in line has to fix it (if we assume that said heir is actually capable of doing so)?  This is my list of DLCs (not including music and unit packs):   Charlemange Legacy of Rome Sword of Islam The Republic Way of Life Why is Severus Snape's Patronus the same as Lily Potter's? Are Snape and Lily related somehow? Are Snape and Harry related? Positivity of a determinant I'm stuck to prove the following exercise : Given real numbers $x_1,\ldots,x_n$ and $y_1,\ldots,y_n$, show that  $$ \det(e^{\large{x_iy_j}})_{i,j=1}^n&gt;0 $$ provided that $x_1&lt;\cdots&lt;x_n$ and $y_1&lt;\cdots&lt;y_n$.   Any idea ? How to create a Customized Ubuntu Server ISO? I'd like to create a customized Ubuntu Server 12.04 ISO but couldn't find a clear approach on how to do it. I see that Ubuntu-builder is a very good app to create a customized Ubuntu Desktop, but what about Ubuntu Server? How to optimize images to improve pagespeeds / webpage loading times? This is almost a StackOverflow question, however it's completely related to Photoshop and other tools. With every Pagespeed test I do for all my website I get the comment "Optimize images by lossless compressing image X" which often increases my page rank a lot.  I already save EVERY image with 'save for web' with Photoshop, but I was wondering how I could "Optimize images by compressing lossless" even more. As far as I know I'm already doing everything I can.   How can I optimise images to improve my webpage loading speeds?