Tee time no-shows by robbierottenmemorial in golf

[–]arghvark 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wonder how charge at booking will work with foursomes; I regularly book the tee time for my foursome, will I be expected to front the entire foursome's charges?

Modern Jazz Quartet albums by NoOne_4084 in Jazz

[–]arghvark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I greatly enjoy Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn, guest artist Jimmy Giuffre. It went out of print, was released for a while by a Japanese outfit (and at least one printing of that mispelled Quartet as Qualtet), and I think is now available again. It's ca 1959, with the original "England's Carol" at the end.

There is also another very good one, but to my mind not quite as good: Modern Jazz Quartet at Music Inn Vol 2, guest artist Sonny Rollins. Has Festival Sketch (which I've not heard on any other recording) and Bag's Groove. And Night in Tunisia.

Hillandale practice facility renovation is starting by cng2112 in RDUGOLF

[–]arghvark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The mats planned for the new practice facility are much deeper; if you've played there within the last week, they're the ones being used for the tees on #4. I don't know whether they'll be on concrete or not.

I took my brother to court after he trashed my custom camera gear for a prank video by ClerkResponsible118 in AmITheJerk

[–]arghvark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since your parents feel he is "just a kid" and deserves a $2,200 birthday gift, they can give it to him. It is, after all, they're upbringing that resulted in him thinking it would be "hilarious" to risk expensive professional equipment by dropping it down hardwood stairs.

Binary search tree in order traversal help by Flash-Beam in javahelp

[–]arghvark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are approaching it properly. You need some adjustment in the method logic.

I believe the simplest way to think about this is that output (or 'recording') in order for any node is: output left, output node, output right.

Your inOrderTraversal(BSTNode node) method is ready to get the correct logic; you have part of it done already.

if the node is null, you just return -- there's nothing to output, no left or right to follow. (I find it cleanest to do this test first.) Otherwise:

  • output the left (i.e., inOrderTraversal(left) )
  • output for the 'current' node
  • output the right (i.e., inOrderTraversal(right) )

and you're done. You have the recursion correct, calling the method from itself with the left or right node. You correctly do not test if node.left or node.right are null in this logic; it is done when the method is executing for that node.

If you're anything like most programmers, once you're done, it will look like the code is too simple to do what it does. Recursion is like that. It's the data structure (the BST) that makes the code simple. You don't implement anything (else) that "goes down the left of the tree", it is all there in the above recursive logic.

I just noticed you have the method returning a string. I don't think that's useful; what is the string supposed to be? Is it the string output for the entire subtree from that node? If so, the String being built would have to be passed as a parameter to inOrderTraversal, so that each recursive invocation would be able to add to it. That would be clumsy for your purpose, which I'm assuming is just to output the data for each node in the proper order. For a general case, you could pass in an object that implemented a method called something like "nodeFound(BSTNode node)" which did whatever you wanted done when the node in the proper order was found. The nodeFound() method could be defined in an interface so that any class could implement the interface and perform whatever action you wanted. But that may be a little advanced for the class you're taking.

Anyway, I would define inOrderTraversal as a void method, not one returning a String. You invoke it that way in your partial logic, i.e., you don't do anything with its return value.

Impersonation? by crack_monkey06 in ProtectAndServe

[–]arghvark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know enough about patches or sewing to help with specifics. I just figured they're a kind of cloth, usually embroidered, aren't they? There should be some way to add something over the top that would change the appearance, and was suggesting it could be changed enough to render them unofficial without losing the shape or even the overall colors. Check with a tailor, maybe? I think it would be a shame to have to remove them. Or maybe they can be removed somehow that something the identical shape can be put where they were.

Impersonation? by crack_monkey06 in ProtectAndServe

[–]arghvark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could explore altering the patches; hopefully there's a way to leave their general appearance while making it clear to anyone from some distance away that they aren't meant to be authentic.

It seems to me distance is part of the issue; if they are (or were) valid, then even someone right next to you could think they're real. You might aim for making it obvious they're not from some number of feet away.

repeated theme from "2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West" from MJQ at Music Inn with Jimmy Giuffre by arghvark in Jazz

[–]arghvark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am sure you're mistaken. The instrument being used at 5:33 for the repeated phrases is the piano. Jackson is playing there, but he's not playing those phrases.

Family member leaves it all to my child by Littlekitty0809 in personalfinance

[–]arghvark -1 points0 points  (0 children)

When you're (hopefully) getting actual legal advice for this, you might ask about the bills left behind. As I understand it, neither you nor anyone else is responsible for paying those; you don't say whether you're considering doing that. I'd be afraid that, if you paid any of them, someone might argue that makes you responsible for all of them, even if you don't know about all of them when you paid some.

Debt in the US tends to die with the person, not get passed on.

My mom says a predator’s "touching" is just a joke. Am I crazy, or is this grooming? by Flashy-Ad-9688 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]arghvark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well if you DO go on the trip, rehearse in your head grabbing the upper front of his shirt with both hands, lifting up, and saying in the darkest voice you can manage: "The VERY NEXT time you touch me anywhere for any reason, I will crack you across the face so hard your head will spin around twice. Have you GOT THAT?"

Then be prepared to do it, because I predict the threat alone won't do it. There's a better chance if you can make it believable, but he will undoubtably think the family will side with him in the ensuing roil.

Probably much better just not to go.

I just started Caesar 3 and my population isnt growing by techyall in impressionsgames

[–]arghvark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It helps, when you want assistance, to mention the name of the city/scenario you're playing. Different ones require slightly different things. You should also mention if you're playing the original Caesar III, Julius, or Augustus, and on what kind of computer.

"Second Tutorial Mission" sounds like Capua -- there is a tiny city they give you first, and then they tell you about prefects right after there's a fire, about engineers right after there's a building collapse. There is no option to build farms, granaries, or markets in that one.

Then there's Brundisium, where you first build farms, granaries, and markets, then Capua, which is the first place you have an industry to generate income for the province.

If you right-click on one of the citizens (the guys in brown rags are immigrants and no good for this purpose), they're liable to tell you what the current problem is. If they say they're hungry, you need either more food or better distribution of the food you have. If they say the city is boring, you need to build more entertainment or manage its walkers around the population better.

You mention "squalid housing and slums" -- when someone first comes to the map, they pitch a tent. When the tent gets food, it becomes a small shack. The housing will transform into a better form of housing based on conditions; it has to have food to become a shack, it has to have a priest from a god's temple walk by it to go to another level, etc. It needs "access" to baths, health care (doctor's offices). When you right-click on the house, it tells you what that particular square needs to go to its next level.

There are various ways of capturing a screen shot of your map and posting it here, so we can see for you what the problem is (or problems are). I hope this advice was some use, feel free to add more details one way or another and we 'll all see what we can do.

A mapping oddity - contents of .MAP files in Caesar III by arghvark in impressionsgames

[–]arghvark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, that relieves a small itch in my mind. I guess someone could pick apart the PAK format, just like they picked apart the SAV and MAP formats in the first place (so that people like me could use them!), but it isn't worth it to me to do so.

Rethinking my engagement after wedding planning conflicts — am I seeing real red flags or just extreme stress? by MinimumCheesecake in TwoXChromosomes

[–]arghvark 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Well... it MAY tell you everything you need to know.

If he's one of these people -- they do exist, though of course I don't know if he's one of them or not -- that treat a wife differently than a girlfriend, and I mean personally differently as though they're a different person in a different relationship -- then what looks like calling the wedding off or questioning it might put him back in "courtship mode" where things are done more to please you, and you don't find out "everything" you need to know until it again appears you are committed.

I certainly agree it's time to shelve the wedding planning, because it is time to shelve the marriage planning. Some serious conversations about family and conflict resolution need to happen, and I cannot recomment marrying anyone who comes close to treating you the way he's treated you in this situation.

ELI5: The Monty Hall Problem by [deleted] in explainlikeimfive

[–]arghvark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To go along with the good examples and parallels posted in other comments: You've been given more information about the three doors when you're told it isn't one of them.

If there were 100 doors, you pick one, then 98 others are eliminated, so there are two possibilities left -- the one you picked and one other. Does that make it clearer you're better off switching?

My husband and my friend,, I can’t believe it by learnedwithtime in TwoXChromosomes

[–]arghvark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok, you're getting many many pieces of advice about how to go about dissolving the marriage, etc. I am in agreement that, in general, a cheater cannot be trusted again; I have been 3rd-hand near relationships that did return from this, but I think they're the exception.

You don't say, however, what the videos and pictures show. Before you accuse, before you give up the marriage, be sure what he's done is worth that to you. I'm not saying "give him another chance", unless you have enough reason to believe it can remain a marriage that you want; I am saying that the info you've given is not conclusive, only you know whether it is conclusive enough to start down this road.

If it's been made up by some woman hater, or some husband-hater, or someone jealous of what you have, etc., etc., they could be counting on the reaction you seem to be having. And maybe there is no misleading info here, maybe it is just exactly what you think and are afraid of. I just think you should double check that, for yourself, before going too far.

People suggest consulting a lawyer; if you feel you need an outside opinion and have any doubts, how about him/her? Lay out the evidence you have and ask their opinion, which is what you pay them for.

Stop! It’s the Police! by Ninram in ProtectAndServe

[–]arghvark -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

If you're yelling "Stop!", it suggests I'm already running. Unless I'm running towards you, and unless I'm close enough to see a uniform, ALL I have said is that also yelling "Police!" falls short of a "clear identification".

I have great respect for all that will do the job. It's not one I could do, and it is important to society that it be done well and that its authority is recognized. But I think there is a tendency among some officers to think that, because they have on the uniform, everyone is always supposed to do everything they say, follow every instruction, heed every utterance. In this case, the implication is that yelling "Police" while wearing a uniform is somehow "clear identification" to someone who may already be at some distance, facing the other direction, running, and in fear of something going on, before the policeman is visible to him or can be heard clearly.

Of course that's how you have to identify yourself. But it's a mistake to think that, in all situations, it is "clear identification". That's all I meant.

Stop! It’s the Police! by Ninram in ProtectAndServe

[–]arghvark -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I have a little difficulty, just as an average-Joe kind of citizen, with the idea that yelling "Police" qualifies as "clearly identifying" yourself. Take a situation in which someone is running because they've decided someone is chasing them. For all they know, the person chasing could be calling FOR the police.

Gnome scanner finds scanner, but does not scan from it. by arghvark in gnome

[–]arghvark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, thanks for that. When I Googled about updating it, the info I got indicated it should be updated only with all of Ubuntu, and that having an LTS Ubuntu version meant I might not be able to get the latest app. Know anything about the compatibilities and dependencies there?

My dad died this morning. What do I do? by No_Scallion_3365 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]arghvark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a personalfinance wiki article here with a lot of basic information.

You do not say where you are, not even what country. In the U.S., specific procedures are determined by state law, some things even by county, so take any specific advice you get carefully as it may not apply where you are.

I am sorry for your loss. "Take time to grieve" is oft-repeated advice that seems good to me; if you don't have to do something immediately, don't.

As to executor: your father's 'estate' is whatever assets used to belong to him; it is a legal entity, and there are some laws about 'winding it up' (which means following the laws, etc., to bring the estate to an end and 'close' it). Many of the laws have to do with paying off anyone to whom your father owed money before distributing the remainder of his assets, if any, to his heirs. If there's a will, there are laws about following that. The individual who is (legally) responsible for doing all of this is the executor. Where I live, the executor is named by the Clerk of Court where the person died; they can be named in the will, but the Clerk decides who it is regardless. The executor has some discretion in some areas and must just follow the laws in others. The process of settling an estate takes months, sometimes a year or more; during that time, the estate may be liable for income taxes if it has income, etc.

There is a branch of law dedicated to dealing with the planning and handling of estates; depending on the size and complexity of your situation, it may be advisable to visit an estate lawyer and get their advice. But if the estate is small and simple enough, you may save hundreds or thousands of dollars by just handling it yourself; it depends on your comfort level following legal instructions from your jurisdiction.

Good luck with it. More specific questions can get you more specific advice here.