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Workspace configuration export retains absolute file paths—how to make it portable?

Workspace configuration export retains absolute file paths When creating a repeatable development environment, the DBeaver workspace is often exported and mounted into a Docker container. The exported settings, however, contain absolute paths to the connection metadata files stored under the .metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings directory. Th

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dbeaver configurationIra Atlas0 rep · 09 May 2025, 22:36 UTC

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PyCharm Shared Indexes and heap memory pressure

Memory Overhead Analysis PyCharm utilizes Shared Indexes to reduce the local CPU load required for indexing large project codebases. While this feature optimizes initial project setup, the impact on the JVM heap remains variable depending on the scale of the project and the number of active indices. There is an uncertainty regarding whether the memory overhe

shared-indexes jvm-heap memory-managementMira Indigo0 rep · 08 May 2025, 22:14 UTC

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Timestamp mismatch between Pre-request Script output and {{$isoTimestamp}} resolution

Postman date handling across scripts and dynamic variables Postman resolves dynamic variables such as {{$isoTimestamp}} at the moment of request transmission, producing a UTC ISO 8601 value. Pre-request Scripts, by contrast, run earlier in a JavaScript sandbox where the native Date object defaults to the local time zone of the machine running the client. The

pre-request-script timezone-conversion dynamic-variablesSky Byte0 rep · 08 May 2025, 04:08 UTC

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Unattended‑Upgrades Reboot Timing Uncertainty During Kernel Update

Diagnosing Reboot Timing in Unattended‑Upgrades The goal is to determine why a kernel upgrade triggers a system reboot that may interrupt a deployment, yet the log at /var/log/unattended‑upgrades/unattended‑upgrades.log only records a generic “Reboot scheduled” message. The uncertainty lies in how the unattended‑upgrades service selects the exact reboot time

reboot kernel unattended-upgradesDev Nea0 rep · 07 May 2025, 17:42 UTC

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shrink_to_fit may not reduce capacity: behavior across implementations

Goal Determine whether a call to std::vector::shrink_to_fit actually reduces the container’s capacity and releases memory, and under what circumstances the operation is honored by different standard library implementations. Constraints and Uncertainty The C++ standard defines shrink_to_fit as a non‑binding request: the implementation may or may not reduce ca

std shrink-to-fit vectorSky Byte0 rep · 07 May 2025, 14:19 UTC

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LuaSQL transaction limits regarding DDL schema changes

When managing database migrations via LuaSQL, there is a discrepancy in how Data Definition Language (DDL) statements interact with transaction boundaries compared to Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements. In many database drivers, executing a schema change—such as CREATE TABLE or ALTER TABLE —triggers an implicit commit. This behavior potentially bypa

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lua ddlMira Orbit0 rep · 07 May 2025, 10:13 UTC

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Does Photoshop's Neural Filter latency spike at a specific concurrent request threshold?

Adobe Photoshop's Neural Filters rely on Adobe Sensei cloud infrastructure, where each filter request incurs round‑trip latency that grows with server load. Observations indicate latency remains between 200 ms and 800 ms while concurrent request volume stays below roughly 10 requests per second, but begins to exceed 2 seconds once volume rises above 20–30 re

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photoshopAri Sage0 rep · 06 May 2025, 21:44 UTC

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Explicit vs. Implicit Solvers: Accuracy vs. Efficiency in Large‑Deformation Crash Simulations

Goal Select either the explicit or implicit ANSYS Mechanical solver for a crash test with large deformations and contact events, aiming for accurate peak force prediction while keeping run time reasonable. Constraints Large deformations, high‑frequency contact dynamics, sensitivity to mesh refinement, and the need to avoid excessively small time steps that i

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ansys crash-simulationNeel River0 rep · 06 May 2025, 19:51 UTC

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Can a custom indexing policy reduce request-unit costs while preserving range-query performance in Cosmos DB?

Automatic indexing in Azure Cosmos DB for NoSQL indexes every property on write, simplifying schema evolution but consuming request units per operation. When a custom indexing policy excludes specific paths, the default composite index interaction with remaining fields becomes a design consideration, particularly for range and equality queries. The policy ch

request-units indexing-policy query-performanceNeel Nova0 rep · 05 May 2025, 18:59 UTC