![]() My personal favorite mini-game was a skiing machine that made you shift your controllers left and right to avoid obstacles. Personally, it was a really nice change of pace that actually ended up feeling pretty relaxing. If you choose to go the ‘easy sampling’ route, only in the last bit of the game do you really need to drill down and complete a few more intermediate-level tasks to get past the final stretch, which requires a total of 30 memories collected across all three vacation spots.Įven though you’re required to complete a certain number of tasks to move forward in the story line, you’re pretty much left to your own devices to do whatever you find the most interesting and fun. ![]() You can go about sampling all of the activities to earn a basic-level memory, or in many cases go on to complete all three difficulty levels in a single activity to earn all three. It’s safe to say though that each individual player will find some activities boring, and others more exciting, so it’s really up to you how to play the game. I’ll talk more about NPC interaction in the Immersion section below. That said, there’s a pretty surprising amount of stuff to do, offering everything from building puzzle-like sand castles on the beach, to painting with an extremely chill Bob Ross-inspired bot in a tree house in the forest. Image captured by Road to VRĮach area has around a dozen bots, half of which are main quest-givers. The story is linear, and pretty simple, but it makes for a nice way to tie everything together. Your friendly guide, Vacation Bot, is your main pal, and believes humans actually vacationed for fun (of all things) and don’t need optimizing. ![]() The robots desperately want to figure out how humans vacationed and why, but you’re always bucking up against the boss of the whole affair, Efficiency Bot, who can’t help but quantify everything in hopes of delivering a simulation that’s perfectly optimized. Image courtesy Owlchemy LabsĮach task completed earns you a ‘memory’ which is automatically tallied to your wristwatch you’ll need five of these memories from each area to access a level’s single extra zone and reach a new piece of the story. Here you’re given free rein to move about the three vacation spots-the beach, the forest, and a mountain area-at your own pace and basically engage in whatever task you want, and in whatever order you want. The sequel however is all about offering up a vast array of smaller activities in a variety of vacation locales, and setting it all under the umbrella of a singular story line. ![]() Like Job Simulator, its new laid back younger sibling is very much built on a few of the familiar core concepts of funny and weird object interaction you’ll immediately recognize things like photocopiers printing actual 3D items, computers with binary keyboards, quippy robots, and plenty of whimsical food preparation (turn an instructional guide into a waffle! cover it with motor oil! eat it!). And those are both good things.Īvailable On: Steam (Vive, Rift, Windows VR), Oculus Store (Rift), PSVR coming in May By this point, you’re probably asking yourself whether Vacation Simulator is more of the same. Now a few years later (it’s 2060 if you’re keeping track), the robots are again back at their antics, this time trying to recreate the lost art of vacationing. As a day-one launch title for HTC Vive, PSVR, and Oculus Rift’s Touch controllers, Job Simulator (2016) was an ideal first VR experience it’s so simple anyone can immediately put on a headset and get to exploring the comically bad interpretation of what human jobs must have been like after an apparent robot takeover. ![]()
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![]() Fever is the debut commercial mixtape by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion, released on May 17, 2019, via 300 Entertainment and 1501 Certified. Primarily produced by LilJuMadeDaBeat and written by the rapper herself, it also features guest appearances from rappers DaBaby and Juicy J. Fever is a hip hop record driven by minimal bass-heavy trap production. Megan, whose real name is Megan Pete, said they were driving away from Jenner’s bash along with Lanez’s bodyguard and. It is widely considered by music critics as Megan Thee Stallion's mainstream breakthrough. Tory Lanez says he did not shoot Megan Thee Stallion, but she says he did. Put your hands on your head, Simple Simon says, Bring them down by your side, Simple. The mixtape received widespread acclaim from music critics, with many praising the rapper's delivery and sex-positivity. Simon Says lyrics by 1910 Fruitgum Company - original song full text. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. Apart from being featured on various year-end lists, Fever also won the BET Hip Hop Award for Best Mixtape. Commercially, it debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200, and was certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America. Fever also spawned the RIAA double-platinum song " Cash Shit". In April 2019, Megan Thee Stallion scored her first chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100 with the single " Big Ole Freak" from the EP Tina Snow (2018), signifying her mainstream popularization. Welcome to Paradise Your Home For The Best Rap Music With LyricsMegan Thee Stallion - Captain Hook Lyrics / Lyric Video brought to you by Rap Paradis. With this newly-cumulated audience, the rapper formally announced the release of Fever, alongside a trailer posted to her social media accounts on May 8, 2019, which introduces "Hot Girl Meg", an alter ego for the mixtape. The trailer is a snippet of the music video for "Realer" (which was yet to be released), in which Hot Girl Meg drives in a red convertible with three other women. ![]() A self described philomath, you can find her reading books and articles of. The rapper officially revealed the album cover and tracklist on May 14, 2019. Taysha Robinson is a writer and high school English teacher, based in metro-Atlanta. In July 2019, Megan Thee Stallion teased the release of Fever: Thee Movie, a cinematic project directed by Hype Williams. ![]() Despite the announcement being captioned "coming soon", the project was not released. Months earlier, her collaboration with Beyoncé on a remix of Savage became her first No. The lead single from Fever, "Sex Talk", had prior been released to all major streaming services and digital platforms on March 22, 2019. The shooting occurred just as Megan Thee Stallion’s fame was growing. The second single, "Realer", was released a day before the mixtape. ![]() This single was later accompanied by a music video on May 21, 2019. The song " Cash Shit" featuring DaBaby was released as the third single and reached a peak of number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. ![]() ![]() ![]() Until then, I need a means to edit my PDFs, and here you come providing a simple and elegant option. I think the ship has sailed until a more superior document "carrying" format is universally accepted by every industry out there. I use Bluebeam at work - some Linux/FOSS types have to realize - yes, the PDF format is supposed to be the "endpoint" format, but we are moving FAR away from that now. It was to simply sign a document with a printed name and my signature without sending that data to some unknown entity I never heard of. I stumbled upon this from a Google search and it DIRECTLY addressed what I needed it for. I feel that basic PDF editing should be free as people need it for their everyday life (they don't edit PDF for fun) It's a project on the side, I have a full time job to pay the bills Software costs money, regardless of the complexity, so the paying part is normal, we have just been used to not paying for software (in exchange for our personal data for example).Īs for why I'm not charging for it, it's mainly for three reasons: The specs for the PDF format (created by Adobe) is now available, and people have also been "reverse-engineering" the bits that are not documented. Hence why everyone charges for every single little thing. I assumed you had to have some license through Adobe to even create an app to interact with PDFs. There's many ways to display a PDF, so you have to account for all ways to make sure that it works as it should. Long story short, the PDF format is insanely flexible at the expense of a lot of complexity. Why and how is PDF editing seem like such a complicated thing that you have to go through so many hoops for? ![]() Waste even more time: /r/InternetIsUseless /r/AndroidIsBeautiful Was your post removed from here? Found a cool site that's not particularly unique or beautiful? Head on over to /r/InternetIsInteresting. If this subreddit for whatever reason fails to provide the interactivity you need, we also highly recommend a look at /r/interactivewebsites for a less diluted dosage of interactivity. If you exhibit a similar addictive lust for information as you do for internet, we highly recommend you go give /r/dataisbeautiful a sub too. Something different? Try /r/InternetIsUgly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but we have beheld a lot! This subreddit is highly curated and the moderators frequently must use their discretion and judgement as a team when enforcing our rules.Personal attacks, bigotry, fighting words and otherwise shitty behavior will be removed and may result in a ban. We enforce a standard of common decency and civility here.Includes Facebook, Google+, or otherwise.Įxtensions, software, or other content which requires a download to use. Websites that require a login or email address. Sites that pose a potential security risk. Online stores, paid services, or sites which serve only to sell a specific product. Sites that serve a political agenda or otherwise induce drama Static images, gifs, animations that serve the same purpose of gifs or collections of either. Something not unique (includes generators, blogs, tumblrs, etc.) Something everyone on the internet already knows about (e.g., Netflix, Khan Academy, etc.) What NOT to post (detailed explanations can be found here): Minimal or beautifully designed websites.Īwesome websites that offer a unique service. ![]() ![]() Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool is a nice to have program for on-demand scans. This reboots the operating system and starts the program in an advanced mode. You may also run the program in advanced mode by using the parameter -freboot. The application checks on start if the database is out of date, and will display the message "This version is obsolete. It is recommended to quarantine items first as doing so provides you with options to restore files should the need arise. You may select an action - skip, quarantine or delete - for each infected file found by the application. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool displays information during the scan, and if malicious files are found, a list of infected files as well. The default scan completed in less than two minutes on test systems, but will take longer if you add additional drives or objects to the scan. The program lacks options to exclude files from the scan though and other features like selecting if archives should be scanned that most antivirus solutions offer. You may add the system drive or custom locations to the scan, or disable the scanning of select items such as startup objects. You may change parameters with a click on the link in the interface but the options are fairly limited. It displays a disclaimer on start that you need to accept before you can start to scan the system. The on-demand scanner is dead easy to use. Tip: Use the parameter -d to create the data folder in a different location on the system, e.g. It contains all quarantined items and reports and is located on the c: drive by default. The program creates the folder KVRT_Data on the computer after it has been executed. ![]() Its portable nature makes Kaspersky's Virus Removal Tool an interesting option for tool collections, for instance on USB drives or DVDs as you can simply put the virus scanner on a media for portable use. You can run it right after you have downloaded the 90 Megabyte file to the local system. The application itself is portable and requires no installation. Download Sophos Scan & Clean today.Since it is an on-demand scanner, it does not offer any protection against future malware attacks on the system which makes it a suitable program to remove existing malware from PCs or to check systems to make sure they are clean and not infected. 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Automatic Security Updates with Every Scan It can be started directly from USB flash drives, portable SSD's, and other external drives or data storage devices, making it particularly useful in situations where malicious virus infection prevents downloading and installing new security software. Simply download and run the program, register your email address, choose your settings, and click the "OK" button to begin a scan.Īs an on-demand scanner, Sophos Scan & Clean does not need to be installed in order to use it. It's a powerful virus removal tool capable of both detecting and removing deeply embedded persistent threats and other malware that traditional security solutions fail to detect. ![]() Sophos Scan & Clean is a free, no-install, second-opinion virus removal scanner designed to rescue computers that have become infected with advanced zero-day malware, spyware, Trojans, rootkits, and other threats capable of evading real-time protection from up-to-date antivirus software. Antivirus programs, blacklists, and other security software that require prior threat knowledge are ineffective against detecting and removing advanced virus attacks. Modern viruses and malware are designed to bypass standard defenses, as advanced threats effectively hide from both pre-installed security software and computer users. Free Virus Removal with Sophos Scan & Clean ![]() ![]() ![]() The Character Controller will not be able to climb up walls due to the capsule shape. Often using a value of 90 degrees works best. Step Offset can affect this too, make sure that this value is between 0.1 and 0.4 for a 2 meter sized human. You can also modify the Center of the capsule in case your pivot point is not at the exact center of the Character. It is recommended to always use around 2 meters for a human-like character. Nurbs, Nurms, Subdiv surfaces must be converted to polygons. Unity supports triangulated or Quadrangulated polygon meshes. Meshes make up a large part of your 3D worlds. You can modify the Height and Radius to fit your Character’s mesh The main graphics primitive of Unity. On the other hand, if you want your player character to be affected by physics then you might be better off using a Rigidbody instead of the Character Controller. If you want to push Rigidbodies or objects with the Character Controller, you can apply forces to any object that it collides with via the OnControllerColliderHit() function through scripting. The Controller does not react to forces on its own and it does not automatically push Rigidbodies away. ![]() It will slide along walls, walk up stairs (if they are lower than the Step Offset) and walk on slopes within the Slope Limit. The Controller will then carry out the movement but be constrained by collisions A collision occurs when the physics engine detects that the colliders of two GameObjects make contact or overlap, when at least one has a Rigidbody component and is in motion. More info See in Glossary which can be told to move in some direction from a script. A collider doesn’t need to be exactly the same shape as the object’s mesh - a rough approximation is often more efficient and indistinguishable in gameplay. It is simply a capsule shaped Collider An invisible shape that is used to handle physical collisions for an object. The solution is the specialized Character Controller. Because it is so unrealistic, use of Rigidbodies and physics to create this behavior is impractical and will feel wrong. The character runs 90 miles per hour, comes to a halt immediately and turns on a dime. The traditional Doom-style first person controls are not physically realistic. Changing this will scale the collider along the Y axis in both positive and negative directions. The Character’s Capsule Collider A capsule-shaped collider component that handles collisions for GameObjects like barrels and character limbs. This is essentially the width of the collider. This will offset the Capsule Collider in world space, and won’t affect how the Character pivots. In most situations this value should be left at 0. If the character tries to move below the indicated value, it will not move at all. A good setting is to make this value 10% of the Radius. Low Skin Width can cause the character to get stuck. Two colliders can penetrate each other as deep as their Skin Width. This should not be greater than the Character Controller’s height or it will generate an error. The character will step up a stair only if it is closer to the ground than the indicated value. Limits the collider to only climb slopes that are less steep (in degrees) than the indicated value. The Character Controller is mainly used for third-person or first-person player control that does not make use of Rigidbody A component that allows a GameObject to be affected by simulated gravity and other forces. ![]() ![]() CleanMyMac X comes with two important tools – its uninstaller and its updater. It is also updated regularly so that whenever any issue is picked up, it is dealt with immediately.Ĥ.Ěpplication management. CleanMyMac X protects your MacBook computer from any viruses, malware, ransomware, or adware that might attempt to attack it. All of this will reduce the load on your computer system and allow your MacBook to work at optimal speed.ģ. You can use these to free up your RAM, run maintenance scripts, and manage logins, launch agents, and any frozen applications. ![]() CleanMyMac X improves the speed of your MacBook computer – whenever your computer stalls, you will have access to a whole toolbox of speed-enhancing tools. CleanMyMac X cleans your MacBook computer by removing all unnecessary files and clutter, such as broken downloads, out of date caches, logs, and purposeless localisations.Ģ. The platform offers four key features to improve the efficiency and health of your MacBook. ![]() It is run by the company, MacPaw, which was founded over ten years ago by a Ukrainian student and is known for its development of several other popular Apple and Windows apps, including Gemini 2, CleanMyPC, CleanMyDrive2, and ClearVPN. ![]() CleanMyMac is an Apple MacBook computer cleaner that improves the speed, health, safety, and management capabilities of your MacBook. ![]() ![]() New switch -gain, range -20.0 to +12.0, a more convenient way to apply Gain adjustment in decibels, than the use of -scale. Improved detection of MPEG audio data in RIFF WAVE files. LAME MP3 Encoder can represent your introduction to MP3 encoding or it can even help you become a professional audio encoder.Īll these are possible by downloading an incredibly lightweight pack for free and taking some time to learn the program’s specific commands or by using one of the interfaces mentioned above. Other features which make LAME MP3 Encoder a professional encoding tool are the easy-to-use presets, the quality comparable to FhG encoding engines, MPEG 1,2 and 2.5 layer III encoding, compiling the encoding engine as a shared library in Linux and UNIX or as a DLL or ACM codec in Windows etc. lame_enc.dll (ICL 11.1) - the command line encoder, used from the Windows command shell.Īlthough they are simple, the commands used in LAME MP3 Encoder allow you to process the audio files, using various options, such as filters, verbosity, noise sharpening, psycho acoustic algorithms and many others. It is a popular tool for converting WMA to MP3 files. lame.exe - LAME encoding library, generally used with CD rippers, etc. Users could split and convert the audio files easily with this application. Some people prefer the combination CDEx or AudioGrabber + LAME DLL (see CD Ripping / Encoding guide). ![]() or Audacity (you need to install Lame 3.99.3 for Audacity), etc. Or you can use the DLL with other standalone software: However, if Command Line interface scare you off, LAME executable can be used with one of these GUIs: The commands are very simple and you can learn them by reading the Command Line Help which comes with the application. Of course, you can record screen with adjustable resolution (240p to 1080p), quality, and FPS (15FPS to 60FPS). The ABR method is a combination of the previous two, which preserves the bitrate at the required target and produces smaller files than the CBR method. Download XRecorder to capture anything you like Screen Video Recorder - XRecorder supports recording game screen in the highest quality, 1080p, 12Mbps, 60FPS. ![]() The VBR method is recommended for the average user because it renders the smallest file size while keeping quality it changes bitrates depending on the complexity of the file. Regarding compression, LAME MP3 Encoder is superior to other similar utilities because it uses CBR, VBR and ABR.ĬBR allows you to maintain a constant bitrate through the file and predict the size of the resulting file. It allows you to rip audio CDs and your music will occupy less storage space without compromising sound quality. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() #4 - Guaranteed Spot from the best non-GPT team in PGS1 Tianba.#1-3 - 1 Guaranteed Spot from all Global Partner Teams 17, 4AM and PeRo.Coach - Mutually decided by the above four players.#2-4 - Player-to-Player vote between all players in the PJC Phase 2 Circuit 1 and Circuit 2.#1 - Guaranteed Spot from the PJC Phase 1 Champion SunSister.Additionally players can be appointed as coach instead. #3-4 - Popular vote between pro players, voted by pro players.#2 - MVP of the Americas Region decided by an internal calculation taken from a combination of PAS1 Grand Finals and PGS2 Americas Qualifiers Grand Finals.#1 - MVP of the SEA & OCE Region decided by an internal calculation taken from a combination of PCR1 Grand Finals and PGS2 APAC Qualifiers.Champion of Skyesports PNC 2023 Qualifier.#4 - Appointed by KRAFTON Vietnam based on the list of candidates curated by the first three players + coach.#3 - Player-to-Player vote between all starters in the PGS2 APAC Qualifier (excludes 5th-7th players).#2 - Appointed by KRAFTON Vietnam based on the performance in the first 6 months of 2023.#1 - Most Eliminations combining both PVS 2023 Spring and Top 16 finals of PGS2 APAC Qualifier.#4 - Mutually decided by the above three players and the team's coach.#3 - Player-to-Player vote between all starters in the PTS 2023 Phase 1 (excludes 5th-7th players).#2 - Most Eliminations in Top 16 finals of PGS2 APAC Qualifier.#1 - Most Eliminations in PTS 2023 Phase 1.Maximum Player limit per organization is decided at each Regional team's discretion. ![]() ![]() HDMI 1.0 was designed to improve on DVI-HDTV by using a smaller connector and adding audio capability and enhanced Y′C BC R capability and consumer electronics control functions. At the time, DVI-HDCP (DVI with HDCP) and DVI-HDTV (DVI-HDCP using the CEA-861-B video standard) were being used on HDTVs. The HDMI founders began development on HDMI 1.0 on April 16, 2002, with the goal of creating an AV connector that was backward-compatible with DVI. and Disney, along with system operators DirecTV, EchoStar ( Dish Network) and CableLabs. HDMI has the support of motion picture producers Fox, Universal, Warner Bros. Digital Content Protection, LLC provides HDCP (which was developed by Intel) for HDMI. The HDMI founders were Hitachi, Panasonic, Philips, Silicon Image, Sony, Thomson, and Toshiba. As of January 2021, nearly 10 billion HDMI devices have been sold. HDMI began to appear on consumer HDTVs in 2004 and camcorders and digital still cameras in 2006. In Europe, either DVI- HDCP or HDMI is included in the HD ready in-store labeling specification for TV sets for HDTV, formulated by EICTA with SES Astra in 2005. Production of consumer HDMI products started in late 2003. Other than improved audio and video capacity, performance, resolution and color spaces, newer versions have optional advanced features such as 3D, Ethernet data connection, and CEC extensions. Several versions of HDMI have been developed and deployed since the initial release of the technology, occasionally introducing new connectors with smaller form factors, but all versions still use the same basic pinout and are compatible with all connector types and cables. : §C The Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) capability allows HDMI devices to control each other when necessary and allows the user to operate multiple devices with one handheld remote control device. No signal conversion is necessary, nor is there a loss of video quality when a DVI-to-HDMI adapter is used. III CEA-861 signals carried by HDMI are electrically compatible with the CEA-861 signals used by the Digital Visual Interface (DVI). HDMI implements the ANSI/CTA-861 standard, which defines video formats and waveforms, transport of compressed and uncompressed LPCM audio, auxiliary data, and implementations of the VESA EDID. HDMI is a digital replacement for analog video standards. ![]() High-Definition Multimedia Interface ( HDMI) is a proprietary audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a display controller, to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. HEAC− (HDMI 1.4+, optional, HDMI Ethernet Channel and Audio Return Channel).Maximum resolution limited by available bandwidth LPCM, Dolby Digital, DTS, DVD-Audio, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS-HD Master Audio, MPCM, DSD, DST, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X Do not do this for Speakers, as you would start filtering all audio coming through your device, such as videos and music. If you opt to do this, make sure that in NVIDIA Broadcast you select your actual microphone. Setting NVIDIA Broadcast as the default device in Windows Sound settings: NVIDIA Broadcast can be selected as your default Microphone in Windows so that you don’t have to change it in every application.This will automatically use any microphone/speaker that Windows detects as the new default as inputs, so you don’t have to keep configuring them every time. If you connect/disconnect microphone/speakers often: If you change your microphone/speakers often (i.e you plug and unplug them), you can select (Default device) as your inputs in NVIDIA Broadcast.turn it off and on, and adjust the resolution if it’s not set to Auto). If you change the resolution of your webcam in NVIDIA Broadcast, you will need to reload the camera in your app (i.e. ![]() In your streaming/video conferencing app you should leave settings as default, or match your NVIDIA Broadcast settings. If you wish to adjust the camera resolution you need to do so with NVIDIA Broadcast. We recommend disabling such effects in your app and drivers. Applying an effect twice will often result in the effect not working correctly.
![]() ![]() In fact, here are 5 tips to put you on the road to success. It’s not all bad news when it comes to installing wood-look tile. The high centers are next to the low ends 5 Tips for Successfully Installing Wood-Look Tile Flooring A 50% offset pattern with plank tiles can sometimes be like a basket weave. Consequently, you get a sort-of basketweave effect.įor example, a 50% offset puts the high crown of these wood-look tiles next to the lowest corners of the next row. ![]() On the other hand, when you offset the tile rows, you are shifting the high center and pairing it with the lower edge of the tile in the next row. You see, if you choose to line up all the grout joints, then the high centers will all line up with one another, and the tile’s bend isn’t an issue. This, by itself, isn’t a huge problem until you want to install these bowed plank tiles in an offset pattern, which is usually what people want. Yes, these hard porcelain tiles are warped, or bowed. ![]() The #1 issue with rectangular porcelain tiles is that they typically have a high center to them. But when you combine them with wood plank tiles is when things get complicated. There are basically two things that contribute to most of the frustration when installing plank tiles that look like wood.īy themselves, neither one of these is a problem. However, when it comes to installing wood-plank porcelain tile flooring there are some unique challenges.Įstimated reading time: 7 minutes What is the issue with Installing Tile that Looks Like Wood? Porcelain wood plank tile floors don’t weather as hardwood floors do after a couple of years of water, dirt, and sand getting tracked in and out. After all, have hardwood floors ever gone out of style? In fact, it ‘wood’ seem that the wood-look tile trend has turned into a staple in people’s homes. It’s 2022, and tile that looks like wood is as popular as ever. ![]() |
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