AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |
Back to Blog
Watch spiral saw movie9/25/2023 ![]() I, of course, am not accustomed to the previous Saw movies so I don’t know how aggressive the films are, but I did think there were clear moments of them trying to do far too much when it came to the screeching terror of the film. I thought Chris Rock’s new turn was pretty exciting, and was maybe my favorite part of the whole movie. So, as for my thoughts on Spiral, I actually didn’t think it was the worst thing possible. At least in some aspects of it, it seems that way. Schenk’s “Jigsaw”, I’m pretty sure, kills in ways similar to what the officers did or didn’t do when it came to the death of his father. However, we don’t know why the Kramer victims were chosen, but in context of this story it doesn’t really matter. It’s pretty self explanatory as to why he is choosing his victims. In Spiral, Schenk is picking dirty cops within the system for his killings. We actually do get some insight into why John Kramer did his killings when Schenk talks about how Kramer believed “Spiral” was a symbol of change, evolution, and progress. William Schenk (Max Minghella) is the killer in this film, and we learn that Schenk’s father was murdered by a dirty cop in front of Schenk thanks to something called “Article 8”, so in this film the killer is targeting the dirty cops within the system and is attempting to “cleanse” the system. This new killer however seemed to be one in a line of copycats that has been happening since the original killer passed away. You don’t learn much of anything about the person, just that he was the previous killer. ![]() ![]() So, this is something they actually made pretty clear during the film in that the previous Jigsaw killer was John Kramer. Skip below the image if you want to avoid spoilers, but read my thoughts on the film, and if you can watch Spiral without seeing Saw. I’m going to change it up, and instead see if this film answered the right amount of questions to make this an experience I at least understood, eventually leading up to the major question of: Do you need to watch the franchise to watch Saw?” MAJOR SPOILERS FOR SPIRAL AHEAD So, with this review, I didn’t want to just go through and do the standard type of review. It doesn’t make any sense, I get that, but it’s just always been how I have viewed films, and the atmosphere that Saw seems to have has always kept me away from the franchise. The Saw films have always been a franchise in which the poster alone has forced me to steer clear of, which is weird in retrospect because the scene where James Franco cuts his arm off in 127 Hours is one of my favorite scenes of all-time. The films where in which the horror of the movie comes in the form of grotesque and external responses instead of slow developing internal responses. ![]() However, among this “Horrorssance” in my film watching life, one specific type of horror movie I managed to steer clear of, and that was what I will call the “Saw” genre. From then, I was able to go back and watch some classic horror films like Rosemary’s Baby, Candyman, and The Exorcist and even have The Exorcist as one of my favorite movies of all-time. ![]() Films like Us, Hereditary, and The VVitch all were movies that I found massive appeal in from a filmmaking and storytelling standpoint. From then on, I have found a new appreciation for TRUE horror movies. Actually horror movies in general were something I never quite was able to get into (because I was scared) until I, 16 at the time, was forced to go see The Conjuring in 2013. The first Saw movie came out in 2003 and at the young age of 6 years old, for whatever reason, it was never something that appealed to me. As you can tell from the title, shoutout Ricky for the help, recently released Spiral is my first ever movie in the entire Saw franchise. ![]()
0 Comments
Read More
Back to Blog
When did antonio vivaldi die9/25/2023 ![]() Some of his concertos are clearly programmatic in nature, meaning that they tell a story in music. ![]() Vivaldi himself has been criticised because many of 400+ concertos were predictable in style, but some of these concertos clearly demonstrate the composer's willingness to indulge in experimentation and innovation. Vivaldi himself was influenced by the dominant forms performed in Italy at the time, especially the music of Corelli. All these innovations were to lead directly into the Concerto as we know it from the Classical Period, where the form was frequently used by composers such as Mozart and Beethoven. His slow movement (the middle of 3 movements in the traditional concerto) were also expanded in a way similar to the arias of his operas. He made the Concerto more playful and flamboyant, giving the soloist more of a starring role as a virtuoso, and expanded the accepted forms of interplay between the solo and orchestral sections. He took the established Concerto form of the day, with a solo instrument supported by a string orchestra (possibly with other instruments) playing recurring "ritornello" passages. Vivaldi composed a number of Operas and liturgical works for his employers, but it is primarily as a composer of Concerti that he is best known. In 1989 Nigel Kennedy released his interpretation of The Four Seasons, generally faster-paced than previous recordings, and this album sold more than 2 million copies making it one of the most successful classical recordings ever. The music was again used in the 1981 romantic comedy movie "The Four Seasons" written by and starring Alan Alda. Music from these concertos was used extensively in the TV Series "Casanova" shown in 1971 set in Venice (a few decades after Vivaldi's death) and starring Frank Finlay in the title role. Vivaldi's strongest revival with concert audiences did not come until the 20th century when many more of his scores were released from a private hands, and his "Four Seasons" became firmly established as a popular favourite. Vivaldi's music had fallen somewhat out of fashion, and it wasn't until a revival of interest in Baroque music during the 19th Century that his name and some of his works became better known by composers of the day. In later life having retired from the orphanage, his fame diminished and like a number of other composers, he died a pauper and was buried outside of the city walls. ![]() Vivaldi was later promoted to the post of Music Director of the Institution. Provided he continued to compose for them, he had the freedom to accept other commissions and to travel to other artistic cities in Europe to play and promote his music. His growing reputation as a violinist and composer gave him a degree of independence from the school. His fame spread across Venice, Italy and Europe, helped in part by the publication of some of his works. In addition to teaching he also composed music to be played by the school's orchestra and choir, and he also performed with them. ![]() There were also boys at the orphanage, but their education concentrated on learning a trade and they generally left to become apprentices at the age of 15. The post was overtly a teaching position and Vivaldi taught and coached the girl orphans, the most talented of whom performed in the establishment's orchestra and choir. His role there was initially master of the violin, and he was to remain with the Pieta for more than 30 years. Instead he was assigned to an orphanage called "The Devout Hospital of Mercy" (Conservatorio dell'Ospedale della Pieta) which was one of several institutions in the area with a strong emphasis on musical education. However he suffered from what is thought to have been asthma, and because of this he was not required to fulfil the normal duties of a priest. Like his father and other members of his family, Vivaldi had red hair and, when he was ordained into the priesthood at the age of 25, he was given the nickname "The Red Priest" (Il Preto Rosso) for this reason. The violin was to be a key instrument for Vivaldi as both performer and composer. Mark's Cathedral, and taught the young Antonio to play the violin at a young age. His father was a musician in the prestigious St. ![]() He was born in Venice at the time when the city was the capital of an independent state called the Republic of Venice. Alongside Bach and Handel, Vivaldi is one of the most famous and celebrated of composers from the Baroque Period. ![]()
Back to Blog
Gimp resize layer9/25/2023 ![]() In this example, we reduced our image size by changing the resolution from 300 to 72ppi and changing the pixel dimensions from 3000 x 2000 to 600 x 400px. Sinc (Lanczos3) - The Lanczos3 method uses the Sinc mathematical function and performs a high quality interpolation.Ħ. Click the "Scale" button to accept the changesĬongratulations! You have now successfully changed the size of your image! Sometimes this method is called “Bicubic”. This usually gives the best result, but it naturally takes more time. What does this mean? Basically, GIMP will discard any unused pixels in order to reduce the image.Ĭubic - The color of each pixel is computed as the average color of the eight closest pixels in the original image. First, we can change the resolution by typing in 72 and then, we can change the pixel dimensions by entering 600 x 400 as the width and height.īefore we finish, we will want to select our resampling method. ![]() Let's say that we want to put this image on our website, so we want it to be only 600 x 400 pixels and with a resolution of 72ppi. A Scale Image dialog box will appear like the one pictured belowĤ. Enter new Image Size and Resolution values In Gravit, the image has a box around it and you just click and drag one of the squares on the edge. When I use scale image, it makes the entire canvas smaller. With GIMP open, go to File > Open and select an imageģ. All I want to do is make that image smaller inside the overall canvas. One may need to reduce the size of an image because the resolution is too high for web, the file size is too large to e-mail, or only a small image is required for a printed piece.ġ. The process of reducing the size of an image in GIMP is only slightly different than when enlarging. How to Reduce the Size of an Image Using GIMP In this example, we enlarged our image by increasing the image size from 10" x 6.667" to 12" x 8". Sinc (Lanczos3) - The Lanczos3 method uses the Sinc mathematical function and performs a high quality interpolation.Ĭongratulations! You have successfully enlarged an image! What does this mean? Basically, GIMP will have to create new pixel information in order to enlarge the image.Ĭubic - The color of each pixel is computed as the average color of the eight closest pixels in the original image. In this example, we increased the document width from 10" to 12" and the height from 6.667" to 8". We want to keep the 300 resolution, so all we need to do is type in image size dimensions. ![]() Lets say we wanted to enlarge this image to a 12" x 8" so that it can easily be printed and framed. Enter new Image Size or Resolution values A Scale Image dialog box will appear like the one pictured belowĤ. To see the Image Size in inches or a value other than pixels, use the drop down beside the valuesĥ. (Follow along by right-clicking on the tiger image above and saving it!)ģ. ![]() Note: When enlarging images, it is recommended to clean up dust and scratches or any noise before enlarging because these items may be magnified in your enlarged image. Step 24: Another option is to go to the Layer menu and then go to Scale Layer, which will also be used to change the size to the layer contents. ![]()
Back to Blog
My health records phone number9/25/2023 ![]() ![]() If you’re not a personal representative, the person you care for can ask their health care provider to give you an electronic copy of their information in an EHR, and the provider must do so. Get more information on personal representatives. If you are refused records, ask your provider for the reason. But some states treat teenagers under 18 as adults, and some states do not allow parents or guardians to have certain health care information about their teenage children, so they may only be able to see or get copies of parts of the records for their children. For example, generally parents or guardians are the personal representatives for their children until the children turn 18. There may be some situations where, based on state or other law, an individual’s personal representative is not able to get copies of all or part of the individual’s records. Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, such a person who can legally make health care decisions for someone else is called a personal representative. ![]() For example, you may have a medical power of attorney or authority as a health care proxy. ![]() You could be authorized under state, military, or tribal law, or by the individual, or a court, to make health care decisions for this person. If the law says you can make health care-related decisions for another individual, you usually have the right to access their record. Generally, yes, and the process is basically the same as getting your own record. ![]()
Back to Blog
Playon hbo now9/25/2023 ![]() 'Foundation' Season 2 Episode 7 Recap: Psychohistory Repeats Itself Jim Gaffigan Roasts Alyssa Farah Griffin For Wearing "Pajamas" on 'The View': "It's 90 Degrees Out"Īlyssa Farah Griffin Grilled on 'The View' After She Admits She'll Likely Write in a Candidate in 2024 Presidential Election: "Why Bother Voting?" 'And Just Like That' Season 2 Ending Explained: Do Carrie and Aidan Break Up? ![]() Will There Be an 'And Just Like That' Season 3 on Max? 'And Just Like That': Kim Cattrall’s Samantha Jones And Carrie Have A “F**king Fabulous” Phone Call In Season 2 Finale 'And Just Like That' Season 2 Episode 11 Recap: "The Last Supper, Part Two: Entreé" ‘Special Ops: Lioness Season 1 Episode 3 Recap: “Bruise Like a Fist” 'Special Ops: Lioness' Episode 4 Recap: "The Choice of Failure" 'Special Ops: Lioness' Episode 5 Recap: "Truth Is The Shrewdest Lie" 'Special Ops: Lioness' Episode 6 Recap: “The Lie Is The Truth” Mary Elizabeth Winstead Is Nearly Unrecognizable As General Syndulla on 'Ahsoka'īest Pop Culture Halloween Costumes For Adults 2023: Barbie to Super Marioĭisney+ Subscribers Can Shop Exclusive 'Ahsoka' Merch on shopDisney Now What Time Does 'Ahsoka' Drop On Disney+? 'Ahsoka' Episode 3 Release Date And Time Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ on Netflix, a Boilerplate Demonic-Possession Thriller Given a Goofy Boost by Russell Crowe This 'Halloween: Origin Of Evil' Netflix Poster Is Going Viral: Here's What We Know Netflix’s ‘Reptile’ Trailer Features a Grizzled Benicio Del Toro Interrogating a Shifty Justin Timberlake Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Elemental’ on VOD, a Post-Peak Pixar That Might Maybe Not Really Convince Us That Fire And Water Can Mix How to Get Disney+ on Your TV: What To Know, Plus Pricing Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Monkey King’ on Netflix, an American Poochiefication of a Chinese Literary Classic Lizzo Plans To Sue Backup Dancers After New Photos Show Them “Happily Cavorting Backstage” At Paris Topless Show, Claims It Disproves They Were Pressured To Participate In Adult After-PartiesĪdam Sandler Voices A Crotchety, 74-Year-Old Lizard With A Bucket List In Netflix’s Upcoming Animated Musical Comedy ‘Leo’ Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Trap Jazz’ on Hulu, A Doc About Three Atlanta Musicians Blazing A New Trail Of Creative Expression Hannah Waddingham “Respectfully Steps Down” From Hosting BBC’s “Fantasy, Myths and Legends” Proms In Support Of The Ongoing SAG-AFTRA Strike Mira Sorvino Rumored To Join Ariana Madix, Charity Lawson In Sure To Be Wild ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 32 This Fall 'Fyre' Founder Billy McFarland Drops Tickets for Fyre Festival II in the Caribbean: "This Is Your Chance to Get In" ![]() ‘San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time’ Offers New Spin On Bay Area Hippie EpochĪndy Cohen Reflects on "Really Nice" Kiss He Shared With Jennifer Lawrence on 'WWHL': "I Think She's so Hot" 'The View' Goes After "Emasculated" Ben Shapiro for 'Barbie' Criticism: "Looks Like He Should Be in the Barbie Movie" Is 'Golda' Streaming on Netflix or Amazon Prime Video? 'The Blind Side' Producers Fire Back at Michael Oher’s "False" Claim That The Tuohys Made Millions, Defend the Film as "Verifiably Authentic" Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Big George Foreman’ on Netflix, a Disappointingly Formulaic Biopic of a Boxer and Man of God ‘Can You See Us’ True Story: How a Zambian Singer With Albinism Inspired the Drama on Netflix The Problematics: 'National Lampoon's Vacation' Turns 40, The Same Middle Age Of Its Protagonist Clark Griswold God Bless ‘Bottoms’ For Bringing Back End-Credits Bloopers Discovery’s Highest-Grossing Global Release Adam Sandler’s Family-Filled ‘You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah’ Becomes His Best-Reviewed Film On Rotten Tomatoesīarbieland or Hogwarts? 'Barbie' Officially Passes 'Harry Potter' as Warner Bros. ![]()
Back to Blog
![]() ![]() Instead of keeping one or two I disabled them all. 3 out of 4 corners were occupied on my screen, lol. NetworkPerfOverlay.drawgraph 1 (in BF1 this is enabled from the GUI)Īll working at the same time in BF1. (Placebo might be a problem though if the info such as the FPS value isn't directly visible giving a feeling of smoothness though it's individual how sensitive one is to dips and micro stuttering and what not.) (The game already does all physics on CPU and then AI and what not though Cry-Engine 3.x is multi-threaded so it avoids being bottlenecked like with the first Crysis game but then there's AMD GPU's and the DX11 CPU overhead too possibly being a factor.)ĮDIT: Well it's an easy thing to check I guess, more demanding level and then OSD on and just play for a while and check how it feels and then turn it off and compare. Though I suppose for games like Crysis 3 the in-game overlays if enabled would be tailored to and optimized for the game but these too could have been refined in newer versions of the engine to be more lightweight or adjustable for how often they poll this info and thus reducing CPU load. Afterburner has a note on this for example when enabling multiple monitoring options. Sounds like the OSD might be affecting CPU a bit, it would vary from game to game though and then also depending on OSD software and optimizations of these or how often they update. These fixes (and many more) will be incorpora. Nvidia issued a hotfix driver, GeForce 397.55 are basically the same as the previous released version, with a small number of additional targeted fixes. ĭownload: GeForce 397.55 hotfix driver - 07:45 AM Nvidia just reelased a new WHQL driver, this is build 397.64 WHQL which provides the optimal gaming experience for Destiny 2: Warmind, Conan Exiles, and Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.ĭownload: Display Driver Uninstaller Download version 17.0.8.6 - 08:42 AMĭisplay Driver Uninstaller Download (DDU) has been updated towards version 17.0.8.6 Display Driver Uninstaller is a driver removal utility that can help you completely uninstall AMD/NVIDIA graphics. AMD just update.ĭownload: NVIDIA GeForce 397.64 WHQL driver - 03:06 PM The initial driver actually was Crimson based. Raven Ridge based APUs, the Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G, have not seen a new driver update ever since it's release early this year. The new up.ĭownload: AMD Raven Ridge APU Drivers Q2 2018 version 18.10.02 - 08:44 AM Intel released a new HD graphics Driver with build 24.20.100.6094, the new driver supports Intel Apollo Lake, Gemini Lake, 6th and 7th, and 8th generation integrated graphics processors. A workaround is to reboot your system after install.Download: Intel HD graphics Driver Download Version: 24.20.100.6094 - 01:18 PM A system hang may occur on a small number of system configurations after Radeon Software installation if Radeon Settings is launched without a system reboot. ![]()
Back to Blog
Soda dungeon guide9/25/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Fancy Digs – customise the tavern with a new decoration.There’s also at least one quest that wants you to fight in the arena. READ: Soda Dungeon 2 Team Composition Guide For BeginnersĮach arena battle consists of a number of fights, and there’s a cooldown between arena battles, so this will take some time if you decide to get it. Are You Not Entertained – compete in 25 arena battles.I suspect it’s not strictly necessary to ‘complete’ the game (beat dimension 10) though. This mechanic becomes available once you build the arena, and the further you progress in the game, the more likely you are to dive into it and get this achievement. Soda Brain – create, assign, and use a soda script in battle.Chances are you’ll get Apprentice, but Smithy you might not (unless, like me, you have a uncontrollable urge to fill out the entire compendium, as gear is only listed once you own it, and some gear is only acquired through crafting). If it’s based on ‘fetch’ quests, these have to be turned in, so you could complete the game without getting these achievements.Ĭrafting is a mechanic that can be ignored, as you tend to get most of your gear from loot and buy/find levelling crystals. ![]() I don’t know if there are more than 9 quests that you can just ignore, so Quest Love might actually belong in the Progression section. These require you to go out of your way to get them, although ‘out of your way’ really just means not ignoring certain game mechanics, such as questing and crafting. Alchemist – turn an enemy into gold ore. ![]() This is the soda junkie’s level 25 skill, so first you need to use them enough to hit level 25 (not hard), and then you need to use them enough that they use the skill 50 times.
Back to Blog
Elementor parallax9/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Use parallax scrolling in the right places.Pros and cons of fixing the background position.Handling mobile browser compatibility issues.How to implement the parallax effect in CSS.Looks like magic, right? Let’s go backstage and see how the magic happens! As the user scrolls down, the parallax effect makes the scene fall away to reveal the content below: The hero section contains a rural scene of a hiker peering across a valley to a hill station. We’ll review several CSS parallax examples, use cases, and best practices.Ī famous and well-executed example of parallax scrolling is the Firewatch computer game website. In this article, we’ll discuss why you should consider using parallax scrolling, demonstrate how to implement it with CSS, and explore the benefits of using CSS instead of JavaScript. However, there is some nuance to this that we’ll clarify later. In the simplest of terms, parallax scrolling is a three-dimensional effect for adding more depth to a webpage. Parallax scrolling can improve a website’s browsing experience by making it more dynamic and immersive. How to create parallax scrolling with CSSĮditor’s note: This article was last updated on 17 March 2023 to include additional information about best practices for implementing a parallax scroll. ![]() He is travel-obsessed (one bug he cannot fix). He is an active participant in non-profit organizations supporting the underprivileged and promoting equality. Rob O'Leary Follow Rob is a solution architect, fullstack developer, technical writer, and educator. ![]()
Back to Blog
Goodsync enterprise9/25/2023 ![]() Welcome to ! Our site allows every visitor to download software for Windows. License: ShareWare Download GoodSync Enterprise 12.3.3.3 – (65.2 Mb) Mediator: Email Verify: Increased Verify Code validity to 30 min.Īlso recommended to you Download CyberLink PowerDVD Ultra.Mediator: Added sending IP address Geo Location to New Device OTP emails.Mediator: Send Email to User informing about New Device, even if OTP is turned Off. ![]() Localization: Fixed EN typos, Updated IT and KR localizations.gs-server: Better processing of retry of a single transaction, fixed rare crashes. ![]()
Back to Blog
Lattice math9/25/2023 ![]() ![]() I think an easy fix would be to prepend 0's to the smaller number to make the digit count the same for the 2 numbers, and not to display the corresponding row/columns. Here is the source code - feel free to edit and use any part. If L is a bounded lattice, then for any element a L, we have the following identities. The lattice method of multiplication also appears in the first printed arithmetic book, printed in Treviso (Italy) in 1478. Lastly, there is a bug in the code which shows up when the 2 numbers have a different count of digits. Lattice multiplication is frequently used in multiplying. I never have had to count the number of 0's, and I am not sure what is sigma-appending, so I cannot answer that. Lattice multiplication is used as an alternative method to long multiplication or the grid method. A lattice polygon is a shape made of straight lines whose vertices are all lattice points and Pick's theorem gives a formula for the area of a lattice polygon. The set of all lattice points forms a grid. I used arrays to save the digit by digit multiplication results, and pretty much followed what the tutorial said. Lattice points are points whose coordinates are both integers, such as \((1,2), (-4, 11)\), and \((0,5)\). So I came up with a lousy, quick and dirty implementation, violating many of the design rules I practice myself. There is a natural relationship between lattice-ordered sets and lattices. n is a lattice because integer vectors can be added and subtracted. Foundations of Mathematics Set Theory Lattice Theory MathWorld Contributors Insall Lattice-Ordered Set A lattice-ordered set is a poset in which each two-element subset has an infimum, denoted, and a supremum, denoted. So I wanted to implement it, but not do your project work. many applications in computer science and mathematics, including the solution of. ![]() |