12/31/2023 0 Comments Javascrip popup window![]() Let windowObjectReference = null // global variable function openRequestedTab ( url, windowName ) Same-origin policy See rel="noreferrer" for more information. If this feature is set, the browser will omit the Referer header, as well as set noopener to true. When noopener is used, non-empty target names, other than _top, _self, and _parent, are treated like _blank in terms of deciding whether to open a new browsing context. If this feature is set, the new window will not have access to the originating window via Window.opener and returns null. Specifies the distance in pixels from the top side of the work area as defined by the user's operating system where the new window will be generated. Specifies the distance in pixels from the left side of the work area as defined by the user's operating system where the new window will be generated. Specifies the height of the content area, including scrollbars. Specifies the width of the content area, including scrollbars. To enable the feature, specify popup either with no value at all, or else set it to yes, 1, or true.Įxample: popup=yes, popup=1, popup=true, and popup all have identical results. Note: Specifying any features in the windowFeatures parameter, other than noopener or noreferrer, also has the effect of requesting a popup. If popup is not enabled, and there are no window features declared, the new browsing context will be a tab. The UI features included in the popup window will be automatically decided by the browser, generally including an address bar only. If this feature is enabled, it requests that a minimal popup window be used. The following options are supported: popup These features include options such as the window's default size and position, whether or not to open a minimal popup window, and so forth. windowFeatures OptionalĪ string containing a comma-separated list of window features in the form name=value - or for boolean features, just name. This name can be used as the target attribute of or elements. The special target keywords, _self, _blank, _parent, and _top, can also be used. If the name doesn't identify an existing context, a new context is created and given the specified name. target OptionalĪ string, without whitespace, specifying the name of the browsing context the resource is being loaded into. If an empty string ( "") is specified or this parameter is omitted, a blank page is opened into the targeted browsing context. Non-standard Deprecated vrdisplaypresentchangeĪ string indicating the URL or path of the resource to be loaded.Non-standard Deprecated vrdisplaypointerunrestricted.Non-standard Deprecated vrdisplaypointerrestricted.Non-standard Deprecated vrdisplaydisconnect.Non-standard Deprecated vrdisplaydeactivate.Non-standard Deprecated vrdisplayconnect.Non-standard Deprecated vrdisplayactivate.Non-standard Deprecated showModalDialog(). ![]() Non-standard Deprecated requestFileSystem().Non-standard convertPointFromNodeToPage().Non-standard Deprecated applicationCache.
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12/31/2023 0 Comments Goldilocks theoryThe Goldilocks Rule states that humans experience peak motivation when working on tasks that are right on the edge of their current abilities. This is a challenge of just manageable difficulty and it is a prime example of the Goldilocks Rule. Your focus narrows, distractions fade away, and you find yourself fully invested in the task at hand. You have a good chance of winning, but only if you really try. As the game progresses, you win a few points and you lose a few. Now consider playing tennis against someone who is your equal. In contrast, if you play a professional tennis player like Roger Federer or Serena Williams, you will quickly lose motivation because the match is too difficult. If you love tennis and try to play a serious match against a four-year-old, you will quickly become bored. The human brain loves a challenge, but only if it is within an optimal zone of difficulty. While there is still much to learn, one of the most consistent findings is that the way to maintain motivation and achieve peak levels of desire is to work on tasks of “just manageable difficulty.” 2 The Goldilocks Rule Why is it that some people, like Martin, stick with their habits-whether practicing jokes or drawing cartoons or playing guitar-while most of us struggle to stay motivated? How do we design habits that pull us in rather than ones that fade away? Scientists have been studying this question for many years. In his words, “10 years spent learning, 4 years spent refining, and 4 years as a wild success.” And yet Steve Martin faced this fear every week for eighteen years. It is hard to imagine a situation that would strike fear into the hearts of more people than performing alone on stage and failing to get a single laugh. Martin’s story offers a fascinating perspective on what it takes to stick with habits for the long run. I recently finished Steve Martin's wonderful autobiography, Born Standing Up. (Photo by Paul Natkin.) How to Stay Motivated Steve Martin performing in Chicago, Illinois in 1978. He catapulted to the top of his genre and became one of the most successful comedians of his time. Another 45,000 tickets were sold for his three-day show in New York. He had 18,695 people attend one show in Ohio. He toured sixty cities in sixty-three days. ![]() By the mid-1970s, he had worked his way into being a regular guest on The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live.įinally, after nearly fifteen years of work, the young man rose to fame. He took a job as a television writer and, gradually, he was able to land his own appearances on talk shows. He spent another decade experimenting, adjusting, and practicing. He had to read three poems during the show just to make the routine long enough, but his skills continued to progress. At nineteen, he was performing weekly for twenty minutes at a time. By high school, his material had expanded to include a five-minute act and, a few years later, a ten-minute show. His first routines would only last one or two minutes. It wasn’t glamorous work, but there was no doubt he was getting better. One night, he literally delivered his stand-up routine to an empty club. Most of the people in the crowd were too busy drinking or talking with friends to pay attention. He was rarely on stage for more than five minutes. ![]() The crowds were small and his act was short. He set his sights on becoming a comedian.īeginning in his teenage years, he started performing in little clubs around Los Angeles. Soon he discovered that what he loved was not performing magic but performing in general. He experimented with jokes and tried out simple routines on visitors. Within a year, he had transitioned to Disney’s magic shop, where he learned tricks from the older employees. Labor laws were loose back then and the boy managed to land a position selling guidebooks for $0.50 apiece. In 1955, Disneyland had just opened in Anaheim, California, when a ten-year-old boy walked in and asked for a job. This article is an excerpt from Atomic Habits, my New York Times bestselling book. 12/31/2023 0 Comments Void bastards lore![]() ![]() Lee worked on the Freedom Force games, so it's no surprise the game looks so damn nice. The comic book-style visuals, from art director Benjamin Lee and 3D artist Dean Walshe, are fantastic, and even extend to the crafting menu and look of your criminal character. You can get attacked by pirates, who hunt you down on a ship, and need to be untethered from yours, which is an interesting in-game event. There are a lot of other things to like in Void Bastards. Using a teleportation gun to manually move an enemy in front of a couple of allied turrets felt cool, for example, but usually there's too much going on to pull off anything that precise, and I'm better off throwing some cluster bombs then legging it. I don't always love Void Bastards as a shooter, even if I really like everything around the shootingĮven with all the tools, only occasionally did I feel like I was using a strategy more nuanced than 'kill everything as fast as possible with explosives', or 'run away'. Overriding turrets is a useful way to get them to stop firing at you-especially the deadlier versions waiting deeper into the game-but having them as allies rarely feels that useful in the mostly tight corridors of these ships. Some of the pieces of the combat don't quite click together for me. Mostly, though, I found firefights to be a bit of a slog, with some levels jam-packed with enemies that aren't loads of fun to fight in excessive numbers. Sometimes Void Bastards captures the thrilling feeling of being a thief who grabs the objective, gets caught, then escapes in a hail of gunfire. It reminds me of Borderlands, in that I'm fighting the tone of the game to enjoy the rest of it. Generally, the tone isn't too offensive, and some of the out-of-level jokes aren't bad either. Humour is extremely subjective, so this might appeal to you, but after the hundredth time of hearing a variant of 'twatface!' I realised they were actually spoiling the experience of playing the game. ![]() One of the basic enemies shouts 'surprise, buttface/twatface!' whenever you're caught by them, which I can't stand, and the game is rife with enemies barking irritating British things (note: I am British). It's the NPC barks that really turn me off the enemies in Void Bastards, though. This means you can roughly learn where you're going on each ship (usually to the helm, where you can download a map of where all the loot is on a given ship), but that you can't really be certain of what you'll go up against. The levels are partly procedurally generated (opens in new tab): the maps of the different ships you'll board stay the same, but walls, enemy locations, obstacles and more will change each time. A positive one might be better aim, or a higher chance of a critical shot. A negative perk might be your character coughing every now and then, attracting enemy attention, or being more easily detected by security cameras and gun turrets. Your character has pre-existing perks, both positive and negative, and if you die, you play as another disposable criminal with different perks. Mostly, though, your time is spent navigating these ships in first-person, looking for specific items to progress, then escaping before you're killed. You get across space with an FTL-style map interface, and while most locations are enemy spaceships that you can board, loot and subsequently escape, there are also stores, asteroid ranges and deadly hazards to be aware of. You are a prisoner, travelling across the galaxy to please the whims of a HR computer that might eventually grant you your freedom. 12/31/2023 0 Comments Google photo album![]() If that’s the case, you don’t even need the app. Maybe you don’t want to upload your entire library to Google Photos. How to upload only certain photos to Google Photos
12/31/2023 0 Comments Panini mosaic basketball![]() Here’s Bill’s 2021-22 Black Diamond Box Break.Wow! Jeff pulled a Derek Jeter Auto 27/30 from 2022 Topps Clearly Authentic Box.2022-23 Upper Deck MVP Hockey Hobby Box 2020/21 Panini Mosaic Basketball Blaster Box Configuration: 8 packs per box.Mark pulled 4-Eyed Ida Printing Plate 1/1 from 2021 Topps Chrome Garbage Pail Kids.2022 Panini Donruss Elite Football Hobby Box.2022 Panini WWE NXT Wrestling Hobby Box.2021-22 Illusions Kevin Garnett Auto pulled by David.Whoo Hoo! 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Look for randomly inserted Gold (#’d/10) and Black (1-of-1) Parallels randomly – Look for the rare inserts in Straight Fire, Center Stage, Swagger, Stained Glass and Overdrive! Hobby boxes are the only place to find these inserts! – Find autographs of the top NBA stars and rookies in Autographs Mosaic & Rookie Autographs Mosaic! Look for Gold (#’d/10) and Black (1-of-1) Parallels that are randomly inserted! – Hobby Boxes are the only place to find the highly collected Gold (#’d/10) and Black (1-of-1) Parallels! – Each Mosiac Hobby box includes 1 Autograph, 5 Silvers, 15 Mosaics and 20 Inserts! – One of the most anticipated releases of the year, Mosaic is back with a variety of new base subsets, parallels, and inserts! 12/31/2023 0 Comments Dark noise steam![]() Also, if the cell nearest to the entrance is entered, Aloïs will appear as the first Suitor. If Justine chooses to let Fournier live, she will have to obtain a part of the broken ladder located in an earlier area and stack boxes to reach the ladder and attach the part, requiring more effort. Fournier, a spike will lower down and kill him by puncturing his midsection. This action will lower a ladder down from the ceiling, allowing the player to progress through the tests. If Justine pulls the lever next to the door of Dr. Victor Fournier, bound to a table, which Justine can choose to kill or let live. The first room Justine encounters is a prison block with 6 cells: Three of which once held each of the three Suitors, and one of which containing a prisoner named Dr. Justine must collect an empty lantern (which, as there is no oil in this game, is useless without level editor and hacks) hanging from the ceiling that only becomes reachable after the first phonograph has been activated. Taking the lantern triggers the only door out of the room to open. The game begins when she wakes up and activates a nearby phonograph. She hears her own voice explain the psychiatric tests herself, including that there will be choices where Justine must kill or save the helpless people she comes across as part of her tests. Since this is an effect that arises from the CCD manufacturing process, each hot-pixel location will remain fixed and can therefore be corrected.After the imprisonment of the Suitors, along with three other men as immobile hostages and setting up phonographs with recordings of her own voice to guide herself through her own tests in her Cabinet of Perturbation, Justine makes herself pass out in a locked room by drinking an amnesia-inducing mixture composed of lithium. ![]() These pixels will repeatedly have higher backgrounds than the vast majority of pixels. Those pixels that have a higher-than-average dark current are known as hot pixels. Remember, the dark current specification is an ensemble average of the entire array. Occasionally, an individual pixel may have a different dark current generation rate than the rest of the CCD array. Again, even at a 30-second exposure, dark current noise barely contributes to the total camera system noise. Similarly, for a 30-second exposure we find that the total system noise equals 14.1 electrons. Thus, the dark current noise generated in a 4-second exposure has virtually no effect on the total camera system noise. Using 13 electrons/pixel as the read noise and the dark current noise calculated above (2 e-/p) for a 4-second exposure, the total camera noise is calculated as follows: Again, using the previously mentioned camera as an example, we can easily compare the relative sizes of these noise sources. In the low-light regime, the significant noise sources are read noise and dark current noise. Noise sources in CCD cameras add in quadrature (the square root of the sum of the squares). Since dark current noise follows Poisson statistics, the rms dark current noise is the square root of the dark current or, in this case, 2 e-/p. For a 4-second exposure, a total of 4 electrons/pixel are generated (1.0 e-/p/s x 4 sec). For instance, a given camera might have a dark current specification of 1.0 e-/p/s. ![]() Dark current noise is the statistical variation of this specification. Dark Current NoiseĮach high-performance CCD camera carries a dark current specification. Boron implantation into the epitaxial silicon layer and proper biasing of the various clock phases drive the dark current electrons away from the potential wells that comprise a pixel, thus reducing the number of electrons per pixel per second (e-/p/s) collected due to dark current. The largest contribution to dark current results from the interface between the silicon dioxide and epitaxial silicon layer within the CCD. MPP devices are fabricated and operated in such a way as to significantly reduce thermal charge generation (dark current). Some CCDs operate in multi-pinned-phase (MPP) mode. Ideally, the dark current noise should be reduced to a point where its contribution is negligible over a typical exposure time. CCDs can be cooled either with thermoelectric coolers (TECs) or liquid nitrogen to reduce this effect. Additionally, this increase in signal also carries a statistical fluctuation known as dark current noise. These electrons are captured by the CCD’s potential wells and counted as signal. Electrons are created over time that are independent of the light falling on the detector. Dark current arises from thermal energy within the silicon lattice comprising the CCD. 12/31/2023 0 Comments Atlanta braves scoreThe Astros had home-field advantage due to their better regular-season record than that of the Braves. Houston then defeated the Chicago White Sox in the AL Division Series and the Boston Red Sox in the AL Championship Series. The Astros advanced to the World Series after winning the AL West. Atlanta then defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Division Series and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series. The Braves advanced to the World Series after winning the NL East division title. It was their fourth World Series title in franchise history, their first since 1995, and their second in Atlanta. The Braves won the series four games to two. The series began on October 26 and concluded on November 2. The 117th World Series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Atlanta Braves and the American League (AL) champion Houston Astros. The 2021 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2021 season. Jesús Acostas, Alberto Ferreiro, José Luis Nápole and Luis Eduardo Quiñones (TUDN)Ītlanta Braves over Los Angeles Dodgers (4–2) Scott Braun and Dan Plesac (MLB International)ĭan Shulman, Eduardo Pérez, Jessica Mendoza and Buster Olney (ESPN) Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci (Fox)Īdrian Garcia Marquez, Edgar Gonzalez and Carlos Álvarez (Fox Deportes) Ted Barrett, Dan Bellino, Chris Conroy, Tom Hallion (crew chief), Ron Kulpa, Alfonso Márquez, Mike Muchlinski It is exclusive to Apple TV+.117th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series The game is not available on any cable station or MLB.TV. Can I watch the Atlanta Braves at Seattle Mariners on cable? Users do not need to enter any payment information to watch the game. You can review our guide on how to create a new Apple ID here. Yes, while the first 24 Friday Night Baseball games are being shown for free on Apple TV+, you will need an Apple ID to log in and access the service. ![]() Do I need an Apple ID to watch the Atlanta Braves at Seattle Mariners on Apple TV+? While a VPN might be your best friend for other streaming services, it is almost certain that Apple's regional restrictions will not allow for this workaround, because they are based on your Apple ID location. The game is being shown in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Germany, and Italy Can I use a VPN to watch the Atlanta Braves at Seattle Mariners on Apple TV+?Īpple is broadcasting its baseball games in the nine aforementioned countries. Where is the Atlanta Braves at Seattle Mariners game being broadcast? Online at tv. with any internet-capable device.Smart TVs with the Apple TV/TV+ app including Samsung, LG, Panasonic, and Sony. ![]() What devices can I watch the Atlanta Braves at Seattle Mariners on Apple TV+ with? Not tonight's game, and indeed all baseball on Apple TV+ is free for this season. Do I have to pay for Apple TV+ to watch the Atlanta Braves at Seattle Mariners? ![]() Tonight's game will take place at 8:55 pm ET on Friday, August 26. What time is Atlanta Braves at Seattle Mariners game on Apple TV+? You can also access Apple TV+ games from the MLB.TV app, which will redirect you to the Apple TV app if the game is available where you live. 12/31/2023 0 Comments Samsung odyssey g7 specs![]() There are also two small lighting zones on the front again single RGB zones here too honestly we could give or take the RGB elements. From the rear but we don’t think RGB lighting adds all that much to a monitor. There is where you find Samsung’s Infinity core lighting which is just a fancy marketing name for an RGB LED that illuminates that area looks kind of cool. It’s a nice high-quality plastic the solid matte finish on the rear of the monitor features a unique pattern that draws attention to the center circle where the display is mounted to the stand. The build quality is excellent befitting of a high-end flagship product while most of the outer surfaces are plastic including the wide pronged stand. The total dimension of this monitor is 819.2 x 574.1 x 312.2 mm and weighs around 7.6 kGs so you can say that it is fairly lighter in weight. ![]() There is a black stabilizer and cheat crosshairs but that’s about it a notable admission is there is no backlight strobing mode. With red highlights the ports are still directly accessible on the back of the monitor the 34GK950F had a rather large wide y-shaped stand with the circular pillar which wasn’t the easiest to operate for height adjustment the 34GN850 changes that to a more angular pillar which is sturdier and easier to use although its range of height adjustment is only average we also feel the stand design is a little strange particularly where the legs connect to the pillar that’s a minor nitpick the OSD is still controllable through a directional toggle right below the LG logo, not an amazing feature set. The general design of LG’s monitors hasn’t changed much in the last few years especially for the display section which retains its simple black plastic finish moderate bezel size and circular rear design. 12/31/2023 0 Comments Pure music factoryAnd we talk about skydiving, and songwriting, and fighting Roberto Duran. And Howard Finster was a friend of his, as he talks about in the interview to come. He's also a painter, on the primitive side. He cut Mission Temple Fireworks Stand in 2002, and his latest is Are You With Me? Every one I heard rang of greatness, but his latest is my favorite, because it's the smoothest, the most R&B of the releases, horns and all.īut that's not all. By the new millennium, Paul had hooked up with Back Porch Records. And for many years, the two have been a team, in song and in business. ![]() Everyone told me how great I was and famous I would soon be." And he did record his debut for Atlantic in 1997 ( Hammer and Nail) and one for Miles' Ark 21 records three later ( Ain't Love Strange.)Įarly on, Thorn had joined songwriting forces with a Nashville veteran named Billy Maddox, who'd already had success as a writer. Of these days, Thorn says, "When I got my first record deal, I was literally plucked from a chair factory and flown to Los Angeles. Miles Copeland, the legendary manager and brother of Stewart (who drummed for the Police), happened to catch one of these gigs, and "discovered" him. Thorn was working in a chair factory and playing little gigs at night, I mean like pizza parlors, in Birmingham, Alabama. On his very next fight, Roberto Duran became the champion of the world. He lasted seven rounds with the legend, and by all accounts got his licks in before the referee called it off because he was cut badly and bleeding into his eye, a technical knockout. He reached the pinnacle of that all-consuming career at 24, when he faced one of the greatest fighters in history, Roberto Duran. His uncle started to train him as a boxer in his early teens, and he rose quickly through the local and regional ranks. For a songwriter, the other unique aspect of his youth was his passion for pugilism. Connecting with and getting over with the crowd was in his blood from the start. Some are lone wolves who just seem to come out of nowhere, when they were just developing in their sphere.īorn in Elvisville (Tupelo, MS), the son of a Pentecostal preacher, Paul Thorn had the unique background of singing to congregations since early childhood. ![]() Many are part of a certain crowd, or school. Many are products of the towns they came from or the ones they cut their musical teeth in. 12/31/2023 0 Comments The magic circle guide![]() Bring Water fondly into your consciousness and simply say, “Water, you were here, and I thank you.”įace south. This is part of closing your magic circle, and releasing the energy it contains.įace west. When you’re finished, be sure to thank each element as well as the earth and cosmos. Now’s the time to sit or stand in the center of your magic circle and meditate or work your magic. Feel gratitude for this Divine support and say, “Thank you, thank you, thank you. Within your magic circle, feel protected and contained on all sides, as well as from above and below. Bring golden white light down from the Cosmos and down into your body. Next, send branches or a column of light up from the crown of your head, out of the earth’s atmosphere and into the Infinite Cosmos. Bring golden white light up from the center of the earth and into your body. Still facing north, become aware of your feet and send a column or roots of light deep into the core of the Earth. When you feel attuned, say, “Spirits of Earth, I call on you.” Imagine the silence and darkness of a cave and the rooted feeling of being barefoot on the earth. Conjure up the scent of the earth after it rains. When you feel attuned with water, say, “Spirits of Water, I call on you.” Envision flowing water in waves and waterfalls and streams, possibly moving around your body. Get in tune with fire and say, “Spirits of Fire, I call on you.” Envision crackling flames and the noonday sun. Simply say, “Spirits of Air, I call on you.” Envision the wind whipping around you and get really in tune with the element of air. Relax and breathe until you feel calm, centered, and present. Stand facing east, in the center of the circle. Water: sea shell, chalice with water in it Here are some ideas for items you might choose to represent the elements around your magic circle:Įarth: rock, crystal, potted plant, ceramic dishĪir: feather, incense with holder, sage bundleįire: candle, essential oil burner with tea light Place a simple representation of each of the four elements at each corresponding point around an imagined circle, about 5 or 6 feet in diameter: Earth/north, Air/east, Fire/south, Water/west. If you don’t already know them, find the four cardinal directions using a compass (there is probably one on your smart phone). Step 1įind a flat, somewhat open space – indoors or out – where you won’t be disturbed. Once you’re familiar with the practice and the energetics of it, you can add your own flourishes or techniques and generally make it your own. I’m going to share my go-to method, which is very much on the simple side. Witches and other magical practitioners cast circles in many ways. ![]() If you tried putting the soup ingredients together without a pot, they couldn’t gather, mix, or…you know…be soup. ![]() You add a little of this and a little of that in order to create the intentional flavor you desire. ![]() Here’s another metaphor for you: imagine the energy you raise during your ritual is like making homemade soup. Or, more accurately, have you ever put a cell phone in a cereal bowl to amplify its sound? It’s a lot like that. Second, a magical circle serves as a container for your personal energy as well as the energy you conjure. Your power as a Witch or magical practitioner is clarified and magnified by the circle, sort of like a megaphone. This way, when you open yourself up to the energetic realm, you need not worry about picking up any energies or currents that are not for your highest good or the highest good of your ritual or spell. When you cast a circle, you cast it with the intention that only positive and beneficent energies may enter or dwell within. Other times, it’s defined simply on the energetic plane.įirst, a magical circle provides protection. Sometimes, the circle is defined by something in the physical world, such as a ring of candles or scarves, or perhaps just symbolic items at the four cardinal points to represent the elements. For a single magic worker or solitary witch, it’s usually around 5 or 6 feet in diameter, but the size expands based on the size of a group. If you’re new to Witchcraft, perhaps you’ve noticed that many spells and rituals start with the instruction: “First, cast a circle.” Or perhaps “First, cast a circle and call the elements.”Īs a beginner, you might be wondering: just what is magical circle, exactly?Īnd what’s this calling the elements thing about?Ī magical circle is a protective energetic construct that you build or envision around yourself before working magic, doing a ritual, or sometimes even meditating. Here’s how and why to cast a circle of protection before your ritual or spell. |
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