![]() ![]() Users can break down FLUX with computer graphics processors (GPUs), with new data blocks being generated in the throughput network every two minutes. Cryptocurrency mining has come under scrutiny because of its energy consumption, but it is also an opportunity for users to reap the rewards of having compatible hardware for mining new coins. Of course, proof of work is becoming increasingly rare in the blockchain world. ![]() It is described as the Web 3.0 version of the Amazon Web Services offerings.įlux gets a lot of attention because it uses a proof-of-work consensus mechanism. The network lists a number of use cases for the services, particularly the Oracle hosted services that aggregate data from across the blockchain web. This is made possible by FluxOS, a decentralized operating system for Flux users.įlux invites users and businesses to use FluxOS and the network’s cloud computing capabilities to deliver decentralized applications. Users can develop Web 3.0 applications and decentralized projects and then deploy them on networks. ![]() Flux can be thought of as a sandbox for Web 3.0 development. ![]() While Helium provides basic access to the Internet with its product service, Flux is the project that provides developers with the foundation for building this new version of the web. The network’s native token, HNT, trades at $ 38.4 with a trading volume of $ 33.4 million and a market cap of $ 3.9 billion. Recently the network deployed a group of 5G compatible hotspots to provide the highest possible connection speed. Helium continues to introduce a number of innovative services by updating the offering from ISPs. As more validators and hotspot providers see lucrative opportunities in HNT, end users have more hotspots to connect to. In addition, end users will be better rewarded for joining the network and growing the network to become more popular. Therefore, providers are encouraged to use hardware in high-traffic areas. When someone connects with them, that user will earn HNT tokens. This connection method is very beneficial for hardware owners. If another Helium user wants to connect outside of the building, they can find hotspots and actively connect to them. Users can purchase hotspot hardware that is located in an apartment. It uses blockchain along with physical hotspots that allow users to access wireless internet around the world. The project offers a web service designed to compete with ISP giants like Verizon and AT&T. Helium is one of the most popular Web 3.0 cryptocurrency projects and has the responsibility of getting the internet into everyone’s hands. If you’re looking to invest in the Web 3.0 era, consider the following projects: # 1: Helium (HNT) With Meta (formerly Facebook) and other tech companies showing that they don’t always act for the common good, Web 3.0 will take power back from these companies. Now, Web 3.0 is a new initiative that is an takeover by the tech giants. Among them, Web 1.0 is considered the first version and Web 2.0 is thriving thanks to companies like Alphabet and Amazon. Web 3.0 is the third version of the Internet. Hence, investors are looking for lots of web 3.0 cryptocurrency projects to stay one step ahead of the revolution. Web 3.0 seeks to revolutionize the Internet, just as DeFi is doing the same with the banking industry. As this trend continues to grow, another big area is moving called Web 3.0. And they have made huge profits by investing in DeFi protocols. The internet is slowly moving towards blockchain and this has had an impact on investors who soon saw the impact that the power of decentralized currency is putting in the hands of users. ![]()
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![]() How We Evaluated the Best Rechargeable AA and AAA Batteriesįrom the dozens of options on the market, I considered products only from well-known, reputable brands. The $10 here, $15 there, that you’d spend on disposables really adds up. But the truth is, you can recharge batteries hundreds if not thousands of times. ![]() If you recharged the batteries just once, you’d save money. One major brand, for instance, sells a pack of eight single-use batteries for $22 and rechargeables (with charger included) for $30. Price: Overall, rechargeable batteries are a better buy than disposables-and you start saving right away. Conversely, lithium batteries should be repowered in their manufacturer-specific chargers. Many have a flip-down AC jack that plugs directly into an AC power outlet. Lithium batteries have the slight edge on retaining power during multiple recharges, while NiMH batteries hold their charge longer when left unused.Ĭharger Considerations: You can typically use a NiMH AA/AAA charger with any brand of battery. Recharge Quality: Both types lose 20- to 30-percent of their might after several dozen recharges or when you don’t use them for a while. For quick turnaround, lithium wins hands down. ![]() Recharge Time: It takes 3 to 7 hours to recharge a NiMH battery, while a lithium one fully recharges in an hour or two. Motorized products, from remote-control toys to electric toothbrushes, run better on lithium. Lithium batteries have the advantage in devices where power supply is key. Performance: Lithium batteries put out 1.5 volts of energy, while NiMHs put out 1.2 volts. That’s why they are perfect for TV remote controls, wireless keyboards, digital cameras and camera flashes, wall clocks, and video-game controllers. NiMHs also retain their power better when they’re sitting idle on a shelf. Longevity: NiMH batteries generally outlast lithium ones. In 2020, a handful of Chinese companies started selling a rechargeable version of lithium batteries. NiMH batteries are more popular and have been around a while. Rechargeable AA and AAA batteries come in two main types: nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium. What to Look For With Rechargeable AA and AAA Batteries I have reviewed and used many rechargeable AA and AAA batteries over the years. ![]() I’m also a judge for the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame. News & World Report, CNET, Rolling Stone, and Sound & Vision. The Expert: For nearly 40 years, I've been reviewing consumer technology for publications including U.S.
![]() ![]() Probably the most economical out of the products in here. ![]() 2 pumps and I'd have to dry my face in front of the air-conditioning or front of a fan because it's a lot of product. Value: One pump is all I'd need on my entire face and neck.Scent: It has that bubblegum sake scent but has a fainter scent than the High Moist variant, and less stronger scent once spread out than the Bright Moist.It reminds me of a gel-type lotion, but a bit thicker and creamier than your typical gel-type moisturisers. First impressions: The scent is barely noticeable with how much it evaporates in the air once the product gets spread out in the skin.Product: Kikumasamune Sake Skin Care Emulsion I've used more of this since It required more sprays per layer. 3 months in and I've only finished 1/3 of the bottle. Just when my licorice serum has run out, I might stop repurchasing it and just use this instead since this has arbutin and licorice ing a serum with the same ingredient is a bit overkill. I sometimes get one or two small pimples from tret use.but it leaves a nasty discoloration. This definitely brightened my skin and lessened the PIH's. After a few weeks: Definitely another HG.Some people might be sensitive to fermented products, but I've used fermented products a lot. This is still fairly cheap for its price. Since this has a less thick consistency (similar to Naturie) than the High Moist, I tend to use more of this. Value: I use 3x to 4x spritz on my palms and layer it 2x on my face.Smell: It has that bubblegum sake scent but has a fainter scent than the High Moist variant.First impressions: It has less fragrance than the High Moist but more sake smelling than the emulsion.Product: Kikumasamune Sake Skin Care Bright Moist Lotion 3 months in and I've only finished 1/4 of the bottle. But if it's extremely dry from the Tret or from exfoliation, I'd use a thicker moisturiser and slap my serums. That is of course if my skin is on the oily side. If I'm too lazy to apply my serums since I use 3 (out of the 6 or 7 I have in stock) in the morning, I just slap The Naturie, the Bright Moist and High Moist, an Essence, and the Kiku Emulsion or Organience Emulsion, + Sunblock and that's it. After a few weeks: Definitely Holy Grail.It has the same similar sheen when applied, except this is a toner and that's an emulsion. This reminds me of the Primera Organience Emulsion. But it becomes fully hydrated and moisturised due to the ceramides in this. By the time I introduced this to my skin, my skin was already hydrated. Requires less spritz than the Bright Moist, since this is tackier and has a more viscous consistency. 2x spritz on my palms and I layer it on my face for 2 layers. Value: This is definitely worth it for how big the bottle is.The scent gets cancelled by the Naturie Hatomogie.but since this is the 3rd step in my morning routine (1st is Hatomogie, 2nd is Bright Moist, 3rd is High Moist), the scent lingers for around a minute. It's the strongest smell out of all the Kiku products I've tried. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This creates an empty cel at frame 0 on the timeline. To enable animation on a layer, right-click on on the frame and select New Frame. The ball layer will house the drawings that move. Next time you watch a classic Looney Tunes episode, or even something more recent, like Batman The Animated Series, watch the background instead of the main characters to see if you can detect which layer is the backdrop, or matte as it is called. To keep things simple, that's all we'll do with that layer, and that's pretty common. With the backdrop layer active, fill it in with a solid color. Then create a new layer above that one and call it "ball", because we're going to use it to draw a bouncing ball. Click on that layer's name to give it a proper label like "backdrop". In your layers docker you'll already have one layer. Krita uses the Qt framework, so you can undock these panels and place them anywhere you find convenient. The animation workspace provides new dockers: the timeline docker along the bottom of the window and the animation and onion skin docker in the lower corner. The default mode of Krita is paint mode, so to see the animation tools switch to the Animation Workspace using the Workspace Switcher button in the upper right corner of the Krita window. Set the resolution to 72 ppi unless you really plan on printing your animation out to physical media. Yes, there are templates specific to animation, but those are overkill for the purposes of this walkthrough.Ĭhoose whatever page size (or in this case, frame size) you think your computer can handle. When Krita launches, create a new empty project using the Custom Document option. Make the AppImage executable and run it by either clicking its icon or from a shell it contains everything you need to run the application. On Linux, if your distribution doesn't have Krita 3.x, then download the Krita AppImage from the site. ![]() Krita is easy to install just download the latest stable version from its website. And if not, read on anyway you might be pleased with how gentle the learning curve is. ![]() This assumes some familiarity with Krita, but you can probably follow along just by knowing the general workflow of a paint application. I'll cover a more advanced animation software in two months I'm covering Krita here because it's a robust illustration application with a stable animation interface, and it's just plain fun to work with. It doesn't support advanced digital tweening or soundtrack integration it just provides onion skinning and a timeline. It's a paint application that happens to do some animation. To be clear: Krita is not a dedicated animation application. Luckily, I was in the minority, and Krita 3.x features a remarkably stable and capable animation interface. I personally didn't vote for animation I felt it would only distract Krita from its main purpose. Just last year (2015), Krita crowdfunded development, and as a stretch goal, funders voted for an animation plugin. (I'm not an illustrator, so the boost that Krita gives me to trick people into thinking I have skill with a brush or pen is much appreciated.) As an actual animation program, however, it's very much a new player. Kritaįrom its humble beginnings as "that painter app, the one that comes with KOffice" to a premiere open source freehand paint emulator, Krita has been a favourite graphics tool of mine for years. You can read about some of the more technical details about animation in Animation Basics by Nikhil Sukul. ![]() Although the tools are fairly specific to the task, these principles apply to other styles of animation as well. I'll concentrate on three of the most essential disciplines in animation: hand-drawn cel animation, digitally tweened animation, and stop motion. Over the next three months I'll highlight three open source applications that are reliable, stable, and efficient in enabling users to create animated movies of their own. Animation isn't easy, by any means it's a complex process requiring patience and dedication, but the good news is open source supplies plenty of high-quality animation tools. There are lots of different kinds of animation: hand-drawn, stop motion, cut-out, 3D, rotoscoping, pixilation, machinima, ASCII, and probably more. ![]() ![]() ![]() The speciality shop not to be missed is Tierenteyn, which looks more like an apothecary than a delicatessen. As well as showcasing the dairy’s organic cheeses, three farms sell their seasonal fruit and vegetables, bakers bring along different kinds of bread, and two cooks, Stephanie and Sofie, run a canteen, preparing main dishes, soups and cakes using market produce. ![]() It is housed in a luminous former textile factory that is also home to a city dairy, Het Hinkelspel. Shop Ghent’s reputation as a sustainable destination is symbolised by the Lousberg market (open Mon-Sat), a 20-minute walk from the city centre. Lunch €35 for three courses, rootsgent.be There are only fixed tasting menus, but you will not be disappointed with dishes such as chunky poached cod with crunchy garden peas, a herring fillet smothered with chives and dunked into a hollowed-out cucumber filled with a tangy mustard sauce, or succulent pork cheeks accompanied by smoked mashed potatoes, topped off with fermented daikon and a plump oyster. Lunch Roots is set in a romantic 17th-century cottage where chef Kim Devisschere specialises in the creative use of vegetables and sustainably caught North Sea fish. As the birthplace of the Flemish Foodies movement, it offers many farm-to-table, local and seasonal dishes, with zero carbon footprint. Ghent is a pioneer in ecotourism, it’s offbeat and fun, but it’s also a great destination for food lovers. For wine to match, head to La Cave, also in the square, where they’ll kit you out with well-priced vintages to enjoy back at the hotel, and to take home. Shop After strolling around the ramparts of the town’s mighty Vauban citadel, duck into the cobbled streets that run between the fine-bricked architecture and out into the main square, Place du Général de Gaulle, to pay a visit to the potent Fromagerie Caseus for a huge selection of cheeses, including local delicacies such as mimolette and maroilles. The Grand Place Café brings his flair to local bistro classics, such as Le Welsh (a north-France version of the croque-monsieur, €15) and mussels (€15) in its airy space with exposed brick walls and wooden tables. His Michelin-starred restaurant La Grenouillère is down the hill in La-Madelaine-sous-Montreuil, while he also has the more casual Froggy’s Tavern and Anecdote to his name in Montreuil. Lunch The hottest table in town is the brand-new Grand Place Café from local chef Alexandre Gauthier. Just over an hour south of Calais, the little town which inspired some scenes in Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables reinvented itself in 2017 as “ la destination gastronomique”, with about two dozen foodie businesses joining forces to offer a gourmet hotspot and events throughout the year. Doubles from €74 room-only, Montreuil-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais The popular restaurant is set on the ground floor with a large deck at the front and serves a varied menu of salads, surf and turf. The 16 rooms, eight in each villa, feature bright walls and lively art, and there are triple and quadruple rooms for families. You can enjoy it all from the sea-view rooms at Les Charmettes, a friendly hotel in two 19th-century villas right on the front. ![]() Stay Saint-Malo’s Plage de la Hoguette is a sweeping fine-sand beach low tide sees sand yachts darting about, while at high tide the waves beat the mighty sea wall. Mains from €23 (three-course lunch menu is also €23), It belongs to Jean-Yves Bordier, the chef behind Maison du Beurre, and his menus of succulent fish married with fresh local produce weave the butter in gently, with a selection of decadent desserts, such as hazelnut mousse and roasted figs. Wander over to L’Epicerie Roellinger (10-12 Rue Saint-Vincent), a cornucopia of spices, peppers and herbs from around the world, created by top chef Olivier Roellinger and inspired by the town’s links to the spice route.ĭinner If all the galettes, crêpes and salted caramels don’t give you a big enough butter hit, then book a table at the Bistrot Autour du Beurre. Also try La Maison du Sarrasin opposite for buckwheat in all its guises, as well as salted caramel and bonbons. There’s a bakery, La Maison du Pain, a few doors up for your baguette. Rue de l’Orme is also packed with foodie stores, so try Maison du Beurre for top-quality Breton butter in myriad flavours, from yuzu to Madagascan vanilla, as well as a great selection of cheese. ![]() ![]() Digital radios automatically find all of your available stations and let you select them by name, and there’s also FM for any stations that have not yet gone digital. The Siesta S2 range of DAB radio alarm clocks are available in a graphite or cool white finish, designed to complement the decor of your bedroom.ĭAB digital radio brings you a diverse range of great content in highly-detailed, digital-quality sound much of which is only available on digital radio. 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Given that Abby mentions in-character that the pack "feels like it's compressing my spine" and the actress states in a behind-the-scenes interview that the prop is heavier than one of her co-stars, this is quite an impressive feat.Īcrofatic: Melissa McCarthy, who is heavyset, is able to do a no-handed cartwheel while wearing a proton pack.She's arguably the best Ghostbuster yet, based on these merits.Action Girl: The new Ghostbusters are all women who are capable of fighting ghosts.Actionized Reboot: The special effects advancements of the 2010s have allowed the movie to feature actual fight scenes between the Ghostbusters and the ghosts, with punching and weapons.There is certainly more action compared to the climax of the original movie, in which most of the action from the Ghostbusters amounted to moving the tips of their proton blasters close together. He is unfailingly polite even while murmuring dire imprecations to Patty. He speaks formally, addressing her as "Patricia". 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He is accused of publishing a grisly photo in August 2014 in which he can be seen posing with a severed head in the Syrian city, with the caption: “Chillin’ with my homie or what’s left of him.” He left his family and five siblings for the IS stronghold of Raqqa in July 2013. ![]() ![]() Bary stopped making music soon after his father’s extradition to the US on terror charges. He was the son of an Egyptian operative of al-Qaida who was convicted in connection with the bombings at US embassies in Africa in 1998 that killed 224 people. Previously, he performed as a rapper under the name Jinn. He went on trial earlier this month and was awaiting the verdict.īary, 32, grew up in Maida Vale but left London in 2013 to join an al-Qaida faction and later IS militias in Syria. He was facing up to nine years in prison. Bary was arrested in 2020, accused of heading a jihadist terror cell. ![]() ![]() What's hiding behind those 100-year-old walls? 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Some character classes have innate skills unique to them, and each character has their own stats. ![]() Each character has a specific character class, giving them set abilities and affecting how far they can move across the field. Battles in the Fire Emblem series play out on a grid-based map, with the player controlling a set number of characters across maps tied to both the game's story and optional side stories. series.Ĭommon elements Gameplay The Fire Emblem series involves moving troops turn by turn across a map to defeat foes or capture territory, as depicted similarly in this illustration.įire Emblem 's developers have described it as an "RPG simulation", combining tactical simulation gameplay with the plot and character development of a role-playing game, creating a sense of connection with characters not present in previous tactical games. Characters from across the series have also been included in crossovers with other video game franchises, including the aforementioned Super Smash Bros. Individual entries have generally been praised, the series as a whole has been lauded for its gameplay, and it is frequently cited as the seminal series in the tactical role-playing genre, codifying various gameplay elements that would come to define the genre. This resulted in the series' near-cancellation, a fate that was reversed with the unprecedented critical and commercial success of Fire Emblem Awakening (2012). ![]() Many games in the series sold well, although sales suffered a decline during the 2000s. Their popularity, as well as the international success of the similarly turn-based Advance Wars, eventually convinced Nintendo to release future games in Western territories, starting with the seventh game The Blazing Blade under the title Fire Emblem in 2003. No games in the series were released outside of Japan until two characters, Marth and Roy, were included as playable characters in the 2001 fighting game Super Smash Bros. Kaga headed the development of each entry until the release of Thracia 776, when he left Intelligent Systems and founded his game studio to develop Tear Ring Saga. Its success prompted the development of further games in the series. The development of the first game began as a dōjin project by Shouzou Kaga and three other developers. ![]() ![]() The series title refers to the "Fire Emblem", a recurring element in the series that is usually portrayed as a royal weapon or shield representing the power of war and dragons. In newer games, from Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem onwards, players get to choose between "Classic Mode", in which fallen characters remain dead, or "Casual Mode", in which fallen characters are revived for the next battle. Gameplay revolves around the tactical movement and actions of characters across grid-based battlefields, while incorporating a story and characters similar to traditional role-playing video games.Ī notable aspect of gameplay is the permanent death of characters in battle, removing them from the rest of the game when they are defeated. First produced and published for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990, the series currently consists of seventeen core entries and five spinoffs. Fire Emblem is a fantasy tactical role-playing game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. ![]() |
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