![]() ![]() Since 2005, CCP has run PLEX for GOOD in order to allow pilots to convert their in game currency to real world money. Eve Rookies Donates Over 7,000 PLEX for GOOD.Here you’ll meet another main NPC character in the AIR story. Looking back at the last year.Īfter you get blown up in the main part of the New Player Experience (NPE or tutorial), you’ll end up in a star base. When I started playing Eve Online back in January 2021, I never imagined I’d become a leader of anything much less the CEO of a group like Eve Rookies. You can watch this short 30 second tutorial video. That’s right, just hold down the control button and then click a ship or another targetable object on your overview (or in space, but the overview is a lot faster and easier) and click. What if I told you that there’s a faster and much easier way to lock up your targets from your overview? Ctrl + click. In the tutorial, Aura has to click on a target in the overview and then right click it and pick the lock option. Incidentally, the middle row where my MWD (micro warp drive) is located you can press alt + the F button (so alt + f1 in the case to activate the MWD) and the 3rd row is activated by ctrl + f buttons. Most players tend to put their weapons in the 1st spot on the top row (especially if they have gone through the tutorial) and this spot is activated by F1.Īnd, of course, my warp disruptor is activated by F2 and each module after that by the next F button all the way up to F8. If IE 8 renders Web sites according to Web standards by default, the company's competitors can't complain that the browser was designed to lock-in customers.When you undock, you can activate any active module by your F buttons in the top row. On the other hand, this decision may also remove some legal questions hanging over the company, including an EU antitrust investigation into Microsoft's decision to bundle IE with its dominant Windows products. This is no small change for Microsoft, which has always valued backwards compatibility over forward-leaning technologies. The third mode, now the default, will more closely adhere to existing Web standards, as do competing browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari. The second, IE 7 mode, will render Web pages identically to IE 7, the current version of the browser. The first, called Quirks mode, is designed for compatibility with older Web sites that were made with IE 6 or older IE versions in mind. The move should cheer proponents of Web standards who had complained about Microsoft's original plan for IE 8, which will support three Web page rendering modes. We have now decided to make our most current standards-based mode the default in IE 8." "Our initial plan had been to use IE 7-compatible behavior as the default setting for IE 8, to minimize potential impact on the world's existing Web sites. "IE 8 has been significantly enhanced, and was designed with great support for current Internet standards," says Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie. The announcement comes on the eve of MIX'08, Microsoft's Web development conference, held this week in Las Vegas. ![]() Reversing an earlier decision that would have made its next Web browser less compatible with existing Web standards, Microsoft yesterday announced that Internet Explorer (IE) 8 will use standards-based rendering by default. ![]()
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![]() I was SO PUMPED to share it with him, and his first fix ended up just being ok. I had a feeling the Pilot was secretly wishing Stitch Fix had a men’s service, so I couldn’t wait to order one for him when they finally launched the Men’s version this year. I asked Kyle what he liked, and he said Patagonia anything. Nice button-down shirt, maybe something a little different (but not toooooo different) than his usual picks. These are his favorite shorts, and he also loves these shirts, this jacket, and these polo shirts.Ĭasual shoes. These also have a great color and classic fit. It’s pretty much the only thing he wears when he’s not at work. The Pilot couldn’t initially understand why I was into lulu, and when I bought him his first gear a few years ago, it’s become his absolute favorite. Lululemon is always a huge hit in our family. If you’re scratching your head, trying to figure out some ideas for the men in your family, here ya go! I’d love to hear your suggestions, and what you’re getting your dad, partner, uncle, FIL, or brother this year! 2016 Gift Guide for MenĬlothes and shoes he might not purchase for himself: I can usually count on sports gifts, entertainment (either through games or a ticket to an event he’d love) and foodie finds to take care of most of the list. Thankfully my brothers will just spell it out for me (especially my youngest brothers because they’re into things I’ve never even heard of haha), but for everyone else, it takes a bit of thought and planning. ![]() The same thing goes for the most of the men in our family. What do you want?” and he’s like “Uhhhh, I don’t know, whatever” and then I’m frantically shopping online trying to think of something. Usually in our family, the Pilot is like, “What do you want for Christmas?” and I say, “I’d love this purse/bracelet/spa treatment. Hi friends! Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend! It’s time to rock and roll into our next gift guide, which I think is always the trickiest: gift guide for the dudes! I think it might be because guys don’t seem to be as vocal about what they’d like for special occasions. ![]() ![]() All was peaceful that day however at nightfall a huge storm blows away all the leaves and the distant echo of Bowser's laughter resounds in the background. The Tail Tree is the most famous Tree in the Mushroom Kingdom distinguished by its Tanooki-Tail and the Super leaves which grow from it's branches. ![]() The story is set deep in the heart of the Mushroom Kingdom near Peach's Castle where the Tail Tree stands proudly. The story is familiar, but you've never experienced Super Mario like this before. Free the toads, get the girl, vanquish your archenemy and save the day. Share and compete against friends in special mystery levels swapped through StreetPassīattle new Airship baddies Boom Boom and Pom Pom, conquer Tailed Boos and Bullet Bills, and dodge Piranha Plants that spit their black goo right at your screen. Prepare to be dazzled by super-fun, imaginative 3D level designĪwesome new Power-ups as well as the return of classics that fans will know and love, like Tanooki Mario and Boomerang Mario The console includes an array of parental controls for your complete peace of mind in case you want to share the fun with a child. You can use the 3D slider on the side of your Nintendo 3DS console to adjust the 3D to a level that's comfortable for your eyes - or turn it off completely. Super Mario 3D Land is a new adventure for Nintendo 3DS, the latest Nintendo handheld system. Perfect to enjoy for a few minutes or a few hours, get ready to escape from everyday hectic life and fill in your "me" time with Mario! Expect all the fun you've come to love from Mario in this brand new addition to the franchise. Super Mario 3D Land promises to deliver a fun-filled adventure that all-ages can enjoy. ![]() Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom friends return in this latest instalment of the popular adventure series. Super Mario 3D Land-Classic Mario Adventures in a New Dimension ![]() ![]() ![]() Updated to note that reference to EU law should be discounted from 31 December 2020.Īdded an explanatory note about school places for children of public officials returning from overseas. Updated to include the school admissions code that applies from 1 September 2021. ![]() We have updated the School Admissions Code 2021 with a correction slip, in relation to the footnotes in pages 36, 38, and 39. We must also take into recognition the fact that foreign exchange has. Updated the 'Fair access protocols: advice for local authorities and school admission authorities' to clarify when fair access protocols can be used on page 4.Īdded 'Schools admission code 2021', 'Fair access protocols' and 'Admissions priority for children adopted from state care outside of England'. I believe that if we were to cut on the extravagance, we could save Kshs1.5 billion. Key changes include new provisions to support the in-year admission of vulnerable children and help reduce to a minimum any gaps in their education. This is replaced by the 'School admissions code 2021', which came into force on 1 September 2021. Updated to remove the 'School admissions code 2014'. Added information to help Crown servant families who have children with SEND. Updated 'Admission of children of crown servants: explanatory note' to bring it in line with the new School Admissions Code 2021. Removed lines on EHC plans if a family moves abroad. Updated 'What is an Education, Health and Care plan?' section of 'Admission of children of crown servants: explanatory note'. You should follow the guidance unless you have a very good reason not to.įurther information about school admissions is available. Statutory guidance sets out what schools and local authorities must do to comply with the law. ![]() Our world-class research informs ongoing innovation in our programs. You should read it alongside the ‘school admission appeals code’. Read press releases and announcements to see what’s new at the College Board. Please speak slowly and distinctly, and spell your first and last name.
![]() ![]() The new iPhone SE moves you into that new HOV lane on your carrier's highway and out of the 4G gridlock. Verizon, for one, has been battling congestion issues on 4G recently, a problem it could solve by transitioning customers to 5G network bands. Wireless carriers in the US and much of the developed world spent tens of billions of dollars on 5G airwaves over the past few years, and really want us to move over to those empty lanes on their wireless highways. The Carriers Needed a 5G iPhone SE.Do You? I wrote then: “A few months ago, our economy looked capable of supporting $1,200 smartphones, from both Apple and Samsung now, we have an unemployment rate of over 20 percent." The idea of spending $800 or more on a cell phone during an economic downturn when you might need that money for, say, basic daily necessities, was laughable. In that context, the then-$399 iPhone SE was the perfect phone. My neighborhood in Queens was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic (Opens in a new window) in the US, and I felt like I was living in the middle of a world-changing disaster. The previous iPhone SE launched in April 2020, which was a very weird time for the world in general and for me in particular. But the admittedly pricier iPhone 13 ($799) remains our Editors’ Choice winner in Apple's current lineup. If you own an older model and want a more future-proof phone, or you simply don’t want to spend a lot more on a high-end handset, the new iPhone SE is definitely worth considering. ![]() But you should demand a little more from your device, especially in terms of battery life, hardware design, and camera features. How to Set Up Two-Factor AuthenticationĪpple's 2022 iPhone SE is one of the fastest smartphones in the world, not to mention the smallest and most affordable iPhone that unlocks access to most of the latest 5G network bands-not bad considering it starts at $429.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.Perhaps that’s down to the lower demands of a smaller, lower-resolution LCD screen, among other features, but whatever, it’s blazing-fast. We knew the A15 Bionic was no slouch, but on this phone, it seems to be super-charged. Though you can see images (I’ve done the best I could) of the new green and alpine green here. ![]() Incidentally, photos also didn’t do justice to just how attractive the new colors for iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro are. The iPhone 13 finish is sensational, looking almost white or pale silver in most lights but, again in the right light, gleaming with a touch of gold that is a real head-turner. I’m also a big fan of Starlight on Apple’s phones. The blue hint shines out and its an eye-catching but still discreet finish. Most of the time, it’s almost black, but catch it in the right light and it’s suddenly a brilliantly attractive indigo. It is anything but black, and makes the last version’s Space Gray look humdrum by comparison. I’ve been testing the iPhone SE in the color Apple calls Midnight for my Forbes review. Apple hasn’t stated the increase in size and we’ll have to wait for a teardown for that, but it has said that the SE has longer battery life than any of its previous phones with 4.7-inch displays.Īpple iPhone SE in Midnight finish. We know that iOS 15 is power-efficient, but it’s also the case that there’s a bigger battery in this phone. Instead, Apple has claimed longer battery life, by about two hours, compared to the last SE, which is impressive-and is borne out in my tests. Lower battery life would have been likely as a result of the new power-hungry 5G components. So, we know the antennae and related elements for 5G connectivity are all new.īut putting 5G into a chassis and casing designed for 4G is something of an engineering achievement. And it puts the new SE ahead of the more expensive iPhone 11 in this regard. ![]() This is still something comparatively rare on mid-range phones, let’s remember. One of the marquee updates this time around is the arrival of 5G. Battery life increase is down to hardware as well as software There’s another change to the hardware… MORE FROM FORBES Apple Watch Series 8: 2022 Release Will Be Unprecedented, Insider Says By David Phelan 3. Presumably, that’s to work efficiently with the A15 Bionic.Ī 33% increase in RAM is nothing to be sniffed at and while lots of Android phones have a lot more RAM, remember that Apple is fiendishly efficient in its memory management. Well, it now seems that the RAM has been updated, too, from 3GB on the 2020 model to 4GB today. Of course, we know about the new processor, but the received wisdom is that Apple changes the processor and nothing else. There are hardware updates beyond A15 Bionic ![]() ![]() ![]() And as a result, it only supports up to 12 people during group calls, which is way below than what Skype offers. The app also supports a low-light mode that improves video quality during dark scenarios. During calls, you can use portrait mode which blurs the rest of the scene behind you. It gives you a live video preview of the caller before answering the call. You can open that link on the browser and join the conversation without making an account. The attendees don’t even need the Skype app to attend the meeting. The company recently introduced the Meet Now feature, which allows you to create meetings and share the link with others. It’s perfect for explaining a topic to the participants. And to make it better, Skype allows you to blur the background, and even share the screen with others. The app supports up to 50 participants at the time in a group video call. Skype also supports live translation, which detects the language of the narrator and translates it live to the audience. You can also tap on the profile name, and schedule calls with date and time. Skype offers tons of features when it comes to video calling.įrom the chat screen, tap on the video button at the above and start video calling. The app pioneered in the video calling capabilities, and you can see the results in the execution. However, Skype is a step ahead for it offers a bunch of gradient themes for the chat threads. Skype and Google Duo support the dark theme. ![]() Swipe up to view more contacts and swipe down to send a message, note, or picture to a contact (more on that later). By default, it opens up the front camera and suggests contacts at the bottom. Skype takes you to the default home screen, which consists of chat threads like a normal IM app. You will see the prime purpose of Skype and Google Duo when you launch those apps respectively. The company does provide Google Duo on the web, but the experience is average at best.ĭownload Skype for Android User Interface Google Duo comes by default on all Android phones (that’s a huge advantage), and it’s also available on the iOS platform. ![]() Skype is natively available everywhere - iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Web, and even Linux. The comparison will cover UI, features, video calling features, cross-platform availability, group calling, and more. In this post, we shall compare Google Duo with Skype to figure out a suitable video calling app. Lately, Skype has been adding new features that favor the mobile users a lot. ![]() ![]() This mountain is NOT a marked location but I have highlighted it in red for you. This area of the world map is white so you can easily tell where it is. Look for the settlement called "Mother's Watch", head through the fort and venture south, leading up the path to the entrance of the mountain. Map Location - if you would like to try and reenter the maintain for yourself then the entrance is in the south eastern corner of the world map (near where you start the game). I CAN confirm that after leaving the mountain you can return after a couple of quests, or by leaving the area and saving so the spawns change. However, it won't be until you complete the quest "The Heart of the Nora" - by which time it will be the end of the game! Although some players said they could enter the mountain earlier, there was no proof so I decided to test for myself. I don't want to spoil the plot but as things progress you will be returning to this area in the future because many of the characters play a part in the story. ![]() I know many of you will have tried to return but the locked door has prevented you from entering? How to re-enter the mountain Originally, many people thought that the key to entering the mountain again was to wait a lot longer in the main story. Seeing how she literally just wakes up in this area, it's not obvious how you can return at a later time. One particular Power Cell is hidden in the middle of the "All Mother's Womb" quest which is an underground mountainous area that Aloy finds herself in after a rather tense moment with a rival tribe and an incident with Ros during the Proving. Each Power Cell is hidden in a particular area of the game, some open world in plain sight whilst others are slap bang in the middle of a mission. ![]() If you have read my other guide for all of the Power Cell locations you will no doubt have seen that there are 4-5 Power Cells to collect in the game before the Ancient Armory bunker can be opened and the invincibility armour can be unlocked. The Nora Protector armor, which comes in light, medium, heavy, and adept variants, is a great set of armor to keep Aloy protected during early gameplay. One particularly annoying feature of any open world game is missable items and in Horizon Zero Dawn there is one collectible that'll help you get the best armour in the game which is missable! So without spoiling the story in any capacity I will help you find your way back to the "Womb of the Mountain" quest area and claim the Power Cell item for the Ultra-Weave armour set. ![]() ![]() Otherwise I may end up making these videos from scratch and that's far from ideal to say the least - it's not a massive issue for these small edits but there's a long list of Final Cut videos that could come up for edits/updates anytime, and I can't keep moving onto Mac for the edits as it's one of the graphic designers PCs. I'm not sure if this is even possible - and I expect that if it is, I will need access to Final Cut on Mac - but I'm hoping there's some option here. Is there any way to convert the Final Cut files to something that can be used on Windows? Ideally, After Effects or Premiere Pro, as these are what I use daily, but I'll accept anything as long as it works really. I can get access to a Mac if need be but I'm not sure if it even has Final Cut on it (through, I'm sure we can get Final Cut installed if required). Thank you for downloading XtoCC for Mac from our software portal The version of the Mac program you are about to download is 1.2.40. Now, as Final Cut isn't avalible on Windows, this presents issues with opening the original Final Cut files. Download XtoCC 1.2.40 for free Mac Audio & Video Editors & Converters XtoCC Download Download XtoCC If your download is not starting, click here. Project X7 (also called XtoCC) translates Final Cut Pro X Library XML (fcpxml) and converts it for import into Adobe's Creative Cloud apps - Premiere Pro, Audition & After Effects - or other compatible applications. ![]() But it’s crucial with paid apps: think about not just what you want to do today, but what you might want to do in six months or a year too.I'm working on a Windows PC and have been asked to make a few small edits on some older videos which were originall created in Final Cut Pro on Mac. However, it’s also wise to choose an app that can grow as you become more experienced: for example, you might not be needing more advanced editing features today, but what about six months from now? This isn’t as important with free apps, although if you switch to another app, you may need to learn a whole new way of working. ![]() It’s often better to get an app with a simpler user interface so you can concentrate on learning how to use its features rather than trying to work out what all the buttons and panels are for. If you’re new to video editing, a pro-level program is likely to be very intimidating. There’s no point getting a Hollywood-grade movie production studio if you just want to edit your home movie of your best friend’s wedding similarly there’s no point going for a cheap and cheerful basic editor if you’re making a short film or promotional video. This app translates Final Cut Pro X Library XML (fcpxml) and converts it for import into Adobes Creative Cloud apps, Premiere Pro CS6, Final Cut Pro 6 or 7, or. It’s important to take that into consideration and to include subscription costs in your quote if you’re being asked to take on a project you’ll need to buy or subscribe to software for.Īlthough it’s not the end of the world if your preferred program doesn’t import or export in a specific format – there are lots of converters out there, many of them free – it’s an extra step in your workflow that you’d be better off without. Not all video editing software comes with a flat price: some of it is subscription-based, which on the one hand can save you money – you can subscribe until the project is finished and then unsubscribe – but can cost you a lot of cash if you’re going to be subscribing for a long period. And sadly, the answer to “can you use Final Cut Pro on Windows” is “no”, because Mac software doesn’t run on Windows: although there are lots of people searching online for how to install Final Cut Pro on Windows 10, you can’t install it on Windows let alone run it. Although it’s sometimes possible to run Windows programs on the Mac using third-party software, we wouldn’t recommend it for video, which suffers badly from performance issues in emulation software. The OS you intend to use will limit some of your choices, so for example, the Final Cut Pro video editor is only available for Mac computers, while many of the quick and simple video editors are for Microsoft Windows 10 only. ![]() There are five key things to consider when you’re thinking about choosing an alternative to Final Cut Pro. It’s rather intimidating for beginners, and it’s overkill for making the odd home video, but if you’re a video pro, this is a serious tool for serious work. Premiere Pro is essentially Photoshop® for video, a heavyweight app that’s perfectly at home in production environments for TV and film. There’s a stripped-down version for creating online videos called Premiere Rush that’s half the price. Premiere Pro is the big beast of PC video editing and probably the closest Final Cut Pro Windows equivalent, and unfortunately, that means it has a big price tag too: it’s only available as a monthly subscription of £19.97 (which works out as nearly £240 a year unless you qualify for an educational discount) or as part of a bigger and more expensive Creative Cloud all-apps subscription. Best for: Heavyweight projects in production environments ![]() ![]() The greatest setback for DaVinci Resolve is that it needs slightly more processing power, RAM and graphics card power to deliver optimal performance. The greatest advantage Adobe Premiere has over DaVinci Resolve is that it works seamlessly with other Adobe programs like After Effects, allowing you to add animations to your project. Both are also great for audio editing and support a wide array of plugins. As far as video editing capabilities go, both offer color correction, color grading and both programs let you place different effects. On the other hand, Adobe Premiere Pro requires a monthly subscription or an annual payment of $240. The greatest advantage DaVinci has over Adobe Premiere is that it offers a free edition that is well rounded enough for most users.įor professional video editing you would need DaVinci Studio which has a $299 price tag. Is DaVinci better than Adobe Premiere?ĭaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere Pro are both great options for video editing. As most video editing programs, DaVinci relies heavily on the CPU and GPU, especially on the latter when using OpenFX or noise reduction, for that reason the recommended specs start with a discrete GPU with at least 2 GB of VRAM, a minimum of 16GB RAM and an 8-core CPU. Can you use DaVinci Resolve on a budget PC?ĭaVinci Resolve can be quite intensive and demanding on your computer. ![]() DaVinci Resolve 18 is the world's only solution that combines professional 8K editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production all in one software tool! You can instantly move between editing, color, effects, and audio with a single click. ![]() ![]() ![]() Suppose we have a document with the word “sky” appearing 200 times and another document with the word “sky” appearing 50, the Euclidean distance between them will be higher but the angle will still be small because they are pointing to the same direction, which is what matters when we are comparing documents. Note that even if we had a vector pointing to a point far from another vector, they still could have an small angle and that is the central point on the use of Cosine Similarity, the measurement tends to ignore the higher term count on documents. Cosine Similarity will generate a metric that says how related are two documents by looking at the angle instead of magnitude, like in the examples below: The Cosine Similarity values for different documents, 1 (same direction), 0 (90 deg.), -1 (opposite directions). What we have to do to build the cosine similarity equation is to solve the equation of the dot product for the :Īnd that is it, this is the cosine similarity formula. This metric is a measurement of orientation and not magnitude, it can be seen as a comparison between documents on a normalized space because we’re not taking into the consideration only the magnitude of each word count (tf-idf) of each document, but the angle between the documents. The cosine similarity between two vectors (or two documents on the Vector Space) is a measure that calculates the cosine of the angle between them. It is also important to note that we are using 2D examples, but the most amazing fact about it is that we can also calculate angles and similarity between vectors in higher dimensional spaces, and that is why math let us see far than the obvious even when we can’t visualize or imagine what is the angle between two vectors with twelve dimensions for instance. Now you know that, when the dot product between two different vectors is zero, they are orthogonal to each other (they have an angle of 90 degrees), this is a very neat way to check the orthogonality of different vectors. There will be no adjacent side on the triangle, it will be equivalent to zero, the term will be zero and the resulting multiplication with the magnitude of the vector will also be zero. Now, what happens when the vector is orthogonal (with an angle of 90 degrees) to the vector like on the image below ? Two orthogonal vectors (with 90 degrees angle). So, what is the term ? This term is the projection of the vector into the vector as shown on the image below: The projection of the vector A into the vector B. Rearranging the equation to understand it better using the commutative property, we have: This is all very simple and easy to understand, but what is a dot product ? What is the intuitive idea behind it ? What does it mean to have a dot product of zero ? To understand it, we need to understand what is the geometric definition of the dot product: The first thing you probably noticed is that the result of a dot product between two vectors isn’t another vector but a single value, a scalar. See an example of a dot product for two vectors with 2 dimensions each (2D): Let’s begin with the definition of the dot product for two vectors: and, where and are the components of the vector (features of the document, or TF-IDF values for each word of the document in our example) and the is the dimension of the vectors:Īs you can see, the definition of the dot product is a simple multiplication of each component from the both vectors added together. So, on the previous tutorials we learned how a document can be modeled in the Vector Space, how the TF-IDF transformation works and how the TF-IDF is calculated, now what we are going to learn is how to use a well-known similarity measure (Cosine Similarity) to calculate the similarity between different documents. Unfortunately I had no time to fix the previous tutorials for the newer versions of the scikit-learn (sklearn) package nor to answer all the questions, but I hope to do that in a close future. ![]() * It has been a long time since I wrote the TF-IDF tutorial ( Part I and Part II) and as I promissed, here is the continuation of the tutorial. ![]() |
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