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Piano prodigy baby sister murder2/20/2023 The two siblings shared a love of music and science, and Caroline worked as her brother’s assistant, providing technical support for the telescopes he built. As a young woman, she moved from her family’s home in Hanover to join her brother in England. But Herschel’s younger sister Caroline, born a dozen years after her brother, was also a seriously accomplished astronomer. Herschel also served as King George III’s official Court Astronomer, became president of the Royal Astronomical Society, and identified thousands of star clusters. The Print Collector via Getty ImagesĪstronomer Sir William Herschel gets the credit for discovering, in March 1781, that Uranus was in fact a planet and not a star, as other astronomers had thought. William Herschel was appointed court astronomer by King George III. Although some scholars dismiss Nannerl’s talent, others stress that her early interest (and success) in music deeply influenced and inspired her younger brother’s career. Still, Nannerl continued to compose music, and Mozart praised his sister’s work. Nannerl wrote down (or possibly collaborated on) her brother’s first symphony, but her father made her stop performing once she turned 18. Nannerl and her younger brother also toured together, wowing audiences with their harpsichord performances. Her technical skills earned her a reputation as a prodigy and one of the best pianists in Europe. Born in 1751, five years before her brother, Maria Anna Mozart (nicknamed Nannerl) played piano to audiences across Europe before she hit her teens. We remember musical wunderkind Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for his instantly recognizable symphonies and concertos, but his older sister paved the way for him to become one of history’s most famous classical composers. Left to right: Leopold Mozart his son, Wolfgang Amadeus and his daughter, Maria Anna Mozart. Louisa raised her niece until her own death eight years later, at which point Lulu went back to Europe to live with her father. The two sisters were so close that May named her baby daughter Louisa (nicknamed "Lulu"), and just before May died in 1879 (a month after childbirth), she told her husband to send baby Lulu to Louisa in Massachusetts. Abigail (who went by May) had shown vast artistic promise as a child and young adult, even covering the walls and window frames in the family home with sketches of people and animals, and Louisa used a portion of her new-found fortune to further May's training.Īfter studying art in Boston, London, Rome, and Paris, May lived in France and earned spots for her still life and oil paintings in the Paris Salon’s exhibitions. But Louisa’s youngest sister-the inspiration for Amy March in Little Women-was an accomplished artist in her own right. Louisa May Alcott is best known for her bestselling novel Little Women, which she based on her experience growing up with three sisters. Louisa May Alcott / Culture Club/Getty Images Before they died, the Brothers Grimm gave lectures and began work on a comprehensive German dictionary. Besides working together, Jacob also lived with Wilhelm and his wife, and Wilhelm named his first son Jacob. After gathering folk tales from books and committing oral stories to paper, the Brothers Grimm published collections of these stories, including Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and Rumpelstiltskin. Wilhelm worked as his brother’s library assistant, and because Napoleon had recently conquered much of Germany, the two brothers wanted to help their fellow Germans preserve their culture’s stories. Jacob went to work as his professor’s library assistant, and he later became the royal librarian for the new King of Westphalia, Jerome-Napoleon Bonaparte ( that Napoleon's younger brother). Their family struggled financially, but both brothers were able to study law at the University of Marburg. Born in modern-day Germany in 17, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were young boys when their father died. Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesĮven if you know nothing about the Brothers Grimm, you’ve no doubt read versions of the fairy tales and folk stories they compiled.
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Corel aftershot pro 3 adjust contrast2/20/2023 On Windows, go to Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Display > Calibrate Color. This free screen calibrator is better than nothing, but it's NOT a replacement for a dedicated color calibration device like the SpyderX Elite on Amazon. The trouble with this and many other tools is that it is quite subjective and inaccurate, but it might be a good option for photographers who don't want to spend a load of money on a color calibration device. Yep! Windows (the most recent versions) come with a monitor calibration tool built-in. Is there a free option for color calibration? You can easily calibrate the screen in just 3 minutes. It walks you through the process step-by-step and makes it extremely simple. I really like the free software that comes with the tool. The one I use is the “Elite” not the pro, but most people probably can get away just fine with the SpiderX Pro from Amazon. I personally use the Spyder color calibrator and it works VERY well. Color calibration tools often cost over $1,000, but this little piece of love does the job for MUCH less. No doubt, what you're looking for is the SpyderX Elite from DataColor on Amazon. What tool do you recommend for color calibration? However, the way that the color calibration tool that I personally use works, is that it simply saves a new color profile on your machine, so there is no need at all to adjust settings on the screen. It is possible that your monitor will be off enough and not have the necessary adjustments that it couldn't be properly calibrated. The way that I avoid this is to simply brighten my photos a TINY bit in Photoshop or Lightroom before posting on the web since I know most people will be viewing the photo on a brighter screen. Most people find that they like their screens pretty bright. So if I edit a photo on a calibrated device, it will likely show up a TINY BIT darker on uncalibrated monitors. Almost without exception, computer monitors are kept brighter than a calibrated screen. Why? Because computer monitor manufacturers strive to make their products reproduce colors properly, so by color calibrating, you'll be at neutral even if some screens are off one way and others are off another way. Their screens are most likely uncalibrated, but it is still important to calibrate. However, when you edit on a calibrated screen and then post your photo online, it does not mean that everyone else will see the photo properly. For printing, you can be sure that by calibrating your screen your photo will look very close to how it looked on your computer screen. No way! The purpose of calibration is to make sure that your eye sees the photo the same way on your screen as others will see it. There are many more important things to learn in photography than color calibration however, if you're more serious of a photographer and want to know that your photos look their best… then it's definitely time to calibrate! Is monitor calibration only for printing? Will it mess up my photos on the web? Put your mouse on this picture and click the pin it button to share this article on Pinterest! If you're just a hobbyist photographer who is learning the ropes, this probably isn't the biggest fish you have to fry. See the difference? Which side do you think is the color calibrated one? If your screen isn't calibrated, it can be hard to tell! Does everyone need to calibrate their monitor? Here's a photo I edited before and after color calibrating. We are careful to set the white balance properly in Photoshop or Lightroom, but what good does it do if your screen is not properly calibrated? Answer–none! The same is true for adjusting color saturation, brightness, and just about everything else. This is a serious problem for photographers. In fact, a screen even reproduces photos differently when it starts up compared to the way colors and brightnesses look after the monitor has been running for a while. Computer monitors do their best to reproduce colors and brightnesses correctly, but each one is slightly different.
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➜ Collaborations, R&D projects, acquisitions, and product launches of each Shipping Container Home Design Software player ➜ Comprehensive assessment of upstream starting materials, downstream demand, and present market landscape ➜ Shipping Container Home Design Software fragmentation on the basis of product type, end-use, and region What insights does the Shipping Container Home Design Software Market report provide to the readers? The Market experts have also highlighted the key factors that will help create opportunities for players and stabilize the overall market in the years to come. The study is done keeping in view the changes in aspects such as production, demand, consumption, and supply chain. The readers in the section will understand how the Shipping Container Home Design Software Market scenario changed across the globe during the pandemic and post-pandemic. ➛ Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa) ➛ South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, etc.) ➛ Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, and Southeast Asia) ➛ Europe (Germany, France, UK, Russia, and Italy) ➛ North America (United States, Canada, and Mexico) According to our researchers, even minor changes within the product profiles could result in huge disruptions to the above-mentioned factors. It illustrates the key factors that directly manipulate the Market, for instance, production strategies, development platforms, and product portfolio. The global Shipping Container Home Design Software Market research report details the ongoing market trends, development outlines, and several research methodologies. Regional Analysis of the Shipping Container Home Design Software Market: Addition or alteration to country, regional & segment scope.Īvail of customized purchase options to meet your exact research needs. North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africaįree report customization (equivalent up to 8 analysts working days) with purchase. Revenue Forecast, Company Ranking, Competitive Landscape, Growth Factors, and Trends Types, Applications, End-Users, and more. Revenue in USD million and CAGR from 2022 to 2029 Shipping Container Home Design Software Market Report Scope: Report Attribute Get | Discount On The Purchase Of This Report The specialists conjointly checked out the following business outlook.Ĭlick the link to get a Sample Copy of the Report: High-impact factors and rendering engines are studied within the Shipping Container Home Design Software market report back to facilitate reader’s perceive the development. additionally, the report contains restrictions and challenges which will fill in the method of players. this can facilitate user’s listen and build knowledgeable business-related choices. This market report Covers technical knowledge, analysis of producing facilities and analysis of stuff provided for the Shipping Container Home Design Software trade and conjointly explains that product has the very best penetration, its profit margins and market shares. The entire price chain and demanding downstream and upstream components ar examined during this report. This good study provides historical knowledge likewise as a forecast from 2022 to 2028. The Shipping Container Home Design Software sales market examines the big segments of the market GPS Bike Computers scale. This analysis study explores the worldwide market intimately, like industrial chain structures, stuff suppliers and producing. New Jersey, USA,- The Global “ Shipping Container Home Design Software Market” Report provides insights into the worldwide trade together with valuable facts and figures.
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Powershell ip scanner2/20/2023 Combine this with a switch to jack number/location map and you also get the approximate physical location of each device as well. The final result is a port-based map of the current targeted OUI with MAC, Last Known IPA, firmware version, model and SN#. combine step 3 output with step 4 output.Using EXCEL or NOTEPAD++ or another data/test utility - you To help with this, the following PowerShell script will provide a rudimentary analysis report on what ports of what IPs are currently open.Feed the CSV to a PowerShell script to retrieve – Crestron has Exp.filter step 2 output with step 1 output.Using EXCEL or NOTEPAD++ or another data/test utility - You.Exp. show mac-address-table at the CLI for IOS Cisco switch will return the list.The Script Scanns the IP Addresses and Resolves the Hostnames if Possible. Cisco has several ways of doing this depending on switch fabric Just Edit the Scope, in this case 192.168.0.Using the CLI or Utility gather the OUI to port information – You.But there is also the possibility to scan an entire subnet based on an IPv4 address withing the subnet and a the subnetmask/CIDR. Description This powerful asynchronus IPv4 network scanner for PowerShell allows you to scan every IPv4 range you want (172.16.1.47 to 172.16.2.5 would work). This should return the MAC and IP of each device found matching the OUI target Powerful asynchronus IPv4 network scanner for PowerShell.Using the MAC scanner Software of your selection do a targeted MAC scan for the desired OUI - You.To upgrade Advanced IP Scanner (Install). I could have got an IP scanner and then sorted the results for HP devices. To install Advanced IP Scanner (Install), run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell: >. Although there is a bit of complexity to each step based on the switch type (L2/元), the basic work flow is this. How to locate all the HP iLO (Insight Lights Out) management IP address son. The need to identify the Crestron devices on the network is a multi-step process involving several different tools A MAC scanner, Managed Switch utility software or CLI and PowerShell. This powerful asynchronus IP port scanner allows you to scan every port range you want (500 to 2600 would work). It is a useful audit tool, because there are lots of software and devices that setup web servers for management, but that do not necessarily inform about them. Note: OLH 1000368 - What are the Crestron OUI / MAC address prefixes? comments: This script scans a range of IP addresses for web servers listening to port 80.
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Credit card terminal for ipad2/20/2023 That would be killer.įor now, details about this new payment system for the iPhone are unknown, but Bloomberg has heard from sources that Apple plans to announce the feature this spring with the release of the iOS 15.4 update. Just imagine if Apple had its own POS system integrated with Apple Pay and built into an NFC-enabled iPad. Specifically speaking of the iPad, there are also very well built accessories to place it as a POS terminal in stores. The company has a great app that lets vendors use iOS devices to keep track of all their sales. Square, one of the most popular payment platforms, offers products that turn iPhone and iPad into POS (point-of-sale) terminals. The iPad’s large display would be perfect to serve not only as a payment terminal, but also as a complete system for vendors to register, manage, and sell their products – and there are already accessories that prove just that. But thinking long term, the iPad would be an even better device to function as a payment terminal. Of course, Apple wants to target small vendors who already have an iPhone so that they don’t have to buy another device. iPad with NFC could be the ultimate payment terminal. However, there’s another Apple device that would fit perfectly as a payment terminal. Since the iPhone is the only iOS device that features NFC (a short-distance communication protocol that enables contactless payments), it makes sense that the entire system would be built with the iPhone in mind. The feature is being developed based on resources from Mobeewave, a startup focused on mobile payments that was acquired by Apple in 2020 for $100 million. This would help small businesses accept credit card payments without having to buy external hardware from financial companies. The company would enable the NFC technology built into its smartphones to let users receive payments via contactless credit cards (which includes Apple Pay and other digital wallets). Now the company is reportedly working to enter the payment terminal market using the iPhone – but the iPad should also be part of that plan.Ī recent Bloomberg report claims that Apple has been exploring ways to turn the iPhone into a payment terminal. Since Apple Pay was introduced in 2014, the company has also launched a peer-to-peer payment platform and even its own credit card. With the ID TECH iMag Pro, merchants can accept credit card payments wherever they go.Apple has been investing in payment technologies for a long time. The ID TECH iMag Pro allows merchants to provide their customers with another acceptable method of payment, and with the capability to swipe credit cards, merchants can save money by avoiding costly card-not-present fees. With a guaranteed operating life of at least 100,000 card swipes, the iMag Pro offers exceptional card reading capabilities in a durable form factor. The iMag Pro utilizes ID TECH's proven MagStripe reading technology, providing bi-directional card reading of up to three tracks of information. NOTE: Not compatible with iPhone 5 or later nor iPad 4th generation or later. Use your mobile device to read a variety of magnetic stripes including credit cards, signature debit cards, gift cards, loyalty cards, drivers licenses, and ID badges. The ID TECH iMag Pro is a magnetic stripe reader for most Apple mobile devices: iPhones, iPods, and iPads. Card Swiping on your iPhone 3/3GS/4, iPod Touch, iPad 1/2/3
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Easy german grammar pdf2/20/2023 Was machen Sie gerne (What do you like to do) ? Was habt ihr gestern gemacht (What did you do yesterday) ? What’s the difference between “machen” and “tun”? Wir haben gestern viel gearbeitet (We worked a lot yesterday). Sie arbeiten von Montag bis Freitag (They work from Monday to Friday). Was trinkst du gern (What do you like to drink) ? Ich habe eine Tasse Kaffee getrunken (I drank a cup of coffee). Ich habe gestern ein neues Kleid gekauft (Yesterday I bought a new dress). Įr kauft Brot in der Bäckerei (He buys bread in the bakery). Wie heißt du (What is your name) ? Wir heißen Anna und Clara (We are Anna and Clara). heißen (hieß – hat geheißen) – to be called, to mean Wo wohnst du (Where do you live) ? Ich habe 2 Jahre in Deutschland gewohnt (I lived in Germany for 2 years). Sie ist mit dem Flugzeug nach Deutschland geflogen (She flew to Germany by plane). Meine Mutter fliegt nicht gerne (My mother doesn’t like flying). Ich bin nach Deutschland gereist (I traveled to Germany). Wann kommst du zurück (When are you coming back) ? Ich bin gestern um 22.00 Uhr gekommen (I came at 22.00 yesterday). Wir sind gestern ins Theater gegangen (We went to the theater yesterday). Some of them are also used in Simple Past in spoken German, so I included this form too. The following verbs have a regular conjugation pattern in the present tense and you can see the past participle form in the brackets. Möchten Sie etwas trinken (Would you like to drink something)? Ich möchte etwas fragen (I would like to ask something). möchten – to wish (this is a form of the verb mögen ) dürfen (durfte) – to be allowed, may, canĭarf ich auf dem Balkon grillen (May I have a barbecue on the balcony)? Hier darf man nicht rauchen (You are not allowed to smoke here). Was soll ich machen (What should I do)? Du sollst nicht lügen (You should not lie).Ĩ. Ich wollte das Buch zu Ende lesen (I wanted to finish the book).ħ. sollen (sollte) – to be supposed to, ought to, should Sie will dich nicht sehen (She doesn’t want to see you). Er musste gestern arbeiten (He had to work yesterday). Ich muss nach Hause gehen (I have to go home). Wir können am Samstag nicht kommen (We can’t come on Saturday). Ich will Schauspielerin werden (I want to become an actress). Sie ist Lehrerin geworden (She has become a teacher). ģ. werden (wurde – ist geworden) – to become, to getĪlles wird gut (Everything will be fine). Hast du Geschwister (Do you have siblings) ? Ich hatte keine Zeit (I had no time). Warst du schon in Deutschland (Have you been to Germany)? Sie war gestern nicht da (She was not there yesterday). Even though they have past participle form, they are mostly used in Simple Past tense when talking about past events. “Sein” and “haben” are used for Present Perfect and “werden” is used to create Future tense. More German vocabulary listsĪpart from their first meaning, “sein”, “haben” and “werden” are used as helping verbs to form different tenses. I always recommend Italki for learning German online because I taught German on this platform and used it as a student to learn English and Hindi and had a really good experience.Īt the bottom of the page, you will find the link to download this top 100 German verbs list in PDF so you can print it and work on it in your own time. If you are learning German by yourself and don’t have a teacher, try to find a language exchange partner or a tutor online. Try to speak German as much as possible from the very beginning. Good news – there are not so many of them, so try to learn them by heart. Also, remember that most German verbs use haben to form past tense, but there are some exceptions that use sein as a helping verb to form past tense. When you learn a new German verb, learn the past tense form also, as many verbs are irregular.These German verbs are confusing and difficult for many beginners to remember. Pay attention to stem-changing verbs and verbs with separable prefixes.If you live in a German-speaking country, just think about which verbs you use in your daily life and start with them. Go through the list and mark the verbs that are most important for you.*There are affiliate links on this page which means I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no extra cost for you.Ī few tips on how to work with this word list: In this list, you will find the 100 most used German verbs with sentence examples and past participle to form the past tense. When it comes to learning new vocabulary, it is a good idea to start by learning the most used German words first. It is important to be strategic when you are learning a new language.
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Download graphisoft archicad free2/20/2023 The Archicad-Solibri Connection add-on provides an instant quality check of your project. Model and edit 3D MEP systems and networks (ductwork, pipework, cable trays) and coordinate them within the Archicad Virtual Building. Bi-directional connection with Bluebeam Revu. Send Archicad project to Cinema 4D and take the advantage of its animation and rendering capabilities to create animation or professional images. Cinema 4D Exchange add-on for Archicad.Allows you to convert and import your 3D scene directly into Unreal Engine 4. Export a model created in Rhino, and then import it to Archicad. Rhinoceros‐GDL Converter add-ons: GSM‐LCF exporter for Rhino 5, Rhino LCF Observer add-on for Archicad.Rhinoceros Import/Export add-ons: Rhino Importer for Archicad, Rhino Exporter for Archicad.Includes several tools that allows you to connect Archicad with the modeling power of Rhino and Grasshopper: Rhino – Grasshopper – Archicad Toolset.A free add-in for Autodesk Revit that improves the IFC model-based and bi-directional data exchange between Archicad and Revit. IFC Model Exchange with Archicad for Revit.From Archicad 25, this add-on is part of the Archicad and doesn’t require additional plugin installation. Enables Archicad users to import RFA (Revit Families) as objects to hotlink, import and export RVT geometry (Revit projects) in and out of Archicad. Graphisoft developed the following add-ons to provide high level of integration: Coordination among architects and engineers becomes an easy and automated process. ArchiCAD introduces solutions that create a bridge between different BIM models. Modern architecture requires the cooperation of all participants in the design process, including architects, engineers, constructors… Architects play a central role in coordinating all aspects of their design with other disciplines during the entire process of project development. A modeling to rendering workflow is realized with the built in CineRender Engine developed by Maxon. Similarly to Revit, views, plans and sections are created automatically and upgrade with every change of the model.ĪrchiCAD is the 64-bit software which takes advantage of all processor cores. Conceived in the early 80’s, ArchiCAD was the first BIM software available for commercial use. Its simple and intuitive approach to BIM makes it the perfect tool for a fast and easy implementation. It is popular in Europe, while Autodesk Revit is a software of global scope (Europe – America). Archicad (formerly ArchiCAD) is a BIM software tool for Mac and Windows developed by the Hungarian company Graphisoft (now part of the Nemetschek Group).
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The first is a personal monthly budget planner template that allows you to compare your budgeted amounts versus actual spending. Spreadsheet123 offers several free family budget templates. There aren’t allowances for savings or other goals, however.Ĥ-6. This is a basic Excel budgeting template that sections for income (with sub-sections), and expenses. Even though wants you to use their online budgeting tool, they also offer a free home budget template for Excel. Another difference is that there many subcategories within each main section, such as different types of income, savings for investments, education, and emergencies, and expenses related to home, transportation, etc.ģ. This budgeting template also breaks down your income, expenses, and savings, but there is not a dashboard included. Smartsheet also has a free household expense budget template for Excel. You can input your income, expenses, and savings goals into the spreadsheet and view the dashboard that provides some high-level data about your spending and progress.Ģ. Smartsheet offers a free Excel family budget template that has areas to input data as well as several graphs. Whether you are new to budgeting or have done this in the past and want a simpler solution, a personal budgeting template can give you fast information about your finances.ġ. Having a family budget is the best way to help you track and manage your personal income, expenses, and savings. Here are 16 of the top free Excel family budget templates that cover a variety of ways to manage personal and family budgets. Using an Excel template is an excellent way to organize your finances, and most people are already familiar with this powerful software. This isn’t an effective budgeting tactic, and you’ll have to do the calculations manually, which invites error. Free Excel Family Budget Templatesįew people are crazy about the idea of keeping track of their dollars on cents on a piece of scratch paper. There are many benefits to keeping a budget with an Excel template. You can change percentages and other figures to help you better manage your money as you gain a better grasp of your financial situation.
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Spacechem hardest games2/19/2023 Hydrogen atoms only have a single electron in the outer shell and which can therefore only make a single bond each if you nudge together two hydrogen atoms that aren’t connected to your main molecule and they bond, you’re screwed because there’s usually no way to separate them. For example, if you accidentally bond your molecule together into something three atoms wide and you have to get it through a gap that’s only two atoms wide, you’re screwed. The first is that you don’t have any control over whether two atoms bond or not if they’re in adjacent squares and they each have a free electron they will bond together, and this is a hell of a restriction when combined with the clever level layouts. Sokobond’s challenge arises from two key elements. Your job is to use your control atom to connect up all the atoms on the level in such a way that none of them have free electrons left, thus constructing a stable molecule. Move the atom next to another atom that also has a free electron and the two will bond together, and the next time you move your control atom it’ll drag the bonded atom along with it. This atom will have one or more little circles orbiting around its outer edge, each or which represents a free electron in the atom’s outer shell. You start each level with control of a single atom, which can be moved around using the arrow keys. It is to Sokobond’s great credit (and to my great surprise) that it mostly succeeds.įirst, though, what is Sokobond? It’s a faux-science-y puzzler based around bonding together individual atoms to create molecules. It does mean, however, that Sokobond lives - or dies - on the strength of its level design, which needs to provide enough variety and complexity to compensate for those relatively simplistic mechanics. There has been an intentional decision to drastically limit the number of ways you can manipulate the various atoms as you try to construct a given molecule, making Sokobond a very simple game at heart. Sokobond is a much lighter puzzle game whose challenge arises from the restrictions it places on the player, and whose levels are often over in a matter of seconds if you spot the trick behind them early. SpaceChem was a comprehensive game that gave you the tools to build a freeform system that would produce the desired molecule and left you to get on with it, with each level sometimes taking multiple hours to figure out. Now, as it turned out that SpaceChem comparison isn’t that valid. This didn’t exactly augur well for Sokobond, but on the other hand its molecule-arranging gameplay did remind me of SpaceChem and SpaceChem was awesome, so I decided to give it a whirl. Co-opting of a science-y theme to make itself seem cleverer than it really is? Check. Use of the words “minimalist” and “elegant” – which too often turn out to be synonyms for “shallow” and “vapid” - to describe the game on its Steam store page? Check. Indie darling, with suspiciously high review scores from the usual suspects? Check. Sokobond is a puzzle game that tripped several of my alarm bells when I bought it.
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Soundbyte definition2/19/2023 People are either genuinely mistaken of the word’s intent, or they are well aware of the word’s scientific definition, but still use the nonscientific definition in an effort to spawn doubt. The common antecedents that result in this misuse of the word are manifested in either genuine ignorance, or disguised ignorance. One of the greatest misconceptions about evolution is embedded in the misuse of the word ‘theory’ in its application to science. Similarly, an opinion article recently condescended: Ken Miller just wrote a book titled, “Only a theory,” basically opposing people who use such an argument. Some people who oppose neo-Darwinian evolution are fond of calling evolution “only a theory” or “just a theory, but not a fact.” After using such a phrase, they are immediately scolded by Darwinists, who tell them that “a theory” is a “well-substantiated scientific explanation of some aspect of the natural world” and that evolution should be considered “both fact and theory.” In fact, a recent article in The Scientist suggests that, “public discontent with classical evolution as an inclusive theory stems partly from an intuitive appreciation of its limits.” (Eric Smith, “Before Darwin,” The Scientist, June 2008:32-38.) But in this highly nuanced debate, such Darwin-skeptics must avoid semantic land mines if they are to accurately, clearly, and effectively communicate their views. Many members of the general public who are skeptics of Darwinian evolution are intelligent people with a decent understanding of some of the scientific weaknesses with neo-Darwinian evolution. Is “Evolution” a “Theory” or “Fact” or Is This Just a Trivial Game of Semantics? Casey Luskin JIntelligent Design Noninteractive Services are generally defined as those in which the user experience mimics a radio broadcast.Share Facebook Twitter Print arroba Email Noninteractive services are generally defined as those in which the user experience mimics a radio broadcast.Ī statutory license makes it easy for webcasters and other digital music providers to pay for the noninteractive sound recordings they use to operate their businesses that reach listeners in the United States. Instead, a noninteractive digital music service can elect to use the statutory licenses. A statutory license makes it easy for webcasters and other digital music providers to pay for the sound recordings they use to operate their business, so they do not need to negotiate a deal with every individual rights owner. When sound recordings are played on certain digital services such as satellite, Internet, and cable TV radio, or streamed as background music in some restaurants and stores, the recording artist and rights owner – which may be a label or independent artist who owns his or her own masters – earns royalties. |