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True random fact6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() The biggest arms manufacturer in the world is Hasbro.There is a nerveless area of skin half the size of a playing card on the top of your foot.The first video ever uploaded to Youtube had to be taken down in 2016 for violating their Terms of Service.Courgette is actually the feminine noun of cucumber.The toenail of your little toe is called the ‘spungle’.The roller coaster was invented during the Hundred Years’ War as a way of launching supplies across rivers.By definition a snake’s body is a limb.Prince Phillip is widely credited with the invention of the party popper.The same molecule that makes chicken taste like chicken can also be found in ground up oyster shells.England’s biggest horticultural export is the fig.The gold in Tutankhamun’s tomb had been stolen from the tombs of other pharaohs.The first bird to ever use an Xbox controller was a Kea called Parau.I thought I’d get maybe 20 or so, have a bit of a laugh and enjoy making stuff up for a bit. There had been a string of “For every like this tweet gets I’ll say an unpopular opinion/something I like/a thing that has hair” tweets, and so I thought: why not? I posted this: So with that in mind, I decided to have some fun with the brain on Twitter. Fail to deliver your message correctly and the brain might not remember it, or worse, remember the opposite of what you said. My job involves taking complicated or broad concepts and making them accessible to a range of different audiences, all from different backgrounds, cultures, and demographics. Thom Adams explains why he posted more than 200 intriguing and false facts on the internet, and how he learned that he too has an idiot brain.Īs a science educator, my stock and trade is in truth. ![]()
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V ray sketchup 20206/29/2023 ![]() ![]() You also get access to Chaos Cloud, which allows you to render your 3D models straight in the cloud, freeing up your computer to do other work. Simply download the V-Ray installer through your Account Management Portal under “My Products” and start using it. It gives you unlimited use of V-Ray 5 for SketchUp on your CPU or GPU, V-Ray Vision, and Chaos Cosmos. Your SketchUp Studio subscription is Windows-only. Please note that you must use your Trimble ID sign-in credentials to download any content. This curated library is accessible directly in the V-Ray toolbar and allows you to search, download, and edit the 3D content. ![]() ![]() These render-ready components can be viewed as low-resolution polygons in the SketchUp viewport to help increase model performance, rasterized objects in V-Ray Vision, and high-resolution ray-traced objects in V-Ray 5 when you’re ready for the final output. Save time and modeling energy by taking advantage of V-Ray’s robust, web-based content library called Chaos Cosmos - full of high-quality, smart 3D content that you can download directly into your design ( think: people, vegetation, furniture, accessories, and lighting!). Once you’re done, capture screenshots and export animations and spherical panoramic images for virtual reality with the click of a button. With real-time rendering, you can quickly present ideas to clients, make edits on the fly, and remotely collaborate with your team - drastically shortening project timelines. Toggle, orbit, adjust lighting, and color-correct your models within seconds in the V-Ray Vision window while you work in SketchUp. Explore your SketchUp models in a game-like environment with instant rendering capabilities and alternative viewports via a live link with SketchUp. Don’t have time to wait around for a high-definition, photoreal render? V-Ray Vision has got you covered. ![]()
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Hollow man 20206/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Moss has something of a Jack Nicholson from The Shining about her her upturned eyebrow and smirk reminding me of any of the post-cabin-fever interactions between Jack and Wendy Torrance. Let’s start with what’s right… Elisabeth Moss holds the whole thing together, remove her and the film wouldn’t be as watchable. This is a marked improvement on the 2000 Kevin Bacon/Elisabeth Shue trash-fest The Hollow Man but with all the tech on show, this latest movie has more in common with the 2000 disappointment than the 1933 classic. ![]() This latest version tries to take the film back to its sci-fi horror roots although the 1933 James Whale picture was arguably also comedic in parts. ![]() Wells’ book on which this film is based but I have watched the 1933 Universal original. Cecilia suspects that Adrian has faked his death and is taunting her using his invention of invisibility.īefore I go on, I’ll point out that I haven’t read H.G. Adrian is a scientist-slash-inventor and owner of an optics company and when Cecilia is told that he’s committed suicide, she doesn’t believe it. The plot of this film is straightforward: victim of domestic abuse Cecilia Kass (played by Elisabeth Moss) escapes from her abuser Adrian Griffin (played by Oliver Jackson-Cohen). In a few decades time this movie will not be seen as a classic, firstly because it’s a remake, but more importantly because it contains lots of problems which under any kind of scrutiny become hard to ignore. The Invisible Man is not exactly Gaslight, it’s more accurately Sleeping With The Enemy meets The Entity a well constructed sci-fi horror thriller that keeps you chomping on your popcorn but if you view it more than once or watch it in any great detail it all starts to fall apart. Like his previous film Upgrade, the story here is paced well and the plot is intriguing, but Leigh falls short of creating a genuinely tense and enthralling thriller. Mainstream critics also talk about this movie being “Hitchcockian” but Leigh Whannell is no Brian De Palma (a genuine student of Alfred Hitchcock’s techniques). Sure, the central character is someone who isn’t believed but that’s a filmic trope dating back over a century. Look online and you’ll see that The Invisible Man is labelled as a #MeToo film by quite a few critics but it doesn’t feel like that to me. So forget what lazy critics are saying about Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man, surely there’s a difference between a purposely-made pro-female/anti-male piece of entertainment and something that fits somewhere between coincidence and appropriation of popular culture? Films like the recent Black Christmas remake and the upcoming Promising Young Woman are the genuine #MeToo movies, not only because of their focussed storyline but also because the message is at the forefront of each film. Unimaginative producers and bandwagonist critics may think any flick featuring a female protagonist and a male antagonist is automatically “political” but surely it’s a sexist concept to see every woman as a representative of their demographic rather than a well-written character or a talented actor? Just because a strong or a downtrodden woman is the focus of a film, it doesn’t necessarily make it an allegory of the times we live in. But this is easily forgivable given the fine craftsmanship in all other areas of The Invisible Man.By What Went Wrong Or Right With.? on FebruĪlthough it may have formed part of this film’s pitch and it might be one of the main reasons for putting this version into production, the latest iteration of The Invisible Man is not a so-called “Me Too” movie. ![]() The only real issues with the film reveal themselves as the story comes to a head, and certain details become just a little less air-tight. Not only does she give a concentrated, fully rounded performance, but her character is fascinatingly flawed and appealingly tough. The visual effects are inspired, and this is the first time in an Invisible Man movie that invisibility isn't created by chemicals. The movie's use of sound and music is also superb Benjamin Wallfisch's edgy, scraping score seems to come from everywhere at once. Whannell ( Insidious: Chapter 3, Upgrade) uses a wide-screen frame to brilliant effect, creating suspense with large, empty spaces and with red herrings, such as mannequins or creepy sculptures. Officially a remake of James Whale's classic 1933 Universal monster movie, this version of The Invisible Man retains the idea of the invisible person being murderously psychotic but combines it with paranoid, "falsely accused" touches right out of Alfred Hitchcock or Fritz Lang. Wells tale, writer-director Leigh Whannell has done just about everything right, delivering a tense, clever thriller with touches of both horror and sci-fi. ![]()
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Csi miami game6/29/2023 ![]() Keep in mind this type of game isn't dependent on graphic quality but eye candy always helps keep a game interesting.Įven though the game may be completed quicker then most, its price of $30 helps to overcome its main drawback. The graphics could have been much better as well and definitely won't impress as it's missing detail and is far from anything eye-popping. Even if you do get stuck, simply trying the various collection tools at your disposal will lead you to the next piece of evidence rather quickly. Most will easily finish the game with little difficulty as the linear style of the game makes the puzzles simple and require little thought to figure out. The problem is the game moves at an unreal rate and is extremely easy to get through. In addition, the interface used to move through crime scenes is amazingly intuitive, and although there are numerous tools to use and evidence to collect, it's easy to work with and it keeps the game moving along nicely. The story lines are also well designed and unfold in a manner that keeps you pushing forward until the case is solved. Unfortunately, CSI also fall into this category and although CSI does stay true to the TV series, a number of elements holds the game back from its true potential.ĬSI does produce an authentic CSI experience including the actual characters and their voices from the TV series. Transferring that success to a video game however has historically been a difficult challenge as many developers end up relying on the license to sell the game instead of the gameplay. Solving murders using various high tech and low tech methods, many watch faithfully each week as evidence is extracted from the most unlikely sources. The whole thing's about as free-roaming as a man in a straightjacket locked in a padded cell, and about as fast moving as a glacier.ĬSI has made quite a name for itself as a solid TV series taking crime scene investigators through different murder mysteries. Locations are bland and static -click on something to look at it, click on someone to talk to them. It's like a survival horror game stripped of everything bar the cut-scenes and puzzles. Interrogations are simply a matter of exhausting the supplied question options, and every shred of evidence has to be correctly inspected using the appropriate piece of equipment to find the next clue. Full marks for doing something different, but it doesn't hang together as an enthralling game experience. The 'evidence trinity' of suspect, victim and location is complete, you swoop in for the arrest. With your evidence safely zip-locked it's off to the morgue or labs for analysis, and once you've got what you need and ![]() Looking for fingerprints? Spray some Ninhydrin around the place. Notice a suspicious looking substance on the corpse's trousers? Take a swab. There's no action, and instead you visit locations to talk to suspects and gather evidence. Which initially leads to some interesting gaming. ![]() But when you're emulating TV's favourite forensic whodunit, what other choice have you got?ĬSI: Miami is a show where a bunch of struggling actors solve crimes across South Florida with a mixture of old-fashioned detective work and newfangled forensics. Thus, CBS canceled the show after Season 10.Sifting through a pile of puke with a pair of tweezers and then analysing the hair found therein by means of microscopy is not, under normal circumstances, the stuff of an enthralling game. But in CSI: Miami's case, the mix of poor ratings and growing expenses wasn't doable. With long-running shows that continue to bring in high ratings and revenue, it's often worth continuing to produce episodes. That's because the longer the series goes, the more contracts have to be signed, and pay renegotiations must be undertaken. Long-running shows tend to be more expensive to produce over their lifetimes. The rising cost of production certainly didn't help matters. RELATED: Why Agents of SHIELD Ended After Season 7 ![]() But as seasons went on, the ratings began to slip, indicating the crime drama was on its way out. That was a stark contrast to its usual spot in the top 10, where it reigned for its first four years. But, despite numerous awards and nominations, CBS ultimately canceled CSI: Miami due to a decline in ratings and the climbing cost of production.ĭuring its final season, CSI: Miami ranked Number 27 out of all broadcast TV series. In fact, at one point, it was named the World's Most Popular TV Show in a study of ratings across 20 countries. CSI: Miami was incredibly popular during its decade-long run. ![]()
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Mtg magic battery6/29/2023 ![]() While these shoulder buttons are touch-based, rather than relying on the actuation of a physical clicker, they quickly merged into muscle memory. With a 960Hz multi-finger touch sampling rate keeping your on-screen movements clean and precise, and a set of shoulder buttons sitting atop the device itself, inputs felt snappy and comfortable. The raw horsepower built into this monster is going to tear through anything you can throw at it. You're getting some incredibly powerful components in that Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, up to 18GB RAM, and 120Hz AMOLED display - which all converge to create a mobile gaming experience like no other. The Nubia RedMagic 7 Pro is an absolute beast of a gaming phone. Yes, you are making some smartphone sacrifices - the lack of wireless charging being the biggest here - however this is still an everyday device with the battery to back it up. We were particularly impressed by the shots we were able to take here. It's rare to find a gaming phone offering such top-line specs and performance while still carrying a decent set of lenses in its corner. That's where the camera of the Black Shark 5 Pro comes in.įrom the outstanding performance from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip to the split storage system, Xiaomi has positioned the Black Shark 5 Pro as an all-in-one powerhouse. Plus, for a device to truly be considered the best gaming phone overall it needs to function just as well as an actual smartphone as it does a gaming machine. It's no cheap device by any means, but there's little sense of inflated costs here. The price to performance ratio of the Black Shark 5 Pro is excellent. Yes, this device needs to be one of the most powerful models on the market, but it also needs to be within reach. Balancing the top spot for best gaming phone is tricky business. ![]() |