![]() ![]() Our Sr Audio Director is Andrew Marino and our Executive Producer is Eleanor Donovan.Learn more about your ad choices. to sue over?Links:Sonos sues Google for allegedly stealing smart speaker techSonos CEO will testify to lawmakers after suing GoogleGoogle countersues Sonos for patent infringementSonos sues Google for infringing five more wireless audio patentsA judge has ruled that Google infringed on Sonos’ patentsSonos says Google is blocking it from offering more than one voice assistant at onceTranscript: is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone and Jackie McDermott and it was edited by Callie Wright.The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. I wanted to understand how Patrick and Eddie decided to take the risk of a lawsuit here – Sonos claims Google actually infringes over 150 patents, so how did they pick. Sonos has long accused other tech giants of stealing its tech, but in 2019 it actually sued Google for patent infringement. Sonos recently won that lawsuit at the US International Trade Commission, which ruled that Google infringed all five patents Sonos brought to court. ![]() This week I sat down with Patrick Spence, the CEO of Sonos, and Eddie Lazarus, his Chief Legal Officer. I wanted both Patrick and Eddie on the show to talk about when a company like Sonos makes the decision to head to the courts and increasingly, Congress. Visit /adchoicesĮpisode Inside Sonos' decision to sue Google with CEO Patrick Spence and CLO Eddie Lazarus ![]() Seven million Raspberry Pi units were sold last year, and there’s talk of the company going public.Links:Raspberry PiThe business of finding a better job, with Career Karma CEO Ruben HarrisHow Artificial Intelligence is Helping Japanese Cucumber FarmersTranscript: is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone and Jackie McDermott and it was edited by Callie Wright.The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. And that’s the entire point: Eben told me the idea of the Raspberry Pi was to create a product that enticed kids into studying computer science at the University of Cambridge. They’re not heavily locked down, and using one requires learning how a computer actually works. They’re also some of the only readily available computers that are designed to be tinkered with. Today I’m talking to Eben Upton, the CEO of Raspberry Pi, a fascinating company that makes beloved tiny hackable computers that are extremely inexpensive. Visit /adchoicesĮpisode The future of computers is only $4 away, with Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton It was edited by Callie Wright.The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. ![]() David Cicilline on Apple's monopolistic app store feesInside Sonos' decision to sue Google - and how it wonAfter the porn ban, Tumblr users have ditched the platform as promisedThe Trauma Floor: The secret lives of Facebook moderators in AmericaVox Media adds The Coral ProjectTranscript: is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone and Jackie McDermott. Matt’s point of view is that the world is better off when the web is open and fun, and Automattic builds and acquires products that help that goal along.Links:Exclusive: Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on what’s next for TumblrVerizon is selling Tumblr to WordPress’ ownerAutomattic, owner of Tumblr and, buys podcast app Pocket CastsGutenbergTumblr ShopWhy Apple’s new privacy feature is such a big dealTaylor Swift's TumblrTumblr will ban all adult content on December 17thHow Tumblr Became Popular for Being ObsoleteBasecamp CTO David Heinemeier Hansson and Rep. AboutMatt Mullenweg is the CEO of Automattic, the company that owns, which he co-founded, and Tumblr, the irrepressible social network it acquired from the wreckage of AOL, Yahoo, and Verizon. ![]()
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Consider a trajectory $\left(x\_$.Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – January 6, 2021 **V-trace** is an off-policy actor-critic reinforcement learning algorithm that helps tackle the lag between when actions are generated by the actors and when the learner estimates the gradient. ![]() ![]() and of course Preston, Dogmeat and Codsworth ~can~ be sent to their starting locations since they are actual settlements. Some, like Strong, Cait, and possibly Curie would not want to go back to their starting points (although I don't see why Curie could not live in the populated areas of Vault 81). Nick, MacReady, and Piper, anyway, should be able to be sent to their original locations, I would think. It seems like I was able to send Nick back to his detective agency, but that's likely because I did not ever send him to a settlement (I had already maxed his affection and gotten his perk at the point he was no longer 'required' for the main quest). keep your chin up? Something might be happening under the hood. Might be a case of a bug, or that he was my follower for so damn long he hadn't been at Red Rocket in months, but all I can say is. Now, I don't know what caused that - it can't be a fix, because I also just 'cancelled' MacCreedy and Cait, and they ARE supposed to live at Red Rocket (any companions without commitments or attachments typically stay with me) - but it happened. When I went to Goodneighbour, LO AND BEHOLD THERE HE WAS, in the State House, hanging out with Fahrenheit. ![]() I can at least tolerate it, since Hancock and my SoSu are dating, yet still annoying.īUT recently, when I cancelled, the dialogue SAID he was returning to Red Rocket but he never showed up. ![]() I only fell into this trap with Hancock (I told him to stay there temporarily while I shifted Strong so he'd stop judging me while I moved my frames around) - I feel for those who accidentally collected Nick and Piper as well. , and after the typical 'just cancel' from people unfamiliar with the problem, it was determined there was none. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It gets a higher spot on this ranking list since it’s more versatile than the other Link Skills. It provides you better critical rate chance, boss damage, and HP & MP boost. Focus Spirit (Beast Tamer)įocus Spirit is a combination of a lot of other Link Skills. Since critical damage is the second last calculation to occur when assessing total damage, it’s more significant than base attack or boss damage buffs. Although it looks like it’s not enough, when we’re talking about total damage numbers in the tens of millions or more, it adds up quite a bit. The Judgment gives up to +4% crit damage. It’s the easiest way to stack, since all you have to do is walk around, and the damage buff is consistent and significant. The flow of Battle is also a stacking Link Skill that maxes out at +12% damage. It’s ranked higher since it is more reliable and a bigger buff than the Flow of Battle. However, instead of roaming around to stack it, you simply have to attack something. It’s a stacking Link Skill that caps out at +16% damage. Solus (Ark)Īrk’s Ecstasy is the same as Ilium’s Flow of Battle. You will want this Link Skill in your back pocket if you plan on fighting bosses. That difficulty goes away with this skill and provides you eight full seconds to rebuff and reposition yourself. In fighting bosses, you always have the risk of getting spawn killed, which is the best boss skill to have in these situations. After respawning from death, it gives up to 8 seconds of invincibility. The third place for MapleStory Link Skills goes to the Spirit of Freedom. ![]() It is no surprise that these two got the top spots because the damage is the most significant stat in MapleStory. Elementalism delivers a +10% Damage boost, while Wild Rage gives a +15% Damage boost. The best two Link Skills provide a similar stat boost, just with varying degrees. If you want to prioritize Wild Rage and Elementalism for your first two Link Skills, be sure to equip a Demon Avenger and Kanna to the required levels. Damage is the end-all-be-all stat in MapleStory, so a flat out percentage-based damage boost is terrific. Wild Rage gives +15% Damage, which is simply the best Link Skill in MapleStory. ![]() Use this MapleStory Link Skills guide to help prioritize which ones you might want to get first. Here are the MapleStory Link Skills ranked in order from best to worst for you to be guided.īear in mind that the Link Skills ranked lower aren’t necessarily “poor,” it only indicates that there are better skills compared to these skills. With so many different ones available in the game, you might be asking which Link Skills are the best and which ones you may want to obtain first. They are among the best ways to improve your characters’ damage, stats, and survivability for free.Īt one time, a character can receive up to 12 different Link Skills. You can use the skills in other characters you have in the same server when you level up Link Skills. You can only send a link skill buff to one other character at a time and last until you link it to another character. Link skills are buffs you can link to other characters within the same server of your account. Maplestory Link Skills can be unlocked at level 70, 120, and 210 (for some characters). ![]() ![]() ![]() It's a superbly versatile and powerful archive tool that may one day be standard in OS X.Ĭompatibility with OS X 10.9 Mavericks and its packages Updated graphics for Retina Display Converted to Objective-C ARC for greater efficiency and reliability Rewrite the helper tool code for greater security Made better use of concurrency for greatly improved performance Now uses Notification Center on Mac OS X 10.8 and higher Added support for Zip archives using Method 1 (Shrink) and Method 6 (Implode) Fixed a bug which could cause errors on loading some packages Fixed a rare crash which could occur while extracting files from some archives Fixed a bug which could cause some spurious buttons to appear when using VoiceOver Fixed a bug which could cause certain packages to fail to load Improved performance when installing a large number of files Fixed a bug which caused the Finder not to automatically reveal extracted files Other miscellaneous bug fixes ChangesĬompatibility with OS X 10.9 Mavericks and its packages Updated graphics for Retina Display Converted to Objective-C ARC for greater efficiency and reliability Rewrite the helper tool code for greater security Made better use of concurrency for greatly improved performance Now uses Notification Center on Mac OS X 10. There's very little to criticize in Pacifist. This is ideal if you've got a program installed that you have no idea how it got there. To this day, I feel confused when I go into Windows (XP or. As a final bonus, Pacifist can also find which installer installed which programs. so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Mac Office 2004 was included on my new Macbook Pro. ![]() zip archive without downloading the whole file. It can even open certain archives via HTTP, which is handy in case you want to download only one file from a large. For Macs running Mac OS X 10.4.11 through 10.6.7, or Macs running OS X. For Macs running OS X 10.6.8 through 10.7.5 on a 64-bit Intel (Core 2 or better) processor, download Pacifist 3.2.17 in zip or disk image format. Pacifist then checks to see whether all files are installed correctly and have the right permissions.Īlternatively, Pacifist could be handy if an installer isn't functioning correctly and you need to extract only those files that are essential. For Macs running OS X 10.8 through 10.10.2, download Pacifist 3.6.2 in zip or disk image format. SP2 in English (October 12 2010) is hard to find online Download Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Packs SP1 SP2 SP3 for Mac Office2008-1210UpdateEN. Simply open the package you're having problems with in Pacifist and click on the Verify button. is there a way to update microsoft office 2008 (for mac) to a 64-bit version i'm running mac OS mojave 10.14.2, getting warnings that the 32-bit version i'm using will not be supported. What is Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Packs SP1 SP2 SP3 These service packs must be installed in order the installer will not find anything to update if you try skipping ahead. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mixer( stand mixer/ hand mixer with the whisk attachment, or a hand whisk).Compared to butter having 80% of milk fat, cream cheese contains only 33%-45% milkfat so cream cheese adds lightness to a classic cream cheese frosting. Besides softened butter, cream cheese is the main ingredient and both are creamed with powdered sugar until light and fluffy then flavored with vanilla extract. What desserts go well with Cream Cheese Frosting?Ĭream cheese frosting is considered to be a lighter variant of buttercream frosting for decorating or filling baked goods.How to Make the Best Ever Cream Cheese Frosting.Learning how to make this recipe is a must for you Bold Bakers - spread it on classics like my Best-Ever Carrot Cake, 3 Layer Microwave Red Velvet Cake, Crazy Cupcakes ( Red Velvet Cupcakes), Red Velvet Donuts and the most recent Microwave Carrot Cake Bowl! Table of Contents IMPORTANT NOTE: This recipe was updated and improved on, to include definition, additional notes for ingredients and step-by-step instructions, and answers to the most frequently asked questions and Pro Chef Tips.Īdd a slather of it anywhere and I think you will agree it improves any cake, dessert or even breads like my Best-Ever Cinnamon Rolls. WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS RECIPE : My easy yet incredible Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is truly the king of all frostings because it has the best of both worlds! The perfectly salty taste from cream cheese, subtle sweetness from the sugar, and luscious creaminess from the butter make it the best recipe you’ll ever need and love! Please see my full disclosure for details. Let sit on the counter for about 30 minutes before serving.This post may contain affiliate links. When storing frosted desserts like cakes, cover and refrigerate for up to 4 days. (Try leftovers sandwiched between graham crackers and frozen like ice cream sandwiches. Freeze cream cheese frosting for up to 2 months. Let it soften on the counter 15-30 minutes before spreading. Refrigerate leftover cream cheese frosting in a tightly covered container for up to 1 week. If your kitchen is warmer, or your dessert has been out for a while, refrigerate it. If your kitchen is around 70☏, then you can leave desserts with cream cheese frosting sitting out for up to a day. Add more powdered sugar for a sweeter, thicker frosting.ĭo You Have to Refrigerate Cream Cheese Frosting? You can make the frosting with as little as 1 cup of powdered sugar, but the frosting will be thinner. Tweak the sugar level in this recipe to suit your tastes. Tightly cover or add to a piping bag and seal. You can also refrigerate the frosting to help it thicken a bit. It may require more powdered sugar than you'd think, so be patient. If the frosting is too thin for your liking, beat in powdered sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Cream cheese frosting is creamy and best suited for spreading with a spatula rather than detailed piping work. ![]() ![]() Although chemical brass cleaners are available on the market, it is more safe and eco-friendly to clean non-lacquered brass with natural ingredients, many of which you might already have at home. To clean a non-lacquered brass surface, you can choose oil-based ingredients. If your brass tarnishes easily and has no coating, it is non-lacquered. If you want to clean this tarnish, the lacquer coating will need to be removed, cleaned and polished, and then returned back to the surface of the brass (if you want to prolong the lacquer protection). If you polish and wash lacquered brass on a regular basis it should remain safe from tarnish.īut even lacquered brass can tarnish over years of exposure. Unlike copper items where you may want to remove the lacquer layer, it is better to keep it on your brass, as it prevents it from tarnishing. Most of the brass you might discover in your house is lacquered. It will be covered with other copper salts of various green and blue colours. Only after this stage will the colour change to green. ![]() Oxygen in the atmosphere oxidises brass and as a result a black oxide layer is formed on the surface. Before “greening”, the nit will turn black. The process of patina formation depends on many factors and progresses in several stages. For example, it will take five to 25 years for a green patina to form on the surface of a copper roofing sheet. All this diversity gives copper and its two main alloys, bronze and brass, the ability to survive under the influence of the external environment for a long period of time. There are many shades of natural brass patina, from green to olive, blue, earthy, red, and finally black. Patina, in Italian, means a range of various shades formed on the surface of brass and copper under the influence of atmospheric factors during natural or artificial aging (patination). Although brass is called the “eternal metal”, it can become darker from contact with water, which is called tarnishing. It can be yellow, golden, and even have a greenish tint. Depending on the percentage of additives, the alloy acquires different properties and colours. During its manufacture these two elements often have tin, lead, aluminum, nickel and manganese added. This is because its main elements are copper (over 50%) and zinc. You will not find brass deposits in nature. So, how do we take care of products made of copper, brass and bronze? Does Brass Tarnish? With constant contact with water, the brass surface becomes bluish-green. When interacting with air brass gradually darkens. ![]() But, like all metals, over time copper, brass and bronze fade and change colour. ![]() Copper sinks, brass hoods, bronze furnishings, copper fireplaces, and other products bring beauty and comfort to your home. ![]() ![]() For most consumers, it only happens 2-3 times in an entire lifetime. Real estate is closely tied to family, life experiences and represents a large financial commitment. Real Estate Is A Highly Personal And Complex Transaction Work schedules can be difficult to set because the agent must be available whenever it is convenient for their customers. Consumers may have unrealistic expectations as to what they can achieve. Others consumers are very open, direct and know what they want. Some consumers guard sharing their expectations until they feel at ease with an agent. There are timing issues that can often prevent or accelerate customers real estate decisions. The description above is the environment consumers, who may not know what they want or how to go about it, encounter when they come into the market. This system is called co-brokerage and functions through a multiple listing service organized by the brokerage firms in the area. In this highly competitive atmosphere fees are often shared with the competition, who ironically, are often the agents best source of business. There is no such thing as vacation pay or health benefits of any kind. Other expenses, like yard signs and advertising, are often shared expenses with the broker. Gasoline, business cards, MLS access, real estate board dues, education and more are all out of pocket costs. Agents fund their expenses while waiting for their first transaction to develop and close (which could be 3-6 months). What happens next? For starters, they are paid commissions only when a property sells. They are allowed on the street almost instantly. Once licensed, agents learn office procedures from the broker and mimic other agents, attend sales training or hire coaches about how to be successful in the field. Multitasking in right brain/left brain activities is one of the reasons a service lapse in the real estate process is so likely to occur. Under these circumstances, agents must perform well at every step in the process like a “Renaissance man”. It is the main reason most other industries segment job functions. Trying to master a wide variety of tasks is difficult for all of us to do. For example, preparing a home value opinion requires an analytical mind and sharp reasoning skills while taking a “floor time” call requires a quick wit and strong social skills. These tasks require a variety of different and competing skill sets.
![]() All the administration basics are firmly in place, including user management, server configuration and monitoring, database backup and recovery, as well as data migration.Similarly to the previous client, you get tools that help you build queries visually and design databases with ER diagrams of any complexity.Being compatible with macOS, Windows, and Linux, it includes a good selection of database design and administration tools that will definitely simplify your daily work. MySQL Workbench is probably the default, if not the ultimate GUI client for MySQL database developers, architects, and analysts. dbForge Studio for MySQL provides support for MySQL and MariaDB only however, you can separately get similar Studios for SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL databasesĭownload dbForge Studio for MySQL MySQL Workbench.Advanced functionality is only available in paid editions.You won’t be able to work with the Studio without getting CrossOver first however, the installation and configuration process is rather easy.Alternatively, you can use the Studio’s free Express Edition, which delivers the basic functionality.Free 30-day trial-quite enough to get acquainted with the vast capabilities of this IDE and see whether it is really what you need. ![]()
![]() ![]() They opened their first hot dog stand in New York City in 1990! They were giving out sample sizes of their bowls which had chicken, gyro, rice and 2 different sauces: their famous hot sauce and white sauce. The Halal Guys: A Chipotle style Middle Eastern restaurant. It’s pretty good since the goat cheese and fig jam balances the flavor out. It has caramelized onions, goat cheese and fig jam. They had 5 different samples available and we ended up getting the Satyre slider. I was so glad to have known that they now have a brick and mortar restaurant in Artesia, California!īurger Monster: The line for this one was actually pretty long. Firecracker was sweet and spicy traditional Korean fried chicken. I was so disappointed! However, we ran into them again at Crave Expo and this time I had to sample something! They were giving out their firecracker boneless chicken strips with a side of coleslaw. Mad Dumplings: They have a variety of dumplings and were giving out the pork belly longanisa dumpling which has sweet Filipino inspired sausage, and topped with a bit of pork belly and a slice of jalapeno.īelly Bombz: I first saw this at Foodie Con and missed it the next day. Street Churros: They gave out full size churros which had a perfect combination of sugar and cinammon. Norigami: They had samples of their sushi taco.Yes you heard right?! They used crispy lightly seasoned seaweed for the taco shell and then added spicy tuna and some sauces on top. ![]() Here are some honorable mentions that I loved!! For the VIP people who came at 11am till 1pm were able to get free snack samples of most vendors. They had a variety of foods, snacks, sweets and beverages on site. Crave Expo used to be more on the industry event but for the first time this year, they opened it to the public! Even in the gloomy rainy weather, it was a great outcome! I was lucky enough to get 2 VIP tickets for the Crave Expo this past Sunday February 19, 2017. What are your favorite cereals growing up? Would you try this? First of all, I love most things that taste like peanut butter and its healthy! Here’s to 2022 being healthier than the past years! If I had to choose a favorite, it would have to be Peanut Butter hands down. Fruity – of course we had to have a fruit flavored cereal! This reminds me of course Fruity Pebbles and Fruit Loops.Cocoa – it honestly reminded me of the many chocolate cereals we grew up on: Cocoa Puffs, Chocolate Cheerios and Chocolate Peebles.Frosted – this one reminded me of Frosted Flakes (theeeey’re GREEEEEAT) and Frosted Cheerios.Yes a bit less sweet, but that’s the beauty of it! Peanut Butter – remember when I mentioned that one of my favorite cereals growing up was Reese’s Puff? Well this was literally an exact reminder of my childhood memories.I ordered my variety pack from Amazon and here are the flavors that were included: ![]() Keto Friendly with only 4 grams of net carbs.High Protein with 13-14 grams of Proteins.Magic Spoon cereals bring back your child like cereals but in an adult way. Well ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce Magic Spoon to you all. Now that we’re older, I know we are all trying to reduce our sugar intake? Am I right? Not cut it all out but at least have less. I got a question for you all….On Saturday mornings, what was your favorite type of cereal? For me, it was Lucky Charms and Reeses Puffs. Happy Monday you guys! I hope you had a great weekend! It’s really starting to look like spring here in California, it’s been so pretty. ![]() |