![]() This meant to be only a short-term solution. The nice thing about using Typekit is that the font automatically syncs to all your Creative Cloud. ![]() Most of the scripts now have an OpenSource license, so that you alter them as you like. The special text was chosen in order to permit all known older OpenType fonts which have contextual substitution layout rules to keep working under future revisions of Adobe programs. Adobe Typekit is a font library for Creative Cloud that includes both free and paid options. Note! Although the FDK directory tree contains a number of Python scripts, none of them can be used by double-clicking on them they can only be successfully called from the command-line. The AFDKO also contains useful technical documentation and some of the source material required to produce OpenType fonts, as well as instructions on how to create and structure this source material for your own font production work. If you’ve been using this font, you should have it installed on your computer already. From here, you’ll be able to select your font from your computer. Select Upload A Font in the lower right-hand side of the page. These command-line programs that will allow you to build an OpenType font from an existing font, verify the contents of the font, and proof the font on screen or on paper. Click on BRAND KIT, located on the left-hand side of the page. Open Fashion support auto layout, variant components and free font. ![]() This release of the Adobe Font Development Kit for OpenType (AFDKO) contains the set of tools used by the Adobe Type Department to make OpenType fonts. Free UI Kit with elegant and modern style will help you to quickly create your own. Adobe Fonts is a popular font service, hosting typefaces from both large foundries and independent type designers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Self promotion of music, playlists, services, products. If you have questions about this rule, or message the moderators. None of these things are good, so consider messaging the mods before actually posting about projects like those discussed above.īe specific, concise, and polite when requesting music. Publicizing the work being done behind the scene can often jeopardize the project or put those doing the work in legal danger if they are not very careful. Some things are often best kept under wraps, such as siterips of major music sites. Talk to moderators before posting about projects. Content in this style must either have a longer text post/comment attached to it discussing the collection in some depth or be substantial in some other way. Content that solely positions itself to show off large amounts of content do not contribute to the conversation revolving around collecting music and auxiliary parts of music. Content revolving around this topic will be removed.Īvoid posting simply to brag about the size of your music collection. This is not the place for requesting invitations to music trackers. It will not be tolerated.ĭo not request or offer invites to trackers or other private music sharing sites. Do not harass other members of this community for their music or access to their files, or request access to files in a way that comes across as entitled. Users frequently choose to generously share music through various outlets. Read the Rulesĭo not beg for access to music or make demands regarding requests. ![]() Make sure to check out the wiki for more info. Whatever your persuasion, if you hold an interest in anything relating to the above-then you'll fit right in! Others just wish to learn about music formatting, organizing and pirating. Some collect purely for rare and obscure music, to preserve pieces which might otherwise be lost in time. Some hoard music because they believe that the internet will not remain free and open in the foreseeable future. ![]() We are a group of people engaged in collecting as much digital music as possible. On the other way, if you want to update your files according to the metadata you edited on Ampache, you can enable write_id3 but be careful about this feature as it write on your files at each metadata change (better to do a test with a small mp3 set first).Home of the compulsive music collectors who are looking to expand, archive or organize their music library. ![]() You just have to update your catalog once your files updated with correct id3 metadata. ).Īmpache is using the folder structure as a fallback if your metadata doesn't contains enough information (or if you disabled id3 in the metadata plugin list). Having the possibility to publish metadata from Ampache to Musicbrainz would be awesome, but that's a lot of extra work just for publishing and I'm not even sure this is possible through their API ( only talks about a limited set of data you can push like rating. Moreover everybody is using the default Musicbraine server and almost never setup a custom mirror. I was thinking about emulating musicbrainz api to be considered as a Musicbrainz server but this doesn't make much sens as a musicbrainz server should normally contains the complete database. I hate to say it, but it would almost be better if support for wav files was just dropped outright, then a person would not try to do something that is basically not easily possible. Might as well skip that step and just convert them straight to 160-192kb mp3 and be done with it. One of those file types is basically useless for anything except archiving, and the other still needs to be transcoded to stream. It would also reduce a lot of issues with transcoding difficulties.įor converting, it really doesn't make much sense to convert lossless wav to lossless FLAC just to maintain two lossless file sets which could double terrabytes worth of data storage. It would save a lot of trouble and a lot of questions for support if this were out there, somewhere. I have deleted and reinstalled my catalog at least six times now, which is weeks worth of work. If I had known when I started ripping 500-600 cds that wav files were nearly useless in any other database except a Microsoft Windows Media Player database, and I would need to convert them to mp3 to use them effectively, I probably would have not wasted my time with Ampache until I had converted my music file system in an Ampache/Musicbrainz friendly format. I think a lot more people would be a lot less intimidated out of using musicbrainz, ampache, etc., if there was a clear explanation (a FAQ, for instance) that spelled out what you needed to do in advance to prepare your music for inclusion in a database of this kind. ![]() ![]() ![]() We allow sign-up with GitHub and provide documentation on many Perl programming topics such as using Perl with html, xml, Perl scripts, subroutines, and more in our community forum. With ActiveState, you can install the Perl interpreter plus modules and the State Tool directly on the command line, or you can use our Windows executable or MSI installer for ActivePerl 5.28. 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The Windows EXE installer will suggest the following default directories to keep them separate: Side-by-Side 圆4 and x86 Installation: On 64 bit operating systems which support 32 bit compatibility, both x86 and 圆4 versions of ActivePerl can be installed on the same system as long as they are installed in separate directories.PPM packages are not supported for ActivePerl 5.26 and higher. In particular, do not attempt to use extensions or PPM packages built for an older series builds with ActivePerl 2600 series builds. Binary Incompatibility: ActivePerl 2000 series builds (Perl 5.26) are not binary-compatible with the 2400 (Perl 5.24), and older series builds.The fourth number is the ActivePerl build number, which may be followed by a fifth number that specifies a modified build for ActivePerl Enterprise. Version Numbers: The first three numbers of an ActivePerl release correspond to the core Perl version.Until ActiveState fully rolls out its new solution, you can (as always) use CPAN to install any additional modules you require into your ActivePerl runtime.įor more information, read the blog post. That doesn’t mean that you’re out in the cold when it comes to installing Perl modules. As a result, starting with ActivePerl 5.28, PPM modules are no longer available. While PPM has been included in all versions of ActivePerl up to and including version 5.26, the number of modules with which it worked has steadily declined. NOTE: PPM is being phased out as ActiveState moves forward with a new and improved solution for Perl package management across all platforms. 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It was perfect for our stay in late October. ![]() There was a small store at the Galloway Road turnoffĬomments: This is a Popular NW Oregon Campsites OHV area with campground, dune and beach access. Weather I experienced: Sun/Rain (passing storms)Īvailable Services Noted: Tillamook is approximately 15+ miles NE with all services. How I found This Camp: using Rand McNally Road atlas and Siuslaw National Forest Website When you're on the correct road the campground entrance will be on your right. Go back approximately 1/4 mile to the campground turnoff. If you miss it you will quickly come to a parking lot for the dunes area on your right. Turn right/west on Galloway road just south of the Sandlake Grocery.įollow that for a little over two miles. Pass the Cape Lookout turn off and continue on Sandlake Rd. Approximately 10.5 miles turn right/West onto Sandlake Rd. Boondocking Adventures Further North in Oregon Heading back to Eugene, Oregon on Highway 126, you have to see the rhododendron gardens in the spring. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48. From the Eastern Sierra Visitor Center, you’ll be able to see Mt. Rig Size Limitations: This is an OHV area so plenty of sites are sized to accept most Toy HaulersĬell Signal: we had weak/intermittent cell signal when we visited Oct '10ĭirections: Take Hwy 101/Pacific Coast Hwy. 6 Best Spots for Awesome Boondocking in California Alabama Hills Recreation Area GPS: 36.53754444, -118.1087469 Alabama Hills Recreation Area is between the Sierra Nevada and the Inyo Mountains. 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Just south of Manzanita, Nehalem Bay State Park is perched on a 4-mile sand spit in a stand of shore pines. Directions Nearby Located at the beginning of a four-mile sand spit that separates the Pacific Ocean and Nehalem Bay. ![]() ![]() ![]() In other words, the branch was being read as a NOP and got stuck running the wrong code until the game would crash. Preliminary PSX support has been added! Go try them out yourself, though do note that the PSX backward compatibility is still in its infant state and needs lots of work to be done before it reaches a perfect state.ĭropship United Peace Force went from not being able to get into main menu to being playable!Īs it turns out, our VU branching subroutines had a longstanding bug which failed to account for a branch delay slot inside of another branch delay slot (this is as stupid as it sounds). This section covers games which went from not rendering anything to being playable, these issues are the most straight forward to fix, we debug these issues by monitoring all the abnormal activities occurring in the core leading to the game to crash and a solution is worked on to correct that behavior. You can either run it directly from the disc or create an ISO image of your disc with a program like IMGburn for faster reads. Insert your PS2 game CD/DVD in your DVD rom.For a detailed description of every single option you can always refer to the full guide. For beginners the Configuration Guide video and the Quick Start configuration guide should help you. Visit the tools section to find out how to do this. This is not included with PCSX2 since it is a Sony copyright so you have to get it from your console. Get the BIOS file from your Playstation 2 console. ![]() Download the version suited for you from our Downloads Section (for beginners, the full installer of the latest stable release is recommended).Ability to record in full HD with the built-in video recorder (F12 using the GSdx plugin).Increase or decrease the game speed by using the built-in frame-limiter for fast grinding or passing hard spots by slowing them down.Use any controller (PS3,Xbox360 etc) that works on Windows, keyboards and mice.Easy cheating using our pnach patching system. ![]() ![]() ![]() destructibledef and destructiblepiece filesġ1/20/08 - CoD:WaW Mod Tools 1.ambient, attack, and sprint Zombie sound effects.code_post_gfx_mp, flamethrower, vehicle, and water CSV files.asset_manager, AssetViewer, cod2map, cod2rad, CoDWaWRadiant, converter, EffectsEd3, Launcher, linker_pc, MODSound, and ShaderCompiler executibles.įPSAdmin The Patches Scrolls Local copy Modtools Patch 1.1ġ/23/09 - Mod Tools 1.1 Package Released! (requires full install package below) Files Added:.DLC weapons, vision, ui_mp, maps, collmaps, and animtrees files.DLC materials and material_properties files.DLC xmodel, xmodelparts, and xmodelsurfs files.destructibledef and destructiblepiece files.ambient, attack, behind, crawl, death, elec, laugh, n/sprint, sprint, and taunt Zombie sound effects.code_post_gfx_mp, flamethrower, mp_vehicle_fx, nazi_zombie_asylum, vehicles_drivable_mp, water, and zombiemode CSV files.Launching "mp_usermaps" in the /mods directory no longer causes clients to be kicked when joining the host's game. Converter's "ERROR: dll version number does not match converter version" error has been resolved. Custom models no longer crash the lighting process in Launcher.exe when compiling a map that contains a custom model. This 1.2 update also includes the files from the "CoDWaW - Mod Tools Package 1.1" download that was released in January.In the case of duplicate files in both /usermaps and /mods folders, the files in /usermaps will take priority. Patch 1.4 recognizes IWD's in the /usermaps folder.It is recommended that you convert and recompile all mods and custom maps to ensure compatibility with CoD:WaW patch 1.4.This Mod Tools update requires CoD:WaW patch 1.4 FXs files used in Verruckt, Kneedeep, Nachtfeuer, and Subway.Ĭall of Duty: World at War ModTools Patch 1.2.Click "Yes to All" for this operation and any subsequent ones. Again, the default location is 'C:Program FilesActivisionCall of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare'. You will be asked if it is okay to overwrite folders and files. 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(requires v1.2.1 first) Added/Updated Files.DLC3 materials and material_properties files.DLC3 xmodel, xmodelparts, and xmodelsurfs files.If you're trying to debug or launch the application from Visual Studio you'll need to create a file called steam_appid.txt with the number 455130 in the same folder of the exe.09/18/09 - Mod Tools v1.4 Update Released! (requires v1.3 first) Added/Updated Files Use the 'Release External' configuration to compile, as this matches the standard Qt DLL names. Note that the version of the Steam SDK that you use must match the DLL in game\bin (currently 1.37) or you'll get errors when trying to run. ![]() You'll need to change the compiler and linker search paths to where you have the Qt and Steam SDK installed. The plugin is not needed to compile the Launcher. Please use the 'change Qt version' feature and choose a valid Qt version for this platform", just select your Qt version from the Qt Project Settings Dialog. If you have the Qt VS Plugin installed you may get a message saying "There's no Qt Version assigned to this project for platform 圆4. Openning the project with a different version of VS may display a prompt to upgrade, this is ok and shouldn't cause any problems. We use VS 2012 to compile but newer versions should work too, even though we don't provide a Qt Creator project it should still be possible to use it if you create your own project. You'll need the Qt and Steam SDK installed. It's licensed under the Apache 2.0 License, a copy of which is included in the LICENSE file. ![]() This is the Launcher App used by the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Mod Tools. ![]() ![]() ![]() Check with your doctor if you have questions about how to read your BMI. On the other hand, it may underestimate the body fat in older folks or others who have lost muscle mass for some reason (it assumes a certain percentage of your weight to be muscle mass, and if you have lost that muscle, but still carry the weight, it will underestimate your body fat). If you are an athlete or have a muscular build, it may overestimate your body fat (it assumes the extra muscle weight to be body fat). US units: BMI weight (lb) height in inches squared 703. Limitations on BMI Usageįor most folks, BMI provides a useful guage of their healthy weight, but it does have some limitations. BMI Calculator is an online tool that is widely used as a weight and height to estimate. The higher your BMI, the higher your risk for certain diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, and certain cancers. BMI is an estimate of your body fat based on your weight and height and how that compares to "average" people. It is calculated from your height and weight (actually by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters). But many experts agree that women with ratios of 0.8 or lower and men with ratios of 1 or lower are in good shape.Įnter your weight and height in Metric (or English) systems then click on the "Calculate" button.BMI or Body Mass Index is a useful measurement to help determine if you are overweight or obese. The lowest healthy ratio is not yet known. Divide your weight (lb) by your height (in). ![]() Waist-Hip Ratio: Divide your waist size at its smallest by your hip size at its largest and you get a key to how much fat is stored in the abdomen, where it raises the risk of heart disease. If you need to convert between units of weight, use our kilos and pounds converter. Therefore, one must reflects on other fat distribution different from that indicated by weight and height. The healthy weight range indicated by the BMI is on average 38 pounds. 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A BMI between 18.5 and 25 kg/m indicates a normal weight. They are not exact ranges of healthy and unhealthy weights. BMI stands for Body Mass Index This is a numerical value of your weight in relation to your height. BMI Table You can also determine your BMI using the table below. The BMI ranges for adults are shown in the table. This BMI calculator will give your estimated number. To get your approximate BMI using English system, multiply your weight in pounds by 703, then divide the result by your height in inches, and divide that result by your height in inches a second time, i.e. (You can convert from stones and pounds to kilos here.) The. If the BMI calculator finds you are more than the ideal weight, losing just a few pounds is a great start, and can improve your health and help to lower your. A BMI Metric Calculator uses a weight-to-height ratio (BMI = kg/m 2) and assigns a number to the result. BMI is a number generated by dividing your weight in kilograms by your height in metres squared. Benefits of a Higher BMI in Seniors Several studies have found that being underweight at age 65 was linked to poor health and shorter life expectancy. ![]() If you don't know your BMI, you can use the following BMI calculator to find out. One of oldest and still most popular applications of regression analysis is modeling Human Ideal Weight by means of Body Mass Index (BMI).īody Mass Index or BMI is the standardized method for determining whether your body weight and the amount of body fat you have are in a healthy range. BMI is calculated by dividing your weight in kilograms by your height in meters squared. ![]() ![]() Also, if any batteries or chargers out there are high performers and we neglected to mention them, please talk about them in the commenting section. Please give us your input if you are a fan of what we think are the best 21700 batteries. Cells like the MXJO are some of the most inexpensive batteries on the market. These batteries are expensive, but there are cheaper options if the shopper looks hard enough. The best ones to get are Golisi and Samsung in terms of economy and performance. There are a lot of good brands available, and using them will allow for more vaping time than one would get from a 18650. Lithium-ion 21700 batteries are worth purchasing over cells like the 18650. Frequently Asked Questions About the Best 21700 BatteriesĮventually, the battery life will decrease to such an extent that charging it is no longer feasible. Others are fine with using lower-priced batteries because they are on a budget or do not want to spend much money on cells when they plan on vaping on low to medium wattage levels.Īll these batteries were excellent and will benefit vapers of all types.Īll these batteries were excellent and will benefit vapers of all types. Some people want high-end batteries that can work for over a day on high wattages. Everyone is looking for something different. Which Are the Best 21700 Batteries for Vaping?ĭeciding on the best 21700 batteries is difficult because “best” is highly subjective. Another advantage over integrated batteries is that they can be replaced when no longer able to hold a charge. the 18650 battery is that they last longer than 18650s or integrated batteries when used at high wattages. What Are the Advantages of 21700 Batteries? But the 20700s and 21700s are also starting to make inroads since they can hold much power and last longer. 18650 batteries were, and still are, the most popular type of battery for vaping devices. And the cell’s size correlates to its capacity, meaning the bigger the cell, the more power it can hold and output. ![]() The different numbers represent each cell’s measurements (18mm x 65mm, 26mm x 65mm, etc.). The main differences between all these cells are their size and capacity. ![]() What are the Differences Between All Vape Batteries? 21700 batteries also come with features like silicone chips and flat-top designs for protection against shorts, over-charging and overheating. They can vary depending on the brand and manufacturer. The capacities for these much larger batteries still run anywhere from 3000mAh to 5000mAh. The nominal voltage range of most 21700 batteries runs between 3.2V and 3.7V. The cell can be found in high-wattage vaping devices and in everything from e-bikes and scooters to laptops, flashlights, and many different electronic devices. This cell is one of the largest lithium-ion batteries on the market today. This is the ultimate mod for anyone looking to get into squonking or loves a fine tuned squonking system.A 21700 battery is defined as a cell that measures 21mm in diameter and 71mm in length. With the waterproof PCBA design, this allows the device to be easily cleaned without worrying about endangering the control board.Įquipped with a leakproof squonking system, the squeeze bottle fits directly underneath the 510 connection, and can be filled by unthreading the cap at the base of the device. Constructed from durable nylon, the PULSE V2 is ultra lightweight. The CDR of 30A is the highest true rating among all lithium ion 18650 batteries and it has tested to maintain a low running temperature at up to 40A CDR. The PULSE V2 Mod delivers a 95W max output from either a single 18650, 20700 or 21700 battery. Powered by a single high-amp battery and featuring a waterproof design, temperature control module and a leakproof squonk system. Culminating the best assets of previous version while incorporating the same waterproof technology from the Swell Mod. ![]() The Vandy Vape PULSE V2 Mod is the latest addition to the Pulse line up. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some products have multiple barcodes or barcodes that don’t scan properly. “If you had a retail store where 50% of transactions were through self checkout, losses would be 77% higher” than average, according to Adrian Beck, an emeritus professor at the University of Leicester in the UK who studies retail losses.Ĭustomers make honest errors as well as intentionally steal at self-checkout machines. In the biggest headache for store owners, self-checkout leads to more losses due to error or theft than traditional cashiers. Self-checkout, Andrews added, “delivers none of what it promises.” John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe/Getty ImagesĪlthough self-checkout counters eliminated some of the tasks of traditional cashiers, they still needed to be staffed and created a need for higher wage IT jobs, he said. Stores have challenges with self-checkout, including higher levels of theft. Retailers found that self-checkout stations were not autonomous and required regular maintenance and supervision, said Christopher Andrews, a sociologist at Drew University and author of “The Overworked Consumer: Self-Checkouts, Supermarkets and the Do-It-Yourself Economy.” ![]() The move to self-checkout has created unintended consequences for stores as well. ![]() “Self-checkout lines get clogged as the customers needed to wait for store staff to assist with problems with bar codes, coupons, payment problems and other issues that invariably arise with many transactions,” grocery chain Big Y said in 2011 when it removed its machines. (COST), Albertsons and others, to pull out the self-checkout machines they had installed in the mid-2000s. The mixed response led some grocery chains, including Costco ![]() “From the get go, customers detested them.”Ī 2003 Nielsen survey found that 52% of shoppers considered self checkout lanes to be “okay,” while 16% said they were “frustrating.” Thirty-two percent of shoppers called them “great.” “The rationale was economics based, and not focused on the customer,” Charlebois said. Walmart first tested self-checkout in the late 1990s. Only in the early 2000s did the trend pick up more widely at supermarkets, which were looking to cut costs during the 2001 recession and faced stiff competition from emergent superstores and warehouse clubs. Many customers balked at having to do more work in exchange for benefits that weren’t entirely clear. The technology was heralded as a “revolution in the supermarket.” Shoppers “turn into their own grocery clerks as automated checkout machines shorten those long lines of carts and reduce markets’ personnel costs,” the Los Angeles Times said in 1987 review.īut self-checkout did not revolutionize the grocery store. Customers then took them to a central cashier area to pay. An employee at the other end of the belt bagged the groceries. The first modern self-checkout system, which was patented by Florida company CheckRobot and installed at several Kroger stores, would be almost unrecognizable to shoppers today.Ĭustomers scanned their items and put them on a conveyor belt. The system reduced cashier costs by as much as 66%, according to a 1988 article in the Miami Herald. Self-checkout, however, was designed primarily to lower stores’ labor expenses. Library of Congress/Corbis Historical/Getty Images Shoppers at Piggly Wiggly, the first self-service supermarket, in 1918. In exchange for doing more work, the model promised lower prices. Instead of clerks behind a counter gathering products for customers, Piggly Wiggly allowed shoppers to roam the aisles, pick items off the shelves and pay at the register. The introduction of self-checkout machines in 1986 was part of a long history of stores transferring work from paid employees to unpaid customers, a practice that dates all the way back to Piggly Wiggly - the first self-service supermarket - in the early 1900s. This raises the question: why is this often problematic, unloved technology taking over retail? In 2020, 29% of transactions at food retailers were processed through self-checkout, up from 23% the year prior, according to the latest data from food industry association FMI. Stores also incur higher losses and more shoplifting at self-checkouts than at traditional checkout lanes with human cashiers.ĭespite the headaches, self-checkout is growing. The machines are expensive to install, often break down and can lead to customers purchasing fewer items. Self-checkout is everywhere, despite its issues. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pre-requisites For this illustration, all we need is a SQL Server and SSMS. It does not matter what version of SQL Server you’re running in production since you’re running a supported SQL Server version. The SSMS GUI serves as a powerful tool to create and update a table, customize column properties, managing relationships, constraints and much more. If you already have a version of SSMS, the installer will automatically update it to the latest version. EMS SQL Management Studio for SQL Server is a complete solution for SQL Server database administration and development.
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