7/6/2023 0 Comments Weird west miniatures![]() Miniatures and buildings appear to be "bring your own".Īnother Kickstarter game. The game itself includes the rules and cards. This miniatures game uses a card driven system to create cinematic wild west gunfights. While Deadlands is not a new game in 2014, the recent announcement that Xbox Originals will be making a "Deadlands" TV show puts this RPG back in the spotlight! Between Doomtown Reloaded and the TV show "filled with undead gunfighters, card-slinging sorcerers, mad scientists, secret societies, and fearsome abominations." I predict there will be a surge in Deadlands Reloaded RPG material soon as well. The game has a great western feel in the cards and mechanics and is a faithful rendition of the Deadlands environment, the weird wild west mix of horror and western. Of course some outfits are better at building and some are better at taking over control through their Dudes engaging in shootouts and eliminating the competition. ![]() Players build a deck representing an outfit (such as Law Dogs, Sloane Gang, The Fourth Ring, or the Morgan Cattle Company) that tries to build the town (through playing Deeds) in hopes of controlling it. The game centers around trying to control the town of Gomorra, set in the Deadlands (Pinnacle, RPG) universe. This ECG (Expandable Card Game) is a reboot of their popular Doomtown CCG from the '90s. And we can expect a lot of expansions (heroes, cards, miniatures, etc.) to come. They are releasing not one but two boxed sets initially, "City of the Ancients" and "Swamps of Death". The random exploration and tile created board should ensure no two games are ever quite the same. The posse, consisting of characters from western archetypes, enters mines in the old west and in addition to treasures find portals into other worlds to explore. ) uses board tiles and plastic miniatures and cards to create a cooperative "dungeon crawl" style game set in the old west with a mix of unspeakable horrors. This board game series originally funded on Kickstarter (. I have not played most of these games yet so these are not reviews nor endorsements. ![]() The following list is in order by my personal preference based on which I'm looking forward to most. I wonder if 2014/5 won't be the Year of the Weird Western! As I started adding up my pre-GenCon wish list for this year, I noticed the large number of Western themed games. ![]()
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7/6/2023 0 Comments Sun corona x rays![]() ![]() That means that the reaction gives off a tremendous amount of heat – 3.89 x 10 33 ergs of energy every second. With all of these free floating particles, the Sun is able to reform them into atoms of helium. And within this region, temperatures and pressures are so high that hydrogen atoms are torn apart to form separate protons, neutrons and electrons. The density of the core is 150 times the density of water, and the temperatures are thought to be 13,600,000 degrees Kelvin.Īstronomers believe that the core of the Sun extends from the center out to about 0.2 solar radius. The Sun is combining hydrogen into helium atoms, and this reaction gives off the light and heat that we see here on Earth. This is the very center of the Sun, where temperatures and pressures are so high that fusion can happen. The Core: Let’s start at the innermost layer of the Sun, the core of the Sun. The hydrogen and helium behave differently under the changing conditions. The layers of the Sun are created because the temperatures and pressures increase as you move towards the center of the Sun. ![]() Structure:Īlthough the Sun is mostly just a ball of hydrogen and helium, it’s actually broken up into distinct layers. ![]() Our Sun is made up of elements left over from the Big Bang, elements formed from dying stars, and elements created in supernovae. The explosion scattered these elements across the region, where they could contribute to the formation of new stars. In a fraction of a second, as a black hole was forming, elements were crushed together in the intense heat and pressure to form the heaviest elements. The heaviest elements, like gold and uranium, were formed when stars many times more massive that our Sun detonated in supernova explosions. Most of the heavier metals we see in the Sun were formed in other stars at the end of their lives. Once the hydrogen in the core runs out, they switch to fusing heavier and heavier elements, like helium, lithium, oxygen. Stars are constantly fusing hydrogen into helium in their cores. The other elements were created in other stars. The ratios of hydrogen and helium that we see in the Universe today were created in those first few moments after the Big Bang. Hydrogen was fused into helium until the Universe cooled down enough that this reaction couldn’t happen any more. The pressure and temperatures were still so intense that the entire Universe had the same conditions as the core of a star. In the early moments of the Universe, the first element, hydrogen, formed from the soup of elementary particles. Where did these elements come from? The hydrogen and helium came from the Big Bang. In fact, the Sun is 1% oxygen and everything else comes out of that last 1%. The remaining amount of the Sun is made of iron, nickel, oxygen, silicon, sulfur, magnesium, carbon, neon, calcium and chromium. Astronomers consider anything heavier than helium to be a metal. If you could take the Sun apart, and stack up its various elements, you would find that the Sun is made of hydrogen (74%) and helium (about 24%). And here on Earth, it is what provides all life forms with the energy they need to thrive and survive. It’s this structure of the Sun that powers this massive engine that provides the planets with all the light and heat they receive. In addition to imperfections on its surface, the Sun is also made up of several layers, each of which serves its own purpose. However, thanks to improved instruments and many centuries of study, we know that the Sun is much like the planets of our Solar System. ![]() And prior to Galileo’s discovery of sunposts, astronomers even thought it was a perfect orb with no imperfections. From here on Earth, the Sun like a smooth ball of light. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Ayoa reviews![]() ![]() Further, I realize that DropTask is integrated with iMindMap, which promotes engaging the viewer. Pretty colors are great - they can be engaging. The short story is that DropTask looks beautiful and has neat animations and pretty colors and flying bubbles and drag-and-drop swimlanes.and I ended up feeling that it was all just fluff over the same task management system I use now. I'm currently using another task management system, which I intend to continue. I really only wanted iMindMap, but figured I would at least give DropTask a shot as well. CONSĪs a disclaimer, I bought a year subscription to DropTask because of a package deal with iMindMap. The fact that DropTask supports all OSes is a real benefit. I realize that may sound silly, but being able to get to my PM app quickly is very important to me. The web just doesn't provide all of the functionality that a native application does, including an icon on my Taskbar. I absolutely do not like PM tools that are all web-based. PROSĭropTask does have dedicated applications for all OSes, which is getting more difficult to find. At this point in time, however, I feel there are other task management systems that will do the job as well as or better than DropTask can, but a lower cost per user. I have not actually used Mind Mapping as a PM tool, and maybe I'd change my mind concerning DropTask if I did. I use Mind Mapping for idea capture, brainstorming, and the like. The primary feature that I thought might be interesting is integration with iMindMap, which - at the end of the day - seems less useful than I thought. Integration with other systems is great, although I see that same functionality with many other systems. ![]() The UI is very attractive, I will say that. Personally I use Drop Task with iMindmap software and it's an unbelievable combination, but that's personal choice.įrankly, I don't feel I'll solve any business problems with DropTask that I am not already solving with my current system. CONSĭon't dive in without going through the easy to follow tutorials as they will allow you to set up from the outset the best fit for your planned outcome. Drop Task is great for getting you organised as an individual, both personal and business but incredible in involving all those who play a part in the overall project. ![]() PROSĭrop Task after watching some excellent easy to understand tutorials is not only easy to use but works better than many other expensive projects management systems costing many times more with a lengthy learning curve. Once in a lifetime, you come across a piece of software, that once you start using, you wonder how you managed without it, and Drop Task is it! Daily email reminders/to do's delivered to your email keep you on track and other people involved in the project are prompted to fulfil and meet their input, ensuring the project is always on course. ![]() ![]() Also, don't expect Adobe Photoshop Elements to be just a stripped-down version of Photoshop – it’s quite a different program that combines the power of Adobe's tools with a more straightforward and social-media oriented interface. On the downside, some tools can be a bit confusing at first for those that haven't used Photoshop before. Easy to make quick edits to imagesĪdobe Photoshop Elements is a great application for quick image editing, photo sharing and easy-to-create photo artwork. There's also integration with Elements Live which is Adobe's online community for Elements users where you can see work done by others, enter competitions and upload your own creations. Photoshop Elements will even suggest four different types of edit to choose from meaning you simply choose the best one and the program does the rest. Guided Edits now help you to perform edits more accurately and also to create hybrids of color and black-and-white photos. Most recently, the mobile syncing integration in Adobe Photoshop Elements has been significantly improved and a new tool has been added dedicated to blending your Facebook profile and cover photos to create something more unique. ![]() The Sharing tool, in turn, allows you to create online albums, burn your images onto CD or DVD, send them by email, and share them on Facebook or Flickr straight away.Īdobe Photoshop Elements also has some useful tweaking functions such as Red Eye Removal, the ability to move objects around in an image, and integration with mobile devices such as tablets. Adobe Photoshop Elements also helps you apply more elaborate effects in an easy, step-by-step process.Īdobe Photoshop Elements is also a perfect tool to create photo collages, postcards, calendars and other similar goodies with your images. You can resize, crop, remove the red-eye effect, adjust color and lighting, tweak levels and contrasts, or simply apply some automatic quick fixes to your photos. ![]() The program features three different editing modes - Full, Quick and Guided - suitable for all levels of expertise. The Editor in Adobe Photoshop Elements includes all the tools you need to edit, fix, share and design all sorts of printed creations with your images. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments 1 16 e revo body![]() ![]() The tolerances on the rear differential and housings are quite… imprecise, to put it mildy. Each part manufactured must obey to certain tolerances – the precision with which it is machined or cast. They’re made of plastic – and as I mentioned before, plastic deforms. Why? Because of the differential housings. That means that on top of having to bear 50% of the power, the rear differential is also strained by the entire weight of the vehicle – which can cause it to fail. ![]() When your E-Revo accelerates in the forward direction, the weight of the vehicle transfers over to the rear, and subsequently on the rear axle. The stock part is what you call a spool – it’s a basic gear, meaning that it’ll always send 50% of the power to the front, and the other 50% to the rear, forcing the front and rear wheels to spin at exactly the same speeds (although due to the presence of front and rear differentials, the left and right wheels of either axles can spin at different speeds – more on that later). A center differential allows the front and rear wheels to spin at different speeds – meaning that it can send a varying amount of power to the front or rear axle. Why is this part so important? A differential allows an input to be separated into two outputs that can spin at different rates (or speeds). The number one upgrade NOBODY talks about that should be the very first thing you do to any 1/16 E-Revo is the center differential, Traxxas #7014. With all of that in mind, let’s start talking about actual upgrades. Any part that will be exposed to shear stress or impacts should be plastic – chassis components, suspension arms, axle carriers, wings, bodies, wheels etc. The only parts that should be metal are parts that need to bear very specific loads such as tension or compression - screws, wheel nuts, shock bodies or motor mounts should be made of metal. The stock parts are plastic for a reason – plastic deforms elastically and will return to its initial shape unless the impact strength is sufficient to break it (in that case, it's called plastic deformation, and it's irreversible, regardless of the material. Avoid them as much as you possibly… aluminum arms may look cool, but they’re heavy, expensive and will deform irreversibly in the case of a strong impact – you will NOT be able to bend them back. People have different driving styles and needs so this setup will not suit everyone.Ī common misconception I’d initially like to address concerns the use of aluminum parts. The "tune" I propose below is a versatile setup mainly intended for general purpose "bashing" on pavement, low traction surfaces and with minor jumping (sub 5 meters) in mind. It’s a very versatile platform which can be driven in pretty much any type of terrain. Traxxas calls it a monster truck but really, it’s a hybrid between a short course truck (low CG and slim chassis, plush suspension) and a monster truck (raised ride height, big wheels and tires, insane suspension travel). It was NOT designed with jumping in mind – that’s not to say you shouldn’t jump it, but be prepared, if you do, it WILL break. The Revo platform is often misunderstood – it’s what I like to call a terrain basher, designed to be driven quickly on uneven ground, and NOT driven roughly on uneven terrain. Thanks to u/PiggyWigglyDeluxe for pointing out my incorrect wording. If you want to extract everything this platform has to offer, read on! If you just want to have fun. There is no "perfect setup", it's all about what YOU want and what YOU like. I highly recommend you experiment on your own - this guide is simply meant to nudge you in the right direction. This guide is intended for people who enjoy upgrading their vehicles as much as I do – keep in mind that most of what is suggested below is purely subjective and my personal preference, formed after extensive research and experimentation. Most of these upgrades make the vehicle objectively "better" but realistically speaking, you don't need any of them. They're great trucks that perform very well out of the box. This is my definitive tuning and upgrade guide for the Traxxas 1/16 E-Revo – which applies to both brushed and brushless VXL versions.Ī QUICK DISCLAIMER: I don't mean to scare any prospective owners away from owning one of these little buggers. After spending months seeing people constantly ask what kind of upgrades their 1/16 E-Revos need, what kind of suspension setups people recommend, and seeing how many varied and contradictory answers end up being posted. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Burn the rope flash game![]() It is, however, a pretty interesting little puzzler that works well with a touch screen interface, and after a strong debut on iPhone a few months back, it's nice to finally be able to play this on the iPad via the new HD iteration, which delivers more than 100 stages with increasingly distinct challenges.īurn the Rope's simple concept isn't tough to decipher: in each stage, you're given a rope-based design to burn – sometimes crawling with colorful bugs – and your goal is to burn as much of it as you can without the flame fading out. You'll touch anywhere to ignite the rope, with the flame moving in all applicable directions from the point of ignition, and then rotate the rope design with your fingers to keep the flames moving upwards. It starts easily enough, with different medals awarded for burning away the most rope, but quickly changes pace with increasingly elaborate rope designs, as well as sections that must be ignited by burning a certain bug to alter the color of the flame.I know what you’re thinking, but despite the name, Big Blue Bubble‘s newest iOS game Burn the Rope has nothing to do with the popular title Cut the Rope. It’s actually a completely unique kind of puzzle game that tasks you with burning a design made out of rope by igniting just one point of the picture and guiding the flame, earning a medal based on the percentage of the entire picture that you burn. Various insects and spiders affect how you’re able to burn the rope, and the 80 levels contained in the game get increasingly more difficult and complex as you go. There are a couple minor annoyances about Burn the Rope, but the core gameplay is engaging and there’s enough content in the game to keep you busy for some time. The basics of Burn the Rope involve touching a single point of the rope design to start a flame burning. ![]() The flames that ignite will only burn upwards, so you must spin your device around as the rope burns to keep the flame always moving up. It’s possible to have multiple flames burning the picture at once if you can keep them all pointing upwards, but once a flame sits stagnant sideways or downwards for too long it will burn out. Torching at least 60% of a puzzle will net you a bronze medal, 80% for a silver, and the entire 100% will land you a gold medal.Īs you progress in the game, bugs will begin to appear in the levels crawling along the rope. Different colored ants will change the color of your flame if you burn them up. Some levels contain pictures with portions made out of colored rope, so you have to strategically burn the correct colored ant to change your flame to the same color as the rope you’re trying to burn. There can also be colored beetles crawling in some levels that add to your level completion percentage when burned, but again your flame must match their color in order for it to count. Finally there are spiders that will shoot out a string of web when burned, enabling you to reach portions of the rope picture that would normally be inaccessible as they aren’t connected to the rest of the picture. I don’t normally like having to twist and turn my device around to play a game, but it doesn’t bother me in Burn the Rope because the motions are mostly subtle, and there’s an almost hypnotic feeling to slowly turning your device in your hands as you follow the flame along the rope. ![]() In this way, Burn the Rope has more in common with the Zen Bound series than any other game I can think of. The levels get fiendishly clever and complex the farther you go, and it will be a real challenge for anyone to attain gold medals on all 80 of them. While the gameplay is interesting and fun, there are a few small things I feel could be better about Burn the Rope. It has a really cute art style, but it would definitely benefit from being enhanced with Retina Display support to make it stand out more. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Json editor online free![]() ![]() Also offered is an Excel to JSON Converter and a JSON minifier. The Code Beautify JSON Tools range from a JSON Viewer, JSON Editor, and JSON Validator to JSON-to-HTML, JSON-to-XML, and JSON-to-YAML converters. You can download a free trial version of Altova XMLSpy from the Altova website. XMLSpy leverages the RaptorXML Server for JSON validation and processing. Featured are tools including a graphical schema designer, a code generation tool, file converters, debuggers, and profilers for woking with XSLT, XSD, XBRL, and SOAP. Altova XMLSpy JSON and XML EditorĪltova XMLSpy is a JSON and XML editor, providing all kinds of tools for editing, modeling, transforming, and debugging XML-related technologies. You can access JSON Formatter and Validator online. Where to access JSON Formatter and Validator The JSON Formatter and Validator Bookmarklet can be used to format and validate a public JSON URL. Developers using the online formatter can just paste in JSON or a URL. Because JSON can be output without line breaks (to save space), it can be difficult to read and understand. JSON Formatter and Validator is an online tool that was developed to format and beautify JSON to make it easier to read and debug. ijson offers several implementations of the actual parsing in the form of C-based YAJL (Yet Another JSON Library) or Python back-ends. The most-common usage is having ijson yield native Python objects from a JSON stream that is under a prefix. Originally developed in 2016, ijson is an iterative JSON parser with a standard Python iterator interface. Linux and MacOS compiled binaries are available for download. ![]() The user interface allows for applying a bulk of changes using a single command. Developers can use jtc to select one or multiple elements from source JSON and apply actions on these elements at once, such as wrapping selected elements into a new JSON, filter in and out, or update elements. Short for “JSON test console,” jtc is a CLI tool to extract, manipulate, and transform source JSON. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Abandoned disney castles![]() ![]() The annual pass at Disney World is back.Īnd then there’s Disney’s ongoing battle with the governor of Florida. There would also be free digital downloads of photos on rides for guests using Disney’s Genie+ planning and ride reservation service.Ĭharacter meet-and-greets have been ramped up again and new Disney characters being added. without a reservation (with some exceptions). Walt Disney World annual passholders would be able to visit the theme parks after 2 p.m. Disney would no longer charge for overnight self-parking at its Walt Disney World resorts. Shortly after Iger’s return, changes were rolling out at U.S. ![]() Rising prices and reduced services rankled Disney devotees who felt that “the magic is gone.” The perception among many fans is that Chapek had a “business first, customer last” mentality. ![]() When Iger rejoined Disney as CEO in November, taking over control of the company from Bob Chapek, it was met with great fanfare by park loyalists who openly criticized Chapek on social media throughout his tenure. And there was Iger at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disney Resort, talking to guests and cast members alike and taking a personal interest in new projects that are underway. It’s been six months since Bob Iger canceled his retirement and stepped back into the top role at Disney to right a number of perceived wrongs under his handpicked successor, with one hovering right near the top: reconnecting with the Disney theme park die-hards and restoring their faith in the brand.Īmong his first acts as returning chief executive, Iger walked the Disneyland and California Adventure parks in Anaheim, California with Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney parks, experiences, and products. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Approach wedge loft![]() ![]() Thanks for checking out our review of the Best gap wedges in 2022. Either at your local golf store or take advantage of Global Golf’s Utry trial program. ![]() My #1 suggestion is to test before you buy. These are all great gap wedges from the best manufacturers in the business. I may need to dial this in further at some point, but not now. An approach wedge’s loft degree is greater than a gap wedge, meaning the ball will obtain an even greater height when struck correctly. I’m comfortable with 56 degrees for my sand wedge. Plus, a gap wedge is more of a full-swing club, so I want the most consistent gap to be between the pitching wedge and the gap wedge. I don’t recommend less than a 4-degree gap and no more than a 6-degree gap between clubs. Step 2: What is the loft of your sand wedge? 56 degrees for me Step 1: What is the loft of your pitching wedge? 46 degrees for me You likely have to replace a gap wedge or you need one to round out your set if you are here. You wan’t no more than 4 degrees to 6 degrees of gap between clubs. The one concern: Make sure the gap wedge offered properly fills the gap between your pitching wedge and your sand wedge.In fact, if I’m buying an iron set and it includes an option to get the matching gap wedge, I’m getting that gap wedge. The ideal loft separation between wedges is 4-6, resulting in. No one has ever regretted buying a Cleveland wedge (I’m pretty sure)Ĭheck Current Deals How to pick the right loft for your Gap Wedgeįirst, most iron sets come with gap wedges these days and I think they perform well enough for the vast majority of golfers. Fitting your gap wedge loft with the proper distance gaps will allow you to hit more full shots. This club offers a high degree of loft that allows you to make precision shots from distances between 50 and 90 yards. Cleveland wedges are legendarily awesome & the RTX ZipCore fits right in with the legend. Yes, a 60-degree wedge is considered an approach wedge.Our #1 Recommendation for Best Gap Wedge in 2022 – Cleveland RTX ZipCore In this review of the best gap wedges, we discuss benefits and features of each, our recommendations, and any discounts we’ve been able to arrange for our readers Gap wedges as full and partial shot clubs primarily, but help around the greens is appreciated and welcomed. We’ve got a bunch of the best out there in this guide. Luckily for us, wedge manufacturers have come through with flying colors. Gap wedges weren’t always a thing, but with iron lofts getting stronger, the gap between your pitching wedge (45 degrees – 48 degrees) to your sand wedge (54 degrees to 56 degrees) makes them mandatory. (Sorry, Ben Hogan went out of business – you’ll likely only find that one on eBay. This is our review of the best gap wedges on the market in 2022. Wedges are the highest-lofted clubs in a set of golf clubs, designed for short approach shots (for most golfers, 120 yards and in), strokes played out of sand, chip shots and pitch shots, and generally any shot for which the golfer wants the ball to ascend and descend sharply. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Dev moomoo io sandbox![]() ![]() ![]() Get as many resources as possible before you start building your settlement. Go down to the Experimental servers block. These servers available from the server selection box on the main page. You may do what ever you want on sandbox servers. Moomoo io has a sandbox without any buildings limits and resources. Item selection with mouse or 1-9 buttons.You'll seen Accept and Decline buttons when someone send a request to join your team. Also you can create your own team by entering a name and pressing Create button. If accepted you become a member of that team. Then choose one of available teams and send a join request. To join a team open a team menu by clicking a button Members of the same team can not deal damage to the other members + traps left by others are visible. Great for placing at the entrance to settlement or for trapping animalsĪllows to move quick at the direction of an arrow Long range weapons, shoots arrows over traps and boost padsĭefense + deals damage if touched by enemy or animalĪllows to build stone mine in a random placeĪllows to trap enemy, visible only to you and your teammates Great Hammer gives 4 units of resources per hit Great ax gives 2 units of resource per hit Sometimes it's a good ides to leave a tree, berry tree or even a stone mine inside the settlement to have easy access to resources.Īvailable resources: food, wood, stone, gold Build walls, spikes and other constructions to keep them safe. It's obvious that you've got to defend your wind mills from other players. Defeated player gives 10% of his gold at the moment of death. Each wind mill gives you 1 gold per unit of time. You can get gold either mining it from gold mines or building wind mills. You better select them due to the chosen role. Next upgrades will give you new weapons and buildings. ![]() At this point you've got to choose your role in the game: farmer/builder or invader/warrior. Great ax lets you get 2 units of resources per hit while sword delivers more damage to opponents and has longer attack range. As soon as you reach level 2 you need to choose one of two options: get an updated ax or a sword. You main goal in Moo moo io is to collect resources found all over the map (wood, stone, food etc), earn gold and build settlement for defense. On the one hand this makes the game simpler, but on the other the game doesn't look boring at all! This game has many own features! The main difference of Moo moo io is no day/night change and no need to care about level of food/water and whatever. You might find it similar to Starve io since you also have to gather some resources, build settlement and defend it from other players. Moomoo io is a new game from developers of Drift io, Bloble io and many other io games. ![]() |