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![]() That last bit is where it becomes valuable. ![]() Game enters player > player puts input into game > game reacts > reactions enter player > player thinks about reactions. The problem with (and cool thing about) games is that we need player input before our systems become of any value. I guess "feel" is something super abstract we both have to work with in a non-abstract way. Nijman: "Feel" is a super vague term to game designers as well, and while you guys have things such as "crunchy" and "meaty", we have things such as "add more bass to the sound effect" and "screen shake". He was gracious enough to do the hard work of explaining why Nuclear Throne feels great for me. I wrote to Vlambeer game designer Jan Willem Nijman about how you make pixels bullets feel powerful, and about finding a better language to talk about videogames. "Feel" is a poisonous word in games criticism though, and I was unsatisfied with the normal language used to describe games like this: "meaty", "weighty" and "crunchy" only gets us so far. ![]() Nuclear Throne (formerly Wasteland Kings) is currently available in Steam Early Access, and like those other games, it already feels great. It's fast, frantic, and made by Vlambeer, the two-man indie development studio behind similarly compulsive shooters Super Crate Box and LUFTRAUSER. Nuclear Throne is an "action roguelike-like": a top-down shooter with permadeath, set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland and starring a cast of mutants who need to hoover up radiation to gain in power. ![]() He re’s some great stereo headphones you can get. You need to be able to have the headphones you’re listening through play that different sound in each ear. ![]() So binaural beats are awesome and you understand that you need to listen to them with STEREO headphones, right? (This is because the sounds produced are different in each ear, that’s kind of how they work. If you don’t, please read the post I linked to above and then come back here.īY THE WAY: I wrote a very detailed post lately about how to listen to binaural beats for maximum effectiveness, check it out! Okay on with the post: This is of course assuming you know what they are and how they work. In THIS post I want to explain how you can better use them. Now, I don’t want to go into TOO much detail about how they work, because I already have a post for that. Many people know about them and use them daily. They all do SOMETHING though and that is ‘alter’ your brainwaves temporarily. Some work really well, and some not so well. There are thousands of different tpyes of them, and they all work slightly differently from each other. You can get them to do all kinds of things, and most interestingly, induce lucid dreams. Simply put, they’re a type of soundwave which can improve certain systems in your brain and make you think in a different way. I have been using binaural beats and ‘brainwave entrainment’ for several years to boost my lucid dreams, sleep better, reach deeper levels of meditation and even breath better. A type of soundwave that can CHANGE the way your brain behaves? The soundwave can induce lucid dreams? Make you sleep better? Give you more confidence?īut then I tried them and was blown away. When I first heard about them I didn’t really believe it.
![]() The event brings attention to the need for effective backup, and is held on 31st March every year – the day before April Fool’s Day. In fact, there’s even a World Backup Day, created to encourage businesses of all sizes all around the world to backup regularly. Unfortunately, we usually find that assumption is incorrect. Most people assume that just because a backup is performed, everything is OK. If you answered ‘No’ or ‘Don’t know’, then some urgent investigation is required! If you answered ‘Yes’ to all three, great, as long as you are aware of the risks then have you compared the cost risk ratio? Do you know exactly what is being backed up?.Are backups being done regularly and taken offsite? Every day?.Would your business survive if a fire destroys your office or if you are cleared out in a burglary?.If your data were to vanish, what would it cost your business? ![]() Today’s business runs on technology but technology is only as useful as the data we get out of it. Does your business need a cloud backup solution? No matter what happens in the office, your data is always recoverable. Having a cloud based backup solution means you can relax. IN2Tech recommend having a local backup for ease of restoration and a cloud backup so you are completely covered. Local backups won’t help you if they are damaged, stolen or infected by a virus! Many of the businesses we audit are backing up ineffectively, using old technologies that provide only minimal protection. Cloud Backup Solutions There are many risks to your data, whether it’s accidental deletion, virus infection, theft, or hardware failure, make sure your data is backed up before something bad happens.īusinesses are taking a real risk by ignoring the importance of cloud backups.Ī proper business grade backup will include ‘point in time’ backups so you can restore data from any date.ĭepending on your industry standards, you may need to have your data stored on Australian based servers in order to ensure compliance is met. We would be grateful for any help on issues marked asĪll have related Sytests which need to pass in order for the issue to be closed. Core room functionality (creating rooms, invites, auth rules).This means Dendrite supports amongst others: Than features that massive deployments may be interested in (OpenID, Guests, Admin APIs, AS API). We are prioritising features that will benefit single-user homeservers first (e.g Receipts, E2E) rather Servers such as reasonably well, although there are still some missing features (like SSO and Third-party ID APIs). In practice, this means you can communicate locally and via federation with Synapse As of January 2023, we have 100% server-server parity with Synapse, and the client-server parity is at 93%, though checkĬI for the latest numbers. The script works out how many of these tests are passing on Dendrite and it We use a script called Are We Synapse Yet which checks Sytest compliance rates. Then point your favourite Matrix client at or Progress bin/create-account -config dendrite.yaml -username alice # Create an user account (add -admin for an admin user). bin/dendrite-monolith-server -tls-cert server.crt -tls-key server.key -config dendrite.yaml # at the very least, along with setting up the database connection strings. # Copy and modify the config file - you'll need to set a server name and paths to the keys bin/generate-keys -tls-cert server.crt -tls-key server.key # needed for Matrix federation/clients to work properly!) # Generate a self-signed certificate (optional, but a valid TLS certificate is normally bin/generate-keys -private-key matrix_key.pem # Generate a Matrix signing key for federation (required) The following instructions are enough to get Dendrite started as a non-federating test deployment using self-signed certificates and SQLite databases: $ git clone If you wish to build a fully-federating Dendrite instance, see the Installation documentation. The Federation Tester can be used to verify your deployment. A reverse proxy server, such as nginx, configured like this sample.A PostgreSQL database engine, which will perform better than SQLite with many users and/or larger rooms.SRV records or a well-known file pointing to your deployment.A valid TLS certificate issued by a trusted authority for that domain.To build Dendrite, you will need Go 1.18 or later.įor a usable federating Dendrite deployment, you will also need: See the Planning your Installation page for #dendrite-alerts: - Release notifications and important info, highly recommended for all Dendrite server admins.#dendrite-dev: - The place for developers, where all Dendrite development discussion happens. ![]() #dendrite: - General chat about the Dendrite project, for users and server admins alike.If you have further questions, please take a look at our FAQ or join us in: There is no sharding of microservices (although it is possible to run them on separate machines) and there is no high-availability/clustering support.Ĭurrently, we expect Dendrite to function well for small (10s/100s of users) homeserver deployments as well as P2P Matrix nodes in-browser or on mobile devices. Dendrite is ready for massive homeserver deployments.There may be client or federation APIs that are not implemented. It has not yet been battle-tested in the real world and so will be error prone initially. This means you should never lose your messages when upgrading Dendrite. Dendrite supports database schema upgrades between releases.We intend to release new versions as we fix bugs and land significant features. We recommend running in Monolith mode with a PostgreSQL database. Scalable: can run on multiple machines and eventually scale to massive homeserver deployments.Reliable: Implements the Matrix specification as written, using the.Efficient: A small memory footprint with better baseline performance than an out-of-the-box Synapse.It intends to provide an efficient, reliable and scalable alternative to Synapse: Dendrite is a second-generation Matrix homeserver written in Go. ![]() Be cautious with your clothing: Bracelets, rings, or baggy sleeves can cause problems and get in the way.Prevent electric shock to yourself or your hardware and unplug the power. Unplug the power source: This may seem obvious, but it’s an easy thing to forget to do when you’re excited about your new SSD.Take the following precautions to ensure the replacement process becomes a smooth transaction: You should have two goals in mind one is to get your computer running the way you want, and two should be to prevent damage. If you’re new to replacing/upgrading computer storage devices, you should know a few things before opening your computer’s case and tinkering around. Whether you’re performing an upgrade and trying to breathe some new life into a PC or looking to build a custom computer, this article shows you how to install an SSD in your system correctly. Although these particular devices are costly compared to hard disk drives (HDDs), the performance boost you receive makes up for it. SSDs are invaluable for those who need fast load times on their computer(s). Whether you opt for a cheaper solid-state drive ( SSD) with lower capacity or a more expensive one with 1-2 terabytes (TB) of storage, installing one is relatively simple. How to Install and Use an SSD (Solid-State Drive).How to Install a New Hard Drive or SSD Drive on a PC.How and Where to Properly Install PC Cables and Wires for SSD, Panel Switches, and More.How to build a PC: An online guide to building your own computer from scratch. ![]() My March article showed how and why they might return to that growth rate. ![]() I discussed my evaluation of that growth here. Over the years from 2008 through 2020, Simon grew FFO/sh at a 5.7% CAGR. So what do we get if the discount rate does not go back to 10% as we move forward? Reviewing the Growth Story ![]() So why the heck did I not put 2 and 2 together and consider potential discount rate increases in valuing SPG? Well, paraphrasing what was said above, humans are really bad at connecting the dots. By this past March I had been questioning future discount rates for REITs for at least six months, for example here. The thing is, I liked that argument too much. If FFO/share is earnings, then 15x to 17x corresponds to an indefinite growth rate of 3% to 4%, for a 10% discount rate. For a $12 FFO/share, the implied share price is north of $180. Now 20x is likely the euphoric phase described by Marks, but 15x or 17x is not unreasonable. In past articles I’ve noted that the range of P/FFO for SPG, during periods when the market is happy about retail, has run from 15x to 20x. My article this past March reprised that argument as follows. It was based on a long look at market valuations in the context of the view of retail by the market. What matters here is the argument developed in that article. My coverage then anticipated a strong resurgence of retail. I sold the majority of my shares near the peak in 2021, mainly rightsizing a position that was much closer to what I saw as fair value. The stock has also made me good money, and not only from dividends. And there are also several others, on mall REITs or portfolios, that mentioned and sometimes analyzed SPG. There have been five articles focused directly on them, one of which was only seen by members of High Yield Landlord. I’ve been writing about SPG for four years. This is what happened to me about the valuation of Simon Property Group ( NYSE: SPG). If you think you’ve done a solid analysis of some point, you may not realize when its underpinnings come unstuck. If there were a problem, they would very likely misjudge it or even not see it.Īuthors and analysts are vulnerable to being trapped in their own narratives. It is also why I cringe whenever some investor makes a comment that shows too much emotional attachment to a stock. This is a big reason why I never trust a scientist who has strong political views related to the science they are pursuing. What’s more, feelings sabotage good thinking, making us too readily willing to accept conclusions that conform to what we feel. This leads us all to self-exhortations like “I knew about that, why didn’t I think of it?” We have to rely on feeling from our subconscious brains to let us know when to think further.īut this process is far from perfect. ![]() So we are forced to rely heavily on ideas we treat as “known truths”. One source of bad thinking is our limited capacity we cannot keep many facts in our conscious awareness at once. Even so, feeling stupid is never pleasant. One can argue that this is the secret to the success of Silicon Valley. Some people can’t tolerate this and give up.īut really becoming comfortable making and admitting mistakes is powerfully enabling. One makes lots and lots of mistakes on things that seem obvious in retrospect. Training as a PhD scientist gives one ample experience with feeling stupid. I have a long history of creating these gists. If you find it useful: feel free to shoot me an email ( leave a comment, or tell others about it. You are encouraged to fork this and modify it to your heart's content to match your own needs. I highly recommend this.īy using this document and re-install pattern, I can usually be up and running within 60 minutes with a fully-functioning system, so that I minimize downtime of productive work. This keeps the system performing at top speeds, clean of trojans, spyware, and ensures that I maintain good organizational practices for my content and backups. I generally reinstall each computer from scratch every 6 months, and I do not perform upgrades between releases. I use this gist to keep track of the important software and steps required to have a functioning system after a semi-annual fresh install. Much cruft has developed since the last fresh install. While this can often be true, this depends on a number of things, such as how customized your system settings are and how ![]() ![]() Some people are against reinstalling macOS, citing that they have never had an issue with Apple provided upgrade installs. The topic of recipe-based frequent fresh reinstalls of macOS is a controversial issue. macOS 10.15 Catalina Mostly-Automated SetupĪn easy to refer to document for regularly setting up macOS 10.15 Catalina. To support my open-source work, consider adding me on Patreon. I use Eneloops on wireless Xbox controllers and have no issues. Normally I don't post 'bad' reviews to YouTube, but in this case, I want to share why these Duracell 2650mAh batteries should be avoided. I think you need to dump those non-Eneloop old batteries and get NiMH batteries with low self discharge. ![]() * Is there some way to test battery capacity on VC4 to see if these are worth keeping? If any are obvious to toss, let me know. I will post a related question in the Chargers thread. Which of these batteries are worth keeping and which should I dump? Ignition enercell 23-747 850 mAh (quantity=6) RadioShack HR6 2500 mAh (quantity = 12, brand new purchased this week)ġ.2V AAA Batteries (5+ years old, rarely used) Ignition enercell 23-746 2500 mAh (quantity=3) Wondering if I can test capacity and see if worth keeping? Sanyo eneloop 1900 mAh (quantity=6) (*Update: Model HR-3UTGA) ChibiM in 2013 said these keep 75% capacity after 3 years. Most of these batteries were purchased 3-6 years ago and after being used a few times have sat in my desk for many years. Here is a list of various batteries and chargers I have tried over the years. Also, if they sit too long they seem to lose power fairly quickly. My past experience with NiMH is that they hold their charges for a short amount of time. Once a good NiMH battery is charged, how long can it sit on the shelf unused before it needs to be re-topped off? DURACELL CEF20 + 2X2650MAH -AS Charger: for rechargeable batteries Ni-MH Size: R03,R6 2W - This product is available in Transfer Multisort Elektronik. Duracells 2650 mAh figure for AAs relates to discharge at 25mA where it will take just over 100. I am wondering if some of the same issues with Li-Ion batteries also holds true for NiMH? With this in mind I want to see if there is a better solution for rechargeable AA and AAA batteries.ĭo NiMH batteries go bad if they sit for a few years and are never charged? The mAh capacity of cells is a function of the discharge rate. I have in the past tried to use NiMH batteries for things like my son’s Xbox controllers with limited success. You also have the right to file a complaint to a supervisory data protection authority.I’m a relatively new member who thanks to recommendations on a different thread about Li-Ion batteries is now the owner of an XTAR VP4 along with genuine Panasonic 3400 mAh NCR18650B batteries. 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