Gpodder configuration4/1/2023 ![]() Set path=%systemroot%\system32 %appDir%\PyDLL %appDir%\Lib %appDir%\DLLs Open a command prompt (cmd.exe) and type/copy the following, assuming x: is the drive letter of your USB thumbdrive: We don't want to change the global path variable, but we could also change the path for a command line session. This is usually done by adding the location of the Python files to the Windows 'Path' variable. Because gPodder is written in Python we need to make it work with the Python we just downloaded. We now have all the files we need, but it does not work just like that. Now extract the content of the file 'gpodder-3.x.x-win32.zip' (3 folders, 5 files) to '\Apps\gPodder\'. Open \Apps\gPodder\PyDLL and delete all files but 'python27.dll'įinally create an empty directory 'Data' under '\Apps\gPodder\' this is where we store the configuration and mp3 files. We just used this to get a version of the Python runtime. Now delete the 'gPodderPortable' directory. Navigate to '\Apps\gPodder\gPodderPortable\App\Python' and select all files and cut them (Crtl X, Crtl C), move up to '\Apps\gPodder\' and paste (Crtl V). Run gPodderPortable_3.3.0_Rev_3.paf.exe and as the destination folder, pick 'Apps\gPodder' you just created. In there I create a new directory 'gPodder' On my USB thumb drive, I have a \Apps folder that was many portable apps. Here's what I did to get a one-click portable podcast download solution:ĭownload the gPodder Portable /apps/internet/gpodder_portableĭownload the normal Windows gPodder /downloads GPodder comes with a command line version gpod.exe but that is not working within the PortableApps package. So I used gPodder for a while but it requires at least 4 clicks to download the latest podcasts. I've been using the PortableApps suite for years now, and it comes with two programs ' Juice and gPodder that do download podcasts. Then I would manually download each file and copy it over to my MP3 player.Įven on my home PC I would do the same for a while because I wouldn't install iTunes and tried to avoid installing other media software. So every few days I would go to an internet café check my email and the latest feeds in Google Reader. Because I travel a lot and listen to many podcasts, I need to download them somehow while on the road without having a computer with me. ![]() A portable podcast downloader for Windowsįor quite a while I was looking for a portable podcast software for Windows.
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Motel 6 checkout4/1/2023 ![]() This is usually done by small groups who book a tour with a travel agency that books and pays the reservation fee to the hotel for the entirety of the group’s stay. They will only confirm the availability of a room and book you on a first-come-first-serve basis as a Walk-In Guest.įor a four-night stay, for example, the pre-authorization may cover two to three nights plus $50.00 and upwards per night for incidental charges. No reservation fee is required but many hotels may not accept phone bookings during the high season. Upon booking, you pay a reservation fee, which may either be a partial payment or a full payment while the pre-authorization to cover the balance and incidental charges will be done during your check-in. ![]() Booking via a hotel website app / 3 rd party app.How much the reservation fees and pre-authorization amounts depend on the type of booking you make and will vary from one hotel to another and from one country to another. ![]() After the hotel releases its hold on your pre-authorized amount (usually 24 hours after you check out), it may take perhaps another two weeks for your credit card issuer to update your available balance. ![]() Nevertheless, the amount will be locked down in the meantime and will not be available to you. Or if you cancel beyond the free cancellation period (if any) or if you don’t show up at all – then the pre-authorization is processed and converted to a charge. Unlike a reservation fee, the pre-authorization is not an actual charge on your credit card it is but a temporary hold on it until it’s time to settle your final billing upon checking out. It is also standard practice for hotels to require a pre-authorization (or pre-auth in hotel speak) to cover your room charge, plus tax, and additionally, to cover incidental charges you may incur during your stay. It is standard practice today for hotels to ask for an advance payment or reservation fee when you make a booking. If you are a Walk-In guest during the peak high season or if the hotel is hosting a convention, be prepared to be turned away however, the hotel may suggest alternative hotels in the area.Īs a VIP or Repeat Guest, a welcome drink will precede the check-in formalities, which may be done either at the Front Desk or inside your suite according to your preference. You will be allocated a room after you’ve chosen an available one they will block the room as sold and prepare your room key and record your arrival on the guest arrival list. The next step will be the gathering of the necessary documents and personal and trip-related information to be entered into the registration form. Walk-in Guests will check on the availability of a room and suggest the best alternatives if your preferred room is not available. You will then be requested to sign the form. If you are a foreign guest, you will have to provide your passport for additional information, which will be scanned or photocopied. Registration Image credit: CanvaĪfter determining that you are a Pre-Booked Guest who has made a reservation at the hotel, the Front Desk Officer or Receptionist will ask for your identification card or credit card and verify your details and room specifications that have been entered into your registration form. This includes arranging to pick you up should you ask for such service and the relevant staff will have been alerted once the arrangement is confirmed. If you are a Regular or Repeat Guest or a VIP Guest, the hotel personnel goes the extra step to give you as smooth of an experience checking in as possible, so meticulous preparation is done before your arrival. If you are a Pre-Booked Guest, the hotel will have made the necessary preparations beforehand through a Pre-Registration, where your details are printed on a registration form or card and presented to you for your confirmation and signature upon your arrival. The traditional check-in practices in the hotel industry involve a series of steps that can begin even before you arrive. If all goes well, it can lead to a more memorable trip overall for the guest, for all the right reasons. It’s a process governed by standard procedures and rules, written and unwritten, all designed to make it run as smoothly as possible both for the guest and for the hotel staff. Checking into a hotel seems simple enough. Pro video formats update4/1/2023 Frequent updates and smart support staff.Includes utility for configuring and managing the installed codecs.Fast thumbnail generation in Explorer for all your video files.Requires placing yt-dlp.exe (or youtube-dl.exe) in MPC-HC folder. ![]()
Did the railroad story really happen4/1/2023 ![]() Others settled in free states in the north. An estimated 30,000 to 40,000 freedom seekers settled in Canada, half of whom came between 18. Origin of the name Įric Foner writes that the first usage may have been a Washington newspaper in 1839, which stated that the railroad "went underground all the way to Boston." Political background įor the enslaved people who "rode" the Underground Railroad, many of them considered Canada their final destination. One estimate suggests that by 1850, approximately 100,000 enslaved people had escaped to freedom via the network. It ran north and grew steadily until the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln. However, the network now generally known as the Underground Railroad began in the late 18th century. An earlier escape route running south toward Florida, then a Spanish possession (except 1763–1783), existed from the late 17th century until approximately 1790. ![]() Various other routes led to Mexico, where slavery had been abolished, and to islands in the Caribbean that were not part of the slave trade. ![]() The enslaved persons who risked escape and those who aided them are also collectively referred to as the "Underground Railroad". The network was assisted by abolitionists and others sympathetic to the cause of the escapees. It was used by enslaved African Americans primarily to escape into free states and Canada. The Underground Railroad was a network of clandestine routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early- to the mid-19th century. Gt extreme race seat4/1/2023 If you’re serious about your racing simulation set up, you can’t go wrong with the F-GT. And Next Level Racing even throws in a matching lumbar support cushion to ensure your back remains comfortable during extended racing sessions. It’s compatible with the majority of wheel and pedal setups out there, with pre-drilled setups for Thrustmaster, Logitech, and Fanatic. And there are 8 height-adjustable feet so you can elevate the rig as necessary from the floor. It sports numerous angles of adjustability for the steering wheel, pedals, and seat. The rig is comprised of a high-quality powder-coated steel frame that promises to give no give when you’re rounding those corners at top speed. Volair Sim Universal Flight or Racing Simulation CockpitĪs the name implies, the Next Level Racing F-GT Racing Simulator is designed to give an experience that can switch between Formula 1 and GT with ease. Unless you’re out there on the actual track or up in the skies, of course.įind more GTR Simulator GTM Motion Cockpit Racing Simulator information and reviews here. If you’ve got the money to burn, it really doesn’t get much better than this. You can find it in blue with white stripes, solid black, black with red, stripes, red with white stripes, and white with red stripes. It’s also worth noting that the GTM Motion Cockpit Racing Simulator comes in a variety of styles too, ensuring the investment will match whatever your current setup is. There’s even an emergency stop button should the driving or flying session begin to get too intense. As does the software to get your motion cockpit moving and grooving. All the necessary hardware comes included in the package for quick installation. The cockpit is fully adjustable so you’ll be comfortable in whatever configuration you find best. ![]() And, of course, there’s a built-in mount to hang up to three 39-inch 16:9 monitors. There’s also room for your HOTAS (Hands-On Throttle-And-Stick) if you’re a flight simulator fan. The frame has predrilled holes for your steering wheels, pedals, and shifters. Within the simulator, you’ll feel as though you’re actually on the track, as the rig’s built-in hydraulics will have your body shifting around in real-time to mimic what’s happening on the track. This cockpit incorporates industry-leading 2DoF motion technology at a fraction of the cost of other competitors. ![]() ![]() If you’re looking for the best of the best, you’ve found it in the GTR Simulator GTM Motion Cockpit Racing Simulator. Arachnophilia nexus4/1/2023 ![]() Our study further shows that frontline employees' work on strategy enactment was shaped simultaneously via both legibility affordances (aiding the enactment of strategy consistent with the original intent) and enunciability affordances (enabling the enactment of strategy beyond the original intent). ![]() In particular, the study shows that the understanding of strategy appeared to be enhanced by three affordances, namely, affectivity, relationality, and interactivity of the visualization tools and their associated features. The study findings highlight how digital visualizations' features (i.e., incorporating non-narrative elements, network depiction, and adaptive interface functionalities) influenced the realization phases of strategy understanding and strategy enactment. The focus of the faculty was on strategically transforming the undergraduate curriculum to reverse quality drift and enrollment decline, while gaining international accreditation. We attempt to do so by drawing on a qualitative interpretive case study of how a university faculty employed digital visualizations to implement a significant organizational turnaround strategy. Therefore, focusing on the role that specific visualization features play, especially within strategy realization work by frontline employees, can contribute to the nexus of both streams of research. Also, the lion's share of strategy visualization research has been on the role of visuals in strategy development by top management. Open Strategy scholarship has so far primarily focused on how employees can contribute ideas to strategy making. The scholarship on Open Strategy and the role of visualization in strategy work are maturing streams of research. Tico berries4/1/2023 It is also produced in Ecuador where it is known as achotillo, and on the island of Puerto Rico. It is one of the best-known fruits of Southeast Asia and is also widely cultivated elsewhere in the tropics including Africa, southern Mexico, the Caribbean islands, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, India, Vietnam, Philippines, and Sri Lanka. It is a common garden fruit tree and propagated commercially in small orchards. Rambutan is a fruit tree cultivated in humid tropical Southeast Asia. Javanese rambutan seller in Semarang, Indonesia Its hair is also helpful in pollination where pollen can be hooked on and transported to female flowers. cerana is the preferred species for small-scale pollination of rambutan. cerana is most intense between 07:00 and 11:00, tapering off rather abruptly thereafter. Although male flowers open at 06:00, foraging by A. Little pollen has been seen on bees foraging female flowers. Bees foraging for nectar routinely contact the stigma of female flowers and gather significant quantities of the sticky pollen from male blossoms. cerana colonies foraging on rambutan flowers produce large quantities of honey. cerana) and the stingless bee genus Trigona are the major visitors. are abundant and among the Hymenoptera, honey bees ( Apis dorsata and A. Flies (Diptera), bees ( Hymenoptera) and ants ( Solenopsis) are the main pollinators. : 14 Pollination Īromatic rambutan flowers are highly attractive to many insects, especially bees. Soft and containing equal portions of saturated and unsaturated fats, the seed may be cooked and eaten, but is bitter and has narcotic properties. The single seed is glossy brown, 1–1.3 cm, with a white basal scar. The fruit flesh, the aril, is translucent, whitish or very pale pink, with a sweet, mildly acidic flavor reminiscent of grapes. The spines (also known as "spinterns") contribute to the transpiration of the fruit, which can affect the fruit's quality. The leathery skin is reddish (rarely orange or yellow) and covered with fleshy pliable spines, hence the name, which means 'hairs'. The fruit is a round to oval single-seeded drupe, 3–6 cm (rarely to 8 cm) long and 3–4 cm broad, borne in a loose pendant cluster of 10–20 together. Rambutan trees can be male (producing only staminate flowers and, hence, produce no fruit), female (producing flowers that are only functionally female) or hermaphroditic (producing flowers that are female with a small percentage of male flowers). The flowers are small, 2.5–5 mm, apetalous, discoidal and borne in erect terminal panicles 15–30 cm wide. The leaves are alternate, 14–30 cm long, pinnate, with three to 11 leaflets, each leaflet 5–15 cm wide and 3–10 cm broad, with an entire margin. It is an evergreen tree growing to a height of 15–24 metres (49–79 ft). There was an attempt to introduce rambutans to the Southeastern United States, with seeds imported from Java in 1906, but the species proved to be unsuccessful, except in Puerto Rico. Further introductions were made in 1920 (from Indonesia) and 1930 (from Malaya), but until the 1950s its distribution was limited. In 1912, rambutans were introduced to the Philippines from Indonesia. Subsequently, the plants spread to tropical Americas, planted in the coastal lowlands of Colombia, Ecuador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Cuba. In the 19th century, the Dutch introduced rambutans from their colony in Southeast Asia to Suriname in South America. ![]() There are limited rambutan plantings in some parts of India. Īround the 13th to 15th centuries, Arab traders, who played a major role in Indian Ocean trade, introduced rambutans to Zanzibar and Pemba of East Africa. It has spread from there to parts of Asia, Africa, Oceania and Central America. They have been widely cultivated in southeast Asia areas, such as Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The center of genetic diversity for rambutans is the Malaysian− Indonesian region. Similarly, in Vietnam, they are called chôm chôm (meaning 'messy hair'). The name "rambutan" is derived from the Malay word rambut meaning 'hair' referring to the numerous hairy protuberances of the fruits, together with the noun-building suffix -an. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the lychee, longan, pulasan and guinep. The rambutan is native to Southeast Asia. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. Rambutan ( / r æ m ˈ b uː t ən/ taxonomic name: Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. Half life 1 vs half life source4/1/2023 ![]() cheat codes or console commands for Gmod ( Garrys mod): Enable cheats svcheats 1. (Basically, change "sk_ichthyosaur_melee_dmg" to "sk_ichthyosaur_shake. If you have Half-Life: Source, it will add NPCs from Half-Life 1. Find the code for Ichthyosaur, should look like this:.It’s just a simple line of code that needs to be changed, so blame garry. So I tried making it so the mod would edit the files to fix this issue, but the workshop doesn’t allow addons to edit certain game folders. It looked a bit better, but played the same, and was really only ported as an experiment to test Source's modding capabilities. There was no new content added and the textures werent updated, so the only differences were better lighting, shading, and physics. Improved Grunts, including Shotgun and Cigar. Half Life: Source was a port by Valve of HL to the Source engine.They are in the spawn category Half-Life: Source (Corpses), so they don’t clog up the regular HL:S category. They are purely scenic, so that’s why I listed them here. I’ve also added some HL:S corpse NPCs into the spawn menu. R N t where N is the number of decays that occur in time t. Every single weapon has been added into the spawnmenu! but, Portal 2 was beautiful, and the VR Portal demo was incredible. I also wonder if could beat the engine gap between HL1 - HL2, maybe too optimistic. I personally would hope H元 to showcase many capabilities of the Source 2 Engine. This addon adds 19 NPCs, 13 entities, 17 Scenic NPCs, and 14 Weapons into your spawnmenu.ĭevs finally added (slightly bugged but functional) Half-Life: Source weapons into the game. HL1 was a classic, undeniably, but HL2 feels much more developed and expanded. Though, the main reason why I made this addon was because there was another addon which had the same purpose as this, but it got deleted. It’s kinda’ lazy that its actually really easy to put these NPCs in the spawn menu, but Gmod hasn’t added it for some reason. I’ve noticed that there are some fully-functional HLS entities in the game, which are not in the spawnmenu by default. Ichthyosaur not doing damage? Its a simple fix. I DID NOT CODE OR MAKE THE NPCS, SIMPLY JUST ADDED THEM TO THE SPAWN MENU. Impossible, however, trying to SPD an object will make you able to Stuckjump from it.NOTE: YOU NEED HALF-LIFE: SOURCE MOUNTED IN-ORDER TO USE THIS ADDON. Half-Life: Blue Shift - expansion, nearly same story from the point of view of a different character. Upwards can't be changed with Damage Boostingĭownwards and sideways when coupled with Damage Boosting Half-Life: Source - original updated with new engine. You get stuck, but can get out by saving and reloading the save. Impossible, but can be done by utilizing Schrodinger's Crouch Hard, only possible with Supply Crates and Barrels, as well as other few props. There both good games, but I prefer Half Life 1. Half life 2 is very good and fun but I will always prefer half life 1. Very easy, possible with just about any prop and gib, capable of advanced techniques. It re-defined how the first person shooter is played and changed gaming forever. It's still the New Engine, so all glitches still work on it, however, it's not used in the speedrunning scene due to demo incompatibility and other technical issues that Steampipe brought. Steampipe version is the current one on Steam.In 2010, Valve updated both HL2 and EP1 to run on the New Engine as well, and that brought all the new glitches.īuilds 2187-4044 - Old Engine (Source Engine)īuilds 4295- 5135 - New Engine (OrangeBox Engine) This models pack has been archived by the uploader because it is out of date and no longer supported. Add addon Extended High Definition Pack v16.4. In 2007, the release of Episode Two saw an updated version of that engine, which was called OrangeBox Engine, a.k.a. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world. Half-Life 2, together with Episode One originally ran on Source Engine (Old Engine). Half-life (symbol t½) is the time required for a quantity (of substance) to reduce to half of its initial value. Both of these engines are very different from each other, so it's good to know what the advantages are of a certain Engine. has made a YouTube video that shows even more differences.Īs you might have seen or heard it, there are two different iterations of the Source engine to choose when you're speedrunning Half-Life 2. This picture explains most of the differences between Old Engine (Source Engine 2006) and New Engine (Source Engine 2009). ![]() The computer booting into BIOS may change the boot order and hardware configuration. Bonus Tip: How to Backup Your Computer for Data Security If this does not solve the problem, the battery is dead, and you may need to change the battery entirely. With this method, it will clear any password that has been set up. This action will enable the PC to boot to Windows instead of BIOS. After which, you are to reboot/restart the computer. ![]() ![]() Please take out the CMOS battery for a minute and fix it back to the PC. It is responsible for starting up your computer and setting data flow. The CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) battery provides power to the BIOS firmware inside the PC. Then follow the process to complete the windows repair operation. Reboot your computer and wait for the bootable device to complete loading.Ĭlick Repair your computer option to enter "Win Re" and click Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Repair.Set the hard drive as the primary boot drive.Connect the drive/USB to your computer.Create a bootable Windows USB stick or CD/DVD or help.The steps for running Windows Repair are as follows: ![]() The third way to stop your PC keeps booting to BIOS is to run Windows repair. The problem may not be with the boot device.
Hiri and ottappa4/1/2023 In other words, there is no room for “white lies”. ‘I will not speak a lie, even for fun’ – this is how you must train yourself”. The Buddha said to his son, “Of anyone for whom there is no shame at intentional lying of him I say that there is no evil he cannot do. Just as a pig is not ashamed to roll in sewage, the mind is not disgusted with unwholesome actions, speech or thought. ![]() Just as Hiri and Ottappa arise in all wholesome mental states, Ahirika and Anottappa arise in all unwholesome states of mind.Īhirika (shamelessness / immodesty) has a characteristic of “no disgust over misconduct”, a function of “doing evil without shame”, a manifestation of “not shrinking away from evil” and a proximate cause of “lack of respect for self”. In addition to the answers above it might help to reflect on the opposites of Hiri and Ottappa ( Ahirika and Anottappa). Smeared with excrement, ottappa is like one's fear of grabbing it in Like one's disgust at grabbing the rod in the place where it is Acariya Buddhaghosa illustrates theĭifference between the two with the simile of an iron rod smeared withĮxcrement at one end and heated to a glow at the other end: hiri is Kammic results of evil deeds, the impediment to our desire for Moral transgression: blame and punishment by others, the painful The voice of conscience that warns us of the dire consequences of Ottappa, fear of wrongdoing, has an external orientation. Induces us to shrink from wrongdoing out of a feeling of personal Shame, has an internal reference it is rooted in self-respect and ![]() Individual characteristics and modes of operation. Of protecting the mind from moral defilement, they differ in their While moral shame and fear of wrongdoing are united in the common task Bhikkhu Bodhi wrote a good article on these two terms called The Guardians of the World. Many suttas speak of fear as unwholesome, and shame in the sense of remorse is mentioned as unwholesome in other Buddhist writings.įor this reason, the translator Ajahn Thanissaro prefers to translate these terms as conscience and concern. They definitely do not mean what is normally meant by the English words fear and shame. ![]() Hiri refers to the feeling of not wanting to do a bad deed because you know the deed itself is bad, and Ottappa refers to the feeling of not wanting to do an evil deed because you know that the consequences of it are bad. The Pali terms are Hiri and Ottappa, and they are hard to translate into English because they have no one-word equivalents. AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |