![]() In other words, if you call it from different threads, each thread may receive the same, bogus, handle. "Retrieves a pseudo handle for the calling thread." I will just comment on the GetCurrentThread (Win32) part. Pthread ids? Shouldn't pthread_equal be used instead? And lastly, is it legal to just use the != operator to compare.Pthread_self()? Wouldn't I get the wrong id using gettid (since Furthermore, why is gettid() used for android instead of. ![]() I would expect that for _WIN32, the GetCurrentThread function wouldīe used instead of GetCurrentThreadId, since we want the handle of.I have 3 major concerns about this implementation: My question is: Is this function implementation correct? Pthread_create( &FThreadHandle, NULL, ThreadStaticEntryPoint, ThreadParam ) Īnd the getCurrentThread function is defined as follows: native_thread_handle_t iThread::GetCurrentThread() The FThreadHandle handle was assigned using the follwing call earlier on: #if defined(_WIN32)įThreadHandle = ( uintptr_t )_beginthreadex( NULL, 0, &ThreadStaticEntryPoint, ThreadParam, 0, &ThreadID ) This is done as follows: if ( GetCurrentThread() != FThreadHandle ) In the example's Thread class, at a certain point, a check is done to see if a thread handle corresponds to the current thread. I am following the examples from "Android NDK Game Development Cookbook" for creating a cross-platform thread wrapper for use in my own Android NDK game engine.
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"Taylor's jet is loaned out regularly to other individuals," the Swift spokesperson told Newsweek. ![]() Still, the study placed Jenner at 19th on its celebrity list, with Swift coming out on top.Ī Swift representative responded to the study by saying the frequent use of the star's Falcon 7X jet-one of two private plans said to be owned by Swift-was caused by other people flying on the aircraft. The study was sparked by a photo Kylie Jenner recently uploaded to Instagram, showing herself and her partner, Travis Scott, posing before their respective private jets.Ĭaptioning the image, Jenner wrote, "You wanna take mine or yours?"-sparking immediate social media backlash over the display of conspicuous consumption. Above, Swift performs onstage during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on October 30, 2021, with an inset image of a private jet. On August 3rd, Williams quote-retweeted the post, writing, "i dont get it guys," garnering over 105,000 likes and 17,000 retweets in a day (shown below).A Taylor Swift spokesperson's statement on her private jet's use has sparked a host of viral jokes and memes. On July 31st, 2021, Twitter user posted a 3D animation of Mordecai and Twilight Sparkle singing to the Airplanes captioned, "actually maybe it’s good that hayley ain’t here to see this," referring to Hayley Williams of the band Paramore, who features on "Airplanes." The tweet gained over 27,800 likes and 4,100 retweets in four days. On July 19th, TikToker posted a video recreating bluedog's original piece of art with eery makeup, garnering over 2.4 million views in two days (shown below). On July 17th, Twitter user posted a new piece of art depicting the two, garnering over 1,600 likes in four days (shown below). On July 15th, TikToker posted a video transforming the original piece of art into a realistic version of the art, garnering over 2 million views in six days (shown below). The MordeTwi ship saw a significant increase in popularity in mid-2021, largely under the hashtag "#MordeTwi" and on TikTok. On April 25th, 2021, YouTuber Chikki posted a 3D-animated video depicting the relationship, garnering over 45,000 views in three months (shown below). On July 18th, 2021, Twitter user posted a new redraw of the scene featuring realistic versions of the characters, garnering over 9,400 likes and 2,000 retweets in three days (shown below). The tag remained popular over a year later, seeing a boost in popularity in mid-2021. Two popular examples were posted to the hashtag on June 11th, 2020, by Twitter users and garnering over 1,200 likes each in a year (shown below, left and right respectively). In June 2020, the hashtag "#redrawmordetwi" trended on Twitter, used as a way to collect MordeTwi fan art and redraws. The image went significantly viral over the course of 2020, growing the MordeTwi fanbase both sincerely ironically. On May 13th, 2020, YouTuber kazen_ posted a video combining the DeviantArt image with a modified version of the above sound clip, garnering over 296,000 views in just over a year (shown below). On July 17th, 2019, TikToker posted a video singing a section of "Airplanes" in an exaggerated "emo" singing voice, garnering over 1 million views in two years (shown below). ![]() ![]() The post gained over 55,000 views and 1,000 favorites in nine years. On August 5th, 2012, DeviantArt user bluedog444 posted an original drawing of Twilight Sparkle and Mordecai crying, both sitting outside at night but not together, singing lyrics from the 2010 B.O.B song "Airplanes" (shown below). The group was inspired by a number of fanfictions including the characters by cartuneslover16, the group's founder. On October 24th, 2011, The "MordeTwi" DeviantArt group was opened for sharing fanfiction and art about the ship between Twilight Sparkle and Mordecai. The couple was first shipped in 2012, most notably in a piece of fan art depicting the two singing "Airplanes" by B.O.B and longing to be together. MordeTwi is the combined ship name of the characters Mordecai from Regular Show and Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. ![]() Mordecai, rigby, regular show, twilight sparkle, my little pony, can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars, mordecai x twilight, morde twi, fan labor, participatory media, fan art About ![]() Furthermore, the pupil will dilate if a person sees an object of interest. This is the pupillary light reflex, which is an important test of brainstem function. When this muscle contracts, it reduces the size of the pupil. ![]() When bright light is shone on the eye, light-sensitive cells in the retina, including rod and cone photoreceptors and melanopsin ganglion cells, will send signals to the oculomotor nerve, specifically the parasympathetic part coming from the Edinger-Westphal nucleus, which terminates on the circular iris sphincter muscle. In bright light, the pupils constrict to prevent aberrations of light rays and thus attain their expected acuity in the dark, this is not necessary, so it is chiefly concerned with admitting sufficient light into the eye. The constriction of the pupil and near vision are closely tied. At this stage the pupils do not remain completely still, therefore may lead to oscillation, which may intensify and become known as hippus. After 25 years of age, the average pupil size decreases, though not at a steady rate. For example, at the peak age of 15, the dark-adapted pupil can vary from 4 mm to 9 mm with different individuals. However, in any human age group there is considerable variation in maximal pupil size. In the dark it will be the same at first, but will approach the maximum distance for a wide pupil 3 to 8 mm. When narrow, the diameter is 2 to 4 millimeters. The pupil gets wider in the dark and narrower in light. This causes the effect in one eye to carry over to the other. The sensory pathway (rod or cone, bipolar, ganglion) is linked with its counterpart in the other eye by a partial crossover of each eye's fibers. These muscles are sometimes referred to as intrinsic eye muscles. The dilator pupillae, innervated by sympathetic nerves from the superior cervical ganglion, cause the pupil to dilate when they contract. When the sphincter pupillae contract, the iris decreases or constricts the size of the pupil. The iris contains two groups of smooth muscles a circular group called the sphincter pupillae, and a radial group called the dilator pupillae. This is known as the pupillary light reflex. Light enters the eye through the pupil, and the iris regulates the amount of light by controlling the size of the pupil. The iris is a contractile structure, consisting mainly of smooth muscle, surrounding the pupil. On the inner edge lies a prominent structure, the collarette, marking the junction of the embryonic pupillary membrane covering the embryonic pupil. The image of the pupil as seen from outside the eye is the entrance pupil, which does not exactly correspond to the location and size of the physical pupil because it is magnified by the cornea. In optical terms, the anatomical pupil is the eye's aperture and the iris is the aperture stop. In humans, the pupil is round, but its shape varies between species some cats, reptiles, and foxes have vertical slit pupils, goats have horizontally oriented pupils, and some catfish have annular types. The term "pupil" was coined by Gerard of Cremona. It appears black because light rays entering the pupil are either absorbed by the tissues inside the eye directly, or absorbed after diffuse reflections within the eye that mostly miss exiting the narrow pupil. The pupil is a black hole located in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to strike the retina. ![]() ![]() Bochs will allow you to run Win 95 and associated software on your Unix/X11 workstation, displaying a window on your workstation, simulating a monitor on a PC.ĭownload Bochs Portable 2.4. For instance, let's say your workstation is a Unix/X11 workstation, but you want to run Win'95 applications. Currently, bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486, Pentium, Pentium Pro or AMD64 CPU, including optional MMX, SSE, SSE2 and 3DNow instructions. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. This allows you to run OS's and software within the emulator on your workstation, much like you have a machine inside of a machine. Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. The 'typical' use of bochs is to provide complete x86 PC emulation, including the x86 processor, hardware devices, and memory. Bochs was written by Kevin Lawton and is currently maintained by this project.īochs can be compiled and used in a variety of modes, some which are still in development. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486, Pentium, Pentium Pro or AMD64 CPU, including optional MMX, SSE, SSE2 and 3DNow instructions. Bochs can be compiled to emulate many different x86 CPUs, from early 386 to the most recent x86-64 Intel and AMD processors. Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. Bochs is capable of running most operating systems inside the emulation including GNU, GNU/Linux, BSD, FreeDOS, MSDOS and Windows 95/NT. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Bochs is a highly portable free IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486, Pentium/PentiumII/PentiumIII/Pentium4 or x86-64 CPU including optional MMX, SSEx and 3DNow! instructions.īochs is capable of running most Operating Systems inside the emulation including Linux, DOS, Windows® 95/98 and Windows® NT/2000/XP or Windows Vista. Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. ![]() Bochs can be compiled to emulate many different x86 CPUs, from early 386 to the most recent x86-64 Intel and AMD. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. Description: Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. ![]() Once you complete a Treasury by filling in all 8 tiles surrounding the Treasury, it will empty and give you a load of resources and equipment. Storm Temple's will strike lightning on 2 random tiles in its range every 5 seconds, so it shouldn't take long for your Forest or Thicket tiles to transform into Burned Forests if they are within range.īurned Forests gives +0.5 Magic damage and can be used to create Hungry Groves as shown above. ![]() Hungry groves can occasional attack the Hero for damage, but will also kill any foe with less than 20% HP remaining.įorest/Thicket and Storm Temple Into Burned Forestsīurned Forests are created whenever a Forest or Thicket tile is struck by lightning from a Storm Temple. Alternatively, if you use an Oblivion card to destroy all adjacent Grove/Forest/Thicket tiles, the Blood Grove will turn into a Hungry Grove. If the Blood Grove is only surrounded by Burning Forest tiles (covered in the next section), then it will transform into a Hungry Grove. They will also turn into Count's Land tiles after 3 loops.Ĭount's Land tiles heals HP upon entering and will give you a quest with a better reward than that of a normal Village tile.īlood Groves can be transformed into Hungry Groves through a number of methods. Ransacked Villages can spawn up to 4 Ghouls once per loop. Village and Vampire Mansion Into Ransacked Village/Count's LandĪ Ransacked Village is created whenever a Vampire Mansion is placed adjacent to a Village title. Blooming Meadows heal for 3HP as opposed to Meadows which only heal for 2HP, so to maximize the effect you get out of your Meadows, it is best to place them adjacent to another type of tile. Meadow/Any Other Tile Into Blooming Meadowīlooming Meadows are created whenever a Meadow is placed next to another type of tile (any non-Meadow tile). Note you can only have one Mountain Peak per expedition. There is a slight downside as having a Mountain Peak will also spawn a Harpy once every 2 days. +5 HP for each adjacent rock/mountain title.However, there is a greater combo here when you combine a mixture of Mountains and Rocks together in a 3x3 square as they will then transfer into a Mountain Peak which will give you the following: ![]() Similarly, Rocks gives you +1% of base HP for each adjacent Rock or Mountain. You’ll also see which enemies drop which resources (usually in the fragment version), and which card generates that resource when placed.As far as basic synergy goes, Mountains give you +2% of base HP for each adjacent Rock or Mountain. We’ve put fragments and complete versions on the same row. Loop Hero all resources listīelow, you’ll find a table with all Loop Hero resources. There’s a column in the Loop Hero resource list below that lists how many fragments turn into a whole. Luckily, scraps and fragments combine into full forms automatically. This matters because buildings require the complete (orb, usually) version of resources. For example, stable branches are a fragment of stable wood. ![]() Most of the resources you collect are scraps - fragmented versions of a complete resource. The short answer is that you’ll just get resources constantly by playing Loop Hero. You’ll also get some resources (specifically scrap metal) when your inventory overflows and when you get more than 12 cards in your hand. You get them from killing enemies, placing cards, transforming cards, and when your hero passes through certain tiles. You’ll get a steady stream of resources as your hero loops their loops. In this Loop Hero guide, we’ll show you how to get resources including which enemies and cards drop them using our resources list. Those buildings unlock things like potions, upgrades, new cards, and new classes. In Loop Hero, the resources you collect allow you to build structures at your base camp. ![]() Supporting News Articles: US Government Bans Hikvison/Dahua Security Camerasīackstreet tests and certifies that each and every product is free and secure from any unauthorized remote access. This law bans select suppliers from supplying equipment for use in US government facilities. Our Government acted and congress passed the 2019 NDAA into law. This was clearly not a lapse in trust that our government was willing to accept. This security breach allows access to the camera's video feed, whilst the owner of the equipment is completely unaware. Why are they banned from US Government buildings and facilities?Ī hidden backdoor access was found in equipment provided by these manufacturers. How do you know you are buying equipment that is approved and secure? Only buy equipment that states it is NDAA compliant.Īll the equipment in our ProVue & Cyber Secure Series is NDAA compliant. Security Sales & Integration News: 2018 Dauha buys Lorex for $29 Million According to the CEO of Lorex the law does not apply to them, however if you read the law its clear all subsidiaries and companies offering products from these suppliers are included in the ban. In 2018 Dahua purchased Lorex outright and owns 100% of the company. It is possible to purchase from these suppliers and in less than a year, it could be illegal to utilize this equipment in the USA. Without the FCC license, it is illegal to sell or install this equipment in the United States. While this FCC action is not yet ratified, it is likely to soon become law. The FCC is also considering including all existing equipment from these companies. The proposed measure bans equipment from these companies by denying FCC licenses to sell new products in the United States. In June 2021, the FCC unanimously voted to start procedures to ban the sale of these brands to the general public by denying new products FCC approval. In 2019, the US government banned the use of Dahua, Hikvision and Montavue security cameras in federal facilities. Lorex is a brand that is owned by Dahua and Dahua products that are branded under any other name are still banned. We see no distinction between this and if Lorex were to do the same. Our understanding of the law is that if Dahua buys products from other suppliers and then brands them as Dahua, then the equipment would still be banned. Since Lorex is a retail brand for Dahua, we believe that the law applies to them as well. While we appreciate the effort on his part, we do not believe this is an accurate interpretation of the NDAA law. We were contacted by the CEO of Lorex, who wanted to explain that if they buy equipment from other suppliers (not the company that owns them) and brands the equipment as Lorex, then the equipment would not fall under the recent NDAA law or the FCC ban. The House of Rep Vote to Ban Retail Giants Pull Lorex Off the Shelves While the NDAA 2019 law banned these companies from being used in government facilities, this action now makes it illegal for them to sell new products into any US market. ![]() The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) made it official and voted unanimously to stop the sale of all future products from these companies by denying them new FCC licenses. Dahua-Lorex & Hikvision Products Banned in USA by the FCC ![]() Other relevant categories include sniper games, gun games, and multiplayer games. If you want to shoot from a different perspective, check out our third-person shooting games. If you want some other cool FPS game suggestions, check out Crazy Pixel Apocalypse, Pixel Warfare, or swap your lethal weapons for paintball guns in Modern Blocky Paint. In this game the Pros have only 30 sec to hide by transforming to any object they wish and after that the next 30. The only objective of the Hunters is to shoot the Props. They hide and taunt just to confuse the Hunters. The Props are the ones who transforms to objects. This game consists of two teams, the Props and the Hunters. Many of the best titles are ideally played on PC - or are PC only, but many mobile FPS games are available. Hide Online is a multiplayer game with a very unique game play. These FPS Games are Free to PlayĪll the first-person shooter games here are free to play in your web browser, with no download required. Bullet Force and Forward Assault: Remix are two free online FPS games that provide classic, fast-paced and competitive gameplay.įPS games are some of the most popular games on our website. ![]() Shell Shockers is one of those games, with great maps and eggy characters that pop open and ooze yolk when you kill them. As any pro gamer knows, FPS games are built for PC - and they always feature online multiplayer. Sorting by ‘most played’ at the top will help you filter our most popular titles. If you’re looking for some of the best browser-based FPS games online, you’re in the right place. Practice makes perfect, so keep playing!.Tune your mouse sensitivity to suit you.Don’t panic or spray - think, aim, and shoot.Once you’ve mastered the basic skills, check out these tips to improve your game and start raking in the kills: You can play as part of a team and use teamwork to your advantage or play other popular game modes like free-for-all (FFA) where it’s every person for themselves. These games also allow you to play on a variety of 3D maps in different locations. This hidden object puzzle game is very intriguing, and you can also utilize various props to find and cook ramen.Most first-person shooters allow you to choose from an arsenal of weapons such as pistols, machine guns, shotguns, and explosives. Thus, your goal in this hide and seek puzzle game is to do every possible thing to discover ramen without making mommy aware of it. Hunter and Props is a fun extreme hide and seek game, that you can play online and for free on . Hide Online an addictive and thrilling multiplayer Hide and Seek action-shooter game in popular Prop Hunt genre. Be aware, the Mama of our character in this hidden puzzle game free online will never let him eat ramen. ![]() All he is saying is that his mommy has hidden his ramen again, and he has to locate it at every cost. Our character in this hidden puzzle game online is now screaming for his ramen. Could someone deny a hot bowl of ramen noodles coming directly from the cooking pot? Of course not! But sadly, the mom hid our favorite ramen in this hidden puzzle game 2, and we are not getting it at all. If someone would ask us about the tastiest dish in the world, we would readily say it's ramen. Play Hidden my ramen by mom 2 free at crazy games online A unique gameplay and a great multiplayer in which you compete against the opposing team. Try Hidden my ramen by mom 2 game and help us find our ramen noodles hidden by the mom in this hidden puzzle game. Every photo brings a smile to my face! The Arty Crafty Kids Clubįor more Autumn themed Art and Craft inspiration, you may also enjoy our collection of Woodland Animal Crafts and Creative Fall crafts for Kids, as well as our Splatter, Glitter and Bubble Wrap Autumn tree art ideas. Since writing this post in 2015, I have seen hundreds of Autumn Handprint Trees completed by children from all over the world and it’s established itself as a favourite tree art project with teachers! Try overlapping the dots and see the print transform into an Autumn Handprint Tree! Using a q-tip, end of a pencil or even your child’s finger, begin adding dots around the tree. This is s chance for kiddos to explore colour by experimenting with primary colours to create Autumn shades of red, yellow, orange and green, oh and of course brown (every toddler can make brown!). Step 2.Time for the really fun bit – colour mixing! If your child is of preschool age or older, they may want to have a go themselves.Īlternatively, simply draw around the arm directly onto a piece of brown paper and cut out the shape and stick. Using a pencil, draw a faint line around the hand and arm of your child. Q-tips For your reference, here’s a very basic colour chart that you may find helpful! This simple process of trial and error is a fabulous learning exercise, with an emphasis on problem-solving skills and mathematical thinking (mixing and mentally measuring colours to achieve the desired tone).Īnd of course, it’s wonderful for creativity! Autumn Handprint Tree Art: Materials
![]() For instance, the actual PS4 version of DIRT 5. But honestly, I’ve played countless PS4 games that looked and ran much better than this one. Sure, the game runs at a much higher resolution, it does feature HDR support, the texture quality has been improved, and for the most part, the framerate has been improved. But all in all, MXGP 2020 doesn’t exactly look like what the next generation of gaming should look like. Textures have been improved, as you can see. It has similar physics and controls, but just like most early titles that come out right after the initial launch lineup batch, it feels more like a slightly prettier last-gen game than a proper showcase of what’s to come in future years. ![]() The PS5 version of MXGP 2020 is good, it gets the job done in terms of content (even if it’s exactly the same amount of content featured in its predecessor) and overall gameplay. Here’s the thing… I may have played a brand new PS5 build of the game, but it did not feel like a next-gen game at all. Sure, it’s a bit of a bummer, but what I really wanted to see was how Milestone would take advantage of the PS5’s horsepower to bring their franchise to a brand new generation of consoles. I was already expecting for MXGP 2020 to feature basically the same kind of content, just like most yearly sports titles based on licensed seasons, and that’s exactly what I got. I played MXGP 2019 a year and a half and thoroughly enjoyed its visuals, sheer amount of content, track editor, and most importantly, its excellent “playground mode”, even if the controls took some time to get used to. I’m no stranger to Milestone’s MXGP games. I’m only going at like 55mph, but the motion blur is going through the roof. ![]() We remember him playing, and we remember him as a peer to a player like Michael Jordan. This one comes as an extra shock because Magic Johnson is still fresh in a lot of our minds. Still, if someone broke his record for scoring over 100 points in a game today, they would see a lot more than $1.7m per season. ![]() Wilt Chamberlain – $250,000 ($1.7m today)Īrguably the first true basketball superstar, Wilt Chamberlain broke salary records for his time with a five-year contract worth $250,000/year between 19. Bill Russell – $100k ($600k today)ĭespite winning eleven NBA championships with the Boston Celtics between 19, going to the All-Star game twelve times, and being named league MVP five times, Bill Russel hardly cracked half a million dollars at his peak. It doesn’t take account of sponsorship or endorsements, which also only came into effect over time, just the money they made from playing basketball. In each case, we isolated the highest salary that each player received in one season and adjusted it to 2016 US Dollars. Here’s a list of salaries from smallest to largest. Legendary players from the 60s and 70s like Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell hardly made enough to write home about, by today’s standards, and more recent superstars like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird were shockingly underpaid relative to the place they hold in our memories. Worth just under $50m in today’s dollars, it remains the highest annual salary for an NBA player by a long shot.īut not all of the greats did so well. It was Michael Jordan who pushed the NBA to soaring heights with his $30m contract with the Chicago Bulls for the 1996-97 season, followed by a $33m contract the following season. For some broad perspective, Babe Ruth, arguably the greatest American sports icon of all time, peaked at $80,000 per year or $1.1m today. It might seem commonplace now, but NBA salaries for top talent are higher now than ever before, even when inflation is taken into account.Īs we explained in another post, “ When Did Athletes Start Getting Rich?,” professional athletes were considered disposable commodities well into the 1960s and only broke $1m per year at the end of the 1970s. It’s a sign that NBA salaries will only continue to skyrocket in coming years, and more importantly, that teams are betting more than ever on superstar players to carry them to victory. That’s a big leap over other big contracts in recent years, like LeBron James’s $110m deal with the Miami Heat in 2010 and Kobe Bryant’s $136m contract with the LA Lakers in 2004 – both of which were spread across more years. Anthony Davis just signed the biggest NBA contract of all time with the New Orleans Pelicans, worth $145m over five years. |
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