![]() However, it is possible to bring the truest possible color reproduction to your electronic device using a tool called a colorimeter.Ī colorimeter is a specialized hardware tool that is used to profile the color properties of a monitor or other display device. ![]() The differences in the way colors are perceived, combined with natural limitations of electronic devices and the imprecise replacement of colors outside the gamut, mean the colors on your monitor will never exactly match the colors you see with your eye. Cultural conditions influence what our brain recognizes as "pure white." For example, Asians prefer red shades of white, and Central Europeans prefer blue. What the brain perceives as "white" is defined by a whole series of factors, not just the perceived wavelengths. For mixed colors such as yellow – composed of green and red on the monitor – the printer may sometimes be better than the monitor assuming that this color is available as a process color. The eye is particularly sensitive to tones in the green range and can detect far more nuances of green in nature than a monitor shows. Colors outside the gamut appear in replacement colors, which leads to distortions.ĭifferent colors have different effects on the human eye. Image-processing experts use the term gamut to describe the possible colors a device can produce by internal mixing. Another problem is that color values often shift as the image makes its way through the chain of devices, from the camera, to the monitor, and finally the printer.Įach device can only absorb and process colors to a limited extent. The human eye adapts much better than a camera to different lighting conditions and automatically supplements missing information. ![]() Colors are lost on the way from the camera to the image. Anyone who has ever tried to reconcile an electronic image with nature will be familiar with the problem: The colors in the image almost always differ from what you see with your eyes.
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![]() But Command Ranks are the most straightforward path to progression and the most obvious way to grind. Heroes do have secondary unlock qualifications, such as killing 50 enemy players for Phoebe. For every game you play, whether it be the campaign or PvP, you earn experience towards your Command Rank. Toby the adorable penguin requires Command Rank 24. Although unlocking additional heroes isn’t difficult but it does require quite a bit of time.Įach player has a Command Rank which dictates what heroes are available, e.g. A player who doesn’t find a hero they like may give up on the game too soon. While a few heroes are available immediately the vast majority must be unlocked. Some function as sneaky assassins backstabbing opponents while others keep heroes at bay with translucent arrows and crowd control attacks. The guy gloating over Discord about his frag ratio as “You Lose” slides across the screen missed the memo.Īfter completing the prologue players are granted a handful of heroes. You need to focus on turning enemy robots into a pile of gears and secure your defenses. Don’t prioritize player kills or you’ll get merced. ![]() While Capture ends up functioning like a map-awareness-team-deathmatch, Incursion and Meltdown stress the importance of teamwork and objectives.
We translate Chinese language statuses to English for Yanwen and other Chinese couriers. Get readable English statuses for Yanwen tracking numbers. Its job it to pick up a package from seller, send it across China and hand it over to destination country postal service. When shopping in AliExpress or Wish Yanwen Logistics acts as a middleman between sellers and postal companies in destination countries. ![]() Mainly shipping the registered mail in China, Hong Kong, Germany, United Kingdom, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Lithuania, along wth YANWEN express, YANWEN line, meanwhile, agents DHL, TNT and UPS express services in China and Hong Kong. Please note that claims should be filed as soon as possible after receiving the shipment, as there may be time limits for submitting a claim.YANWEN is a leading industry provider of e-commerce comprehensive logistics solutions,intergrating our specialty, safe, efficient and rapid services to sellers with professional team and cost-benefit service concept. Follow the instructions provided by the customer support team to file a claim.Contact Yanwen's customer support with your tracking number, a description of the issue, and supporting photos.Document the damage by taking clear photos of the packaging and the damaged or missing items.Keep all packaging materials, including the outer box, inner packaging, and any damaged items.If you receive a Yanwen shipment with damaged or missing items, you should: Please note that these delivery times are estimates and may vary depending on factors such as customs clearance, peak shipping periods, and local postal services. Here are some examples of delivery times to the top 12 countries that utilize Yanwen's services: The delivery time depends on the destination country and the chosen shipping service. Yanwen strives to offer efficient and timely delivery services. These tracking numbers can be used to track the shipment through Yanwen's official website or using out package tracking platform. A combination of 13 alphanumeric characters, beginning with 2 letters, followed by 9 digits and ending with "YP" (e.g., UB123456789YP).Yanwen's tracking numbers typically come in two formats: These diverse delivery services make Yanwen a comprehensive logistics and shipping provider, catering to the needs of customers worldwide. Customs Clearance: Yanwen assists customers with the customs clearance process, ensuring that shipments comply with international regulations and requirements.Warehousing and Distribution: To support businesses with inventory management and order fulfillment, Yanwen provides warehousing and distribution services, including storage, packaging, and shipping.Sea Freight: Yanwen's sea freight services are a cost-effective option for shipping large quantities of goods over long distances, suitable for both businesses and individual customers.Air Cargo: For larger shipments, Yanwen offers air cargo services, providing speedy international delivery for bulkier items or commercial goods.E-commerce Logistics Solutions: This service targets e-commerce businesses, offering end-to-end logistics solutions that streamline the entire shipping process, from order fulfillment to last-mile delivery. ![]() Parcel Delivery: Yanwen's parcel delivery service is a cost-effective solution for shipping parcels both domestically and internationally, offering flexibility for various package sizes and weights.Express Mail Service (EMS): A fast and reliable international mail service for sending documents and merchandise, EMS is ideal for time-sensitive shipments.Some of their main delivery services include: Yanwen provides a variety of delivery services to cater to the needs of its customers. This extensive global presence enables the company to provide seamless and efficient delivery services across the globe. ![]() Yanwen is headquartered in Beijing, China, and has a vast network of branches and distribution centers worldwide. The company picks up packages from sellers, transports them across China, and hands them over to the destination country's postal services. Yanwen Logistics serves as an intermediary between Aliexpress, eBay, Wish sellers, and destination countries' postal services. Yanwen aims to establish a global e-commerce logistics service network suitable for the development of global e-commerce, based on a scientifically advanced logistics system composed of independently developed operating systems and intelligent logistics equipment. Its cross-border logistics routes connect to 200 countries and regions worldwide. Yanwen Express is an integrated service provider of comprehensive e-commerce logistics solutions in China, offering direct services in 50 cities across the country. ![]() As veteran escapees, we were confident that no prison could hold us and we’d be feeling the hot sun on our pale skin in no time. One minor irritation on this front is that it's not always quite so obvious what’s required when multiple steps are required to construct the desired piece of kit. There's a greater range of customisation options for your inmates, and even the in-game menus are notably improved, with a lick of paint now making it possible to view every craftable item and the ingredients you'll need to create it. It's still played with a top-down isometric view, but the sprites are more detailed and the animations are a lot smoother this time around. The first change you’ll notice is The Escapists 2 ’s improved graphics. Each prison has different timings and security measures, and learning them is crucial if you alert the guards you risk getting knocked unconscious or having sniffer dogs find your secret stash, both of which result in your illegal items being seized and scupper your escape plans. Whichever path you might take, you’re also required to keep to a schedule to avoid raising suspicion. ![]() You'll need to buy, steal and craft a multitude of contraband items such as disguises, tools and weapons to do so you can take a job or complete favours for inmates that reward you with cash and items to help in that pursuit, but some errands could land you in trouble if you're caught. For those new to the series, it marries elements of time management and strategy while tasking you with escaping various prisons. ![]() You don't have to take a scientific survey to know that employees want communication to be streamlined through a single application. Streamlined communication for teams and customers They're just one click away from being added to your workplace. In Rocket.Chat's Marketplace you'll find apps to integrate with other services, such as WhatsApp, Twitter, Jira, Dialogflow, Facebook Messenger, and many more. Based on webhooks, its integrations connect the tools you already use with your workspace, providing a simplified workflow and increased productivity. This is just one of the advantages of being open source. Rocket.Chat is full of out-of-the-box features and you can make it even more useful, efficient, and fun with integrations and add-on apps. ![]() With over 1000 contributors worldwide, it has standards for security, data privacy, and transparency that only open source software can offer. ![]() Here are five good reasons to choose Rocket.Chat over a non-open application: Open sourceįirst things first: Rocket.Chat has been open source since day one. That's one reason to choose Rocket.Chat, but not the only one. To combat this, you need sufficient privacy in your online communication. All it needs is data that's important to you to be exposed, stolen, and then ransomed back to you. It's a common misunderstanding that no criminal is interested enough in what you do online to bother stealing it, but ransomware is a largely automated process that doesn't require anyone to care about you. Your data is important, whether it's personal or work-related. 5 reasons organizations choose Rocket.Chat You can talk to people across Slack, MS Teams, Skype for Business, and other communications platforms. Using federation, Rocket.Chat allows you to chat with partners, vendors, or any external organization, regardless of which collaboration platform they use. Manuela Massochin (CC BY-SA 4.0) Talk to people outside of Rocket.ChatĬommunicating with other teams shouldn't be a hassle just because they use different communication platforms. Rocket.Chat's openness even allows companies to create new products on top of its code. Rocket.Chat's main featuresĭue to its scalability and adaptability, organizations can leverage Rocket.Chat in multiple ways, from internal communication to virtual events. There's a free trial, so you can evaluate it before committing, but Rocket.Chat is used in over 130 countries, and is the go-to messaging app for organizations including The World Bank, the US Navy, and Audi. Once you have the server running, you can download the Rocket.Chat client app on your desktop and mobile device.Īlternatively, you can purchase a hosting from Rocket.Chat itself. Now deploy Rocket.Chat: $ docker-compose up -dįirewall configuration may be necessary, depending on your setup. To run Rocket.Chat using Docker, downloading the docker-compose.yml file: $ wget -O docker-compose.yml \ It's also available as a one-click app on many server and cloud providers. You can deploy it using all industry-standard deployment methods, including Podman, Docker, or Kubernetes, all of which are supported officially by Rocket.Chat. Rocket.Chat is open source, so you can install and host it yourself if you want. Rocket.Chat is in many ways the world's most comprehensive open source communications platform. Rocket.Chat enables communication through federation, and over 12 million people are using it for team chat, customer service, secure file sharing, and much more.
![]() yippee.About 76% of Americans make it a tradition to complete their spring cleaning every year. (yup, we’re getting snow three more times this week. I’ll be back with a few favorite cleaning tips to correspond with the tasks on the calendar, but until then, print out the Spring Cleaning Calendar so you’re ready for whenever spring hits your area! Probably June, if you’re in Philly. Need Clever Cleaning Tips? I’ve been pinning the best ones to my Cleaning Tips Pinterest Board. I grouped tasks by area so you can zip from one cleaning job to another, or at the very least keep the mess contained to one area as you worked through it. I have two weeks set aside for cleaning those specific areas, so you’re covered. ![]() Suffice it to say, they’re active areas with lots of messes. Target Zones: Let’s face it– the dirtiest areas of my home are the kitchen and the bathrooms. You’ll notice the calendar starts at the top (ceiling fans and light fixtures) and works it’s way downward until you reach the baseboards and carpet. That way, the dust falls downward and you aren’t re-cleaning the same area a second time. ![]() Can you tell I’m frazzled? Or are you just jealous of my crazy facial expressions? Anywho, here’s a great tip for cleaning: In case you don’t know the story, I couldn’t find the link to get on the hangout until literally the moment it went on air. Top-Down Cleaning: I mentioned this method in my OMG-I-almost-blew-it Spring Cleaning Hangout with Hometalk last year. There’s a very good reason why I need the extra help, and if you buy me a few mojitos over dinner one night I’ll probably tell you. I can’t write this post and not admit that I have people come to clean my home once a month (BEST MONEY SPENT EVER) but I do keep up a regular cleaning routine on top of that– vacuuming, toilets, counters, dishes, laundry, floors, tubs, etc. It’s meant to piggyback on your normal cleaning tasks, so keep up your normal cleaning routine and add these tasks on top. You can spring clean in March or May or July, start on the first of the month or the 19th or the 28th– it’ll still work for you. You can start it on the first of the month if you want, but it’s formatted to be a 31-day plan so you can really start whenever you wish. If they don’t apply to you because your home is already sparkling in that particular area, just cross it off (lucky you…) or you can stretch a task several days if needed. While each task is on a different day, if you have a bunch of free time then do several in one day. It’s organized in a specific arrangement (see below) but don’t feel as if you need to follow it by any means. Print the Free Printable Spring Cleaning Calendar And if you work your way through the tasks, your home really will be cleaned top to bottom in just 31 days. This is more than random cleaning tasks written on a calendar. With spring around the corner (somewhere it’s around the corner, just apparently not here…) I realized we could shake it up a bit and instead of focusing on organizing we’d get our homes so fresh and so clean this March!Īnd yes, that IS my second Outkast reference on my blog this past week. It seems many of you liked the January and February printable organizing calendars because I got lots ‘o requests for a March version. ![]() Next, draw a diagonal line at the 36.5-inch partition of the board. ![]() This line should divide the board into two equal right-angled trapezoids with upper and lower horizontal bases of 22-inch and 74-inch, respectively. You need not make measurements for the coping and steel piece since they’re in an appropriate size already. Place your 3/8-inch board on the ground and length-to-length with your 3/4-inch plywood. Partially, pin one of your 8 feet 2×4 boards on the width side of the 3/8″-inch plywood using a screw. The screw should be 2′ from the corner of the plywood and 6′ from the tip of the 2×4 board. Also, make sure the ground is flat enough to make accurate measurements. Put a pencil on the longer end of the 2×4 that touches the 3/4-inch plywood. Rotate the 2×4 like a clock’s hand as you leave a concave line that almost goes with the diagonal line on the 3/4-inch board. Note that it’s the 11.5-inch portion of the 3/4-inch board adjacent to the 3/8-inch plywood when plotting the two boards down. Step 3: Cut the boards and plywoodīefore doing this step, always remember to protect yourself from cuts and injuries. Begin to cut on the lines you made on your wood components. Be sure to use sharp saws to leave smooth edges. With the two trapezoid boards, cut a 1.625″ right angle at the corner between the upper base and the curve for the coping. Lastly, snap the lower endpoint of the arch, and leave enough height from the bottom side of the board to cover the tip of the 2×4 board.įor easier understanding, let’s visualize the boards in trapezoid shape still after the arch cut. Begin by mirroring your trapezoid boards at a distance equal to the length of your 2×4 boards. Have someone support you as you drill the ends of your 2×4 on the lower tip of your boards’ curves. The broad surfaces should face down and up. Next, put another 2×4 on the bottom and upper right-angled corners of the plywood. ![]() Still, there are more than enough points against this adaptation that I don’t even need this added bit of nastiness to make my decision. Here they seem to show the hair-like part as if it were a solid shell. Combining that with their complexion its easy to make that jump that these were made to be designed after african people. In art from the manga, they always seem to be drawn with hair distinctly resembling short, curly, african hair. To the shows credit, what little I’m willing to spare it, it seems they have at least replaced what I think is the worst part of the Terraformars. After the bear fight, we get nothing but people sitting and talking or standing and talking, and they’re not even that well drawn when they’re doing that. What little action there even was had been censored to such a horrible state that we would have been better served just having the audience give us reaction faces. If it wasn’t for the grace of God that I had my friends in Glorio to watch this stuff with, lord knows I’d never be able to get through it. The jingoistic plot is bad enough as it is, but add on to that just boring exposition and it makes something I already wasn’t looking forward to be even that more excruciating to get through. There’s a lot not to like about Terra Formars. Oh, by the way, the aliens look like early twentieth century racist caricatures. After he learns his childhood love had finally succumbed to an alien disease, he decides to join a group of humans modified to take on the aliens. Akari Hizamaru is an underground fighter with special abilities. On July 20th, 2022, YouTuber GirthQuake posted a video that received over 263,000 views in one week (shown below, right).In the distant future, attempts to terraform Mars have caused the creation of a race of sentient cockroaches. For example, on July 6th, 2022, YouTuber Whitt posted a gameplay video that gained over 2.6 million views in three weeks (shown below, left). The mod appeared in multiple viral videos on TikTok and YouTube. The mod was submitted to Steam Workshop by the user The Globfather on July 2nd, 2018. In Summer 2022, Obunga regained online popularity as a bot used in the NextBot Chase Garry's Mod game. Meanwhile, Redditor TheMemeKid uploaded a version of the image meant to resemble the character Sans from the video game Undertale to /r/dankmemes (shown below, right). On June 28th, 2018, Redditor CharlotteNetherlands submitted a captioned version of the image to /r/okbuddyretard, where it gained over 1,000 points (91% upvoted) and 60 comments in 15 hours. Within 24 hours the video accumulated upwards of 2.7 million views and 35,200 comments. On June 27th, 2018, YouTuber PewDiePie released a video about the Obunga meme titled "OBUNGA □ELAS □□□□□□ GIRL" (shown below). On June 21st, 2018, bepis.man posted another meme that gained over 44,000 views and 4,800 likes in the same period (shown below, right). For example, on June 15th, 2018, Instagram user bepis.man posted a Five Nights at Freddy's Obunga meme that gained over 31,000 views and 3,200 likes in four years (shown below, left). In June 2018, the meme experienced a burst in popularity as multiple Instagram accounts posted Obunga memes, including screamer videos. On June 11th, the first version of the image uploaded along with music from Five Nights at Freddy's was uploaded by YouTuber by Maguku (shown below, right). On February 14th, 2018, YouTuber Homosneksual uploaded a video titled Obunga.mov, featuring the photoshopped image accompanied by the "new round" sound effect in Call of Duty: World at War (shown below, left). On March 29th, 2016, the photoshopped image was submitted to the /v/ ( video games) board on 4chan with the filename Juhrack Johbama.jpg. While the exact origin of the photoshopped image is unknown, the earliest archived instance on 4chan was submitted to the /tv/ (television) board on July 24, 2013. ![]() If you were to be in loud environments, you might not hear the alarm. Overall, the app works just fine, and is a handy tool in fishing out our phones, which saves time and reduces panic. If you find that it becomes a bit of nuisance, you can consider enabling the app only when you go to areas where your phone is at a higher risk of being misplaced. However, it isn’t encouraged for the app to be enabled full-time, as it drains your battery at a much faster pace. In fact, the app still works despite your phone being in silent mode! So, the next time you need to locate it, just freely whistle, and your chosen sound will respond to your call. Whenever your phone is in sleep mode, the app is activated. ![]() ![]() Do remember to enable the ‘Use High Volume Audio Volume’ option for maximum effectiveness. What’s quite cool is that the app can also access your phone or tablet’s camera flash pulse, turning your device into a light-flashing, music-blasting object that is impossible to ignore. You are welcome to choose any audio file from your phone, or simply select one from among 10 built-in apps available. Of course, depending on your personal usage, you will need to experiment with this feature in order to discover what works best for you. Its playful colours represent the app well, as whistling tunes in search for your beloved tech companion has just turned something annoying into something fun! But if you can’t handle the bright tones at one go, you do have the delightful option of changing the colour theme to suit your preferences.įor starters, do check the ‘Enable Whistle Phone Finder’ option, and then proceed to tap ‘Whistle Sensitivity Setup’, which lets you select how easily the app should ring. Upon launching the app, users are greeted with colours that resemble the myriad of colours found on an artist’s palette. Image Credit: Introducing Whistle Phone Finder, a free Android app created by Nine Hertz India, made to work like how a man calls for his dog, but on a whole other level.īasically, when the app is turned on and you whistle a tune, your phone will immediately respond with a unique sound you picked, provided that your phone is within range and not in some alternate universe. ![]() And like many driving games, the lack of force-feedback means under and oversteering will almost always be an issue on courses that require high precision driving. While there are unlockables in Midtown Madness, the lack of a story or career mode might put some gamers off. Pedestrians are reactive, and will dive out of the way when you get close GTA sadists may be disappointed that you can't actually squash anyone, but it's a nice environmental touch. And expect to have plenty of cars turn left in front of you. Of course this leads to some weird scenarios where a car is scripted to swerve out of the way, assuming that you'll be driving in into oncoming traffic, only to plow right into you when you stay in your lane. The time trials are a bit easier because the environmental traffic is scripted rather than reactive. Racer AIs, while predictable, are cutthroat and will take you out in a pileup rather than play it safe/smart. Vehicle durability is a considerable factor, as this is one of those racers where you'll be shoving your way between cars at stop lights and taking out street lamps while still having a chance to win. The time trials are hard, but the races are insane. The bus, on the other hand, handles like, well, a bus, but it can plow its way through traffic with just a few dents to show for it. For instance, the hotrod handles well, has great acceleration, and bursts into flames after just a few dings. Each vehicle has a unique feel to it in terms of speed and handling and, importantly, survivability. You have a choice of several vehicles, ranging from hotrods to city buses. Midtown Madness has big and colorful environments with impressive, for its time, textures, graphics, and draw distances. Think some of the finer missions of the middle-period of the Grand Theft Auto series but without the story. Midtown Madness is a fast and furious street-racer with an emphasis on dangerous high-speed racing through downtown traffic. |