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Framegrabber is a simple extension for bookmarking video timecodes and taking framegrabs.
Framegrabs are still images of individual film frames.
The Framegrabber extension makes it possible to take framegrabs from HTML5 video. Framegrabs can be stored in a local database or opened in a tab so they can be saved as JPEG files.
Framegrabber is also useful for bookmarking video timecodes.
Framegrabber works for any page that uses the HTML video element.
One major caveat: to take framegrabs, video must be from the same host as the page it's on, so Framegrabber can't take framegrabs on sites like YouTube and Vimeo. If Framegrabber cannot take a framegrab, it stores only the current timecode.
Videos from which framegrabs can taken can be found on many sites, including Dive Into HTML5, Mozilla and my own website samdutton.com.
To save framegrabs, use the icons that the extension displays at the top left of video(s) using the HTML video element:
Note that on some pages, you may need to start playing the video before an HTML video element is actually added to the page.
Click the extension icon (to the right of the address bar) to display stored framegrabs in a popup. Click a framegrab image in the popup to navigate to the video and timecode from which the framegrab was taken.
Framegrabber uses several relatively new web technologies, including Canvas, HTMLMediaElement and Web SQL Database.
Below are some technical details of how the extension works.
Framegrabber creates a canvas element (but doesn't add it to the DOM) then uses the drawImage() canvas context method to draw a video frame on it. The canvas toDataURL() method is then used to create a data URL string representing the image. The image data URL can then either be opened in a new tab, or stored locally along with the URL of the page containing the video and the timecode of the framegrab. Except in order to view pages containing framegrabs, no server or internet access is required.
Local storage is accomplished using the Chrome Web SQL Data base implementation, which is fast and reliable enough to store strings such as image data URLs, which can be 200KB or more in size (i.e. 200,000+ characters in length).
When the extension icon is clicked, data URLs are retrieved from the local database and set as the src value for framegrabs displayed in the popup.
Please send bug reports, comments or feature requests to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For more information, please visit my website samdutton.com or my blog at samdutton.wordpress.com.


Mind Over Programming
Jan 31st, 2015
DBC Phase-0 moves quick. Real quick.  No wonder the program encourages us to identify our respective learning styles and understand our mindset. It's important that we accomidate our styles and focus on growth so we can succeed. Here are some techniques I use for both.
Learning Style
After taking the VARK learing style assessment I discovered that my learning style is a bit of a hodge-podge: multimodal. This comes as no surprise--I've always tackled new information in a subjective way and my learning style varies depending on the type of material. Here are a specifc learning techniques/approached that've helped me in DBC Phase-0.
Checking Multiple Sources
I make sure to carefully read Dev's README and challenge instructions in addtion to whichever resources they point me to. If I still feel a bit foggy on some of the details, I'll do a quick Google search to seek out the same content presented in different forms- videos, blog posts, aritcles, lessons. That helpes me understand new concepts and/or reinforces my understanding.
Working With Others
Once I have a basic understanding of the material, it's helpful for me to talk through it with another person. I've taken advantage of the DBC tutoring, our accountability groups and pairing sessions to ask questions and learn from other people. It's always helpful and I always learn something new, even if it's learn a new keyboard shortcut.
Playing Around With Code
Even after I find the right answer to an exercise, I'll still play around with the code and see what happens when I change different elements. I find that's a good way to determine what's vital to the syntax and what absolutely cannot change. It's a good way to feel out sensitively and discover other code fuctions.
My Mindset
Prior to starting Phase-0, DBC sent us an articles outlining two different mindsets; growth and fixed. A fixed mindsets is the belief that there are some things you simply can't learn and that failure is an indication of those things. A growth mindset is the belief that you can learn new things and failure is a part of that process. It's all about knowing you have the ability to learn and pushing through the content until you get it.
Epecially with learning something as new and complicated as code, I definitely struggle with keeping the conviction that I CAN and WILL learn new information. I have a few different techniques that help me keep that mindset.
Breaking Programs Down
I'll never through my hands up in the air and give up. I always know that if I'm not understanding something, I can break down the code into smaller pieces. Once I work through each of those pieces I can put them back together to understand the larger program.
Keeping my Confidence
I developed an inner dialog that continously tells me that I "totally got this," and "understanding this material is completely within my abilities." if I feel a ping of doubt or anxioety, I simply summon those words and push forward.
Celebrating my Achievements
I'm always ooking back to what I didn't know at the beginning of the week and recognizing my development. I see that as evidence that I CAN learn new things and AM learning. I find it's helpful to celebrate how far I've come.


Cardiff City and Birmingham City hit with fines following melee
The Midlands club have also been handed a fine worth £7,500
by Glen WilliamsCardiff City have been fined £5,000 for their part in a melee with Birmingham City players.
A scuffle broke out in injury time during the Bluebirds' 4-2 win over the Blues at Cardiff City Stadium at the start of this month.
Birmingham have also been fined £7,500.
The fine comes after both clubs admitted to failing to control their players and while Cardiff accepted the standard penalty, Pep Clotet's side requested a paper hearing.
The incident-packed clash saw two sendings off as well as six goals, with Danny Ward and Harlee Dean being dismissed for Cardiff and Birmingham respectively.
Dean's marching orders were given in the 93rd-minute following a hefty collision with hat-trick hero Joe Ralls, which sparked the brief brawl near the halfway line.
His leading elbow on Ralls preceded a big coming together of both sets of players before referee Andy Madley brandished he red card to Dean.
Birmingham's appeal to overturn the decision was rejected.


Vumi is an open source project available under the BSD license. It is free but you will need technical know-how to get it up and running on your own servers.
Documentation
Documentation available online at http://vumi.readthedocs.org/ and in the docs directory of the repository. To build the docs locally:
$ virtualenv --no-site-packages ve/ $ source ve/bin/activate (ve)$ pip install Sphinx (ve)$ cd docs (ve)$ make html
You'll find the documentation in: docs/_build/index.html
Need Help?
Contact the vumi developers on dev@vumi.org


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File & folder metadata
Dat supports custom metadata on its files and folders. This metadata is read using a stats()
call.
Unwalled.Garden uses 3 common metadata values:
| Key | Usage |
|---|---|
type |
A URL that indicates the schema of the file/folder. |
title |
A nice-looking name for the file/folder. |
description |
A longer description of the file/folder purpose. |
When set on the root folder, the metadata describes the entire dat/site. For example: the Person type describes the site as a person, uses the title as the person’s name, and uses the description as the person’s bio.


Name: Andre Michalowski
Specialty:
Hometown:
Hobbies:
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Before Change
logger.info("Requeuing Processor Job which had ID %d with a new Processor Job with ID %d.",
last_job.id,
new_job.id)
processor_task = PROCESSOR_PIPELINE_LOOKUP[last_job.pipeline_applied]
app.send_task(processor_task, args=[new_job.id])
last_job.retried = True
last_job.success = False
last_job.retried_job = new_job
After Change
logger.info("Requeuing Processor Job which had ID %d with a new Processor Job with ID %d.",
last_job.id,
new_job.id)
send_job(ProcessorPipeline[last_job.pipeline_applied], new_job.id)
last_job.retried = True
last_job.success = False
last_job.retried_job = new_job


Gene models for some species are loaded from GFF files provided by the research community. (If the gene models are available in INSDC, however, we usually import directly from INSDC.) In most cases, the GFF files consist of protein-coding genes, pseudogenes, transcripts, exons, and CDS regions. In a small number of cases, the GFF files include non-coding RNA annotation, which is also imported; the GFF type of the ncRNA is used as the biotype in Ensembl Genomes.
When importing genes from a GFF file, we check whether they produce a valid translation, i.e. one without internal stop codons. If there are invalid translations, then we first query this with the data provider to determine if there are errors or unannotated pseudogenes, and amend the GFF file accordingly. If the data provider believes them to be protein-coding, we can accommodate changes in either the nucleotide or amino acid sequence, or insert frameshifts. We aim to minimise these changes, as they add complexity when interpreting the data, and also because the role of Ensembl Genomes is to present, rather than modify, the data of others. If the status of a gene with an invalid translation remains unclear, then it is assigned a "nontranslating CDS" biotype; no protein sequence is associated with such a gene, but it is otherwise displayed as a normal gene in Ensembl Genomes.


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The task of learning is to minimize a cost function $\mathcal{L}$ over the entire dataset.
In a neural network, this can be achieved by gradient descent, which modifies the network parameters $\mathbf{W}$ in the direction opposite to the gradient:
$$
\begin{split}
W_{ij} \leftarrow W_{ij} - \eta \Delta W_{ij}, & \text{where } \Delta W_{ij} =
\Dp{\mathcal{L}}{W_{ij}} =
\Dp{\mathcal{L}}{y_i}
\Dp{y_i}{ a_i }
\Dp{a_i}{W_{ij}}
\end{split}
$$
with $a_i = \sum_j W_{ij} x_j$ the total input to the neuron, $y_i$ is the output of neuron $i$, and $\eta$ a small learning rate.
The first term is the error of neuron $i$ and the second term reflects the sensitivity of the neuron output to changes in the parameter.
In multilayer networks, gradient descent is expressed as the BP of the errors starting from the prediction (output) layer to the inputs.
Using superscripts $l=0,...,L$ to denote the layer ($0$ is input, $L$ is output):
`$$
\frac{\mathrm{\partial}}{\mathrm{\partial} W^{(l)}_{ij}} \mathcal{L} =
\delta_{i}^{(l)} y^{(l-1)}_j,\text{ where }\delta_{i}^{(l)} = \sigma'\left(
a_i^{(l)} \right) \sum_k \delta_{k}^{(l+1)} W_{ik}^{\top,(l)},
$$`
where $\sigma'$ is the derivative of the activation function, and $\delta_{i}^{(L)}=\Dp{\mathcal{L}}{y_i^{(L)}}$ is the error of
output neuron $i$ and $y_{i}^{(0)}=x_i$ and $\top$ indicates the transpose.
Learning is typically carried out in forward passes (evaluation of the neural network activities) and backward passes (evaluation of $\delta$s).


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Rocket is given 5 lives. Upon firing each asteroids, player will be awarded with scores,
where the scores are based on the destroy of large or small asteroids.
Destroying larger asteroids will grant the player higher score and smaller asteroids for lower score.
Higher scores will ultimately lead to higher level.
At each increment of level, asteroids will move at a faster rate, so beware of your keys!
When level 3 is reached, a boss will be spawned from the top, this boss will follow the rocket at all times.
If the rocket collides with the boss or the asteroids, the number of lives will be reduced, and the gameplay will be reset.
>> Killing large asteroids with bullets will spawn smaller asteroids and only smaller asteroids can be destroyed fully.
>> To detonate a bomb, press the 'B' button and the bomb will be spawned on the location of the rocket.
This bomb will exist for 10 seconds before it completely disappears into the air.
The bomb will only explode when the enemy boss is nearby, and if it is, the enemy's health will be reduced by 1.
When the health reaches zero, the enemy is destroyed
Each level will be increased when the score reaches above 1000 * current level.
For instance, when at level 1, level 2 will be achieved when score is 1000 (1000 * 1).
At level 2, level 3 will be achieved when score is 2000 (1000 * 2).
This leveling system applies for all levels.


You've successfully matched all cards and won!
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FIGHT CLUB *** (out of four) -a review by Bill Chambers<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(Shampoo + Conditioner in one website! Film Freak Central - http://filmfreakcentral.net ....DVD reviews, contests, and more)
starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf screenplay by Jim Uhls, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk directed by David Fincher
Some movie rags have reported that Fight Club's release date was bumped from July to October to distance it from the Columbine shootings. If that's true (director David Fincher says he just needed more time to fine tune the editing), isn't Fox taking a step backward by attaching to all Fight Club prints the trailer for Light it Up, a film about a high school kid who tires of the dreaded "system" and therefore takes his classmates hostage? Fight Club is very violent, but Light it Up looks sensationalistic.
Fight Club explores instead of exploiting. It never stops presenting high-falutin' ideas. In some ways, the film is too existential to be incendiary-you don't feel riled up by the closing credits, you feel worn out, exhausted from playing headgames.
The story is told through the eyes of Norton's nameless narrator (the movie refers to him as Jack at times, so I will do the same here), a flunky for an unidentified automaker by day, an insomniac always. Jack spends entire evenings sifting through Ikea catalogues and staring hopelessly at TV infomercials. He tells his physician he's miserable, dying inside, but the doctor responds that if he really wants to know about pain, he should meet with victims of testicular cancer.
Jack actually visits a support group for such people, and their stories cause him to weep uncontrollably. At last, feelings. A good cry helps him sleep like a baby; soon, he becomes an eager tourist of like meetings, but Marla (Carter), another phony who has begun making the support group rounds for "free cake and coffee," interrupts his good time.
He takes a break from the 12-step world for company trips, and on one plane ride he meets Tyler Durden (Pitt-has he ever been this magnetic?), a soap salesman with the gift of gab. They exchange business cards, and when Jack returns home to find his apartment bombed out (the stove's pilot light was left on), he calls Tyler. Three pitchers of beer later, Jack has a place to stay.
Tyler introduces him to a seedier life. In Jack's new digs, the electricity must be turned off during a rainstorm. The shower runs brown water. The staircase could collapse at any moment. But this is to his delight: for once, he's not slave to his stuff-expensive furnishings and appliances. (Tyler tells him, "We don't own things, the things own us.")
Tyler offers Jack another release through fighting. What starts out as a few innocuous swings at one another in a parking lot turns into an underground sensation, with various disillusioned men meeting one night of the week in the basement of a dive to scrap. (Tyler, in essence, extols the virtues of nihilism.) Marla disrupts Jack's happiness again, though, when she worms her way back into his life through a sexual relationship with Tyler.
After only three films (Alien3, Se7en, The Game), Fincher has developed a distinct style-there is a consistent tone running through his filmography which could be weakly characterized as "bleak". Certainly, his works are linked by visual motifs, such as the most piercing flashlights this side of Spielberg, dank locales, flash frames, and low angles. (His technique is a bit more playful this time around; his acknowledgment of the medium itself in one scene is downright postmodern.) Fight Club also recalls The Game in its second half as Jack's reality changes and he no longer knows who is trustworthy.
But Fincher's past examinations of identity crisis (consider also Se7en's villain) were emotionally hard-hitting, and while Fight Club should be applauded for going out on a philosophical limb (much is made of Jack and Tyler's yin yang dynamic, as symbolized by Jack's table, and how violence will turn you into a drone as much as sitting under the fluorescent lights in a cubicle might), it is unmoving. Cynicism gets in the way at the start, when we're asked to laugh at truly pitiable characters, including Meat Loaf's sympathetic cancer survivor (the camera keeps lingering on his large, feminine breasts). (Other jokes go over better.) When the narrative shifts gears to Marla's subplot, we learn that she's a burnout (hardly the femme fatale the ads would have you believe), and little else. She exists to inform us about Jack, so we vest little interest in their relationship.
By film's end, so many concepts and plot twists have been thrown our way that we're left dizzy at best. The final shot is a feast for the eyes and ears, but Fincher denies us what Jack wants and periodically achieves: catharsis. Fight Club is a darkly comic work of crazed genius (I'd call it cinematic pop art), but its punches aim for the head, not the heart.
-October, 1999
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The signature of I2PControl has been changed, as a result it wont auto update from version 0.0.1/0.0.2 to 0.0.4.
A manual remove and reinstall is needed to move from 0.0.1/0.0.2 to 0.0.4.
If you are using 0.0.4 this does not affect you.
I2PControl has been ported to Jetty6 as I2P is no longer including Jetty5.
Any feedback is welcome on the I2P forums I'm also reachable on the I2P irc.
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Detecting Db2 Data by Running an Inventory Job
After you add your IBM® Db2® instances to IBM Spectrum Protect™ Plus, an inventory to detect all Db2 instances and databases is run automatically. You can run an inventory on any instance manually to detect, list and store all Db2 databases for the selected instance making them available for protection with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
- Ensure that you added your Db2 instances to IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. For instructions about adding instances, see Add a Db2 Server.
To detect Db2 data by running an inventory job:
- From the navigation menu, expand Manage Protection, then expand Applications. Expand Db2, then click Backup.
- Select the check box beside the instance names that you want to run inventories for.
- Click Run Inventory.
- When the inventory is running, the button changes to Inventory In Progress. You can run an inventory on any available instance, but you can run only one inventory process at a time. To monitor the inventory job, select Jobs and Operations in the navigation, Monitoring > Job Monitor. The job is listed as Default Application Server Inventory.
- Click on an instance to open a view that shows the databases that are detected for that instance. If any databases are missing from the Instances list, check your Db2 instance and rerun the inventory.
- Tip: To return to the list of instances, click the Instances hypertext in the breadcrumbs of the pane.
NEXT STEPS:
- To start protecting Db2 databases that are cataloged in the selected instance, apply an SLA policy to the instance. For instructions about setting an SLA policy, see Configure SLA Policies.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.2
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func AreSame(h1 *Height, h2 *Height) bool
AreSame returns true if both the heights are either nil or equal
Height represents the height of a transaction in blockchain
type Height struct { BlockNum uint64 TxNum uint64 }
func NewHeight(blockNum, txNum uint64) *Height
NewHeight constructs a new instance of Height
func NewHeightFromBytes(b []byte) (*Height, int, error)
NewHeightFromBytes constructs a new instance of Height from serialized bytes
func (h *Height) Compare(h1 *Height) int
Compare return a -1, zero, or +1 based on whether this height is less than, equals to, or greater than the specified height respectively.
func (h *Height) String() string
String returns string for printing
func (h *Height) ToBytes() []byte
ToBytes serializes the Height


From a neuroscience perspective, cognition, vision, sensation, and perception are fascinating as well. I'm excited to see the future of virtual + augmented reality in conjunction with haptics, turning experiences into reality. I'd imagine it'd have a profound impact on society and relationships, so I gave a TED talk about it. Plus, computational neuro is super cool.
long-term #goals.
My primary interest lies in applying technology and bioinformatics to improve the field of medicine, healthcare, and patient care, particularly in underserved populations, underrepresented minorities and LGBTQ+ youth. I’m keeping up with venture capital (VC) and start-ups in an attempt to stay entrepreneurial.


CHR honors Initao cop who lost his life shielding civilians from grenade attack
by Chito ChavezThe Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has paid its deepest and sincerest respect to the heroism of Police Major Sergeant Jason Magno who gave up his own life to save innocent civilians during a grenade blast at Initao College in Misamis Oriental on Thursday.
CHR spokesperson Jacqueline de Guia said the commission has honored Magno’s courage and bravery for selflessly responding to the call of duty even in the face of certain death.
“It is truly heartbreaking that we lost another dedicated police officer and a hero who stayed faithful to his mandate of serving and protecting the people,’’ de Guia said.
With another senseless death, de Guia called on warring groups to put down their arms and spare the innocent from their violent acts stressing lives should not be wasted in any form of unnecessary brutality.
The CHR said that Magno’s actions were worth emulating citing this would restore the public’s faith in the police forces given the recent unsavory controversies and alleged corrupt acts involving cops.
“We express our deepest condolences to the family, colleagues, and friends of Police Master Sergeant Magno and hopes for the speedy recovery of the policewoman and students who were hurt in the grenade blast,’’ the CHR said.
Although local authorities have identified the suspect, the CHR has called a more intense probe on the incident to identify the mastermind and determine the motive behind the brutal attack. (Chito A. Chavez)


Namespace Fs.Processes
Classes
CreateProcessAttributeList
A list of attributes for process and thread creation.
CreateProcessAttributeList.CreateProcessAttribute
Abstract base class for all attributes added to a CreateProcessAttributeList.
CreateProcessInfo
Specifies a set of values used when creating a new process.
InheritHandlesAttribute
Specifies a set of handles to be inherited by the child process.
ParentProcessAttribute
Specifies the parent process to use when creating a new process.
Process
A class that represents a Windows Process. Similar to System.Diagnostics.Process, but not intended as a complete replacement.
ProcessArgumentEscaper
Provides argument escaping compatible with Window's GetCommandLineArgsW() function.
ProcessDataReceivedEventArgs
Event data for redirected output from a process.
ProcessOptionsExtensions
A set of extensions for ProcessOptions.
Structs
ConsoleColors
Represents the foreground and background colors used in a Windows Console.
Enums
ProcessOptions
A set of options that controls how a new process is created.
TitleIs
Specifies how Title is interpreted.
WindowShow
A value indicating how a new window should appear when a new process is created.


Import Data
This command plots data from a "Gamma file".
The number of data points that can be imported is only limited by the file size which is usually 64K Bytes. QuickSmith does not store this data in its memory thus a redraw command erases the trace.
Export Data
This command exports the swept trace from the smith chart to a "Gamma file".
Edit Data
This command opens a text editor which may be used to view or edit ASCII files.
Print Chart
Use this command to print the Smith Chart.
Exit
This command ends QuickSmith.


Custom element Input Fluid Size Example. The width of the Input in this demo is in Percentages.
ex: Ana


[[extend 'layout.html']]
| Simple Serverside Examples | |
|---|---|
| A normal page without template | example |
| A normal page with template | example |
| A page causing an internal error | example |
| Page which raises HTTP | example |
| Page with a redirect | example |
| Page with parameters | example |
| Page with query string | example |
| Page with a postback | example |
| Fixtues: Flash | |
| A page with a flash (clientside only) | example |
| A page with a flash (with redirect and fixture) | example |
| Fixtues: Session | |
| A page with a counter | example |
| Helpers | |
| A page using yatl helpers | example |
| Services | |
| Generic REST API | example |
| Json RPC Client/Server | example |
| Internationalization and Pluralization | |
| A page using internationalization (try set browser to italian) | example |
| A page using pluralization (try set browser to italian) | example |
| Components | |
| A page embedding a py4web component via ajax (no Vue) | example |
| Forms | |
| A page with a create form | example |
| A page with an update form | example |
| A page with mutiple forms | example |
| A page with a custom styled form | example |
| A form with tags_input widget | example |
| A page with form using hCaptcha | example |
| Grid (no vue.js) | |
| A page with an serverside pure html grid | example |
| Grid (requires Vue.js) | |
| A page with an ajax powered grid | example |
| A page embedding multiple auth forms | example |
| Examples of custom Vue components (advanced) | |
| Sample Vue.js client-side grid. | example |
| Javascript file uploader. | example |
| Insertion form in Vue. | example |
| Update form in Vue. | example |
| View form in Vue. | example |
| Grid + Forms in Vue. | example |
| Star rating component in Vue; example of component instantiation from Vue. | example |
| Websockets Examples | |
| A page using websockets | ws |
| A page using websockets with socketio | socketio |


The Talmudic Logic Project -
Introduction and Late-breaking Results
Dov Gabbay
Timotheus Kampik
#### Agenda
* The Talmudic Logic Project: collection of works on logical principles of the Talmud (Jewish religious law)
* Establish a cycle:
Talmudic principle/problem → Formal model(s) → broader applicability in AI/CS
* Late breaking result: preference-based framework for reasoning in face of contradiction: the Shkop approach
* Cross-disciplinary applications
The Talmud
#### The Talmudic Logic Project
* Two objectives:
* Apply logical methods to the Talmud
* Use Talmudic principles and problems to inform novel logical approaches
* [15 volumes](http://www.collegepublications.co.uk/stl/) and counting
Rabbi Shimon Shkop
Simple Example: J.K. Rowling
#### Simple Example: J.K. Rowling
* Time$_0$: J.K. Rowling gives father signed first edition Harry Potter books
Implied obligation: do not sell
* Time$_1$: Father sells books
* Loop: father sells $\rightarrow$ gift cancelled $\rightarrow$ sale not legal
$\rightarrow$ not sold $\rightarrow$ gift not cancelled
Simple Example: J.K. Rowling
$a$: gift books; $a$ is in
$b$: sell books; $b$ is out; sale is not "legal"!
 They promise to oblige but ask for the money in advance.
* Time$_1$: Feynman takes the \$10.000, buys a motorcycle and dies in an accident
Wife claims that money/motorcycle is hers. Is her claim true?
#### Example: Feynman
Is her claim true?
* Rabbi Shkop: No, the deal is invalid (obligation not fulfilled)
* Rabbi Fisher: Yes, the deal is still valid
* Maimonides: The deal is still ongoing until Time$_2$
Example: Feynman
Example: Feynman, Shkop
Time$_0$: obligation not fulfilled: $a$
Time$_1$; obligation may ($b$) or may not ($a$) be fulfilled
If in doubt, remain consistent
Example: Feynman, Fisher
Time$_0$: obligation not fulfilled: $a$
Time$_1$ = Simulated Time$_2$; we can simulate the future and the obligation will be fulfilled: $b$
Example: Feynman, Maimonides
Time$_0$: obligation not fulfilled: $a$
Time$_1$ = Time$_0$: nothing has changed, but the obligation can be fulfilled in the future
Advanced Example: Liar's Paradox
"I am lying." = a, modeled by $out(a)$ and $in(a)$;
$in(a)$ activates the attack from $out(a)$ to $in(a)$
Advanced Example: Liar's Paradox
Map to abstract argumentation framework
1. start with $a(in)$, check annihilator
2. Annihilator is out, hence start with $a(out)$
Either: apply sequential approach, such that annihilator is in
Or: since $a(out) = a(in) = a$, and a attacking itself, this figure is reduced in standard formal argumentation to the next figure.
Advanced Example: Liar's Paradox
Our only extension is the set that consists of the annihilator
$a$ cannot be in.
#### Abstract Argumentation-based Model
* Argumentation Framework (AF) $F = (AR, AT), s.t. AT \subseteq AR \times AR$
* We 'throw away' self-attacking arguments: $AT$ is irreflexive
* Argumentation semantics infers sets of valid conclusions from an AF
Dung, Phan Minh. *On the acceptability of arguments and its fundamental role in nonmonotonic reasoning, logic programming and n-person games.*
How to Draw Inferences From an Abstract Argumentation Framework
Dung, Phan Minh. *On the acceptability of arguments and its fundamental role in nonmonotonic reasoning, logic programming and n-person games.*
Back to Our Talmudic Problem
$a$: Passover starts at Twilight; $b$: Passover starts at total darkness
Back to Our Talmudic Problem
$c$: We must be relieved after darkness; $d$: We can be relieved after twilight (before darkness)
#### We need a theory!
* Based on Talmudic reasoning (somewhat)
* Generally applicable to sequential argumentation
* Further generalizable to non-sequential argumentation
#### Knowledge-based Systems Perspective
* We start with an empty knowledge base
* We add statements (arguments) one-by-one (total order)
* If we can, we remain monotonic
* If we do not have a total order, we consider all possible orders that respect the partial order established by the acyclic SCC graph.
This gives us an argumentation semantics.
* We go argument-by-argument, not SCC-by-SCC!
Knowledge-based Systems
#### Sequential Approach
* We start with an empty AF and an empty set of conclusions $E$
* We normally expand AF to add one argument $a$ and any number of attacks from or to $a$
* We pre-test: do we need to re-arrange our order to respect the partial order of the acyclic SCC graph? If so, we do it!
* We *test*: do we have to reject $E$ without any doubt?
* If no, we add $a$ to $E$ iff $E \cup \{a\}$ is conflict-free; otherwise, we stay with $E$
* If yes, we re-arrange our sequence again
#### Testing the Current Inference Result
* Boolean test function takes the current inference result and the newly added argument 'against' the current argumentation framework
* What is a good test function?
* Test for strong admissibility, given what we already have inferred 'upstream'
* Roughly: 'can we keep the current inference result'?
#### Test for Strong Admissibility
* Given $AF = (AR, AT), a \in AR, E \subseteq AR$:
* Restrict $AF$ to $AF' \downarrow_{AR'}$ so that $AR'$ only contains arguments that are:
* Either in $S$
* Or reachable from $a$ (or $a$ itself)
* Is $E$ attacked by the grounded extension of $AF'$? Then, discard it!
Example
Example
Example
#### What if the test fails?
* We swap the argument we just added with its predecessor and repeat until we find the right order
Example
#### What if we cannot assume a total order?
* We check all orders we can assume
* Our approach searches for 'intuitive' orders
* Example: $AF = (\\{a, b, c\\}, \\{(a, b), (b, a), (a, c), (b, c)\\})$
Example - Order 1
Example - Order 2
Example - Order 3
Example - Order 4
Example - Order 5
Example - Order 6
#### Example - Union
* We get: $\\{a\\}, \\{b\\}$
* We have to reject the sequences that start with $c$
* Hence, we get $\\{\\{a\\}, \\{b\\}\\}$
#### Shkop Argumentation and Economic Rationality
* If we want to reason rationally, we need consistent preferences over the powerset of the set of arguments
* Given $AF = (AR, AT)$, an inferred extension $E \subseteq AR$ establishes preference relationship:
$E$ is preferred over all other sets $S \in 2^{AR}$
* Preferences must remain consistent when adding new arguments to the argumentation framework
Kampik, Nieves. *Abstract Argumentation and the Rational Man.*
Dung-Style Argumentation and Economic Rationality
$\{a\}$ is preferred over $\{\}$
$\{a\}$ is preferred over $\{a\}$ $\rightarrow$ inconsistent!
Shkop Argumentation and Economic Rationality
$\{a\}$ is preferred over $\{\}$
$\{a\}$ is preferred over $\{\}$ $\rightarrow$ consistent!
The Even-Length Cycle Problem
#### Even-Length Cycle Problem
Shkop allows for the following total orders (and only these):
* $\langle a, b, c, d, e, f \rangle$
* $\langle b, c, d, e, f, a \rangle$
* $\langle c, d, e, f, a, b \rangle$
* $\langle d, e, f, a, b, c \rangle$
* $\langle e, f, a, b, c, d \rangle$
* $\langle f, a, b, c, d, e \rangle$
#### Even-Length Cycle Problem
* stage2 semantics fixes the problem by combing SCC-recursion with a much more skeptical semantics on SCC-revel
* SCF2 semantics fixes the problem by defining a principle that 'catches' even length cycle issues
and filtering out extensions that would imply a violation of the principle
* Shkop semantics does not need an explicit fix for the even-length cycle problem.
It fixes the problem automatically
Dvořák & Gaggl. *Stage semantics and the SCC-recursive schema for argumentation semantics.* 2014.
Cramer & Van der Torre. *SCF2-an argumentation semantics for rational human judgments on argument acceptability.* 2019.
#### Open Questions
* How does the semantics we get compare to SCF2 semantics?
* Can we show that the approach is useful in traditional application domains of formal argumentation?
E.g., legal reasoning
* Is this approach relevant for argumentation approaches that
* Extend abstract argumentation? E.g., value-based argumentation
* Are fundamentally different? E.g., gradual argumentation


This is a question and answer board for classes at Yale. It is realtime, mobile-first, and uses Yale CAS for authentication. Below is a list of topics under which you can post questions and vote on others' questions. All questions are anonymous.


{% load static %}
You can select several RDF mappings to compare them. This is a set of RDF mappings for datasets from Opendatasoft Data Network.
You can also add your RDF mapping in YARRRML syntax.


New BMW M3/M4 Will Look Radically Different
M cars are all about exaggeration.
by Jared RosenholtzAs we eagerly await the arrival of the next-generation BMW M3 sedan and M4 Coupe and Convertible, the details surrounding both cars have started to come into focus. We know power will come from a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-six called the S58, which is currently found under the hood of the X3 M and X4 M. In the M3 and M4, it should produce around 450 to 500 horsepower going out to rear- or all-wheel-drive with the RWD models slated to receive less power while keeping a manual transmission option.
There have been plenty of spy shots and leaked images of the next-generation M3 and M4 but speaking with BMW M CEO Markus Flasch at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW Blog was able to get some more details about what we can expect from these two cars.
When asked if the leaked images will be close to the production version, Flasch said the "M3/M4 are the legend. As you mentioned also, the cars will differentiate very much from the base models. We have gone to a greater extent than we have done in the past. The cars look phenomenal."
It is likely that the G82 M4 will sport a larger kidney grille, similar to the one used on the Concept 4. In our recent interview with BMW, we were told the new grille is meant to provide "a glimpse into the future" and have a lower risk of becoming dated quickly.
Not only will these cars likely have larger grilles than their non-M counterparts, the G80 M3 and G82 M4 should have different grilles than each other. The M3 might have its own design interpretation of the kidney grille that looks totally different than the M4.
"The M version is always about exaggeration. It's the best version of each product. Actually, the designers are always designing to the end, meaning to the top product. Then the sketches get toned down for the standard production series cars", BMW design boss Domagoj Dukec told BMW Blog in a previous interview. "This is something we started three years ago and it will be very special, but you have to wait a bit longer."


BlurHider
BlurHider removes background blurs from areas like App Library Categories, Dock, and Folder backgrounds.
Customizability
With BlurHider you can enable or disable the tweak in different areas, like having it enabled for the dock but nowhere else.
Unique UI
The preferences page has been painstakingly edited to become a unique, one of a kind visual interface while still fittin in with the design of iOS.
With BlurHider you can enable or disable the tweak in different areas, like having it enabled for the dock but nowhere else.
Open Source
Open source tweaks are a great way for newer developers (Like me!) to learn how tweaks work. All of my free tweaks are and will be open source!
github.com/CobreDev/BlurHiderScreenshots
Changelog
1.0 Initial Beta Release


public interface
FacetResultNode
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
CategoryPath
|
getLabel
()
Category path of the category of this result, or null if not computed,
because the application did not request to compute it.
|
CategoryPath
|
getLabel
(
TaxonomyReader
taxonomyReader)
Category path of the category of this result.
|
int
|
getNumSubResults
()
Number of sub results
|
int
|
getOrdinal
()
Ordinal of the category of this result.
|
double
|
getResidue
()
Value of screened out sub results.
|
Iterable
extends
FacetResultNode
>
|
getSubResults
()
Contained sub results.
|
double
|
getValue
()
Value of this result - usually either count or a value derived from some
computing on the association of it.
|
void
|
setValue
(double value)
Expert: Set a new value for this result node.
|
String
|
toString
(
String
prefix)
String representation of this facet result node.
|
String toString( String prefix)
prefix
- prefix for each result line
int getOrdinal()
CategoryPath getLabel()
getLabel(TaxonomyReader)
.
FacetRequest.getNumLabel()
,
getLabel(TaxonomyReader)
CategoryPath getLabel( TaxonomyReader taxonomyReader) throws IOException
Use with caution : loading a label for results is costly, performance wise. Therefore force labels loading only when really needed.
taxonomyReader
- taxonomy reader for forcing (lazy) labeling of this result.
IOException
- on error
FacetRequest.getNumLabel()
double getValue()
double getResidue()
If only part of valid results are returned, e.g. because top K were requested, provide info on "what else is there under this result node".
Iterable extends FacetResultNode > getSubResults()
int getNumSubResults()
void setValue(double value)
Allows to modify the value of this facet node.
Used for example to tune a sampled value, e.g. by
SampleFixer.fixResult(org.apache.lucene.facet.search.ScoredDocIDs, FacetResult)
value
- the new value to set
getValue()
,
FacetResultsHandler.rearrangeFacetResult(FacetResult)


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Libraries
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Contracts
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Linode File Storage
At the core of ielect is the etheruem solidty framework, a stack of Ethereum smart contracts and front-end libraries distributed on linode which power a district's basic functionalities.
i-Elect is designed to be open and extendable, allowing districts to implement unique features and enhanced functionality via the plug-in of auxiliary modules.
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The i-Elect token is a currency adopted to reward users for their engagements and interactions thereby increasing community activity. Users can turn the i-elect token to monetary cash and perform transactions.
It is a common misperception that blockchain networks like bitcoin are anonymous, when in fact they are only confidential. That is, when a user makes public transactions, their unique code called a public key, is recorded on the blockchain, rather than their personal information. .
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Voting rights can be used to partake in the processes that determine everything from a Survey or poll design and branding, to its functionality, to its accepted code of conduct, to the integrations it utilizes, and beyond.
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While I waited for Coupa customers to be upgraded, I decided to clean up my .emacs config file. My .emacs was never a pretty thing to admire. Without any restraint, I often added whatever cool code snippet I came across online. The file became verbose, redundant, and a general mess. I set out to make it more modular and easier to follow.
The first thing I wanted to fix was this really ugly section where I
manipulate the load-path
and load my plugins. I created a
convention to install each plugin in it's own folder, and to have a
install hook for each plugin. For example, the ruby plugin looks like:
~/.emacs.d/plugins
ruby
ruby.el
load-ruby.el
Previously, I added the following 2 lines for every plugin.
(add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/plugins/ruby")
(load "load-ruby.el")
But thanks to the
EmacsWiki, I learned about
normal-top-level-add-to-load-path
. In the finished
version, I put the plugin names in a list and iterate over them:
;;; ### Plugin Initialization ###
(setq plugins-to-load
'("harvey-navigation" "javascript" "dsvn" "ruby" "ido"))
;; add to "~/.emacs.d/plugins/__plugins-to-load__ to load-path
(let* ((my-lisp-dir "~/.emacs.d/plugins")
(default-directory my-lisp-dir))
(setq load-path (cons my-lisp-dir load-path))
(normal-top-level-add-to-load-path plugins-to-load))
;; run the init file for the plugin
(mapcar (lambda (plugin-name)
(load (concat "load-" plugin-name ".el")))
plugins-to-load)
In the process of changing how plugins are loaded, I removed several plugins that I never used.
My .emacs isn't something I work with very often, but I derived a fair amount of satisfaction that the next time I need to tweak something, I'll know it won't suck.
You can find the finished config here.


Anytime is Train Time
Choo Choo. Chee Chee.
Current Train Schedule
Train Name
Destination
Frequency (min)
Next Arrival
Minutes Aways
Add Train
Train Name
Destination
Frequency (min)
Next Arrival
Minutes Aways


When I think of times in my life where I have been happiest, proudest, or most satisfied the following values come to mind:
The one value of Helping society is important to me because it is a value that I have been on both ends of giving and receiving help. I have been lucking enough to know kind hearted generous people set to help society and have helped me. Now I gain satisfaction when I feel that I am contributing to that same goal.
In general, I try to live up to these values: Disagree 1 ----- 2 ----- 3 ----- 4 ----- 5 Agree
The last topic that someone asked me advice for was help avoiding foreclosure.


I have decided to summarize some of my experiences with two substances of great historical significance much disfavored by the present day psychedelic community: mandrake root and cannabis resin taken orally.
Tropane-bearing plants have been demonized greatly for the difficulty of correctly dosing them, danger of inducing uncontrollable delirium, heavy body load and possibility of death by overdose. Nevertheless, they appear to have been used widely in witchcraft and shamanic (e.g., Chumash) practices. Mandrake (
Mandragora officinarum) root became a very early acquaintance of mine at the time of my childish fascination with botany, and the pictures of this anthropomorphic plant have remained in my imagination ever since. I simply could not resist trying, and, of course, I proceeded with extreme caution (gauging my doses carefully, keeping my trials widely spaced, and staying strictly in the sub-delirium dose range).
The oral use of cannabis products has probably been the dominant mode of intake during much of the history, until being replaced by smoking relatively recently. Charles Baudelaire glorified this practice in his oft-mentioned book
Les paradis artificiels. A common advice from habitual pot-smokers in this relation seen on the net today seems to be: 'Don't waste your weed, smoke it instead!' So it's the case of pot-heads vs. Charles Baudelaire...
Tropane-THC combinations are also mentioned in various contexts: witches mixing cannabis with belladonna or mandrake in their potions, Indian sadhus smoking cannabis and datura together, various tropane admixtures in the Arabian hash candies (of the kind used by Baudelaire). My own experience of smoking 1 Brugmansia leaf with a few grains of Moroccan hash has been extremely positive (a beatiful lucid, tranquil, contemplative trance-state), which further encouraged me to explore combinations of mandrake and cannabis.
HASHISH PREPARATION
I have tried a few different recipes (yoghurt, etc), but the taste of hashish tends to be quite nauseous, even though I consider the perfume of cannabis to be gloriously exquisite when inhaled.
The recipe I settled on and found quite satisfactory originates from Adam Gottlieb's
The Art & Science of Cooking With Cannabis (and is quoted in the Erowid cannabis vault). The idea is to extract cannabis into hot oil and to add a little alcohol and sweetener. The result is somewhat akin to buttered rum hot drinks, albeit with characteristic cannabis fragrance. In the amounts that have to be consumed, it can be called pleasant (even though quite peculiar). I've typically used coconut butter and genever, but they can probably replaced by any other oil-hard liquor combination (I've done it with things as exotic as sunflower oil infused with sea-buckhorn berries, a Russian speciality). One can simply place a dry bowl into a pan with some boiling water, add a little oil inside, let it heat up a bit, dissolve a piece of hashish in there, then add alcohol and some sweetener (honey, please!). Cheers!
HASHISH DOSAGE
BE CAREFUL WITH HASHISH TAKEN ORALLY! The first time I tried it, it was almost 2g of medium strength Moroccan hash taken in yoghurt, and it was HORRIBLE! (I saw the dose range 0.5-3g quoted on the net, and was encouraged by my low sensitivity to smoked THC -- one of the stupidest things I've done in my life!) Approximately 4 hours after the ingestion, I went through an episode of severe cardiac unrest (I am generally a very healthy person, and not inexperienced with psychoactive substance use). My heart was beating like crazy, and I couldn't even count the beats, because all of my perceptions were very jittery. This condition subsided in about 2 hours more, leaving serious exhaustion behind.
I always read that fatal doses of THC are extraordinarily high. Well, the scientists should know better... but I couldn't be so sure when this whole overdose episode was going on... perhaps there was a touch of paranoia to it... Andrew Weil describes his overdose of hashish (6g) as extremely unpleasant, but does not mention any heart problems. On the Internet, I've seen at least one report on oral hashish use with an adverse reaction very similar to mine.
My preferred dose now is of order 0.3g. The effect builds up very slowly for the first 2 hours, and the peak is reached around 4 hours after the ingestion (for me, the peak is always accompanied by a sense of agitation... if it's too strong, strange things happen to my heart beat, as I've already mentioned).
MANDRAKE PREPARATION
I have prepared an alcohol tincture: around 25g of mandrake root were ground to grain-like consistency in a blender and covered with approximately 300ml of Belgian genever (30% alcohol) together with a twig of fresh tarragon and a generous pinch of saffron (with a view to improve flavor). The tincture was left to saturate for a few weeks (only the mandrake-infused solution was used in all my experiments, never the plant material itself).
MANDRAKE DOSAGE
It is said that tropane alkaloids decompose relatively slowly in the body (a few days). I always leave enough time between my experiments to avoid cummulative effects! I will NOT give any precise dose information for my own experiments.
I started with a few drops (no effect), then a few teaspoons (some sedation was noted), then with 2/3 of a small Chinese tea cup (the cup is perhaps 30ml). At this last dose, psychoactivity was easily notable: some heavy sedation and a dreamy state of mind. Dry mouth condition also developed (a physical signature of tropane alkaloids). I hence concluded that, with my mandrake, my tincture, my small Chinese tea cups and my body, I should work in the 1 cup dose range.
PHYSICAL EFFECTS
As I said, for oral hashish, the only unpleasant side effect was cardiac agitation, and it was only alarming for large doses.
For mandrake extract, in the dose range I've tried, only some dryness of the mucous membranes was noted... perhaps, a little nausea. No fuzzy vision and other dangerous side effects of tropanes. With larger doses, I felt a little weak the next day, but nothing dramatic.
Amusingly, combinations with oral hashish seemed to produce less dryness in the mouth than pure mandrake tincture, though I have not performed too many trials to corroborate this claim.
PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS (HASHISH)
Perhaps the most distinctive effect of oral THC for me is a kind of 'clinginess of attention' that develops: for example, the direction of my gaze can get locked to a particular object, and a conscious decision is needed to move it elsewhere. This is the opposite of the usual frustrated wandering of the perceptual focus, and, as a matter of fact, quite reminiscent of some yogic concentration exercises.
Visual enhancement also occurs, though not always. In particular, flowing curvy shapes (of the kind popular in Far-Eastern art) become very attractive and, in general, images tend to come to life and exhibit much more detail than ordinarily. This is probably related to the deeper attention focus I've mentioned above.
Appetite enhancement due to THC is well known. For me it occurs as a sort of stimulating itchiness in my gastric tract.
At the peak of my hashish experience (4 hours after ingestion) a characteristic 'thought rush' typically develops. For me, it usually concentrates on the various forms of struggle, synchronization and communion within consciousness (human, universal and what-not), but that, I guess, is strictly personal.
PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS (MANDRAKE)
I have only tried pure mandrake extract in small doses (the larger doses were combined with hashish). The most notable effect is a kind of inert clear-headed sedation. It is reminiscent of alcohol, in a way (though in doses far greater than those contained in my tincture), but considerably more lucid, lacking the detestable baseness of alcohol intoxication.
Interestingly, with the larger of the doses consumed (2/3 of my small Chinese tea cups) my sleep on the subsequent night was quite restless, with awakenings followed by very brief (a few seconds) hallucinatory episodes. It seems to corroborate the reputation of low doses of tropanes as oneirogenic drugs (with lucid dream-inducing effects, etc).
PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS (HASHISH + MANDRAKE)
After gauging my mandrake tincture doses and noticing psychoactivity clearly at 2/3 of my small tea cup, I proceeded with a little larger doses (1 and 4/3 of the small tea cup) combined with a few grain-sized pieces of hashish (0.3g, perhaps) each (mandrake tincture was simply substituted for hard liquor in the hashish recipe I've described). With these preparations, I have achieved rather interesting trance states.
I was lying down, relaxed. In 2 hours or so, sedation became quite strong and my interest in the ordinary perceptual input greatly diminished (it was slightly different on the two different trial, but with clear common traits). What followed was a combination of remarkable inner 'views' of the body and lucid dream-like states.
Tactile and kinesthetic sensations were greatly enhanced, and it seemed I was much more aware of the position of every muscle in my body than ordinarily (this sense became quite pictorial). The breath was quite shallow, but there was no difficulty in breathing, it rather seemed that the breathing process has become more conscious.
At times, this enhanced body awareness would drift off altogether, the body would appear very distant and a 'different space' populated with visions would be created in my mind-field. This was the closest to wake-initiated lucid dreaming I've ever experienced. I would still know 'where' my body was (very 'far' from 'myself') and how to activate it. I also knew that coming back to my ordinary body awareness would destroy the 'visionary space' (as in waking up).
These remarkable trance phenomena would proceed till the time of the THC-induced 'thought rush' (4 hours after ingestion). Coming down would be less pleasant, with brief tactile hallucinations, buzzing sounds in my head, a speedy feel, jittery visual field, some coordination loss (in different combinations on different occasions). I would typically cook a light meal at this point, because THC makes people unusually voracious.
I wonder if one could say that tropanes erase the borderline between dream and reality: indeed, the ease of lucid dream-type trance in sub-delirium doses, and (reportedly) hallucinating dream-like creatures in delirium doses (which I have not tried) seems to go well with this view.
SUMMARY
I have had very interesting experiences with these two substances. They do not come anywhere close to the feast-of-the-soul induced by the classical psychedelics, but they open very different doors of perception, and have given me some surprising personal insights into how my dreaming and my body work.
I am not willing to proceed further with tropane experimentation at this point (neither towards larger doses, nor towards repeating my trials). This is because the long-term effects of tropanes are not known to me.
More reliable research is needed: both in biochemistry of tropanes (from the perspective of responsible psychedelic use) and in their traditional utilization in shamanism (I have seen at least one published account of datura shamanism among the Chumash). Perhaps this research does exist, but simply needs to be brought to the attention of the psychedelic community. Then, I hope, we shall no longer have any need to demonize tropane-bearing plants, but will be able to use them safely for what they can give us.
Experience Reports are the writings and opinions of the individual authors who submit them.
Some of the activities described are dangerous and/or illegal and none are recommended by Erowid.


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Generates random character concepts for the Starfinder RPG to inspire your characters and NPCs.


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Starts small with gathering and collecting goods for the needy and handdout to the in the street.
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| ggmap-package | Plot a ggmap object |
| crime | Crime data |
| distQueryCheck | Check Google Maps Distance Matrix API query limit |
| geocode | Geocode |
| geocodeQueryCheck | Check Google Geocoding API query limit |
| geom_leg | Single line segments with rounded ends |
| get_cloudmademap | Get a CloudMade map |
| get_googlemap | Get a Google Map |
| get_map | Grab a map. |
| get_openstreetmap | Get an OpenStreetMap |
| get_stamenmap | Get a Stamen Map |
| ggimage | Plot an image using ggplot2 |
| gglocator | Locator for ggplots. |
| ggmap | Plot a ggmap object |
| ggmapplot | Don't use this function, use ggmap. |
| hadley | Highly unofficial ggplot2 image |
| inset | Add ggplot2 insets to a map |
| inset_raster | Add a raster annotation to a map |
| legs2route | Convert a leg-structured route to a route-structured route |
| LonLat2XY | Convert a lon/lat coordinate to a tile coordinate |
| make_bbox | Compute a bounding box |
| mapdist | Compute map distances using Google |
| OSM_scale_lookup | Look up OpenStreetMap scale for a given zoom level. |
| package-ggmap | Plot a ggmap object |
| qmap | Quick map plot |
| qmplot | Quick map plot |
| revgeocode | Reverse geocode |
| route | Grab a route from Google |
| routeQueryCheck | Check Google Maps Directions API query limit |
| theme_inset | Make a ggplot2 inset theme. |
| theme_nothing | Make a blank ggplot2 theme. |
| wind | Wind data from Hurricane Ike |
| XY2LonLat | Convert a tile coordinate to a lon/lat coordinate |
| zips | Zip code data for the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area from the 2000 census |


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Kind of like Haystack/Sortfolio except for mobile apps dev.


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DIY Minimalist Portrait
It is impressively easy to create a (digital) minimalist portrait, once you know what you do that is...I've always wanted to do one for myself, but never knew how. It just so happens that I was watching Daniel Scott's Adobe Illustrator CC — Essentials Training on Skillshare when he mentioned the Image Trace feature.
Illustrator is supposed to create vector graphics for designers, the type of image that does scale when amplified or zoomed in, unlike PNGs and JPGs.  Usually, only simple shapes and images are advisable with this kind of format, otherwise the recipe might get unbearably long.
For a minimalist portrait this is exactly what you want, since your face features a lot of shapes which can be reduced to circles, squares, triangles, etc. For example, it's easy to imagine your eyes being reduced to a circle inside a pointy ellipse.
The steps to create the portrait are very easy
- Open Illustrator on a new file.
- Place (File → Place or Ctrl + P) your image onto the file or canvas.
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Click on your image and, on the right-hand panel, click on
Image Trace and select one of the modes for vectorizing your
image.
- There are several good options for this use case. The ones I would try first are: Low Fidelity Photo; 3 Colors; and Sketched Art.
- Edit your image to your liking.
- Export (File → Export → Export Screens or Ctrl + Alt + E) it as an SVG, PNG (preferably transparent) or JPG.

Your image tracing might not come out 100% clean or as intended. You
will probably need to trim or add a detail here and there, so it's very
important to keep multiple iterations of your design during your
process. Place them side-by-side so you can easily spot the differences
and the progress. I'm making a copy of my project file


There are 3 types of lists :
- definition lists
- which show terms and definitions
- unordered lists
- which show bullets
- ordered lists
- which show numbers or letters
Above is an example of a definition list.
Unordered lists can have a type attribute which can be applied to the
ul
or the li
tag.
The tree values allowed are:
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type="square"
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type="disc"
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type="circle"
Ordered lists can have a type attribute too.
Used along with a start attribute they can show :
- lower case letters
- upper case letters
- lower case roman numerals
- upper case roman numerals
- numbers