![]() ![]() Another being that it is Windows only but it will run under Wine in Linux though. VuePrint has some major flaws though, one being that it will not display/edit newer image files like. VuePrint was first introduced in 1995 and is still available today as a truly free to download and use application. There’s an older application from Hamrick called VuePrint that also does a good job of scanning etc. The thing with VueScan is that it watermarks your images unless you pony-up cash. VueScan? That’s an old application indeed. Posted in Software Hacks Tagged auto focus, driver, film scanner, scanner, shim Post navigation You could even put together a passable film scanner with LEGO. If there’s some film you want to digitize, but you’re saddled with a scanner like the V550, you could always do it with a camera instead. He thinks the program likely has some kind of generic framework for enabling these kind of features on supported hardware, and it’s just mistakenly showing the autofocus options for a scanner that doesn’t support it. He did notice a few extra bytes getting sent to the driver depending on which focus options were selected, but the response from the scanner didn’t change. To confirm his theory, he wrote a shim program that would sit between the proprietary VueScan program and the V550 driver and log all of the data passing between them.Īfter tweaking various options and comparing the captured data streams, determined that enabling automatic focus in VueScan doesn’t do anything. The images produced appeared to be identical regardless of what option he selected, and he began to suspect the feature wasn’t actually doing anything. While investigating the optical properties of the scanner, became curious about the automatic focus options offered by the VueScan software he was using. The short version of his analysis is that the scanner’s slide frame does indeed seem to be holding objects at the proper “sweet spot” for this particular image sensor meaning that contrary to the advice he’d seen online, there’s nothing to be gained by purchasing custom film or slide holders. As you might expect, the nuances of these measurements are a bit beyond the average user. The first post attempts to quantify the optical capabilities of the scanner by determining its modulation transfer function (MTF), point spread function (PSF), and comparing its horizontal and vertical resolution. But is it really irredeemable? That’s what he set out to determine in a recent series of posts on his blog, and from what we can tell, it’s not looking good for the old Epson. From his comments about the noisy image and limited controls, we’re going to go out on a limb and assume isn’t a huge fan of using his Epson V550 for scanning film.
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![]() So, if you’re willing to share some private content that you don’t want your business partners or family members to see, you can always create a setup of close friends on Facebook. First try rebooting the app and your device, clear the cache, if it doesn’t help, contact the support group. ![]() “Why can’t I see my close mates list?” You have either removed them from it by your own hands and forgot, or Facebook is glitching, or your phone or laptop are glitching. The activity of your close mates can be viewed from your timeline. There you will get a total list of these people, plus you’re able to do it from whatever device you want, let it be your laptop or your mobile phone. If you want to view your close mates on Facebook in one list, you have to go to your page, press on the three dots button and choose the close friends tab. You’re safe! How to see close friends on Facebook You can do it without any worries about those people getting any notifications about your actions: FB doesn’t send anything like this to people. You can either add some new mates there or you can remove the people from the list. ![]() There you will see the list of people who are your best buddies on FB currently. Tap on it and then choose the close friends tab. You can actually delete one or all of them, to do so you need to go to your profile and find the three dots button. If you want to get rid of one of your close mates on Facebook and remove them from your list, do you able to do it from your page? Yes, totally. We will be waiting for Facebook to give us an opportunity to make things like this automatic. Yes, it might be quite frustrating if you’re acquainted with many people online. “Can I do it automatically?” Unfortunately, no currently you have to edit the lists of your mates on FB manually. What do we mean by that? When you’re posting certain content that you don’t want to be seen by other people, you can make it for your close friends only. So, who are close friends on Facebook? This group is determined by knowing more about you than other people. The page owner can have more than 5000 friends. The number is 5000, but if you desperately need more, you can switch from having a personal profile to managing a page. Good news: there are no limits to lists, the only limit is how many friends you can have on FB in general. You can actually create lists in your friends tab to later find the groups of people that you want to check out certain types of content quicker and manage your posts settings like a pro. So, what are FB’s suggestions for making some of the content private and leaving the rest available to the public? If you want to successfully manage your privacy on Facebook, you need to know how to make a close friends list and how to fix things if something is not working. These sites are usually protected by roving packs of bandits or low-level monsters, both of which are great for testing your new army before challenging one of the main players. Each of the game's procedurally generated maps comes packed with treasure sites, such as caves and abandoned temples, for you to stumble upon. Once your army has been trained and is on the field, it's time to explore your kingdom. Age of Wonders III is all about its tactical combat all other duties are in service to this feature. Happiness aside, the game doesn't demand much more of your time for empire maintenance. Sometimes a city's populace will become unhappy with their living conditions, but this issue is easily remedied with a magical enchantment or the ever-popular bathhouse structure. Your recommendations determine which units a city can produce, and whether those units come with free upgrades from specialized structures. Victory in Age of Wonders III means protecting your capital city, while defeating the enemy's hero and capturing his or her capital.īecause its managerial aspects are kept to a minimum, Age of Wonders III is easy to pick up, moves at a fast clip, and frees you up to focus your attention on the action.Ĭities are largely self-sufficient, requiring little more than your input on which buildings to construct. Cities are the backbone of your empire, and they factor heavily into the games main objectives. Before you can get to the conflict, however, you're going to need an army, which means you're also going to need cities to produce your army. And because its managerial aspects are kept to a minimum, Age of Wonders III is easy to pick up, moves at a fast clip, and frees you up to focus your attention on the action.Įach game of Age of Wonders III begins with you taking up the mantle of a mighty hero-such as an elven sorcerer or a dwarven theocrat-and guiding your people through conflict to prosperity, assuming all goes well. From flanking bonuses and line of sight to magical research and the industrial infrastructure of your empire, every detail in this turn-based strategy game contributes toward making the battlefield as complex and rewarding as possible. These tiny dramas spawn naturally from the carefully calculated combination of dozens of different systems all working together. The fantastical battlefields of Age of Wonders III are filled with such dilemmas. ![]() Do I risk the all-out attack, or play it safe? I could move my archers back to safety behind my other troops, but then they would incur a hefty firing penalty since something is blocking their line of sight. Of course, if my archers don't kill their target, they might be torn asunder on the next turn. This is my pet name for when I want to move my archers into harm's way to ensure they deal maximum damage, and hopefully kill their target. It’s easier for me to relate to them.I once again find myself in the archer's dilemma. Are you looking forward to it? Do you normally play a human faction the first time you play a 4X game? I tend to go with human factions most of the time. No specific release date has been announced other than a 2019 release. If you haven’t check it out yet, I shared the first gameplay video of Age of Wonders: Planetfall here. That’s a nice touch considering most 4X games just make armies useless during peace time. ![]() ![]() I also like the fact that garrisons in colonies can help with food production. Not weak with a good arsenal of offensive units and powerful doctrines that help with diplomacy. It seems like the Vanguard are the balanced faction. It’s not all about the guns but how you deal with the rest of Planetfall’s factions on the diplomatic front. The Vanguard can use doctrines that either make influencing other factions easier or scare them with might. If you like big stomping mechs, explosions and laser that go pew-pew, these guys are the faction for you. It is up to you to reclaim the planet and bring back the might of the Star Union empire. The world of Planetfall has faced a galactic scale cataclysm and the Star Union is an empire no more. ![]() Nonetheless, most gamers will no doubt find the game to be a more-than-adequate challenge, given the series' reputation thus far. With the game set to officially launch in North America on April 12, one user who picked up the game early has apparently been able to beat the title in under 2 hours. Whether or not users will need weapons as powerful as the Greatsword of Artorias when Dark Souls 3 sees its full release remains to be seen, however. Meanwhile, another project saw the team build versions of Kratos' Blades of Chaos from the God of War series. Previously, the team worked on a replica of Link's famous Hylian Shield from The Legend of Zelda series. In fact, Man at Arms has a long history of creating items from the realm of video games. Using items such as railroad track and iron piping to make the blade and hilt, the final weapon was eerily similar to the famous cleaver. As a prior project, the Man at Arms group took on the Bone Cleaver from 2015's highly-successful Bloodborne. It's not the first time that this particular team has dealt with a weapon from a From Software-developed game. However, the end result is incredible. Those interested in seeing the creation of the weapon in action can do so in the video below, courtesy of Man at Arms. As one might imagine, this ended up being a huge job for the blacksmith group.Īlthough the Greatsword of Artorias required a huge amount of work in the forge to make the main body of the sword, the weapon also needed plenty of engravings to make it seem as close to the original as possible. The weapon is a replica of the dagger used by Telamon of Arcadia in A Man at Arms, complete with carved X for the Roman Tenth Legion. The team was tasked with making an exact replica of the sword, down to the finest detail. One winner will get a hand-forged throwing dagger by master blacksmiths Mark Hopper and Devin Clay of GoatnHammer in Atlanta. One of the most iconic swords of the series, the Greatsword of Artorias, has made a stunning shift to reality courtesy of a team of blacksmiths.Ī group of swordmakers and armorers from Baltimore Knife and Sword took on the challenge of recreating the massive weapon after a request from Dark Souls 3 publisher Bandai Namco. The setting of the Dark Souls series is notorious for the lethal creatures and enemies that dwell within. Although some players choose to take on games in the franchise using just their fists, most users need to make use of the variety of different weapons available to complete their adventures. A team of skilled blacksmiths recreates the iconic Greatsword of Artorias from the Dark Souls series in real life, at the behest of publisher Bandai Namco. ![]() Assessment criteriaĪll applications that meet the eligibility criteria for the Discovery Projects 2022 applications were assessed and merit ranked using the following assessment criteria: Unless otherwise specified, data represented in this report exclude withdrawn applications. 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![]() Gunshots made me deaf to the sirens, but they couldn't drown the sobs of my dead wife. "Deputy Chief Jim Bravura of the NYPD was trailing me by the empty shell casings that I left behind. Woden promised to take care of the charges against me if I took Horne out. my wife had accidentally seen papers that incriminated Horne. Woden and Horne were both members of a secret society, the Inner Circle. "A mystery man called Alfred Woden told me the name of my real enemy: Nicole Horne. He helped me get to the mob boss I was after, but I was in over my head. I was drawn to her for all the wrong reasons. ![]() I met Mona Sax in a gothic nightclub, Ragnarock. I left him bleeding in an alley after I'd gotten what I wanted out of him. "My first stop was Vinnie Gognitti, low-life in the habit of taking his frustrations out on underaged call girls. With nothing to lose, I went after the Mafia during the worst winter storm in a century. It had something to do with the designer drug ' V.' I transferred from the NYPD to the DEA, went undercover to find their killers. Max Payne 2 provides a summary of the events that took place during the first game to the player as told by Max himself. In this new arcade mode, the player is placed in an arena with constantly respawning enemies and is timed to see how long they can last until death. New York Minute - This is a timed level, where you pick an individual level, and try to fight your way through it as fast as possible.ĭead Man Walking Main article: Dead Man Walking No adaptation, YOU adapt!ĭead on Arrival - This is the same as the Hard-Boiled, but a limited number of saves are put in place. Hard-Boiled - all the enemies are set to their toughest levels. If the player goes through several levels without any trouble, the difficulty is turned up. If he dies too easily, the difficulty is turned down. This will propel Max in the direction he is going, allowing him to fly through the air and shoot at the same time.īullet Time Combo allows you to do both at the same time, though by default this isn't part of the controls.ĭetective - features an adaptive difficulty script that affects the difficulty of the enemies Max faces based on his ease of passage. Killing people while in Bullet Time restores Bullet Time to the player, and allows Max to maintain an even slower speed, as Max moves further "in the zone".Ī shootdodge manuever is available to Max that can be activated without wasting Bullet Time, unlike the first game. In Bullet Time, the action slows down around the player while the player is able to aim at normal speeds, thus allowing for a serious tactical advantage that can change the tide in one-sided gunfights (and Max runs into a lot of those). ![]() In Max Payne 2, the player can use Bullet Time to take control of serious firefights. Max or Mona is or can be armed with any of the following weapons:īullet Time is as present in this game as it was in the last. To move the game along, the player is told what the next objective is through Max's internal monologue, in which Max iterates what his next steps should be. As they progress, players access other weapons including handguns, shotguns, sub-machine guns, assault rifles, long-range rifles, and hand-thrown weapons. Initially, the player's only weapon is a 9mm pistol. 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Raise your mind and solve stack of puzzles made of colorful cubes. Hopikos art style is truly captivating and unique. If nothing else, that soundtrack is worth the price of admission. You can grab this new PC release or opt for one of the many other platforms it is available on, but don’t miss out. Relax your body and walk into quite gallery. Even if not every minute of HoPiKo is classic, I definitely think the game is worth playing. It’s gorgeous and has a soundtrack that sounds like it comes from 8-bit heaven. Easy to pickup for everyone: solve each puzzle with few swipes of your finger. It is bloody fast and it certainly doesn’t hold your hand. The game is guaranteed to engage users in the process and is sure to bring nostalgia to more experienced gamers. Cobe is an elegant and beautiful puzzle game with engaging atmosphere. ![]() In it, you will find a wonderful combination of simple controls and hardcore gameplay designed in retro style. It is a platformer of a new generation a game that is smart and exciting that any platformer fan is sure to love. The developers have chosen chiptune (8-bit music) as the musical accompaniment for their game.ĭespite the fact that there is no shortage of games of this genre in the App Store, HoPiKo stands out from the crowd with its outstanding quality. Even if not every minute of HoPiKo is classic, I definitely think the game is worth playing. It’s gorgeous and has a soundtrack that sounds like it comes from 8-bit heaven. It is also worth mentioning the support of the table of results, so you can compete in passing with others and users. □ BY TOPIC: The best games for iPhone and iPad according to : 100 of the best. In general, the game is an excellent time-killer that will allow you to pass the time during breaks at work, in public transport, queues, etc. The developers emphasize a special, maximally simplified control. IN “ HoPiKo» More than a hundred of the most difficult levels, each of which is drawn by hand. When you hit each of these platforms, the game is saved. ![]() Its task is to non-stop movement on high-speed platforms HoPiKo, on which, in fact, the fate of the virtual space depends. A virus, known as the Nanobyte has infected. In order to protect the world from danger, the main character enters the game.ĭownload HoPiKo for iPhone and iPad (App Store) Get Your Instant Download of HoPiKo for Steam & Start the Game Description Requirements Activation Reviews. The plot is simple – the Nanobyte virus breaks free, which threatens the entire virtual reality. “ HoPiKo“- a popular” 8-bit “platformer from the studio Laser Dog. ![]() If they’re technical, I reach out to their academic advisor. I go through references, and that’s really where I start. And I see how specific they can get and how on-point, versus whether they are distracting from the question or if they are able to answer it very directly. I ask nonlinear questions and see how they respond. My first meeting-it’s audio because I think it’s actually a lot better than going through a linear presentation. You have to get to know them and how they think and how they operate. You have to really spend time with the founder. ![]() A lot of mistakes, I think, were made in venture and in the market because you cannot make a decision with a company in a day or two days. Simmons: One of the things that I think is really important is values and ethics-and what I was seeing in 20 is just not going to fly for the long term. (Portions of this interview have been edited for brevity and/or clarity.)įortune: We talked last December, and one thing that really stood out to me about our conversation was how you had figured out a way to determine whether a founder who was pitching you was being honest or not. Here’s a portion of our recent conversation, and how Simmons pins down the founders she wants to work with. Some of her strategies include discussing their personal values, studying the promises they made in old pitch decks, conducting a post-mortem on a challenge they’ve faced, or even climbing a mountain during a pitch meeting. But Simmons takes things a step further to learn what makes a founder tick and whether they follow through on what they say they’ll do. ![]() There are the normal culprits, like background checks and reference calls. Simmons recently sat down with me to talk about her unique approach to due diligence. Simmons has offered founders she works with free virtual workout classes, and she says she’s thinking about putting together a program for 24/7 mental health care access and resources for helping them manage their personal wealth. And she’s acutely focused on helping founders with both their ventures, but also their personal lives. Since she launched her firm, Simmons has backed companies including Overstory, a startup that uses vegetation analysis to reduce power outages and wildfires, and Overture Life, which is focused on egg freezing and IVF. Simmons left Khosla in 2021 to go off on her own and launch her own firm called Overwater Ventures, and she recently closed her first $20 million fund, focused on early-stage founders building companies related to human and planet health. Kristina Simmons, a former Lululemon operator, a16z partner, and the ex-chief of staff and investor at Khosla Ventures, thinks she can cut through all the noise, and that she’s figured out a way to pinpoint what a founder really believes and discern whether they’re telling the truth. |