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![]() ![]() I'm also not sure it's just me, or if games in general have lost a sort of magic they used to have. I think I'd like to get back to those deeper dives but with more money than time (versus more time than money that I used to have), so many excellent games available, and all kinds of other distractions, I'm not really sure how or where to begin. It's like the difference between reading a novel and really understanding a novel at a deep level. On a game I particularly enjoy, I might spend some more time on it by gathering the achievements, but achievements really pale in comparison (in terms of both difficulty and reward) to what I remember of doing this myself in my youth. There aren't any surprises: readily available game reviews tell me basically exactly what to expect. Even in the case where I don't have the next game chosen and already in my line-up, it's easy to buy a game online and have it downloaded and playable within an hour. I don't really do this with games anymore. (I can't really recall what my goals were for the game, but I remember it being particularly difficult to achieve them.) This post reminded me of this, because Wing Commander (the original) was one of those games I played over and over again. (I also spent a lot of time thinking about whether a thing was possible, and if it wasn't, why not.) This also allowed me to spend a lot of time on games that weren't very good and find some good within them. It might be getting to a particular location that appeared to be 'off limits.' It was basically 'achievements' before there were achievement systems, but they were generally a lot harder and all the rewards for doing it where self-generated and internal. I'd "beat" the game, but I'd also have this sort of mental model of challenges or 'perfect' gameplay that I'd try to achieve. For a very short time, I lived about a mile away from a video game rental store and I'd sometimes be able to convince an adult I was responsible enough to return the game and spend my own money renting a game over a weekend.Īs a result of this, I'd spend many, many hours on the same game. Occasionally a cool friend would lend me a copy of something. ![]() Once the technical aspects have been worked out, the only limit that remains is creativity.When I was a kid, buying a new game was nearly impossible If I was lucky, I'd get one for a birthday present or a Christmas gift. The whole thing is built around a scripting system, so even before I open source it (which I plan to do), it should be possible to make very complex addons. In concert with rebuilding WC1/2, I've been working on a mission editor, not only to view/debug existing missions, but to create new ones and new campaigns, including new cutscenes/dialogue and so on. I've tried Kilrathi Saga, but that doesn't do it for me either. I've tried modifying the original machine code in various ways, but without the source code I've given up on achieving what I want with the original engine. It's not the only motivating factor, but the main one is honestly the lack of speed limiting in DOS WC1/2. My immediate goal (which may well still take a couple more years) is to fully re-implement Wing Commander 1 & 2, favouring making subtle improvements here and there over perfect accuracy. Confederation is essentially a custom cross-platform engine which reads original data files from the Wing Commander (and Privateer) series - based on some of my own ("clean room") reverse engineering, but also of course the work of various members of the community over the years. ![]() ![]() ![]() SuccessionĪs the final season unfolds, it’s becoming more and more difficult to disagree with the late Logan Roy’s assessment of his children, that they are “not serious people”. But following his departure from the Navy, his image took a turn as his new role as trade envoy proved unsuccessful – and his need to fund a lavish lifestyle and friendship with Jeffrey Epstein eventually prompted the interview that cemented his downfall. In the 1980s, Andrew was a Falklands war hero and (believe it or not) a national heartthrob, glory years that culminated in his marriage to Sarah Ferguson. The second of two programmes telling the inside story of events that would lead to Prince Andrew’s 2019 Newsnight interview. Matthew Macfadyen as Tom Wambsgans and Nicholas Braun as Greg Hirsch in Succession (Photo: HBO) Andrew: The Problem Prince To that end they receive a potted history of the competition, meet fans and former contestants (Sam Ryder, Katrina Leskanich of Katrina and the Waves and Sweden’s 2012 winner Loreen) as well as this year’s UK hopeful Mae Muller. Or as recent convert Manford puts it: “Time to get involved with this crazy world of Eurovision”. Jason Manford and Liverpool-born singer-songwriter Chelcee Grimes explore the world’s largest live music event. Eurovision Calling: Jason and Chelcee’s Ultimate Guide Sarah and son Laurie also make a flag and Graham personalises the weather vane. But once it’s up, they find out that it doesn’t fit. ![]() Meanwhile in Somerset, Sarah Beeny and her husband, Graham Swift, start work on their grand (or should that be grandiose?) plans for the outside of their home – to create a mini clock tower, complete with a bell, on the roof of the exterior building. ![]() ![]() ![]() In past economic cycles, the level of the federal funds rate appears to have responded to movements in the rate of inflation as well as to movements in real output and unemployment. The frequent criticism of Fed policies reflects the difficulty of setting the “correct” federal funds rate to achieve these goals. This dual mandate has been often characterized as a balancing act-trying to achieve lower unemployment while maintaining low inflation. Higher interest rates (all other things the same) raise the cost of borrowing and tend to reduce loan and investment activity, whereas lower interest rates (all other things the same) reduce the cost of borrowing and tend to increase loan and investment activity.įederal Reserve monetary policy aims to achieve its statutory goals of low inflation and maximum employment. The cost of these funds then influences the level of interest rates that banks charge customers for loans, as well as the level of other market interest rates. Monetary policy affects the real economy because the level of the federal funds rate sets the opportunity cost for additional funds for banks. Banks are required to hold a minimum level of reserves against their deposits, and banks may borrow reserves to meet those requirements or to make additional loans to customers. The Federal Reserve can directly influence this rate because its transactions with private market banks affect the total supply of bank reserves. The Federal Reserve conducts conventional monetary policy by targeting the federal funds rate, the rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans of their reserves held with the Fed. The model predicts that the unconstrained federal funds rate would have fallen far below the zero lower bound by as much as 5 to 6 percentage points Conventional Monetary Policy Instrument It provides a statistical characterization of the way monetary policy typically responds to changes in the other variables in the model over this period. economy that is estimated using quarterly macroeconomic and financial data from 1959 through 2008. The type of model we employ is a statistical model of the U.S. To address this weakness, the Federal Reserve turned to nonconventional policies, but researchers-and journalists-wonder what the path of the federal funds rate would have been under these circumstances, were it unconstrained by the ZLB. Similarly, real GDP contracted further in 2009. Unemployment increased dramatically from 6.9 percent in 2008:Q4 (on a quarterly average basis) to a peak of 9.9 percent in 2009:Q4. Once the rate arrived at the bound, conventional monetary policy could do no more. The federal funds rate is a nominal interest rate and cannot go below zero, a constraint known as the zero lower bound (ZLB). In response, the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate target to a range of 0 percent to 0.25 percent. In contrast, the financial crisis in the fall of 2008 coincided with the beginning of the sharpest and deepest contraction of the recession. These monetary policy actions, from most vantage points, appeared conventional and relatively comparable to the extent of the economic slowdown to that point. ![]() ![]() economy showed signs of weakness in 2007, monetary policy actions reduced the federal funds rate by almost 100 basis points over the course of the year, from a high of 5.25 percent to 4.25 percent. We attempt to address this question empirically by employing a particular statistical model.Īs the U.S. ![]() Bernanke replied that the answer would depend on the model used and the assumptions made. At the press conference following the April 2012 FOMC meeting, a reporter asked Chairman Bernanke where he thought the federal funds rate would be if it could go below zero. ![]() ![]() ![]() When I saw that, I was like, ‘This is a totally different level.’ ” But in three listens, she picked up on a sample in a different language and sang the whole thing. I didn’t know what the hell that sample was saying. On the third time, she sang the whole sample from beginning to end-in a different language! When you make a beat, that could take hours, days. And then she said to play it again, and I did. “When I went out to their compound, I played them a sample that had a lady singing in French on a loop throughout the whole record. ![]() What’s more is Beyoncé, an exceptional human being at everything she tries, doesn’t just write songs in English. If we had the words, she came up with the melody. If she had a melody idea, she came up with the words. “She put her mind to the music and did her thing. “She was 100 percent involved,” Dre, one half of the production duo Cool & Dre, told Billboard. ![]() While she’s been known to recruit a team for writing sessions-at this point, which pop artist doesn’t? (Hello, Kanye West, Adele, and, more infamously, Drake)-Beyoncé had a hand in every one of the songs on the surprise album. What has long been debated on the Internet can finally be put to rest: Beyoncé is, in fact, “100 percent involved” in the songwriting process, according to two producers who contributed to her and Jay Z‘s joint album, Everything Is Love. Specifically, those who think she doesn’t write her own songs. At this very moment, Beyoncé is twirling on her haters without even knowing it. ![]() ![]() MOBIs have a much larger file size than EPUBs. MOBI eBooks use XHTML and can include Javascript.
![]() ![]() Not all social content translates well across every social media platform. Keep in mind, engagement also has to do with how often you post on social media and what you post. With a solid Facebook marketing strategy, businesses can target the right audiences at the right time with their content. The only “off” hours for posting on Facebook are very early hours on Fridays through Mondays, generally midnight until 4 a.m. Optimal send times for Facebook are Mondays through Thursdays starting at 8 a.m. We’ve seen an interesting shift in most engagement times matching general business hours versus very early morning hours in recent years. Facebook is still the most used platform by marketers worldwide at 90%, and it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. Worst days to post on Facebook: Sundaysĭon’t look alarmed.Best days to post on Facebook: Mondays through Thursdays.and noon are generally the best times to post on social, consider other variables before you schedule any posts. So while Tuesdays through Thursdays between 9 a.m. And once industries are factored in, engagement varies even more. Each network sees varying ranges of engagement throughout the week and at remarkably different times. There’s more to posting on social media than this quick stat though. ![]() Pinterest and TikTok see higher engagement in the afternoons. Midweek mornings prove to be a successful time across most social platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. ![]() While interpreting the data for each social network individually, we consistently notice that the highest times of engagement are Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays generally between 9 a.m. Of course, knowing which days you get the most engagement helps you reach those goals as well. If you’re noticing your engagement isn’t where you want it to be, consider revisiting your social media KPIs. Worst days to post on social media: SundaysĮach social platform has its benefits depending on your goals, content type and audience.Best days to post on social media: Tuesdays and Wednesdays.Best Times to Post on Social Media Overall However, we recommend testing with your own accounts to find the most optimal send times. Industry-specific data includes mid- to high-level engagement times. Number of engagements represents total engagements a brand received on the specific channel during that hour time frame. All time frames are recorded globally, meaning you should be able to publish with the times provided in any timezone and see positive engagement results. However, the best way to learn how to identify your best times to post globally across each network is to start a free trial of Sprout Social and test our ViralPost® feature with your profiles.ĭisclaimer: Data from Sprout Social include users from various plan types, industries and locations. ![]() Use the data from this article to help inform your publishing calendar. We worked closely with our data science team to review findings and trends in social media usage over the past year from Sprout Social’s more than 34,000 customers and understand when their content was most and least frequently engaged with, broken out by platform and industry. Where it had once been used solely for brand awareness, now there is an impact of social media on business across several teams: customer experience, sales, product development, content and marketing. Social media has become a much more cross-functional and collaborative channel in the last few years. With nearly 5 billion social media users worldwide and across several platforms, social media presents many opportunities. We’re going to demystify this myth so your social team can plan, prioritize and create a successful social media marketing strategy. The internet never sleeps so the best time to post on social media seems like it’s at every hour of the day. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Software is copyrighted and owned by Canon. ![]() ![]() You shall not modify, remove or delete a copyright notice of Canon contained in the Software.Įxcept as expressly provided herein, no license or right, express or implied, is hereby conveyed or granted by Canon to you for any intellectual property of Canon. You shall not alter, modify, disassemble, decompile or otherwise reverse engineer the Software and you also shall not have any third party to do so. 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MAKES NO GUARANTEES OF ANY KIND WITH REGARD TO ANY PROGRAMS, FILES, DRIVERS OR ANY OTHER MATERIALS CONTAINED ON OR DOWNLOADED FROM THIS, OR ANY OTHER, CANON SOFTWARE SITE. ![]() ![]() Read More: Inside the Chess Match That Led the Feds to $3.6 Billion in Stolen Bitcoin NP,” which is tangentially related to whether or not it’s possible to “solve” chess. (He still achieved the title of “international master.”) He racked up degrees at Princeton, Oxford, and Cornell, then took a job teaching at Buffalo and dedicated himself to untangling abstruse theoretical questions–particularly the famous problem known as “P vs. Regan, too, dropped off the grandmaster track, preferring to study math. “I do have to get my ducks in a row,” he says. If the lawsuit proceeds to a trial, Regan could be called to testify by either side. “It was disappointing,” he says.Īt the same time, Regan was frustrated that Niemann’s lawsuit had “overstretched” Regan’s statements to suggest that he disagreed with the report, which he largely endorsed. Regan was “dismayed,” therefore, when Carlsen went after Niemann without apparent statistical evidence. Sure, Niemann had played more aggressively than the other players, but–while Regan was not exonerating him–he found that Niemann’s performance was within the expected range for someone of his rating. Louis tournament asked Regan to analyze Niemann’s recent play, he found that it looked normal. If the z-score crosses a certain threshold, Regan flags the game for further investigation. It compares the player’s moves to those recommended by various computer engines and, using a statistical model, spits out a “z-score” that represents the degree to which the player matched the engines. Regan’s program detects cheating by calculating the odds that a player of a given skill level could pull off a given set of moves. The normally staid world of chess is really heating up.Read More: Thousands of Migrant Workers Died in Qatar’s Extreme Heat. "It seems a bit unfair, but it is getting a lot of attention."Īs a result of the scandal, a group of young women have turned up at a tournament to support Niemann. "He is being found guilty before being proven innocent," Smirnov said. He said the cheating scandal has gripped the chess world, but he has seen no clear evidence that Niemann cheated against Carlsen. He was made a grandmaster at 16 years of age. Australia's top-ranked chess player is 21-year-old Anton Smirnov. "It does cast suspicion when he has admitted to cheating in the past and people have pointed to the fact that Hans has improved his rating very sharply over the past few years, but that is not entirely unusual."Īustralia's top-ranked chess player is 21-year-old Anton Smirnov. "I have looked at the data and none of it indicates he has been cheating," Regan said. Regan said there is no evidence Niemann has cheated in recent years. "But in over-the-board chess it is much more difficult and usually requires an accomplice who can send messages to the player." ![]() "In online chess it happens quite a lot because people can use computers or mobile phones to find the best move. "It happens more often than you might think," Regan told A Current Affair. International chess cheating expert Kenneth Regan, a professor of computer science, scans data from matches all over the world to determine if any cheating is going on. ![]() That prompted Carlsen to come out and directly accuse Niemann of being a cheat, saying it was an "existential threat to the international game". READ MORE: Tenants evicted after speaking out over privacy concerns Niemann has denied any wrongdoing, despite confessing to cheating twice before - once when he was 12 and again when he was 16. Tesla billionaire, Elon Musk, weighed in with a tweet suggesting Niemann may have had digital beads, inserted somewhere a chess piece would not comfortably fit, which could have Morse code messages sent to from an accomplice. That sent the chess world into a spin with speculation about how Niemann might have cheated. ![]() READ MORE: Jim's Group franchise cuts ties with plumber exposed by A Current Affair Nineteen-year-old American Hans Niemann shocked the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen. ![]() ![]() ![]() Results are automatically uploaded online, along with system specs. Once the test is completed, you’ll see your overall score and some sub-category scores. To start the actual benchmark, click the Benchmark button in the top-left corner.PugetBench is one of the top-rated benchmark tests for video editing. Most games won’t see you get anywhere near those temperatures.Įlsewhere along the top of the screen, you’ll notice buttons that let you tweak things on the fly. If you’re getting temps of 100+ degrees Celsius, then you’re going to need to sort out the airflow. Benchmarks are therefore a good way to stress test the cooling of your PC build. The temperature is the temperature of the GPU itself. The FPS counter is pretty self explanatory - it provides a figure for the frames per second your card is achieving, in real time. Throughout the test, you should keep an eye on the FPS counter in the top right, along with the temperature. Running at maximum resolution and ultra quality will obviously look better than anything at lower settings. How good this village looks will depend on your settings from earlier. ![]() When the benchmark runs, you’ll be taken on a virtual tour of a medieval village. Once that’s all sorted, click the Run button at the bottom of Settings to begin.Ĥ. As almost every gamer would play in full screen at their monitor’s native resolution, we’d recommend that you opt for Full Screen when benchmarking yourself. Note: In our screenshots we ran the benchmark in windowed mode at a very basic 720p resolution rather than selecting Full Screen at Full HD, due to lacking a proper desktop GPU. There’s also a Quality button next to it that lets you change the graphical quality during the benchmark. You can also change these settings during the benchmark itself, via a Settings button at the top, which will appear as one of the options when it’s running. If you want to tweak things here, you’re more than welcome to, though if you do things like increase the resolution, amount of anti-aliasing and graphical quality, your numbers are obviously going to take a hit. For beginners, we’d recommend leaving everything as it is on the default Custom setting, which chooses the best settings for your machine. The main screen in Heaven Benchmark lets you set a few things up before the actual benchmark starts. ![]() Once the file has downloaded, double click it, and install. While you’re welcome to snap up the paid version, the free one is a great place to start and can be downloaded by clicking the green button on the left. Download Heaven Benchmark to your PC from the official Heaven website. It won’t make a difference to you in terms of the step-by-step instructions, but we wanted to explain our poor results just in case you wonder.ġ. As a result, the below screenshots were taken running a benchmark on an Asus Ultrabook, with an Nvidia MX150, which is nowhere near as powerful as a regular desktop GPU. Just to warn you in advance that, due to GPU shortages at the time of writing, this writer was unable to complete his gaming PC build. While there are free versions available, they come with limited options (although you’re more than welcome to buy the full versions too.) For this guide, we’ll be using Heaven Benchmark, which has a free version with a generous amount of settings that still let you test everything properly. One of the most popular is 3DMark benchmark, which offers numerous specialized benchmarks for all devices, ranging from standard GPU tests to VR-specific benchmarks and more. ![]() There are lots of different benchmarking options out there. With that out of the way, let’s crack on with how to benchmark your graphics card. If you’re lucky enough to own an insanely powerful card like the Nvidia RTX 3080 or 3090, it should be able to handle most things at Ultra settings. Obviously the higher the resolution and graphical detail you select, in both benchmarks and the games themselves, the more strain will be put on your GPU. This means all your gaming experiences will be smooth and stable, so you can enjoy games as their developers intended. If your GPU can run an intense test without dropping below 60 fps, it should be able to handle anything you throw at it without losing performance. The absolute bare minimum acceptable frame rate for most gamers is 60 fps, though many enthusiasts accept nothing less than 144 fps or even 244 fps, to keep up with their high-end gaming monitors. These challenges are often in the form of 3D environments, and you can tweak settings such as the resolution and quality to raise or lower the load. How to benchmark your graphics card: what is a GPU benchmark?Ī GPU benchmark typically involves a bit of software that throws intense graphical challenges at your GPU, to see how it performs under stress. ![]() |
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