At the back connections include USB and Ethernet, but the Photosmart Premium C309g also supports wireless networking. Two memory card slots, for SD, MemoryStick and xD cards are set next to a dual-purpose USB socket, which connects to PictBridge cameras and USB memory drives. A pull-out paper stop prevents printed A4 sheets from sliding onto the desk, but increases the printer’s footprint quite considerably. The printer draws the photo tray into itself when you select photo media. It has a 7:5.5 aspect ratio, which is better for photo previews than a widescreen.īelow the control panel is the usual paper tray arrangement, which can take both plain paper and photo blanks. It’s very easy to use and is a bit more sensitive than Lexmark’s. This is a capacitative screen, with a bright backlight and large icons. The screen itself is surrounded by six, single-function touch buttons, which illuminate when their functions are available. The fixed, angled control panel has a raised rim with the touchscreen set almost as a separate unit on a five-position hinge. The top cover, gloss black with a series of embossed geometric lines, is reminiscent of some recent HP laptops and lifting the lid gives easy access to the flatbed scanner, though there’s little allowance in the hinge for scanning books. HP has gone out of its way to design this machine with very smooth, simple lines. HP’s Photosmart Premium C309g, aimed at the home enthusiast with a taste for photo printing, has an 89mm touchscreen which, along with its surrounding touch buttons, is the only control on the machine, apart from its physical power button. The only thing that let the C309g's photos down slightly was that very dense black areas, such as night skies, had a rather powdery appearance when compared to those of the PX710W.Although it may have attracted the most coverage for its new range of inkjet all-in-ones, Lexmark is not the only printer maker to include large LCD touchscreens in its new models. Together, these deliver super-sharp results, with faithful colours and excellent definition in shadow areas. ![]() There are five inks under the hood - the standard cyan, magenta, yellow and black, and an extra, photo-strength black for more subtle shading. The C309g proved no less proficient with photos. The C309g sailed through our greyscale test at all quality settings, cleanly picking out each tone in a scale of 21 steps, going from white to black with just 5 per cent difference in tone between each. At draft quality, the smallest you should expect to go before you see feathering is eight points in both cases. The 'best' setting takes over four times as long - 5 minutes and 52 seconds - but, while the characters are darker, they're no better-formed, so we'd recommend sticking to the normal setting.īusiness graphics were dealt with well, with strong, solid colours and white text on a black background clear and sharp down to eight points with serif text and four points with sans-serif text at both best and normal quality on office paper. Upping the quality to 'normal' got rid of the feathering but increased the job time to a still acceptable 1 minute and 16 seconds. Epson's Stylus Photo PX710W and Stylus SX610FW were both faster in this test, but neither machine's results were as good as those of the C309g. This is good, but not especially fast, which makes the attendant noise and desk-shaking feel like overkill. Ten pages at this setting were printed in 46 seconds, with a 1-second spool and a 13-second print time for the first page. In general, the C309g's software bundle is pretty good (as you'd hope, considering how long it takes to install), and we were particularly impressed by the linked comparison-shopping engine that pulls in the best prices for ink supplies from a range of retailers, including Dabs and Ebuyer.ĭraft-quality black text was handled well on photocopy paper, with only slight feathering. The editing tools are minimal, but they do let you crop, correct colours and sharpen the results, so they cover the major bases. ![]() We did this, courtesy of the excellent driver, which makes it easy to scan multi-page documents into a single file and manipulate the results without using third-party apps. We asked it to scan to the computer, and it told us to 'Try starting scan from computer'. ![]() We also found that the C309g didn't always work happily with our PC. There's just one button on the front - for power - lost in a sea of dark brown plastic. The downside of the smart display is the printer's bland appearance.
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![]() If the respondent says “yes”, then they appear to confirm that they have mistreated their pet in the past, but have since stopped.However, regardless of which of these options the respondent chooses, they will appear to agree with the question’s underlying presupposition: In this case, the loaded question pushes the respondent to give a yes/no answer. Accordingly, even though this statement is phrased as a question, which is meant to elicit information, it also implicitly provides information about the person who is being questioned. This question is loaded due to its presupposition, which is the implicit background assumption that it contains, and namely the assumption that the person who is being questioned has been mistreating their pet. ![]() To understand this concept better, consider the following example of a loaded question: Furthermore, loaded questions are often phrased in a way that pressures the person being questioned to reply in a way that confirms this problematic assumption, rather than in the way that they would normally prefer to reply. ![]() The issue with loaded questions is that they contain an implicit or explicit assumption that the person being questioned is likely to disagree with.
![]() ![]() Each category should imply a specific visual similarity in the images.Selected categories are suitable for storytelling.The categories should fit within the general narrative of the fifties.To define the categories all project members had to work together to find categories which fulfill the following requirements: In order to train the algorithm, a set of suitable categories was needed as well as a sufficiently large training data set. It was already mentioned that the overall scope is to train an algorithm that can identify similarity between images based on visual properties. We built a specific model (turquoise) on top of an existing model trained in particular for image recognition (gray). For example, a supermarket interior and a supermarket exterior both fit in the Supermarket category, however, their visual content is very different. In addition, some of the categories can have various interpretations. The algorithm is limited to the recognition of images that fit in one or more of the predefined categories. Hence, good results could be achieved with a relatively small training set.įor the Kaleidoscope demo application, a selection of image categories were defined including: fashion: dresses with patterns, dancing and protest/demonstration to name a few. Therefore, the samples are trained on top of a model which is already trained for particular image recognition tasks. However, for the categories which were defined in the Kaleidoscope project, only a few hundred samples per category were available for training. However, typically deep learning techniques can only be successfully applied if they are fed with a sufficiently large training data set containing millions of sample assets. Frederik describes the technology underlying the tool: The recognition algorithm is trained using deep learning techniques. The activity was led by Frederik Temmermans (IMEC) with participation of all project partners. The work done in the project and a test app to showcase potential uses of the technology was presented in various occasions to get user feedback to steer further developments fitted to the needs of stakeholders in the cultural heritage community. This technology is enough mature to grant good results and to allow the development of demo applications which will be the basis for enhanced user engagement features in online repositories like Europeana. Basing on the visual imagery of the 1950s, this task wanted to demonstrate the capabilities as well as current restrictions of deep learning techniques in the training process for an algorithm which would recognize the content of an image and generate appropriate metadata from automated extraction. In this blog, we tell the story of an interesting task of the Fifties in Europe Kaleidoscope project: the visual similarity search tool. Live interactive demo of the visual similarity app, taking a picture of a person dancing, Frederik Temmermans (right), Erica Charalambous (left), Photo courtesy Maria Polodeanu. ![]() The ClickGUI is a user interface that allows you to activate and deactivate hacks. You do this with the right CTRL key on Windows and with the control key on Mac. The most important thing is to open the ClickGUI first. How to use Wurst Clientĭue to the complexity of the Wurst client, it is a bit more complicated for beginners to use this Minecraft add-on. However, in the previous section, you will have learned about the best Wurst features that are still available. These include the invisibility cheat, AutoBridge, and several questionable hacks. There are also a few features that have been removed. Unfortunately, this does not work on most servers. You activate this cheat with the X key by default. The principle is the same as with the X-Ray mod, which we have already reviewed.
![]() Is the main stat you're looking for in your gear. River synergies with Mountains and meadows featuring many abilities and elements from classic shows such as Demon Slayer and My Hero Academia. ![]() The other changes - the introduction of the Maquis tile that interacts with Forest and Desert tiles - isn't that important for the Warrior, as you shouldn't be taking Desert tiles anyway. The three numbers in traits represent stat boosts. Overall, these Witch tiles are hugely impactful, but might a difference if you're struggling on a particular chapter. In the game, the Lich has taken the essence of the world and trapped it in a cycle of darkness and oblivion, causing cities, animals, and much of humanity to disappear. ![]() (10 per cent of your HP is directed back at you), although they will also heal you if you and the Witch are the last two characters in the battle. Loop Hero: Warrior Guide's to Stats and Traits by Murillo Zerbinatto updated MaLoop Hero is a trending game and revolves around a very different and interesting concept. This does cause Witches to spawn on nearby tiles. Eye of God - 25 chance that the enemies will have one ability less. Skilled Architect - Upon each building, Hero gets 8×loop experience. The rogue is Loop Hero’s second class, unlocked by building the refuge in your base camp. Post-Mortem Toll - 30 chance to get a random basic resource chunk upon killing an enemy. Once you pass the Witch Hut, you will be granted an List of all her traits from the wiki: Gift of Blood - On hit, a Hero can summon a blood lightning with mysterious chance. That being said, the Witch Hut and Witch interactions might push you toward picking up the Swamp tiles in your Warrior deck. It appears that the introduction of new cards and tiles hasn't impacted the success of what we called the "Invincible Warrior Build." Health is still your most important focus, with plenty of mountains and rock tiles placed down along tiles for extra healing and big HP boosts. There was no master plan and It’s unclear whether Winchester was actually taking her building directions from “spirits,” but it is true that Sarah held occasional nighttime séances in the eerie, peaked turret of the house known, now, as “The Witch’s Cap,” and in the morning she would deliver new building plans to her foreman. For the next 36 years Sarah Winchester kept a staff of 22 craftsmen busy 24 hours a day, seven days a week, building, altering and rebuilding the house. Apparently one of the conditions set upon her by the medium in order to appease the spirits was that she must continue the construction of the house, never stopping. Winchester soon found a house still under construction that she liked and bought it along with 162 acres of surrounding land. Winchester suffered from advanced arthritis and the area's Mediterranean-like climate was thought to ease the pain of aching joints. The change of location might well have as much to do with her health as with any ghost, however. That she did, 1884, settling in the area of San Jose, California, supposedly guided by her dead husband. They had killed her daughter and her husband and they would soon kill her.Īccording to the story, the medium urged Mrs. This medium told her that the Winchester family was under a curse: the ghosts of all those thousands of men felled by Winchester arms now wanted revenge. Winchester, inconsolable over her losses, was directed by a friend to a psychic medium for advice. Winchester inherited over $20 million, a vast fortune for that time. She eventually recovered, but a little more than 10 years later, in 1881, tragedy struck again when William died of tuberculosis. The child contracted "marasmus" and died in less than 10 days. ![]() In 1866 she had her first and only child, a girl named Annie. In 1862, Sarah married William, who soon became the heir to this vast fortune. The Henry soon became popular with Union troops during the Civil War and led to huge government contacts for the Winchester Company, allowing the family to amass an enormous fortune. This new version, the "Henry," was capable of firing a shot every three seconds, a vast improvement over most guns at that time. He changed the name of the business to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company and redesigned the rifle to make it more effective. Winchester's father, Oliver Winchester, was a successful businessman who, in 1857, bought a company that made repeating rifles. She soon drew the attention of a young man from New Haven named William Wirt Winchester. Sarah grew into a charming and striking young woman, though she stood less than five feet in height. The story of this unique dwelling starts in 1839 with the birth of Sarah Pardee in New Haven, Connecticut. Most certainly the woman who built it was haunted, if only by her own fears. Still, this mansion, just across the street from a strip mall and down a little bit from a movie complex, is perhaps the strangest home ever built. You might not even notice it was there as you drive by, unless someone points it out. ![]() ![]() It stands in the middle of suburban San Jose, California. This spooky, rambling California mansion remains a testament to one eccentric, rich woman's unearthly fears. The reason? She thought the continuous noise would appease the ghosts that plagued her after the deaths of her husband and daughter as well as help her attain eternal life. When rifle heiress Sarah Winchester began building her Victorian-style mansion in 1884, she pledged that the construction would never end during her lifetime. ![]() The threat that deepfakes pose to science journals Image manipulation has been a problem for decades but convincing deepfakes could magnify the problem considerably. Note: The featured image is AI-generated art. Rules: same prompt, 1:1 aspect ratio, no living artists /47syy7uPJJ These image synths are like instruments – it’s amazing we’ll get so many of them, each with a unique “sound” Look at the text-to-images of the same subject that he chose for comparison and see what you think:ĭALL-E 2 vs Midjourney vs StableDiffusion mega thread: photography, illustration, painters, abstract “Stable Diffusion is like a complex modular synthesizer, you can get almost any tone out of it, but it’s a bit harder to play and prompt.” Matt Growcoot, “ AI Image Generators Compared Side-By-Side Reveals Stark Differences” at PetaPixel (August 22, 2022) Stelzer says that perhaps the best-known AI image generator, DALL-E 2, is like “a digital workstation synth - incredible range, but it almost always sounds a bit too digital.” The artifacts it does are like analog distortion, very pleasing.” … “Midjourney reminds me of a beautiful analog Moog synthesizer - it’s almost impossible to make it sound bad and you can do incredible things with it, but in exchange, its range is more limited. The differences between the three, compared, are quite revealing. Stable Diffusion claims to be better than DALL-E 2 (claims examined here and here.) Given that DALL-E 2 and Midjourney are both grabbing attention just now, this controversy may at least make the public more aware of both burgeoning text-to-art software and potential deepfakes. Kyle Wiggers, “ Deepfakes for all: Uncensored AI art model prompts ethics questions” at TechCrunch (August 24, 2022) ![]() And even if the threat of legal action pulls some sites dedicated to objectionable AI-generated content under, there’s nothing to prevent new ones from popping up. If history is any indication, however, enforcement will likely be uneven - in part because few laws specifically protect against deepfaking as it relates to pornography. The 4chan website has generated controversy for most of its two-decade existence so tumbling to this use is perhaps not a surprise. Kyle Wiggers, “ Deepfakes for all: Uncensored AI art model prompts ethics questions” at TechCrunch (August 24, 2022)īut, you guessed it, Safety Classifier can be disabled and Stable Diffusion, which can work with art of public figures, has no filters for pornography. One of these mechanisms is an adjustable AI tool, Safety Classifier, included in the overall Stable Diffusion software package that attempts to detect and block offensive or undesirable images. ![]() On the infamous discussion board 4chan, where the model leaked early, several threads are dedicated to AI-generated art of nude celebrities and other forms of generated pornography.Įmad Mostaque, the CEO of Stability AI, called it “unfortunate” that the model leaked on 4chan and stressed that the company was working with “leading ethicists and technologies” on safety and other mechanisms around responsible release. ![]() Most uses have been reasonable, according to Kyle Wiggers at TechCrunch, but the problem uses give us a window into potential headaches to come: It has come under fire for some of its more questionable uses. ![]() DrawPad also supports png, bmp, jpg, gif, pdf, and svg formats. Editing features include crop, rotate, resize, and flip. 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Hailed by fans and critics alike as being some of the finest roots musicians around, ZZ Top has managed to bridge the divide between commercial success and critical acclaim to spectacular effect. ZZ Top performed their first live concert since the death of bandmate Dusty Hill. ![]() ZZ Top has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, and they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 2004. makes them one of the top 100 selling artists in the country. 2 days ago &0183 &32 The following is a news release from Mountain America Center. The band's best selling album is 1983's Eliminator, which spawned the hit singles "Legs" and "Sharped Dress Man." The album went on to sell 10 million units, reaching diamond status and the 25 million records they've sold in the U.S. Their massive success has allowed all of their albums to reach gold or platinum status. ZZ Top live shows leave the audience laughing dancing and feeling like they are at a jam session with close friends, instead of a concert headlined by rock and roll legends. ZZ Top tours include the 2017 Tonnage Tour, 2016 Hell Raisers Tour, and the 2013 La Futura Tour. ZZ Top is a legendary American rock band known for their blues-infused rock music, bawdy lyrics and long, red beards. /rebates/2fzz-top-tickets-idaho-falls-hero-arena-at-the-mountain-america-center-5-2-2023-concerts-rock2fproduction2f4302491&. And the same is true for the other Ace Tier effects. Each of these heroes has an extra unique benefit relating to a specific one of their alliances.įor example, Lich is the Ace of Mages, which means when he is in play your army's mana regeneration from attacks is increased 10% per Mage Alliance level. If you're on Dota Underlords version #245 or later, you'll likely already know that Tier 5 heroes have been reworked into a new tier, called the Ace Tier heroes. For now, bearing in mind what we've just discussed about central and supplementary alliances, let's take a look at our tier list of current best-performing alliances. We'll go into alliance combinations in far more detail in another guide. The aim is generally to pick a central, scalable alliance to build your army around (examples include Assassin, Hunter, Knight, Mage, Savage, Scrappy, or Warrior), and then try to balance out your offence/defence with other supplementary alliances you accrue as you build towards your central alliance. Some alliances, such as Hunter, are purely offensive in nature, and therefore should be paired up with alliances such as Warrior, which are purely defensive. When building an army, you need to pay attention to the balance of offence and defence. It's important to note that these alliance bonuses persist throughout a fight, regardless of whether the heroes providing those bonuses happen to be killed in combat. For example, if you were to add two more Heartless heroes to your board, then the bonus would increase to -10 Armor and 6 Heartless heroes brings it up to -15 Armor. Many alliances have multiple stages of power depending on how many heroes on your board belong to that alliance. For example, if you were to collect two Heartless heroes, then all your enemies would suffer -5 Armor. If your board contains a certain number of heroes belonging to the same alliance, then you'll receive a passive bonus depending on the alliance. If you're after more information on a different area of this many-headed beast of an autobattler, why not head over to one of our other Dota Underlords strategy guide pages?ĭota Underlords strategy guide - an overview of how to play Dota Underlords, with practical tips and strategies for winning matchesĭota Underlords heroes - stats on every hero, and an insight into the best-performing heroes right now in Underlordsĭota Underlords builds - a focused look at some of the best builds in Dota Underlords and how you can adapt them to fit your needsĭota Underlords items - equip your heroes with the best gear using our in-depth items guideĭota Underlords gold - learn how to create a colossal economy with these gold-focused tips and tricksĭota Underlords patch notes - explore the current state of the meta with our Dota Underlords patch notes analysisĭota Underlords Battle Pass - we talk about the current Battle Pass and all the new heroes and features coming with Season 1Įach hero belongs to 2 or 3 different alliances. Not only do they each contain various different stats such as Health, Armor, DPS, and so on, but they also feature different abilities and belong to different alliances. Dota Underlords strategy guide page linksĭota Underlords alliances overview - how do alliances work?ĭota Underlords revolves around building up a force comprised of Dota heroes - and even though these heroes are simplified from their Dota 2 counterparts, there's still an awful lot of complexity to them.C-Tier: Dragon, Elusive, Inventor, Primordial, Shaman.B-Tier: Assassin, Brawny, Druid, Heartless, Human, Hunter, Warlock.A-Tier: Demon, Demon Hunter, Savage, Scaled, Scrappy, Warrior. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dota Underlords tier list of best alliances.Dota Underlords alliances overview - how do alliances work?.We'll start with a basic explanation of what alliances are and how they work, before moving onto the tier list of best-performing alliances, and then tables of stats and information on all 23 alliances. With 23 unique Dota Underlords alliances to cover, we've taken the time to organise everything to make it as easy as possible to navigate. With all the minor and major updates that have happened to various alliances and heroes recently, we thought it best to go back over our Dota Underlords alliances guide and let you in on which alliances are faring the best overall in the current meta.ĭota Underlords alliance tier list (October) Just as much as deciding which heroes to use, where to position them, and which items to equip yourself with, your combination of alliances will decide who lives and who dies on the 8x8 battlefield. The carefully crafted selection of Dota Underlords alliances available to you each match is one of the game's defining features. |
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