But to achieve these benefits, companies must create a friction-free onboarding experience that gets folks to their aha moment. Increasing revenue and winning new customers are both exciting goals. Existing customers are more likely to buy from a company repeatedly and spend more money during subsequent purchases. Retained customers also play a major role in bringing in revenue. And saving on acquisition is a pretty big deal, considering it costs more than retention. Word-of-mouth referrals can result in big wins for businesses because they often lower the need for paid user acquisition. Users who appreciate a product’s value are likely to spread the word about it throughout their networks. Retained customers drive growth by bringing in more new users and helping a company’s bottom line. The sooner you get new users to the aha moment during onboarding, the more likely they are to stay with your product. (Pro Tip: if you haven't spent time creating a user journey map, we suggest getting a handle on that first before optimizing flows for specific aha moments.) Why are aha moments essential to user onboarding? The opportunity to reduce time to value for customers exists during our favorite part of the customer journey: user onboarding. You’d be mad not to buy it.Aha moment aka activation event or the eureka effectīut to turn new customers into regular users of your product, you’ve got to help them discover the value you promised-fast. Most of the book is an eclectic blend of Jones the chemist and Daedalus the mad scientist and together they make entertaining reading. Sometimes this in poetic mode – as with his account of how God created the universe, or at least the universal physical constants. The aha! moment is not just a book of anecdotes and lifetime memories, it also sees Jones philosophising. These were not just those involving explosions and rockets, as we might expect, but with truly difficult ones like how to twist treacle. In this book Jones retells many of his zany ideas, including a few new ones, and recalls his problems with demonstrations for lectures and TV programmes. Of course only a few of those will ever amount to anything, but some ‘aha!’ moments of scientists have been truly world-changing. The main job of the censor is to ensure the thinking mind isn’t swamped with random thoughts and yet allow serious ideas to get through. Below this is the ‘censor’ whose job it is to control the thoughts that are generated at the deepest level, which he calls the RIG, short for random ideas generator. His model of the mind consists of the highest level, the conscious one, which he calls the ‘observer–reasoner’. While The aha! moment recounts many such suggestions, its main purpose is to explain Jones’s ideas of how the human mind can suddenly come up with new ideas and solutions to problems, the ‘aha!’ moment of the book’s title. This was almost 20 years before the first buckyballs were made by Kroto et al. Some of them even proved to be prophetic – witness his article in 1966 which suggested that carbon might form large hollow molecules. So it was with his regular Daedalus column, which for years delighted readers of New Scientist and Nature with its crackpot ideas. David Jones sees himself as the court jester of science and, as with jesters of old, he is allowed to say things that other mortals might think but dare not speak for fear of being thought a fool.
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If you want to stand a chance - You need to have your engines and cloaking at full blast, Glaive Beam active and obviously some oxygen. If you can survive a fight long enough, you get to unleash the Glaive Beam upon your foes which, if you’ve never used it, is like one-shot death in a canĪs soon as you can: Upgrade your reactor. A new set of weapons (x2 Decent Hull Damaging x1 Support/Bomb is a reliable build)Īptly described as a glass cannon. +3 Crew (x2 Boarders: Rock / Mantis – x1 Engi) As for extra systems, the standard set are your best bet: Maximum shields are also a must – Don’t think you can hide behind the engines and cloaking for the final fight. You also only have 3 weapons slots (where most ships have 4) so you’ll want to be decked out with some hard-hitting stuff. The cloaking system means that you only have 2 extra systems to play with. Honestly speaking, boarding crew is the best way to go as you’ll need the extra scrap So time to U-turn it and go all out on offence – that mini-beam combo won’t hold up for much longer. Defensively you should be doing well now, rocking shields, good engines and cloaking. With the shields in place, you’re probably in a position to take a slight breather. Also, don’t be afraid to sell off the titanium coating to get shields – It’s cool, but 15% is unlikely to save your skin very often Unfortunately this is no easy feat, as it sets you back 125 scrap (not counting the 2 energy to start using them too) – You just have to bite the bullet and avoid all but the most vital purchases (that’s crew, teleporter or epic weapon like burst laser Mk II) – Though if a store isn’t around for a handful of jumps, feel free to bump up the engines/cloaking. Their shields waste your initiative and give them a few free volleysĪs you can probably guess, the main aim of the first few sectors is to get those all-important shields. When it comes to jumping sectors, avoid Zoltan at all costs. It’s also a good idea to try and plot a route to the exit that allows for several paths, just in case 1 is a hazard. Luckily the scanners let you spot these in advance. The lack of shields / crummy layout means that any natural hazard is practically fatal for you. Note: The dual lasers charge up slightly faster, so can fall out of sync with the mini beam if you get carried away and ‘pre-aim’ them before both weapons are fully charged Of course, if you can hit both, all the better. The trick is ultimately to punch the shields down for the mini beam to hit the weapons/drones (whatever is the biggest threat) – Whilst shields are an obvious target, the cloaking cool down means you’re considerably more vulnerable to the 2nd volley, so the attacking systems are bumped up in priority. The synergy of the dual laser and mini beam are obvious. Your weapons take around 10 seconds and you only get 5 cover If they have drones, then you’re up against it: Hit cloak as soon as the drone is about to launch its first shot (you can tell as it stops moving) – You really must squeeze every second you can. The trick is to use it as the deadliest shot is en route (like a missile) – Even starting out, this bumps your evasion to 90% - Largely cancelling their first volley. The 5 second cloak buys you the initiative. The trick is in ending fights quickly before they really take off. To be honest, the lack of shields isn’t actually a huge setback. Fire is also a big problem for this ship, as the only airlock is right at the front… and unless you’re happy venting both your oxygen and weapons room, whilst cutting off the pilot from the rest of the ship, you’re venting nothing babyĮdit: After a very good spot from Big Boss - The Nesasio actually has more airlocks (centre-left of the ship) which makes fires and boarders slightly less fatal With 2 crew pretty much locked to their rooms, you’ll need some crewmembers capable of running around the ship to deal with repairs mid-battle. Speaking of crew – Some Engi are a very important investment here. Needless to say, you’ll want your engines always running at maximum power, and you must have crew manning them and the pilot’s seat at all times As you can probably guess then, survival is all about your ability to evade shots. If not, the shots pounding into your ship certainly will. Of course, you also have hopefully noticed the distinct lack of shields. The Nesasio is a very cool-looking ship, and you also might notice the awesome Cloaking System that came with it. The distinct lack of shields means that you need to rely on evasion, cloaking and finishing fights quickly to make it through the first sectors A tricky ship to use, which requires a certain degree of finesse. The First benchmark of your Lost Ark gear progression journey will be getting your character to level 50. Weekly Abyssal Dungeons until you have completed your legendary set for that tier.Ġ To 600 – Tier 1 Gear Score Progression 0 To 302 Item Level.Daily/Weekly Una’s Tasks – selecting overlaping quests that reward Honing Materials ONLY.Island Quests til you complete your appropriate Tier.Guardian Raid – Harvest 2 Guardian Souls of Highest Raid level possible.Highest ilvl Daily Chaos Dungeons x 2 using Aura of Resonance.This way you can use the items you have earned through the other activities such as islands to upgrade your gear and ensure that you are using your Aura of Resonance to do the highest-ranked Chaos Dungeons and Guardian Raids possible. NOTE – Even though Chaos Dungeons and Guardian Raids are at the top of the list – Make sure you put them off as long as you can that day. Below is an easy-to-follow list that places both the rewards and the time it takes to finish the activity into account. While leveling, you will want to make the most of your game time. Just set sail and you should see one close by! These Have a Weekly limit. Bloodstones are earned by donating silver (or other currency) to your guild daily using ALT-U.Ĥ.) Mari’s Secret Shop – Located in the Shop Tab, you can exchange crystals for Honing Materialsĥ.) Traveling Merchant Ship – This ship sets outside of every port and allows you to exchange your pirate coins for Honing Materials. Once you upgrade your Stronghold and Dispatch Station you can run 2 of these at a time.ģ.) Sylmael Bloodstone Exchange – Le’verille, the Vendor, is located in North Vern and will trade Bloodstones for Honing Material. Doing Island Quests (Islands) and collecting Island Souls can grant you a ton of Honing materials and other valuable items that will help progress your character!Ģ.) Dispatch Station Special Mission – Located in your Stronghold, These missions reward Honing Materials and take zero time investment. The following are activities that can be found on Procyon’s compass.įor more on Procyon’s Compass check out our Procyon’s Compass guide! Other Ways to get Honing Materialsġ.) Island Quests – Island Quests are one of the most lucrative activities in Lost Ark. We recommend that you do these until you have a full set of Legendary gear for that tier, then come back to them when you move up to the next Tier! Procyon’s Compassįound at the bottom of your minimap, Procyon’s compass helps you keep track of the following activities that you can do daily for a TON of loot, including Honing activities. Each Abyssal Dungeon has its own weekly cooldown so make sure that you are doing these as they become available. The Primary reason to do these are to get the Epic and Legendary versions of your Tier Armor which provides you with powerful “Set Bonuses” that should help you clear content quicker. These require a minimum of 340 ilvl to unlock. Unlocked by the North Vern Main Quest, Abyssal Dungeons are Weekly challenging group dungeons. Oftentimes, you can find Una’s Tasks that overlap with your other daily activities! Abyssal Dungeons Make sure you are choosing the quest that rewards the materials you need to upgrade your gear. This will award you extra Honing materials that are not bound to your ALT that you can use to improve the ilvl of your main! Una’s Tasks (Alt-J)ĭaily Quests, unlocked through the main storyline, can reward you with a decent amount of Honing Materials. QUICK TIP – If you have ALT characters – Make sure you harvest 2 souls a day on each of your Alts as well. You will want to attempt to do the highest Guardian Raid available to you at the time. Do these to harvest the daily limit of 2 Guardian Souls a day to maximize your Honing Materials. Make sure you are doing the highest-ranked one available to you at all times Guardian RaidsĤ Man Boss fights found in North Vern. These are easy to solo and reward a large amount of Gear and should be prioritized each day before you start the rest of your dailies. Chaos DungeonsĬhaos Dungeons are unlocked in the North Vern Questline and require a minimum gear score of 250. Below, is an attempt to prioritize the importance of each of these activities to make the most of your time. The list below includes all of the daily activities that will help you get the gear and the materials you will need to upgrade (Honing) your gear to Tier 3. Guardian Souls greatly increase the number of rewards your receive from Guardian Raids.Īura of Resonance – Used in Chaos Dungeons, Aura of Resonance regenerates every day, giving you more rewards from your Chaos Dungeons, Below is a Screen Shot of where you can locate your Aura of Resonance in the Chaos Dungeon Screen. Guardian Souls – Earned in Guardian Raids. Good speedup and high compatibility recommended but may cause issues This hack may cause random speedups as well! This option may help with removing ghost images or other post-processing effect rendered incorrectly.įix for removing vertical black lines in several games such as Tekken or Soul Calibur.įix the heavy screen tearing in games (CPU heavy) Try lower values first like 1-3 then use higher ones (the highest the number the higher the chance of broken/missing graphics and effects). Specify how many surfaces should get skipped after the first problematic one is found. Skips drawing some surfaces altogether, based on how likely they are to cause issues. Lower this setting for GPU intensive games. Off allows more games to boot successfully and without issues, however some games (such as those that don't feature language selection screens) require this animation to play out.Įnhancement. Show BIOS animation when starting content. Settings that apply to all cores of this emulator Most modern displays will be running at 60 Hz, so choose that whenever offered. This is known to cause graphical glitches, notably stretched 2D elements like FMVs and geometry popping in.įor games which support both 50 Hz and 60 Hz, they will either ask to set the appropriate mode on boot or have it available in its options menu. Do not worry about progressive scan, 480p, 1080i or 240p mode.įor the remaining games that do not support 16:9 aspect ratio (or their offering is inferior as they use the “crop” method, zooming in the image), setting WIDESCREEN PATCHES in the ADVANCED SYSTEM SETTINGS can force the game to render in widescreen. This includes notes about special conditions about their activation. A comprehensive list can be found at the everybodywiki's list of PS2 games with alternative video modes page. Ĭertain games only offer the ability to set the screen's aspect ratio in their in-game options. But for the games that do support asking the BIOS for the aspect ratio, the only way to switch their aspect ratios to 16:9 is via the following:īack out with to ensure it saves, and exit the emulator with +, + and +. However, the majority of games actually ignore this setting and offer the option in the game itself, if at all. In addition to this, the PS2's BIOS itself supports setting the aspect ratio to 4:3 or 16:9, and games can read this setting to determine what aspect ratio to display. If a game offers the option to use it though, there's no harm in activating it. By virtue of emulation, all games are rendered as progressive scan anyway. Thus, various PS2 games have varying degrees for supported video modes.įortunately, since we are using a high-level emulator, we don't need to worry about whether a game supports progressive scan or not. And this was also before video signals became standardized, like with HDMI. Not only were displays transforming from the 4:3 aspect ratio to the 16:9 aspect ratio, but they were also going from interlaced to progressive. The PlayStation 2 was in the middle of an awkward phase of TV standards. Write themes for batocera-emulationstation.Redirect upgrades from any board to my own builds.Latency reduction and optimizing performance.Raspberry Pi: Add power buttons/switches.Sync files across multiple devices (Syncthing).PCman built-in file manager (for Xorg-powered devices). While I did eventually manage it, it took a long time and was very frustrating – and what was most frustrating was that when I looked for help online, the advice I found basically amounted to ‘install TeX Live everybody else does’. He mentions XeTeX in the following: "I only needed XeTeX and XeLaTeX, which are quite small. So difficult that most people seem to give up on installing individual packages and instead install the whole of something called TeX Live."Īgain, that implies that not all LaTex documents are in Computer Modern. And anything other than vanilla TeX and LaTeX is really, really difficult to install. On the same topic, "if you want to do anything really wild and crazy – like using a typeface other than Computer Modern – then plain vanilla TeX and LaTeX won’t do. The relevant quote is "everything is (typically) printed in this weird, old-fashioned-looking typeface called Computer Modern." The "(typically)" implies that there are cases where the result is not in Computer Modern. He does not imply they are "always typeset in Computer Modern". And plain text wins because it is ubiquitous. Markup wins because it is just plain text. Or go back and try to touch up a previous one. Which is ultimately just a markup language.Īnd heaven help you if you decide to upgrade word processor mid paper. But the first time you find yourself unable to change the bold of one section of text (or centering/whatever), you will really wish you could just drop into a view that showed you why it was doing what it was doing. You just can't necessarily see them.Īnd this might sound like not a big deal. Note that in both cases, all of those special instructions are still there. In the other, you only see what the computer is letting you see. Instead, the advantage is that in the one you are only writing text and you are indicating special instructions to the computer. That a graphical editor is superior because it is more readable. I think the reality is nobody really tries writing TeX.īut, ultimately my beef is the straw man that markup is bad because it is harder to read. However, the resulting HTML page does not contain HTML tags inside the body: I had a few things about TeX versus LaTeX. and missing "ditaarch:DITAArchVersion" attribute (fixed by adding xmlns:ditaarch="" ditaarch:DITAArchVersion="1.3" again to the topic root element).Īfter fixing the previous errors, the conversion is executed without errors.: unexpected "topic" element (fixed by adding class="- topic/topic " to the topic root element).When trying to convert it to HTML using the Embed2.java I get some errors like: When using the W3C XML schema the DITA topic looks like: However, the problem comes when I modify the original DITA file to use W3C XML schema instead of DTD (by using the DTDToSchema facility -> ). The results are satisfactory and I get the following HTML page: The DITA topic to convert looks like: īoth DITA and DocBook are both mature, feature rich, document types,ĭITA concepts (topics, maps, specialization, etc). To do so, I'm currently using the example provided on their website ( ). The test I'm performing is to convert a simple DITA topic XML file to an HTML document (from Java code). I'm currently testing the DITA converter tool ( ).
And enjoyed far better service and amazing pizza. We had eaten at Mario?s in Gunnison, ordered two pizzas a salad and drinks for 1/2 the price on two separate occasions. So we just asked for the check as to be on our way? imagine my surprise when Jennifer dropped a $150 bill on the table. I will say the garlic Cheese bread was amazing! But the pizza was barely edible, as a matter of fact there was over 1/2 a pizza left when another lady (I did not catch her name) came by the table and asked if we would like a to go box when we declined she seemed very shocked but failed to ask any follow up questions and I had already been asked by my wife to not make a scene. The pizza arrived luke warm and soggy, like grease soaked soggy. Mind you we have been at the table over an hour at this point. Approximately 30 minutes or so later we finally received or pizza. She delivered the 1/2 melted drinks and took our order, we ordered a 16? big Tex pizza and Garlic Cheese bread so the girls went to check out the gift shop. By this time we were ready to make our full order (because we had been waiting so long) but she only took our drink order and disappeared? we ordered frozen drinks and saw the bartender put them up to have them run to the table very quickly? however they just sat there on the bar as we watched them melt in the heat, on two occasions I almost just got up to go retrieve them myself as I stood up the second time I saw Jennifer finally heading to the bar to grab them so I waited. We sat there watching waitress after waitress chatting with each other and the bar tenders for over 25 minutes before Jennifer finally made her way over to get our drink order. We arrived just after 1pm on Tuesday the 28th and we?re seated in a booth across from the bar. So we rode up from Gunnison with high expectations (maybe too high) and the restaurant came highly recommended. We are all (4 of us) California natives so we were excited about the owner being from Cali. We travel fulltime in our RV and visit pizza places all over the United States. Hello, I noticed on the table there was a pamphlet asking to send reviews directly to this email? (Email returned undeliverable) This is because cloud providers use energy-efficient data centers and use renewable energy to power their operations. Environmental benefits: Cloud computing can help businesses reduce their carbon footprint.This is because they can use cloud-based backup and disaster recovery services. Disaster recovery: Cloud computing can help businesses recover from disasters more quickly.For example, they can access cloud-based applications and services from anywhere and can use them on any device. Increased productivity: Cloud computing can help employees be more productive.For example, they can share files and documents more easily and can access applications and services from anywhere. Enhanced collaboration: Cloud computing can help improve collaboration among employees.This is because cloud providers have expertise in security and can offer a variety of security features, such as data encryption and intrusion detection. Improved security: Cloud computing can offer improved security compared to traditional on-premises IT infrastructure.This means that they can be more responsive to changes in market conditions and can quickly roll out new applications and services. Agility: Cloud computing can help businesses achieve greater agility.For example, businesses can quickly provision new resources as they need them and can also easily release them when they no longer need them. Flexibility: Another benefit of cloud computing is that it offers greater flexibility than traditional on-premises IT infrastructure.This means that businesses can easily scale up or down their usage of cloud-based resources as their needs change. Scalability: Cloud computing is highly scalable.Instead, they can access cloud-based applications and services on a pay-as-you-go basis. For example, businesses no longer need to invest in expensive on-premises hardware and software. Cost savings: One of the main benefits of cloud computing is that it can help reduce costs.Start learning now! Top Benefits of Cloud Computing Learn the key architectural principles and develop the skills needed to become a cloud expert. Give a boost to your professional career with our Cloud Computing Training Course. If you’d like some more in-depth information about cloud computing, check out this video. Read more: Cloud Computing Salary: Trends and Predictions for 2022 Most cloud models require you to pay only for the resources you use, making it a cost-effective method of incorporating IT into your business without investing in an in-house data center.Ĭloud technologies include virtual services such as software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS), to name a few. These virtual services provide faster innovation, ease of scalability, and greater resource flexibility. Cloud computing is the process of delivering on-demand IT services, including analytics, databases, networking, servers, and storage via the internet. Also, the Mod fixes buttons that didn't work like the swaying view, the Alzoc III skybox, and other annoying bugs.Įxpanded Menu work in singleplayer and multiplayer. Like icons, fonts, and even loading screens. Use the Expanded Menu configuration file to customize your game settings, like manual lightsaber blocking, or even the npc quick spawn key bind.įind a lot of game elements in high quality. Expanded Menu tries to be the most accessible by being translated into English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese, and compatible with the remaining ones. Select your custom resolution, toggle curve details to the maximum, or listen to the game in 44kHz instead of 22kHz. Unlock all game settings options and push the game engine to the limite. Unlock all saber stances, select your movement speed, fight with your fists, choose your crosshair, be invicible, and more.įeel the power of the Force and the Lightsaber through unlocked dismemberment and configurable pushing force. Use the Camera menu to freeze NPC or Effects, take the best screenshots with the desired point of view.Īccess to the cheats menu to change your saber color, select your Force Powers, weapons, inventory, or even bring up a drivable AT-ST. Select a map among all those in the game, use the NPC Spawner to make your own Star Wars Battles.Ĭhoose your Force side, fight your selected ennemies with your desired teammates, and control them if you want. Play to Jedi Outcast with a modern interface, and unlock all the possibilities of the game.Ĭhoose your game mission through a new menu, and access for exemple to the bonus missions on Alzoc III or Bespin Pit. Expanded Menu comes with a lot of new features just waiting to be discovered. “We are excited to continue our partnership with G3 Esports and build upon Conference One’s successful inaugural season. In turn, Conference One will help empower gamer participants to grow their skill-set and brand while allowing universities to expand and solidify their college esports initiatives. With an unprecedented alliance of traditional sports and esports industry experts and pioneers on staff, the goal is to establish Conference One as the mainstream media leader in collegiate esports. It is with great honor and pride to be at the forefront of this movement.”Ĭonference One’s weekly broadcasts and significantly increased media coverage will be distributed across numerous multi-media platforms readily available to consume by fans of all ages. “We are on the verge of igniting one of the most combustible industries seen in the modern-day media and entertainment era,” Serritella stated, “ It is my belief that the audience for esports will soon rival the viewership of events such as the World Cup and Super Bowl. The Sports Illustrated relationship is one of several initiatives introduced by acting commissioner Ric Serritella, who intends to bring collegiate esports competition to the mainstream and change the perception of how competitive videogaming is viewed. Starting this Fall, Conference One’s sophomore campaign will feature extensive coverage on Sports Illustrated with each school having a dedicated team page complete with rosters, player profiles, articles, interviews, and stats. “As we expand our collegiate esports offerings, we need to ensure that Conference One has a reliable partner who can meet the high standards of support our expanded expectations and far-reaching plans require.” “Mainline did such an outstanding job as our inaugural season partner that we chose them again for the upcoming season,” stated G3 CEO, Anthony Gaud. This wide-ranging partnership will see Conference One utilizing Mainline’s groundbreaking platform technology, data capture and broadcast support to deliver a fast-paced, entertaining viewing experience. The second year of Conference One play is scheduled to commence on Monday, October 4 th, 2021. (September 9, 2021) – The dawn of a new era has arrived, as G3 Esports (G3), Conference One, and Mainline have formed a strategic partnership to bring competitive collegiate esports to the mainstream. “Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.G3 Esports Partners with Mainline for Conference One’s Sophomore SeasonĬonference One announces the return of elite collegiate esports competition.Ītlantic City, N.J. If we are justified, we will certainly be glorified (Romans 8:30 ), and will dwell with God in His Kingdom for all eternity. But if we DO have faith, the Bible teaches that we can be justified-or declared righteous. We NEED to have peace with God-but the Bible teaches that we DON’T (by nature) have peace with God! We are subject to the just judgment of God, and will be condemned on Day of the Lord if we do NOT turn in faith and repentance. Through the work of Christ in His atoning sacrifice on the cross, we can have peace with God. Jesus didn’t just secure a way for us to go back to Heavenly Father, but fully secured our place in God’s eternal kingdom. He is God incarnate-the second person of the trinity. The conference was focused on what the Bible teaches about the person and work of Jesus. We just want to trust what the Bible says-even if it disagrees with what we’ve previously thought! Studying Scripture verse-by-verse is the bread and butter of faithful Christian practice. If the Bible is really “God-breathed,” then we are obligated to build our lives and theology around it. After attending the G3 Conference in Atlanta, Bradley gives some of his thoughts about the importance of trusting Scripture, the person and work of Jesus, and the need for us to have peace with God. |
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