![]() This Chromecast ( 8/10, WIRED recommends) is a great streaming device. Roku connects to all major streaming services. Roku products are frequently discounted too. ★ Another Streaming Stick: The Streaming Stick 4K ($50) is a little cheaper, and its remote doesn't have hands-free voice control. You'll have to charge the remote, which I don't particularly love having to remember, but you do save money on replacing batteries. Remote lost in the couch cushions? Just ask Roku where it is to activate a beep. Say “Hey Roku, play Succession on Max” without lifting a finger (yep, Roku now supports Max!). There's a slider on the side of the remote that, if pushed to the on position, allows you to talk to your remote from anywhere in the room. ![]() ![]() We think most people will like the stick-it's affordable, and the 4K Plus is faster and comes with a longer-range wireless receiver it also plugs right into your TV's HDMI port, so you won't see it dangling. There are several options, but the Streaming Sticks have held our top spot for years, and the most recent version is the 4K Plus. Roku's interface is the easiest to navigate, and all the major streaming services are there. If you have a house full of Apple stuff and enjoy AirPlay, you may as well complete your collection. It wasn't updating its models or its interface all that often, but recently we've seen improvements. Apple TV has a slick interface and Apple's usual gloss.If you buy or rent a lot of movies from Amazon and subscribe to Prime, the Fire TV is appealing. Unfortunately, it sometimes feels like an ad for Amazon stuff more than a diverse ecosystem of apps and content. Amazon Fire TV is geared toward those who really enjoy Amazon's ecosystem, and it will quickly point you to its content.The only problem is that these don't manage storage quite as well and can be a little laggy. With its newest Chromecast, we stopped seeing the bugs and problems that used to plague the platform, and it includes basically every streaming app out there, as well as YouTube and Spotify. It's been around for years, but it just recently (in 2020) nailed the experience. Google TV, formerly called Android TV, is Google's latest streaming OS.You can also do this with Apple TV's Airplay 2 functionality, but you need an iOS or macOS device. Though that's no longer its main draw, it has the added benefit of letting you send web pages or other content directly from your smartphone (it's easiest on an Android Phone), which is quite handy. Chromecast used to eschew an interface altogether (and older models still hold true to this), but the newest version has Google TV built-in.Even though it's moved to include home security in its lineup, the company survives on how well its streaming device platform performs. Roku also isn't made by one of the major tech companies. You don't have to be technologically savvy to figure it out. Roku is our favorite streaming OS because it has just about every streaming app there is, and the setup is hassle-free.
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![]() Today, Meetic can be found in different countries (Germany, Brazil, United Kingdom, Netherlands, etc.). Gradually, the company went international. ![]() The dating site quickly became a huge success and grew from 3 to 400 employees in record time. ![]() To differentiate himself from his competitors, Marc decided to adopt a strategy that would attract more women. It was during this moment of sharing that this former software developer brought up a concept that could help single people and divorced people find that rare gem on the internet. The idea for the start-up Meetic was born during a dinner between Marc Simoncini and his friends. This article tells you everything you need to know about what’s new in Meetic Free in 2021. Each year, changes are made to its interface. According to the numbers, most of the men and women who create a profile on this dating site really want to be in a long-lasting relationship. Meetic free is available on all new media (computers, tablets, smartphones, Apple Watch, etc.). Every day, more than 20,000 new people register on this platform. The latter has been able to adapt in a very competitive market and assert itself among hundreds of applications and sites. Today, Match Group owns over 97% of Meetic. With more than 10 million monthly visitors, this dating site has been the world leader since joining the US service. Founded in November 2001 by an entrepreneur named Marc Simoncini, this innovative start-up and pioneer in dating has helped millions of couples to form. ![]() The dissolution of the Russian, German, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires led to numerous uprisings and the creation of independent states, including Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia. The Paris Peace Conference of 1919–1920 imposed various settlements on the defeated powers, with the best-known of these being the Treaty of Versailles. Isolated, facing the German Revolution at home and a military on the verge of mutiny, Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated on 9 November, and the new German government signed the Armistice of 11 November 1918, bringing the conflict to a close. Towards the end of 1918, the Central Powers began to collapse Bulgaria signed an armistice on 29 September, followed by the Ottomans on 31 October, then Austria-Hungary on 3 November. In November, the Ottoman Empire, Germany, and Austria-Hungary formed the Central Powers, while in April 1915, Italy switched sides to join Britain, France, Russia, and Serbia in forming the Allies of World War I. Russia came to Serbia's defense following Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on the latter on 28 July, and by 4 August, the system of alliances drew in Germany, France, and Britain, along with their respective colonies. Austria-Hungary blamed Serbia, which led to the July Crisis, an unsuccessful attempt to avoid conflict through diplomacy. Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914 following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Austro- Hungarian heir, by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb. ![]() Millions of additional deaths resulted from genocides within the Ottoman Empire and the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war.īy 1914, the European great powers were divided into the Triple Entente of France, Russia, and Britain and the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. One of the deadliest conflicts in history, an estimated 9 million people were killed in combat, while over 5 million civilians died from military occupation, bombardment, hunger, and disease. Referred to by contemporaries as the "Great War", its belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting also expanding into the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia. World War I or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1, began on 28 July 1914 and ended on 11 November 1918. ![]() The reflection of the current social paradigm tells us we are largely determined by conditioning and conditions. They are often more projections than reflections, projecting the concerns and character weaknesses of people giving the input rather than accurately reflecting what we are. These visions are disjointed and out of proportion. “Why can’t you ever keep things in order?” If the only vision we have of ourselves comes from the social mirror-from the current social paradigm and from the opinions, perceptions, and paradigms of the people around us-our view of ourselves is like the reflection in the crazy mirror room at the carnival. ![]() But because of the unique human capacity of self-awareness, we can examine our paradigms to determine whether they are reality- or principle-based or if they are a function of conditioning and conditions. This significantly limits our personal potential and our ability to relate to others as well. Unaware, we will project our intentions on their behavior and call ourselves objective. In fact, until we take how we see ourselves (and how we see others) into account, we will be unable to understand how others see and feel about themselves and their world. It becomes our map of the basic nature of mankind. It affects not only our attitudes and behaviors, but also how we see other people. Self-awareness enables us to stand apart and examine even the way we “see” ourselves-our self-paradigm, the most fundamental paradigm of effectiveness. The very fact that we can think about these things separates us from them and from the animal world. This is also why we can make and break our habits. This is why we can evaluate and learn from others’ experiences as well as our own. This is the reason why man has dominion over all things in the world and why he can make significant advances from generation to generation. We call it “self-awareness” or the ability to think about our very thought process. Your ability to do what you just did is uniquely human. Is it quick and alert? Do you sense that you are torn between doing this mental exercise and evaluating the point to be made out of it? Now think for a minute about how your mind is working. Can you identify it? What are you feeling? How would you describe your present mental state? Can you look at yourself almost as though you were someone else? Try to project your consciousness upward into a corner of the room and see yourself, in your mind’s eye, reading. I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.ĪS YOU READ THIS BOOK, try to stand apart from yourself. ![]() Habit 1: Be Proactive PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL VISION ![]() Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity-principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. This beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood With Sean Covey’s added takeaways on how the habits can be used in our modern age, the wisdom of the 7 Habits will be refreshed for a new generation of leaders. The 7 Habits have become famous and are integrated into everyday thinking by millions and millions of people. Now, this 30th anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 Habits with modern additions from Sean Covey. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, educators and parents-millions of people of all ages and occupations. One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. *The #1 Most Influential Business Book of the Twentieth Century* * New York Times bestseller-over 40 million copies sold* ![]() While most of us are familiar with the benefits of creating a to-do list, there are many who struggle to implement and enforce time management strategies, which are often just as important. We become infinitely more efficient when we’re able to coordinate our efforts and group particular tasks according to location, type and level of involvement, helping us to save time. Lists allow us to block in similar tasks.Additionally, to-do lists allow us to gauge and think critically about our own capabilities to prevent us from taking on too many tasks at once. Lists are useful when we need to rely on others or ensure that everyone is on the same page. Using lists to create a systematic approach can help us navigate this increasingly complex world and ground us with a sense of responsibility. For the most part, people need reminders for the important things such as paying bills and remembering important dates. In this way, lists can be great motivators. As long as we have every intention of completing each task and our goals are realistic, we’re free to change and manage our priorities. Lists can be as flexible or rigid as we like.They allow us to plan our time more effectively and schedule well-deserved breaks or downtime when necessary. To-do lists allow us to feel productive, especially if things can be crossed off early in the day. Planning out how to keep our commitments makes us far more likely to accomplish our goals. Until you write them down, the things you need to complete are all too easily dismissed as tasks that aren’t important. There are a few reasons why lists have become such an important part of our daily lives: The fact that there always seem to be a few things we never get around to isn’t necessarily a bad thing – but it is something that you can account for when making your lists.īut why should you be making lists in the first place? The Benefits of Making Lists That said, to-do lists have an undeniable effect on our psyche. ![]() Unfortunately, only 11 percent accomplished all of the tasks they planned to have completed, citing their tendency to become easily distracted. If any of this is sounding familiar to you, take comfort in knowing that you’re not alone.Īccording to a recent LinkedIn study involving 6,500 professionals in more than 15 countries, 63 percent said they tracked their progress via to-do lists. I tried to just think of things in the moment and then put them into my mental “Remember this for later” folder.īut do you know what happens when I try this approach? I end up coming back from the grocery store with tons of food I didn’t need and not the three items I did. Like, “Ahh, now I know I won’t forget any of these things.” And then I can focus on relaxing or doing whatever I want. When I can see my priorities mapped out in front of me, I feel… calmer. I can’t go grocery shopping, plan my week, write a blog post or even enjoy my weekend until I’ve made a list for it (this last one can drive the people around me a bit crazy, but I seriously prefer to plan my weekend activities via lists). I feel like I can’t properly think until I’ve made a list. I have two great loves in life: coffee and making lists.īut seriously, I love, love, love list-making. You can find her on, on The Huffington Post, and on Google+ and Twitter. She is a productivity blogger and efficiency enthusiast. ![]() That takes a total of around 5.5M skill points and I get 75 skill points a minute (same training in real time that EO uses). Right now my character is working on tier 7. Your tier level is set by your total skill point count, and you just cannot pilot a ship or fit a module of a tier higher than you have (though faction modules and ships seem tierless). Progression and monetization aren't bad at all. I've been playing a few weeks and all my PvE activity is in low sec, but I avoid the public areas (asteroid belts/clusters and public anomalies) so I have no pvp losses yet. I play it for the pve content only, so I have avoided it. Null sec is still null sec, but they haven't put in the sovereignty system yet. Now rats will re-target whatever is closest a few times a minute. ![]() For example, a lot of people would warp in with a speed fit frigate, aggro everything, and speed tank with that while others cleared up the encounter. They've already made other changes that show they're at least going to attempt to make things balanced over time. There was a big kerfuffle about low sec gate camps, but the devs don't want that to be a thing and have addressed it for the moment by jacking up gate gun damage so high that if someone attempts a camp, they're going to get wiped out as soon as they attack their first target in theory suicide camps are possible. Anything that even begins to resemble meaningful PvE content sends you to low sec. There are no probes in the game, so currently once you get in to a private anomaly (like in a mission), you are totally safe from other players. BPOs don't exist, and instead ship blueprints are reverse engineered from debris from ships of the appropriate tier. There are some pretty big major systems changes (as well as the previously mentioned ship reimbursement system). Shield and Armor extenders have the same function, but I haven't used those as they are more of a pvp thing. There are some other changes like cap batteries not only work as an increased cap, but also have a cooldown ability where they inject extra power that you have a limited time to use up, or it disappears (though your underlying cap is recharging at whatever rate it should at the current real percent power of the cap). Now it is: High slots are weapons, mid slots are ewar (and some of the remote boosters), low slots are your damage mods/tank/thruster upgrades/etc. The paradigm of medium slots are for shield, low slots are for armor was thrown out the window. Drones are the only weapon with any damage type flexibility since there are drones that do 100% damage of each of the 4 damage types that you can mix, match, swap, etc. Turrets do different damage types depending on what type they are (laser, rail gun, etc), but there is no way to swap damage types so lasers are always the set damage split. If you have a high slot, you can fit whatever weapon to it. There are some large combat/fit differences though. The ships are copy/pasted from EO in most ways (including references to and bonuses for modules not in the game yet like command burst modules). You can shield tank or armor tank and certain ships are better at each. ![]() Drones act like drones (but rats don't attack them currently, so they are kind of explotable). ![]() They say just a hull, but the one time I used it, I got back all the destroyed fits too.Īs far as gameplay, you have the same core Eve gameplay for the most part, but not all features or modules are currently in. Once a week you can get a pve lost hull returned to you (pvp losses are not returned unless exploits or other severe issues occurred). Imagine a slightly simpler Eve without the years and years of baggage, but with pve ship reimbursement. Anyone playing this? It's like Eve, if Eve were run by a company that understands happens and a hard rule of "too bad" isn't a way to treat players (while at the same time is NetEase with issues I won't go in to here.). The eventually consistent model used in Amazon S3 can lead to potential problems when multiple systems or clusters modify data in the same table simultaneously. I'd love to know ideas around how to integrate developer experiences, ratings, benchmarks and other factors that people think about while choosing a vector DB. This article details some of the limitations you might encounter while working with data stored in S3 with Delta Lake on Databricks. I've currently limited the set of attributes to basic objective measures. ![]() Feedback Wanted: Please suggest additional attributes to include and other vector databases to feature. See the Iceberg REST API spec for details on using this. Unity Catalog provides a read-only implementation of the Iceberg REST catalog API for Delta tables with UniForm enabled using the endpoint /api/2.1/unity-catalog/iceberg. Some Iceberg clients can connect to an Iceberg REST catalog. Governed tables is an AWS Lake Formation implementation of similar capabilities backed by a fully managed. Read using the Unity Catalog Iceberg catalog endpoint. Open for Contributions: Vector database providers can request to add or correct their product information.ģ. Iceberg, and Databricks Delta Lake, to name a few. Merging data lakes and data warehouses into a single system means that data teams can move faster as they are able use data without needing to access multiple systems. Customers don’t have to choose a single format, because tables written by Delta will be universally accessible by Iceberg and Hudi readers. Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi) that are suitable for building a lakehouse. Comprehensive and Up-to-Date: Unlike various blogs and webpages online that are now outdated, I'll try to regularly update the matrix to ensure it reflects the latest releases.Ģ. The Databricks Lakehouse Platform has the architectural features of a lakehouse. Hudi has been open-source the longest and has the most features. This spreadsheet will help anyone looking for detailed information on various vector database options.ġ. Apache Iceberg and Hudi have much more diverse GitHub contributors than Delta, which is around 80 from Databricks. Sharing a new Vector Database Feature Matrix!Īfter receiving many questions over the past few months about the differences between Vector DBs and which one should be used in various scenarios, I've created a feature matrix that compares some objective features of different vector databases. After a four-year stay in Turkey and brief stops in France and Norway, Trotsky received asylum in Mexico in 1936. Sensing a threat to his power, the Soviet dictator expelled Trotsky from the Politburo and the Communist Party before exiling him to present-day Kazakhstan and banishing him from the country altogether in 1929. Trotsky became increasingly critical of Stalin’s totalitarian tactics, and his belief in a permanent global proletarian revolution ran counter to his rival’s thought that it was possible to have communism survive in the Soviet Union alone. Trotsky appeared to be Lenin’s natural successor, but he lost a power struggle to Stalin following the Soviet leader’s death in 1924. During the Russian Revolution of 1917, he plotted a coup of the provisional government with Lenin and formed the Red Army, which defeated the anti-Bolshevik White Army in the ensuing civil war. In between, the man born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein had escaped to London on a forged British passport, under the name Leon Trotsky, and met fellow revolutionary Vladimir Lenin. The czarist government had twice exiled him to Siberia for his Marxist beliefs. Trotsky, though, had been used to dangerous enemies since his early days as a student revolutionary in Russia. A 1936 anti-Trotsky Soviet propaganda poster. ![]() ![]() Gathered here are some creepy pixie stories that prove pixies aren’t always the benign, adorable creatures on greeting cards. Pixies don’t share, they take whatever they want, and they don’t play well with others. Even Tinkerbell, Disney’s beloved pixie, was a temperamental and violent little monster when it came to her jealousy of Wendy. The scary stories about pixies usually start with the little creature feeling slighted or disrespected in some way - but pixies tend to overreact, and the punishment rarely fits the crime. ![]() There are evil pixies who enjoy causing chaos for unlucky humans. Some of them have wings, while others look more like trolls and travel on horseback - some even prefer to shape-shift into hedgehogs.īut not all the myths about pixies are cute or full of whimsy. Pixies are much smaller than fairies, with pointed ears. While the belief in pixies was localized to Britain, there are similar creatures (such as the northern fairies and Scandinavian elves) that also interact with humans, and they are commonly mistaken for one another, despite being very different. These types of sprites are said to have the ability to breathe water or air.Long before stories of pixies were confined to the pages of children's books, pixies were said to roam the rolling hills and deep forests of Devon and Cornwall. For example, a water sprite is one that is associated with water. There are also some cultures that see the sprite as an elemental figure. The Japanese, Spanish, Slavics, and Latin Americans have versions of sprites that they refer to by different names. Pixies are mischievous creatures from English folklore. The Europeans are not the only culture that believes in the small statured sprites in their folk tales, the concept is found in other parts of the world. While both words refer to mythical creatures, their origins and characteristics differ significantly. In the Spiderwick Chronicles, sprites looked like flowers and insects. For Eoin Colfer, who penned ‘Artemis Fowl’ books, he described the mythical creatures as having green skin and wings. In fiction tales, sprites were described as a race of fairies. European folklore depicted sprites as being lively, spirited creatures, thus the reason for their name. A sprite could be a fairy to someone, while another viewed them as a spiritual being, such as a ghost. With a connection to nature, the term sprite was used as a broadened reference to legendary creatures that had features similar to an elf. Other information about a pixie is that they were attracted to horses (enjoying to hitch a ride in their mane), and they took pleasure in exploring caves of the ocean and other hidden places in nature. ![]() Some pixies were thought to steal children, while others had a reputation for leading travelers in the wrong direction. The lines of what a pixie does or didn’t do have become blurred over the years, as some attributes belonged to other similarly-sized creatures, such as fairies. In fiction works, the pixie often appeared naked or with little clothing. Others believed that pixies originated from the mythological creatures named Puck, who was sometimes called a fairy with a mischievous nature. In 1869, some people thought the name pixie made a reference to the Pictic tribes that used paint and other methods to turn their skin blue. During the Christian era, pixies were believed to have been the souls of children that died without being baptized. The myths that mention pixies seem to pre-date the Christian influence in Britain. Most of the depictions we know today have come out of the Victorian Era and do not reflect the imagery used in older myths. A pixie is often described as having pointed ears with eyes that point upwards at the ends of their temples. Some believe that the origin of the creature has roots in Celtic storytelling. The notion of a pixy is one found in parts of Devon and Cornwall. The mythical creatures known as pixies appear in a variety of folklore tales, and are called by many different names, such as Pixy, Pixi, Pizkie, Piskies, and Pigsies. In this article, you will learn more about pixies and sprites. Some are attached to elements, such as air and water, while others are described as mischievous, but not evil. Usually blue and green in color, pixies and sprites may or may not have wings. The Europeans were known for telling tales that centered on the smallest of mythical creatures. ![]() There have been instances where an Ember Tetra has grown to be larger than an inch but that’s very uncommon. Some people think these fish are essentially the same, just with different colors. This is a little smaller than their popular Neon counterparts which is an important distinction to make. The average Ember Tetra size is just under 1 inch in length. A dull Ember Tetra typically means it hasn’t been cared for properly at some point. ![]() Their bodies have the classic build that you see in many types of tetras build of being thicker and taller in their front half but thinning out a lot behind their dorsal fins.Īuthor Note: The diet and level of care that you provide will directly impact how bright their colors are. This is neat to watch because it makes a little flicker while they swim! The ventral and pectoral fins of the Ember Tetra are almost completely clear as well. This clear portion of their caudal fin makes up the back half of the fin. From there it quickly transitions into a darker orange before becoming almost completely transparent. The very base of the fin is the same color as the rest of their body (sometimes even brighter). ![]() Their caudal fins are forked and have a more drastic color transition than their dorsal fins. This darker area transitions into a slightly transparent section at the very edge of the fin. Their dorsal fins are tall and thin with a gradient that fades from their primary color to a slightly darker tone at the back. This gives them a very distinct and sharp look that’s impossible to miss! The Ember Tetra is almost entirely orangeish-red and the brightness of their color holds true wherever it’s present on their body. These fish are extremely pretty and their bright coloration makes them mesmerizing to watch swim around in your tank. The appearance of Ember Tetras is the main reason they’re so popular among the aquarist community. Ember Tetras that live in heavily planted tanks tend to live much longer than the ones that don’t. Aside from the obvious water quality impact, the biggest influencer on their health and lifespan tends to be the presence of plants. Maximizing their lifespan is heavily dependent on the quality of care they receive and the habitat they live in. While there have been some sources that have reported a lifespan of up to ten years, that’s widely considered to be inaccurate. The typical Ember Tetra lifespan is between 2 and 4 years. This really makes them stand out in most freshwater nano aquariums and means this fish will likely be a popular choice for years to come. The main draw of the Ember Tetra is its bright orange color. They are very peaceful and can be compatible with a wide variety of tank mates. In the wild, this fish eats a mixture of plants and very small invertebrates.
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