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Astorath has a grim task, it falls to him to take his brothers' lives when they have been lost to the Black Rage and have no semblance of control. It is not uncommon for Astorath to best his fallen battle brother in combat before he can bring his executioner's axe down on them. On today's blog post, I'll share pictures of my finished Astorath and I'll give you a top …

https://kelake.org/wp-content/uploads/a2f22681-e119-4401-8eca-18e7ed7bb725.Nicole_s_Compass_and_the_Garden_.mp3 I had some credits for AI voice over at a sound effects service, so I thought I would plug-in the first paragraph from the latest story I wrote. I have a thing for British and Australian accents, so I chose a “middle-aged British female” with “slightly exaggerated” production. I think Sheryl is secure in her job, but it won’t be long before it becomes hard to tell the difference. …

After previously implementing support for image value remapping in my image-processing infrastructure, I’ve been looking into generating better gradient colour mapping schemes / palettes than the initial hard-coded HSV ramp I used. The thermal camera I have can bake in one or two pretty nice presets, but as previously discussed, I wanted the freedom and flexibility to “tone-map” them myself afterwards, for more creative freedom. There are a wide range …

Two grown men messing about by water Source

Thanks to Charlie Horse 47 and Killdumpster for their sponsorship of this post, via the magic of Patreon. ***Oh is he more, too much more than a pretty face?I don't think so.Then again, perhaps I do think so.He is, after all, still at Number One on the UK singles chart, with his latest smash Gonna Make You a Star.I refer, of course, to David Essex who's discovered what it's like …

A shock report in the Guardian highlights claims of the immense cost to the British economy of health problems resulting from poor diets. The UK’s growing addiction to unhealthy food costs £268bn a year, far outstripping the budget for the whole NHS, the first research into the subject has found. The increased consumption of foods high in fat, salt and sugar or which have been highly processed is having a …

Video: Kim Deal – “Nobody Loves You More” Directed by Alex Da Corte. From Nobody Loves You More, out November 22 on 4AD. Nobody’s ever going to be as cool as Kim Deal. She can sit on a raft and sing to a plastic flamingo and she’s still cooler than all of us. But that’s okay, we’re all doing the best we can. And here she is with another single …

Part II of our annual gift guide! A reminder: whether you’d actually buy these things is, to a certain extent, beside the point; it’s how enjoyable it can be to dig into a well-curated list and imagine a future when your home might be full of incredible things, and the world might just be a better place. Today’s gift guide comes from Jill, who tends to make personalized hats on …

The embattled mega journal Cureus has closed six of its so-called “academic channels,” which it bills as low-cost publication platforms that “will turn your organization into a publishing powerhouse,” Retraction Watch has learned. The move follows a joint investigation in May by Science and Retraction Watch that found several organizations critics described as dressed-up paper mills had their own channels at the medical journal. As we reported in September, indexing …

At the end of October, my cofounder and I decided to step back from day-to-day roles at Shuffle. In theory, not much changes. In practice, clarified expectations empower the team to own the business while freeing us to pursue our personal opportunity-cost hypotheses. How we got here could fill another post or three. Highlights include calls with the former CEOs of Tinder and Meetup, as well as peak gross sales …

In his first feature-length English-language film, Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar weaves a deeply emotional yet visually captivating story. The furniture and decor in The Room Next Door play a central role in shaping the film’s visual language, using bold and colourful pieces as a backdrop to the evolving bond between Ingrid, a novelist (Julianne Moore), and Martha, a war reporter (Tilda Swinton). Once close during their youth while working together …

Reading Time: 2 minutes Why does memory matter in every classroom? “If a problem solution is presented in a manner that requires learners to split their attention between multiple sources of information … more effort is needed to process the information.” – John Sweller John Sweller’s research highlights how teachers can improve student learning outcomes by reducing unnecessary cognitive […]

Amazon dropped a bunch of Black Friday deals early, including 50% off Technivorms, and Baratza Vario+ grinders at 20% off - Updated 3pm 11/21. The post Early Black Friday Deals for 2024 appeared first on CoffeeGeek.

Written by Morpheus KitamiWelcome to Miriam's Apartment in scenic New York (MAY NOT ACTUALLY NEW YORK IN THE GAME) where we, who are definitely not George Stark, will investigate Miriam's death. There are a lot of objects I can examine here, but I suspect a flowerbed is the only one I can do anything with. Oh, well, inside we go.No wonder Miriam got murdered, she lives in Vincent Price's apartment …

I have always been interested in adventure games — ever since I first played Scott Adams’ Adventureland and issued the command CLIMB TREE and I entered a whole new world. Castle Adventure is another entry in the “early work of a person who would become notable” genre. Other examples include Temple of Disrondu, with two of the Magnetic Scrolls authors (Rob Steggles and Hugh Steers) in a team-up; Brian Fargo …