![]() Hibernate, or at least become almost totally inactive as they hide out under the layers of ice on bodies of water. However, in a region where winters tend to be long and harsh, it would not be uncommon to see a snapping turtle hibernate for such a period of time. In areas where winters are not harsh and relatively short, a snapping turtle may not hibernate, as they are considerably tolerant of the cold weather. Being able to take in oxygen through specialized tissues located near their rear end isn’t a trait that many animals can brag about having.įeel free to check out another article we wrote on turtles: What do baby turtles eat? Do Snapping turtles hibernate?ĭepending on what region the snapping turtle lives in, they may not hibernate, or they may become dormant for up to 5-6 months. Turtles maintain adequate energy levels through remarkable means. Wild turtles that live in areas that experience long, cold winters will take the necessary steps to hibernate and simultaneously keep energy levels up. They’ve survived on this planet since the time of the dinosaurs, so that definitely says something about their survival skills. ![]() Turtles are undeniably unique and adaptable creatures. The ones who do not have turtles who have adapted well to their consistent indoor climate and do not feel the need to hibernate. Some turtle owners will report their turtles showing behaviors of going into hibernation in the winter while others do not. They likely would not survive if they were let outside during the winter for any reason. This is because they are so used to the regulated temperatures of their indoor environment. On the other hand, domesticated land turtles such as box turtles, who are often kept as pets indoors, have a harder time with hibernation. Sometimes you might be able to spot a snapper or a painted turtle swimming around under the ice. These two breeds of turtle, among many other breeds, will spend the cold months submerged under the ice of frozen ponds and lakes where the water is relatively warmer. Therefore, they have less of a need to hibernate.ĭuring the winter, snapping turtle hibernation and painted turtle hibernation both take place underwater. Or, certain breeds are native to certain areas of the world where climates aren’t so harsh in the wintertime. For instance, some are more tolerant of colder weather than others. With there being so many different breeds of turtles, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some have different hibernation habits that others. Do Different Breeds of Turtles Hibernate Differently? Cloacal respiration is not optimal but, it is enough to give turtles the energy to survive the winter underwater. A turtle is capable of taking in the oxygen from the water through these membranes or tissues and they are able to use it the same way as they might have if they inhaled the air above the water. All living beings who breathe oxygen transport it throughout their body in their blood. Instead, the tissues of this area of their bodies are highly vascular and semipermeable to oxygen molecules specifically. ![]() Obviously, turtles cannot inhale oxygen in normal methods while submerged underwater. Turtles are capable of “ cloacal respiration ”, which simply put, is having the ability to “breathe from one’s butt”. How do they remain underwater for months at a time without breathing, you might be wondering? This is possible because of the previously mentioned unique characteristic that turtles have. This process usually begins around September so that they can officially hunker down underwater by October. When they sense the winter weather rolling in, turtles begin looking for the ideal place to spend their time hibernating for the next few months. Turtles are one of the very few species that have the unique survival abilities that they do. The unique biological mechanisms that turtles possess that help them to hibernate and survive the cold winters are rather impressive.
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A new flag enable-jmx-monitoring has been added to the server.properties file which if set to true will expose an MBean with the Object name :type=Server and two attributes averageTickTime and tickTimes exposing the tick times in milliseconds.This enables server admins to hook alerts and graphing tools using ordinary JMX clients and dashboards. The rationale for this is that JMX is a well known and supported monitoring technology with existing integrations and tools. It is now possible to monitor the server tick times though JMX. Added a JMX MBean to monitor dedicated server tick times.Expanded the max size per axis of Structure Blocks from 32 to 48.Added a button in the GUI that generates a jigsaw structure starting from the jigsaw block, using given generation depth. ![]()
![]() I’m closing shop and I can’t allow anyone to exploit my handicap. ![]() So in this moment with years of contemplation, I am Stopping it. This abomination should have always been aborted. KiA is one of the many cancerous growths that have infiltrated reddit. Reddit did not address david-me’s reasoning for taking down KotakuInAction, which addresses concerns over hateful behavior from community members. This should happen rarely (e.g., a top moderator abandons a thriving community), but when it does, our goal is to keep the platform alive and vibrant, as well as to ensure your community can reach people interested in that community. Reddit may, at its discretion, intervene to take control of a community when it believes it in the best interest of the community or the website. Reddit’s moderation guidelines state that administrators may step in to take control of a community in certain situations - including a moderator abandoning “a thriving community.” The guidelines state: KotakuInAction moderators are currently praising the employee, whose name is being kept private by moderators out of fear of retaliation, for keeping the subreddit active when critics have continuously asked for its closure in the past. A Reddit administrator responded to the incident within the hour after the subreddit was first taken offline, and the team is now working to ensure everything is restored. ![]() Reddit is currently focused on ensuring the subreddit is able to properly function and run with a moderation team intact, Polygon has learned, and the community team is investigating the situation further to determine next steps. The post provides additional context for deciding to take action against the community he founded. The post details his reasoning for starting the subreddit back in 2014 when GamerGate - a reactionary, hateful campaign that targeted women and marginalized people in the games industry and manufactured a cover of being interested in “ethics in games journalism” - first started. KotakuInAction’s founder, a Redditor who goes by david-me, published a lengthy explainer on his decision to turn r/KotakuInAction private, boot out all moderators and, essentially, try to shut down the subreddit. A Reddit employee stepped in to save KotakuInAction, the platform’s main pro-GamerGate subreddit, after its founder decided to shut it down Thursday night, calling the community a “viral cancer.” The extra controls drop down below the main plug‑in window, where there's also the option to place a low‑cut filter in the side‑chain. Having a wet/dry mix control built into the compressor means you never have to worry about delay mismatches and the phase problems they create. The low‑level compressed signal adds weight and thickness to the sound, but the original retains its dynamics, so peaks are not crushed. The usual technique is to set the compressor to produce massive amounts of compression, then mix it back in with the dry sound at around ‑15dB. ![]() A side‑chain input has been added to all three models for the creation of ducking and similar effects, as has a parallel compression feature that allows the dry sound to be mixed with the compressed sound, an approach that's currently very popular. Softube have an enviable reputation for high‑quality modelling, but for these compressors they've also included some features that aren't present in the hardware originals. If you don't own any other NI products, you can download and install the free Guitar Rig 4 Player for this purpose. Unlike most conventional plug‑ins, however, they have to be hosted by another NI plug‑in that has an effects rack, such as Guitar Rig 4. Designated VC76, VC2A and VC160 respectively, the plug‑ins are available separately or as a bundle at a discounted price. Vintage Compressors from Native Instruments was created in collaboration with Softube and comprises plug‑in emulations of three classic compressors: the Urei 1176, Teletronix LA2A and Dbx 160. ![]() Like most of NI's recent plug‑ins, the Vintage Compressors need to be run within a host such as the free Guitar Rig Player 4. ![]() NI's take on the Holy Trinity of compressors adds some neat extra features that make them more versatile. ![]() ![]() There’s also a trial version available on Sensei’s official website. For a limited time, these prices will be at a 50% discount for Black Friday. To check for the latest software, go to Settings > General > Software Update. Users can buy the Sensei app for $59 with a lifetime license or with a one-year license for $29. Check for and install the latest software. This is likely in order to benefit the asymmetric multiprocessing techniques employed in the new CPU architecture, where the CPU switches between high-performance cores and high-efficiency cores dynamically in order to maximise performance per watt. Users running Sensei on these machines can now check the CPU temperature and also control the fan on compatible models.ĭeveloper Oskar Groth mentioned in a blog post that the M1 chip has even more temperature sensors compared to Intel processors, so the app will be able to offer even more precise details.Īn interesting observation is that the M1 Macs seem to have a greater amount of temperature sensors, with a larger portion of them located on the new Apple Silicon SoC. The latest version of Sensei for Mac adds support for new computers with Apple Silicon, which includes the new Mac mini, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro with M1 chip. My 9to5Mac colleague Michael Potuck tested Sensei when it was released in January this year, and he said the app has a “gorgeous UI with lots of great functionality for monitoring and adjusting a Mac’s software and hardware performance.”Īmong all the features that the Sensei app has, users will find a startup speed optimizer, disk cleaner, SSD Trim enabler, disk health analyzer, CPU and GPU Monitor, thermal dashboard, app uninstaller, and much more. The app was updated today with full support for the new Macs with M1 chip, so users can now monitor the temperature and fan of these Macs. Sensei is a relatively new app that lets Mac users keep track of performance and other hardware details, such as battery health, RAM management, CPU usage, and more. ![]() Place the left foot on the chart and record the length of the foot (e.g. Please fold the paper along the dotted line and place the chart on a hard surface against an immovable vertical surface such as a skirting board to help gain an accurate measure. Please check the size chart has printed out to the correct size by measuring the scale at the bottom of the chart, this must measure 10cm otherwise the indicated size may not be accurate. Use the guide above and the measurements provided to ensure you order the correct size.
![]() When you activate one, it does take you out of the game and into the Halo Channel if you have it installed. There are terminals you can find scattered throughout the environments that provide backstory and lore. Activating these skulls will also disable any achievements related to scoring. There are plenty of skulls that make the game harder and only a few that make the game easier or are just considered non-scoring. The higher the difficulty and the more challenging skulls you have activated, the higher the point multiplier. As you play through the campaign, with the scoring HUD on or off, you’re awarded points for kills, kill streaks, and unique kills. Now this is the final game in The Master Chief Collection, and just like all the rest, the skulls and scoring system return. So I really wasn’t up for the Legendary challenge in a game I’m not that excited about. Don’t get me wrong, Halo 4 is a solid shooter but it’s also a mediocre Halo game in my opinion. It’s not so much because of the difficulty or challenge but because the atmosphere and story just weren’t doing it for me. I was going to but I played it with Jeremy first and realized I just wasn’t feeling it. You may be wondering why I didn’t complete it on Legendary, myself. Jeremy and I completed the game cooperatively on Legendary and I completed it solo on Normal. Halo 4 includes four difficulty modes – Easy, Normal, Heroic, and Legendary. I think Master Chief speaks more in this game than in all of the prior games combined. All of the performances were pretty believable, some of the drama felt forced, but overall the voice work gets the job done. Also lending their voices is Laura Bailey and Jennifer Hale. Steve Downes reprises his role as Master Chief and Jen Taylor returns to voice Cortana and Dr. Now, the voice acting is actually pretty good. It seems like the developers intended to start a whole new saga or at least set up a sequel. If you have knowledge of the Halo extended universe, you’ll probably get a lot more out of the story. I do like how the plot digs a little deeper into the relationship between Chief and Cortana. ![]() I appreciate the developers going for something new here but, in my opinion, the story loses steam pretty quickly. Honestly, I don’t think the story is as interesting as anything seen in prior games. ![]() The Didact attempts to use the Composer on the planet Earth so, obviously, the Chief and Cortana set out to stop him. Promethean Knights were once humans that were converted to these mechanical beings by a device known as the Composer. And, no, thankfully, the Flood is not in the game. Under his command are a new set of enemies known as Prometheans and they’re actually immune to Flood infection. However, on their quest, Chief accidentally releases the Didact, an ancient Forerunner, from imprisonment. And this is actually one plot hole that’s never resolved by the end of the story. She begins to suffer from rampancy and Master Chief makes it his mission to take her back to her creator, Catherine Halsey, who they believe would have the solution to stop the rampancy. After crash landing, Cortana reveals that AI’s normally start deteriorating after seven years and she, herself, has been active for eight. After clearing out the hostiles, the ship is caught in the planet Requiem’s gravity well, eventually crash landing on the planet, itself. Cortana decides to wake up Master Chief after she realizes the ship was boarded by rogue Covenant forces. Halo 4’s story takes place after the events of the comic tie-in Halo: Uprising, which I’ve never read, and four years, seven months, and ten days after the events of Halo 3. Master Chief entered cryonic sleep and told Cortana to wake him when needed. I also teamed up with Jeremy for a local co-op playthrough. Halo 4 was the second game to be developed by 343, the first being Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, and is the first new entry in the series to not be developed by Bungie.Īt the end of Halo 3, Master Chief and Cortana were basically trapped in a piece of the Forward Unto Dawn ship, just floating through space, waiting to be rescued. For this review, I played The Master Chief Collection version of Halo 4. Developed by 343 Industries and published by Microsoft Game Studios, Halo 4 was released for Xbox 360 in November, 2012. I didn’t remember much about the story but I did remember a few gameplay sequences and it was good for me to play this now as a refresher before playing Halo 5. So when Halo 4 released, I got it, I beat it, and never looked back. Then ODST and Reach came out and consumed a lot of my time. I played the first three games non-stop for a while. By the time Halo 4 came out I was completely burnt out on the series. Also the introduction of more mainstream examples of FUI has made it easier for viewers to reference and appreciate its effectiveness as a communication device.” “I think some of it is awareness, people have gotten used to technology being part of our lives and understand it better. “There’s been a huge increase in TV and film,” Yuen says. Its development has been generated by two drivers: new technology to represent and new technology to help with the representation. Over the last fifteen years, FUI has skyrocketed, continually upgraded. “It’s basically user interfaces designed for fiction, examples of this can be seen in anything from films, video games, to concept cars and future vision projects,” Jono Yuen, author of “ FUI: How to Design User Interfaces for Film and Games,” says. What, though, if in your narrative setting-in either a future or a fictional universe-there wasn’t an app for that just yet?Įnter FUI – known variably as Fantasy, Fictional or Fake UI-imagined interfaces used in the world of entertainment. Since, as the age-old adage goes, art imitates life film and TV set in the present had to represent characters using apps on their phones for the very first time. Equally, UI has in some way been around since computers first booted-up and UX was coined in 1993 by Apple’s Donald Norman to describe the increasing interactivity of software.įor the first time, though, apps had become mainstream and designed for small screens, integrated into our everyday experience. Of course, apps weren’t entirely new they’d been envisaged by Steve Jobs exactly fifty years ago at the 1983 International Design Conference and mobile games stem from 1994, when a form of “Tetris” was pre-installed on the Hagenuk MT-2000 phone. Form and function were far less important than fun who cared about poring over a spreadsheet on an Excel port when your phone could suddenly pour a pint, turn into a harmonica or answer whether it’s light or dark outside?Īs hyperactive developers applied themselves to making a quick buck, designers were getting to grips with mastering new approaches to User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX). Within just a year of opening up shop, its digital shelves were stacked with over 100,000 software packages. ![]() Los Angeles residents enjoy Runyon Canyon, Laguna Beach, Long Beach, San Diego and Santa Barbara for weekend getaways.Fifteen years ago, Apple’s The App Store was officially opened with a tagline to boot: “There’s an App For That”. ![]() The weather is pleasant year round with temperatures rarely below 59 degrees and over 300 days of sunshine a year. The terrain in Los Angeles is also diverse with beaches, deserts and mountains all within miles of each other. Over 200 languages are spoken in the Los Angeles area. High-profile businesses based in the Los Angeles area include Oaktree Capital Group, Ernst & Young, US Bankcorp and Bank of America. The city leads in the fields of international trade, business, science, technology, media, fashion, sports, medicine, education and research. Los Angeles is the second most populous US city with a large and diverse population of 3.8 million people. In certain instances, visual designers are asked to create the graphics that will be used in gaming.Ĭandidates for Visual/UI Designer jobs should be knowledgeable in graphic design and be able to demonstrate skills such as attention to detail, design software expertise, creativity, talent, teamwork and good communication skills. They are often tasked with creating web layouts, creating product illustrations and printed materials, designing iconography and creating presentations that will be released to the public. Visual Designers are expected to be able to collaborate with teams throughout the organization in order to ensure a consistent brand narrative and aesthetic. Visual/UI Designers should have comprehensive knowledge of the brand, identity, marketing and user interface design.
![]() The output of the above code can be any random integer between 1 and 10 (inclusive), such as 2, 5, or 10. The generated integer is stored in the random_number variable.įinally, we have printed the generated integer using the print() function. Then we used the randint() function to generate a random integer between 1 and 10 (inclusive). In this example, we first imported the random module in Python. Here’s an example to help understand the randint() function in Python: import random The randint() function is a very useful and efficient way to generate random integers in Python. It returns a random integer between the specified start and end values (inclusive). The randint function in Python is a part of the random module and is used to generate random integers within a specified range. In this article, we’ll explore what the randint function is, its syntax, parameters, and practical applications. ![]() One such function is the randint function. The random module in Python provides several functions that enable you to generate random values. Remember that Python is equally likely to pull any element form the list - so this would be a fair coin, as there will be a 50% chance for "heads" and 50% for "tails".Randomness is a fundamental part of programming and is often required in various applications. Python will pull any element from the list when using random.choice, so it does not always have to be a number! For example, if we want Python to flip a coin that has a "heads" and "tails" side, we can still use random.choice: random. choice ( ) # ^^- An extra 6 was added! Generating Random Strings Using random.choice To account for this, we can add a second six to random.choice: # An unfair die, twice as likely to roll a 6 than any other value: However, suppose we want to cheat! What if we designed a dice what is twice as likely to land on a six than normal. For example, we can still simulate rolling a six sided die: # Randomly generates a number in the range 1-6, including the end points: When we need more control over the random number generation, random.choice requires a list to be specified and Python will randomly choose one value from the list. Generating Random Numbers Using random.choice One hundred randomly generated numbers using random.radint(1, 6), with comments added. )ġ # The last roll of a 1 - there is 14 rolls of a 1.Ħ # The last roll of a 6 - there is only 13 rolls of a 6.ģ # The last roll of a 3, the most popular number - rolled 21 times!ĥ # The last roll of a 5 - there is 20 rolls of a 5.Ĥ # The last roll of a 4 - there is 14 rolls of a 4.Ģ # The last roll of a 2 - there is 18 rolls of a 2. (We can simulate this later!)ġ # However, it is not as rare to have runs of exactly three.ġ # (A run of exactly three occurred twice this set of 100 numbers:ġ # 3s on rolls. for any set of 100 dice rolls, we expect a run of fourĥ # to happen about once. ![]() and then we don't roll another 5 for 25 rolls!ĥ # This is the longest sequence in the whole set (four 5s).ĥ #. ![]() Here's the output of running random.randint(1, 6) to generate a number in the range 1-6 a total of 100 times:Ħ # This is the first time with two numbers in a row.Ģ # It took 14 rolls before our first 2 was rolled.ĥ # We rolled a 5 here on the 18th roll.ĥ #. When you generate a generate many random numbers, you'll expect to see a random distribution of numbers and some areas where the same number appears many times in a row. # Randomly generates a number in the range 1-10, including the end points: This means that the probability of getting any specific number when running random.randint(1, 10) is only 10% - since each of the numbers 1-10 are each 10% likely to show up. The random.randint function will always generate numbers with equal probability for each number within the range. This means that you might get 2 and then another 2 (just like it's possible to roll 2 twice in a row), but it's more likely that the second number you get will not be a 2. With the random library, this is possible: # Randomly generates a number in the range 1-6, including the end points:Ī new random number will be generated every time this code runs. For example, if I want to generate a number to simulate the roll of a six-sided die, I need to generate a number in the range 1-6 (including the endpoints 1 and 6). One of the primary ways we generate random numbers in Python is to generate a random integer (whole number) within a specified range. # Import the random library, allowing the use of functions that generate random numbers import random Generating Random Numbers Using random.randint |
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