![]() Bigscreen should have the Super Bowl event front and center for everyone to choose. A couple of hours before this, you should be able to create a room, invite friends, and then navigate over to Overview or Now Playing. Remember, Super Bowl 2022 is on February 13, 2022, broadcast on NBC from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles at 3:30 p.m. Try streaming from websites too so that you are comfortable with the process. Trying out a live event - even a conference or other sporting event - is a way to test the system, see how your internet handles it, then do a trial run of connections with a friend. Step 5: It’s a good idea to visit the TV section of Bigscreen Overview and check out any live events. Your friends can individually adjust the volume, but only the host can control overall playback when the game gets started. Your friends can go to Video Player and make sure they are streaming the same thing if necessary. Step 4: You, as the host, can start streaming a live event now. You will then be connected in the same room and will be able to talk and interact. Step 3: On the Overview screen, your friend can choose Join Room ID and paste your ID number in, then choose Join Room. You can then share the ID any way you choose, like text or email invite. Step 2: Choose Show Room ID and use the Copy option to save it on your clipboard. Name your room (when you create your Super Bowl room, you’ll want to name it accordingly, but for testing, this doesn’t matter) and choose Save. You can choose up to 15 people, but that puts a whole lot of pressure on your internet bandwidth, so it’s a good idea to stick with just a few if possible. Set the room to Private in the Hosting section, then select how many people you will allow into the room. Step 1: Make sure you are in the My Room section of the menu screen in Bigscreen. Note that your friends will also have to have Bigscreen downloaded and be signed in for this to work. However, if you want to mimic a private Super Bowl 2022 party, you’ll need to know how to set up your own VR room. Public rooms and solo viewing are simple ways to watch the Super Bowl without needing to do anything more, and with an audio connection to your friends (and enough bandwidth), this may be your best option. When ready, you can choose *Now Playing *to head to the events and find something to watch. Find time to head to Settings and make sure the viewing options are set to Show on Big Screen. Step 4: Once you have finished, you can explore the environment, tweak your avatar based on how you want it, and get comfortable with the experience. You’ll learn how to move around, what viewing in Bigscreen is like, and how to interact with others. Step 3: Follow the guidelines to confirm your headphones and mic, then move on to the other steps as guided. I replaced my kitchen TV with an Echo Show 15 - and I kinda liked it Super Bowl TV Deals: Get a 70-inch 4K TV for $480 and more The best Roku TVs of 2023: which should you buy? It’s fine to choose the default Home Theater option, as this is probably what you would want for a private Super Bowl 2022 room. Step 2: Choose an Environment when first beginning. We prefer to start up in VR mode for general ease of use later on. ![]() When it’s downloaded, choose the app to launch. Step 1: Navigate to the Bigscreen site and select Download on your headset to get it. While there are a lot of ways to use this app, setting up Super Bowl viewing is not complicated. You don't want to be frustrated on game day trying to figure this out. If it’s been a while since you’ve used it, hook it up and make sure all the firmware is updated before you begin. That includes:Īs long as you (and your friends) have one of these headsets, you should be good to go. The good news - and the reason we prefer this method - is that Bigscreen supports basically every major VR model out there. You need to have a VR headset that supports Bigscreen for this to work. Make sure you have a compatible VR headset Here’s everything you need to do to be ready. The app is a great option for an immersive experience or if you want to enjoy the game with VR-savvy friends while practicing your social distancing. If not, you can always manually stream from a website, which we'll go over below. ![]() Fitbit Versa 3īigscreen hasn't yet announced its Super Bowl viewing for 2022, but it held a live event last year and recently streamed New Year's Eve parties, so it's a good bet that it'll be hosting Super Bowl events this year, too. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Use JRemote to control the Bridge and JRiver music library choices. Your library should be visible and is continuing to build the album art. ![]() Select Bridge in the left column and the audio.If your library is not already importing then go to TOOLS/IMPORT and select AUTO IMPORT AND THEN NEXT.Under TASKS, put a check mark in- build thumbnails, get cover art, update for external changes, fix broken links-YES, and write file tags when analyzing. The folder you selected should now be visible in the box under FOLDERS.Select AUDIO under IMPORT THESE FILE TYPES Click OK.select MODE and select INCLUDE THIS FOLDER…. At the top right click on ADD and browse to your Audio files that are either on your HD or an external drive connected to your Mac by USB or Firewire.Now go to TOOLS/IMPORT and select CONFIGURE AUTO IMPORT and click on NEXT.Make sure that RUN AUTO-IMPORT has a check mark in the box. Select LIBRARY AND FOLDERS in the left column. Right click Bridge in Now Playing, select the last option, DLNA Controller Options, and select both Ignore Transport Events and Disable SetNext Support. Click OK.Īt this point you should be able to see your Bridge appear in the left hand column under Playing Now. If you have a Direct Stream DAC then also select BITSTREAM DSD. Click on it and put a check mark in DLNA and DLNA EXTRA. Near the bottom of the page is another ADVANCED under VIDEO options. Under ADVANCED on this page select STEREO DOWNMIXĬlick on OK to return to the main TOOLS, OPTIONS, MEDIA NETWORK screen, and under ADVANCED make sure the following options are all selected: Select ADD OR CONFIGURE DLNA SERVERS Under AUDIO make mode-ORIGINAL and format-24BIT. You should now be back in the main MEDIA NETWORK screen.Select AUDIOPHILE 24 BIT and click finish. A screen with “configure media network will appear.A new screen with “access key” will appear.Open JRiver and go to HELP/UPDATE CHANNELS and select STABLE.Click Here for both Windows and Mac versions. Second step is to make sure the PerfectWave Bridge is connected, via Ethernet cable, to that same home router. This tutorial applies to both Bridge 1 and Bridge II.įirst step is to make sure your computer is connected, via an ethernet cable, to your home router. These instructions are for Windows computers but with few exceptions, they are the same for Mac versions of Jriver. ![]() ![]() ![]() For goods, there is a somewhat eclectic mix of videos, magazines, sex aids and toys. Exactly what goes on in these places is up to you to discover, if you so wish. But of course, for the more adventurous among us, there are more interactive shows, for example at Amsterdam Banana Bar ( Oudezijds Achterburgwal 37). For the merely curious, there are numerous peep shows that may come with video booths. For those not easily offended, there are plenty of live sex shows and the most notorious of these go on at the theatres Casa Rosso ( OZ Achterburgwal) and the infamous Moulin Rouge ( Oudezijds Achterburgwal 5-7). Whether you are window-shopping Amsterdam style, or actually wanting to buy something, there is likely to be a place, window, or even two, that cater to your every whim. Furthermore, you have a few cultural activities such as the Museum of Prostitution, the Museum of Erotism or the Museum of Cannabis. ![]() You can find a great variety of sex shops, peep shows, strip clubs, sex theaters and typical Dutch brown cafes. The Amsterdam Red Light District is not only about prostitution and coffee shops. Attractions in the Amsterdam Red Light Districtīecause RLD is in the historical centre of Amsterdam city, it is close to many interesting attractions and architectural wonders. The atmosphere pretty much thrives until around 2 or 3am when the crowds die down and businesses shut up shop. Although there are women forever tapping on the windows even during the light hours, most of the action takes place around 11pm, when the district is swarming with crowds and the red neon lights illuminate the inky canals. During the day, the district is less lively and even less attractive as the more sordid aspects reveal themselves in natural daylight. Well, if curiosity does get the better of you, come down at night when the district really comes to life. When to go to Red Light District Amsterdam? Also, contrary to popular belief, the RLD is actually the safest area in Amsterdam as clusters of policemen, and private bodyguards employed by the girls themselves are always on duty. Help is also at hand in the district itself thanks to the Prostitution Information Center. However, now as a legal profession, the government ensures that all prostitutes are able to access medical care and work in better conditions by regulating and monitoring working practices and standards. Unfortunately, discrimination is still a part of this trade as many prostitutes report that some banks refuse to grant mortgages for example. Today, prostitutes in the Netherlands are also taxpayers. Since October 2000, window prostitutes have been allowed to legally offer their services. The name of "Red Light District" comes from the red neon lights that highlight the 300 windows where women are working.Īmsterdam has three different Red Light Districts but the most famous and the most attractive is the one located inside the city center. ![]() That's why prostitutes in Amsterdam stand up behind a window and have their own room. Nowadays, prostitution is legal in the Netherlands but not on the streets. So instead of criminalizing everything, they enjoy the honesty of it all. ![]() Prostitution in Red Light DistrictĪmsterdam prides itself, and rightly so, on its wholly liberal and tolerant attitude, embracing the fact that people may be into prostitution, soft drugs and pornography. And be directed to places that you might miss on your own. You can listen to interestimg stories and fun facts. It is a more private and cheaper alternative to a guided group tour. If you would like to know more about this district or just have more fun, you can download an audio guide to your smartphone. ![]() ![]() ![]() *Footnote #1: Based on the assumption that anything other than a bit-perfect stream would not illuminate the MQA authentication light. This post is merely a heads-up that Tidal’s bit-perfect game is afoot. Neither do we know if Tidal plans to introduce bit-perfect playback to Android TV OS. Nor do we know when (or if) Qobuz or Apple Music will follow suit. There is no word yet on how far this Tidal app update has travelled, to which devices or how long users can expect to wait to get their fill. Isn’t this exactly why some are so determined to make hi-res audio work in their system? Whether this fare-thee-well makes an obvious audible difference to CD-quality audio remains debatable but sweating the small stuff is all part of the hifi game for many enthusiasts. Foobar with the right settings can do both the basic bitperfect that bypasses the Windows mixer and also the true bitperfect that doesnt alter any bits on the way to the DAC. Tidal’s bit-perfect app also means that CD-quality audio leaves the Android phone’s USB socket at 44.1kHz. For true bitperfect you cannot do any DSP (EQ, volume normalization, DSP, resampling, upsampling, or anything that alters the bits) or software volume control. Of course, today’s story isn’t only about hi-res audio. Or perhaps this wrinkle is specific to the LG V40 because cutting over to an Essential PH-1 smartphone (RIP), we do get asked if we want to allow Tidal access to the DragonFly DAC and we do see its LED glow purple when we punch in a track from Tidal’s Masters. Perhaps the interceding DragonTail USB-C to USB-A adapter causes the Tidal app not to properly identify the Cobalt? Tidal doesn’t even pop-up to ask if we want to allow it access to the Cobalt. Tidal’s bit-perfect playback also works with the LG V40 and the THX Onyx but – oddly – not the AudioQuest DragonFly Cobalt. Clicking OK and punching in an MQA stream has the HELM Bolt DAC’s LED turn purple (where previously it remained blue) for visual confirmation that the 48kHz (or 44.1kHz) stream has travelled from Tidal app to Bolt without the Android OS running interference so that the DAC can unfold at will. We know this because “Allow Tidal to access HELM MQA?” pops up on this commentator’s LG V40 (RIP) when the HELM Bolt is connected. The Norwegian-based streaming service has begun rolling out an update to its Android app that allows it to communicate bit-perfectly with any connected USB DAC, thus sidestepping the host OS’s resampling code. Seeing this problem and (finally) tackling it head-on is Tidal. ![]() UAPP integrates Tidal and Qobuz but unlike Qobuz and Tidal’s native apps, it doesn’t accommodate offline content. One common workaround is the third-party music player app USB Audio Player Pro (UAPP) that loads in its own USB driver to talk directly to the connected USB DAC, thus avoiding Android’s resampling engine. In digital audiophile parlance, this means Android OS is not ‘bit-perfect’ with USB DACs. Android’s resampling even recooks CD-quality (44.1kHz) streams, upsampling them to 48kHz. A 48kHz stream isn’t passed through untouched but (instead) resampled to 48kHz. A 192kHz stream will be downsampled to 48kHz. Thad said, the whole sound stage improvement of well done computer based music servers may be the real deal.Android smartphone users seeking to board the hi-res audio train via Tidal, Qobuz or Apple Music must mind the gap: Android OS resamples digital audio heading out of its USB port to 48kHz. But I heard what I heard and I had no clue before the fact what I was listening to. Was it a perfect blind test? Probably not. 000000001db -but then again they could have been). (no, they may not have been level matched to within. But I picked this combo out every time blind. I'm not a believer in wire differences, power cord differences, nor any of the "crap" that is sold as high end audio (I have no strong feelings on this subject ). It turned out to be the Music Vault into the Scarlatti stack. I could tell every time when that combination played (though I had no idea what I was listening to). Between the three I thought I was listening to, I struggled to hear much, if any difference, but every once in a while, I would hear one of the combinations that not only had a larger sound stage but the spaces between the instruments was much more defined. There were four combinations I was listening too, but thought I was listening to three: Complete dCS Paganini Stack, complete dCS Scarlatti stack, my Qsonix music server into the Scarlatti DAC and (the unknown to me at the time), a Sound Science Music Vault Music Server (The Diamond) into the Scarlatti Stack. While this was not an Apple/Amarra test, the soundstage issue is correct for what I heard when listening to a well done music server for the first time.Īs I have stated elsewhere, a number of months ago, I was subjected to a blind test I did not know I was taking. ![]() ![]() ![]() Or more simply: Dividing each value by the average of all values. To transform the raw card numbers into something easy to compare with, we can use a simple trick called normalization. If we want a usable metric, we need values that can be used to help our decision process. Trying to compare the last 2 approaches (and the ones that follow) simply by looking at the number of resources is not very practical: they vary too much in their range.Īnd more so, how would you use this during a real game, when trying to decide if it’s better to build next to a Wheat location with the roll number 5 or building next to the brick location with the number 6… This simply won’t do. Which would be: 9 ores, 10 wheat, 6 sheep, 8 woods, 8 bricks Getting values we can compare… ![]() 3 development cards (3 sheep, 3 ore, 3 wheat).3 settlements (3 bricks, 3 wood, 3 wheat, 3 sheep).If we go for a more typical game spending, we would get: However, you would never spend that much during a real game… But it’s good to see that it supports the intuition that wheat and ore are often considered the most important resources in Catan. This is a quick, if rather simple way to measure resource relative importance. So a upper bound on spending could be: 19 ore, 20 wheat, 12 sheep, 16 wood, 16 bricks 7 development cards (approximation for the biggest army) (7 sheep, 7 ore, 7 wheat).11 roads (approximation of most roads) (11 bricks, 11 wood).5 settlements (5 bricks, 5 wood, 5 wheat, 5 sheep).No matter what is your strategy, the maximum you can buy during the game should be about the following: One interesting take he had on resource values was to count how many resource cards of each type are needed to win the game.Ī quick reminder of the cost or each item So let’s go with my take on this, using his work as a starting point… Raw resources needed to win a Catan game While doing research for my first post, I happened to read an interesting Catan analysis by someone name Peter Keep, addressing this exact point of resource value.įor the curious, you can visit his website, it has not been updated in 10 years, but can be interesting to read nonetheless: The whole idea of resources relative values originated for me when I started this blog, quite a long time ago. How should we evaluate this? Let’s have a look…. In the above example, the chance of obtaining resource cards are the same for both central location….īut the strategic value of both is not the same…. The goal is to give a different value to each resource type, and use those values in conjunction with the roll numbers to obtain a score for each location on the board.Īll other things being equal, what is the better position here? Now… I’m pretty sure everyone will find some ways to disagree with my results, but my hope is that we can still agree on parts of the answer!Īnd if we cannot agree on a definitive answer, at least we will be able to discuss the methodology, and get sone insights in the overall game strategy for the future! Will I be able to use this to easily find the best settlement location? The short answer is approximately, but yes! So today I decided to dedicate a post to this: Can we determine the strategic values of each resource? But how do you know which resources to get?įor a while now, I’ve been working on an in-depth article about Catan islands board fairness, and to make sure boards give a relatively good chance to all players, I had to determine the relative values of the different resources. The first settlements usually having a major impact on the rest of the game.Ī good starting position will offer a good variety of high-paying resources. As any competitive Catan player will tell you, the beginning of the game is crucial. ![]() ![]() ![]() Your finance team will be responsible for managing your company’s income and expenditure, including forecasting and budgeting. This won’t just make your life much easier, it’ll also help to safeguard your cash flow and avoid compliance problems with local tax authorities. ![]() The moment your business has the means, it’s worth hiring a couple of people who know finance. Fear not, lonesome traveller: the minute your startup begins to grow - or receives that big cash injection - you’ll likely be setting up a dedicated finance team to help you out. Build a dedicated finance teamĪs of reading this, your finance team may consist of you alone. ![]() Eventually, though, you’re going to want to take a look at how these might be improved to best suit your business and support your team.Ī focus on the following five fundamentals will help you to manage your company’s expenses efficiently and effectively, and free you up to focus on the fun stuff. In fact, you may find yourself a fair way down the line before you have the luxury of taking a good hard look at your expense management systems and procedures. In these early stages, you’ll mostly just be grateful to keep the train on the tracks - you probably won’t have time to make sure everything’s perfect. For the majority of startups, processes for managing expenses tend to evolve according to day-to-day demands and personal preferences. Knowing where to start with expense management can be confusing. Expense management: The five fundamentals ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Karens are the types to complain to the manager about anything and everything, and have become the subject of memes as well as viral videos. Your typical Karen has a “speak to the manager” haircut that’s a variation of a blunt blonde bob. The popularization of Karen as an insult has been credited to Black Twitter in the 2010s, and it typically refers to a woman who fits the stereotype of an aggressive, racist, minivan-driving, white mom. However, it doesn’t refer to just any middle-aged white woman. Record of the insult Karen appears as early as September 2016, and by 2020, Karen had gained a slang meaning that refers to a middle-aged white woman. However, the meaning of Karen has evolved over recent years. Karen is also the Danish form of Katherine, which is popularly associated with a Greek word for pure. It was one of the top five most popular baby names for girls from 1957–1966, and peaked at #3 in 1965, according to Social Security data. Karen is a generic name that’s common among middle-aged women. If you’ve ever wondered which is worse-dealing with a Karen, Stacy, or Becky-go ahead and take a closer look. As viral videos of Beckys blow up and the service industry cringes whenever a Karen asks to speak to the manager, these names have taken on a new meaning.īut are all three names now insults? What exactly do they mean when used this way? And are they interchangeable? When it comes to these names, it’s complicated. ![]() Why? These common names are now shorthand for a certain kind of woman who either behaves badly or others like to complain about. They’ve also been deigned with the name Karen, Becky, or Stacy. When it comes to certain white women these days, it doesn’t matter what lovely moniker their parents may have given them. ![]() ![]() Serve with ranch dressing or any dip of your choice. Remove the Okras from the hot oil using a slotted spoon and place on parchment paper, so that the excess oil gets soaked out. Do not crowd the pan while cooking the Okras. You can obviously make Southern Fried Okra the traditional way and skip making it in the air fryerĪfter you've dredged the Okras, fry them in hot oil until crispy and golden brown. Cooking them twice gives them extreme crispiness and tastes just like they have been deep-fried in hot oil, only that they haven't been and are still so tasty! Cooking Variations Hint: I like to cook these Okras in the Air fryer twice. If it does, then Preheat before you cook these Okras. You need to check if your Air Fryer requires preheating. Remember that every air fryer works differently. Serve with creamy ranch dressing and enjoy. Then again toss and air fry or 200C for 7 minutes.
![]() ![]() Som also have settings which can be edited though the "configure" visible in the "Plugin-in" tab in the "Configuration" window. Some of them add buttons to the bottom tool-bar, while others are more invisible. (MORE ADVANCED) Time Zone (useful if you want to look at objects as seen from a different time zone)Īfter selecting plugins you will need to restart Stellarium.(MORE ADVANCED) Solar System editor (allows you to add comets or asteroids, though the interface and syntax are not trivial).Satellites (adds a range of common satellites).Observability analysis (tells you when an object will rise, set and transit the meridian from the current location) This release mostly aimed at fixing issues but also brought a few new features: New projection: Equirectangular (fills the screen) Improved rendering of Milky.Exoplanets (shows the stars with planets around them).Angle measure (lets you measure angles on the sky - though remember to turn it off again to drag the screen around!).There are several available (depending on which Stellarium version you're running), shown in a list down the left, but particularly useful ones are: To install them find the Configuration Window (or press F2), and click on the "Plug-ins" tab. There are a few plugins it is useful to install. Many Linux distributions have Stellarium in the software repository so it can be installed from the sofware manager. The default installation files should work. There is a Stellarium app for iPad and Android tablets, which is findable through Google Play or the Apple Store. The default installation files on the Stellarium website should work. Scarica rollback di Stellarium per Windows. If that is the case for you, then the best version is probably v12.4. Vi troverai tutte le versioni disponibili per il download di quell’app su Uptodown. Some older laptops or operating systems may not display Stellarium properly (either flickering, jumping, or not displaying at all). ![]() ![]()
![]() This Friday night on SmackDown, Sasha Banks would appear on 'A Moment of Bliss'.Ġ) King Corbin vs Apollo Crews While King Corbin had been preoccupied of late with Drew Gulak, a chance encounter with Apollo Crews backstage on Friday Night SmackDown saw the two butt heads, leading to this match being held. After witnessing an angry phonecall from Bayley to Tamina on SmackDown, Banks now had her suspicions. After defending both titles days apart, Bayley had taken a vacation week - but in her absence, Sasha had become privy to the idea of Bayley being selfish and manipulative. The SmackDown Women's Champion had had her hands full with Lacey Evans, but three weeks ago became "Bayley 2 Belts" when she and Sasha Banks defeated Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross to become WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. The panel discussed Bayley and Sasha Banks dominating the Women's Division. What would happen tomorrow night, when the Church hosted 'the Funeral of Aleister Black?' In return, "the Ominous Man from Amsterdam" had haunted "the Monday Night Messiah" and his Disciples with a series of cryptic messages. Seth Rollins had badly injured the eye of "the Anti-Hero" and showed zero remorse. The panel discussed the recent actions of the Church of Rollins, and their apparent decimation of Aleister Black weeks ago. Now tied 2-1 in favor of the Raiders, tomorrow night on Monday Night RAW would see the two tag teams engage in another competitive storm: bowling. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins had met Erik and Ivar in golf, axe-throwing and basketball. The panel discussed the ongoing situation revolving around the Street Profits and the Viking Raiders, with a comical look-back at their 'Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better' challenges. Video packages aired for tonight's major matches, including the WWE World Championship match WWE Universal Championship Ladder match the Falls Count Anywhere match and the RAW Women's Championship match. Baszler vowed to add Asuka to 'the Hit-List' occupied by Kairi Sane and Kayden Carter. As RAW Women's Champion, Shayna claimed Asuka was a paper champion in Becky Lynch's absence - but that would be no issue after tonight. "The Queen of Spades" proclaimed Asuka as a weakling who was masquerading as "the Empress of Tomorrow". Shayna Baszler was interviewed by Kayla Braxton, and criticized her journalistic integrity. Banged up after a rough night on Friday Night SmackDown, "the Rainbow-Haired Warrior" had his sights set on the Ladder match with Sheamus. ![]() Earlier today, WWE Universal Champion Jeff Hardy was seen arriving at the WWE Performance Center. You can easily add the Viking Battle Axe by Cold Steel to your reenactment armory or weaponry collection.- The Money in the Bank Kickoff Show was presented by Scott Stanford and Peter Rosenberg at WWE studios and featured special analysis provided by guest correspondents Booker T, John Bradshaw Layfield and Renee Young, who all appeared via conference call. The points on the ends of the blades edge allow for better maneuvers in combat such as parrying or hooking shields. ![]() It extends past the socket more on the top than the bottom. The axe head itself is single edged and asymmetrical. At the top of the haft, the axe head connects to the haft with a single socket. With the hafts length, the axe works well with two-handed use. The haft is long, straight grain hickory. Made from 1055 high carbon steel, this axe has a long wood haft. Looking for a proper Viking axe to wield at your next battle? You should make sure to check out the Viking Battle Axe by Cold Steel. Women’s Medieval & Renaissance Footwear. ![]() |
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