![]() Do you want to be a thief? Well, put on your hood and get ready to steal stuff. It is an open-world RPG that lets you be whoever you feel like playing.ĭo you want to be a warlord? Go right ahead and amass a legion of loyal followers who will loot and plunder on your command. If you can get past the clunky controls and lackluster visuals, Kenshi is actually an extremely deep game that will keep you glued to your seat for days. I highly recommend you give this game a try if you want an RPG set in medieval times with hack and slash combat. The side quests are actually interesting and the story is very entertaining. And if you walk into a tavern with bloodied clothes and a weapon in hand, you will be suspected of being a shady character and dealt with appropriately. You feel like you’re in a living, breathing world that reacts to how you look, talk, and… smell? No seriously, don’t take a shower for a few days and see how the NPCs give you weird looks. As an RPG, it far surpasses the Witcher thanks to an excellent leveling and combat system combined with all sorts of side activities. Kingdom Come: Deliveranceĭo you want to play a game set in 1400’s Bohemia? It may not sound super exciting at first, but Kingdom Come: Deliverance is one of the most exceptional open-world RPGs of this decade. Seeing the similarities yet? Think of Battle Brothers as Game of Thrones crossed with XCOM. There is plenty of strategy involved, plus characters gather experience and level up kind of like an RPG. ![]() This game is set in a medieval fantasy world. With its top-down camera angle and mediocre graphics, it doesn’t seem all that similar to Mount and Blade. Crafting better armor and weapons is also one of the main draws of this game. You build bases, own castles, and go on raids. But its combat is similar and you get to do a bunch of stuff in co-op with friends. You even go on raids in Viking ships.Ĭlearly, this isn’t a tactical strategy like Mount and Blade. From snow-covered peaks to grassy plains, this game has it all. The world of Valheim is procedurally generated, and extremely beautiful with its diverse landscapes. It makes sense that in a game called Valheim, your goal is to survive this brutal and chaotic world where you’ve been cast aside to be tested. Kind of like Hell in Christian mythology. In Norse lore, Valheim is the 10 th realm, this is where Odin sends his enemies to eternal exile. However, few do it in a way that is representative of what Vikings were really like. When the Vikings television show came out, it became an instant hit and all of a sudden everybody wanted to put Vikings in their movies, games, etc. ![]() Want that tactical strategy vibe where you command an army? Total War should fit the bill. For instance, if you want a similar combat system there’s Mordhau and For Honor. But there are alternatives to each aspect of Mount and Blade. Since this is such a unique type of game, I couldn’t really find a 1:1 experience match. Worry not, I’ve got you covered with my list of 15 games like Mount and Blade. However, there are people who have already finished the game and are looking for something similar to scratch the itch. There is truly no game that fully imitates the Mount and Blade experience, which is why I highly recommend you give it a shot if you are a fan of tactics and strategy. Imagine Age of Empires, but it’s an RPG and you are playing in 3 rd person view with the freedom to do whatever you want on an open-world map. Mount and Blade is the type of game that you don’t get to see very often.
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![]() Proud has been hunting gems since her grandfather, a miner during the Great Depression, took her on a digging expedition in the 1950s. Most gem hunters visit sites like Emerald Hollow Mine for the fun of it, but for others, like Karla Proud, it’s a profession. “Oftentimes people mistake it for green bottle glass, because a shard of glass looks very similar.” North Carolina isn’t the only state that can call dibs on a unique gem or mineral. “Hiddenite is small and can be difficult to find,” Jason Miller, co-owner of Emerald Hollow Mine, tells. The rare specimen can prove elusive, but it’s all about the thrill of the hunt. It’s the only site in the country where the public can search for emeralds and North Carolina Hiddenite, a lime-green gem (from the mineral spodumene) discovered in the area in 1879. (Some places will even cut, polish and set found minerals into jewelry for a fee.) In North Carolina, for example, 50,000 treasure hunters try their luck at Emerald Hollow Mine each year. ![]() Today nearly every state has at least one fee-based mine or dig site that’s open to the public with a "finders, keepers" policy that allows visitors to pocket their finds. Gold is neither a gem nor a mineral-it’s a chemical element.) Gems are precious or semiprecious minerals that can be cut and polished into colorful stones. ( Generally speaking, minerals are inorganic objects containing a specific chemical makeup and molecular structure. history that even today every state in the union has either a state gem or mineral-or both. ![]() The hunt for buried treasure is so interwoven into U.S. One of the earliest accounts of mining in what is now the United States comes from the Pueblo, a Southwestern tribe that began mining for turquoise some 2,600 years ago. As early Anglo settlers spread the word about the wealth of buried treasures beneath the land, immigrants flocked to the colonies to stake their claim. Often called “rockhounding,” the search for gems and minerals has been popular for decades. The secret is knowing where to sink your shovel. Across the United States there are dozens of public mining and digging sites packed with everything from diamonds and emeralds to jade and sunstone. Do you dream of the good life? For a lucky few, treasure may lie hidden beneath your feet. ![]() ![]() In addition to YouTube, you can watch his videos on sites such as Malay Mail Online, NewNowNext, as well as CBS’s site News.ĭomics works with Channel Frederator Network, a multi-channel YouTube channel. He joined the firm in November 2014, but before that he worked for a similar channel called Fullscreen. The Filipino internet sensation basically uploads animated videos about her life, thoughts, looks, and general topics on her channel. His channel has over 6 million subscribers and over 850 million views as of the start of 2019. The Canadian-based animator is said to have graduated from Ryerson University, where he majored in architectural science. He is also self-employed from his home in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.ĭomics started his online career in 2010 when he designed a webcomic called Domics to post on Tumblr. After achieving high-speed success and amassing around a hundred thousand followers on Tumblr, the host decided to take a closer look at YouTube and later launched his channel called DOMICS in 2012. In one of Domics’ videos titled: “My Ancestry Results”, which was uploaded some time ago, it is mentioned that he is a relative of famous Filipino singer Lani Misalucha and that the YouTuber is 1% Indian and Polynesian at the same time. His real name is Dominic Panganiban but other details regarding his childhood, family background and early life are not available online. ![]() Have you ever wondered why Domics is a household name among people with great interest in anime videos? The reason for this is that it plys its trade on multiple platforms. The YouTuber toy animator was born in Manila, Philippines on September 27, 1990. Most of the TV shows and movies we love have been animated by multiple artists in the animation industry, but only a few of them deserve the praise they deserve. There are hundreds of animators in the competitive market, but among them stand out for their commitment to the craft, the super characters they have created contribute to the development of the animation industry in general. A list of contemporary animators making waves on social media would be incomplete without Domics, a hardworking young man who boasts a thriving career spanning comedy, storytelling and animation. Since the beginning, Beanie Babies have included two tags for identification: a heart-shaped "swing tag" at the top, and a fabric "tush tag" at the bottom. Īnother important design element is the tag. Ty Warner has said that this understuffing method made the toys look "real". This led to a criticism that the toys looked "cheap" however, this set them apart from most stuffed animals on the market which could not be posed easily. The website has since been shut down.īeanie Babies are deliberately under-stuffed. The purchase of a Beanie Baby 2.0 provided its owner with a code to access an online Beanie Babies interactive website. In early 2008, Ty released a new version of Beanie Babies called Beanie Babies 2.0. Production restarted in 2000 with a Beanie Baby named "The Beginning." stopped producing Beanie Babies in December 1999, but high demand soon led them to reconsider. They also partnered with other companies. They were sold alongside McDonald's Happy Meals to celebrate the Happy Meal's 17th anniversary. released Teenie Beanies, a line of miniature versions of the original Beanie Babies. Their popularity soon grew into a national craze in the US. Because these decisions created scarcity, they led to a significant increase in sales and started the trend of collecting and reselling Beanie Babies. Ty Warner also decided to "retire" characters after a certain period of time, meaning the production of specific characters would eventually cease. ![]() The company began limiting the number of Beanie Babies a store could buy per month to 36 of each character. decided to restrict the quantity of Beanie Babies to be produced and distributed. Īt first, sales were relatively slow, and by 1995 many retailers refused to buy the bundles the toys were offered in, while other retailers refused to buy Beanie Babies entirely. Since 1994, Beanie Babies can only be found in small, specialty stores, such as gift stores and small toy stores. There were nine original Beanie Babies: Legs the Frog, Squealer the Pig, Spot the Dog, Flash the Dolphin, Splash the Whale, Chocolate the Moose, Patti the Platypus, Brownie the Bear (later renamed "Cubbie"), and Pinchers the Lobster (with some tag errors labeled "Punchers"). Manufacturing began in 1994, and the toys were first sold in stores located in Chicago, Illinois for around $5 U.S. History īeanie Babies were first introduced in 1993 by Ty Warner at the World Toy Fair in New York City, New York. They were collected not only as toys, but also as a financial investment, owing to the high resale value of particular ones. They have been cited as being the world's first Internet sensation in 1995. They come in many different forms, mostly animals.Ĭreated in 1993, Beanie Babies emerged as a major fad and collectible during the second half of the 1990s. ![]() The toys are stuffed with plastic pellets ("beans") rather than conventional soft stuffing. ![]() Synthetic plush, polyvinyl chloride, polyester fiberīeanie Babies are a line of stuffed toys created by American businessman H. Popular American brand of stuffed toys Beanie Babies Google has a number of guidelines and best practices. Make sure your app is heavily beta tested and works as promised. Next, the description of the app is very important. “If features and functions don’t work, negative reviews can derail installs fast. “First and foremost, you need to have a quality app,” Comm said. So what is most important when trying to get your app noticed, according to Comm? And what factors can move the needle in big ways? “We’ll push out some images and videos via social media channels too.” “To move up the charts initially, we’ll be launching Facebook campaigns and Google AdWords Campaigns,” Comm said. The app is currently solely monetized with in-app purchases.”įor Comm, the success of the original is a bonus, but he’s not resting on his laurel-motif whoopee cushion. The Android version is free to download, and there are no ads. “These fart packs include parodies of musical hits and the Star Wars universe. “We have added a number of additional fart packs in both iOS and Android versions,” Comm said. While the original was $0.99, InfoMedia is letting this one go free. That includes the fart timer, the motion-detected fart, the ability to record your own, and social sharing capabilities. “So the Android version of iFart is essentially the same app as our original release on iTunes, just re-coded and optimized.” “The original app had a few signature features, and we’ve stuck with that original concept for the Android version,” Comm said. Now that thousands of competitors exist, what has changed in the new iFart app? And how will InfoMedia repeat the success of the first? While getting sued isn’t a great app store optimization technique, it sure helped iFart gain its slice of the cheese. At one point it seemed like a requirement to reference iFart in any story about the App store.” “We started seeing tweets from celebrities who were using iFart, and the app became the defacto ‘stupid app’: Any writer who wanted to write about the topĪpps, or dumb apps, or ridiculous money that could be made would mention iFart. That court case led to an appearance on The Daily Show, which in turn caused a ripple effect. “We got sued by a competing fart app, which quite frankly was a golden opportunity to get media coverage,” Comm said. So when we started publishing that data a number of tech blogs picked up the story.”Īll standard marketing so far, right? But the iFart story took an unusual turn when a competitor created a stink over the phrase “pull my finger.” The number one question they had was ‘how much are you making?’. We also had connections with bloggers who were looking for stories about the App store. “We ran a marketing company, and had large twitter followings and mailing lists to help us seed initial installs. “There were a lot of factors that caused iFart to go viral and get noticed,” Comm said. So just how did Comm get the original app noticed on mainstream TV, and what effect did that have? Don’t expect to be able to drop a stealth bomb using the Apple Watch anytime soon, though - Apple has banned them. Across Apple’s App Store and Google Play, there are now over 1,200 fart apps. “And honestly, the app store was still very new.” “When iFart first launched there were only a few players in the ‘fart niche’,” Comm said. ![]() That’s an impressive feat, but iFart on Android is coming to a very different app world. But we sold about 800,000 units straight up in 2008-2010.” “Remember that the first app came out in the early days,” Comm told me. George Clooney even endorsed iFart in an article published by Rolling Stone, and video game industry legend Peter Molyneux chose it as his favorite fart app in an interview with Game Informer.Īnd it made its developer - InfoMedia, headed up by Joel Comm - a warm and satisfying $40,000 across Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in 2008. iFart made appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and with TODAY’s Kathie Lee & Hoda. Not just above other paid apps: It floated above all other apps. ![]() ![]() It was so popular, it held the top overall spot on the Apple App Store at the time. Just how big a noise did the original app make? Grit was originally defined as one's disposition to demonstrate perseverance and passion for long-term goals ( Duckworth et al., 2007, p. One of the non-cognitive constructs gaining considerable attention in the existing literature is grit ( Duckworth et al., 2007). ![]() Psychological scientists have recognized the importance of exploring non-cognitive predictors of success in work, school, and other domains of life ( Robbins et al., 2006 Duckworth and Yeager, 2015). Future research directions are discussed on how to move forward the science of grit. Importantly, it elaborates how alternative models can potentially address flaws in the existing grit theory. This integrative review provides a comprehensive summary on the link of grit to performance and well-being outcomes. ![]() Although previous meta-analytic and systematic reviews summarized how grit relates to performance outcomes, they possess considerable shortcomings, such as (a) absence of summary on the association of grit with well-being outcomes (b) absence of discussion on social, psychological, and emotional mechanisms linking grit to well-being and (c) lack of elaboration on how alternative models can resolve fundamental problems in the grit construct. Grit, which is originally conceptualized as passion and perseverance for long-term goals, has been associated with optimal performance. ![]() Department of Special Education and Counselling, Integrated Centre for Well-Being, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. ![]() Such a file contains a description of the docker commands to download and run the different docker containers. In Windows Explorer, open the properties of the node This PC to see the version of Windows in use.Ī cooking receipt script, docker-compose.yml will be used for this solution. An account with administrative rights is required on the host computer.Ī Windows professional license is preferred but Home edition shall be sufficient. Prerequisites The machine shall have at least 8GB RAM, CPU or graphics performances are not limiting in this case. Consider participating to the common efforts, with your skills, time or money. No free support will be offered.Ī focus is done on Free and Open-Source software. Mentioned trademarks are ownership of their author. Author does not take responsability on any data loss caused by following those instructions. Each container target a single task (Web server, database).Ĭaution: the following is just a technical documentation. The use of docker containers is allowing to limit at the maximum the required footprint of the additional services.ĭocker allows to run software in an isolated and minimal environment, named Container. It is based on a PHP framework and requires a database. Nextcloud is a proven platform providing the required services (and more). It may be accessible in the local network but not from outside, this to maximize the security of the solution and to reduce its complexity. ![]() Restrictions: the server is not architected for running all the time and for many users. It must be possible to easily uninstall all software.(- Instalation shall be updated easily – Not tested at the moment) Installation shall be moderatly difficult and easy to follow.Data shall not leave from home (excepts on mobile phones).Several users must be able to continue to work as usually on the desktop machine.A server must run in the background on a Windows 10 desktop machine.Technically, the solution shall fullfill the following points: This part is not covered by the article, but is explained here. Data may be encrypted on the mobile devices as those are leaving the home network. In the local network, there is no need to encrypt the data, making it easier to configure the solution. ![]() Home network is protected from the outside through the Internet Box rented by the internet provider. contacts, calendar) between users and devices of the home. Target of this article is to run some services in a “human understandable way” without leaving home. Unfortunately, everything is not connected: why should I transfer all my contacts or photos to a cloud server in order to copy it to my computer, 50 cm away? (Answer: because data is money and so you get a easy-to-use for free). Each person at home has a smartphone with a lot of contacts, SMS, photos and other important files. Many users have a desktop computer (or a laptop) running most of the day. Private cloud on Windows Desktop Introduction |
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