![]() I don't shoot high ISO or sports or video and when I do I have gear that's suitable to those tasks. What I really want is a XPro4 w'36MP and a 5MP EVF. I like the Fuji cameras a lot but there's a few things I *need*. If I have to run the ISO up 2 stops since no IS, the FF high iso advantage just flew out the window. But the "lowly" 18-55 has 2-3 stops of IS at least. And I thought I could use old mf lenses I already had so I didn't have to spend a lot on FF lenses. But I really lost momentum comparing the aps body I shot to the FF body at iso 100 on a test site. I mean it's possible if you don't mind carrying it. I've recently discovered that it's actually pretty difficult to do better than canon aps + kit lenses. I get excellent quality images up to 24x36 from my X-T3 and would not go back to a full frame camera as I don't want the size/weight. From the beginning I have been happy with my Fuji cameras/lenses. I'm happy using my current Fuji X system (XT-3 and X-Pro2 with a nice range of lenses) for anything I shoot at this point.įour years ago I switched from shooting a full frame Nikon to the Fuji X cameras. So while I do occasionally drool over GFX specs and images I don't have any desire to pick up a FF system again. I don't have any experience with Sony FF either. The Sony-built Fuji X sensors are also much more ISO-invariant than Canon sensors so I have better results for astro-photographer too (no purple amp glow when raising exposure, for example).ĭR and pixel-level sharpness were actually *better* than Canon FF sensors of that vintage (6D, 5D Mark III), but I understand Canon has upped their game a bit since then so current mileage may differ. The 6D did have a slight (~0.5-1 stop) high ISO advantage in noise, but using fast glass with lower apertures to get the necessary DOF for events negated it since I could get the shot with a lower ISO (e.g. After a year of side-by-side use I sold all my Canon gear, since I was getting better results with my Fuji system and enjoyed shooting with it much more. I picked up an X-T2 when I was still shooting with a Canon 6D and L glass. I have not felt the need for a "full frame" system since I switched away from Canon in 2013. When I want portability, light weight, speed, etc., I have Fuji X. When I want a bigger sensor, I have a GFX100. If I had to pick just one system though, I'd probably stick with Fuji. 35mm f/1.4 on FF) is a look that cannot be easily replicated with APS-C wide-angle with relatively shallow DOF (e.g. I shoot both formats as well, so it kind of did, but not so much for image quality reasons: However I keep going back to a t3 and my 35/1.4 and 56/1.4 for candid family pics and hikes (14/35mm). Got my medium format itch hence trying out the gfx system for slow landscapes when weight is not an issue (Eg road trips). If your work needs crazy high DR at low ISO you will lose a bit of DR with Fuji X, compared to your d850 or a Sony a7r4. But Fujifilm 24MP and 26MP files are excellent, and you can reliably make excellent 20" x 30" prints from them. If your photography requires very large prints (and you work in ways that can produce them), then full frame makes sense. I shoot both full frame (Canon) and APS-C (Fujifilm). Then when Fuji released the GFX, I got the itch and ended up getting it. So in the end I sold my Canon gear and happy with XF for a while. XT1 with 56mm f1.2 used to give me more in focus shots than my 85L II on 5dmk3. With full frame offerings from the big 3 do you ever feel the crop sensor leaves you wanting a bigger sensor? I love both and also have the Nikon D850. I have a Fuji X-T3 and recently bought the Fuji X-S10 which also is a fun camera to use. Does Fuji X Leave You Wanting More Compared to Full Frame?.
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![]() Wolverine has inspired movies, anime, cartoons, video games, and podcasts. He has starred in the vast majority of all X-Men comics since the character debuted in 1974. There’s no question that Wolverine should feature. Now the X-Men are set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and long-time fans want to know how Wolverine, arguably the single most loved mutant, will feature in the franchise. Though Hugh Jackman delivered an iconic performance as Wolverine for 17 years, his conventional leading man height ran counter to Wolverine’s shorter, more feral characterization in the comics. ( once made a helpful infographic on this back in 2014.) In the comics, Wolverine is 5-foot-3 - shorter than most of the other characters in the Marvel Universe, including 5-foot-10 Spider-Man and 5-foot-7 Black Widow. Canonically, he is a short beast, a more feral creature than a man. He’s not a tall, handsome blockbuster star who graces glossy magazines. But Wolverine isn’t supposed to be like other superheroes. The ripped, towering Jackman has played Wolverine for 17 years, starting with 2000’s X-Men and, most recently, 2017’s R-rated Logan. That offers an opportunity to bring the character back to his (admittedly diminutive) comic-book roots.Ī reimagined Wolverine would be a significant departure from the cinematic representations of Wolverine for almost two decades. But suppose the character makes his way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe soon. That may be hard to imagine for fans who equate Wolverine with 6-foot-2 actor Hugh Jackman. Lee’s affection for Wolverine, he said, was because, like Lee, Wolverine is a short, feral man. I can’t recall when and where I heard this, but I have a clear memory of listening to comic-book creator Jim Lee - his X-Men #1 is still one of the best-selling comics of all time - explain why he loves Wolverine. Best Historic Art Show - Duet Edward and Donna Marecak, Z Art Department.Best New Public Art Downtown "Trade Deficit". ![]() Best Use of Fire and Congas Colorado Fire Tribe.Best Near-Reunion Murder Ranks and Get Your Going.Best Self-Promotion Gimmick Online World Tour.Best Thematic Music Anthology Denver Show and Tell Project.Best Burlesque Comeback Black Box Burlesque.Best Debut on a Denver Stage Aluminous Collective.Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Erica Sarzin-Borillo, Eccentricities of a Nightingale.Best Actor in a Drama William Hahn, Opus.Best Show About the Intersection of Art and Commerce Colin Livingston: The Big Idea.Best Historic Art Show ? Solo Allen True's West.Best New Public Art "Un Corrido Para la Gente".Best Movie Theater - Programming Starz FilmCenter.Best Holiday Lighting ? Amateur Division Alek Komarnitsky.Best Dance Lessons for Zombies Thriller Dance Workshops.Best Eye Candy in a Ladies' Room Line Cactus Jack's Saloon.Best Mid-Sized Venue Makeover 1stBank Center.Best Farewell Show Everything Absent or Distorted (a love story).Best Evidence That Giving Music Away Pays Off Pretty Lights.Best Denver Anthem "O, Queen City," Houses.Best Flight School Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance Studio.Best Return to the Denver Stage Chris Whyde Die! Mommie Die!.Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Harvy Blanks, Radio Golf.Best Theater Production Slut Energy Theory.Best Show About the Intersection of Art and Race Floyd Tunson: Remix.Best Gallery Show ? Group Collective Nouns.Best Public Art Save Boardman Robinson Mural.Best Movie Theater - Drink Mayan Theatre.Best New Tradition Lumberjack Pub Crawl.Best Old Venue Makeover Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom/Cervantes' Other Side.Best Second Act Jim McTurnan and The Kids That Killed the Man.Best CD Packaging Punchline, Boulder Acoustic Society.Best Music Documentary Produced by Coloradans Wesley Willis's Joy Rides. ![]()
![]() It’s a Wonderful Cast, and This Has Become a Tiresome Gimmick The script is the work of Ben Hecht, who also gave us the back-to-back Hitchcock winners Spellbound and Notorious, as well as Wuthering Heights, The Front Page and A Farewell to Arms. I’ll admit that invoking Hitchcock’s name whenever there’s a hint of suspense or mystery comes a little too easily, but it’s entirely appropriate in this case. Therein lies another similarity to Hitchcock-we always know more about what’s going on than the characters do, and that creates plenty of opportunities for Sir Alfred’s favorite breed of suspense. I’ve given away most of the plot already and there’s really no harm in that, because the mystery in the film-who killed Ernest Truex’s wife?-is only a mystery to the people in the film, and not even to all of them. ![]() In the end, though, he had to settle for the incomparable Claudette Colbert for the part of the poet Edwina Corday. Van Dyke also directed Thin Man stars William Powell and Myrna Loy earlier that year in their first film together, Manhattan Melodrama, and he wanted Ms. Griffith on his film Intolerance, and he went on to direct franchise-starters Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) and The Thin Man (1934). He started his career alongside Erich von Stroheim as an assistant to director D. Although his name sounds like that of a Preston Sturges character, it’s actually the full name of It’s a Wonderful World’s director, though he’s always billed as W. What is, McCrocodile? No, I mean Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke. Both films are classifiable as road movie-mysteries, and both have romantic screwball comedy elements and for you 39 Steps fans who balk at connecting it with the screwball genre, I have one word: McCrocodile. In the course of this pursuit, he becomes attached-literally and figuratively-to a woman who aids him in proving his innocence. The plot of It’s a Wonderful World more closely resembles a Hitchcock film rather than one of Capra’s I have in mind particularly Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps: a man, accused of a crime he did not commit, races cross-country (and one step ahead of the cops) to nail the real culprit. Furthermore, of Frank Capra’s films, the one that most resembles It’s a Wonderful World is It Happened One Night: both are “road movies,” and both star Claudette Colbert. One of my first clues that It’s a Wonderful World could never have been called It’s a Wonderful Life 2 (or worse, “It’s a Wonderful Life, Too”) is that Life was released in 1946, while It’s a Wonderful World came out in 1939, and the era of Episode IV showing up years before Episode I didn’t become acceptable for another 30 years. Also, I think I remember being told by a friend, whom I once considered a film expert, that It’s a Wonderful World was a sequel to It’s a Wonderful Life. It does, however, star Jimmy Stewart, which may be why for so long I had the mistaken impression that it was related to that beloved and, for the most part, justly revered Frank Capra signature movie. I should have said “It’s not It’s a Wonderful Life,” because one of the most important introductory facts about the movie I’m about to recommend is that it isn’t. As Ben suspects that it is his own cynicism corroding the beauty around him, he realizes that it's all a matter of perspective.My apologies. Ben's life begins to turn around with the arrival of Ibou's beautiful and sexy sister Khadi (Sanaa Lathan, "The Family That Preys") from Senegal, who moves into Ibou's room in Ben's apartment. When Ibou is suddenly struck ill and an insensitive municipal employee exacerbates the emergency situation, Ben pours his energy into a lawsuit against the city for depraved indifference. Struggling in all aspects of his life, Ben's only comforts come from smoking marijuana alone and regular chess games with his smart and opinionated Senegalese roommate Ibou (Michael Kenneth Williams, "The Wire," "The Road"). A bittersweet comedy about families, friends and a frivolous fight against corporate institutions, Matthew Broderick ("Finding Amanda", "The Producers") plays Ben Singer, a failed children's folk singer, a newly unemployed proofreader and an every-other-weekend dad to his young daughter (Jodelle Ferland), who prefers pretty much anything to listening to her dad's pessimistic ramblings. ![]() Perhaps that is the wide appeal for streaming music. You can download the music and play it offline, but many prefer to stream since it can be more convenient like playing the radio. Streaming music providers also offer different plans, including premium subscription services. It was fair enough for the music industry, but licensing music rights is not that simple as Spotify would find out. They provide the music free, like with YouTube and Spotify, but their platforms target millions of users through ads in order to generate income. Streaming providers license the music, and generate revenue through ads. That would become possible with streaming music services. It would be a loss to consumers if they cannot enjoy the benefits of the technology of digital music. Napster, one of the earliest apps for digital music. This had to be addressed moving forward with digital music. The music industry doesn’t benefit from the sharing of free music because the recording studios and the artists do not make any money. Metallica was one of the early artists who found the distribution of their music before it was even released to be in violation of their artistic rights to their content. Napster did not copy the digital music, but it allowed the sharing of digital music without copyright licensing. Napster would later be found in violation of copyright laws from lawsuits by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and A&M Records. When MP3 became popular, apps like Napster and Limewire provided a way to download the files using a peer-to-peer network. There are also apps that allow you to manage your digital music. You don’t need to purchase the music either, but you can listen to it an unlimited number of times. Apple Music boasts 60 million songs while Amazon Music and Spotify have over 50 million songs. You have a database of digital music available. Streaming format has no such limitations. It is usually from the same artist or a selection of titles. A typical CD contains about 20 songs, depending on the format and song’s playing time. It has eventually become the replacement for CD music, as streaming formats provide more variety. When the 2000’s came and the Internet’s bandwidth increased with broadband services, streaming formats became more popular. The CD was the essential digital music format in the 90’s. Digital music formats can be streamed or downloaded, not requiring any physical form like CD or USB thumb drives. The format is portable and very efficient when it comes to distribution and delivery. This was made possible because of digital music. We can listen from anywhere while on the go, just requiring a 4G LTE or WiFi connection. ![]() We have more options and variety of music available from online streaming services like Spotify, Pandora and Apple Music. With an optional Instacart+ membership, you can get $0 delivery fee on every order over $35 and lower service fees too. 100% of your tip goes directly to the shopper who delivers your order. It's a great way to show your shopper appreciation and recognition for excellent service. Tipping is optional but encouraged for delivery orders. 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![]() Should you crash on Steam, please do not use the "Send and restart" option. If you're having authentication problems and/or crashes using the software, Square says: Square has also mentioned that Easy Anti Cheat may be causing some issues for PC players. On Steam, authenticate integrity of game files.On PC, update your network adapter driver.Reset your router to make sure the problem is server-side.Hard restart your system and restart the game.Quit and restart the game (and try the authentication/sign-in process again). ![]() Cancel the authentication/sign-in process and try again.Unfortunately, there are only a few options that might "fix" the problem: If the servers are down, overloaded, or having any other issues, you'll be met with authentication failed before the error message, "Internet Connection Error: Could Not Connect to Outriders Servers." It first attempts to authenticate the game license and then attempts to sign you into the game. When you boot up Outriders, the game asks you to sign in. With that in mind, here's what you can try if you can't connect. Many of these hiccups are server-side as well and are often influenced by the number of players trying to access Outriders at any given moment. It's worth noting that there's no one-size-fits-all fix for any of these issues. With such a large influx of players, especially for a game as hyped as Outriders, and one shipping across so many platforms with cross play, issues with servers are bound to happen. There's a thread on reddit that rounds up all the game's early issues and offers solutions and workarounds where available.I've run into a few connection issues as well, and I've been booted from a session or two while in the heat of the fight because of servers being down. That patch will not be released today, Square Enix stressed. "We highly recommend against doing this until we have patched all versions of the game." "Should you invite a console player into your PC game via an invite code (or vice versa), the game will initially connect, but one player will eventually be kicked out of the game," Square Enix warned. But Square Enix has temporarily turned off automatic matchmaking between PC and consoles. Steam and Epic players can play together, Square Enix said, and PlayStation and Xbox players can co-op, too. In a post on reddit, publisher Square Enix said: "We are treating this issue with the highest priority and we are working on patches that will synchronize all platform code, which will resolve these issues." There's a performance problem affecting the multiplayer (again, PCF is looking into it), and a desynchronization between PC and console code that's causing players to be kicked out of a crossplay multiplayer game. There's an accompanying note from PCF to say the developer is "investigating this issue". Over on Outriders' official status website, there's a notice of an outage that's affecting the game. Some players have reported they eventually managed to log in after repeated attempts, but it's a far from ideal start. There's nothing to do after this point but try again. Eventually, you're presented with an "Internet Connection Error" message that lets you know you failed to connect to the Outriders servers. I've spent some time this evening stuck on the initial authentication screen, which has prevented me from playing at all. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer news cast: why did Nintendo kill Mario? ![]() “ Going Places ” (9 minutes) 1948 animation about why capitalism works.“ American Imperialist: The Millionaire ” (10 minutes) Soviet animation against capitalist dogs.“ Make Mine Freedom ” (10 minutes) 1948 anti-communism animation.“ Capitalist Sharks ” (10 minutes) Pro-Soviet animation shows the Soviet workers overcoming external threats.I like to explore the Cold War and capitalism vs. Explain that a major feature of the twentieth century was the ideological conflict resulting from the emergence of communism. Teach the basic concepts collectivism, socialism, free market economy, capitalism, etc. Explore ideological conflicts before teaching Anthem. Have them present the society to the class by identifying the fundamental ideals and how the new society would function. What if they could press the reset button and start from scratch? Have the students engage in a thought experiment where they create an entirely new society. ) Explain that in Anthem, Ayn Rand imagines a society based on some interesting ideals and rules, including the abolition of singular personal pronouns (I, me, my, mine, his, her, etc.)Īsk students to identify the biggest problems of their society. Many authors have offered their hypothetical examples (“ Utopias Becoming Dystopias ” instructional video from. You may want to have students research different forms of government/society or the ideas of philosophers and authors. People are often trying to improve society in different ways, but there have also been revolutionary changes (some with disastrous consequences.) Get students thinking about society before teaching Anthem.Įxplain that for thousands of years philosophers and social scientists have been thinking about how to make a more perfect society. They also provide some (biased) teaching materials. I received eighty copies from their program, and it was very easy. Related post: Why You Should Teach Anthem by Ayn Rand Get free copies of the bookįor many years has offered free books for educators. I try to present the book in an unbiased way, so students can develop and defend their own ideas. Students are in the classroom to consider a variety of points of view. I have some strong opinions against many of Rand’s views, but that is one reason why I enjoy teaching the book. Whatever your personal views, be prepared to defend your approach in teaching Anthem. She has become the darling of hard-core capitalists who oppose social programs (even though Rand herself ultimately accepted her social security benefits ). Before starting the novella… Think about why you are teaching Anthem.Īnthem is an amazing novella by an ingenious woman who does not think much of women generally. I have grouped the ideas into before, during, and after reading sections. Here are some approaches that have helped me in teaching Anthem. Teaching Anthem by Ayn Rand offers excellent opportunities for both philosophical and literary exploration (even if you disagree with her themes). ![]() The gameplay of the game changes constantly and the player needs to participate in mini-games like endless runner and shoot-em-up. The main task of the player is to study the internal software shell of the gaming machine, where he got stuck and tried to escape the demon. Pony Island is a point-and-click game that simulates the operating system using the user interface. The main character gets help from the soul of a player already captured: he could not cope with the devil's trials. According to the idea, the player soon learns that the machine is infected with a certain demon, which captures the souls of players. The developer conceived it as an interactive arcade machine, which was called Pony Island. Game by the authorship of one person: Daniel Mullins. The game supports 3D mode, you need a suitable TV and stereoscopic glasses. Passing the game, you do not want to rush, you want to consider, to discover all its details, to admire them for your pleasure. Very cleverly put light makes the world deep, voluminous and alive. But when the hero breaks the wall with a ram or stumbles upon a mountain of treasures - the battering ram sounds like a battering ram, and the mountain is imposing. Very elegant, subtle, very realistic sounds - yes, realistic sounds of the magic world. Decisions can be more than one, and they can be composed of the skills of all three players.Įxquisite, delicate drawing of the world and characters. Alone and together they fight with enemies, solve puzzles and overcome obstacles on fifteen different levels. The magician, knight and thief were united by fate for the struggle for peace and the restoration of the kingdom. The king died and did not leave an heir, the kingdom fell into civil strife, the land in response to lawlessness and disorder brought to the surface hordes of monsters, increasing chaos. 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Try these 50 great games that are similar to Human Extinction Simulator, but stand out in their own awesome ways. Also, Desecration is a very useful combat spell to get, as you'll be facing a Theocrat. Vampiric Hunger is also a good upgrade, which can give your Frostling Royal Guards Greater Life Stealing with the help of your 2nd Racial Governance level. Sanhild the High Queen ( Frostling Arch Druid)įor research, Healers of the Dead is a Empire Upgrade you'll want soon.Fjarnor of Clan Kaldur ( Frostling Warlord).Firic of Clan Eldur ( Frostling Theocrat).Arvik the Dark ( Frostling Necromancer) (Player)."My name is Melenis" she said, "and I have come to give you your Clan back."Īnd around me I saw movement, my ancestors, twisting in the ice, struggling to break free, alive once more. And the I saw her, raven black hair, sharp features, an Elf. I demanded to know who was there, who had dared pollute this most sacred of halls with such blasphemy. "But what if they were not empty?" A woman's voice, from the shadows, "What if they were just waiting for someone? Someone with the will to call them back, someone to restore them to Glory?" Clan Varnheim has the greatest warriors among the Frostlings, but what worth are they now, empty shells of what they once were? I have spent countless hours talking to their silence, the moisture in my breath only thickening the ice between us. Frozen in ice, their dead faces watch over us, so we do not forget them and may live according to their example, in preparation for our reunion in death. I travelled to the Hall of the Forefathers, the sacred place where we bring the bodies of our greatest ancestors. The last of our clan might die, but we shall face our ancestors with pride. We will do battle on the plains of the heartland, we will shot them the bitter lessons we have learned from war. To see them there, fat on riches bought with the lives of my people, I challenged all three to a Blood Trial. When I presented myself before the High Queen, the other suitors mocked me, called me the Lord of Rubble and Bone. Zoki of clan Brago, wealthiest of the houses, Firic the Theocrat of Clan Eldur, Fjarnor, the Guardian of the Great Glacier three powerful lords vie for the High Queen's favor. A bond with the new High Queen, Sanhild, could restore my clan to greatness, but I knew I would not be alone in my ambitions. The other clans do not care about our sacrifices, they are eying our lands as spoils to be taken.Īs I approached Midwinter for the coronation, my heart grew heavy. But the price was to high, the peace the clans enjoy now was bought with the lives of our ancestors. ![]() When the Commonwealth poured into our lands, we held fast, staining the snow with their blood. ![]() We once stood firm, a great wall against invaders from the south. Whatever it will be, it will be decided now. I start this journal because I want to document for posterity the last days of Clan Varnheim, or its rebirth. |
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