Mel81x

If you have a Battle.Net ID that works better mine is - Mel81x (Mel81x#1780)

Now and then. I tend to play games really late into the night maybe on a Saturday or midweek.

It does get a bit messed somewhere down in the middle. I also think once you start to overthink it then things really start going south.

I figure by the end of March we're going to start getting more reports here. I've just been told that client visits are shut down and that everything has to be done over vid-conferencing. Shame as I quite like the campus my client has and they have a nice view from their rooftop.

If you liked that and want to read something even more fascinating read this. Same animal, different environments totally different punch outcome. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/when-the-medium-matters-the-mighty-mantis-shrimp-pulls-its-punch-in-air/

The way it smashes that shell. Brutal.

What did you think of the movie?

Don't know how true this is but that thread alone makes you wonder who actually knows what they are doing when it comes to this virus and how informed the public are on what needs to be done.

Excellent article which can spawn myriads of questions into how data and its usage in scenarios ultimately leads to a deeper understanding (even if its skewed to fit a purpose). I remember reading a Nassim Nicholas Taleb book called "Antifragile" that deals with how disorder creates scenarios of importance in situations where you'd least expect them to. This of course was backed by math and then by numbers but you then have to ask yourself how good the AI is ever going to be if it doesn't truly have all the data it needs to make that math work. Just because an equation works doesn't necessarily mean its being applied correctly. This is where that genius bastard Yoshua in Montreal made some serious inroads. His paper on neural networks and how they can be used to further learning by simply introducing metas into formulas as a way of testing learning is astounding (i'd recommend a read if you like formal languages and automata theory but it turns into a dull affair if you don't grasp that concept as hes not the kind of person who likes to do things which can be understood by people who dont have their fundamentals right). All said and done this is a part of AI that goes beyond what we think Machine Learning is going to be useful for. Just because a machine can churn out data based on what its given to produce results is still looking at the problem as a box versus a universe. I also think that statement about this being the last hurdle is ridiculous and the kind of thing you'd expect from someone at MIT or Columbia just because they themselves are victims of causality and trying to put it in a box with a limitation that math can solve when the reality is that there are way too many variables in play to truly say it will work without seeing everything (and that imo isn't happening for the next 100 years or maybe more just because of how much society and our living and understanding changes every day)

Not much really. He landed here on the 20th of Feb then flew out to Hyderabad on the 22nd. The government is going through the protocol of finding out who all he came in touch with but that's the latest news from here. No one wants to divulge the software company he works for just to be on the safe side but of course its not that simple. We'll find out more as it starts to develop. Bangalore airport hasn't bothered with any checking as I flew from Goa back to BLR but I suspect once this starts to gain a bit more traction they'll start this at the airports too. So far there are no confirmed cases of the virus in Bangalore.

Kinda wish he had stayed till the end of the season to see the first team win the league. He's been at the club since 2013 and I think anyone that's been around doing the kind of work they have at various levels would want to be around when the club lifts the cup and ends their 30 year drought. https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/academy/388913-neil-critchley-leaves-liverpool-u23s-role

I heard its good but I'll play it later in the day. Pre-ordered NiOh 2 this morning.

Andy: "Does Champions League not count?" Trent: "It's Sky Sports" LOL

@Dr. Gonzo Finally got the Caline power unit and I have to say its good. No ground noise, simple wiring and no fuss with the setup either. Powers pedals with no issues as well but I am going to give it two weeks before I finalize on it as the one that stays on the board.

What an expensive month for gaming. Lots of good titles coming out. NiOh 2 (PS) - This is the one I am most excited for Doom Eternal Ori and the Will of the Wisps Half Life: Alyx The Complex (I wont be getting this but its such an odd-ball concept I am curious how people react to it) Persona 5 Royal

I think that's a far more technical ban than this one. This guy has literally been abusing EA (not like everyone else doesnt want to) and also apparently started calling devs out and abusing them and spitting (which is a vile habit). This is why no one is really taking any stance here. EA is also pretty firm on what they've done and they don't care if one out of millions disappears from their platforms they've got so many others lining up. I would like to see Ninja's reaction to all this but in all honesty I don't think anyone is paying serious attention other than his followers.

Just wait till Microsoft gets that Scarlet online program working. They'll put Google to shame and have something with a good library behind it and then the game will really change. I think right now they are treading water behind Nintendo and Sony when it comes to actual console sales but thats never been what they are after. They want to bridge that PC/Console gap and it will come in another 5 years time when they get things right in the network space. Stadia, for all intents and purposes, is a great idea and its execution works fine in certain areas but as a whole its a failure and the biggest reason is its limited library coupled with how the internet works across the globe. If Microsoft spends next-gen moving their computing tech to the cloud with stability and pair it with their Xbox Online Services they'll have something the rest can't really compete with. But, thats a pipe-dream because they have serious issues with render models and other issues pertaining to how the stream service actually will work so until they figure those things out next-gen isn't coming to us but prior-gens can.

Glad the velcro suggestion worked out. 9/10 times you'll see people putting velcro tape and then I think about what happens when its not on the board and you have to replace it what then? After that much time and more importantly heat the velcro glue becomes a part of the metal base plate then you're left dealing with all kinds of other issues you don't need. As for power requirements yeah its going to take a lot of power and I wanted something good so I hunted around there were really only two power supply units I really liked - TrueTone 1Spot Pro CS12 (there really is nothing like this anywhere else with maybe Strymon coming close) and then the Voodoo Labs Mondo. Its just sheer luck that I saw the Caline and then did some reading and saw other products they made and said maybe this will work for me. I am also going to ditch the tuner block now as I finally figured out how to use the tuner on the MS3 (it was staring me in the face the whole time) so thats one pedal less and more space to put pre and post pedals like the SpectraComp, Spark, Darkglass Vint and the Strymon Timeline with whatever else I want to fit in the block. The Boss's compressor is also quite nice and has a regular Comp and a B. Comp as well. I also have the option of doing A, B, A/B or Stereo so I can actually setup both pedal lines (guitar/bass) and then based on the MS3 patch it will do the routing accordingly. I just got my cable extenders and now all I am waiting for is the power supply then a little strapping, locking and tape application before its ready for use. I am actually quite excited that I was able to even build this as I remember a time when you wanted anything for a Bass guitar you'd literally only find pedals that were massive and now with TCE leading the way you have these micro pedals that are so so powerful its unbelievable. You can have a Hall of Fame, Sub N Up and Spectra comp that are about the size of 1 1/2 Boss standard pedal widths and they all have far more under the hood from a config standpoint than most pedals. Of course you buy the original size ones and the board will just get cluttered but I am using this for gigging not recording so I don't really care. I love my MXR power brick and I've used it so much over the years but its time to retire it to home-use only and I will take the pedals feed them back to my FocusRite and use it for riff practice and lick writing.

And you get a slimmer unit too. Don't get my wrong I love my MXR ISO but that thing is more for a much more compact pedal board without something requiring a lot of horse power (think Acoustic Sets) but for something that needs heavy driving it isn't going to cut it. P.S. I was going to get a Voodoo Mondo and was ready to buy it too then said dont be silly and just try this out.

Well I am going to find out soon. The thing is ridiculously cheap and I figured I'll just run some smaller pedals on it to hear noise and if it all fails I can just return it. They also claim the outputs are isolated and from my experience with some chinese products its all hit and miss. You either get pure quality or pure junk.

@Dr. Gonzo ever hear of anyone using a CALINE power supply for their pedal boards? I realized the MXR was never going to properly power the BOSS MS3 so now a new hunt begins for a compact power supply. The TrueTone one is nice but man is it big.

Also, if you're interested in how games are drawn and in particular how some companies make their games look close to Anime and their artwork give this a watch. Even if you hate anime and even if you think fighting games are trash you have to admire the fact that the team behind the work for these games achieved what they did while keeping the stylistic elements similar to the original works. It is a tad bit long but I think its great for anyone looking at character design and modeling.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/02/the-nuclear-option-ea-bans-abusive-fifa-player-from-all-of-its-games/ Good. Getting rid of these entitled streamers is the only way to clean up the trash that pollutes the community. Good at a game? Good. Starts abusing players and the company making the game? Get banned. Do it repeatedly? Get banned for life from not just the game but the entire company's platform. It's what they deserve really. I am sure he'll move onto another game but as they say "cant take a tiger out of the jungle" and he'll get banned there eventually too.

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/02/24/cheetah-cubs-born-columbus-zoo-in-vitro-fertilization-mh-orig.cnn/video/playlists/atv-trending-videos/ They managed to use invitro fert to help aid in the birth of two cheetah cubs. This will certainly help their dwindling numbers in Africa.