![]() Photozone’s Markus Stamm calls it “an attractive. option for DX shooters looking for a dedicated macro lens. It’s rather light-weight and compact, delivers very sharp images wide open. All this comes with the added bonus of Nikon’s VR II optical stabilization.” Jim Fisher of PCMag, noting a bit of barrel distortion writes, “When it all shakes out, the barrel distortion is a quibble that won’t be noticeable in most images, and there’s no questioning the detail that can pick up. Roger Cicala, Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM A1 for Sony, LensRentals.Home Donate New Search Gallery Reviews How-To Books Links Workshops About Contact Markus Stamm, Micro Nikkor AF-S DX 85mm f/3.5 G ED VR - Review / Test Report, PhotozoneĬhris Gampat, Review: Sigma 18-35mm f1.8, The Phoblographer, July 16, 2013Įrez Marom, Macro Photography: Understanding magnification, DPReview, NovemJim Fisher, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G, PCMag, MaGary Wolstenholme, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM Interchangeable Lens Review, ePHOTOzine, April 26, 2010Ĭhris Gampat, Review: Nikon 85mm f1.8 G, The Phoblographer, ApGordon Laing, Nikkor AF-S VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G IF-ED, Camera LabsĪndrew Alexander, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5 EX DC HSM, Imaging Resource, SeptemNikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR AF-S Nikkor, Imaging Resource Szymon Starczewski, Nikon Nikkor AF-S 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR, MaGordon Laing, Nikkor AF-S DX 35mm f/1.8G, Camera LabsĪndy Westlake, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 35mm 1:1.8G DX review, DPReview, Maand it balances well on smaller Nikon SLRs.” Thomas at Camera Labs concludes, “Nikon’s Micro-Nikkor 85/3.5 is a very competent macro lens: it’s the cheapest stabilized macro-lens you can buy and it delivers very good performance with sharp images center to corner albeit with somewhat reduced contrast when wide open.” Noting that the best results are found at apertures of f/5.6 and narrower, he writes, “you should not worry too much about that: with larger magnifications you normally have to stop down to get a decent depth of field.”Īndy Hendriksen, What’s In My Bag: Andy Hendriksen Edition, The Phoblographer, FebruThe lens doubles as a short telephoto prime when working with non-macro subjects. Intro Specs Performance Compared Usage Recommendations MoreĪF-NIKKOR 35mm f/2D ( FX, DX and 35mm coverage, 52mm filters, 7.0 oz./200g, about $360 new or $330 ( gray-market) or about $225 used if you know How to Win at eBay). 6-sided prism ending in 6-sided pyramid (typical)Ģ.65 constant variable in impure varietiesĪmethyst is a purple variety of quartz often used as an ornament. The name comes from the Greek a ("not") and methustos ("to intoxicate"), a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness the ancient Greeks and Romans wore amethyst and made drinking vessels of it in the belief that it would prevent intoxication.Īmethyst is the purple variety of quartz, its chemical formula is SiO 2. In the 20th century, the color of amethyst was attributed to the presence of manganese. However, since it is capable of being greatly altered and even discharged by heat, the color was believed by some authorities to be from an organic source. Ferric thiocyanate was suggested, and sulfur was said to have been detected in the mineral. More recent work has shown that amethyst's coloration is due to ferric iron impurities. Further study has shown a complex interplay of iron and aluminium is responsible for the color. ![]() On exposure to heat, amethyst generally becomes yellow, and much of the citrine, cairngorm, or yellow quartz of jewelry is said to be merely "burnt amethyst." Veins of amethystine quartz are apt to lose their color on the exposed outcrop. Synthetic amethyst is made to imitate the best quality amethyst. ![]() Its chemical and physical properties are so similar to that of natural amethyst that it cannot be differentiated with absolute certainty without advanced gemological testing (which is often cost prohibitive). There is one test (which is not 100 percent certain) based on "Brazil law twinning" (a form of quartz twinning where right and left hand quartz structures are combined in a single crystal which can be used to identify synthetic amethyst rather easily. ![]() ![]() In theory however it is possible to create this material synthetically as well, but this type is not available in large quantities in the market. CompositionĪmethyst is composed of an irregular superposition of alternate lamellae of right-handed and left-handed quartz. It has been shown that this structure may be due to mechanical stresses. ![]()
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![]() Originally named Varius Avitus Bassianus, Elagabalus was renamed Marcus Aurelius Antoninus to give greater weight to his imperial claim. ![]() Elagabalus was successfully installed and for the next four years (AD 218-222) shamed his office with unspeakable acts of depravity and cruelty. The purpose of Maesa’s opposition to Macrinus was to secure the throne for her grandson, Elagabalus, a 14 year old boy priest who takes his name from the sun god he worshipped. Photo 3 shows an antoninianus of Macrinus with a reverse type of Salus. The latter coins, however, are very rare, and all antoniniani of Macrinus are scarce. During his brief tenure of office, Macrinus (AD 217-218) continued to issue the antoninianus, both in his own name and in that of his son, Diadumenian. Macrinus seized the purple and reigned for fourteen months before he, too, met his death at the hands of a rival faction led by Julia Domna’s sister, Julia Maesa. Less than three years after his introduction of the antoninianus, Caracalla was assassinated on the orders of Macrinus, prefect of the praetorian guard. Caracalla was not short of ideas for raising money he is remembered for his granting of Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Empire, which privilege rendered them liable to additional taxation. By this mechanism, the state stood to make a considerable profit over and above the normal fiscal revenue. His reason for doing so must surely have been to collect taxes in denarii, and issue new money in the form of reduced-weight antoniniani. An antoninianus of Domna is shown in photo 2. Caracalla, his commonly used nickname, is based on his predilection for wearing a long Gaulish cloak of that name, and serves to prevent any confusion with his distinguished but unrelated predecessors, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius.Ĭaracalla (AD 198-217) issued significant quantities of antoniniani, both in his own name and in that of his mother, the dowager empress, Julia Domna. The name of the coin is a relatively modern invention derived from the official name of the emperor responsible for its introduction, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. The source of this attribute can be seen on the reverse of the antoninianus of Caracalla shown in photo 1, which depicts Apollo with the sun’s rays surrounding his head. The latter is symbolic of the moon god, Luna, whereas the radiate crown is associated with the sun god, Apollo. When empresses or other female personages are portrayed on antoniniani, the radiate crown is replaced by a crescent under the bust. Since the time of Nero, this device had been employed (but not invariably) on dupondii to indicate their value of two bronze asses a relationship well attested by contemporary sources. In the absence of contemporary references to the new coin, the principal argument for valuing it as a double denarius stems from the emperor’s portrait, which is always depicted with a radiate crown. The large number of ‘official’ emperors reflects the almost continuous power struggle, and the technical and administrative improvements which are evident from the reign of Aurelian herald the re-establishment of central control. ![]() The coin’s progressive debasement, for example, clearly signals the economic decline, and the appearance of so many usurpers on the coins gives an insight into the political and military instability. ![]() In a very tangible way the antoninianus reflects the turbulence and crises experienced by the Empire during the dark days of the third century, and also the restoration of central control in its last quarter. It had been relegated to the bronze series and served as a minor denomination in a newly restructured coinage system. This represented more than a day’s pay for a legionary soldier of that time, and as the equivalent of 8 sestertii, 16 dupondii or 32 asses, the antoninianus was a valuable coin.Ī little less than one hundred years later, around AD 307, the last direct descendant of this denomination was being struck. At an average weight of around 5 grams, the coin weighed slightly more than one and a half times as much as the silver denarius, but was probably intended to circulate at twice its value. Towards the end of the year AD 214 the Roman emperor, Caracalla, introduced to the imperial monetary system a new denomination of silver coin which we now call the antoninianus. ![]() ![]() ![]() So all the big pro studios using outboard hardware are putting out stuff sub-par to home studios using plugins? I know that isn't completely apple to apples but to an extent it sounds like what you are saying. IMO, one more stage of DA AD isn't as big a deal as you make it sound. I'm not sure which interface you are using but I have a pretty old RME FF800 and I can't really say it makes all that much difference to be honest. I would like to throw in my opinion on whiteaxxxe's comment on the AD DA comment also. They are charging too much and upgrades between versions are pretty insane IMO too considering the buy in. When I bought Altiverb, it was by far the best thing out and now I think it's probably not worth the buy in price honestly. Unfortunately their IR's are the best out by far IMO. I like Altiverb but to be honest they sucked on getting the Windows v7 upgrade released.I'm not impressed with companies that take 2 years between the apple and windows version. I'm pretty sure some of the free convo reverbs are mono only so check. I think the M7 impulses are great sounding and honestly you don't have to buy Altiverb to use them, but you do need a stereo convo reverb to make sure they sound correct. I think the M7 implulses were done from the Bricasti presets so they should be close and you can make your own judgement. Download the zip file and play the original file and one of the busses that go along with each instrument and mute back and forth between the Altiverb and Bricasti tracks of the same preset. I included the original file with no reverb and only rendered the Altiverb/Bricasti files as busses only so you could mix them and volume match them yourselves and listen Altiverb buss vs Bricasti buss also. I used a vocal, a snare, and an acoustic to compare the two. Ok, did the files and made a Reaper project out of it. but surely it is amongst the things, I would buy at first when the money is at hand.Īll in all: Altiverb beats any hardware in all aspects. and I dont own Altiverb, but I never heard anything bad about it (except for the price. hardware always means you have to leave the computer with your signal, and that always means you are degrading your signal. this discussion is religious and has IMO nothing to do with real life. software is how much do the converters of hardware reverbs take part in the sound of those. ![]() The only point of discussion hardware vs. crap, expensive or way too large as in 10s of meters too large. in the case of springs, plates and chambers I have the same opinion as Fran Guidry (). and that is the only difference between software and hardware reverbs. if you use hardware reverb you have one DA step and one AD step in addition. The guys here need to stop attacking people's view and opinion, after my last brawl on gearslutz alot has changed over there.The hardware reverbs are software reverbs that come in their own tin box. Oh well, we can all agree that there are best kept secrets when it comes to everything even music and audio engineering? The guys here need to stop attacking people's view and opinion, after my last brawl on gearslutz about this same issue alot has changed over there. I believe we should respect each other and if someone needs something there's a way you ask politely and we can share and grow together. If everyone knows all these secrets there will be no food on the table of professional audio engineers, I don't mix for others by the way just myself and my record label. Spent thousands of dollars, made lots of mistakes to discover things I know now. I'll only tell a friend things that I know and not everyone. The audio interface I use is not popular, I got lucky, bought it and it changed my life then I wondered why no one talks about it cos it's a game changer! (A kept secret) I go on YouTube and there are few comments and views on their videos enough to turn you off. ![]() Click to expand.Oh well, we can all agree that there are best kept secrets when it comes to everything even music and audio engineering?Įven crack groups have internal releases that are not released and will never be. ![]() ![]() ![]() Learn more about its features and watch the trailer at. The game will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Metro Exodus will be released on 15 February 2019. One of them is Alexey Omelchuk, the series composer and the author of original music for Metro Exodus. The brilliant cooperation is invaluable in projects on this scale, all the more with great support of 4A Games and participation of genuine artists. This effect was achieved with the use of subtle details, such as lighting or tension-building framing. The environment retains the highest level of realism, but every location is also mysterious and seems almost magical. The studio created decrepit subway tunnels, a misty swamp, a city in the middle of a nuclear winter, a colourful taiga and even a desert. The protagonist meets a child with psychic powers who shows him a vision of things to come – resulting in a series of smooth shifts in time and place.įor Platige Image, the challenge was to design a variety of unique locations. The trailer stands out due to its unique storyline, which allowed Platige Image to showcase various locations while maintaining continuity of action. (Tomek Suwalski, screenwriter and director of the trailer) All parts of the production process were realised by the Platige Image team – from the concept and script, through creation of all the assets, stunt recordings, animation and rendering, to the sound editing and mixing. The fantastic nature of the Metro universe gave us the solution. We wanted to find a way to present not only the richness of the world, but also the motivation behind the journey which is about to start. Metro Exodus (Video Game 2019) photos, including production stills, premiere photos and other event photos, publicity photos, behind-the-scenes, and more. “The Metro series puts a strong emphasis on the story, so we also wanted the trailer to tell an alluring and coherent story, instead of simply showing parts of the game. This combination is also a distinctive feature of the trailer made by Platige Image for the game’s publisher, Deep Silver. The books, already recognized as modern classics, combine science-fiction with elements of magic and Eastern folklore. I hope fans will enjoy this new glimpse into Artyom’s world. Watching 4A Games take my characters off the page and put them onto the screen has been a privilege. Metro Exodus is the third game in the series based on the best-selling novels by Dmitry Glukhovsky. Aiming to be more than an overview of the upcoming attractions, the short film functions as a self-contained story that introduces the viewers to a rich science fantasy universe. From the menu options, choose “set as wallpaper.” Now decide whether you want to to use your new wallpaper as your home screen background, lock screen or both, and choose the appropriate option.From the claustrophobic tunnels of the Moscow underground, through a frozen city, to a radioactive desert – Platige Image’s trailer for the video game Metro Exodus takes viewers on a wondrous journey through post-nuclear Russia. Click on the image, then look to the upper right corner and click on the menu button (three vertical dots). Then open your gallery/photos app and from there open the “download” folder, where you will see the image you just downloaded. Now you will able to crop or arrange the image to your liking when it looks perfect, tap “set.” The only thing left to do is select whether you want the image to be your lock screen, home screen or both.and enjoy! Android: Choose one of our many exquisite wallpapers and download it by clicking on the yellow “download” button just below the image. Use the “share” button (looks like an arrow curving out of a box) and then select the “use as a wallpaper” button. Next choose “save image” from the options below, go to your Photos and find the image you just downloaded. Then tap on the image and hold for a few seconds. Now go back to your desktop and admire your new wallpaper! iPhone/iPad: Select a beautiful wallpaper and click the yellow download button below the image. On your computer, find the downloaded image and click on the photo. Then click Apple Menu > System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver > Desktop. Find the image on your computer, right-click it and then click “set as desktop background.” Now the only thing left to do is enjoy your new wallpaper! Mac: Find a wallpaper you love and click the blue “download” button just below. When you click the “download” button, the wallpaper image will be saved, most likely in your “downloads” folder. Just below the image you’ll see a button that says “Download.” You will also see your screen’s resolution, which we have figured out for you. ![]() ![]() ![]() There, the solar wind particles collide with oxygen and nitrogen atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere, causing it to glow which gives birth to the Northern lights. That causes solar wind particles stuck in the magnetosphere to flow along the field lines towards the polar regions of Earth. This rattling is observed by magnetometers like at the Leirvogur Magnetic Observatory. The solar wind causes Earth’s magnetic field to rattle. Auroras can then become very bright, colourful and dynamic. When the wind speed reaches this threshold, geomagnetic storms are very likely to occur. The normal steady stream of the constant solar wind is roughly 300 km/s (186 mps), but the fast-moving solar wind, flowing from coronal holes in the solar corona, is usually between 500-800 km/s (300-500 mps). The solar wind speed is measured by the DSCOVR satellite 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth. The faster the solar wind is moving, the likelier you are to see an intense northern lights display. The solar wind is a stream of charged particles, mostly electrons and protons, flowing from the Sun. Please note that the KP-Index can’t predict the strength of the Northern Lights, but it is still a great indicator about what we can expect during our hunt. Most often caused by powerful coronal mass ejections. Kp 9 – Intense storm – Aurorae seen around 40° latitude. ![]()
![]() ![]() It’s a jelly-based traditional Japanese sweets dessert that has a sweet and tangy flavor that everyone will love. If you’re looking for something new and different, this is the recipe for you. The anko is a great way to add a unique flavor to any dish and it’s always a hit with everyone who tries it. You can eat it by itself or use it in other recipes like dumplings or pancakes. The end result is a delicious paste that’s perfect for any occasion. This recipe is simple and easy to follow and it only requires a few ingredients like sugar, water, red beans, and salt. Mizu Yokan is the perfect dessert for anyone who loves the taste of sweet red bean paste. It almost looks like a flan too so you can get really creative with the finishing touches and different flavors you add to it. Top with some whipped cream and a cherry on top for the perfect finishing touch. You can either serve it cold or warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds before serving. Purin is made with an egg custard that is then poured into a mold and chilled until it sets. It’s a Japanese take on the classic dessert and it will have you coming back for more. If you’ve ever had creme caramel before then you’ll love this purin recipe. ![]() They’re perfect for any occasion and they’re sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. ![]() These cookies are light, fluffy, and absolutely delicious with a flavor that everyone will love. You might not have had cookies flavored with miso before but this recipe is definitely worth trying. Try some chocolate poured over it to really give it that pop of sweetness that you’ll love. If you really want to step your fake sushi game up you can add in a ton of different ingredients and it will still taste delicious. The best part is this banana sushi recipe is incredibly easy to make so you can get a ton ready if you have a bunch of guests coming over. You’ll also use a tortilla in order to wrap these up and the flavor combinations are classic but also exotic. This isn’t your classic sushi, this one is made with fresh bananas and a creamy peanut butter filling. It’s so simple to make that you don’t have to be familiar with Japanese cuisine to try it out. The colors alone will make you want to try this as soon as possible and if others get their hands on it you might not even be able to have any. Take a look at these Japanese deserts and pick your favorite so you’re ready the next time the craving hits.ĭango is a type of dumpling that is popular in Japan. The best part about these Japanese dessert recipes is that they won’t take you all night long in order to make them so you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy the rest of your night. Japanese sweets like the ones listed below will keep guests coming over again and again for those delicious flavors.Ī Japanese dessert won’t just blow your taste buds away, but it’ll also look just as beautiful. You’ll find all the classics like Japanese cake and Japanese pastries to satisfy your taste buds. There are some delicious Japanese desserts you can enjoy with your favorite Japanese dinner. However, there’s no need to eat something lame like a fortune cookie for dessert. Japanese food has become increasingly popular around the world, but most of the time, we are enjoying the main dishes and side dishes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Flash Player or an HTML5 supported browser is required for video playback. Operate the following commands one by one. Qupzilla has a setting Allow netscape plugins but seems to ignore the Flash. Various themes to suit the operating system Ad blocking with AdBlock. Now it is time to install QupZilla in our Ubuntu system.Ģ. Qupzilla It is based on WebKit, the Safari engine and Google Chrome, among others. POLL What are your favorite CPUs and GPUs for 2023 in Hardware Hangout. What about Speed Dial? This extension will help you to entry our favourite pages as fast as we want. QupZilla is a lightweight multiplatform web browser written in Qt Framework. The Ad Block extpansion can be used to save time and bandwidth consuming from advertisment in different websites. If we like can expand the power of Qup Zilla via plugins such as AdBlock , Speed Dial and many others. The recent version of QupZilla is 1.6.0 and we will install it in our machine. at least 2 GHz 64-bit processor at least 4 GB of system memory at least 25 GB of free disk space Minimum 8.6 GB other requirements may follow the. It’s not highly configurable but you seem to be able to add an infinite number of speedials and a scroll bar will appear as he number grows so navigation is simple. Firefox requires an addon for that but, like Opera, QupZilla has it baked in. Other than not opening in full screen (you have to manually resize it) I can’t fault it Finally, Speed Dial. All browsers have a print function and Chrome has an good preview facility but they should imitate QupZilla’s. Handy if we ever require to e-mail a whole page to a website admin to inoculate and highlight style and formatting errors. Save Page Screen is Qup Zilla’s name for it. The first is the ability to provide a screenshot of an full web page without the require for external tools. Qup Zilla has two other features that other browsers emulate. It had several crashes and a segmentation fault. The worst thing we can say about it is that it may have occasional stability issues. To standard features, Qup Zilla proposes Qup Zilla looks well, serves pages well and renders them fast and and has some features that just about mantain to leverage a niche for it in a crowded market. Qup Zilla is a new and very quick lightweight. ![]() Qup Zilla’s main intends is to be a very quick and very stable Qt Web Kit browser obtainable to everyone. We can manage RSS feeds with an regarded RSS reader, block ads with a builtin Ad Block block Flash content with Click 2 Flash and edit the local CA Certificates database with an SSL Manager. It involves bookmarks, history both also in sidebar and tabs. QupZilla is a new and exciting web browser designed for general users. Qup Zilla has all standard functions we expect from a web browser. But from its start, Qup Zilla has grown into a feature based browser. QupZilla is a WebKit-based web browser, just like Mozilla Firefox and several others. This project has been originally opened only for educational purposes. ![]() It plans to be a lightweight web browser through all major platforms. You can try another browser instead.Qup Zilla is a new and quick Qt Web Kit browser. And for security reason you should not use a previous version. QupZilla is a lightweight, open-source web for desktop computers. Firefox works, slowly but is still functional.Īnyway from Firefox 52 on, you can't use with a non SSE2 processor. What virtual operating systems do you support Opera 7. It's MX not antiX but I will test when I can. Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 55.0C mobo: N/A ID-1: /dev/sda model: SAMSUNG_HM160HC size: 160.0GB IF: N/A state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/AĬard-2: Broadcom BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller Network: Card-1: Broadcom BCM4401 100Base-T Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k3.16.0-4-686-pae Resolution: Renderer: Mesa DRI R100 (RV200 4C57) x86/MMX/SSE2 DRI2 GLX Version: 1.3Īudio: Card Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller that you will need in a browser (unless you have a specific requirements). Graphics: Card: Advanced Micro Devices RV200/M7 ĭisplay Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: ati,radeon (unloaded: modesetting,fbdev,vesa) Formerly known as Qupzilla, Falkon is a web browser based on QtWebEngine. Machine: Device: portable System: Dell product: Inspiron 5100 ![]() ![]() ![]() Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. There was no such thing as anorexia in Hong Kong before it was introduced by westernized medicine in the above book.Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Just as Kenji was influenced by Western greed, the hitwoman represents the rotting of eastern traditions by spreading Western values into cultures they don’t understand. What does it all mean? A great book called Crazy Like Us explains the toxic spreading of Western Ideology in Eastern countries. She collapses to the floor, with Ani holding her. Varrick admires her handy work, passes away, and Kate walks out into the night sky balcony leaning on Ani. Both with pistols in hand and V holding it tight into Ani’s temple, they both draw, shooting each other in the stomach. Kate has a standoff with the only family she has ever known. The older man kills his brother for hiring Varrick and Kate to try and kill him. ![]() Kijima and Kate storm the tower, along with 20 or so of the bossman’s Yakuza. Varrick takes Ani with her to the top floor of Kenji’s hideout. Even if Ani is mad at her, Kate knows she has to protect her from Varrick doing what he did to her. ![]() Varrick reveals that Kate left Ani without a family by killing most of them the last seven years. Kate, sparring the older man, finds Ani upset with her. She paid her way by being trained to be a killer. It’s revealed Varrick killed Kate’s parents years ago and took her in. Of course, Varrick pulls up to tell Ani all about it. He tosses evidence towards her feet, revealing that Varrick and Renji poisoned her because she couldn’t live to tell the tale (or let Kate walk away into retirement). He was betrayed by his family, just like Kate. The older man says that his brother, Kenji, ordered the hit to gain more power within the criminal organization. Was it for the killing in Osaka, she asks? No, he responds. She now has 24 hours to live and carries around six shots of adrenaline to help avenge her own death before it actually happens.Īfter hours of killing dozens of yakuza members, Kate finds the man she presumed was responsible for her impending death, Kijima. You see, when you take a “ Deuce Bigelow Male Gigolo” home from a bar (played by Michiel Huisman of The Flight Attendant or perhaps better known for Anna Kendrick really wanting to see his…), you better make sure the guy’s not poisoning your drink. Later, she apologizes to Varrick and promises to make it up to him. Was Kate supposed to kill Ani, the handler, or wait for the boss, Kijima, to get out of the car? In the sense that the kid’s head is not ripped off like the top of a Slim Jim and she kills the kid’s handler instead. Of course, in her first bat up in Osaka, we watch her hesitate as she is asked to place a bullet in between the eyes of a bratty pubescent teenager, Ani (Miku Patricia Martineau). They only have one rule: They don’t kill kids. He books the hits, and she performs them. Kate is a hitwoman who has been trained by her handler/father figure (is there any other kind?), Varrick (Woody Harrelson). Miller, said Kate, “ …will make for a killer double feature with Netflix’s Gunpowder Milkshake.” This article discusses the ending of the Netflix film Kate, so it contains spoilers. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() The actual bottleneck seems to be sending the vertex data to the GPU driver, presumably due to a memory transfer): In particular, chunk updates may have been affected by a change in rendering to use triangles instead of quads, meaning that each block face now takes 1.5 times more data and time to render quads were deprecated in OpenGL 3 so only triangles can be used (the GPU driver internally converts quads into triangles but my own experience shows that this has nearly no impact on performance even versions as old as 1.6.4 have a flag in the code that can be set to use triangles, which makes chunk updates about 1.5 times slower, which tells me why it was disabled by default. MC-219639 Performance loss after using OpenGL 3.2 core profile ![]() MC-164123 Poor FPS performance with new rendering engine Otherwise, there have been many reports of performance issues in 1.18 and other recent versions, some of which have been closed as "invalid", much as they closed similar issues dating back to 1.8: That said, this only affects chunk loading from disk in my experience slow chunk loading on the client is caused by slow rendering (the chunks are loaded but not visible, best seen by being able to stand in or see mobs wandering in them, as in this example chunk updates (in F3) will also be low), but everybody, even Optifine, just calls it chunk loading even if that isn't technically correct (you could perhaps call it loading chunks into GPU memory). ![]() ![]() You need to "optimize" the world, which will upgrade all chunks to the latest format, which has changed hugely over recent versions, especially in 1.13, which is when they added the option, and the complexity of the changes makes upgrading much slower (otherwise, chunks are upgraded on-the-fly as they are loaded there is advice to open a world in each update so it can be upgraded incrementally but but this will only update loaded chunks): ![]() |