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On October 1, Profoto released a new speedring that makes the RFi softboxes compatible with speedlights of most brands. Jeremiah Stanley brought it with him to shoot some cowboys at a rodeo in Florida. Here is his story.
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word "Florida"? We are guessing it is not cowboys, right? But that is something Jeremiah Stanley wants to change with his most recent portrait series.
"A 45 minute drive from where I live there is a small town called Williston where the western culture is very prominent, " says Jeremiah. "People wear cowboy hats, there are tractors on the roads – they even have rodeos, which obviously isn't something you'd normally associate with Florida. So, the idea was to go to this rodeo, set up some seamless and take some nice portraits of these nice people and this fascinating culture."
Jeremiah had already started planning the shoot when he stumbled across our blog post asking for volunteers to try a not yet released Light Shaping Tool for speedlights. The announcement sparked Jeremiah's interested, and the email he sent us sparked ours. Two weeks later he arrived at the Williston rodeo with the then yet to be released RFi Speedlight Speeding and a brand new Softbox RFi Octa 5' in his bag.
You got to pick any RFi softbox you wanted. Why did you pick the five-foot octa and a Softgrid?
"I choose an octa because I like the round catch light they create. Square catch lights look fake to me. I choose the largest size of octa you guys have because I wanted a large and soft good-quality light. Also, I asked for the Softgrid because I'm a bit of a control freak when it comes to light. I want to know exactly where all my lights are going, and the Softgrid gives me that control."
Was the Softbox RFi Octa 5' the only light source you used for these shots?
"No. I did however use the same setup for all of the shots. The Softbox RFi Octa 5' was always my main light. The octa was mounted on the RFi Speedlight Speedring together with two speedlights and radio receivers and placed eight feet up high, camera left. I also had a third speedlight with a really small softbox mounted on a boom right above the subjects. This was my hair light. Finally, I had a silver reflector on the opposite side of the octa, pumping back some of the light and lightening up the shadows."
You mentioned that you used you used the same setup for all of the shots?
"We really had two shots we wanted to get with each subject, so our lighting game plan and recipe had to make two really great portraits with each subject without having to adjust the lights constantly. I think we were able to accomplish that. The only exception was, of course, the horse. That horse was huge, so I had to remove the hair light, or he was going to knock it over…."
The five-foot octa was enough to light up the entire horse?
"Yup. As I said before, I picked the largest octa because I wanted a soft, clean and even light. What I didn't want was a gimmicky or obvious light. The people at the rodeo were such strong characters. I wanted to portray them in a way that felt natural and made their personalities shine through."
So, would you say that the RFi Speedlight Speedring made your job easier?
"Yes, definitely. First of all, you obviously need a lot of power to light up such a large softbox, so being able to attach not one but two speedlight to the bracket was a great help. Also, having two lights gave me a much more even light spread, plus it allowed me to set the speedlights to 1/4 power, which in turn meant that the lights would recycle faster and allow me to shoot at a much higher speed. Once you're there on the shoot with the person that you're shooting standing right in front of you, you really don't want to waste more time than absolute necessary waiting for the flash."
You also mentioned that you attached your radio receivers to the RFi Speedlight Speedring?
"Yes, and this is something I couldn't do with my old speedring. I used to attach the receivers with homemade pieces of Velcro. Needless to say, it wasn't optimal…"
See more of Jeremiah's work at his website. You should also check out the website of Trove Studio that filmed and edited the video.
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The term nostalgia describes a yearning for the past, often in idealised form. - wiki
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Antibiotic That Appears To Control Phobias May Also Be Useful In Treating Addiction
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- November 7, 2007
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- Scientists now provide further evidence that a drug known as D-cycloserine could play a role in helping to extinguish the craving behaviors associated with drug addiction. Their study found that mice treated with D-cycloserine were less likely to spend time in an environment where they had previously been trained to expect cocaine than mice treated with a placebo.
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory provide further evidence that a drug known as D-cycloserine could play a role in helping to extinguish the craving behaviors associated with drug addiction. Their study found that mice treated with D-cycloserine were less likely to spend time in an environment where they had previously been trained to expect cocaine than mice treated with a placebo.
"Since the association between drugs and the places where they are used can trigger craving and/or relapse in humans, a medication that could aid in the reduction or even extinction of such responses could be a powerful tool in the treatment of addiction," said Carlos Bermeo, a Stony Brook University graduate student working under the direction of Brookhaven Lab neuroscientist Panayotis (Peter) Thanos. Bermeo will present these results in a talk at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at 11 a.m.
D-cycloserine was originally developed as an antibiotic. But it has also been shown to extinguish conditioned fear in pre-clinical (animal) studies, and has been successfully tested in human clinical trials for the treatment of acrophobia (fear of heights). This finding led several researchers to wonder whether D-cycloserine could extinguish drug-seeking behaviors as well.
In 2006, a group of scientists not affiliated with Brookhaven Lab tested this hypothesis in rats. They found that D-cycloserine facilitated the extinction of "cocaine conditioned place preference" - the tendency for the animals to spend more time in a chamber where they had been trained to expect cocaine than in a chamber where they had no access to the drug.
The Brookhaven study builds on the previous work and adds information on the drug dose effect, the lasting properties of the treatment, and the locomotor effects of this compound.
Bermeo and Thanos' group worked with C57bL/c mice. Animals were first trained to receive cocaine in a particular environment. Once conditioned place preference was established (that is, animals willingly spent more time in a cocaine-paired environment than in a "neutral" environment), the mice were treated with either D-cycloserine or saline and allowed to spend forty minutes in either the previously cocaine-paired environment (with the drug no longer available) or the neutral environment.
"This paradigm would be analogous to a clinical approach where the addict is returned to the environment that previously was the place of drug use (e.g., the neighborhood or home), but this time with no drug available," said Thanos. "Reduced seeking of the drug in the same environment - that is extinction behavior - is a great indicator of future success in treatment and reduced chance of relapse," he added.
Mice treated with D-cycloserine showed less preference for the cocaine-paired environment and did this more rapidly than mice treated with saline. The low dose (15 milligrams D-cycloserine per kilogram of body weight, given intraperitonially) showed a 10 percent decrease in time spent in the previously cocaine-paired environment, and the high dose (30 mg/kg i.p.) showed a 17 percent decrease in the time spent in the previously cocaine-paired environment. The high dose produced a more pronounced and consistent extinction than the lower dose.
Interestingly, animals treated with the high dose of D-cycloserine exhibited lower locomotor activity compared to both the low-dose D-cycloserine group and the saline-treated animals. These two groups exhibited similar levels of locomotor activity. This indicates that dosing may have to be fine tuned to achieve optimal efficacy with minimum side effects.
"It's important to remember that these are very preliminary results from a small animal study," Thanos cautions. "Much further research will be required before testing this drug in humans. But it is inspiring to know that this drug may show promise in treating cocaine addiction, which continues to take a toll on society and for which no pharmacological treatment currently exists."
This work was supported by the Intramural Research Program of National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism at the National Institute of Health (NIH), and by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research within the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science.
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Virtual Tours, Home Shortages, and Other Ways Real Estate Has Changed Going into 2021
Two things you can always count on at this time of year: A recap of the past year, and predictions about the one that's about to begin. Since 2020 was...let's call it unpredictable...forecasts for 2021 are sure to generate a lot of interest.
Real estate professionals, along with homebuyers and homesellers, are particularly interested in how the housing market, the economy, and the ways in which human behavior will shape the coming year. Here are a few of the changes we expect to see in 2021.
Change in Circumstance = Change of Address
We can't think of anything in recent history that has more of an impact on how people view their homes than the pandemic. Millions were forced to stay at home, work from home, and educate their children at home. It's no surprise that many found their living spaces lacking in one way or another. Home sales were up in 2020 and we expect that to continue in 2021.
The Buyer's View: The current work-from-home culture is here to stay for many people. People will look for homes with more space, or at least more efficient use of space. More importance will be placed on home offices, eat-in kitchens, and indoor and outdoor recreational spaces for the family.
Older millennials are set to enter their 30s, a time when many people look to abandon cramped apartment living and buy a house. Provided they've weathered the economic bumps and have maintained steady incomes, we expect to see plenty of first-time buyers in 2021.
The Seller's View: Those who already own homes many decide to upsize or downsize in 2021 for the same reasons. And thanks to remote working, the "someday" dream of living in the suburbs or in a rural setting might be possible now. There's talk of some urban areas emptying out as people no longer need to live in close proximity to their jobs. Meanwhile, those who've always wanted to live in the city are finally able to find property available there.
Sadly, some will need to sell due to job loss or a change in financial circumstances. The good news is that it's a seller's market and that is expected to continue. And old rules-of-thumb such as "springtime is the best time to sell" are no longer true across the board. These days, any time is a good time to put a house on the market.
The Real Estate Agent's View: There should be no lack of work for agents in 2021. They will, however, need to listen to their clients more than ever. Buyers and sellers experiencing lifestyle or financial changes might have long wishlists or unrealistic expectations. It will be up to agents to tune into their needs to find them what they're looking for, and in some cases be the voice of reason about what they can afford.
Demand and Prices Will Stay High
Houses sold quickly in 2020, keeping inventory low. And multiple offers and bidding wars seemed to be the rule rather than the exception. A roundup of expert opinions in a recent Forbes article agrees that this trend will continue in 2021.
The Buyer's View: Buyers need to be ready for competition once they find a house they like and get pre-approved for financing before they even start to look. Higher prices overall might prevent first-time-buyers from getting that starter home. Buyers need to beware of getting caught up in a bidding war and paying more than a house is worth. With low inventory, they may need to reevaluate their list of must-haves, keep expectations realistic, and be ready to compromise.
When there are multiple offers, it's helpful if buyers are willing to waive some contingencies. A large down payment or if possible, paying cash can help sweeten the deal too.
The Seller's View: Homeowners who spent 2020 debating whether or not to put their house on the market might find 2021 the time to go for it. They will still need to do the usual things to get their house ready, such as making repairs and updating.
A seller's market is great for finding a buyer or even getting multiple offers, but there's a downside too. Sellers will find themselves facing the same lack of inventory when they look for their new home. Good timing will be important, as will finding the best offer. That may not be the highest dollar amount, but the deal that will close quickly and smoothly.
The Real Estate Agent's View: Inventory will remain tight, but the market could get a boost from three sources: homeowners who have to move due to some of the circumstances we mentioned above, those who held back selling in 2020 but are now ready to go, and new construction. New construction is on trend to grow. The only wrinkles that might affect the new construction market are the higher cost and scarcity of building materials, and a possible labor shortage. As long as builders can overcome those obstacles, there should be plenty of new homes for sale.
While higher sales prices mean good commissions, getting to closing will take a lot of work for agents. Multiple offers could see clients missing out on a home and going back to square-one. But this is where the go-getters can shine: Finding solutions for clients and putting negotiating skills to good use.
One thing that will most likely impact buyers, sellers, and real estate agents in 2021 is a longer-than-normal wait for closing. The busy market and continuing low interest rates have lenders swamped in 2020. It will take some time for them to catch up with the backlog.
Technology Takes Centerstage
Searching online for a home has become common in the past decade, but the pandemic has made it a necessity. Not only can buyers check out listings, but they can take virtual tours and fill out paperwork electronically. Real estate technology has changed the way people buy and sell houses, and that is not going to change in 2021, in fact, it will become the norm.
The Buyer's View: Buyers can narrow down their search when house hunting from the comfort of their own homes. High quality professional photos, 3D virtual tours, and even today's map software make home shopping much easier than it once was.
Spending a Saturday hitting a dozen open houses, however, wasn't possible in 2020, and might be out of the question for some time. Instead, visiting a house in person is now typically by appointment only, and with social distancing protocols in place. It's helpful for a buyer to have a very clear idea of what will and will not work for them, so they can make the best use of their, and their agent's time.
The Seller's View: Decreasing open houses or eliminating them altogether might seem like a bad thing, but it might actually work in the seller's favor. Buyers who come to see the house in person are more likely to be serious and ready to buy.
Sellers and buyers will both notice a difference in how closings work. Regulations are changing to allow for remote services like electronic signatures and even curbside closings. These may prove to become business-as-usual due to their speed and convenience.
The Real Estate Agent's View: By-appointment-only showings will fill up the space in realtors' calendars left by fewer open houses. Since this new environment will weed out those who aren't completely ready to buy or sell, the majority of the agent's time can be dedicated to those who are.
They also need to be on the top of their virtual marketing game. They will be the driving force behind the staging and professional photos and videos. Many agents produce their own, personalized video tours that they can then share on social media.
Get Ready for 2021
Yes, after 2020, there is still a lot of uncertainty. People will continue to grapple with the pandemic, an uncertain economy, and the unknown of a new administration. But by all accounts, the real estate market will be thriving in 2021.
Whether you're buying or selling, take the first step and find an experienced real estate professional. Our agents at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties can guide you through the changes.
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Emerging Technology Is Changing How You Can Do Business
3 min readI love technology, and we're fortunate to be living at a time when most of us are experiencing the great evolution of technology. For instance, we have cars that are out on our streets driving themselves. We have incredible advances in medicine and have eradicated diseases. And, as the U.S. shifts from government to public and private partnerships, I'm sure that we're going to see incredible achievements in the space industry as humanity seeks to create a society that will thrive beyond the boundaries of Earth. The success of the reusable rocket by SpaceXin 2017 is a step in the right direction. However, technology can also be straightforward and affect our daily lives and businesses.
Zoom Room
In my company, one of the technologies that have fundamentally shifted how my team, client and our vendors relate to each other and work is Zoom. Zoom is one of the top video and web conferencing platforms on the market.
I love the technology because my team is spread out across the U.S. and even in Europe. Every single week we're getting online with prescheduled or unscheduled Zoom meetings in our conference room, which we now call the Zoom room. People can join us at a moment's notice from anywhere they have internet access using their desktops, tablets or smartphones.
OWL Labs
After using Zoom for a couple of months, we went one further for one-touch conferencing, which is supported by OWL Lab 360 degree camera and microphone. What does that mean? It means that attending one of our video conferences is a much more dynamic experience.
Instead of seeing a flat look into the conference room, which is not only dull but can have people outside of the Zoom room miss subtle body language or even missed discussion points, the OWL Lab camera and microphone follows the speaker. That means that the moment someone begins to speak, the camera and microphone immediately rotate and focus on that individual, making the discussion much more animated and dynamic. If you want to see what we're doing and how it works, take a look at the OWL Labs experience.
What People Are Saying
Our team loves the technology, and everyone is pleased to get on a conference call because it is the next best thing to having people actually in the same room. In addition, the technology is regularly used for screen shares, and productivity has increased exponentially.
However, as an entrepreneur and businessman, one of the best compliments we've received come from our clients and partners. Quite simply, they've been wowed, and we're always getting new comments about how "forward thinking," "ingenious" and "practical" we are in our use of technology.
I'm a big believer that you have to embrace all of the resources at your disposal and in the modern era, that includes technology. One of the best things you can do for yourself and your business is to embrace technology, even something as simple as the platforms you use for video conferencing.


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But it struck a chord with other disillusioned art-school vets, so Clowes felt it imperative to flesh out the original. For those of us who adore Clowes' and Zwigoff's work, together and separately, news of their collaboration seemed reason for celebration. Their adaptation of Clowes' graphic novel Ghost World five years ago was smart, sly, and ultimately heartfelt -- it dripped with affection for these two outcast girls wrestling with the emotions, angst, stirrings and pressures that build as bodies bloom and minds expand. But Zwigoff needed little prompting: Clowes' original work had as much guts as heart; it was a comic book that felt more palpable than most documentaries. Then, for Zwigoff, came 2003's Bad Santa, which bore the smudge and grime of old underground comics; it was Little Rascals by way of Zwigoff's old pal and collaborator Robert Crumb, all sexed up and screwed up in a thoroughly debauched and delightful way.
Art School Confidential tries to split the difference between its two predecessors: It's a coming-of-age tale dipped in smut and funk, a story of awakening and enlightenment that just wants to be a dirty joke. And it works for a good while -- probably half of the movie, during which it's a dingy, messy, sophomoric bit of fun without pretensions of being anything more than Animal House for the avant-comics set.
Jerome (Max Minghella) is a goofy, cocky twerp who figures, like all high school outsiders more likely to get punched than laid, that college will change his entire life. He's waiting for the moment when he gets into Strathmore Institute, which has sent Jerome a pamphlet full of pretty-girl promises. He keeps the Strathmore literature in his pocket especially because of its picture of one girl: Audrey (Sophia Myles), she of unattainable movie-starlet beauty. And should Strathmore also teach him how to be a better painter, so much the better . . . but really, getting laid is the first order of business, except that beatnik art chicks and seemingly innocent suburban girls prove no suitable replacement for Audrey. They're all just a different brand of nuts.
Clowes gets right that phenomenon any student will recognize, because it's such a cliché: the teacher who teaches because there is no other viable option left. John Malkovich, as Professor Sandiford (who was painting triangles before anyone, he boasts), beautifully pegs that blank, defeated, don't-give-a-shit stare every instructor gets when he realizes he's forever trapped talking to kids who think they're better than he is (and probably are). "I don't have any great wisdom to impart to you people other than these four magic words," he tells them: "Don't have unrealistic expectations." Further down the has-been food chain is drunken master Jimmy (Jim Broadbent), who's rotting away in his squalid apartment while zoned out on slivovitz.
But just as the movie settles into a nice, nasty-with-a-grin rhythm -- Jerome finds a screw-up buddy in cynical, scared dropout Bardo (Joel David Moore); he meets and befriends Audrey, who introduces him to a sophisticated, grown-up world of art and commerce -- it takes a dreadfully wrong turn toward nothing less than a murder mystery involving a campus serial killer. It's there from the very beginning, but only hinted at -- used as a joke, not the very plot device that hijacks the movie at the halfway point and steers it wildly off course before crashing into a predictable payoff.
Clowes is trying to say something about the value of art, about how only the stupendously undeserving and egregiously hackneyed garner the adoration and fortunes that belong to The Truly Great. But so what? Infamy's always been more valuable than fame; it lasts longer and brings more at auction. Art School Confidential is so much better when it plays like a dirty joke with some heart (like Bad Santa, which only pretended it didn't care) -- when it satirizes and damns and even gives little pecks on the cheek to an experience that made Clowes what he is (or isn't, whatever). But as soon as it tries to be about something -- as soon as it stops entertaining and starts judging -- the grin collapses into a grimace. It all feels so fetid, so familiar, and the outside-the-lines masterpiece turns into one more connect-the-dots commodity.


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Why Upgrade to GPLv3
by Richard StallmanVersion 3 of the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) has been released, enabling free software packages to upgrade from GPL version 2. This article explains why upgrading the license is important.
First of all, it is important to note that upgrading is a choice. GPL version 2 will remain a valid license, and no disaster will happen if some programs remain under GPLv2 while others advance to GPLv3. These two licenses are incompatible, but that isn't a fundamental problem.
When we say that GPLv2 and GPLv3 are incompatible, it means there is no legal way to combine code under GPLv2 with code under GPLv3 in a single program. This is because both GPLv2 and GPLv3 are copyleft licenses: each of them says, "If you include code under this license in a larger program, the larger program must be under this license too." There is no way to make them compatible. We could add a GPLv2-compatibility clause to GPLv3, but it wouldn't do the job, because GPLv2 would need a similar clause.
Fortunately, license incompatibility matters only when you want to link, merge or combine code from two different programs into a single program. There is no problem in having GPLv3-covered and GPLv2-covered programs side by side in an operating system. For instance, the TeX license and the Apache license are incompatible with GPLv2, but that doesn't stop us from running TeX and Apache in the same system with Linux, Bash and GCC. This is because they are all separate programs. Likewise, if Bash and GCC move to GPLv3, while Linux remains under GPLv2, there is no conflict.
Keeping a program under GPLv2 won't create problems. The reason to migrate is because of the existing problems that GPLv3 will address.
One major danger that GPLv3 will block is tivoization. Tivoization means certain "appliances" (which have computers inside) contain GPL-covered software that you can't effectively change, because the appliance shuts down if it detects modified software. The usual motive for tivoization is that the software has features the manufacturer knows people will want to change, and aims to stop people from changing them. The manufacturers of these computers take advantage of the freedom that free software provides, but they don't let you do likewise.
Some argue that competition between appliances in a free market should suffice to keep nasty features to a low level. Perhaps competition alone would avoid arbitrary, pointless misfeatures like "Must shut down between 1pm and 5pm every Tuesday," but even so, a choice of masters isn't freedom. Freedom means you control what your software does, not merely that you can beg or threaten someone else who decides for you.
In the crucial area of Digital Restrictions Management (DRM)—nasty features designed to restrict your use of the data in your computer—competition is no help, because relevant competition is forbidden. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and similar laws, it is illegal, in the US and many other countries, to distribute DVD players unless they restrict the user according to the official rules of the DVD conspiracy (its web site is www.dvdcca.org/, but the rules do not seem to be published there). The public can't reject DRM by buying non-DRM players because none are available. No matter how many products you can choose from, they all have equivalent digital handcuffs.
GPLv3 ensures you are free to remove the handcuffs. It doesn't forbid DRM, or any kind of feature. It places no limits on the substantive functionality you can add to a program, or remove from it. Rather, it makes sure that you are just as free to remove nasty features as the distributor of your copy was to add them. Tivoization is the way they deny you that freedom; to protect your freedom, GPLv3 forbids tivoization.
The ban on tivoization applies to any product whose use by consumers is to be expected, even occasionally. GPLv3 tolerates tivoization only for products that are almost exclusively meant for businesses and organizations.
Another threat that GPLv3 resists is that of patent deals like the Novell-Microsoft pact. Microsoft wants to use its thousands of patents to make users pay Microsoft for the privilege of running GNU/Linux, and made this pact to try to achieve that. The deal offers rather limited protection from Microsoft patents to Novell's customers.
Microsoft made a few mistakes in the Novell-Microsoft deal, and GPLv3 is designed to turn them against Microsoft, extending that limited patent protection to the whole community. In order to take advantage of this protection, programs need to use GPLv3.
Microsoft's lawyers are not stupid, and next time they may manage to avoid those mistakes. GPLv3 therefore says they don't get a "next time." Releasing a program under GPL version 3 protects it from Microsoft's future attempts to make redistributors collect Microsoft royalties from the program's users.
GPLv3 also provides users with explicit patent protection from the program's contributors and redistributors. With GPLv2, users rely on an implicit patent license to make sure that the company which provided them a copy won't sue them, or the people they redistribute copies to, for patent infringement.
The explicit patent license in GPLv3 does not go as far as we might have liked. Ideally, we would make everyone who redistributes GPL-covered code give up all software patents, along with everyone who does not redistribute GPL-covered code, because there should be no software patents. Software patents are a vicious and absurd system that puts all software developers in danger of being sued by companies they have never heard of, as well as by all the megacorporations in the field. Large programs typically combine thousands of ideas, so it is no surprise if they implement ideas covered by hundreds of patents. Megacorporations collect thousands of patents, and use those patents to bully smaller developers. Patents already obstruct free software development.
The only way to make software development safe is to abolish software patents, and we aim to achieve this some day. But we cannot do this through a software license. Any program, free or not, can be killed by a software patent in the hands of an unrelated party, and the program's license cannot prevent that. Only court decisions or changes in patent law can make software development safe from patents. If we tried to do this with GPLv3, it would fail.
Therefore, GPLv3 seeks to limit and channel the danger. In particular, we have tried to save free software from a fate worse than death: to be made effectively proprietary, through patents. The explicit patent license of GPLv3 makes sure companies that use the GPL to give users the four freedoms cannot turn around and use their patents to tell some users, "That doesn't include you." It also stops them from colluding with other patent holders to do this.
Further advantages of GPLv3 include better internationalization, gentler termination, support for BitTorrent, and compatibility with the Apache license. All in all, plenty of reason to upgrade.
Change is unlikely to cease once GPLv3 is released. If new threats to users' freedom develop, we will have to develop GPL version 4. It is important to make sure that programs will have no trouble upgrading to GPLv4 if and when we write one.
One way to do this is to release a program under "GPL version 3 or any later version." Another way is for all the contributors to a program to state a proxy who can decide on upgrading to future GPL versions. The third way is for all the contributors to assign copyright to one designated copyright holder, who will be in a position to upgrade the license version. One way or another, programs should provide this flexibility for future GPL versions.


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The files are not prepped with bookmarks and the list obviously needs something like a table of contents because right now you can only click and guess. Still, I thought it would be good to post these now, just because they are so amazing.
What do they show? Well, that there was a thriving chant movement in the "old days," that it was working very hard, that it was putting out great material, that progress was being made. I do think there are reasons why its roots weren't deep enough to head off the onslaught but that is for another day.


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MADISON, Wis. — U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher, a key Republican congressman who has spearheaded House pushback against the Chinese government, announced Saturday that he won't run for a fifth term. The announcement comes just days after he angered his fellow Republicans by refusing to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
The GOP has been looking to oust Mayorkas as a way to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. A House impeachment vote Tuesday fell just one vote short. Gallagher was one of three Republicans who opposed impeachment. His fellow Republicans surrounded him on the House floor in an attempt to change his mind, but he refused to change his vote.
Record numbers of people have been arriving at the southern border as they flee countries around the globe. Many claim asylum and end up in U.S. cities that are ill-prepared to provide for them while they await court proceedings. The issue is potent line of attack for Donald Trump as he works toward defeating President Biden in November's elections.
Gallagher wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed published after the vote that impeachment wouldn't stop migrants from crossing the border and would set a precedent that could be used against future Republican administrations. But the impeachment vote's failure was a major setback for the GOP. Wisconsin Republicans began mulling this week whether Gallagher should face a primary challenger.
Gallagher did not mention the impeachment vote in a statement announcing his retirement, saying only that he doesn't want to grow old in Washington.
"The Framers intended citizens to serve in Congress for a season and then return to their private lives," Gallagher said. "Electoral politics was never supposed to be a career and, trust me, Congress is no place to grow old. And so, with a heavy heart, I have decided not to run for re-election."
He told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the backlash over the impeachment vote did not play a role in his decision.
"I feel, honestly, like people get it, and they can accept the fact that they don't have to agree with you 100%," he told the newspaper, adding later in the interview: "The news cycle is so short that I just don't think that stuff lasts."
Voicemails The Associated Press left at his offices in Washington and Wisconsin on Saturday weren't immediately returned.
Gallagher, a former Marine who grew up in Green Bay, has represented northeastern Wisconsin in Congress since 2017. He spent last year leading a new House committee dedicated to countering China. During the committee's first hearing, he framed the competition between the U.S. and China as "an existential struggle over what life will look like in the 21st century."
Tensions between the two countries have been high for years, with both sides enacting tariffs on imports during Trump's term as president. China's opaque response to COVID-19, aggression toward Taiwan and the discovery of a possible spy balloon floating across the U.S. last year have only intensified lawmakers' intent to do more to block the Chinese government.
Chinese officials have lashed out at the committee, accusing its members of bias and maintaining a Cold War mentality.
Gallagher was one of the highest-profile Republicans considering a run for U.S. Senate this year against incumbent Wisconsin Democrat Tammy Baldwin. But he abandoned the idea in June. He said then that he wanted to focus on countering China through the committee and that he planned to run for a fifth term in the House.
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Getting to know the Roadmap Diagram
Introducing the Roadmap Diagram |
The Roadmap diagram is an overlay that can be applied to any diagram to describe significant phases in elements and how they change with the passage of time. There is no restriction on the type of element that can appear on the diagram, and any diagram can have a Roadmap overlay defined. Significant user defined phases in the element's lifetime are represented by colored bars, which can be set to show duration. The colors and the phases can be configured using a Diagram Legend, which automatically applies them to the elements in the diagram. They are particularly useful in Enterprise Architecture diagrams for describing capability and application Roadmaps. |
Where to find the Roadmap Diagram |
Ribbon: Layout > Diagram > Roadmap Diagram Context Menu: Roadmap |
Usage of the Roadmap Diagram |
The Roadmap diagram has a wide range of uses in Enterprise Architecture where they can be used to show application and capability roadmaps to Systems Engineering, where they are used to show timing in low level components. |
Options for the Roadmap Diagram |
The Roadmap overlay has a range of options that determine the properties of the timeline, such as the scale of the time rulers, units, their positions, and the appearance of the time line including fonts and colors. The height and position of the timeline can also be configured to suit the diagram and display. The Diagram Legend can be configured to define the phases in the element's lifetime, to set the specification of the colored bands and more. Roadmap segments can be shown or hidden on individual elements in cases where a particular segment might not apply to one or more of the elements on the diagram. |
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Among the many ingenious devices found in Thomas Jefferson's Cabinet, the Revolving Bookstand perhaps most clearly suggests Jefferson's passion for knowledge. One can imagine him turning the stand, completely engrossed, consulting five books at once to find the answer to a burning question. Our bookstand is a line-by-line reproduction of the original, which was made in the joinery at Monticello, probably from Jefferson's own design. It's great for cross-checking information from several sources or just keeping reference books and current reading handy.
Made of solid mahogany with a soft, hand-polished finish, the rotating bookstand holds five books at adjustable angles on rests that fold down to form a 12" cube. Imported.


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Reversible Glass Vase
Reversible Glass Vase
The Reversible Glass Vase is the perfect vessel for arranging your favourite florals, from a single bud to a full bouquet.
Whether filled or empty, the versatile large glass vase is a beautiful geometric object.
Use the glass cylinder vases one way for a full arrangement or turn around to create a single stem bud vase.
The dual-purpose vase allows you to make the most of your bouquet. As flowers start to fade, flip the vase and breathe new life into the remaining stems.
Hand-crafted from borosilicate laboratory glass, the vases display clean geometric lines, complementing the natural florals within. Simply adding water creates a visual impact as the shapes within the vase interact.
Two coloured glass vases in one, they're designed to let your creativity flourish and make you fall in love with flowers again.
- Handmade tall & small glass vases
- Two vases in one
- Available in blue/green
- Care instructions: hand wash only
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People Biting Things to See If They're Chocolate Is Endlessly Hilarious
Japanese game shows never fail to deliver on entertainment value.
There's a game show in Japan where contestants have to try and figure out what item in a room has been changed and replaced with chocolate.
The YouTube clip below indicates it's called "Candy or Not Candy," so we're not sure if the items that are changed are limited to chocolate or if they can be swapped with other types of candy. Regardless, this just seems like a no-brainer to liven up your next soiree, don't you think? "Hey, look, Jim from my office is biting the remote control from my TV because he's convinced it's a Nestle Crunch, but he accidentally licked off the back panel and swallowed a pair of AA batteries. So funny!"
Oh, the laughs you can have. Sure, your wife's best's friend's husband may come down with lead poisoning, but, come on, it was all worth it, right?


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Small Parcels
Small parcels such as an Air fryer, coffee machine & floorcare.
These will be sent to you via DPD.
This delivery will usually be within 2-4 working days.
Large Items
Large items such as washing machines, cookers, ovens, fridge freezers and range cookers.
For delivery timeframes see 8.4 Delivery timeframes
8.1 Delivery costs
Northern Ireland
Delivery to our customers in Northern Ireland will involve two person delivery and shall be free of charge when to a ground floor room of choice.
Delivery of oversized Products such as American Fridge Freezers to our customers in Northern Ireland may incur an additional charge for door removal and re-fitting.
Delivery of oversized Products upstairs (maximum one flight) will be quoted separately, being subject to the size and weight of the appliance. Please note a survey may be required prior to delivery. Please enquire with our sales team to confirm these costs by emailing [email protected].
Republic of Ireland and Mainland UK
For all customers in the Republic of Ireland and mainland UK standard kerbside delivery is free of charge. We deliver items such as washing machines, cookers, ovens, fridge freezers and range cookers to the kerbside or nearest point of entry of your delivery address. Should our customers in the Republic of Ireland and mainland Great Britain wish to have an "in home" delivery service, this will incur an additional cost. You will be advised of this cost before you submit your order online, over the telephone or at our check out in store.
Remote Locations
Delivery to the Scottish Highlands and Islands, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Wight, Isle of Man ("Remote UK Locations") or remote islands off the cost of the Republic of Ireland, such as Clare Island ("Remote ROI Locations") may incur additional charges, as will be notified before you submit your order online, over the telephone or at our check out in store. In the event of the charges not being displayed at checkout you will be contacted by the dispatch team with a quote for delivery.
8.2 When is delivery complete?
Any Products ordered will be delivered to the address specified by you at the time of your order.
When delivery is made via a one-person delivery service, delivery will be complete when the Products is off-loaded form the vehicle onto a pallet and wheeled to the nearest point of access (kerb side delivery).
When an "in room" delivery is requested, delivery will be complete when the Products are offloaded and situated within the ground floor room of choice. We do not offer the service of carrying large or heavy Products upstairs. Any lifting or carrying is at the driver's discretion will only be an option with the two person delivery service.
A valid signature is required upon delivery; at this point you will become responsible for the Products.
8.3 What if the delivery is incorrect?
Please take care in reviewing the Products upon delivery to ensure that they correlate with your order. If there is an incorrect Product or shortage, please make a note of same on the driver's delivery note at the time of signing and where this is not possible, report the issue to us as soon as possible after delivery by e-mailing us on [email protected] or contacting us by telephone or in store at those details appearing at clause 2.2 above.
8.4 Delivery timeframes
We aim to deliver the Products to you within the following timeframes after the issue of our order acceptance:
- Northern Ireland – within 2-3 working days
- Republic of Ireland – within 5-7 working days
- Mainland Great Britain – within 7-10 working days
- Remote UK Locations – 14-17 working days
- Remote ROI Locations –10-12 working days.
Any Products identified as sold on behalf of Euronics are not available for delivery to the Republic of Ireland.
We will always do our best to always meet our delivery times, but at times deliveries may take a little longer, particularly around busy periods such as sales and public holidays.
Unfortunately on occasion we may realise that a Products are out of stock after we accept your order. Should this happen, we will contact you immediately with an estimated delivery time and should this time be unsatisfactory we will offer you a full refund.
8.5 Helpful information to ensure efficient deliveries
In order to ensure a quick and safe delivery every time, it is recommended that you make us aware of any special requirements or site related restrictions that may hinder our delivery drivers by emailing us at [email protected]. This can include steps, narrow doorways, soft path ways, road access, etc. We reserve the right to refuse delivery where, in our delivery driver's opinion, it would put our staff at risk. Failure to inform us of special requirements will be a failed delivery and you will be charged for a second delivery if necessary.
8.6 Collection by you
If you have asked to collect the Products from our premises, please allow a minimum of 24hrs to have the Products moved from our warehouse to our retail stores for collection. You can collect them from us at any time during our working hours of 9am to 5:30pm on weekdays and Saturdays (excluding public holidays in Northern Ireland).
Alternatively collection of Products form our warehouses can take place between 9:30am – 4:30pm on weekdays and 9:30am – 4pm on Saturdays, subject to 24hrs notice being provided.
Where reasonable we will try to facilitate a collection even if the 24hr notice period has not passed.
All orders selected for collection in store or from our warehouse must be collected within 7 working days of notification that they are ready. Unless otherwise agreed with you when you place your order, if the Products are not collected within this timeframe, we shall cancel the order and issue you a full refund.
8.7 If you are not home when the Products are delivered
We cannot store Products in the warehouse indefinitely and so they will be delivered as soon as the ordered Product is ready to be dispatched.
If no one is available at your address to take delivery and the Products cannot be posted through your letterbox, the following will occur:
- Northern Ireland deliveries - we will leave you a note informing you of how to rearrange delivery or collect the Products from one of our stores or warehouse.
- Mainland UK, Republic of Ireland, UK Remote Locations and ROI Remote Locations – delivery is provided via a courier service and you must arrange any second attempt for delivery directly with the courier, which will incur an additional charge at cost.
8.8 If you do not re-arrange delivery
If you do not collect the Products from us in accordance with clause 8.6, or if, after a failed delivery to you, you do not re-arrange delivery we will contact you for further instructions and may charge you for storage costs and any further delivery costs. If, despite our reasonable efforts, we are unable to contact you or re-arrange delivery or collection we may end the contract with you.
Returns Information
9.1 Returns for Products ordered online or by phone
We want you to be happy with your Products from us and if for any reason you are dissatisfied with your purchase, please note below information about our returns and after sales service.
If you have bought your Product online or by phone and would like to return it because you have changed your mind, we are happy to exchange or refund your item if it is within 14 calendar days from the day of delivery.
- Following The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations, we will accept items back even if you have opened the Products to inspect them.
- You must notify us of your wish to cancel within the above time frames and you have proof of purchase (receipt or delivery note).
- The Products must be in 'as new' condition and returned in the original, undamaged packaging along with any accessories and free gifts received with them.
- You can examine the Products as you would in a shop but, to obtain a full refund, you must not start using them, install them or input any data/software. Whilst the Products are in your possession you must take reasonable care of them.
Please note, this right to change your mind shall not extend to Products which are sealed for health protection or hygiene purposes such as headphones or wireless ear buds or Products which have been made to your specification and personalised as directed by you.
Special Orders are orders for Products which are not core stock items, which are ordered specifically at your request from our manufacturers. Generally Special Orders are non-returnable, however in some cases manufacturers may accept a return on a Special Order. Accepted returns will incur a re-stocking charge ranging from 15%-50% of the cost of the Special Order, subject to the manufacturers terms. If you have any questions regarding the opportunity to return a Special Order please contact us prior to purchase for any clarification.
9.2 Changing your mind in respect of Products purchased in store
Changing your mind before you receive the Products purchased in store
Should you change your mind about the Products you have purchased in store, you can cancel your order up to 30 days after you have placed same so long as it has not been dispatched to your delivery address within such 30 day period. Please notify us of your desire to cancel your order by emailing [email protected]. Thereafter we shall arrange your refund.
Changing your mind after you receive your Products purchased in store
In the event that you have received your Products purchased in store and you change your mind, you can return the Products to us within 30 days of receipt of them so long as they meet the conditions set out at clause 9.3. If the Products are not returned within this time period, you cannot avail of a refund.
The right to return any in store purchases within 30 days of receipt will not extend to any Products which are "On sale", "Special Offer", "Discounted" or "Display" (please note display models may have minor imperfections).
Please note, this right to return shall not extend to Products which are sealed for health protection or hygiene purposes such as headphones or wireless ear buds, or Products which have been made to your specification and personalised as directed by you.
Special Orders are orders for Products which are not core stock items, which are ordered specifically at your request from our manufacturers. Generally Special Orders are non-returnable, however in some cases manufacturers may accept a return on a Special Order. Accepted returns will incur a re-stocking charge ranging from 15%-50% of the cost of the Special Order, subject to the manufacturers terms. If you have any questions regarding the opportunity to return a Special Order please contact us prior to purchase for any clarification.
All cook shop products, such as glassware and non-electrical kitchen utensils can be returned for a credit note only.
9.3 How do I return my Product?
There are several ways you can contact us and arrange a return of your Product should you change your mind as set out at clauses 9.1 and clause 9.2:
- Over the phone: You can also arrange a return, product collection, refund, exchange, or repair, by calling us on +44 (0) 28 295 40001;
- Email: Please contact our returns team by emailing [email protected], who shall handle all enquiries in respect of how to return your Products. You must provide proof of purchase, be that a receipt from our store or online sales order to avail of a refund; or
- Online: Via the web chat facility on our UK website or our Irish website.
The Products which you purchased must be returned to us in their original condition, in "as new" condition, accompanied by the original Product packaging and any accessories and a note of your order number and name. If the Products are devalued in any way, e.g., parts missing, we will not be able to accept the return. Please retain proof of dispatch. We will not be responsible for any loss or damage caused to any Products during their being returned to us. In the interests of your own security, we recommend that you should dispatch the returned Products using a recorded / traceable / trackable delivery service and we recommend you retain your form of proof until you have received your refund from us. You shall be responsible for all delivery costs incurred with returning the Products to us.
When returning opened products to us, you should do so without undue delay and, in any event, not later than 30 days from the day on which you communicate to us your decision to cancel.
9.4 Faulty Products
We are under a duty to supply Products which are of satisfactory quality and fit for purpose.
If your Product is faulty and if it is within 7 working days from the day of delivery:
- Read the troubleshooting section of the product manual as it may be a common problem that can be easily resolved.
- Visit the product page on our UK website or our Irish website for additional expert support, downloads, manuals and advice.
- Call our Service department on 028 295 40001 and, depending on the Product, we may be able to take you through a telephone diagnostic to make sure it is not a problem that can be resolved quickly.
If the problem cannot be resolved:
- If the fault occurs within 30 days of purchase (or delivery or installation), we'll always offer you either a repair, exchange or refund.
- Most Products come with at least a 1 year guarantee, so if your Product develops a fault after 30 days we'll offer you either a repair or replacement.
- In the event of a replacement, the original product needs to be returned to our possession before a replacement is dispatched and delivered.
- In all cases we reserve the right to inspect the Product and verify the fault.
How do I return my Product?
There are several ways you can return your purchase if you find a fault:
- Over the phone: By calling our Service team on +44 (0) 28 295 40001 with your order number and delivery details to hand;
- Email: Please contact our returns team by emailing [email protected], who shall handle all enquiries in respect of how to return your Products; or
- Online: Via the web chat facility on our UK website or our Irish website.
- Once we have determined there is a fault, we will then give you either a refund, exchange or offer you a repair of the Product.
- The customer will pay the cost of the return, once the fault is verified, we will refund the cost of the return. If the item is not faulty, we will arrange for the item to be returned to the customer. We do not cover the cost of items being returned that are found to be in perfect working order.
- Replacement Products are sent by standard delivery.
How do I get a faulty Product repaired?
There are a couple of ways to get your faulty Product repaired:
- Online: Via the Contact Us facility on donaghybros.co.uk/ie or emailing [email protected].
- Phone: By calling our Service team on +44 (0) 28 295 40001 with your order reference number and delivery details to hand - we'll resolve the fault by arranging the prompt collection and repair of your Product.
Your product is damaged on delivery - how do I return my product?
Phone: Please call our Service team within 48 hours on 028 295 40001 and we'll arrange collection free of charge.
Exchange/Refund: We will then give you an exchange or full refund plus any delivery charge paid.
Refunds take 3-5 working days to be credited to a payment card.
10.1 Liability that is not excluded
We do not exclude or limit our liability in any way in the following circumstances:
- where it would be unlawful to do so;
- for death or personal injury caused by our negligence or that or our employees (if acting within the course of their employment), agents or suppliers (if carrying out the work which they were contracted to do);
- for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;
- any breach of the obligations under the applicable laws; or
- for breach of or your legal rights in relation to the Products including the right to receive the Products which are: as described; of satisfactory quality; fit for any particular purpose made known to us; supplied with reasonable skill and care.
10.2 Exclusion of liability
Subject to clause 10.1, we shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage in the following circumstances:
- loss or damage arising that is not foreseeable;
- any business losses such as loss of profit, loss of business, business interruption or loss of opportunity as the Products are supplied only for private use;
- any loss or damage to your property resulting in a fault on our part, such as but not limited to your use of the Product outside its purposes or any health and safety guidelines; or
- Events Outside Our Control (as described at clause 11 below).
We shall not be in breach of these Terms or otherwise liable for any failure or delay in the performance of our obligations is such delay or failure results from events, circumstances or causes beyond our reasonable control, including (but not limited to) strikes, lock-outs or other industrial disputes, failure of a utility service or transport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, malicious damage, compliance with any law or government order, rule, regulation or direction, accident, epidemic or pandemic, breakdown of plant or machinery, fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors ("Events Outside Our Control"). The time for performance of such obligations shall be extended accordingly.


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Migration of SMAPI from v0 to v1
Version 1 of the Skill Management API (SMAPI v1) allows the developer to obtain more information about a skill and its sub-resources, and to perform more specific operations. Version 1 is interoperable with Version 0, although the interfaces for the API calls have changed in many cases. Developers are encouraged to migrate to SMAPI v1 when possible. Refer to the SMAPI v1 documentation for each operation that you have used in your code to ensure that you make the appropriate updates.
The following changelog lists the differences between SMAPI v0 and SMAPI v1.
Name changes
The key skillManifest
in requests/responses for v0 has been renamed to manifest
in v1 requests/responses.
Changes to APIs
Skill Operations
For more details about each API, see Skill Manifest REST API Reference.
SMAPI v1 supports development
and live
(case-sensitive) as stage
values for all GET operations that expect stage input. Otherwise, only development
(case-sensitive) is a supported value for stage
. SMAPI v0 works with development
stage implicitly, and therefore the stage
parameter is not used.
Create a Skill
v0: POST /v0/skills
v1: POST /v1/skills
Get a Skill Manifest
v0: GET /v0/skills/{skillId}
v1: GET /v1/skills/{skillId}/stages/{stage}/manifest
New error response:
HTTP/1.1 303 See Other
when this API is called, and the skill creation process has not yet completed.
Update a Skill
v0: PUT /v0/skills/{skillId}
v1: PUT /v1/skills/{skillId}/stages/{stage}/manifest
New error responses:
HTTP/1.1 409 Conflict
when an update is already is progress. -
HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
when the request cannot be fulfilled.
Get Skill Status
Version 1 returns manifest
as well as interactionModel
status. It also supports optional filtering by resource (interactionModel
or manifest
v0: /v0/skills/{skillId}/status
v1: /v1/skills/{skillId}/status?resource=name1&resource=name2
In the response, lastModified
key has been renamed to lastUpdateRequest
. The 'time' field is not returned in lastUpdateRequest
. The error
field in v0 has been replaced with errors
in v1 which is now a list of error
See Get skill status.
Delete a skill
v0: DELETE /v0/skills/{skillId}/
v1: DELETE /v1/skills/{skillId}/
New error responses:
Instead of HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
as in v0, SMAPI v1 returns HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
when there is a live
stage, or if the skill is in certification, or if model building is in progress.
List skills
Version 1 optionally allows the developer to retrieve listings for specified skill(s) under a specific vendorId
, rather than skills page by page under that vendorId
v0: GET /v0/skills?vendorId={vendorId}&maxResults={num}&nextToken={token}
v1: GET /v1/skills?vendorId={vendorId}&maxResults={num}&nextToken={token} OR GET /v1/skills?vendorId={vendorId}&skillId={skillId1}&skillId={skillId2}
Additional skill information fields (apis
and publicationStatus
) are included in the response.
Account Linking
The Account Linking Operations APIs now accept stage as a parameter. For details, see Account Linking Management.
The accountLinkingRequest
structure now contains redirectUrls
as a possible field. For details, see Account Linking Request.
Get account linking partner
v0: GET /v0/skills/{skillId}/accountLinkingClient
v1: GET /v1/skills/{skillId}/stages/{stage}/accountLinkingClient
The AccountLinkingInformation
in the response includes a new field, defaultTokenExpirationInSeconds
, which indicates the number of seconds that the accessToken
is valid. If the Oauth client returns "expires_in", it overwrites the defaultTokenExpirationInSeconds
Set account linking partner
v0: PUT /v0/skills/{skillId}/accountLinkingClient
v1: PUT /v1/skills/{skillId}/stages/{stage}/accountLinkingClient
Version 1 throws HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
when the skill is in certification, whereas v0 throws HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Delete account linking partner
New to v1.
- v1: DELETE /v1/skills/{skillId}/stages/{stage}/accountLinkingClient
Skill enablement operations
This set of APIs, which allows you to programmatically manage skill enablements rather than rely on the developer console, is new to v1. See Skill Enablement Operations.
Interaction Model Operations
The Interaction Model Operations APIs now accept stage
as a parameter. For details, see Interaction Model Management.
Get interaction model
v0: GET /v0/skills/{skillId}/interactionModel/locales/{locale}
v1: GET /v1/skills/{skillId}/stages/{stage}/interactionModel/locales/{locale}
Head interaction model
v0: HEAD /v0/skills/{skillId}/interactionModel/locales/{locale}
v1: HEAD /v1/skills/{skillId}/stages/{stage}/interactionModel/locales/{locale}
The successful status codes have changed as follows:
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Update an interaction model
The verb for updating an interaction model has changed.
v0: POST /v0/skills/{skillId}/interactionModel/locales/{locale}
v1: PUT /v1/skills/{skillId}/stages/{stage}/interactionModel/locales/{locale}
The API returns HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
when the request cannot be fulfilled.
Interaction model building status
SMAPI v1 does not provide dedicated api to get interaction model building status. However, it can be retrieved using 'get skill status' api. See Get skill status.
v1 API doesn't take locale
as input and therefore returns status for all available locales in response. The status
value in case the last interaction model was built successfully, has been renamed from SUCCESS
in v0 to SUCCEEDED
in v1.
v0: GET /v0/skills/{skillId}/interactionModel/locales/{locale}/status
v1: GET /v1/skills/{skillId}/status?resource=interactionModel
Skill Certification Operations
The error responses have changed from HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
to HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
. For details, see Skill Certification Operations.
Submit skill for certification
v0: POST /v0/skills/{skillId}/submit
v1: POST /v1/skills/{skillId}/submit
Withdraw skill from certification
v0: POST /v0/skills/{skillId}/withdraw
v1: POST /v1/skills/{skillId}/withdraw
ASK CLI Changes
All of the SMAPI v1 changes described on this page have corresponding changes in the ASK CLI Command Reference.
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