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Does anyone know if there are any plans for a Beast Gannon amiibo? (Pig Gannon?) i realize that chances may be slim to none if he isn't the Zelda U / Zelda NX villain, but it seems a huge shame to not put in the (arguably) best villain on the Nintendo roster, tied, of course, with Bowser.
Miyamoto's such a BOSS- Literally, now. If I any computer skills I'd superimpose GameFellows over GoodFellas and replace Henry Hill's face bursting out in laughter with Miyamoto's silly goofy laugh.
..hey, I'd think it was funny... and cool..
Anyways, go Miyamoto & Kimishima! Lead us to the promised land again with a stacked NX console!!
Nintendo's ... (non-word incoming) .... JAPANESENESS !!! is both it's biggest strength and most glaring weakness. It's it's strength in that it is their identity. It very much contributes to the games' identity, feel, culture... (and in MY personal opinion of the gaming industry... HIGHER QUALITY)...
At the same time, for some reason, unlike Sony, they tend to feel they have to STRICTLY release Japanese-centric products, and this SIMPLY isn't the case.
Just have NST make games for the Western market like they HAVE done ( 1080, Waverace...) as well as were TRYING to do (Project Hammer... ouch) and if you're really THAT worried about the whole "If Nintendo's name is on violent products, it ruins our market advantage of being known as family-centric and family-friendly gameplay" ideal, then simply rename NST to something unrelated to Nintendo, and casual observers won't know the difference.
NINTENDO is on the Japanese products, and VELOCITY GAMES (horrible name, I know, insert your own) is on the Western ones. This way both markets are covered under your careful eye, and your company name isn't "stained". Surely you're not against this when you've recently allowed Bayonetta 2 and Devil's Third on your system?
This way, you just have more direct control over both products and start to increase your standing with the Western-style game fans. You're already the King to most of us Japanese-style game fans. Just broaden like the market has since your dominance.
Sword is more representative of Metroidvania? Well, since the "Vania" in that title refers to Castlevania, where all the classics and originals had the main character yield a whip...
As a boxer familiar with the ins and outs, I can tell you, that is absolutely factually incorrect. He was defeated in every facet. He was outpunched (both in amount of punches thrown and percentage of punches landed), out game planned, and completely baited into doing exactly what Mayweather does to everyone: Forces them to charge him and then dodges & counter punches their life away. It's boring if you're not super into boxing, but it's highly effective when you're as talented as him. And he'll have considerably less brain damage than a "charger" who trades punches his whole career.
@rjejr , @jaxonh , @firstnesfan
It always surprises me when people complain about games being a little more than usual, because games are one of the few things that essentially have never gone up in price. Sure, there were $50 average games that now are $60 average games after 30 years of this industry, but I specifically remember some games costing $10-$20, or even $30, more than others many, many times- particularly back on the N64- And these were back when games cost MUCH less to make.
Please re-file under "Coolness" vs "Weirdness"! Looking at this map feels like looking at a map of my hometown. So many sleepovers with friends as a kid playing together to get through these dungeons as a kid!
I came here to type this and then said "I doubt it, but let me see if someone else happened to think of it first"
It's amazing to me that Suikoden never became as big as Final Fantasy. My own personal theory is it's because of the name. Up above, an NL user even just said 'Last game I played from them was for the DS called Sudi something and it was great'. I myself may have never played the games had I not read about the first one in a magazine before it came out and gotten extremely excited about it.
Suikoden is my 3rd favorite gaming series, behind 1 Zelda and 2 Final Fantasy- And obviously FF is living off it's past with me. I personally loved 12 no matter who didn't. And I'm anticipating 15. Suikoden should have been rebranded as a name to do with war (a common theme for the franchise) and I think it would've sold much better.
I really do hope it's brought to a competent RPG developer that keeps all the things that make Suikoden, Suikoden: The 108 Stars of Destiny, Building and maintaining your castle, the war, the themes of friendship, love, death, betrayal....
You both make a very good point that a female Link could save a female princess. A kind of silly oversight on my part when stating my points of view.
To Aaron, I do suppose there are females that would be frustrated about everything you mention. This conversation is on the verge of entering a "non-gaming" conversation and I would really like to avoid where that could potentially end up, hehe.
I consider my views "old fashioned", others can and do consider them "ignorant" and "shovinistic" (I'm almost positive I misspelled that). I am not in the "men and women should be able to do absolutely every single thing the other does in all circumstances" camp.
I think nature and biology is very telling as to who should be doing what- There has to be SOME reason men are born with much more muscle and naturally are much more aggressive, no?
Ok, so I've officially taken the conversation right where I earlier stated I hoped it wouldn't go, hehe. Anyways, to any females (or males) offended by my points of view, I apologize. I would enjoy a female-led Zelda game a tad bit less, but my opinion is no more important than you who would enjoy it a tad bit more, so hopefully we both get our games made in a way that maximizes our enjoyment!
Happy gaming, all!
Yes, I do think there are probably female players who feel the same as I do, in reverse. However, I would guess that there are less female players who feel this way than male for reasons such as:
1) Growing up with every lead being male, we're just kind of used to it.
2) In real life, men tend to be the ones who would do the things that make up most video games (war, fighting, etc.)
3) Women may feel they're kind of stepping into a "man's world" when they play games, the same way many women probably feel when they play a sport, or get involved in organized fighting.
Again, I don't know any of this for a fact, and as time goes on it does become more common for women to do the things I mention above, but I'm just answering your question(s).
I think the simple solution is to do what many games do and have a Male/Female option at the beginning of the game. All it takes is a few extra drawings and animations and it becomes a possibility. Zelda tends to be about saving a princess, so it would require them to switch it to something along the lines of a female saves a male prince. To me, that's silly, but if it increases the enjoyment for a female player (or any other player), than who am I to say it's a bad idea?
I just have to be honest, I don't care if every single other member in my party is female, but it takes away a little something from the game for me if the main character is a female.
It depends on the game of course. FF3 is an ensemble piece, so I didn't mind it at all, but in a game like Zelda, where it's all about one character, one hero, one you, it.. Just wouldn't do it for me.
Sorry to be "that guy"...
These are all good reasons to own Nintendo consoles, although their #5 would be my #1. As far as the discussion about Nintendo being "kiddie", I agree. But to me, it's not the things like the games being colorful or the content, because Nintendo games have always been like that.
To me, the "kiddie" part is how over the past 10 years Nintendo has added an extra layer of "cute" to it's already colorful stuff. Every character speaks like a squeaky toy, there is a "toy like" gloss over everything in the Mario games.
I was playing Skyward Sword with a buddy of mine, and we got to the part when you first go down to the surface and have to find those 3 creatures by dowsing, and the "cuteness" level was actually uncomfortable. Each creature squeaks and squeals and wiggles and jiggles and you can literally just imagine a group of little kids playing it and laughing with glee. My friend and I kept awkwardly looking at each other, thinking "Kind of weird that 2 30 year old guys are doing this right now..."
Legend of Zelda, Adventure of Link, Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time... were colorful, but you didn't get the feel of "This was specifically made to appeal to kids" like you do with the new stuff. They were just games that had color.
Nintendo goes out of it's way to add the kid-like touches to it's games nowadays, in my opinion...
The writer hit it head on when he mentioned how it is about how things unfold and tasks are laid out. I love the old style of RPG's of "find a town member, he'll tell you something as a hint, so you go do it". REALLY disappointed that things are moving towards "Do you accept this QUEST? PUT IT IN YOUR QUEST LOG! KILL 10 DEER!"
I don't want to feel like I'm "accomplishing tasks", I want to feel like every move I make is progressing towards saving the world. This was the 1 gripe I had with Xenoblade, and a recent screenshot showed me XCX will also do this, which really disappointed me (Still my 2nd most anticipated game, next to ZeldaU)
uh. theyve been out for like two weeks...
nobody remembers the classics that are actraiser and the soul blazer trilogy. I'd LOVE to get all the Quintet guys back together and revive this series...
This game should be pretty fun, but after this, I really hope Nintendo goes for an "epic" style game, ala Mario 64 and the Galaxies. Either Galaxy 3 or a whole new concept, but I hope the feel they go for is epic over cutesy. SM3DW and this are SMOTHERED in "look how cute everything is!" and it takes away from the feel of the game, imo. (The games are still good, just not on the level of the absolute classic Marios)
Sweet! I thought it was pretty much all UK people on here. Malden born and raised, now living in Peabody.
Thinking of checking out that Braintree setup, also!
@HylianJowi fellow bostonian, eh?
To everyone wondering why Nintendo is pretty much ignoring SmashU, it's safe to assume that is to get as many sales of the 3ds version as they can before switching the hype to the WiiU version.
This could be indication that splatoon and yoshi are the first teor eleases next year
I apologize for coming at you out of left field, but take a chill pill, friend. Always jumpimmHg down editors' throats for what they posted, or didn't post. Stressing over release windows like the world is going to end if Smash and Captain Toad come January 3rd vs 2014. These are only video games, my friend, and I can assure you, "Holiday 2014" means "in time for christmas, to catch the Holiday sales", despite your childrens' elementary school calendar including January in the kids' Holiday break. Can you find an example of a game being announced as Holiday and coming out the following January, barring delays?
Etc.? How do you become involved in these groups?
2015 isa huge year, with all these confirmedfor wii u:
ZElda u
Devils third
Smt x fe
Starfox u
Xenoblade cx
Mario maker
Mario vs donkey kong
Yoshis wooly world
Kirbys rainbow curse
I didnt say anything about MH3u, i said that THIS game is a monster seller, as it sold a ton on the 3ds and thats all i have to judge it on.
Does it mean itll automatically sell well on wii u? Of course not, but its always good to have a game that is proven to be popular come to your system.
I was not aware that such a standard existed, but thats silly that it does. Im all about supporting nintendo (well, most gaming, in general, but Nintendo is my fav)
And all the others. Why the heck would you not want a (pun intended) monster selling game on Wii U.
Wii U is a big year away from having a breakthru. 2015 can very likely be that year with Zelda U, Xenoblade X, SMTx FE, and StarfoxU.. as well as possibly MH4u n DQX.
Why would you NOT want theae huge, content filled, robust adventure games on the console. These are the games to appeal to the other kind of gamer that Nintendo doeant traditionally attract. I cant fathom someone wanting them to NOT come...
Ab A buddy of minr i went to school woth was on the cover of one of these dancing games a while ago. I think it eas xbox360. Hes black and the girl with him is white. Weirdest shock of my life seeing that lol. Never played a dance game, tho. Im 6'5 s dancing isnt really my thing lol
LOL! The humor in this went right over people's heads. A lil dry cynicism at Ninty's expense once in a while never hurt anyone
It does not matter that you guys had that experience, frankly. Ubisoft isn't saying "We dont think even one person got turned onto the series by us putting it on wii u"
They are saying they are not profiting from doing so. I dont think theyre lying for the fun of it, or to really stick it to nintendo fans. They are a business and their goal is to profit. If they dont profit then they cant afford to pay the staff to maket these games. We all know what happens then.
Ubisoft had put its foot in its mouth a couple times but its a poor move to villainize (not talking about you two here, just what ive read) a conpany that really, really tried to support this console with MULTIPLE releases.
"So WHAT we dont buy the games! Keep financing and making them for us!"
I see your point, as it is kind of unfair to you as someone who has beens supporting the company to be lumped into a category of gamers that doesnt show support, but thats more a victimization by the wii u owners, not ubisoft.
I'm very behind, so please somebody, fill me in. Am I to understand Hyrule Warriors is coming with an "Adventure Mode", which is a new 8 bit Zelda??? Do we know any details, like isit a new a map as opposed to a redo of Zelda 1 or 2? Or length, etc.?The video seems to allude to 8 dungeons...? Somebody, please fill me in or link to somewhere I can learn everthing we know about this mode! Thank you in advance!!
This just in.. Lifting Weights, Spending time with people you care for, laughing at a joke, and going to nightclubs all as addictive as Heroin. Why? Because they raise dopamine levels just like heroin!!!!
Dopamine levels rise as a result of you being happy, enjoying yourself. So if that's the reason for it being as addictive as heroin, then anything that makes you happy is, haha.
What's next? "New Report suggests intentionally making yourself unhappy to not get addictive to rising dopamine levels associated with happiness". I haven't slept tonight and it's now quarter to 6am so maybe I'm not making a ton of sense because I'm exhausted but this article just seemed so STUPID! (Not on NL's part, but on whoever created it in the first place)
Not quite sure what that is.
I really hope we get some additional male characters, as there are plenty to choose from in the series. Rusl from TP (I think that was his name), the old guy that trains you in Wind Waker, your uncle from Link to the Past would be incredible, I think. Skull Kid would be an obvious choice. Groose. The instructor from the Knight Academy who is also your... Uncle, is it? The one who is rumored to the owl reincarnated (I'm rusty on my Zelda knowledge). Playing as any of the villains who aren't in-game villains would be incredible.
Destroying people as Ganon. Slapping hundreds of people into little paintings that fold over and shatter as Yuga. Being Ghirahim and... And... Being Ghirahim and catching.. Other.. guys'... Swords with your hands....? Ok, maybe not Ghirahim. But how awesome would you feel when you unlock THE IMPRISONED and you get to stomp around the battlefield?
Fighting telepathically as Sahasrahla... I'm talking way too much but it's only because there's so much potential here that I hope they tap even half of it. Aonuma was stressing the whole "playing as a female within the Zelda world" thing earlier in the year, which is cool. Very cool. Just have some other guys too, as I'm not personally a huge fan of playing as women, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
One woman I think would be cool to have in there is Marin, fighting with the gift of song! Putting the opposition to sleep with a song of relaxation or bringing animals under your control with a song of persuasion. Wanting Marin has nothing to do with the fact that I was a sappy little kid in love with her 20 years ago, either!!
So every single character besides Link is female? I like having the female option, but I don't know how I feel about that.
Im at a point where a "new 2d platformer in the style of the old 2d platformers" really has to be something special to appeal to me. They were awesome when they first re-appeared- I loved rediscovering 2d Mario, Cloudberry Kingdom was very fun for me for a few weeks, etc. Their reemergence was great for a couple years, but it's getting to the point I'm getting sick of them a 2nd time now. This game (atleast the little bit of the playthrough I watched) does not appear to do anything special to separate it from all the others doing what it does.
I hope retro 2d RPG's become the next "it" genre for indie developers. Games like the SNES and PS1 classic RPG's.
Everyone who is saying everything is coming in 2015, that's not really true. While a ton of the best stuff is, check this out--->
2014: Smash, Xenoblade, Bayonetta, Captain Toad, Hyrule Warriors, Dragon Quest X ( I THINK I heard this is coming to US, am I wrong?)..
whereas 2015: Zelda, Mario Maker, Starfox, Yoshi, Kirby, Mario Party 10, MK vs DK, Splatoon.
... That's 6 games to 8. Pretty even....
Cant wait for this!
I dont know why people want to play as Zelda so bad. Maybe in a few side missions but playing as the hero Link is what this series IS. We only average one home console game every five years so if they take Link out of a whole game to play as Zelda then I don't get to play as my buddy Link for a whole decade! No way!!! Give ke Link everytime with other characters alongside him, but don't remove myLink!
Thanks for the "titbits" lol!
While it's certainly possible, and would be great, this in no way confirms that...
Hmm no disrespect to.the sick.. but. Urious isthis is planting a seed in the publics mind in case they have to fire him"
"Iwata-san will be stepping down due to previously announ ed health issues"
Hyrule Warriors, Smash Bros. U, Bayonetta 2, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem, Xenoblade: Origins (Rumored.X name), Yarn Yoshi, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric, Pokken Fighters, a possible Monster Hunter 4u reveL, and likely a reveal of another major franchise installment or 2 (Starfox? METROID?) .. and all this BEFORE the confirmed Zelda U reveal???
Nintendo can do everything wrong and still smash EVERYONE at e3 with that lineup!!!!!
@chubblings, there is no "if", my friend. It is ver much confirmed!
Wow.. seriously, NLife... This article has to be the most disappointing piece you've ever done when applying the following formula: POTENTIAL - EXECUTION OF FINISHED PRODUCT = RESULT.
I clicked on the link excited to read a long list detailing the exciting surprises my favorite company has given us over it's 30-plus years in the gaming industry and I'm "treated" to a total of FOUR things Nintendo's done in the past.
Seriously, Ivysaur being a playa le charcter ranks among the top four surprises for the author of.this article? Sorry that I'm being so mean but this wa s such a lame read (moreso a "skim").
Ths correct title of this article is "Four things Nintendo has done, off the top of my head". This was so bad!
It wouls be awesome if your saved data for thia could link into zelda u. Maybe open up an optional area or two. Or allow you to start with an item you normally wouldnt get until later to access areas earlier. Similar to suikoden 1 2 n 3, or I guess more appropriately, the oracle games


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USA WEEKEND columnist Steven Petrow helps you navigate the digital world in the real world
USA WEEKEND columnist Steven Petrow helps you navigate the digital world in the real world.
My fiancé and I are arguing. He says we should send digital invitations to our wedding, explaining that they're more environmentally friendly. I feel that printed wedding invitations are, well, sacred. Am I right that e-invitations cheapen what is supposed to be a magical day?
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If it's a last-minute affair or the most casual of weddings, brides and grooms have my permission to use e-invitations for their big day. In any other case, an e-mailed invitation makes a wedding seem like just another party, which it's not. With any luck yours will be the only wedding you both have -- one of the most important days of your life -- and it deserves an actual printed invitation.
Let me acknowledge your fiancé's initiative, however; I understand that electronic invitations can be more green, more efficient, more economical and less work. But what about your friends and family members (perhaps, Grandma and Grandpa!) who aren't so digitally savvy? It's one of my personal dictums that the means of communication must always keep the recipient in mind.
There really is something "sacred" about a wedding, and a printed invitation, which can run the gamut from engraved to thermography, letterpress to laser-printed (all depending on the formality of your nuptials). If going green is your thing, choose invitations made with recycled papers and printed with soy or vegetable inks. Here's another "house" rule of mine: Choose paper over digital when the message is also a keepsake. Tell your fella to think about opening that trunk in the attic years from now and rediscovering the slightly yellowed invitation in its envelope. A printout of an e-invitation simply wouldn't measure up, even for the most digital of digerati.
Finally, let me throw a pre-wedding bone to your fiancé: Digital announcements or communications are absolutely fine for save-the-date notices, shower invitations, RSVPs and wedding websites (especially when they provide detailed logistical information). And, if in the spirit of a long and happy marriage, you're looking for a compromise, here's one: For guests who are more traditional and less digitally savvy, send them a printed invitation. For your younger, more digitally hip friends, go the e-invitation route if you must. Oh, and congratulations!
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Golloway took over a program that was scuffling in the Big 12. From 2001-04, the Sooners failed to win 40 games and twice finished with losing records. They looked destined for another poor finish when coach Larry Cochell resigned amid controversy over racially insensitive remarks and Golloway took over midway through the 2005 season.
But Golloway rallied the Sooners, and a team that was 7-11 at one point in league play made the NCAA Tournament.
It was the first of eight tournament appearances for Golloway's Sooners. Only once did they fail to make the tournament.
Their overall record: 346-181-1.
This season marked the program's fifth consecutive 40-win season.
Granted, Golloway may not have won as much or as big as some people would've liked — losing series to Oklahoma State and Texas always stick in crimson-and-cream craws — but you can't argue with the big-picture results, the total number of 40-win seasons and NCAA Tournament trips.
Add the fact that OU doesn't have the greatest facilities to lure recruits — we'll call them adequate — and it makes the results all the more impressive.
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"We wanted to hire a coach who was a proven winner," Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs said during Golloway's introductory news conference.
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The Sooners may hire themselves a great replacement for Golloway. Joe Castiglione might find a coach who takes the program to new heights and becomes beloved in the Sooner Nation.
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CHICAGO (STMW) — Two men were shot Saturday on the Far South Side.
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A 23-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 19-year-old man was shot in the arm, O'Brien said.
Both were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
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The opportunity and ability to turn one's life around is a fundamental principle of justice and of the American Dream. Unfortunately, it seems this principle of American values has gone missing from our broken justice system. Fixing the way inmates interact with the outside world is an important step in restoring it.
Try to think of a policy idea that has the following characteristics: it costs almost nothing to implement; it has the potential to help millions of highly disadvantaged people raise their living standards; it is supported by both President Obama and the Koch brothers. You're envisioning the null set, right?
The shortcomings of the measure for Social Security are obvious. Moreover, the same inadequate index is used for other programs for seniors and people with disabilities, including military retirement benefits, veterans' compensation, civil service retirement benefits and the means-tested Supplemental Security Income program.
The U.S., NATO, and the Afghan government all say they are conducting their own investigations into the attack, but only an independent investigation can uncover the facts we need to demand accountability and new safeguards to ensure this type of tragedy doesn't happen again.
First came Fallujah, then Mosul, and later Ramadi in Iraq. Now, there is Kunduz, a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan. Together, these setbacks have rendered a verdict on the now more-or-less nameless Global War on Terrorism.
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What choices do progressives have? Hillary Clinton leaves a lot to be desired. She does favor a woman's right to choose and has recently come out in support of marriage equality. But, Clinton has been called a "focus group Democrat," often accused of believing what polls and focus groups tell her she should believe.
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I saw these facts on another car forum and thought someone here may be interested. (sorry if its a repost):
* One Top Fuel dragster outfitted with a 500 cubic-inch Hemi engine makes more horsepower (8,000 HP) than the first
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* Spark plug electrodes are totally consumed during a pass.
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* If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds up in the affected cylinders and then explodes with enough force sufficient to blow the cylinder heads off the block in pieces or split the block in half!!
* Top fuel dragsters reach over 300 MPH +... before you have completed reading this sentence.
* In order to exceed 300 MPH in 4.5 seconds, a dragster must accelerate an average of over 4 G's. In order to reach 200 MPH well before reaching half-track, at launch the acceleration approaches 8 G's.
* Top Fuel engines turn approximately 675 revolutions from light to light!
* Including the burnout, the engine must only survive 9000 revolutions under load.
* The red line is actually quite high at 9500 RPM.
* THE BOTTOM LINE: Assuming all the equipment is paid for, the pit crew is working for free, & NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run will cost an estimated $1000 per second.
0 to 100 MPH in .8 seconds (the first 60 feet of the run)
0 to 200 MPH in 2.2 seconds (the first 350 feet of the run)
6 g-forces at the starting line (nothing accelerates faster on land)
6 negative g-forces upon deployment of twin 'chutes at 300 MPH
An NHRA Top Fuel Dragster accelerates quicker than any other land vehicle on earth. . Quicker than a jet fighter plane.... quicker than the space shuttle.... or snapping your fingers!!
The current Top Fuel dragster elapsed time record is 4.420 seconds for the quarter-mile (2004, Doug Kalitta). The top speed record is 337.58 MPH as measured over the last 66' of the run (2005, Tony Schumacher).
So, in summary... Let's now put this all into perspective: Imagine this.... You are driving a new $140,000 Lingenfelter twin-turbo powered Corvette Z-06. Over a mile up the road, a Top Fuel dragster is staged & ready to 'launch' down a quarter-mile strip as you pass. You have the advantage of a flying start. You run the 'Vette hard, on up through the gears and blast across the starting line, and pass the dragster at an honest 200 MPH.... The 'tree' goes green for both of you at that exact moment. The dragster departs & starts after you. You keep your foot buried hard to the floor, and suddenly you hear an incredibly brutally screaming whine that sears and pummels your eardrums & within a mere 3 seconds the dragster effortlessly catches & passes you. He beats you to the finish line, a quarter-mile away from where you just passed him. Think about it - from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you 200 MPH.... and it not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the planet when he passed you within a mere 1320 foot long race !!!!
That my friend..... is acceleration!
WOW a $1000 per second.
ive read those facts before but am still amazed over them each time i read them.. great post mike!!
Sometimes I think my truck would give it a run for their money. Cost wise.
9Gs is the maximum a human can survive at, so 8Gs is really pushing it, do they ever accelerate that fast? Or is that just what it can do? If they do they must be having blackouts for short periods of time.
Wow that's sweet
those facts are amazing. I'd love drive a top fuel dragster
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From Gawker: Obama is a Baby Whisperer.
"You okay, baby?" he shouts in the crying baby's face. "Come on, baby. You won't cry." He lifts the baby out of wife Michelle's arms. It stops crying. I can't believe that actually worked.
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i love the look michelle gave him… priceless!
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Yep, he's got the baby jiggle just right. Michelle was standing too still!
I always think that babies can sense intention, anxiety & attitude. I know that mine are super squirmy and uncomfortable when I have a lot on my mind or am distracted. They are like emotional barometers. So, I'm impressed with the President's ability to calm an agitated child… and he does have a good mama bounce going even after all those years.
Wow, so should every woman with a child be given a medal? Not impressed
aww…could someone hold jay?
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Publications (29)13.87 Total impact
Article: Pragmatic Integration of an SRAM Row Cache in Heterogeneous 3-D DRAM Architecture Using TSV[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: As scaling DRAM cells becomes more challenging and energy-efficient DRAM chips are in high demand, the DRAM industry has started to undertake an alternative approach to address these looming issues-that is, to vertically stack DRAM dies with through-silicon-vias (TSVs) using 3-D-IC technology. Furthermore, this emerging integration technology also makes heterogeneous die stacking in one DRAM package possible. Such a heterogeneous DRAM chip provides a unique, promising opportunity for computer architects to contemplate a new memory hierarchy for future system design. In this paper, we study how to design such a heterogeneous DRAM chip for improving both performance and energy efficiency. In particular, we found that, if we want to design an SRAM row cache in a DRAM chip, simple stacking alone cannot address the majority of traditional SRAM row cache design issues. In this paper, to address these issues, we propose a novel floorplan and several architectural techniques that fully exploit the benefits of 3-D stacking technology. Our multi-core simulation results with memory-intensive applications suggest that, by tightly integrating a small row cache with its corresponding DRAM array, we can improve performance by 30% while saving dynamic energy by 31%.IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems 01/2013; 21(1):1-13. DOI:10.1109/TVLSI.2011.2176761 · 1.36 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: To optimize datacenter energy efficiency, SimWare analyzes the power consumption of servers, cooling units, and fans as well as the effects of heat recirculation and air supply timing. Experiments using SimWare show a high loss of cooling efficiency due to the nonuniform inlet air temperature distribution across servers.Computer 09/2012; 45(9):48-55. DOI:10.1109/MC.2012.251 · 1.44 Impact Factor
Conference Paper: Global Built-In Self-Repair for 3D memories with redundancy sharing and parallel testing[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: 3D integration is a promising technology that provides high memory bandwidth, reduced power, shortened latency, and smaller form factor. Among many issues in 3D IC design and production, testing remains one of the major challenges. This paper introduces a new design-for-test technique called 3D-GESP, an efficient Built-In-Self-Repair (BISR) algorithm to fulfill the test and reliability needs for 3D-stacked memories. Instead of the local testing and redundancy allocation method as most current BISR techniques employed, we introduce a global 3D BISR scheme, which not only enables redundancy sharing, but also parallelizes the BISR procedure among all the stacked layers of a 3D memory. Our simulation results show that our proposed technique will significantly increase the memory repair rate and reduce the test time.3D Systems Integration Conference (3DIC), 2011 IEEE International; 01/2012
Conference Paper: Ally: OS-Transparent Packet Inspection Using Sequestered Cores[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This paper presents Ally, a server platform architecture that supports compute-intensive management services on multi-core processors. Ally introduces simple hardware mechanisms to sequester cores to run a separate software environment dedicated to management tasks, including packet processing software appliances (e.g. for Deep Packet Inspection, DPI) with efficient mechanisms to safely and transparently intercept network packets. Ally enables distributed deployment of compute-intensive management services throughout a data center. Importantly, it uniquely allows these services to be deployed independent of the arbitrary OSs and/or hyper visor that users may choose to run on the remaining cores, with hardware isolation preventing the host environment from tampering with the management environment. Experiments using full system emulation and a Linux-based prototype validate Ally functionality and demonstrate low overhead packet interception, e.g., using Ally to host the well-known Snort packet inspection software incurs less over-head than deploying Snort as a Xen virtual machine appliance, resulting in up to 2× improvement in throughput for some workloads.Architectures for Networking and Communications Systems (ANCS), 2011 Seventh ACM/IEEE Symposium on; 11/2011
Conference Paper: Heterogeneous die stacking of SRAM row cache and 3-D DRAM: An empirical design evaluation[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: As DRAM scaling becomes more challenging and its energy efficiency receives a growing concern for data center operation, an alternative approach- stacking DRAM die with thru-silicon vias (TSV) using 3-D integration technology is being undertaken by industry to address these looming issues. Furthermore, 3-D technology also enables heterogeneous die stacking within one DRAM package. In this paper, we study how to design such a heterogeneous DRAM chip for improving both performance and energy efficiency, in particular, we propose a novel floorplan and several architectural techniques to fully exploit the benefits of 3-D die stacking technology when integrating an SRAM row cache into a DRAM chip. Our multi-core simulation results show that, by tightly integrating a small row cache with its corresponding DRAM array, we can improve performance by 30% while saving dynamic energy by 31% for memory intensive applications.Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2011 IEEE 54th International Midwest Symposium on; 09/2011
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ABSTRACT: Cloud computing has emerged as a highly cost-effective computation paradigm for IT enterprise applications, scientific computing, and personal data management. Because cloud services are provided by machines of various capabilities, performance, power, and thermal characteristics, it is challenging for providers to understand their cost effectiveness when deploying their systems. This article analyzes a parallelizable task in a heterogeneous cloud infrastructure with mathematical models to evaluate the energy and performance trade-off. As the authors show, to achieve the optimal performance per utility, the slowest node's response time should be no more than three times that of the fastest node. The theoretical analysis presented can be used to guide allocation, deployment, and upgrades of computing nodes for optimizing utility effectiveness in cloud computing services.Computer 09/2011; 44(8-44):55 - 62. DOI:10.1109/MC.2011.96 · 1.44 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: We describe the design and analysis of 3D-MAPS, a 64-core 3D-stacked memory-on-processor running at 277 MHz with 63 GB/s memory bandwidth, sent for fabrication using Tezzaron's 3D stacking technology. We also describe the design flow used to implement it using industrial 2D tools and custom add-ons to handle 3D specifics.Custom Integrated Circuits Conference (CICC), 2010 IEEE; 10/2010
Conference Paper: An optimized 3D-stacked memory architecture by exploiting excessive, high-density TSV bandwidth[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Memory bandwidth has become a major performance bottleneck as more and more cores are integrated onto a single die, demanding more and more data from the system memory. Several prior studies have demonstrated that this memory bandwidth problem can be addressed by employing a 3D-stacked memory architecture, which provides a wide, high frequency memory-bus interface. Although previous 3D proposals already provide as much bandwidth as a traditional L2 cache can consume, the dense through-silicon-vias (TSVs) of 3D chip stacks can provide still more bandwidth. In this paper, we contest that we need to re-architect our memory hierarchy, including the L2 cache and DRAM interface, so that it can take full advantage of this massive bandwidth. Our technique, SMART-3D, is a new 3D-stacked memory architecture with a vertical L2 fetch/write-back network using a large array of TSVs. Simply stated, we leverage the TSV bandwidth to hide latency behind very large data transfers. We analyze the design trade-offs for the DRAM arrays, careful enough to avoid compromising the DRAM density because of TSV placement. Moreover, we propose an efficient mechanism to manage the false sharing problem when implementing SMART-3D in a multi-socket system. For single-threaded memory-intensive applications, the SMART-3D architecture achieves speedups from 1.53 to 2.14 over planar designs and from 1.27 to 1.72 over prior 3D designs. We achieve similar speedups for multi-program and multi-threaded workloads on multi-core and multi-socket processors. Furthermore, SMART-3D can even lower the energy consumption in the L2 cache and 3D DRAM for it reduces the total number of row buffer misses.High Performance Computer Architecture (HPCA), 2010 IEEE 16th International Symposium on; 02/2010
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ABSTRACT: One of the challenges for 3D technology adoption is the insufficient understanding of 3D testing issues and the lack of DFT solutions. This article describes testing challenges for 3D ICs, including problems that are unique to 3D integration, and summarizes early research results in this area. Researchers are investigating various 3D IC manufacturing processes that are particularly relevant to testing and DFT. In terms of the process and the level of assembly that 3D ICs require, we can broadly classify the techniques as monolithic or as die stacking.IEEE Design and Test of Computers 11/2009; 26(5-26):26 - 35. DOI:10.1109/MDT.2009.125 · 1.62 Impact Factor
Conference Paper: Architectural evaluation of 3D stacked RRAM caches[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The first memristor, originally theorized by Dr. Leon Chua in 1971, was identified by a team at HP Labs in 2008. This new fundamental circuit element is unique in that its resistance changes as current passes through it, giving the device a memory of the past system state. The immediately obvious application of such a device is in a non-volatile memory, wherein high- and low-resistance states are used to store binary values. A memory array of memristors forms what is called a resistive RAM or RRAM. In this paper, we survey the memristors that have been produced by a number of different research teams and present a point-by-point comparison between DRAM and this new RRAM, based on both existent and expected near-term memristor devices. In particular, we consider the case of a die-stacked 3D memory that is integrated onto a logic die and evaluate which memory is best suited for the job. While still suffering a few shortcomings, RRAM proves itself a very interesting design alternative to well-established DRAM technologies.3D System Integration, 2009. 3DIC 2009. IEEE International Conference on; 10/2009
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ABSTRACT: An updated take on Amdahl's analytical model uses modern design constraints to analyze many-core design alternatives. The revised models provide computer architects with a better understanding of manycore design types, enabling them to make more informed tradeoffs. Unsustainable power consumption and ever-increasing design and verification complexity have driven the microprocessor industry to integrate multiple cores on a single die, or multicore, as an architectural solution sustaining Moore's law. 1 With dual-core and quad-core processorsComputer 01/2009; 41(12-41):24 - 31. DOI:10.1109/MC.2008.494 · 1.44 Impact Factor
Conference Paper: Improving TLB energy for java applications on JVM[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Java platforms are widely deployed and used ranging from ultra-mobile embedded devices to servers for their portability and security. The TLB, a content addressable memory, can consume a significant power in these systems due to the nature of its associative search mechanism. In this paper, we propose and investigate three different optimizations for the TLB design, aiming to improve its power consumption for Java applications running on top of Java virtual machines. Our techniques exploit unique memory reference characteristics demonstrated by the JVM and its interaction with the Java applications running atop. Our first technique J-iTLB shows an average of 12.7% energy reduction in the iTLB with around 1% performance improvement for eliminating conflict misses between the JVM code and the Java application code. The second technique combines the J-iTLB with an object iTLB scheme and achieves an energy savings of 51% with a small 1% performance impact. Our third technique, a read-write partitioned J-dTLB, shows an average of 34% energy savings in the dTLB with 1% performance impact. Finally, when the J-iTLB with an object iTLB is combined with the J-dTLB, we obtained 42% overall TLB energy savings.Embedded Computer Systems: Architectures, Modeling, and Simulation, 2008. SAMOS 2008. International Conference on; 08/2008
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ABSTRACT: To build a future many-core processor, industry must address the challenges of energy consumption and performance scalability. A 3D-integrated broad-purpose accelerator architecture called parallel-on-demand (POD) integrates a specialized SIMD-based die layer on top of a CISC superscalar processor to accelerate a variety of data-parallel applications. It also maintains binary compatibility and facilitates extensibility by virtualizing the acceleration capability.IEEE Micro 08/2008; 28(4-28):28 - 40. DOI:10.1109/MM.2008.58 · 1.52 Impact Factor
Conference Paper: A unified methodology for power supply noise reduction in modern microarchitecture design[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In this paper, we present a novel design methodology to combat the ever-aggravating high frequency power supply noise (di/dt) in modern microprocessors. Our methodology integrates microarchitectural profiling for noise-aware floorplanning, dynamic runtime noise control to prevent unsustainable noise emergencies, as well as decap allocation; all to produce a design for the average-case current consumption scenario. The dynamic controller contributes a microarchitectural technique to eliminate occurences of the worst-case noise scenario thus our method focuses on average-case noise behavior.Design Automation Conference, 2008. ASPDAC 2008. Asia and South Pacific; 04/2008
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ABSTRACT: The Katsevich image reconstruction algorithm is the first theoretically exact cone beam image reconstruction algorithm for a helical scanning path in computed tomography (CT). However, it requires much more computation and memory than other CT algorithms. Fortunately, there are many opportunities for coarse-grained parallelism using multiple threads and fine-grained parallelism using SIMD units that can be exploited by emerging multi- core processors. In this paper, we implemented and optimized Katsevich image reconstruction based on the previously proposed pi- interval method and cone beam cover method and parallelized them using OpenMP API and SIMD instructions. We also exploited symmetry in the backprojection stage. Our results show that reconstructing a 1024 times 1024 times 1024 image using 5120 512 times 128 projections on a dual-socket quad-core system took 23,798 seconds on our baseline and 642 seconds on our final version, a more than 37 times speedup. Furthermore, by parallelizing the code with more threads we found that the scalability is eventually hinged by the limited front-side bus bandwidth.Parallel and Distributed Systems, 2007 International Conference on; 01/2008
Conference Paper: Virtual Exclusion: An architectural approach to reducing leakage energy in caches for multiprocessor systems[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This paper proposes virtual exclusion, an architectural technique to reduce leakage energy in the L2 caches for cache-coherent multiprocessor systems. This technique leverages two previously proposed circuits techniques - gated Vdd and drowsy cache, and proposes a low cost, easily implementable scheme for cache-coherent multiprocessor systems. The virtual exclusion scheme saves leakage energy by keeping the data portion of repetitive cache lines off in the large higher level caches while still manages to maintain multi-level Inclusion, an essential property for an efficient implementation of conventional cache coherence protocols. By exploiting the existing state information in the snoop-based cache coherence protocol, there is almost no extra hardware overhead associated with our scheme. In our experiments, the SPLASH-2 multiprocessor benchmark suite was correctly executed under the new Virtual Exclusion policy and showed an up to 72% savings of leakage energy (46% for SMP and 35% for multicore in L2 on average) over a baseline drowsy L2 cache.Parallel and Distributed Systems, 2007 International Conference on; 01/2008
Conference Paper: A scanisland based design enabling prebond testability in die-stacked microprocessors[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Die stacking is a promising new technology that enables integration of devices in the third dimension. Recent research thrusts in 3D-integrated microprocessor design have demonstrated significant improvements in both power consumption and performance. However, this technology is currently being held back due to the lack of test technology. Because processor functionality is partitioned across different silicon die layers, only partial circuitry exists on each layer pre-bond. In current 3D manufacturing, layers in the die stack are simply bonded together to form the complete processor; no testing is performed at the pre-bond stage. Such a strategy leads to an exponential decay in the yield of the final product and places an economic limit on the number of die that can be stacked. To overcome this limit, pre-bond test is a necessity. In this paper, we present a technique to enable pre-bond test in each layer. Further, we address several issues with integrating this new test hardware into the final design. Finally, we use a sample 3D floorplan based on the Alpha 21264 to show that our technique can be implemented at a minimal cost (0.2% area overhead). Our design for pre-bond testability enables the structural test necessary to continue 3D integration for microprocessors beyond a few layers.Test Conference, 2007. ITC 2007. IEEE International; 11/2007
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ABSTRACT: Benchmark suite scores are typically calculated by averaging the performance of each individual workload. The scores are inherently affected by the distribution of workloads. Given the applications of a benchmark suite are typically contributed by many consortium members, workload redundancy becomes inevitable. Especially, the merger of the benchmarks can significantly increase artificial redundancy. Redundancy in the workloads of a benchmark suite renders the benchmark scores biased, making the score of a suite susceptible to malicious tweaks. The current standard workaround method to alleviating the redundancy issue is to weigh each individual workload during the final score calculation. Unfortunately, such a weight-based score adjustment can significantly undermine the credibility of the objectiveness of benchmark scores. In this paper, we propose a set of benchmark suite score calculation methods called the hierarchical means that incorporate cluster analysis to amortize the negative effect of workload redundancy. These methods not only improve the accuracy and robustness of the score, but also improve the objectiveness over the weight-based approach. In addition, they can also be used to analyze the inherent redundancy and cluster characteristics in a quantitative manner for evaluating a new benchmark suite. In our case study, the hierarchical geometric mean was applied to a hypothetical Java benchmark suite, which attempts to model the upcoming release of the new SPECjvm benchmark suite. In addition, we also show that benchmark suite clustering heavily depends on how the workloads are characterized.Workload Characterization, 2007. IISWC 2007. IEEE 10th International Symposium on; 10/2007
Conference Paper: An FPGA Approach to Quantifying Coherence Traffic Efficiency on Multiprocessor Systems[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Recently, there is a surge of interests in using FPGAs for computer architecture research including applications from emulating and analyzing a new platform to accelerating mi-croarchitecural simulation speed for design space exploration. This paper proposes and demonstrates a novel usage of FPGAs for measuring the efficiency of coherent traffic of an actual computer system. Our approach employs an FPGA acting as a bus agent, interacting with a real CPU in a dual processor system to measure the intrinsic delay of coherence traffic. This technique eliminates non-deterministic factors in the measurement, such as the arbitration delay and stall in the pipelined bus. It completely isolates the impact of pure coherence traffic delay on system performance while executing workloads natively. Our experiments show that the overall execution time of the benchmark programs on a system with coherence traffic was actually increased over one without coherent traffic. It indicates that cache-to-cache transfers are less efficient in an Intel-based server system, and there exists room for further improvement such as the inclusion of the O state and cache line buffers in the memory controller.Field Programmable Logic and Applications, 2007. FPL 2007. International Conference on; 09/2007
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ABSTRACT: This paper presents the first multiobjective microarchitectural floorplanning algorithm for high-performance processors implemented in two-dimensional (2-D) and three-dimensional (3-D) ICs. The floorplanner takes a microarchitectural netlist and determines the dimension as well as the placement of the functional modules into single- or multiple-device layers while simultaneously achieving high performance and thermal reliability. The traditional design objectives such as area and wirelength are also considered. The 3-D floorplanning algorithm considers the following 3-D-specific issues: vertical overlap optimization and bonding-aware layer partitioning. The hybrid floorplanning approach combines linear programming and simulated annealing, which is shown to be very effective in obtaining high-quality solutions in a short runtime under multiobjective goals. This paper provides comprehensive experimental results on making tradeoffs among performance, thermal, area, and wirelength for both 2-D and 3-D ICsIEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems 02/2007; 26(1-26):38 - 52. DOI:10.1109/TCAD.2006.883925 · 1.00 Impact Factor
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108 reviews for this add-on
Imgur Uploader
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
don't work
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Iritating behaviour.
- it loads imgur page each time I add an image - what for???
- it doesn't upload to a defined album - so I have to move the images each time.
- it DOES NOT upload annimated gifs!!
Please correct the above. Add setting for default album, and an option for disabling loading imgur each time.
Otherwise works well.
Please add ability to upload images from computer! Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Very useful, although it lack customization and, what is very important. ability to upload images from computer
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
5 stars for functionality.
-1 for lacking customization of context menu entries (removing options you don't use, making it show up just when right-clicking images, having a one-click upload option without drop-down menu, etc)
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
лучший хостинг изображений.
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
La extensión está muy bien, pero faltan acciones como las de Awasome Screenshot:
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The Best
doesnt seem to work in waterfox Rated 4 out of 5 stars
integrates in context menu, tried 2 a dozen time and cant seem to ever log in correctly. It might be interfered with due to another add-on, IDK nor do I care at this point, if it doesnt work right with my current list of installed apps its must not be worth the hassle making it work.
edit: if your gonna say this is a firefox app, just up and stuff it. it should work anyway.
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
mutio bom
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
I rate 4/5, because its a cool thing. Only problem is, it has stopped working for me. Whenever I try to Quick Upload, this is what shows up:
{"data":{"error":{"code":1008,"message":"Captcha required.","type":"Exception_OverUploadLimits","exception":{}},"request":"\/upload","method":"GET"},"success":false,"status":429}
Help please?
Great extension, but broke more and more... Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Sent a few emails to the developer, and he seems MIA.
The edit feature was the first to break, and then the plugin started forcing you to use the captcha or it would error out over and over without telling you.
Now the api key is completely broken so this extension doesn't work at all.
Please fix it ASAP, this worked great before.
P.S. Add pinterest to social!
5 star stuff! but unfortunately it's not working again... Rated 2 out of 5 stars
hopefully this will get fixed, if it does I'll update my review.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Supremely useful, though it has one glitch: Upload and Edit doesn't work (even logged in), though the other options do. I contacted Imgur directly and they said to contact the developer of the extension (even though Imgur is listed as one of them). So whomever it is I hope you read this. This page needs a correction regarding who the developer of the extension is.
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Sometimes do not upload images, just shows main page of imgur.com and nothing after that. Need to reupload once again, rather annoying.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
No bugs, perfect functionalities.
Спасибо за плагин! Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Лучший хостинг для изображений, никаких прентензий.
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works nicely and without a problem. The one thing I'd like it to have is the ability to "draw" the selected area, like it does on chrome.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Наверное лучший хостинг изображений!
Awesome, doesn't work with HTTPS everywhere add on though :/ Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love this app, was wondering why the last few months it never worked for me. I eventually figured out that it does not work with with HTTPS everywhere. Or rather, HTTPS everywhere breaks the imgur app. If you are having problems, you may want to check to see if something is conflicting.
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Very good extension, it would be 5 stars if it allowed the user to choose a specific album to upload every picture.
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