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The endorsements in Arlington's 47th House District, where five men are vying in Tuesday's Democratic primary to replace Del. Al Eisenberg, keep rollin' in. Today, retired U.S. Army general Wesley Clark...
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Great article by Sean Hollister on the demise of the QWERTY slider. In the article, Hollister speaks with Doug Kaufman, manager of handset strategy for Sprint, and his revelations are intriguing - it's not so much that people do not want hardware keyboards; it's that people want iconic, flagship phones - like the S4, like the 5S - with huge marketing pushes. Since nobody is pushing a flagship QWERTY slider... Nobody buys them. However, when you ask consumers what they want, physical keyboards are very, very popular.
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State, retailers figuring out gun law intricacies
A week after most of Connecticut's new gun law took effect, local gun shop owners were still unclear about some of their legal obligations.
As soon as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy put his signature on the law on April 4, the sale of more than 100 types of firearms and magazines holding more than 10 bullets became illegal in Connecticut.
Dealers have been seeking direction from the state police Special License and Firearms Unit, which is responsible for overseeing and regulating all retail firearms transactions, on questions such as whether they can deliver to a customer a gun that was purchased and ordered before the ban but hadn't arrived at the store by then.
"How can they give us instructions when they don't know how to implement the law themselves?" asked Ron Rando, owner of Ron's Guns in East Lyme.
Rando said he is getting mixed signals from the firearms unit. A dealer must obtain an authorization number from the unit to allow the ownership transfer of a handgun to proceed.
"The state tells me yes, no, yes and then no again," said Rando. "They don't know what they are doing."
Michael Lawlor, the governor's criminal justice adviser, said the law was written to take into consideration just such a scenario. He said if a gun was purchased prior to taking the law taking effect, it could be lawfully delivered. But the question is what constitutes a complete transaction.
"Does partial payment constitute a complete transaction?" said Lawlor. "...I'm sure there are hundreds of scenarios that we can think of, and the state police are in the process of answering those questions."
Lawlor said the law is clear when it comes to gun shops: They can't sell assault weapons or magazines that hold more than 10 bullets. When a dealer calls for an authorization number, state police will tell the seller whether the sale can proceed, he added.
Rando said the magazine requirement is also posing a problem because he can't find any of the lower-capacity ones, noting they are in strong demand.
"I have hundreds of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds, but I can't sell them," said Rando. "I have sold guns without magazines, which makes them useless. Maybe Malloy should have a buyback program to purchase high- capacity magazines. I guess I'll have to write them off on my taxes."
Lawlor said, however, there are several ways that licensed dealers can get rid of high-capacity magazines in their inventory, such as selling them to dealers in other states where they remain legal.
Under the new law, anyone seeking to purchase a gun must now undergo a universal background check. Other provisions of the law will take effect later in the year. On July 1, residents will need a permit to buy long rifles and ammunition.
Owners will have until Jan. 1 to register rifles on the banned list and large-capacity magazines with state police. Procedures and policies will be announced "very soon," Lawlor said.
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Lincoln - Nebraska baseball Head Coach Darin Erstad announced the Huskers' 13-member signing class on Monday afternoon. It includes a talented group of 12 prep players and one junior-college transfer.
The 13-player signing class hails from eight different states throughout the Midwest, including a group-high four players from Minnesota. Nebraska also signed a pair of standouts from both Iowa and Colorado, while adding one future Husker each from Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and South Dakota.
Nebraska's coaching staff assembled an athletic class, as multiple players have to ability to play multiple positions or pitch.
The class contains nine players that are ranked in the top-1,000 by Perfect Game, including a six top-500 prospects and one top-20 player. 10 of the prep standouts are regarded as top-20 players in their state, including five who are tabbed as a top-five prospects.
"We are tremendously excited about our first whole recruiting class," Erstad said. "I can't thank coaches (Will) Bolt and (Ted) Silva enough for the time they spent on the road to put this group together. We are very excited about this athletic group. Top to bottom, I can't image having a stronger group of young men not only on the field, but in the classroom as well."
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Ryan Boldt joins the Huskers as a talented outfielder from Red Wing High School in Red Wing, Minn., where he plays for Head Coach Jim Bohmbach • Led Red Wing's 2012 team to a 22-2 record and its first state tournament appearance since 1977 • Ranked as the No. 20 overall recruit and the No. 4 outfielder in the nation by Perfect Game USA • Tabbed as the No. 40 prospect in the 2013 MLB Draft by Baseball America • Was named the Most Valuable Player of the Perfect Game All-American Classic at PETCO Park in San Diego, Calif., this past summer after going 2-for-3 with a triple to lead the West squad to a 7-6 win • Earned a spot on the Team USA's Under-18 squad in August 2012 • Was coached by former Major Leaguer and three-time World Series champion Scott Brosius • Was the first Minnesota product to earn a spot on the team since current Minnesota Twins' catcher Joe Mauer was selected in 2000 • Competed with Team USA at the XXV IBAF Under-18 Baseball World Championships in Seoul, Korea • Helped Team USA win its first world championship at the under-18 level since 1999 with a 6-2 win over Canada in the championship game • Led all players at the 12-team event with a tournament-record 12 stolen bases and added a tournament-high 11 runs • Was the only player in the tournament to hit double figures in either category • Set a tournament single-game record with five stolen bases in a 11-1 win over Columbia • Is the cousin of Nebraska sophomore infielder Pat Kelly.
Derek Burkamper
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One of two additions to the Huskers' 2014 roster from the state of Iowa, Derek Burkamper will join NU from Muscatine High School in Muscatine, Iowa, where he plays for Bob Leech • Named a second-team all-state pick by the Iowa Newspaper Association and the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association in 2012 • Went 8-5 as a junior with a 1.17 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 83.2 innings of work • Ranked as a top-500 overall nation recruit and the No. 159 right-handed pitching prospect in the country by Perfect Game • Named the No. 3 overall recruit in the state of Iowa • Gives Nebraska two of the Iowa's top-five prospects, as fellow signee Ben Miller is ranked as the fifth-best recruit • Named a third-team Underclass All-American prior to the start of the 2012 season • Recently played for the Reds Midwest Scout team with fellow Huskers signee Bryce Only at the 2012 WWBA World Championships in Jupiter, Fla. • Named to the 2012 WWBA Kernels Foundation Championship all-tournament team after throwing three no-hit innings with five strikeouts • Teamed with Miller to lead Iowa Select Black to a third-place finish at the 2012 Perfect Game/EvoShield National Championships in September • Opened the 2012 Iowa 4A sub-state playoffs with an 11-strikeout performance against Cedar Rapids Jefferson • Fastball hovers in the upper 80's, while also throwing a curveball, change-up and slider.
Christian Cox
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Christian Cox will join the Huskers in 2014 after playing his sophomore season at Hutchinson CC • Pitched and hit for the Blue Dragons in 2012 • Posted a 3-1 record in 34.1 innings over 10 appearances, including seven starts • Threw two complete games, including one complete-game shutout • Finished the year with a 3.67 ERA and 15 strikeouts • Was a .317 hitter with nine doubles, six triples and one home run • Added 21 RBIs and 39 runs scored in 45 games • Threat on the base paths with 14 steals in 17 attempts • Played with current Husker Tanner Lubach at Hutchinson CC • Attended high school at Aberdeen Roncalli High School in Aberdeen, S.D. • Posted a .696 batting average at the 2010 South Dakota American Legion Class A State Tournament to lead his team to a third place finish and individually Cox earned the tournament's Big Stick Award as the player at the tournament with the highest batting average • Was the highest average in the award's history that started in 1994 • Hit .400 as a senior with 24 doubles, five home runs and 31 stolen bases •
Wes Edrington
(Fishers, Ind. | Hamilton Southeastern HS)
Wed Edrington from Fishers, Ind., is part of the 2013 signing class, but will enroll at Nebraska in January and will join the Huskers for the 2013 season • Athletic player who can play either middle-infield position for the Huskers • Posted a .402 average with 13 home runs, 68 RBIs and 44 stolen bases in three varsity seasons • Played his freshman year at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo., before playing his sophomore and junior years at Hamilton Southeastern High School • Ranked as the No. 375 overall recruit in the country by Perfect Game • Ranked as No. 6 overall recruit in the state of Indiana • Named a second-team Underclass All-American prior to his junior season in 2012 • Plays summer ball for the Indiana Bulls, who competed at the Perfect Game WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla. • One of 10 position players in the Indiana to be named all-state by ESPNHS • Played at both the 2011 and 2012 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif.
Beau Fandel (Forest
Lake, Minn. | Forest Lake HS)
Beau Fandel is one of four Minnesota natives to sign with the Huskers • Dynamic player who can play anywhere on the field • Plays under Head Coach Brian Raabe at Forest Lake High School in Forest Lake, Minn. • Played on the Rangers' 2010 and 2011 Class AAA state tournament teams • Started 81 games in three varsity seasons with a career .385 batting average and on-base percentage of .468 • Ranked as a top-1,000 national recruit and the No. 8 player in the state of Minnesota by Perfect Game • Joins fellow Husker signees Ryan Boldt (No.1) and Max Knutson (No. 3) as top-10 recruits from the state of Minnesota • Was a 2012 honorable-mention Underclass All-America selection • Competed at the 2012 Perfect Game WWBA Kernels Foundation Championship and the 2012 Perfect Game/EvoShield National Championship for the MN Starz Mizuno with fellow NU signee Matt Leuty.
Grant Gamble (Fort
Collins, Colo. | Rocky Mountain HS)
6-2 lefty Grant Gamble will join the Huskers in 2014 from Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Colo., the same high school that produced Nebraska senior infielder Bryan Peters • One of two Colorado natives in the 2013 signing class, joining Michael Klein from Highlands Ranch, Colo. • Ranked as a top-1,000 recruit by Perfect Game and the 13th-best player in the state of Colorado • Played at the 2012 Perfect Game/EvoShield National Championships in Phoenix, Ariz., and the 2012 Perfect Game WWBA Under-18 National Championships in Marietta, Ga., for CageRat Baseball • Totaled 105 strikeouts in 69 innings of work this past summer.
Michael Klein
(Highlands Ranch, Colo. | Mountain Vista HS)
Michael Klein is one of two Colorado natives to sign with the Huskers, joining Rocky Mountain High School product Grant Gamble • The 6-2 right hander will join the Huskers from Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo. • Versatile player that could help NU on the mound or at the plate • Posted a .389 batting average with nine home runs and 60 runs scored in 2012 • Tabbed as the No. 20 player in the state of Colorado by Perfect Game • Was a 2011 and 2012 honorable-mention Underclass All-America selection • Was named one of the top-20 prospects at the 73-team 2012 Coach Bob Invitational in Phoenix, Ariz. • Plays summer ball for the Slammers and is coached by Cling Zavaras • Both of his parents attended the University of Nebraska • Father, Dale, earned three letters as a place kicker from the Huskers from 1984 to 1986.
Max Knutson (Arden Hills, Minn. | Mounds View HS)
6-2 lefty Max Knutson is one of four Minnesota natives to sign with the Huskers • Has one season remaining under Head Coach Jon Nuss at Mounds View High School in Arden Hills, Minn. • Plays summer baseball for the Minnesota Blizzard • Ranked as the 286th overall recruit in the country and the No. 34 left-handed pitcher by Perfect Game • Ranked as the third-best overall recruit and the No. 1 left-handed pitcher in the state of Minnesota by Perfect Game • Joins fellow Husker signees Ryan Boldt (No.1) and Beau Fandel (No. 8) as top-10 recruits from the state of Minnesota • Named a 2012 second-team Underclass All-American • Constantly throws in the mid-to-upper 80's, while also touching the low 90's with his fastball • Mixes in a sweeping curve ball and a change-up • Also plays football and hockey.
Matt Leuty
(Shoreview, Minn. | Totino-Grace HS)
One of four Minnesota natives to be part of Nebraska's 2013 signing class, Matt Leuty plays for Head Coach Mike Smith at Totino-Grace High School in Shoreview, Minn. • Athletic player who is capable of playing positions on the field • Tabbed as a top-1,000 recruit by Perfect Game and the No. 12 player in the state of Minnesota • Joins fellow Husker signees Ryan Boldt (No.1), Max Knutson (No. 3) and Beau Fandel (No. 8) as top-15 recruits from the state of Minnesota • Competed at multiple national tournaments, including the past two WWBA Kernels Foundation Championships and Perfect Game/EvoShield National Championships for the MN Starz Mizuno with Fandel • Helped Totino-Grace to a 16-8-1 record in 2012 and an appearance at the Class AAA state tournament.
Ben Miller (Clive,
Iowa | West Des Moines Valley HS)
One of two additions to the Huskers' 2014 roster from the state of Iowa, Ben Miller is a 6-3 lefty who could pitch or be a position player for Nebraska • Plays at West Des Moines Valley High School in Clive, Iowa • Has a career batting average of .305 with 12 doubles, three home runs and 35 RBIs • Has thrown 48 innings for the Tigers, posting a 1.63 ERA with 50 strikeouts • Ranked as a top-500 national recruit and the No. 48 left-hander pitcher in the country by Perfect Game • Tabbed as the No. 5 overall recruit in the state of Iowa and was a high-honorable mention Underclass All-American in 2012 • Teamed with fellow signee Derek Burkamper to lead Iowa Select Black to a third-place finish at the 2012 Perfect Game/EvoShield National Championships in September • Was invited to the 2012 National Showcase at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn. • Had touched upper 80's with his fastball and commands a solid change-up with late sink.
Quinn McGill (Wahoo,
Neb. | Wahoo HS)
Quinn McGill is the first player from Wahoo, Neb., to join the Huskers since Matt Wagner was a freshman on NU's 2005 College World Series team • Plays for Dustin Nilius at Wahoo High School • Was a first-team Class B selection by both the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star in 2012 after hitting .350 on the season • Led the Warriors to a 18-8 record and the No. 5 seed at the 2012 state tournament • Was a first-team All-Capital Conference selection and was the team captain of the all-conference team • Played American Legion baseball for Wahoo State Bank • Hit .438 with seven home runs, 35 RBIs, 29 runs scored and 54 stolen bases • Earned three letters in basketball and two in baseball.
Bryce Only
(Algonquin, Ill. | Huntley HS)
Tabbed as the No. 18 third baseman in the country by Perfect Game, Bryce Only joins the Huskers from Huntley High School in Algonquin, Ill., where he is coached by Andy Jakubowski • Helped Huntley to a fourth place finish at the 2010 4A state tournament as a freshman • Ranked as the No. 304 overall recruit in the nation and the No. 4 recruit in the state of Illinois by Perfect Game • Earned second-team Underclass All-America honors prior to the start of the 2012 season • Recently played for the Reds Midwest Scout team with fellow Husker signee Derek Burkamper at the 2012 WWBA World Championships in Jupiter, Fla. • Named to the 2012 WWBA Kernels Foundation Championship all-tournament team • Letterwinner in both baseball and basketball at Huntley.
Jake Wimer (Overland
Park, Kan. | Blue Valley Northwest HS)
Jake Wimer will join the Huskers from Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kan., where is coached by Corby Lange • The 6-2 lefty was limited during his junior season after pulling a ligament, but was the closer on the Huskies' varsity team as a sophomore • Was a 2011 All-East Kansas League honorable-mention selection as a sophomore • Plays summer ball for the Kansas City Sport Club Blaze • Threw a no-hitter and a one-hitter this past summer • Committed early to Nebraska and didn't take any other visits.


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This is a discussion of my attempt to revive an old, old rocking chair that is quite unique and really beautiful, followed by my failure and how to fix that.
I struggled with this title. I wanted to name it something like "Getting in over one's head," but that just seemed cumbersome. Here's the deal. I decided to refurbish a rocking chair. It was in the basement and hasn't been used for a very long time. There's some sentimental value to this chair, which caused me to take on the project in the first place.
The chair is very old, and I've posted pictures of it on Facebook that garnered a number of comments. I've never seen a chair quite like this one. At first I was going to hire it done, but that didn't quite work out, so I decided I would do it myself. It has some brass decorations on it, and some of the tiny brass nails that hold the brass in place were missing, so I had to figure out a way to replace them with something currently available. I also had to refinish the wood part of the chair.
I sanded and then used a clear varnish-like product with a satin finish. That part turned out pretty well. I moved on to the brass part, and that worked out well too. I'll supply some pictures with this article so that you can better understand my project.
The next and final part of the project was to fashion a cushion and then upholster it. In my mind's eye, I could clearly see how to approach this. It turns out my mind's eye may need spectacles, really strong spectacles. I went to a hobby shop and got the foam for the cushion and some of those antique looking upholstery tacks. I also bought a really beautiful piece of upholstery fabric, which should make a lovely cushion. I bought a staple gun, some trim and even some glue. I used the glue to help make the wood junctions stronger, but I thought I might be able to use it on the fabric too, if my staples or antique decorative upholstery tacks don't do the job.
It didn't take long to realize I was "in over my head," which is to say, facing failure. I will try to have this done by someone who has some experience and skill in this area. That eliminates me, but at least I can pay the bill. I made some phone calls and discovered a local woman who does this sort of thing.
Barb Rentschler seems to be able to do just about anything. A few years ago she applied the wallpaper in my bathroom and did a great job. I didn't remember her name from that experience, but she reminded me when I asked her if she needed my address to come by and look at the chair.
I walked her around and showed her a number of projects that are going to eventually need that special touch that is clearly missing from my skill set. I have some lamp shades that need to be redone, and more chairs that need to be refurbished. I guess I can take pride in the fact that I didn't just give up and forget the whole thing. It's also important to know when one is in too deep. I could tell that I have left the project in the right hands. She had ideas about how to proceed almost immediately.
Additionally, for your information, Barb Rentschler plans to open a shop in downtown Kirksville in April, where she will specialize in providing this kind of service for those who, like myself, discover that a particular task is just out of reach.
I still have hopes that this lovely rocking chair will have a new life. I'm not sure it will be secure enough to support someone sitting on it, but there's got to be a museum somewhere for such things. Actually, I have seated myself on the boards that will support the cushion, and rocked back and forth like one does with a rocking chair. It's actually quite comfortable, so maybe it will be an interesting addition to our living room if I feel secure that nobody will cause the chair to collapse.
Even if this chair ends up in some museum setting and is never used, it will be worth it. It's a stunning piece of furniture. I have the notion that this chair may have been handmade. I find no manufacturing stamps on it, and the wood used indicates to me that it might be the work of an artisan, not the product of an assembly line.
I can take some credit for this project. I found the chair in the basement and discerned that it is worth saving. I did reasonable work on the wood and brass. I also picked out a great upholstery fabric. Last, and certainly not least, I knew when to quit and call for help. Surely that requires some intelligence.


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1959 Fleer Ted WilliamsTed Williams was one of the greatest hitters ever to play the game ! The 'Splendid Splinter' played from 1939-1942 and 1946-1960 all with the Boston Red Sox. He missed 1943 thru 1945 due to military duty when he was a pilot during the wars. For his career he hit .344 with 521 home runs. Ted Williams was one of the biggest stars baseball has ever seen, and his baseball cards remain very popular and valuable.
Ted's rookie card was in 1950 Bowman and he was exclusive with Bowman from 1950 thru 1954. In 1954 he also allowed Topps to make his cards which they did from 1954 thru 1958.
In 1959 Fleer signed Ted Williams away from Topps and assumed the star Ted Williams would be retiring, put out an entire 80-card set of cards highlighting Ted Williams and illustrating his life both in and out of baseball. Williams decided late in the fall to resign for another year perhaps damaging the sets impact. Today these cards remain extremely popular with most of the cards in teh set still quite affordable.
There is one very rare card in this set, #68 picturing Ted with Bucky Harris.
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Other interesting cards are those that picture Ted with Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, Sam Snead and Jim Thorpe. In addition, cards of Ted fishing or with his airplane are also very popular.
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The 1961 Topps baseball card set included 587 standard size 2˝" x 3˝" cards (#1-#598 with several skipped numbers). 2 cards were accidently numbered #463, one of them (the Braves Team card was supposed to be card #426).
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1961 Topps was the first of the very popular and continuing Topps Rookie All-Star Trophies subsets. Cards from the last series (#523-#589) are scarce "High Numbers" making the set fairly expensive to complete.
MLB Baseball expansion led to one of the least attractive aspects of the 1961 Topps baseball card set. The American League made several changes. The Los Angeles Angels were added, the Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins and a new franchise was granted to the Washington Senators who also debuted in 1961. Possibly because of these team changes, many players had their portrait photos taken without their baseball caps. Not only did most of the players look awful without their caps, they looked more like your old, not so handsome uncle then athletes!
Card backs were black print on an army green background on a dark card stock making them somewhat difficult to read. TOP ROOKIES: #35 Ron Santo, #141 Billy Williams, #417 Juan Marichal, Willie Davis, Zoilo Versalles & Jim Maloney; are popular players but still reasonably priced.
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Card #1 features All-American basketball player Dick Groat
Collectors of 1961 Topps cards may also want to take a look at 3 other baseball issues Topps released that year: a Topps Dice Game, Topps Magic Rub-Offs and a series of Topps Stamps.
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Personally, I'm a firm believer in encouraging new people to use the most painless, easy to use and configure API features available and they will have the best chance of succeeding, especially if they don't need fancy-pants methods.
Except for the dangers of unavoidable situations like the OpenGL ES 2.0 spec which severed the incredibly valuable link between the old and the new. Those devices support both, however those machines have such tight memory space and bandwidth constraints that this unfortunate situation is understandable and necessary.
Yes it is absolutely absurd to expect mobile devices to have 100 MB+ drivers packages that would allow for a robust and fully-featured OpenGL environment... for now!
In the future this is likely going to happen and they will soon all be able to give the Dynamic Duo of desktop machines a run for their money in shear diversity of API combinations available.
Please don't get me wrong here! Bang, exclamation point. In no way shape or form should any present or future development be made on 'immediate mode." That would be like carpenters investing time and money into developing new types of screws. There would be no point.
The nVidia documents that stongly indicates that no legacy features will be removed also state that no future consideration will be given to them. They have already been optimized and tested and refined. They will take up nobody else's time. There is no concern that research time and effort are being wasted on that stuff. They are not reinventing the wheel over and over again with legacy code. That legacy code ran on machines that are nothing but pocket watches compared to machines today. There is no way that stuff is running slower now than it did on crappy, old machines.
Legacy has not caught up in sheer raw, large scale performance, so what, why use a car in a situation where a bicycle will do?. Legacy will not go anywhere unless it is specifically conflicting with modern functions. Why should it? It takes me 5 minutes to download the absurdly large driver packages.
If you want to eliminate bugs from your code, the best way to do it is to always test your software on as many GPU's as possible, as often as possible. I keep two old junk laptops on hand for this very purpose. One is a very old, and very weak, x1150 mobile Radeon that my friend's girlfriend spilled juice on. The drivers for that machine are buggy to begin with. I know that if it runs on that machine then it will run on almost any computer that is newer than 5 years old.
I also keep a mobile Intel GPU machine that was made right when Intel finally caught up with ATI/nVidia shader model 2.0/3.0 hardware. I also know that if it works on this then it will work on everything without any fear of bugs creeping in on someone else's computer.
I also test using the WINE emulator on a regular basis when I've been making substantial changes using features that behave differently under different circumstances.
Using newer features such as floating point textures is a poop-field so far as truly cross-platform goes. What works beautifully on some cards cannot be implemented properly on another made by someone else.
To resolve this issue, we all have to work together to build a cheat-sheet that has input from hundreds of people that has all been tested on hundreds of machine configurations. Either that or we have to wait for the various manufactures to play catch-up with one another. We can wait for them to do it or we can do it ourselves. Then people will be able to use it safely and reliably, and the GPU maunfacturers will have clear, documented evidence that will help them eliminate bugs in their drivers and circuits.
OpenGL 4.0+ currently has a big problem since a five stage shader and all the accompanying features have a lot of kinks to be worked out. Most people that come here do not have huge teams of software designers and testers at their disposal to get this working consistently across many platforms.
We have to do this ourselves or there will once again be huge repositories of bug ridden code several years from now.
It would be better if we make listings of people's efforts with trial and error. Under many different circumstances.
For instance, "Which newer extensions are giving people problems, and on which machines?"
and also, "Which of the newer extensions are known to work consistently on all available platforms?"
If we create a repository of these basic facts then we will have helped to resolve this issue of GPU manufacturers being unwilling to share results with one another.
Bug testing something as seemingly simple as a floating point texture is out of the reach of most people since there are no reliable threads where people have listed what is working for them and what is not. The old standard of people listing their machine specs has all but disappeared. That's probably a good thing since I used to think these forums were nothing but horrible hardware and API flame-wars. This has changed a lot over the years and places like this have become more civilized and productive... usually.
After not bothering with forums for half a decade I can now honestly say that they are now doing people some good. Arrogant, demeaning attitudes have toned down a lot. This is a good thing. Learning this stuff will do a person no good if they are also learning to act like a condescending, arrogant know-it-all
jerk at the same time.
What we do not have is a comprehensive list of what works and what does not. We need a bug list, a cheat-sheet that spans back over 15 years of people's experience with OpenGL, the new and the old. All updated, current and with nearly bug-free solutions because it's all of our combined experience with these various API changes and additions over the years.
We have to do this ourselves, if I were to share some known bugs and pitfalls for beginners that none of them would likely find written anywhere unless they already knew what to look for, then it would be something the following.
It would start a "benefits and bugs" wiki page that looks something like the following.
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Section-> (Fixed-function tied to GLSL)
PRO's: Very easy to use. A beginner could write and configure animation and lighting shader's very easily.
CON Not yet possible on mobile devices!)
CON: Most source code for this style was written when only a few driver models were automatically performing casting.
There is a lot of very interesting source-code from that era, but even to this day, all of those horrible casting errors are still tripping
up a lot of the new player's in the GPU arena. Driver's on mobile devices can't handle that much crap being thrown at them.
PRO: The Dynamic Duo are champs at fixing these problems with very little overhead.
Specific Bug listing A_1: gl_frontmaterial.shininess will not yield consistent results across many GPU's. Apparently, different manufactures are using a different procedures behind the scenes for this one. It's the only one I've found to be unreliable for cross-hardware/platform of all the common ones.
CON: Any time that a fixed-function material or lighting variable is used in GLSL: All possible fixed function material and lighting parameters available to GLSL will be added to the compiled shader even if they are not all being used. This is not as bad as it sounds, this method was working reasonably fast enough back in the Radeon9800/nVidia FX days so it's not going to slow down something made in the last few years. It's not practical for mobile devices yet but will not trip up a modern machine in the least. Not so far as most people go in their first several years. There are bigger fish to fry.
PRO: Learning to pass in your own Uniform variables is an easy enough optimization to consider once you've finally gotten your feet wet and you are not feeling so overwhelmed.
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If the manufacturers will not give us a modern , up-to-date, fully backwards compatible bug repository then we will have to do it ourselves.
Once a format for a wiki like this is decided upon, these bits of accumulated 'wisdom' can be posted to a wiki so people browsing the free repositories are not constantly stepping in poop.
Just think back to when you had various successes and problems with all the different methods over the years. Give the good and the bad, how did using a feature make your life easier as a beginner? How did you overcome the pitfalls that you ran into? Things like this built into a wiki will make OpenGL a force that will knock people's socks off, but only if it includes everything OpenGL from beginning to end, 15 years of backwards compatibility that should become rock-solid stable and easy to learn.
If I see any of it, I'll cut and paste it to a file that will eventually turn into a posting that can be attached to all the links of legacy open source code. Now that stuff won't be broken anymore. People will have instructions on how to fix it all when they use it.
All those older pages should not be thrown away, they could be made productive and useful again, with little effort on our parts.
Tip: For a lot of GPU's, even today, 1 and 1.0 are not the same thing! Don't rely on the driver to fix that for you. Certainly don't expect the shader to always work if you ignore this because it happens to work on your computer.


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We love nothing more than rolling up our sleeves and getting down and dirty with a little DIY. The only problem is, sometimes they comes out costing more than expected. Never fear, after the jump we've rounded up 25 penny saving projects that won't break the bank and come in under the $50 mark!
We've been featuring several DIY ideas over the last several days. We just can't help ourselves, there's so many great projects to take on without turning to hired help or expensive store bought products. All the projects below come in under $50 (some are far less than that!) and are easily doable in just a few hours!
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• Look! Pendant Lamp Makeover For Under $12
• How To: Hang 30' Of Curtains For $40
• How To: Make "Fold, Stitch & Stuff" Floor Cushions
• Easy DIY: Using Fabric Markers
• Make This! Inexpensive DIY Hammock
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• 4 Simple DIY Succulent Centerpieces
• Easy DIY: Turn Tablecloths Into Curtains
• Hilary's DIY Wallpaper Nightstand Project
• How To: Decoupage Your Ceiling
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• Ariel's DIY Bookshelf Surprise
• How To: DIY Upholstered Folding Chairs
• Fun and Easy DIY Doorstop Idea
• Annette's Modern DIY Outdoor Planter
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• Look! DIY Windowsill Planter
• Ashley's DIY Armchair Rejuvenation
• DIY Decor Idea: Framed Fabric
• Creative DIY Lighting Hack
• Flickr Finds: DIY Pot Rack Spices Up Tiny Kitchen
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• DIY: Wood Veneer Butterflies
• Customize Your Own Light Fixtures
• DIY Dyed Rug
• DIY Silhouette Shams
• DIY Warm Fleece Blankets
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The Smithsonian Institution's Division of Mammals (http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/) houses many lagomorphs in its scientific collections.
This specimen, USNM 269082 (http://collections.nmnh.si.edu/search/mammals/?irn=7154787), is a male amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi) from Japan. This individual was collected in 1929 by N. Kuroda on Amami-Oshima Island. The amami rabbit inhabits two small islands, Amami-Oshima and Toku-no-Shima, near the southern coast of Japan living in both mature and young forests. Acorn availability provided by the dense, mature forests enables year round resources as well as protection from predators like the mongoose. The perennial grasses in the younger forests provide nutrition for their diet used at different times of the year. Forest clearing and commercial logging is unfortunately removing these habitats. Current surveys report approximately 5,000 specimens left on the two islands with only recent conservation acts like The Amami Wildlife Conservation Center, established in 1999, and a mongoose eradication program, established in 2005, to preserve these animals.
This is a CT scan of the cranium of USNM 269082. These three-dimensional scans are made publicly available through the generous support of the Smithsonian 2.0 Fund, provided from the annual gifts of the Smithsonian National Board to the Secretary to use at his discretion (http://smithsonian20.si.edu/fund.html), and the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
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Patriots beat Dolphins, 27-17
Tom Brady threw a pass against the Dolphins in the second quarter.
The Dolphins took an early lead as they played the Patriots at Gillette Stadium.
Brady was unable to convert on a third-down play, forcing the Patriots to go for a field goal in the second quarter.
Sebastian Vollmer's right leg was injured when the Dolphins' Randy Starks fell on it in the second quarter.
Brady looked at Vollmer as the tackle's injured leg was examined.
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick watched the game action from the sidelines.
Brady threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Dobson with pressure from the Dolphins' Philip Wheeler.
Wheeler went after Brady's injured arm during the pass to Dobson in the third quarter.
Dobson beat Nolan Carroll for the touchdown reception.
The End Zone Militia celebrated Dobson's catch.
Brandon Bolden carried the ball and Philip Wheeler into the end zone in the third quarter.
Logan Ryan sacked the Dolphins' Ryan Tannehill, forcing a fumble in the third quarter.
The Patriots' Rob Ninkovich recovered a fumble.
The Patriots sacked Tannehill in the fourth quarter.
Ninkovich sacked Tannehill for a 6-yard loss in the fourth quarter.
Devin McCourty broke up a pass intended for Charles Clay in the second quarter.
Stevan Ridley ran past Philip Wheeler for a 23-yard rushing gain in the third quarter.
Rob Gronkowski was tackled by Reshad Jones after a 23-yard reception in the third quarter.
Gronkowski rehydrated himself on the sidelines.
Tannehill threw a pass against the Patriots in third-quarter action.
Dont'a Hightower sacked Tannehill in the third quarter.
Chandler Jones blocked Caleb Sturgis' 39-yard field goal attempt in the fourth quarter.
Brandon Bolden ran past Jared Odrick in the fourth quarter.
Brady slid in front of Chris Clemons after rushing for an 8-yard gain and a first down in the fourth quarter.
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I thought that perhaps readers might want to learn a bit more about me. So I took the time to write this!
P.S. I took these questions from an internet meme… I'm not sure where they originate from, but I give full credit to whoever created them (although I edited them a little bit). Thanks!
If you could build a second house anywhere, where would it be?
I really wouldn't want to own or build a second house — one house is more than enough for me. But, if I could, I would love to live for a period somewhere Scandinavian. Copenhagen? Stockholm? Or maybe even in Belgium, like Antwerp. I also really need to visit England to do some William Blake research for my graphic novel The Poet and the Flea. I've already lived in Manhattan and Tokyo, and I hope I can return there in the future. Also, I really must visit Barcelona to see my beloved friend Elena!!
What are your favorite articles of clothing?
Umm, this is a tough question. I admire fashion as an art form, but I have a hard time finding clothes for myself. I guess a more-or-less constant staple of my wardrobe are Vans shoes. Usually quirky ones with multi-colored checkers. Right now, I have a pair with cherries, another silvery pair, and another with blue and pink hearts from St. Valentine's Day. Also, I've been wearing my Vivienne Westwood orb locket for about five years now.
The Last CDs You Bought?
"The Black Belles" by The Black Belles and all of Heavenstamp's EPs.
What is your favorite kitchen appliance?
I practically lived off toast my final semester of college. And I'm loving all the sourdough bread in San Francisco. So I'm going to go with "toaster."
If you could play an instrument, what would it be?
I actually used to play cello — started when I was four years old and stopped after about twelve years. I never really enjoyed playing, but the experience definitely taught me to appreciate music of all kinds. Playing the whimsical Bohemian pieces of David Popper always brought me the most joy. If I had the patience for another instrument, I might learn the piano just so that I could play Igor Stravinsky and Franz Liszt. Or, if I had been born a man, I'd like to be a bass opera singer like Samuel Ramey.
Favorite color?
Since childhood, I've always favored blue. But nowadays everyone would accuse me of being passionate about the color black.
Which vehicle do you prefer, sports car, motorcycle, or SUV?
Vespa. Absolutely.
Do you believe in the afterlife?
You do realize you're asking a Jewish Atheist?
Favorite children's book?
Not exactly children's books per se, but I always read the works of Edward Gorey as a child. I remember being upset when he died back in 2000 (I must have been about 11 years old). Once The Poet and the Flea is up online, anyone familiar with Gorey's work will probably be able to tell how much he has influenced my own style.
What is your favorite season?
Fall, especially October. My birthday is October 19. And there are lot's of other awesome birthdays (Oct. 1st, Laurence Harvey's; Oct 2nd, my mom's; Oct 3rd, Tetsuya's [L'Arc~en~ciel]; Oct. 4th, Jeremy Blake's, etcetera.). Plus, I've always enjoyed Halloween. The only downside is what follows: winter. I love the cold, but I can't stand the holiday season. As Raymond Shaw (Laurence Harvey in The Manchurian Candidate, 1962) says: "Twelve days of Christmas? One day of Christmas is loathsome enough!"
If you have a tattoo, what is it?
Not only would I be disowned if I got a tattoo, but more significantly I am 100% certain I would be allergic to not only the ink but also the needle used in tattooing (I have extremely sensitive skin and a serious metal allergy… not long ago, I tried on a metal bracelet and felt it immediately burning my skin!). But I have a lot of interest and respect for tattoos in various cultures (Maori, etc.). I mean, Eastern Promises (2007) is up there on my favorite movie list!
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
To learn every nuance of every language, and keep them all in my head.
Can you juggle?
I used to have one of those Klutz juggling books… but no.
What is under your bed?
Currently, a gigantic blue portfolio box full of valuable fine art collected by my Opah (grandfather) when he was alive. I'm talking about Reginald Marsh, Philippe Halsman, and the likes.
Which do you prefer, sushi or hamburger?
You do realize you're asking someone who lived in Tokyo for a year? Sushi, clearly. Especially the kaiten (conveyor belt) variety.
What is your dream job?
From a very young age, my dream has always been to become a comic book artist. For the past few years, I've dreamed of becoming a screenwriter. Now, I'm trying to make both come true.
What age do you plan to retire?
Something you would like to do that you have never done before?
Attend a film festival… especially one screening a film I wrote. I think this will happen sooner than I expect.
Desert Island Movies (à la Stage32.com)
"What if you could only watch the same 10 films… forever?"
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
- In Bruges (2008)
- Gemini/Souseiji (1999)
- The Constant Gardener (2005)
- The Brothers Bloom (2008)
- The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
- Mystery Men (1999)
- The Fall (2006)
- Adam's Apples/Adams æbler (2005)
- Topsy-Turvey (1999)
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Quote from: sun_king on February 12, 2013, 10:58:06 AMYou, on the other hand, had the audacity to make a claim like "there is no alternative to religion" when you have confessed that you have not considered any viable alternatives.In order to consider something, you must know it, discover, be aware of. I just can't find any. Besides, I also asked if someone knows any to kindly tell me, so I could consider them.
You, on the other hand, had the audacity to make a claim like "there is no alternative to religion" when you have confessed that you have not considered any viable alternatives.
So far, the only alternative presented to me was the "no religion" alternative. Well, in a strict sense it is an alternative, but in a common sense it's not. It's as if someone asked "What is the alternative to use a database" and someone else answered him "Don't use a database". And another person answered "Use XML". While both are alternatives in a strict meaning, the first one is somewhat useless, while the second one is definitely worth consideration.
What you are saying is that a false sense of security is preferable to none,
That awesome feeling from the time I read the note to the time I learned of her true intentions? That's religion.
Yes and that's the main reason why insurance companies grow so well. People need to feel secure. I am not saying though (and religion doesn't teach this) that you can drive and take turns 200km/h and feel safe because your faith will protect you.
I also asked if someone knows any to kindly tell me, so I could consider them.
Again and again, you are leaning on the notion that religion is necessary. Are you not reading any of the posts here, there are a lot of people who DON'T need a religion.
The problem with your argument here is that you're saying that the religious belief is necessary - not what the belief is about. It doesn't matter whether the deity they believe in actually exists. They don't need it to exist in order to fill their needs, they just need to believe in it.
You see, you're acting like religion is a necessity, when in fact it is only a convenience.
That's why I think religion must fill important **primary human needs**, otherwise it would not persist till computer age.
Monolight, you don't really do yourself or your argument any favors by selectively addressing only a couple sentences of what someone posts and hoping someone doesn't call you out on the rest of it.
I pointed out four alternatives to religious belief that, in my opinion, are much more rational than it.
So the fact that religious belief has persisted for thousands of years only shows that it filled a role in the human psyche, not that it is the only thing that could fill that role. Much like evolution, the only criteria is that it does so, not that it does so well.
Religion is not necessary for everyone (I didn't mean that). Some people are fine without any form of religion and that's ok. But statistically and historically and perhaps etnographically speaking, majority of cultures have religion and this coutinues though thousands of years. There is margin for all kind of enforcement, pressure, etc, but anyway what's left is really a phenomenon (the volunteer believers). It's a product of evolution, IMO. That's why I think religion must fill important **primary human needs**, otherwise it would not persist till computer age. I think it will be the same in a hundred years, as long as humanity will exist.
Four alternatives?? Reply #number please?
There may be theories that other things could fill the same role as religion, or even better. But the fact is that religion does it. It reminds me of a sports match where some people are saying that the other team (who lost) played really better and they should win, they would surely win if only they (...put something here...). Maybe we'll see next time?
You think people should wake up and stop believing, because religion is irrational and God is scientifically impossible (according to current state of science). That won't happen, because the benefits religion gives people will compensate for any "contradictions". There are answers for all your "contradictions", some are more, some are less logical, but it doesn't matter, either. Believers will choose to believe these answers, rather than your contradictions, because the only thing atheists can do (regarding religion of course) is negate and abolish. You don't really have any alternative, anything to give people instead of religion. Or have you?
If you were only addressing the parts that you disagreed with, that's fine by me.
imaginary friends, personifications of ideals, idealized historical figures, and simply the ideals themselves. All four of those are ultimately better than religious beliefs in my view, because you don't have to worry about ancient beliefs that might not even be relevant, or having to cherry-pick ancient writings, or having to deal with doctrinal differences.
Quote from: MonolightThere may be theories that other things could fill the same role as religion, or even better. But the fact is that religion does it. It reminds me of a sports match where some people are saying that the other team (who lost) played really better and they should win, they would surely win if only they (...put something here...). Maybe we'll see next time? By that argument, we should have continued using oil-burned lamps instead of incandescent electrical bulbs. I mean, they do the job of putting out light, right? Or horse-drawn carriages instead of automobiles, since they did the job of getting people from place to place faster than they could walk. Whether or not the alternatives do the job better doesn't matter; the older technologies worked, after all.
monolight,is Christianity the same or near the same as it was even 100 years ago,never mind 2000 years ago? Christianity,like most religions "evolve" or die out.
Can you think of any reason other than SPAG (self projection as God)that anybody would still be a Christian? A Christians perception of God is exactly as the believer views it,a believers view of God is exactly the same as the his/hers God's views.
You've changed the goalposts, to "volunteer believers", and undermined your original post.Volunteers believers are the hippies that have taken DMT, which is a purified form of Ayahuasca, which is used in South American ritual. The people consume it and have big galactic visions. They had the visions themselves, so the drug has told them that spirits really do exist. So, you could say they were volunteer believers, who now have the idea that there is something that transcends consciousness, (a) because they think they experienced it (b) because they need life after death, and some point to live.
You could argue that some religions do not really fill a need, because they are designed primarily to spread effectively, rather than consider a human's evolutionary need. So, there is a "spread" component, and a "need" component in religion.
The Christian ideal is to be celibate, living in a closet, while flagellating yourself, attempting to avoid burning in hell for eternity.
Christianity lacks so much spiritual art, that adherents have no real thought as to what could happen in afterlife. While denying themselves in this life, they have no visions of why they would bother going to the next one. Islam is also very vague about why you would want to hang around with rivers of wine, but it is pretty clear about how we should treat women.
You could say that the point of the atheist argument, is to help people who have had religion thrust upon them, by its unartistic spread and threat component, to create more people who have volunteer beliefs.
I have no need to believe that I will burn in hell
How about believing that evil people, who did a lot of harm, will burn in hell? This might appeal to some people.
Quote from: 12 Monkeys on February 12, 2013, 09:36:51 PMmonolight,is Christianity the same or near the same as it was even 100 years ago,never mind 2000 years ago? Christianity,like most religions "evolve" or die out.Yes, it evolves. It doesn't look like it's going to die out. If such thing happens, guess what, some other religion will take its place.
The burden of worrying about doctrinal matters etc is not on common believers, it's on the circle of priests and theologians and is part of the service. I think it's an interesting work. Believers on the other hand just benefit and take advantage of the result of such research, which makes the sacred books more understandable.
Fresh ideas sparkle all the time as competition for religion. There are all sorts of deviated cults, drugs, modern arts, games, shopping malls, stock exchange, computers, forums, modern psychological treatments (some of which might offer imaginary friends). Think of something that in your opinion could fill the same gap in human mind as religion, but better, and tell me, why it doesn't. Is it forbidden or too difficult, or maybe it just won't work on a large scale? Because, besides of being "better", the alternative(s) would also have to be possible to implement in reality.
Quote from: Monolight on February 13, 2013, 07:02:39 AMHow about believing that evil people, who did a lot of harm, will burn in hell? This might appeal to some people.what primary need does that fulfill?
Says who? Have you not been keeping up with the news? In the United States, at least, those who say they have no religion are the fastest-growing "religious" category by far, and membership in all other religions is on the decline -- there is no religion that is showing any growth.
<snip>I think religion keeps strong.
Justice. It's maybe secondary, not primary.
According to the site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_States - the "Nones" are indeed the fastest growing group, however, the pace of this growth had its boom between 1990 and 2001 (6%) and has only changed by 1% from 2001 to 2008.
Considering we are in computer age now since 90s...
And considering a number of scandals afflicting the biggest Catholic church (which coincidentally started showing up in middle 90s).. I think religion keeps strong.
Monolight, How about believing that normal people, who did no harm, will burn in hell?[1]Is there justice in that? 1. Thats what is in store for atheists according to the Christians. Denounce their lord and face eternal barbecue.
I don't know where you got those figures from
The most recent available poll information, as I said, is that the "Nones" are currently nineteen percent of the population in the United States
QuoteConsidering we are in computer age now since 90s...Not sure why you think this is relevant?
In 2005, 69% of Irish people described themselves as "religious", but in 2012, that number had plummeted to 47%. That's quite a drop.