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Of Gods and Mortals: flying blind…
Tags: Behavioural Immune System, Space Tourism, Peace, Hubris, Survival

Undercurrents:detente

And, so…

What if?

What if we always know… more than we think, we know?

But, somehow,

Having left those humble gardens-

So many years ago-

And, ever since, fearing to trust our judgement,

We now refuse to walk unshepherded,

Across the face of this earth?

(much less to dream of other elements, of other birds; doves, not vultures)

And even,

Overtly,

We are reminded to fear.

Fear the unverified, the unsanctioned, the uncalibrated…

We Must Be Measured!

…

How uncomfortable, then, it is

To live still

With this imperceptible certainty that moves within us?

The under/known, undiscovered

Acting within,

Without our permission.

Unbidden, unstudied yet ever present-

Motivating,

Persisting…

The wise, dark and turbulent river of all nature

Flowing still…

Beneath the edifice of our urbanity,

We dream…

Though, even unconscious, we are plotting to survive.

…

And yet, the uncanny remains-wary and unwanted companion.

In fact, it permeates our days-

And Curiosity, the other side of fear’s coin;

Curiosity, will be trapped eventually…

Restrained in conspiracy- or lack of funds.

The fly in amber-

Intention unknowable…

And unknown, though clearly visible.

We are anything but comfortably quantum…

those paradoxes unseat us.

We must study them!

…

So, who is it-

Whose wings will be singed?

Which modern day Icarus or Challenger

Trying to reach the heroic goal of

Relieving the burden of myriad uncertainties,

Or fleeing this world,

Besieged by mundane invisible enemies,

Or just taking a holiday in exceptional circumstances-

Getting away from it all?

…

So, We… I think

We are like reverse Midases

We can’t wait for hypotheses

To become truth.

We rush to make monuments

To the shallowest of our impatient understandings,

In the hope that they do stand the test of time;

We are always running and hiding under comfort blankets,

Provided for us

By those sloganeering specialists

Of any age,

Of any Book or of any Page.

The unloving epicures of homogeny,

Leaders of followers,

Ironers-out of beloved creases and surprising twists,

Turning all we see into the basest of metals.

Predictability is Our Currency:

To turn all we touch and dream

Into commodity;

and imagination?

Into law and governance… The very bound of humanity.

…

We are all here-

There is nowhere else to go.

And our minds are but the tips

Of the iceberg-whole

Of just one of life’s forms…

Music is beautiful, Words important,

And union

In the face of loss, inevitable…

Inevitable loss unites us.

All.

And, so…

wary and neglected companions, we wish…

We wish we could be sure.
Evolve Together
By: Debarati Deb
Tags: Evolution, Couples, Mindset, Couple Goals, Growth

Make it a safe space to grow.

Most of us have been conditioned since childhood to focus on appearance. Good manners. Being polite. Getting better grades than our friends. Having the best job. Trying to ‘one up’ the family down the street.

This creates the illusion that appearance is + should be our focus.

This also reflects in our relationships.

We want our relationships to appear a certain way. ‘Couples goals’ become having the perfect social media photos, the perfect home, the dream vacations.

True couples go aren’t actually seen externally. They come from commitment to doing the work. To show up for yourself (which allows you to show up for another.)

To commit you are having a greater understanding of your own needs, boundaries, + the deeper layers of yourself. To commit to becoming safe in your body (regulating your nervous system) so that you can create safety for another.

This work can create resistance.

The ego doesn’t want to look at the roles we play in our relationships. It’s much easier to blame or to unconsciously control our partners (in an attempt to make ourselves more comfortable.)

True couples' goals create the space for evolution, freedom, expansion, open communication, + forgiveness.

A LOT of forgiveness.

True couples goals say “we are on a journey to heal together + to discover in each other without trying to control that discovery.”

True couples goals bring us back to self-trust
Side By Side
By: Ngansop A. Roy
Tags: Poetry, A Cornered Gurl, Relationships, Love, Couples

Side By Side

Side by side

Same height

Pretty

Focused on the other

Bogosse and Cinderella

Unworried

Before Him and the outside

The promise

Side by side

Sealed and uncovered

No shy

Riding in the light

Day and night

Praises uncontrolled

Burning with the fire

Instilling desire

Convincing on-lookers

Side by side

Revealing the inside

Breeding opinions

Considering the outside

Peeling the onions

Birthing suspicion

Side by side

A fence in the middle

Feigning oblivion

No-name cases to settle

Head below the water

Suffocating with air for two

Mouths firing bubbles

Thoughts they can’t subdue

Side by side

Hearts over-pressured

Unable to give a sound

Forgetting the rhythm

Hushing the roommate’s pulses

Feeling the outside’s

Drinking without rigour

Beating to stupor

Acting and reacting

Fading and pretending

Side by side

Consumed

Destroyed

Heartless

Sleeping in the cold

Too late to save

The outside has gathered

Prayers to say

Side by side

Hand in hand

Right in left or left in right

Too late to matter

Each on their side

Each under their glass

Locked in their boxes

Bogosse and Cinderella

Focused on the white light

Leaving.
Into the Ghizer
By: Saba Malik
Tags: Pakistan, People, Northern Area, Snow, Life

Into the Ghizer

On all the days, what we found in abundance was snow all around. I still remember a view from window while sitting in lounge with book in hand, facing Snowy mountains. Being a person born and raised in central part of Pakistan, it was dream come true. By getting up in the day, we used to hear from our host family ‘baraf aaj b paray gi, mausam saaf nahi hai’ although we were unable to map their reading at that moment but they were true.

Early morning view form room window

It was our first journey to Gilgit by air. We booked our flight, then cancelled and then booked again. By reaching on airport, we thought us to be late but Plane was still not in mood to fly. Flight was one hour late and everyone was trying to inquire receptionist who was giving annoying funny answers to passengers. It was an exciting journey to see Nanga Parbat in the ariel view. During our flight, plane was going through clouds and there was a certain turbulence but still, it was fun.It took 60 minutes in total and we were landing at Gilgit airport which is around 18-hr distance by road which was impossible in such weather. Gilgit airport is a magnificent and captivating view.
Reasons Why You Need To Hire Snow Removal Experts
Tags: Snow

Heavy snowfall during winter can make it difficult for people to move from one place to another especially for people who live in regions that experience snow. When there is heavy snowfall, it blocks their driveways and roads. Removing the snow on your own can be challenging and you may not achieve the results you could be looking for. When there is snowfall in the backyard you need to hire experts for the snow removal process. The snow removal services providers are well-trained on the best techniques they can apply to remove snow from your establishment. There are many reasons why you need to consider hiring a professional snow removal company. The snow removal company are properly equipped with state-of-the-art equipment that they use for the snow removal processes. When you use the latest methods in snow remove you save a lot of time since the latest tools increase efficiency in the entire process. Snow removal companies know the latest trends in the snow removal process which they apply for the best services. The professional snow removal companies keep learning latest trends in snow removal process and this guarantee quality services. Learn more about Woodbury led lighting installation, go here.

Snow removal companies have workers that have the skills needed to remove snow from different places. Staff working for the snow removal companies can complete the work within a short time since they are highly skilled. Snow removal services provided have enough specialists that will clear the driveway and backyard to facilitate smooth movement. Most of the companies offering snow removal services have acquired a lot of techniques from working in different places, and that means they are more knowledgeable on the best practices to adopt. The staff working for the company you hire have the skills required for the job. Having worked for several years to acquire the experience needed for the job. Find out for further details on Woodbury property maintenance right here.

Hiring proficient snow Removal Company supports you. Snow can keep on accumulating in your home during the entire winter season. Learning how to prevent the accumulation of snow will prevent you from experiencing the same problem over again. The professional snow removal experts will offer professional help on how to ensure maintain your driveways. Specialists who remove snow from driveways use the right equipment to keep the backyard and driveway free from snow. Hiring professionals for snow removal gives you peace of mind. The guidance provided by the snow removal company you hire ensures that you do not have to encounter the same problem again. Seeking the services of snow removal experts is cost-effective. Removing snow on your own can be challenging and you may employ destructive methods that would require you to repair the driveway after the removal process. Buying the necessary equipment required for the removal process can be costly. Seeking the help of professionals for snow removal processes will save on cost since most companies are affordable.
Goechala Trek— Day 6 — Descent to Kokchurang
By: Aditya Goel
Tags: Trekking, Himalayas, Hiking, Travel, Snow

After a short rest and breakfast back at Lamuney, we all put on our raincoats and got ready to leave and descend to Kokchurang. It was snowing crazily and the whole land looked like Chronicles of Narnia or the Revenant (whichever one you prefer).

Dom told us to walk a little quick while the snow was soft and not frozen. Once it became ice, it would become much slippery and harder to walk on. Since we were pretty high on energy post our summit views, we were making good pace.

All of us were just in awe of how heavy the snowfall was. Everything had turned white. The walk back to Thansen was actually a lot of fun and was really smooth. It was pretty flat and I was reminiscing how hard I had found it yesterday.

We were having a lot of fun along the way, throwing snowballs at each other. Below is a beautiful barren tree covered with soft snow. We took a group selfie below it, and post the selfie, Harsh pulled the branch to shake the tree and ran away, leaving us all covered in snow.

We arrived at Thansen fairly quickly. It was quite the sight. Something really beautiful about seeing yellow tents in absolute white.

We rested at Thansen for a bit waiting for our yaks to catch up with us. It was overcrowded like the rest day at Dzongri. Quite a scary affair as I didn’t want to catch Covid as we left. We met a lot of groups who asked us about our experience. They were all starting their ascent to the viewpoint directly from Thansen either that night or the next. All of us were in agreement that an ascent from Thansen would be a really long day. I thought starting from Lamuney was a better call as it meant 3 hours fewer on summit day. I think the only problem is the bad weather at Lamuney and that it was a very basic campsite.

While waiting at Thansen (for what seemed like a very long time), the army folks returned. We were happy that they were all safe and that their mission was a success. We learned about a trekker who had badly injured his lips and jaw at the campsite at Thansen. The bleeding was uncontrollable but luckily, the army group had a doctor amongst their ranks. He was able to apply stitches that eventually stopped the bleeding. Hearing such stories, we felt blessed and lucky that our group had been injury-free so far.

We eventually started our descent again to yet more fantastic views.

It was still snowing pretty hard. I remember Gaurav saying that even though the route up and down was the same, it felt totally different. Going up, we saw colors like green, brown, yellow, orange and on the way down everything was just black and white.

We eventually descended down to the river, Prek Chu. The river valley looked completely different this time.

To put it visually, this is how different it looked. Left is from the ascent and right is from the descent.
Ultimate Guide to Indoor and Dry Slope Skiing in the UK
By: Snozone Uk
Tags: Snowboarding, Skiing Uk, Skiing, Family Fun, Snow

Ultimate Guide to Indoor and Dry Slope Skiing in the UK Snozone UK Jun 7·3 min read

If you enjoy the slopes, then you have probably been to best indoor skiing resort. If you haven’t, then you’ve probably imagined one. What makes an indoor ski resort different from an outdoor one? .

Firstly, these are purpose-built locations. Secondly, they usually have different facilities, such as longer runs, snow cannons and super slopes. And, most importantly, they can be much cheaper to use, so you may choose to use them more often.

Dry slope skiing involves using your momentum to glide down a slope using a specially designed sled. The sled is pushed down the slope by hand and skis are attached to the front. The idea is that the sled is pushed at a constant speed, whereas you have to control the speed of your descent. This means your speed at the end of the run is the same as when you started.

Important things during Skiing:

> Types of Skis

There are a number of different types of ski. The most popular, for example, is the double-set, which includes two skis, bindings, and poles. Another type of ski is the telemarked. This is a flexible ski that is used when you are skiing off-piste or when you want to get some speed up. The telemark has a very short ski, therefore it is ideal for getting up to speed quickly. It is also a good choice if you are going to be using your skis in a small, confined area.

> Boots

When you are a serious winter sports fan, the last thing you want to do is take the risk of injuring yourself trying to find the best boots for skiing: not only will you be spending a lot of time on the couch, but you could also be losing money — not to mention the pain of a sprained ankle. So, how do you find the best ski boots for you? Let us tell you the things you need to know.

> Ski Suits

The ski suit trend is a bit different than most. The concept is the same as any other trends. You can pick up any number of articles on the Internet that will tell you how to get your best outdoor ski suit for your best outdoor ski day. But the reality is that for most of us, the best outdoor ski suit you can buy is the one you already have. The best outdoor ski suit is the one you already wear.

>Helmets

There have been many advances in skiing safety in recent years, especially when it comes to helmets. When you think of skiing, you probably don’t think of safety. Well, the truth is, skiing is one of the safest sports you can participate in, but accidents do still happen. So, to help protect your head and the people around you, we’ve put together a little guide to help you avoid having an accident while you’re skiing.

>Gloves

There are a lot of ways to go about getting your hands on some cold weather gear, but most of them involve a trip to the bigger sport shops like Sports Direct. Of course, you can also find plenty of gloves from independent retailers, but if you’re looking for some gloves that will keep your hands warmer all day long, then you may want to check out the gloves from Snozone.
Snowflake and Python : The Beginning
By: Rajiv Gupta
Tags: Certification, Guides And Tutorials, Python, Snowflake, Snow

Once you’ve got a recent version of Python, you can install the Snowflake Connector for Python. You’ll do this via the Python package installer pip and by running the following command:

pip install — upgrade snowflake-connector-python

If above steps are successfully done then you are ready for 3rd step.

Step 3: You can write simple validate.py python script to test your connection to Snowflake. See below sample code snippet.

Step 4: How to connect if your Snowflake account has MFA enabled?

Above code will push the DUO notification in app, and then you have to approve manually from App to get connected.

Using MFA with Python(Source: Snowflake)

MFA can be used for connecting to Snowflake via the Snowflake Python Connector. By default, the Duo Push authentication mechanism is used when a user is enrolled in MFA; no changes to the Python API calls are required.

To use a Duo-generated passcode instead of the push mechanism, one of the following parameters must be specified for the driver in to connect() method:

passcode=<passcode_string> OR passcode_in_password=True

Where:

passcode_string is a Duo-generated passcode for the user who is connecting. This can be a passcode generated by the Duo Mobile application or an SMS passcode.

is a Duo-generated passcode for the user who is connecting. This can be a passcode generated by the Duo Mobile application or an SMS passcode. If passcode_in_password=True , then the password and passcode are concatenated, in the form of <password_string><passcode_string> .

I had supplied “passcode” as an extra parameter in connect script to not approve manually via app. See sample code.

For more details related to Snowflake MFA:

Now you know how to connect to Snowflake using Python let’s create warehouse, database, schema & tables using Python script.

Step 5: Connect to Snowflake and create custom warehouse if not exists. Use the same warehouse to create a new database named “RAJIVDB” than create a schema named “DUMMYSCHEMA”. Create a table called EMP and populate it with 2 records. Fetch 1 records and display them.

Populate_database.py

Output Screenshot

Step 6: How to populate EMP table using Table stage & COPY command ?

Sample data

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The details of BLM travel management plan for the San Rafael Desert in Utah
By: Crystal Muzik
Tags: Blm, Public Lands, Environment, Utah, San Rafael Desert

ALTERNATIVES:

Alternative A is keep roads and management as is currently.

Alternative A- Photo provided by SUWA.

Alternative B is pretty much the same as now but adds a few more designated routes.

Alternative B from BLM website

Alternative C has more additional routes added than Alternative B.

Alternative C-from BLM website

Alternative D has the most additional routes added.

Alternative D from BLM website

From BLM draft EA report

OHV DESGINATION:

Understanding designations is key to understanding the alternatives.

Designated routes are open to motorized-vehicle use by the general public. Undesignated routes include those authorized for specialized use, but not open to motorized‐vehicle use by the general public.

“The plan includes alternatives that designate as open to motorized vehicles which include more than 300 miles of routes that are reclaimed, reclaiming, or do not exist on the ground. Designating these routes is unnecessary and will damage desert soils, vegetation, riparian areas, cultural resources and wildlife habitat.” (from suwa website)

For this project, the action alternative networks (B, C, and D) have a higher number of designated routes than Alternative A (existing management) because the action alternatives brought forward existing undesignated routes (per the 2008 Price RMP).

None of the action alternatives authorize the construction of new routes, and they recognize and designate existing routes based on the best available data.

For this project, the OHV designation for any given route falls into one of the following categories:

• OHV Open — Open year-round to all motorized vehicle travel.

• OHV Limited — Public motorized vehicle use limited to specified vehicle type, width, etc.
Dear Black Man,
By: Laura Silva
Tags: Blm, Poetry, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Writing, Spoken Word

Dear Black Man,

Let me thank you.

Thank you for having names that allow our tongues to travel from the roof of our mouths back to our own roots.

You see, I remember asking my mother why I couldn’t find a black doll and her response was “You’re too young to know the truth.”

Because, It’s hurtful to know that the obligation of representation has been denied through generations from the moment they put barriers between you and progression.

I know we might not be from the same states but mental oppression has the same weight. I was once asked if I ever used a computer before just because I’m an immigrant and my accent gave it away.

Then They said , “you like spicy food, eh?”

As if all Latinos were the same.

And I know you’ve heard the same idea, different way. I know you’ve struggled to come up from the bottom of categories and definitions. From the media propaganda and false transmissions.

Because the old “Don’t shoot!”

Become the new “camera roll!”

And “serve and protect” are not longer the officers’ job. So, I’m sorry.

I’m sorry that they have been so focused on the color of your skin to see the light that shines within so, they obscured you.

I’m sorry that you have to pay social taxes on top of government taxes because, for you, success has a higher price.

A higher effort, a higher mind, a higher building where to jump or a higher tree where to hang…

You always got back up, because the branches of justice were not sturdy enough to hold your oppression.

Because the walls weren’t tall enough to keep my people behind their future camouflaged by false laws of racist immigration. So, I’m sorry.

I’m sorry that a retweeted hashtag has much impact that the way a mother arches her back when holding her baby boy shot not once, twice, thrice but four, five six seven times.

I’m sorry that the dreams of a man or the acts of a woman live only behind school books or inside a black birds’ cages.

RIP stands for Rest in the Past, Tony. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and every other author who helped write our momentum.

And if true that “black don’t crack” then don’t let them break you.

So, from the bottom of my heart, Let me thank you.
I’m a worrier.. Being a worrier in a narcisstic world
By: Megan Elaine
Tags: Blm, BlackLivesMatter, Qwoc, Worry

It’s what I do.

And I worry. A lot.

I worry if my idea of successful matches with the expectations people have of me.

I worry that by keeping my voice heard, if it will mean that I end up in a cell, or a cemetery.

I worry that you’re not Ohkay, that you’re hurting somewhere I can’t reach you.

I worry that the ways in which I worry will scare you off, like this is some disease you will catch one day. Together we become worriers of the same kind, and people will whisper about our overflowing hearts when we walk past them.

I worry that my siblings will grow in a desert full of sparse tumble weeds; they will never know how to bloom into their potential. Instead they will clone the ugly they see everyday.

I worry that my melanin and smart mouth will cause me to lay down my arms, eventually losing them to the fight, because “this isn’t about race”.

I worry that my mother hasn’t spoken up on either side of the movement, when she has six black children who are in desperate need of love and support. Instead I get a Facebook comment that says “remember who you are”. As if the dating advice I received at sixteen is going to bring me comfort, as if that helps to shed my worried skin, allows me to forget the life I’ve lived these past twenty three years.

I worry that she is color blind,

I worry that my mother can’t see the injustice her children are growing up in.

I worry that mothers everywhere are Ohkay with burying their children, because their melanin was too loud, too vibrant, too ethnic, not hidden enough.

I worry that my education isn’t enough anymore.

I worry that my fathers words will be written on my tombstone and “don’t be the stereotypes” will be the newest hashtag on social media activists’ Instagram pages, and my name will be added to the list of lives claimed in the name of justice.

I worry that I’m taking this all too seriously.

I worry that most everyone I know is on the wrong side of history

I worry that if I have children, and they ask me twenty years from now “where were you when our family was dying in the streets at the hand of police brutality” they’ll be asking the grass over my grave, and they’ll have to imagine my curls, my voice, my eyes.

I worry that my life is insignificant as just another black athlete from the ghetto.

I worry.

It’s what I do
Where are we safe?
Tags: Blm, BlackLivesMatter, Racism

The police officer, Amber Guyer that entered Botham Jean house and killed him has been found guilty. Justice was done here. Even though the system is messed up, justice was done here.

It begs the question though “where are we safe?”

That could have easily been anybody. Any one of us could have been a victim to that.

We have told our young black boys that wearing a black hoodie at night should be avoided. Running on the streets at night should be avoided because you never know when a cop will falsely accuse you.

We have told our black men to show their hands at all times when they are pulled over, even when they are asked for their license they must shout and say they are reaching into their pocket for the license. There should be no sudden movements and even with all of that we still hear of our black men gunned down constantly on the streets.

We have concluded that living up to a certain age as a black person is a miracle.

But usually when we leave the outside world, as soon as we open the door to our homes we let out a big sigh, because for that day we made it.

We made it through the bull shit at work, we made it through the racist boss or co-worker, and we weren’t shot that day we made it.

We are able to kick back and get a bowl of ice cream and watch TV while planning for the next day.

For this man though, he still wasn’t safe. He had made it through the bullshit of the day. Kicked back on a bowl of ice cream and catching up on TV and a police officer entered his house and shot and killed him.

She was found guilty amidst her plea and white woman tears but that doesn’t bring him back to life. Nothing can.

That doesn’t stop the next person from being killed over some useless excuse.

That doesn’t stop us from being scared everywhere including our own homes,

The world is falling apart by our own hands and we need to change it.

We need to fix the system. A system that allows a police officer that is not on duty to pull out her weapon and shoot and kill a man in his home is a system that is flawed.

Let’s for a minute consider that it was her apartment and he was a burglar. The punishment for burglary cannot be death. She claimed self-defense but there was no weapon and he wasn’t even close to her. If she felt scared how about aim for his foot or arm, destabilize him but not kill him.

Nowhere is safe. I am tired of living in fear. I am tired of these white people thinking that my skin color is a reason to fear me, disrespect me or dehumanize me. I am tired of the bullshit.
Change of view — hypocrisy or growth?
By: Takini Vasi
Tags: Blm, Mental Health, Covid 19, Equality, Trump

Change of view — hypocrisy or growth?

I am writing this article in April 2021. In the past year, the world has seen the onset (and hopefully exit) of a global pandemic that has taken the lives of millions of people around the world, the exit of Trump from presidency, hate crimes against the black and asian communities in the US, and lots of other events. The world has had to deal with so much change in very little time. That got me thinking — why can’t I be inspired by the world, and learn to deal with change as well. Friends and family, welcome to my first real article.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve been part of some conversation that has ended with “but you said the exact opposite thing a while back; don’t be a hypocrite”. Maybe you liked chocolate ice cream all your life, and suddenly your friend is giving you the look of disbelief as you walk toward the lemon curd flavored ice cream. Or, maybe it’s something bigger.

With the black lives matter movement in full swing from last year, and the increasing awareness about the historical disadvantage that these communities face, I have, at numerous occasions changed my stance on certain topics. For example, if a year ago someone told me that college admissions in the US were skewed toward taking in more whites, and are jaundiced against the black community, even if both families were given the “same resources”, I’d have probably said something bizarre like “Oh, so it’s all about making the best of what you’ve got & and they both have the same things, so maybe it just happens to turn out this way”.

Today, I am more aware of the starting line being way earlier for the black community and how, for instance, their grandparents were withheld from certain privileges that their white friend’s grandparents had, which directly translates to further privileges for the community.

So, if in a similar conversation with a friend today, I will boldly state my new (and in my opinion, better educated) views on the topic. Is this change? Yes. Is change bad? Not necessarily. Am I a hypocrite? Definitely not.

I think it’s time we focus on the words following the change. Are you changing for the better or worse? If better, congratulations, you have a growth mindset! You aren’t just showing growth, you:

Care for a cause enough to challenge your views Are not afraid of seeming or being called a hypocrite because you value a propagation of reformed ideologies more than your ego. Are a part of a giant ripple moving forward

So, the next time you are being put in a spot as a hypocrite, ask yourself if you’re changing for the better (aka have a growth mindset) or worse & you’ll have an answer to the title above.
Cameras checks: Realme Narzo 30
By: Ishaan Bakshi
Tags: Helio G95, Cameras, Mediatek

The Realme Narzo 30 is a pretty decent smartphone with a good set of features and I have already discussed some of them earlier, namely the excellent aming-oriented Mediatek Helio G95 processor coupled with a 6GB processor, and the big 5000mAh battery. There is also a 6.5-inch full-HD+ LCD panel with a 90Hz refresh rate which is really good. What we haven’t discussed was the design and the camera section.

The Realme Narzo 30 is offered in two colour options of Racing Silver and Racing Blue. Both options have a shimmering off-centre strip passing through the camera module. There is a 3.5mm headphone jack at the bottom alongside the Type-C USB port, primary mic, and speaker. The volume buttons are on the left side, while the power button with its embedded fingerprint reader sits on the right.

Let’s look at the cameras. The Realme Narzo 30 features a triple rear camera setup, which includes a 48-megapixel f/1.8 primary camera. This is followed by a 2-megapixel monochrome camera, and another 2-megapixel macro camera. For selfies and video calls, there is a very capable 16-megapixel f/2.1 camera in the front. The camera interface is quite intuitive with important controls located just a tap away. Picture quality is very crisp with a good colour balance and a good amount of details without being grainy. At 2X digital zoom, the Narzo 30 also equipped to capture decent photos. Other options such as setting the timer and selecting the frame are a level deeper in a slide-out tray. One detail to note about the camera setup is that only two cameras out of the three are accessible to the user — the monochrome camera is only activated in Portrait mode to calculate depth.
POCO X2 Detailed Camera Review | The new budget smartphone camera king! | Is Poco X2 camera is good?
By: Sameer Khan
Tags: Mobile, Camera, Poco X2, Tech, Technology

POCO X2 Detailed Camera Review | The new budget smartphone camera king! | Is Poco X2 camera is good? Sameer Khan Jun 17·2 min read

Hey guys in this article, I will review POCO X2 Detailed Camera Review. we are going to take a very detailed look at all the cameras on the POCO X2. I have over 80 image and article samples in various lighting conditions. So make sure you watch the complete article. I wanted to include the Gcam samples from the POCO X2 in this article. But even without those samples, this article was getting a lot longer.

So I decided to make a separate article about it. And that article will go live a day after this one. Let us quickly get the specs out of the way. There is a quad-camera setup at the back. The primary camera gets the 64-megapixel SONY IMX686 sensor, with F/1.9 aperture and 26mmlens.The next camera gets an 8-megapixel sensor with F/2.2 aperture. This sensor is coupled with a 13mm ultra-wide-angle lens. Then there is a 2-megapixel macro camera F/2.4 aperture. And finally, there is another 2 megapixel depth sensor with F/2.4 aperture. Why is my phone charging slowly all of a sudden?

At the front, we now get 2 cameras. The main camera has a 20-megapixel sensor and a 27mm lens, while the secondary camera has a 2-megapixel depth sensor with an F/2.4 aperture. I think if companies are including 2 cameras at the front, 2nd one should always get a wide lens, because even on phones without the depth sensor, edge detection is pretty good when it comes to portrait selfies. In the camera app, you do get a pro mode, which lets you adjust all settings like white balance, focus, shutter speed, ISO and exposure.

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List of 5 best-selling low-cost Logitech Webcams in 2021
By: Anne Shirley
Tags: Logitech, Cameras, Webcam

For many employees, the transition from face-to-face collaboration to online work can be daunting, including adopting new apps and tools to collaborate with colleagues. other remote. In order to help users easily access video conferencing, Logitech is constantly innovating and developing, providing users with the most effective online conferencing tools. Here is a list of 5 best-selling low-cost Logitech Webcams in 2021 that you can refer to.

Logitech Full HD Camera C920e

Delivers 1080p HD video at 30fps.

HD autofocus for images with lifelike clarity

RightLight™ 2 intelligent technology automatically adjusts image quality continuously.

Built-in omnidirectional mic on both sides can clearly capture sound from a distance.

Reduce your dependence on computers and network resources thanks to H.264 and UVC 1.1 encoding.

Manage and monitor devices more easily with the Logi Tune Desktop application installed on your computer.

Logitech C925e 1080p Conference Webcam

1080p HD Webcam delivers professional-looking audio and video.

Experience reliable video conferencing with H.264 and UVC 1.1 encoding.

Fixed 78° field of view tailored to the individual.

RightLight™ 2 technology works continuously to optimize image quality.

Equipped with omnidirectional mic that can clearly pick up sound within a radius of 1m.

Enhance meeting productivity with consistently smooth video streams.

Webcam Logitech PTZ Pro 2

Advanced pan/tilt and zoom capabilities typical of the PTZ Camera series.

Deliver bright, clear video with harmonically accurate sharpness and color.

Use the remote control to adjust the Rotate, tilt, and zoom of the image to your liking.

Operate the camera by remote control software.

Wide angle photography with 90° . diagonal field of view

Perfect autofocus, auto framing of speakers

Webcam Ultra HD 4K Logitech Brio

Delivers ultra-sharp ULTRA HD video at up to 4K resolution.

Built-in RightLight™ 3 + HDR technology, automatically adjusts for better, smoother, sharper images.

Autofocus and 5x HD zoom can magnify the image 5x.

Built-in 2 omnidirectional mics with noise cancellation technology eliminate all background noise.

Facial recognition is fast and secure, just look at the Brio lens to log in.

Camera PTZ Logitech Rally

Premium PTZ camera with Ultra HD 4 video resolution and automatic camera control.

Advanced optics for high performance.

Logitech RightLight TM technology optimizes light balance to highlight faces and make skin tones look natural.

Can be placed on a table, mounted on a tripod or fixed to the wall.

RightSight technology automatically controls the camera to frame the participants perfectly.
The greatest camera for YouTuber in 2021
By: Ykd Tech Gyan
Tags: Cameras, Top 10, YouTuber

Do you need the finest YouTube video camera? Our top mirrorless cameras, compacts, DSLRs and more have been picked to assist sharply your YouTube channel.

If you want to create or expand your own channel on the site, you will want the finest camera for YouTube. There are several possibilities for developing platform content. You have to consider about what you’ll film, whether it product reviews, trip vlogs or behind-the-scenes video from your own creative initiatives, to decide which is the ideal camera for your Youtube in your unique instance.

DSLRs offer a strong and weatherproof choice but are also heavy and don’t usually have the latest video features in smaller, lighter mirrorless cameras. These two kinds of camera are equipped with interchangeable lenses which both increase their versatility and increase the cost. You might wish to take a tiny camera with a fixed lens into account for something simpler. Some cameras have more advanced focusing mechanisms and handy vlogging abilities.

See our list of the finest cameras for all creative tasks if you require a device for all usage and not just video. Also check out our list of the finest trypods if you require robust assistance. You should also view our guide to the top video editing applications for YouTube if you are wanting to start on YouTube. In the meanwhile, read the guide for picking the best YouTube video production camera to balance the many elements.
Are smartphone camera’s really getting better or are they just numbers?
By: Ashish Pawar
Tags: Tech Talk, Cameras, Then Vs Now, Discussion, Smartphones

Smartphone Camera’s: Then

Smartphones have been with us since the late ’90s and since then companies have tried providing better camera modules to their consumers. Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, LG, and Apple’s iPhone are some of the giants we all have seen competing with each other to be at the top of the game. Over time the camera setup I have witnessed during the early 2000s was very decent at that time. Smartphone companies used to provide camera setups ranging from VGA to 16MP.

In 2013, Nokia launched its Lumia 1020 which had a 41MP rear camera sensor with high optical Carl Zeiss optic and this mobile created a huge hype in the entire mobile phone industry. The results were amazing and later in the software update, it also enabled the RAW photography feature where a professional photographer could use every bit and piece of pixels to get a clean and enhanced output using Adobe Photoshop.

Here are some samples shots from Lumia 1020 I found while surfing:

Image Source: Windows Central

Image Source: Windows Central

Big giants like Sony, Samsung, and iPhone also started to produce better camera modules, but somehow Samsung lacked the type of quality that was better produced from iPhone and Sony. Sony is known to provide its camera lenses to every smartphone company out there to date but somehow lost to iPhone.

Camera setups lacked in low light conditions but to be clear in those days the camera setup was not a double or triple camera one, and to be true some of them truly can compete with the camera setups from current years.
“The Greek Tokens” AMA with Geometric Energy CEO Sam Reid
By: The Selective
Tags: Spacex, Ethereum, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Defi

Question 2 :

Everyone knows why we’re here . . . to discuss the Greek tokens: Gamma, Kappa, Beta, Rho and Xi and the mission in which these utility tokens will be put to use. So, firstly, can you tell us a bit about the Cubesat mission?

Samuel Reid :

To help clarify, there are actually two (at least) distinct launches which will occur related to these tokens, DOGE-1 to the moon in Q1 2022 and Geometric-1 to SSO (sun synchronous orbit, a type of low earth orbit). We intend to have the display screen on the side of both the moon sat and the earth orbit sat(s). There is just one satellite launching to the moon, and there are 12 to earth orbit (of which some of the 12 are unrelated to this project and just our regular space customers not affiliated to any DeFi matter such as e.g., Defense Technology Innovation Program, which deals in partnership with OUSD). Geometric will let you claim these tokens for location, luminosity, color, over an amount of time. Imagine Drawball or Satoshi’s place on satellites, a Nascar logo branding type experience for those who wish to advertise!

Mission :

Understood. So you’ve already finalized a deal with SpaceX? & was it really paid in DOGE?

Samuel Reid :

Note that it’s called DOGE-1 and Geometric-1. So, this implies we seek one day for a -2… yes we paid SpaceX in full with DOGE, and it was many millions of dollars in fiat value I already paid prior to feeling comfortable to offer these tokens to the public as I was only willing to do so with a SpaceX LSA (launch service agreement) truly completed and funded to ensure legitimacy and reality of the entire project.

Mission :

Ah, alpha drop. Looking forward to further launches then :)

How is working with SpaceX? Anything interesting or that surprised you? (Aside from paying in a memecoin for satellite launches)?

Samuel Reid :

Working with SpaceX is the biggest honour of my life, and one of the things that has surprised me is how chill and cool everyone is. It’s fun. You’d think perhaps it’s only serious business, but when you’re doing space missions for the lulz and more, you’re going to have a good time. :)

Mission :

Impossible not to be fun when paying with doge lol. First a Jamaican bob-sled team, then Nascar, and now a satellite. What a world.

As I understand it in broad terms, in regards to token-utility on the cubesat, $BETA controls the X axis, $RHO controls Y axis, $GAMMA controls brightness, $KAPPA controls color, and $XI controls display time on the cubesat. Is that generally correct?

Samuel Reid :

KAPPA controls color, and yes thats correct generally. Although XI pays for the time that your (BETA,RHO,KAPPA,GAMMA) pairing is displayed for. Not a clock on the sat. It’s like air time of the ad.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX collaborates with GEC to sell space art through cryptocurrency
Tags: Elon Musk, Spacex, Dogecoin, Bitcoin

Elon Musk’s SpaceX collaborates with GEC to sell space art through cryptocurrency Infoshots.in Jun 17·2 min read

Dogecoin, the popular meme cryptocurrency, was chosen as the unit of account between SpaceX and GEC, giving Doge a claim on the first unit of space commerce, however, it is not the only space currency.

The announcement of the DOGE-1 mission — a collaboration between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the futurist Geometric Energy Corporation (GEC) — was hailed as the start of the cryptocurrency space race.

Dogecoin, the popular meme cryptocurrency, was chosen as the unit of account between SpaceX and GEC, giving Doge a claim on the first unit of space commerce.

However, it is not the only space currency. The initial press release mentioned a number of organisations involved with GEC, several of which are cryptocurrency projects. So, how do these fit in? The answer is space art.

With the astronomic rise in projects tying art to cryptocurrency, it seems that the GEC is looking to test what happens to the value of art — or advertising — when it is strapped to the side of a CubeSat and fired towards the moon.

The article mentioned additional payload space to be dedicated to art in the form of space plaques provided by Geometric Labs and Geometric Gamin Corporation, and since then, four new cryptocurrency projects underwent a low-key release, and rumours began to circulate that the tokens were related to the Doge-1 mission. Their names are Rho, Beta, Kappa and Gamma. Later a fifth project, Xi, was launched.

They have yet to be officially associated with GEC, but a set of websites for the tokens appeared unannounced. Are these tokens part of the space art, and can they be directly tied to GEC? A little digging into the websites and the code for the tokens themselves appear to confirm it.

The websites of the tokens claim they are indeed part of the mission, and that each token will be involved in how the art is displayed on the side of the CubeSat, opening up the possibility that the art could be programmable, changeable or even streamed back to Earth.

Pointblank is collaborating with GEC to build the CubeSats for the mission, and have recently tweeted the hashtags for some tokens. The Pointblank website contains in its source files a picture of one of the tokens.

The man behind GEC is Sam Reid. He launched a new TG group centred around the tokens. This is effectively the missing piece: GEC have now laid claim to the tokens.
Elon Musk is hosting Saturday Night Live and no this is not a joke — Tech Recently
By: Tech Recently
Tags: Spacex, SNL, Elonmusk, Tesla

Elon Musk is hosting Saturday Night Live and no this is not a joke — Tech Recently Tech Recently Apr 25·2 min read

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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, will be hosting Saturday Night Live on May 8th, the official SNL account tweeted Saturday. The musical guest will be Miley Cyrus. Musk is known for his- how shall we put this — quirky sense of humor on Twitter, his preferred method of social media communication, but it’s not totally clear whether he’s actually funny enough to sustain a 90-minute hosting gig on the late-night comedy show.

Musk has made many notable media appearances over the years- there was that time he smoked weed on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and he had a cameo in Iron Man 2 (he even had a line for his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe). He also played himself on an episode of The Simpsons, titled “ The Musk Who Fell to Earth,” and on the now-retired show The Big Bang Theory, and its spinoff Young Sheldon. When he appeared on the Stephen Colbert show, the host likened him to Lex Luthor (which, all things considered, he probably enjoyed).

So he’s not totally without some show biz chops. How willing he’ll be to parody his — unique- public persona, well, we’ll have to wait a few weeks to find out.