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The Arthouse of “The Lighthouse”
By: Jeff Ehren
Tags: The Lighthouse, Robert Eggers, A24, Film Reviews, Film

The Arthouse of “The Lighthouse”

Burn the midnight oil ye land lovers and embark on a strange journey

Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe

A24 delivers yet another film overflowing with interpretive possibilities. A film lover of any genre will find something to appeciate about “The Lighthouse.” The film, directed by Robert Eggers, has a very simple story: two men work as lighthouse keepers, also known as “wickies,” in the late 19th century. But it is within a simple setup that the movie delves into the characters.

Filming in black & white helps incorporate the layered storytelling. The literal contrast evokes breathtaking scenes that one may think are truly paintings and photos from the era. Shadows intensify the use of the filming technique, as well as enhancing the metaphorical aspects to using black & white film.

Willem Dafoe aged perfectly to play his character, and Robert Pattinson is a sublime complement.

As if in a small theatre watching an intense two-person play, “The Lighthouse” brings you in. It forces you to stay, watch, and wonder what is truly happening. You may start to wonder if you are supposed to connect with a character, or to be a witness who unable to change the events.

But what does it mean? Given the trailer is online, there are a few perspectives one can share without spoiling the film.

No matter where we go, we can not run away from our problems — that which troubles us the most. If we isolate ourselves, then we risk being in an echo chamber, constantly listening to the same rhetoric. But even when alone, we have our own mind which can only be distracted for so long by mundane work. Without perspective, we feel we work harder than others. That we deserve what we think they have. But, in trying to obtain what we think others have, we lose ourselves.

One’s interpretation is based upon one’s own perspective. Is the film reacting to generational strife? Is it about mental health? Gaslighting? Desire? Classism? Myth?

Each viewing of “The Lighthouse” may provide a different interpretation. And it is definitely a film worth watching more than once.
CoinTiger, CEO Frank Ling: The bullish market this round is going to be huge. The goal is to break a record!
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Cointiger, CEO, Bulls, Bitcoin

About CoinTiger:

CoinTiger is a global and innovative digital assets exchange platform which provides multi-cryptocurrency trading service including multi-language support for blockchain enthusiasts around the world.

Since the platform was launched, it has continuously iterated with a steady upgrade and now has an increasingly mature ecosystem comprising web, iOS, and Android clients application and comprehensive exchange services including cryptocurrency trading, Ticker Capital, Labs, IEO, and voting for listing program. Currently, CoinTiger users have topped 1.8 million and are from more than 40 countries and regions in Asia, North America, Africa, and Europe.

LINKS

Website: https://www.cointiger.com/en-us/#/index

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinTigerEX/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoinTigerEX?lang=en

Medium Blog: https://medium.com/@cointiger

Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CoinTigerExchange/

Telegram Channels

English: https://t.me/cointiger_en

Mandarin: https://t.me/CoinTiger_cn

Vietnam: https://t.me/CoinTiger_VN

Announcement Channel: http://t.me/cointiger_annoucements

CoinTiger APP Links

Official Link: https://www.cointiger.com/en-us/#/app_download

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cointiger.exchange

iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/hk/app/cointiger/id1366562802?mt=
รีวิว Hotjar Web Analytics Tools
By: Suranart Niamcome
Tags: Highlight, Heatmap, User Experience, Hotjar

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Execution context and the call stack — visually illustrated by a slice of tasty cake
By: Javascript Teacher
Tags: Coding, Programming, JavaScript, Web Development, Tech

A new Execution Context (EC) is spawned from a scope containing variable definition and the binding of the this object. Essentially the this object in a given EC is the link to the object context under which it operates:

The binding of the this object across Execution Contexts on The Call Stack.

A new Execution Context is caused by a function call. This new Execution Context is then placed on top of Execution Stack (or The Call Stack).

A new Execution Context can also be created when an object is instantiated — but its only because object instantiation is a constructor function call.

From then on, whatever functions you call or whatever objects you instantiate will cause a new execution context created and pushed onto the stack.

This process repeats while maintaining a this object chain all the way up to the currently executing context (the topmost one):

There is always one currently executing context. The rest are stacked below.

After the function is finished executing, the stack is removed from the top and the code control flow returns to the previous or uppermost execution context.

In other words it’s a LIFO (Last In First Out) order.

Noteworthy: This “stacking” occurs only when you call a function from the scope of another function. And that function calls yet another one from its own scope. Thus, it creates not only a stack of, but also a chain of contexts tied by the this object — related to the scope in which the function was executed.

Stacking will not happen no matter how many function calls are made in the same Lexical Environment and scope. They all just push and pop within the same environment.

Hope this article was helpful. . . and the 🍰 cake’splanations delightful!

Sponsored by Learning Curve — an independent book publishing company that provided these amazing illustrations for free.

You may want to also see this JavaScript Execution Context video tutorial:
It’s Christmas
By: Marla Bishop
Tags: The Bad Influence, Ducks, Christmas, Idea Stream, Prompt

Join in the fun! Take these ten words and run with them…

Poetry Salvage

Use these ten words to write a poem. Or prose if you prefer.
Is Netflix’s ‘Cuties’ Exploitation?
By: Eleanor Alice Ring
Tags: Film, Movies, Netflix, Feature, Culture

Although flawed in its presentation, Cuties is far more nuanced than the boycott would have you believe. It tackles themes of girlhood, cultural repression, and the hyper-sexualisation of women in modern pop culture, amongst other things. It’s a subject close to the director’s heart and the intentions behind it are clear to me, as well as many others who actually watched the film. So how did the response to Cuties become so overwhelmingly toxic and intense?

Netflix’s marketing set the tone for what became an ugly backlash. Chosen for the movie’s poster was a group shot of the young girls pouting for the camera, as well as a still of their dance performance from the climax. Both covers were suggestive and trivialising of the subject matter, presenting Cuties as a soft-core version of Dance Moms (2011–2019). The original description didn’t help either, describing the main character Amy as a girl “fascinated with a twerking dance crew”. It was this poor promotional material that stoked the fires of an angry Twitter mob.

Conservative commentators and politicians, including US Republican Senator Ted Cruz, decried the film and demanded its investigation. Even before the movie’s release, Change.org had pages of petitions against the film and a Turkish media group banned Cuties in its home country over concerns of child exploitation. This was just the beginning. Once the film was released on Netflix in early September, the boycott escalated into a dangerous harassment campaign.

False accusations of Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings being arrested for child pornography are circulating on social media, and the director herself has received death threats. Some detractors are going as far to proclaim anyone in support of the film as a “child abuser”.

The boycott recalls the reactionary actions of Mary Whitehouse and her Clean-Up TV campaign, which threw vitriol in the direction of any media or art they deemed obscene. This included a private and unsuccessful prosecution against my relative, theatre director Michael Bogdanov, for his play The Romans in Britain. Whitehouse claimed the play featured actual penetrative sex between two men onstage, despite never seeing the play for herself. Considering my background, one can understand why I approached this boycott with scepticism.

Upon watching Cuties, two things were clear to me:

The criticism unfairly takes the film’s shocking scenes out of context. A lot of people behind the backlash haven’t actually watched Cuties.

Neither is surprising to me, considering today’s atmosphere where one is encouraged to either “stan” or “cancel” something. Too many are taught to react in extremes towards media rather than examine it closer. However, Cuties defies simplification: it’s a complex, uncomfortable, sometimes moving film with a strong social commentary on what it means to be a young girl today.
クリスマース. 森の奥に病院がありました。この病院にはちょっと変わったお医者さんがいました。森の…
Tags: Japanese, Stories, 日本語, 日本, Japan

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NVM: Multiple Node versions on a server? Use NVM for that!
By: David Mcintosh
Tags: Nodejs, JavaScript, Software Development, Deployment, Web Development

Photo by Oladimeji Ajegbile from Pexels

The Headache

Chances are, if you’ve ever had to maintain a single application on a server, you’ve spent hours, maybe even days, looking like our friend over there. As tough as that may be, the reality is that a server will be used to host multiple applications, not just one. If you’re using Node.js to power your applications, as is the case with apps made using Angular, React, Ionic, etc., this can create quite a predicament. Consider deploying applications that rely on specific versions of Node.js, like v9.x.x, for instance. Everything is fine as long as all apps that are deployed to that server rely on the same versions of Node.js. You would, however, be setting yourself up for failure if you approach the problem in that way. Developers might want to develop new applications that rely on more updated versions of Node.js for various reasons, such as:

The new update to Node.js provides valuable enhancements and possibly fixes older issues. Newer versions of frameworks like Angular and React require newer versions of Node.js to work.

How would such a problem be resolved? Do you invest time and resources to update existing programs to work with new Node.js versions (definitely not efficient)? Do you create new servers for each version of Node.js (definitely not feasible)? Do you only develop on one version of Node.js (definitely not realistic…deprecation is a thing)? Such a headache!
Properazzi.com is now Enormo.com
By: Iván De Prado
Tags: Enormo, Properazzi, Computers

Properazzi is now Enormo.com!



As part as our constant evolution, we have changed the portal name. Now it is named Enormo.com with the aim of fitting better with the site aspirations.



Enormo is currently the properties search engine with more listings arround the world: more than 6 Million.
Insignificant
By: Daniel A. Teo
Tags: Self, Poetry, Prose, Universe

Insignificant

A poem of insignificance

Photo by Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash

The air of cosmos,

perforating the complexities of insignificant

life forms.

Our entities,

construed as fabrications of

macrocosm.

Involute and Intricate

existence are we,

yet so diminutive in

cosmic forces.

Prevailed in a race against time,

small magnitudes can

insignificant mortals do

in the impeccability of infinity.
Most people are doing demos wrong…
By: Marvin Kristus
Tags: Coding, Software Development, Agile, Agile Methodology, Demo

Most companies and agile teams have recurring demos, often bi-weekly which I think is a good practice. But in my experience we have forgot what the main purpose of what demos are for.

So… What are demos for?

Demos are not primarily for showing what kind of progress we currently are at, or for stakeholders to have a look at some half done work and feel better about the progress because they can see that something is getting done. Although those things are good, we have to go back to the roots of agile to understand the proper reasoning behind demos.

The difference between a classical project management method like “waterfall” compared to agile, can be summarized in one sentence. In agile methodologies, requirements change! In software, to work effectively you cannot have a planning phase where you take some requirements and make a plan for 6 months to then execute. History has taught us that requirements change in the minds of the stakeholders when they see products in front of them.

The core of agile is to build up a structure where requirements can change, while teams can still be able to build software effectively. Instead of doing a long 6 month project, we split it up into short sprints like 2-weeks, where we deliver something in a short amount of time and get user and stakeholder feedback.

Working vertically or horizontally

Before going into what we should and shouldn’t do when demoing, I need to quickly explain working horizontally and working vertically.

Working horizontally is when you split up an epic into ex. UI, frontend-heavy logic, backend and infrastructure. Some developers could start on the UI while some others start on backend or infrastructure. This way of “slicing” up a project is called working horizontally.

Working vertically is when you chose a smaller scope and complete that small scope from UI all the way to infrastructure. You now have a small, but fully functionable and testable feature.

How should demos be done?

Now to my point. Demos should always be done on vertically scoped work. The main purpose of demos is to ship a feature that the users, or stakeholders can test and get a feel for. If we do demos with horizontal work, it’s much harder for stakeholders and users to get a feel for what it will look like in the end, therefore it becomes harder for them to give correct feedback.

When working agile, always work vertical. Make sure you get real good at working scoping vertically, so when you demo, you can show some end to end working features that your users and stakeholders can test!

Shoutout to Marcus Rådell that has taught me a lot of these principles.
by Martino Pietropoli
By: Martino Pietropoli
Tags: Church, Drawing, Italy, Sunday, Illustration

First thing in the morning: a glass of water and a cartoon by The Fluxus.

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How can be Bitcoin secured as same as your own apartment or a car?
Tags: Volatility, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Fintech

How can be Bitcoin secured as same as your own apartment or a car?

Article by eCoinomic.net CTO Maxim Akulshin in Blockchain Times magazine.
Don’t Sacrifice Your 20s to Hustle Culture
By: Tom Stevenson
Tags: Travel, Youth, Life, Self Improvement, Life Lessons

Don’t Sacrifice Your 20s to Hustle Culture

There’ll never be a better time to let your hair down

Photo: Josiah Gardner/Unsplash

At the end of this year, I turn 31. Eight years ago, I was a lot younger and at the beginning of an exciting year living in Australia. I graduated from university over a year earlier, and after working in an unsatisfying job, I decided to travel.

That one trip ignited a passion for travel, which led to me spending a year in Australia, New Zealand, a few months in Southeast Asia and two years living in Barcelona. It may sound like I didn’t know where I wanted to be, but that’s not the case.

A lot is made of what you should and shouldn’t do in your twenties. One school of thought suggests that you spend your twenties working to set yourself up for the rest of your life. We’ll call this the ‘Gary Vee camp.’ Others believe that you should make the most of your twenties and not worry too much about the future, especially in the first few years.

My instinct is to lean towards the latter camp, which you could refer to as the ‘live it up camp.’ The arguments for either side are valid. If you work hard during your twenties, you can set yourself up for life. The downside is that you can spend too much time working and neglect to enjoy the best years of your life.

As someone that is now in their thirties and noticed more aches, pains and less tolerance for adventure than I had in my younger care-free days, I’m glad I spent my twenties the way I did.

The older you get, the more responsibilities you have and the less tolerance you have for doing crazy stuff. The idea of going on a booze cruise, or spending a year living in hostels is less appealing to me now than it was when I was 22.

I can barely handle the damage after drinking a few pints at the pub now, never mind drinking all night as I used to when I was at university. The point is that although it might be more sensible to get your affairs in order when you’re younger, you won’t always be young and care-free.

Your twenties are the best years to enjoy yourself and do the things you dreamt of doing while you’ve still got the energy and the desire. The focus shouldn’t just be on work and your commitments. You were born to live, not exist.
[GEEKY] Mac Sound Converter Utility
By: Pito Salas
Tags: Technology, MP3, Programming, Wav, Ogg

Apparently (not sure why yet) on Android, sound effects files using the OGG format work better than those using wav or mp3. It might be an AndEngine thing, I am not sure. Anyway, here’s my result of half hour googling and experimenting for a reliable way to convert the files. I tried a bunch of things, and I finally settled on MediaHuman AudioConverter. Use it. It really works and is nice and simple.
In Her Eyes..
By: Tito Varghese
Tags: Pencil Art, Poetry, India, Love, Thoughts

Can you see it in her Eyes ?

Does her face not give it away ?

Are words really needed on such a day ?

This is heaven, with hell to pay.

Hold her in this moment forever

Don’t break the spell, hold her nearer

Let the magic hold you in its sway

Have all of eternity in a day

Swing her in your arms to that silent tune

Kiss her tonight under the full new moon

Make it a night she cant forget

Make it a memory that never gathers dust..
She Cries, Wolf
By: Edie Tuck
Tags: Poetry, Lies, Drama, Deception, Narcissism

She cries, she cries, oh woe is me

Says she likes the quiet but never stops talking

Doesn’t like drama, she claims, as she puts on her crown

Wants the benefit of the doubt, but can’t give it

A story told by others, and to others, and for others

She cannot fathom, must take part

Must be better, one over, speak louder, shine brighter

Must be heard above all others

Oh, she feels unwell now, again, cannot rise

Poor pitiful me once more, what they don’t know

They can’t hold against me, and they will never know

It was really the mead, the ale, the excess, the miles

It was really the night, the words, the drama

They will never know, they will never know

She believes it, believes she’s outwitted all

She believes her own lies, believes she’s won

Her plastic crown held on with a velcro strap

And she cries and she cries and she cries

Crocodile tears, loud enough for all to hear

Must have an alibi, a plan, a scheme

Her words fall hollow, fall flat, fall empty

Like a broken record, playing over and over

Skipping back to the same line, the same lie

One believed, twice doubted, thrice…

Her words may be truthful, but no matter now

Trust is lost and long forgotten, trust is crushed

No matter now, no matter now

Woe is she, lying and laying, holding her head

No matter now, no matter now

We don’t believe the truth, we don’t believe the lies

Fool me once, fool me twice, fool me no more

She cries, she cries, wolf, her demise
ViteX Releasing Zero-fee, Mine-able, Decentralized Stablecoin Conversion
By: Christy Li
Tags: Announcements

Stablecoins experienced explosive growth in the first half of 2020, attaining market cap of over USD 10Bn. Due to their very nature of stable value against fiat, many users hold them for preservation of value. Among the many stablecoins in the market, the main ones are USDT, USDC, TUSD, BUSD, and DAI. Different stablecoins are useful in different scenarios. Note that the risk of holding only one type of stablecoin is high, thanks to operator risks that cause potential depreciation or inability/inconvenience to convert to fiat. As such, users typically hold multiple kinds of stablecoins, and this creates a growing need for conversion between stablecoins.

Traditionally, stablecoin conversions can be done via fiat-intermediated transaction, or trades on centralized exchanges. These processes entail bigger risks, higher transaction fees, and low liquidity. With the development of DeFi and Open Finance, decentralized stablecoin conversion protocols will gradually replace these older channels, by removing the centralized party and facilitating more secure transactions at lower costs.

ViteX will debut its zero-fee stablecoin transfer service in the coming weeks. This service is based on ViteX, the completely decentralized exchange protocol. The service not only secures users’ digital assets, but also requires no account registration or complex KYC process.

Also, due to the nature of Vite chain’s free transactions, there will be zero fees in the exchange process. To be clear, there will be zero fees both at the exchange transaction fee level, and at the public chain level (typically understood as “gas”).

In addition, to stimulate liquidity and reduce slippage, stablecoin transactions will come with liquidity mining (aka “market-making as mining,” where limit order providers will earn VX). Market makers can therefore simultaneously arbitrage from stablecoin markets, earn additional mining rewards, and remit zero fees to the trading platform.

Initially, we will open three stablecoin pairs for zero-fee conversion — USDC/USDT, DAI/USDT, BUSD/USDT:

Deposit will open for USDC and DAI at 15:00 on Sept 3, 2020 (UTC+8)

USDC/USDT and DAI/USDT begin trading at 15:00 on Sept 4, 2020 (UTC+8)

Deposit for BUSD and USDT is already available. Pair BUSD/USDT is currently traded on the exchange, zero-fee conversion will available after the hard fork

As a pioneer and practitioner of the field of Open Finance, ViteX will always explore and implement features by thinking from the users’ perspective. We’re proud to release the zero-fee, mine-able, decentralized stablecoin transfer function; It will not only satisfy real needs from customers, but further enhance the DeFi ecosystem and propel the development of the blockchain industry at large.
21 Photos of Animals Completely Failing to Be Majestic
By: Jack Shepherd
Tags: Humor, Photography, Life, Pets, Nature

21 Photos of Animals Completely Failing to Be Majestic

A revealing look at the furry, miraculous goofballs we share our world with

This year’s winning photo, by Elke Vogelsang. All photos via Mars Petcare Comedy Pet Photo Awards 2020

Nature is full of wonders, and the splendor, variety, and majesty of the animal kingdom is a miracle that ought to inspire reverence in even the most cynical among us, but the fact is that some of these guys just didn’t get the memo. In honor of the goofs, the dopes, and, yes, the galoots who are just as much a part of Mother Nature’s Glorious Plan as anyone else, the Comedy Pet Photography Awards has taken on the noble task of compiling and rewarding animal moments that, while they may not rise to the level of majesty, are nonetheless precious and, in their own way, wonderful.

Here are this year’s winners.

1. Three horse colleagues gossiping during a break.

Photo: Magdalena Strakova

2. A cat who has suddenly noticed that the world is the wrong way up.

Photo: Malgorzata Russell

3. A rabbit who is shocked … SHOCKED! … at your impertinence.

Photo: Anne Lindner

4. A dog who will stop at absolutely nothing to say hello.

Photo: Antonio Peregrino

5. A couple of out-of-towners taking in the foliage.

Photo: Karen Hoglund

6. Two buddies dramatically failing to play it cool.

Photo: Kerstin Ordelt

7. The world’s daintiest miracle-worker.

Photo: John Carelli

8. An aspiring Flamenco cat.

Photo: Iain McConnell

9. A dog who is pretending to be surprised …

Photo: Elke Vogelsang

10. A dog who is actually surprised …

Photo: Dimpy Bhalotia

11. … and a dog who is entirely unamused.

Photo: Candice Sedighan

12. A cat who is so cool and casual that she’s forgotten she’s not bipedal.

Photo: Iain McConnell

13. A dog who can guard anything except his dignity.

Photo: Elke Vogelsang

14. A cat yelling, ‘KHAAAAANNNNN!’

Photo: Iain McConnell

15. A dog posing for his driver’s license photo.

Photo: Annett Mirsberger

16. Two hopelessly melodramatic old-timers.

Photo: Mehmet Aslan

17. A dog with a fancy new hat.

Photo: Alex Class

18. A cat who promised you she had quit smoking.

Photo: Iain McConnell

19. A dog in the middle of a genuinely surprising adventure.

Photo: Emma Newton

20. This admiring group of superfans.

Photo: Beth Noble

21. And the mysterious lady in the window.
Celer Network 3rd Weekly Project Progress Report (7/30/18~8/3/18)
By: Celer Network
Tags: Celerweekly, Celernetwork, Blockchain, Weekly Report, Bitcoin

Welcome to Celer Network’s 3rd weekly project progress report (July 30-August 3) on our community building and technology development! Please stay tuned for more updates from Celer Network.

Community:

Telegram: 31,919

Twitter: 5,542

WeChat Official Account: 9,151

Strategic Partnerships:

From July 26th to August 1st, we revealed most of our strategic partners from our Twitter’s Tweet’n Treats Campaign. We appreciate all your support and contribution. We will release an official partnership announcement very soon. Meanwhile, we will also include them on our website, please stay tuned.

AMA (Ask Me Anything): Aug. 4th @ 10PM PST

After our Tweets’n Treats campaign, we received many positive feedback. To keep the conversation going, we are having our first telegram group AMA (https://t.me/celernetwork). Please join us on Saturday Aug. 4, and Ask Celer Anything.

Technology:

Mobile:

UX and UI design for home screen and usage flow for on-chain wallet On-chain queries for token details, balances and transaction history Local database for saving the above data and provide to UI Pagination and caching mechanism for skipping unnecessary network requests UI for home screen top part: wallets overview UI for listing different wallets that user has created and imported QR code generation and UI for displaying QR code to receive a payment UI for viewing wallet detail and a list of all its associated tokens UI for viewing token detail and a list of all the related transactions UI for viewing transaction detail

Backend:

Modularize backend components and finalize the design of module interfaces. Implementation in progress. Finalize the design of dispute flows. Implementation in progress. Implement the generic interaction layer between backend and blockchain. Finalize the design of state persistence and recovery. Finish the implementation of persistent data store. Integration into business logic in progress.

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Area chart: coloring within the lines
By: Patternfly Team
Tags: UX Design, Patternfly, Data Visualization, Patternpast

Overview

A “single area chart” is used to provide metrics for a single data set. While similar to a line chart, in both form and function, it offers an area fill for visual emphasis. The area fill below the line also functions to indicate cumulative data.

The most common use case for area charts is to show trending over a continuous scale (usually time.)

Use this instead of a line chart when you need to provide more visual emphasis than a simple line chart would offer.

Proposal

Note: The area chart design and implementation is already available in PatternFly. The intent of this blog post is to discuss and present usage guidelines for the existing design.

Description

1) Chart Title

Provide a title that describes the chart.

2) Data Line

A solid line is used at the top of the area chart to show a total value.

Use straight lines (linear interpolation), if it’s important to display more precise data values.

3) Interactive Data Points

Specific data points may be represented by dots on the line portion of the area chart.

To help the user see which point they are hovering over, the dot expands and a vertical line is displayed.

Present a tooltip providing associated values for that specific data point.

4) Data Area Fill

The area fill is presented below the data line.

The data area fill color conforms with the PatternFly color palette.

5) Chart Lines

Axis lines: the “x” axis is commonly used for time values. The “y” axis is used for metric values.

Use consistent spacing for the axis line label intervals and tick marks.

Tick marks are optional.

Grid lines: Horizontal grid lines (recommended) help users associate a point in the chart with a value on the axis. Vertical Grid lines (optional) can be helpful in some cases, but might create visual noise.

Legend (optional)

A legend associates the data set with a color mapping.

The legend may be used to provide detailed information about the data set.

Position the legend below, or to the right of the chart.

Open issues

Line smoothing: Is the line interpolation configurable?

What’s not covered in the current design but will be considered in future sprints:
Another fascinating post from Scott Adams
By: Pito Salas
Tags: Life

I don’t know, maybe it’s because he’s a mini celebrity but I found the

continuing story of Scott Adam’s voice problems just gripping. Check out this

post from The

Dilbert Blog:

“As regular readers know, about two years ago I lost my ability to

speak. The problem is called spasmodic dysphonia (SD). This update is

primarily for the benefit of the other people with SD. Many of you asked

about my experience and for any advice. The rest of you will find this

post too detailed. Feel free to skip it.

[snip…]

If SD is a neurological problem, it’s hard to explain why people can

recover just by talking differently. It’s also hard to understand how

bronchitis causes that neurological problem in the first place. So

while I am not qualified to judge Dr. Cooper’s theories, they do pass

the sniff test with flying colors.

[…snip]” (from: Voice

Update)
India Wins ICC Under 19 World Cup
By: Bharat Sachdev
Tags: India, World Cup, Australia, Sports, Cricket

India Wins ICC Under 19 World Cup

India beat their Australian opponents to claim the title of world champions in the under-19 category, finishing the cup unbeaten

With India bowling first, the side managed to comeback and remove the last six batsmen of the Australian team for just 33 runs. The comeback on the bowling side, post 76 runs Jonathan Merlo, was led by India’s left arm spinner-duo of Shiva Singh and Anukul Roy, successfully limiting the opposition to 216 for all-out. The Australian side was looking strong with 183 runs for 4 wickets, with 250 runs seeming as the minimum final score. The momentum shifted when Shiva stepped up and set up Sweeney to get caught and bowled, making the score 183–5, the journey for Australia being downhill after.

The Champions

The bowling turnover was followed by a miraculous 101 runs by the opening batsman, Manjot Kalra. Kalra formed vital partnerships with all batsman he batted with, making 71 with Shaw, 60 with Shubman Gill and 89 with Harvik Desai to finish with a final score of 220–2.

India became the only side in history to lift the under-19 ICC World Cup trophy four times (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018) as they achieved the eight wicket win over Australia. India beat the Australian side in the first game of the tournament with ease winning with a 100 run lead. This was followed by another win over Papua New Guinea, bundling out the side for 64 in 21 overs, and beating the score in just eight overs. After, India faced Zimbabwe, ending the batting for the Zimbabwean side at 154 runs, followed by an excellent batting performance by Gill to score 90 of 54 balls. India beat Bangladesh in the quarter-finals, scoring a total of 256 and winning by 131 runs. The Indian side faced off against Pakistan in one of their easiest games of the series, making 272 and ending the match with Pakistan only making 69 runs. This was followed by the final against Australia, who the Indian side defeated to go unbeaten in the World Cup.
Mom’s Guitar
By: Alan Jennings
Tags: Family, Alan Jennings, Comics, Guitar, Memories

Alan is an MFA grad of the Experimental Animation Program at Calarts. His films have screened at Animation Festivals worldwide. See more at alanjennings.net

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As Everything Dims
By: Zach J. Payne
Tags: Growth, Poetry, Depression, Life, Grief

Perhaps this star is setting. Light returns

into the void. The end of everything

will come eventually — and I will sleep

like hours into sand. A river flows

into uncertain sound — cacophony?

I cannot promise where this road will lead

but only that the silence rises up,

an aching music echoes in the cup

so hallowed of my heart: too tired to bleed

but even in its dimming, yearning, free?

I couldn’t say: and no one truly knows

if God is held to promises they speak

or do we flutter, lonely on a wing

to seek the little light left as it churns?
Altcoins, the big cleanup has started.
By: Yann Quelenn
Tags: Chainfund Report, Altcoins, Expectations, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin

Altcoins, the big cleanup has started.

Chainfund weekly report 10/08/2018

Dear Investors,

As of the 10th of August, the share prices of our portfolios are the following: $76 for the Dynamic and $80 for the Extreme.

Fears continue

… to spread across the crypto market. A recent note from the investment bank Goldman Sachs expresses negative views on Bitcoin. Yet, actions speak louder than words.

Despite those analyses, the American investment bank has done the following over the past 6 months: Funding of Circle, a company which acquired Poloniex (an exchange) for $400 million and the creation of a task force for working on a custody solution for cryptocurrencies.

So much for cryptos!! It sounds ironic when we are then looking at declarations from Goldman executives such as Steve Strongin — Head of Global Investment Research — stating that most cryptocurrencies will go to 0 and almost none can be considered as actual currency as they are not a store of value or a unit measurement of goods in particular.

Those very bearish declarations (even though not false) are definitely not there to prop up prices. This bank, very influential, loves cryptos and is well aware of the potential. Whatever Goldman says, the bottom line — Their actions say the contrary: Bullish, bullish, bullish!!.

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What to expect in the short to medium-term for the Bitcoin price?

(and eventually for other cryptos as BTC is and will remain the main driver)

I am still expecting the ETFs to be accepted. Meanwhile one information has been slightly overlooked by markets for the first digital currency. ICE (acronym for Intercontinental Exchange) which is NYSE owner (New York Stock Exchange) is putting in place a payment infrastructure for Bitcoin called Bakkt. In other words one could very easily buy and sell futures on the currency.
ICO postponed — MVP to be launched ahead of schedule
By: Zerobank - Your Local Currency
Tags: Blockchain

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to you for your support and participation in our Pre-ICO so far.

Over the last couple of months, a number of community members including many ICO experts from around the world have contacted us and given us valuable advices regarding how to better improve our project in preparation for a successful ICO. Among those advices, having a minimum viable product (MVP) on the table is the most important thing.

Due to unforeseen market conditions, as well as advices from our community members and experts regarding the need to complete the MVP, ZeroBank decided to postpone all of our crowdsale activities including our previously announced ICO after our Pre-ICO finishes on July 30th, 2018.

Instead, we will alter our focus onto intensifying our development efforts towards the release of our MVP. The tentative release date for the first version of our MVP is August 15th, 2018, ahead of schedule.

This is a difficult decision among our investors and core team. And yet, we believe it is in the best interest of our community and our investors. A fully functional MVP not only helps the community to better understand our business model, but also gives reassurance to our token value even before being listed on any exchanges.

We are also expecting to kickoff our ICO again right after ZeroBank MVP finishes its community tests and proves its feasibility towards the end of the year. We will keep you updated with what’s to come shortly.

To bounty participants

Bounty tokens will be distributed within 2 weeks after August 25th, on schedule for those who have passed our KYC procedure. If you have not submitted the KYC submission, please read our guideline HERE.

To Pre-ICO investors

We appreciate your support and early contribution to our project. Thus, we would like to provide you with the most flexible options:

If you would like a refund, please send a request to us via contact@zerobank.cash no later than August 8th, 2018.

no later than August 8th, 2018. Otherwise, you will get an extra 10% bonus on your total contribution. The bonus will be automatically added to your Balance within two weeks after August 9th, 2018.

Despite the changes in our crowdsale timeline, we’re delivering on our project development along with growing a wider network of partners as planned without slowing down. As in our proposed roadmap, we’re building a solid foundation for ZeroBank as a trustful business and paving the way for the project’s growth in the long term.

Thank you so much to all of our supporters and community for your great support and unchanging trust in our team as well as our vision. ZeroBank team is grateful to have you embark on this adventure with us!

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The Iśāvāsya Upanishad
By: Peter Sahota
Tags: Gandhi, Sanskrit, Hinduism, Upanishad, Vedas

Trisul, Nanda Devi and Himalayan range from Kausani, Uttarakhand - Wikimedia Commons

Pervaded by the dominion [of the Supreme] is all of this which moves in the moving world Having abandoned this, enjoy! Do not be acquisitive! For whose indeed is wealth? [Iśāvāsya Upanishad Verse 1; my own translation]

This is the famous first verse of the Iśā or Iśāvāsya Upanishad. This Upanishad is the last part of the Śukla Yajur Veda Saṃhita B, preserved in both the Kāṇva and Mādhyandīna śākhās. Being part of a Saṃhita, it has a special status. About just the first verse quoted above, Mahatma Gandhi is supposed to have said -

“If all the Upanishads and all the other scriptures happened all of a sudden to be reduced to ashes, and if only the first verse in the Ishopanishad were left in the memory of the Hindus, Hinduism would live forever” [quoted from Eknath Easwaran, ‘The Upanishads’, p.205]

The spirit of renunciation combined with full immersion in the world that is a pervasive characteristic of Hinduism is displayed in this verse. As Eknath Easwaran explains -

“Gandhi was only interpreting this great truth practically when he said, in response to the challenge of a Western journalist who wanted the secret of his life in three words, “Renounce and enjoy!”…” [Eknath Easwaran, ‘The Upanishads’, p.205]

Poetic descriptions and vivid didactic metaphors are a feature of the Upanishads in general, and here too we find them in abundance. The ātman, self or soul, is described as follows -

It moves; it does not move; it is far; it is near It is inside of all this; it is outside of all this [Iśāvāsya Upanishad Verse 5; my own translation]

Light has been invoked as a metaphor for knowledge, wisdom and spiritual realisation since ancient times. In this Upanishad, too, we see both light and darkness used as metaphors in this way, as follows -

They enter darkness who honour ignorance Thy who are addicted to knowledge [enter] into even greater darkness than that. [Iśāvāsya Upanishad Verse 9; my own translation]

As Dr. E Rőer explains about this -

“Vidyā, knowledge, is here lesser knowledge, not the knowledge of absolute Brahman, but of Brahman thought under relative attributes; it is opposed to the highest knowledge, because it is also connected with works.” [Dr. E Rőer, The Twelve Principal Upaniṣads, Vol. I, p.9]

The final verses of the Iśāvāsya Upanishad are considered (by Śaṇkara for example) to be the appropriate final words for a virtuous person at the end of a good life. In these verses, the dying person prays to sun deity Pūṣan to reveal the true reality to their true self and to the fire deity Agni to remember their deeds and the associated karma.
Portugal and Some of its’ Cities — Part 1
By: Louise Peacock
Tags: Photography, Show Your City, Portugal, Travel

Portugal and Some of its’ Cities — Part 1

My Life in Portugal in the ‘50s

After serving through WW1 and WW2, my journalist Father decided that he wanted to settle his family in a neutral country. Portugal was his pick.

So, that is how in 1951, we bundled into our small Hillman Minx car, packed to capacity with my Father, my Mother and I, plus all of our suitcases, and my toys, and began the drive from London, England to eventually arrive in Lisbon Portugal.

We did not go straight there. We had to cross the Channel to get from England to France. We stopped in France. Stayed in Paris for a short time, travelled through Chateau country and then to Spain and finally through the Estrela mountains to arrive in Portugal.

It must have been an exhausting drive for my Father, even though we stopped frequently, staying over in lots of small hotels and pensions.

The first town we stopped in once we crossed into Portugal from Spain was the town of Guarda.
Cryptocurrency Orchard Profit Update: Week 34, 2018
By: Jason Cameron
Tags: ICO, Icos To Watch, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin

Here’s an update on the ROI of projects I’ve invested in this year so far:

On average, ROI is still up against the market. However, in this market, there is nowhere to hide. With the majority of ICO investments I made, I was able to take out my initial investment and some additional profit with some of them, so it’s for the most part, ‘house money’ being hammered.

This is exactly why my investment thesis includes locking in profits at certain xxx% of return because I don’t know what’s around the corner.

The trading tokens that I picked up on exchanges however, have taken a beating — around 20–30% or so on average. I plan to build on these positions at these great prices, but I anticipate we may go down a bit more or just sideways for a while, so I’m just waiting the market out a bit before I start accumulating, could be a mistake…as this is crypto, but I’m prepared to still take a punt on this.

Overall, from my last post on this, YTD ROI is down some more. Despite the occasional pump, the bear market has made itself at home on the sofa, with its feet up and has a bowl of honey, which is great news if you have some cash on the side lines.

The reason I think the bear market is not over yet, is mainly the sentiment and volume. Until the public get excited about crypto again and volume increases then I’m not expecting a major rally for now, but of course I could be wrong.

Latest updates: I’ve added Binance and NEO as cash positions and stability for now, however I may continue to build on these positions for medium term-long term. I’ve sold off my positions in Zeepin, Bottas and ArcBlock as there are other projects I’m more excited about which I want to restructure into, these were all ‘house money’ positions so nothing lost.
Journey
By: Ella T.C
Tags: Journey, Death, Existentialism, Comics, Video Games

[This comic was funded through Patreon under the ZEAL project. ZEAL aims to provide high quality criticism of rarely discussed games and comics, and showcase the talents of exciting new writers and artists. For details and information on how to donate, please check out our Patreon, where you can also get exclusive video content for $5+!]
Play Creepts Game with $5,000 CTSI Giveaway
By: Wazirx Bitcoin Exchange
Tags: Wazirx, Announcements, Cryptocurrency, Games, Dapps

Namaste Tribe! Earlier this week, WazirX had listed Cartesi in our USDT market, and given away ₹3,78,000 worth CTSI in a trading contest marathon. Now, WazirX and Cartesi have partnered for Creepts tournament, and we’re giving away $5,000 worth CTSI! 💪

Creepts is a thrilling decentralized tower defense tournament game built on top of Cartesi’s Layer 2 solution for blockchain.

When is the tournament?

Start Time: June 1st at 5 PM IST

End Time: June 4th at 5 PM IST

Map will be announced shortly before the tournament

How can I participate?

Log in to WazirX and get your WazirX Referral ID Go to https://wazirx.creepts.io Play the game and compete for the highest score When the game is over, enter your alphanumeric WazirX Referral ID

NOTE:

Please use the alphanumeric referral code only (no links) on the referral homepage.

(no links) on the referral homepage. You can replay the game as many times as you wish in an attempt to achieve a higher score.

More instructions on https://wazirx.creepts.io

Example of a Referral Code

Rewards:

The tournament will consist of the top 1000 users submitted and verified scores.

Terms & Conditions:

Rewards are set at a rate of 1 CTSI = 0.037 USD.

Rewards are allocated based on the final rankings of the round.

Users will be required to be registered and KYC verified on WazirX, to be able to participate and receive a reward.

CTSI rewards will be distributed within 2 weeks after the contest ends. Users can log in and see their rewards via their WazirX account after the distribution is completed.

after the contest ends. Users can log in and see their rewards via their WazirX account after the distribution is completed. Distribution of CTSI will be handled by the WazirX Team.

Each user’s gameplay data will be submitted after each game. Data may be used to check for malicious actors or be used for marketing purposes.

The external Creept’s high-score page may not reflect the actual final results, winners or placements and should only be taken as a “score” reference for players. This page is managed by the Cartesi team.

WazirX reserves the right to cancel or amend the Competition or Competition Rules and/or terms at their sole discretion.

WazirX reserves the right to disqualify participants should they display attributes of malpractice.

Report Issues

If you encounter any technical issues during the gameplay, please contact the technical support team at https://t.me/CartesiProject or https://discordapp.com/invite/Pt2NrnS.

Good luck, people 🖖