![]() ![]() Transports that directly depend on it like meek. The browser part of TBB will always be necessary for some pluggable (Just remove the & in /usr/bin/torbrowser for lines containing I'm still trying to figure out how to run TBB under xvfb. Systemd service, and/or /etc/xdg/autostart, there are many ways.) No The autostart is one of the simplest things here. etc/rc.local for xvfb auto startup on Debian: Know how to start it, no? Just type torbrowser. In any case, please consider implementing T116 first.Įasy. The user could move the redundant window to another virtual desktop, though. *Especially a usability issue on Qubes, because there the window would not be hidden in a different VM window but end up on the usual task bar. Would either need some patch upstream (environment variable TBB_LOCKDOWN or so) or modifying TBB after extracting it (which can break due to upstream changes). Would also cause an usability issue, because of the redundant (from usability perspective, not technical) browser window.* Also a security issue, because blocking the browser from connecting anywhere would be hard. This might however trigger the redistribution problems we avoid with running headlessly. Run TBB with its full GUI but make sure the browser window cannot connect anywhere, to allow using torlauncher-gui too.And debugging we would need documentation on how to make it visible? (Imagine it doesn't work for someone.) Would also need to check which config file changes are required to make TBB just connect without needing to click anything in tor-launcher (which would then not be visible). Or documentation on which commands to run. We would still need scripts for starting/stopping TBB then. Should upstream ever add standlone support for torlauncher-gui it should be easy to enable it for GW. Its a compromise on usability but gains us the advantage of the latest pluggable transports and reproducible binaries. Run TBB headlessly (xvfb) on GW and configure pluggable transports through torrc.I am wondering how useful it is to go through any of the hacks below and not using that time to learn javascript and doing the real fix. It just doesn't materialize because no one speaks/contributes javascript. Don't forget the best solution described in the original ticket description. ![]()
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8/31/2023 0 Comments Butternut squash![]() ![]() Grilled butternut is typically seasoned with nutmeg and cinnamon or stuffed (e.g., spinach and feta) before being wrapped in foil and grilled. In South Africa, butternut squash is commonly used and often prepared as a soup or grilled whole. In Australia, it is regarded as a pumpkin, and is used interchangeably with other types of pumpkin. This oil can be used for roasting, cooking, on popcorn, or as a salad dressing. The seeds can even be roasted and pressed into an oil to create butternut squash seed oil. However, the seeds are edible, either raw or roasted, and the skin is also edible and softens when roasted. The fruit is prepared by removing the skin, stalk, and seeds, which are not usually eaten or cooked. Once roasted, it can be eaten in a variety of ways. One of the most common ways to prepare butternut squash is roasting. A 100-gram reference amount supplies 188 kilojoules (45 kilocalories) of food energy, is a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of vitamin A (67% DV) and vitamin C (25% DV), and contains moderate amounts of vitamin B 6, vitamin E, magnesium, and manganese, each having content of 10–12% DV. Raw butternut squash is 86% water, 12% carbohydrates, 1% protein, and contains negligible fat (table). Nutrition Butternut squash growing in a garden in Oklahoma For the best flavor, butternut squash should be left to cure for 2 months after harvest. They are best kept at 10 ☌ (50 ☏) with 50 percent humidity. Some varieties will keep up to six months. Attributes īutternut squash will store for two to three months. It was developed by Charles Legget of Stow, Massachusetts, in 1944 who crossed pumpkin and gooseneck squash varieties. moschata had been carried over all parts of North America where it could be grown, but butternut squash is a modern variety of winter squash. Native Americans believed that squash was so nutritious that they would bury their dead with it to sustain them on their final journey. ![]() Although American native peoples may have eaten some forms of squash without cooking, today most squash is eaten cooked. The word squash comes from the Narragansett word askutasquash, meaning "eaten raw or uncooked", and butternut from the squash's nutty flavor. †Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Butternut squash, raw Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) It is part of the same squash family as ponca, waltham, pumpkin, and calabaza. ![]() It is a good source of fiber, vitamin C, magnesium, and potassium and it is a source of vitamin A.Īlthough botanically a fruit (specifically, a berry), butternut squash is used culinarily as a vegetable that can be roasted, sautéed, toasted, puréed for soups such as squash soup, or mashed to be used in casseroles, breads, muffins, and pies. When ripe, it turns increasingly deep orange, and becomes sweeter and richer. It has tan-yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp with a compartment of seeds in the blossom end. It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that of a pumpkin. 1940s in Stow, Massachusetts, United Statesīutternut squash cut lengthwise showing seeds Butternut pumpkin (Australian term)īutternut squash ( Cucurbita moschata), known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin or gramma, is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine. ![]() 8/31/2023 0 Comments Batch resize images windows 11![]() BatchPhotoīatchPhoto is a photo editor designed with productivity in mind. Just load one of the Profiles and have the app automatically resize, watermark or perhaps crop your pictures the way you need. ![]() ![]() This way you won’t have to make the same edits over and over again. You can also protect your photos with a text or logo watermark or decorate them in an elegant manner with frames and borders.Ī cool and useful feature of PhotoMarks is its ability to save your settings as Profiles for later use. You can further optimize your images by cropping, automatically rotating or converting them (includes support for RAW files). You have options to maintain the aspect ratio and not upscale pictures smaller than the specified size. All you have to do is enter the desired new dimensions, expressed in either pixels or percentage, for the width and/or height. Afterwards the app will automatically apply your edits to all the added photos.Īs far as the resizing process is concerned, PhotoMarks is pretty straightforward. Just add your photos in the first step, apply the desired edits in the second and select your output format and folder in the third. The tool comes with an easy-to-read interface, designed as a three-step wizard. PhotoMarks is an app that enables you to batch resize images on Windows with ease, which makes it the perfect alternative to streamline your workflow. Unfortunately you can’t resize multiple images with this native app, a task which is many times mandatory in order to save time and energy. Next select the Resize option and a new window will pop up with four resizing alternatives to choose from: Best for profile pictures and thumbnails (0.25 MP), Best for emails and messages (2 MP), Best for viewing (4 MP) and an option to define custom dimensions for the width and height. Open the picture in the Photos app and click the More Options button located in the top right corner of the menu. So here’s how you can resize an image on Windows without resorting to other software: ![]() But, as you’ll see below, it gets the job done in an easy manner. Of course, this is not exactly the most powerful alternative. Since you’re a Windows user, why not start off with something Microsoft built, i.e. No need to hurry and directly jump to a third-party app. In this article we’ve compiled a list of 10 apps for PC users that enable you to easily change photo size. Making pictures smaller helps us optimize our websites by developing a faster page loading time (which Google loves), it helps us properly adjust pictures for social media requirements or email attachments, as well as save important disk space.īecause it’s an integral part of post-processing, the resize tool is a pretty standard feature when it comes to image editors. When dealing with high-resolution photos, this step is always required for several reasons. Image resizing is an important part of the editing process. ![]() 8/31/2023 0 Comments Judge bato dela rosa![]() Sources indicate Duterte is inclined to accept Marquez’ resignation. But Purisima was suspended in December 2014 and later, dismissed by the Ombudsman over a supposedly shady deal in Camp Crame.Ĭurrent PNP chief Marquez is set to retire in August 2016 yet, but the 4-star general had earlier said he would hand in his courtesy resignation to whoever wins the presidency. Purisima was appointed chief of the PNP in late 2013 and was not set to retire until November 2015, which meant an almost 2-year-old term. His term would be a little longer than current PNP chief Director General Ricardo Marquez’s 12-month stint, but shorter than that of President Benigno Aquino III’s favorite cop, sacked PNP chief Alan Purisima. His taking on the highest post in the police force means his upperclassmen – from the Philippine Military Academy classes of 1983, 19 – will miss their chance at the PNP’s top post.īorn on January 21, 1962, Dela Rosa is set to retire in 2018, when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 56.Īssuming he begins his stint by July 2016, Dela Rosa would serve as PNP chief for at least 1 and a half years. ![]() While Dela Rosa’s pending appointment did not surprise Camp Crame officials, it has raised some eyebrows. Details of police operations are minor – it’s the results that Duterte is always after. Their level of understanding is almost telephathic, according to the police general.ĭela Rosa describes Duterte as a boss who is “hands on” but doesn’t micromanage. The president-elect has referred to Dela Rosa as trustworthy and intelligent.ĭecades of working with Duterte, Dela Rosa told Rappler, means that sometimes, he doesn’t even need verbal instructions from the Davao mayor. To the greatest leader on Earth, Mayor RRD, happy birthday Sir!” he wrote. “I never feared to enforce the law and prevent crimes because you are always there watching my back. ![]() Posted by Ronald Dela Rosa on Monday, March 28, 2016 I never feared to enforce the law and prevent crimes because you are… You have been the greatest influence in my career. In a previous post, Dela Rosa had nothing but warm words for his ninong. In a public post on his Facebook page tagging known Duterte supporters, he wrote: “Those who will cheat and will manipulate this May 9 elections, be warned! We will crush you!” Tasked to command the PNP-reactionary standby support force at Camp Crame, Dela Rosa was sacked a week before the polls after he went public with his sentiments in favor of the presidential candidate. The personal ties got the one-star police general in hot water days before the election day on May 9. The two grew close, with Duterte even standing as principal sponsor when Dela Rosa got married. While Davao City was home to almost 1.5 million people when Dela Rosa was its city director, the entire PNP is tasked with safeguarding over 100 million Filipinos.ĭavao in 1986 is where Dela Rosa and Duterte’s paths crossed.ĭela Rosa, then a young lieutenant of the now-defunct Philippine Constabulary in Davao, entered the force when Duterte was appointed acting vice mayor of the city in the aftermath of the EDSA People Power Revolution that toppled the Marcos dictatorship. “It worked,” a beaming Dela Rosa recalled, noting that drugs went down by at least 60% because of the operation.īut the task will be harder a hundredfold at a national scale. Tuktok in Bisaya literally means “to knock” while hangyo means “request.”Ĭops would warn drug dealers and users to reform – or else. Oplan TukHang (Tuktok-Hangyo) saw the Davao police going door-to-door, knocking on the homes of known drug dealers and users. One of his key missions then, Dela Rosa told Rappler, was to stop the use and sale of illegal drugs in the city. ![]() Marching orders to run after criminals are nothing new to Dela Rosa, who was Davao City police chief from January 2012 to October 2013, spanning the terms of Duterte’s daughter Sara and Duterte himself. One of Duterte’s key campaign promises is to eradicate – or “suppress” – crime in 3-6 months. People – even those inside moving vehicles – stop their tracks to take a selfie with or say hello to Dela Rosa, president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s choice to head the 160,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP).ĭuterte’s executive assistant Bong Go made the official announcement on Wednesday, May 18: the former Davao City police chief takes over the entire PNP at the same time that his “mentor,” the longtime Davao mayor, takes on his biggest role yet as president and commander-in-chiefĭela Rosa has a daunting task. Things have changed the past few days, the 54-year-old one-star general told Rappler. He recalled a time when he could walk around the streets of Davao City or even Camp Crame in Quezon City and elicit only the customary hello – if he’s lucky. MANILA, Philippines – Chief Superintendent Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is not used to getting attention. ![]() ![]() Kálmán, although Thorvald Nicolai Thiele and Peter Swerling developed a similar algorithm earlier. The filtering method is named for Hungarian émigré Rudolf E. Kalman filtering has been used successfully in multi-sensor fusion, and distributed sensor networks to develop distributed or consensus Kalman filtering. The basis is a hidden Markov model such that the state space of the latent variables is continuous and all latent and observed variables have Gaussian distributions. ![]() Įxtensions and generalizations of the method have also been developed, such as the extended Kalman filter and the unscented Kalman filter which work on nonlinear systems. It is a common misconception (perpetuated in the literature) that the Kalman filter cannot be rigorously applied unless all noise processes are assumed to be Gaussian. The primary sources are assumed to be independent gaussian random processes with zero mean the dynamic systems will be linear." Though regardless of Gaussianity, if the process and measurement covariances are known, the Kalman filter is the best possible linear estimator in the minimum mean-square-error sense. Kálmán: "In summary, the following assumptions are made about random processes: Physical random phenomena may be thought of as due to primary random sources exciting dynamic systems. Optimality of Kalman filtering assumes that errors have a normal (Gaussian) distribution. It can operate in real time, using only the present input measurements and the state calculated previously and its uncertainty matrix no additional past information is required. Once the outcome of the next measurement (necessarily corrupted with some error, including random noise) is observed, these estimates are updated using a weighted average, with more weight being given to estimates with greater certainty. For the prediction phase, the Kalman filter produces estimates of the current state variables, along with their uncertainties. The algorithm works by a two-phase process. Due to the time delay between issuing motor commands and receiving sensory feedback, the use of Kalman filters provides a realistic model for making estimates of the current state of a motor system and issuing updated commands. Kalman filtering also works for modeling the central nervous system's control of movement. Kalman filtering is also one of the main topics of robotic motion planning and control and can be used for trajectory optimization. Furthermore, Kalman filtering is a concept much applied in time series analysis used for topics such as signal processing and econometrics. A common application is for guidance, navigation, and control of vehicles, particularly aircraft, spacecraft and ships positioned dynamically. Kalman filtering has numerous technological applications. In fact, some of the special case linear filter's equations appeared in papers by Stratonovich that were published before summer 1961, when Kalman met with Stratonovich during a conference in Moscow. ![]() This digital filter is sometimes termed the Stratonovich–Kalman–Bucy filter because it is a special case of a more general, nonlinear filter developed somewhat earlier by the Soviet mathematician Ruslan Stratonovich. Kálmán, who was one of the primary developers of its theory. x ^ k ∣ k − 1 is the corresponding uncertainty.įor statistics and control theory, Kalman filtering, also known as linear quadratic estimation ( LQE), is an algorithm that uses a series of measurements observed over time, including statistical noise and other inaccuracies, and produces estimates of unknown variables that tend to be more accurate than those based on a single measurement alone, by estimating a joint probability distribution over the variables for each timeframe. The estimate is updated using a state transition model and measurements. ![]() The Kalman filter keeps track of the estimated state of the system and the variance or uncertainty of the estimate. Algorithm that estimates unknowns from a series of measurements over time ![]() 8/31/2023 0 Comments Was sam and frodo gay![]() ![]() A reader still needs to know what a "nunnery" meant in Shakespeare's day in order to interpret a statement including a reference to a nunnery. The idea that the final written product of the author, rather than the author's mind, is the right place to look for meaning, is called "intent of the text." When I was in graduate school, we all learned to start our thoughts on what we'd read with "the text states." rather than "Shakespeare states that." Such a reading doesn't completely ignore the author. Critics are free to view the statement's meaning on its own terms. The statement expresses psychological truths about the way people experience time in a pastoral setting. Shakespeare may not have had in mind modern theories of the meaning of time when he wrote "there is no clock in the forest" in "As You Like It," but it doesn't matter. Similarly, when an author writes a story, there are often images, symbols, and language in it that suggest things on their own that the author never imagined. But clearly, my intent is not the only thing that matters in such a statement. I might say she is wrong to take offense, that she didn't understand my intent. ![]() If I tell my wife she looks nice for an older woman, I may insist I didn't mean it as an insult. We all say things that others take to have meanings we don't intend. This might seem crazy, and nothing more than a rearguard justification for the inventive interpretations of literary professors, but there is a point to it. It may surprise those who assume the author's intent to be the only intent that matters to find that literature scholars actually speak of something called an "intentional fallacy." That is, to think of literature only in terms of what an author meant is a mistake. Tolkien cannot have meant these things, so Sam and Frodo cannot be gay, however it may seem to a modern reader. Tolkien lived at a time when homosexuality was seen as a mental illness, an abomination. Many, many discussion fora on the Internet have discussed the question of homosexuality in the relationship between Frodo and Sam in terms of Tolkien's intent ( one example). Most people who haven't studied literature seriously would most likely assume that the most important type of intent-maybe the only one that matters-is the intent of the author. So we cope by joking about them.īefore getting into various ways to interpret the physical and emotional closeness of Frodo and Sam, the two most important characters in the Rings trilogy, I need to make a quick digression into the question of intent. The men watching these things are at once uncomfortable with them and drawn to them. There are heroes who demonstrate tenderness, gentleness, and compassion, traits that do not fit the standard male hero archetype. When men watch a story like Lord of the Rings together, certain male characteristics are called into question. By doing this, they are able to hide physically homo-intimate behaviors that are a corollary of spiritual closeness in plain sight. ![]() So men play jokes like "tea-bagging" one another. Men need to be close in the Corps, but the closeness required is itself suspect-or at least uncomfortable for most men. But that closeness, when it starts to take on a deep and spiritual dimension, threatens hetero-normative standards. Possibly both." The Marine Corps requires that men within it become closer than most men become in normal life. In my short story about male identity in the Marine Corps, "Brokedick," the main character notes that "most of the jokes they'd played (in the Marine Corps) had been either homo-erotic or homophobic. The jokes today have lost their mean-spirited edge of fag-bashing, of guarding hetero-normative standards by threatening harm to those outside the standards. In my personal experience, this is as true today as it was three decades ago, even though now you would be hard-pressed to find a man even in a group of hetero-normative males who thinks there is anything essentially wrong with homosexual behavior. Jokes and comments about homo-eroticism are a constant when a group of largely heterosexual males gathers. If you watch the movie in the company of a lot of men, as I have many times, one topic of conversation that infallibly arises is the level of homo-eroticism in the films. And even the films' flaws can be a good point of discussion. It'd be awfully hard to read through all three books in a day with a group of people. I can only go so long without it.Įven though I've said before I'm not crazy about everything in Jackson's movie trilogy, it's still easily the best way to enjoy the story in a communal fashion. Much like Carlos Fuentes needed to read Don Quixote once a year, I occasionally have a mystical need to re-visit Frodo's quest to Mount Doom. I will be hosting a Lord of the Rings (LOTR) movie marathon in the near future, which explains this being my second LOTR-related post in two weeks. ![]() 8/31/2023 0 Comments Cockatoo talking![]() ![]() The best proof of this is the simple and elegant look of the Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoo. With a little patience, you can get used to these silly outbursts of noise, but your neighbors might not – that’s why cockatoos are not apartment birds!Įxotic and colorful looks are not always the measure of beauty for a parrot. This results in a noisy, repetitive and always funny flood of mumbled words, yells and even screams. The rest of the noise comes from their loud attempts to mimic human speech and conversations. Even if they might not be the best talkers, they can repeat a few words coherently. Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoos also have a remarkable wingspan, so ensure a plenty of free space for your pet.īefore committing to a pet cockatoo, you might want to know that they can be very, very loud. They have all the visual traits of cockatoos – the prominent, bulging forehead, a stubby beak, distinct eyes and the iconic crest. The adults reach an average length of 13 inches (34 centimeters) and both sexes are almost identical. Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoo is considered to be a medium-sized bird, and these birds share their general appearance with other close related cockatoo breeds. It grew from a small number of caged parrots, released into the city just before Japanese invasion in 1941. With just a few thousand remaining birds, survival in the wild is in question.Īnother, introduced population, exists in Hong Kong. This designation is the last step before extinction. Due to extensive illegal trapping, these parrots have been proclaimed as critically endangered. These islands are part of East Timor and Indonesia and are home to many exotic parrots. Like some of the related cockatoo breeds, the Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoo is originally found on Sulawesi and Lesser Sunda islands. ![]() 8/30/2023 0 Comments Best rayovac batteries![]() ![]() So you need to make sure the battery you are buying is fit for the appliance you need to operate. Even though the 9V batteries have almost a similar shape and size, their range of applications varies a lot. Next, you have to choose the batteries based on the application. Hence, when choosing the batteries, make sure they don’t have any heavy metals. That’s why nowadays, alternative composition elements are used which will not pollute the environment. However, when these batteries were disposed of in the garbage dumps, they caused heavy metal contamination of both the soil and the water bodies. In earlier days, batteries used to be manufactured with heavy metals like cadmium, lead, or mercury. On the other hand, the non-alkaline batteries will have more discharge time. Bear in mind that alkaline batteries provide more power as the liquid can get ionized at a much faster rate. So you have to choose which kind of core material you need in your battery. Rather they contain dry elements that can discharge electrons easily on being connected to the electric circuit. Alkaline vs non-alkalineĮven though most 9V batteries come with an alkaline solution as the main source of electrostatic power, some batteries do not have an alkaline solution. This will help you easily identify which is the positive terminal and which one is negative. Make sure the positive and negative terminals are intact and different in design. Next, you have to look at the design of the terminal leads. Also, you have to ensure that the jacket design is strong and sturdy to withstand wear and tear as well as collisions. If the jacket has a crack, the liquid solution will start leaking which might cause an explosion. While buying the batteries, make sure you check whether or not the jacket has a leakage-proof design. ![]() The first factor that will affect your selection of the best 9V batteries is the design of the external jacket and the material being used for its construction. What Factors Should You Consider to Pick the Best 9V Batteries? Jacket material and design Hence, we have listed down some major factors that should be considered to choose the best 9V batteries. And that’s the reason for which you might find the choosing process to be more cumbersome and daunting than what you imagined initially. In the above section, we have described seven products that have gained momentum in the market, thanks to their unique features. That’s why having the best 9V batteries is important for everyone. 9V batteries are handy in providing a power source to a wide range of appliances and electronic systems, starting from smart systems to toys, flashlights, detection systems, and so on. ![]() ![]() ![]() MPC presents a variety of methods to access different actions. You can visually understand where the current point of the production is in comparison to the total period by looking at the progress bar above the command line. The first time represents the elapsed time and the second one displays the total duration of the video. There are time stamps beneath the sound section. On the left side of the command line, you can mute and adjust the audio by sliding the lever along the bar to either decrease or increase the volume. There is a straightforward command line at the bottom of the screen that lets you play, pause, stop, rewind, fast forward, and skip frames on the right side. Media Player Classic has a user-friendly user interface. Since plugins are downloadable from third-party sources, you can ensure the security of you and your PC by only installing plugins from trusted sources. You can also add p lugins to the downloader to customize and gain insight on the videos: smooth video project, shaders, etc. You can watch and listen to a variety of audio and video file formats in the advertisement-free application. MPC-HC is a safe app that claims to be 100% free of spyware. You can use Media Player Classic Home Cinema as a DVB player. 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