![]() Moving the platter and head over the area to read those file fragments contributed to Windows feeling slow and bloated over time, and increased the seek time when looking for stuff (because it needs to first get cached, then transported over to the SATA controller, and then goes on the bus to the main memory, yadda yadda). On spinning rust, files would be fragmented - that means parts of it were stored on physically different areas of the drive. Would the OS not eventually fracture and the hunt and seek issues begin? SSDs do not care where your OS is stored in the physical NAND flash cells. Spinning rust performed better if the OS was partitioned separately on the drive at the beginning of the platter where the head moves fastest. So does an OS prima facie work quicker on a single drive (irrespective of the medium) even if you had all your files on just one drive?ĭepends on the drive. The 10% rule is enforced on /r/hardware repeat offenders and/or your website or channel may be banned. Users who want to post links to their website should be aware of the reddit definition of spam and read this article concerning self promotion on reddit. No submissions to crowdfunding sites or ongoing campaigns. No submissions to streaming sites outside of event megathreads. Any rumor or claim that is just a statement from an unknown source containing no supporting evidence will be removed. No unsubstantiated rumors - Rumors or other claims/information not directly from official sources must have evidence to support them. ![]() Low effort posts such as "What is _ and what does it do?" is not acceptable. We allow discussion posts on relevant topics to hardware there should however be at least background information and relevancy to demonstrate such a discussion is worthwhile. This includes 'What should I buy?', 'Does a _ do what I need?', 'How much is _ worth?' and 'How long until (something obvious) happens?' type questions. If your post asks a question about a specific product or need, it probably belongs elsewhere. These belong in /r/techsupport, /r/buildapc or any relevant tech subreddits. Top level comments must be substantive and contain more than 20 characters. Images submitted as self posts must include an informative description for context. ![]() Memes, direct image links, and low effort content will be removed. No memes, jokes, or direct links to images Please contact the moderators through modmail if you have questions. Exceptions can be made for content in foreign language, pay-walled content, or any other exceptional cases. Do NOT editorialize the title of the submission (minor) changes for clarity may be acceptable if the original title is clickbait, or failed to summarize its actual content.Ĭontent submitted should be of original source, or at least contain partially original reporting on top of existing information. Please use the "suggest title" button for link submissions, or copy the title of the original link. Posts should be about hardware news, reviews, technical discussion or how-tos and buyers guides. Insults and personal attacks aren't welcome here. TL DR: If you can't say something respectfully, don't say it at all. This includes tech support and PC building questions. r/hardware is not the place to come for help of any kind. ![]() The goal of /r/hardware is a place for quality hardware news, reviews, and intelligent discussion. ![]()
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![]() ![]() A lightning-bolt button lets you quickly create snapshot images of your crops. The one image editing tool the app does have is a crop tool, seeing as cropping is often one of the earliest steps in photo workflows. Photo Mechanic even has Hot Codes that let you quickly insert metadata you entered into a file, and they can even use variables, for example, to enter the current date. Regrettably, it doesn't mean you can view a map showing where all your pictures were shot, as you can in Lightroom Classic and other software. You can also use the Reverse GPS function to add place name metatags to your photos. Keyword entry is similarly full featured, with preset structured keyword hierarchy support for things as detailed as bird species. ![]() You can create metadata templates to add to multiple photos later. Professional photographers will appreciate the thorough IPTC entry boxes for model, copyright, location, and project details. One of Photo Mechanic's strengths is its detailed metadata entry capabilities. Radio buttons display blown highlights and lost shadow detail, but I'm not sure why you can't show both at once with different color overlays as you can in Lightroom Classic. You also see a histogram, a useful tool for determining whether you got the lighting right in a shot. The reason for the Shift key is that the more significant use of the mouse wheel is to quickly move back and forth through images, for which a filmstrip view appears across the bottom. Here you can zoom by holding the Shift key and spinning the mouse wheel or using a slider in the right-side panel. Opening a photo puts it into a image viewer interface, which is equally clear. In the Contact Sheet view, you can star-rate each image in its thumbnail or right-click to set a color tag as well as perform other metadata functions. Once you land on a photo you want to edit, you can tap the E key to open it in your default photo editing application for that file type. Missing are simple pick and reject buttons offered by other software, though you can check a tag box or press T or + to tag an image, which is this app's equivalent to what other apps call a pick. You can enlarge the Contact Sheet view in Photo Mechanic with a slider at the top of the window, and you can sort images by capture time, modified time, filename, star rating, and other criteria. Despite the outdated design touches, the interface is still functional, with clear on-hover buttons on each thumbnail for rotating, viewing info, and opening in full view. In general, the interface seems to hail from the Windows Vista days, with 3D Aero styling. Photo Mechanic's interface uses light colored window borders, which most photo software has moved away from in favor of a dark gray that doesn't distract from the images. Each folder you open gets a new tab at the top of the window. The window quickly populates with your shots with what Camera Bits calls the Contact Sheet. When you first run the application, you see its empty interface along with a File Explorer window where you choose a folder to open. If you're installing the trial, you have to install yet another applet. Once you install GStreamer, you continue with the main installation by entering your serial number and giving permission to the app to contact Camera Bit's servers. During installation, a dialog asks whether you want to download GStreamer, which is needed if you want to view videos in Photo Mechanic. Photo Mechanic requires Windows 8 or later or macOS 10.11 or later. Adobe Lightroom Classic, which does an excellent job of importing and organizing, will lock you into a $9.99-per-month subscription for as long as you wan to use the program. ![]() The closest thing is Corel AfterShot Pro, which goes for $79.99 and includes more photo editing options and raw camera file correction profiles. It's hard to draw comparisons with competing software, since most of the competitors do a lot more than let you view, import, and organize photos. The premium version, Photo Mechanic Plus ($229 or $90 to upgrade), adds an image database with multiple catalog capability. Upgrading from an earlier version costs $89. Photo Mechanic carries a one-time purchase price of $139. ![]() ![]() * The Equivalencies Calculator uses different emissions factors for electricity depending on whether it is avoided or consumed at typical scales, energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and projects do not affect baseload power generation, so the calculator uses a non-baseload emissions factor. ![]() For more accurate estimates, please use regional emissions factors available in AVERT or eGRID. Note that the calculator uses national average emissions factors for electricity, which may not be accurate for your region. Kilowatt-hours used Choose kilowatt-hours used when entering data on electricity use, such as your household’s or company’s annual electricity consumption. Kilowatt-hours avoided Choose kilowatt-hours avoided when entering data on electricity use avoided through energy efficiency or fossil fuel electricity generation avoided through renewable energy. 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![]() ![]() I’m happy with the change and don’t expect to go back. Because of Keyboard Maestro’s superior programming features, I’ve found myself creating new snippets that are more complex and capable than I could ever make in TextExpander. Overall, the switch from TextExpander to Keyboard Maestro has gone much better than I’d expected. And another reason to appreciate Ryan M’s fine work. Given how important my script snippets are to me, that was a black mark against it. Typinator allows all those types of snippet, but it won’t import script snippets from TextExpander (at least I couldn’t get it to do so). TypeIt4Me allows AppleScript snippets but not shell/Python/Perl/Ruby snippets, so it was easy for me to dismiss. I did, by the way, investigate both TypeIt4Me (which I used many years ago) and Typinator as TextExpander substitutes instead of Keyboard Maestro. Since I don’t make new snippets very often, this isn’t an important consideration for me, but it might be for you. There’s no question, though, that TextExpander is distinctly faster at making new text-only snippets, mainly because it has special commands for doing so. ![]() The snippet expansion is plenty speedy for me. I don’t have hundreds or thousands of snippets, only dozens, so I haven’t run into any of the problems Peter Lewis, Keyboard Maestro’s developer, has warned about. I’ve found no significant difference in using Keyboard Maestro instead of TextExpander. TextExpander’s fill-ins have the advantage of letting you see your input in the context of the rest of the snippet, but Keyboard Maestro’s prompt dialog is more compact, especially when the snippet as a whole includes a lot of boilerplate text with only a few variable parts. There are pros and cons to this approach. Snippets that used fill-in fields were rewritten to make use of Keyboard Maestro’s Prompt for User Input action to save a string to a variable that’s later included in the text output. And I had only a handful of them, anyway. ![]() Keyboard Maestro uses ICU formatting strings instead of the more familiar (to me) strftime-inspired formatting codes in TextExpander, but it wasn’t hard to translate. The date and time snippets were easy to rewrite. The only snippets that had to be redone by hand were my date and time stamp snippets and those that used TextExpander’s fill-in feature. Moving my TextExpander snippets to Keyboard Maestro was relatively painless, thanks to Ryan M’s excellent migration script. I agree with Gabe’s sentiments, both before and after the price change. I won’t recapitulate the changes in TextExpander that prompted me to make the change-you can read those old posts for that-other than to say that Smile’s later reduction in price for TextExpander didn’t persuade me to stay with it. Now that I have a couple of months of this new system under my belt, I thought it was worth a followup post. What’s the difference between TypeIt4Me and Typinator Compare TypeIt4Me vs. Next post Previous post Final thoughts on switching from TextExpanderīack in April, I wrote a few posts on switching from TextExpander to Keyboard Maestro as my snippet expander (I was already using Keyboard Maestro for other things). ![]() ![]() ![]() That’s a pretty straightforward no-logging policy, and I like to see that. If you dig into their privacy policy, you can find a bit more information: The help file says it simply: “Betternet does not collect, log, store, share any data log of users.” No Log Filesīeyond the price tag, Betternet’s no-logging policy is probably its biggest draw. But if you want to make your browsing more secure and can’t afford even the cheapest premium VPNs, this could be an important factor. Of course, there are a couple catches: you’ll see ads, and you won’t unlock all of the features without signing up for the premium plan. If I haven’t mentioned this enough times, this should make it stick. Unfortunately, there are some other issues that might negate their use of solid security tech. ![]() That’s not necessarily a drawback, but I know that some people are nervous about working with companies in the Five Eyes countries. Their servers are all over the world, but the company headquarters is under Canadian jurisdiction. If you’re concerned about government surveillance, you may want to know that Betternet is based in Canada, one of the countries that does a great deal of intelligence-gathering and collaboration with other members of the Five Eyes agreement. Because it doesn’t have as many features as other VPNs, everything is pretty straightforward. OpenVPN is one of the most secure out there, and when you can’t use it, IPSec is a strong second choice.īeyond that, there’s not a whole lot to Betternet security. Other, more fully featured VPNs offer more protocol options, but in general, you won’t need them. (And their privacy policy makes no mention of 256-bit encryption, which is a bit worrying.) That’s industry-standard encryption, but there’s no indication of when either of them are used. After a bit of digging, though, I was able to find some information.įor example, a blog post from 2015 states that Betternet VPN offers both 256-bit AES encryption over the OpenVPN protocol and 128-bit encryption over IPSec: Image from: I like to see that kind of information presented upfront, where it’s easy to see. It’s not easy to find information on the technology that Betternet VPN uses to protect its users. Betternet VPN Overview OVERALL RANK:Ģ56-bit AES encryption, 128-bit encryption OpenVPN, IPSecīetternet Pros 1. You can also choose from seven different cities in the US if you’re a premium member. With the premium version, you get access to 11 servers in 10 countries (only).īut you don’t get to choose which server you connect to on the free plan Betternet picks one for you. Fortunately, there’s a free seven-day trial of the premium plan that lets you try out these features without paying. The premium version offers access to dedicated servers, more location and IP selection choices, and 24/7 support. Rising costs, however, pushed Betternet to release a Premium version of the mobile app in late 2017. ![]() So far, it’s been enough to keep the servers running and the lights on. Here’s how Betternet makes money off of you. Whenever you tap the “Install an App” or “Watch a Video and Connect” button, Betternet gets a small payment. But as we’ve seen in the past, VPN providers need to make money somehow, and they don’t always do it scrupulously.īetternet relies on affiliate apps and videos, served through their apps, to make money. You don’t even need to register, so they don’t get your name or email address. You can use their iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac apps, as well as Chrome and Firefox extensions, without paying a single cent. The main draw to this VPN is, of course, the fact that it’s totally free. Since then, though, they’ve been growing rapidly and gaining a lot of users (especially on Android). If you’ve never heard of Betternet, it’s probably because they’re a newcomer to the VPN scene they’ve only been around since 2015. I took a deeper look to see if this free VPN can stack up to its paid brethren. ![]() I almost never recommend free VPNs over paid ones.įree VPNs, such as Betternet can have a tendency to sell your data, show you lots of ads, not be as secure, and not perform as well.īetternet says that it does things a bit differently and protects your privacy and security better than the other free VPNs out there.īut is Betternet VPN a good choice for protecting your security and privacy? ![]() ![]() Point summary bios on "leftist"/globalist actresses 1. "Leftist"/globalist film studio bosses 1. "Leftist"/globalist directors, producers and writers 1. Point summary bios on "leftist"/globalist actors 1.įriends of Abe and other Hollywood conservatives 1. Hollywood's avoidance of genuine conspiracy ![]() The Friends of Abe: conservative opposition or. Globalist feminism: more evidence of political controlįeminist movies and more bizarre, elite ties Key Trump-bashing, immigration-pushing actors with MAJOR elite ties: The Democrat Party - "liberal CIA" NGO - Media - Silicon Valley - Hollywood axis But take heart! I have overcome the world." Christians, do not fear the Illuminati conspiracy, having this promise in 1 John 4:4: “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the One who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.Hollywood's Third World immigration pushing means political subversion In John 16:33 Jesus declared, "In this world you will have trouble. The fate of the Illuminati will be the same as the fate of their lord, Satan/Lucifer, who will be cast into the lake of fire to be tormented day and night, forever and ever (Revelation 20:10). If there is indeed some truth to the Illuminati conspiracy, the Illuminati are nothing but pawns in the hands of Satan, tools to be manipulated in his conflict with God. No plan or scheme the Illuminati develop could in any way prevent, or even hinder, God’s sovereign plan for the world. If the Illuminati conspiracy and the New World Order have any validity and are indeed occurring, there is one fact that Christians must remember: God has sovereignly allowed all these developments, and they are not outside of His overall plan. Many Bible prophecy interpreters see this New World Order as being controlled by the Antichrist, the end-times false messiah. There are many end-times prophecies in the Bible that are interpreted by most to point to an end-times one-world government, a one-world monetary system, and a one-world religion. This structure, usually known as the “New World Order,” will, of course, be ruled by the Illuminati.ĭoes the Illuminati conspiracy have any basis from a Christian/biblical perspective? Perhaps. The supposed goal behind the Illuminati conspiracy is to create and then manage crises that will eventually convince the masses that globalism, with its centralized economic control and one-world religious ethic, is the necessary solution to the world’s woes. They create inflations, recessions, and depressions and manipulate the world markets, supporting certain leaders and undermining others to achieve their overall goals. The Illuminati supposedly have a private board of elite, interlocking delegates who control the world’s major banks. According to the Illuminati conspiracy, the Illuminati are the driving force behind efforts to brainwash the gullible masses through thought control and manipulation of beliefs, through the press, the educational curriculum, and the political leadership of the nations. Organizations such as the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the International Criminal Court are seen as tentacles of the Illuminati. The Illuminati are alleged to be the primary motivational forces encouraging global governance, a one-world religious ethic, and centralized control of the world’s economic systems. Their alleged plan and purpose is world domination for their lord (who precisely this lord is varies widely). Later, a council of five men, one for each of the points on the pentagram, formed what was called “The Ancient and Illuminated Seers of Bavaria.” They were high order Luciferian Freemasons, thoroughly immersed in mysticism and Eastern mental disciplines, seeking to develop the super powers of the mind. If one were to attempt to summarize the Illuminati conspiracy, it would go something like this: The Illuminati began as a secret society under the direction of Jesuit priests. Popularized in recent books and movies, the Illuminati conspiracy has definitely reached "cult fiction" status. ![]() As with most conspiracy theories, beliefs regarding the Illuminati conspiracy vary widely, so it is virtually impossible to give a synopsis of the Illuminati conspiracy. The Illuminati conspiracy is a conspiracy theory that holds there is a society of "global elite" that is either in control of the world or is seeking to take control of the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Armor Mode, a defensive-oriented power-up (with the player flashing gold).The gauges are disabled and they cannot perform Guard Cancel Dodges and Guard Cancel Attacks in this state. Performed by pressing both Light buttons and Strong Punch (or A+B+C) simultaneously, fighters in Counter Mode deal additional damage and have unlimited access to Super Special Moves. Counter Mode, an offensive-oriented power-up (with the player flashing red).If the player has three stored gauges (replacing the "POW" on the gauge with "MAX"), they can use all three to perform either a more powerful MAX Super Special Move or one of two timed power-up states: It can also be used while taunting to replenish a Strike Bomb slot. When a fighter is defeated, the progress of the current gauge is lost, but all stored gauges are kept.Įach stored gauge can be used to activate one of three things: a Super Special Move, a Guard Cancel Dodge, or a Guard Cancel Attack. When a player fills the gauge up, it is stored and, if the player has less than three gauges stored, a new gauge replaces it. The gauge is charged mainly by performing special moves, but is also charged at a slower pace by both giving and receiving damage. Backwards dodges no longer performs a forwards dodge afterwards.Įach player has their own Power Gauge, now displayed at the top of the screen under the lifebar.Players can now replenish their Strike Bombs by taunting (also using up a stored Power Gauge).Players no longer lose their stored Power Gauges when their fighter is defeated.Low vitality doesn't affect normal Super Special Moves. ![]() Each fighter now has their own MAX Super Special Move, which uses all three Power Gauges.Players can replenish Strike Bombs by losing rounds and by taunting (with the latter costing a stored Power Gauge). Players can summon Strikers while attacking or being attacked. Fights are played in traditional rounds (one-round, best-of-three, and best-of-five). The other character is the player's Striker for that match. Prior to each match, each player chooses the character they wish to fight with. Solo Mode - Players choose two characters for their team.The match ends when all three fighters of one team are eliminated. Fights are played in single-elimination rounds, with the winner of each round receiving some of their vitality back. The remaining character is the player's Striker for that match. Prior to each match, each player chooses three characters to fight (in the order chosen). Team Mode - Players choose four characters for their team.The game now includes two team-based modes (which can be switched by the arcade operator or in the home version): Most of the gameplay remains the same as its predecessor, with some new additions and changes (including updated movelists for all characters). The King of Fighters 2000 plays like a traditional 2D fighting game, using four buttons (Light Punch, Light Kick, Strong Punch, and Strong Kick). The game is notable for being the last game developed by the original SNK studio before they entered bankruptcy. In the background, however, a new agent of NESTS is sent to exterminate K' (the mysterious cryokinetic Kula Diamond). Determined to investigate the secret organization, the Ikari Warriors commander Heidern (with assistance from fellow commander Ling) secretly hosts a new King of Fighters tournament in South Town to lure K' and Maxima out for interrogation. In addition, each character has their own unique alternate Striker (including characters from previous games, guest characters from other SNK franchises, and alternate appearances).Īs the second part of the three-part "NESTS Saga" arc, the story takes place after the events of the previous King of Fighters tournament (where NESTS agent Krizalid was defeated, his army of Kyo Kusanagi clones are destroyed, and K' and Maxima are revealed to be NESTS defectors). The seventh installment of the King of Fighters series (and the sequel to The King of Fighters '99), King of Fighters 2000 builds on the "Striker" system with additional accessibility (leading players to use Strikers to extend combos). It was subsequently released (in all regions except North America) for the Neo Geo AES later that year. The King of Fighters 2000 is a 2D tag-team fighting game developed and released by SNK for arcades (running Neo Geo MVS hardware) on July 26, 2000. ![]() ![]() The worm collects AutoCAD files with drawings. AbstractEmu was observed primarily impacting users in the United States, however victims are believed to be across a total of 17 countries.ĪCAD/Medre.A is a worm that steals operational information. It was discovered in 19 Android applications, of which at least 7 abused known Android exploits for obtaining root permissions. The tool is publicly available on GitHub.ĪBK is a downloader that has been used by BRONZE BUTLER since at least 2019.ĪbstractEmu is mobile malware that was first seen in Google Play and other third-party stores in October 2021. Examples include PlugX, CHOPSTICK, etc.ģPARA RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) programmed in C++ that has been used by Putter Panda.ĤH RAT is malware that has been used by Putter Panda since at least 2007.ĪADInternals is a PowerShell-based framework for administering, enumerating, and exploiting Azure Active Directory. Malware - Commercial, custom closed source, or open source software intended to be used for malicious purposes by adversaries.Examples include PsExec, Metasploit, Mimikatz, as well as Windows utilities such as Net, netstat, Tasklist, etc. This category includes both software that generally is not found on an enterprise system as well as software generally available as part of an operating system that is already present in an environment. Tool - Commercial, open-source, built-in, or publicly available software that could be used by a defender, pen tester, red teamer, or an adversary.The information provided does not represent all possible technique use by a piece of Software, but ratherĪ subset that is available solely through open source reporting. To Groups who have been reported to use that Software. Software entries include publicly reported technique use or capability to use a technique and may be mapped “Associated Software” on each page (formerly labeled “Aliases”), because we believe these overlaps are useful for analyst awareness. The team makes a best effort to track overlaps between names based on publicly reported associations, which are designated as Tracking the same set of software by different names. Some instances of software have multiple names associated with the same instance due to various organizations Or other tools used to conduct behavior modeled in ATT&CK. ![]() Software is a generic term for custom or commercial code, operating system utilities, open-source software, ![]() ![]() ![]() If we don’t keep open-minded, we will only pick information that suits us. The benefits of signpost analysis extend beyond understanding long-term risks.Īs I discuss in this recent piece, confirmation bias, which basically involves picking and choosing information that supports your own opinion, is a common trap that prevents good decision-making. Besides understanding when risks are materializing, signpost analysis is a helpful tool for combating confirmation bias and encouraging deep thinking. It also forces you to look at long-term trends that develop slowly and thus are easy to forget about. Instead of reacting and scrambling like the proverbial frog, this early warning system helps you proactively determine the right risk response in an orderly way. Milestones can either be completely qualitative or have some sort of measurable target (i.e., quantitative).Įach milestone serves as an early warning sign that a risk is starting to materialize. There are no particular rules or set number of milestones – over time, you may add some or take others away. However, if the triggers occur as a sequence or chain of events, the end result could be the project coming in way over budget or not being completed.Įach of these early warning signs represent a “milestone” or “sign post marker.” If one of these events were triggered in isolation, it wouldn’t be a huge deal. As you can see, you have the starting point of the project on the left and the possibility of the project’s failure or “budget blowout” on the right. ![]() In the case of VIA Rail Canada, Benoit explains how they currently use signpost analysis to better understand the risk of autonomous vehicles, which if adopted on a mass scale, would be a clear and present danger for a passenger rail line.īelow is a screenshot from the webinar of a sample signpost analysis for a large project.
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