![]() ![]() The A10 headset has a 6.0mm uni-directional mic. Mic Quality The A10 headset’s omnidirectional mic with flip to mute function. This didn’t make any difference to my impression of the build quality, but it’s good to know some effort in materials are there. Both are reinforced with a damage-resistant rubberized cover. The only areas that aren’t plastic are the mic and headband. Then, added to this, the headset is almost entirely made of plastic. The removable cable also feels a bit forced to plug in and is not a smooth connection. While the headband is adjustable up to 4cm on both sides, adjusting the headphones is not a fluid motion and I often had to fight with them. My first impression was that they are cheaply built.Ī big reason for this impression is the adjustable headband. The Astro A10 are the very base model in the series, and the build quality is reflective of the low price point (often available for sub USD$50). Build Quality Side profile of the A10 is built out of pretty cheap plastic. The cloth padding also has solid airflow and it never gets too hot inside each ear cup. The cloth ear pads are plush and do not itch. Even though I am not the biggest fan of cloth ear cushions and typically prefer leatherette, the ear cups nailed it on comfort. To my surprise, the box-like ear cups are extremely comfy. ![]() This is the first headset I have worn that hasn’t caused me any discomfort after long gaming sessions. I don’t know what Astro’s secret is, but the headphones are definitely built for extended comfort. I wore the headset through an eight-hour-long gaming/work session, and not once did I have to adjust the headset due to discomfort. ![]() Comfort is actually so good that I forgot that headphone fatigue is a thing I’m not kidding. The A10’s ability to provide long-lasting comfort is the feature that most impressed me. But looks can be deceiving sometimes, and that’s just the case with the Astro A10 headset. I have to say, after my first impressions of the packaging and design, I didn’t have high expectations for comfort. Comfort Plush cloth padding on the ear cups of the A10. I am a fan of having a volume dial and I give kudos to Astro for including one. The 3.5mm audio jack connects to the left ear cup and has an in-line volume control wheel. The microphone will automatically mute itself when flipped up. Sadly, unless you purchase an Astro MixAmp (not included with the A10) there isn’t much added to base functionality. The Command Center lists products that the software supports, so make sure you get one that works with either your headset or MixAmp. The secondary colors are only sported on the inside of the ear cups and slightly on the mic and headband.Īll Astro headphones are compatible with the Astro MixAmp, which pairs with the downloadable Astro Command Center. The primary color on all models are a dull grey, and I don’t feel it compliments the headset. While the design is reasonably polished, the A10 has no LED lighting and the color options aren’t anything to get excited over. What first caught my eye is how boxlike and bulky both ear cups present themselves.
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![]() ![]() Modules designed for recycling will increase the percentage of materials that can be recovered during the recycling process and re-sold into the market. Although 95% of a PV module is recyclable, the current economics of managing panels at end-of-life are unfavorable to recycling, according to DOE’s recent report. As solar deployment increases, the end-of-life of photovoltaic (PV) components needs to be considered. Improving Panel Recycling through the Bipartisan Infrastructure LawĮight projects to be selected for award negotiations because of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will focus on reducing the cost and increasing the efficiency of panel recycling processes. In February, DOE released the “ Building a Bridge to a More Robust and Secure Solar Energy Supply Chain” white paper to outline potential pathways to build a strong, ethical, domestic supply chain for solar energy, which could grow to as much as 100,000 new jobs and generate $20 to 40 billion in new investments. “DOE is seizing that momentum by making some of our largest ever investments in research to strengthen our domestic solar supply chain-creating good-paying jobs and boosting economic opportunities in communities across America in the process.”Īs a result of President Biden’s commitment to clean energy deployment and climate solutions-including investments made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act-domestic solar module manufacturing capacity is expected to grow nearly eightfold from the start of the Administration. ![]() ![]() “President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is fueling a clean energy revolution right here at home with game-changing incentives for manufacturing and deployment,” said U.S. Since President Biden took office, over $5 billion in private sector domestic solar manufacturing investments have already been announced, and the United States is now on track to increase domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity 8-fold by the end of 2024. Accelerating solar energy manufacturing, production, adoption, and integration across America is critical to growing an equitable clean energy economy and achieving the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals of a 100% clean electricity grid by 2035 and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Additionally, this significant investment will help promote cheaper, more efficient solar cells and advance cadmium telluride (CdTe) and perovskite solar manufacturing-two technologies vital to diversifying the solar supply chain. The research, development, and demonstration projects aim to enhance domestic solar manufacturing, support the recycling of solar panels, and develop new American-made solar technologies. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $52 million for 19 selected projects, including $10 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to strengthen America’s domestic solar supply chain, and $30 million in funding for technologies that will help integrate solar energy into the grid. As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, for about 10 years starting in the 1990s there was a surge in productivity growth, as shown in Figure 1, driven primarily by a huge wave of investment in computers and communications, which in turn drove business transformations. The generally slow pace of economic growth, together with the outsized profits of tech companies, has resulted in skepticism about the benefits of digital technologies for the broad economy. There are many reasons for America’s recent economic struggles, but slow TFP growth is a key cause, slowly eating away at the country’s prosperity, making it harder to fight inflation, eroding workers’ wages and worsening budget deficits. The figure illustrates that the key driver of changes in labor productivity is changes total factor productivity (TFP). It decomposes the overall growth in labor productivity into two components: total factor productivity (which is a measure of the impact of technology) and the contribution of the labor composition and capital intensity. In the early 1970s productivity growth slowed dramatically, rebounding in the 1990s, only to slow again since the early 2000s.įigure 1 illustrates the story. From World War II until the early 1970s, labor productivity grew at over 3% a year, more than doubling over the period, ushering in an era of prosperity for most Americans. This holds even though changes in productivity are not immediately felt by everyone and, in the short run, workers’ perceptions of the economy are dominated by the business cycle. ![]() The primary determinant of our long-term prosperity and welfare is the rate of productivity growth: the amount of output created per hour worked. Because information and knowledge work dominates the US economy, these machines of the mind will dramatically boost overall productivity. These technologies are foundation models, which are vast systems based on deep neural networks that have been trained on massive amounts of data and can then be adapted to perform a wide range of different tasks. But generative AI is not limited to text: in recent years, we have also seen generative AI systems that can create images, such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion or DALL-E, and more recently multi-modal systems that combine text, images, video, audio and even robotic functions. Other LLMs that were recently rolled out publicly include Google’s Bard and Anthropic’s Claude. Its capabilities have already captivated hundreds of millions of users. This is not an innovation that is languishing in the basement. The potential of the most recent generation of AI systems is illustrated vividly by the viral uptake of ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) that captured public attention by its ability to generate coherent and contextually appropriate text. We expect millions of knowledge workers, ranging from doctors and lawyers to managers and salespeople to experience similar ground-breaking shifts in their productivity within a few years, if not sooner. ![]() ![]() By the end of the morning, he had achieved a week’s worth of progress on his research. After entering a few plain-English prompts, the system was able to provide a suitable economic model, draft code to run the model, and produce potential titles for the work. To begin, he pulled up ChatGPT, a generative AI tool. On a recent Friday morning, one of us sat down in his favorite coffee shop to work on a new research paper regarding how AI will affect the labor market. ![]() ![]() With automatic iTunes track detection, iExplorer also handles avoiding transferring duplicate tracks automatically. You can view all the music on any iPhone, iPod or iPad and then transfer it into iTunes. Built in to the all-new iExplorer 4 is music library access. ![]() IExplorer 4 is the ultimate manager for your iPhone, iPad and iPod. In short, advanced users may find iExplorer's features worth the price, but for others a free program may be a better option. The basic media management features were also easy to use.Īccess to root directories may be a good option for advanced users or those with jailbroken phones, but less experienced owners should be more careful due to the ability to delete necessary files. While testing we noticed that the interface was well-designed and looked similar to the one native to iTunes. Surprisingly, it also appeared to sync with iTunes and listed other devices linked to the account that were not connected. ![]() As quickly as iTunes would, iExplorer reads the plugged-in device and gives an initial list of songs available. iExplorer for Mac immediately determines if an iPod or iPhone is connected and prompts the user to connect one if not. Exactly which features are limited in the free trial is not listed or apparent from use. Still, its price may be too high for most people.Īvailable as a free trial version with some limitations, the full program costs $35.00 as an upgrade. With iExplorer for Mac, you can manage your iPod media and work with root directories and other advanced features. You're going to run into compatibility issues like this with many websites, just be aware of this as you use the app.Advanced users often want to work with the root directories on their iPods, but this can't be done using iTunes. MSN.com, for example, will not display correctly in this browser. Many of today's websites use technology that are not compatible with IE5 for Mac. The app requires Rosetta in order to run, and support for universal (apps that ran on both PowerPC-based Macs and Intel-based Macs) was removed in OS X 10.7, so this app will NOT run on Macs produced after 2010 and with technology that stretches back to 2002, you probably won't want it to, either. The app will NOT run on modern Macs anyway. IE is full of security holes, and unfortunately, support for IE 5 for Mac ended in 2005, almost 9.5 years ago as of this writing. It also included an Auction Manager for tracking auctions in sites like eBay and an Internet Scrapbook to allow users to quickly and easily store and organize web content (for example an image or a piece of selected text).Īpp Con’s: Released in 2002 and not supported since 2005, Wants to install bloatware (Genio), actual app doesn't install until you get past the bloatware install, won't run on OS X 10.7 Lion and later, must use a Mac with Snow Leopard (10.6.x) and earlierĬonclusion: Internet Explorer 5 for Mac is an ok browser. It also supports the PNG image standard, DOCTYPE switching, Text Zoom and XML source view. It was designed to be more compliant with the W3C standards in HTML 4.0, CSS Level 1, DOM Level 1, and ECMAScript. Internet Explorer 5 for Mac uses a rendering engine called Tasman. You can use it on any Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.x or EARLIER. ![]() Internet Explorer 5 is the latest version of its flagship browser that Microsoft developed exclusively for Mac users. Running it on a Mac was a challenge, that is until Microsoft released IE 5 for Mac. ![]() You did it because it was the best browser around or because you used it on a Windows box at work, and running it at home was a no brainer. Browse the internet with Microsoft's flagship browser on your Macīack in the day, running IE was never an afterthought. ![]() ![]() ![]() Plus, his ultimate goal is to rid the world of the Prince’s Bane (Lira) and the Sea Queen. Lira has been hunting Princes every year on her birthday for their hearts, and Elian kills sirens for a living. Reading the two come to terms with their relationship is interesting considering they are literally enemies. Or even the version from the original fairy tale, which honestly neither version follow except for the fact that the MC female becomes human and they fall for the Prince. However, what happens next is quite different from the Disney tale. ![]() I don’t think that’s spoiling much considering it’s in the synopsis of the book. Lira is punished to be a human after failing to take Elian’s heart and killing a mermaid who tried to take the kill from her. Though why Lira is turned is not some teenage girl with a crush like Ariel was. I won’t spoil what happens, but I like that they follow a similar storyline. Instead, she doesn’t completely lose her voice just her siren powers. Similar to how Ariel gets turned into a human, the same happens to Lira. For a twisted retelling, it was hitting every nail on the head right away. Not to mention instead of King Triton, we have the Sea Queen who is both the ruler of the sea (King Triton) and the witch (Ursula). And instead of Prince Erik, we’re greeted with Elian who is more of a pirate and siren-hunter than a prince. A siren who has seventeen hearts that used to belonged to Prince’s and is excepted to get another in a few weeks time for her eighteenth birthday. Initially reading To Kill a Kingdom, I was drawn in by the fact that instead of sweet, curious Ariel who is drawn in by humans we are greeted by Lira. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good―but can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy? Book Details When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. ![]() Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby―it’s his calling. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen and or remain a human forever. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most―a human. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. This action-packed YA debut pits a deadly siren princess and a siren-hunting human prince against each other as they fight to protect their kingdoms. So, I was excited to read this book especially after I remembered I already had it sitting on my bookcase for the last month or so after a major book haul. ![]() It was one of the princess movies I watched a lot (granted I normally watched the sequel). Mostly as I remembered this was a twisted reimaging of The Little Mermaid, which was one of my favorite Disney movies growing up. I ended up started it before it was decided what we were going to read for the month. One of my book clubs was debating on reading To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo. After reading Hades & Persephone a few times, it was time to move onto something different. ![]() ![]() ![]() Many writers love Ulysses more than Word or Latex, as they can finish their task much faster. There are many new apps such as Ulysses, etc that rely on Markdown to provide all sorts of tools to easily write manuscript. Almost all people are familiar with MS word, but only a fraction of our collaborators are familiar with the latex. The most important of all is the collaborative purpose. But MS word offers several features like a spelling and grammar checker, easy writing without memorizing the codes for different tasks that have a definite advantage over the latex. Latex can do it smoothly and efficiently. If your paper has many equations, then probably the best and the easiest way for you would be to write your manuscript in latex. It is essential to insert equation numbers if you are working on your thesis and/or any scientific paper consisting of a lot of equations.
![]() ![]() ![]() Main article: Modifier key MIT "space-cadet" keyboard, a pre- ISO/IEC 9995 keyboard with a large number of modifier keys. The positioning of the character keys is similar to the keyboard of a typewriter. Typically, there are three rows of keys for typing letters and punctuation, an upper row for typing digits and special symbols, and the Space bar on the bottom row. The core section of a keyboard consists of character keys, which can be used to type letters and other characters. ![]() However, differences between national layouts are mostly due to different selections and placements of symbols on the character keys. There is some variation between different keyboard models in the physical layout-i.e., how many keys there are and how they are positioned on the keyboard. Key types A typical 105-key computer keyboard, consisting of sections with different types of keysĪ computer keyboard consists of alphanumeric or character keys for typing, modifier keys for altering the functions of other keys, navigation keys for moving the text cursor on the screen, function keys and system command keys-such as Esc and Break-for special actions, and often a numeric keypad to facilitate calculations. Modern USB keyboards are plug and play they communicate their (default) visual layout to the OS when connected (though the user is still able to reset this at will). ![]() Some settings enable the user to type supplementary symbols which are not engraved on the keys used to invoke them. Thus the symbol shown on the physical key-top need not be the same as appears on the screen or goes into a document being typed. In addition, software may be available to modify or extend keyboard functionality. Often, a user can change keyboard mapping in system settings. This means that a physical keyboard may be dynamically mapped to any layout without switching hardware components-merely by changing the software that interprets the keystrokes. The OS converts the scancode into a specific binary character code using a "scancode to character" conversion table, called the keyboard mapping table. Modern computer keyboards are designed to send a scancode to the operating system (OS) when a key is pressed or released: this code reports only the key's row and column, not the specific character engraved on that key. Functional layout is the arrangement of the key-meaning association or keyboard mapping, determined in software, of all the keys of a keyboard it is this (rather than the legends) that determines the actual response to a key press. Visual layout is the arrangement of the legends (labels, markings, engravings) that appear on those keys. Physical layout is the actual positioning of keys on a keyboard. The 104-key US QWERTY layoutĪ keyboard layout is any specific physical, visual or functional arrangement of the keys, legends, or key-meaning associations (respectively) of a computer keyboard, mobile phone, or other computer-controlled typographic keyboard. For keyboards used in music, see Musical keyboard. For the underlying physical structure and electronic mechanisms of computer keyboards, see Keyboard technology. This article is about the physical and visual arrangement of the keys of a computer keyboard and their function as defined by software. ![]() ![]() The album will feature rehearsal recordings that were previously only available on the DVD version. Last month, a 25th anniversary edition of Nirvana's MTV Unplugged in New York album was announced. The cardigan will also arrive with the a handwritten note by Jackie Farry, Courtney Love's close friend and Frances Bean Cobain's former nanny.Īlongside Cobain's cardigan, the auction will be selling a custom, left-handed Fender Mustang guitar that Cobain used on Nirvana's In Utero tour. ![]() It’s a way to diversify their portfolios." People are investing more and more in pop culture, especially rock & roll. We anticipate that it will sell for more than double. Now, because we’ve been getting record prices for Kurt Cobain, people are starting to sell it. The person that bought the sweater in 2015 bought it as an investment. The sweater he wore during Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance was just purchased for 334,000. 9d 18h +7. Kurt Cobain’s green cardigan has them all beat by a landslide. ![]() It’s not just a collector’s market - it’s an investor’s market. Vintage Kurt Cobain Cardigan Sweater Green Avocado 1960s 1970s Grunge Large USA Pre-Owned 19.99 0 bids El cárdigan que Kurt Cobain llevó en 1993 durante el concierto de Nirvana en la serie televisiva MTV Unplugged, verde desvaído y con un agujero quemado por un. Julien adds, "Rock & roll memorabilia has become an investment. There’s even cigarettes burns that you can see on the sweater." Speaking to Rolling Stone, Darren Julien of Julien's Auctions said, "It’s very important that we don’t wash it. The cardigan has still never been washed. ![]() The current owner has kept the garment in acid-free tissue in a safe for the past four years to preserve the cardigan. Yesterday (9 October), Rolling Stone reported that the cardigan will be auctioned off again, and is expected to fetch up to $300,000. Back in 2015, the green cardigan that Cobain wore for the 1993 MTV Unplugged performance sold for $140,800 at auction. Replica of the one he wore when he was in Nirvana in the 90s. ![]() ![]() ![]() What is the descending triangle?Ī notable technical analysis pattern that denotes a negative market is the falling triangle. On the highs and lows of the ascending triangle, respectively, there is a horizontal trend line. A horizontal lower trend line and a descending upper trend line define the descending triangle. ![]() The triangles that are rising and descending are continuation patterns. Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQS) What is descending and ascending triangle pattern? There are certain factors that one should consider when trading with the descending and ascending triangle pattern. The descending triangle is formed in the downtrend and indicates the continuation of the downtrend. The ascending triangle is formed in an uptrend and indicates the continuation of the uptrend. The triangles are considered to be a continuation chart pattern which means that the prior trend will continue after the formation of this chart pattern. You can also read more on Chart Patterns from our ELM School Bottomline Once you have identified this chart pattern in the stocks, you can trade accordingly as discussed above. Formation of Ascending and Descending Triangle Patternīelow is the formation of the Ascending and Descending Triangle Pattern: The breakout of the prices is confirmed when the prices break from the support level with volume and continue to move down. This indicates the strength of bears and they are willing to sell more for the stock. This pattern clearly indicates that the market moving lower as the lower highs are formed heading toward the support line. The lower highs show that the selling pressure has increased. ![]() The support does not allow the prices of the securities to move downward. It is formed as a downward-sloping triangle with support and a slope of lower highs. The breakout of the prices is confirmed when the prices break from the resistance level with volume and continue to move upwards. This indicates the strength of bulls and bulls are willing to pay more for the stock. This pattern clearly indicates that the market moves higher as the higher lows are formed heading toward the resistance line. The higher lows show that the buying pressure has increased. The resistance does not allow the prices of the securities to move upward. It is formed as a right-angled triangle with resistance and a slope of higher lows. The ascending triangle is formed in an uptrend and indicates a continuation of the uptrend.
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