![]() Season 8 flounders a great deal, as it tries to balance some major mythology nonsense along with an abrupt change of dramatis personae - turns out doing The X-Files without David Duchovny doesn’t really work, despite the best efforts of new star Robert Patrick. ![]() (I have been writing about The X-Files on the Internet for decades now it just took me a while to get paid for it.) So you should know that this is a list created by someone who began watching the show while it was still airing, riding that roller coaster to the bitter end, and then got back on board for the show’s ill-fated Seasons 10 and 11. But the quality of this show has fluctuated so dramatically over the years that it would be just as tough to come up with a list of the 30 worst episodes - because there are just as many contenders.Įveryone’s experience with The X-Files is different, of course, especially as the years have passed, and the expectation that any of it will make sense has faded. Yet there were still great, great examples of both over the course of the show’s long, long run - one which may officially be over, though threats of spinoffs and reboots do constantly lurk in the shadows.Įxcluding the movies, there have been 218 episodes of The X-Files, which means that narrowing things down to 30 for this list was tough. The mythology episodes were counterbalanced by plenty of monster-of-the-week (MOTW) adventures, and within the fanbase there were plenty of people who might prefer one subgenre over the other. Like many other TV producers in the 1990s, they were also exploring the idea that a long-running TV show could be more than just people solving a mystery each week - there could be ongoing storylines, “mythology” episodes scattered throughout each season that would build up to a larger narrative. Over the course of 11 seasons, creator Chris Carter and his writing staff (which included future notable producers like Howard Gordon, Frank Spotnitz, John Shiban, Glen Morgan, James Wong, David Greenwalt, and future Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan) used the paranormal investigations of Agents Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson) to explore questions of science and faith. It is so very funny to watch Anderson lose her entire mind on stage, and it’s also so very cathartic - because every lifelong X-Files fan has found themselves, at one point or another, having to try to explain what the actual hell happened on this show, and failing miserably to make it make sense for their friends or loved ones. It’s not possible to embed the clip, because of language restrictions that include its title: “WHAT THE FUCK IS MAGNETITE?” That’s a quote from Anderson as moderator Keith Uhlich attempts to remind the two stars about key plot details from the TV show that they both starred in. 10th), perhaps the best encapsulation of the show’s legacy can be found in this clip from a panel featuring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny at the Paley Center on Oct. ![]() ![]() As The X-Files, that generation-defining phenomenon, celebrates its 30th anniversary (officially Sept. ![]()
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![]() “Freestyle Love Supreme” starts a weeklong run at Philadelphia’s Miller Theater with Veneziale again on stage. In 2022, in the wake of “Hamilton’s” success, “Freestyle Love Supreme” came to Broadway with Veneziale as a core performer in every show, and Miranda and Kail dropping in some nights to participate. Miranda and Kail worked intermittently with “FLS,” but Veneziale developed into a full-fledged show, not to mention a concept for making TV programs and entertainment shows more creative and original. The gambit was popular on campus, and in 2004, the innovative trio put together a professional called “Freestyle Love Supreme.” The three would relax by doing “FLS” exercises during breaks in rehearsal for “In the Heights.” In their days together at Wesleyan, they began creating and performing improvisational sketches, many of which involved taking an audience member’s suggestion for a topic and composing a rap song about it. Veneziale’s career has intertwined with Miranda’s and Kail’s. Veneziale might not have as much recognition, but he, a native Philadelphian, has been behind the scenes motivating risk and creativity for many TV projects.Īs an actor, he has also been seen on “Sex and The City,” “All My Children,” and most recently as the star of a short-lived series called “Bartlett.” Miranda and Kail have made a mark by being the creator (Miranda) and director (Kail) of two Tony-winning musicals, “In the Heights” and “Hamilton.” Wesleyan University has no problem these day finding alumni about which it can brag.Īt one time, about a two decades ago, it had at least three students who went on to tremendous fame and success in the theater – Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, and Anthony Veneziale. (Submitted Photo) Veneziale going ‘Freestyle’ ![]() ‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ makes its Philly premiere June 7 – 12 at the Kimmel Cultural Campus’ Miller (formerly Merriam) Theater. Next allegedly in retirement mood is WIP’s morning anchor Angelo Cataldi. Bob Perkins is winding down his tenure at WRTI (90.1 FM) on June 30. newscast in January and will exit ‘PVI entirely at New Year’s. His afternoon radio program was simulcast on NBC Sports Philadelphia.Īfter Missanelli vacated his host chair on Tuesday, Tyrone Johnson and Jen Scordo presided over his former radio and television shows.Ĭhannel 6’s Jim Gardner left his station’s 11 p.m. In addition to his radio program, Missanelli was seen frequently on Channel 17 and other news stations to give his opinion. Of the departing three, he may be the one that has some people hating his absence am people cheering it.Įither way, Mike is an excellent reporter and analyst. Missanelli has been part of local sports media for a few decades. Glenn Schwartz will also be remembered by his expertise, for showing more personality than most people on news programs are allowed, and for being a local guy who made out well from following a lifelong dream of educating people about weather. ![]() ![]() It is the evenness of his demeanor under all circumstances and straightforward way of dealing with issues that earned him deep, endearing respect. He presented his case fairly and completely and kept gentlemanly compose when challenged, yelled at, or called derogatory names by a temperamental caller. No matter how strong that opinion or how much it might have to be defended from colleagues or callers that disagreed, Ray never shouted, became abusive, or denigrated the person at the other end of the conversation. It can’t be helped with anyone who gives opinions. Sure, Didinger could get into a controversy or two. ![]() ![]() For example, in a figure with many people, all the pixels belonging to persons will have the same class id and the pixels in the background will be classified as background.
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You can download a cute Git Basics Cheat Sheet through this link GitKraken will automatically fetch the latest changes and merge them with your local repository. To pull changes from the remote repository, click the pull button. To push changes to your remote repository, click the push button. GitKraken will display a list of the branches you can merge, and you can select the one you want to merge. To merge two branches, select the branch you want to merge into and click the merge button. You can also stage and unstage files by clicking the plus or minus icons next to each file. To commit changes, select the files you want to commit in the file tree, enter a commit message, and click the commit button. You can create a new branch by right-clicking on the commit you want to branch from and selecting "Create branch here." To switch between branches, simply click on the branch name in the graph view. GitKraken makes it easy to create and switch between branches. The right-hand side displays information about the selected commit, branch, or file. On the left-hand side, you'll find the file tree, which shows the files and directories in your repository. The main section is the graph view, which displays your repository's history graphically. GitKraken's interface is divided into several sections. Step 3: Familiarize yourself with the interface GitKraken makes it easy to connect to remote repositories hosted on GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, and other services. Once you've installed GitKraken, open it up and connect to your Git repository by either cloning an existing repository or creating a new one. You can download GitKraken from their website and install it on your Windows, Mac, or Linux system. To use GitKraken, you'll first need to install it on your computer. Getting Started with GitKraken for GitHub Users We'll give you a brief lesson for GitKraken in this article to get you up and running with Git. GitKraken is a robust Git client with many features and functionalities. But, GitKraken offers a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) that makes working with Git simpler. The Git command line interface could intimidate a beginner to Git. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Action Center mainly serves to house discounted offers on software from IObit and its partners. Alongside essentials liks a secure file shredder and startup manager, you get various handy tools for finding empty folders, duplicate files, and unusually large files – all of which are very handy for finding data that can be safely deleted. The Toolbox section is particularly interesting, packed with an array of tools for cleaning up and securing your PC, including lots of options you won’t find in other optimization software. It’s worth noting that although there are free versions of these programs, unlocking the full Pro versions will cost a further license fee. You’ll occasionally see a prompt to install an additional IObit program (such as IObit Uninstaller and Driver Booster) that isn’t part of Advanced SystemCare 12 Pro. For example, if you regularly use your PC to play CDs and DVDs, then disabling autoplay might be more of an annoyance than a help, and if you’re fond of Windows’ translucent interface elements, you’ll be disappointed to see them turned opaque. These all have the potential to boost your PC’s speed a little, but it’s worth taking a look through before clicking ‘Optimize’. There’s also ‘Deep optimization’, which sounds a little vague but includes features like disabling autoplay for removable devices, preventing automatic creation of system error logs, and optimizing the appearance of Windows menus and lists to optimize system performance. These include: Turbo Boost, which stops unnecessary apps and services, with dedicated options for work, gaming and ‘economy’ Hardware Accelerate, which checks for outdated drivers and App/Toolbar cleaner, which clears up potentially unwanted clutter from your browser. In addition to its system cleanup utilities, IObit Advanced SystemCare 12 Pro also offers a range of tools to optimize your PC’s performance. The choice is yours – provided you know where to find it. Alternatively, you can opt for an even deeper clean, erasing saved passwords and saved form information as well. For example, if Chrome is your regular browser, you can choose to keep cookies, typed URLs and history for convenience, while wiping them in Internet Explorer and Firefox. Thankfully, this issue can be solved by a quick dive into Advanced SystemCare 12 Pro’s settings, where you can choose exactly what is picked up in a scan. That means you either remove your entire browsing history (including typed URLs and browsing sessions) for all your browsers, or keep everything. Unfortunately, although you can choose to keep or remove specific tracking cookies and broken shortcuts, you can’t choose to keep specific files identified as ‘Privacy traces’ and ‘Junk files’. You can access extra information about all the items found by selecting a category. IObit Advanced SystemCare 12 Pro does a good job of balancing transparency and clarity. It’s also possible to shut down or restart your PC after issues have been fixed, or set it to sleep or hibernate (though the cleanup process is typically quite fast). You can choose to automatically fix any issues identified, but by default this option is deselected, meaning you can review everything first and deselect anything you’d rather leave alone (like your browser download history, for example). ![]() ![]() It works brilliantly if you’re pressed for time or don’t feel confident dealing with more advanced options, but if you’re feeling confident you can also choose to defrag the registry and perform various quick fixes including disk optimization and internet boost. System cleanupĪt its most straightforward, IObit Advanced SystemCare 12 Pro offers a one-click optimization scan that will check for common issues including junk files, broken shortcuts, spyware and broken registry entries. You’ll also notice a status notification on the program’s desktop icon letting you know whether it’s time to run a scan. You might not need that information frequently, but the widget is very discreet and it’s a great way to see the effect of certain programs on your PC’s performance – and the difference made by running IObit Advanced SystemCare’s Pro various optimization tools. When running, IObit Advanced SystemCare 12 Pro will put a small widget at the top right of your screen (which you can reposition or close) showing your system’s current RAM and CPU usage. It only appears if you hover over an item, and if you click it no text appears. For example, the small ‘i’, which you can hover over for more information about a feature, is very small and a similar dark blue to the surrounding window. Our only complaint about the interface is that some elements can be tricky to see due to being a similar color to the background. ![]() ![]() Select the sensor tab, look at the bottom and tick both the boxes. Open which ever version of GPU-Z you are using. That’s why FurMark is often used by overclockers and graphics cards fanatics to validate an overclocking, to test a new VGA cooler or to check the max power consumption of a video card. ![]() It makes it possible to push the GPU to the max in order to test the stability of the graphics card (and the PSU too!) leading to maximum GPU and VRM temperatures. What is FurMark?įurMark is an OpenGL-based GPU stress test utility (also called GPU burn-in test). GPU Tweak allows you to optimize clock speeds, voltage and fan speeds on up to four graphics cards independently or simultaneously, you can also select between GPU Tweak’s Standard or Advanced modes depending on your level of experience.Ī good stress test to push your overclock stability is FurMark, while GPU-Z is a must and is included with the ASUS GPU Tweak however you can also download the latest version separately as an ROG Skinned GPU-Z. For CrossFireX setups also download the latest version of CAP. Downloads you will need:įirst of all download the latest version of ASUS GPU Tweak and AMD Catalyst drivers to get support for the latest models. While these cards fill the news and people's upgrade anticipations right now, you don't need PCI-Express 3.0 or even the latest series of graphics cards to overclock though - generally speaking any graphics card can be overclocked in some way. This guide explains the process of how to overclock your graphics card with GPU Tweak, and applies to Nvidia and AMD graphics cards alike. ![]() New PCI-Express 3 cards have hit the market and include the Nvidia GeForce GTX 600 series, such as the recent GTX 680, and AMD's Radeon HD 7000 Series, including ASUS designed cards such as the Radeon HD 7970 DirectCU II, 7950 DirectCU II and 7870 DirectCU II as well as their TOP pre-overclocked variants. 2012 is an exciting time to need a graphic card upgrade. ![]() ![]() For example, in the article, What are the 4 Key Elements of Setting? By Bridget McNulty, they are listed as time, place, mood, and context. ![]() You can see the elements of a setting listed differently depending on where you look. Five Setting Elements of a Story in a Novel Explained So, what can writers do to ensure they are using setting correctly and effectively? They can turn to the setting elements. Use too much and readers can get bored, putting the book down or skipping sections to get past the flood of details. However, if you don’t use enough description to set your scene, readers may be unable to immerse themselves in the story. Creating your settings skillfully and artfully with the right amount of description can make your story or scene come to life on the page. Setting is an essential part of what makes stories work or not, but it can be tricky to get just right. And yet, setting is often not used to its fullest potential. It can mirror your characters’ emotions, or even serve as a contrast to highlight them even more. ![]() It can firmly place a story within a certain genre. A strong setting can help create the atmosphere of a scene or story. While this is a true-yet basic-definition of setting, a powerful setting can tell the reader so much more than the where and when of the story. ![]() When we talk about the setting of a story and what it is, most people think of the location and time in which the action takes place. The elements of a story in a novel are grouped into character, plot and setting. ![]() ![]() ![]() (EDIT: Meaning just drop the settings they're usually not quite worth it ha ha.) It's about time to hit 120 Hz anyway, not something this system can actually reach in terms of FPS though then again hitting 60 without dropping the ultra unoptimized settings down a bit isn't exactly feasible either. (This is a Dell from 2016 using DP1.2 and "10-bit" meaning actually 8-bit + FRC and then the newer 2017 model used native 10-bit but overall from reviews it seems like it's a bit worse.) ![]() (Curiously doesn't report as losing the settings but they're defaulted when checking, per testing this does also happen on stock settings so not specific to just having settings modified.)Ĭonsidering the symptoms with a corrupted loading/spinner cursor icon, screen flicker, black screen and flashing I wonder if it's losing signal due to something with the scalar or vblank though it needs some more reading up on, testing on a newer display with native Display Port 1.3 or 1.4 would be interesting as would a 120+ Hz forcing a difference in behavior from higher refresh rates and how the later drivers work with these since it forces a different behavior like extra voltage and somewhat higher idle speeds. Would be nice, so far with about a week of testing 19.10.2 has been almost up to 19.7.5 in terms of overall robustness with a infrequent black screen but recovery and just load the Wattman profile again and it works just fine. ![]() NVIDIA just released a fresh set of graphics card drivers, this release provides increased performance and the optimal gaming experience for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint and Asgard&am.ĭownload: Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.9.3 - 09:27 PMĪMD releases Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.9.3, this new driver is primarily intended to provide Ghost Recon Breakpoint and adds Radeon Image Sharpening (RIS) support for Vega class produ. The driver is based on 436.48 however entails crash fixes for FIFA 19/FIFA 20/Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017) and fl.ĭownload: GeForce 436.48 WHQL drivers - 03:04 PM So NVIDIA released a hotfix driver today, again moments after an official driver. Download.ĭownload: GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 436.51 - 09:52 AM Nvidia just released GeForce 440.97 WHQL drivers for you to download, the new batch offers increased performance and the optimal gaming experience for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and The Outer Worl.ĭownload: Radeon Adrenalin Edition 19.10.1 WHQL driver - 10:48 PMĪMD released a new driver, the October build adds support for Radeon 5500 and fixes a number of issues with borderlands 3 and FreeSync 2 related items. Download: GeForce 440.97 WHQL drivers - 05:09 PM ![]() ![]() The bundle ID is also displayed in the General Information section ofĮnter your app's App Store ID if the app is published in Apple's App Store. Is most commonly displayed in the General pane or the Signing & Capabilities pane of the Key in your app's information property list resource file ( ist). Enter the bundle identifier for your app.Google APIs for Android documentation for more information. SHA1 value in the Certificate fingerprints section of the Included with Java to print certificate information in a human-readable format. If you manage your own keystore and signing keys, use the keytool utility.Enter the SHA-1 signing certificate fingerprint of the app distribution.Īpp signing by Google Play, copy the SHA-1įingerprint from the app signing page of the Play Console.Enter the package name of your Android app.Choose the client type that is recommended for yourĪpplication, name your OAuth client, and set the other fields in the form asĪ custom URI scheme is recommended for Android apps, iOS apps, and Universal Windows Platform The sections below describe the client types and the redirect methods that Google'sĪuthorization server supports.Click Create credentials > OAuth client ID.Your applications can then use the credentials to access APIs The following steps explain how toĬreate credentials for your project. That identify the application to Google's OAuth 2.0 server. If prompted, read and accept the API's Terms of Service.Īny application that uses OAuth 2.0 to access Google APIs must have authorization credentials.Select the API you want to enable, then click the Enable button.If the API you want to enable isn't visible in the list, use search toįind it, or click View All in the product family it belongs to. The API Library lists all available APIs, grouped by productįamily and popularity. ![]() ![]() If prompted, select a project, or create a new one.Prerequisites Enable APIs for your projectĪny application that calls Google APIs needs to enable those APIs in the We recommend the following libraries and samples to help you implement the OAuth 2.0 flow Or Sign-In on TVs and Limited Input Devices. Implement than the lower-level protocol described here.įor apps running on devices that do not support a system browser or that have limited inputĬapabilities, such as TVs, game consoles, cameras, or printers, see Responses from Google's authorization server.įor mobile apps, you may prefer to use Google Sign-in forĬlient libraries handle authentication and user authorization, and they may be simpler to That installed apps must open the system browser and supply a local redirect URI to handle This authorization flow is similar to the one used for They can access Google APIs while the user is present at the app or when Installed apps are distributed to individual devices, and it is assumed that these appsĬannot keep secrets. Users to store files in their Google Drives. Usernames, passwords, and other information private.įor example, an application can use OAuth 2.0 to obtain permission from OAuth 2.0 allows users to share specific data with an application while keeping their This document explains how applications installed on devices like phones, tablets, andĬomputers use Google's OAuth 2.0 endpoints to authorize access to ![]() You've selected the right flow for your application. Overview summarizes OAuth 2.0 flows that Google supports, which can help you to ensure that OAuth 2.0 overview before getting started. Note: If you are new to OAuth 2.0, we recommend that you read the ![]() |
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