![]() If, instead, you snooze it for a time when you know you'll have a little more bandwidth-or when you'll be doing some doomscrolling anyway-it'll help you get to it. If you get a newsletter that you'd like to read but not right now, you'd usually either leave it in your inbox to slowly be buried or move it to another folder where you'd promptly forget about it. It functions as a deprioritized to-do list If you want to go the extra mile, you can even block that time off on your calendar too. It's kind of like time blocking: you're setting off a specific time to get a specific task done. Right when it popped up, I printed those forms and filled them out. Instead, I snoozed it to pop back up at 8 a.m. ![]() I could have left the email in my inbox until I got home (which would have stressed me out endlessly) or added "Do preschool forms" to my to-do list (which would have meant making my to-do list longer while on vacation-no thank you). Instead of the task sitting there, waiting for you every time you look at your inbox, it only shows up when you need to do it.Įxample: I got an email from my kid's preschool about a whole slew of forms I had to fill out, but I was out of town when I received it. If you use your inbox as a to-do list of sorts, the snooze option becomes a kind of reminder. It helps you tackle tasks at the right time So even if you have dozens or (horror!) hundreds of emails in your inbox, the message will be un-buried. It even includes some extra text next to it, reminding you that you snoozed it. When you snooze an email, the message will pop back up at the selected time at the top of your inbox. Snoozing emails is a way to ensure that the important ones don't get lost. I'm just trying to be nice.) But if you inexplicably leave all your emails in your inbox, it's 100% guaranteed that something will slip through the cracks. ![]() It prevents things from slipping through the cracks Here's why you should snooze more emails. You're not putting something off because you don't want to deal with it-you're putting something off because it makes more sense to do it later. The reasons to snooze an email are very different from the reasons to snooze your alarm. ![]() (Note: On the mobile app, you'll need to first select the email in the inbox, then click the three dots in the top-right, and click Snooze.) Why you should snooze your emails The email will disappear (it's actually going to a folder called Snoozed), and then it will reappear in your inbox at whatever day and time you chose, as if it were a newly received message. ![]()
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![]() ![]() You can drag over an object and Photoshop selects it for you, using some sophisticated object and edge detection algorithms. ![]() There are two variations: rectangle and lasso. Adobe added an Object Selection tool in Photoshop 2020. On the other hand, Mask AI moves the state of the art forward in terms of making the tedious task of masking easier, Topaz has given us some very smart tools, and they certainly will speed up your workflow. Trees and other details will often trick the AI and require more adjustment. The upcoming Luminar 4 simply blows away any other product that offers sky replacement, because it generally figures out where the sky is regardless of how complex the foreground. If you are simply separating a mountain range from a sky background, Mask AI works perfectly. Replacing a sky if there are trees or detailed objects is generally not automatic, although the AI does help cut your time down. As mentioned, Topaz Mask AI also uses a paint bucket tool to quickly define large portions of an image, and the bucket can be configured to cut, keep, or compute an area, same as the brush tool.įor operations like sky replacement, the use of the AI term is not a good fit. They can be changed in size and are pretty good at edge detection, which is the heart of the smart masking process. The AI is built into the brushes Topaz uses to define objects. There is an on-screen percentage counter to tell you how it is doing. Speed on my MacBook Pro was fine, and of course, there are both Mac and Windows versions of this app. There are small delays as the computation takes place, but I never felt the need to read a web page or get some coffee while it was working. On portraits with wispy hair, Luminar has no solution, and Topaz Mask AI did a very credible job. The AI was an advantage, because even while I roughly outlined people in a photo, the AI could usually figure out the difference between the subject and the background. On non-sky replacement tasks, Mask AI was able to best Photoshop and Luminar. Still, the masking most of us want to do is not just sky replacement. There are a couple of sliders for fine adjustments, but in this example, they were not needed. Frankly, Topaz Mask AI could not compete there. Trying the same image with a beta copy of the upcoming Luminar 4 sky replacement was literally one click. The contrast mode is quicker, but picks up simpler objects for masking. I found AI mode works best with hair, trees, fur, and detailed objects. ![]() Topaz Mask AI also offers a method besides AI, and that's a contrast mode for object detection. Still, the more I needed to refine the mask, the less AI benefit I was getting. I found the process easier than doing something similar in Photoshop, and in most cases, the AI helped. Once you “Update Mask,” you can see a split screen preview window: the left image will preview the colored mask, and the right-side one will show the mask effect on the image after the cut with a transparent background. When I made Mask AI larger, I was all set with no more hidden buttons. Turns out, working on my laptop, I had to scroll the screen to see the button, because it was cut off my the window edge. On many images, you need to help the selection along, painting in what to keep and what to cut.Ĭontrols are pretty straightforward, but it helps to watch a tutorial or two first. In fact, when I started using the app, I could not find the button that computed the mask. In the auto mode, which is where the AI part comes in, the app will take a look at your image and make some guesses about what to mask and what to cut. There is an auto-compute mode, or you can do more manually. When you are ready, you can replace the background. The interior of an object is defined in green, and you can use the paint bucket tool to quickly fill. Once that is done, there are tools to refine the mask. Then fill the areas to be cut in red, such as a sky in my case. Outline your subject or object edges in blue with a paintbrush. Topaz Mask AI presents a fairly simple interface (with a built-in tutorial). I wanted to look at it for sky masking/replacement since I'm primarily a landscape photographer. We've already had a good preliminary look at Topaz Mask AI from our own Ryan Mense. ![]() ![]() ![]() Biodiversity conservation of the world's lakes: a preliminary framework for identifying priorities. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 21 (3) 307-318.ĭuker, L. A new global lakes database for remote sensing programme studying climatically sensitive large lakes. Successful Flamingo breeding reported at Lake Natron!īirkett, C., and I. Satellite tracing lesser flamingos in East Africa Ramsar information sheet on Lake Natron Basin This small fish lives on the edges of the hot spring inlets, where the water is between 36 and 40 degrees C.īeyond boundaries: regional overview of transboundary natural resource management in Eastern Africa (2001)īiodiversity Conservation of the World's Lakes: A Preliminary Framework for Identifying PrioritiesĮarth Observatory News Room: new images of Lake NatronĮast African halophytics: WWF terrestrial ecoregions The only fish found in abundance in the lake is the white-lipped or alkaline tilapia ( Oreochromis alcalicus), which appears to be endemic to saline Rift Valley lakes. The lake also provides support for 100,000 other waterbirds, many of which are Palearctic migrants. Lake Natron is the only regular breeding area for Lesser Flamingos in East Africa, with approximately 2.5 million individuals. Ongoing long term climatci desiccation also threatens the lake. Members of the Masai tribe practice extensive semi-nomadic pastoralism within the Ramsar site at Lake Natron.Ī proposed hydropower plant for the Ewaso Ngiro River in Kenya and planned soda ash exploitation in Lake Natron itself are potential threats. Sodium bicarbonate concentrations are crucial for the abundance of blue-green algae, which is food for the lesser flamingo. Lake Natron is a closed drainage system and highly alkaline, as freshwater evaporates and leaves high salt concentrations. ![]() In fact, the water of Lake Natron is so rich in dissolved sodium carbonate that it often feels viscous to touch. The lake is also fed by hot mineral-laden springs that bubble up on the periphery of the lake. ![]() The Southern Ewaso Ng’iro River is the main tributary into Lake Natron. Large parts of the Mau forest, which are home to the Lake Natron headwaters, are believed to be targeted.Īfrica Lake Biodiversity Conservation Priorities 2003 In early 2002 the Kenyan government announced its intention to deforest close to 70,000 hectares of government-owned land. It is surrounded by escarpments and volcanic mountains, one of which is active. There are a number of campsites near the Lake Natron, which is also the base for trekking mount Ol Doinyo Lengai.Lake Natron is a soda lake in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. Walking around the Lake Natron and to the streams and waterfalls along the nearby escarpment make for am excellent adventure off the beaten track. This has allowed the Lake Natron to concentrate into a caustic alkaline brine The lavas have significant amounts of carbonate but lowest calcium and magnesium levels. The alkalinity of the lake can reach a pH of greater than 12.1, the surrounding bedrock is composed of alkaline and the sodium – dominated trachyte lavas that were laid down during the Pleistocene period. High levels of evaporation have left behind Lake Latron (sodium carbonate decahydrate) and trona (sodium sesquicarbonate dihydrate). The lake and its ecosystem provides a source of livelihoods to the Masai communities. It is fed by mineral-rich hot springs and Southern Ewaso Ngiro River that rises. Food is plentiful, nesting sites abound – and most importantly, the Lake Natron is isolated and undisturbed. Lake Natron is located in the Arusha Region, on the north of the country. It’s the most important breeding site for Lesser Flamingos in the world.Įast Africa has millions of Lesser Flamingos and this numbers representing three-quarters of the whole world population and most of them are hatched at the Lake Natron. El lago Natron es otro lago rojo debido a la proliferación de algas en combinación con diversas sales, localizado en Tanzania, cerca de la frontera con Kenia, a los pies del volcán Ol Doinyo. Nearest towns to Lake Natron are Arusha in Tanzania and in Kenya is Magadi town. The Lake Natron is located Tanzania at the northern circuit. Lake Natron is a soda lake at the base of the active volcano of Ol Donyo Lengai, area around the Lake is often explained as having a desolate and almost lunar beauty. ![]() ![]() The well-educated Memphis-born Lil Hardin encouraged Louis to leave Oliver and establish himself as a leader. In Oliver's pianist, Armstrong found his second of four wives, Lil Hardin. In Oliver's band, Armstrong usually played second trumpet (or cornet), though he occasionally played lead, as on "Dippermouth Blues." If the trumpet breaks he harmonized with Oliver astonished musicians, the brilliance of his timbre was overwhelming. That summons arrived in August 1922, in the form of a wire inviting him to become a member of Oliver's Jazz Band at Lincoln Gardens, on Chicago's Southside. But Armstrong resolved not to leave his hometown unless Joe Oliver himself sent for him. ![]() The celebrated New York singer and actress Ethel Waters toured New Orleans with her then little-known pianist, Fletcher Henderson, and attempted to lure him to New York. During this period, his reputation spread throughout the region. Partly for that reason, Armstrong quit in September 1921, and returned to Ory's band. One restriction of his riverboat job galled him: Marable refused to let him sing. Louis first experienced the world beyond Louisiana when he worked in Fate Marable's orchestra on the excursion boat S.S. In order to prove himself eighteen and thus legally responsible, he applied for a draft card, backdating his birth to 1900-July 4, 1900, a patriotic date that became famously associated with him, and the only birthday he ever acknowledged.Īrmstrong spent three years on riverboats operated by the Streckfus Steamboat Line, working under the leadership of Fate Marable, This was a decisive engagement on several counts: he greatly improved his ability to read a music score he learned to adapt the earthy music of New Orleans to written arrangements he absorbed a variety of songs beyond the New Orleans repertory he saw another part of the world and experienced a different kind of audience (exclusively white, except for the one night a week reserved for black customers) and he grew accustomed to the rigors of traveling from one engagement to another, establishing a lifelong pattern. A short time later, Louis was recruited to play on Mississippi riverboat excursions. ![]() When Oliver left for Chicago, he suggested that Louis replace him in the band he had co-led with trombonist Kid Ory. His career began in earnest in 1918 at the age of 17 with two jobs. ![]() ![]() ![]() " Thrift Shop" was released on August 27, 2012, and charted at number 1 on 24 charts worldwide, including topping the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks, giving them their first number 1 hit in the US. The songs " White Walls" featuring ScHoolboy Q and "Jimmy Iovine" featuring Ab-Soul were confirmed to be included on the album. ![]() " Same Love" was released on July 18, 2012, and later peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Can't Hold Us" was used as the soundtrack for a Miller beer ad in the UK and Ireland in June 2012, increasing Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's recognition in Europe. Previously released singles "My Oh My", "Wings", and "Can't Hold Us" were announced to be included on the album – as was the song "Make the Money". His album The Heist was released in October 2012. music festivals including Bumbershoot, Outside Lands, Lollapalooza, Rock the Bells, SoundSet, Sasquatch, and Bonnaroo. That same year, the rapper appeared at several U.S. In February 2011, they kicked off a multi-city tour in Pullman, Washington, which included three sold-out shows at Showbox at the Market, a Seattle music venue. "Can't Hold Us" eventually became the duo's second number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 18, 2013, and stayed there for 5 weeks. " Wings" was released on January 21, 2011, and charted on Billboard 's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles at number 12, and was followed by " Can't Hold Us" featuring Ray Dalton on August 16, 2011. On April 8, 2011, they performed the song at the 2011 Mariners Opening Day to a sold-out crowd of nearly 48,000 attendees. In 2011, they released the single "My Oh My" as a tribute to recently deceased Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus, which received extensive coverage in Seattle media. ![]() Macklemore and Lewis used his experience with substance abuse as the inspiration for the mixtape's critically acclaimed song "Otherside", which samples the Red Hot Chili Peppers song of the same title.Ģ011–14: Breakthrough with The Heist In March 2010, the duo released a free download, "Stay At Home Dad", a track that didn't quite make VS. They also released "Irish Celebration" in December 2009 in anticipation of the release of The VS. In 2009 they released the debut extended play, The VS. In 2008 they formalized the collaboration as a duo and performed at Bumbershoot, at the Sasquatch Music Festival in The Gorge Amphitheatre and at the Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco. Lewis went on to produce for Macklemore, the two eventually working full-time as a title-credited duo. Lewis spent a few years working on Macklemore's promotion as a photographer, and they soon became good friends. Career 2006–2010: Career beginnings and The VS. On October 26, 2021, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis announced that a new track, titled "Next Year" and featuring pop musician Windser, would be released on October 29. On June 15, 2017, Macklemore announced that the duo were on hiatus. Their second album, This Unruly Mess I've Made, was released on February 26, 2016. The pair won four Grammy Awards at the 2014 ceremony, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album ( The Heist), Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance ("Thrift Shop"). Macklemore and Lewis released their debut studio album, The Heist, on October 9, 2012, which charted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200. ![]() Their second single, " Can't Hold Us", also peaked at number one on the Hot 100 Chart, making Macklemore and Lewis the first duo in the chart's history to have their first two singles both reach the peak position. Records' radio promotion department to push his singles. The single was soon dubbed the first song since 1994 to top the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label by Billboard, although Macklemore, in a slightly unusual recording contract, pays a nominal percentage of sales to use Warner Bros. Macklemore and Lewis' single " Thrift Shop" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2013. Redux (2010), the Grammy Award-winning album The Heist (2012) and This Unruly Mess I've Made (2016). In 2009, they released their first collaborative effort, an EP titled VS. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are an American hip hop duo from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2008 by Macklemore, a rapper, and Ryan Lewis, a DJ and record producer. ![]() ![]() ![]() The platforms for the games will be revealed on the 14th at G-Star. ![]() They will be aiming to jump in to many different genres and platforms. ![]() Pearl Abyss will be delivering new joy and unique game experiences to worldwide gamers through their new game announcements. It will be streamed live on Twitch and Youtube for the users looking forward to their new arrivals. The new games will be revealed on the 14th at Pearl Abyss Connect 2019. They will be picking the first closed beta testers until the 20th of November. Korea’s first-generation developer, game design strategy director Kim Gwang-sam is in the directing producer position. Shadow Arena is an action battle royale game where 50 users compete to become the last survivor. This will be the next flagship MMORPG for Pearl Abyss. Directing producer Jeong Hwan-gyeong, who was the director of Ryl Online, and action director Lee Sung-woo, who was in charge of the action in Ryl Online and C9. Genre: Action RPG Setting: Fantasy PVP: N/A Classification: Independent Engine: Style: N/A Developer: Pearl Abyss Status: Development Release Date: N/A Distribution: Business Model: Platforms. Directing producer Kim Sang-yeong who led Black Desert Online’s animation, and development producer Choi Seo-won who was in charge of planning Black Desert Online, R2, and C9 will leading the development for DokeV.Ĭrimson Desert is an epic fantasy open world MMORPG. Possible release date for Crimson Desert and what Pearl Abyss’s own engine is capable of, Video compilation of the latest news. Directing producer Lee Seung-ki, who directed the world design for Black Desert Online and BDO Mobile, will be assisted by Minh Le, who is known to be the father of Counter-Strike.ĭokeV is a collectible open world MMO game where players can look for DokeV’s who grow from people’s dreams. ![]() PLAN 8 is the first shooting genre game for Pearl Abyss. They will be revealing the details along with action battle royale game ‘Shadow Arena’ at their booth in G-Star 2019. Through the teaser websites, the names of the games were confirmed of their projects K, V, and CD. Pearl Abyss announced the Black Desert-spinoff at the end of 2019, but we didn’t get a massive reveal of the game until last December, when Pearl Abyss dropped the gameplay trailer and described it as a “massive open world action-adventure game, with content designed for both solo play and multiplayer,” kinda crushing any pure MMORPG dreams for the game.Īn important message from the #CrimsonDesert team: Abyss announced the official names of their new games, PLAN 8, DokeV, Crimson Desert, and opened a teaser website for each game. We will provide an updated schedule in the future.” “Therefore, in order to create the best possible experience, all while ensuring the health and safety of everyone involved in delivering the game, we have decided to delay Crimson Desert’s release. “We have decided that we need to dedicate more time to adding new ideas for an even deeper, more enriching game,” PA posted to Twitter. Crimson Desert was originally slated to be released in 2021, however, Pearl Abyss confirmed in July 2021 that the game would be delayed. It turns out that assumption was right, as early this morning the studio announced a delay for the upcoming MMO. Earlier this month, when Pearl Abyss emerged from over six months of silence on Crimson Desert to post a mocap video, we speculated that the original “winter 2021” release date on PC seemed unlikely. ![]() ![]() ![]() Upgrade your profile to get more matches.Quality of your own profile matters, too-though the competition on sugar dating websites is fierce for sugar babies, most of them are pretty skeptical about a sugar daddy with a low-effort page. Secret Benefits – 9.9 ⭐Ĭhoosing one of the best sugar daddy sites is actually half the battle-if you join a well-moderated site with great search algorithms and features, the chance of finding real sugar babies/sugar daddies and starting a mutually beneficial relationship will be significantly higher. Here, you’ll find the best sugar daddy sites-they have millions of real sugar daddies and a good reputation, and they are just perfect for any person interested in a sugar relationship. Let’s start!įor Daddies | For Babies | For Mommas Best Sugar Daddy Dating Sites (1-4) We divided them into 3 categories: best for sugar daddies, best for sugar babies, and best for sugar mommas so that you can choose the best sugar dating site for your needs. Now, let’s talk about the top 10 sugar daddy/momma websites available right now. 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Want to find sugar babies, sugar daddies, or sugar mommas, and don’t know where to start? Top 10 Sugar Dating Sites: Find Your Sugar Partner Sugar Daddy & Baby Relationship Expectations.Sugar Daddy & Baby Arrangement Examples. ![]() ![]() ![]() Amen.” This man wears his religion like bling around his neck, spreading anti-semitism around Ohio.ġ) Alison Carey Scott, sister of Mariah Carey You ever smell rich? They are all Jews, hallelujah. “You go to LA and … where we live and it is so rich it smells. “You know how to make the Jew jealous? Have some money, honey,” preached Keith Hudson, minister father of Katy Perry. ![]() Then she was jailed for violating her plan of treatment. Noelle Bush, one of the few criminals to be photographed in a cardigan, was first jailed for forging a prescription. Jeb Bush, niece of former President George W. Barron Hilton (what a name) was arrested for a DUI and running over a gas station employee.ģ) Noelle Bush, daughter of Gov. It seems like overdoing it runs in the family!Ĥ) Barron Hilton, brother of Paris Hilton Hania suffered a drug overdose, reportedly confessing to overdosing on the muscle relaxer Soma. I’m sure Father Al was proud that his son was driving a Prius… just not that the environmentally friendly car was full of marijuana and prescription drugs. Additionally, she used her Hollywood cred to establish a career as a porn star, going by the name “Chippie D.” Google Image results include a close-up of her pockmarked butt. Laurence Fishburne, Tony and Emmy award winning actor, must have had quite the surprise when his daughter was arrested for prostitution. Daniel has tried to attract attention to himself a slew of other ways: running naked through the Plaza Hotel, crashing into parked cars, and an arrest for possession of cocaine.ħ) Montana Fishburne, daughter of Laurence Fishburne It’s hard being the least successful brother. Good thing he’s in prison for five to six years!Ĩ) Daniel Baldwin, brother of Alec Baldwin Dane Cook’s (half) brother started a much bigger fight: he was found guilty of embezzlement, stealing millions of dollars from the popular comedian. Most brothers fight over simple stuff, like video games or the last cheese puff in the bag. When Reese was asked about her brother, she replied: “No comment.” Elle Woods would have said, “I object!”ĩ) Darryl McCauley, half brother of Dane Cook John Draper Witherspoon was arrested for aggravated burglary and sexual battery, entering the home of a young woman and assaulting her while she slept. This Hollywood starlet maintains a sparkling good-girl image, while her brother goes around Nashville attacking women. Here are ten celebrities with the most embarrassing family members-out of control, hot-mess parents, brothers and sisters whose wacky behavior is an embarrassment to us all.ġ0) John Draper Witherspoon, brother of Reese Witherspoon But just like the rest of us, no matter how hard they try, there will always be a little part of them they can’t change. Read on, then feel better about your own parenting moves.The job of the celebrity is to maintain their carefully constructed image: from personal trainers to plastic surgeons, from publicists to image consultants, celebs do everything in their power to make sure they look good. Whether intentional or not, these parents have gone from being cool to cringe in a moment’s notice. ![]() Some of these celebrity parenting anecdotes will surprise you (or, at least give you a new appreciation for their children) whether they involve blasting Christmas music, smothering their kids with affection at school drop-off, trying to be hip on TikTok, or showing too much PDA with their partners. According to Psychology Today, during adolescence, as opposed to the earlier years of childhood, a child is forming an identity outside of the home and “feels his or her growing independent status is diminished by being seen in the parental presence out in the world.” However, all parents should avoid trivializing their children’s reactionary feelings, as being embarrassed can be uncomfortable and sometimes lead to humiliation and shame.įortunately, the celebrity kids in question are accustomed to their so-called embarrassing parents and don’t seem to take these brief moments all too seriously. It’s reassuring to know that embarrassing your kids is totally normal and oftentimes unavoidable. And although it might be hard for us to imagine being ashamed of A-listers such as David Beckham, Kelly Ripa, Reese Witherspoon, and Gwyneth Paltrow, they have all shared stories about making their children cringe. ![]() ![]() ![]() I have preset number of ‘domain’ projects. It is incredibly simple and serves the purpose of tracking time in relation to projects really well and it does it extremely fast so there is no friction between me and the software. Toggl is genuinely one of the best pieces of software that exists there for time tracking. ![]() I use three tools to track and manage my time. However the other challenge we get is how to accurately measure this time? This is a fun challenge and I am quite happy to say that I have solved it for my myself. An art that pays very high dividends if you do it right. Learning how much time to allocate and more importantly to which projects to allocate this time is an art. So the only thing I can do to allocate and manage my projects is time. There is no finish line to ‘learning’ or ‘books’ and yet they are projects of mine that I do. I can’t for example just write down these projects and not write down what time I want to spend on them because a project like ‘learning’ is endless. Writing down this time is very important as this is the most important currency that I have. And I have projects I am currently working on with how much time I want to spend on them written down beside each one. I have projects I want to build and work on separated into appropriate categories. It’s structure is fairly simple but very powerful and clear. Here is a screenshot of how my ‘projects’ mind map looks currently: For example ‘learning’ and ‘books that I want to read’ are two projects that I love doing and allocate quite a lot of my time towards but they are still projects and since they are projects, I have to manage them smartly and allocate the correct time for these projects given the context of what I want to achieve and do. Projects is the root mind map of all that I do and everything stems from it in my world. In there I outline the projects that I want to work on and complete. A mind map named projects that I can very quickly open with just a single keystroke. Since I am a big fan of mind maps, I have a personal mind map just for that. You often lack the perspective and understanding in seeing how what you are learning is used to solve some really interesting problems in the world.įor myself, I have adopted a very serious mind set switch to project based learning. In university, you are exposed to a lot of information, but very often like in high school, you lack context. You try to consume information with no goal in sight of how you will use it. I find it very inefficient, trying to learn things, ‘for the sake of learning’. And often this purpose for me is a project. The biggest and perhaps most important lesson I have learned thus far in my degree and life, is to have a purpose with whatever I am trying to do. You may learn something now but realize only a year or two from now, the domain and the problem in which you can use this knowledge you were once exposed to. There is indeed a lot of information out there and not all of what you learn is immediately actionable. ![]() The purpose is to learn with a goal of applying this knowledge in the future or ideally now. For example, the purpose of my undergraduate degree is to be exposed to a lot of material and knowledge about a subject I am interested in. One of the things I have observed, is that purpose and direction in which I am going really matters. It’s interesting to see how your thinking process evolves with time. ![]() ![]() Xanatos Speed Chess as explained in the TV Tropes link (my first TV Tropes link but certainly not the last), is watching and altering your existing plan on the fly and is played especially well by NPs, though I’m sure an adaptive enough J could pull it off with a different sort of grace (more likely an IJ, who acts based on principles, not the other way around can quickly see the larger picture in the moment). Sometimes this means that Ps aren’t in the game or make stupid mistakes… but sometimes it means that they’re reactive, observant and awesome. Perceiver villains are not the norm (poor INTJs esp) so when a P villain comes along you can usually either expect him to be really dumb or really epic. But hey, how *can* you love other people to the fullest if you don’t find sexy in the mirror? That’s all I’m saying. I don’t consider this a villainous trait unless that love keeps you from loving other people too. Like most ENTPs, Hades is in love with himself. Apparently whoever made Hercules likes their ENTPs. But Hades and Megara are a good verbal match so it was a well played move. The protagonist maybe, but the love interest? Well… especially a female love-interest. So I’d venture a guess that it’s unusual to have the villain and the love-interest be the same personality type in a Disney movie. Apparently before he came to the part, Hades was just menacing not wise-cracking and quick on the draw. Though they aren’t nearly so smooth if not read in James Woods’s voice. There were just too many good Hades quotes so I had to narrow them down to my favorites. Hi, how ya doin’? Is it any surprise that Hercules’s Hades is my favorite Disney villain? ![]() It takes a special individual to have buggy yellow eyes, spiky teeth and flame hair and still be able to bring sexy back. “I’ve got 24 hours to get rid of this bozo, or the entire scheme I’ve been setting up for 18 years goes up in smoke, and you are wearing his merchandise?!?” “We dance, we kiss, we schmooze, we carry on, we go home happy. ![]() |
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