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Iron Age Sim Downloads

Over the Iron Age, Maddox had many relationships - now here they all are for you to download and use!

Brianna: non-committal, jealous, romantic

Orla: self-assured, ambitious and outgoing

Sofie: outgoing, family-orientated, romantic

Aife: Jealous, hot-headed, romantic

Maureen: self-assured, paranoid

Bronwen: kleptomaniac, loner, loves outdoors

Free download on Patreon

CC List under the cut

CC List

Orla: @satterlly medieval nightgown della @narsimssistic cloud skinblend @simverses aris nightgown @miikocc 3d eyelashes part 4 Sammi lip preset Dahlia 1-8 Sofie: @simverses medieval towel @satterlly  simple viking dress Hilda @adiec eyebrows 01 @simverses aris nightgown Moody braided hair LC Norah hair by G. @zx-ta dress collar TSM Rheallsims petrichor eyes @miikocc 3d eyelashes part 2 Bloodmoon Dahlia body preset Brianna: Disorganaized eira eyes @miikocc 3d eyelashes part 2 @simverses aris nightgown @lamatisse mercuria skinblend Peachyfaerie aphrodite eyebrows @satterlly  simple viking dress Hilda Maureen: Cerberus moles n1 MM @satterlly medieval nightgown della @peebsplays basic nightgown @thesensemedieval TW3 Bea shoes Kijiko eyelash YF V2 @zx-ta dress collar TSM,  Cook apron TSM @lady-moriel Isabela underwear Ghostputty wanderer skin overlay Bronwen: @simverses  patieint gown AF @zx-ta dress collar TSM Moody braided hair LC @satterlly  DAI common dress 3,  bethany ferelden boots,  medieval nightgown della,  DAI common boots 2, A Plague Tale Amicia pendant, DAI common dress 2 @miikocc 3d eyelashes part 4, Vanya body preset V2 @reticulates daydreamin eyes Kaizodesims Lilili Maisie hair update QICC Zoe hair @lady-moriel Isabela underwear, medieval female shirt @historicalsimslife medieval peasant dress Lutessasims moles 01 SC Ortus birthmarks Aife: @simverses tattered sleepwear @satterlly  DAI common dress 1,  DAI common scarf F, DAI common boots 1,  DAI common dress 2 @simverses aris nightgown @thesensemedieval TW3 Bea shoes Simtric dada hair Sim Mandy torrada body blush Tamo eyebags 04 @historicalsimslife everyday medieval dress @miikocc 3d eyelashes part 4, softie eyebrows @lady-moriel medieval female underwear Disorganaized eira eyes @lamatisse rosewater Hil and jaw preset pack LUUMIA mod ear presets @teanmoon​ mouth scale slider

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OASIS SPRINGS - Parched Prospect - Cacti Casa (40x30) Hummingbird lot by @96langerlui99 for the roomies.

This place is fire! Look at this backyard! And the window behind the TV!! I only show pictures from downstairs but check the original lot post, it’s worth it!

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Interface Video Art Festival

THE BRUNETTE selected for the first online edition of the Interface Video Art Festival from Zagreb, Croatia.

About

Interface Video Art Festival is focused on experiment in video medium and embraces art works which explore new audiovisual concepts. It seeks for innovative, provocative, and exciting videos artworks from around the world that push the boundaries of video and film medium. This program was originally developed in 2010 as an additional part of Hartera Music Festival in Rijeka. Since 2014 it runs as independent manifestation that provides an opportunity for emerging artists to create, thrive and present their innovative work. The event was produced and distributed by Zebra Creative Network and Greta Gallery in Zagreb, Croatia.

This year's edition is going online due to Covid-19 situation, but uses it to explore new ways of existing and performing. In the process of the festival organization and selection, besides David Lušičić, Miha Giba and Hana Agić from the creative team, participated some of the artists and curators who were presented on the previous editions of Interface: Tin Dožić, Maja Flajsig, Nina Kamenjarin, Toni Mijač and Maja Pavlinić, with assistance of Vlado Zrnić, a professor at the Academy of Arts in Split, Croatia.

Gallery Greta and Zebra Creative Network

Interface Video Art Festival is a sequel of a new media programme created by Gallery Greta and Zebra Creative Network. It was initially developed as a part of the Hartera Music Festival, and continued as an independant manifestation in 2014, focused on new media and video art. Interface Video Art Festival is always aiming to create an opportunity for young and emerging artists to present their artwork.

Program

Among the 2500 submitted artworks, 45 videos from 22 countries were entered into official international selection of this year's festival edition. Festival will be held as a fully online event via platform www.interface-festival.com from 14th to 18th of December 2020. Programme is free of charge and available to everybody during that period of time. Festival winners will be decided by the jury consisting of Dalibor Barić, Ana Hušman and Marko Tadić.

Selected Directors

Lintang Ratuwulandari (FR), Joel Cortina Suárez (BR), Dorothy Cheung (NL), Luis Carlos Rodrigues (ES), Moritz Schuchmann (DE), Eluned Zoe Aiano, Anna Benner (CZ), Philippos Kappa (GR), Better Lovers, Hsin-Yu Chen (US), Pável Quevedo Ullauri (CR), Kim Noce (GB), Vladislav Knežević (HR), Nicolás De Bórtoli (AR), Nenad Nedeljkov (RS), Hesam Rahmani (IR), Ian Schuler (BR), Tia Bennett (CA), Roger Horn (DE), Dalija Dozet (HR), Sarnt Utamachote (DE), Benedetta Sani (IT), David Latreille (CA), Salvatore Insana (IT), Kopal Joshy (PT), Giuseppe Cardaci (IT), Elian Mikkola (CA), Bamar Kane (SE), Vera Chotzoglou (GR), Zachary Finkelstein (CA), Lucija Polonijo (HR), Inês T. Alves (PT), Vojtěch Domlátil (CZ), Andrea Resner (HR), Miro Soares, Gabriel Menotti (BR), Jiao Lu (CN), Yann Pichot (FR), Dina Karadžić (HR), Max Hattler (HK), Luca Tornato (BR), Milan Zulić (CH), Jeroen Van Der Stock (JP), Malas twins (SY), Oona Taper (US), Alex Volz (DE), Oliver Poppert (AU), Elias ZX (US)

Lecture by Žarko Paić

The festival's program will be followed by a lecture from Croatian philosopher and media theorist, Žarko Paić: 'PICTURE, BRAIN AND CHAOS: From "digital illusion to power of the technosphere". The lecture will be streamed online on the 17th of December at 6PM via www.interface-festival.com. Žarko Paić is a Professor at the University of Zagreb, where he teaches courses in Aesthetics and Media Theory. He publishes frequently in philosophy, social sciences and art theory. His publications include Theorizing Images, eds. with Krešimir Purgar (2016), and Technosphere Vol. 1-5 (2018-2019).

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If it ain't broke: You share your oldest working gadgets

Image copyright Ricky Boleto

These days, your shiny new gadget is likely to be rendered obsolete by software updates (or a lack of them) before it physically grinds to a halt.

A recent report by the consumer campaign group Which? suggests the lifespan of a smart fridge could be just a few years if the brand behind it stops providing software support and updates.

Meanwhile, Sonos has released new software for its internet-connected speakers that does not work on its own-branded older devices.

And this prompted me to casually mention on Twitter that I have a 12-year-old TV.

To make myself feel better, I also asked people to share their oldest working gadgets.

And a floodgate opened.

Made in the days before software updates, operating systems and security vulnerabilities were part of of the ecosystem, they’re all still going strong.

Image copyright @ReesMF

Image caption This Kenwood food mixer dates back to 1964, owner Matthew Rees says

Kitchen gadgets were built to last, with a number of 20-, 30-, 40- and even 50-year-old whisks and mixers proudly shown off, along with a 20-year-old Breville sandwich toaster, a rice cooker from the early 1990s and a 33-year-old Braun juicer.

Image copyright Rachel Rogers

Kate Bevan has a 30-year-old washing machine.

Rachel Rogers has a working toaster, which belonged to her grandmother, from 1925.

And the broadcaster Mariella Frostrup has a 25-year-old Magimix food processor.

Mary Branscombe, meanwhile, writes: “Dishwasher from 1996, fridge and washing machine from 1997 – but the Braun hand blender is from the early 90s. And of course my mid-80s sandwich toaster from college is still going strong.”

Sarah is still using a Sunbeam iron she received as a wedding present in 1977, which “lasted longer than the marriage”.

And Sue says: “My Prestige High Dome pressure cooker was a Christmas present in 1975 – still in use. My mother’s identical one, from Christmas 1953, was passed on six years ago, still good.”

Image copyright Ricky Boleto

A surprising number of Nintendo Game Boys (launched in 1989) and the occasional NES (Nintendo Entertainment System, launched in 1983) are still being put through their paces too.

Image copyright Jorn Madslien

Chris Green still plays on a 37-year-old ZX Spectrum.

Jorn Madslien’s teenage son has acquired his mum’s Binatone console from the early 1980s.

And Peter Gothard’s Sega Mega Drive is “coming up for 30, and still working perfectly”.

Image copyright Ewan Spence

Ewan Spence still uses a Psion organiser from 1993.

And Amin has been using the same memory stick since 2005.

“This little stick has been ‘backing me up’ since before I can remember,” he says.

“It even broke and I fixed it with superglue many years ago.”

Image copyright Moataz Attallah

There are also a number of vintage calculators still in service – the one above belongs to Prof Moataz Attallah.

“My dad bought it for me in 1997 from France – hence the name, Graphique Couleur,” he says.

“It can plot graphs, do matrix calculations and more, with 64KB”.

Meanwhile, Peter Gillingwater’s Casio FX-602P, which he bought in 1981, still works.

And Paul Marks has been using his Casio FX-29 calculator since he got it, in 1977.

“Fitted well in the knee pockets of high-waisters – anyone remember those?” he asks.

Image copyright Modha

Image caption This Sony Walkman, from 1991, is still going, reports Modha on Twitter

Plenty of iPods, Sony Walkmans and hi-fis are still in good working order, along with the occasional Minidisc player and one 1960s HMV record player.

“Functioning, probably – the Vestax recorder, which I have had since the early 90s,” Keith Devereux says, “unused now since I can’t really get audio cassettes any more. Currently in use? Almost certainly the trusty old iPod from the early 2000s.”

Image copyright Zoe Kleinman

Sean McManus says: “My Amstrad CPC 464 computer from 1984 still works fine.

“I’ve got some music keyboards from the mid-80s and early-90s too.”

And restaurant critic Jay Rayner asks: “Does a Yamaha Clavinova digital piano from 1993 count?”

Image copyright @_Tumulus

Image caption This 1960 Rock-Ola 1484 jukebox still has pride of place

There are also a variety of working FM radios, turntables, early digital radios and speakers.

Image copyright Neil Craig

Image caption Neil Craig only recently parted with this working lawnmower, from the 1950s

“As hardware lifecycles get shorter and shorter, with some even measured in months not years, it’s easy to think that most people just want the latest version of a product,” Wired UK executive editor Jeremy White says.

“Well, that view may have value in the worlds of laptops and smartphones but sometimes older products are just better – better components, better design and a better lifespan.

“Hi-fi gear shows this time and again.

“A new Bluetooth speaker may have the latest software and chipsets – but this won’t mean it’s superior.

“I still use a TV sound system that came out in 2009.

“And I’ve yet to find one that sounds better or works as seamlessly.”

Image copyright Martin Mander

Image caption Mr Mander’s modified 1975 Hitachi TV set

However, some older gadgets may need a little bit of 21st-Century magic.

Martin Mander, host of the YouTube channel Old Tech New Spec, modifies old devices that continue to be of service in today’s world.

On his wall at home is a Hitachi CRT TV from 1975, which he has refitted to stream digital video.

“At its heart, old technology was really bulky and modern technology is really tiny,” he says, “so you have more space inside an old device to modify it.

“You can fit something new inside it, like a Raspberry Pi or an Arduino, to make it work like it is supposed to but in a more modern way.”

New post published on: https://livescience.tech/2020/06/09/if-it-aint-broke-you-share-your-oldest-working-gadgets/

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🦋 My Week in Reviews 🔮 My Picks for the Week

AMAZON GOODREADS BOOKBUB (An FYI I do not use associate buy links)

→House Rules House Rules by Lyssa Cole →Tormentor Mine by Anna Zaires →Auld Acquaintances by Adam Zorzi →Daddy's Home by Zoe Blake →Finding Fate by Lisa Gerkey →Thirty Days of Pain by Ginger Talbot →Destruction by Jennifer Bene

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Sarah & Zoe Happy memories @covertocoveruk Thankyou Sarah for creating a truly magical bookshop Zx

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Oasis Spring’s premades ( + my Broke, Grunt and Beaker families)