#flurorescent

[curatecreate]

[tezerenotameiki]

need to get groceries today but ive got a headache. le sigh

[we-do-a-little-developing]

Creating a flying door and start area

In here is where the player spawns. I designed this area to be neutral without any colour, hence the flurorescent lighting and brick walls. This perception should change upon seeing the main area, so I wanted the transition to be noticiable. Having the door fly off its hinges is something I've wanted to add since I came up with this disaster.

To create the grate, I just made a cube with a reused texture from my sidescoller, Dauber, and added a hitbox.

This is how the computer decides what to do with the grate. Upon being triggered, it plays a timeline which updates the grate's x co-ordinate and sends it flying. Physics and gravity are then enabled so it tumbles, and the collision response is changed to not affect the player. The last section required a lot of trial and error as I don't really understand it. I just felt that having things collide with the grate wouldn't be needed.

This is how I controll the creation of the button prompt. I hate how it looks, but I can change that later [I likely won't]. When the player overlaps the grate's hitbox, they're given a prompt to press E which fires the door. I had to do this as because the grate isn't a character, it can't recieve any inputs.

However, and I don't know how, all grates spawn where the main grate is when they're triggered by enemies spawning in them. I have absolutely no idea why

I FIXED IT

I completely reworked the grates. Now, they lerp fowards in accordance to the timeline and their residual momentum carries them forward after when gravity and physics are toggled on. Now, they act like the player grate.

[longhaoagricultural]

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[artfest]

Fluorescent Forest by PsyHye on Deviantart

[surferofrowdybliss]

©Deborah Coulter 2019

*Collage for week of December 1...joy for a cuppa love and fluorescent fun.

[martinlingens]

MOVING

Material: canvas, acryl Size: 90cm x 60cm Year: 2019

by Martin Lingens

[madhatn]

#flurorescent #map #bx #sticker #bubbleletters #nyc #graffiti #streetart #subwaymapart #graff #streetartmap #train #mta #NAK #143 #ny #subwaytrainmap #nycsubway #NAC #contemporaryart #paint https://www.instagram.com/p/B27lvc2piTm/?igshid=1x0ov21j5q132

[sciencespies]

Microcensus in bacteria: Bacillus subtilis can determine proportions of different groups within a mixed population

https://sciencespies.com/biology/microcensus-in-bacteria-bacillus-subtilis-can-determine-proportions-of-different-groups-within-a-mixed-population/

Microcensus in bacteria: Bacillus subtilis can determine proportions of different groups within a mixed population

Bacteria can determine the total number of a population, an ability also known as quorum sensing (left). A “pump probe system” enables Bacillus subtilis to determine the quantitative proportions of different groups (right). These systems are widely distributed in Gram-positive bacteria, but also occur in viruses and mobile genetic elements. Credit: MPI f. terrestrial Microbiology/Bischofs

Bacteria have a sense of their own number. They release and sense signaling molecules that accumulate with increasing cell numbers, which allows them to change their behavior when a certain group size is reached. A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology in Marburg and Heidelberg University has now been able to show that bacteria might be capable of even more: they could perceive the proportions of different groups of bacteria in their environment.

In nature, bacteria often live in complex communities, surrounded by other cells that can differ from each other, even within a species. The principal investigator, Ilka Bischofs, explains: “Imagine yourself in a ballroom full of people. Their sheer number is only of limited relevance to you; it is the gender ratio that tells you how hard it will be to find a dancing partner. Bacteria also collect information about their environment. Information about group ratios could help them make decisions and adapt in the best possible way.”

The research team studied information retrieval in the bacterium Bacillus subtilis. This species possesses a large number of identically constructed chemical signaling systems that were previously thought to measure cell numbers. Instead the bacteria may utilize these systems to determine the proportions of different groups within a mixed population. The respective signaling molecules are often produced by a subset of cells, but are taken up by all bacteria. Therefore, cells compete with each other for the signaling molecules. The larger the ratio of signal producers in the population, the more signaling molecules will accumulate in the cells where they are being detected. However, as with computers, the specific function of a system depends on its settings.

The research team was able to show experimentally that at least the example investigated bacterial signal system is indeed correctly configured for facilitating ratio-sensing. Using high-resolution methods of flurorescence microscopy (Förster Resonance Energy Transfer, FRET), they analysed the signal transduction in detail.

The ratio-sensing ability could confer decisive advantages to the bacterium. As research in recent years has shown, Bacillus subtilis often splits its population into subgroups of cells with different properties and functions. Similar to a stock broker, the bacterium diversifies its portfolio of phenotypes. Knowing the composition of a portfolio obviously enables to respond adequately to environmental changes—a strategy that bacteria may have already discovered during evolution.

Explore further

Synthetic biologists redesign the way bacteria ‘talk’ to each other

More information: Heiko Babel et al, Ratiometric population sensing by a pump-probe signaling system in Bacillus subtilis, Nature Communications (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14840-w

Provided by Max Planck Society

Citation: Microcensus in bacteria: Bacillus subtilis can determine proportions of different groups within a mixed population (2020, March 5) retrieved 5 March 2020 from https://phys.org/news/2020-03-microcensus-bacteria-bacillus-subtilis-proportions.html

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#Biology

[eominee]

lòt fai yang yu pen koo ~kom🔪 #ha #pua #huh #flurorescent #lighting (at Phrae)

[thelent]

Flurorescent lights are never flattering, but this #ootd is! #bowtie https://www.instagram.com/p/B2RicaFBBa7/?igshid=rrxn34g2262b

[askscalestails]

Care for a baby Chinese water dragon?

Chinese water dragons (Physignathus cocincinus) can be pretty easily stressed, so a good environment is especially critical for them. Always, always get a captive bred animal.

You’ll need

20 gallon long enclosure (with mesh lid)

24″ Flurorescent UVB bulb+fixture (5.0/6% depending on how your brand rates their UVB output) Really should be a long tube, not a CFL.

75-100watt heat bulb+fixture

Digital thermometer or temp gun(analog ones are highly inaccurate)

Digital hygrometer

Paper towels, reptile carpet, or cyrpress mulch for substrate. Paper towels/reptile carpet are best for initial set ups so you can monitor feces easier

LOTS of fake plants. I mean lots. Think so many that you pretty much can’t see the little guy in there without looking really hard.

Either real or fake wood/branches to climb on. They are arboreal and definitely use these.

A large water area. They have their name for a reason. They should have a large and deep enough water bowl so that they can fit in it fully.

A spray bottle

Calcium powder

Calcium+D3 powder

The basking area should be about 90-95F. The rest of the cage can be 75-80F. Humidity should be about 80% throughout the day. 

Babies should be eating every day, as juvies they’re eating all protein. This should be in the form of gut-loaded and calcium dusted feeder insects. Try to rotate between at least two. Crickets, locusts, mealworms, roaches, and phoenix worms are all good. Also remember that adults are omnivores and should be getting veggies like kale, mustard greens, dandelion greens, etc.

Feed them as much as they’ll eat in a sitting, babies should be able to eat as much as they want!

Handling should be kept at 0 for a week until the animal has acclimated to the new enclosure. Then it should still be kept fairly minimum, only about 10 minutes a day. But regular handling is good to keep the animal socialized, which can be important for vet visits and other necessary but potentially stressful situations.

And remember, these guys get pretty big (2-3 feet long) and need a 6 foot enclosure as adults MINIMUM! They are not easy to house as they grow and are expensive to set up honestly.

X X X

[millimallow]

pt. 4 - a new religion

part 4 of the world of owa anthology.

inside an arcade is a new hierarchy. a new priest, a new crown, a new war.

dozens of people crowd around a single arcade machine, eyes fixated on the screen as it flashes. blue, pink, purple, both the case and the game itself glow radiant in the darkness like a neon fire. intricately decorated with holographic tinsel and silver resin jewellery, a halo is formed. a modern shrine for the ancient people of u’baani. it has its worshippers, and it has its priests. my history lessons in the modern glass-and-steel central academy told me of the slow death our traditional gods had experienced in the cities. but wearing my intricate getup for the opportunity to offer myself to the legacy of champions? i knew better. there was nothing wrong with becoming a prophet in your own right.

before a match begins, we turn our hands so that the palms face up. our right hand men wash them gently with cloths dipped in sacred water for luck, all in order to remove sweat and potential tampering. who said there’s no honour amongst competitors? a whole crowd gathers beforehand and watches on. they’re anticipating the match, but they’re also checking to make sure everything has gone neatly and to order. if anything is awry, someone will no doubt catch hell for it.

today i’ve been careful. you have to, when the stakes are this high. busy city streets can distract you easily- one moment a shrill pubescent catfolk tries to sell you some fluorescent lemonade from a refrigerated cart, then you’re lost, and when you’re lost you’re late. i’m here at the allbalm arcade before anyone else gets there. it’s a matter of principle more than anything, but there’s also no shame in warming up at the machines so long as you don’t overdo it and burn out. though even if i arrive out of match time, it’s impossible to not draw attention.

he was already there.

my rival is a bright young thing named keyr’lin coo’per. i only met him a few months ago, as he recently returned from the coastline and a fairly exclusive boarding school. he’s a mangrove elf, like me, but his family is involved in some intricate computer-y business and it hasn’t been hard for them to get rid of him somewhere remote. it’s not apparent they’ve gotten much for their money, though, as, well… he’s proven himself a competitor for my dominion over the local joint. must have spent a lot of time in the local arcade and less at his fancy-boy brick school. now though- he’s on my territory. he’s wearing his silver shimmer jacket, blinding me as i get closer as it refracts the light from the screen. maybe it’s purposeful, maybe it’s not, but i suddenly want to leap at him like a wild fucking animal. especially when i can see that he’s smirking. smirking right in my face.

“i know that you turn up early, clever boy.”

“you’ve got some nerve, new boy.” i’m trying to match his mocking tone, but he’s somehow completely apathetic to my taunt.

“we don’t have to fight like this. we’re competitors, not enemies. let’s get down to business.”

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word has gotten around quickly that we’re here. informal legend of our competition spreads instantly amongst the people who gather each day, it can be replaced just as soon. neither of us has prepared whatsoever, and i’m increasingly perturbed by keyr’lin’s apparent lack of a nerve. it’s okay, i tell myself. it’s all about what i show him, everything else only exists to distract me. so i put on my confident face, bear the magenta neon ceiling lights, and let the young woman standing next to me wash my palms down with a soft pink rag. old rituals demonstrated to us come back to me like an instinct. how a cleric could meditate in front of an idol on their knees for days on end just to prove their devotion. how it exceeded all others. how travellers would stoop behind them to wash their feet clean of insect bites in the tropical weather.

the name of the game is overdrive exe. it’s a racing game, rendered in a pixelated fashion, providing a surface-level simplicity of challenge and objective. be the fastest, control the best, optimize your time. one of my areas of expertise. me and keyr’lin take to the seats in front of the two machines, long worn down, now just black leather pedestals. i observe his straddle- it’s neat, confident and exudes control. then i match him as we select our boats and accessories of choice. a lot of strategy goes into this, but in the moment a crazy idea comes to me- i want to beat him at his own game. a countdown begins as my hand hovers over the control button, firm on the joystick, ready for an explosion of light. he’s whistling something under his breath as it happens. i whistle my own call to power; one of the old songs we sung in our religious instruction.

let the waves carry me to shore, provideth me with calm oceans. my land where the sugarcane grows tall, tall as the sun in a blue sky. seaweed in the water, becometh my gentle guide. no more shall the ocean be full full of the tears of my ancestors.

push, push. push as hard as i can go then further. keep myself in the space i have, let no other overtake my great desire. there is a sign in the light. you must try. it flickers, and i become heady with its instruction, so as that my eyes fill with the great flurorescent blaze. the rush overtakes me, all until i hear a familiar tune. the finishing song and the ring of a plastic bell.

did i win?

“draw!”

i turn to keyr’lin. his eyes are glassy and he’s not blinking. there’s an expression of shock on his face, but it’s frozen there, and his body won’t twitch when i move my hand over to him gently. on the screen is his score- the very same as mine.

down to the finest second. and he’s not responding to the finishing call, either, hand still firm with its grip on the controls.

rendereth my enemies inert and shipwrecked,

so longer i can offer myself to you.

what in the world had just happened?

[longhaoagricultural]

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[sourcefield]

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[fursuit-tutorials]

Do you have any advice on where to get fluorescent faux fur? I want to make a fursuit of my oc Fuse but xey have fluorescent green markings.

I only know of UV reacting fur but never heard of flurorescent fur