#ic. pietistics.

[sinefine]

who’s been there for you more than me? (also from eli.)

" don't. " she spats, " don't do that. " he just struck a nerve. she’s heard similar phrases before from the one responsible for the curse she lives with now. the last thing she needs is another version of him echoing those same exact words to her. elliot cardale was both hospitable and charming, likable in many ways. but the girl wasn’t blind to the fact that he could also be calculating and holier-than-thou at times. she never knew which side of him she was going to get. which only made it difficult for her to fully trust him.

" i met someone. someone like us. " delilah admits. " he doesn't feed. every time i've invited him to come here with me, he has refused. and you know what? somehow it's been working for him. " maybe it can work for me, too. she says internally, but the hope in her eyes manage to do all of the speaking for her. " i think we should just stop all of this. " tracking down evil doers, draining them of their blood, and ridding them of their souls. it was nice at first, but lately she’s been feeling off. different. she wonders if consuming all of these people with negative energy is doing more harm to her than good.

random sentence starters, still accepting. ( @pietistics )

[denouemente]

@pietistics: no trespassing.

trespassing my asshole. natalie peeks at the intruder between the heavy toes of her boots, squinting as her eyes hone in on the man who starts to take shape. brown hair. glasses. just like basically every other brown - haired man she's seen. she scoffs, hands resting on the armrests of the chair she's commandeered as she lets her head fall back. “ sure. whatever you say, bud. ” she says, eyes closing — though, just as quickly as she closed her eyes and lay her head back, she pops back up, looking at him with squinted eyes.

“ if i'm trespassing, then you're trespassing. ” she comes to this place often, an abandoned office building near her home. so technically, he's correct. but if she's trespassing, then surely . . . natalie drops her feet to the ground and leans forward, arms now resting on her knees. “ there's like, ten other rooms down the hall. you couldn't have picked one of those? did you just like, look at me and decide you had to have this room? ”

[extr4normal]

@pietistics, you're making a big deal out of nothing. isa & eli.

her brain halts in befuddlement. was she making a big deal out of nothing? the girl may not have a lot of real life experience under her belt, but getting shot at felt completely abnormal. then again, her father did warn her about the world outside of their locked doors. even after deceiving her, making her believe she was human when she's no where close to being that anymore --- father still knows best.

❝ wait, i thought, er... isn't shooting people wrong? ❞ the girl yells out from behind the random civilians vehicle she's been hiding behind for a few minutes now. the only thing uncovered were her chocolate optics peering over the hood. the brunette shakes her head in disbelief. she's unable to even fathom why someone she doesn't even know would want to bring her harm. ❝ what did i do? if i did something wrong you can tell me. please. let me fix it. ❞

[technologywearables]

How Samsung`s next VR headset could eclipse Oculus and Vive with a secret weapon

Virtual reality is the best asset in tech today. While it's simple to reject VR as merely one more trick, it's something that has to be experienced before any kind of genuine unbiased viewpoint can be made. That's where we're seeing most VR products compete now, on the level of immersion their headsets bring to the table.

While there are lots of channels, equipment, as well as prices distinctions, exactly what's really being sold below is the experience as well as exactly what it provides to consumers over gazing at their laptop or tv display - absolutely nothing more.

The current state of VR headsets

On the entrance degree side, you have Google Cardboard. Whether it's something strong like Mattel's View-Master VR, or something more rudimentary like actual cardboard units every person is distributing completely free these days, many Google Cardboard headsets really require the user to hold the contraption to their confront with one hand, which is excellent for viewing 360-degree VR material, yet very little else.

On the high-end, headsets like the Oculus and HTC Vive deal far more polish. The Oculus is a much more standard VR encounter much better matched for standard video gaming via a conventional analog controller, yet the Vive makes use of a number of cam sensing units that permits free motion around a space. This activity is transferred right into the digital globe and although it may not seem like much, our very own Rob Jackson - who originally dismissed the Vive as 'simply another VR headset' - later on found himself blown away at the level of immersion it provided upon attempting it for himself. We make sure endorsements similar to this are among the reasons HTC hit the trail with their personal HTC Vive excursion, striking significant cities around the United States as well as enabling any person to experience the Vive for themselves.

Then we have the Samsung Gear VR, a virtual-reality encounter that drops somewhere in between the 2. At $100, it's relatively economical and also a fraction of the price of the Oculus as well as Vive. The headset itself could possibly be seen as more or less a pietistic Google Cardboard headset, making use of a smartphone to not only power, however show material through the headset itself. It functions terrific for exactly what it is, however given that it's restricted to just Galaxy devices, we're not expecting extensive adoption.

Samsung's upcoming standalone VR headset

If Samsung wants to get real severe regarding VR, they'll require a standalone product and it resembles soon they'll have it. Software application research study lead Injong Rhee just recently made it recognized throughout Samsung's yearly designer seminar that a standalone VR item was, in fact, in the works.

He really did not reveal much outside of it possibly showcasing some type of hand monitoring innovation, yet that's an attribute the competitors also provides. Just what we do not yet recognize is what this mystery VR headset could want to supply outside the Equipment VR or perhaps higher priced gadgets like the Oculus as well as Vive ... or do we?

The Secret Weapon: Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation

Samsung's ace in the hole could possibly be Galvanic Vestibular Excitement innovation (we recognize, it's a mouthful). Declared back during SXSW, Samsung's C-Lab presented something they're calling Entrim 4D. These are special headphones that send electrical indicators to the ear and fools the vestibular system - the body's natural equilibrium system - right into believing it's not degree. This requires the customer's body to react to whatever is being displayed in the VR atmosphere, permitting the individual to not only view VR content, but feel it with their entire body. Suddenly, a roller coaster or car trip in VR would really feel like you were really moving, not merely resting on your beat up old couch.

Although you would certainly believe the simulated activity would create a more queasy, nauseating see for yourself, Samsung claims the innovation actually helps minimize this sensation. With a team included equipment specialists, software program designers, and also biomedical specialists, Samsung says they have actually performed experiments on over 1,500 people. Exactly what they have actually devised is 30 different movements patterns and work is already being done on a version of Entrim 4D that can even mimic rotational motion (think cockpit flying in celestial spaces).

But does it actually work?

Samsung's coupon video clip showcasing the new modern technology was met with a lot of doubters, mostly because no one has actually ever before experienced anything such as this as well as assumed the paid actors were doing simply that - acting. The important things is, this innovation isn't really all that new.

We located a record from back in 2005 in which an AP reporter explains exactly how she felt while using headphones utilizing this similar GVS modern technology. Scientists were in fact able to manage her activities making use of a joystick, deceiving the mind right into assuming it was off equilibrium. Below's a quote from that article:

'I felt a mysterious, tempting impulse to start walking to the ideal whenever the researcher turned the switch to the right. I was convinced-- erroneously-- that this was the only means to maintain my equilibrium. The sensation is painless yet significant. Your feet start to move before you recognize it. I could also remote-control myself by taking the switch into my own hands.'

Samsung's Entrim 4D+ trademark

Whether Entrim 4D is exactly what Samsung has intended for their standalone VR headset continues to be to be seen, yet we did come across a recently filed trademark from the producer for an online reality headset they're calling - you guessed it - Entrim 4D+. Why the additional plus? We're presuming it can have something to do with this being a complete wearable headset, not merely those earphones Samsung was initially showing off.

'C 009. United States 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Virtual reality headsets adjusted for usage in viewing films showcasing galvanic vestibular excitement technology IC 028. United States 022 023 038 050. G & S: Video clip game device, particularly, virtual fact headsets adapted for usage in playing computer game including galvanic vestibular stimulation technology'

Pretty wild, right?

The trick to Samsung's VR dominance

Samsung, HTC, Sony, Oculus - the VR market is getting mighty crowded this year as well as we make certain it's just the beginning. Make indisputable, a true VR experience is about immersion and also that could do it the best.

Although VR currently has really real physiological impacts on some people (mostly activity health issues), now there's no headset on the marketplace that can make gamers feel just what's happening in the digital world. HTC is getting close, however in the long run producers are essentially restricted by exactly what can be presented onscreen.

Samsung understands this and also it's probably one of the factors they were hyping the Gear VR at shows like CES and Mobile Globe Congress utilizing motorized theater seating for a real '4D' see for yourself. If Entrim 4D is indeed in the works for their following headset, it could extremely well be Samsung's ace in the hole to emerge successful as the king of VR.

[apenitentialprayer]

From the “Sefer Hasidim”

A tale about a pietist. In the summer, he used to lie down on the ground among fleas, while in the winter he put his feet in a container filled with water until they froze in the ice. His friend asked him, “Why do you act this way? Is it not written, ‘And surely your blood of your lives I will require’ (Genesis 9:5)? Why then do you endanger your own life?” The pietist replied, “I have never committed a [serious] sin in my life, but I must have transgressed minor ones. True, for those I do not <i>have</i> to impose on myself penances. But the Messiah suffers for the sins of Israel, as it is said, ‘But he was wounded because of our transgressions’ (Isaiah 53:5). Men who are truly righteous undertake acts of suffering. I want no one but myself to suffer for my sins. In addition, I will perform an act of kindness for others. For many people benefit when the righteous suffer. For example, take Rabbi Eleazar, the son of Rabbi Simeon, and our rabbi [Judah the Prince] - the world benefited from their suffering as if they had inflicted it upon themselves. [This is the meaning of] ‘Assuredly I will give him the many as his portion’ (Isaiah 53:12).” His students said to the pietist, “Still, we are afraid that you will be punished and die.” One student thought to himself, Since he imposes penances on himself, it is possible he may die. For the student had seen the penances. Sometimes he teacher threw fire upon his skin, and afterwards he had to recover in bed. The student said to him, “Look how you are neglecting the study of Torah. That is a sin.” After the pietist died, the student became worried that his teacher’s penances might be considered a sin in the other world. He lay down on the pietist’s grave and asked him to say in a dream if he was receiving a reward for his penances. The pietist appeared and said, “Come with me! I will show you.” And he brought the student to paradise. The student asked, “Where is my place?” The pietist replied, “In ‘that place.’ But if you perform more acts of virtue [you] will be high up.” “Where is your place?” the student asked. “In ‘that place’ high up,” the pietist answered. “Show me.” “You cannot see it yet,” the pietist responded. “You have not performed enough acts of virtue even to glimpse my place.” Though he did not see his teacher’s place, the student rejoiced over the great illumination there and the pleasant aroma. And he did learn that his teacher was not being punished.