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[IF LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES]

OH SISTERS IM BACK FROM WAR (lying)

im working on opening up/soft launching a shop so i figured i might as well post this guy LMFAO

gunpatico, as i very affectionately call them <33

[the-magnus-archives-wiki]

im here for things getting weird tbh :vc

Transcript below the cut

[Music]

Alex: Hello Everybody

Jonny: I'm Jonathan Sims, the writer and narrator of the Magnus Archives

Alex: Visionary Nightmare Merchant

Jonny: Visionary Nightmare Merchant, ooh I like that, I like that

Alex: and I'm Alexander J Newall, I am the founder and CEO of Rusty Quill Ltd and for magnus I was the co-creator with Jonny, alongside director and producer. Why are we here today?

Jonny: Oh, cuz we're doing it AGAIN!

Alex: yeah!! I know! Everyones like "Oh I maybe - maybe theyre doing like a little halloween special? NO!

Jonny: Magnus. Archives. Two. Not that Actual Title

Alex: We wont - no. There's a better title

Jonny: I'm really.. I'm not done  

Alex: Your not done. Don't tell them the title.

[Beep]

Alex: We need to tell you a bit more about it Like, whats going on? okay. So In order to do this, we are looking at doing a Kickstarter

Jonny: Kick. Starter.

Alex: to start the kicking. Um, and that basically means that We are going to be doing a pre-signup, Which is going to be available on the 30th of October, this year If you head to kickstarter.com/projects/the-magnus-archives2/the-magnus-archives-2 On the 30th You'll be able to pre-sign, and that means that you will get alerted when the kickstarter is live and that means you will be the first to get in there for early bird goodies and things like that where you will only get it if you are getting there right out of the gate But, we are trying to get this going  with a BIG kickstarter So that we can do THREE seasons. Three full seasons!

Jonny: Three seasons. It is going to be canon. It is going to be a continuation of the Magnus Archives universe But not necessarily in the way you would expect.

Alex: Its gonna get weird. Its gonna get really weird.

Jonny: its gonna get real weird.

Alex: So, we're also going to be selling limited edition merch

Jonny: limited edition merch! that was it!

Alex: So the limited edition merch is only going to be available for basically the period we are going this kickstarter, and these are designs that are going to disappear You will never be able to get them again. ever.

Jonny: Cuz if you try, i'll come round and burn them.

Alex: He'll come and burn it. In order to get ahold of those probably, you'll want to go to www.rustyquill.com and there will be more info there, but its pretty much going to be available anywhere that you can buy our designs so your looking at you know, redbubble, and tee public, things like that

Jonny: Can I get a mug?

Alex: yes.

Jonny: Can I get a t-shirt?

Alex: I believe so, yes.

Jonny: Can I get, your face as a cat scratching post?

Alex: Uh yes, but you will have to pay SIGNIFICANTLY more thats going to be a custom item and we will talk more on that later

Jonny: Oh no, I was inviting you over.

Alex: aww

Jonny: just to hang out...

Alex: aw shnookums!

[laugh]

[beep]

Alex: Why now? Its ben a while, we could have done it immediately but we didnt, why?

Jonny: I mean... cuz i fucking love magnus and i want to do some more of it

Alex: right? I kind of miss it.

Jonny: its been, since it finished, a lot of stuffs been just... percolating, and...

Alex: yeah.

Jonny: we were talking and we were like should we just? should we do? do you wanna just to a bit more?

Alex: we should do it. Yes, we are going to do, or we are AIMING to do I should say a three season epic is a strong word. life changing event?

Jonny: yeah? yeah.

Alex: we are looking at a larger number of guests we are looking at going big from the start we have learnt a lot of lessons during magnus 1 and we want to hit the ground running

Jonny: Lesson 1: Trust no one.

Alex: [laugh] okay. cool i feel like-

Jonny: Lesson 2: Plan your exit, on the way in.

Alex: I feel like we are honing back in to season 2 there so maybe steer us away from that... But yea we are -

Jonny: Lesson 3: dont listen to Alex. he's already compromised.

Alex: stop compromising all of the fandom with your MENTALITY

[beep]

Alex: in order to take part, to reiterate on very last time. If you head to kickstarter.com/projects/the-magnus-archives2/the-magnus-archives-2 You can get on there for the pre-sign from the 30th of october and then youll get more info or you can get all of the limited edition merch that WILL DISAPPEAR and for more info on that, go to RustyQuill.com

Jonny: The day before halloween. Halloween? Scary. before all hallows? its before all hallows... and so this is halloween-ee-een its Halloween squared baby. its even scarier

Alex: [snicker] thanks jonny.

[laugh]

Jonny: thats what I'm here for.

Alex: Bye everyone!

Jonny: Bye!

[boristhemonster]

Santiago, Chile: 20 tips for young players...

So living in Santiago now, I have acquired a few little learnings about life in Chile... Dunno who reads this but hopefully it helps someone!

1. Laundry card requires online top up - they didn't accept my Australian credit cards so I had to go find a laundromat somewhere (there are a few nearby).

2. Buying groceries in Chile - when you get bread, fruit, veggies etc in plastic bags, there are weighing machines in the store before you take them to the counter.

3. If you're not Chilean and/or don't speak Spanish, then when the people at the supermarket cash registers say something really fast to you as soon as they start scanning your items, just say "no tengo rut" (rut pronounced "root"). It's like a social security number.

4. Same old adage: “Don’t Look Rich, Don’t Look Like A Tourist”.....Watch your personal items all the time when out. I mean ALL the time. It'll happen faster than you'd believe, and your stuff is gone forever.

5. CorreosChile is the national ‘Australia Post’. They are ....less than efficient. Hardly anyone speaks English so prepare yourself. Go with FedEx or DHL instead for sending stuff.

6. Uber is far safer than cabs. They also have 'Beat' which in my experience is also safe and reliable. UberEats, Rappi and PedidosYa are really good. PedidosYa and Rappi do not accept my Aussie credit cards, but UberEats does. If you wanna use the other two, I know PedidosYa at least accepts cash (”effectivo”) on delivery.

7. "Tiene (Tee-ehn-eh) Wifi?" means "Do you have Wifi?". Most places have free Wifi. Go along the street when you first get there and do a pub crawl or cafe crawl (whatever your preference) and sit down, order a drink or something and ask for their wifi. Before you know it you’ll have ‘collected’ wifi from a whole heap of places across this beautiful city. REALLY handy if you don’t have a Chilean SIM card.

8. The metro system is pretty straight forward - you buy a Bipi card at an actual pay station at any metro station and charge it using credit or debit (although please note, again, Aussie credit card worked, Aussie debit card didn’t).

9. If you want to buy a Chilean SIM, I went with Entel. I’m still not sure if it’s the best, but it definitely is easy to top up - go to any “OXXO” stores (like little 7-11′s) and you can top up via credit card. Like the laundromat card, I tried to top up with an Aussie credit card but it just won’t accept it. Also, it seems to only recharge with phone ‘reception’ (like texting/calling capability), not actual internet data....There are a few other options so maybe explore a bit? Dunno. Waiting for my visa for work to actually supply me a phone.

10. Haven’t had any issues getting cash (or “effectivo” in Chilean Spanish) out from Santander Bank or Banco de Chile yet. But have had zero success trying to use debit card for any outright payments.

11. Chileans speak incredibly rapidly, have a lot of slang, shorten/slur their words, and drop consonants. It’s like another language. Be prepared. You will always be a gringo/gringa. But it becomes easier! “Bacan” (Ba-kaahhn) means “cool”, and “Carrete” (Kah-(tongue-roll rrrrr)-eh-teh) means “party!”

12. In Santiago, I’ve found tap water is very clean and safe to drink. Have only tried in one other place (La Serena) and it was safe and clean as well.

13. Street vendors sell fresh orange juice, fresh cut fruit, bread rolls, boiled eggs, veggies, etc. They are, in my experience, all very safe to consume. The vendors work very hard so I think it is pretty important to support them as well as going to restaurants etc - my fave thing about walking the half hour to and from work each day is stopping at a few of these vendors and getting fresh orange juice, a cup of watermelon or strawberries, and some eggs and ‘jamon y queso’ (ham and cheese) rolls for breakkie.

14. The Chileans are lovely - they quickly start to take up a very special place in your heart - even if they do walk like lost souls and just wander in front of your and cut you off while your busy-ass Western-culture self is trying to power-walk to work each morning...!! They love their beer and soccer and if you make friends with Chileans you pretty much have friends for life.

15. The customary greeting when you meet someone or see an established friend (male or female) is a kiss on the right cheek and a simple hug. It is super normal.

16. BBQ’s!!!! God they love them!!!

17. Be aware that water, education, roads, public transport, and a bunch of other resources are pretty much all privatised, and cost a lot.

18. For the best cheapest eats, talk to the locals - ask for “the 3 B’s”: Bueno, Bonito y Barato (Good, nice and cheap). Make sure to say ‘por favor’ and ‘gracias’ (please and thank you) with everything, and smile a lot. They’ll point you in the right direction. And they won’t be lookin’ at you like such a gringo anymore...!

19. Be patient. They work on their own time. Shop attendants easily get side-tracked if a co-worker or someone comes up and asks a question. Just smile and continue your order/request.

20. Learn Spanish. Can’t stress it enough. Chilean Spanish is realllly different to ‘normal’ Spanish, so it’ll still be a challenge. But if you learn a bit of Spanish, it’ll go a long way. I haven’t come across many people in Chile who speak any English - in fact even the younger generation generally don’t even know a word. I mean, they know “no”, but it’s the same in Spanish, so really doesn’t count...

PS: visa process....

You used to be able to come and stay in Chile off-the-cuff for like 90 days as an Aussie. Like around $120 USD was payable in the airport before you went through customs. Now as of the 16th December there is a requirement that you pre-apply for a visitor visa online (link below).

https://tramites.minrel.gov.cl/Solicitudes/visa.aspx

Buen viaje!!!

[appliancesreviews]

HiSilicon Kirin SoC in Huawei and Honor smartphones Review

Of course, the chipset is one of the main components of a modern smartphone, affecting its performance. Therefore, many choose a smartphone taking into account the capabilities of chipset. Accordingly, all smartphone manufacturers pay great attention to this aspect. As known, System-on-a-Chip (SoC) is an integrated circuit that integrates all components of electronic system. Typically, a SoC contains one or more DSP (Digital Signal Processing) cores. But almost all modern smartphones use multiprocessor systems (MPSoC). In addition, a modern SoC often includes a GPU, memory controller, GSM, 3G and 4G LTE modules, fragments of GPS, USB, NFC, Bluetooth, and cameras. The list of leaders in SoC-platforms segment includes the American Qualcomm Snapdragon (Qualcomm Inc), Nvidia Tegra (NVIDIA Corporation), TI OMAP (Texas Instruments), Chinese MediaTek (MediaTek Inc). In addition, some large companies are developing their own chipsets. For example, this list includes ST-Ericsson NovaThor (Sony), Samsung Exynos (Samsung), Apple Ax (iPhone, Apple Inc), Kirin (Huawei Honor, HiSilicon Technologies Co., Ltd). As known, in 1991, Huawei formed the HiSilicon Technologies division. In 2004, it became an independent company and began to create its own RISC processor based on a license from the British ARM. Today, HiSilicon Technologies Co Ltd is developing high-performance mobile processors, successfully competing even with Qualcomm Snapdragon. The list of their latest chipsets of 2018 and 2019 includes the Kirin 970, 980, 990, 990 5G and Kirin 810.

HiSilicon Kirin 970

In Berlin at IFA 2017, Huawei introduced the flagship single-crystal HiSilicon Kirin 970 chipset. According to the company, Kirin 970 is the first Neural Processing Unit (NPU) or AI accelerator. As known, NPUs use the cluster asynchronous architecture developed at Cornell University. Unlike traditional computing architectures, this highly specialized logic is designed to create different types of artificial neural networks. Usually, each core contains a task scheduler, its own memory such as SRAM and a router for communication with other kernels. One chip can contain several thousand cores. The manufacture of a single-chip Kirin 970 system uses 10nm technology with the placement of 5.5 billion transistors in an area of about a square centimeter. The configuration of this SoC includes four ARM Cortex-A73 cores (2.4 GHz) and four ARM Cortex-A53 cores (1.8 GHz), combined according to the standard big.LITTLE scheme. Additionally, the Kirin 970 for the first time contains the 12-core Mali G72MP12 GPU (ARM GPU). Moreover, the built-in LTE Advanced Pro (4.5G) modem supports up to 1.2 Gb/s, and a dual DSP provides motion capture, face detection, four-level hybrid autofocus and improved shooting of moving objects even in low light. Additionally, Kirin 970 supports LPPDR 4X RAM (1883 MHz) and UFS 2.1, a 4K video codec, HDR10, a separate Security Engine with TEE and inSE support, an i7 sensor, and HiFi sound.

HiSilicon Kirin 980

A year later, at IFA 2018, Huawei introduced the new flagship Kirin 980. Kirin 980 became the first Huawei 7nm chipset. As known, it directly affects the energy consumption and, accordingly, the heating the processor during operation. SoC Kirin 980 has 6.9 billion transistors, which is 1.6 times more compared to Kirin 970. Its eight cores are divided into three clusters, including two Cortex-A76 with a frequency of 2.6 GHz, two Cortex-A76 with a frequency of 1.92 GHz and four Cortex-A55 with a frequency of 1.8 GHz. In addition, it uses the integrated GPU Mali-G76 MP10. According to the company, the performance increase of Kirin 980 vs 970 for the CPU reaches 58-75%, GPU - 46% with an increase in energy efficiency by 178%. In addition, the company doubled the number of NPU units to accelerate AI apps. In fact, the neuromorphic Huawei processor has become dual-core, capable of recognizing up to 4,500 images per minute. Additionally, the Kirin 980 uses the fourth generation ISP (image signal processor). The new SoC debuted in the flagship Mate 20 и Mate 20 Pro smartphones of 2018.

Kirin 810

In 2019, the company continued to improve its chipsets, introducing Kirin 810, 990 and 990 5G. In summer, the company introduced the new 7nm 8-core Kirin 810 with two ARM Cortex-A76 clocked up to 2.27 GHz and six ARM Cortex-A55 clocked up to 1.88 GHz. It also has an ARM Mali-G52 MP6 GPU and an AI task processing unit based on the new Huawei DaVinci architecture, which reduces energy consumption. Key Features: - 7nm technology; - the high quality of the built-in modems provides a very stable connection; - the improved Mali-G52 MP6 GPU significantly improves gaming performance, outperforming even the Adreno 618 (Qualcomm Snapdragon) in the GFXBench test; - the neural processor module on the Huawei DaVinci architecture in combination with the Huawei HiAi 2.0 platform surpasses even the Snapdragon 855 and Kirin 980 in the performance test for AI tasks.

Kirin 990 and Kirin 990 5G

At IFA 2019, the company introduced the new flagship Kirin 990 and Kirin 990 5G. This new 7nm SoC for the first time includes a 5G modem with support for NSA and SA networks. In addition, engineers were able to place 10.3 billion transistors on it due to the use of innovative EUV lithography, which forms the elements of electronic microcircuits smaller than 45 nm. Additionally, the new chipset contains a neuromorphic coprocessor with Da Vinchi architecture and a 16-core graphics core. Advanced adaptive receiver can work on any 5G NR (New Radio) networks, including Non-Standalone (NSA) and Standalone (SA). Today, companies are building 5G mainly to improve mobile broadband (eMBB) by increasing the speed of data transmission in the network. Today, it uses the 4G LTE infrastructure, operating in the millimeter range. Such networks are called non-autonomous. But this is only the first stage of 5G implementation. The next stage involves the creation of a new infrastructure with its own network core, which will additionally use low and medium frequencies. Of course, this will increase the coverage of 5G networks and the stability of high-speed data transmission. Such 5G networks will be called Standalone. Thus, Huawei phones already Standalone support. Additionally, Kirin 990 supports the use of two SIM cards (2G + 3G + 4G + 5G or 2G + 3G + 4G). Kirin 990 5G uses 2 + 2 + 4 configuration with two Cortex-A76 (2.86 GHz), two Cortex-A76 (2.36 GHz) and four Cortex A-55 (1.95 GHz). Kirin 990 is manufactured without the use of EUV lithography. It does not have a 5G modem, operates at lower frequencies, and its neuromorphic processor uses only one high-performance core.

Conclusion

Today we can note the rapid improvement of HiSilicon Kirin chipsets. In just 3 years, the company introduced 5 new chipsets, each of which justifiably claims the highest level. As a result, today HiSilicon Kirin successfully competes even with Qualcomm Snapdragon. For example, Kirin 990 5G shows the same performance as Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, but has fewer memory channels, which affects the speed of data exchange, does not have NX-bit (No-eXecute) and does not use HMP (heterogeneous multiprocessor). But the price / quality ratio compensates for these differences. Of course, Kirin chipsets to a large extent ensure the success of Huawei and Honor smartphones, complementing its new Harmony OS and excellent cameras manufactured in collaboration with the famous German Leica Camera AG. In addition, Harris Interactive conducted a study of the reliability of smartphones by analyzing 130,050 cases of after-sales appeals from customers of a large European Darty retail network. According to its results, Huawei and Apple have the lowest percentage of failures and breakdowns. Thus, Huawei, Honor and iPhone smartphones today can be considered the most reliable. Of course, all these factors retain excellent prospects for the smartphones of the Chinese giant. This video offers Speed, Gaming & Screen Test comparison of Huawei Mate 30 with Kirin 990 5G vs iPhone 11 with A13 Bionic. Read the full article

[violetsandloveletters]

I haven’t done one of these in years & I enjoy them so...

1. What time did you get up this morning? WELL, 2:40pm because I forgot to take my meds & didn’t get to sleep until 5am so love me for that.

2. How do you like your steak? Medium. Maybe med/rare. 3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? It’s been ages! But im sure it was the live action Beauty & the Beast. 4. What is your favourite TV show? Atm im watching Black Mirror & loving it but I fucking love Bones & Criminal Minds & stuff like that really. Too hard to think haha. But I love thrillers/crime. Tbh you’ll probably find me watching some documentary on serial killers, murders or on Youtube! 5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? Hawaii I think, or somewhere near woodland & the sea, like somewhere in America/Canada. Or Italy? 6. What did you have for breakfast? Nothing as I woke up so late but I had Chilli for lunch. 7. What is your favourite cuisine? I couldn’t choose! I love Italian, Chinese, Indian, American, Mexican... 8. What foods do you dislike? Fish, eggs unless it’s an omelette or eggy bread or fried rice, celery, tiramisu & anything coffee flavoured or things with nuts in like muesli & bananas, mouldy cheese & many more that I can’t think of im sure!

9. Favourite place to eat? FiveGuys, Yo Sushi, I just love going out to eat tbh. 10. Favourite dressing? Garlic & herb. 11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? I don’t. 12. What are your favourite clothes? I dunno really at home I wear as least as possible so a tee & some knickers & im good haha. & I make an effort to an extent when I go to work as I work in a clothes shop. 14. Cup ½ empty or ½ full? Half empty. 15. Where would you want to retire? At the beach like my grandparents or in the middle of nowhere near the woods. 16. Favorite time of day? Like 10pm-2am haha. 17. Where were you born? England, UK. 18. What is your favorite sport to watch? I watch football with D but nothing else really, I watched the London Olympics though. 19. How many siblings? 1 brother. 20. Favorite pastime/hobby? Watching films, playing Sims, doing something artsy like colouring/painting, I study Art History & Classics with OU so that kinda stuff. Can I call going down to London with my bestie & chilling/exploring one? Loads of things I guess. 21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Whoever wants to do it really, so any of my followers old or new :). 22. Bird watcher? Nah. 23. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night for sure! 24. Do you have any pets? I have a cat & he is a Birman cross called Hades (his middle name is Whoville), im creative with my pet names haha. 25. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share? Not particularly. 26. What did you want to be when you were little? A dancer, then a dermatologist, then an archaeologist, now- who knows, 27. What is your best childhood memory? Erm I had an interesting childhood so not sure really, probably Disneyland with my mum & auntie at 6yrs old. 28. Are you a cat or dog person? I love both even though I have Hades. I’d love a dog too. 29. Are you married? No. 30. Always wear your seat belt? Of course! 31. Been in a car accident? Yeah, twice. 32. Any pet peeves? People clicking their knuckles, people leaving dishes/cups around & not putting them in the kitchen, the feel of velvet, customers at work being morons in general but the one at the moment being when they queue in the wrong place & expect to be served before people that are queuing in the right place, men that beep at women from a car/van, people so engrossed on their phones in public that they aren’t paying attention to anything... I could go on! 33. Favorite pizza toppings? All the cheese! Pepperoni or spinach & goats cheese? 34. Favorite flower? Red rose for sure but I love white or pink too. 35. Favorite ice cream? Mint choc chip!

36. Favorite fast food restaurant? I’ve said it once but FiveGuys or a classic Maccys cos im boring, or Subway. 37. How many times did you fail your driver’s test? 4 then I gave up learning due to health reasons.

38. From whom did you get your last email? Champneys I think, they can’t get enough of me haha! I only went on Friday. 39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Lush or H&M Home...

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? Does make Yorkshire puddings & gravy at 11:30pm last night count? 41. Like your job? I do love the management & the company & the job but I used to be a store manager for another company so would much prefer to have more management responsibility if my health wasn’t a problem. 42. Broccoli? Favourite fucking vegetable. I loove. 43. What was your favorite vacation? I haven’t left the country in over 10 years so probably Greece or Disney. 44. Last person you went out to dinner with? My best friend Tasha.

45. What are you listening to right now? The clock ticking, currently have a documentary on Gypsy Rose & Dee Dee Blanchard paused. 46. What is your favorite color? Purple, teal, burgundy for clothes in the winter, black, white, grey. 47. How many tattoos do you have? 2, been itching for more for years. 48. How many people will fill this out? I hope some do! 49. What time did you finish this quiz? 11:08pm. 50. Coffee Drinker? No!