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I'm trying to make GPU scaling work, so that all resolutions will be upscaled to 1920x1080. On Windows, I can simply click a checkbox for that. On Linux, there's no such setting in nvidia-settings.
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Can anybody help with this? Where am I supposed to write this setting? I'm using 313.09 on Gentoo Linux x86-64.
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That only works with the older drivers. Recent drivers don't have such an option in nvidia-settings (as mentioned in the first post.)
Anyway, I asked on the NVidia forums and I've been told that this option has also been removed from xorg.conf. I've been given another option that is supposed to work, but doesn't.
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I'll have to poke with what the dev was mentioning. The only method I've found to reliably work is what the second poster was describing.
You can add metamodes that have a transformation function either based on a matrix for complex changes or ViewPortIn/Out for simple scaling. They are of the form:
For instance, say I want to play the original Linux verson of Cave Story (640x480) scaled up to monitor height (1920x1200) at the proper aspect ratio; I would then add a ViewPort metamode to my xorg.conf (in my case a separate one for fullscreen games) like so:Code:Output: ScreenResolution { ViewPortIn=ProgramResolution, ViewPortOut=ScaledResolution+XOffset+YOffset }
This would scale an input of 640x480 to 1600x1200 and offset it 160 pixels from the left of my 1920x1200 screen. The GPU will handle all scaling; the monitor itself will only get a 1920x1200 output.Code:Option "metamodes" "DFP-1: 1920x1200; DFP-1: 1920x1200 { ViewPortIn=640x480, ViewPortOut=1600x1200+160+0 }"
The good news is this system is ridiculously flexible (like I said, you could even use a matrix to specify the transformation needed). The bad news is you have to do this for every single input resolution you'll encounter. Hopefully what aplattner is hinting at can work so we can have a convenient scaling switch (or maybe nvidia can add one again --;), but otherwise adding metamodes as needed will work.
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KSwiss Tubes Monfils Mid Men's Shoe Review
KSwiss Tubes Monfils Mid Men's Shoe Scores | |
Comfort | 4.4 |
Ventilation | 2.4 |
Arch Support | 3.8 |
Foot Support/Stability | 4.5 |
Overall Sole Durability | 1.3 |
Toe Durability | 1.3 |
Traction | 4.6 |
Weight | 3.5 |
Overall | 3.5 |
- Minimal break-in
- Cushioning
- Support
- Traction
- Poor ventilation
- Lackluster durability
- Heavy
A high performance shoe in a sharp looking cosmetic, the KSwiss Tubes Monfils delivers comfort and responsive cushioning. With minimal to no break-in needed for this shoe, our playtesters found the KSwiss Tubes to be high on comfort. With its mid-cut design, this shoe protects both your feet and ankles on aggressive movements. Traction levels were also very high, and impressive grip was enjoyed by all of our testers. While arch support brought some mixed reactions, most playtesters enjoyed the support and found their arches to be comfortable in the shoe. Our testers had some complaints, though. Across the board, they noted a lack of breathability, and durability did not live up to expectations, especially since the shoe carries the name of one the game's most aggressive movers. The Tubes Monfils, in the end, was a shoe that is nearly all there. There's superb cushioning, support and traction, but the lack of durability was disappointing.
Comfort - Score: 4.4
Our playtesters found the KSwiss Tubes Monfils to be a well cushioned and comfortable shoe with minimal break-in required. Jason was impressed with the fit of the shoes, saying, "I thought this shoe was quite comfortable in all aspects. Once again, the Tubes cushioning system impressed me with its responsive, yet cushioned ride. And the fit was great for me! The toe box seemed to be slightly wider than normal, and the arch was slightly lower than medium. Great for my wide feet and low arches."
Troy found the shoes comfortable right out of the box. He said, "The upper of the shoe had a fair amount of cushioning, which made it nice and padded when I laced them up tightly. The toe box of this shoe contoured to my foot well, so I never experienced any uncomfortable rubbing or pinching. The cushioning of this shoe was nice and soft and reminded me of a basketball shoe."
Breaking the shoes in quickly was Chris, who said, "They only took about 30 minutes, which impressed me for a mid-cut shoe. As with the Tubes Tennis 100 we previously tested, I really enjoyed the cushioning. The Tubes system really works. For me, it took all the sting out of tough landings yet felt responsive and fast at the same time. The uppers did a good job of holding my feet securely. With two pairs of socks I was able to fill the shoes out for a good fit, even though I have narrow feet."
Spencer found the shoes needed a bit of a break-in period before they fit him properly. He said, "It's been a while since I've worn a mid. It took me a little bit of time to get these broken in. It wasn't harsh, but the uppers felt a little stiff, and they needed some court time to soften up and form to my feet better. Once there, I enjoyed them and the extra support I felt around the ankles. These shoes got better and better as the test went on."
Ventilation - Score: 2.4
Our playtesters found the ventilation in the KSwiss Tube Monfils to be lacking. Troy thought the ventilation was mediocre, saying, "Most of the time the ventilation was not a problem for me, but there were times when I felt that my feet were getting hotter than usual. This time of year it doesn't get hot enough for ventilation to play a big role in the judgement of shoes, so it wasn't an issue. I feel that the design of this shoe, especially the toe area, wasn't aimed at creating good ventilation."
The ventilation features were not effective for Spencer. He said, "This one's not the most breathable. There are some perforations and some mesh, but I didn't feel they were all that effective."
Jason found the breathability to be below expectations, saying, "These shoes were hot, hot, hot! Even on a cooler day I had to take them off as soon as I finished playing because my feet felt like they were going to overheat. This was the one real big downside of this shoe for me."
Chris agreed, adding, "This is simply not a well ventilated shoe. My feet got hot and sweaty in them during play, and they felt hot when wearing them before going on the court."
Arch Support - Score: 3.8
Most playtesters enjoyed the support and found their arches to be comfortable and stable in the shoe. Spencer liked the arch support, finding it to be really supportive. He said, "It felt like a medium height arch support and it was placed in the right spot for my arch. I felt plenty of support and had no discomfort, whatsoever."
Jason was also big fan of the height of the arch support. He said, "It was nice and low, so I didn't have any soreness. It was a great fit for me from the very first time out 'til the last."
Needing some extra support was Chris. He said, "The arch support was too low for my arches (on the higher side of medium). I took the stock insoles out and replaced them with Superfeet Orange insoles to improve the arch support and the width fit for my feet. Despite the height being low with the stock insole, the midfoot shank felt solid and it pushed the flex point to the correct position under my toes. The shank also made the midfoot of the shoe feel very stable.
Despite feeling a lower arch support than he was used to, Troy thought the support was comfortable. He said, "I could tell from the first time I tried this shoe on that the arch was lower than most other shoes that I've tried. With this in mind I felt that the arch support did not cause any problems for me when on court. The arch area of this shoe was roomy enough that when I cinched down the laces I still found good comfort."
Foot Support/Stability - Score: 4.5
Both feet and ankles are protected with these mid-cut shoes. Continuing his positive feedback on comfort was Spencer. He said, "I was extremely happy with the support and stability of this shoe. As I stated in the comfort section, as the test wore on these shoes molded to my feet and felt better and better. Though the mid top helped with the lateral stability, the chassis of the shoe was sturdy enough to be stable even if it was a low cut shoe. Suffice it to say, I had no concerns with hard plants and changes of direction."
Troy found the stability of this shoe to be better than he had expected. He said, "I found the forefoot to be low to the ground, and I never felt like I was going to roll my ankles. This shoe supported me during many changes of direction, and I felt that I could move laterally with a lot of confidence."
Jason liked the support for his feet and ankles. He said, "The upside of playing with a heavier, mid-cut shoe is right here. With my laces tied up tightly it felt almost like I was playing with ankle braces on. I felt very confident in my movement and the shoe delivered. Because my wider foot filled out the slightly wider fit, there was no sliding around for me."
Chris was impressed with the KSwiss Tubes in this category, saying, "I thought the support and stability was great. The uppers held my feet very securely. The uppers were supportive where needed, yet flexed in all the right places to allow me to move quickly. The chassis of the shoe provided nice stability and I felt very secure sprinting around the court in them. I've always enjoyed mid cut shoes and the support they offer, and this shoe was right up there with my expectations of what a mid cut shoe should provide. They were a little wide for me, but I fixed that by upgrading the insole to a thicker unit and by wearing two pairs of socks. From then on, support was great.
Overall Sole Durability - Score: 1.3
Sole durability did not live up to expectations, with even our least aggressive movers complaining of excessively quick wear. Troy thought the durability of this shoe was probably the lowest among all the shoes he's tried in the past five or six years. He said, "The problem that I found was the outsole layer was very thin, and it didn't take long (roughly 5 hours) for the midsole to start showing. Overall durability was a disappointment, especially for such a comfortable shoe."
Surprised at the amount of wear and tear was Jason. He said, "I am not the type of player who wears down shoes, so when I saw that I had gone all the way through to the midsole in about 12 hours of testing, I was shocked. The most wear and tear happened on the medial forefoot, but there was also significant balding in the heel area. This is definitely an area of concern for me."
Chris had never seen an outsole wear out as quickly. He said, "I was more than shocked to put a hole clean through the outsole in 1.5 hours of play. I like to scamper about the court with the best of them, but I'm no Monfils. What I do to the outsole pales in comparison to a pro level player. Monfils must get through these things in 20 minutes. I had to use two pairs to do the test and I went through the outsoles in both pairs with a total on court time of only 4 hours. I'm not sure what KSwiss is thinking here. An average of two hours is simply ridiculous for outsole durability."
Spencer agreed, saying, "This is the downfall of this shoe. This has the same outsole as the Tubes Tennis 100, and the same wear pattern for me. I can't recall wearing out another outsole so quickly. For a high-end tennis performance shoe, I was sorely disappointed. The shoe wore in great, and as I stated earlier, seemed to get better as the test wore on. Unfortunately, because of the lack of durability, as soon as I felt the shoe was at its best in comfort and performance I had worn both outsoles down to the midsole."
Toe Durability - Score: 1.3
For our toe-draggers, toe durability was also not up to par. Chris disliked the quick wear. He said, "The silver toe tip is neither durable nor attractive once it has been scuffed. It took only minutes for me to scuff up the toes of the shoes. The silver material wears quickly. With the silver worn off, the toes of the shoes quickly look battered and abused."
"Being that I wear my shoes the fastest in the toe area, I wore out the toe area of the outsole within about three 2 hour hitting sessions," said Troy. "The upper silver part of the toe began to wear and discolor. Another area that wore out fast was the mesh upper, which began to detach from the lateral side of the shoe. Just like overall durability, toe durability was probably the lowest of the shoes I have tried in the past."
Traction - Score: 4.6
Despite fast wear on the sole, the playtesters liked the traction and grip of the shoe. Sole traction was praised by Spencer. He said, "These shoes performed extremely well when it came to traction. No slips or awkward sticking on court. The perfect amount of tack allowed me to move with good efficiency and expectancy. This is certainly what I would expect from a top performance tennis shoe. Well done."
Jason thought the outsole material gripped the TW court really well. He said, "I guess the converse of having an outsole that isn't durable is that it's soft enough to grip the court with every plant and step. I just felt like I was getting great contact as I tried to stop and change direction. It was when I started wearing down the outsole that I noticed that I started slipping a bit more than usual. Still nothing to be too concerned about, but it was noticeable."
"The level of traction was great," added Chris. "I was able to sprint hard around the court and the outsoles did a great job of hooking up and grabbing the court. Likewise, when coming to a quick stop, the level of traction was spot on. There was also just enough give to the outsoles to allow them to slide slightly when needed, which helped take some strain off my ankles. I thought traction was very close to perfect in these shoes."
Troy initially found the traction to be superb. He said, "I found that the rubber outsole was soft and grippy, but not durable. I was moving laterally with aggression and confidence…until the outsole began to wear out. Once the midsole began to appear in the toe area the traction started to decrease. For the first few hitting sessions the traction was great, but then declined as the outsole wore out."
Weight - Score: 3.5
Our playtesters noticed the extra weight of this shoe, but most of them were not distracted by it. Jason found the weight to be something that he needed to adjust to. He said, "The first few times out on the court I felt like these shoes were clunky and overly heavy, but I just wasn't used to a mid-cut shoe. Once I got acclimated it wasn't nearly as bad as the first impression, but I still would've preferred a lighter shoe."
"I knew there would be added weight with a mid-top," said Spencer. "But even with that, I felt my mobility was good. I liked the balance of weight throughout the shoe, as it gave me enough weight to offer good stability and support without hampering my movement."
Troy thought the weight of the shoe was good for a mid-cut. He said, "I was pleasantly surprised to find that this shoe felt light on the court even though it is a mid. Most of the mid-cut shoes I have tried feel too bulky, and therefore hinder movement. With this shoe I felt like my feet were light, and the weight only benefited my movement."
Chris felt these shoes were heavy. He said, "I would be willing to forgive the feel of all that weight if they offered excellent support, stability and durability. These shoes almost got there, but durability let them down. Outsoles are heavy, so I expect durable shoes to weigh a little more. This shoe should be more durable considering its weight. I'm guessing the weight must be in the cushioning system as the outsole was paper thin."
Overall - Score: 3.5
Jason - "The fit was great for my foot type, and I loved the stability and overall comfort."
Chris - "I liked the comfort, traction, support and stability. I also liked the style of the shoes and was excited to test a mid-cut shoe again."
Spencer - "The comfort, support, stability and traction."
Troy - "One of the most comfortable shoes I have played in right out of the box. They were light for a mid."
Jason - "Two major things stuck out for me: the lack of ventilation and outsole durability. Would be nice to see the shoe shed some weight for the next version."
Chris - "The durability was simply unacceptable on the outsoles. The toe durability wasn't much better."
Spencer - "The durability was atrocious, and as much as I like 'different' in a cosmetic, I never warmed to the look of this one."
Troy - "The durability was poor, which bothered me a lot because I liked this shoe in every other category. If durability had been sufficient I would have considered using this as a go-to shoe."
Comparing the shoes to others they've tried our testers said:
Jason - "Feels and performs like a mid version of the KSwiss Tubes Tennis 100."
Chris - "There aren't many mid-cut shoes on the market right now. I recently tested the Prince T22 Mid, and that shoe offered a wider fit and much better durability, but not quite the locked in support of this shoe. My favorite mid was the Reebok Match Day Pump. Like this one it ran hot and heavy, but it lasted better and did everything else slightly better, too. If this shoe offered better durability it would be my go to shoe since I can't get Match Day Pumps anymore."
Spencer - "These are very much like the Tubes Tennis 100 in regards to comfort, ventilation and durability."
Troy - "As far as comfort goes, this shoe was right up there with one of my all-time favorites, the Reebok Match Day Pump. Durability was the lowest that I can recall other than the adidas ClimaCool Feather. Overall a pretty unique shoe, with durability being its one downfall."
Playtester Foot Types:
Jason - Wide width / Low arch
Chris - Narrow width / Medium arch
Spencer - Medium width / Medium arch
Troy - Narrow width / Medium arch
Review date: May 2012. If you found this review interesting or have further questions or comments please contact us.
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Investment in brain research should aim at protecting the brains of the future from harmful environmental pollutants.
Investment in brain research should aim at protecting the brains of the future from harmful environmental pollutants.
The cell fragments play a role in the body's first line of defense against bacterial infection, helping white blood cells grab blood-borne bacteria in the liver.
The Justices have decided that isolated sequences of human DNA are not eligible for patent protection, but rules that artificial sequences can be patented.
Researchers identify thousands of plant genes activated by the gaseous hormone ethylene, which influences ripening, pathogen defense, growth regulation, and more.
A new analysis suggests that the Human Genome Project has delivered $178 for every federal dollar invested, but many analysts are not convinced by the figures.
Controlling computers with the mind and learning motor skills rely on a similar set of brain regions.
Leading medical and research centers around the world announce a plan to share massive amounts of genetic and clinical information.
Retrospective carbon dating of human hippocampal cells confirms substantial adult neurogenesis and suggests that the process contributes to brain function.
A compound that targets a particular opioid receptor in the amygdala reduces the formation of PTSD-like systems in mice subjected to severe trauma.
Stimulating brain cells with light reveals the dysfunctional circuitry that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder.


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Rain occurs mostly in winter and spring months, February being the wettest.
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There are a lot of important land marks and attractions, a few being; Chinatown, Koreatown, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Kodak Theater, Griffith Observatory, and the Dodger Stadium.
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There are three public universities with in the cities' limits; California State University, Northridge University, and the University of California, Los Angeles.
Private collages include: American Film Institute Conservatory, Alliant International University, American Jewish University, The American Musical and Dramatic Academy, Antioch University's Los Angeles campus, Art center Collage Design, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Fashion Institute of Designing and Merchandising's Los Angeles campus, Los Angeles Film School, and many more.
Los Angeles has six commercial airports, the main one being Los Angeles International Airport. The other five consist of: Ontario International Airport, Bob Hope Airport, Long Beach Airport, John Wayne Airport of Orange city, and Palmdale Regional Airport.
There is also a library, which is in charge of 72 branches. There is also a Los Angeles Wineries. With all of these attractions, and shopping locations, this is a good place to go if you like excitement, shopping, and large cities.


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AIGLX needs a 3D driver, which is not available for R600/R700 yet.
Odd error cropping up in my Xorg.0.log, this is on Ubuntu 9.04 with the latest radeon driver (6.12.1) from the repos :
GLX, DRI, DRI2, EXA, DRM and XRANDR all seem to be loading up and/or functioning fine, so I'm not sure what the problem is with AIGLX.Code:[ 1.233114] (EE) AIGLX error: Calling driver entry point failed [ 1.234448] (EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering [ 1.319365] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized /usr/lib/dri/swrast_dri.so [ 1.319389] (II) GLX: Initialized DRISWRAST GL provider for screen 0
This is on an HD3200, by the way... RS780 embedded.
Can anyone assist? Thanks if so!
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AIGLX needs a 3D driver, which is not available for R600/R700 yet.
Yep, oibaf is telling you right - current drivers support the Xv and EXA APIs but not GL yet. That message is normal for a bit longer. The EXA and Xv APIs use the 3D engine just like GL, it's just a lot more work to implement the 3D part of the driver stack.
Gotcha. Thank you both! That is great information. I will use the proprietary driver for the time being until radeon matures a bit more on the R7xx chips. It's working flawlessly on my Mobility X1400 in my Thinkpad, so I'm very happy there, but the HD3200 in my media box is quite a different animal.
Speaking of which... I have a configuration question (related to fglrx and multi-monitor configuration) over in the proprietary driver forum, if you get a moment! Many thanks for any help you can extend there.
Your expertise and participation here are really invaluable, by the way. I hope that the management at AMD is aware of that! I'm a classic "swing" customer, I have both ATI and Nvidia hardware running on a variety of systems, but I keep coming back to ATI and buying more product because the quality of support and the direct interaction that you provide here are absolutely excellent. Thanks again.
Any updates here?
Getting the same error:
$Code:cat /var/log/Xorg.0.log | grep -i errorwith hardware:(EE) AIGLX error: Calling driver entry point failed(EE) AIGLX: reverting to software rendering
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An Italian restaurant that Old Blue Eyes would approve of.
Read full expert reviewA hidden gem in the middle of Caesars, this is a fantastic choice for lunch.
Read full expert reviewTop class seafood that's sustainably caught courtesy of celeb chef Rick Moonen.
Read full expert reviewThe Sunday brunch overlooking the Bellagio fountains is an essential Vegas experience.
Read full expert reviewThis upscale restaurant specialises in seafood, Asian, Italian and American cuisine!
Read full expert reviewThe tapas at this locals' favourite makes the trek off the Strip more than worth it.
Read full expert reviewWith a celeb chef at the helm, this modern steakhouse is a vibrant part of MGM Grand.
Read full expert reviewA restaurant inside a Vegas icon – the Eiffel Tower – with incredible views of the Strip.
Read full expert reviewAn unlikely fusion of Brazilian, Japanese and Peruvian - but it works.
Read full expert reviewA trendy, celeb-studded Mexican restaurant in the Palazzo.
Read full expert reviewThis great, laid back Japanese restaurant is Red Rock's top draw.
Read full expert reviewAfternoon tea, England-style, with some of the best views of the Strip.
Read full expert reviewThis upmarket burger bar is a good affordable option in the Mirage.
Read full expert reviewSolid burgers in the middle of the Strip at Paris.
Read full expert reviewMost people write off Vegas cuisine as a load of buffets, but it actually has a thriving restaurant scene, with celeb chefs in abundance (they like the glitz here). The top restaurants here are as good as any in New York or London - and people are finally beginning to realise it, with 10 Vegas chefs being nominated for prestigious James Beard Awards this summer.
Unfortunately, outstanding as the quality can be, there's not as vast a range of cuisines as in Europe or New York. Steaks and burgers predominate (I feel like I've come to be a meat expert living out here, so the ones I've mentioned really are the best), followed by Mexican restaurants, and sushi is also popular. Having said that, there are other options! You just have to look a little harder.
But probably the best thing about the restaurant scene in Vegas is that, since it's purely a tourist town, it's always possible to make last minute reservations at top restaurants. Where it might take weeks to book a table at another branch of Nobu, for instance, you can walk in off the street to the branch here. At the very least, if you want to be safe, or book a specific table, you can reserve a couple of days ahead, but it's not often that it's required. And that's wonderful!
One more thing - it's always worth checking with the restaurant whether they have any set menus or deals. Restaurant Week runs every Autumn (this year it was August 30-September 5) and most local restaurants whip up set course menus that are not only phenomenally good value, but benefit charity, too. Some restaurants run special early dining deals (such as the Eiffel Tower's prix fixe, pre theatre menu) or work in conjunction with certain shows, to get you dinner and entertainment in a package (most of the restaurants at the Palazzo, for instance, run a deal with Blue Man Group). So it's always worth calling before you get there.
Oh and if you do want to experience a buffet, my favourite by a mile is the Spice Market Buffet at Planet Hollywood. The Middle Eastern section is phenomenal, as is the build-your-own-burger station.
One of the most enjoyable things about moving to America is seeing how often the locals eat out, so I've spent much of the past year eating my way around Las Vegas. I've tried to include a variety here, from fast food joints and sandwich bars when you're on the go, to full on, expensive dinners - as well as one of a kind, "only in Vegas" experiences such as the gorgeous Fountains Brunch at Jasmine on a Sunday. Steak and burgers predominate slightly, but that's because they do on the Strip - and those places that I've included really are the best of the bunch.
If you're feeling adventurous, you'll be rewarded - because some of my favourite restaurants, which are popular with locals but rarely see tourists, are off the Strip. Even if you have to cab it, the ones that I've included will be more than worth it.


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They did a great job with showing the details on the dress in pictures. My only suggestion is to have pictures of models wearing slightly larger sizes such as sizes 10-16.
As the reviewer stated below, the dress is very thin and flimsy and clings in a very unflattering way. I am not a fan of wearing Spanks, which probably would help some. The length was also extremely frumpy. I am 5'3 and it came to mid calf. The plunge neckline is quite low and sexy. I didn't mind that. But the rest of the dress seems to be a cheap imitation of a classier dress. I am returning it right away. Very disappointed, as I hoped this would be the dress I wore to dinner for our first anniversary.
Dress is absolutely beautiful. It runs very small. however, and is skin-tight. I wear a size 12 and ordered a size 12. Very tight at the waist. You have to have a flat butt in order to look good in this dress. I would recommend this to anyone, just recommend that they order a size or two larger.
The dress is very flimsy. The dress is not lined at all which makes it cling to the body. I returned the dress right away.
The V neckline was a bit too low for me. I should have paid attention to the other reviews because the sizes run small. I usually take an 8 or 10 and this 10 was tight. I could probably get away with it wearing spanx, but it was too uncomfortable. I had to return.
Looks much better in the picture. I've never worn it and didn't return. Just disappointed.
I liked this dress very much and it was true size. I love the color.
Great dress, bought it for my sons wedding. I ended up wearing a different dress because of color changes but I loved this one. I bought a silver sparkly clutch and shoes to go with it, it was adorable. Truly a great buy!!
This is a very versatile LBD that can be dressed up or down with a change of shoes and accessories.
The dress is a great cut and really enhances my figure, got it in two colors!
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What are some strategies and techniques for role playing a character that is more intelligent than you actually are? It's pretty easy to pretend to be someone who is less intelligent, but the reverse seems very difficult.
If your character is truly Intelligent, then the DM should help that character by offering INT checks and challenges that your character can solve with a DC check (or however that works in your game system). You should collaborate with your DM and have him/her feed your character solutions to puzzles or extra information that your character can share with the group. If the DM is more flexible, then you can simply invent the information on the spot as if your character figured it out. We use this method particularly as it helps keep the role playing lively. Sometimes the DM will slightly amend the players explanation to fit better with the story. E.g. You are investigating the ruins of an ancient city with high towers and enormous buildings. You don't know anything about this, but the DM gives you the nod. You say: The DM may amend or change a few points to fit the campaign, but roll with the rest of the story. Similarly for solving a puzzle. The DM can setup a puzzle and give you the solution that amazes the rest of the party with your intelligence. |
Keep copious notes, and convince the GM to let you refer to them in out-of-game time. A good GM will provide you with more information than the other players might have, in order to spur you along somewhat. One other idea that I've seen that worked really well was an agreement with the GM that you could discuss things with the other players, out-of-game time, and develop ideas as a group of players (rather than characters) that you can then present as the idea your own character had. |
Transfer intelligence from players having less smart characters to players having smart characters. For example, if Tim plays Duruk, a dumb half-ogre, and Mark plays Alyssa, a smart mage, any bright idea that Tim proposes is done by Alyssa instead of Duruk. |
The word "Obviously" is always helpful at the table. "Obviously Dr Von Brainiac will now bore you all with minute detail about the flux capacitor as we drive to the meeting with Iranium selling terrorists ..." or "Obviously my character would have said that, I'm just to dumb to have thought of it!" Don't be afraid to let everyone at the table imagine stuff happening based of what your character is capable of. When the herbalist makes potions you all imagine the smell of the cauldron, the mixing of ingrediants, the choosing of sub-ingrediants and this is no different really. A good gaming circle will let you get away with this because it is obvious in the same way its obviously that the brawny character can take that punk half elf because his stats say so! Also, if you are going to play a smart character (and they don't need to be smarter than you, just smarter in the current feild) then be happy to share the character with the GM. Let him use your character as a mouthpeice when explaining background or theory. This helps both you and him/her. Your character appears smarter and more knolwedgable because of a mix of specific info from the Gm and your general role playing. GM: "So yeah, Dr Von Brainiac tells you that the car runs on Iraniam because of its unstable matrix. he explains why only mad terrorists use this stuff and why you need to buy it from them because it simply isn't available any other way. [insert more plot specific data]" Dr VB's player: Yeah and then I drift off into a story about how I once was kidnapped by the IRA and had to brew guiness for them from shoe leather ah those were the days ..." The same tricks are equally true when playing a character of the same inteligence as you but with specific knowledge you might not have such as Mythos, lores or knowledges. |
If you have ever seen the show "House," House is very brilliant. I believe there are three factors that make him seem so much smarter than the average person:
As a player, I think that the first of these is less useful than the other two. The second two can definitely come into play, though. If you forget something, ask another player out of character. In a critical situation, ask the DM to pause for a minute so that you can come up with a plan. These two small changes can make a character seem much more on top of their game. Good luck! |
There are a couple of strategies that come to mind. They represent a strategy of behaving like an intelligent character would, and trusting the game master to represent that in the world
Beyond these and other "smart people" behaviors, it's up to the GM to provide you with the epiphanies that your character would have, now that you have laid the ground work to have them. |
I love the idea of the GM allowing you to make stuff up because you "know" it. That requires a lot of trust on the GM's part, though. Beyond the mentioned "make an int check" idea, I have found that collaboration helps. While you may not have the smarts to come up with brilliant ideas on your own, a few people talking together can come up with more ideas than you yourself may have thought of. In my groups, we would sometimes discuss for a short time (out of character) a puzzling situation, and the best idea/thought/strategy that came from this discussion would be presented by the clever character. This was very helpful when I made a character that had extremely high wisdom and intelligence scores, and then due to a fluke happenstance, my intelligence was raised even higher. Oh man! The only downside is this can encourage out of game chatter and some people really like to discourage that. Personally, I didn't find it distracting, and it didn't require the GM to just hand me information (due to int checks), which personally I found to take away some of the fun and challenge of a difficult scenario. Another suggestion: never underestimate the power of NOT saying something. Waiting till more facts present themselves and keeping ones peace is the best way not to reveal ones ignorance. |
I would recommend breaking the concept of "intelligence" up into specific faculties which are easier to model individually. As a rough list, I would expect an intelligent character to have: A good memory, a broad base of knowledge about the world around them, good analytical skills, and an active imagination. 1) A good memory can be modeled by taking notes. Choose a method that is the least taxing for you, the player, whether that's taking notes or recording the session (if the other players are cool with it). My recommendation is to avoid long form notes because they're of low reference value. 2) A broad base of knowledge can be handled through two methods. One is to take lots of knowledge skills, and to ask for checks on those skills whenever you think they might be relevant. The second is to talk with the DM, and as another poster mentioned, see if they will allow you to assert your character's knowledge by making up minor or interesting details about the world. 3) Good analytical skills means the ability to break things down into smaller pieces and to see how they fit together. IRL, people who face the kinds of high-stress life-or-death situations that PCs face are trained to follow certain models of thought that compress this process. Studying some of these models will help you to evaluate problems. Here are two simple models: OODA - Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. This is the decision process taught to fighter pilots. It involves four steps which cycle, one after the other. http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leadership/ooda.html Draw, See, Think, Plan. This involves asking and answering four questions: What does the state I want to be in look like? How does it differ from the state I am in? What specifically must happen to get me from my current state to my ideal state? What resources do I need to get there? There are tons more of these heuristics you can find for yourself. These are very basic ones, but they give you basic ideas of how to break down complex problems in manageable components. SWOT analysis and SMART goals may also be useful for longer term plans for the character. 4) An active imagination - This is the most difficult to model without having. One simple way to use your imagination well is whenever you find yourself limited or constrained, ask yourself why that limit or constraint exists, and what it would take for the limitation to be true or not. Then gather information about the situation and decide whether the limitation actually exists. This is very similar to DSTP up above. For example, if you won't attack the evil mastermind because his bodyguards will kill you, ask yourself why and how they will. What would it take for them not to kill you in a fight? e.g. they are only armed with melee weapons so if you could keep them at range you would be fine. What would be needed for them not to close to melee range with you? etc. These are all ersatz intelligence at best, but they'll help you model the thought processes of a highly intelligent character. |
What you can do is generate a convincing facade. For high intelligence characters you will have fall back on those mechanical crutches to represent things that you can't do or know (like in any system where the character has a skill in something you know nothing about) but you can still represent a convincing impression of high intelligence that the players will associate with you having a huge pulsating brain. Where I've played high intelligence characters or NPC's I've employed a variety of methods to make the character seem that way, as I certainly can't claim to be a mega-genius myself:
With these tricks I've managed to convince people the characters and NPC's I play at least are intelligent ;) |
Depends on time commitment and the style of campaign. I'm going to assume that you're willing to devote some out-of-game time to game preparation and that roleplaying is a major focus of the group (as opposed to combat or world-building or something like that). 1) Intelligent people in societies with writing tend to read and write a lot. This is honestly really important. A lot of people seem intelligent merely because they have a vast pool of knowledge to draw from, gained both by memorized knowledge and an understanding of how to use research methods to find the right answer quickly. You can portray this in-character fairly easily by depicting your character spending time reading, or reciting poetry or whatever is the most common method of passing knowledge from one person to another in the setting. Reading isn't just restricted to wizards. Fighters with a high int might do so too. And the material doesn't even have to be something related to their class--it could just be general knowledge. Have your character spend time writing too, not just consuming knowledge. Maybe they spend some time describing the anatomy of monsters recently fought, or simply summarizing the events of a particular harrowing adventure next time the party has some down time. You can portray this out-of-character by doing the same; reading setting materials, summarizing them in your own words, and keeping the notes with you. Maybe take some in-setting history and summarize it in (simple) long-format poetry. Even if it's not very good that still usable. Have your character quote relevant portions at times. 2) Intelligent people aren't always right, or have perfect knowledge. A lot of people who seem intelligent are merely confident in their answers. This confidence might well be misplaced. If you want to play a character that seems intelligent, all you really have to do is make some knowledge checks, use the resulting information to come up with a plan of action, then defend that solution. Even if you aren't necessarily right--even if the DM does not 'cheat' for you--you can still seem intelligent if you pull it off right. This is one of the areas of nebulous difference between intelligence and wisdom. A wise character might well simply be someone more willing to spend more time considering options or evaluating the opinions of others. 3) Intelligent people tend to pay attention to the world around them. While it's not perfectly true (absent-minded professor types with high int, low wis, for example), it's generally true that intelligent folks try to learn from the world around them. Have your character do the same. When they make mistakes, have them spend time afterwards trying to figure out how it could have been done better. This is not the same as spotting hidden dangers or concealed ambushes or whatever--it's just an outward focus. 4) It's hard to portray intelligence without goals and opinions. Have your character develop some of them. They don't have to be world-shattering ruthless-acquisition-of-power type goals. Maybe it's as simple as trying to figure out an easier way to do something to avoid work. These goals should also be comprised of some long-term goals and a rotating set of short-term goals. While this is easily interpreted as a suggestion that all intelligent characters be driven and ambitious, that's not the intent here. 5) Don't sell yourself short. For the most part (disorders aside), people have basically the same mental hardware and intellectual capacity. The main difference between people who seem intelligent and people who seem dim comes down to how that hardware gets used. Have your character spend time considering his actions and how to best achieve his objectives. This is as true of fighters, rogues, clerics, etc as it is for stereotypical high-int wizards. Rich Burlew does a great job of portraying a high-int fighter in Order of the Stick, for example. Spend time thinking actions through, considering consequences, etc. |
As others have suggested, as a GM you can "cheat" by using out-of-character knowledge. This is somewhat harder to do as a player, but still possible to a more limited extent. Study the rules of the game thoroughly. In the real world, few people understand the hidden mechanisms that make things work (physics, mathematics, etc.). In the game, however, you have a the luxury of a rule book that tells you how things work. Most characters would not reasonably know these things, but if your character is extra-smart, he or she has probably figured some of them out. Read the books with an eye toward exploitable rules. For instance, in many editions of D&D, rolling a natural 20 means an automatic hit regardless of how good a creature's armor class is. In practice this means that 20 completely untrained peasants can fire a bow at a anything and there's a pretty good chance that at least one of them will penetrate its hide no matter how tough it is. A high enough number of opponents can overwhelm nearly enemy this way (things get trickier with damage reduction). This might be unexpected for an average person, but an intelligent character could figure it out. Some people might call this munchkinism, but as long as it's roleplayed well it can lend an air of authenticity to a high Intelligence score. Just don't do it when you're playing a dumb character. |
Doing this by yourself is pretty much impossible, since you can't make your character come up with ideas you didn't come up with yourself. In my experience, it worked quite well to rely on a little subtle help from the Game Master or hints from your group of players. Unfortunately, these little "out of game" moments might annoy you if you'd rather maintain the atmosphere. In my case, I played a wizard of sorts. (I'm from Germany, where we have our own D&D ripoff named Das Schwarze Auge ["the black eye"]) and he's able to make prophecies. The game master can slip him hints every once in a while, which makes my character able to come up with ideas I wouldn't have thought of all by myself. |
My answer will paraphrase some of the above, but I felt like making one singular post than several comments. For starters, I agree with the idea that a smart character could make relevant skill checks so the player gets more information than someone else at the table. One big problem I once encountered was during a mystery game where someone made the Sherlock Holmes character (it was Victoriana strangely enough) and expected to be handed everything because his character had investigative abilities far beyond his own. Our GM for the game crafted extra pieces of evidence that only his character put together in his (in character) head but the player still needed to fit it all together. Another idea is the idiot savant. Let a player act out a stupid idea but for some dumb reason it works. Often times this creates quite a comedic effect at the table. For example, there is an episode of Avatar the Last Airbender where one of the characters, Sokka who is not known for being particularly logical/smart comes up with an idea involving using rotten eggs to find natural gas leaks inadvertently. One method I used in a game was I allowed each player to roll a relevant skill, and their result was how much time I gave them to come up with an answer/action (it was AEG's roll and keep system, so the average roll was in the high teens, low twenties). Granted this is still limited by the player but a smarter character gives them an edge. Lastly, in a comment above that I made, I made a special advantage for uber intelligent characters to allow them a free retroactive action to respond to something that had just happened to give the character that genius effect from a TV show when they cut teh rug out from under someone. |
There is one tool that may help you out if you find yourself havigh remarkably high Int, but not the same real-world Int to play it. Remarkably low Wisdom. All the intelligence in the world is for naught if you can't think ahead and plan for it...and your inability to due so, rather than being chalked up to your lack of intelligence, can then be attributed to your lack of foresight instead. You could also consider ways in which YOU are intelligent, and focus on those aspects of intelligence instead. Perhaps you aren't as good at solving riddles as you'd like to be. Not everyone is, and certainly not everyone who is 'intelligent' is able to solve every riddle this world has to offer...but maybe your mage (as an example) doesn't actually like riddles at all. Maybe, in fact, they would rather study ancient literature and let their knowledge of the world flourish like a flower, utilizing their powers to crush armies beneath their heels (or develop an efficient method of steam-powered transportation on tracks), rather than focusing on 'trivial things like that'. The upside to this method is that the 'focus' of your intelligence actually makes for a much more memorable character, dedicated to their way of life rather than 'the way of intellect'. As per the comments, I should make mention that this is based on a type of system where "intelligence", or the ability to utilize knowledge, is separated into different statistics, and assumes (specifically) that it is separated by "intelligence" and "wisdom". Your own system may not have such a separation (though it may have mental statistics separated in a different way, such as White Wolf's system which splits it in three directions), and even then, you may wish to play a character who IS very learned AND sharp. If that is the case, this answer unfortunately won't help you much. If it's just a matter of only having one statistic for your 'intelligence', you could still try to play it off this way (since your character would still be greatly intelligent, but perhaps not able to direct it very well), but if you WANT to play a character who is very smart and very good at using their intellect...you either need to get very good at solving problems using the knowledge you have of a situation, or you need to ask your DM for help. Take notes, ask other players and the DM what information might be useful (doing so out-of-character so that your own character doesn't look like he's grasping at straws), plan ahead for circumstances that would reasonably happen. Of course even the most intelligent person can't plan for everything, but with some help from your fellow players and your DM, you can at least make it seem like your character is quite sharp. |
There are good ways and bad ways to do this. Never, ever, say "I roll Intelligence to see if I come up with a clever plan". Plans are for the player to come up with, not the character. Finch's "Primer on Old School Gaming" describes the player as the character's "guardian angel"; a dumb character may be saved by a smart player, and likewise a smart character is limited by his player. It is absolutely appropriate to roll for things like "Do I understand this inscription?" or "Have I heard of the town this NPC is from?" Absolutely enjoy your bonuses on spells cast per day, number of languages, etc. But don't ask the DM, "OK, my character is smart, what do I do?" The game is played by players, not characters. |
Our practice on this subject as a player We almost never roll for intelligence only if it is about having some in-game knowledge, the roll might decide if you know it by raw literal knowledge or not, it is usually about knowing somebody semi-famous person or knowledge about an usually unfamiliar culture etc... Our general solution: A side effect of this method is interesting game with factions within the team, temporal alliances and fun outcome/personalized goals. Also the remaining people most probably will be excited: "what does this guy planning, I have to find it out". |


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About damn time, that's all I'm going to say.
Max Spevack published a very interesting article to the fedora-announce-list this morning. It is in regards to the current state of RPMs and where exactly this format is headed for in the future.
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedo.../msg00003.htmlThere has been a lot of discussion in the past few months about RPM -- its present state, its future plans, and its leadership team. In particular, the Fedora Project has received numerous requests asking us, "what are you guys doing about RPM?"
Here is our answer, in a few words. Then if you want more, you can read the rest of this note:
The Fedora Project is leading the creation of a new community around RPM. One in which the leaders can come from Fedora, from Red Hat, from Novell, from Mandriva, or from anywhere. Job #1 is to take the current RPM codebase and clean it up, and in doing so work with all the other people and groups who rely on RPM to build a first-rate upstream project.
The Fedora Board has spoken with Fedora stakeholders both inside and outside Red Hat, developers/maintainers in Novell, and other parties who rely on RPM as the foundation for their distributions. We wanted to make sure those parties agreed that this was the right thing to do for their respective communities. We touched base with some of these people at the recent LSB conference, and the overwhelming community opinion there was in favor of what we are outlining here.
At the most fundamental level, we begin with two points:
(1) RPM is an important piece of technology, not just for Fedora or for Red Hat, but for many other distributions and users. Its stability and maintenance are critical.
(2) Red Hat realizes the need to build a strong community of contributors around RPM, that the upstream of RPM needs to be handled in a manner which allows contributors and developers to have maximum freedom in their modifications, and that those modifications can be easily shared across distributions.
Expanding on that:
(3) RPM, as a file format, is good at what it does and capable of being the core of a Linux distribution. From the Fedora perspective, we are not particularly interested in making any grand deviations from it at this time.
(4) RPM, as an application, has a fairly mature feature set that we are very interested in stabilizing and bug fixing. Furthermore, we want to make sure that RPM is a stable and simplified base for the building of other technologies on top of it. Down the road, we might be interested in exploring a variety of new features, but we don't believe that should be the initial focus of our efforts.
Ultimately, the Fedora Project and Red Hat are committed to seeing RPM be as healthy and vibrant as many other large open source projects -- GNOME, Xorg, etc -- consumed and contributed to by many companies, users, distributions, and developers. Our overall goal for RPM is to ensure that is has consistency, reliability, and stability.
We switch now to a handy Q&A format:
Q -- So what, specifically, are you doing with RPM? And where is the work going to happen?
We have set up a new repository, wiki, and webspace -- external to any distribution or company -- for RPM, to which anyone can contribute. A reboot of the upstream, if you will. We don't expect that everyone will be running the same version of RPM, or run with the same patches, but we'd like for there to be a single place that everyone can refer to as upstream, and be able to contribute patches.
There is already a contributor base that exists around RPM -- engineers within Red Hat, Novell, Mandriva, and other organizations. We don't want to leave those people behind -- we want to do a better job of collaborating and accepting their work.
Everything will live at rpm.org, with a relaunched wiki, code repository, and mailing lists. As for rpm.org itself, its hosting and maintainership is outside of Red Hat, and is being generously provided by Duke University.
Q -- How is that different from what currently exists?
What we're doing here is collecting together everyone who has a stake in the future of RPM and building a healthy community around it. This involves major bug fixing, development work, performance work and making regular, predictable releases. As it stands today, we don't have these things. This is a good first step. Could you call it a fork? Maybe. But we're doing it because we think it's the right thing to do, for distributions all the way down to the individual users of RPM.
Q -- Where is all this stuff going to happen? What's the public mailing list and wiki? What *EXACTLY* is Fedora or Red Hat going to do?
Short answer -- http://rpm.org
Over the past few years, engineers from Red Hat and other companies, as well as a community of independent contributors, have been working on and maintaining their own versions of RPM -- sometimes sharing patches, sometimes not. It is important that these contributions move through an upstream process like many other projects do, in order to maintain a healthy community and proper checks and balances.
To that end, Red Hat is adding an additional engineer that works full time on upstream issues including patch reviews, community development, etc. Additionally other Red Hat engineers will contribute to RPM like any other open source project -- working on the release-engineering parts of RPM such as rpmbuild, and doing maintenance work.
Additionally, here are some of our initial goals:
* Give RPM a full technical review, based off of RPM 4.4.2. This is the common base for Novell and Red Hat. Look what vendors have on top of 4.4.2 and work towards a shared base. Figure out which pieces or code paths are unnecessary, poorly implemented, or receive little to no use, and either clean them up or clear them out. Make RPM simpler.
There's a lot of folks out there who are using RPM, including the various Red Hat/Fedora based distros, Suse, and Mandriva, just to name a few. Simplificaion and focus on the parts of RPM that are core to these stakeholders is a good way to start.
* In turn, this gives us a chance to do a better job with bug fixes. Squashing bugs that already exist, or closing out bugs that are related to parts of RPM that are superfluous.
* Give RPM the stability that it needs to continue to be the cornerstone of many distributions.
* Enhance the rpm-python bindings, which includes understanding and gathering together the work that already exists in this area.
Most importantly, this work will be done in the community, fully transparent with the help of the community and RPM stakeholders outside of Red Hat or Fedora. This is all about incremental steps, not blowing everything away and starting from scratch.
Q -- When is all of this happening?
Starting now. Planning and review happening over the next 3-6 months, at rpm.org. Implementation happening appropriately alongside that planning, as in most any free software project. Initially, Paul Nasrat is the primary developer/maintainer dedicated to RPM from Red Hat. At the same time, we want to make sure that leadership has a chance to develop and emerge, rather than be mandated.
Q -- How did we end up here?
This is the part of the email in which Red Hat takes some accountability for the current situation:
* Several years ago, the maintainer of RPM worked for Red Hat. When he left, he continued his own work on RPM, which he acknowledges is a fork. And that's fine -- we support anyone's right to fork, since forking is one of the paths to innovation in open source software.
* Red Hat didn't commit the necessary resources to RPM following that departure.
* RPM, without a strong upstream, has languished as a result.
* The community has (rightfully) been demanding that the situation be fixed, and this is the first step in that effort.
- -- Max Spevack
About damn time, that's all I'm going to say.
Actually, it's about damn time that debian packages and RPM packages get on the same page. If there are so many problems with "the state of RPMs" in Red Hat distributions (as said from the developers themselves) then it looks now would be a prime opportunity to way the benefits of somehow combining the two package management formats. I'm not saying Red Hat should drop RPM for debian packages. I'm saying that work should start on a new format where developers from both parties work together to create something that is backwards compatible while using the best qualities of both formats. I'm a firm believer that there should be stronger standards placed on any operating systems that call themselves POSIX compliant. This is probably the area where most of the work needs to be done.
I'm going to get way off topic here... but this reminds me of the Texas governor race this last fall. Here we had four people running: the incumbent Republican, followed by the Democrat and two Independents. Since we are in Texas, obviously the last three in that list were all competing against each other and Perry (the Republican) had an easy ride through the election because of it. Perry won with 40-something percent, the Dem got 30-something, and the rest was split between the Independents. Now these three losers all had one very important thing in common: they wanted the Republicans out of office. Because they were divided they failed. Sure, I got to vote more for who I wanted in office than if there were only two candidates. But I got nothing but peace of mind in return. This isn't really a direct comparison two the open source community and the wide range of Linux distributions specifically (that more of a parliament-type situation ). But the point isn't lost... I hope.
Strengthening the POSIX (or any other relevant) standard is one way to make Linux as a whole much more stronger, and much better able to compete with Microsoft and any other proprietary offering in other areas.


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MARYLAND COASTAL BAYS Below are graphs of the data collected as part of the Maryland coastal bays volunteer water quality monitoring program. The horizontal lines indicate reference guidelines (e.g. general water quality standards) to view data against. Scroll down to see data from Station 31: South Snug Harbor
Chlorophyll and Nitrogen (nitrate/nitrite) Phosphorus Secchi and Water Depth Water Temperature & Salinity For more information, please email Cathy Wazniak or call (410) 260-8630. Return to Station 31: South Snug Harbor |
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now you need a boy version! that little face is just too sweet! and the red background is gorgeous, heather!!
This is sooo cute! ^_^ I like the bright red one. :3
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