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Southbound is a prime example of a horror omnibus film: even the weaker segments have something to recommend them.
Southbound is a prime example of a horror omnibus film: even the weaker segments have something to recommend them.
The small, deadpan moments in "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" have more of an impact than the massive, noisy set pieces.
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
An article highlighting three films at Sundance 2016.
A review by a Columbia Links student of Slavery by Another Name.
An article highlighting three films at Sundance 2016.
A brief consideration of "Taxi Driver," still Scorsese's masterpiece.
A conversation between the writers at RogerEbert.com about monkeys in cinema.
An article about "Star Wars" fashion.
A report on four documentaries from Sundance by Ebert Fellow Sara Alexandra Pelaez.
An interview with writer/director Paul Dalio and actor Luke Kirby of "Touched With Fire."
One of the most sensible suggestions I've heard about telepathy is that the human race probably evolved out of it. It was necessary for us to lose the power of telepathy in order to become individuals. If we could tap into the Racial Mind all the time, think of the trouble if the guy next door had a headache.
"Brainstorm" considers problems like that. It begins with the invention of an amazing machine that gives you the impression you are actually having somebody else's experience. Plug into it, and you hear, see, feel, touch and smell whatever's been programmed. What's more, it's telepathic; it can take those sensations out of one mind and channel them into another.
The applications are endless. In one demonstration, the wearer believes he is being chased down a mountain road by a runaway truck, and then his car misses a curve and goes sailing through the air. There also are the usual stunts like putting you in the front seat of a roller coaster. But then there's a complication. One of the scientists who developed the gadget inadvertently records her own death. And when her colleagues play back her recording, they have the death experience, too.
This is a good idea for a movie. Unfortunately, in "Brainstorm" it remains basically an idea. The characters take such a secondary importance to the gadget that we never feel much for them. Ironic, that the movie doesn't give us their sights, smells, tastes, etc. The cast is populated with actors whose full abilities aren't used. We particularly notice that in the case of Natalie Wood, who died while making this movie, and who is good to see once again, but who isn't given even one big, challenging, deep scene; she's just part of the plot machinery.
Louise Fletcher is also misused. She plays a chain-smoking scientist. Period. She smokes all of the time. She lights a cigarette every time the camera looks at her. Half of this mannerism would have been sufficient; it becomes a joke instead of a trait. Cliff Robertson and Christopher Walken, as the head of the computer company and his brilliant scientist, also are trapped in roles rather than characters.
But the technical effects are intriguing. Douglas Trumbull, the director, is Hollywood's legendary special effects ace ("2001: A Space Odyssey," "Silent Running," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"), and he does a wonderful job of making the telepathic experiences visually exciting. He cuts back and forth between wide screen and regular format, between ordinary sound and stereo, between standard lenses and astonishing visual effects. Great, except the people get overlooked.
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A piece on the American experience reflected through four films at the Sundance Film Festival by an Ebert Fellow.
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Finding a solid catcher for the present and the future has been a priority for San Diego.
Two straight Phillies World Series teams were built around homegrown players. The continued commitment to building from within was the main reason the team traded postseason hero Cliff Lee, organization leaders say.
The Red Sox shipped Casey Kotchman, a first baseman who started just 19 times in two months with the club, to the Mariners for Bill Hall, a third baseman/corner outfielder who swings a big stick versus lefthanders. The Red Sox also receive a player to be named as well as $7.15 million to help offset the difference in salaries.
Josh Judy had his sights set on reaching Double-A in 2009, but was still surprised when he ended the season there.
Most 17th-round draft picks don't amount to much, but Chris Heisey had a breakout season and is just one step away from the big leagues.
After three major surgeries, Josh Sullivan is ready to show what he can do on the mound in professional baseball.
With Tom Brookens being promoted to the majors, the Tigers had to find a manager for Double-A Erie. They decided to give a former Tiger the opportunity and hired Phil Nevin.
Tyler Flowers is in line to take over at catcher when A.J. Pierzynski is no longer a member of the White Sox. But he can't settle. Flowers will have competition in the near future.
Paul Richards bridged a baseball generation gap, working for managers like Wilbert Robinson and Connie Mack as a young player and passing the torch to current skipper Tony La Russa in his twilight years. His resume included stints as player, manager, general manager, scout and special assistant. He helped several Hall of Famers get their careers under way, including Brooks Robinson, Joe Morgan and Nellie Fox. So why don't you know more about him?
New Nationals farm director Doug Harris believes he took the right job in the right place.
The Blue Jays have always liked infielder Brett Wallace. This winter, the team acquired him from the Athletics.
The Rangers drafted two-sport star Riley Cooper based on his speed and his ability to play the outfield. After a standout season as a wide receiver for the Florida Gators, he's now considering the NFL.
A listing of baseball people who have passed on recently.
Talent evaluators consider Ryan Westmoreland a potential star center fielder, so long as he can remain healthy. On that count, the 19-year-old is having a promising offseason.
While postseason participation may not be as certain with the Diamondbacks as with the Yankees, righthander Ian Kennedy's spot in the starting rotation is. It is a nice change.
Many observers looked at the Braves' recent deal that sent Javier Vazquez to the Yankees as a trade for outfielder Melky Cabrera. As far as both teams' front offices were concerned, that was far from the case.
Kenny Moreland doesn't have much trouble getting hitters out. Getting noticed is the real challenge.
After spending his first eight seasons in the Cubs minor league system with mixed results and never playing higher than Double-A, Robinson Chirinos might finally be catching on.
Shortstop Reid Brignac is ready to take the next step and is preparing to be more flexible, position-wise. He spent the winter in Mexico learning how to play second base.
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Griffsnuff never ceases to amaze me.
Looking at this; was Kupa a type of canine? I can tell he/she still has those looks, but instead of a face there is a skull.
This is very good! It has a feeling to it! It's nice!
I love this!
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Amazing work, it's really stunning!
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Featured this on my page!
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I recognised this amazing piece as yours when i first saw it on the front page.
Very well done, the colours blend fantastically.
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I love the colors in this <3
neat! reminds me of that scene from The Lion King
This is amazing!!! Very nice picture!
Very nice!
What a beautiful face
I lay before you two gifts, because you are an inspiration to me:
I lay before you two gifts, because you are an inspiration to me:
kupa used to have a face w/ skin on it!?
this is incredible ^_^
amazing, I love the eyes
I'm curious now, but is that how Kupa looked like before he got the mask or does he still look like that?
Either way beautiful drawing!<3
he doesnt have a mask he has a skull and yes this was before he died
well done
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Omg! This is so amazing!!!
Sometimes I underestimate your skills from the cutesy drawings, but things like these always put me in check
Them eyes!!! D8 So Beautiful!!!
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I have followed all the steps suggested in the link http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5559?viewlocale=en_US to re-enable apple supported java 6.But still i am getting that "unable to load jre" exception.Can any one please help me out this.Thanks in advance.
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Liquid Dream launches the latest version of their network rendering controller, ButterflyNetRender 4.58.
Battle Ground, WA -- Liquid Dream Solutions announced ButterflyNetRender 4.58, the newest version of a popular network rendering controller for Lightwave, Maya, Modo, Messiah Studio, 3DSmax, XSI, Digital Fusion, After Effects, Cinema 4D, Blender, 3Delight, VUE, Houdini, Mental ray, Nuke, Maxwell, Arnold, Terragen 2, MachStudio and more. The controller provides 3D graphic artists with a pain-free way to set up a render farm for managing frame creation in graphic animations. The software is incredibly easy to configure and use.
Committed to software excellence, the development team keeps ButterflyNetRender current with technology changes by adding new features to meet the needs of the computer graphics industry. Below are the most important new features in ButterflyNetRender:
- Updated the Setup Wizard to support Lightwave 11.5
- Added fix for LWSN -3 batch option and option for output logs
- Updated OSX Client with better support for Lightwave and Modo
- Updated the Web Viewer interface
- Updated blender support
- Updated scene reading for Lightwave 11
- Updated support for Messiah render.exe 32/64bit
- minor bug fixes to improve performance
- Tutorial Videos
- Updated the online ButterflyNetrender Wiki
ButterflyNetRender technology has been given credits by many industry experts, including those from CGFocus.com, Keyframe and 3D World Magazine. It is widely used throughout the computer graphics industry to create animations and television shows. Many companies use ButterflyNetRender - Including NASA! - A partial list of Animation Studios can be found at our website.
ButterflyNetRender runs under Microsoft Windows 8 (32/64), Windows 7 (32/64), Vista (32/64), XP(32/64), 2003, NT, 2000, 98, ME. BNR Client also runs on OSX and Linux.
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Prairie Avenue Antiques & The Tack Exchange
Prairie Avenue Antiques is housed in a turn-of-the-century former Feed & Dry Goods store located on the corner of Rt 47 & Prairie Ave in quaint Hebron, IL. This is a multi dealer shop with a wide range of very attractively priced antiques, furniture and collectibles. New old things are added every day so there is an ever changing array ranging from fine crystal, silver, stained glass, etc to rough primitives, to tools, jewelry, kitchen items, etc. One could furnish a home from bare walls or just add that special piece to an established home! Consignment sale and out right purchase of your unwanted treasures is also possible.
Read Between the Lynes
This independently-owned, hometown bookstore offers a great selection of best sellers and local favorites with a knowledgeable staff who will help you choose the perfect read. The store also includes a selection of toys, an old-fashioned candy counter and many local gift items. Located in the Historic Woodstock Square.
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Abundance Antiques & Design is located in a 4000 sq. ft. 1880's hardware store building where all the authentic antiques and decor are artfully displayed.
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At Patyk's Farm Market and Greenhouse, you will experience a true "working farm." Freshly harvested, homegrown produce, handmade milk soap, farm fresh eggs, friendly farm animals, and beautiful flowers can be found on our little mom and pop farm. A growing variety of produce is harvested from our fields. Even the expertly crafted, decorative gourds that we display, courtesy of Outta My Gourd, were originally grown on our Hebron Prairie soil! We compliment our products only with the tastiest apples from Haf's Road Apple Orchard and the sweetest berries and peaches from Michigan. May 1st is always opening day for our greenhouse, which will be overflowing with colorful, blossoming annuals and perennials, sweet scented herbs, and ready-for-your-garden vegetable plants. Gorgeous hanging baskets are the perfect gift for Mother's Day or any other celebratory occasion! We're located on East Illinois Route 173 just 3 miles west of Route 12 in Richmond or 4 miles east of Route 47 in Hebron. Look for the big red barn and Patyk's welcoming entrance. Whether you're out for a drive in the country, antiquing in Richmond or Hebron, enjoying Lake Geneva, apple picking at a nearby orchard, or just looking for a genuine, honest to goodness small farm visit, stop by Patyk's Farm Market and Greenhouse. We'd love to get to know you!
Bill's Friendly Christmas Tree Farm
Cut your Christmas tree in a backwoods setting. We have many trees, including Norway, white spruce and blue spruce. Family owned and operated. Trees up to 23 feet tall.
Gardens of Woodstock
The Gardens of Woodstock is more than just plants... its a destination. The Gardens feature several waterfalls and ponds. The original waterfall was small with only a 3 foot drop and a small pond. Today when you take a walk through The Gardens you can see how our passion grew and evolved. The Gardens now includes 5-separate waterfalls. The two largest have over 5 foot drops and evoke serenity with the sound of falling water. You can identify two more by the sound of bubbling brooks and small catch ponds that cascade into a large pond. The Gardens is the perfect atmosphere for a one of a kind wedding, alive with blooms to delight you and your guests. Each wedding is unique and here at The Gardens we pride ourselves at making yours as distinctive as possible.
Fun Inc
Fun Inc. is a manufacturer and wholsale distributor of magic tricks and gag novelties. Our knowledgeable and experienced factory staff, most of whom have been with the company for over 20 years, take pride in paying attention to the smallest details. This makes accurate fulfillment of orders and timely shipments a top priority.
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Ethnic and traditional crafts, rugs, furniture, sweaters, antiques and more from all over the world. Ginger Blossom buys from small-scale producers who are paid an equitable wage, work under safe conditions, and do business in an ecologically sustainable manner.
The Black Orchid Boutique
The Black Orchid Boutique has fashionable apparel, jewelry and footwear for women.
R & V Italian Market & Deli
Italian Market & Deli serving authentic homemade Italian recipes daily. The full deli offers sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, fresh bread, and an Italian bakery. Also enjoy shopping the specialty grocery store's olive oils, pesto, gift baskets and many Italian favorites.
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Long Grove Historic Village
Nestled in historic homes and buildings that date back to the community's roots in the 1800's, Long Grove's over 80 shops specialize in unique gifts, boutiques, antiques, clothing, exceptional art and home décor, and distinctive menus. Visitors can stroll the cobblestone walks that wind through the historic downtown and enjoy seasonal lush gardens and scenic views. And they can make it a quick trip or a day's outing, shopping and indulging their tastes with a variety of food and bakery products, cafés, and fine eating establishments. Fun and festivals throughout the year including the famous Chocolate Fest, Strawberry Fest, Apple Fest and a month of Holiday Festivities to name a few.
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We are a flower & gift shop, garden center, landscape, nursery, patio and grill shop. We can landscape and decorate your home, your garden ... your life! Flower arrangements for any occasion.
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Ridgefield Antique Dealers
Escape for the ordinary! A blend of dealers featuring quality, affordable American and English antiques including oak, pine, walnut & mahogany, quilts, china, glassware & unusual antique accessories.
Celtic Home and Hearth
Celtic Home & Hearth offers unique selections of Celtic and Renaissance inspired and imported items all specially chosen for their quality and appeal.
Richmond Flea Market
Indoor flea market (one of the largest in northern Illinois). Old and new merchandise including home improvement materials, furniture, used appliances, tools, dishes, clothing, jewelry, books, and more. Weekends only!
Cobblestone's on the Square
The place to visit for a charming shop offering a wide selection of furniture, home furnishings, gifts, candy, and more!
Castle Gardens
Garden decorations, lawn furniture, plants, flowers, shrubs and trees. Come see our selection and find just what you're looking for!
My Honey Co.
At My Honey Co, we take pride in our honey. We promise you the best quality honey possible. It is natural, completely raw, and unpasteurized. We invite you to enter our special world of honey and let one of nature's finest foods sweeten your day!
Solid Brass Fine Antiques
A complete line of fine antiques, lighting, furniture, military, tools, linen, china, silver and dolls.
Green Box Boutique
Green Box Boutique is the store with unique and earth-friendly gifts for friends, family, or for yourself! Browse our products and learn more about what we have to offer. We are located on the Square in the heart of Woodstock, IL.
Donahue Furniture
Family owned -- fine furniture. 53 years of business
Massage Envy
Massage Envy Lake Zurich specializes in therapeutic massage. We have a full staff of Illinois licensed, nationally certified therapists who perform a variety of different modalities: Swedish, deep tissue, reflexology, sports, pregnancy and injury massage, to name a few. Our introductory rate of $39 can't be beat. Be sure to ask about our wellness program that makes massage affordable for everyone!
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Kimball & Bean
Architectural antiques and ornament for the home and garden.
Pro Golf - Crystal Lake
Come shop at the Pro Golf store for everything you need for golfing. We have top name clubs, apparel, bags, balls, shoes, and more. The perfect place to find a gift for the golfer you know.
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First it was just sexually hyperactive HIV-positive gay men in certain parts of Brooklyn who were advised to get the meningitis vaccine.
Now that the total number of cases is up to 22, they're saying all gay men in any part of NYC, regardless of HIV status, should get the injection, if they hook up on apps or at bars or parties.
I don't get these distinctions. From what I've read, meningitis can be way easier to catch than AIDS. So why wouldn't the whole populace be at risk?
In any case, I'm urging people to get the shot. Even if you're a straight woman, maybe you should just say you're a gay man and go get it.
Of course my big fear is that some people will assume getting the shot gives them carte blanche to do anything sexually, and that will spike HIV rates even more.
But one thing at a time. Get your shots. There is a preventative measure for meningitis, so we must use it.
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Barry Wells used to run karaoke every week at Stingwrays in Rodanthe, last I heard he was doing some other DJ/ Karaoke stuff as of last year and being hired for weddings. I've never hired him for anything and have no idea what it takes for someone to be good at it. But I lived there and just know he made karaoke pretty big at Stingwrays (it started to be called Barry-oke) and it was really popular. And he grew up around there and I guess its always a plus when hiring someone that they don't have to travel/aren't a fly-by-night operation.
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Where are you gonna have it? I know some people depending on the location.
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We're having the reception in Rodanthe at Camp Hatteras. Thanks for your reply!
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A Hero of Our Time, an early example of the Russian psychological novel, has a Byronic anti-hero for a leading man, a continual sense of forthcoming tragedy, and oft-quoted dialogue. In short, the only problem for a theatrical adaptation is the romantic setting, deep in the Caucasus Mountains. In this, the first, dramatic adaptation, Alex McSweeney focusses the action on the largest section of the novel, set in a spa town, and uses the backdrop of Pechorin's adventures in the Caucasus to delve further into the character of Pechorin, whom the novel, and the play, is essentially about.
Alex McSweeney's adaptation, from the first scene, imbues his play with a sense of death. Gambling with their lives to prove or disprove an argument about pre-destination, the soldiers question the nature of, and their control over, death. This echoes on throughout the play in Pechorin's nihilistic attitudes fuelled by his disillusionment with his life.
Love, or more accurately, the capacity to love is intensely portrayed by the performers, as they struggle with the danger and heartbreak that Pechorin has led them to. The performances were all superbly enacted and the cast complemented each other: the Doctor's assured confidence and level-headedness bounced off the soldiers' pleasure and society seeking attitudes, and Pechorin's cynicism had meat to feed on in the comedic performance of James Price as a buffoonish Grushnitsky.
In the final confrontation between Pechorin and Princess Mary, the internal struggle of Peter Wicks' Pechorin was eloquently performed ranging from a desperate self-loathing and need for redemption through Princess Mary's idealism and hope, to a cruel desire to wound her and be left to his own desolation.
The play left me with an intense frustration with Pechorin; the architect of his own destiny, and yet not, as his character is formed through his interaction with the world and its disappointments. The play leaves the initial question of pre-destination versus existentialism open, and my frustration with Pechorin reflects how much I invested in the characters. The cast was among the best that I have seen so far this Fringe.
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The .NET segment of the open source ecosystem has been one of the fastest growing over the last few years. The vast majority of all projects on CodePlex are .NET related, and among .NET developers CodePlex is generally the most well-known open source project hosting site. The number of new projects started on CodePlex has been ever accelerating as shown in the following chart:
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GitHub is another open source project hosting site that has been rising in popularity. Although GitHub is primarily used by developers preferring Mac or Linux, there are also many .NET developers that use it for their projects. Sometimes we get questions about how the .NET open source developer community compares between CodePlex and GitHub, so below includes some information around that.
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After CodePlex, GitHub probably has the largest number of .NET projects among the various open source project hosting sites. The following table shows both the total counts and "Popular Project" counts (projects with at least 5 followers):
Between the two sites there are over thirty thousand projects, although CodePlex has approximately 2.5x as many .NET projects as GitHub. For popular projects, CodePlex has approximately 4x as many. We're not sure whether this is because popular .NET projects are more likely to choose CodePlex, or the community on CodePlex is more likely to make a .NET project popular, but it is probably some combination of both.
* GitHub does not require developers to specify a license, and typically less than half of them do. Without a license specified, a project is not considered true "Open Source" since without specifying a valid open source license, project users do not actually have the legal rights that an open source license provides. The above table counts the total number, not just the number of C# projects with an open source license specified.
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I think another interesting statistic is the percentage of total projects that are "Popular" using the same metric of having 5 or more followers. The following table shows the popular project percentage for CodePlex and GitHub, including for just the subset of GitHub projects that are C# and Objective-C:
The percentage of popular projects on CodePlex is higher than for C# projects on GitHub, but both are higher than the percentage of popular projects across all languages on GitHub. However for Objective-C projects on GitHub, a very high percentage of them are popular. GitHub is very popular among Mac developers, so is presumably the correlation there.
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I think it is great to see the growth in the .NET open source community, and all indications are it will only continue growing faster. I believe CodePlex has done a lot to help encourage and support .NET open source developers and look forward to helping many thousand more open source projects become popular and successful!
I was expecting something completely different with this post. I was hoping to see some reason why I should use CodePlex and not GitHub. As it stands right now there it nothing that CodePlex offers that I want that GitHub does not offer, while GitHub offers features which either CodePlex doesn't or that are much easier to achieve with GitHub.
I want reasons, not stats.
This is such a misleading article. codeplex is not near the popularity and size of github.
you compared total codeplex projects to total c# projects in github? how does that work?
github has 90,000 unique public repositories, 12,000 having been forked at least once, for a total of 135,000 repositories.
Sorry for the confusion, the intention was not to be a post on "CodePlex vs GitHub - How to choose", so did not try to answer that question. It is intended to more be general information about the .NET open source community across the two sites.
Perhaps changing the title to "C# project count stats : Codeplex versus Github" would be wise
One thing I don't think this post shows us is the momentum shift towards GitHub. You have a chart for number of .net projects started on Codeplex but not one for GitHub. I'd be interested to see that comparison. Codeplex is older than GitHub so I would expect the lifetime stats that you show to be where they are. I'd guess that the stats are a lot closer over the last 6 months to a year. If the trends continue as is, I'd guess GitHub will take over Codeplex for popular .net projects in a year or so.
If you want incentive to host on CodePlex, isn't the higher rate of popularity among projects an incentive? To me, I'd rather have more visibility among developer than features.
Does this take into account all the projects that still have a page on Codeplex, but have since moved to GitHub? Also, strangely enough, I never see projects moving from GitHub to Codeplex.
@korendir I would be interested to know what the features are that endear you to GitHub. I know there are many who just prefer git over Hg. Also, I've heard talk about the 'social' features of GitHub. What is it that draws you in?
@Luke - The blog post is about .NET, so that's why it is counting C# projects.
@JPToto - I checked the number of popular .NET projects created in the last year. For CodePlex it was 991, for GitHub it was 489 (around 2x more on CodePlex). The ratio being lower than the lifetime stats makes sense given CodePlex has been around longer.
@Simon - It doesn't filter out projects that have moved. I know of several projects that have moved from GitHub to CodePlex, CodePlex to GitHub, and chosen a hybrid (i.e. hosting everything on CodePlex except the source control is on GitHub). The one thing I have never seen is a project that hosts everything on GitHub except the source control is on CodePlex.
I wonder how were you able to get the codeplex statistics ? This is quite interesting, is there any statistics about how many mercurials and how many tfs repositories are hosted on codeplex ?
Thanks for this small comparison. :)
great job!
Compare those numbers now in 2013 :)
I think GitHub is way better than anything else
5mil repositories world wise and 3 mil users can't be wrong :d
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Age: 36-43
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Illamasqua Skin Base is yet another hyped product that I still can't wrap my mind around why it's touted as being a-mazing. At this point, I'm beginning to believe companies pay beauty bloggers/vloggers to hype a certain product so schmucks like me will overlook the insane price tag and believe they need it in their life.
I was going to buy this through the company's official site, but I kept hesitating because of the price tag ($51 and some change). I found this on eBay for about ten dollars less which isn't a huge savings but I bought it anyway. Matching the color was a snap because Illamasqua has a nifty chart that can match your existing foundation (provided it's on the list) to a shade of Skin Base. I bought shade #9 (olive yellow undertone) and it matches perfectly. The foundation is a thickish cream that comes in a scarily small, plastic squeeze bottle. Like another reviewer pointed out, this will likely be a pain when you get to the last bit. The first time I used this, I was wholly unimpressed. I applied what I felt like was a normal amount but it basically looked like I was wearing nothing. Without foundation, I tend to look wane and ill and that's exactly what I looked like when I wore this. The other bummer was that when I first wore this, I woke up the next day with a monster zit on my cheek. It could have been hormonal as I haven't had one since, but now I'm very, very mindful to make sure I remove every trace of this before bed (which I should be doing anyway but hey, I'm old and get sleepy while watching Netflix some nights!). The coverage is next to nil unless you use a more than average amount which is not something I like doing. Skin Base didn't feel exceptionally heavy but I imagine if I used this daily, I would run out quickly.
My second experience wasn't much better although I did use a more than what I usually would with another foundation. Even though I used more, this wasn't particularly heavy and I can't recall if it has a scent, but it just doesn't do much. It's just there. For $51, or even $40, I feel like a product should at least make me look like I put forth an effort but this makes me looks like I was too rushed to put on foundation and just decided to do my eyes, cheeks and lips. I know this is suppose to be ones of those your-skin-but-better kind of products, but it lacks on the "better" part.
I can't say I would recommend this to anyone. I don't think it's horrible and it might be one of those great products for folks who have great skin (also known as people I loath), but I would steer clear of this if you need more than light to slightly medium coverage. Its performance simply does not warrant the high price tag and I'm still baffled by the glowing reviews.
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Green
I have a lot of skin problems. Including a dry forehead, very oily nose, acne scars and just regular acne.
I spend A LOT of money on foundation and concealer. But this foundation is one I would never buy again. The only good thing this foundation did was actually cover tiny zits.
This is the worst foundation I've ever bought for simple reasons:
- It was far too expensive for the amount of it you actually get
- If you touched it, it came off on hands, clothes, hair, anything. Therefore reapplication was constant. This was the most annoying part.
- It didn't cover dark circles
- It didn't last long at all. I wore it in to school, which lasts 6 hours, and it would have all been off by the time I got home.
- This foundation was NOT suitable for my oily patches at all. In fact, when my nose got oily it actually, for some reason, swirled around the foundation on my nose - causing me to have patches.
I would not advise anyone to buy this foundation, for me it is really not worth it.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Very Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Red, Other, Other
Eyes: Grey
This is a medium full coverage foundation and can look a little heavy if not carefully applied. The packaging is an odd shape - it's going to be hard to get the product out when it gets near the bottom. My main issue with this is that although there is a wide range of shades for mid toned skin there is really only one very pale shade and this is very very pink. If you are very pale and yellow toned then you are out of luck. I understand illamasqua recommend buying a darker shade in the correct yellow tones then mixing with the White base to lighten it but this means buying 2 shades which makes it rediculously expensive. If it's in your shade then it's a good foundation.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Very Oily, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
great shade selection.
Medium to high coverage.
Nice packaging.
Not good for humidity and hot climate.
Doesn't last for very long.
Price point.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I'll say upfront if you're looking for medium-full coverage or something very build-able, keep looking because this foundation is very light.
At $50 a bottle I would have moved on because, damn, that's expensive. However the MUA at Sephora was having a difficult time finding a foundation that matched my skin (I have yellow and pink tones which is not common) until she put this on (Shade 3.5). I was surprised how easily this blended in and how my face felt like there was no make up on it! My boyfriend persuaded me to splurge and get the bottle.
The bottle is the perfect size for portability and it's a squeeze bottle so application is fast and easy. I am lucky and have great skin so I just need something to cover the minute flaws and occasional zit or freckle. I dislike the look and feeling of layered/heavy make up so I really appreciate how this feels like there's nothing on your skin. As for staying power, I notice a tiny layer of residue on my cell phone at the end of the day but other wise it stays put and doesn't change color.
Conclusion: If you have normal to great skin and you can spare $50 with out much problem, this is a yes. My skin type is on the dry side of normal.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
Loved this at first when I had it colour matched at the illamasqua counter, it was one of the hottest days of the year. It took about 3/4 hours to look oily, which is incredible because I am SUPER oily and I have to touch up within half an hour with powder or a blotting sheet. I thought this would help me with my oiliness, but now it doesn't, and I still get really oily:( nice foundation for wearing if you know you will be photographs though, as long as I powder first!
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
Love this foundation! You can always tell in pictures when I have it on. You must apply it sparingly or build for fuller coverage, otherwise it sits on your skin looking like thick foundation. The bottle is great as the way it stands means no furious shaking to get the product out. Set with Illamasqua translucent loose powder or Dermablend setting powder. The only negative is the price compared to high st brands but it is worth it (particularly if you're very pale and struggle to find the right shade), but Illamasqua have a discount loyalty scheme and a few promotions a year. I have the compact foundation too but it doesn't apply smoothly after a few months. Much prefer skin base liquid! I use SB3.5 and am a MAC NC15.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
i do like this foundation, its nice for good coverage so i use when i go out. it is slightly on the pricy side and its a bit of a nightmare to get out of the tube. Probably won't buy again.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
When I initially started using this product, it had great coverage and didn't make me super oily. I had put it aside to use another foundation and came back to it and for some reason, it didn't suit my skin anymore. If you're looking for that dewy skin look, this will do it for you, but if you have oily skin, stay away! This made my skin even oilier looking and I found that the foundation slid as the day progressed - even after setting it. I would say that this is light coverage. I wouldn't recommend trying to layer this, as it would just make it oily. I loved the packaging. The shape is really unique and easy to dispense. Unfortunately, this product was just not for me.
Age: 36-43
Skin: Normal, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I happened late on a sale for Illamasqua with most everything sold except their foundation. Lots and lots of foundation in only two shades, 03 and their darkest color. Took a chance and got the 03 which turned out to be a perfect match. Not only that, it is such a gorgeous foundation that looks better than every favourite foundation I have ever owned. Using a damp beauty blender and really pressing it into the skin makes it last the entire day. The best thing is it seems to look better as the day goes on. I ended up going back and buying three more bottles but if I could have I'd have bought a dozen.
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An app offering a service that is already backed by a great agency with a web service is important. Actually, the quality of the information displayed, even the way that info is displayed meets high standards. That's AccuWeather case and, as it couldn't be otherwise, its app is a reflection of it.
AccuWeather for iPhone display in an organized manner, real temperature, RealFeel temperature, intra-day and weekly forecast and lot of extend info: humidity, visibility, sunrise and set time, pressure, dewpoint, UV level and wind intensity. That's the "home" of the app. From the "tab" bar at the bottom the user can switch between categories. Thus, from there users can access weekly forecast, maps (for cloud cover) and weather forecast videos from Accuweather website (divided by regions).
Finally, and this is, from my point of view, one of the most original features of this app, from the "more" tab users can access RSS news, locations and lifestyle which is a compilation of recommended activities for such weather. For example, perhaps today is a great day for dog walking in your location, but an awful one for sinus risk due to humidity.
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Annie is super healthy and doing great developmentally. She is 17lbs 2oz and 27". That puts her in the 75% percentile for height and weight. Her head was 161/2" so only like the 50 percentile there. Little head... maybe that means she'll have great balance and walk early? lol... who knows!
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this is a butt kicking from the saints put on the falcons. what do you guys think about the saints? do they have a legit shot at doing some damage this year and actually going to the playoffs?
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this is a butt kicking from the saints put on the falcons. what do you guys think about the saints? do they have a legit shot at doing some damage this year and actually going to the playoffs?
They certainly have a chance to win their division if the Panthers don't rebound (and soon). Once in the playoffs, anything can happen.
They had the right defensive scheme for Vick that is for damn sure. They made the number one running team look terrible.
First game back in the Superdome with all the hype, media attention, and activities of a Superbowl...I don't care if they were playing the All Madden team, they were going to win that game.
As for the future, yes they have an excellent running game and a good enough defense, but I don't think it'll hold up for long. Just like with the Rams and every other team in the NFL, after 3 games it's tough to say what'll happen, but I predict no playoffs for the Aints.
As far as the Saints being for real? They beat Cleveland in week 1, Green Bay in week 2 and looked impressive last night, but it's still a bit early to say they can keep it up.
I wasn't a believer of the Falcons, and no offense to anyone, but I'm certainly not a believer in the Saints. Until proven otherwise, I honestly don't think either team did that much just yet. It's week 3...
Just want to point out that Roman Harper is a beast...
as impressive as they looked last night, i just want to point out that they beat the browns and the packers in weeks 1 & 2, two 0-3 teams.
Yeah...but look at their division...all the teams have sucked so far!
wk-4 @ Carolina, Loss
wk-5 vs Tampa Bay, Maybe
wk-6 vs Philly, Loss
wk-7 Bye
wk-8 vs Baltimore,Loss
wk-9 @ Tampa Bay, Maybe
wk10 @ Pittsburgh, Loss
wk11 vs Cincinnati, Loss
wk12 @ Atlanta, Payback for Falcons, Loss
wk13 vs Whiners, Maybe
wk14 @ Dallas, Loss
wk15 vs Washington, Loss
wk16 @ Gmen, Loss
wk17 vs Carolina, Loss
Get ready to administer the fork !
This what I predict from what I've seen so far
wk-4 @ Carolina, maybe
wk-5 vs Tampa Bay, Win
wk-6 vs Philly, Loss
wk-7 Bye
wk-8 vs Baltimore,Loss
wk-9 @ Tampa Bay, Win
wk10 @ Pittsburgh, Win
wk11 vs Cincinnati, Loss
wk12 @ Atlanta, Win
wk13 vs Whiners, Win
wk14 @ Dallas, Win
wk15 vs Washington, Win
wk16 @ Gmen, Loss
wk17 vs Carolina, maybe
As Nick stated, Carolina hasn't shown me anything to date. Atlanta has a good defense, but their running game which has won their games so far obviously has been figured out by the defensive coordinators now, and I have zero faith in Vick to get the job done in the air. Tampa Bay stinks. This division reminds me a lot like the NFC north.
All I know is that this year looks to be exciting, with twist and turns in each division that will be decided in the last two weeks of the season for division titles and wild cards. I LOVE IT!


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Sometime, at your leisure—if you want to know what philosophy is—go into a large bookstore and browse. Check a variety of books in psychology, anthropology, physics, chemistry, archeology, astronomy, and other nonfiction fields. Look at the last chapter in each book. In a surprising number of cases, you will find that the author has chosen to round out his work with a final summation of what the book is all about. That is, having written a whole book on a specialized subject in which he is probably an authority, he finds that he also has ideas about the larger meaning of the facts that he has written about. The final chapter may be called "Conclusions," "Epilogue," "Postscript," "My Personal View," "Implications," "Comments," ," "Speculations," or (as in one case) "So What?" But in every instance, the author is trying to elucidate the larger implications of his subject matter and to clarify how he thinks it relates to other fields or to life. He has an urge to tell us the meaning of all his facts taken together. He wants to share with us the philosophic implications of what he has written.
When he does this, the author has moved beyond the role of a field specialist. He is a philosopher.
2. This is a textbook in synoptic* philosophy. It is an invitation to ponder, in the largest possible perspective, the weightier, more stubborn problems of human existence. It is an invitation to think—to wonder, to question, to speculate, to reason, even to fantasize—in the eternal search for wisdom. In a word, synoptic philosophy is an attempt to weave interconnecting lines of illumination between all the disparate realms of human thought in the hope that, like a thousand dawnings, new insights will burst through.
By its very nature, philosophy is a do-it-yourself enterprise. There is a common misunderstanding that philosophy—like chemistry or history—has a content to offer, a content which a teacher is to teach and a student is to learn. This is not the case. There are no facts, no theories, certainly no final truths which go by the name of "philosophy" and which one is supposed to accept and believe. Rather, philosophy is a skill—more akin to mathematics and music; it is something that one learns to do.
Philosophy, that is, is a method. It is learning how to ask and re-ask questions until meaningful answers begin to appear. It is learning how to relate materials. It is learning where to go for the most dependable, up-to-date information that might shed light on some problem. It is learning how to double check fact-claims in order to verify or falsify them. It is learning how to reject fallacious fact-claims—to reject them no matter how prestigious the authority who holds them or how deeply one would personally like to believe them.
3. The student should be aware that philosophy has never been just one kind of activity with a single approach to a single task. Rather, there have been many kinds of philosophy: the quiet philosophy of the sage who sees much but speaks little because language cannot hold life; the articulate, noisy dialectics of Socrates; the calm, logical apologetics of Aquinas; the mystical philosophy of Plotinus and Chuang-tzu; the mathematical philosophy of Russell and Wittgenstein.
Each school of philosophy has concentrated upon some aspect of man's knowledge. Logical/analytical philosophy has worked long and hard on the confusion which vitiates so much of our thinking and communicating. Pragmatism has concentrated on finding solutions to problems of man's social existence. Existential philosophy has been concerned with making life meaningful to each, unique individual. Activist schools argue that philosophers spend too much time trying to make sense of the world and too little time trying to change it. Several schools of philosophy, Eastern and Western, challenge the individual to turn away from an alienating society and to seek harmony with Nature or Ultimate Reality.
Each kind of philosophy has rnadc an immense contribution to its area of concern. Each was doubtless a part of the Zeitgeist—"the spirit of the age"—which gave it birth and to which it spoke.
The present unhappy condition of human knowledge calls for the application of a synoptic methodology. We now possess vast accumulations of specialized knowledge in countless fields, but these fields remain isolated from one another. Yet it is increasingly clear that many of our urgent problems can be understood only when the specialized information from a variety of these separate fields is integrated and "seen together"—synoptically. It is only then that we can develop realistic solutions to these complex problems.
4. It is often said that philosophers engage in two basic tasks: "taking apart"—analyzing ideas to discover if we truly know what we think we know (and we don't) -- and "putting together"— synthesizing all our knowledge to find if we can attain a larger and better view of life (we can).
But in practice philosophers do a lot more than this. They talk a lot. They carry on dialogues with anyone who comes within range. And they argue a great deal. Not the usual kinds of argument in which egos fight to win, but philosophical arguments in which they attempt to clarify the reasoning that lies behind their statements; and no one cares about winning since, in philosophical arguments, everyone wins.
They also ask one another for definitions to be sure they're thinking clearly; and they push one another to pursue the implications of their ideas and statements. They prod themselves and others to examine the basic assumptions upon which their beliefs and arguments rest.
Philosophers are persistent explorers in the nooks and crannies of human knowledge which are commonly overlooked or deliberately ignored. It is an exciting but restless adventure of the mind.
Philosophers, however, do not engage in this critical task just to make nuisances of themselves. Indeed, the central aim of philosophers has always been . . . to construct a picture of the whole of reality, in which every element of man's knowledge and every aspect of man's experience will find its proper place.
Philosophy, in short, is man's quest for the unity of knowledge: it consists in a perpetual struggle to create the concepts in which the universe can be conceived as a universe and not a multiverse. The history of philosophy is attempt is made to grasp this total unity. .
It cannot be denied that this attempt stands without rival as the most audacious enterprise in which the mind of man has ever engaged. Just reflect for a moment: Here is man, surrounded by the vastness of a universe in which he is only a tiny and perhaps insignificant pan—and he wants to understand it.
A Concise !ntroduction to Philosophy
(1967. Random House, Inc., p. 18ff)
6. In one respect, philosophic material can be deceptive. Since it deals with life by examining the sort of questions we ask every day, some of the subject matter will have an easy, familiar ring.
The fact is that synoptic philosophy must be as diligently studied as any other subject, not to remember data, but to set the mind in motion toward developing larger concepts, connecting ideas, and seeing through and beyond mere words and facts.
In a sense, intellectual growth happens to us; it is not really something that we do. But it happens to us only when our minds are given a chance to operate on their terms. They take their own time to process information and to begin developing a web of interconnecting lines of illumination among their materials. This undertaking is partly conscious, of course; but largely it is an unconscious process. This is why much philosophic insight just happens, as though the light moves from the depths upward and not from the rational conscious downward.
Only disciplined study with an open mind will produce philosophic awareness. Insight and consciousness still come only with relentless labor. In this age of instant everything, there is still no instant wisdom, unfortunately.
7. No two of us possess precisely the same information, or see things from the same viewpoint, or share the same values. Therefore, each of us must do synoptic philosophy in his own unique and personal way. A student entering upon the activity of philosophizing may need to be on guard against developing a world-view which resembles, a bit too closely, the prepackaged philosophy of life belonging to someone else or to some institution. Most of us are philosophically lazy, and it is easy to appropriate another's thoughts and rationalize our theft. The British logician Wittgenstein warned us that "a thought which is not independent is a thought only half understood." Similarly, a philosophy of life that is not the authentic product of one's own experience is a philosophy only half understood.
Nor will any of us succeed in developing a finished philosophy; for as one changes with life, so does one's thinking. A philosophy of life must change with life. Doing philosophy is an endless activity.
For this reason, this textbook is merely an example of synoptic philosophy. This is the way I have had to do it because of my perspectives, my interests, my areas of knowledge, my personal concerns, and my limitations. But your world-view will be different because it will be yours, and yours alone.
This is why my attempt to do synoptic philosophy is, at most, a guideline showing how it might be done; at least, the expression of a hope that, someday, in your own way, you will resolve the contradictions of your own existence—both of knowing and of being—and proceed to see life in a larger, more fulfilling way.
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