![]() ![]() It's whether you trust your VPN to go up against the US government should it request your VPN log your activity, and whether you trust your VPN to tell you about such a request when it's forbidden to do so.īased on what fraction of US government interference the world has seen in the VPN realm, I don't have that trust. But the question isn't whether the NSA can decrypt your messages. The debate is ongoing over whether government computing power is capable of - or has already successfully accomplished - decrypting the internet standard AES-256 (which is the common, minimum type of encryption you'd expect from a VPN). ![]() When functioning under normal circumstances, VPNs operate by creating an encrypted tunnel through which communications can be safely transported from sender to destination. (Yes, a federal judge just declared the bulk data collection unlawful - but that's closing the barn door after the cows have escaped.) Why? Because, as far as its government's relationship to technology is concerned, the US is a privacy-averse country, and your data may not be protected from federal eyes.įollowing the revelations laid bare by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in 2013, which detailed the existence of sweeping mass domestic surveillance - and the continued renewal of the authorizing Patriot and US Freedom acts - it's simply no longer reasonable to expect competitive privacy standards from any VPN headquartered in the States while also expecting its compliance with the law of the land. If I find that a VPN is headquartered in the US or any of those member nations, even if its technology is on par with its non-US peers, I cannot in good conscience say it offers its users globally competitive privacy. I start by looking at whether a VPN service is headquartered outside of the US and the reach of its intelligence-sharing partner countries, like those comprising the Five, Nine or 14 Eyes compacts. When evaluating its overall capacity to protect user privacy - before I even check into its technical specifications for Provider is the jurisdiction of its parent and affiliate companies. One of my fundamental criteria for ranking a ![]() Protection, I've become as sure about importing VPNs as I am about the Champagne. But for those of us seeking out top-notch Sure, there are plenty of homegrown US-based VPNs that offer inexpensive subscriptions with which you can game and stream media to your heart's content. It's not about snobbery it's about getting the best value for your dime, especially in the case of VPNs. Fast cars, Champagne and virtual private networks - some goods are best imported. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "X marks the spot" - if you see 3 different Island marked with an "X" go to every one of them, even tho you already found the Gong. ĥ- Towers - sometimes they require the player to search for the "Ceremonial Gong". When you're about to fight it use an "Elixir of Ardent Antidote" or equip "Gortl's Fortitude" blessing. The most dangerous Creatur out there is the Pondwomper. At night time they shrink and become idleĤ- The Swamps - you gotta be very careful moving through the swamps. During day time they "explode" making a poison cloud when Kara gets near them. ![]() First eat any food and than the berries,ģ- Poison Gland - best time to collect them is at night time. It will reveal Islands before you can spot them just by sailing,Ģ- Koji Berry - combine them with any food to get a recovery boost on lost stamina for 1 second. Sail out, equip the Plainstalker Bow and just look around. 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The Sea- explore as much as you can to find Health and Stamina Shrines. ![]() If You are that person please stop reading :) I will edit this post and add more useful stuff once I figure something new out. There's a lot to explore and learn in Windbound and I can understand that some people want to get there on their own. "Tips & Tricks" overview is here to help you. Watch Kara evolve her survival skills, craft and enhance her trusty vessel, weapons & armor, tackle fierce battles on land & sea, and witness the mystical presence in the deep! Immerse yourself in the world of #Windbound with our Gameplay Trailer! The game is available for pre-order right now on the game’s official website, and pre-orders will give players a free Ancestral knife, clothing set, and Oar for their boats. The game is set to release on August 28th of this year and will be available for Xbox One, PS4, PC, and Nintendo Switch consoles. 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Deep Silver’s website for the game offers a description of the story, “Kara, driven to find the path that leads her back to her tribe, pushes on in her extraordinary odyssey into the unknown. ![]() ![]() TYPICAL SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS WITH THE GUI ![]() Note that there are two entry fields in which to set the parameters 'Nxsegs' and 'Nysegs' that control the 'fineness' of the grid.Īlso note that there are a couple of 'label' widgets across the middle of the GUI - one label for giving a brief guide on how to load an image to the canvas (with a grid) - and one 'status' label to allow for communicating to the user how the warp processing is going. ![]() On the basis of the goals above (and after many days of coding and testing - and re-designing and re-coding and re-testing - and almost giving up), I ended up with the GUI seen in the following image. So, in the code below, I have not included code to handle transparency information in either of those 2 types of image file.) (I am currently not concerned with handling transparency in GIF and PNG images. My main goals for the 'image warp' Tcl-Tk script were:ġ) Provide a GUI for selecting an image file (GIF, PNG, JPEG, or about 100 other types).Ģ) Provide a grid of movable points, for the user to define the warp.ģ) Provide the user a way to easily change the grid to have a different number of 'segments' in the x and y directions.Ĥ) Provide a way to easily hide the grid (points and lines), so that the warped image can be captured without the grid showing.ĥ) Devise the procs in the script in a modular fashion, so that essentially any operation can be done by the user, in almost any order, and reasonable results/responses will be obtained. See that wiki page above (#38676) for details on the barymetric mathematics involved and for further sources on barymetric coordinates and math. I knew that I could use similar mathematics to do the 'grid-warp' of a given image using 'barymetric coordinates' on triangles - to associate pixels in a 'moved triangle' to pixels in the corresponding, original, not-moved triangle (and the underlying, original image). On that color-shaded-isoceles-triangle page, I present a Tk script that peforms a color blend using barymetric coordinates. ![]() My intent was to use a rectangular grid but to do the 'color mapping' from the original image onto the warped grid via triangles in the rectangles - by using 'barymetric coordinates'.īack on 2013sep05, I posted code using a barymetric technique - at the wiki pageģ-Color-Gradient Isosceles Triangle - Barymetric Blend with Shaded Edges For about a year now (since about early-2013), I have had an 'image-warp-via-grid' item on my 'to-do' list - which is at the bottom of my 'bio' page at uniquename. ![]() ![]() ![]() That said, here is my much anticipated tier list: (up to date as of update 69)īullet weapons: Revolver < Machinegun < Pop Gun < Pop Rifle < SMG < Assault Rifle < Triple Machinegun < Heavy Revolver < Minigun < Incinerator < Heavy Machinegun < Hyper Rifle < Quadruple Machinegun < Smart Gun < Double Minigun < Heavy Assault Rifle < Ultra Revolver It is based on my opinion and experience alone, and that can change on a dime as I play and try out new things. Take the time necessary to consider what roles the various weapons perform and how those roles work together.Īnother thing to consider is that this list is by no means set in stone. Picking up a weapon that you have no means to sustain will get you killed as well. ![]() Picking weapons that are both very slow will get you killed, even if those weapons are top-tier. When dropping and picking up weapons you need to consider how your two weapons will complement each other. Nuclear Throne is not an MMO where you can pick the weapon with the biggest numbers and expect your numbers to beat the enemy's numbers. I have seen the recurring request for a weapon tier list, and being in the top 5% of most daily runs I thought I had enough experience with the game to make that tier list a reality.īut before I post my tier list I want to make something clear here: YOU CANNOT BLINDLY FOLLOW THE LIST AND EXPECT GOOD RESULTS. Yo, what's up? I am TwentySharks, also known as Steam User Leviathan. ![]() |