We don't think waiting more than two weeks for security updates is a good idea!īasilisk is a new browser from the creator of Pale Moon. Waterfox's developers released Waterfox 56 that incorporated the security updates found in Firefox 57 on November 30, 2017. Let's look at the most recent major release: Mozilla released Firefox 57 on November 14, 2017. Whenever Mozilla releases security updates for Firefox ESR, the Waterfox developers have to integrate those updates into Waterfox before delivering them to users. Overall, using Waterfox is basically just like using Firefox ESR and changing a few settings.with one big difference: security updates arrive in Firefox ESR much faster than they do in Waterfox. Encrypted Media Extensions (EME), which are required for sites like Netflix, are also disabled by default-and, again, you can disable them yourself in Firefox, if you like. It won't send telemetry data to Mozilla, but you can disable that from Options > Privacy & Security > Firefox Data Collection and Use in Firefox. It disables Pocket by default, but you can disable Pocket yourself in Firefox. Waterfox also has some other different features. Here are our concerns with some of the more popular Firefox alternatives. That's why we recommend against using these smaller Firefox-based browsers, and why we also recommend against using alternative browsers based on Google Chrome. We think it's best to go with a big project with a large number of developers that receives a lot of attention to security. But, after taking some deserved public heat, they've made policy changes and we're hopeful they'll do better in the future.Įven if you don't completely trust some of Mozilla's business decisions, your browser is just too important to be left to a small community of enthusiasts. Robot "Looking Glass" add-on was ridiculous, and we're not thrilled about what they're doing with Cliqz in Germany. Yes, Mozilla has done some things we're not crazy about. If you want to keep using your old add-ons that no longer work in Firefox Quantum, we recommend Mozilla's Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) instead.įirefox ESR is based on Firefox 52, supports traditional XUL Firefox add-ons and NPAPI plug-ins, and will continue receiving security updates directly from Mozilla until July 2, 2018. We like Firefox Quantum, which is faster and more modern than previous releases of Firefox. Related: What's New in Firefox Quantum, the Firefox You've Been Waiting For If You Don't Like Firefox Quantum, Use Firefox ESR Instead
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Consequently, in the case of Apple ProRaw files, we will almost always see an underexposed file that needs to be corrected in order to have a correct interpretation. The reason is obvious: the ProRaw file has a “preview” in the Apple Photo gallery that matches the one of the iPhone default shot.īut when we open this file in Lightroom CC or Capture One Pro, the programs recalculate a new preview that shows the pure captured data. I have personally tested the Apple ProRaw files with the two software I usually use: Lightroom CC and Capture One Pro.īoth software therefore open files regularly, even if in both cases, we find (as in the case of all raw files from smartphone) a file that looks very different from what we see as a “preview” on the screen when we look at it on our smartphone. What other software besides Apple Photo can I work with Apple ProRaw files? Being a universal Raw DNG format, all software that supports this format can open these Raw files. I point out in any case, that also the correction of the vignetting and the natural distortion of the lens (not the perspective distortion!) are already applied in the Apple ProRaw file. If you are a lover of detail at the expense of a greater noise in the file, in this case you will have to look at other solutions, such as Raw taken by Halide Camera App. If we think that posting on Instagram the picture get resized to 1350px on the long side, we understand how in most cases it is almost impossible to zoom in to notice the finest details on these social network’s posts. I think the choice was due about the usual destination of smartphone photographs: social networks. Let’s say that the path taken by Apple in this case was to privilege a clean file over a file with more details. On the one hand, therefore, it facilitates the subsequent work for a novice user, on the other hand, however, there is a lack of general sharpness when we zoom in on the photograph a lot: we will notice that all the details are “washed out”, which is typical files that have been “excessively” cleaned of digital noise. What we get is therefore an already clean file without any digital noise. The third photo was edited with Capture One Pro.Īt the moment the way chosen by Apple for the ProRaw is to process out the Noise Reduction directly in the calculation phase with computational photography. Then I worked directly in the iPhone Photo editor (which at the moment is one of the best solutions for editing Apple ProRaw photos for free) and you can see how much information I was able to recover in the shadows! (second photo) This information is present in the file and it’s there for you to be recovered! The result of the photo obtained is what you see below on the left. So I did an exposure for the lights (that’s what I recommend you do almost always with Apple ProRaw). In the background appears an iconic palace of the city: the bell tower of Arnolfo di Palazzo Vecchio. I wanted to do a test in a very difficult lighting situation: take a picture in an alley on a street in Florence where, due to its narrow shape, little light enters at the time I was take this picture. Now, thanks to Apple ProRaw, all this information is available to the user even in post production. So imagine that when you expose the photograph with your iPhone, the smartphone actually makes a lot of exposures which it then merges together. This is where the new computational photography algorithms such as Smart HDR come into play. We cannot therefore expect, in high contrast situations, to have the same “vision” as our eye (which in any case remains unique, photography is always a personal interpretation). In the current state of sensor technology there is a limit of recording information obtainable with a single click. One of the biggest “disappointments” on the part of my students in photography classes is noticing a big difference between what they see with their eyes, in a high contrast situation, and what the camera captures. The greater the dynamic range, the greater the chance to have both shadow detail and highlight detail in a shot. Dynamic range is the ability to record information from shadows to highlights. I don't intend any criticism if it doesn't do all these things. taking into account the bolometric correction for the star that the planet is orbiting).ĭoes the generator take into account the age of the system in determining whether a planet has developed an oxygen atmosphere? Does it adjust for the proportion of sunlight that is energetic enough to drive photosynthesis? (i.e take into account the bolometric correction again) In the case of stars that have brightened appreciably in the last few billion years, does it take into account the length of time that the planet has been in the life zone? When mapping a world tide-locked to its star, does the generator place an ice-cap on the dark side and calculate the drop of ocean levels?ĭoes the generator report the effect of orbital eccentricity on tides and temperature? Does it indicate the degree of seasonality as a function of obliquity?ĭoes the generator estimate and report the violence of weather (storminess and windiness) depending on atmospheric parameters, wateriness, rotation rate, temperature variations, etc?ĭoes the generator indicate the variation of atmospheric pressure with altitude, indicate a maximum breathable altitude, etc.?ĭoes the generator report how bright the sunlight is in visible bands? (i.e. What about taking into account the latitudinal bands of moist and dry climates produced by Hadley cells in atmospheric circulation? In generating a planetary map, does the generator take into account the variation of temperature with latitude on a fast-rotating world and place ice caps appropriately. What about the planet's magnetic field?ĭoes the generator take into account the effect of low surface temperature in creating ice caps and thus reducing albedo? Does it take into account the effect of high temperature in increasing the load of water vapour and clouds in the atmosphere and their effect on albedo and greenhouse forcing? Does it model the long-term stabilisation of climate by the carbonate-silicate cycle, depending on tectonic activity and volcanism?ĭoes the generator calculate and report the range and period of the tides?ĭoes the generator calculate and report the apparent sizes and motions of the planet's sun and any moons?ĭoes the generator calculate and report the escape velocity of the planet, the period of a low orbit about it, and the altitude of a geosynchronous orbit? How are the initial rotation rates of the planets and moons assigned? Does the generator take into account the effect of tides in slowing rotation over time and thus producing tidal locking? Does it assign spin:orbit resonance instead of tidal lock in the case of worlds with sufficiently eccentric orbits?ĭoes the generator take into account the age of the planet in generating a geothermal heat flux and deriving levels of volcanic activity and tectonic convection. How is the initial allocation of volatiles done: does it depend on distance from the star, or condensation temperature? The generator doubtless assigns a volatiles budget to each planet and moon in some form, and takes into account the effect of Jeans escape in boiling away the light volatiles. What's the distribution, and does it take into account the effect of tides in reducing obliquities over time? The generator doubtless assigns obliquities (axial tilts) to rotating orbiting bodies. Does it go as far as to generate an inclination, an argument of the periapsis, a longitude of the ascending node, and a true anomaly? Does it take into account the effect of tides in reducing inclination and eccentricity over time? Does it assign larger eccentricities to the innermost and outermost members of a closely-spaced orbital sequence? (e.g. The generator doubtless assigns orbits to the planets, including semi-major axes and eccentricities. These matters have unplumbed depths, and I'd like more specific information on how deep Astrosynthesis goes. That's very promising, but there are an awful lot of scientific principles bearing on the surface conditions of a planet. When you generate a sector map, you're not getting a mish-mash of unrelated planets and stars - you're getting plausible star systems!". When generating systems, the program applies many scientific principles from the areas of physics, planetary sciences, atmospheric chemistry, and astronomy. The information page about the system generator tells me that "AstroSynthesis' built in Star System Generator isn't just a randomizer. The fourth is about the depth of scientific plausibility in program output. I just have a few questions as to whether it is likely to be suitable to my needs. My birthday is coming up, and I'm thinking of treating myself to a copy of Astrosynthesis 3.0. Here is an example of one such repair connector kit on Amazon that can go on any normal sized hose. If you ever want to replace these fittings then the best quality brass connectors can be purchased for a lot less than a brand new hose and most universal connectors will work just fine with either 5/8″ or 3/4″ hoses. Many cheap hoses come with low end fittings on either end that are easily damaged. This makes the threads themselves rather tough and they aren’t likely to break or bend easily. Most fittings are made from some durable material like brass. The threads are supposed to fit together in a screw-like manner to attach a hose to a faucet to allow water to come through without leaking or losing pressure. Threads are the small rings you’ll see on the outside of a faucet or on the inside of a garden hose’s fitting. First of All – What are Threads?īefore we can answer questions about standard sizes for hose fittings, you need to understand what we mean when we talk about threads. I tested four top-of-the-line hose connectors here to determine which was the best. Some are significantly better than others. I’ve always found keeping a few on hand at all times to be helpful…but connectors are not interchnagable. ► FYI – Quick connector fittings like these over on Amazon work with all standard hose sizes. There are some exceptions however so let’s explain hose fitting sizing in greater detail and I’ll show you what most of the common fitting and connector sizes are commonly used for. It is rare however to find a residential hose fitting that uses a different thread pitch. Some professional or high-flow hoses are 3/4″ 11.5NH while some cheaper hoses are 1/2″ 11.5NH. Most residential garden hoses have a 5/8″ internal diameter with 11.5NH or 11.5 threads per inch. So what is the standard hose fitting size, and how do the various sizes work? After all, most hoses look the exactly same, shouldn’t they work without issue? Anyone who’s found that their hose doesn’t fit into the outdoor garden faucet or spigot has felt frustration and had the immediate realization that there are different size garden hose fittings. I’ve used Procreate for years now, and the newest version is incredible. This one may be obvious, but I had to include it. The interface is easy to understand, with tons of advanced options if you want them. Top Pick: Procreate – $9.99 in the iOS App StoreĬlean, simple, and full of features. But for now, let’s discuss my top four cost-efficient Photoshop alternatives, and break down their pros and cons. I’ll dive into inexpensive and alternative hardware options in a future post. I provided a variety of options since some hardware can also be cost-prohibitive. It’s worth noting that some of the software options I chose are optimized for certain hardware.
The success in March by the Grasse station was not the first laser ranging effort targeting the “lost” Lunokhod 1 reflector. Lunokhod 1 came to its final stop on a site situated around 2.3 kilometers north of its point of landing. But thanks to images snapped by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, both the Luna 17 lander and Lunokhod 1 were spotted. The final end-of-mission location of Lunokhod 1 was uncertain until 2010. “Fortunately, we had immediate echoes … and if not, we might not have tried again for one or many years!” he said. In fact, Torre and a colleague were ranging successfully the Apollo 15 site when Torre suggested trying Lunokhod 1. Still, the results have buoyed the interest of Earth-based scientists to continue beaming their lasers at the long-dead rover.Ī retroreflector array was also left on the Moon by the landing crew of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission in 1969, while two more retroreflector arrays were set up by Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 Moonwalkers. Poor weather conditions prevented the scientists from getting a good determination of the Lunokhod 1 reflector’s efficiency. In the end, however, “it was more a problem of lack of confidence than to a technical difficulty,” Torre said. The reflector may have been dusty, its cover could have closed, or the rover may not have been parked in view of Earth, Torre said. The historical difficulty of ranging on Lunokhod 1 may have been due to a number of factors. The results were obtained over three nights, using a new instrumental configuration at the MéO station. In March, they received return signals from the Lunokhod 1 reflector. “And during 30 years, nobody tried to range on Lunokhod 1,” Jean-Marie Torre, research engineer at the Côte d’Azur Observatory in France, said via email.īut Torre and his colleagues tried anyway, using the Côte d’Azur Observatory’s Grasse (MéO) laser-ranging station in Calern, France. 4, 1971, after 11 lunar day-night cycles, or 322 Earth days.įor the most part, those working in the laser ranging field have cautioned over the years not to spend time on Lunokhod 1, calling the rover a nearly impossible target. Lunokhod 1’s days of roving the Moon formally ended on Oct. 17, 1970 in the Sea of Rains.Īmong its instruments, the rover carried a French-built laser retroreflector consisting of 14 corner cubes that can reflect laser light beamed from Earth.Īttempts to contact the rover after the lunar night that began in September 1971 were unsuccessful, apparently due to a component failure on the rover. The wheeled vehicle was carried to the lunar surface by a spacecraft called Luna 17, touching down Nov. Lunokhod 1 was the first remote-controlled rover ever to land on another celestial body. GOLDEN, Colo. - Scientists have successfully bounced a laser off the Soviet Union’s old Lunokhod 1 rover, which trekked across the Moon’s landscape more than four decades ago. Quite a number of structures had been determined but there was a tremendous field open, a tremendous amount of work that could be done.” Pauling recalled that at that time X-ray crystallography “was a new technique, ten years old when I began. This technique gave for the first time detailed information about how atoms are related to other atoms in a crystal and how far apart they are from the other atoms.”Īs a graduate student, well before Pauling began to research hemoglobin in earnest, he spent a great deal of his time using the technique of X-ray crystallography to determine the crystalline structure of a number of inorganic compounds. Noyes suggest to me, or tell me, that I was to work with Roscoe Dickinson on x-ray crystallography, determination of the structure of crystals by x-ray diffraction. X-ray apparatus at Linus Pauling's desk, Gates Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. 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That rich and vibrant smell you know and love comes from bourbon vanilla bean extract. Remember those suuuper sweet vanilla scents you used to wear as a teen? This smells like that, but with a sophisticated touch. "Even if I'm sweating or seriously on the go, I still get welcome whiffs of this as the day goes on. I've even had friends run to Nordstrom to buy it for themselves after smelling it on me or sniffing it out within my scent collection.Įditor Review: "When I'm going out for the day and night, I always want a perfume that I know will last through all of my plans, and this one is always my go-to," says WH associate e-commerce editor Lily Wohlner. Made with heliotrope, orchid, daylily, and sandalwood, the notes of this beautiful fragrance are sweet but not overpowering, making it the perfect everyday scent.Īnd, despite the amount of perfumes I own, I never lose track of the amount of compliments I get when I wear this one specifically. If you couldn't already tell, I have a bit of separation anxiety when it's not within an arm's reach. Describing myself as completely hooked on this scent might seem a bit over-the-top, but I can't help expressing how much I adore it. I first bought this perfume my freshman year of high school (it was the it perfume back then!), and I have repurchased it every time I've run out ever since. So, ladies, no need to delay-it's the perfect moment to introduce a fresh, long-lasting fragrance to your collection for the rest of summer and year-round. Together, we've established the 12 best options money can buy (DW, many of them are affordable, too!). I also teamed up with WH beauty editor Danielle Jackson to curate a definitive list of the best vanilla perfumes. And not that cheap, overly-sweet, drugstore vanilla scent we all wore in middle school-the clean, creamy kind that garners you tons of compliments when you wear it out of your house. But, when connecting the dots between my most frequented scents, I found that there's one note I gravitate towards the most: vanilla. I'm a fan of scents that are light, fresh, floral, and a bit musky-think of them like you would that post-shower freshness. All that testing and spritzing has helped me figure out the absolute best options in many categories. I've collected more than 40 perfumes throughout my time as a shopping writer. Since white mold affects the entire plant, it should be uprooted in case of infection. A temperature of 30-35 degrees Celsius, along with rains, provides ideal conditions for the growth of the fungi. The disease starts from the crown of the plant and ends the plant’s life by advancing up to the roots. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum causes white mold in peonies. It is a perfect choice for fruits, herbs, vegetables, delicate roses, even indoor houseplants. You don't have to worry about harsh chemicals being used on your food garden and vegetables. This 3-in-1 pest control is perfect for organic gardening as it is made with all natural Neem Oil. It is a multi-purpose pest control product that works as a fungicide for plant blight but also as an insecticide and miticide to help control insects, mites, and even ticks in your garden. One such fungicide product you may want to consider is Captain Jack's Neem Oil. The key ingredients used in these fungicides are generally neem oil (Azadirachta indica), copper, and Serenade®. Fungicides can also be used to protect the plant if the disease has been a recurring problem. The disease can be prevented from occurring by avoiding excessively watering, or leaving the plant moist. A little after the fungus attacks, the affected area turns brown/black, dries off, and dies. The fungi surround young shoots or buds and form a gray covering which slowly kills the infected part. This disease is specifically caused by Botrytis Paeoniae in peony plants. The ideal environment for botrytis blight to develop is in damp, rainy conditions. It forms a thick gray mold around the parts it infects, which is formed by fungal spores. Botrytis Blight Disease’s appearanceīotrytis blight is a fungal disease that causes a covering over new shoots, buds, and stem. It’s always suggestible to test it on a part of plant before actually using it. The spray shouldn’t be used in hot and sunny weather. This should be sprayed on the plant every ten to fourteen days. A home remedy that can be used is mixing up a tablespoon of baking soda, liquid dish soap without bleach, and horticultural oil in a gallon of water. Progressive stages of the infection can be treated using horticultural oil. It’s best to water peonies in the morning.Īs powdery mildew can show up in spite of the preventive measures that are taken, it’s suitable to treat them with fungicides. Since shady and humid conditions help the fungi grow, choosing a location with full sun, and proper air circulation to prevent moisture is vital. However, once it attacks the plant, treatment is difficult in severe cases. How to treat itĭespite appearance, powdery mildew is rarely fatal. They hinder the process of photosynthesis and cause the leaves to fall off prematurely. Conditions, like moderate temperature, moisture, and shade are ideal for its germination and growth. Powdery mildews are caused by various types of fungi out of which Podosphaera xanthii is the most common culprit. Simply hold ‘Shift’ while painting to enable this behavior.īy holding ‘S’ and ‘Shift’, the Camera-Aligned Snapping behavior is enabled, which aligns the strokes along the camera orientation. The default alignment is along the canvas orientation, allowing you to draw straight lines along the canvas. We have expanded the existing ‘Shift+Click’ paint functionality in Mixer with Straight Line Painting, which allows for straight lines to be painted - either aligned to the canvas or along the camera axis. Snap to 15-degree increments by holding ‘S’ while rotating. Also, performance is bumped up when working in Orthographic view.Īccess the Orthographic View by pressing ‘P’ or by clicking the ‘View’ button in the top bar. This, in combination with the new Straight Line Painting feature (more below), opens up many more possibilities for artists. Orthographic View also allows for discrete rotation in 15-degree increments. To access this view, simply press ‘P’ on your keyboard or click the ‘View’ toggle button in the top bar. The Orthographic View allows you to make precise and exact edits to your Mix and gives you a great overview of the texture’s layout and rhythm. The sample area is represented by the dotted radius around the Eye Dropper. This allows you to quickly, and intuitively, blend the current layer as well as your painting to the surrounding area. You can easily adjust the average sample area using ‘S+MMB drag’. The render changes to the channel you wish to sample for, making things even easier. Press and hold ‘Q’ for access to the Eye Dropper. ‘Shift+Left Click’ to open just the Eye Dropper. The Eye Dropper can be accessed in several ways: Click on the color swatch to bring up both Color Picker and Eye Dropper. We’ve taken this one step further by allowing you to quickly and effortlessly adjust the Eye Dropper’s sample radius so you can specify a larger region to sample an average color from. It allows for sampling colors to be used when painting or adjusting reflectance values. The Eye Dropper is an essential tool in any artist’s arsenal. Sampling colors with the all-new Eye Dropper, using the Orthographic View for precise edits, and Straight Line Painting are just some of the new features Mixer now offers. 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