![]() ![]() The Daytona was an absolute steal pre covid best coupon deals which under 200 bucks, you see a lot of them in professional shops for that reason along with easy 3yr warranty a quick drive to a store for most. Like you color not a big concern for me and yellow not a first personal choice but in a professional shop I will say it got some safety benefit when very easy to see. Personally I don't think HF have the product design engineering capability to think about things like wheel and saddle size, they just accept choices offered from odm at a price point they find acceptable and job jobbed. Shame as big chunk of home gamers who use this jack are doing so on poorer surfaces and that when larger wheels really can become big benefit. So they did the math and we got a pretty damn nice jack for less than three hundred bucks.Īssume seals purely penny pinching cost decision with HF as 3 other rebrands used better seal no drama and pretty much same retail at the time I looked into it, cost is so minimal it a no brainer on that one, casting wheels and changing axle position could get more costly if out of odm standard options but with HF volume it be pretty small cost per unit. I can't say I like the yellow color at all, but it's a figgin' jack - I just care how well it works). But I'd guess 90%+ (and maybe 95%+) of folks interested in current one would choose to save the $30 or would rather have color choice (which I don't understand at all. I'd almost certainly buy a model from them with the better seals, bigger wheels and a larger saddle if they offered one for, say $30 more. I agree with you on the seals - I have to wonder if it's a sourcing thing or possibly some kind of limitation (contractual/non-compete?) from the factory, because anything that small that can ensure fewer warranty issues is almost certainly worth it (part of my job involves understanding the process of cost engineering that brings lower warranty rates and how that is calculated - a penny up front to save a dime later kind of thing). The saddle and the wheels were probably both considered limited return on the investment for larger ones. ![]() benefit (and it adds up to real money over the kind of volume HF sells) and whether they get anything back for it (higher sales, primarily). Click to expand.The chump change comes down to material cost vs. ![]()
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![]() The AlwaysUp Event Log Messages page explains the messages that may appear.īrowse the AlwaysUp FAQ for answers to commonly asked questions and troubleshooting tips.Tonido is a self-hosted personal cloud, that squares off against products like Go To My PC, and DropBox. to bring up a HTML report detailing the interaction between AlwaysUp and LibreOffice. Running an application as a windows service.įrom AlwaysUp, select Application > Report Activity > Today. LibreOffice not working properly as a Windows Service?Ĭonsult the AlwaysUp Troubleshooter - our online tool that can help you resolve the most common problems encountered when On the Logon tab, delete the placeholder values and enter the username and password of the Windows account where you installed and run LibreOffice:Ĭlick Save to record your new LibreOffice service. Make the following adjustments in the Add Application window: In AlwaysUp, select Application > Import from the menu.Ĭhoose the file you downloaded in step 1. We encourage you to edit the service in AlwaysUp and check out the many other settings that may be appropriate for your environment.įor example, restart LibreOffice once per week (to cure memory leaks), send an email if the LibreOffice fails, setup a weekly report, and much more.ĭownload & Import the LibreOffice Settings Fileįor your convenience, we have provided an AlwaysUp Settings File with all the settings recommended in this guide.ĭownload LibreOffice_alwaysup.xml to your computer. That's it! Next time your computer boots, LibreOffice will start immediately, before anyone logs on. The entry's state should change to "Running" after a few seconds and LibreOffice will be running headless in the background.Ĭlick the green circle to see details of the "soffice.exe" process: To start LibreOffice as a service, choose Application > Start "LibreOffice". Notice that the state will be "Stopped" because the service is not yet running: In a couple of seconds, a new entry for LibreOffice (or whatever you called it) will show up in the AlwaysUp window. We are done configuring LibreOffice as a Windows Service so click the Save button to record our settings. This tells AlwaysUp that LibreOffice needs the TCP/IP stack to do its work. Switch to the Startup tab and check the Ensure that the Windows Networking components have started box. You must run LibreOffice from that account, where all installation and registry settings are available. Check the box at the top and enter the username and password of the Windows account where you installed LibreOffice. ![]() We have entered LibreOffice but you can enter another value if you like.Ĭlick over to the Logon tab. In the Name field, enter the name that you will call this application in AlwaysUp. Be sure to enclose components in quotes as required. In the Arguments field, enter soffice.exe command line parameters you identified in step 2. If you installed LibreOffice in the standard location, that path will be:Ĭ:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program\soffice.exe In the Application field, enter the full path to the LibreOffice executable, soffice.exe. Select Application > Add to open the Add Application window: ![]() Soffice.exe -headless -invisible -accept="socket,host=0.0.0.0,port=8100 urp StarOffice.Service" This command line did the trick for us we'll automate this command as a service in a later step: Please validate and make sure that your command works from a prompt! If it does not, then it will not work as a Windows Service either. The command line reference lists all the options (also available by running "soffice.exe -help"). If necessary, download and install LibreOffice.Ĭonstruct the command line that will run LibreOffice in headless mode, as you like. To install LibreOffice as a Windows Service: This tutorial focuses on headless operation. Most users run LibreOffice interactively, but the software can also run headless - invisible, servicing requests from other applications. LibreOffice is a popular, free, open source office suite. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These jobs are largely in the private sector despite the idea that market competition would root out such inefficiencies. Taskmasters, who create extra work for those who do not need it, e.g., middle management, leadership professionals.Box tickers, who create the appearance that something useful is being done when it is not, e.g., survey administrators, in-house magazine journalists, corporate compliance officers.Duct tapers, who temporarily fix problems that could be fixed permanently, e.g., programmers repairing shoddy code, airline desk staff who calm passengers whose bags do not arrive.Goons, who act to harm or deceive others on behalf of their employer, or to prevent other goons from doing so, e.g., lobbyists, corporate lawyers, telemarketers, public relations specialists.Flunkies, who serve to make their superiors feel important, e.g., receptionists, administrative assistants, door attendants, store greeters.More than half of societal work is pointless, both large parts of some jobs and five types of entirely pointless jobs: The productivity benefits of automation have not led to a 15-hour workweek, as predicted by economist John Maynard Keynes in 1930, but instead to "bullshit jobs": "a form of paid employment that is so completely pointless, unnecessary, or pernicious that even the employee cannot justify its existence even though, as part of the conditions of employment, the employee feels obliged to pretend that this is not the case." While these jobs can offer good compensation and ample free time, the pointlessness of the work grates at their humanity and creates a "profound psychological violence". Summary The author interviewed on the premise of the book, June 2018 Graeber subsequently solicited hundreds of testimonials from people with meaningless jobs and revised his case into a book that was published by Simon & Schuster in May 2018. The book is an extension of a popular essay Graeber published in 2013, which was later translated into 12 languages and whose underlying premise became the subject of a YouGov poll. He argues that the association of labor with virtuous suffering is recent in human history and proposes unions and universal basic income as a potential solution. Graeber describes five types of meaningless jobs, in which workers pretend their role is not as pointless or harmful as they know it to be: flunkies, goons, duct tapers, box tickers, and taskmasters. He contends that over half of societal work is pointless and becomes psychologically destructive when paired with a work ethic that associates work with self-worth. Organizational culture, cultural anthropologyīullshit Jobs: A Theory is a 2018 book by anthropologist David Graeber that postulates the existence of meaningless jobs and analyzes their societal harm. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you visit New Orleans, make a stop at Pat O’Brien’s and enjoy a modern Hurricane at its birth place. (I’ll include this recipe with the original below). The Hurricanes served at Pat O’Brien’s today are made with a blend of rums, passion fruit juice, orange juice, lime juice, grenadine, and simple syrup. What ingredients are in Pat O’Brien’s modern Hurricane? You can also easily make your own passion fruit simple syrup with either fresh or frozen passion fruit. Get the Fassionola Syrup Recipe.įor the Hurricane pictured here, I’ve used Liber & Co Passion Fruit Syrup. If you want to recreate the earliest Hurricane, you can replace the passion fruit syrup listed below with my easy to make fassionola. Homemade easy fassionola syrupįassionola would have lent early Hurricanes a reddish hue, that grenadine would later replace. Some sources say that the first Hurricanes were made with fassionola syrup, a somewhat mysterious red-colored tropical fruit-flavored syrup made with a variety of ingredients, most notably passion fruit. The recipe’s change from three simple ingredients to a neon red mix is thought to be due to demand.Īs the Hurricane’s popularity grew, it needed to be produced quickly and on a larger scale, leading Pat O’Brien’s to switch to a pre-batched cocktail mix. Want more classic misunderstood rum cocktails? Try the Original Mai Tai! How did the Hurricane recipe change so much? However, the drink was unexpectedly popular, eventually becoming the iconic New Orleans Hurricane we know today. Using up to 4 ounces of rum, the cocktail was intended to get rid of the excess rum quickly. When the bar’s distributor required purchases of (less popular) rum in order to buy the whiskey the bar needed, the recipe was born. The drink originated in New Orleans during the 1940s at Pat O’Brien’s bar. But what was the original recipe? And how did the classic become the bright red drink it is today? Read on to learn about both the simple original and the more complex modern recipe! The history of the Hurricane cocktailĪlthough contemporary recipes call for the addition of orange juice, lime juice, pineapple juice, grenadine, simple syrup, or other ingredients, the first Hurricane was actually just a simple blend of rum, passion fruit syrup, and lemon juice. WARNING! Another of the 5 ounce relationship builders.The Hurricane is one of those cocktails with dozens of different recipes circulating around the web. It turned out to be a hit and remains a popular rum drink today! O’Brien had to get rid of the rum he was forced to buy before he could purchase other spirits, so he whipped up the concoction and gave it away to the sailors. The creation of the “Hurricane” cocktail is credited to Pat O’Brien of New Orleans. Usually a 151 is called for, but for flavor, try the anejo! A dark anejo rum such as “Brugal Rum” makes a nice finishing touch. Pour all but the juices, in order listed, into a “Hurricane” glass three-quarters filled with ice.įill with equal parts of grapefruit and pineapple juice, and serve.Ī Nice Option: Rum drinks are famous for a rum “float” on the top.
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These vegan peanut butter cookies are so tasty! If you like peanut butter, you're going to love this recipe. This gorgeous rainbow fruit board is easy to pull together and fun to serve at a birthday party or brunch! If you love chocolate chip cookies, you'll love this combination of almond flour, peanut butter, maple syrup, and chocolate chips. This healthy edible cookie dough recipe is a delicious one-serving dessert! This vegan chocolate shake is rich and creamy and refined sugar-free! You are really going to like this delicious dessert. You'll combine peanut butter (or almond butter), crisped rice cereal, and maple syrup for a delicious treat. Let's talk about how great these 3-ingredient healthy rice krispie treats are! (4 ingredients, if you want a chocolate drizzle) They're easy to make and so delicious! The spices, oats, nuts, and sugar combine for a delicious filling, and the apples become even sweeter while they bake. These baked apples with oatmeal are a dessert recipe everyone will love. ![]() ![]() This delicious grilled apricots recipe with yogurt, hazelnuts, and honey is a fantastic dessert. These delicious fruit and nut dark chocolate bites are a healthier way to enjoy a chocolatey dessert! They're easy to make and require only a few simple ingredients. The combination of fresh fruit is the best! This vegan blueberry ice cream, made with almond milk, and served in a cantaloupe bowl is a delicious and healthy snack or dessert. This crisp has very little added sugar, just a bit from the applesauce and maple syrup. This delicious blueberry crisp is refined sugar free, vegan, and gluten-free! It's a fantastic recipe full of healthy ingredients. What could be better than ripe figs dipped in dark chocolate and topped with Himalayan salt? This easy recipe with dark chocolate figs is absolutely delicious. They're a great way to enjoy strawberries year-round since you can make them with fresh or frozen strawberries. ![]() If you like strawberries and cream, you'll love these flavors. These strawberry yogurt popsicles are a healthy, naturally sweetened dessert recipe. These muffins are one of our favorite healthy dessert ideas! They're a great healthy treat! They're made by combining rolled oats, bananas, milk, and an egg in a blender. You will love the delicious flavor of these blender banana oat muffins with chocolate chunks. Which one of these delicious desserts will you try? If you're looking for a healthy dessert recipe, you've come to the right place! We've got some awesome recipes for you! We've got some easy healthy desserts that will satisfy your sweet tooth while still being on the healthier side.įrom chocolate treats to fruity desserts, we've got the best healthy desserts! These healthier sweet treats are a great snack or post-dinner dessert. ![]() ![]() ![]() Most of the time, you simply need to find an item that is somewhere around the island. At times, their demands will make you do different activities, such as fishing or crafting – but these are the exceptions. More often than not, what they need are one or more items that you need to find around the island. As mentioned before, each day, one or more spirit will ask you something. One of the biggest problems here lies in the actual subject of most quests. While this structure works to perfection in games like Animal Crossing, Co zy Grove comes with some weird limitations and an ever-present repetitiveness that leads to a less interesting gameplay loop overall. Meet and help different spirits with their… unusual requests. Once you complete their errand, and collect their progression-related item (a spirit firewood that you give to Flamey, the guide-bonfire of your island), you then will need to wait an entire new day to get the chance of unlocking meaningful tasks again. At each in-real-life day, the spirits available on your island will give you a specific task. This means that progress basically happens in increments of 30 minutes. While the top-down perspective of Cozy Grove may bring to mind games like Don’t Starve, and its plethora of activities can make you think of Stardew Valley, Cozy Grove actually mimics in a very literal way the structure of a specific title: Animal Crossing. A repetitive quest system, some limited customisation options, and a bunch of infuriating technical issues takes away a lot of the shine from this colourful little title.Īnd it all starts with the structure of the game. Unfortunately, though, this is a case where the expectations are set so high that the rest of the game can’t really keep up with it. ![]() Following this Spiritfarer– like narrative, you go to a haunted island, where you’ll spend your days fulfilling the wishes of different spirits, all the while engaging with activities such as fishing, mining, and foraging.Ĭonsidering all these things (which sound amazing on paper), it is easy to say that Cozy Grove looks, sounds and feels like something with the potential to be the next Animal Crossing lookalike. Its initial premise is also a perfect match to that beautiful presentation: here, you are a Spirit Scout, a person whose main job is to help spirits in their afterlife. When we are about to start a new game, the first impression can really set our expectations towards the rest of the experience.Ĭozy Grove, for instance, sets an extremely high bar thanks to its superb art style that instantly captivates anyone looking for those types of relaxing, easy-going, life-sim games. ![]() ![]() ![]() At the time, series creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee said in a statement, "We’re beyond happy about the positive response to Arcane’s first season and are working hard with the creative wizards at Riot and Fortiche to deliver our second installment. Season 2 was officially announced just weeks after Season 1's arrival. The first season of Arcane premiered on Netflix in November 2021, meaning it will be a three-year wait by the time Season 2 arrives. Arcane Fans Endure a Three-Year Wait for Season 2 ![]() The series would also sweep every Annie Award category it was been nominated for, including Best FX, Best Character Design, Best Direction, Best Production Design, Best Storyboarding, Best Voice Acting, and Best Writing. It also earned Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Color Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Background Design and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - Production Design. The first season of Arcane won four Primetime Emmy Awards, which includes the distinction of becoming the first streaming series to win the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program.
![]() ![]() The Great Bell was cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and weighs 13.5 long tons (13.7 tonnes 15.1 short tons). It is known for its reliability, and can be adjusted by adding or removing pre-decimal pennies from the pendulum. It was designed by Edmund Beckett Denison and George Airy, the Astronomer Royal, and constructed by Edward John Dent and Frederick Dent. The clock uses its original mechanism and was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world upon its completion. The dials of the clock are 22.5 feet (6.9 m) in diameter. Its base is square, measuring 40 feet (12 m) on each side. The tower stands 316 feet (96 m) tall, and the climb from ground level to the belfry is 334 steps. It is elaborately decorated and includes symbols related to the four nations of the United Kingdom, the Tudor dynasty, and a Latin inscription to Queen Victoria. The tower was designed by Augustus Pugin in a Perpendicular Gothic Revival style and was completed in 1859. The tower was officially called the Clock Tower until 2012, when it was renamed to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The tower is nicknamed " Big Ben", a name which was originally applied only to the largest bell of the clock. It contains the Great Clock, a striking clock with five bells. The Elizabeth Tower is the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. The hour hands are nearly 9 ft long and the minute hands are almost 14 ft. Bell CharacteristicsĮlizabeth Tower, where the bell chimes, stands 315 feet (96 meters) tall. NovemBig Ben chimes for Remembrance Sunday, marking its return to regular service. SeptemBig Ben chimes to mark the beginning of a minute’s silence as a “national moment of reflection” for Queen Elizabeth II, according to the Parliament’s official Twitter account. Plans are still on track to complete the restoration in 2021, according to a statement from the House of Commons.ĪpThe deadline for completion of the restoration project is extended to 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.ĭecemBig Ben is scheduled to ring on New Year’s Eve after four years of silence. SeptemIn a statement, the House of Commons announces that the estimated cost of repairs for Big Ben has more than doubled from £29 million to £61 million.įebruWorkers have discovered “extensive” World War II bomb damage to the Elizabeth Tower, which will force the cost of restoring it to rise from £61.1m to £79.7m ($79.7m to $104m). The repairs are estimated to cost around £29 million, or more than $42 million. It’s set to be the third time in Big Ben’s 157-year history that the clock will be silenced.ĪugParliament announces that Big Ben will fall silent on August 21 and remain so until 2021, when repairs are expected to be complete. The clock will not chime for several months while it’s being refurbished. A parliamentary report notes that Big Ben may stop working or the clock’s hands could fall off if it is not refurbished.Ģ016 - Repairs, costing more than $42 million, are scheduled for early 2017. October 2015 - The British newspapers, the Mail on Sunday and Sunday Times report that the clock is in need of repair. SeptemBig Ben’s Tower is renamed Elizabeth Tower in honor of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, her 60th anniversary on the throne. It is estimated that there is a change of less than one millimeter per year. In 1863, the great bell is turned so an undamaged portion is struck with a smaller hammer.ġ923 - Big Ben’s chimes are broadcast by BBC Radio on New Year’s Eve.ġ939-April 1945 - The clock dials are unlit due to wartime blackout regulations.Īugust 1976 - Nine months of repairs begin.Ģ007 - Big Ben is silent for seven weeks as repairs are made on the clock.Ģ009 - Special events all year mark Big Ben’s 150th anniversary.Ģ011 - It becomes apparent that Big Ben has started to lean to one side. A smaller quarter bell chimes on the hour for four years. September 1859 - Big Ben’s great bell cracks two months after its first chime and is taken out of commission. May 1859 - The clock begins keeping time. It develops a crack and a replacement bell is cast.ĪpThe replacement bell, 2.5 tons lighter than the original, is cast or molded.ġ859 - Construction on the tower is complete. His stepson, Frederick Dent takes over the project.ġ856-1857 - The bell is cast in northern England and transported to London. Timelineġ843 - Construction on the clock tower begins.įebruary 1852 - Clockmaker Edward John Dent is recruited to design the clock.ġ853 - Dent passes away. The area is surveilled using CCTV cameras, alarms, and other security technology. ![]() Visitors go through airport style security checks. Big Ben chimes on the hour and has quarter bells that chime every fifteen minutes. ![]() ![]() ![]() This value is required because the router cannot detect when the application terminates. This value controls how long the inbound ports stay open when the router detects no activity.
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