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The two backgrounds will continuously scroll and as the right-hand image (either original or reversed) becomes the entire view that the player sees, the left-hand image (either original or reversed) will be moved to the right-hand-side ready to be scrolled into view. So what do we show on the last pixel on the right-hand side of the screen? We will make a reversed copy of the same image and show it to the right of the original(unreversed) image.Īs the original image and the reversed image are steadily scrolled to the left, eventually, half of each image will be shown, and so on.Įventually, we will be reaching the end of the original image and the last pixel on the right-hand-side of the reversed image will eventually be on-screen.Īt the point when the reversed image is shown in full on the screen, just like the original image was at the start, we will move the original image over to the right-hand side. The way the next frame is shown is to move the image off-screen to the left. Please note these images are not the ones to add to your project. The first frame of the game shows the background image like this. How the parallax effect is achieved in code Let’s code a parallax scrolling background. ![]() It is also possible with more modern hardware (like our Android phones) to have transparent parts to the layers and overlap them with other layers to create a more pleasing effect. Notice the foreground which is plain green with the occasional pot-hole, scrolls at a different(faster) speed to the background hills. Why not take a look at the video in the previous link. ![]() The first time the effect was used in a video game was Atari’s Moon Patrol. The famous Disney production Snow White used this effect as well as another trick where layers of backgrounds are moved in opposite directions to achieve a rotating effect. Video games didn’t invent this technique and the first modern use of the parallax effect dates back to early cinema. By moving the front layer(s) faster than the back the distance/depth effect is achieved. The parallax effect is when different layers of backgrounds are moved at different speeds to achieve the effect of motion and depth. In this tutorial, we will see the tricks and the code required to achieve a parallax scrolling background effect. ![]() Even though many of these titles were released on the PC first, they just feel right being on the Vita. Some of the indie titles released on the system belong to the "Roguelike" genre a genre inspired by the elements of the classic PC game, Rogue. It had gone from a triple A handheld to a pocket gateway into some of the PC's finest indie games, along with some of the quirkiest Japanese titles I've ever seen (I'm looking at you, Genkai Tokki series). Along with the very affectionate support of Japanese developers, the Vita had unintentionally became something Sony never intended on it becoming. A massive effort on Sony's end to bring indie titles to the Vita, PS3 and eventually the PS4 turned the Vita into a cesspool of mixed-quality indie titles. Luckily though, the Vita soon became a PC gamer's best friend. Big third party developers didn't see the audience, nor the power that the Vita had, and thus didn't support it at all. ![]() After a few attempts at creating some special titles for the system, Sony disowned the console and stopped supporting it altogether. The Vita soon became an extremely niche, abandoned console. The system received some good hits such as Gravity Rush and Persona 4: The Golden, but never any of the AAA, console-quality experiences that Sony had promised (unless you count the god awful attempts at bringing popular franchises like Resistance and Call of Duty: Black Ops to the platform). I remember when Sony first announced it as the NGP (Next Generation Portable), claiming it was as strong as the PS3 and promising triple A titles to make it a "true home console experience on the go." I also remember it's pitiful launch featuring a handful of gimmicky games, followed by a long drought of gamelessness. The PlayStation Vita is an unfortunate system. This will place your tomatoes at different stages of growth so that you don’t have to worry about an unfortunate case of blight wiping out your entire crop.Įarly blight is more likely to affect early-maturing varieties of tomatoes, so consider planting in succession (or planting cultivars that mature at different times) so that you don’t have to worry about the timing of a blight. Select Several Types of Plants – and Plant Them at Different TimesĬhoose a variety of plants that will mature at separate points. ![]() This will make it easier for your plant to withstand blight and other diseases. You should also plant varieties that are resistant to nematodes and wilt (indicated by a V, F, and N after the name of the specific cultivar). Only purchase healthy plants, and inspect any and all transplants carefully. Only Purchase Healthy PlantsĮven if you are getting a good deal on your tomato plants, never purchase those that seem to be sick or damaged. However, there are several ways it can be treated and prevented. Unfortunately, there is no perfectly reliable cure for early blight. Because the plant will have no more foliage to protect the fruits, the fruits are often damaged from direct sun exposure. The lesions will rapidly grow, with the surrounding plant tissue yellowing and then turning brown before the leaves die and fall off the plant altogether.Įarly blight does not usually affect fruits directly, but indirectly, it can be devastating. There will be dead plant matter in the center. Early blight will rear its head as small, brown lesions that look like bullseyes. What are the Signs of Early Blight?Įarly blight displays several telltale signs, with symptoms usually appearing after the first fruits appear on the tomato plants. Each can also affect different areas of the plant. These diseases are all remarkably similar, but generally affect your tomato plants at different times. There are several kinds of blight, including early blight, late blight, and Septoria leaf spot. It can lead to secondary diseases like damping-off, crown rot, leaf blight, and fruit rot – and it can ultimately kill your plants. The spores require moisture in order to advance to the next stage, so when rain comes into contact with them, they will begin to rapidly reproduce.Įarly blight is caused by the fungus Alternaria solani and causes a variety of symptoms. These spores are carried by the wind, water, insects, and animals, moving from infected plants before they are deposited on the soil or on new plants. This disease attacks systematically, rapidly destroying the stems, leaves, and fruits of your tomato plants. By Clemson University – USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series –, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link What is Early Blight?īlight is a common fungal disease that practically every gardener has heard of. ![]() A tomato leaf showing typical target shaped lesions of Alternaria solani. ![]() There are plenty of tips and tricks that you can put to good use to both prevent and get rid of early blight in your garden. From sunup to sundown, you’ve been out in your garden planting, watering, fertilizing, and pruning your plants, all in the hopes that your tomatoes will grow tall, verdant, and productive.īlight is one of the most frustrating diseases that can affect your tomato plants, not only because it is so devastating, but because many gardeners think that there is little they can do to prevent it. You have worked hard to cultivate a gorgeous crop of tomatoes. 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He predicted that businesses will be the first adopters of 10G and higher speeds.Įckard also said adopting next generation PONs on fiber networks will also ensure that providers get the most from federally allocated programs like the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program administered by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Providers need to ensure that they are building the right type of network to support these new applications, he said, pointing to the recently released Apple virtual reality headset set to be released early next year as an example of increasing capacity demands.ĭeploying 25G PONs is ideal for providers that want to provide customers with 10G or higher speeds and ensure future applications will be supported by their networks. He said that more and more services are requiring higher capacity and the demand will continue to increase as applications evolve to fill capacity capabilities. 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Steve was raised by ninjas and rides a miniature unicorn, instantly making him one of the coolest videogame characters around. The first game allowed a second player to join in at any time and control DeathSpank's sidekick, Sparkles the Wizard. You'll encounter more advanced technologies in Thongs of Virtue, such as the robots seen here. Even though I'd done this stuff before,I really didn't mind - DeathSpank is just that much fun. Remember the spelunker who was afraid to do his own spelunking and the Thongoloth researcher who wanted you to take readings for him? There is more of that business to do here. Some of the sidequests are plucked straight from the first game. You also have a variety of explosives at your disposal such as poison and ice grenades. They're effective at taking out enemies from a distance and provide many more strategic possibilities in battle. In Thongs of Virtue you have access to machine guns, bazookas, and lasers - really fun stuff. 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Structural Support / TripodĪs we know, high-power telescopes are huge and difficult to handle with our hands. ![]() The primary curved mirror forms an objective, while the secondary curved mirror is placed at the focus of the first mirror inside the telescope body. These two mirrors are called primary and secondary mirrors. Depending upon design consideration, the shape of the mirror can be plane, parabolic, or hyperbolic. The objective lens is at the front side to focus on the image, and the eyepiece lens is at the backside of the telescope for magnification. The objective lens is convex, while the eyepiece lens is concave in shape. The bigger lens is an objective lens, while the smaller lens is an eyepiece lens. In most refracting telescopes, there are two lenses in which is the objective lens, and the other is the eyepiece lens. The lens is one of the necessary parts of a telescope. ![]() Steep SQL Price Increases Effective January 1st, 2023 To book an appointment, with no obligation, email us at, simply reply to this email or click the button below to book an appointment through our online booking tool. With a proper review by SPLA experts we can help you increase your profits. This recent price increase does not have to impact your bottom line. We can help you review the specific terms and qualifications which the govern Extended Use Rights, but this can be a viable alternative to reporting SAL usage under SPLA. One other point of consideration is that RDS Client Access licenses, purchased by your clients through traditional Volume Licensing programs such as Open or EA, may be appropriated for RDS consumption in your cloud environment. ![]() So before you start considering your public cloud options, and converting your customers over to the Azure offering (which could take many months), make sure you control your immediate costs by only reporting what your clients are consuming.Īt Altaris Cloud we have worked with hundreds of Service Providers, conducting private reviews to determine exactly what you should be reporting and paying to Microsoft for SPLA. Many Service Provider do not put the required controls in place, limiting remote VM access to only those who require it. In our experience, RDS is the single most over-reported SKU identified through the Microsoft audit process. More immediately, in order to mitigate the impact of the upcoming price hike, you can make sure you are correctly reporting RDS. That said, there are some significant incentive-based rebates you can tap into if you decide this is the right move your business. Furthermore, as a Service Provider you do lose some customization abilities if you go down this route. In some cases, the margins may not be as appealing as what can be achieved through a private cloud offering. If you do decide to explore this route, make sure you fully consider all costs involved. Microsoft is pushing this angle aggressively along with expanded Office365/Teams usage (see their latest earnings guidance). ![]() Those affected are Service Providers who have been delivering Remote Desktop Services to their clients through private cloud offerings.Īs a Service Provider you can always explore offering Windows Desktop Services to your clients through CSP. 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Microsoft just announced a 10% increase to Remote Desktop Services (RDS) coming in January 2021. ![]() However, every electroplating process has its recommended Of it are given in the previously mentioned article " Empirical Calculation of the Surface Area of an Object, Andrea Mazzilli & Torben Lenau (1996)".Ĭoating's thickness is highly dependent on the material and the purpose of the coating. This simple geometry can be a sphere, cone, cylinder or parallelepiped, depending on the part's shape. To approximate a complex geometry as a more common (and simple) one. Therefore, this calculation usually is done by using specific tools (e.g computer aided tools) or by trying This sometimes is a very difficult task, because there are many complicated shapes. the mass) which is going to be deposited depends on three parameters:Ī) Calculation of the part's surface area "S" In order to calculate the material's cost related to plating of a part, one has to know the amount of material which is going to be deposited and the price of the coating material. An empirical method to estimate surfaceĪreas is described in the paper " Empirical Calculation of the Surface Area of an Object, Andrea Mazzilli & Torben Lenau (1996)." Labor definately is the most important factor, mostly for common metals plating, in which material's cost is not so high.Īnother very important parameter to be considered is the surface area of the object to be coated, because it has an influence on all the three factors mentioned. 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