Nevertheless, collecting each themed trio of cars for the GT Café’s menu books (like European classic compacts, or retro Japanese sports icons) also unlocks a sweetly earnest short video that showcases the cars and explains their relevance to automotive culture. It's easy to see how the fear of missing out may coax some players who are light on credits to shell out real cash to grab certain cars before they disappear again. Some rare cars will only pop up occasionally to buy before they're "sold out", and others require peculiar, time-limited, in-game invitations to actually purchase. Either way, GT7's microtransactions have me feeling a bit cynical overall, especially considering how hard GT7 leans into making some of its coolest cars artificially scarce. The microtransactions added to GT Sport allowed cars to be directly purchased a la carte for real money GT7 appears to be a cash-for-credits scheme. It would seem that this is a different approach to the microtransactions added to GT Sport in 2018 (which was around a year after it was reported it would not feature microtransactions). At the time of publish the link to do so directly from the various purchase screens in-game is not functioning, so we're unable to see how much credits cost. Original, March 2, 2022: Gran Turismo 7 features the shady ability to top-up your in-game credit balance with real money via the PlayStation Store. Yes, it is an optional shortcut, but considering credits build fairly slowly via racing, you can’t sell cars from your garage, and a number of GT7’s coolest cars have been made artificially scarce, at what point do we call it predatory? With rare cars in the legendary dealer rotating in availability before they’re “sold out” (and unobtainable to you in your single-player game), and others that require peculiar, time-limited, in-game invitations to actually purchase, it’s definitely easy to see how some players who know they won’t have the time to build a large amount of credits by racing may be compelled to part with real cash to snag certain cars before they’re gone. It's especially dismaying that the full scope of this new cash-for-credits scheme was only revealed after the review process was completed. Again, these aren’t even DLC add-ons, either these are vehicles that are in the game already. To purchase the Veneno in GT7, which costs 3,640,000 credits in-game, you’d need to hand over US$40 (£32/AU$60) for 4 million GT bucks – a 700% increase! These aren’t microtransactions anymore they’re maxitransactions. But in GT7 this process is now rendered hideously more expensive. For example, if you wanted to fast-track your way behind the wheel of a 2014 Lamborghini Veneno in GT Sport, you could pay US$5 and purchase this car direct from the PS Store. It’s a pretty gross approach considering all these cars are on the disc already and very much part of your initial purchase.Īt a fundamental level, though, these credit prices are simply out of control. Just want 1 million credits? Well, you’ll have to spend US$15 on packs of 750,000 credits and 250,000 credits, or US$20 on twice as many credits as you wanted. At a basic level, the limited set of tiers means there’ll regularly be no way for a player to purchase exactly the amount of credits they may want for a particular car. There are several glaring problems associated with this new approach to microtransactions. There are four tiers of credits available: ![]() This means instead of being able to purchase cars individually, which in GT Sport range in price between US$1 and US$5, players tempted to accelerate their GT7 car collections by using real money need to shell out for batches of in-game credits. Update, March 7, 2022: Since the publishing of Gran Turismo 7’s reviews Sony has flicked the switch on its microtransactions and the news is as we suspected – and, in some ways, much worse.Īs it appeared, GT7 is based on a direct cash-for-credits scheme (as opposed to GT Sport’s microtransaction functionality, which allowed players to purchase individual cars valued up to 2 million in-game credits with real money instead of in-game credits). Even neat ideas, like the huge range of official manufacturer paint colours we can use in the design booth, annoyingly come with a cost attached. Payouts aren’t particularly extravagant and car upgrade costs can be surprisingly high for some items, like tyres that cost twice as much as an entire MX-5, or $100,000 nitrous systems no amount of boosted DVD players would ever pay for. ![]() You’ll definitely be able to win many more cars this way than you’d be able to afford to buy in your first week with GT7, that much is clear.
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![]() The dealer cannot start with a spade until either another player has played a spade, or they have only spades in their hand. If the player does not have that suit, then the player is free to play any card. Players must follow the suit of the first card played. Play a card by dragging it to the table, or by double-clicking on it, if you're not on a phone. Next, starting to the left of the dealer, players will complete a turn by placing one card on the table. To make a bid, click on the number corresponding to what you'd like to bid Each round, 13 cards are dealt to each player.Īt the beginning of the round, starting to the left of the dealer (□), each player will make a bid on the number of 'tricks' will be won by that player in the round. You may optionally choose to play in teams of 2. They will not be able to join after you start the game. Be sure all other players have joined before you start the game. Once you select Play Spades, you'll see the other players who have joined the room and an option to Start Game. If you're playing with others, they can join your game by using the same room name. The room name can be anything you like (ex: "Joan's room" 1). To get started, enter a name for yourself (ex: "player-1") and a room name. Spades is multiplayer! You can play with a total of 2-4 players. ![]() To win, players try to score the most points. Spades is a trick-taking card game using a standard 52 card deck. I’m not going to lie I was nervous about showing my father-in-law what I had done to his rifle and, if he didn’t approve, just how fast and how far I would need to run. But it’s not my opinion that truly mattered. However, it didn’t bother me too much as it was so minor and the price of repair really kept me in a good mood. Unfortunately, I was able to feel the glue that had dried on the stock while shooting because it was slightly uneven in places. I fired a couple of boxes of ammo through the old Midland and found no separation of the glued area. Testing the rigidity of the stock went well. At least the stock is in better shape than it was before. Some of the glue loosened and wiped away easily but not all of it. After the glue dried I used really hot, soapy water on a rag and laid it on the glued area. I wiped the seeping glue off quickly and clamped the stock together to let it dry for 24 hours. While this was happening, I was picturing my father-in-law loading up his shotgun like he did when I started dating his daughter. As you can see in my photos, I have firsthand experience in the disaster of using too much glue. Make sure that all sides of the crack are covered evenly but do not too much glue as it will seep out and dry on the wooden finish. I do have to admit gluing a stock seems pretty simple, as long as you don’t glue your fingers together. I picked up a bottle at Home Depot for under $10. The Gorilla Super Glue on the other hand was easy to find at my local hardware store. I did have a problem finding a bottle of Zap-a-Gap going to places like fishing stores, Wal-Mart, and even arts and crafts stores. Now you’re probably thinking “oh he is going to glue it together.” Well, that is exactly what I’m doing! Zap-a-Gap and Gorilla Super Glue are the two glues of choice since both are shock resistant due to their unique formulas and both hold better and last longer than other superglues. Having nothing to lose, except maybe getting shot by my father-in-law for wrecking a sentimental piece, I thought I would give it a try. However, while searching the web, I did come across a budget-friendly and simple DIY repair. A brand new stock was not an option either because I couldn’t find anything locally or online. I was quoted $350 for a full repair, which was not worth it since the rifle had previously been appraised at $450, in excellent condition. Out of curiosity, I decided to call a gunsmith to find out how much it would cost to repair the stock. He shared some of his hunting stories that he had with this rifle back in the “good” ol days, including how the wooden stock cracked from fore-end to the internal magazine. We came across his Midland gun company (Parker Hale) 30-06 bolt action rifle. ![]() During one weekend I had a chance to help my father-in-law dust off some of his firearms. ![]() He also returns as a supporting antagonist in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. In Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth film series, Gollum is a minor antagonist in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, a major anti-hero in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and the secondary antagonist of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. In the 2003 Sierra Entertainment video game, he was voiced by Daran Norris. ![]() In Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated adaptation of Lord of the Rings, he was voiced by the late Peter Woodthorpe. In Rankin/Bass' animated adaptations of The Hobbit and Return of the King, he was voiced by the late "Brother" Theodore Gottlieb. Grin in Stormbreaker, Spike in Flushed Away, Kertasnikir in Netflix's Hilda, Capricorn in Inkheart, Ulysses Klaue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Supreme Leader Snoke in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. In Peter Jackson's adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, he was portrayed in motion capture by Andy Serkis, who also played Mr. His all-consuming need for the Ring eventually leads him to betray Frodo and inadvertently destroy the Ring along with himself. After losing the Ring to Bilbo Baggins, he hunts it for decades, eventually becoming the guide for Bilbo’s nephew, Frodo, to destroy the Ring at Mt. He is creature of Stoor Hobbit origin who became corrupted and transformed into a slimy, monstrous creature by the One Ring, which he calls "my precious". He is one of the two secondary antagonists in The Lord of the Rings (alongside Saruman), and a supporting antagonist in The Hobbit. Gollum, originally known as Sméagol (or Trahald), is a major antagonist in J.R.R. He hates and loves the Ring, as he hates and loves himself. Get a root shell and issue these commands:īash-4.2# cp /path/to/openwrt-image /private/tftpboot/īash-4.2# launchctl load -F /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ist Maybe the tftp dir is not yet created but this is just a mkdir. Tftpd works out-of-the-box also on the old 10.4. Tftpboot 0x80000000 openwrt-xxx-generic-xxx-squashfs-factory.binīoot.m 0x9f020000 tftpd on MacOS 10.4 "Tiger" In some cases, when the output on the serial console is grabbled you can still act on faith and executer the following commands, which will work in most cases: tftpd is in fact not running but launchctl will launch it as soon as it is required. Notice that even after running launchctl start you will not see tftpd running when executing ps aux | grep tftpd because of the way launchctl works. Place the openwrt image file you want to serve in: Here is an example config file that will work:ĭifferences from the default include removing this, to enable the service:Īdd this to the ProgramArguments array to make it log to /var/log/syslog.log -l Sudo launchctl load -F /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ist Sudo launchctl unload -F /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ist The configuration with which the daemon is lauched is in /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ist and the the identifier is īefore you make changes to the config run: Like most services in OS X, tftpd is controlled by launchctl. OS X Lion comes with a tftpd but its disabled by default. ![]() If you prefer to use the command-line, read on… There's a writeup of using TftpServer.app at tftpserver. Note: TftpServer.app places a pleasing GUI on top of the native OSX tftpd. Question NETGEAR Nighthawk AC3200 won't connect.Move this section showing how to configure a TFTP server to tftpserver Question 5Ghz cuts out after connected to modem Question Netgear Nighthawk R8000 wire connection issue Question Tenda AC2100 AC23 Bricked After Uploading Config File Of Another AC23 Router. I can still get it into TFTP mode but as I said my TFTP2 client didn't work.įinal Note: I tried the TFTP2 client on two computers and both failed. I tried doing a 30/30/30 reset, but it doesn't affect the router in the slightest. I turned the router off and on again and after 5 seconds or so the power light went off again. I then saw that the only lights on were the amber "I" light and the green port light (in my case 1). I waited a few minutes to see if it was rebooting but after 10 minutes and a few refreshes the error was still there. I successfully managed to downgrade the firmware to an earlier version to prepare for dd-wrt, but when I attempted to flash the preliminary dd-wrt file, it hit 100% progress and then said the site was no longer reachable. After not doing anything for about 10 seconds it said it could not connect to server.Īt this point I just attempted to downgrade the firmware in the routers web utility rather than using TFTP 2. ![]() Again, I used the same information in the video (Although the file path was different obviously) and it did not work. Issue 2: I couldn't get TFTP 2 to work either. I just gave up and reverted back to a Dynamic IP. I used the exact numbers he put in and I could not get the network to work. Issue 1: I could not set a static IP on my network. I followed the instructions on this video: ![]() ![]() So you may have to try your luck with this workaround.Ġ5:58 pm (IST): According to some users ( 1, 2), the latest app updates on both iOS and Android do not resolve the problem. Hence, those affected can install it and see if it fixes the issue with links in bio and stories.Ġ6:49 pm (IST): Some users now say that uninstalling and reinstalling the app doesn’t work for them, while others say it does. Hence, you can revert back to the previous version and see if the issue gets resolved.Ġ4:46 pm (IST): Instagram app has got a new update on Play Store with v252.0.0.17.111. We’ll keep track of the situation and post an update if and when there are any further developments regarding the matter, so stay tuned to PiunikaWeb.ġ0:22 am (IST): According to one of our team members, links in bio and stories are working fine on the previous v250.0.0.21.109 of the app on Android. However, it’s not safe to merely speculate as there is no official acknowledgment of the issue where Instagram ‘link in bio’ is not working.įortunately, there’s a workaround and it includes the usual deleting and downloading the app again, according to an affected user.Īnother workaround involves logging out of the main app and logging back in again. View post on No official acknowledgment, potential workarounds The issue could possibly have been caused by the recent app update.Īs a matter of fact, we also witnessed how Instagram and Facebook stories recently started auto-playing with audio on silent mode after a new update.Įven worse, there are also some cases where the link in bios is not opening on Android altogether. But it keeps directing them to the web version of Instagram.įor some users, the links in their DMs are also inaccessible. Ideally, a link in bio or someone’s story should take a user to their website or profile. When i click a link on Instagram from a Story or bio instead of taking me to where the link goes it sends me to the online version of Instagram can anyone help me fix this? It keeps taking me to a web version of IG. why every time I tap the link in someone’s bio it goes to !Įveryone’s link in bio feature on Instagram isn’t working at all for me? What’s up with this. Many Instagram users ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) are facing an issue where the link in bio and stories is constantly taking them to the Instagram home page. Instagram ‘link in bio and stories’ not working Many influencers benefit from this feature as it allows huge traffic, boosts engagement and proliferates blog visitors.īut it seems that the ‘link in bio’ feature is currently bugged and is not taking visitors to the intended page or website. In other words, ‘link in bio’ refers to the clickable URL on one’s profile that takes you to an external website. Instagram’s ‘link in bio’ feature lets users add a link to their bio which takes followers to their website, product page or some other important page. Original story (published on September 12, 2022) follows: New updates are being added at the bottom of this story……. ![]() In 1901 it became a business and soldiers would come here by the bus load to recuperate in the mineral-rich waters.Ĭrystal now boasts a spectacular kid-friendly waterslide and is open year round and in another world first, it has a cold spring 50 feet away – the closest hot and cold springs located together in the world. These hot springs have the highest mineral content in the world and have existed here for thousands of years, initially enjoyed by what they believe is 450 generations of local Native American tribes then Asian railroad workers. I know, who knew you could even BUY alcohol in Utah, let alone discover local brew bars?! It is featured three times in my list of 20 fun Spring Break tips in the US for families.Ĭheck out this list below that reviews 7 stellar Utah hot springs: Here are 7 of the best hot springs in Utah to visit Crystal Hot SpringsĬrystal Hot Springs is located in Honeyville City northern Utah and is 68 miles (or about an hour drive away) from Salt Lake City where I got amongst the bar scene. Utah is also a fabulous spring break destination for families. Some of these hot springs even host live music events. They’re super popular for taking a dip after a long day on the ski slopes during the winter months or to lie back under the stars of an evening. Retrieved 30 November 2019.But another little quirky stop to add to your Utah visit is one of these hot springs, that come from deep underground and are naturally heated mineral waters. "Going geothermal: 5 Seattle-area hot springs to soak in this fall".
![]() We have enterprise deployment options, please contact us at for details. I'm an enterprise customer, how do I deploy the IE Tab Helper automatically? So you can rest assured that this helper executable is secure and trustworthy.Ĥ. Is the IE Tab Helper application safe?Ībsolutely! IE Tab has always used native code, and we have always treated the security of our 2+ million users very seriously. Works exactly as described, and is especially useful nowadays with the much flatter, white chrome theme being the default. From a technical standpoint, the only real change is that our code moved from an NPAPI. ![]() But Chrome removed NPAPI support, so we were forced to implement a new solution, and that solution requires a separate helper executable. IE Tab used to use that functionality to access the Internet Explorer rendering engine. Chrome used to support a technology called NPAPI (the Netscape Plugin API) which allowed extensions to access local computer resources. Did IE Tab always require this extra program? This rendering engine can't be directly accessed from a Chrome extension, so we need a helper process to communicate between the Chrome extension and the rendering engine.Ģ. IE Tab uses the Internet Explorer rendering engine. Why do I have to install ietabhelper.exe? * Use Java, Silverlight, and ActiveX in Chrome seamlesslyġ. * Edit Sharepoint documents instead of opening read-only * Securely use the old IE rendering engine * Group Policy support for enterprise deployments * Create a list of URLs that will automatically open in IE Tab You can read more about that in the FAQ below. Please note that IE Tab for Windows does require the use of a separate executable, ietabhelper.exe. IE Tab exactly emulates Internet Explorer, and enables you to load your web pages with different versions of IE (IE7 - IE11)įULLY SUPPORTED IN WINDOWS 11 AND AFTER INTERNET EXPLORER IS REMOVED IN FEBRUARY 2023. Use Java, Silverlight, ActiveX, Sharepoint, and more. Display web pages using IE within Chrome. |