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using System;
using System.Numerics;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Runtime.Intrinsics;
using System.Runtime.Intrinsics.Arm;
using System.Runtime.Intrinsics.X86;
using static TerraFX.Runtime.Configuration;
using static TerraFX.Utilities.AssertionUtilities;

namespace TerraFX.Utilities;

/// Provides a set of methods to supplement or replace <see cref="Math" /> and <see cref="MathF" />.
public static class MathUtilities
{
    /// Computes the absolute value of a given 16-bit signed integer.
    /// <param name="value">The integer for which to compute its absolute.</param>
    /// <returns>The absolute value of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <see cref="short.MinValue" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static short Abs(short value)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (value != short.MinValue));
        var mask = value >> ((sizeof(short) * 8) - 1);
        return (short)((value + mask) ^ mask);
    }

    /// Computes the absolute value of a given 32-bit signed integer.
    /// <param name="value">The integer for which to compute its absolute.</param>
    /// <returns>The absolute value of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <see cref="int.MinValue" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static int Abs(int value)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (value != int.MinValue));
        var mask = value >> ((sizeof(int) * 8) - 1);
        return (value + mask) ^ mask;
    }

    /// Computes the absolute value of a given signed native integer.
    /// <param name="value">The integer for which to compute its absolute.</param>
    /// <returns>The absolute value of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <see cref="nint.MinValue" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static unsafe nint Abs(nint value)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (value != nint.MinValue));
        var mask = value >> ((sizeof(nint) * 8) - 1);
        return (value + mask) ^ mask;
    }

    /// Computes the absolute value of a given 64-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float for which to compute its absolute.</param>
    /// <returns>The absolute value of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double Abs(double value) => Math.Abs(value);

    /// Computes the absolute value of a given 8-bit signed integer.
    /// <param name="value">The integer for which to compute its absolute.</param>
    /// <returns>The absolute value of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <see cref="sbyte.MinValue" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static sbyte Abs(sbyte value)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (value != sbyte.MinValue));
        var mask = value >> ((sizeof(int) * 8) - 1);
        return (sbyte)((value + mask) ^ mask);
    }

    /// Computes the absolute value of a given 32-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float for which to compute its absolute.</param>
    /// <returns>The absolute value of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float Abs(float value) => MathF.Abs(value);

    /// Computes the arc-cosine for a given 64-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the arc-cosine.</param>
    /// <returns>The arc-cosine of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double Acos(double value) => Math.Acos(value);

    /// Computes the arc-cosine for a given 32-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the arc-cosine.</param>
    /// <returns>The arc-cosine of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float Acos(float value) => MathF.Acos(value);

    // Rounds a given address down to the nearest alignment.
    /// <param name="address">The address to be aligned.</param>
    /// <param name="alignment">The target alignment, which should be a power of two.</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="address" /> rounded down to the specified <paramref name="alignment" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for an <paramref name="alignment" /> which is not a <c>power of two</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static uint AlignDown(uint address, uint alignment)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && IsPow2(alignment));
        return address & ~(alignment - 1);
    }

    /// Rounds a given address down to the nearest alignment.
    /// <param name="address">The address to be aligned.</param>
    /// <param name="alignment">The target alignment, which should be a power of two.</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="address" /> rounded down to the specified <paramref name="alignment" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for an <paramref name="alignment" /> which is not a <c>power of two</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ulong AlignDown(ulong address, ulong alignment)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && IsPow2(alignment));
        return address & ~(alignment - 1);
    }

    /// Rounds a given address down to the nearest alignment.
    /// <param name="address">The address to be aligned.</param>
    /// <param name="alignment">The target alignment, which should be a power of two.</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="address" /> rounded down to the specified <paramref name="alignment" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for an <paramref name="alignment" /> which is not a <c>power of two</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static nuint AlignDown(nuint address, nuint alignment)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && IsPow2(alignment));
        return address & ~(alignment - 1);
    }

    /// Rounds a given address up to the nearest alignment.
    /// <param name="address">The address to be aligned.</param>
    /// <param name="alignment">The target alignment, which should be a power of two.</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="address" /> rounded up to the specified <paramref name="alignment" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for an <paramref name="alignment" /> which is not a <c>power of two</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static uint AlignUp(uint address, uint alignment)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && IsPow2(alignment));
        return (address + (alignment - 1)) & ~(alignment - 1);
    }

    /// Rounds a given address up to the nearest alignment.
    /// <param name="address">The address to be aligned.</param>
    /// <param name="alignment">The target alignment, which should be a power of two.</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="address" /> rounded up to the specified <paramref name="alignment" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for an <paramref name="alignment" /> which is not a <c>power of two</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ulong AlignUp(ulong address, ulong alignment)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && IsPow2(alignment));
        return (address + (alignment - 1)) & ~(alignment - 1);
    }

    /// Rounds a given address up to the nearest alignment.
    /// <param name="address">The address to be aligned.</param>
    /// <param name="alignment">The target alignment, which should be a power of two.</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="address" /> rounded up to the specified <paramref name="alignment" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for an <paramref name="alignment" /> which is not a <c>power of two</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static nuint AlignUp(nuint address, nuint alignment)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && IsPow2(alignment));
        return (address + (alignment - 1)) & ~(alignment - 1);
    }

    /// Computes the arc-sine for a given 64-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the arc-sine.</param>
    /// <returns>The arc-sine of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double Asin(double value) => Math.Asin(value);

    /// Computes the arc-sine for a given 32-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the arc-sine.</param>
    /// <returns>The arc-sine of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float Asin(float value) => MathF.Asin(value);

    /// Computes the arc-tangent for a given 64-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the arc-tangent.</param>
    /// <returns>The arc-tangent of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double Atan(double value) => Math.Atan(value);

    /// Computes the arc-tangent for a given 32-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the arc-tangent.</param>
    /// <returns>The arc-tangent of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float Atan(float value) => MathF.Atan(value);

    /// Clamps an 8-bit unsigned integer to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="min" /> being greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static byte Clamp(byte value, byte min, byte max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Clamps a 64-bit float to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="min" /> being greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double Clamp(double value, double min, double max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Clamps a 16-bit signed integer to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="min" /> being greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static short Clamp(short value, short min, short max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Clamps a 32-bit signed integer to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="min" /> being greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static int Clamp(int value, int min, int max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Clamps a 64-bit signed integer to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="min" /> being greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static long Clamp(long value, long min, long max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Clamps a signed native integer to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="min" /> being greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static nint Clamp(nint value, nint min, nint max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Clamps an 8-bit signed integer to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="min" /> being greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static sbyte Clamp(sbyte value, sbyte min, sbyte max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Clamps a 32-bit float to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="min" /> being greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float Clamp(float value, float min, float max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Clamps a 16-bit unsigned integer to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="min" /> being greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ushort Clamp(ushort value, ushort min, ushort max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Clamps a 32-bit unsigned integer to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="min" /> being greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static uint Clamp(uint value, uint min, uint max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Clamps a 64-bit unsigned integer to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="min" /> being greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ulong Clamp(ulong value, ulong min, ulong max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Clamps an unsigned native integer to be between a minimum and maximum value.
    /// <param name="value">The value to restrict.</param>
    /// <param name="min">The minimum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <param name="max">The maximum value (inclusive).</param>
    /// <returns><paramref name="value" /> clamped to be between <paramref name="min" /> and <paramref name="max" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not throw if <paramref name="min" /> is greater than <paramref name="max" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static nuint Clamp(nuint value, nuint min, nuint max)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (min <= max));

        // The compare order here is important.
        // It ensures we match HLSL behavior for the scenario where min is larger than max.

        var result = value;

        result = Max(result, min);
        result = Min(result, max);

        return result;
    }

    /// Compares two 64-bit floats to determine approximate equality.
    /// <param name="left">The float to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The float to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <param name="epsilon">The maximum (inclusive) difference between <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" /> for which they should be considered equivalent.</param>
    /// <returns><c>true</c> if <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" /> differ by no more than <paramref name="epsilon" />; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static bool CompareEqual(double left, double right, double epsilon) => Abs(left - right) <= epsilon;

    /// Compares two 32-bit floats to determine approximate equality.
    /// <param name="left">The float to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The float to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <param name="epsilon">The maximum (inclusive) difference between <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" /> for which they should be considered equivalent.</param>
    /// <returns><c>true</c> if <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" /> differ by no more than <paramref name="epsilon" />; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static bool CompareEqual(float left, float right, float epsilon) => Abs(left - right) <= epsilon;

    /// Computes the cosine for a given 64-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the cosine.</param>
    /// <returns>The cosine of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double Cos(double value) => Math.Cos(value);

    /// Computes the cosine for a given 32-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the cosine.</param>
    /// <returns>The cosine of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float Cos(float value) => MathF.Cos(value);

    /// Computes the quotient of two 32-bit unsigned integers but rounds the result up, rather than down.
    /// <param name="dividend">The value being divided by <paramref name="divisor" />.</param>
    /// <param name="divisor">The value that is used to divide <paramref name="dividend" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The quotient of <paramref name="dividend" /> / <paramref name="divisor" />, rounded up.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="divisor" /> being <c>zero</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static uint DivideRoundingUp(uint dividend, uint divisor)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (divisor != 0));
        return (dividend + divisor - 1) / divisor;
    }

    /// Computes the quotient of two 64-bit unsigned integers but rounds the result up, rather than down.
    /// <param name="dividend">The value being divided by <paramref name="divisor" />.</param>
    /// <param name="divisor">The value that is used to divide <paramref name="dividend" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The quotient of <paramref name="dividend" /> / <paramref name="divisor" />, rounded up.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="divisor" /> being <c>zero</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ulong DivideRoundingUp(ulong dividend, ulong divisor)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (divisor != 0));
        return (dividend + divisor - 1) / divisor;
    }

    /// Computes the quotient of two unsigned native integers but rounds the result up, rather than down.
    /// <param name="dividend">The value being divided by <paramref name="divisor" />.</param>
    /// <param name="divisor">The value that is used to divide <paramref name="dividend" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The quotient of <paramref name="dividend" /> / <paramref name="divisor" />, rounded up.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="divisor" /> being <c>zero</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static nuint DivideRoundingUp(nuint dividend, nuint divisor)
    {
        Assert(AssertionsEnabled && (divisor != 0));
        return (dividend + divisor - 1) / divisor;
    }

    /// Computes the quotient and remainder of two 32-bit signed integers.
    /// <param name="dividend">The value being divided by <paramref name="divisor" />.</param>
    /// <param name="divisor">The value that is used to divide <paramref name="dividend" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The quotient and remainder of <paramref name="dividend" /> / <paramref name="divisor" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="divisor" /> being <c>zero</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static (int quotient, int remainder) DivRem(int dividend, int divisor) => Math.DivRem(dividend, divisor);

    /// Computes the quotient and remainder of two 64-bit signed  integers.
    /// <param name="dividend">The value being divided by <paramref name="divisor" />.</param>
    /// <param name="divisor">The value that is used to divide <paramref name="dividend" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The quotient and remainder of <paramref name="dividend" /> / <paramref name="divisor" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="divisor" /> being <c>zero</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static (long quotient, long remainder) DivRem(long dividend, long divisor) => Math.DivRem(dividend, divisor);

    /// Computes the quotient and remainder of two signed native integers.
    /// <param name="dividend">The value being divided by <paramref name="divisor" />.</param>
    /// <param name="divisor">The value that is used to divide <paramref name="dividend" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The quotient and remainder of <paramref name="dividend" /> / <paramref name="divisor" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="divisor" /> being <c>zero</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static (nint quotient, nint remainder) DivRem(nint dividend, nint divisor) => Math.DivRem(dividend, divisor);

    /// Computes the quotient and remainder of two 32-bit unsigned integers.
    /// <param name="dividend">The value being divided by <paramref name="divisor" />.</param>
    /// <param name="divisor">The value that is used to divide <paramref name="dividend" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The quotient and remainder of <paramref name="dividend" /> / <paramref name="divisor" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="divisor" /> being <c>zero</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static (uint quotient, uint remainder) DivRem(uint dividend, uint divisor) => Math.DivRem(dividend, divisor);

    /// Computes the quotient and remainder of two 64-bit unsigned  integers.
    /// <param name="dividend">The value being divided by <paramref name="divisor" />.</param>
    /// <param name="divisor">The value that is used to divide <paramref name="dividend" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The quotient and remainder of <paramref name="dividend" /> / <paramref name="divisor" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="divisor" /> being <c>zero</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static (ulong quotient, ulong remainder) DivRem(ulong dividend, ulong divisor) => Math.DivRem(dividend, divisor);

    /// Computes the quotient and remainder of two unsigned native integers.
    /// <param name="dividend">The value being divided by <paramref name="divisor" />.</param>
    /// <param name="divisor">The value that is used to divide <paramref name="dividend" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The quotient and remainder of <paramref name="dividend" /> / <paramref name="divisor" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <paramref name="divisor" /> being <c>zero</c>.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static (nuint quotient, nuint remainder) DivRem(nuint dividend, nuint divisor) => Math.DivRem(dividend, divisor);

    /// Computes the maximum of two 32-bit signed integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static byte Max(byte left, byte right) => (left > right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the maximum of two 64-bit floats.
    /// <param name="left">The float to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The float to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double Max(double left, double right)
    {
        if (Sse41.IsSupported)
        {
            // TODO: This isn't correctly taking +0.0 vs -0.0 into account

            var vLeft = Vector128.CreateScalarUnsafe(left);
            var vRight = Vector128.CreateScalarUnsafe(right);

            var tmp = Sse2.Max(vLeft, vRight);
            var msk = Sse2.CompareUnordered(vLeft, vLeft);

            return Sse41.BlendVariable(tmp, vLeft, msk).ToScalar();
        }
        else if (AdvSimd.Arm64.IsSupported)
        {
            return AdvSimd.Arm64.MaxScalar(
                Vector64.CreateScalar(left),
                Vector64.CreateScalar(right)
            ).ToScalar();
        }
        else
        {
            return Math.Max(left, right);
        }
    }

    /// Computes the maximum of two 16-bit signed integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static short Max(short left, short right) => (left > right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the maximum of two 32-bit signed integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static int Max(int left, int right) => (left > right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the maximum of two 64-bit signed integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static long Max(long left, long right) => (left > right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the maximum of two signed native integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static nint Max(nint left, nint right) => (left > right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the maximum of two 8-bit signed integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static sbyte Max(sbyte left, sbyte right) => (left > right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the maximum of two 32-bit floats.
    /// <param name="left">The float to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The float to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float Max(float left, float right)
    {
        if (Sse41.IsSupported)
        {
            // TODO: This isn't correctly taking +0.0 vs -0.0 into account

            var vLeft = Vector128.CreateScalarUnsafe(left);
            var vRight = Vector128.CreateScalarUnsafe(right);

            var tmp = Sse.Max(vLeft, vRight);
            var msk = Sse.CompareUnordered(vLeft, vLeft);

            return Sse41.BlendVariable(tmp, vLeft, msk).ToScalar();
        }
        else if (AdvSimd.Arm64.IsSupported)
        {
            return AdvSimd.Arm64.MaxScalar(
                Vector64.CreateScalar(left),
                Vector64.CreateScalar(right)
            ).ToScalar();
        }
        else
        {
            return MathF.Max(left, right);
        }
    }

    /// Computes the maximum of two 16-bit unsigned integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ushort Max(ushort left, ushort right) => (left > right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the maximum of two 32-bit unsigned integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static uint Max(uint left, uint right) => (left > right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the maximum of two 64-bit unsigned integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ulong Max(ulong left, ulong right) => (left > right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the maximum of two unsigned native integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The maximum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static nuint Max(nuint left, nuint right) => (left > right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the minimum of two 8-bit unsigned integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static byte Min(byte left, byte right) => (left < right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the minimum of two 64-bit floats.
    /// <param name="left">The float to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The float to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <c>negative zero</c> and returns the other parameter if one is <see cref="double.NaN" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double Min(double left, double right)
    {
        if (Sse41.IsSupported)
        {
            // TODO: This isn't correctly taking +0.0 vs -0.0 into account

            var vLeft = Vector128.CreateScalarUnsafe(left);
            var vRight = Vector128.CreateScalarUnsafe(right);

            var tmp = Sse2.Min(vLeft, vRight);
            var msk = Sse2.CompareUnordered(vLeft, vLeft);

            return Sse41.BlendVariable(tmp, vLeft, msk).ToScalar();
        }
        else if (AdvSimd.Arm64.IsSupported)
        {
            return AdvSimd.Arm64.MinScalar(
                Vector64.CreateScalar(left),
                Vector64.CreateScalar(right)
            ).ToScalar();
        }
        else
        {
            return Math.Min(left, right);
        }
    }

    /// Computes the minimum of two 16-bit signed integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static short Min(short left, short right) => (left < right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the minimum of two 32-bit signed integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static int Min(int left, int right) => (left < right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the minimum of two 64-bit signed integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static long Min(long left, long right) => (left < right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the minimum of two signed native integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static nint Min(nint left, nint right) => (left < right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the minimum of two 8-bit signed integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static sbyte Min(sbyte left, sbyte right) => (left < right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the minimum of two 32-bit floats.
    /// <param name="left">The float to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The float to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    /// <remarks>This method does not account for <c>negative zero</c> and returns the other parameter if one is <see cref="double.NaN" />.</remarks>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float Min(float left, float right)
    {
        if (Sse41.IsSupported)
        {
            // TODO: This isn't correctly taking +0.0 vs -0.0 into account

            var vLeft = Vector128.CreateScalarUnsafe(left);
            var vRight = Vector128.CreateScalarUnsafe(right);

            var tmp = Sse.Min(vLeft, vRight);
            var msk = Sse.CompareUnordered(vLeft, vLeft);

            return Sse41.BlendVariable(tmp, vLeft, msk).ToScalar();
        }
        else if (AdvSimd.Arm64.IsSupported)
        {
            return AdvSimd.Arm64.MinScalar(
                Vector64.CreateScalar(left),
                Vector64.CreateScalar(right)
            ).ToScalar();
        }
        else
        {
            return MathF.Min(left, right);
        }
    }

    /// Computes the minimum of two 16-bit unsigned integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ushort Min(ushort left, ushort right) => (left < right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the minimum of two 32-bit unsigned integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static uint Min(uint left, uint right) => (left < right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the minimum of two 64-bit unsigned integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static ulong Min(ulong left, ulong right) => (left < right) ? left : right;

    /// Computes the minimum of two unsigned native integers.
    /// <param name="left">The integer to compare with <paramref name="right" />.</param>
    /// <param name="right">The integer to compare with <paramref name="left" />.</param>
    /// <returns>The minimum of <paramref name="left" /> and <paramref name="right" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static nuint Min(nuint left, nuint right) => (left < right) ? left : right;

    /// Determines whether a given value is a power of two.
    /// <param name="value">The value to check.</param>
    /// <returns><c>true</c> if <paramref name="value" /> is a power of two; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static bool IsPow2(uint value) => BitOperations.IsPow2(value);

    /// Determines whether a given value is a power of two.
    /// <param name="value">The value to check.</param>
    /// <returns><c>true</c> if <paramref name="value" /> is a power of two; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static bool IsPow2(ulong value) => BitOperations.IsPow2(value);

    /// Determines whether a given value is a power of two.
    /// <param name="value">The value to check.</param>
    /// <returns><c>true</c> if <paramref name="value" /> is a power of two; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static bool IsPow2(nuint value)
        => Is64BitProcess ? BitOperations.IsPow2(value) : BitOperations.IsPow2((uint)value);

    /// Computes an estimate of the reciprocal of a given 64-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float for which to compute the reciprocal.</param>
    /// <returns>An estimate of the reciprocal of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double ReciprocalEstimate(double value) => Math.ReciprocalEstimate(value);

    /// Computes an estimate of the reciprocal of a given 32-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float for which to compute the reciprocal.</param>
    /// <returns>An estimate of the reciprocal of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float ReciprocalEstimate(float value) => MathF.ReciprocalEstimate(value);

    /// Computes an estimate of the reciprocal square-root of a given 64-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float for which to compute the reciprocal square-root.</param>
    /// <returns>An estimate of the reciprocal square-root of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double ReciprocalSqrtEstimate(double value) => Math.ReciprocalSqrtEstimate(value);

    /// Computes an estimate of the reciprocal square-root of a given 32-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float for which to compute the reciprocal square-root.</param>
    /// <returns>An estimate of the reciprocal square-root of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float ReciprocalSqrtEstimate(float value) => MathF.ReciprocalSqrtEstimate(value);

    /// Computes the sine for a given 64-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the sine.</param>
    /// <returns>The sine of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double Sin(double value) => Math.Sin(value);

    /// Computes the sine for a given 32-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the sine.</param>
    /// <returns>The sine of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float Sin(float value) => MathF.Sin(value);

    /// Computes the sine and cosine for a given 64-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the sine and cosine.</param>
    /// <returns>The sine and cosine of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static (double Sin, double Cos) SinCos(double value) => (Sin(value), Cos(value));

    /// Computes the sine and cosine for a given 32-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the sine and cosine.</param>
    /// <returns>The sine and cosine of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static (float Sin, float Cos) SinCos(float value) => (Sin(value), Cos(value));

    /// Computes the square root of a given 64-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float for which to compute the square root.</param>
    /// <returns>The square root of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double Sqrt(double value) => Math.Sqrt(value);

    /// Computes the square root of a given 32-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float for which to compute the square root.</param>
    /// <returns>The square root of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float Sqrt(float value) => MathF.Sqrt(value);

    /// Computes the tangent for a given 64-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the tangent.</param>
    /// <returns>The tangent of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static double Tan(double value) => Math.Tan(value);

    /// Computes the tangent for a given 32-bit float.
    /// <param name="value">The float, in radians, for which to compute the tangent.</param>
    /// <returns>The tangent of <paramref name="value" />.</returns>
    [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
    public static float Tan(float value) => MathF.Tan(value);
}

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conveying disapproval or censure; not complimentary or eulogistic.
Dyslogistic grew to prominence in the early 1800s, by applying the negative prefix dys- to a (eu)logistic expression of praise in speech or writing.
Similar to the friend zone which is usually female to male, except in this case the male 'girlfriend zones' the female. Even though the female would like to be just friends, the male cannot view her as anything besides a potential romantic partner. He will hit on her and then act upset when she doesn't want to be in a relationship with him. Victims of the girlfriend zone may sometimes be labeled as a tease.
Ann: So are you hanging out with Ben after class today?
Leslie: No, he girlfriend zoned me hard. Hes a cool guy, but I can't hang out with him for more than 10 minutes without him making a pass at me.
1962 - John Glenn made space history when he orbited the world three times in 4 hours, 55 minutes. He was the first American to orbit the Earth. He was aboard the Friendship 7 Mercury capsule.
1965 - Ranger 8 crashed on the moon after sending back thousands of pictures of its surface.
1970 - John Lennon's "Instant Karma" was released in the U.S.
2003 - In West Warwick, RI, 99 people were killed when fire destroyed the nightclub The Station. The fire started with sparks from a pyrotechnic display being used by Great White. Ty Longley, guitarist for Great White, was one of the victims in the fire.
William Prescott 1726 - American Revolutionary soldier, know for the quote "Don't fire until you see the white's of their eyes."


Chief Justice Saqib Nisar asked how the railway department, which is a part of the Centre, can sell Sindh government's land.
He was hearing the suo motu case pertaining to the lease and allotment of Sindh's land at the Supreme Court's Karachi registry on Tuesday. Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar were the other two members of the bench.
Justice Shah remarked that the Sindh High Court is also hearing numerous cases against the railway department. The court issued notices to the Sindh government and other respondents.
According to the top judge, plots were distributed without auction. "One page says 'No to Corruption' on top while everyone commits corruption under that," he said to the lawyer of a wind power project.
The CJ remarked that each Pakistani bears a burden of Rs117,000 in debt. "Vested interests will continue but it's our responsibility to ensure the protection of the state and its interests," he said.
Lawyers told the court that poultry farms are being shut down as they are not being granted lease extensions.
The CJ said that whoever wants government land, they should participate in the auction. "We will not allow anyone to obtain land with auction," he said. He reprimanded the revenue department's secretary for unjust distribution of government land.
The court ordered lawyers and Board of Revenue secretary to come prepared on the next hearing. The hearing was adjourned till Wednesday.


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The Alexandra Institute // About Us // People // Daniel Andersen
Senior Mobile Systems Architect / Interactive Spaces Lab
Daniel's passion lies in the visualization and development of programs that enable non-technical people to access technical domains by means of intuitive user interfaces.
As a smartphone developer and game developer, he has worked with graphics, user interaction, game logic and optimization. As a backend developer, Daniel has developed systems with large data sets and under heavy load. He is attentive to the details, the aesthetics and the visual expression, so that the users both get a beautiful and easily accessible experience.
Daniel holds a bachelor's degree in computer science at Aarhus University. During his master's degree study, he decided to focus on his job as a mobile game developer, which gave him a foreign assignment in China.
Graphics / User interaction / Game logic / Optimization / Smartphone development / Game development / Objective-C / Java / OpenGL / GLSL / ARM assembly language / MySQL / PostgreSQL / Tomcat / Apache / Python
I hold a Bachelor degree in computer science from Aarhus University. After one year of my graduate study, I decided to focus on my job as a mobile game developer, where I had the opportunity of being stationed in China. Afterwards, I was hired by Nets in a position as a systems developer on NemID (Danish digital signature).
My passion lies in the visualization and construction of programs that enable non-technical people to access more or less technical domains by means of intuitive user interfaces. I am passionate about the details of the programs I use - when it is evident that they have been developed with strong devotion - and I try to follow this simple principle myself when developing programs.
I have been employed by the Alexandra Institute since 1 April 2013.
My current work
Aabenraa in Motion. A motion project in Aabenraa, the aim of which is to encourage citizens to exercise - and thus live a healthier life. A precondition for increased physical activity is that people are informed about the options. Therefore, we have developed a motion platform for the Danish town, Aabenraa, that gives an overview of the various exercise opportunities in the area and the permanent facilities that are available for the citizens in the municipality at any time.
EcoSense. A number of apps for monitoring people's movement patterns by means of Smartphone sensors. Ready for electric cars? This app collects data on and analyses the user's driving pattern thus providing answers to the user whether he/she is ready to drive one of the new electric cars. Herning Cykler detects the user's cycling routes and calculates the individual distance and the total distance traveled by the Herning citizens and on that background it visualises the remaining distance to the moon.
Augmented Reality. The research project MADE - a platform for future production that tests various state-of-the-art augmented reality techniques on smartphones in different production setups.
STRUKTUR. From lack of energy to structure. The app helps people with ADHD to structure and organise their everyday lives. In cooperation with support staff the app provides adults with ADHD a better framework and structure of their everyday life. The app has been developed in collaboration with the Centre for Special Education in Slagelse.
As smartphone developer and former game developer, I have worked a lot with graphics, user interaction, game logic and optimisation. Primary technologies are:
Objective-C (iOS SDK)
Java (Android SDK)
OpenGL / GLSL
ARM assembly language (Nintendo DS)
As a backend developer I have developed systems with large data sets and heavy data loads. Primary technologies are:
Java (primarily Spring and all its components)
MySQL / PostgreSQL
Tomcat / Apache
I have developed for more than 25 years, and the above is only a small sample of the platforms, languages and frameworks I have worked with.

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When it comes to karaoke, whether it be at your wedding, a company Christmas party, or just at the bar down the street, nobody does it better than By Request. We are the best because we love it. It's the reason we got into the DJ business in the first place and it shows. We have the best digital karaoke library in town because we are constantly updating it, and when someone asks us for a song we don't have, we go out of our way to track it down. We aren't afraid to get up there ourselves and sing one to break the ice at the beginning and we know not to hog the mic when people want to sing. We keep the music playing in between singers so there's no dead air, and we make sure everybody gets a chance to sing.


Detmold is a city of fewer than 75,000 people which inherited its theater, but not much else, from the former Principality of Lippe. This tiny principality had Detmold as its 'capital city' for centuries until the last ruling prince, Leopold IV, was forced to abdicate at the end of the First World War in 1918.
The first court theater in Detmold was built in 1825 and burned to the ground in 1912. The current theater was built "in the war years 1914/15 under Leopold IV", as the inscription on the façade tells us.
Today the Landestheater Detmold has three divisions: opera, spoken drama and dance. Aside from their performances in Detmold itself, they take many of their productions on tour to smaller venues in Germany and neighboring countries.
My first visit to Detmold was in 2002, when I happened to be there for the premiere of a new production of the opera Martha, by Friedrich von Flotow (1812-1883). This was my first encounter with Martha, a light "romantic-comical" opera which was the most-often-performed opera in Germany in the second half of the nineteenth century.
From the 2002 program booklet, I learned that the world premiere of Martha took place in 1848 in Dresden and was conducted by none other than Richard Wagner — who hated it. Because Martha was a huge success, Wagner had to conduct it again and again, which made him hate it even more. I think it would have been funny to see the turgid, ultra-serious Wagner conducting such a light-hearted opera.
Wagner and Flotow were nearly exact contemporaries: Flotow was born a year earlier and died a few weeks before Wagner. The program booklet describes them as "two opposites" of the nineteenth century.
The story of Martha takes place in England, but the text is in German. One of the lyrical high points is Martha's song "The last rose of summer", based on a much older song in English by Thomas Moore. An article on "The secret of the rose" in the 2002 program booklet points out that in several languages the word rose is an anagram of eros.
Sixteen years later, in 2018, I returned to Detmold for another premiere of the same opera, Martha, this time in a new production by Kay Link.
In his version, the opera takes place during the filming of a television reality show called "Farmer seeks maid". Most of the major scenes are 'filmed' by supernumeraries with video cameras and microphone booms, but the story continues even in the breaks when the cameras are turned off. There is also an officious 'director', a woman who silently orders everyone around and tells them what to do. So it isn't really 'reality' but at best a half-scripted version of reality, which all but the most naive viewers have probably assumed all along.
In the fourth act of the opera, we don't see the filming crews or the director any more until the very end, when they are brought in bound and gagged to prevent them from interfering with the happy end of the story.
There really is a 'doku-soap' series on one of the commercial German television networks called Bauer sucht Frau (Farmer seeks wife), but I must admit I have never seen it. Apparently it is quite popular, since it has been broadcast season after season since 2005 and has racked up well over a hundred episodes of 45 minutes each.
The book Walküre in Detmold describes the travels of a German journalist, Ralph Bollmann, who spent fourteen years (1997 to 2010) going to performances in eighty-one German opera houses. When I first heard of the book, I had only been to fifty-five of them; now I'm up to sixty-six, and I keep seeking out more as time permits.
As Bollmann explains (page 14), the large number of theaters is a heritage of the former fragmentation of Germany. "From Neustrelitz to Karlsruhe, from Detmold to Munich, nearly half the German opera houses are former court theaters. The German provincial potentates used cultural splendor to compensate for their disappearing power, particularly after Bismarck's founding of the Empire in 1871." In addition to ornate palaces, museums and libraries, they particularly supported their opera houses, "which more than anything else created a symbolic connection to the large metropolitan cities." He points out that nearly every German city which until 1918 was the residence of a ruling Prince or Duke still has its opera house today.
He says that counting only theaters with a full-time ensemble and year-round performances, the German-speaking areas of Europe (Germany, Austria and part of Switzerland) have "nearly as many opera houses as the entire rest of the world." (page 13) He adds that "without Germany's small and smallest theaters, many careers of international stars would not be possible," since they give young singers the chance of getting their first full-time engagement.
Here you can watch the trailer of Martha in Detmold 2018.
My photos and text in this post are from 2018.
See also: Sixty-six opera houses in Germany.
Thanks Don for this excellent piece and good photos of the State Theater Detmold. I enjoyed reading about 'Walküre in Detmold' by Ralph Bollmann. Amazing how culture connects societies through the ages!
It's January 2, post much revelling… I had to read about Kay Link's production of 'Martha' twice to even begin to understand the plot!
Best wishes for 2019. In the global tumult, a poet's words bring hope.
Lou, thanks for your nice comment! Happy New Year to you, too, and thanks for those lines from Leonard Cohen.
Very interesting explanation of the relative abundance of theaters in the German-speaking areas of Europe. More opera housesthan the rest of the world! That does put the rest of us to shame!
This time of weakening principalities I think is referenced in the TV series, Victoria on PBS. Victoria's consort, Prince ALbert of Koburgh (? Spelling?) and especially his brother Ernst, are shown as practically penniless German royalty on the hunt for rich brides. Leopold, their father and Victoria's uncle, isnt the same Leopold you mention, by chance?
Love the Viking at the busstop on the cover of the book. How lucky you are to live, steeped in culture! Hope you pass him at eighty-two performances!
The German town of Coburg (you were right to question the spelling) still has its opera house. It is one of the twenty I haven't been to yet, even though a friend of mine was a soprano in their opera ensemble for two seasons.
Leopold IV, the one I mentioned here, lived about two generations later than Victoria's uncle.
Ahhh…another failing of (US) Americans: we tend to be weak in both history and geography. Thanks for saving me a google trip!


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#include <aws/ec2/model/TagDescription.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/xml/XmlSerializer.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/StringUtils.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSStringStream.h>

#include <utility>

using namespace Aws::Utils::Xml;
using namespace Aws::Utils;

namespace Aws
{
namespace EC2
{
namespace Model
{

TagDescription::TagDescription() :
    m_keyHasBeenSet(false),
    m_resourceIdHasBeenSet(false),
    m_resourceType(ResourceType::NOT_SET),
    m_resourceTypeHasBeenSet(false),
    m_valueHasBeenSet(false)
{
}

TagDescription::TagDescription(const XmlNode& xmlNode) :
    m_keyHasBeenSet(false),
    m_resourceIdHasBeenSet(false),
    m_resourceType(ResourceType::NOT_SET),
    m_resourceTypeHasBeenSet(false),
    m_valueHasBeenSet(false)
{
  *this = xmlNode;
}

TagDescription& TagDescription::operator =(const XmlNode& xmlNode)
{
  XmlNode resultNode = xmlNode;

  if(!resultNode.IsNull())
  {
    XmlNode keyNode = resultNode.FirstChild("key");
    if(!keyNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_key = Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(keyNode.GetText());
      m_keyHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode resourceIdNode = resultNode.FirstChild("resourceId");
    if(!resourceIdNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_resourceId = Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(resourceIdNode.GetText());
      m_resourceIdHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode resourceTypeNode = resultNode.FirstChild("resourceType");
    if(!resourceTypeNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_resourceType = ResourceTypeMapper::GetResourceTypeForName(StringUtils::Trim(Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(resourceTypeNode.GetText()).c_str()).c_str());
      m_resourceTypeHasBeenSet = true;
    }
    XmlNode valueNode = resultNode.FirstChild("value");
    if(!valueNode.IsNull())
    {
      m_value = Aws::Utils::Xml::DecodeEscapedXmlText(valueNode.GetText());
      m_valueHasBeenSet = true;
    }
  }

  return *this;
}

void TagDescription::OutputToStream(Aws::OStream& oStream, const char* location, unsigned index, const char* locationValue) const
{
  if(m_keyHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".Key=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_key.c_str()) << "&";
  }

  if(m_resourceIdHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".ResourceId=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_resourceId.c_str()) << "&";
  }

  if(m_resourceTypeHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".ResourceType=" << ResourceTypeMapper::GetNameForResourceType(m_resourceType) << "&";
  }

  if(m_valueHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << index << locationValue << ".Value=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_value.c_str()) << "&";
  }

}

void TagDescription::OutputToStream(Aws::OStream& oStream, const char* location) const
{
  if(m_keyHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".Key=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_key.c_str()) << "&";
  }
  if(m_resourceIdHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".ResourceId=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_resourceId.c_str()) << "&";
  }
  if(m_resourceTypeHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".ResourceType=" << ResourceTypeMapper::GetNameForResourceType(m_resourceType) << "&";
  }
  if(m_valueHasBeenSet)
  {
      oStream << location << ".Value=" << StringUtils::URLEncode(m_value.c_str()) << "&";
  }
}

} // namespace Model
} // namespace EC2
} // namespace Aws


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Q: How to restart an osm2po service from a previous run? I have followed underdark's clear and concise "how to" to get osm2po running.  The web service is a great little tool for inspecting the data.  Is there a way to restart the service using an existing run after closing the command prompt (i.e. stopping the service)?
I'm guessing there is a way to do this without having to convert all the OSM data a second time.  However, the documentation is in German so I can't tell.
Many thanks

A: Yes, this is possible by modifying the cmd= parameter. By default the value is tjsgpr (Tiler|Joiner|Segmenter|Postprocessors|Graph-builder|Routing). cmd=c is short form of cmd=tjsp.
In the German documentation there is a table around page 15 explaining each command. Only for t (Tiler) for example you need to pass the data source URL or path, j depends on t, s depends on j, and so on.

A: grtjsp is the same as grc
c is just a shortcut for tjsp

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Jim Backus Biography (1913-)
Full name, James Gilmore Backus; born February 25, 1913, in Cleveland, OH; son of Russell Gould and Daisy (Gilmore-Taylor) Backus; married Henriette (Henny) Kaye, January 14, 1943. Addresses: HOME--Bel Air, CA. OFFICE--8810Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069. AGENT--c/o Agency for the PerformingArts, 9000 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
Hitch Your Wagon, 48th Street Theatre, New York City, 1937.
Too Many Heroes, Hudson Theatre, New York City, 1937.
Also appeared in summer theatre productions.
FILM DEBUT--Easy Living, RKO, 1949.
Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
Higgins, The Great Lover, Paramount, 1949.
Howard Prichard, One Last Fling, Warner Brothers, 1949.
Thomas Jacoby, Customs Agent, Columbia, 1950.
Ed Hamley, Emergency Wedding, Columbia, 1950.
Willie Dennis, The Killer That Stalked New York, Columbia, 1950.
Little Joe, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town (also known as Going to Town), Universal, 1950.
Bill Grayson, Bright Victory (also known as Lights Out), Universal, 1951.
Mitch Davis, Hollywood Story, Universal, 1951.
Max Watkins, Iron Man, Universal, 1951.
Michael Hogan, Half Angel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
Myron Winton, His Kind of Woman, RKO, 1951.
Harvey Landrum, I Want You, Samuel Goldwyn/RKO, 1951.
Flaherty, Man with a Cloak, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1951.
Sam Harris, I'll See You in My Dreams, Warner Brothers, 1951.
mayor, M, Columbia, 1951.
Joe Randolph, Here Come the Nelsons (also known as Meet the Nelsons), Universal, 1952.
Charles Barry, Pat and Mike, MGM, 1952.
Mike Burke, The Rose Bowl Story, Monogram, 1952.
centurion, Androcles and the Lion, RKO, 1952.
Cleary, Deadline, U.S.A. (also known as Deadline), Twentieth Century- Fox, 1952.
Mergo, I Love Melvin, MGM, 1953.
General Curtis E. Le May, Above and Beyond, MGM, 1953.
District Attorney Judson, Angel Face, RKO, 1953.
Jason Ambrose, Geraldine, Republic, 1953.
Ben Judson, Deep in My Heart, MGM, 1954.
Commander Hutch, Francis in the Navy, Universal, 1955.
Pat Quaid, The Square Jungle, Universal, 1955.
Mr. Stark, Rebel without a Cause, Warner Brothers, 1955.
Danker, You Can't Run Away from It, Columbia, 1956.
Sergeant Hanna, The Girl He Left Behind, Warner Brothers, 1956.
Tom Culdare, Meet Me in Las Vegas (also known as Viva Las Vegas), MGM, 1956.
psychiatrist, The Opposite Sex, MGM, 1956.
Willis Haver, The Naked Hills, Allied Artists, 1956.
Harvey Graham, Eighteen and Anxious (also known as No Greater Sin), Republic, 1957.
Nick Cellantano, The Great Man, Universal, 1957.
Clarence Logan, The Man of a Thousand Faces, Universal, 1957.
Colonel Gooch, Top Secret Affair (also known as Their Secret Affair), Warner Brothers, 1957.
Paul Mason, The High Cost of Loving, MGM, 1958.
Jim Tyloe, Macabre, Allied Artists, 1958.
Mr. Maxwell, Ask Any Girl, MGM, 1959.
Cliff Heldon, The Big Operator (also known as Anatomy of a Syndicate), MGM, 1959.
Jim Gordon, A Private's Affair, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959.
Cecil Forbes, The Wild and the Innocent, Universal, 1959.
voice of Uncle Abdul Azziz Magoo, 1001 Arabian Nights (animated), Columbia, 1959.
Dave Husack, Ice Palace, Warner Brothers, 1960.
king, The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, MGM, 1962.
Peter Bowers, Boys' Night Out, MGM, 1962.
Commander Jerry Hammerslag, The Horizontal Lieutenant, MGM, 1962.
Horatio Kellgore, Zotz!, Columbia, 1962.
Dr. Von Hagedorn, Critic's Choice, Warner Brothers, 1963.
Tyler Fitzgerald, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, United Artists, 1963.
Louis Murphy, Johnny Cool, United Artists, 1963.
sheriff, My Six Loves, Paramount, 1963.
Bosun's Mate Ed Fennelly, Operation Bikini, American International, 1963.
Bullard Bear, The Wheeler Dealers, MGM, 1963.
flight dispatcher, Sunday in New York, MGM/Seven Arts, 1963.
General Willoughby, Advance to the Rear (also known as Company of Cowards?), MGM, 1964.
Miles Whitepaper, John Goldfarb, Please Come Home, Twentieth Century- Fox, 1964.
Howard Carol, Billie, United Artists, 1965.
sergeant, Fluffy, Universal, 1965.
cameo, Don't Make Waves, MGM, 1967.
Carter Sillins, Hurry Sundown, Paramount, 1967.
Tru-Blue Lou, Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?, MGM, 1968.
T.R. Hollister, Hello, Down There (also known as Sub-A-Dub-Dub), Paramount, 1969.
Staunch, Cockeyed Cowboys of Calico County, Universal, 1970.
voices of Mr. Magoo, Ebenezer Scrooge, and the seven dwarfs, Mr.
Magoo's Holiday Festival (animated), United Screen Artists, 1970.
Timothy Forsythe, Now You See Him, Now You Don't, Buena Vista, 1972.
Albertson, Crazy Mama, New World, 1975.
Enos Griffith, Friday Foster, American International, 1975.
mayor, Pete's Dragon, Buena Vista, 1977.
doorman, Good Guys Wear Black, Mar Vista, 1978.
Mr. Gibbs, C.H.O.M.P.S., American International, 1979.
Mr. Perkins, There Goes the Bride, Vanguard, 1980.
president, Slapstick of Another Kind, International Film Marketing, 1984.
Also appeared in Don't Bother to Knock (also known as Why Bother to Knock?), Seven Arts, 1952, and Prince Jack, 1984.
Producer, Mooch, 1971.
Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
Regular, Hollywood House, ABC, 1949-50.
Judge Bradley Stevens, I Married Joan, NBC, 1952-55.
host, Talent Scouts, CBS, 1962.
voice of Mr. Quincy Magoo, The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (animated),NBC, 1964-65.
Thurston Howell III, Gilligan's Island, CBS, 1964-67.
host, Continental Showcase, CBS, 1966.
J.C. Dithers, Blondie, CBS, 1968-69.
Also host, The Jim Backus Show, 1960.
Credits; EPISODIC
Joe Wheelwright, Maverick, ABC.
Also appeared in "The Magic Brew," Conflict, ABC; Espionage, NBC.
Credits; MOVIES
Colonel, Wake Me When the War Is Over, ABC, 1969.
George Benson, Magic Carpet, ABC, 1972.
Mike Lorimar, Getting Away from It All, ABC, 1972.
Professor David Tilson, The Girl Most Likely To ..., ABC, 1973.
Horace Shellhammer, Miracle on 34th Street, CBS, 1973.
Stanley, Never Con a Killer, ABC, 1977.
Thurston Howell III, Rescue from Gilligan's Island, NBC, 1978.
Thurston Howell III, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, NBC, 1979.
John Hancock, The Rebels, syndicated, 1979.
cameo, The Gossip Columnist, syndicated, 1980.
Thurston Howell III, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, NBC,1981.
Credits; SPECIALS
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol (animated), NBC, 1962.
Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO WORK
Announcer and actor, 1936-44.
Credits; ALBUMS
Dirty Old Man, Dore.
Credits; SINGLES
"Delicious" and "Cave Man."
Writings;FILM
Mooch, 1971.
Writings;OTHER; WITH HENNY BACKUS
Rocks on the Roof, 1962.
What Are You Doing after the Orgy?, 1962.
Only When I Laugh, 1965.
Backus Strikes Back, 1984.
Back to Backus.


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Seven Devils by Laura Lam & Elizabeth May ★★★★★
"Don't you see? The Oracle forces people into neat little boxes because One only understands order. But humans are messy. We are not binary; we don't exist in ones and zeroes."
I received this e-book from NetGalley. This does not affect my review or opinion. All thoughts are my own and I'm being 100 percent honest. Thank you to NetGalley and DAW for providing me this e-book for reviewing purposes.
'Seven Devils' is a feminist space opera with amazing world-building that you should read
Seven Devils is a fast-paced and adventurous book about strong feminist women who are trying to save the galaxy. The novel is full of great characters that have a depth to them and feel very honest and real. The plot is unique and the world-building is phenomenal. Overall a wonderful book.
When Eris faked her death, she thought she had left her old life as the heir to the galaxy's most ruthless empire behind. But her recruitment by the Novantaen Resistance, an organization opposed to the empire's voracious expansion, throws her right back into the fray.
Eris has been assigned a new mission: to infiltrate a spaceship ferrying deadly cargo and return the intelligence gathered to the Resistance. But her partner for the mission, mechanic and hotshot pilot Cloelia, bears an old grudge against Eris, making an already difficult infiltration even more complicated.
When they find the ship, they discover more than they bargained for: three fugitives with firsthand knowledge of the corrupt empire's inner workings.
Together, these women possess the knowledge and capabilities to bring the empire to its knees. But the clock is ticking: the new heir to the empire plans to disrupt a peace summit with the only remaining alien empire, ensuring the empire's continued expansion. If they can find a way to stop him, they will save the galaxy. If they can't, millions may die.
I really like this cover. I love to know how characters look when reading a book and this cover shows you all the main characters. I love the colors and the style of this cover. I do prefer the UK version of Seven Devils, though. I think it's sleeker and just a tad prettier.
Seven Devils has such an engrossing and cool plot. It really screams Ocean's 8 meets Guardians of the Galaxy to me. I absolutely love a good space opera and this one is amazing in every way. Eris' story is really compelling since you get a view of both the resistance and the empire. Eris has lived both lives. First as a princess and then as a resistance fighter. The plot in itself isn't that new, empire versus resistance is something we already know. But all the details and extra elements that the authors added make Seven Devils truly amazing and original. For example, the tragic backstories of some of these characters, the amazing world-building and magic system, the technology used and the amazing friendships are so unique that Seven Devils feels really new and refreshing. This is such a fast-paced and adventurous feminist read.
Seven Devils is written in 5 point of views, those of Eris, Clo, Rhea, Nyx and Ariadne. Each of them is very different from the other one which makes it interesting to read. I didn't have any favorites, so I liked reading all their point of views. I usually don't like reading a book with a lot of main characters because most of the time the author can't focus too much on the development of the cast. They don't pay enough attention to the backstories, and they all start to feel like each other. In Seven Devils every character was really well-written and interesting. This shows how much talent Lam and May have!
"Eris – or, Princess Discordia as she was once known, heir to the Empire, until she faked her own death and decided to dedicate her life to destroying her family."
When reading the book you have to pay attention to the time stamp. There are chapters where the authors take you back to the past. These chapters are indicated at the beginning of the chapter. They vary from the present day, one year ago, three years ago, five years ago and ten years ago. At first, I wasn't really a fan of this because I felt like it slowed the book down. I just wanted to stay on the current mission and not constantly go back to the past. After a while, I got used to it and even started looking forward to those chapters. The reason for this is that I really started to get attached to the characters and wanted to know what they had been through!
There is lesbian and trans representation in Seven Devils. There is a somewhat slow-burn f/f romance and a side/background character who is transgender. I hope we will learn more about this trans person in the second book since I literally can't name any other sci-fi book that has a trans character!
The world-building in Seven Devils is honestly phenomenal. The authors describe everything in detail and at times it felt like I was there with the characters. They regularly change the scenery which I like and every location is thoroughly described. The technology and magic the cast uses are also very clear and quite fascinating. I understood everything from the start since the authors take their time explaining everything. I liked the mix of magic and technology in Seven Devils. I do hope we get to see more of the magic they have in this world since that element was kept on the background in the first installment.
Would I recommend it?
A hundred times yes!!! Read this book if you're into sci-fi and looking for a feminist space opera with strong and diverse characters. I can't wait for book two and read what happens to my babies!!!
Blood, death, death of a loved one, violence, incest (?), drugs
Representation in this book
LGBTQIA+ representation, bisexual main character, lesbian main character, main character of color, side character of color, trans representation
Young adult, science fiction
August 4 (US) – August 6 (UK)
Laura Lam
Originally from sunny California, Laura Lam now lives in cloudy Scotland. She is the author of the near-future space thriller, Goldilocks, feminist space opera Seven Devils (co-written with Elizabeth May), BBC Radio 2 Book Club section False Hearts, the companion novel Shattered Minds, and the award-winning Micah Grey series: Pantomime, Shadowplay, and Masquerade. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in anthologies such as Nasty Women, Solaris Rising 3, Cranky Ladies of History, Scotland in Space, and more. Her romance alter ego is Laura Ambrose. She lectures part-time at Edinburgh Napier University on the Creative Writing MA.
Originally from sunny California, Laura Lam now lives in cloudy Scotland. She is the author of the near-future space thriller, Goldilocks, feminist space opera Seven Devils (co-writtenwith Elizabeth May), BBC Radio 2 Book Club section False Hearts, the companion novel Shattered Minds, and the award-winning Micah Grey series: Pantomime, Shadowplay, and Masquerade. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in anthologies such as Nasty Women, Solaris Rising 3, Cranky Ladies of History, Scotland in Space, and more. Her romance alter ego is Laura Ambrose. She lectures part-time at Edinburgh Napier University on the Creative Writing MA.
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Although bears little in common with any other revolution due to its lack of political context, the Industrial Revolution was nonetheless one of the most significant periods of upheaval in recorded history.
Although bears little in common with any other revolution due to its lack of political context, the Industrial Revolution was nonetheless one of the most significant periods of upheaval in recorded history. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, the manufacturing of goods was done on a very small scale with very basic tools. Furthermore, the majority of people lived in rural regions, far from the cities. Industrialisation was a period of significant technological innovation, which lay the blueprint for several key industries in the modern world, which we now take for granted.
The Industrial Revolution had its roots in Britain in the late 18th century. There were several key reasons for Britain's prominence regarding industrialisation. Firstly were the country's vast resources of fossil fuels such as coal and iron, pivotal materials in the emerging industries. Secondly was its status as the world's most powerful colonial empire, allowing it access to other raw materials as well as a strong network of markets. Leading the charge, Britain's contributions to Industrialisation would eventually change society.
There were several innovations, which were products of the Industrial Revolution. Arguably the first significant innovation was in textiles. In the 1760s, James Hargreaves invented the spinning engine, or "jenny", which enabled multiple items of clothing to be produced at the same time by spooling thread. This enabled the mass production of clothing, which prior to this point was hand and custom-made. Further innovations in textiles included the power loom, invented by Edmund Cartwright in the 1780s. These, amongst others, would prove to be incredibly historically significant.
infrastructure. Indeed, the steam engine in many ways is considered the defining achievement of the industrial revolution. The steam engine not only powered machines, which significantly improved productivity in factories, but also trains and ships, which would prove to be hugely important. As more complex ships were built, it became far easier, quicker and more efficient to travel between continents. In the case of Britain, the bastion of the industrial revolution, this proved to be important in the establishment of infrastructure and communication between its various colonies. The steam train was of huge importance as well in a more localised sense. It allowed travel between far-apart areas on the same landmass to be far more easily facilitated. This allowed people to traverse distances at a speed previously thought impossible and also allowed goods and materials to be more easily distributed over a wide range of areas.
As a result, communication links became far more sophisticated. This was further improved by the invention of the electric telegraph by Charles Wheatstone and William Cooke. This innovation allowed communication to become even more direct. The cable laid across the Atlantic in 1866 allowed communication links between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres to be strengthened significantly. The world was rapidly changing and becoming increasingly linked through these innovations. Resources could be spread all across the globe and the ability to communicate far more quickly and easily helped the industrial drive in Britain spread across the globe.
The Industrial Revolution laid the foundations for a more globalised world. In modern times, all countries across the globe are linked through developments, which began during industrialisation. The drive to industrialise Britain expanded soon after its beginnings, the world catching up with its developments at a fast rate. The society we live in today owes much of its contributions and failings in a broad spectrum of fields to the incredible period of innovation that was the Industrial Revolution.