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"Homeworld" – Space Tramp – Chapter 1 – (MegaTraveller Fan Fiction)
August 23, 2019 August 23, 2019 / Ed Raby Sr
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Jeremiah pulled his overcoat tight as he stepped out into the street, the door sliding closed automatically behind him. Strouden's thin atmosphere made the planet cold so his boots, pants, shirt, and hat were all made to keep him warm. He made sure as a matter of routine that his filter mask was on and tight so the industrial pollutants of the planet's atmosphere didn't choke him. Of course with the planet starting to have overpopulation problems because of its size, one less mouth to feed so the government, which as basically an over-bloated bureaucracy, would probably not mourned his loss that much.
He was a well built young man with muscles, probably helped along by the planets 1.1 G gravity, but he also possessed an intelligent mind. It was his mind right now that was troubling him the most as he wrestled with his thoughts. He had just had a conversation with the orphanage head that reminded him in a week he would reach the age of majority and effectively be on his own. The orphanage had been his home for sixteen years since both his parents were killed in an industrial accident. Strouden's government had been his guardian ever since.
It wasn't all bad. Standard education was provided for him for free, but teachers were only interested in getting the students their basic knowledge which amounted to how to handle computers in the most basic of senses and drive gravitic vehicles which on the industrial planet was a must-know skill. He had three meals a day, a place to sleep and a small stipend to spend. Out on the streets, some of the kids with parents didn't have it that good.
There was however some downsides. The heads were constantly changing as this orphanage being in the more poor and rough part of the industrial part of town, was not a desirable place for a bureaucrat looking at upward mobility. The same was true for the teachers who would change out every year. This lack of consistency left a hole for a lot of them as far as strong male or female figures in their life.
Life was regimented during work hours which were six days a week and for 10 hours. The other times there were rules that prevented fraternization between boys and girls while inside the orphanage, but outside that, government bureaucracy didn't care what you did on your own time as long as you showed up when the time was appointed to work. Training for the future. As he got older more freedom was given during these off-hours as long as curfew was observed. From the time he hit his teens, he had freedom of movement as long as he showed up the next morning for classes.
Of course, this meant the vices of life were available to him fairly early. Girls and sex were there and he had partaken often of their pleasures. It was one of those things all the orphans did to alleviate the monotony and perhaps get some sense of human closeness however fleeting. From the moment they hit puberty, the government-mandated birth control prevented pregnancy and disease for the most part. Alcohol and drugs he avoided. But he did like to gamble, although he had the restraint to not blow everything. Officially, these vices were not allowed to underage teenagers, but unofficially, as far as he could tell, those rules were never enforced.
The criminal element was strong in this part of town and the temptations therein were high for a young teenage boy. But Jeremiah was a watcher and waiter and often avoided the pitfalls. He spent some time with his friend Jake who became his gym partner and somehow had found a handgun that they both practiced within the sewers. He could at least shoot straight but was no expert. Jake said in this world one better learn to defend himself. Jeremiah could not argue based on what he had seen in his homeworld.
Jeremiah soon became part of the 'war ball league' which was run by the underground criminal element of the planet. It basically was a game where you tried to get an oval ball across a line at one end of a field or the other. Jeremiah was a good blocker and tackler for his team and soon he had a sort of street cred that caused a lot of the people to treat him with respect. They even paid him a little money. But that was coming to an end very soon, so Jeremiah was weighing his future options. He may be an orphan but he did have some.
The first was right in front of him every game, join the planet's criminal element and become one of them. The orphanages became some of the best recruitment tools of thieves, cutthroats, bosses, prostitutes, drug dealers, etc. in the city. He was strong and of a social standing low enough, he might not be missed if he fell off the grid. He even had some street cred already. One thing Jeremiah noted, however, is he saw very few old criminals.
The other option planetside is one every orphanage resident was offered which was to be a member of the planet's bureaucratic class. Becoming a drone in an office was not appealing to him. He had to admit, there was a wanderlust to him. Something inside was pulling him off-world to the stars, but how would someone like him find his way onto a starship?
The Imperial Navy? He knew that Social Standing meant a lot there as well as education. Probably not. Better would be the Imperial Marines but he to admit to himself, despite his war ball prowess, he was not a naturally violent person. It was for this reason he quickly dismissed the Marines, Army and planetside forces. He valued freedom when he could get it and moving from one form of regimented life to another did not appeal to him at all. The Scout Service might have appealed but there was not Base on the planet to sign up and he had no money to travel to another planet to do so.
He stopped walking for a minute and looked around him. The grey cold atmosphere of the planets industrial heart all around him. The metal and other manufactured materials adding to the gloom. The light of advertising and the building were even cold and harsh to him. But there was one place that was not like this at all. The trade hub around the starport. All the bright corporate logos and the flamboyant free traders were there engaged in trading, buying and selling. He loved going there, the atmosphere was intoxicating.
Suddenly an idea struck him and he headed off in the direction of the trade hub with a plan rolling in his head. If he could just convince one of the traders to take him on as a hand, he might be able to get off this miserable planet and see the stars he longed for.
Megatraveller Notes:
Welcome to Space Tramp, a work of Megatraveller fan fiction. Basically, I am taking an advanced character creation process and developing it into a fully fleshed-out story background. In each part, I will end with the notes for that year. What I rolled and any modifiers I added or changed because of the roleplay of the character will be noted. This is the first part so it will probably be a little longer but if you bear with me, then it each part after this will make more sense.
Name: Jeremiah Kilwood Sex: Male Universal Personality Profile (UPP): A67A74 Age:18
Explanation: Jeremiah is an 18-year-old human male. In order of his UPP – Strength:10, Dexterity: 6, Endurance: 7, Intelligence: 10, Education: 7, and Social Standing: 4. He is stronger than most people and more intelligent with scores of 10 in both which in Megatraveller are represented as 'A's. He has average endurance and slightly less than average dexterity. Physically he is a strong guy but otherwise unremarkable. His education level is average coupled with his high intelligence gives him the ability to learn 17 skill levels at present. His social standing, however, is low.
Homeworld: Strouden / Lunion Subsector/ Spinward Marches
Universal World Profile: A745988-D N Hi In
Jeremiah's Homeworld is Strouden which is found in the Lunion Subsector fo the Spinward Marches sector. If you have the map is it hex: 2327. Doing the UWP in order. Starport A which means the world not only services starships but builds them. Size 7 is slightly smaller than Earth. The atmosphere is 4 which means thin and tainted by industrial pollutants. Hydrographics is 5 which means the world is half covered by water. The population is 9 which puts it in the billions of people. The government is 8 – Civil Service Bureaucracy. People are employed by the government based on their expertise and skills. Law level is 8 which is high law which means no weapons allowed except small blades that have to be concealed. Technology Level is D or "13" which high is but pretty standard for the main worlds of the Imperium. The N indicates Strouden is an Imperium Naval Base. No scout base is however present other than the x-boat station for the couriers. 'Hi' indicates a classification for a trade of a High Population world. 'In" indicates industrial which indicates that trade classification. Given both of these, Strouden is a good trade world both in that it is both a good supplier and market for goods.
Skills: Grav Vehicle – 0, Computer – 0, Handgun- 0
Three default skills based on his homeworld's characteristics – no disadvantage or advantage here and no skill levels actually taken.
In Megatraveller shorthand form:
Jeremiah Kilwood
UPP: A67A74 Age: 18 Homeworld: Strouden UWP: A-745988-D N Hi In
Skills: Grav Vehicle – 0, Computer – 0, Handgun – 0
The next part will have Jeremiah trying to join the Merchant Service and his first year therein.
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Brooks Running's holiday campaign with David Harbour helps homeless runners
The activewear retailer is continuing its partnership with the 'Stranger Things' star to support nonprofit Back On My Feet
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Activewear retailer Brooks Running is putting a spin on the traditional holiday campaign centered around gift-giving, instead encouraging consumers to help clothe runners experiencing homelessness—with help from "Stranger Things" star David Harbour.
Brooks Running is partnering with the national non-profit Back on My Feet—which uses running and other fitness activities as part of a larger process to help those facing homelessness find employment and housing—to help provide up to $675,000 worth of Brooks Running apparel to participants in the program.
Through Brooks Runnings' "Buy Gear, Give Gear" initiative, the retailer is matching purchases of its shoes, jackets and pants or tights between Dec. 8 and Dec. 14. Brooks Running will ship an equal amount of these purchased items to various Back on My Feet locations across the U.S., "allow[ing] them to outfit their runners throughout 2023," according to a statement.
The retailer kick-started its "Buy Gear, Give Gear" program—a collaborative effort from agencies M Booth, Curiosity, and BibRave, as well as Brooks Running's internal creative team—with an event featuring the company's celebrity ambassador, Harbour. The actor surprised a group of Back on My Feet members in New York City on Dec. 3 gathered for their morning run, and, as shown in an Instagram video from Brooks Running highlighting moments from the event, Harbour told the runners about his own journey with running and how it helped reduce his pandemic-induced anxiety before joining the group on their run.
"[It's] kind of poignant—I grew up [here], and was struggling with addiction on 12th [Avenue] and [Avenue] B," Harbour says to the group in the video. "But it's really nice to be back here with such an inspiring group of people."
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Harbour began working with Brooks Running in August. The actor shared in an Instagram video announcing the partnership that he started wearing the brand's shoes when he began using running as a way to both manage his anxiety and lose weight ahead of the fourth season of "Stranger Things." Brooks Running tapped Harbour for the brand's first global campaign, "It's Your Run," with Harbour providing the voiceover for a series of video spots.
That campaign shifted the brand's former "run happy" messaging to instead celebrate every type of runner, even those who aren't hardcore athletes—like Harbour. And Brooks Running's partnership with Back on My Feet continues the brand's new focus on uplifting non-traditional runners.
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BMW and GoPro team up to offer integration on their latest cars plus Minis
June 18, 2014 June 21, 2014 Chris Chin 2014, BMW, BMW Apps, GoPro, GoPro Hero, GoPro Integration, iDrive, Mini, Mini Connected
In lieu of Volkswagen's marketing stunt with GoPro, BMW and Mini thought it'd be wise to follow suit.
BMWs, just like Volkswagens, are vectors for enthusiasts to express their love for cars, particularly in the form of film and photography. As a result, BMWs and Minis with models later than 2012 and with BMW Apps or Mini Connected can benefit from official GoPro integration with any WiFi-powered GoPro. The GoPro App also needs to be installed on a mobile phone–so far only iPhones were of mention.
Check all the requirements, then drivers can control and activate their GoPro at their hearts desire straight through the car.
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Check out full details in the press release after the jump.
BMW GROUP TECHNOLOGY OFFICE AND GOPRO CREATE FIRST AUTOMOTIVE SPORTS CAMERA INTEGRATION
12/06/14 from BMW Group
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – June 12, 2014 11:30AM EDT / 8:30AM PDT . . . The BMW Group Technology Office and GoPro have announced the first-ever, mass-produced integration of a GoPro camera with an automobile's on board infotainment system. In BMW Group vehicles equipped with the BMW Apps or MINI Connected option, a GoPro camera may now be configured and controlled using BMW's state-of-the-art iDrive controller and high-resolution screen. Starting in July 2014, the integration will be functional on all model year 2012 and later BMW Group vehicles equipped with the BMW Apps or MINI Connected option, when used with a Wi-Fi-equipped GoPro camera. The updated GoPro App is now available for free in the iTunes Store (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gopro-app/id561350520).
"Working with GoPro to design this integration was remarkable," said Phil Johnston, Head of BMW Group AppCenter USA. "'Creative' and 'insightful' just begin to describe the experience. GoPro is a natural fit for BMW enthusiast drivers. The power and flexibility of the BMW Group App Integration Platform coupled with GoPro's advanced camera technology brings new, safe, and engaging experiences to the enthusiasts that were previously not possible. When the camera is connected to the car, it allows GoPro's app to present context-appropriate presets that allow the enthusiast to capture the perfect shot."
"GoPro has deep roots in motorsports and is passionate about enabling drivers to capture their road or track experience," said Adam Silver, GoPro Director of Strategic Product Opportunities. "The GoPro and BMW collaboration sets a new standard in the category and is an important first step in a partnership designed to deliver next-level integration between camera and car."
This groundbreaking integration is designed specifically to reduce driver distraction and enhance the capabilities for which "The Ultimate Driving Machine®" and GoPro, one of the world's most versatile cameras, are famous. In addition to aiming the camera using BMW's large central screen, users may quickly choose between six pre-set camera modes: Leisure Drive Facing Out, Night Driving, Sport Drive Facing Out, Drive Camera Facing In, Winding Road Time-lapse, and Straight Road Time-lapse. The camera's RECORD function may be started and stopped by the driver at will, and vital camera status indicators are displayed, including recording elapsed time, battery life, and Wi-Fi signal strength. The user may also toggle the camera's SLEEP mode to prolong battery life between shots.
First, the user's BMW or MINI vehicle must be equipped with the BMW Apps or MINI Connected option, respectively. Next, the user's Wi-Fi-equipped GoPro camera (HERO3+ and later) communicates with the GoPro App installed on the driver's iPhone 4 or later, which must be connected to the vehicle either through the iPhone USB cable or the BMW Accessory snap-in adaptor for iPhone. The driver will access the App through the BMW ConnectedDrive or MINI Connected menu, which is displayed on the large, trans-reflective central screen (up to 10.2 inches, depending on model).
The BMW Group Technology Office and GoPro designed the on-board operating menu to streamline the camera's operation and take full advantage of the integrated environment. Menu choices appear to the left of the screen, and the camera's actual field of view is displayed in near real-time while the vehicle is stationary.
About GoPro
GoPro's versatile cameras and accessories enable people to self-capture immersive and engaging footage of themselves enjoying their favorite activities. From extreme to mainstream, GoPro's HERO® line of wearable and gear-mountable capture devices are transforming the way consumers, professional athletes, and video production professionals capture, manage and share meaningful photo and video content. Based in San Mateo, California, GoPro's products are sold through more than 25,000 stores in over 100 countries worldwide and direct via GoPro.com. GoPro branded content is shared and enjoyed by millions of people on popular media channels such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo and YouTube.
GOPRO® and HERO® are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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El Edificio-sede y parque de la Fundación Calouste Gulbenkian están ubicados en una manzana bordeada por la Avenida de Berna, la Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar y la Calle Marquês de Sá de la Bandera, Lisboa.

Obra emblemática de la arquitectura modernista portuguesa, el edificio-sede se articula con el Museo Calouste Gulbenkian y alberga los servicios céntricos de la Fundación así como salas de espectáculos, de exposiciones, etc. El Parque donde se inserta ocupa una posición idénticamente relevante en el cuadro de la arquitectura paisajista nacional, siendo uno de los espacios verdes más importantes de la ciudad de Lisboa.

Edificio-sede
La sede de la Fundación Calouste Gulbenkian se localiza en el centro de Lisboa, junto a la Plaza de España, en el interior de un parque con 7,5 hectáreas; ocupa una área de aproximadamente 25 mil m².

El proyecto de los edificios de la Sede y Museo resultó de un concurso restringido dirigido por la Administración a tres equipos de arquitectos, que transcurrió entre 1959 y 1960. Las bases del concurso se refería al objetivo de perpetuar el homenaje a la memoria de Calouste Gulbenkian, a través de un trazado donde se adivinaran los aspectos fundamentales de su carácter: "espiritualidad concentrada, fuerza creadora y simplicidad de vida".

Inaugurados en 1969, los edificios fueron proyectados por los arquitectos Rui Jervis Atouguia, Pedro Cid y Alberto Pessoa. Su concepción buscó crear un ambiente agradable y sobrio, proporcionando perspectivas de visión a partir del interior, sobre diversos ángulos del jardín circundante. Su construcción se basó en las técnicas más modernas (cemento armado y del cemento pre-esforzado).

El cuerpo de la Sede tiene cerca de 125 m de largo y 25 m de anchura. Se distribuye por seis pisos (dos subterráneos), concebidos para instalar la Administración y los diversos Servicios de la Fundación. Integra también salas destinadas a espectáculos, exposiciones, conferencias y congresos. Las instalaciones de apoyo (oficinas y técnicas), se sitúan en el subsuelo.

Con un aforo de 1300 personas, el gran auditorio ocupa el extremo sur del edificio de la Sede. Puede acoger todo el tipo de espectáculos: conciertos, teatro, danza y conferencias. El segundo auditorio tiene 334 asientos. Hay varias salas de conferencias y dos galerías para exposiciones temporales.

El Museo Calouste Gulbenkian alberga, en exposición permanente, la colección de arte del fundador; en ese mismo edificio existe una galería de exposiciones temporales, una área destinada a apoyo (de las actividades culturales) y la Biblioteca de Arte.

El Centro de Arte Moderno fue inaugurado en 1983 en el Parque Gulbenkian. En homenaje al primer Presidente de la Fundación, pasó a ser designado por Centro de Arte Moderno José de Azeredo Perdigão en 1993.

Parque
El Parque de la Fundación Calouste Gulbenkian fue construido en la década de 1960, según proyecto de los arquitectos paisajistas António Viana Barreto y Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles, en la antigua localización del Parque de Santa Gertrudes. Este jardín es considerado un ejemplo emblemático del movimiento moderno en Portugal y una referencia para la arquitectura paisajista portuguesa.

Las obras se iniciaron en 1963, quedando concluidas en 1969, siendo de realzar la utilización de soluciones constructivas altamente innovadoras para la época. «El Jardín que hoy encontramos, frondoso, envolvente y lleno de rincones sorprendentes, es el resultado de un diálogo muy fuerte entre hombre y Naturaleza. En este caso, es una situación única, en la medida que van a ser los propios autores del proyecto original los que intervengan, al largo del tiempo, sacando partido del crecimiento de la vegetación y adecuando el jardín a las nuevas solicitudes de los tiempos.»

El dibujo original obligó la modificaciones importantes del relieve del terreno, visto el proyecto incluir la creación de un lago, de un anfiteatro al aire libre y la instalación de losas en el suelo, para la circulación. El jardín fue diseñado en función de una selección de árboles, arbustos y flores. En 2002 se dio inicio a su renovación, con introducción de nuevos recorridos, más espejos de agua y nuevas especies, en consonancia con proyecto conducido por el arquitecto Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles.

Premio Valmor / Monumento Nacional
Habiendo recibido el Premio Valmor de 1975, el conjunto del edificio-sede y museo y el parque de la Fundación Calouste Gulbenkian fueron clasificados como monumentos nacionales a 4 de noviembre de 2010. El comunicado del Consejo de Ministros señaló que este conjunto «constituye una obra de dimensión, programa y cualificación técnica excepcionales, de peso y significado referenciales en la arquitectura nacional e internacional».

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Jardines de Portugal
Edificios y estructuras de Lisboa

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Austin Butler, Ex Vanessa Hudgens' 'Elvis' History Explained
They're all shook up! Austin Butler and Vanessa Hudgens have each recounted the story of how his Elvis biopic position got here to be — however followers have seen some refined variations within the tales.
The Spring Breakers actress, 34, and Butler, 31, dated for 9 years earlier than Us Weekly broke the information of their cut up in January 2020. Forward of their breakup, Hudgens gushed over the Switched at Start alum throughout an look on Stay With Kelly and Ryan.
"Final December, we have been driving alongside and we have been listening to Christmas music, after which an Elvis Presley Christmas music got here on," she mentioned in August 2019. "He had simply dyed his hair darkish — he's a pure blond — and I used to be him and he was singing alongside and I used to be like, 'Babe, it's essential to play Elvis.'"
On the time, the Second Act star mentioned she was "so, so proud" of her then-beau for his main profession transfer. (Butler was formally solid as Elvis Presley within the Baz Luhrmann undertaking in July 2019.)
"He's all the time been so inspiring to me. Like, his work ethic is in comparison with nobody," Hudgens added. "I'm all the time so in awe of him and I'm so excited that that is occurring for him."
Butler put his coronary heart and soul into the position, which earned him his first-ever Golden Globe win earlier this month. The California native gave a shout-out to Priscilla Presley and the late Lisa Marie Presley whereas accepting his honor. (Lisa Marie died two days after the awards ceremony at age 54 after struggling cardiac arrest.)
For the reason that June 2022 premiere of Elvis, the Life Sudden alum has continued to embody the titular character — particularly together with his talking voice. "It's humorous to me as a result of I don't even give it some thought," he confessed to The Los Angeles Instances after being nominated for an Academy Award on Tuesday, January 24. "I suppose after three years of doing all the pieces that I may to give attention to this one purpose of attempting to liven up Elvis on this movie, I feel that there's sure muscular habits that should pop up. If I used to be attempting to sound like Elvis, I might sound very totally different proper now."
When the 2023 awards season started weeks prior, Butler regarded again on his path to portraying the late "Blue Suede Sneakers" crooner. Throughout The Hollywood Reporter's Actors Roundtable, the Zoey 101 alum informed practically an similar story to Hudgens' from 2019 — however noticeably left her title out of the dialog.
"The month earlier than I heard that Baz was making the film, I used to be going to have a look at Christmas lights with a good friend, and there was an Elvis Christmas music on the radio and I used to be singing alongside, and my good friend regarded over at me and goes, 'You've bought to play Elvis,'" he recalled. "I mentioned, 'Oh, that's such a protracted shot.'"
Butler added: "A few weeks later, I used to be taking part in the piano. I by no means actually sang for any of my buddies or something. That very same good friend was there and I used to be taking part in the piano. She mentioned, 'I'm critical. You gotta determine how one can get the rights to a script.' Then my agent referred to as and mentioned, 'So, Baz Luhrmann is making an Elvis movie.'"
Whereas chatting with The Los Angeles Instances, the Dune: Half Two actor nonetheless averted instantly mentioning Hudgens. "I used to be with my associate on the time," he mentioned when requested in regards to the piano story. "We'd been collectively for therefore lengthy and she or he had this type of clairvoyant second and so I actually — I owe her so much for believing in me."
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Smart cities currently rely on the deployment of dedicated IoT infrastructures, each from a given stakeholder, and mostly for monitoring applications. We investigate a solution to transform these vertical organizations into horizontal ones, to allow several stakeholders to share the infrastructure, for both monitoring and control applications. Our proposal uses state- based models inherited from typical embedded systems models, to represent sensors, actuators and portions of space like streets, crossings, etc. These models are automatically translated into REST resources to provide a standard interface for monitoring and control purposes. We also propose a distributed infrastructure able to execute applications with various timing requirements and conflicting needs. We illustrate these ideas with a proof of concept implementation, a programming model and guidelines for application programmers.
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Students, Projects, Collaborations:
Hanan Kanso (Master 2014)
Amaury Graillat (Master 2015)
Moustapha Lo (PhD 2015-2018), Nicolas Valot (Airbus Helicopters), CIFRE PhD
Pascal Raymond, Matthieu Moy (Verimag), Amaury Graillat (CIFRE PhD, Kalray)
Projects: CESyMPA, CAPACITES
The current hardware architectures are not suitable for critical embedded systems, because they are designed for average performance, offering transparent mechanisms at several levels (from the pre-fetching mechanisms in memory controllers to the routing algorithms in networks on a chip, including the very principle of a cache, load balancing techniques, etc.). All these mechanisms are a major obstacle to predictability and determinism, as required by certification authorities. The question of how to design an embedded system for the critical domains, using modern hardware architectures, therefore raises a huge interest, both in companies, and in academia. There is no satisfactory solution yet.
In the context of the project CESyMPA (Persyval-Lab, 2013-2014), we advocate that these topics deserve a new and fresh look, "forgetting" about the constraints of existing components or software solutions. In this project, we aim at exploring ways to implement critical systems as software running on multiprocessor architectures, in such a way that the complete solution be simple and provably deterministic, therefore acceptable by certification authorities. We would like to come up with a clear idea of what could be an ideal hardware architecture and design flow for "predictable-by-construction" critical embedded systems. Even if it is not feasible for a number of reasons, ranging from hardware fabrication problems to economic viability, this is scientifically worth trying because it would give an estimation of the distance between such an ideal solution and what exists now, and help identifying the tricky problems with the current hardware.
In the context of the project CAPACITES, and the CIFRE PhDs of Moustapha Lo and Amaury Graillat, we study the use of the Kalray MPPA manycore processor for critical real-time applications.
Components, Contracts, Early Execution, functional and extra-functional properties, quality-of-use
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ALIDECS / ACI "Sécurité & Informatique" French Programme, 2004-2007
OpenES 2013-2016
CIFRE STMicroeletronics 2018-2021
Tayeb Bouhadiba, PhD 2006-2010
Giovanni Funchal, PhD 2007-2011
Yuliia Romenska , PhD 2013-2017
Vincent Morice, PhD 2018-2021
Current work:
In the context of the OpenES project, we designed a very general and high-level notion of a component for hardware/software systems, for which functional properties can be specified in a contract-like formalism. Contrary to a lot of component models at this level of abstraction, our framework is executable. A non-deterministic component can be "executed" if, given inputs, we are able to generate random outputs such that the non-deterministic contract that links inputs and outputs is satisfied. This method relies on constraint solvers. We defined a formalism and execution engine compatible with existing SystemC/TLM components.
We are now starting to work on the idea of a "quality of use" contract for a HW/SW component. In the execution of a system made of several components (some of them given in full details, some of them described by their contracts only), we will define warnings, able to identify situations in which, for instance, a piece of software makes a non-optimal use of a HW component (e.g., if it offers a DMA-like memory transfer, but the SW does not use it).
Previous work:
The work on components is inspired by the various notions of components we've worked with in the following domains:
Embedded control, especially with synchronous languages; case-studies in SCADE (the commercial programming environment based on Lustre); previous work on contracts for reactive systems (see Lionel Morel, PhD 2001-2005).
Transaction-Level Modeling (TLM) of systems-on-a-chip
Virtual Prototyping of various embedded and communicating systems (e.g., sensor networks)
Main Publications:
Efficient Monitoring of Loose-Ordering Properties for SystemC/TLM (DATE'16)
Specification and Validation of Embedded Systems: A Case Study of a Fault-Tolerant Data Acquisition System with Lustre Programming environment
Formal and Executable Contracts for Transaction-Level Modeling in SystemC
Contract-Based Coordination of Hardware Components for the Development of Embedded Software
Defining and translating a "safe" subset of Simulink/Stateflow into Lustre
Logical-Time Contracts for the Development of Reactive Embedded Software
Arrays and Contracts for the Specification and Analysis of Regular Systems
42: Programmable Models of Computation for a Component-Based Approach to Heterogeneous Embedded Systems
High Level Models for Functional and Extra-Functional Properties of HW/SW Systems
Current Projects: OpenES
Students involved: Yuliia Romenska
Previous projects and students (2002-): HELP, OpenTLM, G. Funchal, J. Cornet, C. Helmstetter, M. Moy
Topics: The work on systems-on-a-chip is conducted in collaboration with STMicrolectronics, Grenoble. The Register Transfer Level (RTL) used to be the entry point of the design flow of hardware systems, including systems-on-a-chip (SoCs). However, the simulation environments for such models do not scale up well. Developing and debugging embedded software for these low level models before getting the physical chip from the factory is no longer possible at a reasonable cost. New abstraction levels, such as the Transaction-Level Modeling, have emerged during the last decade. The TLM approach uses a component-based approach, in which hardware blocks are modules communicating with so-called transactions. The TLM models are used for early development of the embedded software, because the high level of abstraction allows a fast simulation. This new abstraction level requires that SoCs be described in some non-deterministic asynchronous way, with new synchronization mechanisms, quite different from the implicit synchronization of synchronous circuit descriptions. SystemC is a C++ library used for the description of SoCs at different levels of abstraction, from cycle accurate to purely functional models. It comes with a simulation environment, and has become a standard. SystemC offers a set of primitives for the description of parallel activities representing the physical parallelism of the hardware blocks. The TLM level of abstraction can be described with SystemC. Recent work at Verimag/Synchrone focused on the modeling of time and energy consumption at high levels of abstraction, typically TLM. We now work on general high-level models for heterogeneous embedded systems, which can be simulated very early in the design cycle. The idea is to specify the components by very abstract non-deterministic contract-like specifications, so that their composition can be executed very early, before all the details of their implementation is known.
Co-Simulation of a SystemC TLM Virtual Platform with a Power Simulator at the Architectural Level: Case of a Set-Top Box
Co-Simulation of Functional SystemC TLM Models with Power/Thermal Solvers
System-Level Modeling of Energy in TLM for Early Validation of Power and Thermal Management
Faithfulness Considerations for Virtual Prototyping of Systems-on-Chip
Full simulation coverage for SystemC transaction-level models of systems-on-a-chip
A Method for the Efficient Development of Timed and Untimed Transaction-Level Models of Systems-on-Chip
Test Coverage for Loose Timing Annotations
Automatic Generation of Schedulings for Improving the Test Coverage of Systems-on-a-Chip
LusSy: an Open Tool for the Analysis of Systems-on-a-Chip at the Transaction Level
Past Research Topics
IdHAL florence-maraninchi
42 and Public Transportation
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Journals, Conferences, Awards
ACM SIGBED Paul Caspi Memorial Dissertation Award (member of the selection committee)
Recent Programme Committees
DATE'18 Track E, Topic E3 (Technical Programme Committee Member), EMSOFT'17, EMSOFT'16, EMSOFT'15, LCTES'15, EMSOFT'14, LCTES'14, DATE'14 Track co-chair for TOPIC E2: "Compilers and Software Synthesis for Embedded Systems", LCTES'13, DATE'13, TRACK E: "Embedded Systems Software", TOPIC E2: "Compilers and Software Synthesis for Embedded Systems", DAC'12, Embedded Sofware and Systems Track, DATE'12, TRACK E: "Embedded Systems Software", TOPIC E2: "Compilers and Software Synthesis for Embedded Systems", ACM LCTES'2012, ACM LCTES'2011, ACM EMSOFT 2009, ACM LCTES 2009, ACM EMSOFT 2007
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Many tech startups (but not only them) are laying off people, as part of the preparation for a … [+] 'winter is coming' season in fundraising
Many tech startups (but not only them) are laying off people as part of their preparation for a "winter is coming" season in fundraising.
Last year, more than 107,000 jobs were slashed from public and private tech companies in the US, and this January the large tech corporate layoffs reached about 60,000 employees losing their jobs, with Google
, Microsoft
, Amazon
, Goldman Sachs, and Salesforce cutting thousands of employees.
Some of these layoffs are tied to the potential recession and the hardship of raising capital in the next year or two, which is realistic. But there is another major reason for it and it has to do with the 2020-2021 hunger for growth and the belief recruitment is a sign of it. This is while users, usage, retention, ARR, and revenues should be the right indicators for it, and recruitment a tool to serve them.
The obvious reason for the layoffs is the bearish market. Investors are now more conservative and don't want to invest in high-risk ventures. In addition, the primary market is down significantly, nearly back to where it was three years ago, and obviously there are fewer IPOs' expected in the near future.
If this case, private venture-backed companies will need a longer run rate before they can become public, which can happen in two ways, raising additional money or reducing expenses.
Raising additional funds is hard because investors are not keen to invest more and the result is lower valuations, which make it even harder to raise a lot of money. If you want to raise $50 million, then at $500 million you are diluted by about 10%. If the valuation is just $100 million, you will be diluted by a third.
The hunger for growth brought that about
But there is another very significant reason for the layoffs, that some of the startups have brought it upon themselves, or the recent investors have pushed them to do so.
During the 2020-2021 bullish market, many startups raised a lot of money at very high valuations, (sometimes overinflated), and with a promise of growth, the investors pushed them towards expanding. This includes the recruitment of large numbers of employees, to exhibit growth, justify the current valuations, and make the next round even at a higher one.
Now, growth should be estimated by real numbers. Users, usage, retention, ARR, and revenues – are the leading indicators for it. In many cases, it will be in hiring people who will enable growth. Essentially, it is considered investing in future growth.
The result was that when the focus was on growth, many companies were quick to hire, for two reasons:
Invest to cultivate growth
Satisfy the desire of the recent investors who only cared about growth.
Nowadays, when valuations are lower and IPOs are further down the road, the priorities are changing and most startups have a new priority – profitability, even at the cost of lower growth.
The result is layoffs for two reasons: when companies were at a growth blitz and hiring was the leading indicator to show the BoD or the recent investors that 'we are doing the right thing', some of those hirings were not the right fit for the organization. So, now is a perfect time to take care of that. In my mind, the right time to fire someone who doesn't fit is within the first month after hiring, with no connection to the general growth or layoffs in the organization.
The second reason is the obvious one. While growth is the highest priority, we needed so many people to invest in it, but as soon as the priorities had changed and profitability is the highest one, these positions in many cases are no longer needed.
The result is unfortunately the same, laying off people.
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Well, that sparked an extremely long, thoughtful comment in me (LOL). Starting over . .
I'd like to get this type of review from an average reader too. The sentiment of "Buy this book, I liked it, you will too" is most appealing to my writers ego.
But honestly Jason, as a reader, I wouldn't buy the book off the review. Just cuz one reader liked it doesn't mean I will. I would want to know what specifically the reader enjoyed about the novel.
Unless this reviewer was Stephen King or Dean Koontz, then I might buy the book b/c they are horror writers and if they liked the book, and I like them as writers, then I know I'll enjoy the book if they did, without any further details of what appealed to them.
But, I'm not just a reader anymore. Perhpas I've always been a writer at heart, b/c I've never been satisfied with a simple "this is good" review (not even on a Stephen King book).
There's been a lot of talk around the blogs about what an acceptable review is from a fellow blogger and aspiring/inde pubbed author should look like. Probably because of ABNA, and the invitation to post reviews on posted excerpts in the create space preview gallery. But also because there are so many self published authors on the blogs.
Some of the "reviews" (at ABNA) have been more like critiques. Not acceptable at all to the majority of authors. Some nasty things being said in a couple of those discussion threads.
Where am I going with this comment you ask? I'm not sure; you got me thinking too much in another direction (lol).
I do not think, however, that "authors" - aspiring or published in any medium - can be "just readers" to fellow bloggers. A review posted by a well patronized blogger can pull a lot of weight in the blogger community.
But does that have any effect on sales in the general public? I don't know. I haven't published a novel; yet. I'm waiting for the mythical Agent to notice me . .
You ask some valid and big questions here, Donna.
I think my intent with this post, and the preceding one, is to warm the cold waters for average readers who have never written a book review on a site like Amazon before. They think they need to write pages and pages of literary criticism (which is fine for critics, bloggers, fellow writers and the like) but definitely not a requirement -- in my opinion.
No question, Donna, the short review I included in the post is a major ego stroke. It feels good as a writer to get these cheerleaders. Is that I why I highlighted it here? Nope. I'd like to show that a simple review of a couple sentences that doesn't necessarily get at anything deeper about the book is perfectly fine. Readers can feel free to say anything they want.
As a reader, I still appreciate this kind of review too. It might not make me buy the book based on that one review, but chatter is chatter. It can be additive and cumulative to the consciousness of a readership, even if, on its own, its not very specific.
I believe that you're right: one of these kinds of reviews is not going to make me buy the book either. Two or three of them probably won't either. But if it's an indie book (which always have a harder time garnering reviews and sales anyway) then fifty short reviews like this with decent star grades will aggregate into a somewhat more meaningful picture of the book.
Imagine what a hundred and fifty would look like to the average potential reader. Or three hundred.
I sell hundreds of books and have, to date, a few hundred reviews across the many vendor sites where my books are sold. Imagine if a fraction more of my readership felt comfy enough to give a star rating and a couple sentences about the fact that they liked my story. Imagine what that would do for me and for countless other authors.
Thanks for your comment! Like I said, you raise a ton of good points and I may tackle my thoughts on some of them in a future post.
I rarely read reviews and dont tend to write them. I find most of the reviews too detailed, too long, and more about the reviewer than the book by the time its done. Tell me WHY I want to read the book, not names, dates, plots, and a timeline. Let me have the pleasure of getting to know the characters without your opinion of how well "developed" they were seeping through and tainting my story. I'm not a writer, I don't even play one on TV. I am just a reader with yet another opinion.
I tend to agree, Anon. Somebody recently said or wrote, "Hey, it's not a book report. You're not getting graded on how well YOU read it."
Great post, my friend. One thing I feel compelled to add, is that reader reviews are the most important factor, in regard to an author's success. That four or five extra minutes a reader may spend to offer a summation of our work is the greatest gift we, as writers, can receive. These "testimonials" give our efforts weight and validation...something that "talking our own game" can never achieve. As I writer, I'm always so appreciative when someone commits a block of time from their busy lives to read my work, but that extra little chunk of time spent to share what they thought about the story is the greatest gift of all. Readers...thank you in advance. Your commitment means the world to our careers. The ability to successfully pursue our passion lays squarely in your capable hands.
Al, I do agree that all it might take is three or four minutes for a reader to offer something extremely valuable and meaningful to the writer of a book: their review.
However, for me, the verdict is still out on whether a whack of reviews is the main reason that a book is successful or not. They're important, no questions. I think, in the early stages, positive 'ice breaker' reviews can get more eyes on it, but it's tough for me to see any cause-effect value between lots of great reviews and equally big sales numbers.
We've all seen those books with 150 mixed reviews that are selling incredibly well and showing up in all the top sales lists, despite getting a great number of 1-stars and 2-stars plus readers who clearly hated it.
To me, it appears as if the sales come first based on the attention the book and author receive elsewhere, and then, a burgeoning number of reviews crop up, usually proportionate to the number of sales. Not the other way around.
At any rate, thanks for your comment, kind sir!
Absolutely agree, Kimba. The trending or 'chatter' of social media and really every form of socialization can make or break a book/movie/album early on...or down the line from a release. Certainly, a pile of reviews, good or bad can add to or subtract from the greater pile.
I suppose I was just wondering out loud if reviews on their own could truly be considered the biggest help towards sales success. I believe it's all part of a bigger puzzle that fits together to help drive attention to the creator's work.
Jason, I'm kind of on the fence about this. I know some writers spend a lot of energy trying to accumulate reviews before the book ever goes live, with the hope that great reviews will generate sales, or move up their ranking within Amazon. Personally, I tend to be wary of a new book with numerous 4/5 star reviews. To me, this appears, for lack of a better word, coerced.
Sure, it's a great pleasure to get feedback from readers, good or bad (OK, who am I kidding? Good's better), but if they were to write reviews and post them to Amazon, would it help move my sales? Not sure. I still think the more important aspect to sales is developing relationships with readers, other authors, and getting the word out there as often as you can without being completely annoying about it.
Like you, I think there is a connection between good reviews and sales, just don't know to what degree. I'm just grateful to get them.
As for what I think makes a good reader review? The most important elements - sincerity and genuineness. Not all readers are writers, so I don't expect them to write a review to try and sell my book, but instead, if they express their enjoyment for the book in some way, stating a particular chapter/scene/character that touched them, then I think that goes a long way. The rest is really up to the author.
Eden, we are officially fencing! I share wonderment on this issue of how valuable reviews are to generating sales. Pre-launch reviews that all glow with nothing but goodness and five stars do paint a dubious picture. Even ones after the fact are suspect if there's no criticism in the bunch.
You have a good point about readers not being writers and the fact that sincerity plays a key role in whether a review will spark not only the writer's happiness about it but also other readers' attention to possibly buying and reading.
You raise another interesting point. I believe you are correct when you say developing a relationship with readers is key. But you also lump other writers in there. I have to pose this now: does developing a relationship with other writers really help sell books? Sure, if Stephen King drops a blurb about the Hunger Games onto the back cover of Suzanne Collins book, millions of people buy it.
But will a blurb from Jason McIntyre on the back of Eden Baylee's book do a darn thing to sell it? If Jason McIntyre talks up Baylee's book to his Twitter friends, will that create a surge in sales? If two hundred writers at Jason McIntyre's level do something similar, will that blast sales skyward?
Thanks for your comment -- my pleasure that you were able to stop by!
Kimba, shine on you crazy diamond! Like Eden and you, I agree that creating this comfort zone with readers is vital to any author's success. If a reader believes I'm going to hit it out of the park next time they will stick with me, I think, and give me quite a few chances. At least, that's the golden hope!
As always, thanks for your thoughts!
So, I was off to bed, and then I had to check Twitter again, damn, now I'm back here! Will a good review from Jason McIntyre sell my book? That is the question.
My answer: I don't think it will hurt.
Reviews and sales likely have a circuitous relationship, metaphorically like a "perfect storm." If the stars are perfectly aligned, I've got 56 great reviews, and I just tweeted out for the 1085th time that my book is on sale, then KABOOM! My sales will start skyrocketing!
I'd just hope the one constant or defining fact about great sales is the book is at least well-written, but as we all know, that's not even the case.
A good night's rest shall be your first en garde, Eden.
Who knows what that 'secret ingredient' in the 'secret ingredient soup' may be. I suspect the tipping point is different for each success story. We just try adding spices and tasting. Add some more, then taste. Then, hopefully, we don't over-do it and make everyone at the table sick.
Enough of my rambling metaphors. I need to join Eden in bed. Whoops.
Ok, so this is my first big laugh for a Monday morning, thanks Jason! And I love your rambling metaphors, illustrates the point perfectly.
Hope today is the start of a great week for you.
Thanks, Eden! Wordplay akin to foreplay? For all of us writers and readers out here in the Reaches, that sounds so incredibly hawt!
Ha! It is Jason, and I'm sure you know better than most how seductive words can be, so before this conversation goes x-rated, I'll leave the rest to your imagination.
Yes, words can be incredibly seductive (as you know full well, Eden!) which is likely why I spend so much time on this issue of reviews.
I don't believe a bad reader review can kill the desire for another person to pick up a book. But I do believe a short, well-written, and even seductive group of reviews -- that offers more of a 'feeling' about the story and less of a 'paint-by-number' text dump -- can definitely do the opposite: turn a fence-sitter into a reader of that particular work.
Thanks so much for the extended dialogue on this, Eden.


A Perfect Tea Time Snack!
Ulundu Bonda Recipe | Urad Dal Bonda, is one of the popular evening snack in Southern India. This Bonda is a round shaped crispy snack made with urad dal along with other spices. It's a great tea time snack and usually served with Coconut Chutney. Its also referred popularly as "Mysore Bonda". I have always been known that Mysore Bonda is made with Maida. But also I keep hearing that Mysore bonda is made with Urad dal. All I have ever known is this delicious Ulundu Bonda is a always a popular snack in Tamilnadu too and whenever we go for any chaat shops or pantry or any restaurants in the evening, this Ulundu Bonda will be on top of the menu.
The procedure for making Ulundu Bonda, is just similar to Medhu Vadai. Soaking Urad dal and grind it to a fluffy batter, same as Medhuvadia. For Bonda, we generally add peppercorns, finely chopped coconut pieces in addition to all the other ingredients. Also we don't need to shape the bonda like vada with a hole in the center. We just need to drop the batter like a dumpling in hot oil. It's quite simple than the vada. We don't have to worry about the shape 🙂 . Though this is not an instant version as it involves soaking, still a pretty easy and simple recipe.
Soak the Ulundu(Urad Dal) and rice in water for 2 hours.
Strain it and grind it in a grinder by adding 3 tablespoon of water. Grind it till the urdhal is smooth without any lumps.
Heat oil in a pan. Check the hotness of the oil. If you drop a pinch of batter, it should raise immediately in the oil. Then the oil is ready. Wet your fingers and palm with water and take a dollop of batter, roll it like a ball and then gently drop in oil. In each batch add 3-4 pieces and deep fry the bondas till they are crispy and golden brown. Flip the bondas so that they get evenly fried up and make sure the flame is low while frying the bondas.
Serve the crispy and yummy Ulundu Bonda with Coconut Chutney and enjoy the evening with this wonderful snack!
Another variation which my MIL used to follow – Mix Channa Dal and Urad Dal in same proportion and make the dough which also tastes very good.
Soak the Ulundu(Urad Dal) and rice in water for 2 hours. After 2 hours strain the water.
Strain it and grind it in a grinder by adding 3 tablespoon of water. Grind it till the urdhal is smooth without any lumps. If we grind it in mixer, just add water little by little at a time and grind it till the batter is smooth. Do not add more water. Take it from grinder after the Urad Dal is ground properly. If you take the flour in your wet hands, it should roll like a ball. If we drop a pinch of batter in water, it should float it in water. If the batter gets sunk, then we need to grind it more. This is the right stage to remove from the grinder. If we are grinding in mixer, then take out the smooth bonda batter and beat it nicely for 3-5 minutes using a whisk or ladle. This will aerate the batter. This step is very important and not to be skipped, we if are grinding batter in mixer, otherwise, the bondas will be harder.


CHICAGO, IL: The Edge Financial Technologies are on their way to reduce the technical glitches and algorithmic errors in capital market. As a preliminary step, the company announces the launch of their first Smart and Holistic Kill Switch called KillSwitchPlus.
"Technical glitches and algorithmic errors are a reality in today's world of electronic trading and can result in trading losses, regulatory fines and loss of reputation," said Jitesh Thakkar, Founder and CEO of Edge Financial Technologies. With the introduction of KillSwitchPlus, the company is bringing down the risks faced by capital market, assisted by advanced artificial intelligence tool. Much better service is in store for customers with the elimination of the trading technology glitches and algorithmic errors.
Its unique feature is the integration into ISVs and exchanges; thereby providing a consolidated view of trading activity to both trading firms and FCM. It consists of an intelligent network of agents and a central hub that monitors and controls the all time trading activity, thus preventing catastrophic losses for algorithmic trading firms and brokerage firms.
This is a circuit breaker or safety valve for automated trading. The tool provides easy going trading activities without a pause. It monitors and stops runaway algorithms and thus lowers the risk of complete end to end testing. The intelligent tool automatically blocks only the offending account, allowing other customer accounts to continue trading. It also allows management to view positions and P&L by user and providing multiple ways to calculate P&L and thereby ensuring profits and preventing losses. KillswitchPlus quickly and efficiently evaluates trading activity and also automatically stop, block, cancel, or liquidate positions.
The company has taken a huge effort in developing KillSwitchPlus and has begun a new generation of automated trading systems that is powered with cancellation of orders and liquidation of positions across 30+ global exchanges.


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What is the juggling meaning?
How does gravity effect juggling?
Is juggling like ordinary life?
What is the significance of Todhunter's juggling?
1 : to keep several things moving in the air at the same time. 2 : to work or do (several things) at the same time She juggles work and school. Other Words from juggle. juggler \ ˈjəg-lər \ noun.
When you toss a prop into the air, gravity immediately begins to act as a downward acceleration force. Because the acceleration of gravity is a constant, a juggler can only slow down a pattern by adjusting the height of his tosses.
What is another word for juggling?
In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for juggle, like: shuffle, manipulate, keep in motion, balance, deceive, juggling, perform sleight of hand, disguise, alter, change and mislead.
What is the meaning of the word juggling?
juggling. ( ˈdʒʌɡəlɪŋ) n. (Theatre) the act of throwing and catching several objects continuously so that most are in the air all the time, as an entertainment. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
Indeed, juggling has many of the same aspects as ordinary life, such as driving an automobile on a busy street, catching a fly ball on a windy day or walking about in a cluttered room. All these tasks require accurately anticipating events about to unfold so as to organize current actions.
The juggling explains the three glasses, which Todhunter was teaching himself to throw up and catch in rotation.
Why is bounce juggling easier to do than toss juggling?
Bounce juggling is easier to accomplish than is toss juggling because the balls are grabbed at the top of their trajectories, when they are moving the slowest. In Shannon's machine, the arms are fixed relative to each other. The unit moves in a simple rocking motion, each side making a catch when it rocks down and a toss when it rocks up.
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We don't want to socialize in a Metaverse; we just want a productive VR computer
Time 7 minute read — Calendar 2021-11-22 — Person George Singer — Pricetags #philosophy
This post analyzes the value proposition of the Metaverse in Zuck's own words.
While the Metaverse isn't all bad, not everyone is excited about the prospect of chatting with strangers in VR, changing their physical appearance to that of a robot, or purchasing digital avatars to keep up with the virtual Jones'. The prospect of being bombarded with virtual ads in a corporo-Metaverse™ is only tolerable if its value proposition is high enough. But Zuck, in his recent brand unveiling, mainly clarifies what the value proposition is to Facebook (specifically: a vast new marketplace of social experiences for the company to take a slice of). It's less clear what the value proposition to users is supposed to be.
The value proposition of the Metaverse, in Zuck's own words
The problem with Zuck's vision of VR is that he starts with the social and business aspects of the platform and works backwards to the user. This is exactly backwards:
The ability to socialize with people in VR. According to Zuck, the Facebook Metaverse is first and foremost a mechanism to get people involved in a social network. All other features are then forced through this framing:
We're a company that focuses on connecting people. While most other tech companies focus on how people interact with technology, we focus on building technology so people can interact with each other. … Today, we are seen as a social media company, but in our DNA, we are a company that builds technology to connect people. And the metaverse is the next frontier, just like social networking was when we got started.
This includes the ability to change your physical appearance to purchasable avatars, and the ability to convey facial and physical gestures to others:
[T]here are avatars, and that's how we're going to represent ourselves in the metaverse. Avatars will be as common as profile pictures today … You're going to have a wardrobe of virtual clothes for different occasions designed by different creators and from different apps and experiences.
Even your VR "Home" is something that is primarily designed to facilitate Facebook social networking!
Soon, we're going to be introducing a social version of Home, where you can invite your friends to join you as avatars. You'll be able to hang out, watch videos together and jump into apps together.
Gaming & entertainment experiences.
Now, if you ask people today what they thought the metaverse was, a lot of people would probably say it was a Spider-Man movie. But the people actually follow the space would say it's about gaming. And that's because gaming provides many of the most immersive experiences and it is the biggest entertainment industry by far.
This includes, in particular, social world building (again: emphasis on social), which Facebook is of course excited to monetize:
You'll be able to hang out, watch videos together and jump into apps together. Then there is Horizon Worlds, which is where you can build worlds and jump into them with people.
Horizon is designed to make it possible for everyone to create, and we're already seeing people build some really interesting experiences from creating new games together to throwing surprise parties and VR that family and friends around the world can join.
A virtual overlay of art and advertisements over the real world.
In the next year, we're also adding the ability for creators to connect different physical locations into cohesive, augmented reality storytelling experiences like guided tours or scavenger hunts. We're also building a horizon marketplace where creators can sell and share 3D digital items. And our hope is that this will enable a lot more commerce and help grow the overall metaverse economy.
The ability to work in a beautiful office, with unlimited screens, and a more intuitive hand-gesture interface. Ok – this is something we're actually excited about too. But does Zuck actually care about this the most?
Over the last year and a half, a lot of us who work in offices have gone remote. And while I miss seeing the people I work with, I think remote work is here to stay for a lot of people. So we're going to need better tools to work together.
Zuck treats VR office almost as a necessary evil in our new remote-first world. He also treats it as something that Facebook socializing needs to conquer:
Let's take a look at what working in the metaverse will be like. Imagine if you could be at the office without the commute, you would still have that sense of presence, shared physical space, those chance and interactions that make your day, all accessible from anywhere.
This is just the wrong framing for productive VR computing.
VR socializing, though sometimes useful, is not what's exciting about the technology
The coolest thing about VR is its impact on the way we compute, learn and think. It ought to be a Tool for the Mind, not a social network apparatus. And while it's sometimes useful to socialize while working on certain things, trying to jam the technology through the "Let's Social Network It!" prism is a recipe for uninspiring products at best, and Definite Technology Pessism at worst.
We're not offering you a Metaverse, we're offering you a productive VR computer
The Simula One is a portable Linux VR headset with office/programmer productivity as the #1 goal. It's not part of any social networking ecosystem, and will offer the following advantages over Facebook's most recent headset (Oculus Quest 2):
Nearly double the text quality. The Simula One features nearly double the PPD (pixels-per-degree) of the Oculus Quest 2. This is extremely important for facilitating multi-hour VR sessions without eye fatigue.
Proper window management. SimulaVR is a fully functional Linux window manager (built over Wayland/wlroots infrastructure). Unlike Quest virtual desktops, Simula isn't merely emulating screens on top of another host OS through WiFi. This means you get an unlimited number of windows, popups can (when desired) behave as new windows, etc. No hacks are required to get this sort of functionality.
Proper portability. Our headset is fully portable (with a detachable compute pack in the back), and won't require you to tether your headset to another computer over WiFi, or take along an additional laptop just to get your VR computer working somewhere else.
Proper hackability. Simula is built over FOSS, and is not tethered to the Facebook platform. If there's something you want to change or tweak, you're free to do so.
We still have a lot of work ahead of us to improve upon a VR-centric UX (incorporating proper window tiling, VR-centric office applications, and other VR "tools for thought"). Though we don't have the team size or resources to build a social Metaverse, we don't think this is what technology enthusiasts actually want in the first place.
How to help us out
If you're reasonably sure you want to purchase a headset, and you'd like to be notified an hour before the campaign starts (to maximize chances of getting early discounts), add your email to our new "Early Kickstarter Backers" list:
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Prescribing Death
Oxycontin. Codeine. Fentanyl. All prescription drugs to which countless patients have become addicted. As America battles an opioid crisis that sees 170 citizens die everyday, lawyers and prosecutors are trying to bring an end to Big Pharma's impunity. How did it happen? Midwest City, Oklahoma. Family doctor, Regan Nichols, is on trial charged with five murders for over-prescribing opioids.
The Truth About 5G
The Truth about 5G investigates the rise of the anti-5G movement and the spread of wild conspiracy theories tying the COVID-19 pandemic to the 5G rollout plan.
Tricks Of The Pharma Industry
They dominate medical research, conceal negative trial results and sell us outrageously expensive medicines, about the ineffectiveness and risks of which they have long been aware. And in the process the managers in the pharmaceutical industry generate the highest profits of any sector.
The End of Antibiotics
For years antibiotics have been misused to treat both humans and animals for minor illnesses. Careless overprescription has led to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. By 2050 these "superbugs" could cause more deaths than cancer. Meanwhile research into new antibiotics is limited, considered unprofitable. Doctors and scientists fear that this combination of factors will create a "perfect storm".
On Behalf of Our Breasts: The Dark Side of Screening
Breast cancer kills. But are blanket screening programmes that screen all women, rather than those with symptoms, doing more harm than good? Controversially, studies into the effects of these programmes show they do not reduce the risk of dying from breast cancer. Healthy women are receiving unnecessary diagnoses of pre-cancerous conditions that are unlikely to develop and many are harmed by unnecessary treatment. We follow four women around the world facing the fear of cancer.


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'Cold War' Star Tomasz Kot To Play Inventor Nikola Tesla In Biopic For 'Girl With A Pearl Earring' Duo
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EXCLUSIVE: Cold War star Tomasz Kot is set to play celebrated inventor and futurist Nikola Tesla in the feature biopic Nikola.
Based on a screenplay by Leap Year director and Girl With a Pearl Earring producer Anand Tucker, the story will focus on Tesla's last big experiment, which was regarded as a failure at the time, but may in fact have been among his great triumphs. Tucker will also direct. The character piece will explore Tesla's personal journey to achieve his scientific ambitions while risking financial security and battling his inner demons.
Ingenious Media is arranging financing and Daria Jovicic (The Railway Man) will produce under her Latitude Media banner. Peter Touche, Andrea Scarso and Ximo Paris will executive produce, with Tucker's Seven Stories co-producing. Jovicic and Tucker previously collaborated on features The Railway Man, Incendiary and Girl With a Pearl Earring.
UTA's Independent Film group will handle North American sales on the English-language project, which is due to begin filming this fall. Oscar-nominated Cold War drew strong notices for Polish actor Kot, who has been subsequently cast in movies including the starry sci-fi thriller Warning and the BBC series World On Fire.
Serbian-American inventor Tesla was known for dozens of breakthroughs in the production and transmission of electric power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was also a forerunner of wireless communication and would demonstrate his achievements to celebrities and wealthy patrons at his New York lab, and was noted for his showmanship at public lectures.
Tucker stated, "Nikola Tesla was one of the most influential and important minds at the dawn of 20th century, and in many ways created our modern world, with its electric cars, instant connectivity through the Internet, and global communication. He was also a deeply complex and extraordinary human being. Tomasz is an exquisite actor, and when I saw his extraordinary performance in Cold War there was no doubt in my mind as to who should play Tesla."
Jovicic added, "We are beyond thrilled to have Tomasz on board. He is the perfect actor for the role and we are so excited to be working together to bring Anand's terrific script to life."
Tesla has inspired a number of screen productions over the years. Nicholas Hoult portrayed him in Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's recent movie The Current War, while Ethan Hawke stars as the inventor in an upcoming movie from writer-director Michael Almereyda.
Kot and Tucker are represented by UTA. Kot is also represented by L Stars Talent Agency in Poland, and Tucker by Curtis Brown Group in the UK. Latitude Media is represented by Ted Cawrey and Blueprint Law.
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