Players are happy when they get bonus items and excited when breaking a high score...It doesn't get much attention these days, but I love scores, and I always paid attention to how they work. Scores obtained by taking risks can raise a player's excitement ("Omega Fighter (UPL)" was ...
dubbed “Miner’s Friend.” Savery’s steam pump comprised a boiling chamber that directed steam into a separate container. Inside, the container had a pipe equipped with a non-return valve extended into the water that required extraction. The cold water that was poured onto the steam-filled ...
Most of us don't give much thought tosteam. Unless it burns us, we probably dismiss it from our minds as quickly as it mysteriously dissipates into the air from our hot cup of morning joe. But this ubiquitous gas is profoundly useful. Not only do power plants use steam to turn turbine...
The University of Alberta reports that much of what once was tundra in northern Canada is turning into forests. They also noticed that the change from tundra to forest isn't linear; instead, it seems that the change happens in sudden spurts. The human cost of global warming is hard to ...
It is a well-known fact that humid air gives off a warmer feeling as compared to dry air. This is why it is a good practiceto use a humidifierduring the winter months and maintain a comfortable, warm environment. But there is a downside. Too much humidity, above around 50%, can actua...
Tonight those childhood memories rapped on his memory the way the rain was rapping on the windows, in forceful sheets, as if hell-bent on shattering them. Flashes of old nightmares illuminated his wandering mind much in the same way the lightning ...
I’m not sure I really even like it all that much. All that rain. All that grey. All that mud. I’m over it. I went for a run last week, Through a flurry of cherry blossom petals, Which was very pretty, I’ll admit, Until I inhaled a petal by accident,...
they collaborated much more within the groups when they created the digital animations. There was a combination of play and signs of learning during both the creation process and in the final multimodal representations. One example is when one of the groups were to choose which background to use...
Much like other products of varying price points and quality (like beer and wine) there's a huge range of normal in the cost of chocolate treats. You're simply not going to pay the same for a run-of-the-mill Hershey's bar and an artisan bar produced by a much smaller company. This...
I don't have the first clue how much it cost apart from too fucking much. We had a big "reorganisation" two years later during which most of the marketing droids responsible were chucked out... 22 0 Reply 1 month Antron Argaiv Re: When managers get involved in technical stuff - ...