You bake an image as two separate layers: base texture and glows. Then compress both as 8-bit RGBA. This gives a lot of bits for smooth glows (think lamp posts in fog) but cuts out 16-bit worth of data per RGB triplet. The result is lower total file size than a single 32-bit ...
These planchets get tumbled in vats full of stainless steel balls before they’re struck – that’s how they get so shiny. The dies are also scrubbed with horsehair brushes to achieve that mirror-like shine. Meanwhile, the frosted bits can be formed in two ways. Until 1970, the dies wer...
Wherever possible, you should write proxy-aware code (HTTP proxy is usually enough). It's not difficult! For native C++ code, make use of the InternetOpen or InternetOpenURL WinInet APIs and it's all pretty much done for you. Managed code is even easier, as many of the .N...
More plainly, you can only fit one complete 650 MB CD on a 1 GB drive since two full 650 MB discs exceed 1 GB.Tip Except for a bit and a nibble, all values explained below are in bytes and not bits. For example, a kilobyte (KB) is different than a kilobit (Kb). With ...
and offers a lot of hope regarding future Angular updates—which is good because the Angular team has promised that they’re going to release cadence much more in line with traditional open source projects. Which means, bluntly, a lot of small, incremental upgrades released much more quickly (...
It isn't. Use language and tone of voice that your key readers will feel comfortable with. If you don't know what they feel comfortable with, find out. It's well worth taking the trouble, because it will make the report much more enjoyable for them to read - a good reflection on ...
I remember well the first time my young daughter gushed about a new boyfriend, saying, “He completes me!” We had many long talks deep into the night discussing how love can be real and true only when two people who are complete within themselves come together. ...
View the world mechanically is a scientific mindset which is also applied to mind in this book. The interests of genes and humans are not the same in general. Genes have a simple purpose of making as many copies of themselves as possible. Humans have much more to desire. Take sex as an...
After we saw the enormous work that was done, we understood that as much as we wanted to rush things with a factory, it simply cannot be done in one hour. It requires preparation, adjustments and work of a dedicated team. Clothing manufacturers rarely share this information or let people...
A Bitcoin exchange is a digital marketplace where traders can buy and sell Bitcoins using different fiat currencies or altcoins. more Satoshi in Bitcoin: What It Is and How Much It Is Worth The satoshi is the smallest unit of the bitcoin cryptocurrency. It is named after Satoshi Nakamoto,...