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![]() With DLSS at 1440p, I personally wouldn't use any other setting than DLSS Quality or DLSS Balanced, and with either of those two settings you'll need more firepower than a RTX 2060 Super (or a ballpark equivalent card like the RX 5700 XT) to reach that ideal realm of 40FPS and above. So on high or ultra settings (without ray tracing) you can get around 40-45FPS on average, proving that the game really isn't that crazy demanding without ray tracing and that a mid-tier CPU and GPU combo like the Ryand RTX 2060 Super is surprisingly capable at 1440p. But if you want ray tracing to experience Night City in its full graphical glory, with a 1440p monitor you'll want a RTX 3060 Ti as a minimum, even with DLSS turned on. Related: How to See GPU Temperatures When Gaming Moving up to 1440p resolution and the RTX 2060 Super is predictably brought to its silicon knees with ray tracing, but once again the magic of DLSS turns the tables and makes even a mid-tier GPU of this nature capable of playable performance on RT Ultra. Cyberpunk looks fantastic with ray tracing, but without it you're still getting a great visual experience, one more impressive than most games on the market (IMHO). Enable those slick rays of light though and a mid-range card like this struggles, even at 1080p, though a 39FPS average on the Ray Tracing Medium preset is more than enough for a playable experience for most gamers and looks fantastic.Ĭyberpunk 2077 is set in a large, detailed futuristic city that you can explore in whatever way you desireĬyberpunk 1440p Benchmarks (All Settings) Starting with full HD and the 2060 Super runs the game with a flawless 60FPS or higher average on any of the base presets without ray tracing. ![]() Let's get straight into the benchmarks.Ĭyberpunk 1080p Benchmarks (All Settings) If you own (or are planning to buy) other similar-performing mid-range GPUs like the RX 6600, RX 6600 XT, RX 6650 XT, RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 2070 Super or standard non-Super RTX 2060, you can do some basic extrapolation of the numbers below to guesstimate roughly what sort of performance you'd get with these cards (since they're all within the ballpark performance of a RTX 2060 Super, give or take a few FPS depending on the card). ![]() No overclocking of the CPU or GPU was involved in these tests, and I extensively benchmarked multiple different areas of the game for each individual setting (one indoor area, one outdoor daytime area, and one outdoor night-time area) to gather plenty of FPS data in order to calculate the numbers you see below. ![]() In this benchmark I tested the game on all presets, with and without ray tracing, and with and without DLSS, using the uber popular Ryprocessor, paired with 16GB of dual-channel 3200MHz RAM, and a MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Super Ventus OC (with 8GB of VRAM). And with mid-range GPUs, as is the focus here, DLSS also works its magic to make ray tracing completely within reach.Ĭyberpunk 2077 is notoriously taxing on GPUs, but the DLSS feature found on NVidia RTX 20 or 30 series cards helps majorly And in Cyberpunk 2077 with ray tracing turned on, DLSS is practically required for good performance - even with the most high-end GPUs available (if gaming at 4K resolution). If you don't know what DLSS is, check out our Cyberpunk settings guide, but it's essentially a rendering feature found on NVidia RTX 20 and 30 series cards that quite significantly improves performance by ever-so-slightly lowering image quality (to the point where most people wouldn't notice the difference, though it does depend on which exact DLSS setting you use). DLSS is also a must for high-end PCs when gaming at 4K, even if you have the most powerful GPU on the planet right now (RTX 3090). To not waste your time, the crux of the matter is this: the DLSS 2.0 this game supports is a true game-changer, and allows most mid-range graphics cards to run ray tracing in Cyberpunk with very playable frame rates. But is it really that demanding of a title? Do you really need a monster high-end PC to run the game on high settings or with ray tracing enabled? Before I kiss goodbye to my current system to build an upgraded setup once GPU availability improves (hopefully by Q2), I put my fairly mid-tier rig to the test against all graphical presets of the infamous game at both 1080p and 1440p. Can it run Cyberpunk? You'll no doubt be hearing these 4 words until at least 2077. ![]() Astro’s always been known for a flashy, bass-heavy sound, and the A10 absolutely incorporates that aspect. The audio is surprisingly clean and free of distortion otherwise, which is what matters more.Īstro also delivers a rich bass presence that transcends its inexpensive price tag. ![]() This is a pretty standard problem in low-end headsets, and thus not worth knocking Astro over. In games, it might mean it’s hard to distinguish between an enemy next to you or right next to you. What does that mean for you, the listener? Well, in music it might mean that complicated sections with lots of instruments will sound a bit messy-instruments don’t have enough room in the mix to breathe, and thus overlap and cause conflicts. In music, movies, and games the A10 consistently produced solid audio, with my sole complaint being that the small earcups led to a very narrow sound. That covers about 80 percent of what you’ll hear in any given setting, and Astro does a good job on that front. Like most budget headsets, the A10 concentrates on delivering clean mids. And the A10 solidly outperforms HyperX’s entry-level Cloud Stinger option. Lest we forget, the HyperX Cloud originally retailed for $99 before hitting its perpetual discount price range between $50-80. Listen: This isn’t the best headset I’ve ever used, but considering it’s $60? Astro’s done some pretty excellent work. The A10 performs where it matters though. The A10 isn’t uncomfortable per se, but you definitely won’t forget you’re wearing it. The headband is the worst offender though, resting a significant amount of weight on the top of the head and eventually leaving me sore. The A10’s ears are small and a bit claustrophobic, thinly padded, and with a tendency to hold in heat. IDG / Hayden DingmanĬomfort’s not much better. It still worked, which is great for all you accident-prone people at home. ![]() The plastic is durable-Astro demonstrated that to me at one point by slamming the headset into the ground. It’s also 100-percent plastic, with the exception of the fabric-covered earpads and another pad on the headband. It looks utilitarian and industrial, almost like a retro-futuristic science fiction headset you’d see in Alien or something. In any case gray covers the majority of the headset, with your color of choice appearing only inside the earcups, plus a logo on the left headband and right ear. Of course, all three end in a 3.5mm hookup and are thus functionally identical, but uh…brand commitments, or something. Gray and blue for the PlayStation-centric version, gray and green for Xbox, gray and red for PC. Rather than opt for a default black or even a white chassis, the A10 comes in gray. ![]() But nothing is easy when it comes to this willful beauty with the golden eyes and kissable lips, and soon he can't help but think of delicious ways to make her forget her promises to anyone elseand to believe that happily-ever-afters really can come true. Pursing her lips, she blew cool air over her skin and dislodged the. But with every glimpse into Jack's seductive eyes, every tremor she feels at the sound of his voice, she finds her memory of her fiance fading away A WOMAN'S LOVE When the headstrong heiress offers him a king's ransom to find her long-absent intended, rugged Jack MacAuley figures it will be easy money. Read After Happily Ever After by Jae,Lee Winter,RJ Nolan,Lola Keeley,Chris Zett. ![]() So she hires adventurer Jack MacAuley to help her find her neglectful husband-to-be. And when she discovers the truth about her philandering fiance, she decides to track the scoundrel down and confront him in person. and to believe that happily-ever-afters really can come true.A GIRLHOOD DREAM Sophia Vanderwahl had aways dreamed a knight in shining armor would sweep her off her feet, but she knew this only happened in fairy tales. But nothing is easy when it comes to this willful beauty with the golden eyes and kissable lips, and soon he can't help but think of delicious ways to make her forget her promises to anyone else. A Woman's Love When the headstrong heiress offers him a king's ransom to find her long-absent intended, rugged Jack MacAuley figures it will be easy money. But with every glimpse into Jack's seductive eyes, every tremor she feels at the sound of his voice, she finds her memory of her fiance fading away. Here we have our Appley Ever After Lip Balm made with extra oils for added. So she hires adventurer Jack MacAuley to help her find her neglectful husbandto-be. Red Velvet - Happily Ever After (English Translation) Lyrics: A long, long time ago, there was a girl / Shes different from what. Appley Ever After Lip Balm Apply Ever After Lip Balms by Bomb Cosmetics. A Girlhood Dream Sophia Vanderwahl had always dreamed a knight in shining armor would sweep her off her feet, but she knew this only happened in fairy tales. ![]() chose Bebop as the first anime to air on the block the show debuted on the same night of the network's premiere in August 2001. The soundtrack exists not as a mere afterthought, but as the backbone to nearly everything else about the series numerous scenes eschew dialogue entirely and rely on music to carry the experience, and Kanno and her band even improvised some tracks to finished footage at the moment of recording. A primary aspect of the show's essence is its music, composed by Yoko Kanno and her backing band The Seatbelts, creating a soundtrack generally rooted in jazz but defying categorization in taking from many other genres. ![]() However, underneath the sci-fi and action flick surface lies an overall plotline influenced mainly by the Yakuza genre.įurther stylistic trademarks of Bebop include the thematic choice to give everything a rich backstory yet explain almost nothing in full, as the show's stories concern themselves mostly with the events of the present and, in many cases, only imply histories as a result. Lupin III also serves as a visible influence, as the main trio comes off like a futuristic version of Lupin, Jigen, and Fujiko. Searching for high payout bounties or stumbling across criminal conspiracies, their adventures span any given planet or moon and the culture that has developed from it.Īs the title suggests, Bebop frequently evokes both Westerns and Film Noir, though the single biggest influence on the look and feel of the series comes from '80s and early '90s Heroic Bloodshed action movies directed by John Woo (e.g. The Bebop's crew faces dangerous criminals, occasional starvation, their own Dark and Troubled Pasts, and a particularly disgusting refrigerator over the course of the series. The series focuses on the misadventures of a ragtag group of five struggling to make a living as bounty hunters in the space-age frontier: Jet Black, a former police officer and owner of the spaceship Bebop his partner Spike Spiegel, a martial artist on the run from a bloody past Femme Fatale and Con Artist Faye Valentine, who is both more and somehow less than she appears teen genius hacker girl Edward Wong Hau Pepelu "Ed" Tivrusky IV and Ein, a genetically-engineered Welsh Corgi "data dog". To compensate for the increase in jurisdiction, The Space Police re-instate the bounty system of the Wild West: if a bounty hunter catches a bounty alive and delivers them to the cops, the cops pay out whatever the bounty is worth. In the Used Future of the 2070s, humanity has spread across the Solar System using " Hyperspace Gates" after a horrific accident devastated Earth - and wherever humanity goes, so goes its criminal element. The series was created and produced by Sunrise and directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. Immodestly billed as "the work which becomes new genre itself", Cowboy Bebop (originally broadcast between April 1998 and March 1999 in Japan) is a Space Western/ Film Noir anime series consisting of 26 episodes (and one movie). Opening line of "Tank!", the opening theme But the sounds are not heard when the tuning fork is held next to the external auditory meatus on the side being tested (left). The way to determine the difference between a true and a false Rinne negative test is to perform the Weber test.įor example, if the left ear is completely dead, the sound waves travel to the good right ear on testing the bone conduction on the left. It seems that bone conduction is better than air conduction, but the ear is nonfunctional. With complete loss of innervation to that ear, the patient will not hear anything from the tuning fork on the mastoid or near the canal. The sound transmits through their skull to the ear on the other side, and they may not be able to identify in which ear they hear the sound. Otosclerosis results in the failure to transmit sound from the stapes through the oval window due to abnormal bone growth.Ī patient with profound sensorineural deafness may have a false negative Rinne. In some patients with otosclerosis, the Rinne test is performed to determine if the patient is eligible for stapes surgery. The Rinne test is frequently recommended when one suspects a conductive hearing loss. A Rinne test should be performed in conjunction with a Weber test to help distinguish between conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss. By comparing air and bone conduction, it helps detect conductive hearing loss in one ear. The Rinne test differentiates sound transmitted through air conduction from those transmitted through bone conduction via the mastoid bone. The Rinne test is used to evaluate hearing loss in one ear. Heinrich Adolph Rinne (1819-1868), a German otologist, proposed the test, which was subsequently named after him. Both of these tests are now routinely taught in medical schools and performed regularly to assess patients with hearing problems. Over the years, many types of tuning forks tests had been developed to assess hearing loss, but today only two have withstood the test of time: Rinne and Weber. This activity highlights the role of the interprofessional team in the care of patients with hearing problems. This activity reviews the indications and techniques involved in performing the Rinne test and interpreting the results. ![]() This activity describes the technique of conducting the Rinne test and its clinical relevance. The Rinne test is used when conductive hearing loss is suspected and used in patients with otosclerosis to determine if a patient might benefit from stapes surgery. Both these tests are now routinely taught in medical schools and are performed regularly to evaluate patients with hearing problems. ![]() A Rinne test should be done in conjunction with a Weber test to detect sensorineural hearing loss. ![]() It can serve as a quick screen for conductive hearing loss. The Rinne test differentiates sound transmission via air conduction from sound transmission via bone conduction. ![]() JetBlue’s revised proposal included a “remedy package” to address regulatory concerns, calling for “the divestiture of all Spirit assets in New York and Boston so that JetBlue does not increase its presence in the airports covered by the NEA,” as well as gates and assets at some other airports like Fort Lauderdale. “We struggle to understand how JetBlue can believe DOJ, or a court, will be persuaded that JetBlue should be allowed to form an anticompetitive alliance that aligns its interests with a legacy carrier and then undertake an acquisition that will eliminate the largest ULCC (ultra-low-cost carrier),” the Spirit executives said. Under terms of that alliance, JetBlue and American are coordinating their schedules at Boston and the New York City-area airports and code-sharing on each other’s flights. The stumbling block? JetBlue’s Northeast Alliance with American Airlines, which is currently being challenged in court by DOJ and several state attorneys general on the grounds that it harms competition. ![]() In a letter to JetBlue, Spirit’s top executives said a JetBlue-Spirit combination was unlikely to pass muster with antitrust regulators at the Justice Department. Following discussions with outside financial advisers and lawyers, Spirit said, it determined that JetBlue’s unsolicited offer to acquire all Spirit stock “is not reasonably capable of being consummated.” Frontier’s offer, the company said, “represents the best opportunity to maximize value,” so Spirit is recommending that its shareholders approve the Frontier merger agreement, which was announced on Feb. The battle between Frontier Airlines and JetBlue to merge with Spirit Airlines shifted in favor of Frontier this week after Spirit said JetBlue’s offer was not good enough - and that came after JetBlue tried to sweeten its proposal. JetBlue Airways has made an offer to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.6 billion. Passengers check in for flights with Spirit Airlines at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. As COVID case numbers are once again rising in the U.S., the agency said its recommendation is based on “currently available data, including an understanding of domestic and global epidemiology, circulating variants and their impact on disease severity and vaccine effectiveness, current trends in COVID-19 Community Levels within the United States, and projections of COVID-19 trends in the coming months.” It also encouraged airlines and airport operators to “support mask wearing by all people, including employees.” As CDC Director Rochelle Walensky put it, “it is important for all of us to protect not only ourselves, but also to be considerate of others at increased risk for severe COVID-19 and those who are not yet able to be vaccinated.” A recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and the University of Chicago after the mask mandate was removed by judicial fiat found that 56% of Americans support a mask requirement for planes, trains and other public transportation, while 24% oppose it and 20% had no opinion. ![]() In this week’s news, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants passengers to keep wearing masks on planes and in airports as coronavirus cases are rising again Spirit Airlines tells JetBlue it’s not interested in that company’s acquisition proposal but will stick with its Frontier merger instead Qantas unveils plans for the world’s longest nonstops United confirms its return to SFO-Melbourne service and adds more routes to Europe international route news from Aer Lingus, Delta, Level and Norse Atlantic more air service is coming to Santa Rosa and Sacramento Spirit and Delta add transcontinental routes Frontier moves into Chicago Midway and Avelo adds a new base of operations in Florida COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Greece, Switzerland, Italy, Fiji, Thailand and Malaysia Delta will add new premium passenger lounges but tightens entry rules for its Sky Clubs American Express opens a temporary Centurion Lounge at LAX and Southwest gets 16 more gates at Denver International.Īlthough mask-wearing on planes and in airports became optional last month due to a federal judge’s ruling, the CDC this week urged travelers age 2 or older to keep wearing “a well-fitting mask or respirator” on aircraft and in airports. Breeze Airways was founded in 2018 and has begun its ascent as the preferred low-fare flight option. ![]() ![]() Small or irregular surfaces might include the blade of a highly polished knife, the overflow drain in a bathtub, a very small puddle pooling on the asphalt, or a compact mirror. See if you can incorporate reflections against surfaces that are very small or irregular in shape, letting that surface serve as an unexpected frame or abrupt crop on the reflection. Examples here abound, including a cracked (but intact) mirror, crumpled aluminum foil, or a water-based reflection disrupted by falling raindrops. Disruption of SurfaceĬonsider objects with very high specularity whose surfaces have been disrupted in some way, and observe the way such a disruption affects the integrity of the reflection. The same is true of other convex or concave reflective surfaces, such as the front or back of a common spoon. While traditional mirrors are flat, convex and concave “funhouse” mirrors produce distortion that can be comical or simply unexpected. If, however, you want to juxtapose the a subject’s reflection on one side of the glass with the setting or subjects that appear opposite, try to balance the light on each side to some degree. Consequently, if you want to make glass more mirror-like, increase the differences in the amount of light on each side, either adding light to the side with your subject, or darkening the side opposite. This is also, in part, how one-way mirrors work: the window in a brightly lit interrogation room yields a specular reflection back like a mirror, whereas the observers are located in a dark setting that doesn’t throw (as much) light against the glass. However, glass without the backing is also highly specular, and its “opacity” depends on the proportion of light on each side of it the side with a higher proportion of light shining on the glass has more specularity. Mirrors are traditionally comprised of glass laid upon an aluminum or silver backing for an opaque, tremendously specular surface. ![]() A pear sitting on a table might reflect nothing more than subdued greens and reds on the surface of the glossy wood. Somewhat less specular surfaces can be especially interesting in the way they reduce subjects to a blur of abstract colors. Consider, for example, the reflected image visible on an aluminum baking sheet, plexiglass, a fogged up mirror, or shiny granite. Many objects have a combination of diffuse and specular reflective properties, which means that the reflected image may lack the clarity and detail of a pristine mirror image. Certainly beautiful results can be had with a standard mirror, but also play around with less traditional surfaces for unexpectedly creative takes on photographic reflections. Seek out surfaces this week that produce specular reflections, and watch for opportunities to capture your subject in tandem with its reflection. Early mirrors, in fact, were manufactured from polished obsidian, copper, bronze, copper, and tin. When, on the other hand, light strikes a smooth, homogenous surface, it is reflected back in a single direction as an image this is called a specular reflection, and it’s the mirroring effect we see against glass, water, metal, and other highly polished or glossy surfaces. ![]() Put simply, when light hits a rough or heterogeneous surface, the light scatters back in many directions as a diffused reflection. The reflection of light can be characterized in one of two ways. ![]() Adaptational Attractiveness: In the novel this film is based on, Ray is described as "a balding man with bucked teeth." In the movie, he's played by the young, very attractive Aaron Taylor-Johnson, albeit with unkempt muttonchops. ![]() Nocturnal Animals contains examples of the following tropes: While reading the novel, Susan has flashbacks of her time with Edward, ultimately agreeing to see him again upon finishing the book.Īlso starring Laura Linney, Jena Malone, and Michael Sheen in minor roles, Nocturnal Animals is the second film by Ford, who previously wrote and directed the adaptation of novelist Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man, for which Colin Firth received an Oscar nomination in the Best Actor category. With the help of Detective Bobby Andes ( Michael Shannon), Tony works to bring his family's murderers to justice, even if he loses his own life in the process. While Tony makes it out of the ordeal alive, Laura and India are raped and murdered by the men. In the story, Tony Hastings ( also Gyllenhaal) is a Texan man roadtripping with his wife Laura ( Isla Fisher) and their daughter India, when they're assaulted by a trio of hoodlums led by Ray Marcus ( Aaron Taylor-Johnson) intent on terrorizing him. The morning Hutton leaves for a business trip, she receives a proof copy of a novel called Nocturnal Animals by her ex-husband Edward Sheffield ( Jake Gyllenhaal). Susan Morrow ( Amy Adams) is a Los Angeles-based art gallery owner stuck in an ailing marriage with her husband Hutton ( Armie Hammer), who seems more interested in his occupational dealings than repairing their relationship. Nocturnal Animals is a 2016 psychological thriller written and directed by fashion designer Tom Ford ( A Single Man), based on the 1993 novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright. The episode was written by James Wong and directed by Michael Lehmann. " Smoldering Children" is the tenth episode of the first season of the television series American Horror Story, which premiered on the network FX on December 7, 2011.
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