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Not sure if I found a title that really captures what I mean. So here a more detailed try:
Basically I want to know if there are Researchers here that not only sit in their offices and invite users or do remote testing, but actually go „outside“ multiple times a week or month to visit actual sites where users frequent. Could be a elderly home or hospital if you’re in the medical sector e.g.. Or maybe you visit a industrial site to have a look at certain processes and observe users.
Personally I am a bit burned out from testing software remote and sitting at home all day. Would love to get out there and be present and surrounded by actual people and gather insights in real world places.
Anybody doing something like that and could give some insights what industries they are working on and what every day looks like?

It seems like we have been hearing rumors about Grand Theft Auto 6 since the beginning of time, though in reality, it has only been almost that long. If you were hoping for some clarity with a release finally being around the bend, well, brace yourself—we could be in for several more years of rumors, not just weeks or even months.
Naturally, the folks at Rockstar Games are not offering up any juicy tidbits about the inevitable release. So everything we know, or think we know, has come by way of leaks and rumors. To that end, multiple leakers are reporting that GTA 6 might not come out until 2024 or even sometime 2025. As things stand right now, YouTuber Tom Henderson says the next version of GTA is very early in development.
Henderson notes that, historically, he has not been associated with GTA leaks (he's been more plugged into the Battlefield scene), but the information he shared in a YouTube video is based on what he has heard from multiple sources. He is not the only one that is hearing GTA 6 is still several years away from being released, either.
GTA 6 Tweet
Given the success of GTA Online, it seems Rockstar Games might not be in a rush to push out another major release. At the same time, it's said the developer is focusing "very heavily on employee well being," which in part means avoiding the crunch that precedes a game's release. However, there is at least one other factor at play as well.
It's said GTA 6 will launch on PC and the latest generation game consoles (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S). By taking its time in releasing GTA 6, Rockstar Games will have a much wider audience of compatible console owners to drum up sales. And while not mentioned, the same could be true in the PC space, as hopefully discrete GPUs will be plentiful again by the the time GTA 6 arrives.
As for the setting, Henderson says GTA 6 will in fact mark a return to Vice City. Rockstar Games may opt to add more locations to the map over time (post launch), but it looks like a modern take on Vice City is headed to the GTA universe.
Given how much we had playing Grand Theft Auto V when it came to PC several years ago (and still holds up today), we're excited to see what GTA 6 brings to the table, even if it means waiting another 3-4 years.

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With each new installment in the Grand Theft Auto series, Rockstar Games has introduced new gameplay mechanics to keep the franchise fresh and exciting. Here are some possible new features that could be introduced in GTA 6:
Enhanced AI: One of the biggest criticisms of the previous games is that the AI is often too predictable. In GTA 6, we could see more advanced AI that reacts to the player's actions in a more realistic way.
More realistic physics: The physics engine in GTA 5 was already impressive, but there is always room for improvement. We could see more realistic physics in GTA 6 that affect both the player and the environment.
More dynamic weather: GTA 5 had some dynamic weather effects, but they were fairly limited. In GTA 6, we could see a more dynamic weather system that affects the gameplay in more meaningful ways.
Seamless transitions: In previous games, there was often a loading screen when transitioning from one area to another. In GTA 6, we could see more seamless transitions between different areas of the game world.
New minigames: GTA 5 had a variety of fun minigames, such as tennis and golf, but there is always room for more. We could see new minigames in GTA 6 that are even more varied and engaging.
Improved driving mechanics: While the driving mechanics in GTA 5 were already pretty solid, there is always room for improvement. In GTA 6, we could see more realistic driving physics and more customizable vehicles.
Better stealth mechanics: Stealth has never been a strong point of the GTA series, but that could change with GTA 6. We could see more advanced stealth mechanics that allow players to approach missions in different ways.
Dynamic NPC behavior: In previous games, NPCs often had set patterns of behavior that could be easily predicted. In GTA 6, we could see more dynamic NPC behavior that makes the game world feel more alive.
More varied missions: While GTA 5 had a wide variety of missions, some players felt that they were too similar to each other. In GTA 6, we could see even more varied missions that keep the gameplay fresh and exciting.
VR support: With the increasing popularity of virtual reality, it's possible that GTA 6 could include support for VR headsets. This would allow players to fully immerse themselves in the game world and experience it in a whole new way.
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Hello!
Just want to ask if meron na here nag-apply for a cc pero yung current employer is walang tel number? Even if I submitted naman my COE tapos payslip, they still ask for my company’s contact information.
Wala kasing tel number yung current employer ko and diko alam reason. Tried asking pero wala talaga🫠. Diko alam ano gagawin ko kasi may existing CC naman na ako so diko sure why nag-aask padin sila ng detailed info. Alam ko kasi if may existing kana, madali nalang kumuha uli. (Existing card ko is BPI blue and going 1yr na)
Thank you for your answers in advance

Rockstar Games is a studio that invokes feelings of enjoyment and feelings of ire, the latter primarily for opponents of the studio's works, often parents. That's thanks to the studio's reputation as the creator and distributor of games that often contain sexuality, violence, and swearing. That has drawn them some legal attention over the years, though the one lawyer who was usually on the crusade, Jack Thompson, is now disbarred. The issue lately, though, is that the popular Online portion of Grand Theft Auto 5, GTA Online, has a very nasty exploit crop up that can allow for remote code execution (RCE).
The exploit can allow cheaters to remotely add, remove, and modify stats. It could also permanently corrupt the data on another player's account. Any of these issues, in turn, means that Rockstar's systems could permanently ban or delete an innocent player's account on GTA Online.
Just modifying the games files is bad enough, but some say that this RCE could potentially allow for code execution at the system level. The issue is has created so much concern that the current advisement by the community for PC gamers is to either ensure a certain firewall rule is in place, or just not play at all. We'd opt for the later. If, for some reason, your game data does get corrupted, though, there is a fix. Find the "Rockstar Games" folder on your PC's Documents folder and delete it. The files should refresh upon reloading the game.
Rockstar was made aware, rather rapidly, thanks to the subreddit for the game and are working on a fix. This has prompted the Rockstar Support Twitter to make a post indicating a Title Update is coming to GTA Online. The company has even posted a job listing on LinkedIn for a Cheat Software Analyst to add to its staff.
gta online car Image of a vehicle from Grand Theft Auto Online
As the Tweet says, if you feel you have been affected by cheaters, make sure you contact Rockstar Support. We're hoping this doesn't take too much of Rockstar's attention from from Grand Theft Auto 6, because we're pretty excited for it with all the leaks so far. Still, an RCE exploit is a big concern, and resolving it should be of the highest priority.

Hi all! Disclaimer from the get go, I know I need to speak to my rheumy about this and I absolutely will; I am asking questions here beforehand because I've found my rheumy is better with targeted questions than more general/bigger picture questions so I want to make sure I'm asking the right thing when the time comes.
TLDR is I want to ask to switch from MTX to other medication and wondering how best to go about it
In more detail - I've been on MTX for a few years now, since I was first diagnosed. I'm in the UK, where MTX is the default drug and have been told I need to "fail" MTX before they consider other treatment. I don't have other autoimmune diseases or long term conditions beyond RA and am in my late 20s so was diagnosed fairly young.
The pros of MTX are that between that and a couple of steroid injections at the start, my most active inflammation has gone and my condition is pretty stable. I'm very thankful for that. That doesn't mean I don't get flare ups but those seem to be mainly weather related and specific to the hands - though they have been increasing in frequency over the last 6 months. X rays done about 2 years ago showed no further damage to my joints since starting to take it, which again - very grateful for.
The cons are basically everything else that comes with the MTX. I'm already on injections to manage side effects, and have a number of strategies in place to try to make the day after the injection better. These include a big meal before the injection, fasting for most of the next day except for a small/bland dinner as nausea is just too bad to be able to stomach anything, and managing my work around having that day as a non working day. Even with these and other things in place, post injection days are just a wash out, I rarely feel well enough to leave my room let alone the house. I've put up with this quite happily so far as it was better than the pills, which put me out of action for 3 days after taking them, but it's really starting to sink in that I am losing a seventh of my life to this.
I'd like to talk to my specialist about this but don't know how best to frame it. Is "failing methotrexate" also about quality of life or will they only care about whether the RA is under control? If so should I mention that flare ups are getting more common or are weather flare ups just to be expected? Are these side effects beyond what you'd put up with, or do I just need to suck it up? What sort of alternatives might they consider, and what sort of factors will they be weighing around them?
Thanks for any advice, or even just for reading this far

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Hello all, I followed the medium article on how to connect to a Polar testnet instance of an LND and control the node through code, this all worked perfectly on testnet. I then set up a full node and LND on AWS and now I'm trying to connect to it with the same logic, I specified my nodes IP address, copied the tls.cert and admin.macaroon from the node to my local machine and attempted to connect. I get a strange GRPC connection error?

"Status(StatusCode=\"Unavailable\", Detail=\"failed to connect to all addresses\", DebugException=\"Grpc.Core.Internal.CoreErrorDetailException: {\"created\":\"@1680080920.095040000\",\"description\":\"Failed to pick subchannel\",\"file\":\"/Users/einari/Projects/grpc/grpc/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/client_channel.cc\",\"file_line\":3166,\"referenced_errors\":[{\"created\":\"@1680080920.095037000\",\"description\":\"failed to connect to all addresses\",\"file\":\"/Users/einari/Projects/grpc/grpc/src/core/lib/transport/error_utils.cc\",\"file_line\":147,\"grpc_status\":14}]}\")" 

Everything worked perfectly when connecting to the testnet polar instance. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated!

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One feature that has been missing from previous Grand Theft Auto games is the ability to climb buildings and other structures. This is something that fans are hoping will be added in GTA 6, as it would open up new possibilities for exploration and gameplay.
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On the customer support portal you create a profile which provides an auth code.
That code is entered into terraform code
However, you don’t really know the CPUID nor the UUID to fully register the firewall so until you have logged in and know what is
Then need to go back to customer support portal abs enter those details in

I am thinking of upgrading my PC (specs below) which I built about 5 years ago. I’m trying to get it to a point where it can comfortably run some of the more demanding games (e.g. Cyberpunk or Halo Infinite) which are more CPU/GPU intensive. I know my CPU is due for an upgrade but I’ve also noticed my GPU is struggling with its lack of VRAM so maybe I should upgrade it too. I’m also aware that my motherboard may not be compatible with some upgrades so I’m also just wondering if I should just start from scratch?
PC details:

• CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.40GHz, 4 Cores
• Ram: 16GB
• Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70)
• GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1060 3gb

I have a budget around 400-500 but I am wondering if I should wait a year or two and upgrade both rather than just one alone. Any advice?

Hi guys, hoping to find someone in a similar position. I was laid off mid Feb, was given paid leave and my employment officially ends in mid April. I have been applying for jobs every day but the recruitment/ hiring process is a lot slower than I would like so it’s highly likely I will not have a job immediately once my current employment ends.
My current residence permit is a temporary one that expires til 2025 that is linked to my job and so I assume that once the employment ends, this will make my residence permit invalid. I wanted to make a quick trip to my home country late April but fear that I won’t be able to enter back into Germany. I also thought maybe I can enter as a tourist again (my passport allows me to enter Germany for max 3 months visa free) but I assume the border police expect a return flight. Another question would be does the residence card details digitally update itself that it is invalid once my employment ends as I have notified the ABH and AFA already of the impending termination?
I did notify the ABH already of my situation and asked them what options do I have which they only provided me the form for my new job to fill out I presume once I have a job. Is it worth specifically asking them for a fiktionbescheinigung or to transfer to a job seeking visa?
Many thanks for your help.

Dragon Ein
Let me show you, how uncertain the future you believe in is.
Grade 0/ Power 6000/ Shield 5000/ Boost/ Dragon/ Nationless
Auto: for this fight you may use cards with “Dragon” in their race or name
Auto: Your initial hand becomes 3 cards, and the damage for you to lose this fight becomes 7!
Auto: When this unit is rode upon, if you went second, draw a card.
Dragon Knight, Cagliostro
See that?! This is the power of the genius alchemist, Cagliostro!
Grade 1/ Power 8000/ Shield 5000/ Critigal 1/ Boost/ Human/ Dragon Empire
Auto: Eins Alchemy - when this unit is placed on [VC] or [RC], if your First Vanguard was “Dragon Ein”, draw a card. “Eins Alchemy” only activates once per turn.
Dragon Knight, Pisaro
Grade 2/ Power 10000/ Shield 5000/ Critical 1/ Intercept/ Human/ Dragon Empire
There is no need for a cause during conquest. All that is important is the gold there.
Act: [VC] or [RC] Bloody History - you may rest one of your units. If you do, draw one card. You may only use “Bloody History” once per turn
Dragon Throne
The extinction of this world, and the creation of a new one -- Come, let us start anew.
Grade 2/ Set Orde Dark States
You can only play this card if your First Vanguard was “Dragon Ein”.
This card, and Item Orders on your field cannot be returned to hand or retired.
This ability of this card cannot be nullified.
Sinister Symphony
Keep playing. Until our ambitions come to fruition.
Grade 1/ Normal Orde Dark States
Choose and use one of the following two.
Put up to one card with "Azi Dahaka" in its card name and up to one "Dragon Throne" from your deck into your hand, and shuffle your deck.
OR
For this turn, all Item Orders on your field get [Auto] 1/Turn at the end of the battle this item attacked, stand this item.
Spawn of the Demonic Dragon, Abyssgate
The Darkness is coming. And you cannot escape it.
Grade 0/ Power 2000/ Shield 10000/ Critical 1/ Boost/ Abyss Dragon/ Dark States
Auto: when this unit is placed on [RC] you may drop a hand card. If you do put up to one “Dragon Throne” or Grade 3 or greater unit with “Azi Dahaka” in its card name into your hand, and shuffle your deck.
Operative Sphere
Grade 1/ Power 8000/ Shield 5000/ Critical 1/ Boost/ Dragonman/ Dragon Empire
Sorry for the wait. Mission start.
Auto: Secret Operation - when this unit is placed on [RC] you may look at the top two cards of your deck and put them on top or bottom in any order. Then if two or more different nations of cards are on your field, draw a card. “Secret Operation” only activates once per turn
Retainer of the Demonic Dragon, Future-Eater
Spreading cursed crests, it robs the future of its possibilities.
Grade 0/ Power 2000/ Shield 10000/ Critical 1/ Boost/ Neodragon/ Brandt Gate
Auto: When this unit is placed on [RC], choose up to one grade 3 or greater monster with "Dragon" in its name or race in your drop zone, and you may retire a different rear-guard on your field. If you do put the chosen card into your hand, draw 1 card, and deal one damage to your Vanguard.
Retainer of the Demonic Dragon, Abyss Shield Dragon
Even in its twisted state, it preserves it’s durability
Grade 1/ Power 8000/ Shield 0/ Critical 1/ Boost/ Plasma Dragon/ Dragon Empire
Auto: [Hand] You may discard this card during your opponent’s turn if you have 3 or more different nation names in your drop zone. If you do, choose one of your units, it cannot be hit until end of that battle. The , if you have a card with “Azi Dahaka” in its name on your field or in your drop zone, draw a card. You may only use the ability of this card’s name once per turn.
Demonic Demise Dragon, Azi Dahaka
I've thought about it hundreds of times. Do you have the resolution to destroy the world?
Grade 4/ Persona Ride/ Power 15000/ Shield 0/ Critical 1/ Triple Drive!!!/ Abyss Dragon/ Dark States
Auto: if this unit is on [RC], retire this unit
Auto: you cannot ride this card if you do not have “Dragon Throne” in your order zone
Auto: if your order zone has “Dragon Throne” you may ride this card as a grade 3
Auto: [VC] Erasure of History - when this unit attacks, it attacks all your opponent’s units instead. If this unit deals damage to your opponent, your opponent places one card from their hand in their damage zone face down.
Auto: [VC] if your damage zone has six or more cards, retire this unit, search your deck or hand for up to one “Demonic Demise Sword, Aqulta Gwaneff” and play it
Demonic Demise Sword, Aqulta Gwaneff
I believe in the future. That is why, I must destroy the present.
Grade 3/ Normal Orde Item Order / Dark States
You cannot play this card other than by the ability of “Demonic Demise Dragon, Azi Dahaka”
When played, place this card on your [VC] and it is also treated as a unit with
Grade 3/ Power 13000/ Shield 0/ Critical 6/ Twin Drive!!/ Abyss Dragon/ Dark States
Auto: for this turn, when your opponent would call cards from hand to (GC), they must call cards with total original [Shield]20000 at the same time.
Auto: this unit cannot be hit by units with [Power] less than 25000

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Basic Principles of Responsive Web Design with Examples

With responsive design, you are able to define rules and control the flow of the content and overall layout. In order to implement this approach into the web app development process, one should follow certain principles. Therefore, let’s look at the major ones so that you know what to pay attention to.
All in all, the following 3 principles are common for the websites and web apps with adjustable design:

• Fluid grid layout

Today, not only developers and UX/UI designers know about different resolutions. With the evolution of technologies, we hear of such features as ‘4K (Ultra HD)’ or ‘8K (Ultra HD)’, but only 10-15 years ago just simple HD seemed to be innovative and impossible. Who knows which type of HD resolution we will use in the next 15 years. That is why it is essential not to forget about the fluid grid system when you develop web apps.A flexible grid system provides a visual way of creating different layouts corresponding to the devices on which your platform will be displayed. Modern CSS layout techniques include such options as Grid Layout, Multicol, Flexbox, so it will be possible for you to choose the one you need.For example, you have a set of items that have different sizes, and you want them to fit in a row so that each object will be adjusted based on the content it contains. Thus, the bigger items should have more space than the ones that are in a smaller size. If you follow the Flexbox method, you may add the following:

.items { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; } 

• Fluid images

While following fluid grid layout, you cannot omit the usage of flexible images that can adapt to every particular screen size. If an image is too large, a scrollbar will appear. And this is what you don’t want to happen. The most common way to deal with this issue is to set the max-width to 100%. In this case, the image will shrink to the size that suits the screen. As a result, you can add the following to avoid any possible issues with the image size:

img { max-width: 100%; } 

• Media queries

Media queries is a feature of CSS3 that allows the content of your page to be rendered based on various conditions including screen resolution. With this technique, it is possible to alter the layout of a platform according to the set properties only if certain conditions are met. For example, the placement of the columns might be rearranged depending on the gadget one uses. Thus, three columns that are shown on the desktop monitor may turn into two columns for tablet users or one column for those who launched your web app on a smartphone.With media query, you can change anything of the layout, even the color of the background if you need that:

@media (max-width: 600px) { body { background-color: #87ceeb; } } 

You can also optimize text for better reading on different devices by adding something like this:

@media (min-width: 575px) { article { width: 550px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; } } 

Rumors and speculation have been circulating for years about the highly anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto 6. Fans of the franchise are eager to see what new locations, characters, and gameplay mechanics will be introduced in the next installment. With no official word from Rockstar Games, the studio behind the series, it's anyone's guess as to when we'll get our hands on the game. But one thing is for sure - when it does come out, it's going to be a huge event for gamers everywhere.
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Violence is on the rise in Chicago, and lawmakers are looking for ways to drive those numbers back down. One stat that has drawn attention in recent weeks is the city's number of carjackings. According to Chicago police, carjacking surged by 134 percent for 2020, bringing the total to 1,415. Rep. Marcus Evans Jr. (D), whose district covers Chicago's South Side, wants a sales ban to minors on violent video games like Grand Theft Auto. Evans is proposing an amendment to an existing 2012 law that prevents the sale of violent video games to minors. Illinois House Bill 3531 (HB3531) has been updated to add the following language:
Modifies the definition of "violent video game" to mean a video game that allows a user or player to control a character within the video game that is encouraged to perpetuate human-on-human violence in which the player kills or otherwise causes serious physical or psychological harm to another human or an animal...
Modifies the definition of "serious physical harm" to include psychological harm and child abuse, sexual abuse, animal abuse, domestic violence, violence against women, or motor vehicle theft with a driver or passenger present inside the vehicle when the theft begins.
The above-bolded text is pertinent to Grand Theft Auto, a widely popular game franchise that allows you to perform carjackings (among other violent and heinous acts). However, what's interesting is that games like Grand Theft Auto and its ilk have been around for decades; this is nothing new. A game like Grand Theft Auto alone couldn't possibly be responsible for the rise in the city's carjackings. Still, lawmakers and city officials are seemingly trying to tie the young ages of some of the carjacking suspects with the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic means that many children are at home, spending more time playing video games.
grand theft auto carjacking The youngest [recent] carjacking suspect was just 12 years old, and a 14-year-old was arrested in January for "taking part in multiple carjackings," according to Fox News.
"I feel like this game has become a huge issue in this spectrum," said Walker in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times. "When you compare the two, you see harsh similarities as it relates to these carjackings."
As a counterpoint to the rumblings in Chicago, a decade-long study concluded that this is no credible link between kids playing violent video games and, in-turn exhibiting violent behavior.