![]() The humans even say things like “nice catch” when you pick one of them up in style. On the flip side, it’s bloody satisfying to swoop in a blast a keeper to death and scoop up the falling human in one move. I’ve died so many times desperately scrambling through waves of enemies just to get close enough to kill a keeper. Either way, when you hear the booming in-game voice from your controller (yes, your controller) announce “keepers detected”, it’s time to panic.įail to kill the keepers quickly and the humans are toast. Occasionally they’ve turn up in a big space ship and kidnap the human just like in Defender. Keepers, as I worked out, are enemies with a green aura around them. In return you get points, a smart bomb or shields to cause more mayhem. You release them when you kill the “keepers” of that particular cage and then you can fly them to safety to either of the escape pods/beams. The main point of the game is to save these tiny, green dudes trapped in cages around each of the five levels. I’ll admit, on more than one occasion, I’ve actually cackled with laughter while firing it. Once fired, time slows down and the screen becomes filled with devastating lightning bolts, explosions and showers upon showers of voxels from the legions of enemies that perish. You charge by killing enemies and collecting their green energy cubes before you can unleash it by holding down R1. You ship is armed with the overdrive weapon that is so over-the-top in its power. When you speed boost into a group of enemies killing every one of them in a huge explosion it’s simply breathtaking. With everything on screen composed of little cubes – called voxels – and also fully destructible, Resogun looks amazing in full flow. There were explosions and bullets everywhere as I attempted to kill anything that moved. The first few times I played Resogun it was absolutely crazy. As Resogun’s lead programmer, Harry Kruger told me in an interview at gamescom 2013 that Resogun’s highscore table is “a measurement of your skill.” In a world where you get achievements/trophies for simply starting a game, Housemarque’s high score obsession is great to see.
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And right now, the base price to join is $1,500. So in cohorts, 10, 11, 12 and 13, each one of those, we made quite a bit more in revenue than all of cohorts 1 through 9 combined."īuilding a Second Brain has had up to 1,000 students per five-week cohort. "Cohorts 1 through 9, were.almost negligible in revenue compared to each cohort since then. ![]() Tiago made a really important statement that is easy to miss. While focusing on building a great curriculum and great writing served him in the past, he realized he now has the resources to stop relying on OTHER creators' channels for traffic and could build his own. Why? Because he noticed that a huge number of his traffic and course students came from other creators on YouTube – guys like Ali Abdaal and Thomas Frank. The videos are super high quality, and he actually invested $100K in building a home video studio. Borrow first, build laterĪ few months ago, Tiago began publishing on YouTube and already has 32K subscribers. He says the best way to blow peoples' minds is to underpromise and overdeliver.but he sees many creators "promising the moon" with their course. It was indicative of creators failing to provide a good education within their CBC. To him, that assertion wasn't indicative of the CBC model failing to provide good education. When I argued that a lot of CBCs seem to be valued for their community more than their content, Tiago pushed back. Tiago talks a lot about building an excellent student experience in the course. Those insights keep coming – and now he says his students are using PKM as a way to manage their businesses as creators.īut here's the thing – if Tiago hadn't started so niche, focusing simply on Evernote.he may not have gotten enough traction to eventually broaden out. He realized that his methods weren't about the tool (Evernote) itself.but about a way of thinking about managing your digital files. This began the transition to "better note-taking in Evernote" to "Personal Knowledge Management," the term Tiago uses today. And they didn't join by mistake, they just realized that they could apply Tiago's same methods to other software. Tiago noticed that students in Building a Second Brain weren't always using Evernote – they were using other note-taking software. And why I'm bullish on cohort-based courses as a step in the process of developing a self-paced course. This is still true of CBCs today, by the way. And it was easier to iterate and improve because he didn't have the pain of throwing away videos from a pre-recorded course – he could just teach it differently the next time. It also made the course resilient in that anything students found unclear they could ask about directly. ![]() I really like this approach – it's faster to bring the "product" of his course to market. That's a specific outcome (better notes organization) for a specific person (Evernote users).Īnd Tiago, because he had experience as a teacher, decided to teach it live over Zoom for the sake of "making up for his own deficits." Start niche – even if you see a broad futureīuilding a Second Brain began as a course to teach people a better way to use Evernote (i.e. That blog post was re-shared by Evernote themselves and it was off to the races. He was following his interests and beliefs, and his unique viewpoint on tagging is what caught the attention of the market. ![]() This led him to write an article in February 2015 called Tagging is Broken. People in the comments section loved his points and wanted to learn more. He took the comment section to "rant" (his words) against the use of Tags in Evernote. One of the earliest cohort-based courses (CBCs) that really shaped online education.īuilding a Second Brain is a five-week course that helps you organize your digital life and unlock your creative potential.Īnd in an effort to be more creative and successful in promoting the episode on Twitter, I put together a Thread with several of my takeaways (it didn't take off).īut here are my biggest takeaways: Lean into your interestsīuilding a Second Brain exists because Tiago was reading a popular article about how to organize your Evernote. If you don't know Tiago, he's the creator of Building a Second Brain. And not just an anecdotal positive response – the Spotify data shows that this episode may have the highest listener retention ever! This week's episode of Creative Elements with Tiago Forte got a LOT of love on Twitter. ![]() This snowy landscape is absolutely perfect for these wooden cut outs. Or if you like a more common bird, there are also ducks and even chickens! Snowy Landscape Having interesting light-up creatures around or outside the house is our favorite trend this year! Birds of all kinds are big right now, but we’re really loving this peacock. The more lights, the better and you really can never have too many sparkling lights around the house! You just want to make sure Santa can find his way in the dark, after all. These brilliantly vivid Christmas lights are sure to brighten up the night! Whether it’s luminescent reindeer, a colorful snowman or a combination of all kinds of holiday elements, these LED lights are the perfect thing to keep your house inviting even in the dead of winter. These nutcrackers are standing tall and proud outside your house ready to welcome guests inside your home for some holiday cheer! The colors on these statues are so vibrant, they almost look real! Visions of sugar plums will most certainly be dancing through your head as you settle in for a long winter’s nap with these two guarding the premises. This would be an especially fun idea for a house that has kids or a neighborhood. This would make a cute element to a fun outdoor Christmas scene complete with tiny reindeer on the roof or fun lit-up elements such as elves and polar bears. Hold on, there, Santa! He’s accidentally slipped off the roof, but he’ll be ok. Outdoor Christmas Decoration Ideas Hanging Santa Outdoor Christmas Tree Decoration Ideas. ![]() If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. A vintage Christmas star tree topper & unique ornaments create a nostalgic feeling everyone will love.ĭo you need to get inspired with some Bohemian Christmas decor ideas? Keep on scrolling! Wood beaded garlands & wooden trees deliver that boho feeling while leaving a light and airy feeling to your Christmas decor. A burnt orange, burgundy, or mustard yellow can bring life to any space while still feeling festive. If neutral isn’t your thing and you love color, go for something wonderfully unexpected for the holidays. Bohemian Christmas decor will have a lot of beige, browns, tans, & greys which can enhance natural beauty. The beauty in things can get lost in color. Use thick chunky knit fabrics, leather ottomans, jute rugs, faux fur, & macramé everything to increase the Boho vibe. Boho is all about the feel, figuratively and literally. Natural elements like fresh-cut pine, dried pampas, birch logs, & dried orange slices creates balance. Places like Ikea& World Market have helped people get in touch with untraditional decorating styles we can’t help but fall in love with!īesides everyday Boho home decor, we now are seeing more Bohemian Christmas decor ideas than ever! From wooden houses, knit stockings, & thin branched alpine trees, we just can’t get enough! How can you decorate your home in Bohemian Christmas? Over time a certain bohemian decorating style was born that evolves constantly and has no rules.Īlthough unconventional, there is a feel to the Boho style that can be identified through home decor. These people leap beyond boundaries & inspire others to do the same. Like hippies in the 70’s all the way to hipsters of the modern world. In fact, a Bohemian is loosely defined as a person living an unconventional life. I’ve always thought of anything Bohemian as sort of a modern-day 70’s throwback. Bohemian Christmas decor ideas are more popular than ever! Learn how you can make your Christmas just a little more Boho!īohemian Christmas decor is a mix of modern & Scandinavian-chic, that has a warm & earthy feel. "I’m already convinced SpellTower is a significantly better game. "The best word game you haven't played", "A brain-picking puzzler" - Pitchfork / KillScreen Magazine only costs 2$, and your life." - Weekend Confirmed ![]() Grab it and start spelling!" - JayIsGames for anyone in your household who loves a good word teaser, even the most technologically-challenged. If you can handle the stress, SpellTower is magnificent" - EDGE Magazine "Nervy, humbling, and strangely energizing. "A must-buy for word fiends, SpellTower is an uncommonly attractive and thoughtfully designed puzzler" - 9/10 - Gold Award - Pocket Gamer "The Boggle Tetris That We Needed” - Kotaku's Gaming App of The Day "SpellTower is an extraordinary word game that deserves a place among the best of the genre." - 4/4 - SlideToPlay "by far one of the best in recent years" - 4.5/5 Stars - Editors Choice - 148Apps "I'm obsessed, I'm ignoring my family!" - John Moe, NPR Marketplace Far and away the best ‘pure’ word game on iOS." 5/5 stars - Tap! Magazine "Simple, stylish and furiously addictive. Ranked #2 in Mashable's Top 10 iPhone Word Games Touch Arcade's Favorite Puzzle game of 2011. GAME CENTER leader boards and achievements, for each mode, and highest scoring word!īest Word Game! - 148Apps' 2011 Best App Ever Awards SUPER TOWER MODE : (iPad Pro only) Try and get the highest score possible out of 432 tiles, eliminating small words to set up 7- and 8-letter blockbusters! Find words as fast as you can, but be careful you don't back yourself into a corner! RUSH MODE : Rows of letters build up over time. ![]() ZEN MODE : Puzzle mode without any length requirements. EXTREME PUZZLE MODE : Puzzle mode with the minimum word length cranked up. PUZZLE MODE : Every word you make adds a new row of letters! Strategic word finding at its best. My highest scores is a little over 43000 points. My first impulse is to go for it, but I first look to see if I can get a long word that might clear another critical reregn without taking out the pink letter word. DAILY TOWER MODE : Stack up against other players on identical towers that change daily! In addition to a lot of strategies Ive seen mentioned I sometimes hold off clearing entire rows using Q, X, Z, or J. Try and get the highest score possible out of 140 tiles, eliminating small words to set up 7- and 8-letter blockbusters! If any of the letters make it to the top row, it's game over. Pick your words wisely! As you work, more tiles rise from the bottom of the screen, and it'll take all of your lexicological wits, and tactical know-how to keep them down. When choosing songs to play (or to vote) I am generating a random number in range of 0-100 and searching for the next song with rating equal or higher than this number.īad songs are going down and chosen rarely, good songs are going up and are chosen more frequently but I am still leaving a chance for even worst song to be played(voted) sometime in the future.- Originally written about in The New York Times, featured in Apple Stores, heard about on NPR, and played by millions, SpellTower is back and better than ever!. ![]() Also each vote on best and worst song effects others, what I also consider as right thing to do. This method gives equal chance for old and new songs to get the right rating quickly. NewRating = (CurrentRating - MIN) *100/(MAX -MIN) Then I am setting back MIN to 0, and MAX to 100. If song rating goes below MIN, then MIN is set to song ratingĪfter every voting which changes MIN or MAX I am doing normalization for every song in the list like that: ![]() If song rating goes higher than MAX which is 100, then MAX is set to current song rating Songs which are not rated get 50% as a giftĮvery time someone votes for a song its rating is incrementedĮvery time someone votes against the song its rating is decremented I am using for my music files following method: ![]() In tactical combat ships move faster and are more responsive than in vanilla SOTS.Ship Yards (formerly Repair Stations) offer a +25% ship construction rate bonus.This will reduce your income, as well as force you to have to build up your fleets more proactively, instead of reactively.This will tie up your worlds with construction duties longer.Repair is available in fission age, and there is a standard version of the repair ship so that you can take advantage of repair regardless of which order you research ship size classes in.With intelligent management and judicious use of retreat, you should be able to keep your ships alive much longer.You have more control over what combinations of weapons you wish to use on your ships (there are no missile-only mounts, for example).(you must redesign your ship to take advantage of this technology). Dual barrel variants effectively increases the firepower of a given mount to 150% of a single barrel version.There are explicit techs to unlock turrets with multiple barrels for various weapons systems.a small mount pulsed laser cannon in a medium mount supplies exactly one small mount pulsed laser cannon.) Using smaller weapons in larger mounts offers NO additional benefits.Everything else is random, or salvageable. ![]() Each race is guaranteed to get at least one major weapons technology line. Most weapons technologies are NO LONGER core.So battles begin further out and can take on a more epic feeling to them. Weapons generally have longer ranges than in vanilla SOTS.There are a wider variety of weapons within each class of weapons (more torpedos, more missiles, more ballistic weapons, etc.). ![]() In 1976, Turner bought the Atlanta Braves, and in 1977, he bought the Atlanta Hawks, partially to provide programming for WTCG. He bought a 5,000-acre (20 km) plantation in Jacksonboro, South Carolina, for $2 million. The number of subscribers eventually reached 2 million and Turner's net worth rose to $100 million. As cable systems developed, many carried his station to free their schedules, which increased his viewers and advertising. On December 17, 1976, the rechristened WTCG-TV Super-Station began to broadcast old movies, situation comedy reruns, cartoons, and sports nationwide to cable-TV subscribers. In 1976, the FCC allowed WTCG to use a satellite to transmit content to local cable TV providers around the nation. ![]() Turner would go on to purchase UHF Channel 36 WRET (now WCNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina and ran it with a format similar to WTCG. By 1972, WTCG had acquired the rights to telecast Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks games. WTCG ran mostly second- and even third-hand programming of the time, including fare such as Gilligan's Island, I Love Lucy, Star Trek, Hazel, and Bugs Bunny. As a better syndicated product fell off the VHF stations, Turner would acquire it for his station at a very low price. Initially, the station ran old movies from prior decades, along with theatrical cartoons and bygone sitcoms and drama programs. He changed the call sign to WTCG, erroneously claimed to have stood for "Watch This Channel Grow" but in actuality stood for Turner Communications Group. ![]() Independent UHF stations were not ratings winners or that profitable even in larger markets, but Turner concluded that this would change as people wanted more than several choices. At the time, UHF stations did well only in markets without VHF stations, like Fresno, California, or in markets with only one station on VHF. In 1969, he sold his radio stations to buy a struggling television station in Atlanta, UHF Channel 17 WJRJ (now WPCH). In the late 1960s, Turner began buying several Southern radio stations. |