![]() Sometimes, it’s the meaningless and bizarre that bring us the greatest joy and laughter from time to time. Useless websites (or, in some cases, boring websites) may lack practical purpose, but they offer a unique digital playground where imagination, randomness, and absurdity collide. By embracing the absurd, we tap into our innate creativity and give ourselves permission to explore without constraints. In doing so, they encourage us to let go of our need for constant productivity and immerse ourselves in the joy of the nonsensical. In a world where everything seems to be driven by a purpose or goal, the useless web celebrates the beauty of the absurd. They transcend boundaries and connect people from all walks of life, united by their appreciation for the nonsensical. The absurdity of these random websites serves as a common ground for internet enthusiasts to bond over shared humor and a sense of collective weirdness. ![]() They have spawned countless memes, inspired fan art, and even influenced popular culture. Useless websites have become an integral part of internet culture, often celebrated and shared within online communities. In an age of algorithms and targeted content, the unpredictable nature of random websites injects a refreshing element of surprise and spontaneity into our online experiences, especially when you are bored. From virtual bubble wrap simulators to interactive cat pianos, each click presents an opportunity for unexpected amusement. When stumbling upon these digital curiosities, users never quite know what they’ll encounter. One of the most intriguing aspects of exploring useless websites is the joy of serendipity. They offer a momentary respite, a chance to indulge in mindless entertainment or simply laugh at the sheer absurdity of it all. These bored button oddities serve as a delightful distraction, allowing visitors to briefly detach from the demands of work, social media, and news cycles. In a world consumed by productivity, efficiency, and constant connectivity, useless websites provide a much-needed escape from the pressures of daily life. From websites that play endless loops of mind-numbing animations to those that generate nonsensical phrases or replicate mundane actions, each useless website is a testament to human imagination and the power of quirkiness. These sites showcase creativity in their simplicity, embracing the idea that purposelessness can be its own reward. These useless websites can be an art form in their own right, often embodying the concept of randomness and absurdity. Some of the top keywords to search for to find the most useless websites when you are bored include: While the internet is a treasure trove of valuable resources, sometimes it’s refreshing to explore the absurd, the nonsensical, and the downright pointless. A collection of digital oddities and bizarre experiments that serve no practical function. In the vast realm of the internet, where information, entertainment, and communication reign supreme, there exists a peculiar corner that defies conventional purpose.
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![]() The Record Automation function enables you to capture automation to an editor, from where you can manipulate and edit it post performance. ![]() You can easily mix and remix audio and use real-time audio effects such as reverb, delay and filtering, and rout your mixer tracks to other tracks in order to obtain complex and powerful mixer chains, groups and sub-groups. The Advanced MIDI learning system enables FL Studio to remember all used controllers, as well as the plugins and UI targets linked to each controller. You can capture input from keyboards, drum pads and other MIDI compatible controllers, connect multiple MIDI devices and control them independently. You can also enjoy the low latency audio thanks to the ASIO audio interface driver support and the included universal ASIO4ALL.įL Studio comes with a user-friendly and flexible interface that you can personalize based on your needs and create multi-track free playlists with Audio, Pattern Clips and Automation for music, audio and data management. Moreover, the audio editing and manipulation tools enable you to perform pitch correction, harmonization, pitch shifting, time-stretching, audio warping, beat-detection, slicing and more. The multi-track audio recording feature allows you to simultaneously record all the tracks your audio interface supports. With FL Studio’s help, you can take advantage of a flexible mixer, VST and DX hosting, advanced MIDI, DX and ReWrite support and export your songs or loops to MP3, WAV, MID or OGG format. FL Studio is a fully-featured music production environment that provides multi-track audio recording, sequencing and mixing for professional and amateur artists who need to create high quality music tracks. ![]() This was a perfect storm of a unique billing process, a heap of AOL internet trial CDs, and underwhelming Canadian telecom infrastructure. In my Aptiva days, what I did not mention was that my internet access was controlled by 30-minute bursts of free dial-up internet sessions. Intersperse short breaks in between successive focus periods, and you have a theoretical recipe for productivity. The idea is to use a tomato-shaped kitchen cooking timer to spend uninterrupted focus on a software task, usually 25-minutes at a time. Like all things Italian, Pomodoro is elegant. And eventually I would stumble upon a concept I accidentally employed in my Aptiva days: the Pomodoro technique. Best practices were published, and manifestos written. As quickly as Aptiva’s lessons became outdated, new paradigms took hold to build software even better.Īs the years went on, the spotlight was placed on agile software development. Many are surprised to learn that I started my professional career as a software developer. And yes, it was stitched together from code published from even better websites than my own! The following years were spent deciphering the secret languages of the machine, eventually rewarding me with the creation of a basic HTML webpage. I would soon learn that Aptiva spoke many elegant languages, and for me to get the most out of our friendship, I had to learn how to speak to her. ![]() And here it was in my kitchen, helping me draw printable refrigerator artwork on Microsoft Paint. I could count its hard disk storage - in gigabytes, no less - on one finger: one gigabyte! That kind of storage could make NASA blush, wishing they could have even half of it for their 1960’s moon rocket. Yes, IBM once made computers, and they felt military grade, big and expensive. My dealings with the computer started off many moons ago as an impressionable youth in the depths of Canadian winter:ĭuring Christmas break in third grade, my household welcomed a new addition: the mighty IBM Aptiva PC. One technique came to mind, which had an interesting response from our company: The Pomodoro Technique. ![]() At gravity9, we have developed a few techniques to make that process easier for our clients. Sitting down with Rob Graham (Director of Product Engineering), Rob walks us through his life with computers and IT before taking a closer look at the Pomodoro time management technique its pros and cons as well as some alternatives some of our developers recommend!Īs ubiquitous as software is today, Rob writes, building it truly remains an art. ![]() Latest Version Release Added On: 19th Oct 2020.Compatibility Mechanical: 32 Bit (x86) / 64 Bit (圆4).Setup Type: Offline Installer / Full Standalone Setup.Prior to start AnyTrans for iOS Free Download, ensure the availability of the below listed system specifications. 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![]() There is also another benefit of immutability. Avoiding direct data mutation lets you keep previous versions of the data intact, and reuse them later. This functionality isn’t specific to games-an ability to undo and redo certain actions is a common requirement for apps. Later in this tutorial, you will implement a “time travel” feature that lets you review the game’s history and “jump back” to past moves. Immutability makes complex features much easier to implement. The result is the same but by not mutating (changing the underlying data) directly, you gain several benefits. Now `squares` is unchanged, but `nextSquares` first element is 'X' rather than `null` In the end the user sees that the upper left square has changed from empty to having a X after clicking it. This causes the value prop of the Square component with index 0 to change from null to X. ![]() The squares state of the Board component was updated, so the Board and all of its children re-render.handleClick uses the argument ( 0) to update the first element of the squares array from null to X.It calls handleClick with an argument of 0. The Board component defined that function directly in the JSX. The Square component received that function as its onSquareClick prop from the Board. Clicking on the upper left square runs the function that the button received as its onClick prop from the Square.Let’s recap what happens when a user clicks the top left square on your board to add an X to it: Keeping the state of all squares in the Board component will allow it to determine the winner in the future. When the Board’s state changes, both the Board component and every child Square re-renders automatically. When clicking on a Square, the child Square component now asks the parent Board component to update the state of the board. Now that your state handling is in the Board component, the parent Board component passes props to the child Square components so that they can be displayed correctly. ![]() Certain Power Up Points activities may be construed as financial incentive(s) under the California Consumer Privacy Act. The processing of personal information related to Power Up Points activities is subject to our Privacy Policy available here: and our Social Media Fan Page Notice available here. Point discrepancies older than 1 year will not be reviewed or accepted. Point discrepancies must be submitted within 1 year of the activity date. Eligible members may participate once per activity. All terms and conditions of a Power Up Points activity must be met to be eligible to receive the associated Power Up Points. Club Points converted from Power Up Points in a given month will be rounded up to the nearest whole Club Point. All Power Up Points earned in a calendar month are converted to Club Points and added to a participating member’s Club Point balance within 14 days of month’s end. Power Up Points can be earned by eligible members in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand for various non-sailing activities such as taking surveys, participating in social media activities and making bookings. Power Up Points convert to Club points at a ratio of 10 Power Up Points to 1 Club Point. Club Points will not be awarded for Celebrity City Stay, Book & Go or any other vacation package. Accepted offers in the Celebrity MoveUp program will earn Captain’s Club points at the original stateroom category purchased, and not the category of the upgraded stateroom. 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Three main components are used to handle SQLite operations in Android: SQLiteOpenHelper Class Find all the videos of the Android Full Course in this. To use the SQLite database in the Android application, the main package will be . In this video, learn SQLite Open Helper: How to Create Database in Android Android SQLite Tutorial. For many applications in Android, SQLite is the backbone of the app, whether it’s used directly or via some third-party wrapper. It is better than any other repository systems like SharedPreferences or saving data in files. In Android, whenever an application needs to store a large amount of data the SQLite is the most preferred. You don’t need to establish any connections like JDBC, ODBC, or any other external connection for it, like what you will need to do in java applications. SQLite is a build-in database implementation that comes with Android. Nah untuk tutorial ini, kita akan membahas salah satunya yaitu SQLite. SQLite database supports all the relational database features. Ada beberapa cara Android dalam menyimpan data aplikasi, seperti Shared Preferences, File, SQLite dan lainnya. SQLite database is an opensource, lightweight, no network access, and standalone SQL database that stores data to a text file on a device. Using android SQLite database I will show you how to perform all the crud operations like Create, Insert, Update, and Delete. SQLite In Android SQLite is a Structure query base database, open source, light weight, no network access and standalone database. * SELECT user_id FROM user WHERE user_email = AND user_password = 'qwerty' Ĭursor cursor = db.In this article, you will learn about the Android SQLite Database in-depth with a good example. * SQL query equivalent to this query function is * Here query function is used to fetch records from user table this function works like we use sql query. ![]() – To manipulate data (insert, update, delete) in SQLite database – we’ll use SQL (Structured Query Language)īefore you can use Material Design in your projects you need to add the following compile line to your Gradle dependencies block in your adle file and rebuilt the project. – SQLite is embedded within the Android operating system, so you don’t need anything external on Android to use SQLite – SQLite is written in C programming language – SQLite is a RDBMS (Relational Database Management System) Key point to understand regarding SQLite :. This provides a relational database management structure for storing user-defined records in the form of tables. It is an Open-Source embedded SQL database engine. SQLite is a lightweight database that comes with android. In this tutorial, we will see how to use SQLite in our app directly. For many applications, SQLite is the backbone of the app whether it’s used directly or via some third-party wrapper. Android SDK provides several APIs for developers to save user and app data, So SQLite is one of the ways of storing data. In software applications, it is mostly required to store users and app data locally. ![]() In late-2020, Insomniac began a residency of drive-in "Park 'N Rave" concerts at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, and announced a "drive-through audiovisual experience" event known as the "Electric Mile" at Santa Anita Park-featuring installations separated into "worlds" inspired by its main festival brands. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic (which resulted in the postponement of all of its in-person festivals), Insomniac began to stream a rotation of sets from previous editions of its festivals on its YouTube and Twitch channels under the "Insomniac Rewind" banner, and live "virtual" festivals. In July 2019, Insomniac acquired a majority stake in Miami's Club Space nightclub. The event returned from a one-year hiatus in 2020 with a revamped production, carrying artistic aspects of other Insomniac festivals. In June 2019, Insomniac acquired a controlling stake in Soundslinger, LLC, the organizer of the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival. In May 2019, Insomniac partnered with Dash Radio as its flagship station. In the summer of 2018, Insomniac Radio launched on SiriusXM. Electric Area was later replaced by Diplo's Revolution in 2018. In August 2015, Rotella announced his new radio show, Night Owl Radio, on SiriusXM's Electric Area. While specifics of the deal were not revealed, Rotella emphasized the deal was not an acquisition. In June 2013, Insomniac announced a number of partnerships, including one with Dick Clark Productions to produce a dance music awards show, and a "creative partnership" with Live Nation that would give Insomniac access to Live Nation's resources, while leaving them creative control over their events. Insomniac has been described as placing a larger emphasis on fan experiences over profits and ticket sales, with Rotella having argued that music festivals did not require "big acts who sell out arenas" (going as far as to praising Burning Man for being an "event by the people for the people" where "the organizers just provide an open space" and "people go all out"). In 2018, Insomniac took its A&R and distribution operations in-house as Insomniac Music Group. In 2014, Insomniac introduced a co-branded EDM record label known as Insomniac Records, initially in partnership with Interscope Geffen A&M. ![]() It then acquired Miami's Club Space in 2019. Insomniac is also involved in the operation of three Los Angeles nightclubs- Create (in partnership with SBE, built on the site of the former Vanguard Hollywood), Exchange L.A., and the underground warehouse Factory 93, located at 1756 Naud Street. ![]() The company also owns a stake in the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival. Founded by Pasquale Rotella, it is the organizer of various music festivals, including its flagship electronic music festival Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) in Las Vegas.Īlongside EDC, Insomniac runs the electronic music events Beyond Wonderland and Nocturnal Wonderland, as well as drum and bass and dubstep-oriented events under the brand Bassrush, hardstyle events under the brand Basscon, and trance events under the brand Dreamstate. ![]() Insomniac (formerly Insomniac Events) is an American electronic music event promoter and music distributor. Insomniac Records, Insomniac Radio, Bassrush, Basscon, Dreamstate, Hard (music festival), Audiotistic Music Festival, Factory 93 That's without touching on generally poor internals, considerable dead zones, and failure to match the precision granted by Thrustmaster. Its plastic construction feels cheap, and while it looks slick in photos, there are several "fake" decorative buttons that solely act as visual detailing. The HORI flight stick works with Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox, but it fails to justify double the asking price of the T.Flight Hotas One. It shares a ton with the T.Flight Hotas One, and besides the absence of reverse thrust, it nails those basics. It also has various buttons assigned to common flight and Xbox inputs, plus a handy 3.5mm headphone jack for in-game audio. The stick allows for pitch and roll adjustment, with rudder controls on the throttle and three-step control over joystick sensitivity. The HORI checks most of the boxes with this HOTAS setup, split across separate joystick and throttle modules. But the solution from HORI has some well-documented shortcomings, positioning Thrustmaster as the one to buy for the time being. This peripheral provides a vast improvement over standard Xbox gamepads, including a dedicated joystick and throttle, and various assignable buttons. Microsoft Flight Simulator also supports HORI's HOTAS system, offering the only existing alternative to the T.Flight Hotas One for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Best alternative: HORI HOTAS Flight Stick for Xbox Your options are limited but this is easily the best accessory for virtual pilots on Xbox. This stick and throttle combo presents everything you need to get started, accessible but still feature-rich. Microsoft has confirmed the Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas One is among the few Microsoft Flight Simulator-compatible accessories for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. If you find the T.Flight Hotas One around its usual $90 pricing, it's worth the buy. With the Xbox launch of Microsoft Flight Simulator mirroring its PC success, we're seeing high demand, and as a result, tight availability for many accessories. ![]() You can also take this to PC to experience even more games with native joystick support. It supports Microsoft Flight Simulator out of the box, plus other games like Elite Dangerous, Star Wars: Squadrons, and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. The Thrustmaster T.Flight Hotas One is one of the few Microsoft-approved Xbox flight accessories, which brings various Xbox-specific buttons that mimic traditional gamepads.
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