![]() ![]() This fun drink has gotten super popular recently and for good reason. So, that's how to make a liquid marijuana shot! The only difference here is that you'll want to pour the mixer of your choice - any sparkling water or clear soda - in until you finish filling the glass. Oh, and if you’re serving this as a cocktail, add some crushed ice to a cocktail glass, and serve the same amount of mixture as if it were a shot. Now, once this delicious shot is all mixed up, grab four shot glasses, pour the liquid marijuana drink equally into them, and enjoy! Now add 1 cup of ice into the cocktail shaker, put the lid on, and shake it up for a minute to mix and combine all of the components together.Īnd make sure not to shake it too long, you don't want the ice to start melting and water down the shots. Next, add the sugar to the cocktail shaker, and give everything a stir until the sugar fully dissolves.īy the way, if you want to make this sweeter, you can add in more sugar, and if you want to make it less sweet, just use less. ![]() Now, let's stop wasting time and get into how to make a liquid marijuana shot!įirst, take out a jigger - or any other liquid measuring cup you have - and measure out the Midori melon liqueur, coconut rum, melon blue curacao, spiced rum, pineapple juice, and lemon juice. And of course, if you want to make less just cut the ingredients in half. Remember, this recipe will make 4 shots, so if you want to make more, just double or triple the amount of each ingredient used. So you can whip up on the spot with friends or before a night out! All you have to do is add all of the ingredients to a cup along with some sparkling water, tonic water, or Sprite, and give it a good mix.īy the way, if you want to give some more fun shots a try, you have to make these green tea shots, Mexican candy shots, white tea shots, or applesauce shots next!Īs I mentioned earlier, making this tasty shot is so easy to do and takes minutes. Now, you can actually make this recipe into a big liquid marijuana cocktail if you want. But, if you don't have a cocktail shaker, you can use anything that you can seal a lid on to mix the ingredients. The only extra supplies you'll need for this liquid marijuana drink are a cocktail shaker, a jigger to measure the liqueurs, and 4 shot glasses. That way you’ll have the sweet, fruity outcome you’re looking for!Īnyway, here's everything you'll need to make 4 shots: Keep in mind, that this liquid marijuanas shot recipe is very particular, so make sure to stick to the recipe. What makes this cocktail recipe so fun and tasty is that it uses a combination of equal parts of 4 different liqueurs.Īnd if you typically make mixed drinks, you probably have some of them, if not all of them on hand.īut, if you don’t, these are pretty easy to find at any liquor store and sometimes even the supermarket. Now, let’s go straight into the ingredients to make this liquid marijuana shot recipe! The name "liquid marijuana" comes from its gorgeous green color.īut while it has no “special” ingredients, it will surely get you tipsy, so drink responsibly! Now, despite its name, this liquid marijuana drink doesn't actually contain any cannabis or THC. And it's pretty much guaranteed to get the good times going. Now, if you don't know, this liquid marijuanas shot is kind of sweet and kind of sour with a refreshing finish that everyone will love. Or, you can prepare it for a round of shots in between cocktails - I think it pairs really well with one of these vegas bomb shots or pink lemonade vodka drinks. ![]() And that's what makes it great for hosting! Y ou literally can leave the ingredients on the kitchen counter and anyone can prepare their own. The liquid marijuana shot is a great drink to serve for a night with some friends or if you’re hosting a party.Īlso, since its preparation is so simple, you only need to know how to measure, shake, and serve. ![]()
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![]() ![]() I’m also testing other tools, but working from different angles to see if Obsidian is the main document creation tool for me. I downloaded Obsidian that day and have been testing it since. Obsidian is, so far, helping me to do what Nick suggests. Get past the shiny surface and ask the deep questions.” This spoke to me as collecting and, well, hoarding information into buckets or silos, is not helpful. In summary, Nick advises some subtle ideas: Nick Milo runs a great YouTube channel packed with insights and ideas on how to use Obsidian, in an approach he calls Linking Your Thinking. “Building a Second Brain is a methodology for saving and systematically reminding us of the ideas, inspirations, insights, and connections we’ve gained through our experience… This methodology is not only for preserving those ideas… a clear, actionable path to creating a “second brain” – an external, centralized, digital repository for the things you learn and the resources from which they come.” -Tiago Forteįinally, there is an interview between Tiago Forte and Nick Milo talking about Obsidian, which is definitely worth a watch or listen. Were there digital commonplace books and tools? Through that question I found Tiago Forte and his work and book, Building a Second Brain, and that link is a short overview post on what it means to build a second brain. Read Ryan Holiday: How And Why To Keep A “Commonplace Book” ![]() He explains in detail about what a commonplace book is and how to create your own. I read a blog on Commonplace Books by author Ryan Holiday (well-known for his books: including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, and Stillness is the Key). I like Apple Notes (now that I’m not using Google Keep on Android). Thus, the search for a better note taking app. Alas, you cannot create bold or italics or bullet lists. It is the most basic program and there’s nothing to distract you. ![]() I found myself using the simple, plain text editor on Windows, called Notepad. In the storytelling vein in which I started this post, here is a brief bit on how I got here and where I think it is going. The Become A Writer Today website has a short list of the best Markdown Editors (11 total, of which Obsidian is one). It has a brief learning curve if you want to use the keyboard commands to create formatting items like bold, italic, lists, bullets, and so on. It has become popular as a way to write for the web because you can easily convert it to HTML and it is almost universally acceptable in other applications. Markdown is a lightweight markup language used for formatting text. This interconnected linking will be familiar to many people who build websites, or work in wiki-type communities. Markdown inside HTML is frequently left un-parsed.If you type two brackets like this: [[ it will open up a list of other notes you have and allow you to quickly hyperlink (connect with a link) another note or even create a note title that when you click on that it becomes an empty note file with that future title. Some HTML is sanitized for security purposes. You can link to other notes in Obsidian by using the ] syntax. Obsidian provides support for the following Markdown elements. Obsidian provides a simple way to publish notes to the internet, and it stores all of your files in plaintext Markdown files containing only the text you enter. Obsidian is extensible, and there are hundreds of free community plugins available within the application. That really just scratches the surface of Obsidian’s capabilities. There’s a visually-striking graph view that’s a kind of “mind map” of all your files stored in Obsidian, a “Markdown format importer” that can find and replace certain Markdown syntax elements in your files, and support for math and diagram syntax. Obsidian sports virtually all of the standard fare common to the other applications in this category, but it ups the ante by including a number of other features for power users. Desktop and mobile applications are available. Obsidian’s excellent Markdown support and its simple, straightforward design makes it a standout application in the category. Obsidian is a relatively new entrant in the increasingly crowded Markdown knowledge base and note-taking market. ![]() ![]() ![]() The gameplay can be almost meditative, especially with the soothing soundtrack and wide variety of sound effects for the objects.Īdditionally, there’s actually a silent story being told in each house move and unpacking you do. Thus, you can spend minutes and possibly an hour just finishing a level to your satisfaction. The levels also grow in scale each time-from a simple bedroom on the first level to a full-on house with various rooms on the third. Is the Unpacking game worth it?įirst off, Unpacking prides itself on its freeform puzzle gameplay, allowing you to organize and decorate your living spaces. There are eight levels in the form of eight times you move to a new home over the years and eight pivotal moments of the young adolescent protagonist’s life. Simply decorate to your heart’s content and marvel at the cute pixel art of the various items you discover that the protagonist owns and the numerous storage spots available. ![]() There is no timer or score to achieve either, so there’s no pressure to do your best. There is no fail condition as, after taking out every object in the boxes, those that should be relocated will be outlined in red and the game will wait for you to correct them before finally progressing to the next level. The whole goal of the game is to unpack everything and put them where they can and should be in the 2D isometric view of the rooms-and the game is very lenient on where you can place most things. You also have decorative items, like posters and figurines, that you can place around to make your mark in your new space. This involves unboxing your stuff and storing them in their appropriate places-whether it’s office supplies that should go to your desk and drawers or toiletries that belong to the bathroom shelves and cupboards. In Unpacking, you play as someone who must put away their belongings in a new place you’ve moved into. ![]() ![]() If you have herpes, you should avoid having sex while you have lesions or other symptoms of the virus (though you can still spread the infection even if you’re asymptomatic). ![]() Using latex condoms correctly every time you have sex can reduce your risk of transmitting or becoming infected with genital herpes, but condoms do not offer 100 percent protection. Still, if you have herpes, whether you take medication or not, you should tell anyone you have sex with, so that they know the risk. But there are medicines that can prevent or shorten the outbreaks, as well as make it less likely that you will pass it on to intimate partners, notes the CDC. Once you have herpes, you’ll always have it. Also, having herpes raises the risk of getting HIV, the CDC notes. And herpes can be transmitted from one person to another even when there are no symptoms, per the CDC. On the minus side, it helps explain how and why the infection is so widespread: If you don’t know you have it, you are unlikely to take steps to avoid spreading it. On the plus side, this underscores how mild the symptoms of herpes can be. And since most of the time there are no symptoms, many people don’t know they have herpes. Sometimes people mistake herpes for a pimple, ingrown hair, or the flu, notes Planned Parenthood. They are also much less frequent with a genital HSV-1 infection than a genital HSV-2 infection. Recurrent outbreaks are usually shorter and less severe than the initial one, and they may decrease in frequency over time. Many people can sense a recurrent outbreak coming on hours to days before the lesions appear, with symptoms that may include genital pain, or tingling or shooting pains in the legs, hips, or buttocks. Recurrent outbreaks of genital herpes are common, notes the CDC. Other symptoms may include a fever, body aches, swollen lymph nodes, and/or a headache.Īccording to Planned Parenthood, additional symptoms of genital herpes may include difficulty urinating or burning when you urinate, as well as itching. The blisters break and leave painful ulcers or sores that may take two to four weeks to heal.ĭuring the first outbreak, herpes lesions often last longer and are more contagious. On average, the initial herpes outbreak will occur four days after exposure, with a range of 2 to 12 days. When herpes symptoms do occur, lesions usually appear as small, painful blisters on or around the genitals, rectum, or mouth, per the CDC. Most people who have herpes are asymptomatic, or they have symptoms that are so mild that they may not even notice them, according to the CDC. ![]() You can also get genital herpes by having vaginal or anal sex with someone who has the virus, per the CDC. That is partly because a person who has oral herpes caused by HSV-1 can spread it to their partner’s genitals during oral sex. However, an increasing number of genital herpes cases are being caused by HSV-1, not HSV-2. HSV-2 most often affects the genital area. Both viruses are transmitted by close contact with an infected person. HSV-1, or oral herpes, is usually associated with cold sores or fever blisters around the mouth, and it is often transmitted through nonsexual contact with infected saliva. There are two types of herpes viruses: herpes simplex 1 ( HSV-1) and herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2). Herpes is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). More American women than men have herpes, possibly because the disease is somewhat easier to pass from men to women than from women to men, notes the CDC. It’s so prevalent in the United States that about 12 percent of people ages 14 to 49 have it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Genital herpes is a common and incurable sexually transmitted disease (STD). ![]() ![]() ![]() If we had to explain what that „perfect“ layout is in one word it would be: minimalistic.Ĭreate enough space for Junimos to work around the farm, place both sprinklers and scarecrows smartly, and for your easier orientation create paths around crop areas. Therefore, the right layout can help you a lot on your farming journey. They are a typical example of outsourcing. Junimos can help you to earn more while working less. Finally, you will not gain any farming experience points. Therefore, even if Junimos are harvesting the crops it will be as if you were doing it. This layout cuts that down to 8 (one in each corner and one on the inside of each turn. Under the standard 137 keg layout there are 16 corner kegs that need to be manually activated with the cursor (One in each corner, and two at the end of each row. It provides you with 192 crops.Īnother important thing to note is – the quality of the crops will only depend on your farming level. Which is actually a strong point in favor of this layout for console players looking to optimize. This layout is not only very nice to look at, but it is also very practical and profitable. Furthermore, to make the layout easier to walk around, add paths around the huts and sprinkler square spaces. When you do that, replicate sprinkler 5×5 squares all across the farm. Not only will you save space, but you will also protect each of your crops. On each of four corners of that space, place one scarecrow. Ideally, you should make 5×5 square space around the Hut. ![]() You want to allow Junimos to have space to work on the farm. Stardew Valley Junimo Hut – the most efficient layoutĪfter you have placed Junimo Hut, create some space around it. It is massive and very useful, but to get the most out of its space, you will have to plan things upfront. Its purpose is to automate crops picking. Stardew Valley Junimo Hut basic layoutįor those who don’t know, you can unlock Junimo Hut later in the game. Thanks to few simple steps you can enjoy the benefits of Junimo Hut and increase your profit. By doing so, not only are the workers of the huts able to reach the crops. Now, the first thing that you'll notice here is that one scarecrow has been placed on each corner of the four corners of the 5x5 Junimo Hut grid. Hello! In the following lines, you will get the opportunity to learn how to create a superbly efficient Stardew Valley Junimo Hut layout. The first thing you'll need to do after placing your Junimo Hut is to make a perfect 5x5 square around it. ![]() ![]() ![]() I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. If you are looking for Purchase Advice and you live outside the U.S., let everyone know in your post so we can tailor suggestions to your market. Otherwise, feel free to ignore the below links. This comment will include information on some frequently discussed topics just in case your post pertains to them. To get the most out of your post, be sure it follows the post guidelines on the sidebar. Thank you for visiting /r/VacuumCleaners. Be sure to black out any visible information that can be tracked to somebody. This includes both screenshots and real-life photographs. 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Dedicated to the most glorious house cleaning device, known simply as the Vacuum Cleaner. ![]() ![]() ![]() My only displeasure is about the time lenght of every episode: at the beginning they are about 20 minutes long, but at the end only 15…. ![]() The many facets of the mc ( a perfect mc) make him more complex than it apperars in particular the supporting characters have their own psycological story and many questions to answer, so there is always a good development of everyone. I absolutely LOVE the psychological insight of the characters. There also decent comic relief (in the second par of the ona) and fascinating romantic moments the lasts are sometimes very sweet althought maybe a little too forced but I think they’ll receive better development and reason to be later on Music also is good: it gives me more strong emotions to every events (in particular romantic and fight scenes) There are some errors (like hairs which don’t move in air or water, but every ona I see so far has this problem) but it is beautiful to see and it shows a lot of fascinating and colorful scenes: there are no difficulties to understand what is happening. Has it cliché? Yes, there are a lots, but they are very well thought, so theĪrt is good! I saw other 3d ona/anime but everytime I found something off… mouth with too wide teeth, strange landascape, chaotic scenes. If you search for incredibile and spectacular twists (sometimes nonsense twists, which has no reason to exist…) Shen Yin Wangzuo isn’t for you. The story is simple: it’s a linear adventure/fantasy but so well done, that everything is in the right spot at the right moment. I never like “perfect MC”( caring, intelligent, hard-working…)īUT this ONA has everything of these (and also much more…) and it is truly interesting and endearing. With countless challenges awaiting him, Long Hao Chen may be the warrior that can end the era of darkness. Recognizing his disciple's promising potential, Long Xing Yu urges Long Hao Chen to become a strong knight capable of defeating the Demon Lord alongside him. The ritual reveals that Long Hao Chen is a Son of Light-an individual who possesses a vast amount of spiritual energy. Now, under the tutelage of his teacher Long Xing Yu, Long Hao Chen endures the Holy Resurrection Ritual to ascertain his capability. Through sheer dedication and the support of his companions, he passes the knight exam. To safeguard the remnants of humanity, the Alliance of Temples appeared to stop the demons' progress and temporarily stabilize the situation.Īt present, nine-year-old Long Hao Chen is training to become a part of the Knight Temple Hall. Six thousand years ago, mankind's glorious reign ended as a result of an invasion of the demon race, brought about by the emergence of 72 demon gods. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you’re more comfortable working in any of the aforementioned programs, Nitro Pro can import PDFs where you want to work on them. Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files can all be converted to editable PDFs, and vice versa. The app integrates with Dropbox, Google Drive, Office 365, SharePoint 365, and OneDrive. The seamless familiarity with other ubiquitous products is one Nitro Pro’s outstanding perks. ![]() The drag-and-drop interface easily creates and combines PDFs into one document, which you can insert, delete and organize pages at your discretion. 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In terms of game file size, you will need at least 45 GB of free disk space available. Whereas, an Intel Core i7-3770K is recommended in order to run it. GPU performance is also impacted.An Intel Core i3-2100 CPU is required at a minimum to run Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Lower settings can significantly help CPU performance due to it having to process fewer objects. This influences the detail level of rendered meshes, and the distance at which they disappear entirely. This has a minimal impact on GPU performance. This only impacts GPU performance.Ĭamera effects that can be toggled on or off. Turning it up to Ultra gives you more detail in the reflections. When this option is turned on dynamic reflections are calculated based on other items visible on the screen. This option impacts GPU performance, and to a lesser extent CPU performance.Īdds additional depth and detail to select surfaces, such as brick walls and cobblestone streets. Turning this option on smooths selected meshes throughout the game by tessellating them. This toggles on and between different ambient occlusion algorithms. This only impacts GPU performance.ĭisabling this reduces the quality of cloth simulation. Improves lighting effects on the skin of characters in the game. Setting it to Ultra increases detail but has a significant impact on GPU performance! Turning this on adds volumetric lighting to some fog and smoke effects. When turned on bright spots on the screen will bleed out, adding to the illusion of bright light. This only impacts GPU performance.ĭepth of Field can blur areas on screen that are out of focus, typically when far away. This only impacts GPU performance.įast camera and object motion will appear smoother. Toggling this on will reduce aliasing to create a smoother image. Turning this on creates more realistic shadows as they move away from their source. ![]() Very high can be relatively expensive for the GPU. At high settings shadows become crisp and lose pixelated artifacts. This setting impacts the resolution of shadows rendered throughout the game. We feel that the moderate amount of 4x gives very good results. Turn it up for sharper textures at an angle. You have to restart the game to apply changes to Texture Quality. It does not impact performance on the GPU or the CPU much otherwise. If this is set too high the game may start stuttering and slowing down. This primarily impacts GPU memory pressure. This alters the resolution of textures used in the game. There are simply suggestions for different quality levels, feel free to use them, but for the best experience tuned to your personal preference, please tune the other options below and have this be Custom. GraphicsThe graphics menu has the largest number of options, and the performance of each individual one is limited, but all turned up together can severely impact frame rate when the hardware is not up to the task. When above recommended spec, even if you cannot use the Very High preset entirely, please experiment with individual settings at a higher quality, and see what settings work best for you! We also offer a Very High and Ultra preset aimed at users well above recommended spec or those who wish to trade framerate for image quality. ![]() At recommended spec, which is a RX 480 4GB or GTX 970 4GB, paired with an i7-3770K, our target is to offer you 60fps average at 1080p, but at the High quality preset. At minimum spec, which is a HD 7870 2GB or GTX 660 2GB, paired with an Core i3-2100, we aim to give you an average of 30 fps, at 1280*720 resolution, but this is at the low quality preset. Tuning it best for your hardware can involve tuning a lot of settings though, and we would like to help you ensure the best performance on your system.įirst of all, please keep in mind our targets with minimum and recommended specs. With Deus Ex: Mankind Divided our goal has been to provide you with a very scalable experience with a major gap between minimum requirements, recommended requirements, and optional features that you can turn on if you have really powerful hardware. ![]() ![]() ![]() The next thing I know, there was a man behind me who says, "Do you have ID?" I didn't actually know you could have fake IDs. He puts it in front of me and I had a sip. So the bartender makes me a White Russian. There was never any question which direction my life was going in. I didn't know what to order but I was in the bar sitting at a stool and-this is how you know it’s 1985-my friend, who was with me, said, "Order a White Russian." I couldn't imagine ordering that today. I didn't know anything about anything and I didn’t know anything about alcohol. I went to my first gay bar, Hatfield's, on Queens Boulevard. There was a lot of shame and fear and self-hatred and self-loathing involved, at least for me. I was terrified that somebody would find out I was gay. You moved east toward Long Island because you wanted a classic nuclear family. You really did one of three things: You either stayed in the neighborhood-the least attractive option. I have a philosophy about kids who grew up at that time, and maybe in that part of Queens. So, all I really wanted was to be below 14th Street in Manhattan. I was young and into arts and culture and moving professionally into the theater and coming out as gay. There was nothing to keep me in the neighborhood. That part of Kew Gardens Hills was actually getting pretty bad. The last few years we lived in our apartment on Kissena Boulevard was just the beginning of the crack era. The moment I graduated high school things really started to change. I had friends of every shape and stripe and ethnicity and I don't remember anyone caring about any of that. Kids didn't bring knives and guns and whatever. I mean, I was just doing plays in high school and hanging out with whomever I thought was sort of fun and cool. I was waitlisted for Performing Arts-I'm still waiting. There was Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Tech, and Performing Arts, now LaGuardia. There were just a few specialized high schools. Bear in mind, there were no charter schools. The corner that I grew up on in Kew Gardens Hills was the border of four different school districts. Now, the building that I grew up in in Kew Gardens Hills was pretty safe, but it was public housing and there were all kinds of questionable characters in the neighborhood. People talk about how bad New York became in the ’70s and particularly in the ’80s and I think that's absolutely right. ![]() |