![]() That is a vulnerability with serious half-life and significant economic impact. The vulnerability would have to be absolutely catastrophic to be worth something, and in that case it would probably be used for targeted exploitation and burned after a short period of time.Ĭontrast with something like heartbleed, which is still around. New buyers are essentially guaranteed not to have the vulnerability at all. I would guess over 90% of active daily users of macOS already have the patch for this bug due to automatic updates. A vulnerability which can be patched in a centralized manner has a low value half-life: it rapidly decreases in value over time. People tend to vastly overestimate the economic impact of an exploited security vulnerability. Give away too many details and it's burned. Plus the mere mention that a vulnerability exists in a specific piece of software may lead Apple engineers to finding and patching it before you can sell it. And you better hope you close that deal before Google Project Zero finds it independently and tells Apple for free. Zerodium and other markets already exist, and I don't think people at Apple lose much sleep over it. In all likelihood, Apple would just refuse to play ball and tell them to go ahead and sell it to someone else if they're so confident. And the buyer of the bill earns a bit of interest because he pays less for the bill than he is paid at maturity. I can then use the proceeds from the sale of the bill to pay my employees immediately. I can then take this bill to someone who trusts that the spinner will pay me in three months and ask them to buy the bill at a discount, such that they are paid in three months (when the bill expires). This bill will require the spinner to pay me for the cotton delivered in e.g. With the Bill of Exchange, a bill is created when I deliver cotton to the spinner. Only after this has happened can I pay my employees with the money of the paying consumer. Without the Bill of Exchange, if I want to pay the people I've hired then I will need to ship this cotton to the spinner, who then ships the spun cotton to the weaver, who then ships the woven cotton to the clothier, who then makes clothes and sells it to a consumer. I hire people to trim the sheep, and they produce a bunch of cotton. Although the Bill of Exchange is drawn only against the delivery of a physical good, so this may be the difference between the two.įor example, let's say I own a sheep farm. This sounds like discounting a Bill of Exchange.
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![]() They were ranked 40th on Rolling Stone's 2010 list of the " 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" and third on its list of the greatest duos. They are among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Richie Unterberger described them as "the most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s" and one of the most popular artists from the decade. Simon & Garfunkel won seven Grammy Awards -plus four Grammy Hall of Fame Awards-and in 1990 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The duo have reunited several times their 1981 concert in Central Park may have attracted more than 500,000 people, one of the largest concert attendances in history. Garfunkel charted with hits such as " All I Know" (1973) and the two UK number ones " I Only Have Eyes for You" (1975) and " Bright Eyes" ( Britain's top single of 1979), and briefly pursued an acting career, with leading roles in the Mike Nichols films Catch-22 (1970) and Carnal Knowledge (1971) and in Nicolas Roeg's Bad Timing (1980). Following their split, Simon hit big on both the singles chart (13 Top 40 hits, 1972–86) and the album chart, including the acclaimed Graceland (1986). ![]() Their final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water, released that January, became one of the world's best-selling albums. Simon and Garfunkel had a troubled relationship, leading to artistic disagreements and their breakup in 1970. Robinson"-alternated at number one on Billboard's Top 200. Across 16 consecutive weeks between April and July 1968 the film's soundtrack album and the duo's next studio LP, Bookends (April 1968)-featuring the hit version of "Mrs. Their music (mostly old material) featured prominently in Mike Nichols's blockbuster film The Graduate (released December 1967), including "The Sound of Silence", "Scarborough Fair" (a winter/spring '68 film tie-in hit single) and two very short acoustic versions of "Mrs. For their third release, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (October 1966), the duo assumed more creative control. The duo reunited to release a second studio album, Sounds of Silence (January 1966)-featuring the updated version of "The Sound of Silence"-and toured colleges nationwide. In June 1965 "The Sound of Silence"-an acoustic song on the duo's debut album-was overdubbed with electric guitar and drums and in late 1965 became a US AM radio hit, reaching number one on Billboard Hot 100 in the issued dated Janu(initially keeping the Beatles' " We Can Work It Out" off the top spot). (October 1964), sold poorly Simon returned to a solo career, this time in England. Their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. In 1963, aware of a growing public interest in folk music, they regrouped and were signed to Columbia Records as Simon & Garfunkel. As teenagers, under the name Tom & Jerry, they had minor success with "Hey, Schoolgirl" (1957), a song imitating their idols, the Everly Brothers. Simon and Garfunkel met in elementary school in Queens, New York City, in 1953, where they learned to harmonize and began writing songs. 2 cover hit for the Bangles in 1987/88), as well as the 1968 album track (and 1972 UK hit) " America". Other successful songs include " The Boxer" (1969), " Cecilia" (1970) and the four 1966 releases " Homeward Bound", " I Am a Rock", " Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (a single in 1968) and " A Hazy Shade of Winter" (also a no. Robinson" (1968) and " Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970). Their most famous recordings include three US number ones: " The Sound of Silence" (1965) and the two Grammy Record of the Year winners " Mrs. They rank as one of the best-selling music acts of the 1960s. ![]() Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. ![]() It just seems silly to sell a game that advertises multi player as a key feature then, a few years later because only a few thousand people still play, shut down the multi player aspect without at least providing some code or a patch to make your own servers.Ĭlick to expand.Cynically, they are thinking forward - just not of the consumer, but themselves. Games like Freelancer are still going strong with mods and people hosting their own servers. How difficult would it be for the developers to have some forward thinking and make a choice early on not to host their own servers but make it available for people to host their own? Many older games survive a decade or more later because of this choice. However, these types of server shutdowns only alienate more people from their business. I wait for the $20 mark, or lower, for most titles, especially if multi player is a large aspect of the game development. This is a huge reason why I rarely buy a game full price. That's not right, no matter how many people play. Some of these games just came out not more a few years ago and are already being ditched. It just seems silly to sell a game that advertises multi player as a key feature then, a few years later because only a few thousand people still play, shut down the multi player aspect without at least providing some code or a patch to make your own servers. We think purely with our game play experience and do not take into account the reality of the business end.Ĭlick to expand.I agree with what you are saying. ![]() I mean really consider as an example, you make a game that two years ago was seeing 100K users a day make use of it's server and now less than 1K users per day make use, do you continue support when that number or less is all you see over the course of the next 12 months or do you pack in the cost you are incurring for the service to move resource to support more active titles?Īs gamers we often make the mistake of thinking our current active game play is what others are doing and that is not the case. With it shutting down a lot of games would need a re-write and again we come to a consideration on the number of players actively making use of the service. There is also the fact that many companies, for the ease of coding, tied their wagon to Gamespy. ![]() I understand that some people are still playing but at what point does the company have the right to worry about financials? These games do not have a "subscription" fee to allow the cost for maintaining the server to run forever so after a bit the cost of maintenance means it becomes best to shut down the server. There comes a point where it is not about support based on time from game release but rather support based on actual use. The Fed is closely watching inflation developments and is aiming at 2%. Core prices, which exclude food and energy, were up 3.5% year over year, the weakest pace since April 2021. The Personal Consumption Expenditures Index followed by the Federal Reserve was unchanged in October, with 3% year-over-year growth, the lowest since March 2021. ![]() The current stance of monetary policy and associated high interest rates is quite tight even though the economy has sustained solid growth and inflationary pressures continue to moderate. Reduced business spending or hiring could further lessen consumer spending since one person’s income results in spending that benefits another. The biggest challenge in the coming months is to overcome businesses cutting back on investment spending, workers or worker hours. On a positive note, hiring held steady in October following reduced job growth in recent months, and the number of layoffs remained low and stable. In addition, the unemployment rate has ticked higher to 3.9%, the highest since January 2022. The number of jobs available at the end of October was at 8.7 million, the lowest since March 2021. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover October report indicates the labor market has clearly slowed since the start of the year. ![]() NRF expects record spending and has forecast holiday retail sales to increase between 3% and 4% over 2022. Nonetheless, continued consumer resilience is expected for the November 1-December 31 holiday season. The tightness of financial conditions has the effect of curbing the purchasing power fueled by job and wage gains. Overall finances have been in good shape, but excess liquidity is shrinking and access to credit has become more expensive as banks have become more cautious in extending loans to consumers. The remarkably resilient consumer sector has been the story of 2023. That compared with increases of 0.9% month over month and 4.1% year over year in September. The moderate pace of consumer spending in October was evident in overall October retail sales, which the Census Bureau said were down 0.1% from September but up 2.5% year over year. That was accomplished as disposable personal income (personal income less current personal taxes) increased a bit faster at a healthy 7%. Nonetheless, consumer spending has provided continued resilience to the economy, with nominal personal spending rising 5.3% year over year. Households reduced spending on automobiles, furniture and clothing but expanded spending on travel, health care and housing. This is the fourth consecutive quarter in which GDI growth has lagged GDP growth and adds to the argument that the economy is slowing, but neither indicates that growth has halted.Īccording to the BEA, consumer spending rose only 0.2% adjusted for inflation month over month in October, down from a solid 0.7% gain in September for the slowest pace since May. While GDP measures the value of everything produced, GDI measures the value of everything earned during production, including wages, rent, interest and corporate profits. That left the average of GDP and GDP increasing 3.3% in the third quarter compared with an increase of 1.3% in the second quarter. In theory, GDI and GDP should be nearly identical, but GDI grew only 1.5% in the third quarter after posting a 0.5% gain in the second quarter. High interest rates remain in place and the resiliency of the consumer is being tested.Īlong with third-quarter GDP revisions, the Bureau of Economic Analysis has also provided the first look at gross domestic income for the third quarter. ![]() While the probability of a soft landing has increased, ongoing challenges and worries about the outlook continue. As of December 1, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s “GDPNow” model estimated growth at 1.2% for the fourth quarter. That stands in sharp contrast to the cooling that is expected in the fourth quarter, however. In the first three quarters of 2023, the economy grew at a 3.2% annualized pace. A strong labor market, rising wages and access to excess savings have helped spending continue despite inflation and higher interest rates. ![]() Inflation-adjusted gross domestic product was recently revised upward for the third quarter to a 5.2% annual rate from the prior estimate of 4.9%, marking the fastest quarter of growth since late 2021. economy is on track to end 2023 with vigorous growth for the year at an annualized rate of nearly 2.5% – much more than expected a year ago. NRF Center for Digital Risk & Innovation. ![]() Visitors to your About Us page spend 80% of their time looking at information located above the fold, according to recent studies using heat maps to detect reader interest.Ĭontent positioned in the upper half of a web page is visible without scrolling down, so naturally it gets read more than the lower half of the page (below the fold). Need help writing your About Us page? Get a quote. Once you’ve developed targeted copy for your About Us page, you can include some of the most salient facts in other locations of your site, such as on landing pages. It should tap into their emotions and motivate them to take action. Your copy must relate to them and address their specific needs. Just as a magazine or television program is designed with the audience in mind, your About Us page must speak the language of your visitors. What will excite them about your products? Every nugget of information you openly share helps inspire a little more trust.Ĭonsider your target customers as you write your About Us page. So simple and yet so many businesses neglect to do so. That’s information they can relate to, especially if you’re a local business. Then visitors have a sense of how close, or far, you are to them. That’s pretty impersonal.Įven if you have your mailing address on your Contact page, it’s still a good idea to mention at least your city and state on your About Us page. To visitors, you’re probably just a website address. One of the easiest ways to begin building trust? Tell them where you’re located. For that reason, your About Us page must do more than communicate what’s special about your company’s products or services it also must inspire trust because without trust, you’ll never get the prospect to reach for his wallet. Much of today’s business is transacted over the web or over the phone without an in-person meeting. It’s also likely to be one of the most frequently visited. Your About Us page is one of the most important pages on your website. Your About Us page is the virtual substitute for meeting someone in-person for the first time. How do you make their life easier and better? Describe your capabilities and why you’re uniquely qualified to offer the service or product you sell. Saying your product increases productivity by 18% is a lot more persuasive than simply saying it improves productivity. What benefits can you or your product provide that your prospects will value? Avoid superlatives.įor example, explain why people should do business with you. Instead offer a straightforward presentation of the facts and figures. To avoid bragging or appearing pushy steer clear of hype. Much like a resume you’d use to land a job, your About Us page is the place to toot your own horn. As in most things, the best answer is to find the middle ground. You also don’t want to sound like you’re boasting. When writing your About Us page, you don’t want to say the same things that appear on your Home page, and a long, detailed, historical summary will bore the reader. ![]() But you’ll need to do it tactfully, and that’s the tricky part. This is your opportunity to tell the world why your company is awesome. After all, this is the one place you can and should sing your own praises. Tell them what you’re all about.Īnswering those questions and more is a tall order, but one you should approach with enthusiasm. Use your About Us page to introduce yourself to your site’s visitors. To find the right emulators, visit this page. Double click inside the Ratchet: Deadlocked ROM folder and run load your rom iso into your emulator of choice. zip file and click on “Extract to Ratchet: Deadlocked” (To do this you must have 7-Zip, which you can get here). 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![]() Curious to see which nude nail colors celebrity manicurists hoard to suit clients of all skin tones? Keep scrolling. And, yes, I asked four of the top celebrity nail artists in the industry which ones they especially love for certain skin tones, but I invite you to use the below as a very loose guide and more of a large smattering of shade inspiration instead. ![]() "Color is about style, fashion preference, and fun! If you love a color, rock it-whether it's a traditional or trendy shade for your skin tone or not." I couldn't agree more, so I compiled a hearty list of 25 (yes, 25) of the best nude nail colors. "The thing I don't want to happen is for someone to look at a particular color as only for a particular skin tone or shade," he tells me. That said, and as I've previously mentioned, one of the things I love most about the beauty industry right now is that there are no rules, and you should never feel limited when it comes to your beauty aesthetic-be it nail finish, color, or shade pairings-your options extend to infinity and beyond.īachik agrees. " The current trend for a chic, sophisticated nude nail color is to either go a shade lighter or a shade darker than your actual skin tone, which gives a subtle yet intentional vibe to your manicure," Bachik explains to me. But the numbers don't lie apparently this glittery peek of pink is one of the brand's most-wanted hues. Personally, I've always assumed that the best shade of nude would mirror the color of my fingertips to a tee, but as Bachik and other celebrity manicurists promptly informed me, that's not exactly the most strategic shopping plan if you're hunting for your personal perfect hue of nude. To be honest, we were semi-surprised to see such precious pink shade make OPI's best-seller list. Over the years, shades like deep browns, milky sheers, and electric yellows and greens have reached iconic heights. According to celebrity nail artist Tom Bachik (whose clients include Jennifer Lopez, Margot Robbie, Selena Gomez, Kerry Washington, Kim Kardashian, and Shay Mitchell), there's some artistic strategy to choosing the most flattering shade of nude nail polish for your skin tone-but it's probably not what you think. Traditionally, reds, whites, and pinks (like Essie’s Ballet Slippers, Chanel’s Rouge Noir, and OPI’s Bubble Bath) were the most popular nail polish colors, seen across runways, magazines, and television. ![]() However, you can't call the Dir function recursively. You can change to a new pathname without retrieving all of the file names that match the current pathname. After a zero-length string is returned, you must specify pathname in subsequent calls, or an error occurs. When no more file names match, Dir returns a zero-length string (""). To get any additional file names that match pathname, call Dir again with no arguments. If you also specify file attributes, pathname must be included.ĭir returns the first file name that matches pathname. You must specify pathname the first time you call the Dir function, or an error occurs. If you use the MacID function with Dir in Microsoft Windows, an error occurs.Īny attribute value greater than 256 is considered a MacID value. To iterate over all files in a folder, specify an empty string: Dir() For example, the following statement returns the name of the first TEXT file in the current folder: Dir("SomePath", MacID("TEXT")) Use the MacID function to specify file type instead of using the file names. In Microsoft Windows and macOS, Dir supports the use of multiple character ( *) and single character ( ?) wildcards to specify multiple files.īecause the Macintosh doesn't support the wildcards, use the file type to identify groups of files. These constants are specified by Visual Basic for Applications and can be used anywhere in your code in place of the actual values. Specifies directories or folders in addition to files with no attributes. Specifies volume label if any other attribute is specified, vbVolume is ignored. Specifies system files in addition to files with no attributes. ![]() Specifies hidden files in addition to files with no attributes. Specifies read-only files in addition to files with no attributes. (Default) Specifies files with no attributes. The attributes argument settings are: Constant If omitted, returns files that match pathname but have no attributes. Constant or numeric expression, whose sum specifies file attributes. A zero-length string ("") is returned if pathname is not found. String expression that specifies a file name may include directory or folder, and drive. The Dir function syntax has these parts: Part Returns a String representing the name of a file, directory, or folder that matches a specified pattern or file attribute, or the volume label of a drive. ![]()
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