6/29/2023 0 Comments Dying Words by Shaun Hutson![]() ![]() Skynet is an artificial intelligence created by Cyberdyne Systems for SAC-NORAD. Terminator Genisys History See also: Developers of Skynet Original timeline Skynet Facilities Main article: Skynet Central Core Mainframe and Physical Embodiment of Skynet Mainframe Using the blueprints, designs and test models built by Cyberdyne Systems, Skynet has been able to manufacture battle units in its vast automated factories, occasionally updating them or producing more-advanced models. Skynet has control over everything which contains a Cyberdyne Systems CPU. It pools data from battle units, develops tactics and coordinates attacks. It is the controlling force behind all of the battle units. ![]() Skynet is the world's first Automated Defense Network, processing information at ninety teraflops. 5 Skynet's motivation to launch attack in various timelines.4.4 The Sarah Connor Chronicles timeline.3 Mainframe and Physical Embodiment of Skynet. ![]()
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6/29/2023 0 Comments Mafia casanova m robinson![]() ![]() ![]() As the desire pulls them towards each other, the circumstances separate them. They are more than aware of the environment that surrounds them, the rules that must be obeyed, she – the daughter of a made man in the Bartollo family and he – underboss of the Sinacore family, a hitman. ![]() Robinson and Rachel Van Dyken should come with a fair warning: “Be prepared for a real roller-coaster of emotions that will leave you wrecked.’ It is a perfect mixture of action, heartbreak, death, pain and love that will capture your attention from the first lines.Įden De Rossi and Romeo Sinacore – two friends who share much deeper emotions than they even admit. ![]() This captivating story of sacrifice and love that was created by M. Well, don’t they say that the road to hell is paved with the best intentions? All efforts are in vain, the torn souls are still bleeding, yet traces of hope sparkle hidden behind the pain… The greatest love has the greatest power to hurt, to pierce your heart and kill all hope… one thought, one wish, one decision…it’s for the best. ![]() ![]() Humans, the theory goes, construct dream stories after they wake up, in a natural attempt to make sense of it all. ![]() One prominent neurobiological theory of dreaming is the “activation-synthesis hypothesis,” which states that dreams don’t actually mean anything: they are merely electrical brain impulses that pull random thoughts and imagery from our memories. ![]() Since then, technological advancements have allowed for the development of other theories. Carl Jung (who studied under Freud) also believed that dreams had psychological importance, but proposed different theories about their meaning. Freud’s theory centred around the notion of repressed longing - the idea that dreaming allows us to sort through unresolved, repressed wishes. While there has always been a great interest in the interpretation of human dreams, it wasn’t until the end of the nineteenth century that Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung put forth some of the most widely-known modern theories of dreaming. In fact, the Greeks and Romans were convinced that dreams had certain prophetic powers. Early civilizations thought of dreams as a medium between our earthly world and that of the gods. ![]() For centuries people have pondered the meaning of dreams. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Churchill biography andrew roberts![]() The book in no way conceals Churchill's faults and it allows the reader to appreciate his virtues and character in his titanic capacity for work (and drink), his ability see the big picture, his willingness to take risks and insistence on being where the action was, his good humour even in the most desperate circumstances, the breadth and strength of his friendships and his extraordinary propensity to burst into tears at unexpected moments. Andrew Roberts now draws on over forty new sources, including the private diaries of King George VI, used in no previous Churchill biography to depict him more intimately and persuasively than any of its predecessors. There have been over a thousand previous biographies of Churchill. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world. ![]() 'Undoubtedly the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday TimesĪ magnificently fresh and unexpected biography of Churchill, by one of Britain's most acclaimed historians Winston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history. A SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, ECONOMIST, DAILY TELEGRAPH, EVENING STANDARD, OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Acclamation by Vee Hoffman![]() I love this book for making a relationship feel right and beautiful, and taking me well beyond what should have been a *really* uncomfortable reality. It’s just hard for me to believe this was her first book–it’s flawless!) The book evoked a lot of feelings in me–mostly with me questioning my understanding of what’s right and wrong, and making me realize it’s not so black and white as my instincts and my morals demand I think it should be. And that circles back to Hoffman’s talent as a writer, I think. **CRUSH ALERT** (Jenni) on author “Vee Hoffman” – (I’m slightly ashamed to admit I Googled Hoffman while I was reading the first book in the series. ![]() **CRUSH ALERT** REVIEW: “Acclamation” by Vee Hoffman ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Khosrova![]() ![]() ![]() David Tanis, author of A Platter of Figs and Other Recipesįollowing the path blazed by Margaret Visser in Much Depends on Dinner, Elaine Khosrova makes much of butter and the ruminants whose milk man churns. Readers will also find the essential collection of core butter recipes, including beurre manié, croissants, pâte brisée, and the only buttercream frosting anyone will ever need, as well as practical how-tos for making various types of butter at home - or shopping for the best.Ī fascinating, tasty read… And what a bonus to have a collection of essential classic butter recipes included. ![]() With tales about the ancient butter bogs of Ireland, the pleasure dairies of France, and the sacred butter sculptures of Tibet, Khosrova details butter’s role in history, politics, economics, nutrition, and even spirituality and art. Here, it finally gets its due.Īfter traveling across three continents to stalk the modern story of butter, award-winning food writer and former pastry chef Elaine Khosrova serves up a story as rich, textured, and culturally relevant as butter itself.įrom its humble agrarian origins to its present-day artisanal glory, butter has a fascinating story to tell, and Khosrova is the perfect person to tell it. Ubiquitous in the world’s most fabulous cuisines, butter is boss. ![]() It’s a culinary catalyst, an agent of change, a gastronomic rock star. David Tanis, author of A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes Edifying from every point of view - historical, cultural, and culinary. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Book beautiful losers![]() This approach involves doodling, spreading graffiti and taking snapshots of their friends naked. ![]() Bucking the traditional art school route, these self-taught artists prefer a more laid-back, ""D.I.Y."" (""do it yourself"") attitude. Yet the loosely affiliated group of skateboarding and punk music aficionados represented in this book seems to have a considerable amount of cachet invested in their outsider status, their ability to see the beauty in being a ""loser."" Many of the painters, photographers and cartoonists in this book appear to be taking a cue from the most famous insider/outsider of them all, Andy Warhol: witness Harmony Korine's photo-collage of a disaffected Macauley Culkin, Terry Richardson's photo of a young man sitting on a toilet or a scarf design by Mike Mills titled ""Fight Against the Rising Tide of Conformity."" The artists consume popular culture and then spit it back out in a highly personalized form to express their alienation from the usual boogeymen (suburbia, capitalism, middle-class middlebrow culture). ![]() ![]() Nor can its makers, artists whose work is now displayed in museums and top galleries around the world, really be considered losers. ![]() Most of the work in this exhibition catalog is not beautiful by traditional standards. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments The sorrows of ava lavender![]() She bakes, you see, and her pastries do specific things, like lighten moods or reveal secrets. ![]() Emilienne gets married and moves to a large house in a small town, where she is constantly followed by accusations of witchcraft. That leaves only one of the sisters, Emilienne, and the other sister, who is coincidentally, a bird. The father is beaten to death, the brother is killed by the man he is having an affair with, and their heartbroken mother fades to dust one morning. In the end, not much of the family is left. Needless to say, when they got to Ellis Island and established themselves in a small apartment in New York, they discovered that this was not the case. They have all kinds of preconceptions about America: that the streets are paved with bronze, and that you can become extravagantly wealthy by working hard. A family from France in the early twentieth century goes across the sea to build a better life in the New World. ![]() ![]() The story begins with immigrants, as many American stories do. ![]() ![]() ![]() University of Oklahoma researchers stored 1,024 bits in the magnetic interactions of the protons of a single molecule containing nineteen hydrogen atoms.51 Thus, the state of the rock at any one moment represents at least 1027 bits of memory.” ![]() We’ve already shown that atoms can store information at a density of greater than one bit per atom, such as in computing systems built from nuclear magnetic-resonance devices. All of this activity represents computation, even if not very meaningfully organized. Despite the apparent solidity of the object, the atoms are all in motion, sharing electrons back and forth, changing particle spins, and generating rapidly moving electromagnetic fields. Although it may appear that nothing much is going on inside a rock, the approximately 1025 (ten trillion trillion) atoms in a kilogram of matter are actually extremely active. ![]() “How Smart Is a Rock? To appreciate the feasibility of computing with no energy and no heat, consider the computation that takes place in an ordinary rock. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Amour amour krista & becca ritchie![]() ![]() They employ the best talent and have the best shows to watch. Las Vegas has the most spectacular theatrical production in the world. The Ritchie sisters share the book that first sparked their fascination with intoxicating wealth and celebrity, the fictional characters they long to meet in real life, and the sequels they can't wait to read. Amour Amour by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie has captivated me the very first time I read it, and every single reread since. ![]() The headstrong prince of the tabloids thinks he can handle anything…until he meets his new around-the-clock bodyguard, a gorgeous, MMA-trained Yale graduate who's more than his match in every way. The first book, Damaged Like Us, is Maximoff Hale's story. This month the authors of Addicted to You and Amour Amour are kicking off a new series about a family of sexy billionaires, America's closest thing to a royal line. When they joined forces, the result was books bursting with chemistry and hot heroes. ![]() Identical twins, they grew up reveling in their differences-one's a science nerd and the other's a comic book geek-but they always shared an all-consuming passion for telling stories. Like every dynamic duo, Krista and Becca Ritchie have their own unique origin story. ![]() |