![]() This is why I prefer the dupReport.py approach. The one downside to this approach is that it doesn’t differentiate between a backup job that succeeded and one that never ran, as the result of both conditions is that no email is sent. You can use Backupify, a website that lets you store data in the cloud, standalone software, email desktop clients, or you can use one of the easiest options. You also need to add a filter to your email client to automatically move the duplicati-generated email’s out of your inbox and into an email folder which dupReport.py can process.Īlternatively, as suggested by below, you can add this setting: Subjectregex = ^Duplicati (*, |)Backup report for This excellent tool was developed by If you do this, be sure to modify the “subjectregex=” line in dupReport.rc as shown below to ensure the summary reports work for either the default subject line or the subject line used in this writeup. My recommend approach is using dupReport.py to generate summary reports. ![]() There are two approaches to reducing the volume of email received. This can generate a lot of email clutter – a report for every backup job run. You will now receive an email message at the conclusion of every Duplicati job that is run on the current computer. ![]() Replace This_computers_name with the name of the computer that the backup job is running on.Ĭlick the “OK” button at the bottom of the screen to save your results. How To Change Gmail Id In Whatsapp Backup Change Backup Email Address On WhatsApp In 7 Easy Steps: Step-1 Open WhatsApp: Changing an account on WhatsApp is not so hard.Replace your_sending_gmail_password with the password of the gmail account you are using to send the message.(Note that there are two places where you need to make this change) Replace with the email address of the gmail account you are using to send the message.Replace with the email address you want the status message sent to.The last 4 need to be modified as follows: ![]()
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![]() ![]() Take a good look at the pictures, and you have to concede that there is not a better looking Spitfire kit on the market. Jig tabbed fuselage means that your Spitfire appears before your eyes in a matter of hours. The model was designed straight from accurate drawings of the full size reduced to 1/8 scale with one or two clever aerodynamic modifications to make the model a practical everyday flyer. The latest version, our new MkIX represents the pinnacle of our fifteen years experience on this size model. This is not to say that everyone can do the same but if any model flyer can handle a low wing sport model, they could certainly fly the Warbird Spitfire. I have had many club pilots, build and fly our Spitfire as their first low wing model. ![]() 40 size Spitfires in 1995, and although not as near to scale as the current MkIX model, they were a very realistic representation of the marque. ![]() In fact captured examples flown by the Luftwaffe were described as "childishly simple to fly".Īt Warbird Replicas we started flying. Given that the pilots of the full size consistently describe the handling qualities as delightful, and that the stall is gentle and benign this is surprising. It has often been said that model Spitfires can be difficult to fly, and that despite the desire to do so, nobody should attempt one without years of experience. Spitfire MkIX and the Warbird Replicas Model Although a quick fix, the MkIX was probably the best compromise of all the marks and somehow with its longer nose, it just looks right. The MkIX was easily a match for the FW190 and still retained the pleasant and familiar handling characteristics of its predecessor. In a very short period of time the tables had turned again. Top speed increased from around 370mph to 410 and more importantly the MkIX continued to climb like a "homesick angel" when the MkV began to run out of steam above 20,000 feet. A four bladed propeller was fitted to absorb the extra power, and individual exhaust ejectors added a little residual thrust. It was about nine inches longer, so some new cowl panels were required, but apart from that, the swap was fairly straightforward. As the now inadequate MkV airframes were coming off the end of the production line like so many cookies, it seemed an obvious experiment to fit one with this new engine. The new engine, the Merlin 61, had a two stage, two speed supercharger, the idea being to ram a lot more fuel and air in when flying through the thinner atmosphere at medium to high altitude. In the meantime, Rolls Royce had been working on a new version of the Merlin intended for high altitude bomber application. With their new confidence the Luftwaffe fighter pilots hurled themselves into combat with renewed vigour and were often reported as "slashing through our formation like a pack of sharks" by allied aircrew. The MkV Spitfire was completely outclassed and the German pilots knew it. The first encounters mid Channel with the 190 proved disastrous. Fast, agile and heavily armed, this beautifully engineered aircraft really upset the applecart. When this aircraft appeared in service it was the best fighter in the world. The FW190 was a brilliant design, intended as a back up to the 109 and employing a supposedly less desirable engine more usually associated with Bomber designs.īy the ingenious use of an in-cowl cooling fan and clever routing of the exhaust system, Kurt Tank managed to cowl an 1800 hp twin row radial engine in an incredibly tight cowl, resulting in a very drag efficient fighter. What the British didn't see coming was Kurt Tanks's Focke Wulf 190. In this guise it could comfortably take on the latest version of Messerschmitt, the 109F. The MkV refinements included the single stage supercharged Merlin 45, and twin 20mm cannons. The MkV in service throughout 1941 was a fine machine incorporating several modifications to the earlier MkI/II models learnt through combat experience. In fact it could be said that for most of the time, the RAF pilots had a slightly superior aircraft. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tradition has it that the Chinese god of wealth, the immortal Liu Hai, kept a three-legged toad as a pet. In ancient China the frog represented the lunar yin and the Frog spirit Ch’ing-Wa Sheng was associated with healing and good fortune in business. To the Vietnamese the toad is the “uncle of the Sky”, and an ancient story tells that it will rain whenever toads grind their teeth. In Australia too, the native Aborigines believed frogs brought the thunder and rain to help plants to grow. In Native American tradition the frog is often seen as a rain maker. For many cultures that depend on rain for rich and bountiful crops the frog is a good luck symbol, a sign of prosperous weather to come. Partly due to the very large number of eggs that a frog will lay, it became a symbol of abundance as well. In the Roman culture, the goddess Venus was also often depicted with a frog. ![]() Thus the frog-goddess of Fertility named Heget (meaning frog), came into their culture and mythology. The frog was a creature born of the annual flooding of the Nile, which in turn made the otherwise barren lands fertile. To the Egyptians the frog is a symbol of life and fertility, as well as rebirth or resurrection. The Greeks and Romans both associated frogs with fertility and harmony. The Irish on the other hand, consider the frog as a close relative of the leprechaun, and thus very capable of playing tricks on you. In Japan frogs are a symbol of Good Luck, and the Romans believed that to have a frog would bring good luck into the home. ![]() Here’s some of what’s attributed to the frog as a bearer of good fortune: Great for reproduction! Thus the frog became a symbol for fertility, and safe travel as well. It lives mostly in a watery or humid environment, though there are some exceptions in toads, and it can lay a many eggs at one time. I really like frogs, but when you think about what a frog is… it’s a cold blooded amphibian. They also represent save travel, abundance, wealth, prosperity, health and friendship. With this curious growth cycle, frogs are seen as a lucky symbol of transformation, fertility, and the awakening of one’s creativity. It first hatches from an egg into a wiggly fish-like tadpole, then it begins growing arms and legs and its tail recedes. Just like people, the frog undergoes incredible changes in its journey to adulthood. The frog has been a strong good luck symbol in many cultures all around the world, and throughout history. If you’re into watching nature videos, check this out.Shelby says her Green Tree Frog, Chucky, is a pretty crazy frog! When a lucky frog comes into your life that’s a sign of transformation, and it may well spark many wonderful changes! This is an interesting site about frog and toad myths. Here is a great web site for identifying Texas frogs and toads. I went sort of frog crazy and bought a bunch from our favorite statuary company, Campania International If there is something in their catalogue you are interested in, we can give you a price quote and add it to our next order. I guess my affection for our anphibian friends has spilled over into the nursery. I don’t know exactly what it is, we usually just see a pair of eyes sticking out of the water. There is some sort of frog that we occasionally see in the turtle pond. It’s always a delightful to find them and a little shocking if you accidently grab one. They take offense when you move the plant they are on and on a few occasions, have jumped on me. I have never met one, seen one or held one, in any form, whether it was live, painted, molded, carved or drawn, that I didn’t just say “AWe find lots of Green Treefrog (Hyla cinerea) in the nursery. I don’t know what it is about frogs and toads, but I just like them. ![]() ![]() ![]() So, again, the quotient can only have as many significant digits as the least amount of So if the dividend has 3 significant digits and the divisor has 2 significantĭigits, for example, the quotient of the division operation can only have 2 significant digits in it. When dividing significant digits, the amount of significant figures in the final product is determined by the number of significant digits in the dividend and the divisor.Ĭan only have as many significant digits as the dividend or the divisor with the least amount of significant digits. So, for example, in the division operation, 8/2= 4, 8 is the dividend, 2 is the divisor, and 4 is the And the quotient is the resultant answer from the division operation. The divisor is the number that isĭividing a number. The dividend is the number being divided. Just to understand terminology, in a division operation, there is a dividend, a divisor, and quotient. This is why using the proper amount of significant digits is so important. The recorded value cannot have more significant digits than the measuring tool allows. And how we make the recorded value honest is byĬontrolling the number of digits, or significant figures, used to report the measurement. So that the resulant value does not appear to be more accurate than the equipment used to make the measurement allows. ![]() ![]() It is important to be honest when making a measurement, Thus, we can have an extra significant digit, because the ruler is more detailed and allows for more If we now change the rulerĪnd get one which measures millimeters, we can measure to one-thousandth of a meter. For example, if we have a ruler that only measures centimeters, we can measure to one-hundredth of a meter. Record much more in detail than other measuring tools. Different measurement tools can record measurements of differing accuracy. Significant digits are used extensively during measurements. Significant digits in a number are those values which can be known withĬertainty or a high degree of confidence, while insignificant digits are those which we do not trust as very accurate. Significant figures, or digits, are the values in a number that can be counted on to be accurate.
![]() ![]() ![]() In other words, leaders need to “use culture as the new structure.” This is a phrase coined by my friend and colleague Leena Nair, chief human resources officer at Unilever, and it captures the essence of the glue that binds together these various work options. They need to have a better understanding of the eight different sources of labor, and they need to better align the interests of these sources of work to create a unifying culture. To succeed in this new world of work, leaders need to focus on two things. Our ability to “liberate” work from the organization and distribute it to its most optimal provider - anywhere in the world - is creating a new set of requirements for leaders. Every organization is essentially a distributed one, with many different options for getting work done. But today that debate is increasingly moot. In addition to statements that explicitly describe these risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements that contain terms such as "believes," "belief," "expects," "expect," "intends," "intend," "anticipate," "anticipates," "plans," "plan," to be uncertain and forward-looking.The 8 Ways Companies Get Work Done and How to Align Themįor much of the last 30 years, organizations have agonized about whether they should centralize or decentralize their operations. Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the Company's actual operating results to be materially different from any historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. WorkDone Agents interoperate to create systems of intelligence that preserve the corporate memory so that no institutional knowledge is lost when an employee retires or leaves the company. Their patent-pending technology, Expertise Capture, uses machine learning to train WorkDone Agents to complete repetitive back office tasks so humans can do higher value work. WorkDone, “AI With A Conscience”, enables organizations to seamlessly automate business processes between major SaaS platforms (Sage Intacct, Salesforce, NetSuite, etc.) with no user training or programming required. From a social benefit perspective, a key component is a platform to facilitate the transition of workers displaced by automation to their next area of vitality. WorkDone was created as a public-benefit corporation to make certain all products & services are developed ethically to ensure the benefits of AI are realized by the public as a whole. We have already accelerated buildout of our SAP (through 3V Solutions) and Sage Intacct interface repositories while moving forward with other popular SaaS platforms. ![]() Rogers concluded, “With this new strategic partnership, WorkDone has access to the financial resources as well as the global sales, development and implementation capabilities of Findability and their parent company. Work Heuristics save customers time and money by automating repetitive, costly tasks which then liberate employees to do higher-value, more strategic work. WorkDone’s patent-pending Expertise Capture™ transparently stores Work Heuristics™ which populates a custom evergreen corporate memory of operational best practices. WorkDone’s ability to efficiently retain customer-specific operational best practices means the wave of Baby Boomers retiring will no longer be a costly corporate hardship due to knowledge walking out the door forever.” “The additional horsepower provided by Findability will allow us to execute on our technological roadmap much quicker than planned. After the work is submitted, a confirmation letter is sent. ![]() “Our partnership with a dynamic powerhouse like Findability Sciences is one we’re proud to share with the public,” stated Joe Rogers, CEO of WorkDone Inc. Work Done Confirmation Letter: 4 Templates Different companies work with different corporations and take certain projects based on reliability and reputation and the work done is submitted within a particular time frame. As part of the agreement, Findability Sciences has invested into WorkDone and will collaborate to co-create predictive corporate memory AI solutions for domestic and multinational organizations. This alliance is on-brand with SoftBank’s aggressive push into AI. Beverly Hills, CA, Ap(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - via NEWMEDIAWIRE - WorkDone, a machine learning-based work heuristics platform provider, announced today that the Company recently entered into a strategic partnership with Findability Sciences, a SoftBank portfolio company. ![]() ![]() ![]() Press Power button to confirm your choice. Use Volume Down button to scroll down and select “wipe data/factory reset” option. You can also use free Android recovery mode tool to boot Samsung S6 into recovery mode by one click. Release all buttons when the Android system recovery screen appears. Release Power button, but keep holding Volume Up and Home buttons. Turn off your Samsung S6/S6 Edge Press and hold Volume Up + Home + Power button at the same time until the Samsung logo appears. Go to Menu from home screen > Settings > Backup&reset > Reset device >Erase everything Way 2: Galaxy S6 Hard Reset from Startup Way 1: Galaxy S6 Factory Reset from Settings Menu There are two ways to perform Samsung Galaxy S6 active hard reset. If you want to recover your lost Photos, Messages, Contacts, App data and other documents after reset, you have to learn how to recover data after factory reset Samsung Galaxy S6 If you still run into stuck and freeze constantly after a force restart, you may have to hard reset Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge.Īll of your data in the memory card will be removed and the device is reset to factory settings. It will then restarts and the welcome screen appears as below: How to Do a Hard Reset on Samsung Galaxy S22, S6 or S6 Edge What you need to do is just press and hold the Power and Volume Down buttons simultaneously or 7-10 seconds, until the device powers off. It will force reboot Galaxy S6 and no data will be erased by doing this. Whenever your Samsung Galaxy S22/S6 frozen black screen and will not respond to any touches, try Samsung Galaxy S6 force restart. Restarting Galaxy S22/S6 When Screen is Frozen Part 3: Repair Android System to Fix Galaxy S6 Screen Frozen without Data Loss Hot.Part 2: How to Do a Hard Reset on Samsung Galaxy S22, S6 or S6 Edge.Part 1: Restarting Galaxy S22/S6 When Screen is Frozen.Read continue to know how to fix Galaxy S6 frozen screen via hard reset Galaxy S6 or force restart Galaxy S6/S6 Edge. Usually we can pull out of battery and reinsert it to fix the frozen issues, but with S6 and S6 Edge, you cannot do that because the battery is now non-removable. Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where your Samsung Galaxy S6 or Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge frozen, the screen gets stuck when you rotate between portrait and landscape or the device is hung completely or stuck in Download mode. There are a lot of breakthroughs to talk about, unavoidably, in the meanwhile, there are bound to be some mishaps along the way. Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are the remarkable smartphones Samsung has made ever before. ![]() ![]() Rainmeter Skins, the best desktop customizable tool with ready-made. This skin is not supported on Windows XP and Vista!ĭue to limitations of Rainmeter/the plugin used for the visualization the complete audio output of your system will be shown on the visualizer. CLN Rainmeter Music Player Skin Before Dawn Rainmeter skin displays data such as time, date, weather, location, shortcut icons, and many more What is rainmeter It gives you easy to read information but looking at the widgets won’t get boring Arrow Player Arrow Player. You need the newest version of Rainmeter Beta installed (4.0 (r2746) or newer)! Hide skin when media player is not runningĭownload: /marcopixel/Lano-Vis… A rainmeter plugin that adds support for the music info and playback controls from Google Play Music Desktop Player. Settings skin for easier customization/configuration Full Google Play Music Desktop Player support Chocolatey is software management automation for Windows that wraps installers, executables, zips, and scripts into compiled packages. Cover-based colors (All supported players) Optional: Change the path to the JSON file in the skin, if you installed GPMD somewhere else. Make sure 'Enable JSON API' is checked in the settings. For rainmeter, you just do what you normally do: put the files in the rainmeter folder and open it through rainmeter. Download Google Play Music Desktop Player, sign in. Being a lightweight, standalone framework we use FAR less resources than having Google Play Music open in a standard chrome tab. A Rainmeter skin for all Window PC user who loves listening to. raptor for the Spotify plugin) and Google Play Music Desktop Player (thanks to tjhrulz for his plugin) support. To install the player you go tot the release tab in github and get the latest version. Next, you can use the player you want to play Spotify songs with Rainmeter visualizer directly. rainmeter enigma, rainmeter Flat Music Player Therefore, it is compatible with many. Supports all major media players, including full Spotify (thanks to. (the panel on right Translucent Taskbar 1 Rainmeter is a desktop. A simple but highly configurable realtime audio visualizer with rounded bars. ![]() ![]() ![]() Examples of such CAN messages are those sent from the rotary control on the central console as well as the steering wheel user controls. It will also interpret the CAN messages to and from the in-car iDrive user controls. The IMI-1000 Retrofit Kit adds the necessary hardware to your vehicle in order to process information streamed to and from your phone. A software update alone is not enough to “enable” Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. ![]() Please note that BMW do not support android auto so if you want android auto in your BMW you will require the IMI-1000 for that.ĬCC, CiC and NBT iDrive Systems were not originally equipped with the electronics required run Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The EVO system does not require the IMI-1000 to activate CarPlay/Android Mirroring, Integrated Automotive can offer an alternative upgrade path which “activates” CarPlay/Android Mirroring for NBT-EVO equipped vehicles, contact us for more information regarding NBT-EVO Apple Carplay activation. After 2016/2017 most BMW models migrated over to the “EVO” iDrive System. ![]() These systems are fitted to BMW vehicles manufactured between the years 2004 to the present day (2019). These are the CCC, CiC and NBT iDrive systems. There are three generations of iDrive system which are compatible with the IMI-1000 Retrofit CarPlay multimedia interface. Using the simple steps outlined in this article, you will be able to destrrmine your iDrive version. Mercedes: NTG4.5 and NTG5.0 Systems The IMI-1000 Retrofit CarPlay and Android Auto System adds CarPlay and Android Auto to your car Why do I need to know my iDrive version?įor us to configure your retrofit system correctly with a genuine BMW NBT-EVO iD6 retrofit it one of our compatible IMI-1000 interfaces (including a plug-and-play wiring loom) for your car, we will need to know what version of iDrive you have installed in your vehicle. It adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Range Rover, Mini and Porsche vehicles. Would be interested to hear if anyone has used iDrive for enough time to have thoughts on it.The IMI-1000 is a mini-computer which is installed behind your head unit. I just removed it from my Finder configuration, and right clicking on files in the Sync folder does show some contextual menu items, so I suspect they HAD to make the icon to enable a Finder extension, but couldn’t 't figure out what to do with it. I have pointed out that is seems brain damaged to me to put an icon that is intended NOT to do anything into my Finder windows, and they don’t seem to get that. I have emailed the iDrive support team several times, and their response is repeatedly to tell me that that is the way it is designed to work (!!!). However, clicking on that icon does NOTHING. iDrive throws an icon into the Finder windows icon bar with it’s icon and iDriveFinderSync written underneath, just as other sync services like Dropbox and Sync do. – There is one very significant issue that bugs me, not because it affects functionality, but because it suggests the iDrive people might be a bit out of touch. Not sure if that will help compared to iCloud backup. – It is also backing up data from my iPad. I am not using this as iDrive, like other zero-knowledge sync systems I have tested, does NOT sync extended attributes, such as Finder tags, which is crucial for me. – You get a Sync store equal in size to the backup store, but as a separate amount of space which is nice. ![]() Presently, my desktop is doing its initial backup of some 2TB of data and my laptop has put its fairly small amount of data into iDrive as well. – You can add multiple computers to one account and share the backend storage, which is a big advantage for me over BackBlaze. – It appears that you can save versions as far back as you like (subject to a pruning policy which is pretty well delineated on the support pages) subject to total space allowance. – I do like the web interface for restoring, especially its method for browsing back to previous versions. There is an option to set up continuous backup limited to 500MB (!!) / day, which I have enabled, but I cannot tell what if anything that is actually doing. – It is not a true continuous backup like BackBlaze supposedly is, but rather it runs once a day for a full backup. – On the good side, it seems to be working well for doing backups on a daily basis, and as far as I can tell (looking at files via the web interface, I have not tried a restore) it looks like all of the data I have asked it to backup. So far, I have found some good, and some bad: I figured I can always cancel in a year if I don’t like it. I received yet another of their promotional emails, this time $1.00 for a 1 year 5TB subscription, so I decided to bite and see how it works out. I wonder if anyone else has played with iDrive? ![]() ![]() Audio examples and 40-day demo can be downloaded from the company's web site (see 'Pricing' box). Included in the price is a year's worth of downloadable Module updates: the Sapphire Module was new in October 2007, and further new Modules are promised. ![]() The output is free of room ambience, so you can add processing according to your needs. The interface is simple, with each basic piano sound ('Module') offering a number of sonic variations ('Presets') along with straightforward keyboard dynamics, tuning reference and note release controls. Recommended CPU specs are a 2.5GHz single-core or 1.5GHz multi-core PC, or a Power PC G5 or Intel multi-core Mac, with neither needing more than 256MB RAM. True Pianos offers three basic piano sounds of unspecified provenance ('Diamond', 'Emerald' and 'Sapphire'), with excellent polyphony and modelled sympathetic resonance, despite the slim file size (75MB for Diamond). This buyer's guide aims to make the task of choosing a suitable instrument quicker and easier, as well as providing a Jargon Buster (see page 182) to get you up to speed with the necessary piano-related technical terms. There are lots of contenders to choose from, each with its own slant favouring certain applications. Nothing can quite match the sound of a real grand, and elsewhere in this issue we explore methods of recording one, but in practice a lot of home studio owners find sample sets or virtual instruments a more practical option. If recording a real piano isn't for you, there's no shortage of very convincing software alternatives. ![]() ![]() ![]() “A 2D ultrasound image of a tumor, tissue, or internal organ can be difficult to interpret.”ĭuring a 2D ultrasound scan, a slight change in the angle of the probe or the patient’s posture can make objects appear larger or smaller than they are. “The human anatomy is three-dimensional,” Song said. Cancer care providers use ultrasound to identify abnormal tissues and tumors for screening and diagnosis.īut unlike the nocturnal echolocators of the animal kingdom, clinical ultrasound systems mostly operate in 2D, which restricts the range of view during a scan. ![]() Ultrasound imaging typically uses a handheld probe to send a beam of ultrasonic waves toward a target, like a tumor clinicians can determine its size, shape, and location based on how the waves bounce back. Like bats slaloming around stalactites, guided by echolocation, humans use ultrasonic waves to visualize the body’s internal landscape. “It’s the natural first stop in increasing accessibility to many clinical applications, such as providing care for patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases or cancer.” “Ultrasound is one of the most cost-effective medical imaging technologies,” Song said. Pengfei Song, a researcher at the Beckman Institute and an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is leading the project, which is supported by a four-year, $2M award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at the National Institutes of Health. Affordable and user-friendly, it is designed to instantly add 3D capabilities to 2D ultrasound imaging systems. These two performances book-end what is otherwise an ensemble piece, with ACT vets Anne Allgood and Christine Marie Brown, as well as promising newcomers Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako, Andrew Lee Creech and Bhama Roget rounding out one of the theater’s most creative offerings in recent memory.Octo- A new device in the works at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology could make high-quality medical imaging more accessible in diverse communities. Erik Gratton provides an introduction into the play’s world, carrying the first act on his shoulders and boasting a serious impression of Homer Simpson. Burns that bears some similarity to Heath Ledger’s Joker in The Dark Knight. Adam Standley takes the spotlight as the most theatric of the apocalyptic troupe, eventually transforming into a version of Mr. It works partly due to a down-to-earth script, which was worked out by improv actors sitting in a room and trying to find a Simpsons episode that everyone could recollect.īut the production’s true saving grace is the quality of its cast. With that concept, the play could easily devolve into a mess or gimmick. This episode provides a touchstone, a shared memory of better times for the characters. Throughout the over 80 years of post-apocalyptic history the play covers, this episode gets remembered, replicated, and eventually used as an inspiration for something very different. Specifically, the episode in which Sideshow Bob attempts to murder Bart while he’s under the FBI's protection. The key to the play is a Simpsons episode, which is referenced throughout. Burns hits on something smart and important. In its understanding of how people often connect with strangers and find meaning in diversion – and in a wild third act, its references to the origins of theater – Mr. And they do this by remembering an episode of The Simpsons.Īt its core, the play is about recollecting a piece of pop culture, and sharing that memory. Later, they work to help others do the same. They’re simply trying to take their minds off the situation. What is so original about the play is the characters are not overly focused on it, or on a quest to fix anything. All this is par for the course in apocalypse fiction. The play centers on a group of survivors of a vaguely defined apocalypse. It received significant accolades off-Broadway and in DC, where it was first staged. Burns: A Post-Electric Play", which is running at Seattle's ACT Theater until November 15. But for those that do, it’s something to discuss. This link is the foundation of " Mr. Everyone may not know the films of the Coen Brothers, or that the ending for TV show "Lost" was really disappointing. But unless you’ve had too many to drink, there’s no excuse for making any of those subjects the theme of conversation, particularly with people you barely know.įor better or worse, pop culture represents a shared language. A dislike for some Christmas songs that grows by the year, then plateaus. Affection for one, if not many, of our family members. What can we – as American adults – all share a conversation about? Common threads connect us, sure. ![]() |
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