![]() ![]() If governments and large companies like those involved in the Concorde project are susceptible to cognitive fallacies like the sunk cost fallacy, it is easy to see that significant amounts of money, time and effort are wasted because the sunk costs would never be recovered regardless of whether the project was abandoned. 4 Ultimately, this led to millions of dollars being wasted, and Concorde operated for less than 30 years. The manufactures and governments followed through on the project because they had already made significant financial investments and dedicated a lot of time to the project. 3 Long before the project was over, it was clear that there were increasing costs and that the financial gains of the plane, once in use, would not offset them. 2 French and British engine manufacturers and French and British governments were involved in the project that was estimated to cost almost 100 million dollars. In 1956, the Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee met to discuss building a supersonic airplane, the Concorde. It also has been proven to impact the decisions that governments and companies make.Ī famous example of the sunk cost fallacy impacting large-scale decisions was coined the Concorde fallacy. The sunk cost fallacy not only has an impact on small day-to-day decisions like attending a concert. These outcomes range from deciding to stay with a partner even if we are unhappy because we’ve already invested years of our lives with them, to continuing to spend money renovating an old house, even if it would be cheaper to buy a new one because we’ve already invested money into it. ![]() The fallacy affects many different areas of our lives leading to suboptimal outcomes. The sunk cost fallacy means that we are making irrational decisions because we are factoring in influences other than the current alternatives. If we acted rationally, only future costs and benefits would be taken into account, because regardless of what we have already invested, we will not get it back whether or not we follow through on the decision. It therefore should not be a factor in our current decision-making, because it is irrational to use irrecoverable costs as a rationale for making a present decision. 1 In the previous example, the $50 spent on concert tickets would not be recovered whether or not you attended the concert. In economic terms, sunk costs are costs that have already been incurred and cannot be recovered. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Gonzalo Vergara is a two-time Trump voter, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who lives in El Dorado County and said he is backing DeSantis. And so I think in that sense, they’re both competing for the same voters.” But in terms of rhetoric and policy, he is not that different from Trump. “And so I think he’s a natural choice for somebody who is looking for the next generation of Republican leaders. People like not only his rhetoric, but also his results,” Dhillon told me about DeSantis. That’s high praise coming from Dhillon, an attorney who still represents Trump in some legal cases around the country. DeSantis boosted Dhillon’s RNC chair campaign by praising her on the eve of the vote, saying the party needed “new blood.” Dhillon returned the praise at the convention, saying voters like him because “he’s a very impressive governor.” That includes Harmeet Dhillon, the San Francisco attorney who ran for Republican National Committee chair this year, losing to the incumbent Ronna McDaniel. What’s telling is that even longtime California Trump supporters are not reflexively lining up behind a candidate just yet. ![]() “Governor DeSantis has that unique ability to marry the two distinct wings.” “So many of our voters who are aligned with President Trump are saying, ‘I don’t want a woke country,’ and they like somebody who’s willing to punch back,” Whitaker said. The Ivy League-educated DeSantis (undergraduate degree from Yale University and law degree from Harvard Law School) connects with the “intellectual conservative base” of the party, Whitaker said, “but he’s also a tough person” who is “going to push back.” “I’m reading the voters,” Whitaker said in assessing DeSantis’ rising strength, “And I’m reading the donors.” Michelle Steel, R-Seal Beach, and Young Kim, R-Fullerton, each got higher percentages of the vote (51%) than Trump did (44%). Look no further than the 2020 results in Orange County, arguably the toughest battleground region in California. “People are ready for something different,” Whitaker said. “And there’s a tremendous amount of interest in Governor DeSantis.” Whitaker, who is uncommitted in the presidential race, said DeSantis’ showing is even more impressive given that Whitaker only had one month to plan the annual fundraising event instead of the typical five. ![]() “That told me that there’s a tremendous amount of interest in 2024,” he said. ![]() Whitaker called it “the biggest event the Orange County Republican Party has ever had.” Instead, DeSantis has been flashing his power in California in other ways.įred Whitaker, chairman of the influential Orange County Republican Party chapter, saw DeSantis’ might in action this month, when the Florida governor headlined a fundraiser there that drew 900 people and raised $742,000 for the local party. The state convention over the weekend offered the first opportunity for the party’s leaders and grassroots activists - the people who do the political grunt work of a campaign - to show what they’re thinking.Įven if Republicans weren’t publicly backing DeSantis - who isn’t an official candidate yet - many weren’t reflexively backing Trump, something that would have been considered heresy in previous election cycles. In 2016’s open primary, California offered the most delegates (172) and probably will again. This time, however, candidates will have to campaign in California if they want to capture the GOP nomination. The last time there was an open GOP field, in 2016, Trump wrapped up the nomination by the time Californians cast their votes in June. While the California Republican Party is virtually impotent within the state - a Republican hasn’t won statewide office since 2006, and Democrats hold a supermajority in the Legislature - Republican voters will enjoy a generational opportunity to have their voice heard in next year’s presidential campaign.īallots will start landing in California mailboxes in the second week of February for the state’s March 5 primary. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is best to choose the name that implies the timer’s function (for example, stream start), especially if you plan on using more than one Streamlabs OBS timer throughout the stream. If it is already turned on, you can just continue to the next step. Put in your log-in data and then open Cloudbot tab. ![]() The first thing you will need to do is visit the Streamlabs webpage. How to Add a Countdown Timer to Streamlabs OBS?Īdding Streamlabs countdown widget is a quite straightforward process – even if you are just getting to know how the program works, you will easily manage to implement one into your live streams. The SLOBS countdown timer is one of the most popular widgets and this time, I will be talking about how to add it to your stream. Streamers use this widget to either countdown the start of the stream or for announcing when they will be back (for example, if they take a short break during the stream). Streamlabs OBS countdown timer is a message that is automatically displayed at the scheduled time. How to Add a Countdown Timer to Streamlabs OBS?.Just remember to take it slow and don't be afraid to experiment with new images, timers and layouts.ĮDIT: Here are some Android apps to try out if your feeling like you want to emulate. Hopefully this will help some people with the basics of making a countdown scene. One other method is to emulation android or iOS and find a clock or countdown to capture on the app store as there are plenty and they are pretty complex compared to website timers however I advise against this as emulation can require a lot of resources to run and might effect your streaming. Picture 1 - Adding a window capture Picture 2 - Enabling sub-region Picture 3 - Bounding box set in place for clock Picture 4 - Bounding box set in place for timer Picture 5 - Enabling color key Picture 6 - Selecting color key color Picture 7 - Color key needs to be corrected for errors Picture 8 - Correcting color key Picture 9 - After some extra work I managed to make this basic countdown screenįor more complex clocks and countdowns you will have to hunt down applications. This is why I said it's a good idea to have the timer on a separate window. This means no dragging the window or hitting the restore down button. EDIT: I forgot to mention if your using sub-region you have to keep the window at the same resolution or it will mess up the spot where you want to capture. Below I will put a picture walk-through to try make it as clear as possible. After all the initial setup you can then go about customizing the countdown go grab a background maybe an animation put some text brand it etc. You might need to change the similarity and blend to get it perfect especially if you want to get rid of a gradient background or anything more complex than 1 single color. With the eye dropper select the colors you want to REMOVE from the capture (site background) this will remove the background giving you a clean looking countdown. ![]() Lastly you will want to chroma key that horrible background away to do this while under properties still there should be a color key section tick the box to enable the feature then click the color box to get an eye dropper. You want to set the bounding box around the countdown of your choice so you don't get much background (it's good to use a site with a single color for a background around the countdown) when done hit enter to confirm the sub-region. In properties there should be a section called "sub-region" in sub-region tick the box and select the select region button this will bring up a bounding box around the captured window allow you to drag in the sides for where ever you want to capture on the window. Once you have done this, you can right click it in your sources menu and head into properties. Start by selecting one of the many links down below and window capture it in a separate browser window. The main thing is to know how to A) capture a window. Program: OBS (Works with XSplit but the walk-through will walk-through the OBS process)įirst of all let's walk through the process. I got this idea after countless newer stream kept asking me about where they could find a decent countdown etc. Ok so I got to thinking maybe it would be a good idea to make a post here about setting up a basic countdown screen for when your close to starting your broadcast. ![]() ![]() ![]() This P2P program also features an integrated audio player and a video player that lets you direct the music and movie playback that you just downloaded. That files can, for example, music, video, photos or software. FrostWire is used to transfer files with other P2P users to exchange. FrostWire is open source software and thus free to download and use.įrostWire is an open source application, which means that this software is free to download and use. Also supports FrostWire the BitTorrent protocol. ![]() Kellee Maize: The 5th Element /wp/index.With FrostWire, you can use Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technology files for free sharing such as software, music files or movies. 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![]() ![]() I used Apple Notes for this for a while, and I think that is a great, free option, but having my weekly outline in Notes somehow didn’t feel right. ![]() Like my Zettelkasten notes, I create my Taskpaper files on my iMac, but sometimes need to access them when I’m on the go, for example if I want to remind myself what’s coming up, or to make changes. Like The Archive, Taskpaper deals with plain text but doesn’t have a companion iOS app. I’ve found it difficult to find a task manager/todo app that really suits me, but although it’s early days Taskpaper seems to be working well. My other main use for Writer is as a Taskpaper client. The only thing that doesn’t seem possible is to link notes - or at least if that is possible, I can’t see a way that wouldn’t be tedious. I wrote about this in another post, so I won’t go into great detail here, but using Writer means I can read and edit my Zettelkasten notes anywhere. The Archive doesn’t have an iOS companion app, which means I need a workaround if I want to access my Zettelkasten notes when I’m away from my desk. Using Writer means I can read and edit my Zettelkasten notes anywhere Like my Zettelkasten app The Archive, Writer just creates a simple plain text file, and there are many circumstances when that’s all I want. While Ulysses handles text files, and these can also be indexed by Spotlight or Alfred, they are nonetheless within a proprietary format. These can be found quickly and easily using Alfred or Spotlight, and viewed in TextEdit for reference. One is for producing relatively short documents that I just want to keep in a plain text file. Having used this app on and off over the years, I’ve discovered Writer works for me for quite specific purposes. Other apps claim to offer similar features, but none does so quite as well as Writer. For me, iA Writer has two attributes that set it apart: simplicity and plain text purity. There are many choices, and the various apps have their own specialisms, features, pros and cons. For fiction writing we might use Scrivener for blogging iA Writer or Ulysses. These days text editors are as numerous and varied as the purposes for which they are used. And with a lack of money, and with only a few possibilities with not too many options.ĭespite my love of analogue processes and a certain Luddite resistance to digital tools and “frictionless workflows” - we all know a little bit of friction is a good thing - the move to electronic writing was inevitable and irresistible. And the artist’s output can be fed by limitations.Ĭreativity sometimes starts with a deadline. And trust me, I was very serious.īut perhaps like the shift of music media from vinyl to CDs, then to digital formats, what many of us were gaining in convenience was offset by lost opportunities to explore paths on the creative journey. It was just the thing to do for anyone serious about their writing. Every professional writer worth her salt was going electronic. When I first started writing as an adult back in the early 1990s, I first used a typewriter, then moved to Word Perfect when I bought a PC. IA Writer has two main attributes that set it apart: simplicity, and plain text purity With its simple aesthetics and no-nonsense setup, I immediately felt at home. The developers did away with this several years ago, which I think is a shame, as this added a subtle layer of interest. I also liked the paper-like texture used as a background in the early days. Reader, I’m easily distracted and love typewriters.Ī pure writing app, it lacked customisation options, and had a beautiful monospace font. I was immediately attracted by its typewriter-like interface and lack of distractions. I’ve owned a copy of Writer since its first lunch in 2010. ![]() Here’s my experience with Writer from Information Architects, and how I use it now. I’ve mentioned iA Writer in several previous posts, which indicated the app deserves coverage of its own. ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, Interarchy 10.1 (to be released soon) will make sharing and downloading plug-ins much easier. The scripts show up in Interarchy‘s menu once installed (in ~/Library/Application Support/Interarchy/Plug-ins).Īlthough a number of plug-ins is included with Interarchy 10 (half a dozen Apache-specific server operations eight compression/archiving routines six generic command line scripting examples), Nolobe hopes that a community of plugins will develop enabling users to write and share them. ![]() They need the iFTP (Interarchy File Transfer Protocol), which is built on top of ssh. The commands are written in Perl and can accept input and display results. These might include scripting, compression and archiving — even restarting if you have the necessary privileges. This version, 10, does contain new functionality, though it also builds on the solid base that was inherited when Nolobe (a privately held Australian company based in Pokolbin, New South Wales, Australia) took it over from long time developer Stairways software.Ĭhief amongst these new features is the new plug-in architecture, which allows you to construct command sequences of your own to run directly on the server. In these two respects Interarchy 10 is state-of-the-art. And to make it versatile and easy to use in this case that means to make it as close to the metaphor of Mac-like file handling as appropriate. ![]() This usually means full support for the ‘sftp’ protocol of ‘ssh’ (secure shell). Other than to make it as secure as possible. There really aren’t many variations on the transfer process that can be built into a self-standing GUI-based application as a front-end for the Unix command line operation of File Transfer Protocol, or FTP. It was first released in 1993 and can claim to have been the leading FTP client ever since, enabling (as the site of its current developers, Nolobe, says) “hundreds of thousands of Mac users to upload, download and transfer files across the Internet.” Upgrade from previous versions of Interarchy: $29.95 ![]() |
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