Give HER an award.)Ĭhristian Womyn (Garbo meets Isadora Duncan)Ĭoco Peru (A wonderful monologist, she gives me credit for breaking her in the press.)Ĭonnie Girl (Trans royalty. ![]() | Photo via Jackie’s FacebookĬharlie Hides (Kyle Minogue did a video for his act!)Ĭherry Jubilee (A legend for throwing the GLAM awards for LGBTQ New York nightlife every year. | Photo by Scott Stifflerīernard Zette (The house miracle at the ‘80s megaclub Area, Zette morphed several times for every theme.)īianca Del Rio (A female Don Rickles, she goes to dark places for big rewards.)īootsie Lefaris (A stalwart on the scene, she gives her all.)īrandywine (Screechy and annoying, but had a fun boutique)īrenda A-Go-Go (Brandywine’s partner in crime)īrini Maxwell (Sue Ann Niven for the new age)īrittany Lynn (Philadelphia’s queen of queens)īusted (Don’t give her any meds! I love her as is!)Ĭacophony Daniels (A theater queen in crinolines)Ĭandi Shell L TO R: Jackie Cox and Chelsea Piers, in their stage show spoofing high school reunions, intense friendships, and ‘80s/’90s pop. I love her homemade looks.)īarbara Patterson Lloyd (Deadpan standup comedy that made the audience stand up and cheer)īaroness (Party thrower Susanne Bartsch’s kid’s nanny, she sadly killed herself due to the ravages of AIDS.)īebe Zahara Benet (The first Drag Race winner and an original in every way) Bob the Drag Queen and company put “Purse First” at Wigstock 2.HO. No one cartwheels in heels like Ari a/k/a Marti Balloveras.)Īvant Garbage (Far from trashy. lip sync into an art form)Īnn Tique (Old school gal from the Imperial Court)Īquaria (Any young queen who knows Eartha Kitt’s body of work is OK by me.)Īri Kiki (Fearless comedy queen. ![]() A hoot and a half, with Southern charm and nice gams.)Īngel Jack (Old school queen who gussied up Roxy Saturdays in shiny outfits.)Īngel Sheridan (Escuelita diva who turned 1 A.M. Pam Grier in drag.)Īmnesia Sparkles (My late pal Nelson Sullivan’s drag persona. | Photo by Scott StifflerĪfrodite (A ‘90s favorite. Here goes 222 of them:Īcid Betty (marches to her own drag drum)Īda Vox (A talent who sits down and really sings)Īdriana Trenta Center: Alaska, in a late day performance at Wigstock 2.HO (). I’m also leaving out those who thought they were drag queens, then later realized they were trans-though I am including performers like Peppermint, who is trans, but also does drag. I love ‘em all! Mostly! I’m not including those who don’t like the term “drag queen”. There are a ton of them-some from RuPaul’s Drag Race, some that want to be on it, and some that were born too soon or were too busy just doing their thing to care. (And yes, there will be nightlife again.) | Photo by MOVI Inc for World of WonderīY MICHAEL MUSTO | Having done a list of “Celebrities I’ve Met” and included some drag performers in it, let me go full feather boa and do a rundown of just the drag queens-creatures who live their dream while enlivening the nightlife on a regular basis. ![]() At the ribbon cutting for RuPaul’s DragCon LA (2019), the iconic host is surrounded by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” judge Michelle Visage and Queens including Brooke Lynn Hytes, Silky Nutmeg Ganache, Nina West, Manila Luzon, Genie, Serena ChaCha, and Darienne Lake.
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![]() With regular updates and improvements, Python offers a range of libraries and tools that enable developers to create lifelike speech synthesis applications. Nonetheless, the fact that it is free makes it a viable choice for users with limited budgets or basic text-to-speech requirements.Īlternatively, Python programming provides a powerful solution for those seeking a more sophisticated and natural-speech text-to-speech experience. The synthesized voices are still easily identifiable as robotic, lacking the finesse and authenticity of human speech. While provides a free text-to-speech service, it falls short in delivering a premium version of natural speech. These tools offer convenience and efficiency for various applications, from content creation to website optimization. Additionally, websites like integrate this technology, allowing users to leverage AI-driven text-to-speech for their SEO needs. The platform incorporates female text reader software, adding diversity to the available voices. One such program is, which offers an advanced online text-to-speech solution. You can then separate the audio from any software.Īnd there you have it! Enjoy creating your content with this fantastic free text-to-speech feature in ClipChamp.įinding the best AI text-to-speech programs can be a daunting task, but there are some notable options worth considering.After the processing is complete, an mp4 should be saved in your downloads folder (I am using Mac so it might be different for yours if your not on Mac.) Click 'Export' on the top left, select 1080p.The downloaded file will likely be in mp4 format, but you can easily separate the audio from the video component if necessary.You should see the file on the left pane.Once you're happy with the result, click 'save to media' text-to-speech as an audio file. ![]() ![]() This is great for testing and selecting the most suitable voice. Click the play button to listen to how the text sounds in the selected voice.Type or paste the text you want to convert to speech.You'll be pleasantly surprised by the diversity of voices available. ClipChamp offers a variety of voices and accents.Click that and a 'Text to speech" window should open. You'll find a "Text-to-Speech" option at the bottom, the fourth one from the top. Once you're in your project, look for the "Record and Create" button on the far left (third one from the top) and click on it.You can download the app after signing up if you like (I downloaded it and don't know if web one works as well or not).Start by signing up for a free ClipChamp account.Let me write down a step-by-step guide as it might be tricky to understand. It's super easy to use, and you can even export the audio as an mp4 file. The sounds are quite natural, and it doesn't have that robotic feel that some other software has. What's impressive is that ClipChamp offers a wide selection of voices and accents, and the best part is, the text-to-speech feature is free. You can create a basic free account, open a project, and then use the text-to-speech option. There is a really cool text-to-speech feature in Microsoft's ClipChamp. Hey there! haven't been able to find a straight forward solution but a close one. Many of these drinks are also found with a tea base instead (i.e. Some coffee-based cafe drinks include frappes, lattes, cappuccinos, espresso, and affogato. Cafe-style drinks - Both coffee and tea are featured heavily in various cafe-style drinks.However, there is just as much diversity in tea brewing methods, such as small gaiwan brewing, bowl brewing, brewing in the cup, cold-brewing in a pitcher, and whisking matcha. use of espresso machine, drip, French press, etc.). From a western perspective, it may seem like coffee has more variety in terms of brewing methods (i.e. The conventional way - Green tea or coffee prepared with hot water and served with milk or sweetener.Whether hot, cold, spiked with alcohol, or mixed with milk, both coffee and tea have a flavor that can be used for different drink recipes. The gist: Both green tea and coffee can be adapted in various drink recipes since their flavors are versatile. Typically, the remaining caffeine content is 5%~15% of the original beans or leaves. However, much like decaffeinated coffee, decaffeinated green tea also isn’t completely caffeine-free, although its caffeine content is significantly lower. Most people probably know about decaf coffee but decaf green tea is a little harder to find. This is why cold-brewed coffee has a lower caffeine content than hot-brewed coffee. Temperature - More caffeine is extracted into coffee brewed using higher temperatures.Brewing Time - Another factor that affects how much caffeine is in coffee is the brewing time - the longer the brewing time is, the more caffeine is extracted.Amount of coffee used - More coffee that goes into the brew also means a higher caffeine content.This is based on the typical serving sizes for espresso (1 oz/shot) and brewed coffee (8 oz/cup). Brewing Method - Between the brewing methods, such as drip coffee, percolator, and French press, and the espresso method, brewed coffee has been found to have more caffeine perserving. ![]() The grind size of the coffee also has an effect on caffeine content, with finer grinds releasing more caffeine.
![]() Around the time that the pandemic was officially declared, No Time to Die was one of the first major movies to announce that it would be pushing back its release. ![]() Originally, No Time to Die was set for an April 2020 release date. The rest of the No Time to Die cast includes the following:Īfter Sam Mendes directed the last two Daniel Craig Bond films ( Skyfall and Spectre), the franchise is got some fresh blood with Cary Joji Fukunaga at the helm, the first American to ever occupy the director’s chair for a James Bond movie.įukunaga is best known for directing all eight episodes of True Detective’s first season, but his credits also include Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre, Beasts of No Nation, and the Netflix series Maniac. Craig has solidified himself as one of the best Bonds ever and truly went out on a high note with No Time to Die. With No Time to Die being his fifth appearance in the franchise, Craig still trails Sean Connery and Roger Moore in the number of Bond roles- Connery appeared in six (seven if you account the non-canon Never Say Never Again), and Moore starred in seven. Leading the way since 2006, Daniel Craig plays the suave super-spy, James Bond. ![]() In the final moments of the film, M, Moneypenny, Nomi, Q, and Bill Tanner stood around to toast Bond's sacrifice, symbolically also offering Craig the send-off he wholeheartedly deserves for his time as 007. I tend not to shut up or keep my mouth shut about things and the only reason I want to get involved is because I just want it to be the best it can be. He went on to call the film a "massive collaborative effort", adding "that was the headline really, just make it better. The through-line of this is family love, plus the fact we had an end so it was about hanging the film off that." Talking about the ending, Craig said: "There were lots of different ideas that came and went and some it stuck. He'd ordered a missile strike from HMS Dragon to destroy Safin's nanobot factory but was forced to remain behind on the island to ensure the blast doors would stay open so the ship's missiles could strike true. In an unprecedented move (that just so happens to set the stage for a new actor to take the reins from Craig), No Time to Die actually killed off James Bond. In a special final installment of No Time To Die: The Official James Bond Podcast, host James King held discussions all about the making of the film with a range of people who worked on No Time to Die, including delving into the shocking ending with Daniel Craig. *This section of our guide contains major spoilers for the ending of No Time to Die * Daniel Craig on the twist ending of 'No Time to Die' In C, the number of bytes used to store a data type depends on the Compiler.ĭepending on the bit size of a compiler and also the OS, although the size of an int variable is at least 16 bits or 2 bytes and never bigger than long. Hence, for an unsigned short variable of 2 bytes, the minimum value that can be stored is 0 and a maximum is 2 16 or 65535. ![]() Occupied to store the sign of an integer value is now free and not used to store It stores double more positive short integer values than an short data type, because the highest bit which is usually The unsigned shortĭata type is used to store only positive short integer values. We could use a variant of an short data type called unsigned short. When we already know that we only wish to store a positive short integer value then Hence, for a short variable of 2 bytes, the minimum value that can be stored in a short is -2 15 or -32768 and a maximum is 2 15-1 or +32767. In C, the number of bytes used to store a data type depends on the Compiler( depending on the bit size of a compiler and also the OS),Īlthough the size of a short variable is at least 16 bits or 2 bytes and never bigger than size of int. To provide integer values of smaller range than an int data type. Hence, the range of values for short data type is -32768 to 32767.Ĭ provides a variant of an integer data type called short. The minimum range is calculated by -2 (bits-1) and for the maximum range it is 2 (bits-1)-1, while bits = size of a data type.įor example, A short variable of size takes at least 2 bytes( 16 bits) in size. Maximum Range- It is the maximum value that can be stored in a data type. Minimum Range- It is the minimum value that can be stored in a data type. We will use a formula to calculate a minimum range and a maximum range for the data types like short, char, int and long. In C, the number of bytes used to store a data type depends on the Compiler( depending on the bit size of a compiler and also the OS).īut irrespective of the bit-size of the compiler and OS, the following rules are followed, such as -įor many of us who like the reasoning behind equations.
Note to developers: do not use C++11 features in here, since we want this to build on old embedded platforms that lack C++11 support. node/: the ZeroTier virtual Ethernet switch core, which is designed to be entirely separate from the rest of the code and able to be built as a stand-alone OS-independent library.(The whole Android app is not open source but may be made so in the future.) java/: a JNI wrapper used with our Android mobile app.include/: include files for the ZeroTier core.ext/: third party libraries, binaries that we ship for convenience on some platforms (Mac and Windows), and installation support files.doc/: manual pages and other documentation.debian/: files for building Debian packages on Linux.controller/: the reference network controller implementation, which is built and included by default on desktop and server build targets.attic/: old stuff and experimental code that we want to keep around for reference.The base path contains the ZeroTier One service main entry point ( one.cpp), self test code, makefiles, etc. ![]() You can use our convenient and inexpensive SaaS hosted controllers at my. or run your own controller if you don't mind messing around with JSON configuration files or writing scripts to do so. Network controllers are roughly analogous to SDN controllers in SDN protocols like OpenFlow, though as with the analogy between VXLAN and VL2 this should not be read to imply that the protocols or design are the same. Network IDs are composed of the ZeroTier address of that network's primary controller and an arbitrary 24-bit ID that identifies the network on this controller. A single port can be assigned to more than one VLAN.Ī ZeroTier address looks like 8056c2e21c and a network ID looks like 8056c2e21c000001. Network IDs are VLAN IDs to which these ports may be assigned. ZeroTier addresses can be thought of as port numbers on an enormous planet-wide enterprise Ethernet smart switch supporting VLANs. A ZeroTier address identifies a node or "device" (laptop, phone, server, VM, app, etc.) while a network ID identifies a virtual Ethernet network that can be joined by devices. These identifiers are easily distinguished by their length. Getting StartedĮverything in the ZeroTier world is controlled by two types of identifier: 40-bit/10-digit ZeroTier addresses and 64-bit/16-digit network IDs. All of the third party code in ZeroTier is liberally licensed (MIT, BSD, Apache, public domain, etc.). See AUTHORS.md for a list of third party code, where it is included, and the licenses that apply to it. Certain types of commercial use such as building closed-source apps and devices based on ZeroTier or offering ZeroTier network controllers and network management as a SaaS service require a commercial license.Ī small amount of third party code is also included in ZeroTier and is not subject to our BSL license. ZeroTier is free to use internally in businesses and academic institutions and for non-commercial purposes. See LICENSE.txt and the ZeroTier pricing page for details. ZeroTier is licensed under the BSL version 1.1. ![]() Apps for Android and iOS are available for free in the Google Play and Apple app stores. Visit ZeroTier's site for more information and pre-built binary packages. The goals and design principles of ZeroTier are inspired by among other things the original Google BeyondCorp paper and the Jericho Forum with its notion of "deperimeterization." Most traffic flows peer to peer, though we offer free (but slow) relaying for users who cannot establish peer to peer connections. Our VL2 Ethernet virtualization layer includes advanced enterprise SDN features like fine grained access control rules for network micro-segmentation and security monitoring.Īll ZeroTier traffic is encrypted end-to-end using secret keys that only you control. ![]() This is accomplished by combining a cryptographically addressed and secure peer to peer network (termed VL1) with an Ethernet emulation layer somewhat similar to VXLAN (termed VL2). It allows all networked devices, VMs, containers, and applications to communicate as if they all reside in the same physical data center or cloud region. ZeroTier is a smart programmable Ethernet switch for planet Earth. For information on using ZeroTier, see the: Website, Documentation Site, and Discussion Forum. This document is written for a software developer audience. |
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