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Michael Hoffen is a new author, and like him, the protagonist of his book is a teenager. But there’s quite an age gap between them—about 4,000 years. That’s because Hoffen brought to life the story of a young Egyptian from ancient times named Pepi, whose father, Kheti, is intent on getting his son a job […] The post Teen Boy Translating Ancient Texts Turned a 4,000-Year-old Scribe From Egypt into Advice for Modern Age appeared first on Good News Network.

Artifacts are the lifeblood of our runs in Gatekeeper. There are many types, although most of them are locked away when we start the game. To get new ones, we’ll need to unlock them and buy them. How to unlock new Artifacts in Gatekeeper In the Database in Gatekeeper, you’ll find all of the Artifacts in the game, although only the ones you’ve unlocked. There are 81 Artifacts in total, and they’re all waiting for you to purchase them. To unlock new Artifacts in Gatekeeper, go into the Emporium. You’ll see all of the Artifacts split into 31 Artifact Groups. each group consists of only Artifacts of the same type. You’ll tell what type they are from the color of their outline. Screenshot: PC Invasion Here are all of the Artifact types in Gatekeeper: Modifier Structure Change Amulet Rune of Creation Cursed Signature Five Artifact groups are unlocked already, but the rest are up to you. You’ll have to complete achi...

The newly-tweaked Moogle Tomestone event approaches once more in Final Fantasy XIV. A new slew of duties and activities are on the table this time for farming Moogle Tomestones in Final Fantasy XIV when the event comes around — so what’s the most optimal method to farm Irregular Tomestones of Genesis 2? Best Duties to Farm Irregular Tomestones of Genesis in FFXIV This time, the featured expansion is Stormblood so you’ll be running a lot of Omega raids and Ivalice alliance raids if you want to farm Tomestones. The Stormblood optional Trials are also featured this time, so Jade Stoa and Hells’ Kier among others will see increased player counts during the event period. The final MSQ dungeons of every expansion are also featured in addition to The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard) and The Wanderer’s Palace (Hard), so pick your favorite and get to farming. Overall, the best and fastest way to farm Moogle Tomestones is to complete GATEs in the Gold Saucer and c...

Once you have completed the main questline of Animal Well it is time to get out there and start digging into the huge amount of hidden content in the game. Using the Animal Well flute, it is possible to do many things like awaken animals and, most importantly, fast travel or teleport. All fast travel flute codes First, you will have to get the flute in Animal Well. This can be achieved by finding at least eight eggs in the various chests around the map. Once you have got eight eggs, return to the egg room. On the bottom left of the screen will be a new open door. Here, you can find the flute and be ready to fast travel in Animal Well. Screenshot: PC Invasion Once you have the flute, you can input different codes or songs to interact with various secrets in the game. In this guide, we will be looking at the songs that will help you fast-travel around the map. They are all very well hidden, including one that had to be recovered by digging into the code. However, if you’...

If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The Biden White House has come up with an updated version of the US National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP), that, unlike the first, addresses the issue and commits to “supporting development of a digital ID ecosystem.” We obtained a copy of the report for you here. That initiative is included in the document as one of the strategic objectives, the stated goal being to advance research and guidance “that supports innovation in the digital identity ecosystem through public and private collaboration.” The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been entrusted with doing that work. Listed as contributing entities are the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the General Services Administration (GSA). Some observers (such as Jeremy Grant – who under the Obama administration established NCSIP), would like things around the introduction of digital ID to move faster, and see this as status quo – NIST has already been doing the same “for years,” he commented, while the only news here is that this work has been officially mentioned in the new NCSIP. And what NIST has been doing so far is digital identity research based on Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and the Science Act. And here’s what NIST’s (continued) activities entail: publishing digital identity guidelines, evaluating facial recognition and analysis technology, and publishing considerations for Attribute Validation Services. Meanwhile, the government promises to “encourage and enable” investments in identity solutions, with another promise being that these solutions will be secure, accessible, and interoperable while fostering all the good things like consumer privacy, economic growth, and “financial and social inclusion.” The way it is promoted, the US government’s plans around digital IDs are not much different from how they are defended elsewhere in the world; those opposed to the schemes, however, cite a range of issues linked to the digital centralization of people’s identity such as large-scale data breaches, identity theft, as well as major privacy concerns. The first version of NCSIP that Biden signed last spring had Q2 of 2024 as the deadline to complete 36 initiatives (33 have been completed to date). The updated version contains 31 initiatives, including that on digital ID, with its completion date listed as Q2 of fiscal year 2025. Overall, the current White House is pushing NCSIP as “a bold, affirmative vision for cyberspace to secure the full benefits of a safe and secure digital ecosystem for all Americans.” Digital ID systems, which provide a way to verify an individual’s identity electronically, have sparked significant controversy from a civil liberties perspective for several reasons. Chief among these concerns is the issue of privacy. Digital IDs often involve the collection, storage, and sometimes sharing of sensitive personal data, including biometric data such as fingerprints or facial recognition scans. This raises fears about the potential for surveillance and data misuse by both government authorities and private entities. The centralization of personal data could make it a target for breaches and unauthorized access, leading to identity theft or misuse of information. Related: Australia’s Digital ID Push Is Undermined by Data Leak Disaster If you're tired of censorship and dystopian threats against civil liberties, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The post Biden Cybersecurity Plan Vows To Support Development of a “Digital Identity Ecosystem” appeared first on Reclaim The Net.

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You’re in the gym, and it’s nearly the end of your workout. You’re finishing on the stationary bike, so you hop on and get pedaling, dreaming of what you’re going to cook for dinner…but then you look at the clock. You’ve been cycling for longer than that, right? According to a new study, time really can seem to move more slowly when we’re exercising.Something so everyday as how we experience the passage of time is still quite the scientific mystery. Lots of scientists are exploring these questions – just recently, a study threw doubt on the idea that we have a universal internal clock by demonstrating that changing how an image looks can alter someone’s time perception while they’re observing it.Einstein himself used this concept to explain his theory of relativity in a way that most people can intuitively grasp: “When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute – and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity.”Now, a new study has investigated this effect in 33 people while they worked out on a stationary exercise bike. A 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) virtual course was projected on a screen, and participants were instructed to try and complete the course as quickly as possible. After an initial “familiarization” trial, they returned to try out the course under three different conditions in a random order:Solo, where only their own virtual avatar was visible on the course;Passive opponent, where another avatar was on the course too, but not directly competing with them;Active opponent, where the participant was instructed to race the other avatar on the screen and try and complete the course first.Before, during, and after the trial, participants were asked to estimate when a 30-second interval had passed. They weren’t given any numerical information about their heart rate or performance during the cycling trials, so as not to interfere with this task.Comparing the results during the cycling trials with those before and after revealed that time ran “slower” for the participants while they were in the middle of their workout. If that’s not an argument against signing up for a spin class, we don’t know what is.Interestingly, the different experimental conditions had no significant impact. Whether they were racing against an opponent or cycling solo, the participants’ time perception wound up about 9 percent off the pace, meaning their internal idea of time was a little ahead of the clock.Mean (± standard deviation) percentage difference between chronological time and perceived time pre-exercise, during, and post-exercise.Image credit: Edwards et al, Brain and Behavior 2024 (CC BY 4.0); croppedThis was a small study, with just 33 people who were all already physically active. This does limit the generalizability of the results, as co-first author Professor Andrew Edwards of Canterbury Christ Church University explained in a statement:“While the participants weren't professional cyclists, they were in good physical shape, which isn't true of everybody. The sample size of 33 people offers an intriguing first glimpse into how our perception of time can be warped – and perhaps a clue as to how to take things to the next level while exercising.” “Our findings have important implications for healthy exercise choices, enjoyment levels and also for how we use this information to optimise performance.”So next time you’re in the gym, trying to ignore the grunts of the person next to you while questioning whether the clock has stopped, this might explain why.The study is published in the journal Brain and Behavior.