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Arma Dev Speaks Out About Game Being Used As Fake News Footage In Ukraine War
As the war in Ukraine broke out earlier this year, gameplay footage of the military simulator Arma 3 was passed off as actual videos from the ground of the conflict. Developer Bohemia Interactive has released a statement with the intention of assisting journalists and the general public in identifying fake videos.
Arma 3's nature as a mod-friendly military simulation game lets players simulate or depict a variety of historical and current conflicts. According to a part of the statement from a company representative, "Arma 3 videos allegedly depicted conflicts in Afghanistan, Syria, Palestine, and even between India and Pakistan." Bohemia has attempted to assist video platforms in flagging these videos on platform holders, such as YouTube. However, the sheer amount of videos makes this moderation task overwhelming and difficult.
The alternative is trying to make sure that the footage does not spread in the first place. The company representative said, "We found the best way to tackle this is to actively cooperate with leading media outlets and fact-checkers (such as AFP, Reuters, and others), who have better reach and the capacity to fight the spreading of fake news footage effectively." The statement follows this up with common attributes of Arma 3 footage that is being passed as videos from real-world conflicts, as well as a video which shows these principles in action.
Based on the 2010 release, the game features improved graphics and sound, as well as updated game design, bringing to life a new Tactics Ogre that remains true to its roots. Tactics Ogre veterans will experience a game that surpasses their fondest memories, while players new to Tactics Ogre will discover a game unlike any they've ever played. Reborn and deeper than ever, the game enables players to immerse themselves in the world and intrigue of Tactics Ogre like never before. The Valerian Isles, jewels of the Obero Sea. Long a center of naval commerce, the people of the isles struggled throughout history for dominion over her shores. Finally there rose a man to put an end to this conflict: Dorgalua Oberyth. But history would know him as the "Dynast-King." King Dorgalua strove to stamp out the hatred among the people of the isles, and for fully half a century, Valeria knew prosperity. Yet upon the king's death, civil war erupted anew as three factions vied for control: the Bakram, who comprised much of Valeria's nobility; the Galgastani, whose people made up the majority of the isles' population; and the Walister, who numbered but few. The isles were soon divided between the Bakram and Galgastani, and an uneasy peace settled across the land. Yet none believed the calm would last...
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Question: How to convert a hexadecimal string such as 02af01ff00 to a normal string using the Base64 format in Python?
Short answer: Use the following fancy one-liner expression to convert the hex string s to a Base64-encoded Python string: base64.b64encode(bytes.fromhex(s)).decode().
For the long answer, keep reading!
If you’re like me, you may need a quick refresher on how Base64 encoding works and what it is exactly. Although I studied computer science a couple of years ago, I don’t have all those super basic “bits” of knowledge at the top of my head all the time.
You may already know about Base64 — in that case, I’d recommend you skip the next section and jump ahead right away.
What Is Base64 Encoding?
Base64 is a very minimal encoding where a minimal set of characters — A-Z, a-z, and 0-9, essentially — are encoded using only six bits. Each bit position doubles the number of different encodings, so the Base64 encoding can encode 2*2*2*2*2*2 = 2^6 = 64 different characters.
Here’s the whole table — fortunately, the encoding is small and efficient enough that I can show you the whole thing!
(And, no, Emojis don’t have any place in Base64, it’s VERY old school!)
The output shows that you successfully converte from the hex string to the Base64 string and back to the hex string:
02af01ff00
Aq8B/wA=
02af01ff00
You can see that the start and end values of the conversion remain the same.
Let’s break down the code step by step!
Step 1: The initial hex string is still in a non-standardized format '02af01ff00'. We require it to be a bytes object because this is the required input format of the base64 functions shown in a moment. You use the bytes.fromhex() function.
>>> s = '02af01ff00'
>>> bytes.fromhex(s)
b'\x02\xaf\x01\xff\x00'
Step 2: You use the base64.b64encode() function to take the hex string (as bytes object) and convert it to a bytes object in Base64 encoding. This is almost what you want — but it’s not yet a normal Python string!
Voilà, exactly what you wanted! But how to convert it back?
Step 4 and 5: You can convert the normal Base64-encoded Python string back to the hex string from the beginning by using the string.encode() method to obtain a bytes object, passing it into the base64.b64decode() function to obtain a Base64 bytes representation, and converting it to a hexadecimal string by using the bytes.hex() method.
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Video 1: Chainsaw - Woodcutting
In order to build your defenses and fortifications, raw material will be needed. In the sylvan section of the island wood is easily available, from small saplings, bushes to tall and majestic trees. There is a bountiful arborical selection.
However, harvesting and gathering wood isn't such a light task. Tools are needed. While punching a tree, with one's brute force, could, in some circumstances, offer a few splinters, an axe or a hatchet would do a slightly better job. But, we have evolved beyond such primitive methods, and have found a more efficient method: the chainsaw.
A fairly hefty tool but it gets the job done: trees, logs, evergreen, wild animals and more, as long as you have the space and strength to carry, with enough fuel in your tank, you can clear out an entire forest in a jiffy.
Video 2: Close & Personal - Chainsaw Combat
Chainsaws, hatchets, hammers, etc. There are plenty of melee options that allow you to get close and personal. But, did you know that chainsaws can be used for more than just cutting trees?
Yes. Originally, the first chain saws were being used in surgery, for the excision of diseased joints or simply cutting bone. Luckily nowadays on the island, you do not need a medical degree nor take the Hippocratic Oath in order to operate a chainsaw...and there are plenty of diseased specimens that need a check-up.
If "an apple a day keeps the doctor away", a chainsaw keeps everyone away, every day.
Video 3: Circuits - "Let there be light"
Fuses, diodes, resistors, capacitors and lots of wiring. While becoming an aspiring electrical engineer can be a great prospect for the future, getting back alive from the island must come as a priority.
Completing a broken panel requires the rotation of tiles of a network trying to connect power to the grid. Generation of the grid is entirely procedural so that no playthrought has the same puzzle.
By solving the electrical puzzles, mounting enough fuses and with the right parts, entire buildings, dark hallways or even sewer sections can be illuminated.
Remember: light may maintain your sanity...but may also attract unwanted visitors.
Build-A-Bear Workshop wants a new plush collection to go fast--one based on the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie. The Blue Blur is available in three different gift sets, with the cheapest option costing $32. The deluxe gift set serves as the most expensive selection at $57. It includes Sonic's red shoes and a gold ring, along with a 5-in-1 sound chip containing his phrases from the film.
Sonic isn't alone, though. Build-A-Bear also offers a Knuckles plush as an online exclusive. Just like the Blue Blur, the strong echidna is selling for $32 and stands 17 inches tall. The workshop company believes people "will love his red fur" and "signature spine-like knuckles."
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In addition, there are Sonic-themed threads to deck out the standard stuffed animals from Build-A-Bear. For instance, there's a Sonic PJ sleeper outfit for $13.50. There's also a Sonic and Tails T-shirt retails for $8.50. If you don't have a teddy bear, the workshop will include one with the Blue Blur outfits for either $33.50 or $38.50.
Shakespeare and Magical Girls, what could be better? Save the worlds of Shakespeare from the forces of Nightmare in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.
JVM in containers Modern day software systems are moving towards containers. But there are a few important factors to understand before we move our Java/JVM based applications to containers. These factors raise questions about Java's suitability for containers. Imagine an environment in which 10 ins...
Question: How to convert a hexadecimal string such as 
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