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#damage

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From: blenderdumbass . org

We all love some mayhem when it comes to playing games. And nothing makes car games more satisfying than damage models. RockStar Games understood it early on, and all GTA games have breakable cars. Today some of the most popular car games like BeamNG.drive holding on a reali...

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blenderdumbass . orgMaking Breakable Cars in Video Games

#Phones
#Damage
#Repair

So I broke my phones glass for the first time ever. It's a Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G. I have this thing for several years and it is the last one Samsung put out that had Extendable Storage.

I am looking up how to repair. And I figure since I will need to do one thing I might as well do a lot of things.

So I am getting the tools and materials needed to replace the front glass, camera cover glass, lcd screen that has all sorts of burn in, and battery. I am also looking up how to clean out the USB C connector properly.

I could just go to AT&T and get a new phone on a plan, but I would rather not as I am not convinced I need anything major. Plus I kinda would like to get the Redmagic pro series.

If only their cameras were better. But then again they focus on games no pictures.

Saw that this was posted over on LinkedIn by the National Science Foundation about 21 hours ago. The funding agency now appears to be actively terminating grants. Would be interested in any first-hand stories from professional scientists or highly qualified personnel (students) on NSF grants about direct impacts.

"Today the US #NSF began terminating awards that are not aligned with agency priorities..."

NSF halts grant awards while staff do second review | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/ns

“Effective today, sources tell Science, NSF’s division of grants and awards is returning all grant proposals previously approved for funding and awaiting final signoff to the program officers who oversaw the initial review. In the meantime, according to those sources, NSF will not make any new awards.”