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What do you guys think about this way to implement Polished Stone? via /r/Minecraft

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What do you guys think about this way to implement Polished Stone?

4 Andesite > Polished Andesite
4 Diorite > Polished Diorite
4 Granite > Polished Granite
4 Stone > Polished Stone

4 Polished Andesite > Andesite Brick
4 Polished Diorite > Diorite Brick
4 Polished Granite > Granite Brick
4 Polished Stone > Stone Brick (This looks like Stone Slabs in a bricked fashion)

3 Andesite Bricks > Andesite Brick Slabs
3 Diorite Bricks > Diorite Brick Slabs
3 Granite Bricks > Granite Brick Slabs
3 Stone Bricks > Stone Brick Slabs

3 Polished Andesite > Polished Andesite Slabs
3 Polished Diorite > Polished Diorite Slabs
3 Polished Granite > Polished Granite Slabs
3 Polished Stone > Polished Stone Slabs (What we have now for Stone Slabs)
These follow the same fashion as Stone Slabs

6 Andesite Bricks > Andesite Brick Stairs
6 Diorite Bricks > Diorite Brick Stairs
6 Granite Bricks > Granite Brick Stairs
6 Stone Bricks > Stone Brick Stairs

Clearing things up:
Anything previously made with Stone Bricks are now made with Andesite Bricks, including variants

Pictures:
Andesite
Diorite
Granite
Stone

I made the Stone Brick textures (well, I shifted the Stone Slab texture), rest are taken from Quark.

Submitted May 31, 2016 at 08:04PM by Unoski
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New Method Of Substitutional Doping Shows Potential For Efficient Manufacture Of Modified Diamonds

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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin – Madison have devised a novel way to tweak diamonds to gie rise to desirable and customisable electronic properties for applications in smaller, more efficient electronic devices, bringing the bling to the inside of your phones, as well as the outside.

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New Periscope update brings comment moderation

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A new update is being rolled out to Twitter-owned live video streaming service Periscope that brings a new comment moderation feature. Aimed at fighting spam and abuse, the feature lets viewers report and then vote on reported comments.

The way it works is simple: if you find a comment offensive (or think it’s a spam), you can report it. While you will no longer see messages from that commenter for the remainder of the broadcast, a few randomly selected viewers will be asked to vote whether or not the reported comment is abusive/spam.

If majority votes yes, “the commenter will be…

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Xiaomi devices to come with Microsoft Office and Skype pre-installed; companies strike patent cross-licensing deal as well

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Chinese smartphone market leader Xiaomi and software giant Microsoft has signed a new deal that will see the companies cross-licensing patents. This was announced by Xiaomi’s VP Hugo Barra on Twitter.

Expanding the Xiaomi-Microsoft partnership: new deal for Office & Skype pre-install, IP cross-license and patent transfer agreement— Hugo Barra (@hbarra) June 1, 2016

As part of the deal, Xiaomi will also ship Microsoft Office and Skype on a number of its Android handsets starting September 2016. The device list includes the Mi 5, Mi Max, Mi 4s, Redmi Note 3, and Redmi 3.

“We are…

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