This happened about 3 years ago but sometimes I think about it and if I was in the right or wrong. I just need clarity from others that aren’t close to me. So this all happened when I at the time (17F) was in my junior year of highschool, I was in marching band due to my closest friend I’ll call Layla (16 F) at the time wanting me to try it out since she thought I would enjoy it as much as her. I was hesitant since the band director I knew was not known for being very kind but since they were getting a new director I thought why not and joined in my sophomore year but at that time we were all online for the band classes due to Covid. I did really end up enjoy learning to play music with a lot of great people and was excited because later in the year we would be able to practice in person. And I will say I had a crush on this new band director he was young (24M) and we’ll call him Sal. It was nothing more than a simple crush at the time because I found him cute. Now the more the band practices the closer I got with everyone and with this new director we’re becoming great and doing parades/new music. Everyone is excited at how the marching band program has became much more lively since he’s become director. Now I still very much like him as I go into my junior year and I try to be more talkative with him since I’m usually a more reserved quiet person. Maybe it came off flirty but I’m like 16 turning 17 not really expecting anything from a Teachedirector but it happens. I make a joke one day saying he owes me boba one day since I called out of work for a band football game. And he suggests since I’m going up to the area he lives around he’ll treat me then. One thing I forgot to mention he gave out his personal number out to all the students in band we had a groupchat. So on the day of I was texting him talking about how I was going to eat first and he hinted that he could join me so I wouldn’t be lonely. And of course me having a crush on him I said yes. After we eat and get boba he invites me over to his house again I say yes because I like him. At first we just went to his and watched yt videos and then he started playing with my hair and eventually I fell asleep because it was becoming late. He woke me up inviting me to sleep in his bed. I never thought this could happen and I took the opportunity and said yes. He slept next to me and the next morning kissed me and other things. I very naive and having a hard time at home at the time was overjoyed. Now I did worry about the band if this got out and his career but thought everything would be fine if we kept it a secret. Now usually I tell Layla everything because she was my person but I knew she would disapprove of this relationship (rightfully so) and so I told her nothing. So the relationship with me and him lasts for maybe two months and then we get caught. He gets reported to the reported to the school board and I am terrified that my name will be in rumors/gossip. I am someone who has always struggled with anxiety and suicidal thoughts so I was wanting to keep the truth hidden as possible. So when people in the band starting asking what happened when I was called to the office and why he was shortly after asked to leave the school grounds I lied. I said he had been helping me with extra practice and just giving me advice that the school was looking into because they thought it was something more. I also lied because me being naive at the time didn’t realize I was being groomed and so I wanted to protect him. Now there were news articles on him and the school for having relations with a student which we knew he had talked to and went out with a student that had recently graduated but it’s turns out they had a prior relationship that I hadn’t known about that in the end his teaching license was taken because of but I never told them about our relationship out of fear of being the target of rumors. Which unfortunately there were rumors there was another student he was messing with but their hadn’t been a name yet. Which is the way I wanted to keep it. I eventually told Layla the truth since she was the person I trusted the most and at first she took it well but eventually we grew distant. One day she sends me a text saying she doesn’t wanna be friends anymore and saying I should’ve never gotten into a relationship with him saying so many people loved the band program now just to see it end like that was saddening. Apparently the other girl wasn’t going to come forward about her past relationship with him but she was one that caught us and decided to come forward due to fear for me. Saying I indirectly caused the destruction of the band and lost the trust of her and other for not being truthful. Letting them defend him all this time when I knew the truth. Am I the asshole for not being truthful with everyone?Sorry if this post is all over the place this my first Reddit post. If you need any extra info or clarification feel free to ask in the comments.

Hey y’all! I’m starting an Erasmus Mundus program in September with a scholarship. The mobility is Paris->Pavia (Italy) -> Patras (Greece).
A lot of the bad experiences I read here have to do either with (a) going to small towns in boring countries and (b) going to shitty universities. I perceive that small towns usually result in populations with little to no diversity + conservative paradigms, while shitty universities result in disorganized programs, etc.
If you had to guess, what kind of experience do you think is awaiting for me?
I’ve been to Paris multiple times and been able to make friends (even with local Parisians from the 16th district, aka the very posh district of the city). Pavia is 30 minutes away from beautiful Milano, and Patras seems to be a lovely coastal city in the Mediterranean with awesome weather.
Opinions?

I bought my son a Build Box subscription a couple of months ago for his birthday and I applied a coupon code I'd found here on Reddit before submitting my order. Once I'd gone through with the purchase I learned that I would get my own referral code to share and if anyone used my code I'd get a $10 future store credit. I posted my referral link as a reply to the original thread where I'd found the code I'd used, as a way to pay it forward. Since then, 37 people have used that link. That's a lot of future store credit. Awesome, right? Not really. . .
Here is a description of how to use the referral link, directly copied from the CrunchLabs website:
"REFER YOUR FRIENDS, GET $10 IN FUTURE STORE CREDIT! Give your friends $10 off first subscription order. When your friends buy from your invite link, you get $10 in future store credit!
Plus, for a limited time, earn an adorable signed Phat Gus plushie when you refer 3+ friends!"
Firstly, CrunchLabs does not count their automated subscriptions as future purchases, and as such, the future store credit cannot be applied to next month's subscription box. In order for me to apply one of my $10 future store credits to the subscription box, I'd need to cancel my subscription then re-start it, which would delete my son's progress with the program and he'd have to start over from Box 1.
I emailed customer support, who verified that this is correct and indicated that the store credits can't be applied to the subscription program (beyond the very first box), but the credits CAN be used for purchasing other products from the CrunchLabs store, like merch or replacement parts. By this time I'd had enough store credits that I could apply enough of them to get a backpack for free, but it turns out you cannot use more than one credit code on an order despite their FAQ saying you can apply up to 5. When you try to apply a second code it just replaces the first code, not add a new one.
As of right now I have $370 worth of Future Store Credit codes that are virtually useless because of all of the restrictions Crunch Labs has placed on their use.
And that note about getting a signed Phat Gus plushie when you refer 3+ friends? That also is not true. It was only for a limited time, and I'm guessing they ran out of them a long time ago. 37 people have used my referral link and we haven't received any plushie. Interestingly enough, you can buy an un-signed plushie from the merch store for $30 USD. They really need to remove that statement from their website, as I'm guessing there are a lot of kids who'd be pretty excited for a chance to get a signed plushie that aren't going to get one.
This really strikes me as a program who's intended use is just for show as a method only for bringing in new customers looking to save $10 rather than a program that rewards existing customers in a meaningful way.

So for context, I am an upcoming PGY 1 doing a Transitional year program, but recently an anesthesia program opened up and offered me a PGY 1 position. However, important staff members are leaving and I will be in the inaugural class. I believe there will be CA1s starting at the same time. However, I will have to sign a waiver and get a violation from the NMRP in order to be released from my TY year. The program seems to not have everything in order. The APD will be the new program director and there is no leadership experience. I would not have to reapply this coming cycle as this past cycle was brutal, but I will have that black ball over me for signing a waiver for when I apply for fellowship. Do you think it is worth it? I have no idea how the training will be there as there are no livers or heart transplants but they have rotations at good places where they have a lot of exposure. Any advice would be helpful! The program is ACGME-accredited however I have no contract in front of me and I will ask for it.

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Hello! I appreciate your time!
I finally took the time to compile my unredeemed keys from my humble bundle/fanatical accounts and compose a spreadsheet. I also made a barter account:
Have list: https://barter.vga492/t/
Steam wish list sync: https://barter.vga492/w/
I'm new to this sub, but for what it's worth I have a lot of rep from selling movie codes on DigitalCodeSELL, 181 transactions as of this post; you can find my most recent post on DCS here.
Here is the list of keys I have:

Game Titles
911 Operator
911 Operator - Special Resources DLC
Absolver
AETHERIS
Aggelos
Airborne Kingdom
Alicia Griffith – Lakeside Murder
Alien Rampage
Always Sometimes Monsters
Anomaly Defenders
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Beholder
Biped
Bleed 2
Block'Em!
Bohemian Killing
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
Castle on the Coast
Chorus
Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
Costume Quest
Creepy Tale 3: Ingrid Penance
Cubemen
Cubemen 2
Dandara
Dead Age
Deadlink
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
DEATHRUN TV
Deep Sky Derelicts
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
Dungeon Rats
Duskers
Fallout New Vegas Ultimate
Figment
Galak-Z
Garbage
Golf Gang
GoNNER
Headlander
Heliborne
Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends
Hero of the Kingdom III
Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2
Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore A Fedora
Human: Fall Flat
Immortal Redneck
Infested Planet
Infested Planet - Trickster's Arsenal DLC
Interrogation: You will be deceived
Iron Danger
Jalopy
KickBeat Steam Edition
Late Shift
Legends of Eisenwald
Lila’s Sky Ark
LISA: Complete Edition
Looking for Aliens
Mad Experiments: Escape Room
Marooners
Mini Thief
Minit
Monster Prom
Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
OUT OF THE BOX
PAYDAY 2
Pharaonic
Pool Panic
Pumped BMX Pro
Rapture Rejects
Rapture Rejects - Humble Exclusive "Safari Outfit"
Saints Row (2023)
Scars Above
Slaycation Paradise
Small World
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Trilogy
Startopia
Steel Rats
StrikeForce Kitty
Subterrain
Super 3-D Noah's Ark
Super Daryl Deluxe
Synergia
Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
Tallowmere
Tannenberg
Telepath Tactics Liberated
The Deed: Dynasty
The Detail Season One
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
The Flame in the Flood
The Indie Mixtape
The Invisible Hours
The Last Leviathan
The Town of Light
This War of Mine
Time on Frog Island
Tower of Guns
Tower Unite
Treadnauts
Trover Saves the Universe
Turbo Overkill
Turmoil
Void Destroyer
Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire
Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Realms Of Ruin – Ultimate Edition
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Collector's Edition
Warman
Westerado: Double Barreled
White Noise Online
Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale

Wants:
Sifu Turok games Ion Fury: Aftershock Returnal Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty Cultic Roboquest Hogwarts Legacy lots of stuff
Feel free to offer me:
Boomer Shooters in general RPGs (mainly JRPGs and CRPGs) Roguelites Deckbuilders

I have Tricare Prime and receive my medical care at an MHF. I’ve been part of the center’s weight loss program for over a year. During that time, I’ve tried Phentermine, Qsymia, and am now on Contrave. I haven’t had success with the first two (I did have success on Phentermine, but that came with heart palpitations and high blood pressure, so I had to stop taking it). Contrave isn’t working for me, either. I have PCOS, and these meds aren’t effective. I talked to my doctor about trying one of the GLP-1s that are approved for weight loss. She told me that Tricare wouldn’t approve them because I don’t have diabetes.
I went home, looked at the PA form again, and called to ask her to check again, because we’d both read it wrong, answering one of the line items when it could have been skipped. I spoke to my doctor’s nurse this morning and went through the PA form with her, and this afternoon, she sent me the message thread between herself and the doctor.
To quote, my doctor said, “The PA asks in question #10 if the patient has been on both metformin and trulicity for weight loss. She has not been on trulicity. The trulicity PA form asks if the patient is a diabetic, and since she is not, she is not approved for Trulicity so the answer to question #10 is No, therefore not approved. I did double check with our pharmacy as well however and they confirmed that we do not have any of the starting/mid doses of these medications pt is requesting anyway, only the high dose. Tricare will not approve her being on the GLP-1 agents without the diagnosis of diabetes, I am sorry but I cannot change the tricare rules.”
This is irritating me. The nurse agreed with me that #10 didn’t apply to me, and that according to the form, I should get approved. I’ve already told my doctor that I’ll try to get the prescription filled off-base if I have to. And according to Tricare’s PA form and posts I’ve seen on different Reddit forums, people with Tricare are getting approved for these medications, because patients don’t need a diabetes diagnosis.
Tomorrow, I plan on calling Tricare to check and see if what she’s saying is true, then the MCF’s Patient Advocate.
Any advice? I’ve always respected my doctors’ expertise unless I see reason not to, and the way she’s handled this doesn’t curl over with me.

This is embarrassing. Embarrassment is part of my illness. I am working to overcome. This is an exercise in trust and I feel embarrassed even writing. Lowering my pride:
My brother, six years older, is a psychopath, narcissist, and has Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD).
We have no other siblings.
Well needless to say growing was not right for me to say the least.
I started off very good in 1967. I was an intelligent, handsome and healthy American boy.
Until the day my dad passed in 2023 we had the healthiest fatheson best friend work associate relationship possible. My dad saw my great potential and had great working plans for me which were I always agreed with. He was not there but set me on a path. It was working. He believed in freedom. He served in the US Navy in Korea from 1951-1954. All wartime. He was my hero. RIP dad.
My mom is alive and completely brain washed by my brother, afraid of my brother and afraid of my interaction with my brother. She says I need acceptance. She has never said this until recently. She wants me to have peace and she only knows maybe 1/10 of what he did to me (maybe) and no apparent concept of how it has affected me my entire life. I am in therapy but my sessions are once a week for 1 hour. I am working on doubling this. I like my therapist. I am telling him things I have told a soul in 50 years.
My mom is in denial and feels guilty and at fault. I told her blame is not an option. I do not blame her for anything. It is difficult for me to even hear her voice and she is not getting any younger. Neither am I.
So it is very difficult for me to speak to her about anything. She is living in assisted living facility roughly 20 minutes away. She learned how to gaslight and manipulate me from my brother and doesn't even realize she is doing it. She does not validate my feelings at all. I do not pressure about this. I leave my 86 year old mother to her TV and her new found friends where she is living.
I have been in and out of mental hospitals for years. I have been where I am today remember this shit many times before and have not been at level of peace in 50 years.
I am taking a different route this time. Facing this daily until I feel I have come to resolutions. My brain is not capable of making decisions right now also my anger does not allow for a lot of fun or free thought. Sometimes this anger freezes up my entire body. I refuse to take meds they damaged my body. No way. Natural or not at all.
I am in the process of reviewing all of my mental heath records (they have been requested) and am planning to sue anyone my dad shelled big bucks to get me right.
I want to have zero contact with my brother. I want to make sure the girl friend / wife of mine he got accused of sexually assaulting is ok.
I want to get in a position where I can help people. There is nothing I cannot solve. I am writing this to accelerate the process of a cure for myself.
I would have been a GREAT surgeon or soldier or defense lawyer instead I am on disability and legally insane. This is okay that I am on a different path than my dad and I planned when was very young. I will turn this negative into a positive and complete my life's work based on my life experience.
There is more to this. I find if the post is too long people may not read it and I need it read. Any feedback would be nice. Please be gentle but real. I am real and this is real.

Faraday Future Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results
-- Company Transformed Business to Production and Revenue-Generation Phase with FF 91 2.0 EV in 2023.
-- Realized Revenue for 2023 and Reduced Operating Loss, Cash Used In Operating Activities, while improving Composition of Balance Sheet as Compared With Fiscal 2022.
-- Company Committed to increased production and deliveries while maintaining financial discipline.
-- Continues Pursuit of Additional Significant Strategic Investors to Drive Future Growth. LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2024-- Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Inc. (Nasdaq: FFIE) ("FF", "Faraday Future", or "Company"), a California-based global shared intelligent electric mobility ecosystem company, today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.
RESULTS FOR FOURTH QUARTER 2023 AND FULL YEAR 2023
For fiscal 2023, FF produced its first year of revenue as well as a reduced operating loss, and cash used in operating activities, while improving the composition of its balance sheet, as compared with fiscal 2022. These results were achieved through major cost reductions and cost discipline.
FF reported revenue of $0.8 million for 2023 and cost of goods sold of $43 million, compared with no revenue and cost of goods sold in 2022. This reflects that the Company only began delivering vehicles in the third quarter 2023. Loss from operations was $286 million for 2023, as compared to a loss from operations of $437 million for 2022. The change was due to a significant reduction in operating expenses which registered $244 million in 2023 compared to $437 million in 2022. The improvement in operating expenses for the year was primarily due to lower research and development expenses as the Company completed product development and transitioned to fulfilling sales through manufacturing and production. Net loss improved to $432 million for 2023, as compared to $602 million for 2022.
Total assets on December 31, 2023, were $531 million, compared to $529 million as of December 31, 2022. Total liabilities were $302 million, versus $328 million on December 31, 2022.
Net cash used in operating activities for 2023 was $278 million compared to $383 million in 2022. Capital expenditures were $31 million for 2023 compared to $123 million for 2022.
Cash balance at December 31, 2023, was $4 million, including restricted cash of $2 million. This compares to cash of $17 million at December 31, 2022. As of May 23, 2024, the Company's cash position was approximately $5 million, which includes restricted cash of $2 million.
To support future growth the Company continues to pursue additional significant strategic investors to support future growth. It also is considering equipment- and IP-backed financing to potentially reduce reliance on dilutive funding. The Company does not plan to issue additional shares unless and until the Company receives shareholder approval to increase total authorized share count.
"2023 was a milestone year for FF. We transitioned to a phase of growth that focuses on production and revenue generation, establishing FF's position in the ultra-luxury and high-performance EV market," said Matthias Aydt, Global CEO of Faraday Future. "Looking forward, I am excited by the future as we remain steadfast in our pursuit of growth through efficiency and the new markets we entered in 2023. We remain dedicated to elevating both our product strength and stockholder value."
KEY COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS DURING 2023
FF launched a leasing program with Luxury Lease Partners, obtained a Bureau of Automotive Repair license, activated a home charging installation program, and rolled out a public charging program. These initiatives are designed to provide a seamless and customer-focused experience for our users.
The Company also announced potential entry into the Middle East market late last year. This included strategic cooperation agreements with Master Investment Group and Siraj Holding LLC. Entry into the Middle East would add a third leg to the Company's geographic strategy that includes the U.S. and China.
FF also agreed to a collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to bring generative AI and advanced intelligent electric vehicle capabilities to the UAE's Smart and Autonomous Vehicles Industry (SAVI) cluster.
OUTLOOK
Given current market conditions and current levels of funding the Company is withdrawing its production target guidance for 2024.
EARNINGS WEBCAST
Faraday Future management will host a webcast today, May 28, 2024, at 8:00pm Eastern time (5:00pm Pacific time). Interested investors and other parties can listen to a webcast of the conference call by logging onto the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at https://investors.ff.com/.
ABOUT FARADAY FUTURE
FF is the pioneer of the Ultimate Intelligent TechLuxury ultra spire market in the intelligent EV era, and a disruptor of the traditional ultra-luxury car civilization. FF is not just an EV company, but also a software-driven company of intelligent internet AI product.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release includes "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When used in this press release, the words "estimates," "projected," "expects," "anticipates," "forecasts," "plans," "intends," "believes," "seeks," "may," "will," "should," "future," "propose" and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which include statements regarding the Company's planned financings, growth strategy in the U.S., China and the Middle East, and the Company's leasing program, are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside the Company's control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Important factors, among others, that may affect actual results or outcomes include, among others: the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and improve its liquidity and financial position; the Company's ability to pay its outstanding obligations; the Company's ability to remediate its material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and the risks related to the restatement of previously issued consolidated financial statements; the Company's limited operating history and the significant barriers to growth it faces; the Company's history of losses and expectation of continued losses; the success of the Company's payroll expense reduction plan; the Company's ability to execute on its plans to develop and market its vehicles and the timing of these development programs; the Company's estimates of the size of the markets for its vehicles and cost to bring those vehicles to market; the rate and degree of market acceptance of the Company's vehicles; the Company's ability to cover future warrant claims; the success of other competing manufacturers; the performance and security of the Company's vehicles; current and potential litigation involving the Company; the Company's ability to receive funds from, satisfy the conditions precedent of and close on the various financings described elsewhere by the Company; the result of future financing efforts, the failure of any of which could result in the Company seeking protection under the Bankruptcy Code; the Company's indebtedness; the Company's ability to cover future warranty claims; the Company's ability to use its "at-the-market" program; insurance coverage; general economic and market conditions impacting demand for the Company's products; potential negative impacts of a reverse stock split; potential cost, headcount and salary reduction actions may not be sufficient or may not achieve their expected results; circumstances outside of the Company's control, such as natural disasters, climate change, health epidemics and pandemics, terrorist attacks, and civil unrest; risks related to the Company's operations in China; the success of the Company's remedial measures taken in response to the Special Committee findings; the Company's dependence on its suppliers and contract manufacturer; the Company's ability to develop and protect its technologies; the Company's ability to protect against cybersecurity risks; and the ability of the Company to attract and retain employees, any adverse developments in existing legal proceedings or the initiation of new legal proceedings, and volatility of the Company's stock price. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 28, 2024 and other documents filed by the Company from time to time with the SEC. Investors (English): ir@faradayfuture.com
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240528134731/en/

CONTACT: Investors (Chinese): cn-ir@faradayfuture.com 

Media: john.schilling@ff.com
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May 28, 2024 18:31 ET (22:31 GMT)

Hi everyone,
I need help deciding between two law master's programs, and I'm really torn. Here are the details:

Option 1: New University

Pros:

• Covers more relevant subjects for the judicial exam i want to take later on.
• New experience at a different university.
• i can afford to live in a studio apartment.
• Lower cost of living.
• Easier tests and better grades.
• Support network available.
• Opportunity to meet new people.
• Quick thesis correction, allowing for two judicial applications.
• Shorter thesis.

Cons:

• No career or internship opportunities.
• Less time to complete the thesis.
• More far from family and everything since it is a remote city

Option 2: Current University that i took my law degree from

Pros:

• Opportunity to be a tutor.
• Familiar environment (where I got my undergraduate degree).
• Saves time and 600 euros on moving costs.
• Internship opportunities in specialized courts over the summer.
• Living close to home.
• Covers interesting and relevant topics.
• Rigorous preparation for the judicial exam.
• Plenty of time to complete the thesis and study for exams.

Cons:

• 4 out of 8 professors are ones I had issues with during undergrad and are not grading fairly or explaining clearly. i predict this will be an huge problem.
• Less opportunity for networking
• i only get one time to try the judicial exam

Additional Context:

• I'll have two professional experiences this summer, reducing the need for additional internships.

My Dilemma:

• Should I see the challenges in Option 2 as an opportunity for growth and resilience or should I seek a fresh start with Option 1?
• Considering my past issues with professors in Option 2, would a new environment be better for my academic and personal growth?

Any advice or insights would be greatly appreciated!
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I’m 22 years old and i think I want to get a degree, but I’m unsure what to go for. I’m supposed to start a rad tech program this coming January, but I’ve been curious about getting bachelors instead. I’ve been thinking about urban planning, civil engineering or something to do with the environment/geography due to my interest in climate change, green spaces, denser urban areas, landscaping, preserving nature, weather, public transportation/safer roads, and things like that. I also love looking at places on Google Maps, maps with stats on them, and just reading stats in general. I chose the rad tech program because it was only 2 years and I wasn’t ready for a bachelors yet at the time. I liked the job prospects, schedules, mobility, eventual salary, and it seemed pretty laid back for a medical job. It seems very tolerable to me, but it’s not something I’d say I dream about doing. I like the civil engineering degree because it’s something I’ve actually taken an interest, good pay and job prospects, I can work part time while I’m school, and I’d be proud of myself for getting this degree. I’m worried though that I’m not smart enough to get an engineering degree, or that maybe this is an interest I’ll grow out of. I’m just kind of stuck cause I don’t know what I want to do with my life and I don’t know how to even figure that out. I want to live very comfortably, but I don’t know if it’s wrong to just chase money instead of doing something you enjoy. Like I’ve been wishing I could get a tech job for awhile now because of their salaries and how nice those jobs seem, but I’ve never really had an interest in programming and stuff, so would I be miserable no matter how much money I was making? I do like reading stats/data, but I’m bad at math so I feel like that path is out of the question. I’m just overwhelmed by the amount of choices I can make and I don’t know what the right choice is. Should I wait on the bachelors until I’m 100% sure what I want to do, or go now since I have an idea? Or do I follow through with becoming an MRI tech since it seems tolerable, it’s similar pay to the bachelors I’m considering, and almost half the schooling? I’m cheap so whatever has a good return on investment is what I want.
I’ve been considering the military as well because of the benefits. I’m not sure the best time to do that though. Could I go to school at the same time or do 4 years then go to school? I don’t think this is something I’d regret doing due to the benefits you get out of it.

Basically the title... I've really gotten into working on my Spanish by watching Disney Channel shows from my childhood but with Spanish audio. Disney Plus makes it super easy to change the language. But Paramount Plus (which houses most Nick shows)...not so much.
I've found the Nickelodeon en Español YouTube channel, but it has just clips from episodes. And I know Pluto TV has it live, but I'm looking more for older stuff, like SpongeBob, iCarly, Big Time Rush, etc.
I've also tried Amazon Prime and Netflix, but they only offer English audio for that content. There were a few episodes in Spanish on Hulu, but I'd love to find more episodes/shows to watch.
Has anyone had any luck finding more than just a few episodes here and there or just clips? If it matters, I'm in the US.
Thanks!

I’m 22 years old and I think I want to get a degree, but I’m unsure what to go for. I’m supposed to start a rad tech program this coming January, but I’ve been curious about getting bachelors instead. I’ve been thinking about urban planning, civil engineering or something to do with the environment/geography due to my interest in climate change, green spaces, denser urban areas, landscaping, preserving nature, weather, public transportation/safer roads, and things like that. I also love looking at places on Google Maps, maps with stats on them, and just reading stats in general. I chose the rad tech program because it was only 2 years and I wasn’t ready for a bachelors yet at the time. I liked the job prospects, schedules, mobility, eventual salary, and it seemed pretty laid back for a medical job. It seems very tolerable to me, but it’s not something I’d say I dream about doing. I like the civil engineering degree because it’s something I’ve actually taken an interest, good pay and job prospects, I can work part time while I’m school, and I’d be proud of myself for getting this degree. I’m worried though that I’m not smart enough to get an engineering degree, or that maybe this is an interest I’ll grow out of. I’m just kind of stuck cause I don’t know what I want to do with my life and I don’t know how to even figure that out. I want to live very comfortably, but I don’t know if it’s wrong to just chase money instead of doing something you enjoy. Like I’ve been wishing I could get a tech job for awhile now because of their salaries and how nice those jobs seem, but I’ve never really had an interest in programming and stuff, so would I be miserable no matter how much money I was making? I do like reading stats/data, but I’m bad at math so I feel like that path is out of the question. I’m just overwhelmed by the amount of choices I can make and I don’t know what the right choice is. Should I wait on the bachelors until I’m 100% sure what I want to do, or go now since I have an idea? Or do I follow through with becoming an MRI tech since it seems tolerable, it’s similar pay to the bachelors I’m considering, and almost half the schooling? I’m cheap so whatever has a good return on investment is what I want.
I’ve been considering the military as well because of the benefits. I’m not sure the best time to do that though. Could I go to school at the same time or do 4 years then go to school? I don’t think this is something I’d regret doing due to the benefits you get out of it.

Okay so I (16f) have been friends with let's call him J (16m) for a little more than half a year. Hes a good person and all but recently he's started doing stuff that kinda makes me feel bad. For example, hes implied that im a really big failure and even told me hell always be better than me at everything. Ngl that kinda stung bc ive always suffered with low self esteem and hearing that from him hurt. Anyways I kinda forgot about that but then every single time we would go out together hed make fun of my outfit, my hair, my face ): or the way i carry myself. Hes also told me that hes emberrased to be seen with me and stuff. I feel like hes always judging me (he has great style) and its not that I dont put effort into my clothes but I dont have the money to get good clothes (he literally spends more than 700 on shoes alone and thinks thats doable for everyone). Plus I feel like he acts more like a girl than i do 😭 he spends HOURS getting ready, he plans his outfits months ahead, he cares SOOOO much about the way he looks, hes always critizizing everybody, one time he texted me screaming of an emergency and it was literally his shoes not combining with his shirt or smth like wth (???), he thinks hes smarter than everyone and that without him we would all be lost. Honestly im just so tired of it all, plus hes kinda mean to my childhood friends and he thinks their stupid. Something thats happened recently is that I told him I want to change to public school (we both go to online school) and then he made me feel like trash and has tried everything in his power to convince my parents to not let me go even though i tried explaining to him why I wanted to go. (I suffer from depression and being home alone everyday was so draining, plus they offer a program that can help me massively get into the career I want).
All in all im so lost. what do i do?
Also I cant drop him as a friend bc our parents talk alot and we have some mutual friends so itd be awkward

I (31F) am recently single. It's really painful and I'm still trying to recover. I'm also trying to finish a demanding doctoral program and feel like I don't have much space to breathe.
I want kids and know that time is really ticking, so I feel pressure to start dating again as soon as I can, even though I'm still recovering. I recently got my fertility tested, hoping that would reassure me, but it turns out that my hormone levels are about average for a 40 year old woman. While I could be able to conceive in future years, it doesn't look promising.
Meanwhile, my friends are getting engaged and married to men they love. I'm happy for them but feel so sad for myself. I never thought I'd be in this position. My sister is pregnant and just bought a new house with her husband - every time I talk to her it's all about the baby and her excitement and joy and their new house and the thing she and my brother-in-law are doing. I know I should be excited for her and I am in theory, but it's incredibly hard to watch everyone around you get all of the things you ever wanted.
Technically I know I could fall in love and have all of these things too, but realistically the timeline for that is fairly short at this age and there's a good chance it won't happen for me. I'm in therapy, but I just feel sad, miserable, and panicked most of the time if I'm being honest.

After the 100th win in all regular season games, Los Angeles FC return to the Banc to face Minnesota United FC.
Match thread will be on the Reddit Live Score thread. The Pre-Match Thread link will be stickied in the comments.
Los Angeles FC vs. Minnesota United FC
MLS Season 2024 - Match #15
Please do not sell, advertise, give away or buy tickets on this sub.
Wednesday May 29th 2024
Approx. 7:54 p.m. PT (9:54 p.m. CT) via MLS Kickoff Times
Location: BMO stadium, 3939 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90037
Outdoor Weather: 🌙 64 Degrees, Precipitation 0%, Winds Northeast @ 7mph, 70% Humidity. During Game: Weather will be the same throughout the game. Temps will fall by two degrees.
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English: ESPN 710AM, ESPN LA App with Dave Denholm
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Stats & Summary
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Referees

Position	Name
Main	Timothy Ford
AR1	Jeremy Hanson
AR2	Jose Da Silva
4TH	Brandon Stevis
VAR	Jose Carlos Rivero
AVAR	Eric Weisbrod

Player Availability
^{Per LAFC, MLS and MNUFC Injury Reports not updated yet.}
Questionable

Player	Injury	Team
TBA	TBA	TBA

Out

Player	Injury/Other	Team
TBA	TBA	TBA
Eduard Atuesta	🟥	LAFC

Recent Results
^{Most recent result on right.}
LAFC: W - W - W - W - W
MNUFC: W - W - D - W - D

In our apartment my wife and I have a set routine with our apartment door.
There's only one way in/out, so it's very easy to keep track of. The only/last person in locks the door behind them. The door is always locked. To do this you have to lever the handle up, then rotate the latch. The first step makes a very distinctive sound because it engages 5 pins along the height of the door to hook through into the frame, pulling the door tightly into position. This then allows you to rotate the latch. Our apartment is has a very compact layout for 80 sqm, meaning from the threshold of any room is no more than a dozen steps to the front door. You can't miss the sound, regardless of which room you're in. We're very used to hearing each other lock the door.
The second check happens when putting our son to bed. We like to teach him about securing things/turning things off, so we carry him through the apartment to turn off the lights/switches no longer needed. He's also completely obsessed with doors. If he's in a room and notices the door is open, even if it's just a few cm, he'll speed-crawl over and push it shut, then go back to whatever he was doing. Naturally, he loves the front door routine. So we take him to the door and let him push on the handle after we double check it. It's always locked.
Almost daily we have the same conversation when the first one is going out to work in the morning:
"You didn't check the door last night, it's unlocked."
"No, I locked it after I came in and checked it before bedtime."
Yet for some reason—despite this apparently happening very frequently—it never escalates to a disagreement. It's like every day we reset our concern on this one particular thing, have the same two sentence conversation, and move on like nothing happened.
It feels like lately this is leaking into other times of the day, though.
When I leave the apartment with our son, we have our own routine. I show him that I put the key in the lock, lever the handle, rotate the latch using the key. I then pass the keys to him to carry while we make our way downstairs.
We cycle to nursery, I lock the bike, and pass him the keys to carry with us upstairs. When we get to his room I take the keys back and place them in my pocket. A few times I've returned back outside to the bike to find the key hanging in the lock, despite us going through our routine.
Even more bizarrely, when I return from the nursery run an hour later, I go to turn the key in the lock and it doesn't budge. The door is already unlocked. There's no one home so it's not like the 'always lock the door behind you' routine has been broken. Our building is reasonably secure with keypad access and in a quiet neighbourhood; nothing is ever missing, everything is in it's place, so no one has broken in.
My wife thinks I'm just forgetting, yet doesn't seem bothered at all that I might be forgetting to secure our domicile every day. The only conclusion that I can come to is that these locking routines are a 'fake' activity, a glitch, because there is no material threat programmed to necessitate things needing to be locked.

My sister (F30) and I (M26) are at a loss of what to do.
My parents have been married for 33 years and have only ever been with each-other (no sex before marriage Christians). For as long as I can remember my mum (57yo) has criticised and undermined my dad (56yo), degraded and mocked him. For a long time I brushed it off/got used to it as parents arguing but with growing up, I've realised how unbalanced all the arguments were, and my dad would rarely shout at my mum whereas my mum's go-to is shouting at him.
My mum suffers from severe anxiety and at times depression however my sister and I are also convinced she has NPD or BDP as she frequently displays a lot of manic behaviour. In the last 18 months her behaviour with others has gotten so much worse that it has caused strains on all the people in her life. However it is definitely my dad who faces the brunt of it. She is incredibly controlling and manipulative of all that he does in life. It all worsened when my grandad died last year and my grandma was diagnosed with dementia immediately after (my dad's side), subsequently as often happens with deaths, there were a lot of fallings out between my dad and his siblings regarding the care for their mother, and his siblings have largely neglected to take up caring responsibilities for her and it has almost all fallen on my dad to take care of her. This is to the point where he lived with her for 3 months last year, and the entire of this year he has gone to hers almost every morning to wake her up and bring her breakfast before he goes to work. He now also takes care of his mum's garden and does her food shopping once a week. He also attends visits her many evenings after work to make her dinner and spend time with her, although one of his siblings and some of her friends also visit her sometimes to take some of this burden off of him. Luckily in the last few weeks carers have started coming in to help regularly but this took a while to sort, and he had to deal with sorting this all himself.
My mum refuses to help him with any of the care for his mother as she is 'triggered' by his mum because she claims she can't cope with how his siblings have abandoned the care for their mother and left me to do it all alone. This is despite the fact she retired herself in December and has not taken up anything in the meantime and spends the majority of her time at home alone on her phone and watching TV. Despite this, my dad is still also taking care of all our gardens at home AND doing the food shopping for himself and my mum, whilst also still working full-time. Despite having all this going on in his life, while my mum sits at home in early retirement doing practically nothing, any time he is home with her she will constantly give him lectures trying to control everything he does or says. Even, when it comes to the care of his mother or how he deals with his siblings, despite her refusing to help him with her at all. She will give lectures that can last over an hour or two where she will barely allow him to get a word in. When he does get a word in, she doesn't listen to him but instead will interrupt him and raise her voice. When he shouts back with her, she will start to claim he is silencing and gaslighting her and that he has never loved her and will go on about female friends he has had in his life that she claims he wants to cheat with. If that doesn't stop my dad for standing up for himself, she will then scream at the top of her lungs, crying, threatening suicide, hitting herself in the head and sometimes throwing things at him. These lectures and outbursts happen so often that he started to record them and at this point he probably has hours and hours of recordings of their arguments, which mostly consist of my mum screaming at him. I could go on and on about the awful things she says and does to him but I'd be here forever.
My dad now knows he is in an abusive relationship but he feels too weak to leave her and his worried about how he would do it and also how my mum would re-act. To add to this my mum has always been the bread-winner of the two and controlled all the finances in the relationship, to the point where my dad has never even used online banking, so I think he is worried about the financial logistics of leaving her as well. Unsurprisingly he has suffered with him depression for the first time in 2016, and again in 2023-ongoing and he is currently on anti-depressants. He also started therapy but he stopped this as he told me he got bored but I have tried to encourage him to start it again as it would help him build his strength.
What more can we do to help? I want both my parents to be happy and healthy, and they are far from it right now. My mum is clearly very sick, but will do very little to help herself and seems to have no awareness about how awfully she treats my dad. My dad is the sweetest man I have ever met, yet he is weak and not strong enough to leave right now. What more could my sister and I do to help the situation?

Recently my mom just got this weight lost surgery and she’s 3 weeks post-op. Since she’s had her surgery, she’s been having these “comments” nonstop. The first week she got back from the hospital, precautions were taken and I would ask how’s she feeling everyday. As of now, it’s seems like that’s all she talks about. For example, we could be watching tv and she’ll just talk about how much weight she’s lost or that she’s so full or how she shouldn’t have eaten that last bite. If you’re familiar with weight loss surgery, there is a specific amount of the food the doctors don’t want you to overeat and if so, you might throw up. She’s been throwing up or spitting up and it’s like that’s all she talks about. Another example, we were on the phone with my aunty and my aunty mentioned how she drank coffee today and my mom made a comment saying “at least you drank more than me”. This is what got me irritated bc I know that this weight loss surgery is going to require a whole new life style but it’s like damn, every conversation we have always ends up back to her about her surgery. And yes I’m proud of her that she’s lost weight , but I don’t want to hear about who’s gotten the weight lose surgery, how much weight she’s lost or how much food she can and can’t eat every day. Like I know, you tell me everyday. And it’s becoming annoying bc it’s the comments she makes all the time about the people that can eat more than her and how much they should be eating like she’s the weight loss police.

Georgia protective order violation question...
So my family was granted a restraining order against my teenage stepson's biological father. He got physical with my stepson and he is using drugs. He is supposed to be completing anger management and substance abuse programs per the court order. Instead he has spent his time making facebook posts that dont directly say any of our names but is clearly talking about us. No direct contact...whatever.
Well now he has texted my wife happy birthday.
He has asked his facebook friends to reach out to his son and say hello for him.
Obviously these are violations albiet not threatening.
If we have someone reach out and tell him to stop, would that possibly void the protective order?

Hey everyone,
I'm reaching out for assistance in identifying my niche.
I (25M) who completed my bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from SRM University, India in 2020. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, campus interviews were canceled, and I couldn't secure any virtual interviews either. However, in December 2020, I landed an internship at a startup where I spent two years. During this time, I honed skills in leadership, strategic project planning and execution, marketing, and customer success. I played a pivotal role in problem-solving for clients, receiving commendable feedback. As I demonstrated my capabilities, I earned trust from senior management and was entrusted with crucial projects. However, layoffs within the company prompted me to leave on my own terms.
Initially aiming for an MBA, I sought admission in universities abroad. However, my two years of experience fell short of their requirements, which typically demanded five years or more. Undeterred, I pursued similar programs and will soon commence my MBM at the University of Waikato in July. My goal is to venture into consulting or other corporate roles to secure stable income for loan repayment and personal stability. I seek your guidance on maximizing my master's degree and university experience to land a desirable job, particularly in strategic or turnaround consulting. Currently, I'm enhancing my skills through a Google data analytics certification before starting my masters.
During my tenure at the startup, I reported to the Chief Business Officer (CBO), who also held positions as a partner and Managing Director of a consulting firm. Working closely with him, I gained valuable insights into business operations. The more responsibilities I undertook, the more I recognized my knack for delivering results. While my role wasn't strictly technical, I thrived in corporate settings, enjoying collaborative endeavors across departments.
Consulting appeals to me for its wealth of knowledge and diverse opportunities. Pursuing a business degree complements my previous experience and aligns with my aspirations to engage with startup incubators, accelerators, and Fortune 500 companies.
This marks my first venture abroad for academic pursuits, and I welcome any advice to navigate this transition successfully. Despite the broad nature of my request, any insights that bring me closer to realizing my business aspirations would be immensely valued and appreciated.