Hi! I've been on an odyssey of metal discovery for the last few months. I'm not new to all metal, I got into nu-metal as a teen (showing my age here) and I found a few bands that I fell in love with along the way (Tool, Rammstein, and Volbeat for example) but I never listened to anything older, and I found that I just didn't enjoy the sound of more modern metal bands, so I just assumed I wasn't really a metalhead.
Weirdly, what got me exploring more metal was a random YouTube recommended video by Bradley Hall, where he does what 60 famous bands sound like to those who don't like them (recommended video btw, his impressions of Pink Floyd, the Beatles, and Blink 182 had me in stitches).
But I thought, I only know a handful of these bands, and the ones I was familiar with (like Metallica) I'd never actually listened to. So I set about listening to a lot of the bands he featured in the video, and went from there, learning all about metal subgenres, waves of metal and pioneering bands, and I feel like I discovered this whole new world that was under my nose this whole time.
My favourite subgenres (and bands) so far are heavy metal (Judas Priest - how have I never listened to Judas Priest?! Absolute favourite so far) and thrash, specifically 80s thrash (Slayer are my favourite, but found some amazing Megadeth and Metallica tracks).
My best friend is into black metal, and as soon as she knew I was looking into metal she spammed me with black metal recommendations. I wouldn't say that I'm nuts about black metal but I've learned to appreciate it on a certain level. Mostly, the history and subculture of black metal are what I find fascinating, and I've watched a few documentaries (about THAT band). Then I learned about first wave black metal, and I found I prefer that. (Early) Bathory are amazing, I listened to three albums straight by them the other night. For the later stuff, I found symphonic black metal (Dimmu Borgir) and folk black metal (Moonsorrow) pretty good.
Then, I discovered doom metal, which was pretty good but then I found epic doom metal like Crypt Sermon, which is really amazing stuff. I think I've played Key of Solomon by Crypt Sermon about 30 times in the last month.
So, finding all of this amazing music, both old and modern, made me think about the mainstream metal that I always hear about and tried to get into through the 2000s and 2010s but just couldn't get on with. Bands like Killswitch Engage, Trivium, Avenged Sevenfold, Lamb of God, all these kinds of bands, they tend to employ certain techniques, vocal styles, riff patterns etc that don't do much for me and I'm trying to figure out if there's a commonality, like are they the same genre? Or related genres? I keep hearing the terms "metalcore" and "new wave of American heavy metal" but I don't know if either of those apply to the specific trend of sound that puts me off. At first I just thought maybe I'm an old fart that only likes old music, but a lot of the stuff I've got into like Crypt Sermon, Phantom, Traveler, Hellripper, Mastodon (and even Ghost, but let's not open the Ghost can of worms lol) are modern bands. I'm not a fan of death metal style vocals, but I've learned to like the scratchier shrieking vocals of black metal (though some are a bit too high pitched and make me think of Gollum).
Anyway, just thought I'd share my thoughts, and if any recommendations come to mind, feel free to comment them!
My four best discoveries so far? Judas Priest, Slayer, Crypt Sermon, and Bathory.

VERSES AI ($VERS), a cognitive computing company, is continuing to make big strides in AI. They’ve introduced a research roadmap that outlines the key milestones and benchmarks. This roadmap could revolutionize the development of AI by providing clear goals to measure the progress and importance of $VERS's research and development endeavors.
The company plans to use this roadmap this year to monitor its AI progress. Basically, it wants to check whether its approach can be as good as or better than advanced AI models on various industry tests, all while using less data and energy.
By meeting these benchmarks, VERSES can prove that they can create AI that is better, cheaper, and faster. The end goal is to get their AI into more hands through their Genius Platform.
Research Roadmap Highlights:
VERSES’ research roadmap has 3 benchmarks: Classification and generation tasks, Atari 10k Challenge, and NeurIPS 2024 Melting Pot Challenge
The first benchmark, Classification and generation tasks, focuses on proving VERS's approach is better at tasks like recognizing images and creating new ones. By utilizing advanced Bayesian inference techniques, they are trying to show that their method has the ability to outperform traditional deep learning methods. This test is important because it shows whether VERSES can make top-quality AI while being more efficient.
The second benchmark, the Atari 10k Challenge, is all about testing VERSES' AI skills in playing video games. Unlike conventional methods that need a lot of gameplay data, VERSES is trying to play video games almost like a human but with way less practice. $VERS is using active inference to help their AI be super adaptable. And by doing this, they're hoping to raise the bar for how well AI can perform in gaming
Lastly, there’s the NeurIPS 2024 Melting Pot Challenge. This is all about testing how well VERSES' can handle tricky situations where lots of different AI systems need to work together. $VERS wants to show that their AI can understand these complicated situations and work smoothly with other AI systems. Through the use of active inference and explicit representational structures, VERSES aims to become a leader in creating AI systems that can collaborate effectively and tackle complex problems together.
$VERS publicly released this roadmap so the public can track their progress. The roadmap can be accessed here: www.verses.ai/rd-overview
Note: this is not financial advice please do your own research before investing.

Hello good day all, I have come with a short question so over the past months I have been doing alot of research about denominations. This intern has lead me to orthodoxy in the one I most align with and want to learn more about and follow the practices. As I live in the Caribbean there is no church's in my whole country unlike Europe or America. What I have started doing is after coming home from my protestant church with my family I watch divine liturgy online and I often watch videos to learn more. What I'm here to ask is if there's anything anyone advises I have alot of questions and feel I need guidance in the coming future.

Hi there! Wondering if anyone else has any good tried and tested techniques for combatting issues with not feeling academic/ self imposed work is important but paid work is fine?
For context, when I can bring myself to write essays on time my work is generally a 2.1 for university but I have been getting a lot of late deductions on marks because I simply don't see it as 'important enough'. This is frustrating to me as I study a humanities subject so it should be relatively straightforward to just write a couple of good level academic essays per term if I just gave myself sufficient time to do so.
However, in contrast, in work environments I am a lot better at writing/ editing etc. I have found every part time job really easy to hold down, I almost over work because something about being paid and just the motivation of teamwork aspect sometimes as well makes almost every job pretty doable for me. This has ranged from secretarial admin work, proofreading, academic tutoring (the irony!) and hospitality work.
What I would really like to do when I graduate is get into to journalism as well but that is proving impossible because I have the same approach to written journalism as to academic essays. I have plenty of ideas, can spend ages thinking over the right plan, doing the reading etc. on every assignment or article I think about but completing and knuckling down to the writing process unless I'm genuinely in an office environment or studying with other people is so difficult. So this year I have 2.2 grades because of late assignment hand ins and about 5 finished articles written because I half write everything.
I will admit my major is perhaps not my first interest. I am 2 years into a degree that is my second attempt at uni and even then I was incredibly indecisive. I was originally a French student but got discouraged during Covid so dropped off that course. Some times I do think if I'd continued with that course I would be more enthusiastic because I still do practice French on my own today and I'm writing my dissertation on French politics because it's an area of interest for me.
How does everyone get motivation to do tasks that can't be completed in one fowl swoop, especially without just getting obsessed with the subject? Any advice really welcome. I really don't want to graduate with a 2.2. just off poor time management.
For extra context, I am not formally diagnosed yet. I am the process of it and when I do, I am considering trying medication to see if that would help... Was convinced for a while I just had bad anxiety that stopped me from working well and peak in high school until it was pointed out to me recently how much my interest and time management problems align with ADHD.

I just don't understand why it has to be this way. Time and time and time again we were told "don't put your trust in men" well isn't that EXACTLY what this organization is doing???
How dare they claim to speak for God, especially on such individual, trivial matters like beards and women's pants and college education? I nearly lost my mind under the weight of all that guilt and sense of obligation as a 20-yr old PIMI college kid. WHERE IN THE SCRIPTURES ARE ANY OF THOSE DUMB VIDEOS JUSTIFIED???? HOW is it okay to make us feel like we're doing something wrong by going after the kind of secular work WE ARE GOOD AT and that WE WANT TO DO????? If it does require a 4-year degree, guess what, that is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. It is MY CHOICE. MY LIFE. Armageddon is NOT here yet. Sue me for just trying to make sure I don't have to wonder when I can afford to eat. I couldn't even feel proud of myself when I graduated and I was gaslit so hard I fully believed it was a problem within me, not the org. I want those years of my life back.
Not only was I made to feel there was something wrong with me going to college, I also believed there was something wrong with me for liking "worldly" guys far more than I ever liked any of the uninteresting, uneducated, or just flat out creepy guys in the org. The scriptures say "marry only in the Lord." JWs read: "Marry only the finest pioneeministerial servant/bethelite/eldetop notch JW who loves the org even more than they love you." Yeah, to get all that AND have all the qualities that align with my preferences? No wonder I'm 31 and have never had a serious relationship. I have only ever fallen in (unrequited) love with guys who I found INTERESTING. Never mind their apparent spirituality or dedication to some specific religious doctrine. I want to be able to have real, honest conversations and get to know someone who isn't just trying to put on a facade to please the cult. I've found much higher levels of intelligence and honesty and overall likability among so called "worldly" guys. That appeals to me and maybe one day I'll stand a chance with someone who understands and appreciates me for who I am and where I came from. While I do appreciate that being single is immeasurably better than being in a bad relationship, org-mandated loneliness isn't the solution. I'm 31, but at times I feel that emotionally I'm not a day over 18. Who can say if this is really what was best for me.
The perfectionism. The hamster wheel of activity. The loneliness. The guilt. The boredom. All these things and more that are so deeply embedded and imposed on you in JW world. It cannot be from God. I don't know why I had to go through any of it. I blame my mother. I blame my grandmother. I blame the person who first contacted my grandmother. I feel guilty even typing these words. Maybe I am just selfish or corrupted by the devil. I don't know. I want to scream. I want God himself to just tell me it's okay, that I've done nothing wrong. All I know is I am done. Until I have clear and unquestionable EVIDENCE that this is indeed the way, not just the words of men or the constant emotional torture, I am not going back. I can't. I have let my emotions and my life be hijacked for far too long. I just thank God I never raised any children in this. I never even brought a single person that I know of into the org. I don't want that to be my legacy.
I am done. Screw it all. I've had enough.

In reintroduction and for sure messed up some stuff (dealing with stress from medical procedures so was more lax with reintroduction / trying not to stress about it on top of receiving some confusing suggestions)… will probably have to restart but also I think I have maybe figured out some stuff by messing up!
Prior to this I have been reacting negatively to every single fodmap group. I also developed stomach pain during reintroduction I never had prior to fodmap diet (yes was following the diet strictly at this time) , that didn’t seem to be correlated with the foods I was reintroducing (for example even a week or more in between reintroducing fodmap groups I would still be experiencing stomach pain). The pain didn’t correlate to my bloating (the initial symptom I had coming into this).
My dietitian suggested that I introduce a pro/pre biotic to see if this would help me. I emailed monash and they suggested to wait until after reintroduction.
As a result I thought would be good idea to start with low fodmap amounts of things like Sourkrout. I found two low Fodmap fermented foods in Whole Foods (one with green cabbage that didn’t have garlic or onion and one was beet krout which just had carrot, beet, and red cabbage). I was fine with the green cabbage one… but unclear if it caused me bloating or not but then I had an extreme reaction to the beet krout. I realized I was having a good amount of Avacado (in low formaps amounts) and papaya and upon researching am suspecting a potential histamine intolerance given the combination of these things might lead to histamine overload.
What is so confusing is that since adding in the fermented foods my stool improved drastically and my stomach pain hasn’t been present for over a week (no changes in things like caffeine intake, fiber intake etc).
Anyone have a similar experience??
I have a feeling I need to trial low histamine diet but I’m also confused by these conflicting effects . The brain fog is truly debilitating (feels like I took a bunch of drugs and I’m in a video game… not helpful for my job). I have been experiencing the brain fog intermittently for the past year or so and it does seem to be related to what I’m eating . I also have a condition (MS) that can effect things like this but my Ms specialists believe my food intolerances are a big driver is these symptoms.
I also noticed that I have dry spot on my two fingers/ knuckles that began around the time of my gut dysbiosis (at least a year or two ago). This also aligns with histamine intolerance and does not align with ms.
Fodmap seems to help with the bloat but not everything
If anyone has experienced anything of this nature please let me know! Any resources are welcomed to

Minmatar Fleet Academy [L3ARN] is a new player focused corporation aiming to give pilots a completely different experience than EVE University and the various nullsec feeder corporations.

Philosophy

Our philosophy for new players is simple: you should learn by playing the game. This is a spaceship video game, and rather than sign up for lectures and go through complicated classes- you should just get out there and generate explosions.
We focus on three things,

• Attending fleets. Fleets are the cornerstone of EVE Online content, and most pilots pay their subscription for epic battles, frequent skirmishes, and various other forms of content.
• Meeting people. EVE Online is an MMO, and players should learn by meeting people, talking, and having fun together.
• Having fun. Who the hell wants to sit through a 1 hour lecture? You learn by blowing up spaceships.

Curriculum

Our curriculum is simple- learn how to be a bloodthirsty, self sufficient pilot. Our pilots will understand how to replace hundreds of ships with minimal effort- because destruction is what makes EVE Online unique.

• Generating ISK. You will learn how to generate ISK in Minmatar Fleet Academy, billions of it.
• Being a force multiplier. As a new player, you're limited to what you can fly, but many of the most effective ships don't actually require skill points. Command destroyers, assault frigates, electronic warfare- these roles will turn you into a beast on the battlefield, with only a few million skill points.
• Faction warfare. In a few months, you'll master faction warfare- one of the hottest domains of EVE Online.

These fundamentals will tee you up to be an extremely effective pilots across all areas of space- low security, null security, and wormholes. Minmatar Fleet operates in all of these domains.

Application Process

Despite being a new player corporation, this doesn't mean we accept all pilots.
We are seeing pilots who are,

• New to EVE Online. Minmatar Fleet Academy is not for returning players, alts, or tourists.
• Eager to play and experience the game. We don't expect people to play all the time- but our pilots should be actively playing throughout the week.
• Align with our values. If you're a dick, we're not the spot for you. Pick another group, there are many!

If this is you, stop by our Discord and apply. - https://discord.gg/minmatar

I’m trying to do a 3 Columns and 5 rows collage video in 1080x1920 and I cannot for the life of me get them aligned. In theory it sounds so easy to do.
Is there a free plugin or a technique someone is aware of ?
Thanks !

Hello, after abandoning math school in the last year and doing a BsC and a MsC in Computer Science and I work as a SWE since long time. I did some time ago some courses in ML, but decided to brush up my knowledge and get up to date. To be able to understand ML and read some papers I have realized that I have to learn some Linear Algebra, Calculus and Probabilities and Statistics. These are subjects I studied during my undergraduate school, but it seems not well enough, since I don't remember much apart from Calculus which, for some reason, I really enjoyed.
So, I started learning these Math subjects, I've found some good books and even some great video series. It seems I enjoy Linear Algebra more than I did in school, since the books I bought and videos I watch are more on applied side and use examples from geometry and physics to help to better understand. Also, trying to find myself some real world examples/applications of math using python, numpy, mathplotlib and pytorch, helps me continue to be motivated.
During some research on Reddit over subjects related to math, I discovered some math geniuses such as Lyapunov, Kolmogorov, VI Arnold, which happened to work in dynamical systems. After some reading about dynamical systems, I discovered that dynamical systems can be applied in ML, one trivial example being Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks.
Since my end goal is perfecting ML and AI, but since I also realized that math can be fun (at least a part of) it, I thought, why not mix business and pleasure and learn some more math until I can apply some dynamical systems theory in ML? Anyway, it seems that in order to understand basic dynamical systems I also have to learn subjects I need for ML.
So I devised a learning plan to, hopefully, be able some day to dabble in dynamical systems:

1. **Calculus**:
   • Review calculus fundamentals: limits, derivatives, integrals, and their applications.
   • Study multivariable calculus: partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and vector calculus.
   • Learn about differential equations: ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and their analytical solutions.
2. **Linear Algebra**:
   • Understand vector spaces, matrices, and linear transformations.
   • Study eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and their applications.
   • Learn about matrix decompositions (e.g., SVD, QR, LU).
3. **Probability and Statistics**:
   • Review basic probability theory: random variables, distributions, and expectation.
   • Study statistical inference: hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and estimation.
   • Explore Bayesian statistics and its applications.
4. **Numerical Methods**:
   • Learn about numerical methods for solving differential equations (e.g., Euler, Runge-Kutta).
   • Study numerical linear algebra techniques (e.g., iterative methods, matrix decompositions).
   • Understand numerical optimization methods (e.g., gradient descent, Newton's method).
5. **Dynamical Systems**:
   • Study dynamical systems theory: phase portraits, stability analysis, and bifurcations.
   • Explore discrete-time dynamical systems and their applications.
   • Learn about chaotic systems and their properties.
6. **Dynamical Systems in Machine Learning**:
   • Learn about recurrent neural networks (RNNs) and their applications to sequential data.
   • Study reservoir computing and echo state networks.
   • Explore dynamical systems approaches to reinforcement learning and control problems.
7. **Advanced Topics**:
   • Study chaos theory and its applications in machine learning.
   • Explore dynamical systems approaches to unsupervised learning and generative models.
   • Learn about dynamical systems in physics-informed machine learning.

Is this a good plan? Is it enough for the start or I also need to study some Topology and Differential Geometry?
I do expect learning to take some time since I work full time, I have kids to take care of and I am supposed to spend some time with friends and family, so time dedicated to study can't be more than 10 hours per week (on any subject, not just math). Also, I am 44, can I still learn some math at this age? Judging that I've already learned some linear algebra, I tend to say yes, but I am not sure if it is 100% learning or remembering some stuff from former math classes I did 20+ years ago.
Thank you for answers and ideas, whatever they might be! :)

I have a prototyping course at my university where we need to create a wireframe for an app and gather real feedback from people. I created a wireframe for a pet care app which offers services such as finding nearby veterinarians, a pet shop where you can buy different pets, pet shelters that help people who want to adopt find pets easily, supply shops that sell pet supplies, and a pet profile where you can write notes about your pet. I received some good feedback from users in this subreddit. This is the second version, which should be enhanced, and after this iteration, I will start with the mock-up.
Here are the feedback points that I applied:

1. Added a category for veterinary services.
2. Added a 'save post' feature for doctors.
3. Added a price slider on the filtering page.
4. Replaced writing notes about your pet with a checklist on the pet profile page.
5. Added an exit route for each page.
6. Enhanced the look and visualization to improve understanding.
7. Fixed the alignment of items, such as on the shopping cart page.

I hope I can get feedback on this second version in order to incorporate it into the mock-up design.
Wireframe second version

Hello, after abandoning math school in the last year and doing a BsC and a MsC in Computer Science and I work as a SWE since long time. I did some time ago some courses in ML, but decided to brush up my knowledge and get up to date. To be able to understand ML and read some papers I have realized that I have to learn some Linear Algebra, Calculus and Probabilities and Statistics. These are subjects I studied during my undergraduate school, but it seems not well enough, since I don't remember much apart from Calculus which, for some reason, I really enjoyed.
So, I started learning these Math subjects, I've found some good books and even some great video series. It seems I enjoy Linear Algebra more than I did in school, since the books I bought and videos I watch are more on applied side and use examples from geometry and physics to help to better understand. Also, trying to find myself some real world examples/applications of math using python, numpy, mathplotlib and pytorch, helps me continue to be motivated.
During some research on Reddit over subjects related to math, I discovered some math geniuses such as Lyapunov, Kolmogorov, VI Arnold, which happened to work in dynamical systems. After some reading about dynamical systems, I discovered that dynamical systems can be applied in ML, one trivial example being Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks.
Since my end goal is perfecting ML and AI, but since I also realized that math can be fun (at least a part of) it, I thought, why not mix business and pleasure and learn some more math until I can apply some dynamical systems theory in ML? Anyway, it seems that in order to understand basic dynamical systems I also have to learn subjects I need for ML.
So I devised a learning plan to, hopefully, be able some day to dabble in dynamical systems:

1. **Calculus**:

• Review calculus fundamentals: limits, derivatives, integrals, and their applications.
  
• Study multivariable calculus: partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and vector calculus.
  
• Learn about differential equations: ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and their analytical solutions.
  

1. **Linear Algebra**:

• Understand vector spaces, matrices, and linear transformations.
  
• Study eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and their applications.
  
• Learn about matrix decompositions (e.g., SVD, QR, LU).
  

1. **Probability and Statistics**:

• Review basic probability theory: random variables, distributions, and expectation.
  
• Study statistical inference: hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and estimation.
  
• Explore Bayesian statistics and its applications.
  

1. **Numerical Methods**:

• Learn about numerical methods for solving differential equations (e.g., Euler, Runge-Kutta).
  
• Study numerical linear algebra techniques (e.g., iterative methods, matrix decompositions).
  
• Understand numerical optimization methods (e.g., gradient descent, Newton's method).
  

1. **Dynamical Systems**:

• Study dynamical systems theory: phase portraits, stability analysis, and bifurcations.
  
• Explore discrete-time dynamical systems and their applications.
  
• Learn about chaotic systems and their properties.
  

1. **Dynamical Systems in Machine Learning**:

• Learn about recurrent neural networks (RNNs) and their applications to sequential data.
  
• Study reservoir computing and echo state networks.
  
• Explore dynamical systems approaches to reinforcement learning and control problems.
  

1. **Advanced Topics**:

• Study chaos theory and its applications in machine learning.
  
• Explore dynamical systems approaches to unsupervised learning and generative models.
  
• Learn about dynamical systems in physics-informed machine learning.
  

Is this a good plan? Is it enough for the start or I also need to study some Topology and Differential Geometry?
I do expect learning to take some time since I work full time, I have kids to take care of and I am supposed to spend some time with friends and family, so time dedicated to study can't be more than 10 hours per week (on any subject, not just math). Also, I am 44, can I still learn some math at this age? Judging that I've already learned some linear algebra, I tend to say yes, but I am not sure if it is 100% learning or remembering some stuff from former math classes I did 20+ years ago.
Thank you for answers and ideas, whatever they might be! :)

So i’m thinking of launching an ecom brand selling sunglasses, everything was going well until i came up to the problem of marketing them. At the beginning, do i hire models for video shooting and photoshoots for my products? (too expensive) or do i just post some cheap edited pictures which really don’t align with the brand identity itself? I need a way of creating brand awareness as well as not damaging the brand identity (meant to be a high class brand) in any way shape or form… Any ideas?

I'm currently exploring non-exceptional error handling strategies within Nest JS, aligned with the principles of hexagonal architecture. My goal is to manage all business logic exclusively within the domain layer, avoiding the use of class validation or validation pipes in the presenter layer (controllers), as DTOs are specific to REST and shouldn't be burdened with this logic.
Specifically, I'm looking for a library or guidelines that support annotating operation outcomes (e.g., success or failure) within the domain and application layers. Instead of relying on 'throw' and 'catch' methods, I want to adopt a pattern where errors are explicitly annotated as "OK" or "FAILED" and provide options for presenters to handle and return these errors appropriately.
I've come across articles discussing this design practice, but I'd appreciate any recommendations or insights from the Nest JS community on implementing this approach effectively:
https://khalilstemmler.com/articles/enterprise-typescript-nodejs/handling-errors-result-class/
https://enterprisecraftsmanship.com/posts/advanced-error-handling-techniques/

Heya! These posts/introduction messages always feel awkward and forced for me 😅 so buckle up 🤪…
Let’s get what I’m looking for out of the way, as no sense in taking up more of your time if it’s obvious that we aren’t a fit.
What I’m seeking:
As of current, my primary interests align most with a FWB situation, but I am open to any form of connection that develops organically between us (including simple friendship). I’m relatively open with regard to availability, though in an ideal world you would be open to seeing each other 1-2+ times a week. I’m attracted to a wide range of personalities and body types, so it can be hard to relay my interests there and is usually best just to connect and see if we click or not. I guess in the end, I’m pretty flexible in my interest and desires.
It’s also important to note that I do not smoke or drink at all. I don’t judge if you do either, but I will say that being around cigarette smoke is likely to be a dealbreaker for me. As for weed, I hate the smell, so I just ask that you please avoid smoking it around me. Vapes are fine, just please don’t blow them in my direction as I personally don’t care to breath that in. Alcohol I have no problem being around in all capacities lol get plastered for all I care.
A bit about myself:
It’s always hard to gauge what to share to the world in “bios” like this..I’ll try to highlight some of my most prominent characteristics and details 🤷‍♂️.
Let’s start physical. I’m 6’7”, definitely a dad bod with a bit of a stomach, 33 years young, long brown curly-ish/wavy hair (admittedly facing some male pattern baldness at my forehead hairline, so doing what I can with what I’ve got while I can 🤷‍♂️), brown eyes, wear glasses (if that matters to you at all), maintain a beard at all times (take the hair where I can, right? 🤪🤷‍♂️), and wear a size 19 shoe (putting that out there as it’s always a shocker 😆). No, I never played basketball for any teams growing up, but did play pickup games often after high school. The weather is just fine “up here” 🤪. As for style, or lack thereof 😆, you’ll likely always see me in some form of graphic or plain T-shirt with likely some form of shorts (I love the cold and hate being hot) year round, though every now and then I’ll change it up with pants and/or pollos 🤷‍♂️. I want to be more stylish tbh, but I don’t have the eye for good style, I’m colorblind, and often don’t feel other styles would suit my looks 🤷‍♂️. Speaking of looks, standard bearded Caucasian nerd looking dude lol, though when people see me, they might be quick to assume I’m the standard white conservative Christian type, when in reality I’m far from such (curse the genetics and looks I was born into 😭).
Kink friendly, so any questions or curiosity around such please feel free to bring up and discuss with me further.
I think that’s a good start on physical attributes, let’s move on to the internal ish…
Gah this section is much tougher to fill out 😅. Look, I just love just about everybody, will generally give everybody the time of day and benefit of doubt, can strike up a convo with just about anyone (though sometimes I need the other person to engage the start of that convo 😅), and would do my best to help and protect anyone around. I just want the best for everyone, ya know? I’d say i lean more extroverted, but do battle a moderate amount of social anxiety that im sure you’ve picked up on by now..you’d likely think im more introverted with how often I stay home and how little I randomly reach out to friends/others. It’s not that I don’t love getting out and about and don’t care to talk to my friends, I just get so caught up in my day to day life that it just doesn’t cross my mind, OR I get social anxiety (especially if I haven’t spoken to someone in a long time, I always worry they think I don’t care about them and our friendship).
Beyond this, it’s hard to list my other qualities, so I’ll just move on to interests and maybe that’ll help highlight more?
My Interests:
Can’t help but feel kind of boring and basic when filling out this section 😅. I feel like it’s a lot of what most people list as their interests and that my list is small/limited/boring. Travel Culture/language Food Music (very large and eclectic taste in music) Gaming of any form (video, board, etc) Puzzles/challenges/sports (I love a good challenge, so huge kudos if you are competitive) Technology (always fascinating what we are making in this world) I’d like to learn to dance but right now I’m very self conscious about my terrible dancing (I feel awkward 😔)
Disinterests: Low hanging ceiling fans and light fixtures 🤪
Details regarding my current Poly configuration:
I’m happily married with one child. If I do take on any new partners I never expect you to take on any form of relationship or responsibility for the rest of my family beyond just maintaining a safe space through proxy. My wife and I practice kitchen table Poly, so we are completely open to everyone happily interacting together, but if you aren’t comfortable interacting with the rest of my family no problem! Ask if you have any further questions on how we Poly ethically, happy to answer any questions!
Anyways, I’ve made this long enough…if you’ve made it this far, thank you so much for taking the time to read my post to entirety! Even if we aren’t meant to connect, you and your time are greatly appreciated! Sending my warmest regards and a friendly virtual hug ❤️.

I have an upcoming show this October , and for the first time I'm planning to Sing(lol) whilst playing guitar. In the style of Melodic death metal/Brutal Death metal/Prog death. To evaluate my 'SpeedRun' I'm planning to play a Necrophagist segment on the show.
I did harsh vocals here and there for shits and giggles but I'm a beginner. I know how fry scream works but I need some days to warm up. How good can I get within these 5 months at Gutturals , Growls and Mid range screams?
I know this has been asked a million times, but some resources paid/free videos on these techniques will help me out. Just a overall Guide from 0 to 15% of harsh vocals technique(warm up/care/practice/Goals) oriented resources.
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I originally posted this as a comment but the guy deleted the post so reposting here…
The following is some information I’ve noticed that I’ll call a synchronicity between all the events going on. This is a document from the State of NY trial for Mark Hotel vs Weinstraub uploaded to government servers four days ago.
If you look at this document:
https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/fbem/DocumentDisplayServlet?documentId=Whuxu1lEwI4LpVrGSKu1sA==&system=prod
You can see a timeline breakdown of events that draw a trail linking Weintraub to an unknown celebrity that just happens to match Drake's schedule perfectly and EP telling of some events on Twitter.

1. ⁠First on August 10th 2021 this document discloses Weintraub's reason to have beef with a celebrity over the situation with a bike leading him to be banned from the facility.
2. ⁠On July 17th 2023 a very interesting event occurs that suggests that Weintraub is timing is protesting to align with the arrival/departure of a certain VIP and also mentions an altercation with protestors sitting on the carpet. (Similar event occurs on another day Drake would be there July 18th with paparazzi attacking the protestors)
3. ⁠I want to mention July 21st because there are some interesting tidbits the protestors where chanting there around groping and things of that nature that are relevant to what we discuss here.
4. ⁠July 22nd is the most interesting tidbit of all and I think clearly shows Weintraub has beef with a certain somebody for that I'll let it speak for itself.

July 22, 2023: At approximately 8:20pm, Security Supervisor Mr. Anthony Gutierrez identified three of the protestors standing on the sidewalk. They remained there, in front of the team, without doing any activity. At 9.15pm, a fourth protestor joined them. After waiting in silence for a few hours, at 10.55pm, the protestors screamed "The Mark has “mice"—a statement previously chanted by the Defendant—only when a VIP hotel guest walked out, and then they left the area. The VIP and his entourage questioned the hotel management on the issues of the protestors' comments and wanted to know why they started to yell specifically when the VIP guest was leaving. Once the VIP left, the protestors left shortly after.
It is extremely curious to me that all of these days line up and even more curious if you look over the entire document at some of the stuff Weintraub and his protestors were chanting at "VIP #1".
There is no way this is playing out in court at the exact same time (This document literally was just uploaded), the diss tracks, and ebonyprince's cryptic messages that also involve the exact same dates on accident.
One other thing I would like to note the man that punched the protestor in the face and got into repeated altercations with them was promoted to head of front office shortly after; same guy from AK47's video last night.
Edit: Side note bad faith comments will be insta blocked not dealing with y’all today :P

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Hi all, 29/F I have been having some bedroom issues with my husband, mostly related to some retroactively jealousy issues with him comparing my reaction with him in bed to my reaction with a guy before him. Basically, before I was married I was involved in an adult video. Before getting married I told my husband and since then he has not let it go. He constantly compares my reaction when we are together in bed to my reaction in the video and gets depressed when it isn't the same. I think he feels inadequate but there's nothing i need him to do to change. When I tried to ham it up for him he felt it was fake and was more hurt. I don't know what to do. he says the only way is for him to get better to fix us but I don't feel we need fixing, he does though so we've been looking for a way to improve our bedroom situation. I had hoped he would just drop it and let it go but he's determined to "improve."
He's been looking into self help books, working out, dieting, TRT, etc. Does anybody here have any suggestions to improve our experience? Thinking more along the lines of techniques and such. DMs open if better to chat in private

Hi all, 29/F I have been having some bedroom issues with my husband, mostly related to some retroactively jealousy issues with him comparing my reaction with him in bed to my reaction with a guy before him. Basically, before I was married I was involved in an adult video. Before getting married I told my husband and since then he has not let it go. He constantly compares my reaction when we are together in bed to my reaction in the video and gets depressed when it isn't the same. I think he feels inadequate but there's nothing i need him to do to change. When I tried to ham it up for him he felt it was fake and was more hurt. I don't know what to do. he says the only way is for him to get better to fix us but I don't feel we need fixing, he does though so we've been looking for a way to improve our bedroom situation. I had hoped he would just drop it and let it go but he's determined to "improve."
He's been looking into self help books, working out, dieting, TRT, etc. Does anybody here have any suggestions to improve our experience? Thinking more along the lines of techniques and such. DMs open if better to chat in private