Thanks to your pointless propaganda or whatever you think you are trying to do here. Every time and since it's happening too often, there is Ahri being banned i play like first timer also when i can i ban the pre-pick for the player who banned Ahri. Losing every single game on purpose in ranked and i am proud of that. I take a sip of my coffee every time i read chat crying. Also yeah i won't get banned because i am doing it smart. Thanks for the fun, hope to see you in your ranked match.

Hello!
Can someone tell me which captions effects are applied on this video?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Nu7XO5gbjoU
thank you!

People are so divided with this issue - I don’t drink alcohol, juice, protein shakes or big sugary coffee drinks - however I do enjoy tea, sugar free iced tea and Diet Coke as well as my mandatory 2-3 liters of water; I usually drink water either for exercise or in between meals, I don’t like drinking water with my meals because it ruins the flavor and alters my palate- and im already cutting out sauces and butter from cooking- so diet soda just accentuates what little flavor the food might have so that I can enjoy a decent low cal meal. I used to drink 4 cans a day, now I drink one for lunch and one for dinner- my parents and society treat me like I’m hooked on fentanyl or an alcoholic telling me that’s why I haven’t lost as much weight, when literally the calories are 0-1. The worst part is people who try to lecture me smoke or drink beer - like wtf - some bodybuilding channels say it’s ok, other health experts say no- it’s really annoying me because I literally have no addictions or awful vices and I take really good care of my diet and my fitness routine- and yet I’m constantly judged for liking Coke Zero.

i'm not that comfortable with one on one unless i really got to know u na, so hopefully we can go out as a group maybe? maybe we can form one (that actually goes out pls) or if you have one, you can invite me :]
this is for long-term :> yk the kind of people u can still be friends w/ even if you don't talk that much or you're on different paths in life
a bit abt me: • uni student • likes doing fun activities like arcades, gaming, going to new places, and stuff like that • love playful banter, kinda sarcastic/unhinged humor. lowkey chronically online • can come off as shy but i'm pretty chaotic if i'm comfy • kinda tall (idk if it matters) • no i'm not a short haired chinita w/ glasses with a carefully curated insta (in fact, i almost have no social media presence and i suck at taking pics! (i'm learning ok))
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when you've run out of ink
man, i'll stop being clever
when these people learn to dream
please roll another joint
and light it up for me!
if your path don't have a bathroom
and doesn't have a sink
won't have to worry 'bout the tap
that's very hard to drink
i'm just kicking up the secrets
making a big stink
tell your highness not to mind me
while i'm dancing on the brink
skating over thin ice
have to do it for my soul
tell your reverend and your shrink
when the devil comes to get me
both of us will wink
find a cat's eye emerald
and put it on a ring
when your number gets called
and your mind goes blank
and your lips don't sync
you'll have to break your own chains
with 100,000 clinks
life can be a prison
with its different precincts
all its barbed wire
its walls and towers linked
at the bottom of the pyramid
can you even see the sphinx?
all the games the rich are playing
with their inhumane instincts
playing with the interest rates
while mom-and-pops become extinct
the kids are asking what to do
and all i do is blink
i used to drink to get away
but now i just think

Been only to the job for 1week and i feel drained. my introvert self cant level to the tasks of doing calls for costing and talking to co-workers&clients as well. even during break time i want to be alone to recharge, but they dont allow you to eat at your desk (even drinking store bought coffee is no no). so i either eat with them at the lunch table or have to buy food elsewhere and eat there as my recharge. (issue is my dad wants me to eat home cooked food so i usually have packed lunch plus saves on expenses as well--its kinda weird to bring my lunch out of the office)
The job itself is not heavy but there are deadlines soon so it looks like i will be much much drained from the talking. Somehow i want to quit but i only been there for a week. I will feel ashamed and guilty that employer took me in and already wanting to leave in a weeks time.
I have hopped jobs due to poor management but looks like this time, this is a ME problem. I dont know how to cope with this problem at the moment.
add: already cried this morning since i have been looking for a job for months and finally have one but im lost.-- gonna go cry again

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Hey folks, just wanted to share a piece of work that I was tweaking over last 2 weeks. It's a port of a (non-Japanese) visual novel by Dischan if you ever heard of them (you can check them out on https://dischan.co). Should take around 30 mins for you to finish but OMG did it take sweet dozens of hours to figure stuff out...
Just head to this github repo, follow (simple for anyone on this reddit) instructions and you are good to go.
This work would of course not be possible without u/SonicMastr500 and his efforts on Ren'Py Vita. Thanks for making this happen and oh boy I know what you meant with "A ton of frustration, troubleshooting" in your repo.
It was my first attempt at porting anything relatively simple and with (sort of) pre-made tools so please do let me know in case improvements can be made.
Apart from Cradle Song I am certain that the release of Juniper's Knot will happen over next weeks/months from my side. This one has been already (sort of) commercial on Dischan's side so I reached out to them and (with actual surprise on my side) they responded and agreed to my efforts not only for JK but also their 2 other VNs - Dysfunctional Systems and DS: Orientation (yay!). Not sure if system-wise those 2 will be possible but I will most likely at least give it a try. Note that I am not sponsored by them in absolutely any way and in fact they only agreed on the ground I will not be making direct profit from the releases.
Btw, I am also NOT accepting any port requests, at least for now, while I try easier stuff on Ren'Py out. Will see if this changes in the future.

https://reddit.com/link/1d5lhw2/video/70zff80p8y3d1/player
Hey Guy! My name is Conor. I used a Polycam 3D scan .fbx file, a ball i modled in spline to make this. I also used spline to animate this as well with a spin on the room, the ball animated up and down, lights animated to flash. I then exported it in two opposite hues ( the yellow/red one and the blue one ) and then I edited them together, slightly mis-aligning them to give the weird drunk effect.
THe little ball is kinda my trademark so if you see my other socials of the same name you'll see him around in other animations

I think some douche accidentally roofied me the weekend before last thinking my drink was some girl i was with's drink (can you put ownership on with? IDK I'm not an English major) but this piece was inspired by that.

If you wanna see the full 60fps 4k HD version, i have a FREE GOOGLE DRIVE FULL OF ANIMATIONS that anyone can download an use. It's mostly for DJ's, Bands, Rappers etc. to use as projections at their shows. I like to give them away for free bc I know being an artist & performer is not easy.

Anyway I'd love to know your thoughts? Anyone use the Spline Tool. If not its free, very intuitive to learn and has lots of web integration, game building, and animation capabilities. The export/ renders could be better but the team is always working very hard on adding cool new uypdates. They just added a 3D AI generator into the app a couple weeks ago. Try it out at https://spline.design

Heres a gif of it
and a still

Been only to the job for 1week and i feel drained. my introvert self cant level to the tasks of doing calls for costing and talking to co-workers&clients as well. even during break time i want to be alone to recharge, but they dont allow you to eat at your desk (even drinking store bought coffee is no no). so i either eat with them at the lunch table or have to buy food elsewhere and eat there as my recharge. (issue is my dad wants me to eat home cooked food so i usually have packed lunch plus saves on expenses as well--its kinda weird to bring my lunch out of the office)
The job itself is not heavy but there are deadlines soon so it looks like i will be much much drained from the talking. Somehow i want to quit but i only been there for a week. I will feel ashamed and guilty that employer took me in and already wanting to leave in a weeks time.
I have hopped jobs due to poor management but looks like this time, this is a ME problem. I dont know how to cope with this problem at the moment.
add: already cried this morning since i have been looking for a job for months and finally have one but im lost.-- gonna go cry again

Hi, I recently adopted a cat, and he has developed a passion for my plants. I was thinking of making a spray to keep it away. People on the internet seem to suggest mixing water with orange/lemon/mint or using ground coffee, but I have also read that these substances can be toxic to him. Is this really the case, and if so, does anyone have another spray recipe?"

The Context:

Silent Hill 2 is a 2001 psychological horror video game from Konami. A trailer was recently revealed for a remake of the game, with updated graphics and gameplay.
Angela Orosco is a character in Silent Hill 2. She is 19 years old, suicidal, and implied to be the victim of sexual assault by her father.
With the release of the trailer for the remake, some have noted changes to character designs and models — specially Angela’s.
Our drama begins when a user posts a screenshot of a reply to a tweet. The original tweet includes Angela’s redesigned model and a “non-woke” edited version. The reply tweet points out that the character is a 19 year-old sexual abuse victim.
Our drama spans over two threads as the new trailer and changes have sparked debate in the sub.

The Drama, Pt. 1

One user objects that the character isn’t real:

She's not real

so ?

So that's not a picture of a 19 year old abuse victim. The outrage isn't based on reality

it IS the picture of a 19 year old abuse victim FROM silent hill, just because she isn’t real doesn’t mean she doesn’t signify or carry a message from the real world

Silent Hill isn't real. The events in Silent Hill 2 never happened

[Continued:]

u really are close minded.. sexual abuse and people dying from diseases, depression, etc does happen irl

I never said that doesn't happen in real life. I said angela sn't real, silent Hill isn't real, and all the events that take place in silent hill 2 are a work of fiction, it's made up, it never happened.

Sure, but that's no reason to justify people reacting like they are. One cannot argue 'None of it's real' while also arguing 'these characters are important to me' or 'I want to invest in this series/game' because the point of the game is for you to immerse and invest in it. You're meant to care about the characters intrinsically, and not about 'what they do for you'. It's absolutely fine to be upset if some 15 year old idiot 'consoomer' whose first thought when he becomes upset about how a female in the game looks responds with "You want my money~! I am your demographic!" makes such an ignorant, room-temperature IQ take like this, and it's fine to let them know why.

I didn't say these characters are important to me. Real people who exist are important to me. People who get emotional about other people having opinions on made up characters must have some deeper issues. This is a subreddit for discussing a video game series, it's not Doctor Phil.

You don't seem to understand the concept of context very well

[Continued:]

The context is that you and some others don't like anything I've said because it hurt your feelings. I understand the context that you are implying, but I want you to find a way to say it before I go on

[…]

It's story telling, dude.

I say this with relief, but most people have not expirienced sexual abuse. Obviously, this is a good thing. However, it's pretty clear these days that empathy for people who have isn't wide-spread. The point of storytelling is broadening horizons, through different perspectives. It should not just be about catering to the audience.

Storytelling is that means of spreading empathy. There is value to the experience it has to share, and regardless of if Angela is real, the experiences she's there to portray are not without inspiration sourced in reality. If your argument is "She's not real. It's not real. Why care?" then you don't get the point of the whole of storytelling. Not just games, like, all of storytelling.

I just want to draw you attention to the OP's post, the original commenter in the image said nothing about SA, it's not mentioned instead the OP brings it up as a shield to prevent any criticism of the characters redesign. That's manipulation, and only an idiot wouldn't see it.

But what about word choice?

Calling someone a “fucking worm” is just as childish as the post they’re criticizing

if someone doesn't want to be called a worm they shouldn't act like a worm. even the engagement bait excuse doesn't work, it's gross behavior.

I would never call someone a disgusting worm but that’s just me 👌

lol ok snowflake
Boo hoo
it's very noble of you to come to the defense of some insane misogynist on twitter

No calling someone a worm is objectively hilarious tbh

”Vulnerable beauty”:

She was still the poster girl for the original SH2. Yes she was a sexual abuse victim but there was a certain vulnerable beauty to her that Team Silent/Konami wanted to convey in that iconic knife closeup shot as well as using her face for the actual cover art of the game.

"abuse victim"
"certain vulnerable beauty"
You actually wrote those two things together mate. Get therapy.

a lot of people who apparently have played and think they like silent hill 2 completely lack the maturity to handle any of the themes of the game apparently. angela's attractiveness should not be part of the discourse around her character at all.

A base level of attractiveness is relevant for almost all characters except Eddie. Thats the uncomfortable truth of human nature.
Attractiveness enhances a character’s charm. It enhances melancholic and profound musical performances, it enhances melancholic and profound movies. See Mazzy Star. See 500 Days of Summer. It wouldn’t have been the same if those musical artists and actors had unappealing annoying faces.

just because you are too shallow to empathize with people you don’t find attractive doesn’t mean everyone’s brain is broken in the same way man.

[Continued:]

This isn’t about me. This is about human nature. Look at the top YouTube comments on a Mazzy Star performance. They are praising her visual beauty. And we all know it feeds into the tenderness of the song. Nobody goes “Wtf is wrong with you- her face has nothing to do with the artistic value of the song!!!” You might call it shallow but it’s nothing to be faulted for. We are human.
Angela’s story is melancholic and profound. But Konami wouldn’t have made her the cover art had she been morbidly obese with a pudgy unappealing face. Nor would we SH2 fans hang the game poster of her on our walls if she was morbidly obese with a pudgy unappealing face. That knife pose shot wouldn’t have been nearly as iconic.
Saying all this stuff is very not PC. But there’s a difference between being bothered by the truth and refusing to accept it as the truth.

[…]

You misunderstand the term “vulnerable beauty”. You’re thinking about it negatively in terms of being taken advantage of. It’s not that. Im talking about tenderness and sorrow that is enhanced by natural beauty- and vice versa.
Go on YouTube and look at all the musical performances of songs about melancholy/ vulnerability/tenderness played by legendary artists. Like “fade into you” by Mazzy Star. The top YouTube comments are full of praises on her natural beauty. We know that aesthetic beauty enhances the artistry and vice versa.
Human nature tends to gravitate toward certain types of faces. It wouldn’t be the same if she had a derpy face. There is a reason why Konami decided to use Angela’s face as the cover art for the original SH2 game. Because her vulnerable beauty is a key component of her character. And her character is a key component of the game.
Even for James. The artistic value would be diminished if James had an ugly douchey and generally unlikeable face.

The Drama, Pt. 2

In a second thread, it is confirmed that this is the character’s final design.
DEI is blamed:

i vision apparently given by a DEI consultancy group named Hit Detection.

Holy shit you people treat DEI like it’s the fucking boogeyman. You realize that most games hire DEI consultancy, and they’re not some evil org pulling the strings changing the game, they almost always just check the game to ensure there isn’t any content that will unintentionally offend people?
It’s not some crazy scheme, it’s literally just checking that the writing has the intended response. It’s proofreading.

Because it is. Go actually read the ideology they are based of. DEI is the new fascism

Jesus, you have no idea what fascism means.
Just use pornhub man, this isn't something to go to war for lmao
You know, I was gonna debate you and use logic and sense, but the moment you threw out “facism” because it’s the buzzword of the day, I knew I’d be trying to debate someone with the IQ of a single cell amoeba

Insult to the single-cell amoebas tbh
Sure. Insult the person and not the argument.
Just so you know, I read most of post modernism general theories. It is amazing how it resembles fascism but just much better worded.
So, if you feel so insulted maybe go actually read the texts about DEI,instead of going hating on people.

[Continued:]

They insulted your argument too though. It's just the same basic rhetoric that everyone who thinks this way speaks. It's like you all subscribe to the same newsletter and read the weekly approved script. It's tiring and a waste of everyone's time, including yours.

Dudes never had an original thought in his life, if he didn't just parrot what the other incels say he wouldn't speak at all and the world would be all the better for it.

[…]

Or you could stop being incel
You didn't make an argumeny. You basically said "DEI is fascist go look it up". I looked it up ages ago when all these gamer dudes started scaremongering and it was the biggest non-issue I've ever seen. Like the whole SBI thing that got debunked fucking instantly. Outrage youtubers just found their new target to farm clicks, that's all.
User from kotakuinaction probably gonna link Jordan Petterson video if you ask for links

[…]

Just say the n word, man. We all know what you mean
Yup. People can stick their heads in the dirt and pretend these firms don't affect character designs but it is what it is.
Oh boy. Fuck DEI. Those people came to ruin games. The same way they ruined the other media.

There are allegations of gaslighting:

I cant with so many people gaslighting themselves into liking this design, OR the horrendous voice acting. So many of you guys are in pure copium mode right now, Just like with the trainwreck that is SH short message. This game looks worse and worse every time they show more of it, and everyone sticking up for the hideous character design and pretending the game looks good only because some of you compare it to the miniscule ps2 era gameplay of the OG isn't going to change how crap this remake's vision is. As someone who encourages people to take risks when it comes to remakes and reboots, I will be open minded. But it’s not looking good.

This sub is deleting any comments or posts that even slightly suggest there is something weird with how she looks. Her face does not look like a normal 19 year old girls and if you think it does your on some of that high dose copium.

People on the sub won't take any form of criticism, they'll just downvote you to doom. Her face is rather uncanny imo. I feel like they could've done it better

I don't mind being down voted. I've expressed my opinion and anyone who disagrees is welcome to express theres. What I do find amusing is the "you're just an incel" cope. These are supposed to be people against sexualization but make fun of other people's sex lives. But this is Reddit, so I'm not expecting anything better.

Comparisons are made:

I agree. If they feel inspired by Quagmire from Family Guy, then they should stick to their vision.

Bait used to be believable

I swear Silent Hill “fans” have to be the most obnoxious, I kinda see why we got nothing for such a long time.

Make Genshin fans look almost sane.

Denial used to be believable. Hit Detection worked on this game and that explains a lot.

”Hideous:

She looks hideous. Can't believe this is what Blooper is doing.

Trust me brother you absolutely look worse than her

Yet you don't know what he or she looks like.
Stand on business and post yourself then lil bro
Sad to see people lack the critical thinking to critique this game. Blooper gave this woman a man jaw and it looks downright ugly. How does a character model from 2001 look better than one from 2024? Goes to show how much team silent cared about their game while blooper is just trying to make a quick buck.

The Flairs:

• “the trend of uglyfying formerly ok looking characters just for the progressive checkmark”
  
• “you’re all shit with your toxic positivity”
  
• “if a female doesn't give them a boner then it's woke”
  
• “theyre mad cuz they cant nut to a trauma victim”
  

Hello, this is a short theory – more of a possibility – about Juste’s backstory.
Here’s their Type-Moon wiki page. For more information, go to the Beast’s Lair thread for the Lord El-Melloi II novels.
The basics of their character are that they’re the black Power Ranger, but with chainsaws and look up to Kiritsugu. They introduce themselves by blowing up a building and rank mages based on the threat level. They blame Shirou for Kiritsugu’s death and prove they are probably secretly Sialim under that mask trying to one-up her sister’s wifu game by using memory partition to keep an exact replica of Type-Moon’s third edgiest protagonist in their mind. (Number one may surprise you!)
(Note: that’s a joke, not the theory. Nothing says “Leatherface.” Juste and Sialim “Slavery is cool” Eltnam Re-Atlasia)
As you can guess from the use of memory partition – a spell used by Atlas Alchemist – Juste is/was once a part of the Atlas Institute.
The question is, how did Kiritsugu end up mentoring Juste – someone form the NEET Institute – well enough for them to consider the old man their master and reconstruct the Magus Killer’s personality in their head? Furthermore, why do they think Shirou killed Kiritsugu?
One possible answer comes from the Fate/Zero Season 2 Drama CD:

Kiritsugu: Anything, Shirou? Can't get any sleep?
Shirou: Yeah... I saw that dream again...
Kiritsugu: I see....
Shirou: Hey gramps, the medicine you gave me this morning.... Can I take some now?
Kiritsugu: Hm? It's still rather too soon for that but.... Fine, I guess. But what's the occasion here? You always hated that medicine, didn't you?
Shirou: Of course I don't like it. It's bitter and it's mushy and all... But gramps, you made that medicine with magic didn't you?
Kiritsugu: Well, it's magecraft to be specific. But yeah, somewhere along that line.
Shirou: When I think of it that way, it sorts of calms me down. I get uneasy in this kind of night...
Kiritsugu: I see.... Can't really blame you for that...
Shirou gulps that drink
Shirou: Gramps.... How much longer should I take in this medicine?
Kiritsugu: Well, once you are old enough to attend Middle school you won't be needing that anymore. Until then, bear with it, will you?
Shirou: Ehhh?
Kiritsugu: The healing spell I used on you 2 years ago... Seems to be a little too strong for you. The danger still lurks within you, Shirou. Until you grow up and let your body put on some more antibodies, you will have to rely on this medicine.

The first thing to note from this scene is the use of a magical potion. Kiritsugu doesn’t seem like the type to be able to create a magical potion from scratch. He doesn’t have the knowledge or training to be capable of doing such a feat. Meanwhile, this is something that is right up the Atlas Institute’s alley.
There’s also the question of where and how Kiritsugu got the ingredients to brew this elixir and just what they were. (More specifically, how rare they are.)
Building on that, it is clear that the magical potion is being used to help with just nightmares. If it was only that, he could just get regular medication that is probably much easier to get his hands on.
Based on the final part about “the healing spell I used on you 2 years ago” and “the danger still lurks within you.” I think that Avalon didn’t completely remove the taint of Angra Mainyu. Also – as a side note – the part about it being too strong is weird especially with the pause and how it doesn’t make sense with the rest of the statement as a whole. If it were truly super powerful beyond what he could handle, it would have wiped out the ‘danger,’ and there would be no need for ‘antibodies.’ I think... and the pause is meant to make us think Kiritsugu is either lying or hiding something. Or am I just being stupid again?
If we combine all this, it could fit neatly into explain Juste.
Kiritsugu noticed that Shirou was still being affected by whatever was in the grail and tried to find a solution to it while getting information about the Einzberns. (Tying into the plot in The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi 2 about the origin rounds being used in Monaco and all that stuff.)
This attempt ended with him either teaching or inspiring Juste while bargaining with some Atlas scientists or the like for an elixir that could help Shirou. But… the ingredients are too rare for them to treat more than one person. So, Kiritsugu – who is also still suffering from Angra Mainyu – chooses to give it all to Shirou, even if it means his death.
This would explain why Juste thinks Shirou killed Kiritsugu while also adding a lot to Kiritsugu’s relationship with Shirou and emphasizing what was already there.
By that, I mean giving Avalon to Shirou was already this act. It was Kiritsugu sacrificing his future for Shirou’s, even if he probably didn’t know that at the time. He didn’t know Angra Mainyu’s curse would kill him if he gave Avalon to Shirou to heal his utterly destroyed heart and burns. With this, however, he does know and consciously chooses to put Shirou’s life ahead of his own. This also happened over the span of who knows how long, probably years.
It feels more potent in this regard.
As for Shirou, this would open up an interesting story for Sanda to explore as Shirou is forced to confront someone angry at him for surviving in place of someone else and sets them up as ideological enemies.
Juste is very clearly rooted heavily in Kiritsugu’s legacy and ideals of sacrificing the few to save the many. To ‘rational’ save people. From this perspective, Kiritsugu sacrificing himself for Shirou’s survival wouldn’t make sense. Kiritsugu’s life would be worth more since he would ‘save’ more lives than a random kid. Kiritsugu’s selflessness or humanity in this act wouldn’t be seen by Juste as the embodiment – of, dare I say it – the old justice of Kiritsugu before the events of Fate/Zero.
Conversely, saying Shirou killed Kiritsugu would make perfect sense within this nonsense.
Again, it also sets up a conflict between Juste’s logical/utilitarian heroism versus Shirou’s idealistic/childish heroism.
The next volume or two of Adventures will have Shirou ultimately coming out on top of Juste and his counterfeit mental husbando due to his beliefs being strongehaving moved beyond the original ideals of Kiritsugu.

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Best of RocketLeagueEsports - May 2024

The Top Submissions:

1. All POVs of NiP's absurd kickoff strategy vs Complexity
2. Following the clip of NWPO being racist in a Discord call, R1 release their roster.
3. Arsenal on nwpo's apology.
4. Retals' Day 1 Open Qualifier Heatmap
5. G2 freestyling in a RLCS match like its a plat lobby

The Best General/Discussions Threads:

1. Werty pleads to Psyonix on the current state of SSA RLCS
2. Squishy's view on RLCS format after *spoilers* in EU Open Qualifier 5
3. This weekend‘s discussions in a nutshell
4. With online play (mostly) over and 107 days until the world championship begins, Feer questions if teams can maintain their form shown thus far in the season
5. LGs Broadcast Producer tweets out a thread talking about the current RLCS format and bringing back league play

Top Goals/Plays of the Month

1. All POVs of NiP's absurd kickoff strategy vs Complexity
2. G2 freestyling in a RLCS match like its a plat lobby
3. 2 of the goals Dark scored this weekend in the RLCS MENA
4. Beastmode keeps getting away with it
5. Kofyr uses two flip resets to turn an unscorable angle into an insane goal for Lil Step Bros

Top Comments of the Month

1. u/GrowImonDrgnButt points out the flaws in NWPO's apology
2. u/spooki_boogey expresses sympathy for Rule One
3. u/vivst0r is offended because they are in fact perfect
4. u/woliwoliwoli speculates on a potential 2 time ban
5. u/WhatIsSentience appreciates the rise off kickoff strategies
6. u/coolcole93 makes it into a meme and goes on a date
7. u/caronfirenodriver on VKSailen trash talking Atow
8. u/s_mkt comments on Marc_by_8's chair
9. u/_should_not_post lists the most disrespectful moments in RLEsports history
10. u/SilverSage16 summarizes Karmine Corp's major odds

Best Live Event Thread Comments of the Month

1. u/Zinedine_Tzigane with an appropriate assessment of the early stages of the EU Qualifier
2. u/TheRetroCrowe takes aim at the "Joyo is overrated" narrative
3. u/Waterpalolegend predicts Johnnyboi's power rankings after KC lose
4. u/S_h_u_n with an appropriate reaction to Suhhh's record vs KCorp
5. u/Candyyyyyyy shares a legitimate graph of Retals' accolades

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Does Coffee and Other Stimulating Plants Affect Addison's or Cortisol?
I have symptoms similar to Addison's or MCAS. when I drink coffee I feel more tired, dizzy, foggy head I also have fatigue with rhodiola and saffron.
How can I get tested for Addison's? TSH, T3, T4, morning cortisol, ACTH, DHEA were normal. I have also lost 10 kilos in the past 6 years. My psychological symptoms are difficulty concentrating especially when I am dizzy, is that a sign of low cortisol? Then I have more depressive feelings, I quickly become oriented! If there is little cortisol, also little glucose? I think my psychological complaints are caused by this! I also have this when I eat pure sugars, I feel light-headed, cannot concentrate well and I become depressed, I want to eat more to get more energy. It's a vicious circle. Anxiety, obsessive thoughts, hypochondria, paranoid thoughts! Muscle pain, fibromyalgia that was diagnosed by several doctors. also have low libido, constipation, bloated stomach, digestion problems, blurred vision. I have no headaches, high blood pressure is rather on the low side. Can MCAS, histamine intolerance also cause these complaints? Normally high histamine would cause palpitations, blood pressure increase, redness, flushing,... I have low blood pressure and heart rate!
Would long-term MCAS or histamine intolerance cause Addison Disease, adrenal hypo function, Hypopituitarism, congenital hypopituitarism? Are there people who first had histamine, MCAS before they were diagnosed with Addison's or other problems with adrenal glands, HPA axis, pituitary glands?

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