Maid gets laid walkthrough
Alternative understanding of the OT (specifically the Torah/Pentateuch) and the tripartite division of the law
2024.05.19 21:20 WheresSmokey Alternative understanding of the OT (specifically the Torah/Pentateuch) and the tripartite division of the law
This is from a comment I made over in the main sub yesterday. I’m working through my own understanding of this and an interested in feedback and criticism. If this doesn’t fit under philosophy, then let me know. But part of my view is a critique of the moral/civil/ceremonial division of the law. I understand that a division of the law is seen by both Sts Augustine and Thomas Aquinas (though a bit differently). I’m not debating the patristic tradition, but rather the underlying logic those saints used.
I also recognize there is another tradition which states most of the laws given at Sinai were given because of the golden calf incident and thus were abolished by Christ (this is found in the apocryphal apostolic constitutions If I remember correctly). But again, I question the logic.
The reason I question this logic is this: why would Matthew include the “fulfill not abolish” language in his Gospel if this statement ceased to be of importance after the ascension (when the book was written).
Anyway, on to my proposition. I don’t claim to have patristic evidence for this framework. But this framework does arrive at a very similar effect for the average Christian as the tripartite division does, but it gets there in a very different way, one that makes WAY more sense in my brain. So if y’all can poke holes, please do. If yall can show I’m wildly misunderstanding the tripartite division, please do.
This particular area I’ve been doing A LOT (last 6-9 months) of soul searching/prayer and study on because I don’t like the “moral/ceremonial/civil” distinction. I don’t think the Torah makes any such distinction and that the distinction only works when read back onto the Torah in light of church teaching. Which is FINE and good for arriving at an answer as a Catholic. But I don’t think it’s the logic the 1st and 2nd generation church would’ve used.
We keep the whole law of the Old Testament; Christ came to fulfill, not abolish. The difference is that it doesn’t quite look the same because
submitted by WheresSmokey to CatholicPhilosophy [link] [comments]
I also recognize there is another tradition which states most of the laws given at Sinai were given because of the golden calf incident and thus were abolished by Christ (this is found in the apocryphal apostolic constitutions If I remember correctly). But again, I question the logic.
The reason I question this logic is this: why would Matthew include the “fulfill not abolish” language in his Gospel if this statement ceased to be of importance after the ascension (when the book was written).
Anyway, on to my proposition. I don’t claim to have patristic evidence for this framework. But this framework does arrive at a very similar effect for the average Christian as the tripartite division does, but it gets there in a very different way, one that makes WAY more sense in my brain. So if y’all can poke holes, please do. If yall can show I’m wildly misunderstanding the tripartite division, please do.
This particular area I’ve been doing A LOT (last 6-9 months) of soul searching/prayer and study on because I don’t like the “moral/ceremonial/civil” distinction. I don’t think the Torah makes any such distinction and that the distinction only works when read back onto the Torah in light of church teaching. Which is FINE and good for arriving at an answer as a Catholic. But I don’t think it’s the logic the 1st and 2nd generation church would’ve used.
We keep the whole law of the Old Testament; Christ came to fulfill, not abolish. The difference is that it doesn’t quite look the same because
- We assume the ancient Israelites enforced the Torah EXACTLY the way it’s read. Break a law? Straight to stoning. But this isn’t how it worked. There were courts and burdens of proof. AND there was a chance for repentance. King David, a man after God’s own heart commits murder AND adultery (and tacitly admits to it when confronted) and yet he repents! By some modern folks reading he should’ve been executed according to the Torah.
- Christ has come. The thing that the entire OT was building up to happened. So our understanding of things changed. The covenant with Noah didn’t negate the covenant with Abraham, but things certainly look different after Noah. Same with Noah to Abrahamic covenant. Same when the covenant is given through Moses as Mt Sinai. The old is not abrogated, but it is built upon and things after look very different.
- Sacrificial law: Christ IS most of those sacrifices. He is a sacrifice of thanksgiving (Eucharist literally means thanksgiving), a sacrifice for sin (by his stripes we are healed), a Passover sacrifice (through which we are spared death and brought to life), the day of atonement sacrifice (he is both goats, the goat that takes away the sin and the goat who’s blood purifies the whole camp, now understood to be the whole earth). We still have morning and evening sacrifices (Lauds and Vespers, sacrifices of praise, in the Latin tradition). We still do incense offerings even at Mass and more traditional lauds and vespers celebrations.
- Cleanliness: this one is entirely wrapped up in the day of atonement. If his blood cleanses the whole world, how can something be called intrinsically unclean? This means that nothing (including food, clothing, or people) are intrinsically unclean. Rather we (and objects) are defiled by what we do (or how it is used). Thus we are still not to have anything to do with unclean things, but what exactly is unclean has changed. You can see this in the fact we purify/cleanse altars that have been desecrated.
- Ritual washings: baptism, holy water before entering the church, sprinkling over people at high feasts, foot washing
- Feasts: Pentecost was an Israelite holiday that we still celebrate, Passover is Easter, feast of booths is transfiguration, etc. we just have them renamed for they BECAME to us through the establishment of the new covenant
- Tabernacle/temple construction: traditional church architecture still abides by the general layout. Holy of Holies: tabernacle and sanctuary. Holy place: knave. Inner court: vestibule. Outer court: the world. Through Christs redemption everyone has moved a step closer to God. Those of relegated to never being in the temple are always in the outer court. But we can all enter the inner court (vestibule). The holy place is not relegated to just priests, but the priesthood of all believers (Catholics in the knave). The priests can all now go into the holy of holies (sanctuary/tabernacle). And instead of one priest once a year going in to God, God comes out to us in the Eucharist.
- As for the remaining punitive laws, most people only have issue with the penalties assigned. But we’ve already talked about under what circumstances those penalties would be enforced. Basically you had to be unrepentant. So in the Christian understanding, what is consequence of sin? Death. What is death? Well there’s physical death (separation of soul from body) and there’s spiritual death (separation of soul from God). A person who lives in sin without repentance is dying or dead (venial vs mortal sin). And when recognized by the church in a lot of cases an excommunication would be pronounced. This separation from the church, separation of a branch from the true vine. A branch separated is dead. So we don’t execute people as the church, but the church long recognized the civil government’s authority to do so. And even without that, sin is death, and excommunication is death. But it’s important to note that in NO way was the average Israelite running around pronouncing death penalties on people. They had courts and priests that did this. Same as we have tribunals and priests and bishops who do this.
- Circumcision: this is fulfilled with baptism. It’s the outward sign of entrance into the people of God. Circumcision to become a part of the OT people of God and baptism for the New covenant people of God.
- A lot of the specifics are alterable with time and circumstance (Jesus gives the apostles this authority with the ability to “bind and loose”). Even in the OT this happened between exodus law in the wilderness vs changes that happen with Leviticus and Deuteronomy since they’re readying to enter the promised land and not be a nomadic people in the wilderness. And even by extra biblical accounts, the specifics had changed a bit in the rituals by the time of the second temple era. Yet Jesus still tells the people to submit to the valid authority of the religious leadership of the day; he notably doesn’t tell them to interpret the Torah for themselves and correct the instructions of priests and rabbis.
2024.05.19 21:18 Affectionate-Door935 OTF in my region
something has been on my mind recently. I am a member at an OTF in the northeast. A bunch of studios up here are owned by a "Portfolio group" who operate out of a fancy suite in NY. paying my monthly membership fee has been difficult lately knowing what they are doing to my local coaches and staff.
They laid off more than 50% of their workers, and those remaining are being worked into the ground. The coaching has no management and equipment has become unsafe, one of the treadmills at my studio catches smoke when it is used and this has been this way for weeks. Rather than tend to this right away, upper management likes to put a "we'll get to that" sticker but do nothing about it.
I guess if this is allowed, I am hoping someone can sympathize and give me advice whether to stay or to leave. I love my community and coaches but the management group is atrocious and I can't stand that I am giving them money. If anyone on here works for OTF corporate, this Empire group is ruining your brand in the northeast.
submitted by Affectionate-Door935 to orangetheory [link] [comments]
They laid off more than 50% of their workers, and those remaining are being worked into the ground. The coaching has no management and equipment has become unsafe, one of the treadmills at my studio catches smoke when it is used and this has been this way for weeks. Rather than tend to this right away, upper management likes to put a "we'll get to that" sticker but do nothing about it.
I guess if this is allowed, I am hoping someone can sympathize and give me advice whether to stay or to leave. I love my community and coaches but the management group is atrocious and I can't stand that I am giving them money. If anyone on here works for OTF corporate, this Empire group is ruining your brand in the northeast.
2024.05.19 21:11 willifloat Down (hookup app) review
Not sure if anyone’s ever used Down before it’s one of those DTF hookup apps. Wouldn’t say it’s for the faint of heart. So I have used it successfully once (and it was kinda awkward at first because you both know you’re just meeting up to hookup. Like, it’s not under the guise of a date or relationship. 100% recommend meeting in a public place for a vibe check first). I barely ever meet up with like 99% of my matches on Hinge or Tinder when I had it cuz I don’t care THAT much to meet up with a total stranger or like they aren’t that interesting to talk to etc.
So even though I used it once during a few months dry spell and it ended up being a safe and chill (and sort of thrilling) one night stand.. that was probably beginners luck tbh. Because a lot of the people on there are SO WEIRD lol like you think you’re this horny person that just wants to get laid until you see these people. So abrasive! Like seriously, these people on this particular app are horned up. No conversation starters just “you wanna meet later today???!” There is a threesome feature and you can say what kind of kinks you have etc. I don’t think I’m that adventurous so I’ll match with someone and get cold feet and never talk to them. I have to really be in the mood to dance with danger 💀. I’m too vanilla for this app.
It’s probably better to meet one person and establish a fwb situation so you don’t have to keep talking to the creeps on there. The one person I hooked up with, we were like hot and cold maybe gonna see each other again a few months later but it just became a one and done situation. Idk, anyone else ever use it?
submitted by willifloat to DatingApps [link] [comments]
So even though I used it once during a few months dry spell and it ended up being a safe and chill (and sort of thrilling) one night stand.. that was probably beginners luck tbh. Because a lot of the people on there are SO WEIRD lol like you think you’re this horny person that just wants to get laid until you see these people. So abrasive! Like seriously, these people on this particular app are horned up. No conversation starters just “you wanna meet later today???!” There is a threesome feature and you can say what kind of kinks you have etc. I don’t think I’m that adventurous so I’ll match with someone and get cold feet and never talk to them. I have to really be in the mood to dance with danger 💀. I’m too vanilla for this app.
It’s probably better to meet one person and establish a fwb situation so you don’t have to keep talking to the creeps on there. The one person I hooked up with, we were like hot and cold maybe gonna see each other again a few months later but it just became a one and done situation. Idk, anyone else ever use it?
2024.05.19 21:09 Emmalina124 Bri, Jade, & Jenelle
 | They’re the worst type of women, it makes sense that they found each other <3 submitted by Emmalina124 to TeenMomOGandTeenMom2 [link] [comments] With all this new Ashley Disney World invite drama and Jade’s petty comment liking, just tired. I used to like Jade, but the more she stands by Bri the worse it gets. I’m just ready for this cast to be laid to rest 🙄🙄🙄 |
2024.05.19 21:09 RockingReedRothchild Room for rent near IMD - $475
Full listing description below and linked. I have a video walkthrough of the apartment/room available if desired as well. DM with any questions!
Hello! An unfurnished room is soon to be available for rent at Polk/California in Chicago - close to Tri-TayloIMD.
Not the trendiest neighborhood (and close to a homeless shelter) so please, please take note of that. The landlord lives in another unit part-time.
Short caUbebus ride to Logan Square, Pilsen, UIC, etc.
$475 per month plus utilities, which are split with the other two roommates (electricity, gas, internet). You'd only share your floobathroom with one roommate.
Month-to-month lease. Rent may be lowered by $25 after one year of good standing. $225 move-in fee, no security deposit.
Background/credit check required. You must be employed and be able to provide pay stubs (if you are experiencing unemployment please be upfront about that and we can discuss).
Landlord references preferred, no evictions on record (will be checked).
Please reply with a basic intro, name, and a link to any social media you have if you want. We can discuss getting a quick video call/showing set up - thanks! I have a video of the unit/room that I will shoot over as well.
Near Douglas Park, East Garfield Park, Little Italy, on the cusp of Tri Taylor and close to the Illinois Medical District. UIC campus a short bus (#7) ride away.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/roo/d/chicago-room-for-rent-near-imd-douglass/7748548221.html
submitted by RockingReedRothchild to chicagoapartments [link] [comments]
Hello! An unfurnished room is soon to be available for rent at Polk/California in Chicago - close to Tri-TayloIMD.
Not the trendiest neighborhood (and close to a homeless shelter) so please, please take note of that. The landlord lives in another unit part-time.
Short caUbebus ride to Logan Square, Pilsen, UIC, etc.
$475 per month plus utilities, which are split with the other two roommates (electricity, gas, internet). You'd only share your floobathroom with one roommate.
Month-to-month lease. Rent may be lowered by $25 after one year of good standing. $225 move-in fee, no security deposit.
Background/credit check required. You must be employed and be able to provide pay stubs (if you are experiencing unemployment please be upfront about that and we can discuss).
Landlord references preferred, no evictions on record (will be checked).
Please reply with a basic intro, name, and a link to any social media you have if you want. We can discuss getting a quick video call/showing set up - thanks! I have a video of the unit/room that I will shoot over as well.
Near Douglas Park, East Garfield Park, Little Italy, on the cusp of Tri Taylor and close to the Illinois Medical District. UIC campus a short bus (#7) ride away.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/roo/d/chicago-room-for-rent-near-imd-douglass/7748548221.html
2024.05.19 21:07 xmt0991 How risky is a 1-2 year sabbatical to reset/meet someone right now?
I don’t mean for this to come across as a sob story, but I feel very stuck and I’m not sure what to do. I'm in a big company in a technical but non-coding role, early 40s years old, with $2.4M net worth (95% in equities, around $605K in retirement, mainly tech stocks and ETFs because I genuinely believe in the future of AI) and a $850K total compensation (roughly $400K of RSUs and the rest salary and bonus). Not married, no kids, and currently I rent at $4K/month.
To be honest it's a sad life right now post-major long term relationship and I am continually comparing myself to other men my age with families and a lot more success. (Frankly feel like not being married or never having been married at this age as a career liability, particularly for both men and women I work with. I feel like it’s a matter of trust) anyway….
I manage a midsize team and I’m getting a lot of pressure that my team may get absorbed or go away at some point or that I'll get laid off. I’m honestly pretty burned out and it’s tempting to proactively quit on my own terms, moved to south of France where I have EU citizenship and thus have residency and work rights, and I speak the language, and it’s pretty cheap there to rent a nice apartment in the south, regroup and retrain and then try to find a lower paid consulting gig when the job market heats up, because it’s really really bad right now (barely getting any recruiter reach out on LinkedIn, and it’s just super competitive internally). I've asked this before, but a few years ago, and people said I could probably take off time, and re-enter the job market, but I’m just not sure that that’s true anymore. I hear horror stories of people who are laid off last year who still can’t find work, and they have families to support. I have the painful luxury of just being alone, but I still have the same concern of not being able to find work. on top of this, I have to navigate all of this pretty much alone. I have a handful of friends, but would love to reset across the board. I also really do want to meet someone but my hours and stress really take a toll on dating. The layoff fear has done a number on my confidence and motivation. I also know that being unemployed is not a great look for dating or starting a family.
Does anyone have any advice or recommendations? It’s really hard to know what comes next economically, but I do feel like the tech industry is reshaping, just like it did in the late 90s and in the early 2010s, and now it’s just happening at a further 10 year interval just with a 3 year delay with Covid. that means, I could really devote myself to getting a masters degree in my field, taking on consulting work, and then just finding a job through my fairly large network in tech, and live off hum withdrawals from my accounts, and living in a lower cost city in France I could probably do all of this. Strategically, I could also wait for a layoff and severance, but that may never come and my job performance and overall career gains would be fairly limited. And I’m not getting any younger… any thoughts? Anyone else in this situation?
submitted by xmt0991 to ChubbyFIRE [link] [comments]
To be honest it's a sad life right now post-major long term relationship and I am continually comparing myself to other men my age with families and a lot more success. (Frankly feel like not being married or never having been married at this age as a career liability, particularly for both men and women I work with. I feel like it’s a matter of trust) anyway….
I manage a midsize team and I’m getting a lot of pressure that my team may get absorbed or go away at some point or that I'll get laid off. I’m honestly pretty burned out and it’s tempting to proactively quit on my own terms, moved to south of France where I have EU citizenship and thus have residency and work rights, and I speak the language, and it’s pretty cheap there to rent a nice apartment in the south, regroup and retrain and then try to find a lower paid consulting gig when the job market heats up, because it’s really really bad right now (barely getting any recruiter reach out on LinkedIn, and it’s just super competitive internally). I've asked this before, but a few years ago, and people said I could probably take off time, and re-enter the job market, but I’m just not sure that that’s true anymore. I hear horror stories of people who are laid off last year who still can’t find work, and they have families to support. I have the painful luxury of just being alone, but I still have the same concern of not being able to find work. on top of this, I have to navigate all of this pretty much alone. I have a handful of friends, but would love to reset across the board. I also really do want to meet someone but my hours and stress really take a toll on dating. The layoff fear has done a number on my confidence and motivation. I also know that being unemployed is not a great look for dating or starting a family.
Does anyone have any advice or recommendations? It’s really hard to know what comes next economically, but I do feel like the tech industry is reshaping, just like it did in the late 90s and in the early 2010s, and now it’s just happening at a further 10 year interval just with a 3 year delay with Covid. that means, I could really devote myself to getting a masters degree in my field, taking on consulting work, and then just finding a job through my fairly large network in tech, and live off hum withdrawals from my accounts, and living in a lower cost city in France I could probably do all of this. Strategically, I could also wait for a layoff and severance, but that may never come and my job performance and overall career gains would be fairly limited. And I’m not getting any younger… any thoughts? Anyone else in this situation?
2024.05.19 21:07 tadukaadoescombat one of my villains i was going to write in my novel before i decided it was too character focused to add it
( this is in a hunter setting with like, awakened ones) so yeah, the villian ( im going to call him kim) was gonna be known as sort of rough hearted, , kim had a deep past, and turned out to have a robot he was given by his granpa when he was young, and the reason why the robot was so special to him was because he had abusive parents who hated him, and the robot was the only thing around him that didnt have a sour expression when looking at him ( its a robot, it has no expression) , one time the parents were mad at kim, and went to hit him, thats when the robot laid over kim and took all the hits, the parents were mad and went to destroy the robot, but kim defended the robot, and hit the parents, fast foward, the parents kicked out kim and that was the start to kims villainous awakening, and remember the robot had 0 emotions, kim goes on to do evil things like killing civilians and builds up a reputation, fast foward again, and the mc is fighting kim, mc has him vulnerable, and when mc charges up a powerful attack, the robot steps in as it was programmed by the granpa to always protect kim, it gets destroyed by mc, and kim cries and goes berserk, but mc has already beheaded him, kim cried and looked the robot in its eyes, and smiled while crying, expecting the robot to smile.... the robot didnt do anything, it was a robot, no emotions, nothing, they both died that day it was a tragic ending for an insignificant villain
submitted by tadukaadoescombat to Novelideas [link] [comments]
2024.05.19 21:07 AGSspecial Feeling Lost
31, M, Canada
BComm in Finance, currently doing a combined BSc in Bio/CS at nighttime.
Worked for 4 years in midstream, primarily as an analyst building models/dashboards/reports/etc. for traders. Spent last 2 years working for a startup doing Salesforce implementations. Good with PowerBI/Tableau/VBA/Excel/SharePoint/Python for data analysis. Reasonable SQL skills. Have Admin cert, experienced with flows/implementation & project design, UAT, user story capture, object modelling. Got laid off due to not enough projected revenue.
Can’t for the life of me seem to even get a basic FP&A role interview, or basic Salesforce interview. Not sure if I should switch degree streams or what I should do, but feeling a little helpless.
submitted by AGSspecial to careeradvice [link] [comments]
BComm in Finance, currently doing a combined BSc in Bio/CS at nighttime.
Worked for 4 years in midstream, primarily as an analyst building models/dashboards/reports/etc. for traders. Spent last 2 years working for a startup doing Salesforce implementations. Good with PowerBI/Tableau/VBA/Excel/SharePoint/Python for data analysis. Reasonable SQL skills. Have Admin cert, experienced with flows/implementation & project design, UAT, user story capture, object modelling. Got laid off due to not enough projected revenue.
Can’t for the life of me seem to even get a basic FP&A role interview, or basic Salesforce interview. Not sure if I should switch degree streams or what I should do, but feeling a little helpless.
2024.05.19 21:05 DegenerateStoner710 39 [M4F] #NewJersey Looking for a nice SOUTHERN lady
Hello , short version, only interested in something serious and longterm. USA strongly preferred.Absolutely no : History of abuse, Addiction, mens haircuts, Colored hair ( blue, pink etc) heavy drinkers, single moms, cigarette smokers , NEW ACCOUNTS, no activists on any level, NO Black woman, im sure there is more but mind is blank at the moment. \\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_I am looking for someone who is willing to actually put 50/50 effort into this. If you have zero desire to talk, check messages, respond in a timely manner etc we have absolutely ZERO to be talking about. I am very much over these types of interactions, I honestly dont get it haha. Communication is very key.\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\_\\\Brief info about me : Enjoy all things true crime related ( podcasts, documentaries etc), I listen to all types of music to the point its just easier for me to say if I like it, ill listen to it period. If you saw me in person and then saw my Spotify it would probably shock you, not in a bad way though haha. I like to cook and BBQ when weather permits although I have been slacking on the bbq aspect lately. I use to compete with my exes father and it was a ton of fun. learned alot of things and made some amazing ribs and chicken. I love to try new foods when possible, id love to travel more, I do enjoy cruises, im pretty laid back type of person in the sense im open to whatever as long as it isnt lame.Please be 420 friendlyIts really pointless to write a lot here considering most messages are fake accounts / bots. Please send your basic info when you message instead of just "hi". Name, Location, age please thanks. Also be ready to exchange photos, if as an adult you "cant" do that, please dont message me lol.
submitted by DegenerateStoner710 to ForeverAloneDating [link] [comments]
2024.05.19 21:01 revertman2517 I'm newer to using the Roman daily Missal, I have some questions youtube couldn't answer
I recently picked up a daily missal, I've never really used one before. During the Easter season everything seems very well laid out in one place, however during ordinary time it appears all you get for the daily portions is the readings... Is there another section in the missile you have to flip through for the rest of the mass parts during ordinary time? Every other time of year is laid out in a way that seems to make sense, but I figured I'd ask since I'm having trouble understanding why ordinary time only seems to have the first and second readings for every day of the week. Thank you in advance!
submitted by revertman2517 to Catholicism [link] [comments]
2024.05.19 21:01 Realistic-Divide-868 29M:23F 7 Years - Could you trust after this?
What Happened:
F23 (my partner) moved with me to start my new job in a new state about 3 years ago. We have a hard time making friends, but started making friends here not long ago. She ended up meeting a group of friends, and one of them was named, let's say, Tyler. She told me about him and how he (and the group) seemed nice and we should hangout together. I trusted her completely so I didn't think anything of it at the time. I noticed she started texting more often, but assumed it was her group of friends. She seemed happier and was open about it when she was texting him at first so I didn't think anything of it. Once she started hanging out with his friend group a few times without me, I asked her that I should come next time. She said yes absolutely and apologized it didn't happen sooner! A couple of weeks passed and nothing ever came of it. Then I noticed she was still texting him from time to time (I saw over her shoulder). I asked her to cut him off, because it seemed weird that he was so friendly towards her and was still asking her to hangout all the time. She apologized and said she understood completely and was sorry for making me feel uncomfortable. She told me it wasn't a problem she cut him off and his group of friends. Everything seemed fine after that. Then I noticed she would go out a little more than usual to the park, local bookstore, etc. This wasn't super unusual but it did happen more often. I felt weird because I couldn't bring myself to believe she was doing anything, so I let it go for a few days.
This past Monday I was leaving on a trip (I travel monthly for work). The night before we had been drinking a bit and she had gone out to the park with Lacey (our dog). I got suspicious and anxious because I would be leaving for a few days. I don't feel good about it but Monday morning I woke up early and went through her phone and saw messages between her and Tyler. He was silenced and she had clearly been deleting his messages. Towards the end of the chain they said I love you to each other and had texts about planning to have him come over to our house and make food Monday night and hangout because I would be gone (verbiage here indicated he's come over once before). I also saw messages from other guys in her deleted folder. The chains were a lot shorter and didn't indicate anything, but they were also silenced.
I took pictures of the messages and left on my trip that Monday morning and didn't tell her anything. Monday night she didn't really text me. I pretended like nothing was wrong that week. She asked a few times when I was coming back, like she needed to know for something she was planning for us on the weekend. I was vague and didn't really give her an answer. Thursday night she told me she was going to her friend Emmy's house (I've met her) to watch a show they liked together. I got back at 3AM that night (Friday morning at this point), and she wasn't home. I stayed up for a bit, and she got back around 4AM. She was upset I had played her and didn't tell her when I was coming back. She kept saying "I knew it!". She obviously felt betrayed but also angry that she had been caught out suspiciously late. I then sent her photos of the text messages with Tyler. I laid in bed in silence for a while while she experienced the realization that I knew what she had been doing. She eventually went downstairs and I went to sleep.
Background:
We've had big arguments in the past around how much attention and love I provide her and gone to therapy a couple of times to work on ourselves. It's a known thing she's felt lonely for a couple of years, feeling that I put more attention into my work than our relationship. It is probably also worth noting she has ADHD and Atisum (which I am completely okay with), but it can make communication very hard sometimes. It puts us in situations where we argue because certain behavior she feels is completely fine causes me a bit of stress/anxiety or become mentally drained. A small example of this is we'll be watching a show, and she comments pretty consistently (~every other minute or something). It could be about the show or not. ~75% of the time I don't really respond because it happens too often and I get worn out. It sounds terrible I know, but I think it's just a small example of our differences.
All that being said I do believe I have an issue with consistently providing that to her on a daily basis and something I had been trying to work on. I'm more distant and independent I think. I tend to need my space after work. On the weekends, I like to have my own time, when she would like us to go out and do something fun together. Which we obviously do sometimes, but I suppose not often enough.
After a lot of thought, I think she is right. I have a problem with getting close to people. And when I am close, I put aside the "work" to show them I care. She deserves better from me in that area. So anyway, that's all to say we have our own set of problems apart from this.
What she says about it: She claims that because she felt lonely and unwanted she replied to him and accepted his advances. She tells me she feels terrible and guilty and never met anything she said. It's weird, but in a way I do believe her. She claims the most that happened was that they cuddled and hungout, but I'm not sure I believe that part. She tells me she didn't hang out with him in his house when she would go out (aka those trips I mentioned earlier), but just park outside and talk to him. This was because she had a falling out with Tyler's roommate and wasn't allowed inside.
Closing Thoughts:
I truly love my partner, and I want the best for her. I don't "blame" her or am angry, just sad. Sad that we brought each other to this situation. I don't know if I could bring myself to make this work, or if I could love her as a life-long partner anymore. We are not married.
Question:
Could you bring yourself to trust after this? I travel a lot for work so I would be gone often. I just don't know if it is best we go our separate ways now, and save ourselves the time and pain.
submitted by Realistic-Divide-868 to relationship_advice [link] [comments]
F23 (my partner) moved with me to start my new job in a new state about 3 years ago. We have a hard time making friends, but started making friends here not long ago. She ended up meeting a group of friends, and one of them was named, let's say, Tyler. She told me about him and how he (and the group) seemed nice and we should hangout together. I trusted her completely so I didn't think anything of it at the time. I noticed she started texting more often, but assumed it was her group of friends. She seemed happier and was open about it when she was texting him at first so I didn't think anything of it. Once she started hanging out with his friend group a few times without me, I asked her that I should come next time. She said yes absolutely and apologized it didn't happen sooner! A couple of weeks passed and nothing ever came of it. Then I noticed she was still texting him from time to time (I saw over her shoulder). I asked her to cut him off, because it seemed weird that he was so friendly towards her and was still asking her to hangout all the time. She apologized and said she understood completely and was sorry for making me feel uncomfortable. She told me it wasn't a problem she cut him off and his group of friends. Everything seemed fine after that. Then I noticed she would go out a little more than usual to the park, local bookstore, etc. This wasn't super unusual but it did happen more often. I felt weird because I couldn't bring myself to believe she was doing anything, so I let it go for a few days.
This past Monday I was leaving on a trip (I travel monthly for work). The night before we had been drinking a bit and she had gone out to the park with Lacey (our dog). I got suspicious and anxious because I would be leaving for a few days. I don't feel good about it but Monday morning I woke up early and went through her phone and saw messages between her and Tyler. He was silenced and she had clearly been deleting his messages. Towards the end of the chain they said I love you to each other and had texts about planning to have him come over to our house and make food Monday night and hangout because I would be gone (verbiage here indicated he's come over once before). I also saw messages from other guys in her deleted folder. The chains were a lot shorter and didn't indicate anything, but they were also silenced.
I took pictures of the messages and left on my trip that Monday morning and didn't tell her anything. Monday night she didn't really text me. I pretended like nothing was wrong that week. She asked a few times when I was coming back, like she needed to know for something she was planning for us on the weekend. I was vague and didn't really give her an answer. Thursday night she told me she was going to her friend Emmy's house (I've met her) to watch a show they liked together. I got back at 3AM that night (Friday morning at this point), and she wasn't home. I stayed up for a bit, and she got back around 4AM. She was upset I had played her and didn't tell her when I was coming back. She kept saying "I knew it!". She obviously felt betrayed but also angry that she had been caught out suspiciously late. I then sent her photos of the text messages with Tyler. I laid in bed in silence for a while while she experienced the realization that I knew what she had been doing. She eventually went downstairs and I went to sleep.
Background:
We've had big arguments in the past around how much attention and love I provide her and gone to therapy a couple of times to work on ourselves. It's a known thing she's felt lonely for a couple of years, feeling that I put more attention into my work than our relationship. It is probably also worth noting she has ADHD and Atisum (which I am completely okay with), but it can make communication very hard sometimes. It puts us in situations where we argue because certain behavior she feels is completely fine causes me a bit of stress/anxiety or become mentally drained. A small example of this is we'll be watching a show, and she comments pretty consistently (~every other minute or something). It could be about the show or not. ~75% of the time I don't really respond because it happens too often and I get worn out. It sounds terrible I know, but I think it's just a small example of our differences.
All that being said I do believe I have an issue with consistently providing that to her on a daily basis and something I had been trying to work on. I'm more distant and independent I think. I tend to need my space after work. On the weekends, I like to have my own time, when she would like us to go out and do something fun together. Which we obviously do sometimes, but I suppose not often enough.
After a lot of thought, I think she is right. I have a problem with getting close to people. And when I am close, I put aside the "work" to show them I care. She deserves better from me in that area. So anyway, that's all to say we have our own set of problems apart from this.
What she says about it: She claims that because she felt lonely and unwanted she replied to him and accepted his advances. She tells me she feels terrible and guilty and never met anything she said. It's weird, but in a way I do believe her. She claims the most that happened was that they cuddled and hungout, but I'm not sure I believe that part. She tells me she didn't hang out with him in his house when she would go out (aka those trips I mentioned earlier), but just park outside and talk to him. This was because she had a falling out with Tyler's roommate and wasn't allowed inside.
Closing Thoughts:
I truly love my partner, and I want the best for her. I don't "blame" her or am angry, just sad. Sad that we brought each other to this situation. I don't know if I could bring myself to make this work, or if I could love her as a life-long partner anymore. We are not married.
Question:
Could you bring yourself to trust after this? I travel a lot for work so I would be gone often. I just don't know if it is best we go our separate ways now, and save ourselves the time and pain.
2024.05.19 21:00 HappinessWantsYou I'm incredibly stressed out.
I'm 19M. I've been doing an internship this month. I've failed incredibly. I haven't achieved my sales target. They informed me and a few other low performers a few days ago that if I fail to meet the target of 15 by tomorrow, I'm going to be laid off.
I haven't worked over the weekend. I took my sibling's advice who said that it's okay. It's an internship, that too in Sales. My sibling said that it does not matter, and they should not be putting so much pressure for a young college student intern. She kept iterating that if they insult me, I should tell them to fuck off and keep their job. She kept saying it to me again and again that I didn't work this weekend. I could've done something.
Tomorrow is our morning meeting. In front of 30 interns, my sales performance will be displayed, at the bottom of the leader board. And they'll ask me why. I'll say I was sick.
Now my sibling said that what she was saying was only if the managers would insult me or be rude. She's so fucking ferocious, my sibling, I don't get it. Nobody can mess with her.
submitted by HappinessWantsYou to TrueOffMyChest [link] [comments]
I haven't worked over the weekend. I took my sibling's advice who said that it's okay. It's an internship, that too in Sales. My sibling said that it does not matter, and they should not be putting so much pressure for a young college student intern. She kept iterating that if they insult me, I should tell them to fuck off and keep their job. She kept saying it to me again and again that I didn't work this weekend. I could've done something.
Tomorrow is our morning meeting. In front of 30 interns, my sales performance will be displayed, at the bottom of the leader board. And they'll ask me why. I'll say I was sick.
Now my sibling said that what she was saying was only if the managers would insult me or be rude. She's so fucking ferocious, my sibling, I don't get it. Nobody can mess with her.
2024.05.19 20:52 crowleys_plants 9 year old corn snake died unexpectedly - was his care the cause?
Quite long, sorry!
I rehomed a 9 year old male corn just under 6 months ago, and unfortunately his care hadn’t been the best. (Uncleaned dusty hamster bedding, temp of 22, very low humidity, no enrichment, had a mouse “thrown in” every 5-6 days, dirty water bowl etc.)
I moved him to a slightly bigger (clean!!) viv and - swapped to forest floor - added branches to climb, more hides - heat lamp for basking - temp of 29-30 at warm side, 25ish cooler side (which a big stone hide for if he wanted cooler still) - humidity of 50-55ish (depending on when I’d cleaned and added some fresh wetter bedding) - slowly reduced his feeds - handled regularly (he liked exploring houseplants) - fresh water daily
Timeline- Day 1 - refused a mouse Day 2 - went into blue Day 8 - refused another mouse, still in blue (my girl eats even when she’s about to shed so thought I’d try.) Day 10 - took him out to check him over, looked fine and was his usual friendly self, his shed looked ready to come off though so I popped him back in so I didn’t hurt him. Added some warm damp spagnum moss Day 12 (yesterday) - 6pm - out chilling in the viv, looked at me when I checked in. I decided to sit in the bathroom with him in the steam to help the skin come off because I was really worried at him point. 7pm - bathroom was nice and steamy so I went to get him out, and found him dead. He’d moved to a different position but was still laid out looking normal, but his mouth was open with some bedding in it?
I don’t know what I did wrong? He’d been less active but I assumed that was because he was about to shed and couldn’t see as well. Should I have taken him to the vets at some point? Was his viv wrong? I just keep thinking that if I’d got him out at 6pm maybe he’d still be alive? He was such a sweet boy and I’m heartbroken.
If it’s the viv what needs changing, because my 15 year old female corn is in the same set up and I’m terrified something’s going to happen to her.
TIA, and sorry it’s such a long post.
submitted by crowleys_plants to snakes [link] [comments]
I rehomed a 9 year old male corn just under 6 months ago, and unfortunately his care hadn’t been the best. (Uncleaned dusty hamster bedding, temp of 22, very low humidity, no enrichment, had a mouse “thrown in” every 5-6 days, dirty water bowl etc.)
I moved him to a slightly bigger (clean!!) viv and - swapped to forest floor - added branches to climb, more hides - heat lamp for basking - temp of 29-30 at warm side, 25ish cooler side (which a big stone hide for if he wanted cooler still) - humidity of 50-55ish (depending on when I’d cleaned and added some fresh wetter bedding) - slowly reduced his feeds - handled regularly (he liked exploring houseplants) - fresh water daily
Timeline- Day 1 - refused a mouse Day 2 - went into blue Day 8 - refused another mouse, still in blue (my girl eats even when she’s about to shed so thought I’d try.) Day 10 - took him out to check him over, looked fine and was his usual friendly self, his shed looked ready to come off though so I popped him back in so I didn’t hurt him. Added some warm damp spagnum moss Day 12 (yesterday) - 6pm - out chilling in the viv, looked at me when I checked in. I decided to sit in the bathroom with him in the steam to help the skin come off because I was really worried at him point. 7pm - bathroom was nice and steamy so I went to get him out, and found him dead. He’d moved to a different position but was still laid out looking normal, but his mouth was open with some bedding in it?
I don’t know what I did wrong? He’d been less active but I assumed that was because he was about to shed and couldn’t see as well. Should I have taken him to the vets at some point? Was his viv wrong? I just keep thinking that if I’d got him out at 6pm maybe he’d still be alive? He was such a sweet boy and I’m heartbroken.
If it’s the viv what needs changing, because my 15 year old female corn is in the same set up and I’m terrified something’s going to happen to her.
TIA, and sorry it’s such a long post.
2024.05.19 20:52 thebieser Mushrooms!!!!!!! 😡
 | Backstory: location, Toronto, Canada area. Moved in back in 2019 in the lawn was 50-50 weeds to grass. I had a PAR3 application done in 2022, after which I had inground sprinklers installed. Then about a month later I had 7 yards of enriched topsoil dropped and spread across the whole lawn, and then a liberal application of seed laid down. Next season, I may have overwatered the lawn, not sure. May or may not be related but that’s when the now shame of my life, the dreaded mushrooms, started sprouting. submitted by thebieser to lawn [link] [comments] I’ve tried spraying soapy dishwater topically, I’ve tried another PAR3 application, I’ve stopped watering for weeks, overseeding, etc. How do I get rid of these damned fungi!!! |
2024.05.19 20:51 crowleys_plants 9 year old died unexpectedly - was his care the cause?
Quite long, sorry!
I rehomed a 9 year old male corn just under 6 months ago, and unfortunately his care hadn’t been the best. (Uncleaned dusty hamster bedding, temp of 22, very low humidity, no enrichment, had a mouse “thrown in” every 5-6 days, dirty water bowl etc.)
I moved him to a slightly bigger (clean!!) viv and - swapped to forest floor - added branches to climb, more hides - heat lamp for basking - temp of 29-30 at warm side, 25ish cooler side (which a big stone hide for if he wanted cooler still) - humidity of 50-55ish (depending on when I’d cleaned and added some fresh wetter bedding) - slowly reduced his feeds - handled regularly (he liked exploring houseplants) - fresh water daily
Timeline- Day 1 - refused a mouse
Day 2 - went into blue
Day 8 - refused another mouse, still in blue (my girl eats even when she’s about to shed so thought I’d try.)
Day 10 - took him out to check him over, looked fine and was his usual friendly self, his shed looked ready to come off though so I popped him back in so I didn’t hurt him. Added some warm damp spagnum moss
Day 12 (yesterday) - 6pm - out chilling in the viv, looked at me when I checked in.
I decided to sit in the bathroom with him in the steam to help the skin come off because I was really worried at him point.
7pm - bathroom was nice and steamy so I went to get him out, and found him dead. He’d moved to a different position but was still laid out looking normal, but his mouth was open with some bedding in it?
I don’t know what I did wrong? He’d been less active but I assumed that was because he was about to shed and couldn’t see as well. Should I have taken him to the vets at some point? Was his viv wrong? I just keep thinking that if I’d got him out at 6pm maybe he’d still be alive? He was such a sweet boy and I’m heartbroken.
If it’s the viv what needs changing, because my 15 year old female corn is in the same set up and I’m terrified something’s going to happen to her.
TIA, and sorry it’s such a long post.
submitted by crowleys_plants to cornsnakes [link] [comments]
I rehomed a 9 year old male corn just under 6 months ago, and unfortunately his care hadn’t been the best. (Uncleaned dusty hamster bedding, temp of 22, very low humidity, no enrichment, had a mouse “thrown in” every 5-6 days, dirty water bowl etc.)
I moved him to a slightly bigger (clean!!) viv and - swapped to forest floor - added branches to climb, more hides - heat lamp for basking - temp of 29-30 at warm side, 25ish cooler side (which a big stone hide for if he wanted cooler still) - humidity of 50-55ish (depending on when I’d cleaned and added some fresh wetter bedding) - slowly reduced his feeds - handled regularly (he liked exploring houseplants) - fresh water daily
Timeline- Day 1 - refused a mouse
Day 2 - went into blue
Day 8 - refused another mouse, still in blue (my girl eats even when she’s about to shed so thought I’d try.)
Day 10 - took him out to check him over, looked fine and was his usual friendly self, his shed looked ready to come off though so I popped him back in so I didn’t hurt him. Added some warm damp spagnum moss
Day 12 (yesterday) - 6pm - out chilling in the viv, looked at me when I checked in.
I decided to sit in the bathroom with him in the steam to help the skin come off because I was really worried at him point.
7pm - bathroom was nice and steamy so I went to get him out, and found him dead. He’d moved to a different position but was still laid out looking normal, but his mouth was open with some bedding in it?
I don’t know what I did wrong? He’d been less active but I assumed that was because he was about to shed and couldn’t see as well. Should I have taken him to the vets at some point? Was his viv wrong? I just keep thinking that if I’d got him out at 6pm maybe he’d still be alive? He was such a sweet boy and I’m heartbroken.
If it’s the viv what needs changing, because my 15 year old female corn is in the same set up and I’m terrified something’s going to happen to her.
TIA, and sorry it’s such a long post.
2024.05.19 20:50 MamaLirp A letter to new parents
Ive just laid down my 9 month old son for a nap that he immediately fell asleep for. Im about to water house plants, journal, and sweep my floors. When he wakes up, Ill lather him in sunscreen and take him to the park.
This time 8 months ago I was getting 4 hours of sleep per day, pumping every 3 hours, and struggling to bond with my son. Simultaneously I was constantly anxious he would die in his sleep or choke on his spit up and aspirate. He had reflux and would grunt in his sleep. So even when he slept, I couldnt. Itll get easier, they all said when I would finally open up to someone.
This time 4 months ago I was getting 5 hours of sleep, still struggling to bond with my son. I loved him immensely, but it was hard. Yet I was still worried about him despite not having a super strong bond. Why wasnt he rolling? Why did he hate tummy time? Why wasnt he taking more milk? Why isnt he cooing much? Why is he so upset? Why is my best friends son laughing? Itll get easier. Dont compare, they said.
This time 2 months ago I was beyond frustrated with my son. It wasnt his fault, I knew. He was so uncomfortable because he needed a doc band (preemie baby, I baby wore him constantly..so no he wasnt left alone for long periods of time). I knew he was uncomfortable, yet I still took his constant state of upset personally. Why wont he let me read to him? Is he teething? Why wont he eat solid food? Why is every single day different? Itll get easier. All babies do things in their own time and in their own way, they said.
This time 3 weeks ago I was exasperated. My son was sleeping through the night and eating well but still seemed to be upset. Although he was getting happier, but he wasnt really happy. We were definitely more bonded by this point but I didnt understand. What am I doing wrong? Did I mess up our bond somewhere along the way? Why isnt this getting easier?
Since then, hes popped out 2 new teeth and has learned to army crawl. Hes started babbling. When hes mad he yells YAYAYAYA, when hes happy he giggles and says apuuaaah. Hes eating finger foods. Hes sleeping well. He cries when I leave the room. He giggles at himself in the mirror in the car. For 8.5 months Ill be honest, I wasnt enjoying motherhood. I had good moments and of course I love my son. But these were the hardest months of my life. When friends and family said it would get easier, I wanted to scream at them. It WASNT getting easier. STOP saying that to me.
But you know what? These people understood something that I didnt yet. That time was going to pass. My baby was growing, learning, and changing every day. That soon enough, he would be easier. My old problems would be replaced with new ones. But he would be easier. And the little baby that was turning me into ash so I could be reborn into a phoenix.....he would be gone and replaced by a new person every few months. My boy who grunted in his sleep and kept me awake but contact napped on me for hours would be gone and instead Id have another boy who refused to let me rock him to sleep (despite being my favorite thing we would do) but would laugh at me for 10 minutes straight while I growled at him.
For the moms and dads in the thick of it for the first time.. I know how hard it is. I know how much it sucks. Soon youll start getting yourself back. Try to find whatever joy you can throughout the day and hold onto it. Know in your heart that all the seemingly mindless and unhelpful advice is so true. Dont compare. All babies do thing in their own time. And I promise you, it does it get easier.
submitted by MamaLirp to NewParents [link] [comments]
This time 8 months ago I was getting 4 hours of sleep per day, pumping every 3 hours, and struggling to bond with my son. Simultaneously I was constantly anxious he would die in his sleep or choke on his spit up and aspirate. He had reflux and would grunt in his sleep. So even when he slept, I couldnt. Itll get easier, they all said when I would finally open up to someone.
This time 4 months ago I was getting 5 hours of sleep, still struggling to bond with my son. I loved him immensely, but it was hard. Yet I was still worried about him despite not having a super strong bond. Why wasnt he rolling? Why did he hate tummy time? Why wasnt he taking more milk? Why isnt he cooing much? Why is he so upset? Why is my best friends son laughing? Itll get easier. Dont compare, they said.
This time 2 months ago I was beyond frustrated with my son. It wasnt his fault, I knew. He was so uncomfortable because he needed a doc band (preemie baby, I baby wore him constantly..so no he wasnt left alone for long periods of time). I knew he was uncomfortable, yet I still took his constant state of upset personally. Why wont he let me read to him? Is he teething? Why wont he eat solid food? Why is every single day different? Itll get easier. All babies do things in their own time and in their own way, they said.
This time 3 weeks ago I was exasperated. My son was sleeping through the night and eating well but still seemed to be upset. Although he was getting happier, but he wasnt really happy. We were definitely more bonded by this point but I didnt understand. What am I doing wrong? Did I mess up our bond somewhere along the way? Why isnt this getting easier?
Since then, hes popped out 2 new teeth and has learned to army crawl. Hes started babbling. When hes mad he yells YAYAYAYA, when hes happy he giggles and says apuuaaah. Hes eating finger foods. Hes sleeping well. He cries when I leave the room. He giggles at himself in the mirror in the car. For 8.5 months Ill be honest, I wasnt enjoying motherhood. I had good moments and of course I love my son. But these were the hardest months of my life. When friends and family said it would get easier, I wanted to scream at them. It WASNT getting easier. STOP saying that to me.
But you know what? These people understood something that I didnt yet. That time was going to pass. My baby was growing, learning, and changing every day. That soon enough, he would be easier. My old problems would be replaced with new ones. But he would be easier. And the little baby that was turning me into ash so I could be reborn into a phoenix.....he would be gone and replaced by a new person every few months. My boy who grunted in his sleep and kept me awake but contact napped on me for hours would be gone and instead Id have another boy who refused to let me rock him to sleep (despite being my favorite thing we would do) but would laugh at me for 10 minutes straight while I growled at him.
For the moms and dads in the thick of it for the first time.. I know how hard it is. I know how much it sucks. Soon youll start getting yourself back. Try to find whatever joy you can throughout the day and hold onto it. Know in your heart that all the seemingly mindless and unhelpful advice is so true. Dont compare. All babies do thing in their own time. And I promise you, it does it get easier.
2024.05.19 20:49 Certain-Compote [SF] Post Scarcity
Lights out. Lights on. Lights out. Lights on. Vincent strained to keep his eyes open. Indeed, it wasn’t him blinking, it was the sun. It flickered mid day.
He was jobless again, and was trying to take his mind off it. He’d left the apartment, which would soon not be his, to get away from its suffocating evocation. Eventually his mindless sauntering led him to a nearby park, where he found a soft patch of grass to lie in, and perhaps just die there.
The allure of fresh cut grass in the sun had attracted others as well, but everyone was quiet, thoughtful. The recent AI revolution had put many in the same boat as him. It had been something spectacular, at an unprecedented rate the productivity of mankind soared, dwarfing the industrial and digital revolutions. In a mood of euphoric optimism, it enveloped the planet as a swarm of fruit flies with viagra.
In the beginning, managers and mid-managers were ecstatic, finally they would have the type of workers they dreamed of, ones who didn’t moan and complain about every poorly thought out decision they made. And with them gone, a huge useless drain on profit would be removed. Money would be redistributed, recognition at last, with them taking a major chunk to match their exceptional qualities, their uniqueness among their peers. AIs only needed electric power after all.
Of course, that was all a managerial fantasy, and following a brief time of delusional bliss, they themselves got promptly replaced or simply removed. For the people higher up in the hierarchy, who kept their jobs, it felt like removing your socks after a long trek.
The optimists claimed that this was the long awaited transition to a post scarcity society, utopia in the making. Reality, being a pessimist, had other plans. Wealth discrepancy deepened, and suddenly most societies found themselves with two castes: the wealthy, people who still had income and money, and the destitute who had nothing. The penniless made poor consumers, so business stopped catering to them. Governments were already designed to represent the rich anyway, so they lacked political power as well. They became outcasts, people left to die in the streets. They couldn’t even rebel effectively, since soldiers were getting paid, which made them partial to the upper class, and civilians going against modern military forces was somewhat iffy.
In a spasm of altruism, the elite figured that starvation of more than half of the population would be inhumane. Therefore bread and potatoes became free, which fit nicely well below the 1.3% of global GDP that went for charity. Some of the affected wondered whether that was some sort of a cruel joke. They felt like the roach being kept alive as food for the wasp’s progeny.
Since getting laid off, Vincent dreaded his eventual transition to the outcast class. He had not found a job in time, and now he was being evicted. Not much he could do now but join one of the sprawling tent cities, but luckily, he already owned a tent having bought one for just such an occasion.
These new cities, built within the old ones, were slowly becoming their own authorities. It started when people formed gangs to raid large grocery stores. These soon went out of business, since the stratum they served had perished. The stores that remained, that sold to the rich, had big enough margins to afford armed guards, so the gangs had to become larger and tougher. As history teaches us, government is an euphemism for the biggest bully in town, and these gangs were growing into big bullies themselves. Eventually, they started to refer to themselves as tribes, separate entities from their origin countries. And you didn’t want to meet tribesmen when you were going home at night.
The original administrations made several half hearted attempts to suppress these new states, but what was it supposed to do? Kill what it claimed to be its own citizens? Ultimately, citizens who couldn’t afford to consume or pay taxes were not desirable ones, so they gave up.
Vincent was self aware enough to know that he wouldn’t make a good tribesman. He was soft, pudgy, and often out of breath. As the main source of wealth for these people was raiding, he wondered what niche he could fill, but he avoided thinking about it too hard.
And now the sun was flickering. How unfortunate it would be, he mused, if it turned off one of these days, but he knew it wasn’t that. He was surprised to find out that it saddened him it wasn’t.
The remaining governments had their coffers empty in the end, since the populace paid politicians directly, bypassing them entirely. In a new plan, one of managerial cunning, indeed one that only a government clerk can come up with, they decided to block out the sun. Then they would sell sunlight as a service; it was the new SAS model. Proponents of this plan argued that obviously they deserved sunlight for free, but they were not so sure about the tribal riff raff that beat them senseless when they met on the street. The rich didn’t care, because it was a small fee, and hey, the money would go toward fixing the parks. It could even fix climate change!
Since there was no opposition, the decision was made, and the project undertaken. At first, people could hardly believe their reality. Such was the case with Vincent as well, he had indeed forgotten about it until now. A myriad of small robotic satellites were launched with reusable rockets, each with its own AI and at all times connected to a massive computational center via relays. There the monumental computation of where each robot should stand was made, so that any unsubscribed person would get shaded. It was akin to a Dyson swarm, but unfortunately, on the wrong celestial body.
And there it was, the last sunray to ever touch him; it blinked out. Vincent looked up, and saw the sun as in an eclipse with only its corona visible. Unhappily, he brought his gaze down, and examined the other lawn loafers. Nearly the whole place was in the dark, but two people had their own personal god rays. The chosen ones glanced around nervously. Death stares shot back at them. They left in a hurry. Vincent walked home depressed, while a robot shrouded him from orbit.
It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness.
Months passed, and Vincent found himself the third wife of a tribe chieftain. It was the Sunset Boulevard tribe, named after the street it had occupied during its inception and not after recent events. The area was now almost permanently shaded, and vegetation had completely died out, but humans found ways to persist. Even in darkness, people managed and found things to put value in. Food, water, and shelter had become precious, while electronic gadgets lost all meaning. Vitamin D supplements were the unofficial currency.
Being the third wife had its benefits. It provided uncommon security, and his chores were simple. He had to keep the tent in order and take care of the chieftain’s many children, who were from the man’s other wives.
Vincent had come to accept this existence, which his past self would’ve found intolerable. He fell into the routine of his new life, and the days strung along, but change was inevitably brewing again behind the curtain.
It turned out that blocking large portions of sunlight made the climate go haywire. Giant planetary superstorms became a thing, and the Atlantic was consumed in a never ending hurricane of continental magnitude. It effectively cut off the Americas from Europe, which miffed the rich a bit. Although travel was restricted, they still found their lives largely unchanged, an infinite stream of AI generated entertainment and whatever else was left for money to buy paved the way to a lifetime of hedonism.
For the tribesmen life grew rougher: winters were colder, springs rainier, and summers gloomier. But people persisted. Among them, Vincent had recently become a grandmother. His new routine created distance between him and his old memories of the world that had been, a dream is all it was. As life became harder, and food became scarcer, and the planet itself grew more hostile, his chores expanded to consume more and more of his time. They left him with no time to think or reflect on what was and what could’ve been. Oddly, his present situation fulfilled him, and at the end of the day, when he lay on his roll-up bed under the rotting tent roof, he fell asleep happy.
Conditions worsened across the globe, and officials started to argue that maybe they’d been wrong in removing the sun from the poor. Perhaps, it was said, the divine disagreed with SAS. Such voices remained a minority however, because neither clerks nor politicians were prepared to separate themselves from the sweet cash inflows it produced.
Tsunamis drowned the coasts, and it rained debris from humankind’s abandoned cities across the world. At last, twilight shone over the rich as well. Their assets were submerged and ruined, but they still had money to spend. And where there’s demand there’s supply. Luxurious underground bunkers, offshore platforms, deep sea hotels, and offworld apartments were hastily constructed with the poorly understood technology of days past.
Relentless, time marched on, unperturbed by humanity’s plight, and Vincent lay on his deathbed after a long, long life. A coup had ousted the chieftain, and he no longer had the same status, but was largely left alone to his own devices out of respect for his former husband. The tribe had migrated high up on the Rockies to evade the boiling ocean. He’d even managed to convince a woman to be his wife in his later years, and had a couple of children of his own. Presently, they all sat around his disintegrated roll-up bed, in his rotting tent, and a woman he barely recognized held his hand, and a young man held a palm over his shoulder. The deep sorrow of a final goodbye lingered in their eyes. He tried to remember where’d he’d come from and how it had all begun, but his aged brain faltered.
He closed his eyes for a final time, and while his mind dissolved, one thing remained clear to him. As people drowned in their underwater havens, suffocated underground, and their bones grew weak and their flesh rotted in space, he was here, happy, with his family.
submitted by Certain-Compote to shortstories [link] [comments]
He was jobless again, and was trying to take his mind off it. He’d left the apartment, which would soon not be his, to get away from its suffocating evocation. Eventually his mindless sauntering led him to a nearby park, where he found a soft patch of grass to lie in, and perhaps just die there.
The allure of fresh cut grass in the sun had attracted others as well, but everyone was quiet, thoughtful. The recent AI revolution had put many in the same boat as him. It had been something spectacular, at an unprecedented rate the productivity of mankind soared, dwarfing the industrial and digital revolutions. In a mood of euphoric optimism, it enveloped the planet as a swarm of fruit flies with viagra.
In the beginning, managers and mid-managers were ecstatic, finally they would have the type of workers they dreamed of, ones who didn’t moan and complain about every poorly thought out decision they made. And with them gone, a huge useless drain on profit would be removed. Money would be redistributed, recognition at last, with them taking a major chunk to match their exceptional qualities, their uniqueness among their peers. AIs only needed electric power after all.
Of course, that was all a managerial fantasy, and following a brief time of delusional bliss, they themselves got promptly replaced or simply removed. For the people higher up in the hierarchy, who kept their jobs, it felt like removing your socks after a long trek.
The optimists claimed that this was the long awaited transition to a post scarcity society, utopia in the making. Reality, being a pessimist, had other plans. Wealth discrepancy deepened, and suddenly most societies found themselves with two castes: the wealthy, people who still had income and money, and the destitute who had nothing. The penniless made poor consumers, so business stopped catering to them. Governments were already designed to represent the rich anyway, so they lacked political power as well. They became outcasts, people left to die in the streets. They couldn’t even rebel effectively, since soldiers were getting paid, which made them partial to the upper class, and civilians going against modern military forces was somewhat iffy.
In a spasm of altruism, the elite figured that starvation of more than half of the population would be inhumane. Therefore bread and potatoes became free, which fit nicely well below the 1.3% of global GDP that went for charity. Some of the affected wondered whether that was some sort of a cruel joke. They felt like the roach being kept alive as food for the wasp’s progeny.
Since getting laid off, Vincent dreaded his eventual transition to the outcast class. He had not found a job in time, and now he was being evicted. Not much he could do now but join one of the sprawling tent cities, but luckily, he already owned a tent having bought one for just such an occasion.
These new cities, built within the old ones, were slowly becoming their own authorities. It started when people formed gangs to raid large grocery stores. These soon went out of business, since the stratum they served had perished. The stores that remained, that sold to the rich, had big enough margins to afford armed guards, so the gangs had to become larger and tougher. As history teaches us, government is an euphemism for the biggest bully in town, and these gangs were growing into big bullies themselves. Eventually, they started to refer to themselves as tribes, separate entities from their origin countries. And you didn’t want to meet tribesmen when you were going home at night.
The original administrations made several half hearted attempts to suppress these new states, but what was it supposed to do? Kill what it claimed to be its own citizens? Ultimately, citizens who couldn’t afford to consume or pay taxes were not desirable ones, so they gave up.
Vincent was self aware enough to know that he wouldn’t make a good tribesman. He was soft, pudgy, and often out of breath. As the main source of wealth for these people was raiding, he wondered what niche he could fill, but he avoided thinking about it too hard.
And now the sun was flickering. How unfortunate it would be, he mused, if it turned off one of these days, but he knew it wasn’t that. He was surprised to find out that it saddened him it wasn’t.
The remaining governments had their coffers empty in the end, since the populace paid politicians directly, bypassing them entirely. In a new plan, one of managerial cunning, indeed one that only a government clerk can come up with, they decided to block out the sun. Then they would sell sunlight as a service; it was the new SAS model. Proponents of this plan argued that obviously they deserved sunlight for free, but they were not so sure about the tribal riff raff that beat them senseless when they met on the street. The rich didn’t care, because it was a small fee, and hey, the money would go toward fixing the parks. It could even fix climate change!
Since there was no opposition, the decision was made, and the project undertaken. At first, people could hardly believe their reality. Such was the case with Vincent as well, he had indeed forgotten about it until now. A myriad of small robotic satellites were launched with reusable rockets, each with its own AI and at all times connected to a massive computational center via relays. There the monumental computation of where each robot should stand was made, so that any unsubscribed person would get shaded. It was akin to a Dyson swarm, but unfortunately, on the wrong celestial body.
And there it was, the last sunray to ever touch him; it blinked out. Vincent looked up, and saw the sun as in an eclipse with only its corona visible. Unhappily, he brought his gaze down, and examined the other lawn loafers. Nearly the whole place was in the dark, but two people had their own personal god rays. The chosen ones glanced around nervously. Death stares shot back at them. They left in a hurry. Vincent walked home depressed, while a robot shrouded him from orbit.
It was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness.
Months passed, and Vincent found himself the third wife of a tribe chieftain. It was the Sunset Boulevard tribe, named after the street it had occupied during its inception and not after recent events. The area was now almost permanently shaded, and vegetation had completely died out, but humans found ways to persist. Even in darkness, people managed and found things to put value in. Food, water, and shelter had become precious, while electronic gadgets lost all meaning. Vitamin D supplements were the unofficial currency.
Being the third wife had its benefits. It provided uncommon security, and his chores were simple. He had to keep the tent in order and take care of the chieftain’s many children, who were from the man’s other wives.
Vincent had come to accept this existence, which his past self would’ve found intolerable. He fell into the routine of his new life, and the days strung along, but change was inevitably brewing again behind the curtain.
It turned out that blocking large portions of sunlight made the climate go haywire. Giant planetary superstorms became a thing, and the Atlantic was consumed in a never ending hurricane of continental magnitude. It effectively cut off the Americas from Europe, which miffed the rich a bit. Although travel was restricted, they still found their lives largely unchanged, an infinite stream of AI generated entertainment and whatever else was left for money to buy paved the way to a lifetime of hedonism.
For the tribesmen life grew rougher: winters were colder, springs rainier, and summers gloomier. But people persisted. Among them, Vincent had recently become a grandmother. His new routine created distance between him and his old memories of the world that had been, a dream is all it was. As life became harder, and food became scarcer, and the planet itself grew more hostile, his chores expanded to consume more and more of his time. They left him with no time to think or reflect on what was and what could’ve been. Oddly, his present situation fulfilled him, and at the end of the day, when he lay on his roll-up bed under the rotting tent roof, he fell asleep happy.
Conditions worsened across the globe, and officials started to argue that maybe they’d been wrong in removing the sun from the poor. Perhaps, it was said, the divine disagreed with SAS. Such voices remained a minority however, because neither clerks nor politicians were prepared to separate themselves from the sweet cash inflows it produced.
Tsunamis drowned the coasts, and it rained debris from humankind’s abandoned cities across the world. At last, twilight shone over the rich as well. Their assets were submerged and ruined, but they still had money to spend. And where there’s demand there’s supply. Luxurious underground bunkers, offshore platforms, deep sea hotels, and offworld apartments were hastily constructed with the poorly understood technology of days past.
Relentless, time marched on, unperturbed by humanity’s plight, and Vincent lay on his deathbed after a long, long life. A coup had ousted the chieftain, and he no longer had the same status, but was largely left alone to his own devices out of respect for his former husband. The tribe had migrated high up on the Rockies to evade the boiling ocean. He’d even managed to convince a woman to be his wife in his later years, and had a couple of children of his own. Presently, they all sat around his disintegrated roll-up bed, in his rotting tent, and a woman he barely recognized held his hand, and a young man held a palm over his shoulder. The deep sorrow of a final goodbye lingered in their eyes. He tried to remember where’d he’d come from and how it had all begun, but his aged brain faltered.
He closed his eyes for a final time, and while his mind dissolved, one thing remained clear to him. As people drowned in their underwater havens, suffocated underground, and their bones grew weak and their flesh rotted in space, he was here, happy, with his family.
2024.05.19 20:49 Idonteverusereddit69 My shit looks awful
 | New homeowner. I can’t figure out how the hell to get this looking good. I’ve been hand pulling weeds meticulously for the past two weeks, watering morning and midday to deal with the heat and humidity (mid SC area), but I’ve still got weeds popping up in the seams of the sod (I think idk what any of this is) and dead spots that don’t seem to grow. I laid down a bag of Scott’s thicker lawn to try to fill in the gaps, but all it seemed to do was feed the weeds I missed. Any advice is helpful submitted by Idonteverusereddit69 to lawncare [link] [comments] Pics included, last pic has some of my neighbors yard in it. |
2024.05.19 20:45 dylunydd Landscapers/Gardeners in Cardiff
My partner and I bought our first home last year and now we’re in a position to sort our garden out. The main piece is a patch of poorly laid astroturf that we’re looking to get rid of and replace with slabs and perhaps some flower beds.
Does anybody know of any reliable people I could get in touch with regarding this?
Thanks in advance!
submitted by dylunydd to Cardiff [link] [comments]
Does anybody know of any reliable people I could get in touch with regarding this?
Thanks in advance!
2024.05.19 20:42 CapitalZone8803 24[F4M]I'm down meet and have my both holes pounded so rough, I can't wait to get laid 😩 I'm DTF horny af 🍆🍆🍆
submitted by CapitalZone8803 to Atlantahookups [link] [comments]
2024.05.19 20:37 Shiirooo Exclusive interview with Famitsu and the devs
 | https://www.famitsu.com/article/202405/5194 (translated by DeepL: there are probably translation errors) submitted by Shiirooo to assassinscreed [link] [comments] Shadows is the next step forward for Assassin's CreedMr. KARL ONNÉE, Producer--First of all, let me say "Thank you" from us Japanese, as "Assassin's Creed" is finally coming out, which is set in Japan! KARL: Thank you for coming here today. I have been wanting to do this work for years, so my dream has come true. --Why did you choose the Azuchi-Momoyama period as the setting for this work? KARL: I chose it because it is a very rich period in history. It was a time of war and political maneuvering, a time of change from rural to urban areas, and also the birth of art. I also chose it because it was the start of the unification of Japan. It was a pivotal moment for Japan. Together, these elements provided an excellent canvas on which to tell the story. --What kind of image do you have of the Azuchi-Momoyama period? KARL: This was a time when the feudal lords of the warring states were fighting for power in the name of unifying the country, but it was also a struggle for control of trade. Portuguese missionaries and merchants came to Japan together. The Portuguese missionaries and merchants came to Japan together, and people who wanted a beautiful country and peace. This is the kind of image we have, but I think there was a mixture of various cultures and people's thoughts. And of course, there were the warring feudal lords. These are great canvases for the story. --What do you think should be inherited from "Assassin's Creed" and what are the unique aspects of this game? KARL: When people think of "Assassin's Creed," they think of stealth, but shinobi fantasy is not only a perfect fit for an "Assassin's Creed" game, it also fits the DNA of the "Assassin" brand. What we wanted to do with "Assassin's Creed Shadows" was to push stealth even further. We started this effort with the previous game, "Assassin's Creed Mirage," but we wanted to take it further with new features. Systems such as light and shadow, grappling ropes, belly crawling, and a variety of tools available in the game provide a new experience. The gameplay is also enriched by two characters, Naoe, a shinobi, and Yasuke, a samurai. Players will explore and discover Japan through the eyes of Naoe, a local, and one non-Japanese outsider. The game is more dynamic than ever before, pushing the limits of technology and offering an experience exclusive to the first state-of-the-art consoles. The gameplay is also enriched by two characters, Naoe, a shinobi, and Yasuke, a samurai. Players will explore and discover Japan through the eyes of Naoe, a local, and one non-Japanese outsider. The game is more dynamic than ever before, pushing the limits of technology and offering an experience exclusive to the first state-of-the-art consoles. --The "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla," released in 2020, is based on the theme of "Vikings" and has been a huge sales success. As a Japanese, I feel that from a global perspective, the Japanese "shinobi" theme is even more niche, but what is your current response? KARL: I would like to talk about how it compares to "Viking" fantasy. Both shinobi and samurai are exciting and celebrated as fantasy with power, and are widely discussed in pop culture, and we are very much inspired by them. Shinobi were on our radar from the beginning because we thought they fit well with the "Assassins" brand, but we felt that incorporating a powerful samurai would create two different gameplay experiences and give us the opportunity to tell the story from two different perspectives. We feel that this is a powerful motif that can compete with the "Viking" motif. --How did you like the setting of Japan as a subject matter for the latest model? KARL: I think it was perfect. For example, the "Global Illumination" technology allowed us to explore the response of light and shadow. Some consoles are still called "Baked GI", but by using dynamic lighting and the power of the new hardware, we were able to explore the creativity. We are now able to express not only light and shadow, but also the dynamism of nature in greater detail. Naturally, since it is set in Japan, we have never dealt with so many trees, and thus so much data, in previous works in the series. We also needed more data to seamlessly move various things at the same time because of the seasonal changes. The latest models have allowed us to realize our vision, and our ambition for this film and for "Assassin's Creed" will continue. --Assassin's Creed Mirage marks the 15th anniversary of the game. Can we consider this work as the next step forward for the next generation of "Assassin's Creed"? KARL: You are absolutely right. Mirage" was a tribute to existing works, but this film is the first step into a new era. We are in the era of modern equipment. With the new generation of our engine "Anvil", plus the opportunity to create a new era by using the power of the latest consoles, we are able to do what we wanted to do with "Assassin's Creed Shadows". With technologies such as global illumination and dynamism, we are now making the game we really wanted to make. --What are the four pillars you are focusing on in the development of this game? KARL: We are focusing on four pillars.
KARL: Development is going very well. We are proud to say that we have done a good job, but of course it is not finished and there are still glitches. This is the result of all the work we have done so far. We are very happy with how things are going right now, and we hope you will stay tuned for more news. -- I understand that "Assassin's Creed Infinity" was announced at the previous Ubisoft Forward and that this title will be included in the game? Also, what is the development status of that game at ......? KARL: "Assassin's Creed Infinity" is introduced as an Animus Hub (*a hub that will function in the future as an entry point for the series), which we will talk about at a later date. --What is your message to your fans around the world and in Japan? KARL: We are humbled that our dream of creating a game in this setting has come true. This is a setting that our fans have been anticipating for a long time, and for us it has been a wonderful experience to work on a game that we have always wanted to make. This game is the result of our love. We hope you enjoy it. We look forward to talking more about it in the coming months. The Shinobi Assassin and the Legendary Samurai. Experience the different fighting styles created by these two characters.(left) Mr. JONATHAN DUMONT (Creative Director), (right) Mr. CHARLES BENOIT (Game Director)--When did you start the development of this work? JONATHAN: Development began about four years ago, and research into the time period in which the film is set began immediately. There were a number of cool subjects that brought us great characters and story plots. I had a gut feeling that this was going to be a very good game. --Was the Azuchi-Momoyama period chosen as the period setting from the pre-development stage? Did you have an idea for a major point in Japanese history, such as the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate? JONATHAN: I started from the beginning of my study of Japanese history, but I began reading with the feeling of a student. Following the Socratic principle, you took the attitude of knowing nothing. As I read on, I found some very interesting settings. I focused on the Azuchi-Momoyama period because I felt it was an extremely important period for Japan. It was a time of warring states, the need to unify the country, and the need to defend itself against the growing influence of other countries. It was a grand and complex period, and there are many stories that can be told from different angles. Among the heroes of the unification of Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Oda Nobunaga are best known among the outstanding characters in Japanese history. Not only war, but also politics are involved, and they are moving toward the peace that will eventually come, with a good ending waiting somewhere in the middle. I strongly felt that this was a wonderful and interesting period that deserved to be featured. It was also a time when the foundations of the arts were laid. Castle towns were built, the world changed, and people's relationships with each other and with art, as well as their inner lives, also changed. It was very interesting to explore this period, and I was strongly attracted to the characters who lived in this time. -- Why did you choose the title "Shadows"? CHARLES: From my point of view, there are two reasons. Shinobi hide in the shadows, so "Shadows" is of course inspired by that. In a way, this embraces the "Assassin" brand and shinobi. There are other aspects to "Shadows" as well. There are "hidden things" in the game that must be discovered by the player, but they are hidden in the darkness in some way. JONATHAN: Both characters are in a way connected to being shadowy heroes living in the underworld of this era. It's a cool title, if you can think of it this way. --Why did you choose two main characters and two fighting styles? Also, what kind of combat action can the Shinobi and Samurai experience respectively? JONATHAN: One of the reasons for the separation of the two styles is that from the beginning of development, we wanted to have two distinct and cool archetypes to play with: the samurai and the shinobi. We also wanted to make sure that this fantasy was as close to reality and expectation as possible without being diluted. I also often felt the need to have two points of view in the development of the story, since history is rarely clearly black and white. The two protagonists provided interesting dynamics and perspectives on how to approach the game. CHARLES: I think it is very interesting that in combat, both the samurai and the shinobi have special types of weapons. Therefore, the style of combat in this work is built on a more weapon-based approach. There are weapons that only Samurai can use, and the same goes for Shinobi. The player can get a good feel for the two different fighting styles. And it is possible to switch between them. --What weapons can Naoe and Yasuke use? CHARLES: Both players have different types of weapons. For Naoe, we went for a more classic fantasy type shinobi. The chain scythe is a weapon that covers a wide area and can only be used by Naoe. In addition, she also has a dagger used at close range, which can be combined with a hidden blade (Hidden Blade). Naoe can fight very quickly and efficiently with these. On the other hand, Yasuke, who excels at overpowering with force, is given more types of weapons, some of which are firearms type weapons. They also have the typical samurai bow. --Why did you choose to make the shinobi Naoe an original character and the samurai Yasuke a historical figure? JONATHAN Even though they are well known in Japan, at least in North America, not much is known about farmers, what happened to them, and where the Shinobi came from. So we decided to introduce a figure from Iga who is shrouded in mystery. We considered historical figures from the region, but we preferred a sense of mystery, so we came up with Naoe as someone who may or may not have actually existed. As for Yasuke, from the beginning we thought that a story about the arrival of the Portuguese would be a very good way to tell the story of the crisis in Japan. The team liked the character Yasuke, and we thought we could use him to show the promise of discovering Japan. We thought that if we started with a samurai already in Japanese society, he would be a very interesting and intriguing character, with concepts that we don't necessarily know. And it would also be interesting to see what happened to him. He starts out as a character who is already rooted in history, and we are curious to find out what happens to him. I thought they would make a cool team, complementing each other in terms of storytelling, physique, and family background. --What did you keep in mind when creating the scenario where the two main characters switch? What were some of the challenges? JONATHAN: I wanted the audience to feel that "both are the main characters," but this was more complicated than it seems. Their stories overlap in places, but I wanted to make sure that as the game progresses, you gradually discover more and more about both characters. They have similar goals and motivations, but they are not 100% the same, which made it complicated and difficult to maintain their individual personalities. Naturally, the quest can be played by either character. If a quest needs to be started by one character and completed by the other, the settings must accommodate both play styles. Thus, although it can be complicated, there are many opportunities to tell the story from one of the two perspectives. Having two different points of view is a lot of fun, but there were some complications, such as having to use new technology in the conversation tools. There were some cool things, however. It is interesting that in the conversational scenes, the player decides which of the two protagonists speaks and they ask for different things. This is cool in a way. CHARLES: Both characters are attacking the castle and at some point the player is asked if they want to continue with Yasuke or Naoe, both are interesting. At various points the player must make these choices. The stories are independent, so if you want to know more about Naoe's or Yasuke's past, you can play as one character and delve into that character's story. --Are there areas of action that differ, such as places that only Naoe, a shinobi, is allowed to enter? JONATHAN: There are areas where both Naoe and Yasuke have different areas of activity. I can't go into details because there are a few surprises, but since Naoe can use a hooked rope, there are places that are almost exclusively accessible to her. The world is designed to be enjoyed by both characters, and players can switch between the two at will. Of course, if you want to reach the final point of the world or reach the summit through the ruins, then perhaps Naoe is the better choice. However, if you want to break through the fort head-on alone and open the way, Yasuke seems like a better choice. Of course, you can play with either character. CHARLES: Each character also has specific actions. Naoe can hook the hooked rope to a specific spot and move like a pendulum, or hook the hook to a high spot and climb the rope to get to where she wants to go faster than Yasuke. However, Yasuke can use a shoulder bash to break down reinforced doors. Yasuke can also perform parkour very efficiently in a more daring way. What can be felt when Yasuke performs parkour is how the crowd reacts. Because Yasuke is a samurai and exudes dignity as a superior class, the crowd reacts accordingly. Naoe, on the other hand, gives the impression of being more integrated into the world. --Can you both use the Hidden Blade, Hawk's Eye, and other Assassin abilities? CHARLES: Without spoiling anything, the traditional skills of the Assassins are mainly for Naoe. However, there is another mechanism called "Kantori" (tentative name) that can be used when you want to find an enemy or target person, and this can be used by both of them. You can use free aim to look around, but you cannot see through walls. Yasuke can also be killed by stealth, but in a more direct and easier way. Even with stealth, there will be some sound, so it is a "stealth-like" approach. JONATHAN: Kantori (tentative name) can be used to find many things in your current location. It is a very good guide for a certain area, but it does not take all the fun out of exploration. It is a good guide because you can learn a little more about where you want to go, but you are left with the surprise of discovering something. -- Is there a skill tree that makes Naoe more combat-oriented or enhances Yasuke's stealth? CHARLES: Both have skills that are more combat-oriented and stealth-oriented. Also, some equipment has effects such as increased resistance when attacked. We also offer perks that enhance your abilities in combat. Naoe, enhanced to be more combat-oriented, has an advantage in melee combat compared to Naoe, enhanced to be more stealth-oriented. Both have a range, but cannot go in completely opposite directions. There is some overlap between the two, but we have made sure that the characteristics of each ability are properly felt. --Please explain the skill system. JONATHAN: Both characters share XP and level up together, but the rest of the system is a bit similar to that of "Assassin's Creed Odyssey". XP and character abilities are available, weapons can be crafted to some degree, and various upgrades can be made as the game progresses. Weapons are not stand-alone, but for two, so each weapon has its own unique skill system. Players should not feel any discomfort, but this is a very different part of the game from the past. CHARLES: There are two things that were very important to us in terms of skills. First, we have to be very aware of archetypes. In Japan, there are distinct archetypes, such as the armor-clad samurai, the revolting monk, and the bandit, which are quite different. We try to make it clear to the player who is stronger, and we try to make that part of the leveling process as important as possible. Samurai are always stronger than bandits. Secondly, player skill is added to the mix. The better you are at timing, reading attacks, understanding weapons, etc., the better you will be and the further ahead you will be. --What is the volume of the map compared to past works? I would also like to know how you decided on the scale of this work. JONATHAN: The biggest difference is the scale ratio. The mountains are not the actual size, but we wanted them to be true forests, consisting of trees of a certain size, so that you feel you are in a forest. To achieve this, we needed space. We also decided to keep it close to a realistic scale, so we could feel the breath of many things. When we visited Japan and saw the castle, we were so glad we made this decision. Japanese castles are huge! Of course, we had seen pictures of castles before and thought they were big and magnificent, but when we saw them in person, they were astonishingly large. And I wanted more space to explore the castle. Castles were built to be large battlegrounds, you know. You need space to build intricate walls for defense. The overall scale of the map is similar to the size of the map in Origins. However, the scale ratio makes it feel more realistic. The open space leads to secluded areas throughout the game, which will be fun to explore. This sense of scale is a very interesting aspect of this film for us. CHARLES: The story led us to choose which locations in Japan we would choose. The major events in Kyoto, around Osaka, and around Azuchi Castle took place in the same area, so we were able to focus on that. JONATHAN: Of course, we had to choose a size that matched the game, but I think it was the perfect size for this story and type of game. --Since the game is set in the Warring States period, is there a system that allows players to participate in battles? JONATHAN: We see several battles in the story, and the battle at Iga is playable. There are other battles as well, but I can't talk about them right now. The game is set in the Warring States period, but it is not only about battles. It is a game that allows you to travel and discover that world. --What challenges have you faced and what have you been able to achieve as a result? JONATHAN: By making the big decision to go completely modern and demanding a very high level from the "Anvil" engine, we were able to increase the number of particles, create a more realistic atmosphere, and expand the graphical possibilities of the changing seasons. This allowed us to work on a fresh new Assassin's Creed. This was a great opportunity for us to take a big leap forward in graphics. CHARLES: Also, thanks to the new global illumination system, we were able to take advantage of light and shadow, which had a huge impact on the gameplay and stealth approach. For example, enemies became aware of our presence through our shadows, enemies gathered for warmth under a fire in the winter, or shadows through shoji screens depicted enemy presence, giving a new dimension to stealth. By having two main characters, it is possible to show a wider range of angles and different perspectives.(left) BROOKE DAVIES, Associate Narrative Director, (right) SACHI SCHMIDT-HORI, Narrative Consultant--Did you choose the Azuchi-Momoyama period as the period setting from the pre-production stage? BROOKE: I joined the project after the choice of period had been made, so the Azuchi-Momoyama period had already been chosen. This period offered so many wonderful opportunities from a narrative perspective. The complexity and duality of the period is well reflected in the characters of Naoe and Yasuke. --What were you aware of and what were the challenges in creating a scenario where the two main characters switch? BROOKE: From a storytelling perspective, I see it more as a wonderful opportunity than a challenge. When I write a story, I try to show rather than tell, and having two characters allows me to show what's going on from a wider range of angles and different perspectives. I hope this will encourage players to want to share their feelings with them. --What do you think are the most important points in bringing original characters and historical figures into the game? BROOKE: Both offer different and unique opportunities. With regard to Yasuke, I found him very interesting historically because we know some things about him, but there are many unknowns. So we needed to fill in the blanks in the story. It is important to note that Yasuke is a historical figure. And in the case of Naoe, an original character, we were able to draw the story freely to some extent. The fact that she is a member of the Fujibayashi family and that her father is Masayasu Fujibayashi Nagato Mamoru allowed us to place her firmly within the setting. Because Yasuke is a real person but appears as a foreign-born samurai, the Japanese-born Naoe is on equal footing with Yasuke, although she has a different perspective. --Will other historical figures appear besides Nobunaga Oda and Yasuke? BROOKE: You will meet Luis Frois (a Jesuit missionary) at the meeting in Azuchi Castle. Also, Nene and Oichi will appear. The Japanese art renaissance that began in the Azuchi-Momoyama period blossomed in the Edo period, and you will also meet Sen no Rikyu, Kano Eitoku, and other important figures. --Please tell us what year the story will be depicted. BROOKE: I can't tell you what players will see, but I think it covers a part of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, from 1579 to 1584. --I think the appeal of the series is to depict the struggle between the Assassin Order and the Templars while taking into account the history, but I would like to ask if there were any difficulties in putting the Azuchi-Momoyama period into it. BROOKE: I don't want to mention the Knights Templar because I don't want to spoil anything, but the fascination and dynamics of this period are very interesting and provided wonderful opportunities for storytelling. --How did you go about creating a world with a realistic feel of the Azuchi-Momoyama period? BROOKE: We were very lucky to work with the Environment Team. The visuals they created for the game provided a great backdrop for the story. The in-world experience added so much to the story. What we see from the stories and characters of this time period is complexity. I also believe that many of the people surrounding the World had their own struggles. It was a very difficult time historically, and we see duality. Nothing is ever clear-cut and black and white. In warfare, two groups face each other and are confronted with different perspectives. But in the midst of it all, there are glimpses of hope for the future as we know it, which will later blossom. --What advice did you actually give? HORI: One scene that left a strong impression on me was the scene where Nobunaga's sister, Oichi, remarries Katsuie Shibata. In the original story we received, it was thought that the two families decided on their own without regard to Oichi's intentions, and Katsuie was portrayed negatively because he was more than 20 years older than Oichi. So I spoke with BROOKE and the team and asked them to change it. Oichi had young children after the death of her husband Nagamasa Asai, so if her remarriage was to Katsuie, a trusted man who had served Nobunaga, she would have married him as a matter of course. When I explained that it was better to portray it in a positive light, it was a new discovery for the BROOKEs, and they were very moved by it. The rewritten version of the episode was very moving. The other scene is the tea ceremony scene featuring Sen no Rikyu. Chanoyu is widely known to be translated as tea ceremony, but experts say it is a mistranslation. After researching the misunderstanding over here, I advised them, as far as I could understand, not to use a teapot or tea leaves, for example. --Even we Japanese have a strong image of "ninja" as a fantasy. Did you encounter any difficulties with the theme of "ninja" in order to achieve a high level of fidelity to the historical reconstruction? HORI: Ninja are certainly a fantasy, so I think it's a good thing that we can express ourselves creatively and without reservation. However, there are also dedicated ninja fans and communities around the world, and I am not sure to what extent they see the ninja as a real existence, or as an entity that existed in history. Therefore, the extent to which ninja are represented in the game depends on the level of tolerance of the avid shinobi fans. I discussed this with the members of the development team. We did not have a specific policy on how much to express, but made decisions on a case-by-case basis. We decided on a case-by-case basis. We would say, "This is an acceptable creative expression," or "This is stereotypical", so let's not do that. --I'm sure there are many references, but which one left a particularly strong impression on you? BROOKE: The first book I looked through was "Nobunaga no Kouki" by Ota Ushiichi (Azuchi-Momoyama period, military commander and military history author). I was impressed by his personal observations as he recounts the details. We can learn a lot of historical facts from reading history books, but this author incorporated his own views so that I felt I could understand even his character and what it was like to live in that era, and I was completely drawn in. I was thrilled to be able to portray this time period and the people in this book. --The drama "Shogun" which is set in a similar time period, has been a hit, and I hope that this work will attract the same kind of attention from game fans. I understand that you have prepared a "Discovery Tour" that allows visitors to freely walk around the game world with historical explanations. BROOKE: I can't answer about the Discovery Tour today, but I am glad to see that interest in the setting and time period of the game is growing. I look forward to the day when we can bring this film to you. Gathering a lot of information to recreate 16th century Japan and build a living world(left) THIERRY DANSEREAU, Art Director, (right) STÉPHANIE-ANNE RUATTA, Historical Supervisor and World Director--Please tell us what kind of materials you used as references to describe the field and the characters' costumes in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. THIERRY: I have been working with experts and consultants for a long time, but for the characters, I referred to museum exhibits and books for their appearances and costumes. I visited several museums, did my research, and checked the materials with STÉPHANIE-ANNE. Based on these, we created the characters. We also referred to descriptions in the books about the colors and the flags people carried. We used multiple sources, but we have checked them for historical accuracy. STÉPHANIE-ANNE: For several years we had the help of experts, but we also did research with a Japanese studio and team. We used different kinds of sources to make sure the team got it right and had all the information they needed to reconstruct what Japan looked like in the 16th century. We used museum databases, as THIERRY mentioned, but we also used inscriptions, scientific books, articles, and medieval depositions. For example, the Principles of Nobunaga has been translated into English, so we used that as a reference to describe 16th century Japan. I also referred to the documents of Luis Frois from the same period, which compare European and Japanese society. --This period was also a time when there was a large influx of immigrants. Will you also depict the episodes, lifestyles, and culture of these people (missionaries, merchants, etc.) as well as Yasuke? STÉPHANIE-ANNE: Yes, it is important to introduce the presence of Portuguese missionaries and merchants in the 16th century. They influenced the course of warfare during this period and the changing power of certain merchants in Japan. --I am wondering what castles, shrines and temples that symbolize the Azuchi-Momoyama period will appear in the game. Although the game is set in the Kansai region, is the Osaka Castle built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi ......? STÉPHANIE-ANNE: The era is represented by the construction of various castles and castle towns, so players will discover a wide variety of castle types and castles destroyed in battle. The Azuchi Castle, which is related to the name of the era, will also be featured. THIERRY: Himeji Castle, Osaka Castle, and Takeda Castle are also available, and it is wonderful that players can visit and play in these castles. I think this is one of the strengths of the franchise, but all of the castles are based on actual historical blueprints, which I think is very unique, both as an experience and a learning opportunity. The Koyasan Okunoin Cemetery is the oldest graveyard in Japan, which can also be seen in the game. There are too many to mention them all, but thanks to STÉPHANIE-ANNE and the experts, I think they are well described and it is wonderful that players will be able to travel to these places. --The architectural style and decoration of the buildings is a different culture from the previous works in the series. What were you conscious of in recreating the culture and what were the challenges? I am also interested in the possibility of diving on the "Shachihoko". STÉPHANIE-ANNE: The building team did a lot of research, and then we checked the results with experts and asked them to add the elements needed to build a great castle. We did research to recreate the decorations of not only the castle, but also the temples and shrines, and also to find out what materials were used to make them. THIERRY: The colors also change over time, so we made adjustments to that as well. Of course, this is "Assassin's Creed," so you can climb anywhere and jump from almost anywhere. Exploring is fun. --Japanese period games tend to be rather subdued, but were there any barriers to making it a worldwide production? STÉPHANIE-ANNE: It's a game based on history, and we want players to have the opportunity to play with history. This period is so fascinating and celebrated, and has had such an impact on pop culture, that we were fortunate to have the help of renowned experts to make sure we had all the information we needed to faithfully recreate medieval Japan in the 16th century. We maintained historical fidelity in this film because it was a rich period with so much to talk about and we didn't feel the need to change it. It is a rich setting, so there is an experience that goes into fantasy, but keeping it authentic was our primary goal. --In the main storyline, can we experience famous episodes from the Azuchi-Momoyama period (such as the Battle of Nagashino, the Honnoji Incident, the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute, etc.)? STÉPHANIE-ANNE: You will have to wait a little longer for that. --In the recent series, "Origins," "Odyssey," and "Valhalla," you can enjoy the connection to mythology and fantasy elements based on mythological themes. Will this work also contain elements based on Japanese mythology, yokai, and other fictional creatures? STÉPHANIE-ANNE: That is a very good question, but I will answer this one later. --This work also reproduces the four seasons of Japan. Which season did you start first? And which seasons were particularly difficult to express? THIERRY: I started with spring. We all know about cherry blossoms, and I think they are the most symbolic Japanese element for foreigners. And the big difference is winter. I wouldn't say that winter is more complicated because it has many different expressions, but it was very different from spring, summer, and fall, and the challenges were also different. --What was particular about the representation of water, such as waterfalls, rivers, lakes, etc.? THIERRY: All of the water topics were very important to us. We knew that there is a Shinto belief in waterfalls and rivers, and that they are important places in the Japanese eco-system. Even the blueprints of the suburbs are lined with irrigation canals, and they even go into the houses. Thus, we knew that water is a key component of Japanese culture, especially for agriculture. This is why we installed drains everywhere in this work. The presence of water in the Japanese landscape was different, so we took it seriously and treated it as an inviolable part of the Japanese landscape and way of life. --What are some of your favorite places, castles, or cultures that appear in your work? STÉPHANIE-ANNE: That's difficult. THIERRY: My favorite is Takeda Castle. It is on top of a high mountain and is called the castle in the sky, and I like this location. I can't say it's fair because we built it ourselves, but there are many other great places to visit. It was a lot of work to create the forest, but I really enjoy looking at the landscape. I also like how all the ecosystems interact with each other, such as the clouds in the weather system. It's not a location, but I enjoy it because it encompasses the whole game. STÉPHANIE-ANNE: I was impressed by the "Rakuchu Rakugaizu," Japanese folding screens from this period. I was fascinated by the fact that just by looking at them, one could come into contact with the vivid world of this period. The artistic touch is something special. I have never seen anything so full of art. I truly admire the artists of this era. THIERRY: I also think the most striking thing for me was the harmony of nature and architecture. I visited the site and found many places, and I could see how everything was deliberately composed. I was told that trees were planted while the chedi was being built at the time, but everything looked perfect. Also, the culture loves the age and values it, so they cherish moss and things that have taken root there. Japan has maintained these places so they still exist and are still in use. I realized that we are dealing with a subject that has a long history. It is also a culture that values space, living space. These were the most exciting discoveries during my travels in Japan. |
2024.05.19 20:35 IsopodSweet2339 Dental assistants not getting paid fair
I’m noticing most dental assistants don’t like to be open about their pay because they’re being paid $18-20. Yeah that’s ok when you start because it’s more, but when you have years of experience, most assistants don’t make more than 23. Why do all assistants value themselves as just that? I am making $30 the hour with 8 yrs of experience and I still think that’s unfair. Keep in mind, we do way more than hygienist while they get paid $70-80 the hour. All while we clean up after them and take their x rays? Oh and don’t forget we have to set up everything for the drs, clean up the rooms after, expect to seat the patients ON TIME, sterilize everyone’s instruments, AND assist. Dental assistants? More like dental slaves. If you think about it, we are practically the same as servers and maids. Not that there’s anything wrong with those jobs, I just feel robbed that we make these doctors rich yet they seem to think we are over paid.
submitted by IsopodSweet2339 to DentalAssistant [link] [comments]