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2024.05.19 19:48 I_Eat_Pork "The Luciferian Intellect" - Explaining why Jordan Peterson really dislikes Destiny.
Of course, if you're here you have seen the recent clip wherein Jordan Peterson calls Destiny out for "wanting to be right", because he has a "Luciferian intellect". And if you're anything like me your first reaction was something like "lmao, what?". If anything was clear from that conversation, it was that Peterson wanted to be right as much as Destiny - probably more. I vividly remember him angrily shouting "What do you make of the excess deaths!?". Jordan Peterson also talked and interupted way more than Destiny did. How could he think that Destiny is the Luciferian one?
I think the key is when he says:
Is Jordan just a narcissist then? While I do think he is quite prideful (Ironically evident from when he made a video denouncing (gay) pride). I think there is more going on here though. Peterson praises Rogan, even though the latter is usually interviewing someone other than Jordan. And I want you to contrast the Russell clip from before with this one with Roger Penrose. It is a lot like the previous one, but now the roles are reversed. This time Jordan Peterson barely talks and only very sheepishly on the rare ocasion. Where a normal Peterson clip has him dead center, dominating the frame. In this clip he is barely visible in the corner of the frame. Even his posture (when you see it) is much more demure. What is the differentiating factor?
Putting it all together, the anwer is probably hierarchy. Hierarchies are extremely important to how Peterson sees the world. Important enough to make it the first thing to talk about in his 12 rules for life lecture. In a story about wrens he suggest that hierarchies are important because it allows everyone to distribute resources with a minimum of violence, and in humans it allows us to engage in positive sum games. Peterson respects hierarchies greatly. Meritocratic ones yes, but also the monarchy.
Penrose is older and more accomplished than Peterson is. Jordan recognizes that a reasons to regard his guest as higher on the hierarchy than himself, and his behavior changes accordingly. But when he talks to Russell Brand or Destiny (who are much younger and have less status), he expects the same sort of behavior in return. Russell obliges. But Steven does not. That is because he conversations as much more symmetric. Destiny will generally tend to defer to experts on topics he doesn't know much about, but fundamentally ideas have to stand on their own merit in Steven's eyes - not the merits of their speaker. He doesnt feel any reservation talking back. But to Jordan, that is an challenge to the hierarchy and a play for status. He says as much in the original clip. In Paradise Lost, Lucifer damns the cosmos precisely because he rebels against the Godly ordained hierarchy. This is how Destiny is like Lucifer in Jordan Peterson's eyes.
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I think the key is when he says:
I usually talk to people who want to talk. And I can disagree with them. I disagree with Russell Brand about lots of things we get along just fine. And the reason for that is that Russell talks and listens. He isn't hitting me with a hammer trying to be right. And so I don't like those arguments, I don't like arguments. You know and people don't like arguments generally, this is why Joe Rogan is so popular. Rogan doesn't argue and he isn't trying to be rightFor a sense of what the interactions between Jordan and Brand look like see this clip. Jordan claims he likes to "talk to people that want to talk", but Russell doesn't speak a word for the first 6 minutes of this clip! When he finally does speak it is mostly to say that Peterson is correct. What JBP likes about Russell Brand (and implicitly what he wants from Destiny) is that he listens and agrees without pushing back basically at all. Joe Rogan is similar - or at least was similar before covid. A classic Rogan episode looks like several hours like this. His guest talks a lot and Rogan says "yeah right" ever so often in short and longer ways.
Is Jordan just a narcissist then? While I do think he is quite prideful (Ironically evident from when he made a video denouncing (gay) pride). I think there is more going on here though. Peterson praises Rogan, even though the latter is usually interviewing someone other than Jordan. And I want you to contrast the Russell clip from before with this one with Roger Penrose. It is a lot like the previous one, but now the roles are reversed. This time Jordan Peterson barely talks and only very sheepishly on the rare ocasion. Where a normal Peterson clip has him dead center, dominating the frame. In this clip he is barely visible in the corner of the frame. Even his posture (when you see it) is much more demure. What is the differentiating factor?
Putting it all together, the anwer is probably hierarchy. Hierarchies are extremely important to how Peterson sees the world. Important enough to make it the first thing to talk about in his 12 rules for life lecture. In a story about wrens he suggest that hierarchies are important because it allows everyone to distribute resources with a minimum of violence, and in humans it allows us to engage in positive sum games. Peterson respects hierarchies greatly. Meritocratic ones yes, but also the monarchy.
Penrose is older and more accomplished than Peterson is. Jordan recognizes that a reasons to regard his guest as higher on the hierarchy than himself, and his behavior changes accordingly. But when he talks to Russell Brand or Destiny (who are much younger and have less status), he expects the same sort of behavior in return. Russell obliges. But Steven does not. That is because he conversations as much more symmetric. Destiny will generally tend to defer to experts on topics he doesn't know much about, but fundamentally ideas have to stand on their own merit in Steven's eyes - not the merits of their speaker. He doesnt feel any reservation talking back. But to Jordan, that is an challenge to the hierarchy and a play for status. He says as much in the original clip. In Paradise Lost, Lucifer damns the cosmos precisely because he rebels against the Godly ordained hierarchy. This is how Destiny is like Lucifer in Jordan Peterson's eyes.
2024.05.19 19:47 agcollector98 Doll mold treatment
Hey everyone! I’ve gotten a lot of messages recently asking how I fixed my dolls that had been exposed to mold in my storage unit. I figured I would just make a public post and tag people in it when they need assistance! This is just what worked for me so if you have a different process, that’s totally fine.
None of the dolls I treated had visible mold on them, they just smelled awful and were damp, but I think this treatment would work on visibly moldy dolls as well.
I started by taking all of the dolls completely apart and throwing the stuffing away. You can wash and dry it in a garment bag, but I had 15+ dolls to work on, so I wanted to simplify things.
I soaked the empty torsos and limbs in warm water with a mixture of a nicely scented dish soap and white vinegar. Vinegar is KEY because this is what kills the mold. Since the heads cant really be soaked, I dipped the hair in the same mixture and then washed it with a gentle shampoo. If you know how to restring, this is your best option cause the limbs will dry a lot faster when fully removed. If not, the body will need to be hung upside down for several days to fully dry. Putting them in front of a fan or even out in the fresh air will help speed up the drying process. Fresh air and sun do wonders for mold!
The final step in the process really seals the deal in killing the odor. A user on here recommended the D-Stinker spray from Twin Pines of Maine and it’s incredible! It’s specifically made to get mildew odors out of vinyl dolls. It can be a little sticky so use it sparingly on the hair, avoid the eyes, and be prepared to wipe down the vinyl after it does its thing.
For very moldy dolls you may need to repeat this process multiple times. You also may need to do things like removing the eyes and wig so the whole head can be soaked, but thankfully I didn’t need to do this.
Good luck, and feel free to comment any questions you may have!
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None of the dolls I treated had visible mold on them, they just smelled awful and were damp, but I think this treatment would work on visibly moldy dolls as well.
I started by taking all of the dolls completely apart and throwing the stuffing away. You can wash and dry it in a garment bag, but I had 15+ dolls to work on, so I wanted to simplify things.
I soaked the empty torsos and limbs in warm water with a mixture of a nicely scented dish soap and white vinegar. Vinegar is KEY because this is what kills the mold. Since the heads cant really be soaked, I dipped the hair in the same mixture and then washed it with a gentle shampoo. If you know how to restring, this is your best option cause the limbs will dry a lot faster when fully removed. If not, the body will need to be hung upside down for several days to fully dry. Putting them in front of a fan or even out in the fresh air will help speed up the drying process. Fresh air and sun do wonders for mold!
The final step in the process really seals the deal in killing the odor. A user on here recommended the D-Stinker spray from Twin Pines of Maine and it’s incredible! It’s specifically made to get mildew odors out of vinyl dolls. It can be a little sticky so use it sparingly on the hair, avoid the eyes, and be prepared to wipe down the vinyl after it does its thing.
For very moldy dolls you may need to repeat this process multiple times. You also may need to do things like removing the eyes and wig so the whole head can be soaked, but thankfully I didn’t need to do this.
Good luck, and feel free to comment any questions you may have!
2024.05.19 19:46 Remarkable_Safe4923 Any tips on how to make milk Tea and brown sugar syrup taste like the one in shops?
I been trying to make brown sugar milk tea with and without the tea but I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Is there an added ingredients that boba shops put into the drinks? My drinks don't be coming out as creamy or flavorful.
I read some add coffee creamer powder to the milk tea but can I get the same effect if I use liquid creamer? Or does it affect the texture and taste?
I have tried concentrated milk and evaporated milk but it didn't taste all that it made it sweeter but I don't know if I just didn't put enough.
When I try to make brown sugar syrup what kind of sugar are they using because I do the same thing with just brown sugar and water but it taste nothing like the one in shops I had to put granulated sugar and vanilla extract to get a better taste. I know that the more molasses in the brown sugar the better its souppse to taste is that the key? The only brown sugar I can find is (Imperial Sugar Dark Brown Sugar) I seen some Japanese black sugar and India Tree Dark Muscovado Sugar that are rich in molasses on Amazon but it's pricey.
Where and how do boba shops get their supplies from? I tried looking for online shops but I can't really find anything...
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I read some add coffee creamer powder to the milk tea but can I get the same effect if I use liquid creamer? Or does it affect the texture and taste?
I have tried concentrated milk and evaporated milk but it didn't taste all that it made it sweeter but I don't know if I just didn't put enough.
When I try to make brown sugar syrup what kind of sugar are they using because I do the same thing with just brown sugar and water but it taste nothing like the one in shops I had to put granulated sugar and vanilla extract to get a better taste. I know that the more molasses in the brown sugar the better its souppse to taste is that the key? The only brown sugar I can find is (Imperial Sugar Dark Brown Sugar) I seen some Japanese black sugar and India Tree Dark Muscovado Sugar that are rich in molasses on Amazon but it's pricey.
Where and how do boba shops get their supplies from? I tried looking for online shops but I can't really find anything...
2024.05.19 19:41 popcorn_coffee Thoughts (And doubts) about Fortune and Folly after my first play.
Ok, so on friday I played for the first time the standalone Fortune and Folly. And I wanted to share some impressions to see if others have the same feeling. Side note, it would be nice if it was indicated on the expansion that you need to rent your local football stadium to properly set up and play the scenario. But, jokes aside, the casino layout is pretty cool, and I didn't mind having to spend a bit more on table managing.
Obvious spoilers...
My main doubts are regarding the alert system, and I have 2 questions.
It would make 100% sense that the casino staff lost their "aloof" when they find you in a restricted area. However, I cannot see this written anywhere on the rules, agenda, act... so, even if it's weird, I guess they're still aloof even if they walk by you taking a peak at their security vault? Am I correct?
And second... is there any penalty I'm missing for having a high alert? I know some mythos cards (And the peril token) escalate with your alert, but besides that....? I'm asking because it seems impossible to simply walk in, grab the key, and get out with an alert below 6. Shit is gonna blow up eventually, and by trying to sneak as much as possible you only make things worse since all enemies will be on the table when it happens (The encounter deck is pretty small, so they all appear easily).... therefore, even if it's not so thematic, wouldn't it be more effective to simply walk into the Casino "Heat" style shooting everyone from the begining?
In any case. I really liked the idea, and loved the scenario. The "2 days" idea is great, and making a good part 1 really makes the second one way easier.
It's fun to leave your Guard Dog hidden around somewhere... :_D
And as a final conclusion. I would have appreciated if the fact that the rewards were tied to how many objectives you made in the second half. Maybe it's obvious and I was blind, but for me, once you open the vault, it makes no sense to keep doing chores. So I did four and got out.
Any thoughts?
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Obvious spoilers...
My main doubts are regarding the alert system, and I have 2 questions.
It would make 100% sense that the casino staff lost their "aloof" when they find you in a restricted area. However, I cannot see this written anywhere on the rules, agenda, act... so, even if it's weird, I guess they're still aloof even if they walk by you taking a peak at their security vault? Am I correct?
And second... is there any penalty I'm missing for having a high alert? I know some mythos cards (And the peril token) escalate with your alert, but besides that....? I'm asking because it seems impossible to simply walk in, grab the key, and get out with an alert below 6. Shit is gonna blow up eventually, and by trying to sneak as much as possible you only make things worse since all enemies will be on the table when it happens (The encounter deck is pretty small, so they all appear easily).... therefore, even if it's not so thematic, wouldn't it be more effective to simply walk into the Casino "Heat" style shooting everyone from the begining?
In any case. I really liked the idea, and loved the scenario. The "2 days" idea is great, and making a good part 1 really makes the second one way easier.
It's fun to leave your Guard Dog hidden around somewhere... :_D
And as a final conclusion. I would have appreciated if the fact that the rewards were tied to how many objectives you made in the second half. Maybe it's obvious and I was blind, but for me, once you open the vault, it makes no sense to keep doing chores. So I did four and got out.
Any thoughts?
2024.05.19 19:38 dnelson2408 Summary of this channel, data, and news for the last 3 weeks.
 | Afternoon all, submitted by dnelson2408 to RILYStock [link] [comments] I thought it might be fun to try and take the last three weeks and have a recap of the data and news surrounding RILY. I just searched this sub and news outlets and such for the last 3 weeks and took notes then fed them into an AI software asking it to summarize everything. In no way is this Financial Advice just a fun task. "The financial landscape for B. Riley Financial, Inc. showcases a dynamic narrative of operational resilience and strategic positioning. The company's recent activities reflect a strategic focus on managing debt obligations effectively while optimizing business segments for sustainable growth. The strategic review process for Great American Group retail liquidation and appraisal businesses is progressing, indicating a commitment to enhancing operational efficiency and value creation. In the earnings summary, a net loss of $51 million was reported, primarily driven by investment-related losses and professional services expenses. Despite these challenges, the company's strategic initiatives and operational performance remain robust, as highlighted in the earnings call. Executives Bryant Riley and Tom Kelleher emphasized the company's operational excellence and strategic direction, underscoring a commitment to shareholder value and sustainable growth. The company's strategic reviews and commitment to shareholder value remain steadfast amidst market volatility caused by short manipulation. Furthermore, the full redemption of $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes due 2024 signifies a proactive approach to managing debt and strengthening the company's financial position. This strategic move aligns with the company's focus on optimizing its capital structure and enhancing financial flexibility. Overall, B. Riley Financial's narrative is one of resilience, strategic foresight, and operational excellence in navigating market dynamics and challenges. The company's commitment to financial prudence, strategic reviews, and operational performance positions it well for sustained growth and value creation in the evolving financial landscape." Below is the data the AI used to create the summary. Just copy and pasted from a very quick and crude gathering of information into a word doc. I also enjoyed the earnings summary the AI did. The last line made me feel happy thoughts. - In summary, B. Riley Financial's first-quarter 2024 results underscore its strong operational foundation and strategic foresight, positioning it well for future growth and shareholder value creation. 1. Cohodes being loud and classless examples https://preview.redd.it/xymj94vp5f1d1.png?width=637&format=png&auto=webp&s=3d9f18f4f877f7fb518039bc78198e77e3fcd190 https://preview.redd.it/bxacg0bp5f1d1.png?width=975&format=png&auto=webp&s=9a4eba6a4a39457cc47661be5836008976b37fc6 https://preview.redd.it/q5kdr5qo5f1d1.png?width=975&format=png&auto=webp&s=14dcb5473ed7dcac4646eaba2b983806f32bd875 https://preview.redd.it/ky1hlc1o5f1d1.png?width=789&format=png&auto=webp&s=4c603719820d06ea91d9181ad3c41734a603b795 https://preview.redd.it/soco7bjn5f1d1.png?width=969&format=png&auto=webp&s=dfbcf20f984e391c51afcc89e46597d1d9dff6ad https://preview.redd.it/pwbnnwwr5f1d1.png?width=975&format=png&auto=webp&s=fe06146b727540c291825eda8db5f33b11e9e992 2. Discussion about FUD and shorts deception I see the shorts (Marc Cohoded and Co.) are still at it, trying to l use a fake psychological twist to cause doubt. Let's stick to the facts and let the price go where it will in the long term. Short thesis was and is there was fraud, both proven wrong by independent investigation and a clean independent audit if the 10-K and now 10-Q. You can slap that one around anyway you want, but both came up clean. First, they have stated their intentions of a sale of a carried undervalued asset (Great American) by a third party for a massive realized gain. Good for the investors and bond holders as they said they would use funds to deleveverage the balance sheet and buy back stock which already has very little float. Second, I have never seen a company that is paying dividends go under whith out, completely eliminating the dividends first (RILY still pays a dividend and baby bonds are all current--none are in any default). Third, business has been good with lots of new hires, new capital makets raises and fees and their business seems to be thriving. Shorts will try to mislead all of us with their lies and deciept but if we hold strong I believe that the stock will go to at least 50 ish in the short term where they did their secondary. I believe at that point, RILY may run into a bit of resistance. However, a squeeze could easily send us through that to new highs. Patience is the key as they have stated all this in their press releases in the recent past. If we al on this sitel just buy 100 to 1000 shares on Monday and hld through the 29th to get the dividends. this will rocket to new heights. This is not a recommendation, simply my thoughts. Do your own due diligence. 3.Stop lending shares=pain for shorts = short squeeze If all longs can stop lending shares at least I believe we can cause shorts to cover. There is no valid short narrative, both longs and shorts know this. Now it’s purely who can hold out longer. Shorts have been very active as of late trying to push share price lower and with many of us loaning shares out we are actually helping the shorts hurt us. I believe if we stopped lending out shares borrow rate skyrockets and that added cost combined with dividend and gradual upward movement will force shorts to cover. Granted news release can help but we don’t need news we just need to stop lending and wait and see. 4. Smoking Gun: Thursday dropped because shorts borrowed and sold 724K shares (with 2MM total volume) and 447K on Wednesday (with 1.3MM total volume). They're trying to drive price down, induce panic, get folks to sell, and buy back shares at a super low price. https://preview.redd.it/hopdxkbt5f1d1.png?width=975&format=png&auto=webp&s=3945adf69a00addb0c2da4ea0c26b2a4de2749b3 5. Article showing RILY coming back https://www.investmentnews.com/broker-dealers/news/b-riley-bouncing-back-after-tough-winter-253448 6. Rily - Day 3 of short attactks - There's a positive Our favorite shorts cohodes&co is on overdrive releasing as much fake accusations as possible, they now have been adding a lot to their position at a higher price point with shares in the 30s, now the shorts cost basis has gotten worse for them. With more shares at a worst cost with dividends coming due as well as borrow fees , shorts have less wiggle room especially if stock goes to 40 again. Now at 40 I believe they will be losing money. With insiders hopefully buying soon and the company continuing their share buy back program , that can lead to upward movement in share price leading to the “squeeze “. 7. $RILY Earnings Summary Not financial advice. It was an interesting investor call, an almost boring call which was refreshing. The company had a net loss of $51m driven by non-cash items including $29m unrealized loss on investments and a $30m fair value adjustment on their loans. Cash flows were pretty good, with operating cash flows of $135m and adjusted operating EBITDA of $66m. Targus and American Freight contributed nothing this quarter, both companies are historically strong businesses but have been working through a business cycle post-COVID after many Americans bought the things they needed. Those companies should improve in the next year. The company previously announced a potential sale of Great American Group. Q-1 earnings for that segment increased to $35m of EBITDA, so at 10-12x a potential sale is looking like $350-$420m. On the call they said that is expected by early Q3. They also mentioned possibly looking at a sale in their Brands division later this year with the goal of retiring their discounted debt, citing it as an opportunity. The short thesis crumbled last month with a clean 10-K and two internal investigations which added an additional $7m in expense but presumably were quite thorough and completely debunked claims by bears. There are no shares available to borrow per Fintel: https://preview.redd.it/ukhk0tou5f1d1.png?width=975&format=png&auto=webp&s=0622973216e0293d7f2699c1b6eee3216824305e And short interest remains at approximately 65% with 9 million shares short, though the retail float is thought to be much smaller, maybe 2m shares. The company has $34m available at quarter end for buybacks from a previously approved program. I see value here, and I liked what I heard on the call. 8. Misconceptions - Rily Share Structure [THIS POST IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY] mumen_rida There seems to be a lot of confusion about the company’s share structure and I would like to use this post to help not only my own understanding but also help others. It’s a bit confusing but let’s tackle it together. I got this information from marketwatch: Total Float = 30 million shares Public float = 16 million shares Shares sold short = 9 million shares % of public float sold short = 56.38% According to fintel: Institutional ownership = 14.18 million shares So let me get this straight, there is 16 million shares in the public float and institutions own 89% of that (14.18 million shares). So that would mean retail investors collectively only have about 1.82 million shares to trade around amongst ourselves. Let’s call that retail float. So, retail float = 1.82 million shares. Let’s wrap up all the most important information (imo) regarding the current share structure and please correct me if any of the information I presented here today is false: Total float = 30m Public float = 16m Shares short = 9m Retail float = 1.82m Where I think it gets the most interesting is when you divide shares short by retail float. 9/1.82= 4.95 or 495% of retail float. Hope this helps clear up any confusion regarding the share structure. REPSONSE TO THIS BELOW EnvironmentalBreak48 •3d ago THIS RESPONSE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NFA. Do your own DD, make your own decisions. Based on OP calculation. 1. Total Float: About 30 million shares. 2. Public Float: 16 million shares. 3. Shares Sold Short: 9 million shares. 4. % of Public Float Sold Short: 56.38%. 5. Institutional Ownership: 14.18 million shares. 6. Retail Float: 1.82 million shares (calculated as Public Float - Institutional Ownership). Given this information: Understanding Short Interest· Shares Sold Short: About 9 million shares.· Retail Float: 1.82 million shares. · Short Interest as a Percentage of Retail Float: 9 million shares/1.82 million shares≈495% This high percentage indicates that the short interest is nearly five times the available retail float, which could lead to a short squeeze if investors hold onto their shares and/or demand increases. Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio)The Days to Cover metric gives an estimate of how many days it would take for short sellers to cover their positions based on the average daily trading volume. Here’s how to calculate it:1. Determine the average daily trading volume (ADTV): This information is usually available on financial websites like MarketWatch or Yahoo Finance. Let’s assume the ADTV is 1,000,000 shares (this is an example, you should use the actual ADTV for a more precise calculation). 2. Days to Cover: Shares Sold Short/ADTV Using our example ADTV: Days to Cover=9,000,000 (short shares)/1,000,000(Avg. Daily Volume)=9 days Days to Cover Potential Implications· High Short Interest Ratio: A high Days to Cover ratio suggests it would take a significant amount of time for shorts to cover their positions, which can lead to increased volatility.· Potential for a Short Squeeze: With a high percentage of the retail float sold short, if retail investors decided to hold their shares and the stock price rises, short sellers may be forced to buy back shares at higher prices, leading to a potential short squeeze. · Limited Retail Float: With only 1.82 million shares available for retail trading, any significant buying pressure from institutional investors and/or retail investors it could quickly drive up the stock price. 9. Why Even the Joker Thinks You’d Be a _____ For Not Taking A Look at RILY Stock Batman here. You might know me as the Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader, or the guy who really, really, really wants to own a spaceship. Today, straight from the Batcave, lets talk about something as exciting as racing the Batmobile or the return of Roaring Kitty—RILY stock. First off, let’s talk numbers, because even a superhero knows the importance of a strong financial foundation. RILY has been buying back shares like Alfred buys Bat-gadgets—strategically and frequently. This move isn’t just a nifty trick; IMO it’s a signal that RILY is confident in its value. When a company buys back its own shares, it’s like Batman investing in more Batarangs—it’s a smart play that shows belief in future performance. But that’s not all, folks. The recent buzz around RILY isn’t just cat signals in the sky—it’s grounded in solid developments. RILY had to work hard to file their 10K after all the mudslinging from the shorts, but got it done. The first big catalyst domino to fall. Now, let’s get to the juicy part—earnings and dividends. RILY’s about to drop their Q1 earnings tomorrow, and you know what that means? Dividends! That’s right, folks. RILY is likely to declare a dividend, that our short friends will be paying. Dividends are like the Batmobile’s turbo boost—an extra kick that gets you excited and propels you forward. Plus, once they file their Q, a few days later insiders should be able to start buying again. Form 4s anyone? Here’s where it gets really interesting: meme stocks are back with a vengeance, wow talk about a left jab, and shorts are on their heels. The RILY squeeze might start very soon or it might not, but with shorts potentially facing margin calls due to price movements in various holdings, and especially if they’ve been shorting RILY all the way down it has not been a good week for the shorts so far. Just look how RILY stock popped this morning on about 200k in volume. To add insult to injury, to date, NONE of the short thesis has come to fruition or has been confirmed by independent information. They’re in quicksand, and it’s time to gas up the rocket. There are still several catalysts that may come into play here: Q1 Earnings Release: Scheduled to be filed tomorrow, providing insights into the company's recent performance. The deal flow on their website was up YoY. Dividend Announcements: Anticipated dividends right around the corner. Insider Buying: Once the Q1 earnings are filed, insiders should be able to buy stock again, expect to see some Form 4s in very short order. Sale of Great America Division: If RILY sales Great American, they have said the proceeds from this sale are expected to be used to reduce debt and fund further stock buybacks, potentially enhancing shareholder value. Low Float: With a limited number of shares available for trading, increased demand can lead to significant price movements. Buybacks: Ongoing buybacks can continue to support the stock price. Meme Stock Momentum: With meme stocks making a comeback, there's increased interest and activity in stocks that are short and that could drive up RILY’s stock price. Short Squeeze Potential: Low public float, company buybacks, insider buying…mix that up and you have the recipe for a potential squeeze. Roaring Kitty's Return: The return of Roaring Kitty, a key figure in the meme stock movement, brings renewed attention and excitement to the stock market in general. And, guess who just chimed in on RILY earlier today? That's right—JeffAmazon from the GameStop meme trade and Netflix documentary! He made a little tweet tweet on $RILY Additional Catalysts: What do you all think….. Stay vigilant, stay smart, and just my thoughts—do your own due diligence and make your own decisions. NFA. 10. FAKE ARTICLE BULLSHIT FUD………… Well, IMO even Stevie Wonder can see that the latest article on FRG is just another hatchet job. IMO the problem with creating a narrative is that the facts can’t keep up, and boy, did they fall behind here. RILY conducted not one, but two independent investigations and found zilch issues with its FRG investment or loans made to Kahn. And guess what? No connection with Prophecy either. FRG did their own investigation and also found no connection with Prophecy. So, to call the relationship between RILY and FRG controversial is like calling a puppy dangerous—laughable. In RILY's 10k, they marked up their FRG investment FMV $281 million to $286 million… FRG's FY23 financials are public, and the attached table shows the maturities of their debt. In 2024, about $10.5 million in debt is maturing. Big deal. Looming debt? Hardly. The real kicker is in 2026 when about $1.5 billion of debt matures—not this year, not next. LOL. The FRG financials clearly state they were in full compliance with their debt covenants in FY23 and fully expect to be in compliance in FY24. Yet, "the people" say FRG is down double digits in Q1. Funny timing with RILY's Q1 financials coming out on Wednesday, huh? And by the way, FRG's adjusted EBITDA for Q1 FY23 was $66 million, not the $62 million the article claims. Why not use the actual FRG public company number? Maybe because when you're rushing to write a hit piece, you just pick random numbers. https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2023/05/10/2665414/0/en/Franchise-Group-Inc-Announces-First-Quarter-Fiscal-Year-2023-Financial-Results.html So, according to the article, FRG is down 63% in revenue ($66 million vs. the alleged $25 million). Sure, FRG sold Badcock and Sylvan Learning, so they might be down YoY, but down 63%? FRG sold in FY24 Q1 Sylvan for $185 Million cash….and they’re worried about paying $10.5 million in long term debt due this year. Got it. https://www.franchisetimes.com/franchise_mergers_and_acquisitions/unleashed-brands-buys-sylvan-learning/article_a568813e-d4c7-11ee-bb32-1f85230cfdda.html https://preview.redd.it/lry689p16f1d1.png?width=975&format=png&auto=webp&s=0714b3b378abb528f0abb470ade0deb3d34c2d39 •5 days ago BleepBlimpBop NT-10Q mirrors the press release about the 5-day delay on the 10Q. It's the formal document for the SEC. It also includes estimated earnings. 13F-HR lists their investment holdings as of 3/31. "Estimated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 are summarized as follows:Cash and cash equivalents is expected to be approximately $191 million at March 31, 2024, a decrease of $41 million from $232 million at December 31, 2023. Total debt is expected to be approximately $2.19 billion, a decrease of approximately $170 million from $2.36 billion at December 31, 2023. This reflects the early redemption of approximately $115 million of senior notes during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Net loss available to common shareholders is expected to be approximately $51 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024 compared to net income available to common shareholders of $15 million in the prior year. The net loss is due to non-cash items which includes unrealized losses on investments and fair value adjustments on loans of approximately $59 million; in addition to incremental expenses of approximately $7 million incurred for professional fees relating to the filing of our 10-K and outside counsel review and subsequent independent investigation conducted as part of the previously disclosed investigation of the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors." 12. Friendly PSA: Manage your emotions •5 days ago BleepBlimpBop I'm optimistic that the shorts' game will begin to fully unravel this week. This is a PSA to please manage your emotions, set your strategy intelligently, and don't get carried away by emotion. For many longs, the past months have had a lot of negative emotion. Especially for long-time holders, who watched the full show: · Initial short attacks · Months of tailspin · Months of trading sideways like an EKG · A run up to $40 · A swift retrace -25% · Endless vicious attacks on the company, its clients, its employees, its auditors, and on any individual who publicly states they see value in the company (including personal attacks on people on this sub) Whether you got in years ago, and stayed for the growing business, fat dividends, and diversification...or got in last week because the short ratio is astronomical... The recovery to fair value, whatever path it takes (squeeze, or gradual) will provoke a varied and wide range of emotions. The emotional component of investing is the hardest part. Personally, I think it's a deep value play, and I'm not anxious to jump off the train. It's a company where insiders are huge owners, and their interests are truly aligned with shareholders. Because they're the biggest individual holders. The huge extra profit sharing dividends of 2021+ were impressive; this company rewards shareholders. Please manage your emotions. Please invest intelligently. Please be nice to other nice people. This isn't financial advice, but it is life advice. Manage your emotions, and make intelligent decisions. 13. RILY RS Article 76 to 83 https://www.investors.com/ibd-data-stories/b-riley-financial-shows-rising-price-performance-with-jump-to-83-rs-rating/ B. Riley Financial (RILY) saw a welcome improvement to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating on Thursday, with an increase from 76 to 83. IBD's proprietary rating tracks share price performance with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The score shows how a stock's price performance over the trailing 52 weeks stacks up against all the other stocks in our database. Over 100 years of market history reveals that the stocks that go on to make the biggest gains typically have an 80 or higher RS Rating as they begin their biggest climbs. Now is not an ideal time to jump in since it isn't near a proper buy zone, but see if the stock manages to form a base and break out. The company showed 0% EPS growth last quarter. Revenue rose -9%. The company is expected to report its latest earnings and sales numbers on or around May 15. The company earns the No. 24 rank among its peers in the Finance-Investment Banking/Brokers industry group. Interactive Brokers (IBKR), Piper Sandler (PIPR) and Ameriprise Financial (AMP) are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group. 14. Announcement of 2024 Annual Meeting June 21st https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgadata/0001464790/000121390024041725/ea0205510-01.htm 15. Repost: $RILY DD: The real price potential...when the stock is a solid/growing company (not just a squeeze). 9 days ago BleepBlimpBop In response to multiple requests, reposting my DD on price potential from 2 months ago. Will hopefully facilitate intelligent thought about price potential. -------- Many have been speculating about the squeeze price potential (75.72% of free float shorted per Fintel). Lots of posts discussing "how high" and "how soon." As others have observed, correctly, no one knows. However, I think we can look at financials, and past price, to get a good indication of a reasonable range, after any "squeeze dust settles." Let's recognize a few things: A) It's a growing, and historically very profitable business. It's not GME (dying company with obsolete business model). B) It rewards its shareholders with regular dividends, and large special dividends when profits are high. C) It spent a year (early 2021 to early 2022) around $70/share. Plus or minus $20. High of $90. D) July 2023 $100MM share offering was at $55, with lots of institutional interest, and lots of employee interest (7% of the new shares). It was only a small discount to the $60 stock price at the time (often, the offerings are at a much greater discount to induce institutions to invest). · Institutions do their due diligence - they don't buy unless they think it's a good deal. · Same with employees! E) It didn't tank because their business model is obsolete (i.e., GME issue). It tanked because of: · Short seller reports spewing fear, uncertainty, and doubt. · Rampant flimsy speculation · Poor earnings during a crappy time for investment banking (their main business), and some unfavorable mark-to-market of some of their investments. · Note that RILY makes a business of supporting and investing in companies in distress. When they provide financial options, they also actively help the company right the business. That process takes time, so there's often interim volatility in the value of their assets. But their historical investment returns and recovery rates seem to be very good. Profitable, but can create volatility in the books as it plays out. · Character assassinations. F) From the looks of it, now that Reg Sho is in place, a concerted group using naked short selling, spoofing bid/ask, keeping a cash account to sell shares and manipulate low volume (all speculations, but notice the radical difference in how it trades now that there's regulator scrutiny and forced settlement - as well as observant people here and on Twitter calling out the egregious observable issues in the trading action) G) It's continued to grow since 2021/2022 (look at the investor presentation in December). They've continued to disclose deal flow and make acquisitions since. What does that all mean? A) $70-90 would be a reasonable steady-state price if the shorts moved on, profitability returns to normal levels, and the company was the same size as 2021-2022. B) Significantly higher than $70-90 would be a reasonable steady-state, given growth in the company, and a return to historical scale of profitability. · You can also bet-your-bottom-dollar they're going to make sure their balance sheet is IRONCLAD go forward, and they do a better job of explaining their business. · Management owns a huge chunk of the business, and they'll **never** want to be susceptible to this crap again. C) A squeeze could have one of two impacts: · Return the business to a reasonable steady-state price (e.g., $70-100+) · Accelerate the company well above a steady-state price, where it could remain for an extended period, or return to a normal steady-state price. D) A squeeze isn't necessary to return this to a steady-state price. Just time... Company executes, shorts pay high borrow fees, shorts hedged positions decay. How do I think about it? · I'd love to see the slightly-slower-road to steady-state. · I'd love love to see the fast road back to steady-state. · I'd love love love to see this thing shoot well beyond any reasonable steady-state, and bankrupt the most vocal short sellers. By all appearances, they rank among the more degenerate of their species. · For those that sell early, they'll be sad watching from the sidelines. The road may not be linear, but I think it's paved with gold. These are my thoughts. Not financial advice. To the moon, baby. 16. $RILY- “They can win by doing nothing 12 days ago Outrageous_Appeal_89 “ Whitebrook capital assessment addressing cohodes&co BS at the peak of their false accusations and in a polite way stating short funds were making things up (misinformation & manipulation ). It seems $RILY is executing on some of the recommendations Whitebrook capital had - share buy back and bond buy back has been executed and continues to be executed on. Whether you invest in $RILY for the long term prospects or the short squeeze that can be triggered any day as lie after lie is exposed. Bottom line is the fair value of $RILY is a lot higher then where it currently trades. We will get a better idea whether share prices deserves to be in the 50s or 60s as we get an update on GAG valuation. Seems many here forget that $RILY creates value by turning companies around and then monetize, this process takes time , they have been able to do this successfully, repeatedly over the years. https://preview.redd.it/uiisruq36f1d1.png?width=792&format=png&auto=webp&s=e6c32c04877ae21b51cb8a99cee0aef17cdb32c4 17. 3 Videos from Value Don’t Lie on Youtube talking about Financials of RILY and overall company valuation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRenvff8duE&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoaCZw7AmpA&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Ayoox3fvM 18. Getting around the NBBO and Longing the Box So let this sink in… the market opens and in 5 minutes we rally to $34.42, then over the next 15 minutes we drop to $28.80 at which point SSR was triggered and sell volume slows WAY the hell down. That drop was ALL short sellers and NO longs selling shares (otherwise the sell-off wouldnt have stopped literally minutes after SSR triggered). NOW, what the scumbag shorts are doing is going Long Against The Box. 19. Steve Cohen and Point 72 buy 24,917 shares long on May 15th https://preview.redd.it/fhdhyco46f1d1.png?width=975&format=png&auto=webp&s=6600f6a9a3f0bc5bc8823cddb5f52defdf282063 20. Summarize this earnings call and keep pertinent quotes and data in the summary. https://filecache.investorroom.com/mr5ir_briley2/925/RILY_1Q24_Earnings_Release_vFINAL.pdf Chat GPT Summary of the full report below B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) reported its first-quarter 2024 financial results, showcasing resilience and operational strength despite facing challenging market conditions and unique internal events. Here's a summary with a positive outlook: First Quarter2024 Highlights:1. Quarterly Dividend Declaration:
Leadership Insights:
Looking Ahead:B. Riley's strategic initiatives, such as debt reduction and selective investments, position the company for continued success. The ongoing strategic review of its Great American Group retail liquidation and appraisal businesses indicates a proactive approach to optimizing its portfolio. The firm remains committed to delivering value to its shareholders through dividends and operational excellence.In summary, B. Riley Financial's first-quarter 2024 results underscore its strong operational foundation and strategic foresight, positioning it well for future growth and shareholder value creation. 20. State of the Stock 15 days ago UF_Secret_Account Not financial advice, do your own research. Don't take advice from the internet, consult a professional financial advisor. On April 19th, the stock closed at $19.99. Today, it is over 50% higher after a positive 10-K clearing the company of fraud allegations. The stock touched $40 on April 26 and 29, a 100% gain from a week prior. The short interest has remained relatively consistent during the move, with 10-11 million shares still short. However, given the time lapsed, I think it's safe to assume that most of those shares were covered and re-shorted in the last two weeks. For future research, we should assume they have an average $35 entry on their short positions. 1st quarter earnings are coming soon. Like many of you, I am a little curious that it hasn't been announced yet, but I have no concerns with everything the company has on its plate. 10-Q's are unaudited and it's very unlikely there is anything to be concerned about, in my opinion. The company could be coming to the end of their strategic review for GAG. That will eventually result in some additional financial statement adjustments for presentation. I would expect 1st quarter earnings to be good based on their deal flow and reported transactions. In November 2023, the board approved $50m for stock buybacks. The company repurchased 728,330 shares at an average price of $21.85, but mainly bought shares in November. That's $16 million spent, and means the company had $34 million approved to buy back stock at year end. The program continues through October 2024. At our current price, that would be 1.1 million shares (3.3% of the outstanding stock). That is significant for a stock with this many outstanding shares, but more significant for the number of freely traded shares which is far less. How many times have we seen huge price moves on small blocks of shares? If the company adds $10-15 million to that program, that's another 300,000-500,000 shares. Again, it doesn't sound like a huge number but it would add pressure to what will become a dire situation for the shorts. The shorts may decide not to cover, or to continue the strategy of taking their losses and re-shorting, but their ability to influence the stock back to a level where they truly profit is nonexistent in my opinion, particularly when volume dies between market-moving events. I am eyeing the $50-$55 range as my price target in the next move up. 21. NOTE on FRG Independent Auditor’s Report One of the positive things I see IMO was for the billion dollar loan that matures in 2026. “On July 2, 2021, the Company repaid $182.1 million of principal of the First Lien Term Loan using cash proceeds from the sale of the Liberty Tax business. The prepayment also satisfied the requirements for the quarterly principal payments so no additional principal payments with respect to the First Lien Term Loans (excluding the Incremental First Lien Term Loan) are due until the First Lien Term Loan maturity date.” To me this gives them some flexibility for their cash as there isn’t much long term debt due in 2024 or 2025. https://preview.redd.it/ib92t7e66f1d1.png?width=975&format=png&auto=webp&s=df286021b0653db92122e33df0ed37f1068a0c6c 22. on May 3rd Cohodes or someone else got media to report 4th quarter from last year as q1 earnings this year. Which was a lie and FUD https://preview.redd.it/nlau48276f1d1.png?width=623&format=png&auto=webp&s=832695b6c331c3df6dbcb861dc90551ee42a036a 23. B. Riley Financial Announces Full Redemption of 6.75% SR Notes Due 2024 17 days ago Wolfiger LOS ANGELES, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) ("B. Riley" or the "Company") today announced that it has called for the full redemption equal to $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.75% Senior Notes due 2024 (the "Notes") on May 31, 2024 (the "Redemption Date"). The redemption price is equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount, plus any accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, as set forth in each notice of redemption delivered to noteholders on May 1, 2024. https://ir.brileyfin.com/2024-05-01-B-Riley-Financial-Announces-Full-Redemption-of-6-75-Senior-Notes-due-2024 24. 8k filed May 1st for Nasdaq Compliance 25. Found management bonus if above 136 by October. Did anybody else know that a part of managements comp was in the form of Performance-based Restricted Stocks Units with a vesting date of 10/27/24 AND A HURDLE PRICE OF $135?!? https://preview.redd.it/wo2uh54k5f1d1.png?width=547&format=png&auto=webp&s=8b6dedf28ec845b2170647674f5b39b6eaac96a1 |
2024.05.19 19:32 ApostleLeeWoo Endurance
 | Greetings in The Mighty Name of Jesus, The Christ!!! submitted by ApostleLeeWoo to Acts_Of_The_Apostles [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/h8uu3vp35f1d1.jpg?width=148&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2d934567a564cc39cf7ae8c547a7550c64b44060 ~Endurance~ Brothers and Sisters we must Endure until we go home to meet Our Savior, Our Lord face to face, nothing else is acceptable to Jesus. Whatever hardships that we face, whatever pain we have, however many enemies we may have, we Must Endure Until The End of Our Lives, never turning back again. Matthew 24:13 KJV “But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." So then, Understand this, it is Not the Hardships, it is Not the Pain, it is Not our Enemies that Endurance must be conquered, but it is Doing The Will Of The Father in our circumstances. We all can come up with a thousand excuses to the Why, but, The Word Of God will stand none the less. The ONLY way for us, the Born Again, Blood Bought, can do this, is by pressing forward in Our Relationship With Jesus. It is Our Choice in this Relationship and there are Keys in building Our Relationship With Jesus. Mark 12:30 KJV “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment." Mark 12:31 KJV “And the second [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." John 14:15 KJV “If ye love me, keep my commandments." John 14:21 KJV “He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him." These are the Requirements to enter into Heaven, to be Saved from Eternal Destructions, it is not merely to say that You have Confessed that Jesus is Savior and Lord, but it is the True Confession that brings forth Works Of The Fathers Will to be Manifested in us and to The World. But to get here can be many things that we must endure holding fast to The Word and Relying upon The Holy Spirit to Teach and Guide us into the Perfect Will Of The Father. Some of you will face very little and there are others who will face Life and Death situations, but we must all Endure Equally, that is, the Manifestation Of God In Us. We can look back through the entire Bible finding many, many examples of those who have had to Endure something of the Flesh to gain The Fathers Will. The times that we now live in seem to be a hardship for us who are Born Again, Blood Bought, but what is coming is much more evil. If we do not have the Correct Relationship With Jesus, we will not be able to Endure what is coming. Now things are more Tolerable, more Vocal, but the time is coming that across the World our very lives will be sentenced to Death In This World. The story of the Ten Virgins can be summed up in this manor, Five Endured, were Faithful To Jesus, Living The Word in their Lives, five Choose Not to Endure, Not to be Faithful To Jesus, Not to Live The Word but the Worlds Standards. Matthew 25:1-10 KJV "1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish. 3 They that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, [Not so]; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut." There was a question one time in a Sunday School setting that the Pastor asked that if someone told you that if you Confess Jesus as Your Savior and Lord they would kill you, how many of you would Confess Jesus? In the class room setting there were about twenty people, mixed ages from teenager to the old, I immediately shot my hand up, no one else did. Immediately I was cast into confusion to what was just displayed. Throughout the rest of the day I sot The Lord for answer, the answer was the Difference In Believing Jesus AS Savior and Lord. I was fully committed To Jesus there were No Questions of Who Jesus Was, I Truly Gave My Life To Him IN, Life or Death. The rest of the class had not done so, yes they had Confessed Jesus as Lord their Savior, but it was a Mindful Thing not a Heart Thing. As it has been said throughout the years, the distance between Heaven and Hell is about 18 Inches, that is, from the Head to the Heart. There are many that have Head Knowledge and Not a Relationship with Jesus. Endurance will be a Trial Of Faith. It will be Weighed, Examined of its Purity, just as we will be in Our Faith. If we Walk With Jesus, Obeying His Commandments, then no matter what we face, no matter our situation The Word Will Stand Strong IN Any Event, nothing can Defeat, Overcome The Word not matter what The Word Faces!!! Psalm 12:6 KJV “The words of the LORD [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times." Psalm 66:10 KJV “For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried." James 1:12 KJV “Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." 1 Peter 1:7 KJV “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:" But there are those who try to Mix The World with The Word, trying to Manipulate The Word to fit The Worlds Standards and it CANNOT be Mixed, it CANNOT Endure to the end. Daniel 2:43 KJV “And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay." We find the following Scriptures and most would say without thought “but of course”… John 12:24-26 KJV "24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honour." Romans 12:1-2 KJV "1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Like the first set of Keys, these Walk side by side. We must Seek Jesus, to Know Jesus to have Him Become Lord, a Relationship, In order for this transformation to happen we Must Be Rebuilt from the inside out. The only way for this to happen is for Us to Die to Our Desires and be Transformed By The Word into The Fathers Will, Obeying Jesus Commandments. This ALLOWS US TO ENDURE whatever we face. This does not mean that whatever we face becomes easier, because it does not, but what this does is KEEPS US IN THE FATHERS WILL. Life or Death should not matter if we are Transformed To Endure this World. Jesus said “I have Overcome The World!” John 16:33 KJV “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." To Endure, we must be in a position as an Overcomer In Jesus, that no matter if we Live or Die, Win or Lose, we are Victorious In Jesus TO Endure!!! If we do not Follow, do not Walk, do not Live by God’s Holy Word, which is Unchangeable, we will not Endure Life, but will succumb to its demands. In this, what makes a big difference, is What Bible are you reading? If God’s Word never changes, then why read a Bible that has changed the original meaning? There are many Bibles that are in the market, but not all are God’s Word, they have been Transformed to satisfy the Flesh and even The World. If The Word says Wives submit to your Husbands as you would to Jesus, that means Obey Your Husbands in All Things, then why do you fight it on every side? The Word Of God has not changed, but Translations have, to accommodate Society. Why does this make a difference? It makes a Difference for you to be able to Endure, to Walk In God’s Word, HIS WORD, then Endurance is possible in every circumstance. Endurance comes down to this, The Word, The Spirit and Your Choice. Think on these things. Hebrews 13:8 KJV Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever." Amen and Amen!!! Email: [godsonlyfoundation@gmail.com](mailto:godsonlyfoundation@gmail.com) Website: ApostleLee.com |
2024.05.19 19:30 thesilverpoets96 Song of the Week: Rent A Cop
https://youtu.be/zseaYPPbcgk?si=StYvg2PAAXkR8Ku_
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/benfolds/rentacop.html
Hello everyone, I hope all is well. Today we are going to be looking at “Rent A Cop” which is the eighth track from Ben’s 2006 release Supersunnyspeedgraphic, The LP.
This is an odd album because it’s basically a glorified compilation album. In 2003 and 2004, Ben started releasing these EP’s which consisted of original songs and covers. After fans started complaining about these songs not being in one place, Ben collected some of the songs, as well as a few others, and put them on this album which he named by putting all three names of the EPs together.
“Rent A Cop” originally was released on the 2004 EP titled Super D. It’s an interesting song because it’s a fun tune with a lot of humor, but I don’t see it mentioned much on here so I’m not sure how it’s perceived by fans. The song starts off with a drum fill and launches into the main part of the song. Ben’s playing this piano riff low on the piano in an upbeat feel that gives off a lot of energy. We are then hit with some weird robotic synths and some acoustic guitar which is always a welcomed thing in Ben’s music.
But to me, it’s the drums that really make this song. The pattern of the drum beat is addictive and really drives the song because when Ben starts singing, the piano and guitar drop out and it’s only Ben’s voice, bass and those rhythmic drums. Lyrically, this song is basically a precursor to the Kevin James movie Paul Blart as this song is about a mall cop. Ben sings through the perspective of a mall cop who exclaims that that it’s the best job in the world because he gets to “‘troll food courts for girls.” He assures us that the girls love him for his uniform and his “little mustache.”
Then this pervy cop explains how he can check out all the women in the mall because he’s wearing sunglasses. We also get the stereotypical lyric about cops and donuts as Ben sings “I whisper through my doughnut ‘Hey baby, baby light that ass on fire.’” It’s a corny line but it fits the personality of this “cop” and I love how musically you can hear the guitar and synths in between each verse.
We then get to the chorus where this cop seems to hate his job. He’s counting down the hours until he can clock out and complains about how he’s all alone in this big mall. If this song took place today then this mall cop would really feel all alone. I love how Ben’s vocals are a little bit louder and fuller during the chorus and right after the chorus we get these horns that really shine in the song.
The second verse sees this mall cop explaining to a kid that he’s not equipped with a gun. And how he doesn’t “get paid enough to run.” Which must lead into some type of argument with this kid because our mall copy says “so you can call me what you want but I'll be hanging at the check out, checking out your girlfriend. Figure out how she's going to fit all of that butt into that underwear.” Is this one of Ben’s worst lyrics? It’s definitely possible. But Ben is singing this song through a character and the way he’s singing (especially with the “yeahs” after each verse) is really selling the whole thing.
We get some different lyrics for the second chorus. This time Ben, or should I say this “rent a cop”, is flirting with this girl at the mall and tells her that he can help her find where she parked her daddy’s car.
Then we get to the bridge of this song which begins with this awesome drop out where it’s only the drums. I wouldn’t call it a drum solo but there’s definitely additional percussion going on and it sounds massive. But when the piano and horns enter back into the mix it sounds like we get some sort of modulation or key change. The horns are playing these longer notes and Ben’s piano playing is more bluesy. He eventually returns to that opening piano riff but played a couple octaves up. Then the horns really go crazy and start playing the riff as well! The bridge is extremely musical and gets my head nodding every time.
We return to the chorus where the mall cop is waiting until it’s “Miller time” which is basically beer o’clock. Then we get this outro which starts with a percussive sounding acoustic guitar which is eventually swapped out for that funky sounding synth keyboard lead. We get more boisterous sounding drums and those jazzy horns. Each instrument gets a turn to solo and shine, all the while Ben sings “I whisper through my doughnut, hey baby light that ass on fire.” The song eventually ends with a drum outro until you can hear Ben in the studio say “alright that’s good.”
Is this one of Ben’s masterpieces? No, I’m not sure anyone would think that. But I do feel like this song may get overlooked. Yeah, lyrically the song is over the top goofy and this mall cop character is a sleaze bag. But Ben’s vocal delivery really sells the character and it’s not meant to be a “deep” song. Besides, the music of this song is one of Ben’s more lively pieces of music with a full band. Not in a fast or “punk” type of way, but more in a dynamic “big band” sort of way. I wish he toured with horns. What’s cool is that during Covid lockdown when Ben was doing livestreams in his apartment, he played a bit of this song on guitar. Which makes me curious if he wrote this song originally on guitar. You can check it out in this video below:
https://www.youtube.com/live/Riu1A6PPW0M?si=qRytGct3xmnITIG6
But what do you think of this more obscure song? Do you feel like it deserves more love? What do you think the song is about? Favorite lyrical or musical moments? And have you ever seen it live?
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https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/benfolds/rentacop.html
Hello everyone, I hope all is well. Today we are going to be looking at “Rent A Cop” which is the eighth track from Ben’s 2006 release Supersunnyspeedgraphic, The LP.
This is an odd album because it’s basically a glorified compilation album. In 2003 and 2004, Ben started releasing these EP’s which consisted of original songs and covers. After fans started complaining about these songs not being in one place, Ben collected some of the songs, as well as a few others, and put them on this album which he named by putting all three names of the EPs together.
“Rent A Cop” originally was released on the 2004 EP titled Super D. It’s an interesting song because it’s a fun tune with a lot of humor, but I don’t see it mentioned much on here so I’m not sure how it’s perceived by fans. The song starts off with a drum fill and launches into the main part of the song. Ben’s playing this piano riff low on the piano in an upbeat feel that gives off a lot of energy. We are then hit with some weird robotic synths and some acoustic guitar which is always a welcomed thing in Ben’s music.
But to me, it’s the drums that really make this song. The pattern of the drum beat is addictive and really drives the song because when Ben starts singing, the piano and guitar drop out and it’s only Ben’s voice, bass and those rhythmic drums. Lyrically, this song is basically a precursor to the Kevin James movie Paul Blart as this song is about a mall cop. Ben sings through the perspective of a mall cop who exclaims that that it’s the best job in the world because he gets to “‘troll food courts for girls.” He assures us that the girls love him for his uniform and his “little mustache.”
Then this pervy cop explains how he can check out all the women in the mall because he’s wearing sunglasses. We also get the stereotypical lyric about cops and donuts as Ben sings “I whisper through my doughnut ‘Hey baby, baby light that ass on fire.’” It’s a corny line but it fits the personality of this “cop” and I love how musically you can hear the guitar and synths in between each verse.
We then get to the chorus where this cop seems to hate his job. He’s counting down the hours until he can clock out and complains about how he’s all alone in this big mall. If this song took place today then this mall cop would really feel all alone. I love how Ben’s vocals are a little bit louder and fuller during the chorus and right after the chorus we get these horns that really shine in the song.
The second verse sees this mall cop explaining to a kid that he’s not equipped with a gun. And how he doesn’t “get paid enough to run.” Which must lead into some type of argument with this kid because our mall copy says “so you can call me what you want but I'll be hanging at the check out, checking out your girlfriend. Figure out how she's going to fit all of that butt into that underwear.” Is this one of Ben’s worst lyrics? It’s definitely possible. But Ben is singing this song through a character and the way he’s singing (especially with the “yeahs” after each verse) is really selling the whole thing.
We get some different lyrics for the second chorus. This time Ben, or should I say this “rent a cop”, is flirting with this girl at the mall and tells her that he can help her find where she parked her daddy’s car.
Then we get to the bridge of this song which begins with this awesome drop out where it’s only the drums. I wouldn’t call it a drum solo but there’s definitely additional percussion going on and it sounds massive. But when the piano and horns enter back into the mix it sounds like we get some sort of modulation or key change. The horns are playing these longer notes and Ben’s piano playing is more bluesy. He eventually returns to that opening piano riff but played a couple octaves up. Then the horns really go crazy and start playing the riff as well! The bridge is extremely musical and gets my head nodding every time.
We return to the chorus where the mall cop is waiting until it’s “Miller time” which is basically beer o’clock. Then we get this outro which starts with a percussive sounding acoustic guitar which is eventually swapped out for that funky sounding synth keyboard lead. We get more boisterous sounding drums and those jazzy horns. Each instrument gets a turn to solo and shine, all the while Ben sings “I whisper through my doughnut, hey baby light that ass on fire.” The song eventually ends with a drum outro until you can hear Ben in the studio say “alright that’s good.”
Is this one of Ben’s masterpieces? No, I’m not sure anyone would think that. But I do feel like this song may get overlooked. Yeah, lyrically the song is over the top goofy and this mall cop character is a sleaze bag. But Ben’s vocal delivery really sells the character and it’s not meant to be a “deep” song. Besides, the music of this song is one of Ben’s more lively pieces of music with a full band. Not in a fast or “punk” type of way, but more in a dynamic “big band” sort of way. I wish he toured with horns. What’s cool is that during Covid lockdown when Ben was doing livestreams in his apartment, he played a bit of this song on guitar. Which makes me curious if he wrote this song originally on guitar. You can check it out in this video below:
https://www.youtube.com/live/Riu1A6PPW0M?si=qRytGct3xmnITIG6
But what do you think of this more obscure song? Do you feel like it deserves more love? What do you think the song is about? Favorite lyrical or musical moments? And have you ever seen it live?
2024.05.19 19:25 Technical-Win2117 I’m living a literal nightmare (MA)
Three years ago, I (44f) was pregnant with my 4th child with my spouse (32 MtF) when she came out to me that she is trans. We had a very solid relationship and I helped take her to doctors appointments for her transition. She decided that we couldn’t stay in our state because she wouldn’t be able to find work as a trans woman, so we moved the family 3000 miles across the country. Once here, she worked full-time, and had evening school. She doesn’t drive, so I was taking her to her appointments, hair removal, support groups. She even started networking and making friends. It caused a lot of friction, among other things but basically my mental health was suffering because I never had the opportunity to make my own friends, nor have I ever been invited out with hers. I have been socially isolated for 3 years.
Two weeks ago she was getting out of bed and smiling at her phone, then held it to her chest guarding it. I felt something was off, said as much and asked if I could see her phone. She said “no” in a mocking tone I have never heard before and left. That night was a huge fight. I asked her why we weren’t getting marriage counseling like I’ve asked and she said her therapist was against it. I asked her to switch therapists because that is insane. She refused.
The next day she had therapy and I read that sometimes spouses with speak with the therapist of their spouse so I asked if I could. Without hesitation, she said yes. I thought it was strange because my wife doesn’t like having her flaws exposed and was expecting her to ask me why or what I was going to say. Instead, 5 minutes before the zoom she gaslit me by asking if she could stay with a woman I have never really been comfortable with if she doesn’t feel “safe” with me. (She’s been saying she doesn’t feel safe with me often lately and more and more each day. I am confused.) I recognized how sinister this was; she was trying to upset me before therapy. I remained calm, asked the therapist why he was against marriage counseling for us and found it was actually my wife that didn’t want it. I got off the phone and called my sister to book me a hotel. I felt scared.
The next day I came home and she and I made up, even had makeup sex because I fell for her lovebombing.
The next day, we were still good. Until I hit a tree root growing in the street and popped my tire. I asked her to help since she controls the finances and she was unwilling. She finally got us a tow, but then I was upset because we fight a lot about her not making an effort to be there when I need her. She then stopped messaging me, which is unlike her. I texted asking why she’s being so cruel. I waited for her to show up at home to talk. She came with a cop and an ambulance and told me I need to admit myself for a 72 hour psych hold. Confused, I walked to the police car and the officer asked if I’m ok. I told them besides utterly confused, yes, I’m fine.
In shock,I left to take some rescue cats to a lady I’m working with and just cried. I told her I don’t know what my wife is trying to do. I came back home and my wife was mad at me, except when she saw me talking to the neighbors, then she was sickeningly sweet. I went to bed in a separate room that night and around 11:30 I woke to her standing over me. She said she needed a charger, but I know now she was trying to see if I was asleep. I was in and out of sleep and went to the bathroom at 1:30. I noticed my wife was gone and the door was unlocked. I assumed she went to the home of the woman she mentioned and locked the door and went to bed. She called me at 2 am and told me I locked her out. I unlocked it and went back to bed, ignoring her attempts to engage me.
The next morning I started to drive my children to school and my back tire immediately flattened. I got out and looked, and there was a screw in it. I immediately thought that it was from her being outside at 1 am and she was trying to get a reaction from me to call another psych bus. I drove on the rim to a tire place, got it changed, and went to my doctors appointment where I documented I think I’m being psychologically abused.
Around noon she said she was coming home to talk. I saw her approaching the house with a very intimidating looking 6’4” trans woman. The woman introduced herself as my wife’s penpal of 3 months, that she was a carpenter and had her tools with her to fix things around my house. (I imagine a lot of screws.) My wife told me that this woman made a 6 hour drive in the middle of the night to walk around the neighborhood with her and smoke pot. The woman then starts to tell me I need to leave my home. That my wife and I need time apart. I play nice because I’m scared, but tell them I can’t because I have nowhere to go. My wife finds a piece of paper with DV hotlines on it that I got from my doctor and her demeanor when from sunny to dark. When she was alone with me, she was the same wife I married, loving, wanting to work on our marriage. Around this woman, she needs time apart. They left the house after dinner to stay at a house the woman rented and do mushrooms. I didn’t hear from her again. My adult son called to see how I was doing and I said good, wife is spending the night with some strange woman while I’m here with the kids. He was livid. “Mom! She’s been telling us (he and my adult daughter) that you are a danger to the kids and suicidal! Why did she leave you alone?!”
The next day my adult daughter begged me to come pick her up from college because “something is weird and [wife] isn’t acting normal. No one can get a hold of my wife. I drove the 1.5 hour drive to get my daughter with my other 4 kids in the car. My wife called my daughter around 6 to say she, the strange woman, and the other woman were at the house waiting for me. My daughter was frightened and didn’t want to go home. We got home and my wife and the woman were in her car across the street. My wife was crying and the woman was smirking at us. They drove off immediately. No sooner did I get in my home did the police knock on my door and tell me I have an abuse prevention order and I have to leave.
As we were leaving my daughter started sobbing and confessed my wife had been texting her that I am a danger to myself and the family for months. My daughter knew about this woman and was threatened not to tell me or I would ha everyone. She told me how my wife told her that she was going to have me committed and take the kids to raise with this woman while I “got help.” My daughter is processing enormous guilt right now.
She cut my bank account so I can’t eat or get a hotel. My daughter is staying at the house because after being with me the majority of the time, she can’t any longer because I have no money for hotels. I’ve spent what friends and family could send. I gave her the key to the house and she told me the locks have been changed. My wife has also relinquished the family dogs to the humane society. She has been going to work and leaving my two year old with a stranger she just met in person last Thursday (I stayed home with the baby and was her only caregiver.)
The woman left on Friday to go back down to be with her wife, but apparently coming back on Monday to stay at my house.
I have court on Tuesday. Please help, I am so scared they will take my kids.
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Two weeks ago she was getting out of bed and smiling at her phone, then held it to her chest guarding it. I felt something was off, said as much and asked if I could see her phone. She said “no” in a mocking tone I have never heard before and left. That night was a huge fight. I asked her why we weren’t getting marriage counseling like I’ve asked and she said her therapist was against it. I asked her to switch therapists because that is insane. She refused.
The next day she had therapy and I read that sometimes spouses with speak with the therapist of their spouse so I asked if I could. Without hesitation, she said yes. I thought it was strange because my wife doesn’t like having her flaws exposed and was expecting her to ask me why or what I was going to say. Instead, 5 minutes before the zoom she gaslit me by asking if she could stay with a woman I have never really been comfortable with if she doesn’t feel “safe” with me. (She’s been saying she doesn’t feel safe with me often lately and more and more each day. I am confused.) I recognized how sinister this was; she was trying to upset me before therapy. I remained calm, asked the therapist why he was against marriage counseling for us and found it was actually my wife that didn’t want it. I got off the phone and called my sister to book me a hotel. I felt scared.
The next day I came home and she and I made up, even had makeup sex because I fell for her lovebombing.
The next day, we were still good. Until I hit a tree root growing in the street and popped my tire. I asked her to help since she controls the finances and she was unwilling. She finally got us a tow, but then I was upset because we fight a lot about her not making an effort to be there when I need her. She then stopped messaging me, which is unlike her. I texted asking why she’s being so cruel. I waited for her to show up at home to talk. She came with a cop and an ambulance and told me I need to admit myself for a 72 hour psych hold. Confused, I walked to the police car and the officer asked if I’m ok. I told them besides utterly confused, yes, I’m fine.
In shock,I left to take some rescue cats to a lady I’m working with and just cried. I told her I don’t know what my wife is trying to do. I came back home and my wife was mad at me, except when she saw me talking to the neighbors, then she was sickeningly sweet. I went to bed in a separate room that night and around 11:30 I woke to her standing over me. She said she needed a charger, but I know now she was trying to see if I was asleep. I was in and out of sleep and went to the bathroom at 1:30. I noticed my wife was gone and the door was unlocked. I assumed she went to the home of the woman she mentioned and locked the door and went to bed. She called me at 2 am and told me I locked her out. I unlocked it and went back to bed, ignoring her attempts to engage me.
The next morning I started to drive my children to school and my back tire immediately flattened. I got out and looked, and there was a screw in it. I immediately thought that it was from her being outside at 1 am and she was trying to get a reaction from me to call another psych bus. I drove on the rim to a tire place, got it changed, and went to my doctors appointment where I documented I think I’m being psychologically abused.
Around noon she said she was coming home to talk. I saw her approaching the house with a very intimidating looking 6’4” trans woman. The woman introduced herself as my wife’s penpal of 3 months, that she was a carpenter and had her tools with her to fix things around my house. (I imagine a lot of screws.) My wife told me that this woman made a 6 hour drive in the middle of the night to walk around the neighborhood with her and smoke pot. The woman then starts to tell me I need to leave my home. That my wife and I need time apart. I play nice because I’m scared, but tell them I can’t because I have nowhere to go. My wife finds a piece of paper with DV hotlines on it that I got from my doctor and her demeanor when from sunny to dark. When she was alone with me, she was the same wife I married, loving, wanting to work on our marriage. Around this woman, she needs time apart. They left the house after dinner to stay at a house the woman rented and do mushrooms. I didn’t hear from her again. My adult son called to see how I was doing and I said good, wife is spending the night with some strange woman while I’m here with the kids. He was livid. “Mom! She’s been telling us (he and my adult daughter) that you are a danger to the kids and suicidal! Why did she leave you alone?!”
The next day my adult daughter begged me to come pick her up from college because “something is weird and [wife] isn’t acting normal. No one can get a hold of my wife. I drove the 1.5 hour drive to get my daughter with my other 4 kids in the car. My wife called my daughter around 6 to say she, the strange woman, and the other woman were at the house waiting for me. My daughter was frightened and didn’t want to go home. We got home and my wife and the woman were in her car across the street. My wife was crying and the woman was smirking at us. They drove off immediately. No sooner did I get in my home did the police knock on my door and tell me I have an abuse prevention order and I have to leave.
As we were leaving my daughter started sobbing and confessed my wife had been texting her that I am a danger to myself and the family for months. My daughter knew about this woman and was threatened not to tell me or I would ha everyone. She told me how my wife told her that she was going to have me committed and take the kids to raise with this woman while I “got help.” My daughter is processing enormous guilt right now.
She cut my bank account so I can’t eat or get a hotel. My daughter is staying at the house because after being with me the majority of the time, she can’t any longer because I have no money for hotels. I’ve spent what friends and family could send. I gave her the key to the house and she told me the locks have been changed. My wife has also relinquished the family dogs to the humane society. She has been going to work and leaving my two year old with a stranger she just met in person last Thursday (I stayed home with the baby and was her only caregiver.)
The woman left on Friday to go back down to be with her wife, but apparently coming back on Monday to stay at my house.
I have court on Tuesday. Please help, I am so scared they will take my kids.
2024.05.19 19:21 TheFantasticMrFax Polygamy Was More About Power Than Sex
Disclaimer: Please be careful not to misunderstand me here, I'm going to do my best to write this out in a way that it is least likely to misrepresent how I feel, but it's a prickly topic. I might not get this out exactly how the ideas are formed in my head.
Firstly, I do genuinely believe Joseph Smith was a serial philanderer who liked scoring notches on his bedpost. I believe he had a much higher-than-average libido, and I definitely believe that he considered himself far more worthy of sex than other men around him, that his delusions of grandeur gave him moral license to commit some terrible acts, that he had a disgusting and demonstrable affinity for young girls that possibly stemmed from some part of his childhood. With that last part I'm out on a limb here, I know it. I digress.
HOWEVER.
It's my opinion that polygamy was far more about power than sex. Not that sex wasn't involved, clearly it was. Not that it wasnt desirable (in the vast majority of instances it verifiably was, at least, but it's funny he didn't seem real interested in banging the older ones...) because clearly it was that too. But I seriously think we focus too much on the sex aspect and far too little on the power and influence he garnered from it.
Todd Compton's Sacred Loneliness has been flying though my head yesterday and today, due to some posts that have gotten me thinking. In it he argued that sex was a feature of polygamous marriages in the early church, but not necessarily the biggest driving purpose. He highlights the nonexistence of verifiable children derived from any of Joseph's plural wives, but does go to some great lengths to describe some children who were possibilities. Personally I think it's likely that there were at least a couple of children born to women after conceiving with Smith, but that's not super important. The argument I'm trying to make is that if it was entirely or even just mostly about sex (as it seems to have been with Brigham Young or the litany of other high-ranking and "highly prolific" polygamists) then he would likely have had more kids. Alternatively I wouldn't rule out that there were other methods possibly used to prevent kids especially due to his well-founded fears of retribution from Emma. That could have looked like a number of things, and there are several I would expect were part of the practice. Ironic, though, especially given that the primary intention provided by "The Lord" in D&C regarding plural marriage was, drumroll, to procreate.
I really do think it was more about power, also an idea borrowed from Compton. The invisible alliances that were drawn between Joseph Smith and almost all of the families from whom he would take another bride were the key feature, and the predominant goal in his mind. I think he cared a great deal more for solidifying loyalty among his followers and garnering their allegiance than he did about consummating the marriages. With some of the other women it seems clear that adding unto himself their wealth or prestige was the motive. It seems clear as daylight to me that for each wife, save for Fanny Alger and a handful of outliers, there is a clearly obvious benefit to Joseph, another boost to one of the pillars of power that held up his "earthly kingdom". Again, I'm not saying he didn't care for that sex part, it definitely explains Fanny and most of the outliers, just that it was probably, mostly, a pleasant by-product of the actual objective. "Oh if I have to have more sex, I guess I will, Jesus, but I'm only doing it for you, man..."
That Joseph would go through male family members of the woman he had set his eyes on, in so many cases, is important to remember. Their responses were varied, but that so many of those women were the eventually married to Joseph afterwards showed it was pretty effective. The relationships between those families and their prophet in the years that followed each marriage are, for me, the smoking gun. Many of the men on the other side of those transactions were given high positions of authority, leadership, and influence, not to even begin mentioning the promises that were made to them about their riches in the world to come.
I don't think we should ever stop recognizing the horrible acts that were perpetrated by that man or any who would follow him regarding literal child brides or forced/compelled marriage. Those should continue to be highlighted, shouted on top of mountains, and willfully used to malign the names of the likes of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Lorenzo Snow, Wilford Woodruff, and so many others. All I'm saying is we should recognize the possibility that among the benefits of plural marriage sex was a close second to the accumulation of power, fealty, and admiration of followers.
Glad to hear y'all's thoughts.
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Firstly, I do genuinely believe Joseph Smith was a serial philanderer who liked scoring notches on his bedpost. I believe he had a much higher-than-average libido, and I definitely believe that he considered himself far more worthy of sex than other men around him, that his delusions of grandeur gave him moral license to commit some terrible acts, that he had a disgusting and demonstrable affinity for young girls that possibly stemmed from some part of his childhood. With that last part I'm out on a limb here, I know it. I digress.
HOWEVER.
It's my opinion that polygamy was far more about power than sex. Not that sex wasn't involved, clearly it was. Not that it wasnt desirable (in the vast majority of instances it verifiably was, at least, but it's funny he didn't seem real interested in banging the older ones...) because clearly it was that too. But I seriously think we focus too much on the sex aspect and far too little on the power and influence he garnered from it.
Todd Compton's Sacred Loneliness has been flying though my head yesterday and today, due to some posts that have gotten me thinking. In it he argued that sex was a feature of polygamous marriages in the early church, but not necessarily the biggest driving purpose. He highlights the nonexistence of verifiable children derived from any of Joseph's plural wives, but does go to some great lengths to describe some children who were possibilities. Personally I think it's likely that there were at least a couple of children born to women after conceiving with Smith, but that's not super important. The argument I'm trying to make is that if it was entirely or even just mostly about sex (as it seems to have been with Brigham Young or the litany of other high-ranking and "highly prolific" polygamists) then he would likely have had more kids. Alternatively I wouldn't rule out that there were other methods possibly used to prevent kids especially due to his well-founded fears of retribution from Emma. That could have looked like a number of things, and there are several I would expect were part of the practice. Ironic, though, especially given that the primary intention provided by "The Lord" in D&C regarding plural marriage was, drumroll, to procreate.
I really do think it was more about power, also an idea borrowed from Compton. The invisible alliances that were drawn between Joseph Smith and almost all of the families from whom he would take another bride were the key feature, and the predominant goal in his mind. I think he cared a great deal more for solidifying loyalty among his followers and garnering their allegiance than he did about consummating the marriages. With some of the other women it seems clear that adding unto himself their wealth or prestige was the motive. It seems clear as daylight to me that for each wife, save for Fanny Alger and a handful of outliers, there is a clearly obvious benefit to Joseph, another boost to one of the pillars of power that held up his "earthly kingdom". Again, I'm not saying he didn't care for that sex part, it definitely explains Fanny and most of the outliers, just that it was probably, mostly, a pleasant by-product of the actual objective. "Oh if I have to have more sex, I guess I will, Jesus, but I'm only doing it for you, man..."
That Joseph would go through male family members of the woman he had set his eyes on, in so many cases, is important to remember. Their responses were varied, but that so many of those women were the eventually married to Joseph afterwards showed it was pretty effective. The relationships between those families and their prophet in the years that followed each marriage are, for me, the smoking gun. Many of the men on the other side of those transactions were given high positions of authority, leadership, and influence, not to even begin mentioning the promises that were made to them about their riches in the world to come.
I don't think we should ever stop recognizing the horrible acts that were perpetrated by that man or any who would follow him regarding literal child brides or forced/compelled marriage. Those should continue to be highlighted, shouted on top of mountains, and willfully used to malign the names of the likes of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, Lorenzo Snow, Wilford Woodruff, and so many others. All I'm saying is we should recognize the possibility that among the benefits of plural marriage sex was a close second to the accumulation of power, fealty, and admiration of followers.
Glad to hear y'all's thoughts.
2024.05.19 19:19 Temporal_Illusion Satisfactory Developer Q&A (05-14-2024)
The Live Stream on Twitch was posted Tuesday, on May 14, 2024 which will be available for viewing in full for a short time longer.
TLDW - Well if you don't have time to view full 1 Hour, 53 Minute Video here is a Video Quick Link List to key Bookmarks for the relevant "Intro", "State of Dev", "Community Highlights", and "Q&A Questions and Answers" discussed by Community Managers Snutt Treptow and Mikael Niazi, taken from the YouTube Channel for Satisfactory Q&A Videos and the Satisfactory Community Highlights Archive created by u/SignpostMarv (CREDIT)
NOTE: The Questions are the Video Title, and the Answers are a quick synopsis of what was said. The "order" of the Questions may or may not follow the original Twitch Live Stream. Some question are not shown as they are either repetitive and have been answered numerous times before, or simply Twitch Stream Chat Joke Questions. If you have concerns about the accuracy of what I posted, view the Videos and listen for yourself. Often there is more discussion related to a Question than I could post without getting too verbose.
Start of State of Dev Portion
Community Highlights Portion
Start Q&A Portion
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TLDW - Well if you don't have time to view full 1 Hour, 53 Minute Video here is a Video Quick Link List to key Bookmarks for the relevant "Intro", "State of Dev", "Community Highlights", and "Q&A Questions and Answers" discussed by Community Managers Snutt Treptow and Mikael Niazi, taken from the YouTube Channel for Satisfactory Q&A Videos and the Satisfactory Community Highlights Archive created by u/SignpostMarv (CREDIT)
NOTE: The Questions are the Video Title, and the Answers are a quick synopsis of what was said. The "order" of the Questions may or may not follow the original Twitch Live Stream. Some question are not shown as they are either repetitive and have been answered numerous times before, or simply Twitch Stream Chat Joke Questions. If you have concerns about the accuracy of what I posted, view the Videos and listen for yourself. Often there is more discussion related to a Question than I could post without getting too verbose.
- Intro - Start of Stream - Initial Comments by Snutt and Mikael.
- State of Dev - Intro / Closed Beta Done - Snutt inferred / stated that Closed Beta is now finished which means the game is now entering Gold Stage (game polish).
- State of Dev - Trolling about the release date - Snutt stated Version 1.0 could be released on May 15, 2024 or by the latest on December 31, 2024.
- State of Dev - Q&A: Is Lym okay? / Outro - This is in reference to a programmer on Satisfactory. The answer is yes. Final Comments by Snutt and Mikael.
- View Community Highlights shown during this Livestream to see some great things other Pioneers are doing.
- There was no Content Creator segment this week.
- Q&A: Video on Friday? - ANSWER: This is in reference to Friday, May 17, 2024. There won't be any video due to a lot of behind the scenes activity related to the game resulting in Snutt being very busy. They still plan on releasing more Version 1.0 related Videos in the future as time allows.
- Q&A: Will Closed Beta participants still be under NDA after 1.0 is released? - ANSWER: After Version 1.0 is released they will make decisions about release of Closed Beta information.
- Q&A: Did you find anything from Closed Beta feedback? - ANSWER: Yes. Closed Beta revealed some bugs / issues which will be addressed, but also provided some other feedback which will be useful now that the game is in Gold Stage (game polish).
- Q&A: With the Closed Beta now done, will you be closing things as "fixed in 1.0" before the release? - ANSWER: The update of the Satisfactory Q&A Website to mark bugs and issues as "fixed" will be done AFTER Version 1.0 is released because sometimes things break again after they are fixed due to a fix of another bug / issue.
- Q&A: You said end-game will be changed, will Recipes be easier or harder? - ANSWER: Well, some of the Closed Beta feedback was that the game was too easy (but I guess that depends on the players previous experience). As with all things, game related, they might tweak some things after Version 1.0 is released.
- Q&A: Is there anything being released in 1.0 that wasn't in Closed Beta or Update 8? - ANSWER: Obviously there will be content in Version 1.0 that was not in Update 8, but everything that will be in Version 1.0 was shown in the Closed Beta.
- Q&A: How much notice will we get to prepare for 1.0? - ANSWER: They do plan on releasing some information prior to Version 1.0 release, like recipe changes, resource node movements, etc., but not everything will be known before hand. They plan on releasing a video sooner than later to allow plenty of time for Players to prepare.
- There are things related to new content in Version 1.0 that can't be prepared for without spoiling it, so you may still need to make some adjustments to existing factories if using Update 8 Game Saves.
- Q&A: Are you being pressured to release 1.0? - ANSWER: There have not selected a release date yet. They still plan on releasing this year - 2024 - but are under no pressure from others to do so. As soon as they are ready, they will announce the Version 1.0 release date.
- Q&A: If I have Early Access, will I get 1.0 for free? - ANSWER: If you bought the game prior to Version 1.0 release you will NOT have to repurchase it.
- Q&A: Is there a fixed development lifespan beyond 1.0? - ANSWER: They currently plan to continue to develop and support the Satisfactory Game after Version 1.0 is released. There is NO set time limit, but depending on how the game does, they will decide then how long they will continue to work on the Game.
- Q&A: With 1.0 going to Unreal Engine 5.3, will that change how big the Save File we can have? - ANSWER: Unreal Engine 5.3 will not affect Game Save Files. Now the Version 1.0 optimization of using Lightweight Actors (Video Bookmark), also known as "Data Only Objects" will allow in the short term for Game Sacve Files to decrease in size until the Player builds more. There is no upper limit on Game Save File sizes.
- Q&A: Can you give more info about the Chainsaw change? - ANSWER: This is in reference to this Twitter Post on May 8, 2024 which is pretty self-explanatory and they did not add any more information. You saw what you saw.
- Q&A: Will Rain come back (I miss it)? - ANSWER: (as also answered in previous week Livestream) Rain, which was available in Update 7 / Unreal Engine 4, and occurred at all times of day or night, was broken by Update 8 / Unreal Engine 5. Rain return might be a Post-Version 1.0 update, or might be permanently removed.
- Q&A: Was the ability to Parachute climb up cliffs a deliberate feature? - ANSWER: The action of Pioneer using a Parachute being shot up into the air when they touch an incline was not intended BUT will be allowed to stay in the game at the urging of one of the game producers.
- Q&A: Will the bonking when sprinting into Glass Walls come back? - ANSWER: This is in reference to this window bonk / donk / thud sound made when running into full frame windows, which was added in Update 5 but removed in Update 6 as part of game optimizations. Snutt vows to make sure it is back in Version 1.0. Time will tell if it happens or not.
- Q&A: Will 1.0 finally have full Controller Support? - ANSWER: They have started to investigate it, but don't know if they will be able to make it work by the time Version 1.0 is released. They might add it after Version 1.0 is released, maybe.
- Q&A: Are there any plans to officially support Steam Deck? - ANSWER: This ties into Official Controller Support. They might add it after Version 1.0 is released, maybe.
- Q&A: Do you guys still have creative time to add features to the game? - ANSWER: "Creative Time", which use to be done every two weeks, has been placed on hold until Version 1.0 is released. Afterwards, there are plans to bring back "Creative Time".
- Q&A: What's going on with the CoffeeStain.com website? - ANSWER: This is in reference to coffeestain.com which currently shows a picture of the Pioneer and the words "Stay Tuned". They are doing a major update of their Website along with changing Web Hosts.
2024.05.19 19:16 tghjfhy Despite push back, I got approved to write an article about Men's Health Week for work
I work at a mid sized local public health department. DEI is very entrenched in public health, to a certain degree that's logical because we aim to improve health disparities, in practice it's usually what you'd expect... As part of this broad workplace cultural movement, they are trying to incorporate us staff to fill out diversity calendars to plan for events and what not, and do various things like write a brief article for internal communications, of course by having a public health slant on it.
Men's Health Week is in mid June, ending on Father's Day. Notabley, our staff is 75% or more female. I did pretty much everything to bring awareness about this but a few thought it could "overshadow" Pride and Juneteenth (also I'm gay, so that part was funny to hear). It's annoying because that doesn't make sense and it goes against reality if we actually look at health stats, men do have very poor health outcomes in key areas that could be improved upon by prevention or harm reduction/mitigation. There's tons of snide comments too I hear all the time in public health about men, very misandrist. Men are the only group who get blame for their health outcomes, the others are just considered victims of systemic oppression; it's just hypocritical.
Allegedly my workplace cares so much about mental health but isn't overtly ignorant of the fact 80% of American suicides are male. Somehow it feels like an attack to them when I mention this. We also focus on a lot on overdoses, which also are domaintlety male.
In my article, I bring up disparities men face that can reduced, such as suicide, HPV associated oropharyngeal cancer and low HPV vaccine rate, and higher rate of neurodevelopmental disorders and how those relate to having a higher incarceration rate. Among other things. I focus on how men's health impacts not Just each man as an individual but we also as each man is a brother, son, friend, father, or husband and how their health impacts us all.
Also I say "approved", but I essentially just refused to be told no. I wrote it up and I'm really proud of getting this through. I'm not an activist type of person but it feels a victory in that style.
I did have to throw the social juctice warriors a bone and tie it in with pride and Juneteenth. So I discussed a few domains where gay men and black men do particulary well.
The article is going to be reviewed by our equity team.. so let's see how they try to slander it.
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Men's Health Week is in mid June, ending on Father's Day. Notabley, our staff is 75% or more female. I did pretty much everything to bring awareness about this but a few thought it could "overshadow" Pride and Juneteenth (also I'm gay, so that part was funny to hear). It's annoying because that doesn't make sense and it goes against reality if we actually look at health stats, men do have very poor health outcomes in key areas that could be improved upon by prevention or harm reduction/mitigation. There's tons of snide comments too I hear all the time in public health about men, very misandrist. Men are the only group who get blame for their health outcomes, the others are just considered victims of systemic oppression; it's just hypocritical.
Allegedly my workplace cares so much about mental health but isn't overtly ignorant of the fact 80% of American suicides are male. Somehow it feels like an attack to them when I mention this. We also focus on a lot on overdoses, which also are domaintlety male.
In my article, I bring up disparities men face that can reduced, such as suicide, HPV associated oropharyngeal cancer and low HPV vaccine rate, and higher rate of neurodevelopmental disorders and how those relate to having a higher incarceration rate. Among other things. I focus on how men's health impacts not Just each man as an individual but we also as each man is a brother, son, friend, father, or husband and how their health impacts us all.
Also I say "approved", but I essentially just refused to be told no. I wrote it up and I'm really proud of getting this through. I'm not an activist type of person but it feels a victory in that style.
I did have to throw the social juctice warriors a bone and tie it in with pride and Juneteenth. So I discussed a few domains where gay men and black men do particulary well.
The article is going to be reviewed by our equity team.. so let's see how they try to slander it.
2024.05.19 19:13 Kolli93 Elitism in M+-Search is undeniable
I know, I know.
"But, people have a right to look for some kind of guarantee their key will be on time, they have a right to choose good players for their group"
Of course they have the right to do so. I would NEVER complain about a group lead filtering out low rio-rank players for higher keys, as they are unbeatable without people that know their stuff and how to do damage. My issue is everyone around the key levels I am with my alt atm, talking about +4 to +7. Keep me in the queue until you find someone better than a 504gs shadow with 1,2k rio, fine. But declining me the second I apply for the group (and weirdly mostly it's the ones with lower rio than me) is just ridiculous as these stats are WAY more than enough to expect gameplay that guarantees making it in time.
"But" you might say "But you can always open up your own group with your own key". Alright, next problem: No one fuckin' queues (and this is regardless of the dungeon, daytime or level). They simply see an ocean full of 1-3 dps groups w/o heals or tanks and simply ignore. With the shrinking amount of tanks and heals this issue is just going to be bigger and bigger in the future. Everybody and their dogs are clinching to the few groups that already show a shield and/or plus in the queue overview and disregard the other keys completely.
"Why don't you join a guild?" See, I know I sound like someone that disregards every option that is given to him, but I simply do not have the time nor the means to get involved with a guild again. Did this 4 times since WotLK and I just loathe guild commitment in this game by now.
My case is that there should be a possibility for players like me (and there are plenty, I talked to A LOT of unsatisfied other players via /w in the last few weeks) to still have a fulfilling gaming experience. This game caters so heavily to the casual player nowadays that I'd love to see a way to stop this upper class/lower class divide in DPS in WoW.
Deleting raider io is something that I thought of in anger last time I wasted 40 minutes looking for a group, queueing for ANY of them and being declined all the time. No one gets to see who is good or bad, everyone has to live with the consequences of keys not being finished and groups wiping sometimes. But I know that a lot of people (a lot of people that do not have the same problems as many guildless dps like me) do not like that idea, naturally.
But the issue is that raider io has become a player-base divisor on a ridiculous level imho, everybody nowadays is just searching that 3k+ rio dps for their +6 as if they were junkies. No one (especially those with a low-to-mid-rio themselves) knows what a good-enough rio-stat is anymore. I know there are thousands of dps and dozens of them queueing in said groups, but declining players with a decent enough rio stat for the addiction to high rio players is an unbelievably annoying issue (talked to a rogue last night, who had 2k rio with over 15 +5-+9 runs that was constantly declined in +6-groups).
I don't know if I am shouting into a void, but I needed to vent in this particular case, because being declined for literally ridiculous key levels is sucking all of the fun out of WoW for me atm. At one point it will be like in RL, no middle class, only low level noobs looking for a group full of high level players and no one has a chance to learn let alone raise their own rio-level anymore.
I am open to any opinion, would love to discuss this topic with you. (I still love this game and will play it ofc)
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"But, people have a right to look for some kind of guarantee their key will be on time, they have a right to choose good players for their group"
Of course they have the right to do so. I would NEVER complain about a group lead filtering out low rio-rank players for higher keys, as they are unbeatable without people that know their stuff and how to do damage. My issue is everyone around the key levels I am with my alt atm, talking about +4 to +7. Keep me in the queue until you find someone better than a 504gs shadow with 1,2k rio, fine. But declining me the second I apply for the group (and weirdly mostly it's the ones with lower rio than me) is just ridiculous as these stats are WAY more than enough to expect gameplay that guarantees making it in time.
"But" you might say "But you can always open up your own group with your own key". Alright, next problem: No one fuckin' queues (and this is regardless of the dungeon, daytime or level). They simply see an ocean full of 1-3 dps groups w/o heals or tanks and simply ignore. With the shrinking amount of tanks and heals this issue is just going to be bigger and bigger in the future. Everybody and their dogs are clinching to the few groups that already show a shield and/or plus in the queue overview and disregard the other keys completely.
"Why don't you join a guild?" See, I know I sound like someone that disregards every option that is given to him, but I simply do not have the time nor the means to get involved with a guild again. Did this 4 times since WotLK and I just loathe guild commitment in this game by now.
My case is that there should be a possibility for players like me (and there are plenty, I talked to A LOT of unsatisfied other players via /w in the last few weeks) to still have a fulfilling gaming experience. This game caters so heavily to the casual player nowadays that I'd love to see a way to stop this upper class/lower class divide in DPS in WoW.
Deleting raider io is something that I thought of in anger last time I wasted 40 minutes looking for a group, queueing for ANY of them and being declined all the time. No one gets to see who is good or bad, everyone has to live with the consequences of keys not being finished and groups wiping sometimes. But I know that a lot of people (a lot of people that do not have the same problems as many guildless dps like me) do not like that idea, naturally.
But the issue is that raider io has become a player-base divisor on a ridiculous level imho, everybody nowadays is just searching that 3k+ rio dps for their +6 as if they were junkies. No one (especially those with a low-to-mid-rio themselves) knows what a good-enough rio-stat is anymore. I know there are thousands of dps and dozens of them queueing in said groups, but declining players with a decent enough rio stat for the addiction to high rio players is an unbelievably annoying issue (talked to a rogue last night, who had 2k rio with over 15 +5-+9 runs that was constantly declined in +6-groups).
I don't know if I am shouting into a void, but I needed to vent in this particular case, because being declined for literally ridiculous key levels is sucking all of the fun out of WoW for me atm. At one point it will be like in RL, no middle class, only low level noobs looking for a group full of high level players and no one has a chance to learn let alone raise their own rio-level anymore.
I am open to any opinion, would love to discuss this topic with you. (I still love this game and will play it ofc)
2024.05.19 19:03 BongoSpank Stop automatic switch from pointer to time selector when hovering over bottom half of track?
I'm sure I'm muddling terminology here, but I basically don't ever want the time selector tool (looks like I-beam text cursor) when working in the arrange window. Unless I've selected something else, I always want the pointer tool (arrow when hovering over blank space, or plus when hovering over clip).
I notice, however, that whenever I choose the pointer tool, it automatically switches to the time selector tool whenever I am hovering over the bottom half of any track (blank space or on clip). All this does is cause problems for me where 50x a day, I have to reselect a group of clips I attempted to select before realizing Bitwig automatically switched tool a millisecond before I clicked, so I'd like to turn it off and get the tool I actually selected if this is possible.
I'm all for having the option of multiple tools without reselecting, but I want to DO something to make that decision rather than having it made for me (like alt-click, etc.). I see how to create key commands, but not how to undo this automatic switching that does not involve key commands.
I'm not sure if I'm looking up the wrong tools, names, or whatever, but I'm not seeing this in search at the moment. Is there a preference somewhere that just gives me just the pointer tool once selected unless I purposefully choose otherwise?
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I notice, however, that whenever I choose the pointer tool, it automatically switches to the time selector tool whenever I am hovering over the bottom half of any track (blank space or on clip). All this does is cause problems for me where 50x a day, I have to reselect a group of clips I attempted to select before realizing Bitwig automatically switched tool a millisecond before I clicked, so I'd like to turn it off and get the tool I actually selected if this is possible.
I'm all for having the option of multiple tools without reselecting, but I want to DO something to make that decision rather than having it made for me (like alt-click, etc.). I see how to create key commands, but not how to undo this automatic switching that does not involve key commands.
I'm not sure if I'm looking up the wrong tools, names, or whatever, but I'm not seeing this in search at the moment. Is there a preference somewhere that just gives me just the pointer tool once selected unless I purposefully choose otherwise?
2024.05.19 18:59 Affectionate_Run3921 The Fire Playbook that worked for me
I replied to a post here yesterday and a similar one in the Reddit salary sub, and in the discussion/comments there were a number of requests for more info on how I grew my annual earnings from 28k to 750k over a 30 year period. I commented that it was nothing fancy, but that I’m happy to share what my personal playbook was with this post.
First, there are many ways to get wealthy. Mine was the boring slow way. I didn’t grow up in poverty, lower middle class is more accurate. Had two great parents who cared, but we didn’t have alot financially. Put myself through a state college to get a Bachelors in business. Wanted to start my own business after graduation but needed to get a job to start paying back the school loans.
I had read every career and business book I could get my hands on, and the strategy I chose was to get hired in an entry level role at a branch of Fortune 500 company and work my way up. I was trying, but just wasn’t getting hired because I didn’t have any experience. From what I read, Sales would be the best place to start for me.
I was however able to get a year or so of sales experience at a small company, making 28k. With that experience I again started applying to big companies. Not in tech, and while that’s probably one of the best fields, I really don’t think field matters as much as size of company does. Big, publicly held companies benchmark compensation levels and tend to structure pay similarly to be competitive.
Ideally your background will allow you to target a large and steadily growing industry. Do your research and pick a company with a good culture. That was my strategy, thinking it would equate to more opportunities for advancement over time.
I finally landed a sales job in a small field district of a Fortune 500 company, and my pay went up to 60-70 annually. My first big jump. I outperformed my peer group and built a name for myself internally and externally in the market. A few years later I was anxious for a promotion that was still a few years away based on internal timing. When I got recruited to go work for a different company as a sales manager role, I took it. My compensation jumped to 130k. 90k base, plus bonus. Most importantly this company was doing better than my first one, had a better culture, and had more internal opportunities to apply for, which I did on a regular basis once I got up and running. I made it known I was here to learn and grow and make contributions to the business. Management liked the enthusiasm and I delivered on results.
25 years and 7 promotions later I was a VP. There was no secret advantages here. There are a lot of variables and this is just one guys path. I out worked and outperformed others, kept a positive attitude, asked for mentorship, was a lifelong learner, built relationships and a good name for myself, and was willing to adapt to a constantly changing environment. I put integrity first and build a solid reputation and relationships up, down and across the large organizations.
Outside of work, my sahm wife and I raised our family comfortably on my growing salary, but we avoided lifestyle creep. Never spent much more when 750k came in than we did when 200k came in. Key was paying off all debt as soon as possible, including our house and investing steadily over this time period. Paying off the house was not the best financial trade off but it gave me peace of mind, and unlocked a lot of income for investing. Net worth today is $7M and will be $10M when I retire in a few years. Like I said, this is just one persons path, but perhaps it’s helpful to some of you. Happy to answer any questions here but no private messages please. Too many scams out there. Best regards.
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First, there are many ways to get wealthy. Mine was the boring slow way. I didn’t grow up in poverty, lower middle class is more accurate. Had two great parents who cared, but we didn’t have alot financially. Put myself through a state college to get a Bachelors in business. Wanted to start my own business after graduation but needed to get a job to start paying back the school loans.
I had read every career and business book I could get my hands on, and the strategy I chose was to get hired in an entry level role at a branch of Fortune 500 company and work my way up. I was trying, but just wasn’t getting hired because I didn’t have any experience. From what I read, Sales would be the best place to start for me.
I was however able to get a year or so of sales experience at a small company, making 28k. With that experience I again started applying to big companies. Not in tech, and while that’s probably one of the best fields, I really don’t think field matters as much as size of company does. Big, publicly held companies benchmark compensation levels and tend to structure pay similarly to be competitive.
Ideally your background will allow you to target a large and steadily growing industry. Do your research and pick a company with a good culture. That was my strategy, thinking it would equate to more opportunities for advancement over time.
I finally landed a sales job in a small field district of a Fortune 500 company, and my pay went up to 60-70 annually. My first big jump. I outperformed my peer group and built a name for myself internally and externally in the market. A few years later I was anxious for a promotion that was still a few years away based on internal timing. When I got recruited to go work for a different company as a sales manager role, I took it. My compensation jumped to 130k. 90k base, plus bonus. Most importantly this company was doing better than my first one, had a better culture, and had more internal opportunities to apply for, which I did on a regular basis once I got up and running. I made it known I was here to learn and grow and make contributions to the business. Management liked the enthusiasm and I delivered on results.
25 years and 7 promotions later I was a VP. There was no secret advantages here. There are a lot of variables and this is just one guys path. I out worked and outperformed others, kept a positive attitude, asked for mentorship, was a lifelong learner, built relationships and a good name for myself, and was willing to adapt to a constantly changing environment. I put integrity first and build a solid reputation and relationships up, down and across the large organizations.
Outside of work, my sahm wife and I raised our family comfortably on my growing salary, but we avoided lifestyle creep. Never spent much more when 750k came in than we did when 200k came in. Key was paying off all debt as soon as possible, including our house and investing steadily over this time period. Paying off the house was not the best financial trade off but it gave me peace of mind, and unlocked a lot of income for investing. Net worth today is $7M and will be $10M when I retire in a few years. Like I said, this is just one persons path, but perhaps it’s helpful to some of you. Happy to answer any questions here but no private messages please. Too many scams out there. Best regards.
2024.05.19 18:58 Affectionate_Run3921 The FatFire playbook that worked for me
I replied to a post yesterday in the Reddit salary sub, and in the discussion there were a number of requests for more info on how I grew my annual earnings from 28k to 750k over a 30 year period. I commented that it was nothing fancy, but that I’m happy to share what my personal playbook was with this post.
First, there are many ways to get wealthy. Mine was the boring slow way. I didn’t grow up in poverty, lower middle class is more accurate. Had two great parents who cared, but we didn’t have alot financially. Put myself through a state college to get a Bachelors in business. Wanted to start my own business after graduation but needed to get a job to start paying back the school loans.
I had read every career and business book I could get my hands on, and the strategy I chose was to get hired in an entry level role at a branch of Fortune 500 company and work my way up. I was trying, but just wasn’t getting hired because I didn’t have any experience. From what I read, Sales would be the best place to start for me.
I was however able to get a year or so of sales experience at a small company, making 28k. With that experience I again started applying to big companies. Not in tech, and while that’s probably one of the best fields, I really don’t think field matters as much as size of company does. Big, publicly held companies benchmark compensation levels and tend to structure pay similarly to be competitive.
Ideally your background will allow you to target a large and steadily growing industry. Do your research and pick a company with a good culture. That was my strategy, thinking it would equate to more opportunities for advancement over time.
I finally landed a sales job in a small field district of a Fortune 500 company, and my pay went up to 60-70 annually. My first big jump. I outperformed my peer group and built a name for myself internally and externally in the market. A few years later I was anxious for a promotion that was still a few years away based on internal timing. When I got recruited to go work for a different company as a sales manager role, I took it. My compensation jumped to 130k. 90k base, plus bonus. Most importantly this company was doing better than my first one, had a better culture, and had more internal opportunities to apply for, which I did on a regular basis once I got up and running. I made it known I was here to learn and grow and make contributions to the business. Management liked the enthusiasm and I delivered on results.
25 years and 7 promotions later I was a VP. There was no secret advantages here. There are a lot of variables and this is just one guys path. I out worked and outperformed others, kept a positive attitude, asked for mentorship, was a lifelong learner, built relationships and a good name for myself, and was willing to adapt to a constantly changing environment. I put integrity first and build a solid reputation and relationships up, down and across the large organizations.
Outside of work, my sahm wife and I raised our family comfortably on my growing salary, but we avoided lifestyle creep. Never spent much more when 750k came in than we did when 200k came in. Key was paying off all debt as soon as possible, including our house and investing steadily over this time period. Paying off the house was not the best financial trade off but it gave me peace of mind, and unlocked a lot of income for investing. Net worth today is $7M and will be $10M when I retire in a few years. Like I said, this is just one persons path, but perhaps it’s helpful to some of you. Happy to answer any questions here but no private messages please. Too many scams out there. Best regards.
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First, there are many ways to get wealthy. Mine was the boring slow way. I didn’t grow up in poverty, lower middle class is more accurate. Had two great parents who cared, but we didn’t have alot financially. Put myself through a state college to get a Bachelors in business. Wanted to start my own business after graduation but needed to get a job to start paying back the school loans.
I had read every career and business book I could get my hands on, and the strategy I chose was to get hired in an entry level role at a branch of Fortune 500 company and work my way up. I was trying, but just wasn’t getting hired because I didn’t have any experience. From what I read, Sales would be the best place to start for me.
I was however able to get a year or so of sales experience at a small company, making 28k. With that experience I again started applying to big companies. Not in tech, and while that’s probably one of the best fields, I really don’t think field matters as much as size of company does. Big, publicly held companies benchmark compensation levels and tend to structure pay similarly to be competitive.
Ideally your background will allow you to target a large and steadily growing industry. Do your research and pick a company with a good culture. That was my strategy, thinking it would equate to more opportunities for advancement over time.
I finally landed a sales job in a small field district of a Fortune 500 company, and my pay went up to 60-70 annually. My first big jump. I outperformed my peer group and built a name for myself internally and externally in the market. A few years later I was anxious for a promotion that was still a few years away based on internal timing. When I got recruited to go work for a different company as a sales manager role, I took it. My compensation jumped to 130k. 90k base, plus bonus. Most importantly this company was doing better than my first one, had a better culture, and had more internal opportunities to apply for, which I did on a regular basis once I got up and running. I made it known I was here to learn and grow and make contributions to the business. Management liked the enthusiasm and I delivered on results.
25 years and 7 promotions later I was a VP. There was no secret advantages here. There are a lot of variables and this is just one guys path. I out worked and outperformed others, kept a positive attitude, asked for mentorship, was a lifelong learner, built relationships and a good name for myself, and was willing to adapt to a constantly changing environment. I put integrity first and build a solid reputation and relationships up, down and across the large organizations.
Outside of work, my sahm wife and I raised our family comfortably on my growing salary, but we avoided lifestyle creep. Never spent much more when 750k came in than we did when 200k came in. Key was paying off all debt as soon as possible, including our house and investing steadily over this time period. Paying off the house was not the best financial trade off but it gave me peace of mind, and unlocked a lot of income for investing. Net worth today is $7M and will be $10M when I retire in a few years. Like I said, this is just one persons path, but perhaps it’s helpful to some of you. Happy to answer any questions here but no private messages please. Too many scams out there. Best regards.
2024.05.19 18:57 icaranumbioxy How Sonos Leaders Explained the New App and Products on the Recent Quarterly Earnings Call
The new app was released the same day as the Sonos Q1 2024 quarterly earnings call. That was not by coincidence. I've included a couple quotes below from the transcript which make give insight into why the app changed so much.
Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: https://s22.q4cdn.com/672173472/files/doc_financials/2024/q2/FINAL-SONO-2Q24-Earnings-Transcript-docx.pdf
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Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: https://s22.q4cdn.com/672173472/files/doc_financials/2024/q2/FINAL-SONO-2Q24-Earnings-Transcript-docx.pdf
There are four things I want to highlight that stem directly from the investments we’re making, and how we’re laser-focused on attracting new customers and getting existing customers to add more products. The first is the all new Sonos app. This is our most extensive app redesign and re-architecture yet. Our original app was designed and architected over a decade ago, when Sonos and our customers’ needs were very different. We started from the ground up so we can build an app that would deliver our customers a great experience every day, allow us to more easily add new products and categories to it, and move faster with new innovations and features going forward. Our new app brings services, content and system controls to one customizable home screen, creating an unprecedented streaming experience. Best of all, our redesigned app is easier, faster and better. It once again raises the bar for the home music listening experience, and sets up our ability to expand into new categories and experiences. Our app is a proofpoint of what we have always said: we are the story of software eating audio. Our software truly differentiates our products from everything else on the market, and is key to unlocking the opportunity ahead of us.
Patrick Spence, CEO - Sonos You bet, Erik. I'd say for our categories, last three months have been more of the same. And I do wonder if it's our categories have been challenged for a while and maybe I think we had characterized last year kind of being in a pretty weak categories overall. And so, we're not seeing anything that makes us believe it's getting any weaker or any stronger as we go through it. And I think the – so we continue to really focus on what we can control. And I think it's a huge testament to the team, really, the state of our brand and our product portfolio that we've been able to execute across the first half successfully. And so, obviously, we take learnings from that, understanding from that. I think the other thing is we've done a lot of work to make sure we understand the new category we're going into. It's a large one. So, that gives us confidence. We believe we bring a unique perspective as well. As you might imagine, we've got lots of conversations with channel partners and we also know it's a growing category. So from our perspective, it's a little different than the other categories we're in right now because it is growing year-over-year. And so, all those things combined, plus our ability to execute across the first half, is really what gives us the confidence to keep our guidance for fiscal 2024 intact.
2024.05.19 18:54 bad_situasian More than just forgetfulness
When I was young, I use to hyper fixate on things. If I was interested in something it was all I could do for hours.
Now as an adult (F, 27), I forget everything I am doing in the moment. My brain resets after 5 minutes. I can't hold a thought or remember what I am doing or where I am half the time. I can't focus on anything.
I lose my keys, my wallet, my phone often. I forget to turn things on or off. I stop half way between a task and can't remember what I was working on. I dont hear people when they talk to me. It started off not so bad but now it's severe.
The other day I was driving my normal route to work and zoned out, next thing I knew everything looked unfamiliar to me. It was the same road I drove a million times, but it was like I had no idea how I got there and I didn't recognize a thing and I felt terrified.
I went to get tested for ADHD while in college because I noticed I couldn't focus on lectures or homework, but they didn't take me very seriously and thought I was after meds. I did leave with a suggestion to get further testing for ASD, which they did not have the resources available for in my area for adults.
It is affecting my work, my relationships, and now my safety. I am not sure where to go for help.
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Now as an adult (F, 27), I forget everything I am doing in the moment. My brain resets after 5 minutes. I can't hold a thought or remember what I am doing or where I am half the time. I can't focus on anything.
I lose my keys, my wallet, my phone often. I forget to turn things on or off. I stop half way between a task and can't remember what I was working on. I dont hear people when they talk to me. It started off not so bad but now it's severe.
The other day I was driving my normal route to work and zoned out, next thing I knew everything looked unfamiliar to me. It was the same road I drove a million times, but it was like I had no idea how I got there and I didn't recognize a thing and I felt terrified.
I went to get tested for ADHD while in college because I noticed I couldn't focus on lectures or homework, but they didn't take me very seriously and thought I was after meds. I did leave with a suggestion to get further testing for ASD, which they did not have the resources available for in my area for adults.
It is affecting my work, my relationships, and now my safety. I am not sure where to go for help.
2024.05.19 18:50 milleria Less traditional sorc builds
I’m looking to mix things up when the D2R ladder resets. I’ve played so many blizzard sorcs over the years - I know it’s probably the best to start with, but I want some variety. I’ve also tried meteor but don’t like the gameplay. I do love sorcs though!
What other sorc builds are good for early ladder? My requirements are pretty standard ladder start things: - Doesn’t require gear worth more than a ~mal to get going - Can farm pretty efficiently on hell players 1 (doesn’t matter if it specializes in bossing, key farming, cows, arcane, whatever) - I’ll be playing online softcore so it’s okay if it requires specific items that are relatively cheap like sunder charms, and okay if it dies occasionally
A few options I’m thinking: - Hydra/orb - I usually find orb pretty bad in hell even in p1, but I know hydra was buffed in D2R, could be good for bossing? - Nova/ES - this sounds really appealing because an ES build should mean resists are less important, so gearing could be easier. But people seem to not recommend going ES right away? - Demon machine enchant - seems fun but a fire build seems tough to gear early on, flickering flame and facets are expensive. Not sure how expensive demon machine is early on too. - Frost nova - is this a viable skill? I don’t hear much about it
What do you think?
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What other sorc builds are good for early ladder? My requirements are pretty standard ladder start things: - Doesn’t require gear worth more than a ~mal to get going - Can farm pretty efficiently on hell players 1 (doesn’t matter if it specializes in bossing, key farming, cows, arcane, whatever) - I’ll be playing online softcore so it’s okay if it requires specific items that are relatively cheap like sunder charms, and okay if it dies occasionally
A few options I’m thinking: - Hydra/orb - I usually find orb pretty bad in hell even in p1, but I know hydra was buffed in D2R, could be good for bossing? - Nova/ES - this sounds really appealing because an ES build should mean resists are less important, so gearing could be easier. But people seem to not recommend going ES right away? - Demon machine enchant - seems fun but a fire build seems tough to gear early on, flickering flame and facets are expensive. Not sure how expensive demon machine is early on too. - Frost nova - is this a viable skill? I don’t hear much about it
What do you think?
2024.05.19 18:41 AyzKeys Senior FE dev interview questions
Its been 3 months, around 20 failed interviews, 2 offers and alot of time spent catching up with the FE game, just thought its time to share my experience and help some out.
Screening round: Be clear of what you did before, your past employers/projects/teams size, team structure. Show your value (system design, tech stack decision, best features you implemented, planning, coaching, etc...) Prepare the Challenge/Most difficult problem kind of questions. HR might not understand how good you are at Typescript juggling but they want to at least understand you can communicate well with the people waiting for you on your next round. They dont want to introduce someone who cant speak clearly or apprehensive. It annoys their manager and is bad for their year end review.
Technical questions: Ok I will try to go into most FE related stuff now
JS: events loop, async, DOM manipulation are must learn!
React: Some old timer did come up so at least read about them: pure component, HOC. Then the usual stuff: hooks, memo, best practices (props passing instead of local state, components over props, explicit state over variants). Know your side effect, DOM tree, when does React rerender, why state shouldnt be overused. State management: Redux, zustand, react query, contextAPI. What to choose, when to choose.
Vue, NextJS: Similar to React questions, but expect to give comparision between these and React. Especially if you are asked about Next, then be prepared to talk about folder structure, file based routing, and of course SSR and server actions, why data fetching with server is faster than client side fetch. Hydration, invalidation, error boundary.
Testing/Reporting/Web Vitals: Unit test with Jest is NOT enough. You are expected to explain through the entire testing stack: Catching bugs, unit test, integration test, CSS test. Some toolings like Sentry/GCP/Sonarqube are expected too. Know your Chrome dev tool well too especially the network tab (!) waterfall, fetch, response, header etc... Have an opinion about when to unit test vs e2e
Webpack/Optimization Not usual to hear about Webpack anymore but still you should know what it does with your JS files, bundling, treeshaking, dependencies map, code splitting, polyfill...
Deploy Even if its the job of the dev ops guy in your team, you should still at least understand the build/deploy process, dockerizing an app, the content inside .yml files. They will ask questions like when do you perform test in your pipeline, release process, dev/prod environments, how API keys are stored on cloud... Dont get caught off guard!
Micro-frontend/Cloud: These started slowly leaking into the job of a FE dev about 3-4 years ago but now they are asked almost everytime. If you never worked with micro-front end before, use shadcn/ui for example or at least know that its very common for company to have multiple React projects (UI kit v1, UI kit v2, Form kit, client app, legacy app, etc...) and they want you to be comfortable with develop them in parallel. Also learn the basic of deploying on Vercel or AWS to not raise any red flag of a knowledge void.
If you sign up for senior position, prepare to talk about coaching, short term long term planning, change request management, stake holder expectation.
NOT once I was tested about Tyepscript eventho this is one of the toughest shit to deal with in real projects.
Live coding: Leetcode is inevitable. If your lucky, they will ask one or two questions such: how to filter duplicates in an array. You need to practice this and if you dont know where to start, udemy, youtube has some pretty good courses. At the end you should learn by heart to solve the most common problems: Anagram, String Frequency, Two Sum, Remove Duplicate... And at the very least you can tell the interviewer the approach into problem solving (2 pointers, sliding window, divide conquer..) and explain big O. Most of the time, interviewer dont require you to solve problems with good efficiency. So nested for loops or built in JS functions are totally ok.
Take home assigment: One thing that isnt asked or mention in the earlier rounds but always come up in take homes is working with API API API API!!! I have to really stretch this because it might or might not burn you. The commons tasks will be: Connect to the company or some third party API, fetch data, do some data transformation, build some decent UI for the data. If you get the generic stuff like MockJSON, TMDB then you are lucky. There could be trickier stuff like Notion, Stripe, Spotify that requires auth and quite some data transform then it might take you alot of time. Depending how familiar you are with it. My advice: Have your own node server boilerplate ready. Better yet just use NextJS for both server and client. Use at least one state management package (zustand or react-query is fine) Practice setting these up by building smaller Next app (auth, fetch, folder[slug], routing) so when the time comes you can execute it fast. Never ever overlook UI and responsive design. I fucked one up when I built all features perfectly but didnt make the UI to spec like their requirement. One more tip: Once you submit your assignment to github and time is up, as long as you dont hear any feedback from the company, keep improving the app and merge the changes. Make it perfect if you can!
For the rest: Know your taxes and rate. Prompt ChatGPT to prepare you for anything you are unsure about. Its especially good at solving, giving direction in leetcode questions once you already understand the basic. Good luck!
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Screening round: Be clear of what you did before, your past employers/projects/teams size, team structure. Show your value (system design, tech stack decision, best features you implemented, planning, coaching, etc...) Prepare the Challenge/Most difficult problem kind of questions. HR might not understand how good you are at Typescript juggling but they want to at least understand you can communicate well with the people waiting for you on your next round. They dont want to introduce someone who cant speak clearly or apprehensive. It annoys their manager and is bad for their year end review.
Technical questions: Ok I will try to go into most FE related stuff now
JS: events loop, async, DOM manipulation are must learn!
React: Some old timer did come up so at least read about them: pure component, HOC. Then the usual stuff: hooks, memo, best practices (props passing instead of local state, components over props, explicit state over variants). Know your side effect, DOM tree, when does React rerender, why state shouldnt be overused. State management: Redux, zustand, react query, contextAPI. What to choose, when to choose.
Vue, NextJS: Similar to React questions, but expect to give comparision between these and React. Especially if you are asked about Next, then be prepared to talk about folder structure, file based routing, and of course SSR and server actions, why data fetching with server is faster than client side fetch. Hydration, invalidation, error boundary.
Testing/Reporting/Web Vitals: Unit test with Jest is NOT enough. You are expected to explain through the entire testing stack: Catching bugs, unit test, integration test, CSS test. Some toolings like Sentry/GCP/Sonarqube are expected too. Know your Chrome dev tool well too especially the network tab (!) waterfall, fetch, response, header etc... Have an opinion about when to unit test vs e2e
Webpack/Optimization Not usual to hear about Webpack anymore but still you should know what it does with your JS files, bundling, treeshaking, dependencies map, code splitting, polyfill...
Deploy Even if its the job of the dev ops guy in your team, you should still at least understand the build/deploy process, dockerizing an app, the content inside .yml files. They will ask questions like when do you perform test in your pipeline, release process, dev/prod environments, how API keys are stored on cloud... Dont get caught off guard!
Micro-frontend/Cloud: These started slowly leaking into the job of a FE dev about 3-4 years ago but now they are asked almost everytime. If you never worked with micro-front end before, use shadcn/ui for example or at least know that its very common for company to have multiple React projects (UI kit v1, UI kit v2, Form kit, client app, legacy app, etc...) and they want you to be comfortable with develop them in parallel. Also learn the basic of deploying on Vercel or AWS to not raise any red flag of a knowledge void.
If you sign up for senior position, prepare to talk about coaching, short term long term planning, change request management, stake holder expectation.
NOT once I was tested about Tyepscript eventho this is one of the toughest shit to deal with in real projects.
Live coding: Leetcode is inevitable. If your lucky, they will ask one or two questions such: how to filter duplicates in an array. You need to practice this and if you dont know where to start, udemy, youtube has some pretty good courses. At the end you should learn by heart to solve the most common problems: Anagram, String Frequency, Two Sum, Remove Duplicate... And at the very least you can tell the interviewer the approach into problem solving (2 pointers, sliding window, divide conquer..) and explain big O. Most of the time, interviewer dont require you to solve problems with good efficiency. So nested for loops or built in JS functions are totally ok.
Take home assigment: One thing that isnt asked or mention in the earlier rounds but always come up in take homes is working with API API API API!!! I have to really stretch this because it might or might not burn you. The commons tasks will be: Connect to the company or some third party API, fetch data, do some data transformation, build some decent UI for the data. If you get the generic stuff like MockJSON, TMDB then you are lucky. There could be trickier stuff like Notion, Stripe, Spotify that requires auth and quite some data transform then it might take you alot of time. Depending how familiar you are with it. My advice: Have your own node server boilerplate ready. Better yet just use NextJS for both server and client. Use at least one state management package (zustand or react-query is fine) Practice setting these up by building smaller Next app (auth, fetch, folder[slug], routing) so when the time comes you can execute it fast. Never ever overlook UI and responsive design. I fucked one up when I built all features perfectly but didnt make the UI to spec like their requirement. One more tip: Once you submit your assignment to github and time is up, as long as you dont hear any feedback from the company, keep improving the app and merge the changes. Make it perfect if you can!
For the rest: Know your taxes and rate. Prompt ChatGPT to prepare you for anything you are unsure about. Its especially good at solving, giving direction in leetcode questions once you already understand the basic. Good luck!
2024.05.19 18:37 ezitherese Anniversary of brother’s estrangement
My brother is estranged from my family for around a year now. There was an incident in 2016, when my family and me were getting ready to travel outside of the country. We couldn’t find my brother. It turned out that he jumped from his bedroom window and injured his leg so he was at the hospital. After that happened, my brother told my father how he is abusive. When my brother told him, my father disassociated the whole time. My brother requested therapy between him and my father. My father denied and made the whole family go to therapy instead. Fast forward to recent years, my brother was flunking his classes and never finished college.
About December 2022, my mother confronted him about not going to work (doing DoorDash) and how he never leaves his room. After he came out of his room after the argument, my father called him useless. My father also hid his car keys from him. Since that incident, my brother stopped talking to them entirely. Fast forward May 2023, he moved out for good.
It’s important to note that I’m African and family is really big within our culture especially the only son. I’m still not sure how to navigate and I still don’t understand my brother’s behavior and the underlying root.
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About December 2022, my mother confronted him about not going to work (doing DoorDash) and how he never leaves his room. After he came out of his room after the argument, my father called him useless. My father also hid his car keys from him. Since that incident, my brother stopped talking to them entirely. Fast forward May 2023, he moved out for good.
It’s important to note that I’m African and family is really big within our culture especially the only son. I’m still not sure how to navigate and I still don’t understand my brother’s behavior and the underlying root.
2024.05.19 18:32 Hayes-Windu Shout out to Random Haunted Mansion Cast member
This happened almost a year ago, but I was thinking about it recently and it made me laugh.
Last summer I went to Disneyland with my family for a couple of days. The story is centered around me going on the Haunted Mansion for the 3rd time that day.
My brother and I shared a Doom Buggy together. As we were seated and getting settled, I felt that someone was standing next to us. At first I thought it was another guest looking for a Buggy to hop on. Except this person was standing very close. Low key, uncomfortably close. I began to think "what is this person doing? Why can't they just get on another buggy?" My anxiety began to kick in. "Is it a cast member; and if it is, did I something wrong?"
As I turn to look up at this mystery person while trying figure out what to do or say, I witness a tall man in a butler uniform towering over me. He had both a very dark, long, but well groomed hair & beard. He looked like a ghost himself. We locked eyes with each other, his much more eerie than mine. After looking at him for not even a second, he immediately turns away and walks past our buggy in proper posture. He never said a word.
As our Buggy descended into the dark corridors, I couldn't help but giggle because of how much his towering presence gave me chills.
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Last summer I went to Disneyland with my family for a couple of days. The story is centered around me going on the Haunted Mansion for the 3rd time that day.
My brother and I shared a Doom Buggy together. As we were seated and getting settled, I felt that someone was standing next to us. At first I thought it was another guest looking for a Buggy to hop on. Except this person was standing very close. Low key, uncomfortably close. I began to think "what is this person doing? Why can't they just get on another buggy?" My anxiety began to kick in. "Is it a cast member; and if it is, did I something wrong?"
As I turn to look up at this mystery person while trying figure out what to do or say, I witness a tall man in a butler uniform towering over me. He had both a very dark, long, but well groomed hair & beard. He looked like a ghost himself. We locked eyes with each other, his much more eerie than mine. After looking at him for not even a second, he immediately turns away and walks past our buggy in proper posture. He never said a word.
As our Buggy descended into the dark corridors, I couldn't help but giggle because of how much his towering presence gave me chills.
2024.05.19 18:30 Witty-Voice7486 Are people really that down bad?
I occasionally look at xbox looking for group posts and alot of them are advertising people selling caps for real money. (Between $1.50-$2 per 1k) and I'm thinking that's actually expensive, caps aren't even that hard to get if you know how to get them. I'm assuming it's probably for newer players who don't know how to get caps and if you reading are one of those people here are a few tips I have as someone who started less than a month ago.
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- Do the quests, it may seem simple but like they are so helpful in many ways, they give caps, XP, other rewards such as gear, weapons, purified water, stimpaks, ETC.
- Do the events that come up, they almost always give a caps rewards plus other very useful stuff such as legendaries which you can sell in your vendor which brings me to number 3
- UTILIZE YOUR VENDING MACHINE. I make more caps from selling my access legendaries, Stims, appearal plans you name it, almost everything you have to offer someone may want. Just dont be those people listing their things ridiculously high because no one is going to pay 10k for a legendary that isn't that hard to get.
- You can sell things to vendors for 1400 caps daily so if you have anything that's just sitting there taking up space such as, grenades you don't use, aid you aren't using, or if you have any access junk that they can give you.