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I can't help myself.
Pen to paper as it were.
In another time, another frame of reality, perhaps I am haunched over a desk; quill in hand and page before me.
But here and now it is a notepad document. Text on my screen that I cannot help but watch appear. I am in control, I know it, but my hands are moving to the keys I do not see, typing words I know not what to expect. So here I find myself, on a journey into the ink as it is. Where I shall find myself I cannot say.
I lift my lantern, have I a lantern? Here I do, I must, for I lift it now to inspect the walls around me. A small chamber, old, very old. Is it stone? yes, but I cannot tell what kind. It is not the walls of a cave, there are pieces; panels cut rectangular and hewn in place. It is not brick and mortar as there is no mortar and the pieces are far far too large. Sandstone is rough, perhaps porous? But not this. Nor is it cool or warm to the touch. I touch the wall lit by the orange light of my lantern and all I feel is the hard surface, as if I touch an edge that bears not the concept of temperature or texture, a panel alien and perfect yet not even what could be called smooth.
Enough of the wall itself, about the room I spy; it is a basic place, no wider than three strides at its length and two at width. One door leads out, the wall opposite the door bearing a mark, a symbol I have never seen before yet know well; A crow, head? full? I cannot tell, I am here but not here. The crow is inside a circle that is itself a hole amid a gear. This particular variant is akin to the symbol I use to mark my creative works but it is not *my* symbol; the one I made myself. Familiar, and in reference to that mark yes, but not the same.
The door. A thin wooden door bearing no handle but a plate of stone? metal? the strange wall material on one side of it. The panel is rectangular, perfectly sized for my hand to rest against, placed at the natural height for me to reach out and; push.
The door swings open and the light of the lantern floods out beyond. I don't remember pushing the door, I had intended to, but that would need the hand that holds aloft my light. The light that spreads out into the dark hallway beyond. Whatever makes the walls marrs the floor as well. The only difference being the new walls beyond. I look into a chamber with so much to note and only so far the light will reach. Three paces from the door begin the bookshelves, cases twice my height made of wood and filled with ancient tomes, many dusted and faded from- I keep expecting the word centuries to come next but it refused. The dusty and faded tomes are ancient yes, but only by their decades. The true walls of this place rise to my hips and then slant back toward the room I exited, stairs on either side of my door ascending to the floor above and themselves nestled between other doors inset on either side of my own.
It is a cold, dark, and silent place. A place with not even the howling wind, but the cold is comforting, a chilling peace that brings a misty breath I'd not enjoyed since childhood. And so, by the orange light of my lantern I begin along the passage between shelves, the aisle of memories; forgotten but dear. At the junction of the aisle I find myself almost crossing a street, an alley between rows of bookshelves, decorated in the middle by writing desks of days gone by, scattered with leaflets; tiny single pages that flitter in an absent breeze from table to table back and forth. I abandon the row I found myself from, I need not even mark which it was. If I wish to return, I will know the way. I turn into the alley and set out.
The sound of creaking boards echoes overhead, and the occassional thump of something dropping to the ground. Each aisle I pass has a different length, some only one bookcase deep, no more than two good strides necessary to plumb its depths, while others bear a foreboding and intense darkness, a gravity of absence that can only come from a great ways. What grabs my attention however are the books. Not the books on the shelves mind but those about the floor. The books on the writing desks and scattered about the alley. The further I go the more there are, the more broken and jumbled the aisles become, filled with litter of those who do not care.
Of me.
I didn't care.
And so I drop the index card I carry.
How long did I have it here? How can I know.
And I kneel in an aisle.
The lantern is laid down before me and I reach out for the books. Step one is to at least put them on the right shelves. To get those left in the alley back into the right neighbourhoods before I can properly arrange them.
A thousand books donated. Ten Thousand.
All scattered haphazardly.
Some are in their right halls.
But duplicates unnecessary. Added, Given, simply because it was the act that mattered. The act of donating the book was more important than where the book sat, that the book was even needed.
And now they rub against each other. Grinding cover of one to the pages of others. Shifting like a dune under my footsteps and it is truly my fault, my basic, ignorant fault.
So I find myself at this writing desk.
Apologising
The little page that flittered to in front of me contains the words as they have come thus far, and when it flitters to the me behind me he will continue from the words I leave.
I am sorry for what I did here.
The good deed was not but half. An empty gesture lest it be finished.
So when I put down my quill.
When I send off this text document.
I will stand from my writing desk and pick up a few more books.
To file them away properly.

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With a few of the creator's gone as well as Michel Ancel leaving or retiring & one of the creators dying Emile Morel, & the many many multiple changes & delays time and time again.... i worry what the final product will look like, it seems ubisoft was or is more focused on the new AC game, star wars outlaws, as well as the new avatar game... but with SOOO many changes ongoing behind the curtain @ ubisoft, it seems like greedy executives could turn it into something that Ancel never originally wanted or visioned... or into a multiplayer helter-skelter mess, if most of the crew have gone or are mostly a skeleton crew, how far in development could the game be? do they still want to create a prequel story tying in new story beats from the first game, is the ship customizable feature still going to be in it...? many many questions that are still not clear or present from ubisoft or whoever is in charge, ...How much game design talent or knowledge does the new creative lead have? has he been brought up to speed on the blueprints or concept arts? Who do we play as? Will the world be open world or linear? nothing is said.... which horribly concerns me.... if they scrap this game too much to the point where no one notices it or even recognizes it things could take a bad turn, Could it be a Duke nukem disaster.. scenario? or a blandly designed online game where you hunt, or use boring RPG or shooting mechanics? pvp sessions or bland character missions, filling gaps from what was originally created making it steer off the beaten path. Ubisoft has cancelled games before, yet not mentioned BGE2 once since last e3 event. it saddens me & breaks my heart but i sense a shift change in ubisoft's hands. I could be wrong if it does finally come out but worried <3 ❤️
All these things worry me... Tom Henderson tweeted saying development was complicated, which raises a few flags? all in all we will see, it sucks that we wont know & in the end ubisoft sadly has the final word on if it will even come out or get cancelled.

BoxOfficeTheory Presale Tracking
USA Showtimes As of May 31
Presales Data (Google Sheets Link)
BoxOfficeReport Previews
Quorum Update (June 3)

• May 31 Weekly Unaided Awareness

DOMESTIC PRESALES

• YM! (Marcus is doing $7 matinees for children and seniors all day every day before 4 PM for the summer (May 31).)

Bad Boys: Ride or Die Average Thursday / EA+Thursday comp: $4.54M/$4.59M

• abracadabra1998 (Comp: $4.11M THU. REALLY good update, every comp went up significantly, save for Equalizer 3 which was already a really high comp to begin with. Hopefully keep showing signs of converging. I cannot overstate it, this state's demographics are overwhelmingly NOT the target audience for it (June 4). Not a great update, dropped against most comps (June 3). Biggest outlier here is Equalizer ($6.47M), but that is also probably the best comp... tough to say with a release like this where we don't know just how backloaded it will be (May 30).)
  
• Cmasterclay (Bad Boys as a franchise plays like Avengers: Endgame in my area, so unfortunately any insights will be totally useless, but I can say it's at least selling well in South Florida so far - the bare minimum! (June 2).)
  
• crazymoviekid ($4.07M THU comp. This boy better explode in walk-ups cause we have $4M-$6M for now, but it could go lower (June 3).)
  
• el sid ($5.1M THU Comp. $5.65M BB3 comp. 107% up since last MON. That's in line with expectations but honestly I hoped for a bit better jump. On one hand, the direct comparison number is good. OTOH BB4 definitely needs very decent walk-ups. Somehow I expected a bit more buzz till today. But for the moment oveunder 5M judging from my theaters (June 4). Counted yesterday for THU: 395 tickets with 10 days left. Bad Boys 3 (6.36M) had on MON of the release week 915 tickets = 43% for Bad Boys 4 with 7 days left to come closer or maybe overtake. My guess is that BB4 could have 800-1000k tickets by next MON, so it could be pretty much on par with BB3. BB4 does not have stellar presales and after several disappointments I shouldn't exaggerate but compared to the best comps it looks quite good for BB4 as you can see (May 28).)
  
• Flip (1.18x Furiosa T-2 great jump (June 4). 0.704x Furiosa T-3 (NYC area would tilt to Furiosa more so it’s not a great comp but the only one I have) (June 3). Decided to add one more theater but there was good growth in both of the original two (May 27).)
  
• jeffthehat ($4.18M THU Comp. Nice day. The Fall Guy and Civil War comps were pulled 8-10 hrs later so the average is probably undershooting a bit (June 4).)
  
• katnisscinnaplex (Comp: $5.74M EA+THU. I was looking for a low 20s jump today, but it exceeded that with a +32%! Things are looking up and I'm feeling good about a 5m floor for previews and could go 6m or higher if it keeps this up (June 4). Slightly outperformed all comps yesterday! Looking for around a 20-24% jump today (June 3). Three day pace is ahead of all comps. Good sign heading into the final week (June 2).)
  
• keysersoze123 (I think it was a good day. In line with what I expected. let us see how rest of the week goes (June 3). Its going below Apes movie at this point and that was quite backloaded as well. So that is a good target for this movie. Of course early shows for Apes movie was way wider and stronger while this is more limited shows (June 2). We have to wait until early next week to tell the tale. These movies finish very strong. That said at this point I dont see a path for it to hit last movies OW ($62.5M). That is going to be a stretch plus the internal multi will be weaker relative to MLK weekend release of last movie. So I hope it goes for at least 6m previews to keep 50m OW in play (June 1). Pace is definitely going up but is it enough. We will only with final week pace (May 31). Still at very low pace (May 30). Presales are again not that much at this point. I think its not going to hit the heights of last movie (May 28). It should start to amp up sometime this week (May 27). This wont be fan driven. Even the last one initially trailed Dr Do little in presales but amped up big time close to release. This will be a late bloomer. I am still expecting 50m+ OW (May 23).)
  
• Porthos ($3.43M EA+THU comp. Went with a mixture of R-rated films along with PG-13 films that should have had at least some urban skew (plus threw in GxK, because why not)? Problem is, I have a derth of R-rated tracked films. Of them, John Wick 4 ($2.53M) is probably the most "on point", but that has some frontloading concerns, probably. On the flip side, the horror comps are likely too backloaded, even for a film like this (only have the one EA showing, FWIW — but I tend to think it's just shifting Thr->Wed in this market) (June 4).)
  
• Rorschach ($4.2M THU comp and $6.53M FRI comp.)
  
• TheFlatLannister (Comp: $6.04M THU. Excellent day. Really starting to accelerate. Thinking $6M previews could happen (June 4). Comps still converging around $5M (June 3). Excellent T-4. I would say this is heading over $5M for previews (June 2). Pace staying steady, but it increased against all comps which is a good sign. 39% of total sales is coming from the greater Miami region, which is a really strong split. The demo for this film is perhaps coming out (June 1). Actually slowed down a bit (May 31). Not as good as yesterday's update, but still increasing against comps (May 30). Excellent jump today. Starting to see the acceleration (May 29). Steady pace, no acceleration yet. Switch to G x K since that had super strong walkups ($6.12M THU comp) and Bad Boys 4 will likely replicate this (May 27). Comps ($4.11M) would mean $40M+ Opening Weekend (May 24).)
  
• TwoMisfits ($5 Atom tickets went live at 5am today (June 4). Aging male-skewing franchises tend to get the biggest bump from this deal. Folks are on the fence but know what they are getting. Female skewing non-sequel ones tend to get zero help. You need baseline interest to get people willing to pay anything, b/c these still are $5. The other effect of the deal is that movies releasing around the $5 hits sometimes get hurt. June TMobile $5 Atom movie. This could help it go huge, like last year's Spider-Verse (May 22).)
  
• vafrow (Comp: $4.1M THU. Alright, now we're cooking with gas. It's starting to accelerate (June 4). It had the bigger day it needed. We'll just need to see if it sustains for the week, but a good start for sure (June 3). Still slipping. This needs a big day either tomorrow or TUES to have hope of reversing it's slide (June 2). Even without the slap, I don't think the 15-25 demographic has much affinity for Will Smith. That younger demo though is usually key to getting a big walk up. Breakdown of sales on my numbers tilt heavily to the ages 19+ VIP screens. That strikes me as older audiences looking for an outing without teenagers. That audience is important, but there's a limit to how much business they can drive. I can definitely be wrong. But every day that we don't see trends reverse is making me nervous. Slower than expected. It's staying pace with the films with a slow finish and falling behind the walk up heavy films (June 1). A good and steady day (May 31). A bounceback day that helped undo some of the damage from earlier this week (May 29). It's not having a great week. It's slowly slipping against comps, when the hope was that it would be gaining. New showtimes went up for the THU, and it's only gotten one additional screen. It's the 4DX screen, which makes sense, as what else justifies a 4DX screen at this stage (May 29). It's staying pretty flat (May 28). Zero sales day when all comps seemed to have done well. Not a great result. Note: This isn't a holiday weekend in Canada, so that doesn't explain the slow sales. Hopefully it's just an anomaly. This has been very steady to date (May 27). Ghostbusters and Apes both went up in comps, but I didn't have Hunger Games included, so it's brought the average down. Still, its growing at a steady pace (May 26). I still expect this to be more walk up friendly than the comps being used, and should see a gradual rise as the date gets closer (May 25).)
  
• YM! (Definitely overindexing in the more diverse areas of SE Wisconsin but underindexing in less diverse areas (like a reverse Furiosa). 57% ahead of Furiosa without EA puts us at 5.5M previews and whilst not the perfect comparison, I feel good about a surprise for this one so pencil me in at 4.5-5.5M previews. Looking to overperform in SE Wisconsin if my four theaters are anything to go by. About 57% ahead of Furiosa and 170% ahead of Furiosa with Early Access. Definitely showing strongest signs in the Hispanic and Black heavy areas of SE Wisconsin (June 1). Like IO2 the pace for Bad Boys is small but mighty. EA is only available at Majestic much like Garfield. With EA, it’s a few tickets shy of Furiosa’s T-6 but without them it’s only a bit over half. Either way both is really good. I think we’ll continue to see the gap grow over the week but as of rn, I am thinking around $6-7m previews without EA solely on vibes to an OW north of $55m (May 25). Same thing as IO2 for Bad Boys (see May 23 IO2 comment), I expect this to not only skew more GA friendly and should bulk up ticket sales as we get closer to release. It’s almost at half of Furiosa’s T-6 which is a pretty great thing. Should easily outdo it by T-6 imho (May 23).)
  

The Watchers Average Thursday Comp: $1.18M

• abracadabra1998 ($0.92M THU comp. At this rate I would not be surprised with anything between $800k-1 Million at this point (June 4). Tarot horribly underperformed there, everything else pointing to around 800k-1 Million right now (June 2).)
  
• crazymoviekid ($2.28M THU comp. Wide range, but I'll be safe at $1M-$2M for now (June 3).)
  
• el sid ($0.80M THU Comp. Counted today for THU had 125 tickets. Knock at the Cabin had 1 day later, on WED for THU, 471 tickets and The Strangers had 360 tickets. Watchers won't reach those numbers but I think it will gain a bit in the comps in the next few days (theaters in NY were recently added and those in San Francisco very recently). At the moment I think it will miss double digits and get high single digits (June 4). Pretty muted start in my theaters. Yesterday 37 tickets sold for THU, May 6, and today it were 44 (with showtimes in 5 theaters). Comps (always counted for THU): Tarot (715k) 28 tickets with 6 days left. The First Omen (725k) 28 tickets with 8 days left. Abigail (1M) 97 tickets with 6 days left. The Strangers: Chapter One (1.2M) had on MON of the release week 215 tickets. I don't think The Watchers can reach Strangers presales, maybe half of that (= ca. 100 sold tickets next MON). I go with around 500k from previews for The Watchers (May 30).)
  
• filmlover (Hasn't sold anything near me (May 26).)
  
• Flip (Less sold than yesterday (June 4). These are good numbers considering it’s only playing in 2/3 theaters I track (May 28).)
  
• katnisscinnaplex ($0.95M THU Comp. Getting closer to 1m (June 4).)
  
• Rorschach ($1.36M THU comp and $2.59M FRI comp.)
  
• TheFlatLannister ($0.77M THU Comp. Yeah, I don't think this is hitting double digits OW (June 3).)
  

The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Re-Releases (June 8-10)

• BoxOfficePro (Fathom Events has also announced that select Regal Cinemas will present the films in 4DX on June 22/23/24 for Fellowship/Towers/Return respectively (May 14).)
  
• AnthonyJPHer (Theaters must be either extremely confident in this release or they are desperate because they added several showings from my last update. Or it’s possible that there was so much demand that they added more showings. Fellowship (468 tickets, 14 showtimes, 5 theaters) on June 8 and June 15 (97 tickets, 4 showings, 4 theaters). Towers (396 tickets, 13 showtimes, 5 theaters) on June 9 and June 16 (82 tickets, 4 showings, 4 theaters). Return (426 tickets, 10 showtimes, 5 theaters) on June 10 and June 17 (82 tickets, 4 showings, 4 theaters). 1,551 tickets total. 1,290 tickets for the first week (62% growth from last update). 261 tickets for the second week (massive 342% growth from last update). It’s preforming really strong surprisingly. I could see an opening bigger than The Phantom Menace re-release if there are enough theaters and showtimes. (June 4). Fellowship (269 tickets, 6 showtimes, 4 theaters) on June 8 and June 15 (21 tickets, 4 showings, 4 theaters). Towers (243 tickets, 4 theaters) on June 9 and June 16 (22 tickets, 4 showings, 4 theaters). Return (281 tickets, 4 theaters) on June 10 and June 17 (16 tickets, 4 showings, 4 theaters). 852 tickets total. 793 tickets for the first week. 59 tickets for the second week (May 28).)
  
• katnisscinnaplex (Opening Day Average Comps (June 8-10): Fellowship ($8.03M), Towers ($6.99M), and Return ($6.92M). [in response to "The number should be closer to 5 or 4M, walk ups really won’t be that good for a rerelease and there’s no PLF"] Yeah, you're probably right. Looking at these numbers against final 1hr comps would be around 2-2.5m. A lot of places have added additional shows so there is definitely room for growth this week. Currently thinking each of these make around 6m, assuming there are enough shows (June 2).)
  

Inside Out 2 Average Thursday Comp using TheFlatLannister's Florida comp: $8.03M

• NRG (Now tracking for $85M domestic debut (May 30).)
  
• abracadabra1998 (Comp: $6.52M THU. Still mostly following along that Kung Fu Panda 4 ($6.32M) number for now (June 2). Keeps chugging along, comps will start converging soon (May 30). Good update, hopefully this keeps on rising (May 23).)
  
• AniNate (Finally a little movement here. 23 THU, 52 Fri-Sun (compared to 18 THU and 23 FRI-SUN on May 17) (May 22).)
  
• AnthonyJPHer (Some growth for THU, not bad but I expect sales to increase steadily as we get closer to release. Presales are good enough to not be a disaster like Garfield, but not big enough to guarantee a 100m opening. I still like what I’m seeing though. My local theater has finally shown some signs of life with this film. 5 tickets sold. Way better than Garfield at the same point. Might not be completely accurate, but looking extremely strong on FRI. 900 tickets for the 5 theaters I track. Maybe even 1,286 tickets if my numbers are accurate. That tells me this is not front loaded whatsoever. Or at the very least not preview heavy (May 27).)
  
• charlie Jatinder (Comp: $12.2M THU at MTC2. Moving along nicely (May 21).)
  
• Flip (Decided to add one more theater but there was good growth in both of the original two (May 27). Fan event on the 16th has 43 tickets sold from 2 showtimes (compared to 8 showtimes and 73 tickets sold for previews), so that might be depressing previews a bit.)
  
• katnisscinnaplex (Comp: $4.43M THU. No great comps for this. The last week and especially final few days will tell everything we need to know (May 31).)
  
• keysersoze123 (I expect presales to accelerate even more this week and of course leading up to final week (June 4). I think upcoming week pace is going to tell the tale. Not too happy with late social media reactions/reviews for this movie. That hinders any chance of early boost (June 2). If you compare this to any animation movies seen recently including Minions, its doing very well. Really good this far out for sure (May 25). Chugging along at this point (May 19). Show counts show Plexes are expecting a big OW. I dont remember when we last had a animation movie start with so many shows. I wont count Mario as that was a fan driven movie. Definitely not great presales but this is not a fan driven movie. Let us see where things are in the final week (May 15).)
  
• Porthos (BAD COMPS: $8.48M THU. I literally have zero good comps. I generally don't keep track of sub-5m pure kids animated films until right before release. It is too backloaded (or rather NOT frontloaded) for the AtSVs of the world to make much sense. IO2 had a (too) long (by half) pre-sale window which is wrecking a whole bunch of other slightly more plausible comps. If I had a complete track of KFP4, that'd probably help a great deal. As often the case with films that should be very backloaded, won't really know how backloaded they are until the week of release. (will note that IO2 does seem to be picking up a hint of steam right now. Which should bode well for its overall ticket total). Horror is, along side pure kids animation, THE most backloaded genre there is when it comes to pre-sales. ATP for the Nope comp will be wrecked, but the pace should be very instructive. Name recognition for Jordan Peele led to slightly stronger pre-sales for a non-franchise horror installment which should map fairly well with the in-built name recognition of IO2. Is complicated by the fact that Nope had an even longer pre-sale window than IO2, but that might help counterbalance some of the ATP errors. Won't be a good comp at the end but right now it might be one of the better ones, especially to show the insane growth that should be on the table. I don't think it's much of a coincidence that it's one of the few comps I have right now that is pointing to double digit previews (May 30). I don't agree with the undertone of concern when it comes to ticket sales. They seem perfectly fine to me, maybe even somewhat strong. It just isn't selling like a frontloaded CBM/fan driven franchise (even when adjusting for animation). So I suppose it really comes down to how much we think this will still act like a traditional kids animation film when it comes to buying pattern, how much demand has been burnt off, and how many people are still going to buy tickets but see no particular need to buy them early. Which I suppose really can't be answered until we get close to the time when kids animation films typically accelerate. But, I keep looking at the sales in Sacramento and not seeing much cause for concern (May 25). Decided to add Nope ($12.62M) to the comp block. Not because I think it's a particularly good one (ATP differences are a major red flag), but more for pace considerations considering how similar horror and kids animation are when it comes to being backloaded. The other consideration with Nope is that it was on sale for nearly two weeks longer, so it did have a small amount of extra time to pad some seats sold. But maybe the errors (ATP vs length of pre-sale) will cancel each other out. PROBABLY NOT! But the pace at the very least should be interesting (May 25).)
  
• Skim Beeble (I don't know if it's just me, but starting June 20th PLF showings for Inside Out 2 are stopping after around 4 PM. Is there possibly a surprise release coming or is it just a scheduling showtime thing from the chains. (This is AMC) (May 29).)
  
• TheFlatLannister (Comp: $8.52M THU Florida and $7.57M THU Orlando Comp. Thinking $85M OW is about right. Don't see much data as of right now to suggest a number much lower or higher than that (May 31). Excellent pace this far out. Does feel like something big is around the corner (May 27).)
  
• vafrow (THU comps are ignored since 2/3 comps (IF and Garfield) are obscenely high ($28M and $124M). Growth remains solid (June 4). Really strong day. I'm not sure what drove it, but it's pulled ahead of KFP4 in sales (June 3). Decent day (June 2). I still have a wide divide between comps. KFP4 just did tremendously well around here, making it a challenging comp to use. Or Garfield and IF being the opposite (June 1). Take the comps with a grain of salt. The low numbers on IF and Garfield really throw things off. Numbers were flat all week before a jump in the last day (May 29). It's starting to grow (May 25).)
  
• YM! (SouthEast Wisconsin: Already outdone Garfield minus EA. Ideally I’d like heavy buying to be prevalent next week with some form of buildup this week. Right now, looking at other data on here, put me down for 7-8M previews. At NS using pre-pandemic comparisons, it’s about 22% ahead of Onward’s T-9, 57% ahead of Sonic’s T-9 and 46% of Aladdin’s T-9 (June 1). Using Keysersoze123's earlier MTC1 data, the pace is pretty good. $6.74M average THU comp. The same caveats apply (higher ATP than the other animations due to older skew and PLFs but having lower ATP than TLM as that skews older and likely has more of audience to buy upfront, and Wish being on Discount TUES muddies things up) but the important thing is that pace healthy and gainer ground against its comparisons. Feel like tracking is right on the money of 75-85m OW but could grow stronger if pace continues strong and reviews are strong (May 26). The pace is moving nicely as we have about two and a half weeks left. Think there’s potential for ticket count pace to grow strongly. I have no comparisons but it is at Garfield’s EA-less T-3 ticket sales. Going to probably not say much on preview predictions but my thoughts of an OW in between 75m-100m still stand. Not much to make of things until we get to around 2 weeks for rudimentary guessing and opening week for figuring things out (May 25). Little has changed as IO2 keeps on trucking along. I do theorize at least from the 250 ticket selling Funko Event, it’s plausible families and fans went for that date instead of THU night previews. Not much to make of things until we get to around 2 weeks for rudimentary guessing and opening week for figuring things out. At the very least, I like that it doubled its previous sales a week ago as it shows pace and outdid Garfield’s T-6 (May 23). Did some snooping around for the Funko Event as I was curious if perhaps families getting presales for the opening SAT vs opening THU as those sales are kind of weak THU and uhm it’s at 250 tickets. Which is like 5 times Garfield’s EA showing of 50 tickets all at PLF prices despite normal theaters. Most of which at 9:30 AM with only one theater having it at 11:00 AM (May 22).)
  

The Bikeriders

• Pinacolada (Actually sold some around me. It does seem like Focus is giving it kind of a shitty release though. Small screens. Definitely no PLFs, which 20th Century Studios was gonna get it Dolby back when they had it. There's 3 theaters really near me. Only 1 of them has this on sale as of now, though the other 2 theaters may come later? (May 26).)

A Quiet Place: Day One Average Thursday Comp: $3.87M

• abracadabra1998 ($4.09M THU comp. Quite a good start, all of these (imperfect) comps had much larger windows so they should be going up the next couple of updates before it stabilizes (June 2).)
  
• AnthonyJPHer (Alright start to presales, although kind of muted in my opinion. I’m hoping it’ll start picking up the pace soon, but it’s alright. Not much to say here (May 31).)
  
• el sid (Counted on FRI (so after ca. 24 hours) for THU, June 27. Yesterday almost nothing happened sales-wise. Two days ago sold 315 tickets. Comps (always counted for THU): AQP II (4.8M) 402 tickets with 9 days left (Day One already at over 75%) and similar sales in the different regions (Very good sales in LA AMC, quite good ones in NY and pretty muted (which is normal with so many days left) in the heartland. Miami is the exception (Day One with 53 tickets to 26 back then). Scream (3.5M) 325 tickets with 26 days left. Halloween Ends (5.4M) 511 tickets with 10 days left. Nope (6.4M) 837 tickets with 11 days left. Insidious: The Red Door (5M) 260 tickets with 8 days left. Overall that was a quite good start in my theaters (June 2).)
  
• Flip (Has a fan event on the same day of previews, PLF only (May 30).)
  
• katnisscinnaplex ($4.84M THU comp.)
  
• Porthos (Took a look locally. Not too bad. Before I tracked DBOX, AQP2 sold 160 tickets at T-22 and AQPD1 sold 166 tickets at T-28. Now I am tracking DBOX seats, which at a glance sold 19 tickets tonight. However three theaters locally converted to having DBOX showings, so some local theaters will have more DBOX sales. In line with D1 of AQP2, more or less. Tickets sold for the 3pm fan event are practically non-existent right now (8 tickets sold). There are so many problems with an AQP2 comp as to make it nearly worthless but promising start (May 31).)
  
• TheFlatLannister ($4.44M THU Comp. Pretty good start, but nothing crazy or outright telling me a big breakout is coming (May 31))
  
• vafrow ($2.1M THU comp. This went backwards, which is never good. And three days in, I think the initial rush is gone and this stays pretty quiet until we get closer (June 2). Second day didn't go as well (June 1). Not a bad start. I don't have great comps with it starting at a month out (May 31).)
  

Deadpool and Wolverine Average Thursday Comp using TheFlatLannister's Dune2+GOTG3 comp: $28.50M

• AMC ("Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already. This is more Day 1 ticket sales at AMC than for any other R-rated movie ever." Insiders tell The Hollywood Reporter that first-day sales are likely around $8 million to $9 million if extrapolating the 200,000 stat cited by Aron (May 22).)
  
• DEADLINE (Already heating up eight weeks before its debut, having already collected some $8M in first day ticket sales. $8M is pretty remarkable for an R-rated movie two months before release. While there are no direct comps on Deadpool & Wolverine ticket sales in post-Covid history, its current cash bests the 24-hour advance ticket sales of The Batman ($6.5M), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ($6M) and John Wick: Chapter 4 ($1.4M). The Batman and GOTG3 opened to respective 3-day weekends of $134M and $118.4M (May 22).)
  
• FANDANGO (Broke Fandango’s best first-day ticket sales record for 2024. Best first-day pre-seller from the Deadpool franchise (May 21).)
  
• abracadabra1998 ($22.33M Average THU Marvels+Dune2 comp. Just wanted to give a frame of reference for how this is doing (pretty darn good!). Just chuggin along (June 2).)
  
• AniNate (THU sales still largely biased towards primetime evening showings. There may be FOMO but not enough for people to take off work early. Good lord already 80+ THU previews sold for Deadpool at Canton (May 20).)
  
• AnthonyJPHer (Extremely strong growth from OD for THU. We have a monster on our hands here people. Buuut. Let me temper the excitement somewhat. The FRI numbers are good, stronger than Inside Out 2 by a considerable margin. However Inside Out 2 is looking very backloaded. This is looking extremely presales heavy right now. Much more than IO2’s 1,200 tickets for FRI. But here lies the problem. There is only 122 tickets separating THU and FRI for Deadpool and Wolverine, and for IO2, there is 500 tickets between the two days for that movie. This far out I’m not freaking out. I think the gap will increase. It just alarmed me a little. I still think it’s going to be massive though. Just a word of caution (May 28).)
  
• Charlie Jatinder (Comp: $28.23M THU. BP2 added ~48K from T-39 to T-26. D&W added ~42K from T-66 to T-53. Amazing (June 3). Weirdly strong day today, selling 200+ tix (May 31). Moving along well (May 27). Nearly 300 sales day vs ~260 by Black Panther & ~200 of GOTG3. Another brilliant day. Given the length of sales window, comps be falling off but they have remained steady for first 4 days (May 24). Looking at keysersoze123's MTC1 data: These are incredible (May 22). $40.22M THU (MCU first day sales). Amazing day two at MiniTC2. Well ahead of BP2, GOTG3 and AM3. Not too far off from Thor 4. This is more impressive considering they all were ~25-35 days out while this is 65 days out. MTC2 has lower ATP generally due to smaller screens, less PLF, and more family friendly chain. Does much better PTA than MTC1 (May 21).)
  
• Inceptionzq (Denver Comp: $25.69M THU. Drafthouse THU/FRI/SAT/SUN comp: $31.04M/$38.62M/$40.21M/$22.35M (May 21).)
  
• jeffthehat (Took my first look in Indiana yesterday. Won't do a full post because I missed like 20 shows. But the gist is it was at ~3600 tickets sold and ~400 shows. Just as a point of reference, here are the highest values for tickets sold I have in my database. Bob Marley Wed T-1 = 3309 tickets sold. Dune 2 Thu T-1 = 3041 tickets sold. Godzilla x Kong Thu T-1 = 2328 tickets sold. Thus, sales are already the highest I've tracked with two months to go (May 29).)
  
• keysersoze123 ([response to Jatinder] Previews pace is terrific. Ahead of what I expected. Of course Wakanda was more backloaded because of Veteran's Day. FRI was way higher compared to where Deadpool is (3rd week of presales). I think Thor is better comp once we are into its presale window. I think we could be close to bottom end of the curve for this movie. Probably around 200K for previews/90k ish for FRI by end of June (June 3). Previews was taken late yesterday and FRI data was just now. Still going quite strong. very impressive after huge OD (May 28). Still really strong 3 days later (May 25). 1st few days of PS is all about fanboys so T-x does not matter. By this FRI it will be in steady state mode. With this long a cycle that would be at very low levels. Looking at FRI sales, its IM will be closer to Thor 4 than BP2. So we can do the projections based on how the previews will go. However Its really early. Let us wait until we have T-x comps. Probably will have to wait until July to get credible comps. MTC2 early sales tend to be way weaker for all movies. The disparity for big movies is even higher. Nothing out of ordinary in day 2 pace for MTC1 (May 22). Obvious skew on previews (compared to FRI) as its 9+ weeks from release. Excellent growth even past 2:15 PM. Finished ahead of BP2 and ~20K below Thor 4 (116k for DxW and FINAL The Marvels previews at 133k). It has the longer cycle. This includes fan shows which sold 18K+ in initial check around noon PST. Fan event is just MTC1. I dont see anything for any other MTC so far or smaller chains. I think at this point we need to comp with 2022 MCU movies if OD presales are on par. Until we are within T-x cycle for this movie, we cannot comp after 1st 2-3 days. Fan shows are yuge. Adding FanShows and Previews should put it between BP2 and Thor 4 for now. Terrific OD. Over time, GotG3 should provide great comps. I can say for sure, its no where in the ballpark of DS2 which did 36m previews. Really good start. Should finish the day ahead of Ant 3 I think. Sales will taper off after fanboy rush. This does not include fan shows. No full data yet but show counts for previews (MTC1 - 7427 and MTC2 - 2914). MTC1 shows they are ready for big numbers. MTC2 is more conservative and numbers will go up close to release. If I have to guess based on really early indications, its OD between Guardians 3 and Ant 3 at MTC1. MTC2 I unfortunately cannot get data (May 20).)
  
• Legion Again (Previews this early in summer are almost a THU opening, so Fri soemthing like +35-55% from Th is IM ~4.9-5.5. If we get some strong Fri sales when we’re close maybe I’ll drag it up to 5.6 or something but it will be really really tough to beat that. Expecting an IM close to Thor 4. Better reception (in avg case, just by regression to the mean) but bigger previews/more fanrush element, ~cancelling. T-65 Projection Matrix ($166M-$186M OW) (May 22).)
  
• Porthos (Comp: $20.87M THU. Approx Earned So Far (Sacto Market Based Comps): $7.41M (June 3). For long releases of MCU/SW Saga caliber, it usually takes about 6 to 8 days for the initial wave to stop. The Rise of Skywalker didn't really "bottom out" until D9 or so (T-51). Then at T-21, more or less, it started up its acceleration again. Can see similar patterns for MCU long runners (May 24). MCU/SW films tend to have a bit longer of a slope-down on the decent of the "u-curve" so I think I'll keep posting "Day x" comps for at least a couple more days (May 23). Pretty standard Day 2, really. Best sign, I think, is it nearly matching BP2 (that also had a long pre-sale window starting at T-38) (May 22).)
  
• TalismanRing (NYC Regal Local. 17 shows (3 3D, 3 RPX, 11 Reg 2): 102 tickets sold for first hour - almost half for the 7pm RPX showing. COMPS MON opening week: Marvels: 91 (11pm), Eternals: 266 (7pm), Black Widow: 239 (5pm), and Venom 2: 131 (6pm) (May 20).)
  
• TheFlatLannister ($150M locked imo. Don’t really see under $30M for previews and a 6x multi gets it to $180M OW. With GOTG 3 early reception I think $200M becomes a real discussion (May 22). $44.36M Dune 2 Day 2 comp. Pretty ridiculously strong day 2. Sold more tickets on T-65 than Dune 2 did in its final day of presales. $22.42M THU GOTG3 Comp. Considering this thing is 60+ days out, I'd say day 2 was amazing (May 21).)
  
• Tinalera (Toronto having an especially good run on pre sales- overall sales looking healthy (May 27). For a movie this far out, yea presales are doing well in Vancouver and Calgary. Its hard as very few movies open this early, but its healthy when we are getting between 5-10 percent sales for a movie not due out for 2 months (May 24).)
  
• vafrow (Comp: $37.8M THU. Growth not quite as high as I'd like for a full week, but I'm pretty sure I had a miscount for one of the big IMAX screens that probably has thrown off the numbers. I've kept comps in, but I'm really stretching the utility (June 1). 12% over two days is pretty strong once the rush passes. We're not at the bottom of the curve yet it seems (May 24). 8% growth at this stage is very positive. I expect another drop tomorrow, but I'm probably not going to touch this until the weekend at this stage. I'm comping high, and without a proper MCU comparison (Marvels doesn't count), it's hard to gauge, but I feel this is just doing really well here (May 22).)
  
• YM! (Sold ~10.6x Furiosa's T-6. Such a strong start. Definitely feels like we got a potential 25m previews/150m+ opener. Still don't buy 200m OW but am starting to see 30m previews/175m+ OW as a strong possibility (May 20).)
  

Despicable Me 4

• Flip (Getting much more support than Inside Out 2, which currently has 16 showtimes for opening FRI whereas DM4 is getting 22 showtimes for WED opening day (June 4).)
  
• Porthos (There is an extra "event" (Wed July 3rd) called the "Super Ticket". At a glance, looks to be super limited (only one showing in the entire Greater Sacramento market), still could siphon away tickets from other showings in the locales that do have them. No idea what sort of chain limitations might be at play here. Secondly, (July 6th) "Despicable Me MEGA SAT Family Event". Looks to be a Marcus Exclusive, ala Inside Out 2 Funko event. Chance of siphoning off some amount of sales from earlier days, so might be kept in the back of the mind of anyone who is comping any regions that have Marcus/Movie Tavern Theaters.(June 4). The WED all-day release will mess with comps even more than a Discount TUES release will (June 3).)
  
• TwoMisfits (My Cinemarks are continuing the summer "put up or shut up" for presales with 2 screens and 12 showings at each for DM4 (1 has 1 PLF screen, so 1/2 the showings at one are PLF) (June 4).)
  

Twisters
Domestic Calendar Dates (last updated May 23):
JUNE

• (June 5) Presales Start [Despicable Me 4]
  
• (June 6) Presales Start [Twisters]
  
• (June 6) THU Previews [Bad Boys: Ride or Die + Watchers]
  
• (June 7) Presales Start [Blue Lock: Episode Nagi]
  
• (June 8) 1-SAT Re-Release (1st day) [LotR: Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition]
  
• (June 9) 1-SUN Re-Release (1st day) [LotR: Two Towers Extended Edition]
  
• (June 10) 1-MON Re-Release (1st day) [LotR: Return of the King Extended Edition]
  
• (June 10) Social Embargo Lifts [9PM PT Inside Out 2]
  
• (June 12) Review Embargo Lifts [12PM PT Inside Out 2]
  
• (June 13) THU Previews [Inside Out 2]
  
• (June 14) Presales Start [MaXXXine]
  
• (June 15) 1-SAT Re-Release (2nd day) [Fellowship]
  
• (June 15) Inside Out 2 Funko Family Event (SAT: Marcus Exclusive?)
  
• (June 16) 1-SUN Re-Release (2nd day) [Towers]
  
• (June 17) 1-MON Re-Release (2nd day) [Return]
  
• (June 18) X One-Night-Only Fan Event (includes special sneak peek of MAXXXINE)
  
• (June 20) THU Previews [Bikeriders + Janet Planet]
  
• (June 22) 1-SAT Re-Release (3rd day) [Fellowship]
  
• (June 23) 1-SUN Re-Release (3rd day) [Towers]
  
• (June 24) 1-MON Re-Release (3rd day) [Return]
  
• (June 27) THU Previews [Blue Lock + Daddio + Horizon: Chapter 1 + A Quiet Place: Day One]
  

JULY

• (July 1) Presales Start [Fly Me to the Moon + Longlegs]
  
• (July 3) Opening Day [WED: Despicable Me 4 (including Super Ticket showings)]
  
• (July 4) Opening Day [THU: Possum Trot]
  
• (July 4) THU Previews [MaXXXine]
  
• (July 6) Despicable Me 4 MEGA SAT Family Event (SAT: Marcus Exclusive?)
  
• (July 11) THU Previews [Fly Me to the Moon + Untitled New Line Horror movie]
  
• (July 17) EA [Twisters]
  
• (July 18) THU Previews [Twisters]
  
• (July 25) THU Previews [Deadpool and Wolverine (including 1 PLF fan show at 3 PM) + Didi + Fabulous Four]
  
• (July 29) Presales Start [Alien: Romulus + It Ends With Us]
  

AUGUST

• (August 1) THU Previews [Harold and the Purple Crayon]
  
• (August 5) Presales Start [Borderlands]
  
• (August 8) THU Previews [Borderlands + It Ends With Us + Cuckoo + The Fire Inside + Trap]
  
• (August 12) Presales Start [Alien: Romulus]
  
• (August 15) THU Previews [Alien: Romulus + Horizon: Chapter 2 + Ryan’s World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure]
  
• (August 22) THU Previews [Blink Twice + The Crow + The Forge + Slingshot]
  
• (August 29) THU Previews [City of Dreams + Reagan + They Listen]
  

Presale Tracking Posts:
May 11
May 14
May 16
May 18
May 21
May 23
May 25
May 28
May 30
June 1
Note: I have removed most tracking data that has not been updated for 2 weeks. I think there is value in keeping data for a week or two but at a certain point they start to lose their value and should not be treated the same as more recent tracking data.

As a Tarot Card Reader, my writing is often affected by the cards that I encounter. I was excited to learn the story behind the Major Arcana, and if you are interested in exploring more, start with these promotions questions that are based on those 22 cards and their themes.
I will post more, and I am also interested in a variety of spiritual traditions, religious texts and themes, as well as discussing these aspects of writing in genres that I am exploring.
As I stated, this group is only bound by whatever it's members want. If this isn't something you want to explore, simply scroll on by :)

1. Journey of the Fool: How can embracing unpredictability, like the Fool in the tarot, lead to unexpected personal growth?
   
2. Magician's Mastery: In what ways can we tap into our inner magician to manifest positive changes and opportunities in our lives?
   
3. High Priestess Wisdom: How can the intuition of the High Priestess guide us in making decisions aligned with our higher selves?
   
4. Emperor's Authority: Reflect on instances where embracing structure and authority, akin to the Emperor, has fostered personal growth and resilience.
   
5. Chariot's Triumph: How can the Chariot's victorious journey inspire us to navigate life's challenges with determination and grace?
   
6. Strength Within: Explore moments in your life where inner strength has emerged, taming challenges and fostering personal development.
   
7. Wheel of Fortune's Spin: Reflect on the cyclical nature of life. How has understanding the Wheel of Fortune influenced your perspective on ups and downs?
   
8. Justice Served: In what ways can embodying the principles of justice lead to personal growth and harmony in relationships?
   
9. Hanged Man's Perspective: Share an experience where embracing a different perspective, like the Hanged Man, brought unexpected insights and personal growth.
   
10. Death's Embrace: How has embracing transformation and letting go, akin to Death, paved the way for renewal and personal evolution?
    
11. Temperance Alchemy: Reflect on times when finding balance, like Temperance, has been a catalyst for spiritual and emotional growth.
    
12. Devil's Dilemma: Explore how confronting personal demons and temptations, similar to the Devil's dilemma, can lead to profound inner transformations.
    
13. Tower's Revelation: Share an experience where the Tower's upheaval shattered illusions, paving the way for profound personal insights and growth.
    
14. Starlit Path: How has following the guidance of the Star brought hope, inspiration, and spiritual growth into your life?
    
15. Moonlit Shadows: Reflect on navigating the unknown, as symbolized by the Moon. How has embracing uncertainty contributed to your personal development?
    
16. Sunshine Blessings: Explore the positive impact of basking in the warmth of the Sun's energy on your overall well-being and personal growth.
    
17. Judgment Day: Reflect on moments of self-awareness and reflection, similar to the Judgment card, leading to transformative spiritual growth.
    
18. Worldly Perspectives: How has understanding the interconnectedness of all things, represented by the World card, influenced your spiritual journey?
    
19. Tarot Archetypes Explored: Reflect on the archetypal themes present in tarot and how connecting with them has deepened your understanding of yourself and others.
    
20. Fool's Wisdom: Share a moment where embracing the Fool's journey into the unknown has led to valuable insights and personal growth.
    
21. Magician's Magic: How can harnessing the magic within, similar to the Magician, empower us to create positive change in our lives?
    
22. High Priestess' Veil: Reflect on times when tapping into your intuitive wisdom, like the High Priestess, has guided you on your spiritual path.
    
23. Empress' Embrace: Explore the nurturing aspects of the Empress. How has cultivating abundance and creativity led to emotional and spiritual growth?
    
24. Emperor's Legacy: Reflect on how establishing structure and a lasting legacy, similar to the Emperor, has contributed to your personal development.
    
25. Hierophant's Teachings: Share experiences where seeking wisdom from spiritual teachings, like the Hierophant, has provided guidance and growth.
    
26. Lovers' Harmony: How has experiencing deep connections and harmonious relationships, akin to the Lovers, impacted your emotional and spiritual well-being?
    
27. Chariot's Conquest: Reflect on moments where conquering challenges, like the Chariot, has empowered personal growth and resilience.
    
28. Strength Personified: Explore instances where tapping into your inner strength, akin to taming the lion, has led to personal triumphs and growth.
    
29. Hermit's Wisdom: Share experiences of seeking solitude and introspection, similar to the Hermit, and how it has contributed to personal insight and growth.
    
30. Wheel of Fortune's Spin: Reflect on the cyclical nature of life and how understanding the ebb and flow has influenced your perspective and personal development.
    
31. Justice Prevails: In what ways has embodying principles of fairness and justice led to personal growth and harmony in your relationships?
    
32. Hanged Man's Reflection: Share moments where surrendering to a different perspective, akin to the Hanged Man, brought unexpected insights and personal growth.
    
33. Death's Doorway: Explore experiences where embracing transformation and letting go, similar to Death, paved the way for renewal and profound personal evolution.
    
34. Temperance Alchemy: Reflect on times when finding balance, like Temperance, has been a catalyst for spiritual and emotional growth.
    
35. Devil's Dilemma: Explore how confronting personal demons and temptations, similar to the Devil's dilemma, can lead to profound inner transformations.
    
36. Tower's Revelation: Share an experience where the Tower's upheaval shattered illusions, paving the way for profound personal insights and growth.
    
37. Starlit Path: How has following the guidance of the Star brought hope, inspiration, and spiritual growth into your life?
    
38. Moonlit Mysteries: Reflect on navigating the unknown, as symbolized by the Moon. How has embracing uncertainty contributed to your personal development?
    
39. Sunlit Blessings: Explore the positive impact of basking in the warmth of the Sun's energy on your overall well-being and personal growth.
    
40. Judgment Day: Reflect on moments of self-awareness and reflection, similar to the Judgment card, leading to transformative spiritual growth.
    
41. Worldly Wonders: How has understanding the interconnectedness of all things, represented by the World card, influenced your spiritual journey?
    
42. Tarot Tales: Share personal stories of how engaging with tarot archetypes and narratives has deepened your self-awareness and personal growth.
    
43. Magician's Mastery: Reflect on moments where harnessing your innate abilities, like the Magician, has empowered you to overcome challenges and manifest positive changes.
    
44. High Priestess' Veil: Explore the wisdom gained through intuitive insights, similar to the High Priestess, and how it has guided you on your spiritual path.
    
45. Empress of Creation: Share experiences of cultivating abundance and creativity, akin to the Empress, and how it has contributed to emotional and spiritual growth.
    
46. Emperor's Dominion: Reflect on the impact of establishing structure and a lasting legacy, similar to the Emperor, on your personal development.
    
47. Hierophant's Teachings: Share insights gained from seeking wisdom through spiritual teachings, like the Hierophant, and how it has influenced your personal growth.
    
48. Lovers' Union: Explore the impact of deep connections and harmonious relationships, akin to the Lovers, on your emotional and spiritual well-being.
    
49. Chariot's Triumph: Reflect on moments where conquering challenges, like the Chariot, has empowered personal growth and resilience.
    
50. Strength Within: Share instances where tapping into your inner strength, akin to taming the lion, has led to personal triumphs
    

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Hi! I'm very new to the world of cybersecurity, and I've been trying to teach myself through resources found online. One of the modules I'm working on has an exercise where I must extract and view a PDF from a PCAP file, utilizing Wireshark.
I've watched a tutorial on YouTube for doing the actual extraction of a PDF, but that tutorial showed a neat little packet with content labeled very explicitly ".pdf"
For my PCAP file, I've attached an image of what appears when I go to export HTTP objects. Nothing blatantly labeled as a PDF, but I suspect the "text/html" files are what I'm looking for.
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Is that correct? And if so, how do I go about exporting these as a viewable PDF? Or am I just going about this entirely the wrong way?

Incoming message from Super Earth Scientist [Redacted] to ministry of defense
Fundamentally the problem with all insecticide is that it can never be 100% effective. Because of that, the population of any organic creature will have some immunity which will cause the specific insecticide to become redundant . This is why any termicide will always fail and give out; because as long as a single Terminid survives, the immunity will spread down it's genetic path. In germs this process creates Superbugs, ironic I know, but it is a fundamental problem with any insecticide, antibacterial or antivirus.
However I suspect that the ministry of science, ministry of intelligence and the SEAF all know this. The failure of the first system is not actually because the Terminids received this immunity but because the termicide somehow sped up their repopulation rate at an unnatural level. This is why the SEAF are okay with greenlighting termicide 2.0, because as long as the termicide doesn't result in any other unforeseen mutation (like faster reproduction speeds) it can work as a temporary solution.

How do we solve this problem permanently?

I want to share with you the method we used to cull the mosquito population. Introduce genetically modified Terminids into the population that slow down their reproduction levels.
Sadly though because Element 710 is the fundamental fuel for our FTL ships this trait must eventually be removed at the end of the second galactic war. We need the oil E-710 to constantly flow. So I suggest introducing genetically modified Terminids that get scared and run away from humans. We can do this by slightly increasing the Terminids intelligence at the end of the war so when they see a human they know it means death.
This is a foolproof plan that I can see no problems with in the future.
-Best, Dr. [Redacted]

Cancer Screening Part 1: Introduction and Overview of Common Cancers
Cancer refers to uncontrolled division of cells with the capacity for local invasion and distant spread (metastasis). Mutations develop in the DNA of normal cells allowing them to evade immune system surveillance, establish their own blood supply, breakaway from neighboring cells (niche), invade into lymph nodes and larger arteries, and ultimately metastasize throughout the body leading to the organism's death.
Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the developed world. The main causes of cancer death varies by gender with lung, colon, breast (women), prostate (men), and pancreas leading the pack. Together, they account for about 50% of cancer mortality. Stomach, liver, ovary (women), uterine (women), melanoma, brain tumors, leukemias, lymphomas, and multiple myeloma are also important but less common causes of cancer mortality. The biggest risk factor for cancer is age. See this representative graph for colon cancer mortality by age: 9/100,000 deaths in the 45-49 group versus 100/100,000 in the 80+ group. That's a 10x increase in risk over 40 years. This is true for many cancers. The simple reality is that as we get older, more mutations develop in our aging cells, which can ultimately lead to cancer.
Genetics are another major risk factor for cancer. For example, having a BRCA mutation, common in the Ashkenazi Jewish population, confers a 45% to 85% for developing breast cancer in a women's lifetime, along with a 10% to 46% chance of ovarian cancer. This compares to a 13% percent and ~1% risk respectively for a women who does not have BRCA (or other high risk genetic mutation(s)). A family history of one or more cancers, especially in 1st or 2nd degree relatives, can clue a clinician into the possibility of a genetic syndrome that greatly increases a patient's risk for cancer in their lifetime, necessitating more frequent and detailed screening.
The American Cancer Society offers cancer screening guidelines by age. These represent evidence based best practices at the population level for patients at average risk. To me, they represent a jumping off point. I start with a comprehensive family history (see example here). For patients with a family history highly suggestive of a genetic cancer syndrome, I refer for formal genetic testing. For average risk patients without a family history, I offer consumer grade genome sequencing that specifically reports out on the most common cancer genes (see page 11 of sample report). Any mutations discovered are followed up with confirmatory, clinical grade testing. This will offer me a baseline for an individual patient, which together with medical history, lifestyle, risk tolerance, and other factors will determine intensity and modalities of screening.
In part 2, we will discuss colon cancer, a major cause of cancer mortality in both men and women that is increasingly being diagnosed in young adults.

Hi all, I (M41) just need to tell someone about this. I don't have anyone near me, and I feel like if I write it all out, then maybe it can clear my head. This will be long, but I am putting it out there because maybe if I get it written, then it will make sense to me.
So, I married my wife (F48), let’s call her May, in March of 2008. We met at a party through a mutual friend. She had graduated from a community college working as a paralegal, and I was finishing grad school for Biomechanical engineering. We hit it off right away, and within a few months, we decided to officially start dating.
May was great. She was pretty, smart, kind, and would give the shirt off her back if that meant that someone else would be warm. She has one sister that is important to this entire thing, I will call her Jane (F43). Jane and May were not very close throughout their childhood, but they became closer as they grew older.
When May and I had dated for a year, there was a conflict with her landlord and she had 30 days to leave her apartment. I obviously did not want her to be homeless, so we decided to move in together. Things were great. One thing I admired is how simple May wanted our life. Things were early, but we were seriously dating. We talked about kids, about moving to a different part of the country, what we wanted in life, and it was like we both checked off all the boxes.
When I finished my graduate degree, I proposed to May and she said yes. At this point, we had been dating for close to four years. Both our families were thrilled, and we ended up having a small wedding, saving most of our funds for the future. My parents paid for half the wedding, I only have one brother who remains unmarried but with a spouse so they wanted us to have an actual wedding. It was really fun, and it was one of the best days in my life.
After our wedding, we decided that we wanted to have kids. Additionally, I got a job with a big company which forced us to move about 14 hours away from where we met. This was very hard on May because she really loved her family, and she was used to having them right there when she needed them. However, we had talked about this prior to getting married, and if the right opportunity presented itself, then we would take it. And this was that opportunity.
So, we moved down to a southern city in the US with a great school district and relatively moderate housing prices. That is why we didn’t have such an extravagant wedding because we put a down payment down on a house. It was weird having a house and this huge job, but May and I took it in stride.
One thing about my work is that I am required to go on business trips. At first, it was for one to two days a week. However, as I progressed my way through the ladder, it soon became five day trips. From Monday morning to Friday evening. I felt bad because I knew it was difficult on May to have her husband away for so long, but I made sure we had constant contact, and when I got back, I wanted to make sure that I gave her all the dedication she deserved. Plus, the pay was really good for this job. I knew that if I could stick it out for a few years, we would have enough money to start looking into having kids.
Well, things changed when May called me multiple times when I was at the airport, getting ready to drive back home after my work week. It was odd because she would typically only call once or twice, but she then texted me frantically telling me that she needed me home asap.
I asked her what was wrong, but she said to get there when I could. I flew out of the airport, and what was typically an hour drive was closer to thirty minutes. My heart was beating so badly out of my chest, and I was worried that something bad had happened.
When I got back home, I flew through the door and it was completely dark. I started screaming for May but it was completely quiet for a few seconds. Until the lights came on and May was holding a cake with a simple plus symbol on it. I looked at her and was confused.
“What is this?” I asked, and then it dawned on me. I asked her if she was pregnant and she said yes. We hugged, cried, and were so happy to finally be parents. We hadn’t been trying but we also wouldn’t mind if we had children.
From then the next four years were an absolute whirlwind. We had three beautiful daughters, each one being about 18 months apart from one another. Things started to become crazy, with having little children and my work continuing to pick up. I tried my best to be attentive and lessen my work load to help care for my children. What I did was make it so my trips were actually in town so I didn’t have to travel. I would start early in the day, helping May wake the kids, getting them ready, and before I would leave, I would ensure that they were packed, ready for preschool, and good to go. I would then come back in the evening, around 600 to have a home cooked meal and spend time with my daughters before bed.
As the years progressed and my daughters got older, my work required me to increase my business trip days, and it was now every week that I was away Monday to Friday night. I would keep in constant contact with my kids, talking to them everyday. On the weekends, I would make sure that we would have either an activity with just the girls and I so May could get a break or all of us so we can have family bonding.
The girls became more independent, and May was thinking of going back to school to get a certification in real estate, but we always held off on the idea until the girls were in their early teens. I encouraged May to go for it, but she also said that it was too much work with the girls, and being a full time mom would make it difficult to get her certification. I didn’t argue with her on it because what she was saying was absolutely true; being a full time mom was incredibly difficult, and maybe when the girls were teenagers or pre-teens, then May could get the certification.
One evening, when the girls were in bed and May and I were in our room, she brought up the idea of moving. I was kind of surprised because I thought we both liked it where we were. Our girls grew up here, they had all their friends, all their interests, and they found this city as home. But May said that she was starting to feel suffocated and that this change would be the chance she could get to get her certification. She said it would be like a renewal. I told her that this would make my travel schedule even longer. Where we were was right near a major airport hub, so traveling was easy. But when I asked her where, she said she already knew where she wanted to be. It was right on the east coast, she said she found this house she liked, and maybe we could tour it on our next vacation to this area, in about two weeks.
I was kind of surprised about how much in depth she already knew where to go and it was apparent she had been thinking about this for awhile. I wanted to agree with her, but my thoughts were about our girls. Would it be fair for them to just suddenly uproot our lives and go to this place where they would have no friends or connections?
Two weeks later, we went on vacation. The girls were enrolled in tennis academy sessions, as all of them were very dedicated and loved the sport. We had some free time and decided to go check out the place that May had looked at. Again, I was hesitant, but when we went to the area, May fell in love. Seeing her so happy made me wonder if moving was the right idea. I mean, we had vacationed at this place twice a year for eight odd years.
May then grabbed my hands and looked at me saying that this was where she wanted to live. I told her that the houses were far out of our price range considering we have three almost pre teen girls that have to get to college, but she said she knew a house that would be right in our budget. It had been on the market for eight months and was heavily discounted. There also was an open house the next day, so we went there, and May just about was head over heels for this house.
And within two months, we had completely uprooted our lives and left. I thought we should have waited until the school year ended, but May was insistent to leave. We had talked to our girls, and they were fine with it. Though my youngest Lilly (F14) seemed to be taking the move really hard. I noticed it first at how quiet she was; she said she was fine with moving, but I could see how difficult it was for her moving to a new school with only a couple weeks left to go.
I sat down and talked with Lilly and she admitted that she said it was fine to move, but she felt like May had forced her to say yes. I told her that what she was telling me wasn’t okay, and that I understand her feelings and will talk to May about it. However, Lilly said to not tell her because it would upset May. Respecting Lilly's wishes, I didn’t tell May, but there was something in my heart telling me that something was wrong.
The school year ended and the girls were enrolled in a full time tennis program within our neighborhood. Everything was right there. We lived in a gated community with a huge tennis center, multiple pools, and right outside was a name grocery store. The girls were in biking vicinity for everything, and it felt like everything was going great.
However, I noticed that Lilly and our middle Daughter Abby (F12) were starting to become more distant from May and I. We assumed it was because they were pre-teens and liked their freedom. May then said that she wanted to get certification, and I told her to go for it and that I would support her. Also, the girls were most independent, plus the classes were in the evening, so May would still be there for our girls when she left (around 7pm) and got back when they were sleeping (around 11pm). I didn’t like the idea of leaving our girls alone for so long, but the area was very safe, and the girls had a neighbor right next door if anything happened.
Things were going well until one weekend, when I was home in the afternoon making lunch, Lilly got back home and didn’t say hi to me. She had tears in her eyes and she went to her room, locking her door.
I was majorly concerned and went to Lilly’s door and knocked on it, asking her what was wrong. But she just told me to leave her alone. I told her that if she wanted anything, she could go to my bedroom.
After a few moments of silence, Lilly unlocked her door and it was apparent she had been crying. She looked around and asked if Mom was there, and I said no, that she was studying at the library (her certification licensing exam was coming up).
Lilly wiped her tears and hugged me just crying. My heart ached and I just hugged her back, not knowing what to do. Only then did I really notice how small she had gotten. Lilly was always a bit bigger in size despite doing lots of activities and eating regular and healthy meals. This summer, I noticed she had lost weight, but now I was seeing just how much weight she had lost. It had me concerned but I wasn’t sure what to say.
I asked Lilly what was wrong but when we released she just shook her head, said thank you, and closed the door. I was absolutely confused, unsure if this was just pre teen emotions or if something was really wrong. My first instinct was to call May and ask her what to do, but I wanted to honor Lilly’s wishes and so I didn’t call May.
However, I soon became curious and went to our garage where there were medical documents sorted away. I went ahead and pulled out Lilly’s annual physical documents and noticed how drastically her weight had gone down. At 12 she was 5’3 and 130 lbs and then at 14 she was 5’4 and 110 lbs. I knew something was really wrong, and something just didn’t feel right.
As I was putting documents away, my mind kept running. I went to the fridge and curiously checked the groceries we had in there. We had groceries, but I noticed that the stuff we had was entirely new. Obviously, with a family of five we had a lot of groceries, but everything was completely new, from the day before. I pushed it out of my mind, but I made a mental note about it.
Over the next few weekends, I noticed that Lilly became more withdrawn and our other girls were acting out more. They were still younger, but the tantrums were almost daily. It wasn’t just tantrums, they were screaming matches and lots of slamming doors and hitting things. This hadn’t happened until recently, and I noticed that Lilly often had to break up the fights and would manage to calm down her sisters better than May or I.
Suddenly, a few months ago, one morning, our youngest, June (F10) , woke up in agonizing pain and we were going to take her to the hospital. But May insisted that she will go with June, and I will stay home with our other two daughters so that when they got up, we could go to the ER and they wouldn’t be panicked.
I helped June to the car, and May drove off hurriedly. I went back indoors before I noticed that May had left her phone. This sounds like a bad movie, doesn’t it?
We had an open phone policy, and I was gonna look away before I saw a notification pop up. It was from her sister.
At first I was going to walk away, but I checked the message and my whole world changed. Her sister had been warning May to stop the affair because if I found out, it would ruin everything. Of course I was confused, what just happened?
Inclined, I scrolled back and looked in horror to see that May was admitting to her sister that she missed being with who we will call Derrick and that he made her feel so much like a woman when they were together. Messages said that she couldn’t wait for her library meetings with him and that she knew it was wrong, but she started to fall in love with him.
Hurriedly, I went out other messages and looked for Derrick, but there was no contact. I looked into a search bar and typed Derrick and low and behold, under a different alias named Jenny, there were nudes, sexting, and plans to meet up almost every evening of the week when I was away on business trips.
I was so disgusted and I didn't know what to do. But logically I needed to ensure I had this contact, so I wrote down the number and information and put the message screen back to her sister.
Suddenly, this life I had thought I was leading was crumbling down. An affair… for how long? Was it just him? Was it sexual? Emotional? Have my girls seen him?
So many questions running through my mind, and behind the anger, I felt blame. If I had spent more time with May, then she wouldn’t have to chase another man.
After twenty minutes, I woke up the girls and we all went to the ER. On the way, I got a call from the hospital asking if I was June’s father and I said yes, and it turned out she had acute appendicitis and was in surgery.
I didn’t relay this to my girls who were already sleepy, and we just rode in silence with my thoughts and this whole thing. I couldn’t be mad at the moment, I had to be there for June.
Thankfully, June was okay and was allowed to go home after three days. I took off from work for the week and spent as much time with my girls as possible. May had her exam coming up and she would say goodbye to me every night at 630. She wanted to kiss me goodbye, but it was always painful when I knew that she kissed “derrick” with those same lips every night.
On Thursday, when she left, Lilly came out of her room and came to my room. She was tired and looked like she had been crying. I asked her what was wrong and she admitted to me that she had seen Derrick before in our house. She said him by name. Lilly had been thinking of telling me for some time but was always so scared. However, she was sick of it. Not just that, oh no there was so much I was missing.
What Lilly said to me was heart aching. She admitted to me that ever since she was five, she had to play mom. May apparently locked herself in her room all day and either slept or ate. There were periods where Lilly wouldn’t see May for up to three days at a time. Food would get so low that Lilly would have to make three to four trips to the grocery store and back on her bike just to get a decent amount of groceries. She had been learning to cook but wasn’t very good at it.
Additionally, she felt like her mom never liked her. She said she had tried to talk to May on various occasions about depression symptoms, but her mom always said that what she was feeling was normal. Then, Lilly said she was worried about her weight to May, and May said that Lilly wasn’t at her “ideal” body weight yet and she needed to continue restricting meals.
Yes. You heard that right. She was telling Lilly to have one meal a day that being lunch. Lilly had tennis for six hours a day, biked close to 10 miles, swam for two hours, and then had to watch over her siblings.
I was sick. I wanted to throw things, I wanted to scream at May, I wanted to divorce her and sue her and everything was so red.
Lilly said she hadn’t told me because she was scared to. And god, everything now was making sense. I told Lilly that this would be last time that May anything like that to her, and that if she wanted, I could put her into counseling to talk about her feelings.
She begged me to not say anything or do anything or else it would ruin the family. She said that she would ruin the family. But I told her that this has gone too far. I told her I loved her and that I would make sure that she couldn’t be hurt anymore. She asked me to promise her, and I did.
It was when May got back that I wanted to tell her that I knew everything, but I decided to wait until the next day when the girls were gone.Well, the day came and when the girls were gone I confronted May about the cheating. She denied it at first, saying that I was being ridiculous and that she would never cheat on me. However, I had prepared for this. I had messaged her sister prior to our discussion and her sister had admitted to me that she couldn’t hide this any longer. I also had her “boyfriend’s number” written down.
When I asked May about the number, she denied it. But when I asked if I could put the phone number in the search bar for her phone, she hesitated greatly before giving her phone to me. I put in the number and the messages came up.
Suddenly, May was crying, begging me to not leave her and that I was everything to her. She would end the affair, that it was only because I was gone so much and she had to take care of the children. I then screamed at her asking her about the days she locked herself in her room. Where the girls had to ask friends for rides to their schools (two of them didn't have buses) because she couldn’t get out of bed.
I asked her why she didn’t get Lilly consoling, why Lilly had to be the mom that she wasn't.
May was crying and said that if I left her, she would take her life. To say I was surprised would be an understatement. May suddenly went to the kitchen and grabbed a large knife, putting it to her throat and threatening to take her life right then and there.
I pleaded for her to put the knife away, but she said she would only do that if I forgave her. She said she would stop the affair and be a better mother, but I had to forgive her to do so.
I said I forgave her and then she cried into my shirt saying thank you.
This was two weeks ago.
Now, I am not sure what to do. I have started looking into divorce attorneys and alternate places to go with my girls. My business schedule is so busy that it will be incredibly difficult for me to get remote work, but I have emailed my boss explaining my situation.
The issue I am having is that all our family is over sixteen hours away. I haven’t told my parents, I haven’t told anyone. Besides Reddit now.
I want to divorce May and take my daughters. I have found a cheap two bedroom condo that is on sale; I sent out an email asking the landlord how much it would be to move in as soon as possible.
I can’t mess with our accounts at the moment or else May will become suspicious. It’s so difficult having to do this because May has reminded me that I forgave her and that we should move on for the sake of the girls.
She apparently broke it off with Derrick but I think she’s with him. I feel stuck between a rock and a hard place. I hope to update when my boss gets back to me.
Sorry if this was a rant/ramble. I have no one to share this with in real life, and I feel like my world is falling apart. I am home right now taking a few remote days so I can watch over my daughter.
I don’t know what it is like being a single dad; I will have to fight tooth and nail to make sure that I even get my girls. May can easily concoct a story saying that I was abusive and that she should have the girls because I am often away on work and am not willing to co-parent with her.
I don’t know. Thanks for listening.

According to this Wall Street Journal report from May, Elon Musk talked with Trump about investing in a "data-driven" project to "prevent voter fraud". (Elon Musk is reportedly speaking with Trump several times per month.)
When it comes to election integrity, why would anyone pick Trump as their partner?
Checking Elon's X feed gives us a clue. Elon habitually works against election integrity and must think Trump is on the same page. You will see a bunch of Elon-boosted election-related conspiracies. You will see normalization of political violence through conspiracies. He has repeatedly gutted disinformation research teams at X, including half of its election integrity staff in September 2023. He even removed the ability to report election misinformation on the site. As someone who has worked in tech for over a decade, I cannot recall any tech leader (much less one as high-profile as Musk) who has attacked election integrity like Musk.
Since Elon has a lot to say about "voter fraud". Let's talk about actual election fraud.
“All I want to do is this. I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have,” Trump said. “Because we won the state.” Listen for yourself to Trump try to intimidate Georgia's Secretary of State Raffensperger into finding votes.
Elon's buddy Trump is an all-star of attempted election fraud. Here are some highlights of his broad effort to steal the 2020 election:

• intimidating election officials across the US. Both personally through phone calls and by extension through his MAGA mob, fueled by Trump-propagated conspiracy theories (including the one Fox News parroted and paid voting machine maker Dominion $787M to settle defamation claims over (because it was a lie)).
• filing frivolous lawsuits in an array of states, roundly shot down, even by right-leaning judges.
• schemes to produce fake electors, that his cronies (including his Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro) are going to trial) for.
• promising to pardon 2020 Capitol rioters, including a lot of Proud Boy thugs, who are recruiting vigorously again. Remember when Trump told Proud Boys to "stand back and stand by"? Proud Boys are as close to Nazi brownshirts as we have today.
• loudly (and without justification) spreading the lie that 2020's election was stolen, doubling down day after day - radicalizing America on this point (far more than any presidential candidate ever has) and eroding the core tenets of democracy.

If Elon actually cared about election integrity, why would he partner with this man on the issue ^? 🤔
As craven as it sounds, with Trump and Elon, it's because likes attract.
Like Trump, Musk employs the Orwellian tactic of shouting about problems that they are making worse.
Like Trump, Elon is exposed to a very wide array of lawsuits, many through Tesla business dealings, that have the potential for jail time. And he has an outward disdain for the country's criminal justice system. It's fair to say that Elon, like Trump, is interested in "winning" elections to bend the system to change their courtroom fate.
If Elon actually cared about election integrity, he would be doing anything he could to keep Trump from returning to power. He is doing the opposite.
Unsurprising? We still need to care deeply about Musk's exceedingly cynical move. Not just because Elon is one of the richest people in the world, behind X, Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, and other major tech ventures, but because he's part of a broader trend of Silicon Valley elite moving hard to the right, like fellow Paypal alumnus David Sacks, who is hosting Trump fundraisers these days. We also need to care because we live in a post-Citizens United world, where infinite money can funnel into politics. We must care because your political positions cease to matter when election fraud is allowed to happen and its perpetrators prevail.
If election fraud perpetrators prevail, then everything is reduced to mob-style corruption, all the way down.
Beyond Elon
So many leaders of the US tech scene (people who point the money canons), not only look past Trump's election fraud entirely, but eagerly support Mr. "Find 11,780 votes". Take for example this Sequoia partner who, in his recent $300K donation announcement for Trump: 1) reduces Trump's 2020 sins to only "election denialism" (ignoring any of Trump's actions) and 2) when it comes to actual election fraud, only talks about Georgia's District Attorney, not what Trump is actually accused of.
Take this other Sequoia partner, who left Trump over January 6 Capitol riots, but then, in his recent post announcing support for Trump in 2024 - doesn't even mention why he abandoned him in the first place?! Not exactly a profile in courage. Across the industry, we are seeing people (who stand to make more money under Trump), purposefully ignore the what he did (a lot of) in the wake of the 2020 election.
I never thought of Sequoia as a particularly politcal VC firm, but I guess Trump support is what's "in" right now for ultra-rich Paypal mafia types, and staying politically aligned with Musk helps deal flow (Sequoia has participated in many Elon fundraises).
Gulp. Are these people too ashamed to mention Trump's 2020 election stealing when they announce their support for him, or are they intellectually dishonest, or both?
Ten years ago I was pretty optimistic about tech upstarts and their potential to change the world. But when the spoils of tech's monetization are wielded by men such as Musk, seemingly hell bent on doing anything to attain more power - including rallying behind election fraud people for government: I'm not as optimistic.
Tech leaders like Elon are marching the rest of us into a tech-fueled autocracy.
Feel free to crosspost or copy the text of this post however you see fit.
Quick thoughts on the movement to muzzle tech workers:
There is this growing hypocrisy of tech leaders' own increasing political activism despite an industry-wide *no politics in the workplace* crackdown they initiated (started in 2020 by Brian Armstrong's Mission Focused Company statement).
Take David Sacks, who was among the supporters of Armstrong's statement[1 , 2] but is now also ultra political. It looks like what was actually meant by people like him was: we are done with politics in the workplace if we are not aligned.
No one seems to have called them out on this yet.
To those of you who are in a "no politics in the workplace" workplace, where do you draw the line? Like, if you are somewhere where you are asked to shut up and not think about the big picture, while a growing number of influential tech leaders (who may either own or fund your company) are raising money and spreading conspiracies for Mr. "find 11,780" votes: when do you decide to talk in the workplace about it?

Im trying to learn this game on pc, im an xbox player btw, and as im playing everyone is floating threw the walls and i get the disconnection symbol, it then kicks me out, then back in, then onto the main screem with the "lost connection from game server" text. i have no idea how to fix. I've watched plenty of different videos, tried restarting everything, pc, game, router, I've made sure my firewall isn't blocking anything. I've played the game through the blizzard.net app, i disconnected, I've installed it on steam, i keep disconnecting. I've completely ran out if ideas and i thought that maybe someone here would have any insite

https://foreignliteraturetosanskrit.blogspot.com/2024/05/hymiskvida-in-sanskrit.html
Above I translated a text into Sanskrit, and I am wondering if my translation is grammatically correct. Could someone please review it for me?

Hey I am playing around with the trial version of Guitar Pro 8 and i am putting in the chord symbols for some music. I am using the AMJazzText font and for minor chords it uses the “M7” notation. However I want to use “-7”. So instead of “CM7” it says “C-7”. Does anyone know how to do this? It seems like it should be easy, but I haven’t figured it out. Thanks!

I'm trying to find a place to get text only, no symbols (so WUBRG, not the mana symbols). It's proving much harder to find than I remember it being to find them.

So here's what I'm trying to do with Heroku in terminal:

(venv) greg@greg-IdeaPad-5-15ARE05:~/Documents/Python/python_for_web$ sudo heroku open --app app [sudo] password for greg: › Warning: heroku update available from 7.60.1 to 8.11.5. ▸ Invalid credentials provided. › Warning: heroku update available from 7.60.1 to 8.11.5. heroku: Press any key to open up the browser to login or q to exit: Opening browser to https://cli-auth.heroku.com/auth/cli/browse1341f156-c357-453b-84f6-3605c70f2713?requestor=SFMyN TY.g2gDbQAAAA0xNDYuNzAuMTczLjg3bgYA-Beh5Y8BYgABUYA.a01O2abCwxkAVLJlUu7D3nyspdbmvAjFgdzW3uyKpxY heroku: Waiting for login... ⣟ ^C (venv) greg@greg-IdeaPad-5-15ARE05:~/Documents/Python/python_for_web$ sudo heroku open --app app › Warning: heroku update available from 7.60.1 to 8.11.5. ▸ Invalid credentials provided. › Warning: heroku update available from 7.60.1 to 8.11.5. heroku: Press any key to open up the browser to login or q to exit: Opening browser to https://cli-auth.heroku.com/auth/cli/browse9ec57bb9-228d-41c5-ab8f-fece4de7a6aa?requestor=SFMyN TY.g2gDbQAAAA0xNDYuNzAuMTczLjg3bgYAcIGh5Y8BYgABUYA.BuRPs6wAWmdPhkHDiXFgk-OK_GpPFUW3lhaGFIfZFW8 Logging in... done Logged in as queuemark@protonmail.com ▸ You do not have access to the app app. 

I am trying to get this code to work I have several web pages. Here's the script:

from flask import Flask, render_template, request, redirect, url_for import os app = Flask(__name__) app.config['SEND_FILE_MAC_AGE_DEFAULT'] = 0 @app.route('/') def home(): techs = ['HTML', 'CSS', 'Flask', 'Python'] name = '30 Days of Python Programming' return render_template('home.html', techs=techs, name=name, title='Home') @app.route('/about') def about(): name = '30 Days of Python Programming' return render_template('about.html', name=name, title='About Us') @app.route('/result') def result(): return render_template('result.html') @app.route('/post', methods= ['GET', 'POST']) def post(): name='Text Analyzer' if request.method == 'GET': return render_template('post.html', name = name, title = name) if request.method == 'POST': content = request.form['content'] print(content) return redirect(url_for('result')) if __name__ == '__main__': port = int(os.environ.get("PORT", 5000)) app.run(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=port) 

Why isn't my code working? It should let me access my application. I'm confused. Is the name "app" taken?