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2024.06.04 20:54 EffortUnlucky4021 WAMC/school list help bc high gpa low mcat

question: ...do i retake mcat in aug/july or just suck it up and apply? or wait a cycle to take a gap year?
**applying to MD schools only bc i think i have a shot if i had a better mcat and i don't want to take double boards for residency bc look where the mcat got me
T30 undergrad, T6 public school
major: human bio, minor: anthropology general emphasis; B.S. & will graduate 2 quarters early (i'm a junior rn)
gpa: 3.92cumulative, 3.898 science/bcpm (2Bs total, B and B+ in the same quarter tho - ochem and biochem)
MCAT: 508 👹 127/128/126/127 - ik i can improve this significantly if i actually study bc i only studied for 2 weeks bc i was in school so that's my bad. my ACT was 35 with no studying so i was dumb and thought MCAT would be the same
asian woman, CA resident (connection to norcal and socal). upper middle SES with dentist dad
hooks: none? but i am adopted from china and talked abt that in my MME sorority essay
general theme i try to emphasize is service/person oriented in my PS. like learning abt the science and human side of ppl
LOR: prob mid but from dr. i shadowed, prof i got my first B in, english prof, PI in lab, psychology teacher.
....i didn't go to class or OH for classes i got As in... so i don't think i can ask for LOR bc no relationship formed and they lowk never even saw me 😞 i need 1 more stem professor i think tho but idek who to ask
ppl (peers, 2 english teachers, grad student mentor in lab) said my PS is good! but general issue is on the surface my ecs r disjointed-looking, weak lor, AND MY MCAT 😭
ECs:
123h, 50proj. Community Service/Volunteer - Clinical/Medical (MME) most most meaningful? idk how to select that on amcas tho
277h, 115 proj. Community Service/Volunteer- not Clinical/Medical (MME)
2222h Hobbies - crafts=>family connection
2 Honors/Awards/Recognitions: 1 for volunteering, 1 for leadership
1089h Leadership - orientation, asian sorority (MME), school-wide event planning board. sorority doesn't have a house so im not counting eating in my hours like some ppl would assume
325h, 1700h proj (emt) Paid employment - Clinical/Medical (talked abt emt in PS), also clinical research job but i was j a grunt so more j a job than research
502h Paid employment - not Clinical/Medical: retail job (speak mid spanish to help customers)
69h, 50h proj. Physician Shadowing (dentist and 3 md specialties)
744h Research/Lab with independent project just starting to recruit participants (talked abt in PS)
24h Teaching/Tutoring/Teaching Assistant during breaks
******if i reapplied i think the only different stuff would be a LOR from emt boss since i start working late june, +1 stem LOR, +1 research poster or presentation, + emt hrs, + shadowing hrs, and + volunteer hours. and hopefully better mcat retake. my gpa would prob b the same or c3.8/s3.8 so a lil lower
school list: pls help with schools i would fit the mission statement for. im catholic so i think im ok with religion based schools but im open to anywhere i can get in that's not in the south.
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2024.06.04 20:45 -343-Guilty-Spark- Tenrai IV Operation Launch

https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/tenrai-iv-operation-launch
Header Image [Imgur]
Warriors at rest: They sing a song of silence As the garden blooms.
Tenrai returns as the latest Operation in Halo Infinite, bringing a new 20-tier Operation Pass along with the highly anticipated Match Composer feature and the return of a historic fan-favorite mode.

TENRAI IV OPERATION PASS

From June 4 to July 2, Operation: Tenrai IV will be active and you’ll be able to work your way through its 20-tier Operation Pass which contains a new themed armor set along with a new visor, emblem, and additional Spartan Points to spend in The Exchange.
Tenrai IV art of a Spartan clad in Azechi armor [Imgur]
Progress your Operation Pass with Match XP and Challenge completions. Additional premium options for the Operation Pass include:
  • 500 credits will make the Operation Pass durable (it will not expire), offers bonus XP during the Operation’s live window, an extra Challenge slot while your pass is equipped, and comes with an exclusive customization item.
  • 2,000 credits instantly unlocks all 20 tiers of the Operation Pass at purchase and includes the exclusive bonus customization item.
Securing either of the above will include the Onyx Edge armor coating, depicted below!
Tenrai IV Press Kit image of the Azechi armor from the Operation with the Onyx Edge armor coating applied [Imgur]

MATCH COMPOSER

Along with Tenrai IV comes the Match Composer feature for Halo Infinite.
The Match Composer is intended to give players more control over what they would like to play when they hop into online matchmaking—something that players of Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be familiar with.
In Halo Infinite, the Match Composer will enable players to choose which game modes they would (or would not) like to participate in, making it easier for you to have a good time playing exactly what you want to play.
From the Multiplayer screen, players will be met with a list of playlists as usual, and upon selecting a specific playlist they will be able to choose which game modes they want to play based on what is available in the playlist by selecting or deselecting according to your preference.
Halo Infinite Match Composer screenshot for Quick Play [Imgur]
For example: If you want to jump into some Free For All, you will find that there are ten game modes available within that playlist. By default, all of them are selected, but the Match Composer will allow you to deselect any that you may not want to play. Of course, in the event that you make selections which may result in longer matchmaking queue wait times, a message will appear to inform you of this.
Alongside the release of this update, the following playlists now utilize the Match Composer feature to help curate your multiplayer experience:
  • Quick Play (4v4) – All things 4v4 from Team Slayer to Husky Raid.
  • Team Doubles (2v2) – Assorted games for teams of two.
  • Rumble Pit (FFA) – A mix of Slayer variants and other FFA modes.
  • Infection (FFA) – Infect the enemy team or survive until the time limit.
  • Big Team Battle (12v12) – Curate between standard BTB, BTB Heavies, and a variety of other BTB modes.
  • Squad Battle (8v8) – Your traditional fix for large-scale warfare, featuring Team Slayer and objective gametypes.
For a full breakdown, check out our Match Composer blog!

JUGGERNAUT UNLEASHED

Key art for the Tenrai IV playlist [Imgur]
Juggernaut has returned to Halo Infinite!
This game mode finds its origins all the way back in Halo: Combat Evolved (originally as a variant of Oddball), but later came to prominence in Halo 2 where it became its own mode with additional variations.
One player is selected by the game to be the Juggernaut, which is good news for those of you who like getting certain advantages (which have historically included overshields, active camo, increased speed and damage, and so on)... but also bad news because everybody else is trying to kill you—and whoever succeeds in doing so becomes the new Juggernaut.
In Halo Infinite, the Juggernaut will receive a substantial buff to their shields and damage resistance, as well as a speed boost, while being equipped with a Gravity Hammer and Quantum Translocator.
Another notable variant of the Juggernaut mode since Halo 2 is Ninjanaut, where one player is equipped with active camouflage. In Halo Infinite's take on the mode, your active camo is finite but can be reset each time you get a kill, and you’ll have the additional aid of unlimited Plasma Grenades and a Grappleshot. But beware, as your enemies are outfitted with Threat Seekers to find you, so you will need to become practiced in the art of a silent, stealthy kill.
Both Juggernaut and Ninjanaut are available in the Tenrai IV playlist, which you can find further details on here.

TENRAI TRAVERSAL

Tenrai IV brings back the stunning community-made maps featured in Tenrai III—along with a new addition—to matchmaking.
HANAMI Credit: MikRips, Foge, bullet2thehead9 Bookmark
Halo Infinite screenshot of the Tenrai-themed Forge map Hanami
Leaves gently scatter The music of silent rest Relax with the wind
The cherry blossoms are blooming, the lake is quiet, but this space is soon to be filled with the sound of combat. With its mix of multi-leveled outdoor areas, winding corridors, and bright interior spaces, you will need to be on your guard for a variety of encounter types and quick to seize the opportunity to strike.
Additional maps included in this playlist are:
  • Dynasty
  • Houseki
  • Kaiketsu
  • Kiken’na
  • Opulence
  • Shiro
  • Shogun
  • Takamanohara
Tenrai Maps
Halo Infinite screenshot of the Tenrai-themed Forge map Dynasty [Imgur]

THE EXCHANGE

The Exchange has been refreshed with Tenrai-themed items from the past. Don’t worry, the slate of items in The Exchange from Operation: Banished Honor are not going away, so you won’t be missing out on anything. Just keep scrolling to the right and you’ll find ‘em!
Tenrai IV Press Kit image of two Spartans with one wearing the YOKAI helmet [Imgur]
Items added to The Exchange in this Operation include:
  • “Fractures” – Backdrop (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Torii Reflection” – Backdrop (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Resistance” – Backdrop (NEW)
  • “Floral Crest” – Emblem (NEW)
  • “Rose Crest” – Emblem (NEW)
  • “Shibuichi” – Visor (Ultimate Reward)
  • “Spring Blossom Filter” – Helmet Attachment (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Dragonbark” – Kneepads (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Jadeiron Plate” – Chest Attachment (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Dragonbark Hipguard” – Hip Attachment (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Tempered Steel” – Visor (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Koban” – Weapon Charm (Ultimate Reward)
  • “Funeral Bell” – Stance (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Rain and Thunder” – Wrist Gear (NEW)
  • “Echo Blue” – Armor Coating (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Fog Painting” – Armor Coating (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Dragonbark” – Shoulder Pads (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Whispered Sky” – Weapon Coating (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Willow Tea” – Armor Coating (Ultimate Reward)
  • “Yokai” – Helmet (Fracture: Tenrai)
  • “Sol Devil” – Weapon Coating (Fracture: Tenrai)

SHOP

Head to the Shop in Halo Infinite and you will find this Operation’s two new bundles available now—Ikari Legacy and Kendo Master, which contain the following items:
IKARI LEGACY
  • Ikari helmet
  • Final Resolve helmet attachment
  • Cave Bear Guard shoulders
  • Clawed Plate chest attachment
  • Beckoning Blades hip attachment
  • Beast Pad kneepads
  • Dark Bronze armor coating
  • Fortune Bold weapon model (MLRS-2 Hydra)
  • Crimson Coral weapon coating
Halo Infinite image of the Ikari Legacy bundle [Imgur]
KENDO MASTER
  • Kendo helmet
  • Temple Champion helmet attachment
  • First Movement shoulders
  • Burden of Metal chest attachment
  • Burden of Wind hip attachment
  • Second Movement wrist attachment
  • Marked Scars armor coating
  • Leaping Bounty weapon model (Mk50 Sidekick)
  • Secret Greetings weapon coating
Halo Infinite image of the Kendo Master bundle [Imgur]
With that, the time has come to jump into Halo Infinite and expand your samurai-themed wardrobe—let's see how close we can get to creating “Spartan Toranaga” from Shōgun!
Jump into the Tenrai IV playlist and relive the fun of Juggernaut and Ninjanaut, earn Spartan Points to pick up new and returning customization content in The Exchange, and play how you want to play with the new Match Composer feature.
See you on the battlefield, samurai.

PRESS KIT

Download the Tenrai IV Press Kit here!
Tenrai IV Press Kit
Tenrai IV Press Kit image of a Spartan outfitted in customization content from the Operation wielding an energy sword [Imgur]
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2024.06.04 20:39 Nicolello_iiiii I fucked up and "lost" users' consent

Hello everyone,
I recently built a free quiz-taking website for med students in Italy, medquizz.it, to help them pass the entry exam for med school (TOLC-MED). To make it profitable, I decided to sell my user's phone numbers to companies that sell 1:1 courses on how to pass the exam.
Being Italian myself and my main users, I read the GDPR to be compliant with them, and usedd iubenda to create the privacy policy and other legal documents. As per GDPR, I added two checkboxes, one with an explicit agreement for your data to be used for commercial purposes, and another one to agree with the privacy policy and all that jazz. I also used iubenda's consent database to have proof that a user checked their consent to the legal stuff. The consent database code remained in the dev branch, and never went on to the production branch, meaning I now have 350 people's phone numbers but I don't have their consent on iubenda.
There's one hope I have, which is that in the code, I made it so that to receive the SMS and continue with the sign up, you needed to have checked both agreements.
I can prove that the code running on production in that time period is what I say because it's all hosted on Vercel.
Is the code proof of agreement, or am I screwed?
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2024.06.04 20:27 Doughbi-wan Build Request

1. What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games (ex: resolution, FPS, settings) or programs you will be using.
2. What is your maximum PRE-TAX budget before rebates and shipping?
3. When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.
4. What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ex: toweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)
5. If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? How old are they? Brands and models are appreciated.
6. Will you be overclocking (ex: CPU/GPU/RAM)? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line?
7. Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSDs, mass HDDs, Wi-Fi / Bluetooth, VR, VirtualLink, tensor cores, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc.)
8. Do you have any specific case preferences (ex: mITX/mATX/mid-towefull-tower sizes, styles, colours, window or not, LED lighting, etc.), or a particular color theme preference for the components?
9. Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? Note: some post-secondary students can get Windows 10 for free at OnTheHub or through their school's IT software distribution department.
10. Will you be upgrading this PC in the future (ie: will you swap out better parts later on or will you build an entirely new tower later)? If so, when?
11. Do you have a brand preference? (ex: AMD/Intel for CPUs, AMD/NVIDIA for video cards, etc.)
12. What are the specs of your old PC / laptop? Do you want to see if it can be upgraded instead? If so, paste its build from PCPartPicker here.
13. Extra info or particulars:
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2024.06.04 20:19 dailor Five new pictures

Hi, folks.
Some of you may remember me posting my humble illustrations for free use. I made five new pictures. Three are landscapes, which is new for me but I think they came out nice. The style should fit ICRPG well.
Please tell me if you like my stuff. And remember: all my pictures are free to use. The only exception: my website should stay the only source to download the pictures themselves. I trust you not to use them for something hateful or evil. If you use some of my pictures in your publications I'd like to hear about it. You don't need to, but it would make me happy.
https://www.lustigesrollenspiel.de/icrpg-illustrationen-icrpg-illustrations
If you like them, you may like my demon-themed illustrations, too. They are free to use, too:
https://www.lustigesrollenspiel.de/demon-illustrations
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2024.06.04 20:18 dailor Five new pictures

Hi, folks.
Some of you may remember me posting my humble illustrations for free use. I made five new pictures. Three are landscapes, which is new for me but I think they came out nice.
Please tell me if you like my stuff. And remember: all my pictures are free to use. The only exception: my website should stay the only source to download the pictures themselves. I trust you not to use them for something hateful or evil. If you use some of my pictures in your publications I'd like to hear about it. You don't need to, but it would make me happy.
https://www.lustigesrollenspiel.de/icrpg-illustrationen-icrpg-illustrations
If you like them, you may like my demon-themed illustrations, too. They are free to use, too:
https://www.lustigesrollenspiel.de/demon-illustrations
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2024.06.04 20:17 dailor Five new pictures

Hi, folks.
Some of you may remember me posting my humble illustrations for free use. I made five new pictures. Three are landscapes, which is new for me but I think they came out nice.
Please tell me if you like my stuff. And remember: all my pictures are free to use. The only exception: my website should stay the only source to download the pictures themselves. I trust you not to use them for something hateful or evil. If you use some of my pictures in your publications I'd like to hear about it. You don't need to, but it would make me happy.
https://www.lustigesrollenspiel.de/icrpg-illustrationen-icrpg-illustrations
If you like them, you may like my demon-themed illustrations, too. They are free to use, too:
https://www.lustigesrollenspiel.de/demon-illustrations
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2024.06.04 20:00 ranc1 Social anxiety as rollercoaster (II) - tracks

Social anxiety as rollercoaster (II) - tracks
Social anxiety is often times perceived as bunch of panic physical symptoms, being silent and shy - and that nothing else - but this is only a tip of iceberg. Beneath these innocuous emotions that appear as irrelevant small, teen issue actually lies deep trauma, called CPTSD.
If a grown man, someone who is 18 years old or older - has social apprehensions and doubts how to approach social situation - this is not romance fantasy introversion or shyness. This is serious trauma - caused and produced by mentally ill people and evil manipulative and controlling psychopaths around such person.
The purpose of my rollercoaster analogy is to bring into awareness various hidden trauma elements which current default medical response to social anxiety (CBT) do not recognize at all. This way CBT is telling us that we are choosing to be a victim and that our brain is abnormal, hence adding more of new layers of trauma and shame and guilt.
With CBT and self-help books and various social anxiety coaches we do not know where to go and how to respond to rejection - even with their advice. All we are being told is to put on a fake social mask of being confident - as if this will help us with social anxiety. Because social anxiety is perceived by CBT as a mere shyness. Then in the real world - we get various symptoms which appear to us as panic and many blocking elements which we cannot discern as toxic shame or inner critic at all - because CBT is ignoring the trauma element from the picture. Without knowing what is happening inside us and why - we won't know how to act, where to go, what decisions to make in social situations. We will be as if on autopilot, as if on invisible train tracks - where we copy paste the same mechanisms and tools and actions and decisions that we learned to do in childhood. Because we never had healthy model to form anything else. We had hysteria, criticism, nagging, complaining, discipline, scrutiny, invalidation - as model to sculpture our persona, our likes and dislikes.
"Normal" people were exposed to idiots since their early teen years and they figured out how to ignore the baiting. We didn't. We started our isolation in our teen years - usually around the age of 12 - and we never had lessons in life how to deal around the hate. All we had is isolation and imagination and rumination - and to copy paste the lessons from our life before the bullying incident happened - so our mechanisms and tools around social situations are based on childhood. Now as adults we are in arrested development - where our avoidance from the bullying incident onwards prevented us to learn how to handle social situations without panic and self torturing ourselves. Now as adults - we have only tools of fawning and pleasing others and inferiority complex - as ways how to muddle through the social life with plenty of avoidance. For example, even though I had twitter account since 2009, and I used social media as a way to communicate openly and without much of social anxiety with other people since 2000, I still copy pasted the same tools I learned in my teen years. And it is only after I learned about Fawning as trauma response and after I learned what is narcissistic abuse - that 2 years ago I actually started to use block/ignore and mute button. Before that - I didn't use this at all. I was convinced due to CBT that I must not avoid other people - even when they are abusive and anti-social. That I somehow am responsible for them being angry at my opinion and that it is my responsibility to be assertive with pathological liars and people who refuse to listen or communicate. My tools of socialization were people pleasing and never saying no to someone and keeping my opinion to myself - and agreeing with others and perceiving anyone loud and sociable as a god to follow. I was convinced before that if I block them or mute them - that they will talk behind my back and gossip about me - and I won't know from where or from whom the new danger will come from. This was my unconscious fear that I had no idea was inside me, commanding me to people please others. It is as if I was on railroad track and that was the only way to go in life - to follow this rollercoaster track that do not allow any deviations from the path, and I had no option or choice to choose different theme park.
CBT perceives social anxiety as shyness issue, like this:
Social anxiety as CBT perceives it
Therefore most of self help books and online articles and you tube videos about social anxiety - will explain the social anxiety as a shyness issue. Plus, the CBT will explain that our brain is abnormal, that our brain is pumping out cognitive distortions - and that these distortions are the cause of anxiety. Even though the social anxiety is in its name - clear about where anxiety is coming from - it is social+anxiety. Anxiety stemming from the social element, social factor as toxic people that are causing the anxiety. Not our thoughts. It is not called self anxiety.
After all - if our cognitive distortions are creating social anxiety - then these same cognitive distortions would ruin all other aspects in our life. We would be cripples - we would not be able to read, to learn, to observe. We would not be able to make any kind of contact - even with safe people. Our cognitive distortions would appear all the time even when we are in calm place. And this is not the case. Our social anxiety acts up only when we are in contact with someone toxic and intrusive and anti-social. When we were in contact and when we are about to be in contact with someone who is psychopathic and abnormal. Our social anxiety is see-saw effect - it comes , it flairs up on the surface only and only when we are experiencing attack and assault and unfair interaction with difficult people who refuse to behave in civilized manner.
With trauma - we associated triggers (toxic people) with pain. Other people also feel this mess and all uncomfortable emotions like we do - but for people without apparent social anxiety it is not distressing. For them, toxic people appear as a blimp on their awareness radar. And they move on. People without apparent social anxiety feel panic/overstimulation - but
1) it is not hyperemotional
2) they do not associate toxic people and embarrassment with the pain.
That is their secret - why other people do not exhibit social anxiety. They do feel social anxiety - but it is in small quantities - and without deep education in psychology - they would label these emotions as mysterious or as annoyance or as bad day, or as unfortunate event. They would not self pathologize themselves with psychiatric "panic" labels - because they do not see significance in their distress. They do not perceive it as distress at all. Some of them label it as anger - and they attack the toxic person and argue with someone who is pathological liar hence without achieving any resolution to problem - but there is no emotional attachment with the abusers. Any kind of conflict with difficult people won't affect them to lose their sleep or to quit their job or to contemplate suicide. The important thing here is to realize that all people experience social anxiety - they simply label it differently and they do not have operant conditioning connections with the uncomfortable emotions that would make them stop and start to ruminate and worry incessantly about other people. They do not have toxic shame (deep core belief that they are inept and worthless) and they do not have deep rooted harsh inner critic telling them that they are crap who must isolate and hide away from others. They do not have somatic, body reactions such as panic - and if they have some hormones adrenaline rush in heated argument - their brain does not associate these uncomfortable body feelings and sensations as their personal failure or catastrophe or psychiatric disorder - as CBT is explaining to us and gaslight us into believing that we are mentally ill and abnormal for feeling overstimulation.
Without CBT or self help books which would pathologize their social anxiety emotions, other people simply move on with their lives. People without apparent social anxiety are not gaslighted by CBT into toxic belief that they are worthless, and second class citizens without rights, for having social anxiety symptoms.
Even though I wrote this topic "Everyone has social anxiety" two years ago - and even though I was practically banned from the main reddit social anxiety forum for writing it - it was only the last week that I truly realized that other people do have the same pathologized emotions as any traumatized person has. Until 7 days ago, I believed that other people have "pure" scary emotions and that trauma emotions are only reserved for the traumatized ones. Nope. All people experience the very same emotions that psychiatry is pathologizing in DSM - and then make us believe that we are special in negative way for being honest about our scary emotions and difficult painful feelings. The very fact that I realized this only 7 days ago - tells us that we need constant education in trauma from trauma informed therapists and survivors of abuse who are willing to share their insight with us. There is so much to learn about trauma - and CBT is pathologizing us from all sides in mainstream media and provides us with wrong, limited and self defeating unverified information.
Since non-socially anxious people feel social anxiety but they do not associate it with the pain - it is obvious that operant conditioning lies behind social anxiety - and what we need is a process of Dishabituation and Desensitization which CBT mistakenly label as Exposure. Exposure to toxic people and to toxic people will not make us stronger or better or harder or more masculine. Instead - exposure to mobbing will drive us to explode and to develop physical illness such as cancer and allergies.
Exposure in social anxiety means exposure to pain. Not social situations. Not talking. Not being confident. Not nitpicking our brain with CBT's ABC model of eradicating so called cognitive distortions. We need to remove this link to the pain that we have associated in ACE and ACoA years. Demand avoidance in autism. Sometimes this pain is rational like bad medical service. If we live in poor country where medical personnel is dangerous in its nepotism and getting the diploma through corruption and buying the medical degrees - it is totally rational to avoid such doctors. CBT would label this avoidance as hallucination. In my personal experience - allergy to penicillin was misdiagnosed by my doctor as sickness for pregnant women. At another time, allergy to pollen was misdiagnosed as bone deformity in nose that supposedly needed surgery. Few years ago this same doctor misdiagnosed someone's appendix as a fever and the patient died - and she was never brought in media or trial, it was hushed up due to nepotism, clans and corruption. So if we develop avoidance as response to this legalized criminal activities - it is not social anxiety, it is totally rational fear of legalized murderers walking free around.
The thing is - when we remove our protective cocoon (avoidance and social anxiety) - what happens is 1) suicide idealizations (self aggression) and 2) hysteria (external aggression) - "klikusha" described in Dostoyevsky books. ("Klikushi are people prone to hysterical fits, during which they emit violent screams")
Social anxiety is cocoon that protects us from becoming anti-social hysterical psychopaths who pushed un into trauma. Instead of believing in CBT false explanation of social anxiety as abnormality to destroy, we need to reframe social anxiety as perfect response to impossible situation - like being financially trapped with psychopaths in power.
We only end up with avoiding (which CBT pathologizes as abnormality that leads to mental illness) because we can't control impossible situation in any other way but through social anxiety. We isolate ourselves because we are unable to assert ourselves, we are unable to say no to intrusive people, we keep missing opportunities and chances and not taking risks because of psychopaths in power who punish us for attempting to do anything in life.
With CBT, we will "cure" our social anxiety with white lies that we tell ourselves and other people. That we avoid people and events in life because "we are not interested in them". We will lie to ourselves in order to appease the ableist CBT and to signal other people that we are normal even though we miss social situations. That is what CBT is doing to us. It does not resolve the trauma and does not address toxic people in power. It simply push us to lie to ourselves and to rationalize away the abuse.
Our goal in life is totally ignored by CBT. The goal is to be creative, to have new ideas, to take risks, to organize events and to meet people and to enjoy social interactions. With CBT we end up being a machine that monitors his or hers panic symptoms and then prune them with lies. We won't do it - we won't become full adult with his or hers likes and dislikes, with our interest in life, with our authentic self that is not defined through the prism of confidence and being courageous - but our goals will be in the primary focus. Due to ACE and ACoA we don't have any other emotional regulation system other than social anxiety. Social anxiety is our only way to regulate ourselves. Without it - we will lose any mechanism to soothe ourselves - and CBT is pushing us to remove social anxiety. This way CBT is forcing us to develop mental illness. Even Freud died of overdose, and Marylin Monroe who was treated with CBT tools like medication and endless hamster wheel talk therapy.
Emotional regulation means being in Ventral Vagal state - where we naturally connect with other people without feeling toxic stress or danger. When we are in contact with psychopaths and sociopaths - this is impossible task. When we are forced to be in contact with narcissists and impulsive borderlines - we will suffer mentally. This is not our fault. This is not our weakness or defect as CBT portrays social anxiety. It is perfectly normal reaction to abnormal people around us.
CBT does not explain this at all. CBT explains that our brain is creating the disorder and that our task in life is to be reactive machine that must always expose to abnormal people without our choices and goals in life. CBT does not tell or explain that abnormal people are the problem. The sole problem. That there is nothing wrong with our panic reactions to abnormal sick anti-social people whom we must interact with - in our job or in family.
CBT does not perceive amnesia as problem. Amygdala hijacking. CBT will label this as our personal choice which can be cured if we somehow become macho masculine hero and when we stop being a coward. There is no self identity inside us - CBT does not mention this at all. CBT presumes that once we expose ourselves to social situation, that magically we will start to know who we are, what we like and that our GPS inner guidance system will start to work on its own. It won't. What happens in real life - is that our GPS become toxic people around us who manipulate us into coercive control to be their slave.
CBT does not tell us that we need to rebuild ourselves like in ancient Greek myth, where with each trigger, with each incident, with RSD, with blunder in social situations - our traces of self are eradicated - and we need to pick up who we are over and over again, each day. Toxic people eat away our innards while we stay strung on a rock - and with each day we are forced to rebuild our body - only to be eaten away by predators the next day. CBT does not explain this process that socially anxious people go through - because we are surrounded by toxic people who cause our social anxiety.
Each time we re-learn what makes us happy and safe. Without realizing that this is happening -we are stuck on rollercoaster autopilot, on tracks laid in front of us, and our self is actually Schizoid empty core, as Sam Vaknin said in his video: "When child has no contact with reality, no contact with other people – the child feels estranged from his own life. The child has no self, no functioning self. He has identity disturbance. He has fragmented self. Self states. Pseudo-identities.
He doesn't have central core. There is emptiness instead of core, we call this the schizoid empty core. This child feels he doesn't exist. When you don't exist, you can't have life, you can't own your life. Unable to inhabit his own life. This child become adult who retreats into familiar modes of infancy and remains fixated there. Leads to concept of inner child. Child like element inside us. IFS Model. Construct of inner child to induce healing."
CBT's easy explanation that cognitive distortions are the problem in social anxiety only adds more to the empty self problem. I end up believing that I am defective inside - and therefore I am empty inside. There is no Self inside that comes up with new ideas. Now with CBT I believe that my brain is only pumping out abnormality and distorted thoughts - where my only job in life is to list these thoughts and then fight with them in endless civil war battles with my own brain. CBT ought to be banned - it is doing such incredible psychological damage to anyone being traumatized by providing pseudoscience that didn't work even for Freud.
CBT adds distrust to our own brain, to our decisions, to our ability to trust ourselves. We end up with no goals - because now we are convinced that our ideas, innovative ideas are abnormality filled with so called distortions. And then we become codependent and people pleasers since - if we cannot trust our own judgement, we need to trust other people who are without social anxiety and who are super confident and strong and masculine and forceful - and guess who will come to our doors to lead us - narcissists, psychopaths and sociopaths. Or another solution is to isolate ourselves and become avoidant with push-pull anxious- avoidant attachment style.
Rollercoaster tracks in social anxiety - as I depict it in the sketch - they are twisted into pretzel as a way to adapt ourselves to sociopaths and psychopaths and all predatory types of people who trigger us into social anxiety. We are responding to sick and abnormal people and surreal toxic ambient of narcissism build on their fantasy and their needs and agenda of exploitation of others and competition and mostly their inferiority complex masked as superiority.
Then we are forced to act in certain way in order to regulate and calm toxic people. And that's how loops of rollercoaster tracks happen. These will contribute to somatic bodily feelings like nausea, panic, overwhelm already present due to genetic and external mess. And we will be forced to repeat it, repetition compulsion. And we are not aware of this. CBT does not explain it. Other people do not explain it. CBT, self help books and other people's viewpoint of anxiety explains the social anxiety as our oversensitivity and our choice. Like with Cassandra Syndrome (The Cassandra metaphor relates to a person whose valid warnings or concerns are disbelieved by others. The term originates in Greek mythology. Cassandra was a daughter of Priam, the King of Troy.) - most people will not believe us when we tell them that the toxic person is dangerous and intrusive - mostly because abusers appear charming to non-affected people.
Ambient, people around us, our history (ACE/ACoA) shape the tracks so it is not our fault as we believe with toxic shame and inner critic that it's our choice and we can change it with logic and will.
Tracks are daily chain of decisions and actions and isolation and avoidance and choosing how to react to people.
If we avoid people, these tracks will become imaginary and more complex with paranoid twists, twisted by memory of past abuse and rancor.
If we stay with toxic people, these tracks will become also imaginary and paranoid, too – part of shared fantasy, tracks will be skewed by toxic people's observations and series of punishments.
We can attempt to reshape the tracks – but they will still depend and then be formed by the ambient (such as shame culture country and or lack of finances or external dysfunction of any sort) – due to Cooley's Looking Glass Self.
Secondary dysfunction is that repression leads to disturbance in immune system, we make ourselves sick by trying to survive in toxic ambient – and then it appears as if social anxiety is problem – CBT – our thoughts are sick – and then this belief that we are abnormal leads to more repression and more of physical illness – that creates new tracks of self sabotage and illness, due to self hatred and self rejection and self disgust – due to CBT we see ourselves as abnormal, weak, pathetic and worthless – Mathew Effect happens, black hole, hamster wheel loop of doom.
With social anxiety we suppress our anger, our wagon of masking runs these tracks being suppressed - and then we ran into the mess, external abusers who are angry and we have no idea how to handle hysterical people, other than holding on to tracks of repression and wagons of masking, as we were programmed to do in ACE and AcoA childhood where our needs and emotions were punished, mocked, ashamed and silenced away. Then any predator can easily manipulate and control and exploit us (Mate Crime).
Up next are rollercoaster Wagons of social anxiety.
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2024.06.04 19:55 venusshadowZDC-3 The physics of UFOs. A hypothetical model, part I: Particles and waves; light and nonlocality.

The physics of UFOs. A hypothetical model, part I: Particles and waves; light and nonlocality.
This is the first part in a series of four chapters where we will be delving into some of the physics of UAPs, from a theoretical but also practical standpoint.
First, we could pose the question, “What is a solid object and where is the spatial boundary of a solid object?” Classical physics assumes that boundary to be at its surface but quantum field theory, quantum cosmology, and topology prove that:
1. The surface of material objects, meant as a smooth continual Riemannian manifold, does not exist.
2. The boundary of a material object is related to the cosmologic model of choice.
3. The reasoning for the choice distinguishes a set of boundaries where the values of the function are allowed abrupt changes, and across which the adjacent regions cannot be connected. The common models of time and space are based on segmenting the set of real-valued numbers R^n. They do not allow these possibilities because their boundaries’ topological structure is wrong (Alfano, 2019).
This would suggest that, at the very least, our definition of a solid object is quite relative and that solid objects might not be so solid after all, in certain circumstances at least. But how can Nature provide energy instantaneously? Multiple theories outline the way energy could propagate instantaneously, tunnelling without breaking causality, including the zero point-field and Nikola Tesla’s longitudinal magneto-dielectric “scalar” waves or radiant energy.
Insofar as nonlocality and the dual wave-particle nature of light and ultimately of matter, we know from metaphysics that all points in space-time are connected, a fact which seems to be increasingly supported by quantum field theory as well as remote viewing. Dr. Hermann Oberth theorized that NHI UAP utilize time/dimensional travel ships that don’t traverse large distances in space, but rather ‘jump’ from one time/space to another, or from one dimension to another and instantly back to their point of origin (Corso, 1999).
As a side note, today we live immersed in a multitude of nonlocal engineering applications, aspects much more conventional than experimental physics or UFOs. Every time we use our credit cards in an ATM or for wireless payments in a POS, quantum electrodynamics assumes that the exchange of information between the card and the wireless system adopts nearly exclusively nonlocal space-like intermediate bosons. For over two centuries now, the same has also been true for all induction electric motors, for example (Alfano, 2019).
Non-local phenomena of macroscopic scale have also been observed and documented in various parapsychology experiments, such as for example breaking through spatial barriers (Song, 1983) and psychokinesis (Gimeno, 2017). The question of whether the speed of light is absolute has been a recurring theme for as long as it has been discovered. In classical physics, light is described as a type of electromagnetic wave. The classical behaviour of the electromagnetic field is described by Maxwell's equations, which predict that the speed c with which electromagnetic waves (such as light) propagate in vacuum is related to the distributed capacitance and inductance of vacuum, otherwise known as the electric constant Îľ0 and the magnetic constant Îź0.
In modern quantum mechanics, the electromagnetic field is described by the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED). In this theory, light is described by the fundamental excitations (or quanta) of the electromagnetic field, called photons. In QED, photons are massless particles and thus, according to special relativity, they travel at the speed of light in vacuum.
We know from standard optical physics and quantum electrodynamics that the optical phase and group velocities can exceed c under certain physical conditions, but dispersion always ensures that the signal velocity is ≤ c. But recent QED calculations (Scharnhorst, 1990; Latorre et al., 1995) have proved that in the Casimir Effect system, the dispersive effects are ~much weaker~ still than those associated with the increase in c so that the phase, group and signal velocities will therefore ~all increase~ by the same amount. Note that, in general, no dispersion shows up in all of the modified vacuum effects examined by investigators (Davis, 2004).
Vacuum quantum interactions with light lead to an effect on the speed of light that is due to the absorption of photons (by the vacuum) to form virtual electron-positron pairs followed by the quick re-emission (from the vacuum) of the photon. The virtual particle pairs are very short lived because of the large mismatch between the energy of a photon and the rest mass-energy of the particle pair. A key point is that this process makes a contribution to the observed vacuum permittivity Îľ0 (and permeability Âľ0) constant and, therefore, to the speed of light c .In modern quantum mechanics, the electromagnetic field is described by the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED). In this theory, light is described by the fundamental excitations (or quanta) of the electromagnetic field, called photons. In QED, photons are massless particles and thus, according to special relativity, they travel at the speed of light in vacuum.
Scharnhorst (1990) and Latorre et al. (1995) have since proved that the suppression of light scattering by virtual particle pairs (a.k.a. coherent light-by-light scattering) in the vacuum causes an increase in the speed of light accompanied by a decrease in the vacuum refraction index. This very unique effect is accomplished in a Casimir Effect capacitor cavity (or waveguide) whereby the vacuum quantum field fluctuations (a.k.a. zero-point fluctuations or ZPF) inside have been modified (becoming anisotropic and non-translational invariant) to satisfy the electromagnetic boundary conditions imposed by the presence of the capacitor plates (or waveguide walls) This modification of free space vacuum ZPE modes suppresses the scattering of light by virtual particle pairs, thus producing the speed of light increase (and corresponding decrease in the vacuum refraction index).
Davis (2004) also reports that a small number of K < 1 solutions were developed that describe FTL motion (i.e., c is increased, or the vacuum refraction index < 1, when the modified vacuum has a lower energy density) which is generated by some distributed negative energy density such that the total energy density of the system as seen by remote observes is approximately zero. These solutions are similar in function to that of a traversable wormhole or warp drive effect (Alcubierre, 1994), which both arose from Einstein’s General Relativity Theory and are both generated by distributed negative energy density in spacetime.
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Tesla (1905) has also experimentally proven that longitudinal magneto-dielectric scalar waves, or radiant energy, can propagate at speeds exceeding c. Transmittereceiver experiments with Faraday cages have shown that this effect can be verified by the fact that an electric and not a magnetic coupling is present, although the Faraday cage should shield electric fields. The scalar wave consequently overcomes the cage with a speed faster than light, by quantum tunnelling (Meyl, 2002).
In an endeavor to experimentally replicate Tesla’s findings, Meyl (2001) has proven the following: the wireless transmission of electrical energy with an over-unity-effect of about 10, the reaction of the receiver to the transmitter, the transmission of scalar waves with 1.5 times the speed of light, and the inefficiency of Faraday cages in shielding from scalar waves. He goes on to note that Tesla’s radiant energy is generally difficult to replicate due to fact that building a magnifying transmitter such as Tesla had is very expensive and that there is generally an absence of a suitable field description for scalar waves. Maxwell’s equations only describe transverse waves, for which the field pointers oscillate perpendicular to the direction of propagation. He solved the former through the use of modern electronics, by replacing the spark gap generator with a function generator and the high tension operation with 2 - 4 Volts low tension; and the former by developing a mathematical model to match it, noting that the scalar wave part of equation is actually the near-field effect of the antenna/transmitter (Meyl, 2001)
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2024.06.04 19:46 One_Inspection5614 Theming it out

I like the wild West theme this month! What about giving it away? So every month make it free plus the skins and charge to keep them past the trial. I think it would change the feel of the game each month bc I only see the same mix of backgrounds each attack session. Btw the wild West background and skins are not for me but I do enjoy them. Unless they are hugely better than our trusty skins/backgrounds most of us won't touch them. Maybe you (SC) could reinvigorate some fomo halfway through the month when the trial runs out.
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2024.06.04 19:44 NeonWyvern Munitions for Marine Life: Wellspring V First Impressions and Analysis

I (like I assume many of you) spent most of this weekend playing with the Wellstring V. The learning curve was a little steep, but after several games, I got the hang of it and started having a lot of fun. So much so, that I want to share this joy by writing a little guide (or perhaps "love letter" is a more appropriate term. Really I just wrote this so that I could fantasize about playing Wellstring when away from my Switch).
Don't take this analysis too seriously. The weapon has been out for only a few days, so I don't think anyone can claim themselves an expert. I'm also a lowly solo queue player who hovers around 1600 X Power. But I believe we all have something to learn from each other. Those who feel inexperienced with the weapon can hopefully take away something from this guide, and those more experienced with the game can critique my thoughts and hopefully drive a discussion. My biggest qualifier is that I've 3-starred both Wellspring kits this weekend, and I've nearly 4-starred both Tri-Stringer kits (the weapon most similar to the Wellstring) (I have only 1-starred both Reef-lux. Not a fan of that one, though the recent buff has piqued my interest).
Main Weapon Properties:
If you are a Tri-Stringer player, you should feel right at home with the Wellstring. It's an inverted Tri-Stringer, the yin to its yang. The Wellstring's first charge level is a highly accurate, midrange one shot (nearly identical to the Reef-lux's full charge). Its second charge level is a wide spread of weak exploding arrows, at the range of the Tri-Stringer's second charge level. The beautiful thing is that the charge time of each level is identical between the Wellstring and Tri-Stringer.
The difference maker is the Wellstring uses 5 arrows instead of 3. This may sound powerful on paper...well let me tell you, it's even more so in practice.
At the first charge level, the 5 arrows mean the effective hit box of your one-shot is larger than the other stringers. I think this more than compensates for the fact that the one-shot needs to be timed (unlike the other stringers who can hold onto their one-shot while they move and aim). The large hit box means that you don't necessarily need to jump to get the vertical lethal line that you'd (usually) need with the other stringers. The timing element can be made more forgiving by holding your charge for just a few more frames after the first charge level, so that you are firing a compact cluster of 5 exploding arrows. The combined damage of the explosions can secure a kill just as easily, only sacrificing the classic satisfying "khsnk!" sound.
At the second charge level, the 5 arrows spread out to carpet bomb a long line in front of you. The arrows are just close enough that opponents can get hit by multiple explosions to combo into a kill. Going beyond kill power, this shot also paints well, covering a nice swimmable line at a distance, with droplets that - while sparse and not swimmable - contribute to charging your special. And it's not just paint, but it's burst paint, inking a large area all at once. Like other stringers, it's either a horizontal spread if your inkling is grounded, or a vertical spread in the air. Note that the shift from horizintal to vertical is gradual over the course of your jump arc. And because the spread is so wide and because you can hold this level of charge, you can easily access diagonal formations by releasing your volley before the peak of your jump. Be on the lookout for areas of enemy ink that are at your max range shaped like —, and , AND / . Selecting the right formation is critical for thwarting the enemy's
There's yet another upside to the 5 arrows: object damage. It seems that each arrow does damage to objects at the same multiplier as the Tri-Stringer. But with 2 more arrows comes a 66% increase to that damage. You can pop a Rainmaker shield with two first level charges, which takes about two seconds. Two seconds is no joke; that's comparable to the Dapple Dualies. Big Bubbler is similarly no match for the Wellstring (I believe it can only sustain two well aimed shots to the weak point. Could be three shots. Hard to tell exactly in the chaos of a match). That's all without Object Shredder. I wouldn't be suprised if the devs nerf the object damage. It'd feel less like a nerf and more like a bug fix.
Long range options, mid-range options, high damage, good burst paint, decent charge speed, good ink efficiency...what's the trade off for this power? I'm still asking this myself, but it seems the answer is the Wellstring's movement speed. Part of why I love the Tri-Stringer is its fast stafe speed, which enables you to reposition quickly and be hard to pin down in close quarter combat. Conversely, the Wellstring strafes slowly while charging. Not as bad as a Splat Charger, but it's enough that peaking behind cover feels like a burden. It's also a heavy weight, meaning its swim speed is slower than other weapons. But this weakness can be shored up with gear abilities.
The other big weakness is the, uh, "questionable" quality of its two kits.
Strategies:
I am aware that all weapons need to fluidly transition between the 4 roles (slayer, skirmisher, anchor, support) outlined by pro-player FLC. That said, it's useful to understand which roles a weapon excels at. Categorizing the Wellstring is tricky, and is part of the learning curve. Is it best used as a frontline slayer, or backline anchor? I think it most closely resembles the role of the Ballpoint Splatling: it is a long range anchor with a short-range defense that enables it to transition into a slow, midrange slayer when needed. Because it can defend itself, it can move forward with its team to secure vulnerable but vital positions. The Wellstring adds a little more paint support and chip damage support on top of that.
Positioning is the key to success with the Wellstring. Well, it's the key to success with Splatoon in general, but it's made evident in the Wellstring. You want to secure locations on the map that allow your carpet bomb to cover all the ground it can. You also want to secure high ground (yes, important for every weapon, but for the Wellstring); this gives you sight on your allies. This is critical because the Wellstring's biggest strength is it's ability to turn the tides of battle in your ally's fights. The viability of chip damage weapons - those that deal damage but struggle to quickly dish out the 100 damage to secure a splat - have frequently relied on having other chip damage weapons on your team to combo with. The Wellstring is a little different because it can add damage, but it can also add burst paint at a distance, so much so that you're not simply inking the enemy's feet, but you're eliminating both their escape route and approach option. Point Sensor on the Custom kit helps you keep track of these fights.
The Wellstring can maintain its hold on key positions better than other anchor weapons due to its first charge level. If your reaction time is sharp, you can splat ambushing players with your one-shot when they try to interupt you as you fully charge a volley. Even if you have a full charge prepped, you can defend yourself by angling your shot at the ground. This causes the bomb arrows to stick to the ground in a cluster before they have a chance to spread out in the air, creating a deadly explosion that can buy you time to swim away to a more advantageous range.
Typically, you don't want to play in front of your teammates. But if you find yourself in a close quarters skirmish, treat your first charge level like you would a rolled Splat Bomb. You can aim your arrows at the ground in the direction the enemy is moving to create lethal spaces to splat them, or at least manipulate their movement. Auto-bomb on the Vanilla kit can give your enemy a second problem to dodge.
I want to emphasize that Splat Bomb part. The Wellstring has mini Splat Bombs as its main weapon. It's beautiful.
Kits:
I've played both the Vanilla and Custom kit in equal amounts, partly to get a feel for both, and partly because I can't decide which is better (or which one is worse). The kits actually feel pretty synergistic with the main weapon, but sadly the power level of the specials are lacking on the current patch.
I'm not very experienced with Autobomb or Ultra Stamp, so since I think the Vanilla kit is on par with the Custom kit, that probably means that it's better if you actually know how to handle the sub and special.
Autobomb can help you capture key positions more easily: you can throw it where you want to move to see if anyone is sharking there and better prepare yourself for taking that space (due to the charge time of the Main Weapon, the Wellstring is particularly weak to sharking strategies). Autobomb can also add to the bullet hell chaos your enemies will need to deal with when approaching you. My favorite use case is for when you are not on high ground and you want to impact a fight that's happening at an angle you don't have a clear shot against.
I think Ultra Stamp's main utility is insurance against weapons you have a poor matchup against: blasters that can poke your sniper ledge, lightweight short range shooters that can rush you down, and occasionally a sniper that's in perfect range for a thrown hammer to the face. The insurance lets you take more aggressive positions while it's charged. The trick is to not use it as a panic button, but when someone is closing the distance to you. It can also help pave the way for the Rainmaker, further cementing Wellspring's niche in that mode.
Point Sensor is nice for the reasons it's good on Explosher: it lets you track enemies behind cover on a weapon that can lob projectiles over said cover. Because the main weapon of the Wellstring is so strong and doesn't want to allocate ink to a sub weapon, a utility sub like this compliments the weapon well. It reinforces the playstyle of supporting your teammates with their battles. Point Sensor also enables Opening Gambit (more on that later).
Wave Breaker's main strength is that it's a special that doesn't occupy your main weapon while in use. It has synergy in locating your enemies and comboing with your chip damage. Unlike some other backliners with Wave Breaker (E-Liter...), your midrange one shot enables you to safely push forward to deploy the Wave Breaker in effective locations. It's perhaps the best Wave Breaker user in the game. That said, Wave Breaker is still considered a bottom-of-the-barrel special. But for you low-level players (like myself), keep in mind that it used to be considered A-tier, and has only fallen off because high-level players have gotten better at dodging it and shredding it. Your opponents might not be those players. Really the biggest weakness of this special is it makes Point Sensor redundant. It's also stationary, so you really rather have the Ultra Stamp kit on Rainmaker and probably on Clams.
Gear:
One of the reasons I wanted to write this analysis is to talk about gear. The Wellspring feels very gear-independent, so it's an interesting puzzle of figuring out what it wants, rather than what it needs.
I think a main ability of Swim Speed Up is the only "need." This negates the slowing of your heavy weight status, allowing you to quickly return from spawn, reposition from sniper pearch to sniper perch, and bob and weave when being attacked up close. I like adding a few sub abilities of Swim Speed Up on top of the main. Run Speed Up should be really nice too, but it scales poorly. You need a lot of it to break free of the molasses at your feet. But you aren't sacrificing much to stack tons of Run Speed Up, so I think it's one viable build option.
The Wellstring is surprisingly ink efficient and it has no whiting frames, so ink efficiecy boosters aren't that necessary (and this is coming from someone that runs a main slot of Ink Saver Main on most weapons. I'm too trigger happy). I like Ink Saver Main on Tri-Stringer because you want to stay on your sniper perch and harrass the enemy with arrows for an extended period of time. But the Wellstring can paint a huge swath of territory in a few shots, at which point the enemy has retreated, so you want to reposition and recover ink while doing so. Both kits have cheap sub weapons too.
Special Charge Up is not necessary, especially for the lackluster Special Weapons the Wellstring has. You can charge your special easily enough without gear assistance, and Ultra Stamp in particular is a special you hold for specific scenarios rather than spamming it. I think Special Power Up is pretty terrible in most cases, though I'm of the opinion that Wave Breaker is one of the few specials it scales well with (while still not enough to be worth the gear).
The Wellstring isn't aggro enough for Quick Respawn to be useful. Intensify Action has no signifcant accuracy impact on Stringers.
What's left are the utility subs (Special Saver, Quick Super Jump, Sub Resistance Up, and Ink Resistance) that you are welcome to stack more of than you normally would. Ink Resistance would be my first choice, to make it easier to strafe in and escape from sticky situations.
We're also left with the unique main abilities. I don't think the Wellstring is ink hungry enough to even want Last Ditch Effort, unless you think there is merit in Autobomb spam.
Ninja Squid loses utility when you aren't a sharking weapon, and the hit to your movement speed isn't worth the stealth.
Thermal Ink is a very interesting proposition because your main's damage area is so large, but it doesn't trigger with the arrow's explosions, only the arrows themselves. I've used Thermal Ink on Tri-Stringer many times, and I've concluded it's usefulness heavily depends on if the map has enough cover for enemies to hide behind that you can see them through (and I ultimately ditched Thermal Ink for Special Charge Up). Point Sensor makes Thermal Ink redundant, but the Vanilla kit might like it.
Stealth Jump is never a bad ability, and the Wellstring has enough midrange power that it can jump to its allies on the front lines and land in a comfortable position. The question is if you'd rather have it or Object Shredder. I love Object Shredder on Tri-s Stringer, but on the Wellstring, I think it's overkill. However, it's worth considering in the current post-patch solo queue, where Decavitor Big Bubbles run amok, and enemy Wellstrings will oppose you for the Rainmaker pop.
Let's talk about Opening Gambit. To make Gambit work on a weapon, you need two things: a way to obtain easy assists, and a weapon that benefits from the speed payoff. The Custom Wellstring checks both these boxes: it has Point Sensor and troves of chip damage for easy assists, plus it needs swim speed to counteract its heavy weight and run speed to move while charging. If there was ever a weapon that could make Opening Gambit work, it'd be the Custom Wellstring (surely it will succeed where the Nova failed...right?). The tricky part about Gambit is determining how much speed boosting gear to use alongside it. You won't be able to go "Maximum Gambit Mode" in every match, so I think you need at least one main of Swim Speed Up to alleviate the pains of Gambit withdrawal. A few points dedicated to Ink Saver Sub are probably warranted to keep the Point Sensor train rolling. Personally, I'm not a fan of playing the mini game of maintaining my assist chain, particularly with the other mechanics to keep track of on the Wellstring, so I prefer to drop Gambit in favor of more consistent Swim Speed. But I'm not convinced it's better to go without Gambit.
Tl;dr: I think the Wellstring is a wonderful and powerful weapon. Play to the anchor role by keeping track of your allies' fights, and support them with your second charge level to carpet bomb the enemy, thwarting their movement. Unlike some other anchors, you can push forward alongside your team by taking advantage of the lethal first charge level. It's deadly in the same way that a Splat Bomb is; you can use the small bomb cluster to pre-fire a space the enemy moves into to secure a splat. The object damage is boarderline cheesey. The kits are weak, possibiliy to balance the weapon, but they are surpisingly synergistic. The Vanilla Kit can take to the frontlines easier than the Custom kit, which is designed to compliment the splat-support playstyle. You have a lot of gear freedom: take some Swim Speed Up, then either focus on more movement speed increases, or go heavy on the utility abilities. On the Custom kit, seriously consider Opening Gambit.
I encourage you to take the time to learn this weapon - the reward is worth it. Come, join me in the well...
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2024.06.04 19:43 evtnant What is going on!! New Singles and References to Matty/the 1975 and Taylor Swift

Hi all, I have literally never created a post on Reddit but I cannot contain myself any longer... What is with all these allusions to Matty and Taylor?!
Halsey just released a new song!! Go listen to it and the melody is the same as When We are Together by the 1975. Gracie Abrams also has the chorus of.... I believe it is.... Faultline to the melody of Mirrorball. Glass Animals has a single coming out that references cowboy / creatures / etc. I have the feeling Billie Eilishs' new album has several references. Charlie Puth's "Hero".... The Bleachers most recent album.... The National... Post Malone... Maybe Eminem?... Valley... 21 Pilots' "Midwest Indigo" and maybe others... Nanna... "All I ever Wanted" by Dean Lewis?... Benson Boone... etc
Go listen to any new single of an indie/pop/other artist and I swear you will find several allusions to: the color blue or red (like the colors seen in the Fortnight mv), heros, gardens/promised land, aliens/outer space, the color gold in reference to love, driving, "midnight" and early morning hours, dancing, turning lights on/off, etc. Many of which are themes throughout Matty's and Taylor's work.
I need to gather more examples and I am in the middle of work right now but I have been agonizing over this with every new single that is being released. My sister thinks I'm crazy lol.
Please feel free to contribute your findings as well :)
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2024.06.04 19:39 -343-Guilty-Spark- Tenrai IV Playlist

https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/tenrai-iv-playlist
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Warrior at rest Peace, serenity, and calm Soon, battle begins
Tenrai returns. Take a moment to prepare yourselves for you will face off against a new, formidable foe.
IT'S THE JUGGERNAUT, SPARTAN
Or maybe the Ninjanaut. The frenetic free-for-all mode returns, alongside a variant with an invisible Juggernaut.
If you are chosen to be the Juggernaut, you’ll enjoy a substantial shield buff, some damage resistance, and a speed boost. You’ll be equipped with a Gravity Hammer and the Quantum Translocator allowing you to take on the rest of the lobby with the grace of, well, a Juggernaut. But be careful—if you get killed, the person who took you down becomes the new Juggernaut.
Spartans playing the new Juggernaut playlist [Imgur]
If you find yourself in a Ninjanaut lobby, watch your six. In this version, the Juggernaut is a ninja and is equipped with active camouflage. Over time, this camo will tick down but you can reset the amount of time left on your camo by getting a kill. As the Ninjanaut, you can execute sneaky plays with your wits, bottomless plasma grenades, and a Grappleshot. But the rest of the lobby has Threat Seekers to, well, seek you out. As with Juggernaut, killing the Ninjanaut will grant you a prompt promotion to the new Ninjanaut, so be ready to evolve your strategy on the fly.
Juggernaut
Credits: Djungelskog7425, Bonk Salsa, ODSTorien
There is a single Juggernaut per game and, as expected, the Juggernaut is stronger than Spartans.
  • Buffed shields, increased damage resistance, speed boost
  • Has Gravity Hammer & Quantum Translocator
Just remember, killing the Juggernaut turns you into the next Juggernaut so if you take down the monster, be ready to step into those shoes.
Ninjanaut
Credits: Djungelskog7425, Max Extra
As the name implies, this is Juggernaut but you're invisible. As the Ninjanaut, you'll have active camouflage from the start but it will decrease overtime. Each kill you get will reset the cloak duration, so as long as you're racking up the kills you'll stay invisible to the naked eye. The Ninjanaut also has:
  • Grappleshot
  • Refilling plasma grenades
Other players will be searching for the Ninjanaut with their Threat Seekers, so stay nimble! And if you out-play the Ninjanaut, you will become the next one so take advantage of the newly granted active camo.
In either mode, here's how you score points to win the game:
  • Getting kills as Juggernaut/Ninjanaut
  • Killing the Juggernaut/Ninjanaut
TENRAI TRAVERSALS
Tenrai III introduced themed maps and we're adding to that with this outing. You can take your Tenrai IV travels to...
HANAMI Credits: MikRips, bullet2thehead9 Bookmark
The Tenrai themed Halo Infinite Forge map Hanami.
Leaves gently scatter The music of silent rest Relax with the wind
You can immerse yourself further in the experience with the suite of returning community-made maps properly themed for the event.
DYNASTY Credits: Sikamikanico, Whos Blaze, Le Frenchys, Okom1 Bookmark
The Tenrai themed Halo Infinite Forge map Dynasty.
Time everlasting Witnessed through this lineage Of learned wisdom
HOUSEKI Credits: DarkMaiming Bookmark
The Tenrai themed Halo Infinite Forge map Houseki.
A lance of sunlight Gazes o'er far shores and fields A home defended
KAIKETSU Credits: I Crush All, NightAvenger01 Bookmark
The Tenrai themed Halo Infinite Forge map Kaiketsu.
Nature's reverie Warm light bathes the old homestead Vines have deep roots
KIKEN'NA Credits: Sikamikanico, Whos Blaze Bookmark
The Tenrai themed Halo Infinite Forge map Kiken'na.
The sky rolls like waves Giving way to pale moonlight Silent knives unsheathed
OPULENCE Credits: Epetr0 Bookmark
The Tenrai themed Halo Infinite Forge map Opulence.
Warriors are taught In a hall of great wisdom How to fight and fall
SHIRO Credits: PwnJones, Le Frenchys Bookmark
The Tenrai themed Halo Infinite Forge map Shiro.
A redoubt of hope Burning day to deepest night Stands like a mountain
SHOGUN Credits: Le Frenchys, Galaxytivity Bookmark
The Tenrai themed Halo Infinite Forge map Shogun.
The smallest candle Passes light, undiminished Fills the sky with stars
TAKAMANOHARA Credits: Djungelskog#7425, Max Extra, Bonk Salsa Bookmark
The Tenrai themed Halo Infinite Forge map Takamanohara.
The high tower looks Beyond the sky, to a realm Far beyond our reach
It’s time, Spartan, for you to go forth and embrace your inner warrior.
Become the Juggernaut you were born to be.
This post was made by a script written and maintained by the Halo mod team to automatically post blogs from Halo Waypoint. If you notice any issues with the text output or think this was posted by mistake, please message the mods.
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2024.06.04 19:34 SpawnoftheStryx The Best Part of You: Part 6.2: Pet the Dog or DIE

((This takes place in the aftermath of the Capture the Flag post, several months ago.)) ((You can find the first entry of Part 6 here!))
Seth’s intrigued gaze swapped between the surreal scene that had formed around him. From the nervous parchment-clutching rabbit in the tabard, to the terrifying bipedal canine warrior, to the mossy reptile that slumbered between them and the fancy boy perched atop it, and finally to the menacing magical menagerie. Bunnies, kittens, and beagles; Basset hounds, badgers and moles; if he squinted hard enough, Seth could have sworn that he saw a ferret caked in makeup gossiping with the dress-wearing gerbils, meeting his eyes every so often and giggling before hiding her face behind a paper fan in her shiny white paws. The crowd kept their voices low, attention drawn to the tiny monarch playing with his tarot deck and adjusting the oversized crown of liquid metal.
With every pair of eyes of the bestial gentry upon his kneeling and shackled form, the attention of the masses leaden with eager anticipation of punishment, and the freezing glare of the young prince, Seth knew that he would have to choose his next words carefully - and elected not to.
“Heya, Jacob!” Seth raised his hands, manacled at the wrists, and gave the familiar camper a goofy wiggly wave. The crowd gasped. Jacob’s idle hands stopped playing with the cards and quickly shrunk back to be held against his chest. His intense, inquisitive stare crumbled into a brief look of fear, and suddenly he turned his head away, becoming very interested in the braided vines of his dragon-throne.
The armored husky was the first to recover from the ripple of shock that Seth had sent out through the court. She marched down the marble steps, claymore practically dragging alongside her, until she stopped in front of him, raised a heavy black boot over his head, and stomped down on the manacles binding Seth’s wrists. Forcing him into a deep bow, a low growl escaped her throat.
“Silence, cur!” She barked. The whispers in the crowd had stopped now, hushed into silence by her outburst. Even the rabbit standing next to Jacob had quietly yelped into her closed fist, before quickly glancing around to make sure no one had seen her. Seth was given an intimate view of the ground as he listened to the husky’s command. “Hold your tongue. Only those who have been addressed by His Royal Majesty the Prince may speak in His divine presence. Especially so the poisonous words of a filthy thief and tramp, traitor and beggar, despoiler of His very name.”
The dog raised her foot and turned her gaze from Seth to the crowd. This gave the son of Hermes a brief reprieve to examine Jacob again, who now looked as though he wished he could sink into the moss on his dragon’s back and disappear. Had saying hello really flustered the prince that badly? From what Seth knew of Jacob - the real one, not the new and not-so-improved nightmare one - he had a nervous streak a mile wide, but he had courage where it counted, at least according to Meriwether. Following that line of reasoning, he began deciphering what else this version of the son of Hecate might share with the original, and what might be different. Magical aptitude: check. Animal friends: check. Fondness for magical playing cards: check. Easily exploitable weaknesses: maybe?? Heck, the bloke was tiny enough that a sufficiently powerful kick would probably send him flying. He was startled from his thoughts as the husky elaborated, who faced the gentry but glared at him out of the corner of her stern eyes. “It is only through His Majesty’s mercy that you retain the privilege of living. A privilege, I stress, that is easily revoked.”
She glanced back at the Prince, who had retreated into the comfort of his cards once more by summoning them out of wisps of energy circling his palms. For a split second Seth thought he saw her expression soften and brows furrow into something resembling concern, or perhaps sadness, before being replaced by steely resolve. “The Reading of the Sentence may now proceed,” she said, though with less ferocity than she had moments prior, before leveling her sword with the ground and assuming the same attentive stance as before.
At this point, the rabbit was shaking like a very well-dressed leaf in the vaguely vernal wind. She gingerly unfolded the parchment clutched in her paws, cleared her throat, and recited the words on the weathered document for all to hear: “Ahem. All be still and silent for the Reading of the Sentence!! The Accused is faced with the following crimes against the Kingdom: Conspiracy to pilfer the Prince’s prized Mana. Conspiracy to undermine or overthrow Her Most Arcane Majesty Christina and the Glorious Alabaster Line. Heresy against Her Most Arcane Majesty Christina and the Glorious Alabaster Line. Plotting to plunge the world into eternal darkness, madness and Chaos, which is against the interests of the Crown and country, and therefore considered conspiracy to undermine or overthrow Her Most Arcane Majesty Christina and the Glorious Alabaster Line. Dabbling in forbidden magicks. Evasion or underpayment of due taxes. Petty larceny. Resisting arrest. Attempting to escape due trial. On all charges has the Prince deemed the Accused guilty."
Shocker. So that’s what monarchies think a due trial looks like? He was ninety percent sure that he hasn’t done most of the illegal things! But fine, the dream needs to set the scene before the allegorical manifestation of his fellow demigod can dispense with the formalities and open up an arcane can of buttwhooping on Seth’s fragile behind. That was the general format of these encounters that he had observed so far, at least. He refrained from quipping back with something snarky in the middle of this obviously unfair trial. A comment along the lines of this being a “kangaroo court” probably would not go over well, on the slim but very real chance that there were actual kangaroos present in this court. Best not to take chances…
“Your Prodigal Majesty, the Prince, shall henceforth mete the appropriate punishment. May He have mercy on your tarnished soul,” recited the rabbit, “For your crimes are numerous, and their severity steep. Your Majesty?” She turned expectantly to Prince Jacob, who had returned to playing with his magic cards to keep himself calm. When that failed to cue him in, the hound knight cleared her throat gently, raising an armored paw to her snout while her glove gripped the claymore just a little tighter. “Prince Jacob,” she reminded the young royal. The son of Hecate started in his seat and took a terrified open-mouthed glance out at the swarm of animals waiting to hear his divine judgment. His jaw snapped shut with the swiftness of a bear trap. “Nnnh,” came his squeak of embarrassment. “Fffffuh…”
Seth hid a grin as Jacob’s notorious shyness got the better of him when faced with the insurmountable task of public speaking. For once, the Son of Hermes had a plan keeping him one step ahead of the nightmare. A key to his manacles, unseen by all, was clasped tightly in his right hand. For the badger warden hadn’t been too careful when setting him down in front of the grassy throne. Forget yoinking powers; sometimes a little classic thievery provided an elegant solution to his problems. The supernatural dream logic that granted him enhanced abilities whenever facing these nightmares. Just as Jacob struggled to dole out the sentence for these fakey fake crimes, Seth would spring into action and the fight would commence.
“F-for your c-crimes against… um… crimes against my mom… I hhhhuh. Hereby sent-t-.... Sentence you…” Jacob mumbled into his cards, pulling his legs up onto the throne to wrap one arm around them like a ball of condensed half-blood while Seth snuck the key into a better position. Both the attention of the rabbit and husky were trained on their taciturn master, giving him ample time to physically and mentally prepare. Anticipation coiled in his muscles, burning like gasoline. The key slipped into the locking mechanism. Gently, ever so gently, he began to twist. “Sentence you t-... you to..”
“To… To pet one hundred fuzzy animals in mmm… my c-court!” He declared triumphantly, flooding with relief when he realized he had reached the end of that arduous statement. All of the tension spilled from Seth’s body and he nearly dropped the key in surprise. Apparently he was the only one shocked by such an outcome; the gentry roared with approval, tossing hats, scarves and other garments into the air. One kangaroo (oh, hey, see? Good call, Seth) burst into joyful sobs and retrieved a kerchief to dab at her mascara, as though this was the best news she had heard in her entire life. The rabbit attendant clapped her hands in jubilation, and even the husky nodded gravely, as though Seth’s fate had just been sealed. The grassy dragon serving as Jacbo’s throne twitched its ears at the cacophony, before loosing a humid breath and lowering its neck back down for a snooze.
Seth had to fight himself not to double over laughing. Here he was expecting a sinister Hecate-themed showdown, but the only thing he would be fighting today was his urge to pet every animal in sight? “Wait,” he chuckled, sitting up from his kneeling position as an orderly line, policed by the armored husky, began to form to his side. In the front was the badger from before, paws shaking with excitement. “Wait, that’s it? You’re not seriously about to make me-”

THIRTY-FOUR ADORABLE ANIMALS LATER

“Okay, who’s next?!” Seth called, after giving the cuddly anteater an affectionate pat on the back and sending him on his way. His eyes gleamed playfully at the fuzzy otter wearing a monocle next in line, who slinked on over when the power thief beckoned him over. “Afternoon. How may I help you today? Head scritches and a tummy rub? Your wish is my command!”
Under the watchful eye of His Glorious Majesty Jacob of the Royal Zoo or something like that, Seth was indeed sentenced to a grueling petting of one hundred friendly animals. Oh, the horror. The cruel and unusual nature of this punishment could only be endured by someone with godlike fortitude. Indomitable force of will. The strength to carry on after administering dozens of belly rubs and words of affirmation. The universal yearning that all human beings have to pet a bunch of exotic animals that in any other setting you are really not supposed to pet. Good qualities like that. Of course, he was still a prisoner - the guard had refused to remove the manacle from his wrists. Though Seth had expertly tucked the key away in case this abhorrent torture became too much to bear, or something.
The otter rolled onto its back as Seth tickled and brushed its fur. “Who’s a cuddly, friendly guy? You are. You are.” His train of thought was interrupted by the otter’s portly laugh. “Ohoho!” it chuckled, raising a tiny limb to readjust the monocle on its face. “Indeed I am, good sir, indeed I am a cuddly, friendly guy, just as you described!”
Seth forced a smile while his insides shriveled in discomfort. He waved as the otter picked itself back up, patted itself off, and whistled a merry tune while strutting away. Okay, the fact that the animals he was petting were fully sapient was maaaybe starting to creep him out, just a little. Alas. Such was the price to pay for a life on the wrong side of the law. A shadow descended over him. He turned his gaze upwards to see the armored knight glaring down upon him.
Seth glanced around. Had he done something wrong? “Did I… do something wrong?” he echoed the sentiment in his brain.
“Silence!” commanded the bipedal. Siberian husky, although a crack in her facade told him that circumstances were definitely awry. Her piercing blue eyes conveyed the roiling anger from before, but her tail was wagging uncontrollably behind her. “You are not to speak while you. Erm. That is to say, I.. listen carefully, cur! I order you to..”
Seth finished her sentence for her. “Let me guess. You order me to pet you.”
“No. Yes. No! I mean.” Growling in discomfort, she got down on one knee, her armor noisily clanking with the untrained movement. “Two strokes on the top of the head, several pats, followed by a soft scratching behind the ears, -first the left, then the right- and then a gentle, chaste kiss on the forehead. In that order.” Seth raised his hands, poised to strike. “Will that be all?” The husky turned her head. “For now.”
The gentry looked on in envy as the feared Head of the Royal Guard of the Alabaster Line, decorated Knight Orion, daughter of the fierce warrior from whom she received her name, received copious headpats and scratches, all while maintaining her same stoic expression. Although, to Seth’s amusement, occasionally she couldn’t help herself from additional instructions. “Too soft. Not soft enough. Lower. Now to the left. No, my left. No, my other left. Yes. Adequate. Yes. Now please administer the Mantra of Virtue.”
“I’m sorry, the what?” While the orders came in, Seth leaned to one side and noticed a new attendant speaking to Jacob while the rabbit fiddled with her cufflinks. His eyes narrowed at the mysterious stranger, who was the only other human he had seen besides Jacob and himself. They sported no animal features that he could see, and was currently hunched over, whispering something inaudible into the young mage’s ear. They wore a jester’s garb of purple and green from head to toe, though the torso was styled much more akin to a tuxedo. The telltale pointy hat was devoid of bells, and no jester Seth had ever heard of would wear boots, much less ones with spikes. Though what really drew his attention was the mask. They concealed their face with a mask similar to Mara Lyone’s nightmare that he faced so long ago: the ever-gleeful porcelain smile of Comedy, through which a sinister purple mist poured from the eyes and mouth. A mist that, to his alarm, was snaking through the air and drifting directly into Jacob’s ear. The mage’s hands clenched and unclenched under the trance.
“The Mantra of Virtue, you fool! Don’t make me say it out loud!” No one, not Orion, the rabbit, or any of the gathered animals, had noticed the new arrival. Seth had to return his attention to the dog before she got too angry, although she seemed more sheepish now than anything. “You know… Tell me I’m a very good dog!”
“I’ve changed mmh. My mind,” Jacob announced, cutting the awkward conversation short. The jester clasped their gloved hands together and began to sink. A jagged pink crack in reality opened up on the marble floor, swallowing them whole. Then the lights disappeared, leaving no trace that anyone had been there. Jacob slid off of his throne, waving his hands to dismiss the line of animals awaiting their turn. The knight rose to her feet, turning to address her Prince and shaking off the inglorious posture she had assumed a minute before. “What, ah, troubles you, My Lord? Is the Sentence not proceeding how you envisioned it?”
“I have a, a, a,.... A new sentence.” The little Prince’s irises had become tinged by a swirling purple, and wisps of a similar colored smoke trickled from the edge of his lips and nostrils. The clouds overhead began to darken, and a chill wind blew through the assembled animals. Seth gingerly tapped at the key hidden in his sleeve, making sure it was still there. Carefully he brought it to the manacle’s lock.
The rabbit attendant began to back away as all of the shadows in the vicinity seemed to grow and intensify, pulling in the surrounding natural light. Leaves scattered across the garden court, and Jacob’s tarot cards were carried by the vortex. Orion’s eyes widened both in realization, and trepidation. She hesitated briefly, but rose her claymore in a fighting stance, seemingly ready to defend against her renegade ruler. “My Lord..? My Lord! Prince Jacob! Come to your senses! I beseech you, tell me what ails you?”
Jacob flicked his wrist. An unseen force knocked Orion to the side with ease, much to the horrified gasps of the crowd. Animals of all sorts began to turn tail and flee from the scene, only to be stopped in their tracks. Large thorny hedges erupted from the soil, pushing apart the stones of the path leading to the palace and boxing the gentry in. They pushed through the leaves in desperation, leaving their garments behind and retreating into shadows as the floral labyrinth surrounded the palace, its leafy walls sprouting higher and higher.
“Changed my mmmh. My mind. New sentence. Seth. Seth’s nnnh. New sentence is… d-d-... death.” Seth sprung to his feet and cast off the manacle, ready to fight. Jacob’s eyes rolled back into his head. The tiny demigod crumpled into an unconscious heap. His crown tumbled off of his head and rattled to a stop.
Seth lowered his fists and cocked a brow. “Oh.”
Out from the shadow of Jacob’s form, an indistinct murky shape bled onto the palace steps.The stormclouds began striking the distant countryside with silver lightning as the shape began to bubble like acid. The scent of countless cadavers wafted from the blob. Suddenly an appendage burst out of the living shadow’s oily membrane, a wicked forelimb that only vaguely resembled a claw. It slammed into the ground, cracking it with the force of the blow, just as a second forelimb was birthed from the miasma and grasping for a hold. Instinctually backing away from the macabre metamorphosis, Seth found that his rapier and buckler had mysteriously appeared in his hands as if responding to their master’s silent pleas for assistance, and held them aloft.
Fur sloughed off of the shadow’s sinewy body in sullied white patches. Shadowy gunk was caught in its yellowed nails the size of textbooks. A massive rabbit’s skull writhed free of the prison, with two twisted and malformed antlers exploding from the top. The fangs of such a beast grew to exaggerated proportions, nearly puncturing its own jawbone as it gnashed them together. The monster lacked a lower body, its torso instead tapering into a coil of smoke as it floated into the air. Behind its empty sockets, a single rotting apple gave off a dull golden glow, roving back and forth and extending its light in a sickly cone of vision.
“Oh,” Seth chirped. This was one bunny he was not particularly enthused about petting. “Okay.”
“Death,” repeated the towering jackalope, its throat vibrating with the rumble of two voices; Jacob’s, and a raspy, nasty gurgle that overlaid it. Symbols and runes lit up along its matted bones. As the hedge maze parted behind Seth, encouraging the beast’s prey to begin running, Jacob’s Shadow tilted its head back and screeched into the sky, clenching its claws together and drawing blue fluid from its exposed veins.
”Death!” Pounding both fists into the ground, it lowered its head and surged forward with impossible speed.

Part 1 - Seth Westley, the Nobody

Part 2 - The Dark Jester's Corruption

  • Prince's Court - Chapter 6 - Jacob Alabaster, Hecate - A maze yet conquered
  • Sandman - Chapter 7 - ??? - An outlaw yet apprehended
  • Undying - Chapter 8 - ??? - A beach yet escaped
  • Tower of Midas - Chapter 9 - ??? - An oath yet sworn
  • sLaughter - Chapter 10 - ??? A corruption yet cleansed (END OF PART 2)
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2024.06.04 19:34 loljosh How i found a fun way to keep my toddler entertained

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share a little story about something that’s been working wonders for me and my toddler lately. So, my little one has been obsessed with coloring lately, and I was running out of ideas to keep things fresh and exciting for her. I mean, how many times can you color the same old dinosaur or princess, right? 😅
One day, I was chatting with another parent at the park, and they mentioned how they found this cool way to create custom coloring pages online. I was intrigued because it sounded like a perfect solution. I decided to give it a shot, and it’s been a game-changer! Now, I can whip up new and unique coloring pages whenever my toddler gets bored with the old ones. Plus, it’s super easy and quick, which is a lifesaver for busy parents like us.
It’s been such a hit that now coloring time is one of our favorite activities. We even make a little game out of it by coming up with fun themes and stories for the pages. It’s amazing how something so simple can keep her entertained and happy for hours. And the best part? No more repetitive coloring books cluttering up the house!
If any of you are looking for a fun and creative way to keep your toddlers engaged, I highly recommend checking out different ways to create custom coloring pages. It’s been a lifesaver for us, and I’m sure it could be for you too. Happy coloring, everyone! 🎨
P.S. Based on my history, I actually created a project called [dadcantdraw.com](https://dadcantdraw.com) where you can make custom coloring pages. Feel free to check it out if you’re interested!
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2024.06.04 19:33 mansplanar 8 Best NYC Dating Apps (Feb. 2024)

The best NYC dating apps allow singles to cut through the noise and find someone with real romantic potential.
More than 8.6 million people live in New York City, making it one of the largest cities in the world. People in small towns may think of NYC as a dating paradise — but locals know it’s not that simple. Singles in the Big Apple face a number of obstacles to getting a date. First, there’s the fact that everyone’s busier than ever. Dating is just another task single New Yorkers don’t want to add to their to-do list. Then you’ve got the fact that single women outnumber single men two to one in this competitive, cultured city. Those numbers don’t add up!
Dating apps are an obvious solution, but not all are created equal. Some dating apps serve single New Yorkers better than others. In particular, the 15 dating apps below have really made a name for themselves in this market. And you won’t have to shell out a bunch of cash to use them.
  1. Zoosk
Zoosk is like the Empire State Building of dating apps. It’s historical, at least in the eyes of the internet (founded in 2007), it’s popular (30 million downloads on iTunes and Google Play), and it’s ginormous (40 million users). Plus, a significant number of its users live in large cities like NYC. You can sign up through Facebook for free, and you’ll start matching with prospective dates in minutes. Zoosk is offers a number of free features (including some messaging), so you can save your money for the actual date.
  1. Match
Match is like the Statue of Liberty when it comes to dating apps. It has stood as a pillar in the dating industry and welcomed the masses yearning to breathe free. Since it launched in 1995, Match has arranged countless first dates, inspired deep relationships, and distinguished itself as one of the best of the best. From the advanced matchmaking algorithm to the trendy features, Match lights the way for other dating apps to follow suit. The Statue of Liberty gets more than 4 million visitors a year, but it’s no match for Match — which gets more than 13.5 million visitors a month.
  1. EliteSingles
In terms of dating apps, Elite Singles is like the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It’s great for curious, adventurous, and mature people who are true romantics at heart. According to its internal statistics, over 80% of Elite Singles members hold at least a bachelor’s degree, over 90% are at least 30 years old, and pretty much all of them are interested in a serious relationship. On average, the Elite Singles app is responsible for 2,500 love stories a month.
  1. BeNaughty
We think of BeNaughty as the dating app version of Times Square. It’s teeming with all types of people from all over the world with all kinds of interests. You don’t need to be ashamed of being flashy and giving in to your desires — you’re around thousands of singles who feel the same way. BeNaughty takes things up a notch in the safety department as well. The hookup site uses SSL encryption to protect your information and prevent scammers from bothering users. A dedicated team verifies every person who joins, and you must have an approved profile picture to send messages.
5 Tinder
Tinder is a dating app that could be considered the Grand Central Terminal in the online dating world. It quickly gets people from one place to the next — Grand Central transports 700,000+ commuters a day, and Tinder sees over 2 billion swipes a day and 1.5 million dates a week. Not to mention Tinder has facilitated over 75 billion matches since 2012 and is available in 196 countries. The popular app’s massive reach is perfect for the busy New Yorker on the go. And, unlike when you’re on the subway, everyone on Tinder is interested in meeting someone new and having some fun.
6 OkCupid
Sticking with the theme of this article, OkCupid could only be the Theater District of dating apps. It’s welcoming, entertaining, bold, quirky, colorful — and surprisingly smart in its approach to romance. The OkCupid team has calculated a formula for love by using a list of nearly endless personal questions, including “Do you like beer?” and “Are you more interested in love or sex?” This personality test drives the compatibility ratings across the online dating site and app. OkCupid also provides more inclusive selections for gender, sexual orientation, and relationship status than any other dating app — including non-binary, pansexual, and open relationship.
7 Plenty of Fish
When we think of Plenty of Fish, we think of the Brooklyn Museum — both are perfect avenues for having conversations. In fact, POF says its users have more conversations than those on any other dating app. More than 1 billion messages are exchanged every month, and the app won’t ever charge you to communicate. Traffic is never a problem on Plenty of Fish either as more than 65,000 new singles join the app every day. Plenty of Fish is a great place to stop by, have a chat, and save some money while you’re at it, and you can rest assured you won’t be the only one trying to pick up a date there.
8 Coffee Meets Bagel
Chelsea Market and Coffee Meets Bagel are both all about quality — quality products and quality people and connections, respectively. Here, matches are called bagels, and you’re given a limited number every day. For men, it can be up to 21. For women, it’s the number of men who have already “liked” your profile recently. This quality-over-quantity approach was created by three sisters (who were single themselves at the time) in an attempt to save singles time and provide a more women-friendly dating app.
9 Bumble
Coney Island is for diving head first into adventure, and Bumble is for diving head first into dating, especially for straight women. After a mutual match is made (two people swipe right on each other), the women have to initiate the messaging within 24 hours, or the match disappears forever. If you’re gay, lesbian, or bisexual, either person can make the first move. Don’t worry, though. Once a day, the online dating app lets you extend one connection beyond the 24-hour mark. Free via the App Store and Google Play, Bumble is “changing the rules of the game” by empowering single women to take control of their matches. The dating app has been downloaded over 100 million times, and it’s become known worldwide as a feminist force for good in the dating world.
10 Hinge
As Timeout says, the Chrysler Building oozes “a moneyed sophistication oft identified with old New York,” reminding us of a simpler time. Hinge reminds us of a time when dating wasn’t all about swiping and hooking up. The self-proclaimed anti-Tinder, Hinge is “inspired by love, guided by authenticity” and caters to those seeking long-term, monogamous commitments. One of the coolest features is that you can comment on people’s pictures and prompts as a way of breaking the ice, and you don’t have to pay anything to chat and match on the app. Hinge appeals to singles who are serious about settling down and want to have more interesting and engaging conversations right from the start.
11 Happn
At the Brooklyn Flea Market, you never know what special something you’re going to find, and on Happn, you never know what special someone you’re going to find. By mixing online dating with offline dating, Happn connects you with people who you’ve crossed paths with in real life. For example, if you and another member happened to be at the same café one day, the app will let you know. The mobile dating app will use your smartphone’s location data to let you know how many times you’ve crossed paths with this person. The rest is up to you!
12 Grindr
Smorgasburg is like a food-only flea market, with 100+ vendors and all you can eat. Grindr is only for gay, bisexual, and curious men, and it’s all you can date. Known as the Tinder for gay singles, Grindr uses geolocation to recommend matches who are nearby, whether you’re at home, a restaurant, bar, festival, or anywhere else. Swipe right if you’re into them and left if you’re not. Grindr is a progressive, effective, and hookup-friendly app with free matching and chatting, but you can always pay to upgrade to Grindr Xtra and get more likes, ad-free browsing, and a passport for swiping outside your city or region.
13 HER
HER is like the New York Botanical Garden of dating apps. While the 50-acre forest has thousands of beautiful flowers and other plant life to learn about, the Android and iOS app has thousands of beautiful people (both inside and out) to get to know. Created by LGBTQ+ people for LGBTQ+ people, HER is for finding friendship, community, dates, and relationships as well as LGBTQ+ news, events, polls, jokes, and almost anything else you can think of. Over 4 million womxn have joined the HER community so far, and it’s still growing!
  1. BlackPeopleMeet
When you go to the New York Library, you usually know what you want when you go there. Maybe it’s a specific book, or maybe it’s a program or event. When you sign up for BlackPeopleMeet, the dating app for single Black professionals, you know what you want. Members tend to be people of color — or at least interested in diversifying their date list. BPM members are commitment-minded and desire a potential partner who has similar values, perspectives, and interests. The BPM team, which is owned by Match Group, ensures that Black singles can go online and feel attractive and comfortable in a niche dating pool of like-minded single people.
  1. Ashley Madison
Ashley Madison is a naughty dating app that New Yorkers may want to try if they’re into polyamory, open relationships, and non-monagamous affairs. The so-called married dating app sees a good mix of single and not-so-single individuals who want to mix and mingle without judgment or expectations. The members here are not necessarily looking for something serious. They just want to chat, flirt, and see where it goes. Ashley Madison protects user privacy and has features for blurring photos, disguising app icons, and keeping things anonymous while browsing for dates online.
Dating in the Big Apple Has Never Been Easier or More Fun!
New Yorkers are a one-of-a-kind group, and they deserve a one-of-a-kind dating app. The best dating platforms cater to your lifestyle and needs, so finding a date is no longer a hassle. Thanks to the 15 options we just told you about, dating will no longer be something you have to do (like working out, going to work, and shopping for groceries). Instead it’ll be something you want to do!
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2024.06.04 19:32 warcrime_prime M4A transformers RP

Looking to do a transformers themed rp with someone who has a good understanding about the franchise
•Only doing with OC meaning you'll have to create one (bonus points if you do which in that case have it be your first message9
•I'll rp on Reddit chat
•As already stated i need someone with good fandom knowledge
•Want someone that's active
•When it comes to thr scenario i have an idea but feel free to suggest something
•I usually write up to 3 to 4 lines but if the scene needs it i can do more
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2024.06.04 19:31 dontgiveaderp 33 [M4F] Houston, Texas. Hopeless romantic looking for my new favorite person.

I'd like to find someone who captivates me. Someone who I can talk with effortlessly. I want to meet a person who I can include in my daily tasks, and talk with throughout the day. I just want to find someone I can be open with. Platonic conversation or romance. Whatever you are looking for, don't hesitate to message me. I hope to hear from you.
I love a number of things, and hate very little. I'm fairly open to trying new things, but some of the things I enjoy are as follows. I love the outdoors. I've never been camping, but I would like to try it with someone some day. I also love to fish. I mostly fish salt water. I do occasionally fish freshwater though. I like to check out new spots around me, but I mostly fish on the beach. Do you like to fish? What are some of your favorite places to go?
I also enjoy the shooting sports. I primarily target shoot. I take part in a little bit of everything, including rifle, pistol and shotgun. It would be nice to find someone who is into shooting or would like to learn/become more familiar. If you shoot, what do you like to shoot mostly? What's been your favorite gun to shoot so far?
PC games are also a enjoyable pastime for me. I have a variety of games, most of which are on Steam. I have other games on various other stores/services. I enjoy a wide variety of different kind of games, so I'm sure we can find something to play together if you game. What are some of your all time favorite games? What are you currently grinding on that you can't put down? One hobby I discovered later on in life is Magic the Gathering. I play both online on MtG Arena, and with physical cards. Magic has become something I am particularly fond of. Do you play any kind of card/table top games? What's been your favorite so far? If you play Magic, what are some of your favorite deck themes?
Music has always been a part of my life. My tastes are varied, ranging from country, death and black metal, electronic, classic rock, folk, pop punk, and more. Do you have a favorite band? What has been your favorite concert you've been to?
I'm honestly an ambivert. I enjoy doing things outside, as well as spending time indoors. I can veg out all day under the covers curled up in my bed, or I can take a trip somewhere and experience something new. I think my personality is a mix of the best of both worlds. What would the perfect day consist of for you?
As far as my personality is concerned, I would say I am fairly relaxed and laid back. I feel like I am somewhere in the middle between loud and excitable, and shy and quiet. Around people I don't know, I tend to be fairly quiet and to myself. In the company of someone who I am close with, I am more open and free. Do you open right up to people, or does it take a while to become comfortable with someone new?
All I hope for is a connection. It could be platonic, or it could blossom into romance, and commitment. I'm not putting a limit on what I am looking for.
With the prior being said, I am single. I may be interested in changing that with the right person. The idea of commitment excites me. Monogamy is appealing to me. Do you feel satisfied with your social life? What kind of connection are you looking for?
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I appreciate it. I hope you can identify with something I wrote. If you do, please reach out.
P.S. Please feel free to check my post history, and check out a few pictures of my cat if you would like.
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