First of all, I had no idea I would get this engrossed for a dating show. The show started wholesome and it was what drawn me. Who knew 12 weeks later I would have feel this stress over a dating show. Fr.
What boils me the most is the wholesome narrative of this MSR was ruined by YW! He really was the worst choice to put in this show. Even during truth game, you see the siblings being protective over each other which is so great.. then you see YW being the worst sibling there. PD nim really did a wrong move putting him on this show.
Ok back to EP15… first of all kudos to YJ cause I think he was the MVP of the ep. Firstly his date with CA eventho no spark but I’m really happy he gives CA the sense of healing and comfort. Also that’s a man right there being straightforward about him and YH rs super cool ngl. Most importantly the whole time he was there for JW during the truth game seeing how stressed out she was. Definitely a brother character development and i’m loving it.
Next, JS and SS… seriously my heart breaks for them. Their narrative is so realistic that it hits me. The amount of miscommunication (literally just twisting each other’s word without even making sure) during this episode and the one where reality is also a factor on how they will define how they are gonna go further.. I’ve seen alot of hate towards JS but tbh I get him. However if I was in SS position I would also be hurt. But from a 3rd pov he is actually making sense. After looking at YW.. JS is like a 100 next to him..
YW… literal trash. Like he is really something.. His actions make me want to puke like literally. What brother embarrasses and makes such joke of his sister in front of everyone? That’s just plain rude. Also he literally took the truth game and play it to his advantage. It was so sly of him tbh! Ugh Mr Armpits to see the best people on the show doubting your sincerity is something.. I really don’t think this is just bad editing…
SS and JH has the best dynamics when it comes to getting insights. And SS has every right to feeling all the negative emotions for YW because first of all bro gave her confusing thoughts only for her to find out he was using her for to get her brother’s intel! But seriously this Park siblings catch on so quickly and it’s really great to see. The advice they give each other, you know they will always be there to protect each other’s heart. It’s one of the reason why I’m still watching MSR. They still remind me of the wholesome narrative this show started with. SS really really acted well and not causing more unnecessary drama. She’s the real one tbh! As for JH I really hope he finds the right person for him and has happiness by his side always.
CH and CA.. seriously this pair of siblings really deserves the world. Kudos to CA for the way she acted cause if it were for me I would throw a chair in his face. But FR If I had 3 wishes I would give 2 to CA and wish for all the happiness and the right souls to be by her side. 1 for CH so he would meet his person where he can find comfort and build a family with. I really wish happiness will be by their side from this day onwards. Also CH looks will always be majestic!
Tbh, BOTH PARK SIBLINGS (jh ss ch ca) really are the best thing that has happened on this show. My only reason why I still watch MSR. I really hope their friendship continues for a long time and it one day becomes family!
I have no opinions on JW cause I dont think she deserves anymore hate online. I just hope she’s happy individually. But I’m sorry i can no longer root for Jaeji..
This is just my opinion. Please no hate.. I just needed a place to vent after watching the episode. But seriously after tonight YW really became the worst cast I’ve seen on a dating show and worst of all HE HAS TO APPEAR ON THE MOST SUPPOSEDLY WHOLESOME DATING SHOW! 😭

Getting this out there to stop ruminating - hoping for helpful perspectives.
TL;DR My boyfriend has lied a lot about his ex, now says she raped him 6 times. I want to help him but I’m scared he’s lying.
I (29F) have been in a relationship with a guy I deeply love (28M) for a year and some months. I met him (let’s call him Charlie) around six months after a relationship I was in for 6 years ended in a way fitting for a Netflix docuseries, with me realizing I really never knew the man I was engaged to and had lived with for five years. I wasn’t looking for anything serious, but Charlie came along and was really just gentle, and kind. There was no lovebombing, which I would’ve been really sensitive to, just easygoing falling in love. Things definitely moved quickly, but not in any overdramatic sense. I felt at peace for awhile.
I told him from the very beginning that I can’t handle lying. That he doesn’t even have to tell me the truth about anything - just please don’t lie to me. I had been so badly hurt and was trying to heal my ability to trust. And I understand that people lie sometimes without meaning to, to protect others/themselves, I really get it. Out of consideration for both of us, I set that boundary early so that if it was something he couldn’t do, he’d know I’m not the person for him and that’s okay. I just asked for the respect.
And I didn’t uphold my own boundary. That’s on me. I should’ve left at the first lie, but I just had this gut feeling that he really does love me. The lies mainly revolve around his ex (someone he was with for 9 months, around covid). Right after meeting him (2 weeks), he had lunch with her for ‘closure’, as she had just moved back from out of state. I had encouraged him to do this, because he had expressed not being sure if he’s over it. I really liked him, so I said hey, I totally understand, but I don’t want to continue with you if that’s an open door. Go see her, you don’t owe me anything but the respect of a clear decision. He went to have lunch and came right back, saying all the perfect things and grateful that he could now say he was sure.
A few months later, I started to notice inconsistencies about how he spoke of his past. This was really triggering to me, and he knew that. He went from saying she broke his heart when she broke up with him to he knew he never loved her while with her, found her unattractive and easy, and that they never spent time together. He said the entire thing was faked by them, made up to convince their friends and family that they were mature and had their lives together. He told me he was using dating apps the entire time, always to sext and snapchat other girls. He showed me the childishness of their texts, and I noted that he tried to initiate sexting and talked about sex a lot with her. She seemed disinterested, only really engaging for validation. It definitely did not read as intimacy, or like they knew each other at all. Just a lot of middle schoolish plays for attention and detached romance. Weirdly, he also told me that when they would talk about moments they shared, they had actually not even seen each other. The moments hadn’t even happened…he claims they were just cosplaying a relationship, essentially.
Fast forward - he went from saying that girl broke his heart when she broke up with him to that girl raped him multiple times. Now, big disclaimer - the doubt I am about to express is not by any means doubt that men are raped by women. I am a survivor myself, and know that victims and abusers can be any gender, size, sexuality, etc. I also know that the way victims cope can be denial, as well as many other things. But I have a really pervasive fear that my boyfriend is lying and accusing an innocent person of rape. He claims the only time they had sex consensually was the first time and he hated it, and that the rest of the times there was any sexual contact (6 times), she raped him. He said she wasn’t a sexual person, and that it was always very matter-of-fact and business-like. That she didn’t make a sound, just started touching him - according to him, he’d say no and try to push hand away, but she would silently just continue. She would then straddle him, pin him down, and also get a condom on him at the same time? He says all of this was without a sound, just more forceful if he tried to push her off or get up. And this happened six times, according to him. He said each time he froze more and more.
I remember from their texts that she talked about how she feels bad that she never orgasms when they have sex, and assured him that only one guy in her past was able to get her off. And over text, he was always the one bringing up sex - sex they had (that he now says were complete fabrications, though she just played along), sex he wanted to have with her, etc. And she just seemed to put up with it at best, but mostly bored. He was the one who wanted to hang out with her, the main initiator of contact. And after the relationship ended, that was still true. He seemed to idealize her, kept reaching out, etc. She would either ignore him or react when she wanted attention.
Something just feels so off. He ended up retracting that she raped him, then said the retraction was a lie because he could tell I have doubts and just wanted to put my mind to rest because he knows it doesn’t make sense. I don’t know what to believe. I want to help him through this…but what if he’s lying? It seems he is a compulsive liar, and I’m just so scared of being hurt. Does anyone have any experience with any part of this?

The latest Friday review and marketing insights are out on newsletter, one of the sections is below. Let me know what you think:

What did Internet say?

1. People, including some advertisers aren’t happy about unskippable ads on Instagram.
   1. In January, TikTok’s report came out sharing unskippable ads may harm engagement.
2. A new study from Pinterest is making marketers thirsty to join the platform. Why? It shares the platform generates 170% more total attention than other platforms.
   1. I love Pinterest but the platform gaslights you a lot. First, they need to highlight engaged audience on profile instead of total audience. The Total metric is similar to X’s post views. Having more total audience aka views means nothing if people aren’t engaging.
   2. About the study, Pinterest talking about a passive and active attention is important. Most marketers are only after attention as we discussed in a previous post, understanding attention theory is a must.
   3. Yes, People enjoy content on Pinterest as they claim in the study. But people aren’t happy about your ads, the study shows biased in that part.
      1. Most brands aren’t Pinterest-first, A lot of repurposing going. Making people hate the ad experience, Pinterest needs brands that follow more rules of creativity than performance.
3. Departure of Virginie Viard from Chanel is kind of being celebrated by fashion lovers.
4. GQ’s Article ‘Merch is dead’ is getting roasted by Internet’s best newsletters, short answer: Merch is very much alive. My Reads:
   1. Why is wearing merch so embarrassing? by emily north.
   2. Everything is Merch from Ana Andjelic and Eugene Rabkin.
5. Protests against AI training: Adobe and Meta are getting called out for their new terms of use.
   1. First a little rant: INSTAGRAM SUCKS FOR RESEARCH.
      1. There is a viral ‘add yours’ template where creators are sharing their anger against AI. I saw it once in a random story, I can’t find that story or template because there is no feature to do so.
      2. Hashtags no longer show the layout to see recent posts or stories.
   2. #metai #creatorsagainstai and few other hashtags highlight how artists are leaving Meta over AI terms.
      1. Part of the problem is opting out of AI training is not easy. EU’s Noyb has already filed complaint against AI, let’s see what happens in US.
6. Brand Collaborations getting love: Dunkin x Scrub Daddy and Vacation Sunscreen x Erewhon Smoothie.
7. Meta Advertisers: Music on Image Ads is a no + Meta’s test to have multiple objectives under 1 campaign is kind of useless and cash grab.
8. Against the Trend: Dr. Harini Bhat’s 20 minute-long video summary of Flight MH370 felt like a 5-minute video. A masterclass in engaging video storytelling.
9. 🍲 Chipotle: I feel bad for Chipotle’s marketing team, they created the perfect social media post. Only to have their CEO’s interview mess things up, people are now trolling his interview.
10. Recommendations: Christina Garnett’s podcast with copywriting legend, Vikki Ross + A mega post sharing e-commerce funnel creation and examples.
11. Updated Insight: The TikTok guide shared duets and stitches can help your content reach more relevant audiences, as the link juice travels from one video to other.
    1. This recent post from Joanna Williams hinted at another use-case, using amount of organic stitches and duets with creator’s video as a metric for Influencer selection.
12. The Worst: Spotify’s CEO tweets about cost of content being zero. The Online Community didn’t like that, probably because content isn’t free.
    1. Because of CEOs like him, the word ‘content’ is becoming meaningless.

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Hi there!
So, I'm relatively new to magic(though my higher level spells are all just scrolls, so I can only really use them once, and I'm saving them), so I guess I should explain why I can't learn spells.
It's actually simple - I'm a sorcerer. Now, before you say I don't work for my spells, I do! I don't like the term that we sorcerers don't work for our spells like wizards do, and are lazy - I'm one that actually tries to work at using them better! Though, I can't dismiss the fact that I like having days off from using magic to be a normal teenager.
So, since you're likely here for my story, I'll explain:
I was born into a family of wizards - everyone in my family is a powerful mage of the wizard variety - even my little sister is a wizard, even though she's not a particularly good one unless she's using 'annoying everyone around her' magic, at which point she can be considered Epic Level.
My sorcerer powers only recently manifested. Until then, I thought for all the world that I was a wizard like the rest of my family - I had a spellbook and everything. Though, it seems that having a spellbook helps me actually use my spells - it reminds me what I know, and what I don't.
My powers are certainly...unique, that's for sure. For one, it lets me make unstable cracks in reality if I'm not careful with my spells. These dimensional cracks can grow and get out of hand pretty fast if left unchecked, so I try to close them up before they can become dangerous to anyone.
And another power I've discovered is that I can make stable cracks in reality that can become portals to other dimensions, though it does require major concentration to make them portals, and not unstable - and I do like making portals to the anime series that I watch to get anime powers.
I'm still what you'd consider a 'low-level' sorcerer - I'm nowhere near the reality-breaking magic of the Council or the most powerful of sorcerers, even with my extra powers - and I'm okay with that. All I want is to get stronger with my powers until I can claim a place as a powerful sorcerer - no matter how long it takes.
My name? Taro Nakamura - and one day, I will gain my own title as the Anime Sorcerer, one of the most powerful sorcerers in the history of sorcerers.

So, similar story to what you'll see here.

• Got vaxed, then booster roughly 8-12 months later
• No obvious covid symptoms ever, few times i got a cold I used a at home kit, never positive
• About 3 months after my second booster, fasciculations started
• Fasciculations isolated in calfs, as the months progressed, the intensity died down but fasciculations moved to anywhere on my body pretty much

So, perhaps caused by covid that showed no symptoms, or perhaps a vaccine side effect or perhaps, just bad luck. We don't know the cause and at this point, I've given up on the idea that we ever will.
Anyways, finally had the EMG, which is about 3 years later now. Fassiculations in calfs confirmed from the needle test. Nerve test showed nothing bad, no neuropathy or anything. I did end up developing tremors about 8 months after fasciculation started showing up, slight tremor confirmed in nerve test on hand.
So yea, not the big bad and doctor said everything otherwise looks fine. However the one thing of note was that she was really surprised, because I was the second person she had seen that had pretty much the exact same thing. Totally fine EMG, but fasciculations that were found in the calfs. She said this other patient had a similar vaccine/covid story and timeline as mine.
So, as we know, were' not alone out there and now even the doc who did my test is starting to wonder about this since there really isn't much information on fasciculations and not much evidence of vaccine/covid injuries related to them.
For anyone out there wondering about getting an EMG, if you can get it for peace of mind I would say go for it. If you're scared about how it might hurt or feel or afraid of needles.. I'll say this much.
The worst part is not the needles, it's like acupuncture and if you've never had that, it feels like someone barely touches your skin, the 'needle' is literally a giant nothing burger. The nerve test.. the shocks lol now that was uncomfortable. I actually couldn't stop laughing each time she shocked me because of how absolutely annoying it was, I hate getting shocked. If you've ever had one of those gag buzzer things when people shake your hand, it's like that although the strong ones are probably stronger than the gag. If you're only worried about the pain or discomfort, you'll be fine it's not a big deal.
GL out there.

First I want to say that I am, and have been a fan of Kendrick for about a decade. I also want to say that despite the criticism I'm about to levy - I'm still a fan.
All that being said, Kendrick Lamar is an admitted Black Hebrew Israelite. I thought this wasn't a controversial statement until I got into an argument yesterday about this.

So What's My Evidence?

This won't be exhaustive but I present two verses off of DAMN. The final verse on YAH. and the outro to FEAR.

[YAH.]
[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]
[...]
I'm a Israelite, don't call me black no mo'
That word is only a color, it ain't facts no mo'

This is pretty explicit. The only problem Kendrick has with one labelling him a Black Israelite is that he objects to the adjective 'black' being added out in front. Which is also a subtle affirmation of the claims of the ideology. Since Americans of African descent are the true descendants of the ancient Israelites, according to Kendrick, it's redundant to add 'Black' to the front of the label.
Moving on to FEAR. there is the part that anyone who listens to Kendrick's music with their brains even partially switched on would've picked up on. Carl Duckworth's voicemail at the end of FEAR.

[FEAR.]
[Outro: Carl Duckworth]
[...]
The so-called Blacks, Hispanics, and Native American Indians
Are the true children of Israel
We are the Israelites, according to the Bible
The children of Israel
[...]

So this is Carl Duckworth, one of Kendrick's cousins, laying out the primary conceit of Black Israelite ideology. That the people calling themselves Jews today are phonies and that the True Descendants™ of the ancient tribes of Israel are Hispanics, African and Native Americans.

Why Is This a Problem?

It should go without saying that this ideology is incredibly antisemitic, and aside from that total bullshit. There is a group of Africans who are actually Jewish called the Beta Israel, here's a good video on the history of these people. So this ideology manages to erase the existence of actual African Jews, in some weird faux liberation theology. I'm willing to bet that more people are familiar with Black Hebrew Israelites than the Beta Israel.

Criticism of my Take

The criticism that I received for pointing out Kendrick's associating with the BHI was something along the lines of, Kendrick was rapping from someone else's perspective.
This is clearly not true in the DAMN. references. In the YAH. verse before the I'm a Israelite section Kendrick uses the 'my' pronoun as he was talking about the infamous Fox News clip. He clearly started the verse talking about himself, there is no reason to conclude that he suddenly and conveniently started talking about someone else when he said "I'm a Israelite."

Conclusion

While Kendrick's adherence to Black Israelite ideology is super cringe. I still respect him as an artist, and still count myself among one of his fans. HOWEVER, we [I] don't wanna hear you all say he isn't a Black Israelite, no more. Stop.
Mods please don't delete, I worked hard on this post ty :)

Before I start, I would like to say that I think Automatons and Terminids are both are fun to play, and while this may be a hot take- both sides are fairly balanced in the game’s current state outside of the unintentional glitches, patrol rates, etc. All the of the information I talk about below is of course just my opinion, but also looked at purely from the Helldive (D9) difficulty perspective. TL:DR is at the bottom.
To start, let's look at the Terminids. The Terminids kinda give off a BO1 Zombies feel for me. Shoot them at distance, use your full arsenal to keep the bigger bugs at bay, and take a 5 second retreat if they get up in your face. Rinse and repeat. Boiled down, they are drones that will path the closest available route to your location, and only 2 enemy types, Bile Titans, and Bile Spewers, out of the 9 total have true range capability. Even then, their range is limited at around 20 meters. The Terminids most dangerous aspect is their numbers. A single bug breach can produce upwards of 50+ Terminids of varying types. The horde can and will entrap you if you don't maintain area denial. Outside of the battlefield, the only means they have to annoy the Helldivers is the Atmospheric Spores, but if you're a casual diver who just likes getting the main objectives done and don't want/need to complete every side objective, this causes very little trouble.
Now, the Automatons. Before you even hit the ground you can be at a disadvantage, if the AA Defenses modifier is applied to your mission, you lose a stratagem slot, which depending on the mission/situation, you may desperately need. On the battlefield 3/19 (variants included) of the enemy types have primary melee weapons while those same 3 also have ranged damage. Engaging them requires the Helldivers to more carefully pick their fights, every bad decision can easily lead to your demise. Do you have your support weapon? Are your stratagems available? Will a wandering patrol hear the firefight and engage you from a flank? There are many more variables to consider. Is that Cannon Tower turning towards me? Do those Scout Striders have an angle on me? They have area denial defenses; having your Eagle strike temporarily disabled by the Anti-Air emplacements, being actively bombed from their Mortar Emplacements, or the possibility of being spotted by the Detector Tower that, if alerted, will constantly supply the Automatons your exact location until destroyed. Assaulting a fabricator outpost? Hope you took out most of the manned machine gun nests that will shred you to pieces if it makes contact. The Factory Striders are a whole beast themselves. The periodic fabrication of Devastators, the cannon turret mounted up top for area denial, or the machine guns mounted to the front. Pick your poison when engaging these hulking steel monstrosities, and I didn't even mention how much ordinance can be dropped on them and they'll still be standing! Gunships provide more than subtle air support, peppering you with their miniguns, or blowing the Helldivers up with their rocket barrages. You cannot run and gun against the Automatons, you will not make it back to your Super Destroyer if you do.
You fight the horde against the Terminids, you fight a WAR with the Automatons. Both factions employ two vastly different playstyles that not everyone has figured out yet. And that doesn't mean it's just a "skill issue" because it's not one. I'd put money on that majority of Helldivers began their career on the Terminid front, and maybe they just stuck with it. Maybe the run and gun playstyle is just more appealing rather than the tactical, decision-making approach. Maybe they on god just wanna roleplay Starship Troopers and kill the Arachnids on Erata Prime. Either way, it doesn't just come down to "game bad" or "Bot hard" or "Bugs more fun :)" Just like the game itself, there are many variables to consider, and by no means do I have the lone and perfect solution. I do think something needs to change so that we have our forces where we need them to be, whether it be fighting bots or bugs, but during that process we CANNOT forget that we are all fighting in the name of Democracy and Liberty. After all, this is our very way of life.
If you read this far, I thank you, I really would love to see the community be able to come together again like in the first few weeks at launch when we all waged war against Super Earth's enemies. And you pondering upon the solution gives me hope that we can make it work somehow. I'll be trying to reply to comments when I can.
TL:DR: The Automatons play much differently than the Terminids and some players haven't fully realized the issue and we need to all work together to figure out the solution.

I live in America. The cost of a buying and owning a home, the interest rates on mortgages, the cost of gas, cost of goods inflated and probably never going back down.. how am I supposed to plan for the future?
I feel like I am barely getting by, even with a major career change that boosted my finances. The only change was that now I don’t have to dip into my savings (which is gone, thanks to the effects of wages not increasing at the same rate as inflation years ago). My rent keeps going up, and I’ve moved to try and offset it, but it’s inevitable it seems.
I keep reading “the economy is not bad!” “Employment is up!” “Inflation is actually decreasing!” “Wages are boosting!” I mean .. maybe compared to 2020? When everything went to hell?
I know spending remains high and that makes it difficult to deflate. But, people are spending their savings. They are spending their retirement. Not their income. They are trying to just live their lives because we’ve missed out on years of actually living because of COVID. People just want some semblance of freedom, to make memories that they couldn’t make for a long time.
How am I supposed to plan for my future?
With my rent going up every month, grocery bills higher than ever, and transportation becoming more expensive (yes, I’ve even ditched owning a car)- single-family homeownership seems so out of reach with one wage.
It is so grim to feel like I’ll never have financial freedom. I finished undergrad during the pandemic. I didn’t think things were going to magically go back to normal, but I also don’t know if things will ever even improve.
TLDR: how can I plan for my future when it seems like everything just gets more expensive and I can’t catch up? Homeownership feels so out of reach.

I'm still pretty new to the game and haven't gotten past midgame yet, but I was thinking it would be so cool if you could ritually sacrifice your tribe members on an altar.
The benefit could be your main character "absorbs" parts of the tribe member, and that way it allows you to progress your weak-ass main character as well over time.
So let's say that I have a tribe member Barbarian Billy-Bob that has 120 possible proficiency in Greatsword, and has "Experience-Battle Tested III" as a positive innate talent, but has a bunch of III and II negative innate talents which make it undesirable to play. Instead of just releasing them or condemning them to a life of harvesting, you could do a sacrifice ritual.
There could be a little animation of the sacrifice, plus a few of your other tribe members "fueling" the Altar, by bowing or whatever.
You could sacrifice the tribe member and gain, say 10-20 additional proficiency points from any skill over 50, plus one innate talent, BUT with the possibility of also gaining a negative Innate Talent as well. So it becomes a bit of a gamble, but could result in eventually becoming the "man god" I want to be as my main!

Settling into an apartment on the college campus was a bit more tedious than Raven had expected. Though, moving away from home and to a new place wasn't what bothered her. Moving all of her belongings wasn't what bothered her either. The people did... The other students. She hadn't been there but for ten minutes at maximum and had already been ridiculed by a group of valley girls.
"Where do you shop? Goodwill?"
"What's with the hair? Get electrocuted?"
Their annoying voices and giggles rang in Raven's ears. Thier tones honestly made her want to pull her hair out. She had come to college to make something of herself... To get her dream degrees in Audio Engineering, Stage Design, and Sound Reinforcement. She didn't come to hear the whining voices of some stuck-up assholes bullying her constantly.
Letting out a soft huff, Raven grabbed a box of her belongings from the back of her black 1978 Dodge Panel-Van, then turned towards her apartment building. Apartment twenty-seven-b, an medium-sized apartment on the second floor... That was the one her Uncle Bill had rented for her. Well, he had only put a couple of month's worth of rent to it for now to get Raven started, but it was hers.
One by one, she began carrying the various boxes of her belongings up the stairs and into the apartment, stacking them in the living room for the moment. From boxes, she moved to her music equipment. Guitars, keyboards, amps, cables... The whole nine yards. Yes, she had brought everything in her name with her, including Rebel, her black cat. The reason? She planned on spending a large percentage of her time in this apartment. And the reason for that? We'll get into that a little later.
It took a little bit, but finally, she only had one more guitar to take in. She picked its case up out of the back of her van, and as soon as she went to close the doors and turn around, the bottom fell out... In other words, it started pouring rain. "You have got to be kidding me... I had one guitar left! One!" Raven muttered to herself, now frustrated. As quickly as she could, Raven shut the back doors of her van, then beelined it back to the steps that led up to the second-story apartments.
Raven: "Huh?"
Raven looked around for a moment, only to realize she was sitting on the ground. Once she got her barrings straight, she looked up, seeing a male standing over her. This guy was rather handsome. He had that hair metal appearance about him that many longed for; Long brunette hair that was fluffed to its full volume, near-perfect facial features, beautiful green eyes... The man was the spitting-image of any hair metal girl's dream guy.

Hello all!
I’m male, 25, have a background in landscaping, irrigation installation, and labor work in general.
I, like many others, have been getting hit constantly with this whole FIFO in Australia on social media. I never really thought much about the type of work, but it made me curious.
I know that they aren’t telling the truth about unskilled labor (I don’t expect to be making nearly or over $100k for no skills,) and it would be absolutely difficult to get in.
So here are my questions:
Where did you all start to be able to do this? And follow up, what would you recommend for a big finer interested in possibly doing this type of work?
How would I, from Canada, be able to get in to one in Australia? I say Australia because I’ve always wanted to go, and if I ever want to go there at this point with how expensive life is, it would have to be while working.
Again, I know the stuff on social media isn’t all (if any) true. But I’m curious and everything I’m looking at says this skilled job or that. So I’m curious what you, the hard working that know what’s needed more, would suggest to get my foot in the door to actually get a good job there vs those who expect to make a fortune with no skills.
Thank you all, and I hope all of you get the rest and have the energy you need to keep going!

I am working on a flask app with an sqlite3 database and flask-sqlalchemy to connect them. I have 2 tables: Tracks and Config.
These tables are as follows:

class Tracks(db.Model): __bind_key__ = "main" track_id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True) title = db.Column(db.String(100), nullable=False) artist = db.Column(db.String(30), nullable=False) track_type = db.Column(db.String(1), nullable=False) #config = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=False) config = db.relationship('Config', backref='tracks', lazy=True, uselist=True) station = db.Column(db.String(4), nullable=False) file_path = db.Column(db.String(300), nullable=False) class Config(db.Model): __bind_key__ = "new" config_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('tracks.track_id'), primary_key=True) #config_id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True) genres = db.Column(db.String(21), nullable=False) styles = db.Column(db.String(30), nullable=False) decade = db.Column(db.String(4), nullable=False) year = db.Column(db.String(4), nullable=False) country = db.Column(db.String(45), nullable=False) sort_method = db.Column(db.String(1), nullable=False) sort_order = db.Column(db.String(4), nullable=False) albums_to_find = db.Column(db.Integer, nullable=False) 

Before these were not actually related, you can see the original config_id and config columns commented out. Before they were just integers and each config on Tracks corresponded to a config_id on Config. I figured the best move was to add a relationship.
I add tracks to the database like so:

new_track = Tracks( title=title, artist=artist, track_type="c", #config=config, # original way before setting up relationship config = [config], # current way because new config in Tracks wants a list #config = [db.session.query(Config).filter_by(config_id=config).one()], # another way I tried station="new", file_path=file_path, ) db.session.add(new_track) db.session.commit() 

All the variables are passed in correctly so i didn't include them.
What I expected was that an integer would be entered into the database for the config on the track and then that config column would allow me to pull data from the Config table using the config column as the primary key for the Config table.
In reality the integers are being inserted into the table as the config in tracks correctly but they do not allow to actually pull from the Config table.
What I have is an html template that I want to display the config id in (pulling from the tracks table) and have the user be able to hover over the config id and have it pull the information from the Config table and display it.
So I expect the tracks only have a single integer as the config in the database. In python I can initialize a track for example as the variable track and then access its columns like so:

print(track.title) print(track.artist) 

etc. Before I set up the relationship i could also do a print(track.config) and it would spit out the integer corresponding to the config but i want to be able to do this:

print(track.config.config_id) print(track.config.genres) print(track.config.year) 

etc. But when I try the following:

print(track.config) ->  print(track.config.config_id) -> outputs nothing print(track.config.year) -> outputs nothing print(track[0]) ->  print(track[1]) -> outputs nothing 

I don't understand why this isn't working like expected. I don't want to have to actually put a database under config I just want the config number and have it pull the rest from Config table.
Am I misunderstanding how this is supposed to work?

Hawks and Wizards, nothing to see here. They will draft either Sarr or Risacher, likely in this order. The Rockets are in a cherry on the cake situation. IMO they should definitely draft Rob Dillingham. The core team is very young with lots of upside with or without nailing this draft. By adding Dilligham, the worst case scenario is adding a valuable 6th man and best case is landing another all star that could be the right piece to compete strong enough with the Spurs in 4 years.
Spurs are in quite the same position with enough time to rebuild and with the need to suck enough next year in order to land one of the Flagg/Traore next big things. IMO they should land Reed Sheepard, the obvious Ginobili for Wemby and tank for the next Parker aka Nolan Traore.
That leaves the Hornets and the Spurs in a tough situation. At this point all the safest options are gone. The ones remaining have all pros and cons. The likely candidates in the mix are Holland, Salaun, Buzelis, Clingan, Knecht and Castle. I won't take time explaining the different profiles you already know their flaws.
But what would you if you were either the Pistons or the Hornets ? Both franchises are facing the same issues: they need stars upside and cannot afford a bust. Pistons because they are the shame of the league at the moment and the Hornets because they are trying hard to built trust and winning culture at last.
My takes : Pistons should draft Stephon Castle. They desperately need someone with a winning mentality. I know Castle is trying hard to go to the Spurs but ihe can definitely be a game changer for the franchise.
Hornets should decide between Knecht or Salaun. Knecht is the safest option if you want to be certain that you'll add a relevant piece for the next year. I know that Hornets are looking for perimeter defenders but none seems interesting at this point. Other interesting option is taking a gamble with Salaun. He is a high risk high reward option but from a FO perspective it's also a ballsy option: you're proving you're doing everything you can to land a game changing piece to your team plus Tidjane is a risk that fans seem willing to take so no major disasters if you fail.
And you what are your thoughts?

Hello all!
So I have AuDHD and struggle a lot with executive functioning and getting important tasks done when they aren't something that interests me. I know that with ADHD (and autism but idk if to the same extent), a task is easier to get done when it meets one or more of these categories: 1. Interest, 2. Novelty, 3. Challenge, or 4. Urgency in that order. But unfortunately a lot of tasks that need doing don't really fall into any of those categories. Do you guys have little games or ways that you trick your brain into making a task more enjoyable? For example, I know someone who finds it a lot easier to tidy their home/do dishes when they play medieval music and pretend that they are the owner of an inn/pub in a fantasy environment.
I'm an actor, which requires a bunch of submissions and searching the internet for roles and trying to submit to agencies. The actual acting part is a breeze, because that is what I'm interested in. But the submissions and computer work are definitely less so. It's hard to motivate myself because none of these things necessarily have strict deadlines, so I can't wait for the last minute boost of adrenaline that usually helps me with tasks like this (for example: homework deadlines). Any tips on how to trick myself into making it feel more exciting? Or even bearable? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Some info that may help recommendations:

• I have a lot of interest in fiction and fandom related topics, so any ideas adapting to that
• I try to do the pomodoro technique or the 5 minute rule, but the act of starting still gets me overwhelmed
• Things like keeping a planner, setting alarms, etc. are less helpful because I'm still stuck without meeting any of the 4 categories I mentioned above
• I really struggle setting my own deadline (i.e. I need to get 3 submissions in by 3 today) because I'm less likely to hold myself accountable to something I made up arbitrarily.

Thank you,
Sky
TLDR; Any tips on how to trick myself into making tasks feel more exciting/fun? Or even bearable? Any suggestions would be appreciated!

For context, we both waited till marriage to lose virginity. We were also both long distance. Before, he had a very high sex drive. He would have to masterbate at random times because of his boners he would get over the phone or randomly at work or when he visits me he would have to go to the bathroom to masterbate or at least try to get rid of it somehow.
As time went on, he got more stressed because getting married takes a lot of financial stress and he just finished school. But he would still be interested in it. He definitely was less interested and didn’t even care for nudes because he thought it would stress him out because he cannot show me enough attention for them and he would likely just look at it and “enjoy” it. But still, when he would visit we would do things together aside from intercourse but he would still push me to have intercourse. So he definitely did not naturally have a low libido. He used to say how he would want to have sex every single day and he felt that he would need it. He was also very crazy and risky and didn’t seem very “vanilla”
Now that we moved in, and we lost our virginities, it’s like a chore to him. Even in the beginning he was very patient with breaking my hymen whereas I kept wanting to try. But it’s not just that he wants it less often, but when we DO have sex, he isn’t “crazy” he says he’s too tired to do this and that. I definitely want it more than him. He does still try and put an effort because he knows it’s not fair. He basically told me he would die to have a wife who wants sex all the time, like he was actually concerned mine might not be high enough. But now it’s too hard. This caused a lot of fights in the beginning but I figured I should back off a bit. He apologizes for when he doesn’t wanna have sex and I tell him it’s fine.
He says it’s because of stress even on his days off he’s just tired but he is able to do other things. He does get quite tired I’ll admit. This isn’t a case of mismatched libido. He once had a high libido.
I just want to know if this is fixable. I’ve heard your sex life/frequency decreases so I’m worried if it’s like this now, what will it be in the future? 2-3 times a week is how often we do it but as newly married virgin couples, I expected more. Not only that, it’s one thing for the frequency of libido to decrease, but even trying exciting things isn’t fun to him anymore. if his libido was once high, and he is currently dealing debt, finances, worrying about family, providing/taking care of me, always on his phone stressing about his job, can it get bettemore frequent? I’m assuming if these stresses improve and he still naturally had a high libido, it can be fixed. But I have ALWAYS heard it decreases, not increases with time. Is that always the case?
Also no, it isn’t my looks. I don’t let him see me with a hairy body, or using the bathroom etc he sees me when I’m comfortable as in sweat pants but I don’t comfortably look disgusting in front of him. And my looks didn’t change. I also dress up for him. And we have a good relationship he treats me well and loves me and flirts and touches me but anything sexual is a chore. Again, he is trying to be better. And he says he thinks this is temporary and it will be better in the future. I’ve always wanted crazy exciting spontaneous sex at least SOME times. And I imagined we’d both eagerly wanna do it at least 4-5 times a week. Can this be fixed if it starts out like this?

My eyes are wide open now, everywhere I look there is a short guy joke or some other jab. I recently went on a nostalgia rewatch of Star Wars: clone wars and in one of my favorite episodes I remember as a kid there was this clone that came out all messed up and was very short and one of the other clones pats him on the head in a demeaning manner and makes a mean comment. It left a bad taste in my mouth so I ended up listening to music instead after the episode ended, my favorite album, Blonde by Frank Ocean. I let it play and ended up listening to the song White Ferrari, then my favorite part came at 3:07 where he hits the notes juuuuuuuuust right but is completely incomprehensible in what he sings, so I got curious and looked up the lyrics and apparently he sings “I'm sure we're taller in another dimension, You say we're small and not worth the mention” you can’t make this shit up man. I can’t even enjoy my favorite album anymore. How do I stop noticing this shit?

The Kagemitsu Clan 景光一族

The Kagemitsu Clan is known for its temporal-related ability of Lag, which allows users to manipulate perception of time for themselves and their targets, creating delays in actions, movements and thoughts. The technique is HIGHLY strategic, allowing the user to create opportunities for attacks and evasion.

Origin:

During the Genryaku Era, which was the last Era in the Heian Period of Japan, the Kagemitsu Clan was founded by Hikari Kagemitsu [Kagemitsu Hikari / 影光], the first user of ''Lag'' which was known at the time as ''Temporal Disruption''. Hikari was an anomaly even in the Heian Period, with his eyes resembling those of the Six Eyes, though insted, they could see strings in time. They were called ''Eyes of the Clock [時計の目]''. Noone knew his parents, but it was said that he was one of the strongest sorcerers of the Genryaku Era, and even had his own Barrierless Domain. Hikari was pronounced dead at the start of the Kamakura Period. [LORE IS STILL IN HEAVY WIP]

Eyes of the Clock

Translation: Tokei no Me (時計の目)
Appearance: The Eyes of the Clock are yellow eyes characterized by iridescent, swirling patterns resembling clockwork gears or spirals. They cannot be deactivated, as they are a genetic trait in the Kagemitsu Clan.
Abilities:
Temporal Strings Perception*: The Eyes of the Clock allow the user to see the "strings" or "threads" of time that connect events, people, and objects. These strings represent the flow of time and can vary in colour and intensity, indicating different temporal energies and disruptions.*
Personal Time Dilation: The Eyes of the Clock allow for the users to see in ''Slow Motion'' which can assist them in battle.
Temporal Echoes: The Eyes of the Clock allow the user to see recent lingering events that transpired in viewable areas around the user. They can be used, for example, in a crime scene to find clues and figure out what happened.

Cursed Technique: ''Lag'' (遅れ)

Lag is the failing to keep up with another or others in movement or development. People use the phrase ''Lagging'' commonly in Video Games if their game is being slow and stupid, god I hate that. In short, this cursed technique brings that idea to the real world.
Lag: The user can use Lag, similarly to ''Sandevistan'' from Cyberpunk. To be honest, I don't know much a way to explain it. They can ''slip through time'' to look as if they teleport. No, they cannot time travel. Lag users can only be seen by fellow clansmen who possess the Eyes of the Clock. Lag is the main part of this technique, which allows for:

Extension Techniques

Ping: The user can manipulate the ''Ping'' of their opponent and themselves, which can allow for them to, for example, raise their opponents ping to get attacks in.
[WIP, GIVE ME ANY SUGGESTIONS IN THE COMMENTS. THIS WAS HAND WRITTEN UNLIKE MY OTHER CURSED TECHNIQUES.]

Alright so this is my little rewrite of Manjoume/Chazz (I’ll refer to him as Chazz, as I prefer that version of him).
So I watched Cvits GX video, and I liked his idea of Chazz. But I’ll tweak it a little bit.
So basically this is how I would rewrite Chazz, right before his duel with Daichi/Bastion he gets a large headache and he hears a roar. It gets louder when he throws away Bastion’s deck and so he doesn’t throw it away. And so I think that Chazz would Actually win. And Bastion being the nice person he is would say something like “Good Duel Chazz, that was very impressive” and Chazz with his headache would just take the compliment and say something like “Huh, oh yeah Good Duel mid rate”.
After this Jaden would smile and want to duel Chazz again, but something in Chazz told him not to. The season goes on as Normal for a bit until Chazz and some random Ra Yellow student get into an argument where the Ra Yellow student would say something along the lines of “Just leave here you spoiled brat, no one even likes you”.
Chazz would look around and see people agreeing with him and promptly leave making a comment about how he was better than them.
Chazz wouldn’t just stumble onto North Academy, but instead seek it out. And Chazz’s head would start to hurt again. Instead of Obama Yellow, Chazz would instead find one of his Aces from the manga Dark End Dragon (It’s not a synchro in the manga)
Continue the series as Usual until the rematch with Judai/Jaden, Chazz would win. Sort of Easily in fact, and then Chazz would get an ego boost and leave back with North Academy. Yep, Chazz doesn’t come back to Duel Academy or at least not yet.
Chazz would go with Slade and Jagger to Duel Academy, and when they find out Chazz is in North Academy they would berate him. However in this timeline Chazz would retaliate against them, and Kaiba would tell Chazz to duel them if he’s a real duelist and Chazz would accept. Before the duel Chazz would get headaches and his Dark End Dragon would speak to him, and tell him to find its counterpart.
Chazz would go out and Slade would say that dumb bullshit ATK point rule, and Chazz would simply Ignore him and say “And why should I listen to you, We’re not Family. I’m the Chazz, Chazz Thunder”
This comes from Manjoume Thunder, his title in the Japanese version.
Chazz would go to the well of lost cards and Jaden would follow him, Chazz would find Light End Dragon and Adjust his deck a lot. Chazz would be a lot like Jack/Jakku and Kite/Kaito. They (Mostly Jack) primarily play decks that focus mostly on getting their Aces out fast.
Chazz would use an original deck I made of low level Beast Warrior monsters (The beast from his Ojama deck and the Warrior from his Chthonian deck) basically they would focus on two spell cards that give them 0 ATK and DEF but would change their level and a spell that would allow you to banish them to special summon a LIGHT type or DARK type monster that shares the same level from the hand.
The deck would’ve been thrown out by an old friend of Chazz’s who threw them out because he didn’t like low ATK point monsters and would show Chazz how much he grew from the start.
Chazz would win the duel against Slade and Jagger and feel on top of the world and once again attempt eturn to North Academy, however Chancellor Sheppard would tell Chazz about the Shadow Riders/Seven Stars. And Chazz would temporarily stay at Duel Academy as a Slifer.
Chazz would win against the dark scorpions and they would be purified, and change into a new archetype that searches specifically for his Dark End and Light End dragons.