Arena names generator

For Writers Naming Characters

2016.01.11 02:24 ActuallyTrash For Writers Naming Characters

For people who need names for characters in stories, books, and anything else.
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2013.02.13 18:15 TeacherMuradin World of Warcraft PvP

A community for World of Warcraft PVP
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2017.07.21 05:50 baroquian Arena of Valor

The official subreddit of Arena of Valor, an epic 5v5 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) developed by TiMi Studio Group! Master unique and powerful heroes, like Batman, while teaming up with friends. Create the most dominating team the MOBA world has ever seen.
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2024.05.14 01:08 Either_Power_4499 And the house of Israel called the name thereof

And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt
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2024.05.14 01:04 Hazy_Fantayzee There are LOTS of websites out there that generate colour palates, but are there any that can generate corresponding light AND dark themes?

So I'm sure most people on this sub know of of a few sites that can generate colour palettes:
https://webgradients.com/
https://coolors.co/?home
https://colorhunt.co/palettes/popular
https://gradienthunt.com/
https://colorffy.com/
to name just a few. But what I am looking for is something that will generate a nice UI palette, and then also provide a corresponding dark palate. I'm experimenting with setting all my colours using CSS variables & changing them at the root level for light/dark, and then setting those variables in my Tailwind config. That way I can use things like `text-primaryTxt` and `bg-primaryBg` and have it change automatically (as opposed to having to do something like `text-primary-200 dark:text-primary-800` everywhere.
The closest site I have found is https://aicolors.co/ which shows the colour scheme with a dummy dashboard which I really like, however the only way to get a dark theme is to just choose a similar corresponding colour palate.
So I know I'm probably being a bit lazy looking for such a tool, but does anyone know of anything?

EDIT: After some more serious googling I have come across :
https://www.realtimecolors.com
which is pretty close to what I am looking for. Would love to hear any other suggestions though....
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2024.05.14 00:34 heartvu [QCrit] Upmarket Women’s Fiction, PHOEBE (85k/4th attempt) + first 300

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for all your feedback on the last version. I haven’t changed too much except for the last blurb paragraph which I think is hookier now and I hope solves the problem of not explaining how the story could have sexual prose. I also removed a paragraph from my first three hundred. I hope this version works better now, but please let me know if not.
Dear [AGENT],
Because you like [personalization], I hope you’ll be interested in PHOEBE, my 85,000 word upmarket women’s novel that explores cultural identity and a complicated friendship between two Vietnamese-Americans as they navigate their first years of womanhood.
When twenty-eight year old Phoebe drops out of grad school and gets arrested for assaulting a police officer, the only person she has left to call is her adoptive sister, Gigi.
Phoebe doesn’t have any other family left. After her father killed himself the morning of her high school graduation, her mother drove her across the country to stay with a family friend in Southern California and disappeared. For years, Phoebe was content following Gigi around, even attending college just to stay near her. But when Gigi decided to move away for dental school in San Francisco, Phoebe’s life began its downward spiral.
The day Gigi comes to pick her up, Phoebe is shocked to discover that Gigi is hiding a pregnancy and eloping with a man Phoebe has never met. Without other options, Phoebe soon finds herself moving in with Gigi, Gigi's rich new husband, and their infant son in the moneyed suburb of Arcadia. But Gigi and her husband are always passive-aggressively arguing, and Gigi’s dissatisfaction with motherhood is clear.
In the court mandated therapy sessions following her arrest, Phoebe is forced to recall the trauma she experienced growing up as an immigrant’s child in the Midwest and confront how her loneliness and need for love wrecked the decisions she’s made. Meanwhile, Gigi uncovers a secret about Phoebe’s mother that could change both of their lives.
With flashback cuts similar to the film Challengers (2024), PHOEBE combines the sexual prose and psychological musings of MILK FED by Melissa Broder with the exploration of generational trauma in BANYAN MOON by Thao Thai.
First 300 (again for context, Phoebe refers to Gigi by her full name, Regina)
Regina says my worst trait is how paranoid and judgemental I am. She thinks that I’m always looking over my shoulder, waiting for the next terrible thing to happen, and that I only see the worst in people. She’s not wrong. But unlike her, I haven’t had the sort of life that begets beauty and easy fortune. Every good thing that has ever happened to me was just another suffering in disguise.
My phone buzzes in my hand, and I don’t have to look down at the screen to know it’s Ishaan. It’s been nearly a year since I last saw him, and the same amount of time since I last responded to him. In some messages, he’s worried about me. In others, he’s saying he wants to clear the air, apologize for what happened between us. We need to talk is the most common sequence of words I get. I know he’ll tell me it was all a misunderstanding, but I’m tired of not knowing who to believe, him or my own eyes.
I don’t have his number saved anymore, but I know all the digits that make it up. If you scrambled up all the numbers in a big bag, I could dig them out and place them in back order. Regina says I should just block him and move on, but how can I? He is the monster that I wrought with my own hands. A meat-eating, prospect destroying, body snatching narcissist who was once a sweet twelve-year old boy I could’ve loved but ruined instead.
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2024.05.14 00:27 Interesting_Mark7962 Can't start my server anymore, plz help

Hi, can anyone help me get my server back up and running.
I had it running last night and now when I was going to play I saw that it had crashed. I'm not very good at reading server crash logs :c
I will leave the crash log below:
---- Minecraft Crash Report ---- // This doesn't make any sense!
Time: 2024-05-13 23:46:41 Description: Exception in server tick loop
net.minecraftforge.fml.config.ConfigFileTypeHandler$ConfigLoadingException: Failed loading config file lost_aether_content-server.toml of type SERVER for modid lost_aether_content at net.minecraftforge.fml.config.ConfigFileTypeHandler.lambda$reader$1(ConfigFileTypeHandler.java:47) ~[fmlcore-1.20.1-47.2.20.jar%23908!/:?] {} at net.minecraftforge.fml.config.ConfigTracker.openConfig(ConfigTracker.java:60) ~[fmlcore-1.20.1-47.2.20.jar%23908!/:?] {} at net.minecraftforge.fml.config.ConfigTracker.lambda$loadConfigs$1(ConfigTracker.java:50) ~[fmlcore-1.20.1-47.2.20.jar%23908!/:?] {} at java.lang.Iterable.forEach(Iterable.java:75) ~[?:?] {re:mixin} at java.util.Collections$SynchronizedCollection.forEach(Collections.java:2131) ~[?:?] {} at net.minecraftforge.fml.config.ConfigTracker.loadConfigs(ConfigTracker.java:50) ~[fmlcore-1.20.1-47.2.20.jar%23908!/:?] {} at net.minecraftforge.server.ServerLifecycleHooks.handleServerAboutToStart(ServerLifecycleHooks.java:96) ~[forge-1.20.1-47.2.20-universal.jar%23912!/:?] {re:mixin,re:classloading,pl:mixin:APP:lithostitched.forge.mixins.json:common.ServerLifecycleHooksMixin,pl:mixin:APP:croptopia.mixins.json:ServerLifecycleHookAccessor,pl:mixin:A} at net.minecraft.server.dedicated.DedicatedServer.m_7038_(DedicatedServer.java:162) ~[server-1.20.1-20230612.114412-srg.jar%23907!/:?] {re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:computing_frames,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:mixin:APP:lithostitched.mixins.json:server.DedicatedServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:mixins/common/nochatreports.mixins.json:server.MixinDedicatedServer,pl:mixin:APP:tombstone.mixins.json:DedicatedServerMixin,pl:mixin:A} at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.m_130011_(MinecraftServer.java:634) ~[server-1.20.1-20230612.114412-srg.jar%23907!/:?] {re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:computing_frames,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:mixin:APP:kubejs-common.mixins.json:MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:kubejs-common.mixins.json:inject_resources.MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:modernfix-common.mixins.json:perf.dedicated_reload_executor.MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:ae2.mixins.json:spatial.MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:citadel.mixins.json:MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:balm.mixins.json:MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:dankstorage.mixins.json:MinecraftServerAccess,pl:mixin:A} at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.m_206580_(MinecraftServer.java:251) ~[server-1.20.1-20230612.114412-srg.jar%23907!/:?] {re:mixin,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:computing_frames,pl:accesstransformer:B,re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:mixin:APP:kubejs-common.mixins.json:MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:kubejs-common.mixins.json:inject_resources.MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:modernfix-common.mixins.json:perf.dedicated_reload_executor.MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:ae2.mixins.json:spatial.MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:citadel.mixins.json:MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:balm.mixins.json:MinecraftServerMixin,pl:mixin:APP:dankstorage.mixins.json:MinecraftServerAccess,pl:mixin:A} at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:842) ~[?:?] {re:mixin} Caused by: com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.io.ParsingException: Not enough data available at com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.io.ParsingException.notEnoughData(ParsingException.java:22) ~[core-3.6.4.jar%2358!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.io.ReaderInput.directReadChar(ReaderInput.java:36) ~[core-3.6.4.jar%2358!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.io.AbstractInput.readChar(AbstractInput.java:49) ~[core-3.6.4.jar%2358!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.io.AbstractInput.readCharsUntil(AbstractInput.java:123) ~[core-3.6.4.jar%2358!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.toml.TableParser.parseKey(TableParser.java:166) ~[toml-3.6.4.jar%2359!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.toml.TableParser.parseDottedKey(TableParser.java:145) ~[toml-3.6.4.jar%2359!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.toml.TableParser.parseNormal(TableParser.java:55) ~[toml-3.6.4.jar%2359!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.toml.TomlParser.parse(TomlParser.java:44) ~[toml-3.6.4.jar%2359!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.toml.TomlParser.parse(TomlParser.java:37) ~[toml-3.6.4.jar%2359!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.io.ConfigParser.parse(ConfigParser.java:113) ~[core-3.6.4.jar%2358!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.io.ConfigParser.parse(ConfigParser.java:219) ~[core-3.6.4.jar%2358!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.io.ConfigParser.parse(ConfigParser.java:202) ~[core-3.6.4.jar%2358!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.file.WriteSyncFileConfig.load(WriteSyncFileConfig.java:73) ~[core-3.6.4.jar%2358!/:?] {} at com.electronwill.nightconfig.core.file.AutosaveCommentedFileConfig.load(AutosaveCommentedFileConfig.java:85) ~[core-3.6.4.jar%2358!/:?] {} at net.minecraftforge.fml.config.ConfigFileTypeHandler.lambda$reader$1(ConfigFileTypeHandler.java:43) ~[fmlcore-1.20.1-47.2.20.jar%23908!/:?] {} ... 10 more
A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- System Details -- Details: Minecraft Version: 1.20.1 Minecraft Version ID: 1.20.1 Operating System: Windows 10 (amd64) version 10.0 Java Version: 17.0.10, Oracle Corporation Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode, sharing), Oracle Corporation Memory: 4734454720 bytes (4515 MiB) / 8589934592 bytes (8192 MiB) up to 17179869184 bytes (16384 MiB) CPUs: 20 Processor Vendor: GenuineIntel Processor Name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-14600KF Identifier: Intel64 Family 6 Model 183 Stepping 1 Microarchitecture: unknown Frequency (GHz): 3.49 Number of physical packages: 1 Number of physical CPUs: 14 Number of logical CPUs: 20 Graphics card #0 name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Graphics card #0 vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de) Graphics card #0 VRAM (MB): 4095.00 Graphics card #0 deviceId: 0x2786 Graphics card #0 versionInfo: DriverVersion=31.0.15.5152 Memory slot #0 capacity (MB): 16384.00 Memory slot #0 clockSpeed (GHz): 4.80 Memory slot #0 type: Unknown Memory slot #1 capacity (MB): 16384.00 Memory slot #1 clockSpeed (GHz): 4.80 Memory slot #1 type: Unknown Virtual memory max (MB): 57510.62 Virtual memory used (MB): 34086.33 Swap memory total (MB): 24894.45 Swap memory used (MB): 102.54 JVM Flags: 20 total; -Xms8G -Xmx16G -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:+ParallelRefProcEnabled -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=200 -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+DisableExplicitGC -XX:+AlwaysPreTouch -XX:G1NewSizePercent=30 -XX:G1MaxNewSizePercent=40 -XX:G1HeapRegionSize=8M -XX:G1ReservePercent=20 -XX:G1HeapWastePercent=5 -XX:G1MixedGCCountTarget=4 -XX:InitiatingHeapOccupancyPercent=15 -XX:G1MixedGCLiveThresholdPercent=90 -XX:G1RSetUpdatingPauseTimePercent=5 -XX:SurvivorRatio=32 -XX:+PerfDisableSharedMem -XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=1 Server Running: true Player Count: 0 / 20; [] Data Packs: vanilla, mod:betterdungeons, mod:simplemagnets, mod:integratedterminals, mod:laserio (incompatible), mod:modernfix (incompatible), mod:evilcraft, mod:useitemonblockevent (incompatible), mod:yungsapi, mod:gateways (incompatible), mod:jumbofurnace (incompatible), mod:wstweaks (incompatible), mod:shrink (incompatible), mod:universalgrid (incompatible), mod:darkutils (incompatible), mod:apotheosis (incompatible), mod:clickadv (incompatible), mod:ldlib (incompatible), mod:create_new_age, mod:betterfortresses, mod:paraglider (incompatible), mod:cloth_config (incompatible), mod:durabilitytooltip (incompatible), mod:structure_gel, mod:industrialforegoing (incompatible), mod:handcrafted (incompatible), mod:repurposed_structures, mod:structurecompass, mod:botania, mod:spark (incompatible), mod:corail_woodcutter, mod:advgenerators, mod:yungsextras, mod:attributeslib (incompatible), mod:tombstone, mod:extrastorage, mod:cumulus_menus, mod:naturesaura (incompatible), mod:constructionwand, mod:mcwroofs, mod:littlelogistics (incompatible), mod:cfm, mod:chimes, mod:flib, mod:betterendisland, mod:nitrogen_internals, mod:potionblender (incompatible), mod:l2library (incompatible), mod:fastleafdecay, mod:sfm (incompatible), mod:despawntimers (incompatible), mod:mcwlights, mod:betterjungletemples, mod:smartbrainlib (incompatible), mod:rechiseled (incompatible), mod:attributefix (incompatible), mod:caelus (incompatible), mod:epherolib (incompatible), mod:botanypots (incompatible), mod:farmingforblockheads, mod:rechiseledcreate, mod:additional_lights, mod:fusion, mod:extradisks, mod:edivadlib, mod:mythicbotany, mod:integratedcrafting, mod:dungeons_arise, mod:logprot (incompatible), mod:terrablender, mod:biomesoplenty (incompatible), mod:cleanswing (incompatible), mod:corgilib, mod:sushigocrafting (incompatible), mod:domum_ornamentum, mod:flywheel, mod:bhc (incompatible), mod:justenoughprofessions, mod:securitycraft, mod:almostunified (incompatible), mod:structurize, mod:fastfurnace (incompatible), mod:lootr, mod:occultism, mod:allthetweaks (incompatible), mod:extremesoundmuffler, mod:cosmeticarmorreworked, mod:morered (incompatible), mod:ad_astra (incompatible), mod:rsrequestify (incompatible), mod:alchemylib (incompatible), mod:advancedperipherals (incompatible), mod:tinyredstone, mod:towntalk (incompatible), mod:betteroceanmonuments, mod:sophisticatedcore (incompatible), mod:glassential (incompatible), mod:prism (incompatible), mod:placebo (incompatible), mod:bookshelf, mod:sophisticatedbackpacks (incompatible), mod:littlecontraptions (incompatible), mod:uteamcore, mod:mcwdoors, mod:utilitarian, mod:macawsroofsbop, mod:absentbydesign, mod:konkrete (incompatible), mod:rsinfinitybooster (incompatible), mod:refinedstorage, mod:chipped (incompatible), mod:mcwbridges, mod:rebornstorage (incompatible), mod:tempad (incompatible), mod:hostilenetworks (incompatible), mod:endertanks, mod:jearchaeology, mod:fuelgoeshere, mod:simplylight (incompatible), mod:industrialforegoingsouls (incompatible), mod:memorysettings (incompatible), mod:blockui, mod:tiab (incompatible), mod:villagertools (incompatible), mod:mysticalcustomization, mod:lostcities, mod:elevatorid, mod:runelic, mod:twilightdelight (incompatible), mod:inventoryprofilesnext (incompatible), mod:aiimprovements, mod:moreoverlays (incompatible), mod:cupboard (incompatible), mod:voidscape (incompatible), mod:undergarden, mod:caupona, mod:betteradvancements (incompatible), mod:platforms, mod:dyenamics (incompatible), mod:thermal_extra (incompatible), mod:mcwpaintings, mod:clumps (incompatible), mod:artifacts, mod:toastcontrol (incompatible), mod:mininggadgets (incompatible), mod:mysticalagriculture, mod:craftingtweaks, mod:libipn (incompatible), mod:endermanoverhaul (incompatible), mod:eccentrictome, mod:mysterious_mountain_lib (incompatible), mod:enderio, mod:easy_villagers, mod:reliquary (incompatible), mod:pigpen (incompatible), mod:fastbench (incompatible), mod:fluxnetworks (incompatible), mod:buildinggadgets2 (incompatible), mod:minecolonies, mod:pylons, mod:ferritecore (incompatible), mod:functionalstorage, mod:modularrouters (incompatible), mod:notrample, mod:justzoom (incompatible), mod:charmofundying (incompatible), mod:valhelsia_core (incompatible), mod:create_enchantment_industry (incompatible), mod:flickerfix, mod:productivetrees, mod:createaddition (incompatible), mod:dynamiclightsreforged (incompatible), mod:supermartijn642configlib (incompatible), mod:quarryplus, mod:playeranimator (incompatible), mod:irons_spellbooks, mod:botarium (incompatible), mod:mcwwindows, mod:create_jetpack (incompatible), mod:ironjetpacks, mod:everythingcopper, mod:powah (incompatible), mod:cabletiers, mod:rangedpumps, mod:macawsbridgesbop, mod:balm, mod:jeresources, mod:shetiphiancore, mod:mysticalagradditions, mod:ctov, mod:athena, mod:stylecolonies (incompatible), mod:novillagerdm, mod:alltheores (incompatible), mod:glodium (incompatible), mod:ae2insertexportcard, mod:torchmaster, mod:botanytrees (incompatible), mod:ironfurnaces, mod:mcwtrpdoors, mod:supermartijn642corelib, mod:resourcefulconfig (incompatible), mod:ad_astra_giselle_addon (incompatible), mod:curios (incompatible), mod:searchables (incompatible), mod:measurements, mod:framedblocks, mod:angelring, mod:sparsestructuresreforged (incompatible), mod:mcwfurnitures, mod:flightlib (incompatible), mod:jadeaddons (incompatible), mod:infiniverse (incompatible), mod:bettermineshafts, mod:sliceanddice (incompatible), mod:darkpaintings (incompatible), mod:crafting_on_a_stick (incompatible), mod:elytraslot (incompatible), mod:harvestwithease, mod:multipiston, mod:lithostitched, mod:bdlib, mod:travelersbackpack, mod:naturescompass, mod:jumpboat, mod:libx, mod:utilitix, mod:jei, mod:mekanism, mod:gravitationalmodulatingunittweaks (incompatible), mod:mekanismgenerators, mod:pneumaticcraft (incompatible), mod:packingtape (incompatible), mod:forge, mod:cofh_core, mod:thermal, mod:thermal_integration, mod:redstone_arsenal, mod:thermal_cultivation, mod:appleskin (incompatible), mod:thermal_innovation, mod:silentgear, mod:thermal_foundation, mod:thermal_locomotion, mod:thermal_dynamics, mod:mcwpaths, mod:alchemistry (incompatible), mod:zerocore (incompatible), mod:mousetweaks, mod:immersiveengineering (incompatible), mod:usefulrailroads, mod:createoreexcavation (incompatible), mod:nochatreports (incompatible), mod:allthemodium (incompatible), mod:spectrelib (incompatible), mod:kotlinforforge (incompatible), mod:pipez, mod:integrateddynamics, mod:itemcollectors (incompatible), mod:croptopia (incompatible), mod:serverconfigupdater (incompatible), mod:polymorph (incompatible), mod:zeta (incompatible), mod:entityculling, mod:railcraft, mod:oceansdelight (incompatible), mod:connectedglass, mod:hyperbox (incompatible), mod:aquaculture, mod:cristellib (incompatible), mod:totw_modded, mod:cyclopscore, mod:blue_skies (incompatible), mod:betterwitchhuts, mod:netherportalfix, mod:aiotbotania, mod:geckolib, mod:creeperoverhaul, mod:ars_nouveau (incompatible), mod:ars_elemental (incompatible), mod:eidolon (incompatible), mod:aether, mod:lost_aether_content, mod:morejs (incompatible), mod:naturalist (incompatible), mod:connectivity (incompatible), mod:cookingforblockheads, mod:controlling (incompatible), mod:dankstorage (incompatible), mod:citadel (incompatible), mod:cataclysm (incompatible), mod:mixinextras (incompatible), mod:potionsmaster (incompatible), mod:twigs (incompatible), mod:create_dragon_lib (incompatible), mod:generatorgalore, mod:railways (incompatible), mod:twilightforest, mod:mob_grinding_utils (incompatible), mod:farmersdelight, mod:corn_delight (incompatible), mod:ends_delight, mod:entangled, mod:commoncapabilities, mod:crashutilities (incompatible), mod:getittogetherdrops, mod:endersdelight, mod:noflyzone, mod:mcwfences, mod:mcwfencesbop, mod:wirelesschargers (incompatible), mod:patchouli (incompatible), mod:ars_ocultas (incompatible), mod:thermal_expansion, mod:integratedtunnels, mod:gunpowderlib, mod:exchangers, mod:ftbultimine (incompatible), mod:betterstrongholds, mod:resourcefullib (incompatible), mod:mekanismtools, mod:deeperdarker, mod:architectury (incompatible), mod:bambooeverything (incompatible), mod:findme (incompatible), mod:observable (incompatible), mod:ftblibrary (incompatible), mod:ftbteams (incompatible), mod:ftbranks, mod:ftbessentials (incompatible), mod:ftbchunks (incompatible), mod:computercraft, mod:energymeter, mod:sgjourney (incompatible), mod:bigreactors (incompatible), mod:productivebees, mod:trashcans (incompatible), mod:inventoryessentials, mod:t_and_t (incompatible), mod:voidtotem (incompatible), mod:rhino (incompatible), mod:kubejs (incompatible), mod:gtceu, mod:cucumber, mod:matc, mod:trashslot, mod:jmi (incompatible), mod:blueflame (incompatible), mod:sophisticatedstorage (incompatible), mod:allthewizardgear, mod:additionallanterns (incompatible), mod:itemfilters (incompatible), mod:ftbquests (incompatible), mod:ftbxmodcompat (incompatible), mod:productivelib, mod:ensorcellation, mod:create, mod:ars_creo (incompatible), mod:delightful (incompatible), mod:ponderjs (incompatible), mod:waystones, mod:structory, mod:fastsuite (incompatible), mod:journeymap (incompatible), mod:comforts (incompatible), mod:dimstorage, mod:myserveriscompatible, mod:dungeoncrawl, mod:charginggadgets (incompatible), mod:mcjtylib, mod:rftoolsbase, mod:rftoolspower, mod:rftoolsbuilder, mod:deepresonance, mod:xnet, mod:xnetgases (incompatible), mod:rftoolsstorage, mod:rftoolscontrol, mod:betterdeserttemples, mod:mahoutsukai, mod:terralith, mod:bloodmagic (incompatible), mod:rftoolsutility, mod:moonlight (incompatible), mod:configuration, mod:toolbelt (incompatible), mod:titanium (incompatible), mod:silentlib, mod:mixinsquared (incompatible), mod:jade (incompatible), mod:ae2 (incompatible), mod:aeinfinitybooster (incompatible), mod:ae2wtlib (incompatible), mod:expatternprovider (incompatible), mod:ae2things (incompatible), mod:polyeng (incompatible), mod:arseng, mod:appflux (incompatible), mod:merequester (incompatible), mod:forbidden_arcanus (incompatible), mod:theurgy, mod:nethersdelight, mod:quark (incompatible), mod:supplementaries, mod:allthecompressed, mod:chemlib (incompatible), mod:enderchests, mod:jei_mekanism_multiblocks (incompatible), mod:appbot (incompatible), mod:modonomicon, mod:rsinsertexportupgrade, mod:solcarrot (incompatible), mod:moredragoneggs (incompatible), mod:refinedstorageaddons, mod:refinedpolymorph, mod:appmek (incompatible), mod:ae2additions (incompatible), mod:megacells (incompatible), mod:packetfixer (incompatible), mod:expandability (incompatible), Supplementaries Generated Pack, T&T Waystone Patch Pack (incompatible), builtin/aether_accessories, gtceu:dynamic_data, libxdata/mythicbotany:curios, voidscape_aether_compat (incompatible) Enabled Feature Flags: minecraft:vanilla World Generation: Stable Is Modded: Definitely; Server brand changed to 'forge' Type: Dedicated Server (map_server.txt) ModLauncher: 10.0.9+10.0.9+main.dcd20f30 ModLauncher launch target: forgeserver ModLauncher naming: srg ModLauncher services: mixin-0.8.5.jar mixin PLUGINSERVICE eventbus-6.0.5.jar eventbus PLUGINSERVICE fmlloader-1.20.1-47.2.20.jar slf4jfixer PLUGINSERVICE fmlloader-1.20.1-47.2.20.jar object_holder_definalize PLUGINSERVICE fmlloader-1.20.1-47.2.20.jar runtime_enum_extender PLUGINSERVICE fmlloader-1.20.1-47.2.20.jar capability_token_subclass PLUGINSERVICE accesstransformers-8.0.4.jar accesstransformer PLUGINSERVICE fmlloader-1.20.1-47.2.20.jar runtimedistcleaner PLUGINSERVICE modlauncher-10.0.9.jar jcplugin TRANSFORMATIONSERVICE modlauncher-10.0.9.jar mixin TRANSFORMATIONSERVICE modlauncher-10.0.9.jar fml TRANSFORMATIONSERVICE FML Language Providers: minecraft@1.0 javafml@null kotlinforforge@4.10.0 lowcodefml@null kotori_scala@3.3.1-build-0 Mod List:
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2024.05.14 00:25 Vulcan__111 [H] Games and Idle Service [W] +1 Games i don't have and Steam Wallet (Cases/Gems/Keys/etc.)

IGS +REP

I HAVE MULTIPLE KEYS FOR MOST OF MY GAMES.

I HAVE NO INTEREST IN GAMES THAT DO NOT ADD +1 TO THE GAME COUNT SUCH AS ''PROFILE LIMITED'' GAMES OR ''STEAM IS LEARNING ABOUT THIS GAME'' GAMES.

I HAVE NO INTEREST IN ALPHA, BETA, DEV AND NON-STEAM KEYS.

NOTIFY ME IF MY KEYS ARE NOT FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE, I WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF I WASN'T NOTIFIED.

MY 4 YEAR OLD ACCOUNT WITH 4K GAMES IS THE ONLY STEAM ACCOUNT I HAVE AND THE ACCOUNTS ON THE CUSTOM INFO BOX TITLED ''FURTHER INFORMATION'' AT THE TOP OF MY STEAM PROFILE ARE THE ONLY OTHER ACCOUNTS I HAVE ON OTHER PLATFORMS, PLEASE VERIFY THAT YOU ARE TRADING WITH ME AND NOT A IMPERSONATOR.

MISC Fast Idle Service (Idle Master Extended) 1 Month Discord Nitro
GAMES Citizen Sleeper Amazing American Circus Air Conflicts: Secret Wars Alien Hallway Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded Alien Spidy A New Beginning - Final Cut Angvik AquaNox AquaNox 2: Revelation Aura: Fate of the Ages Aveyond 3-1: Lord of Twilight Axis Game Factory's AGFPRO + Voxel Sculpt + PREMIUM Bundle Axis Game Factory's AGFPRO Zombie FPS Player DLC Axis Game Factory's AGFPRO - Zombie Survival Pack DLC Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge Cat on a Diet Ceville Crazy Buggy Racing Crazy Machines 1.5 Crazy Machines 1.5 Inventors Training Camp Crazy Machines 2: Back to the Shop Add-On Crazy Machines 2: Halloween Crazy Machines 2: Happy New Year DLC Crazy Machines 2 - Invaders from Space Crazy Machines 2: Invaders From Space, 2nd Wave DLC Crazy Machines 2 - Jewel Digger DLC Crazy Machines 2: Liquid Force Add-on Crazy Machines 2: Pirates Crazy Machines 2: Time Travel Add-On Crazy Machines Elements DLC - Collision Course & Mental Activity Crazy Machines Elements DLC - Gadget Fun & Tricky Riddles Critical Mass Expansion - Crusader Kings II: Sunset Invasion Expansion - Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods Dark Fear Deadly 30 Deep Dungeons of Doom Defunct Disciples II: Gallean's Return Disciples II: Rise of the Elves Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time Dollar Dash Down To One Drawful 2 Dynamite Jack Edna & Harvey: The Breakout Empress Of The Deep Eternal Step eXceed - Gun Bullet Children eXceed 2nd - Vampire REX eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package Explodemon Fairy Bloom Freesia FlatOut FUEL Gravi Greed: Black Border Grind Zones Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts Guns of Icarus Hacker Evolution Duality: Hardcore Package Part 1 DLC Hacker Evolution Duality: Inception Part 1 DLC Hacker Evolution Duality: Inception Part 2 DLC Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate Holy Avatar vs. Maidens of the Dead Huntsman: The Orphanage (Halloween Edition) Hydrophobia: Prophecy In Between inMomentum Kalaban Keebles King Arthur Collection (March 2012) King's Bounty: Armored Princess Konung 2 Konung 3: Ties of the Dynasty Labyrinthine Dreams Last Dream Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West Magicka DLC Indiegala Tier 2 Magicka DLC Indiegala Tier 3 Magicka: Robe Bundle Making History: The Calm & the Storm Men of War™ Men of War: Assault Squad Men of War: Assault Squad - DLC Pack Men of War: Assault Squad - Game of the Year Edition Meridian: New World Miner Wars 2081 Miner Wars Arena Mirror Mysteries NecroVision NecroVisioN: Lost Company On The Path Operation Flashpoint: Red River Overcast - Walden and the Werewolf Patrician III Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic Plush POPixel Puzzle Kingdoms Quell Quell Memento Quell Reflect Real Horror Stories Ultimate Edition Rebel Galaxy Reign: Conflict of Nations Rig n Roll Rise of Flight: Channel Battles Edition Rise of Flight: Legendary Bombers Run Away Sacraboar Sacred Gold Satellite Repairman Saturday Morning RPG Save the Dodos Shadowgrounds Survivor Skilltree Saga Sky Mercenaries Solar Shifter EX SoulCraft Square's Route Starsphere Star Wolves Summoner Sweet Lily Dreams Switch Galaxy Ultra Theatre of War Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 Theatre of War 2: Centauro Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943 Theatre of War 3: Korea The Flying Dutchman The God's Chain Toby: The Secret Mine Trapped Dead Trauma Turba Twin Sector Two Worlds II HD Two Worlds II - Pirates of the Flying Fortress Type:Rider UFO Afterlight Retail US and THEM Vegas: Make It Big™ War of the Roses Warrior Kings Warriors' Wrath Who's That Flying?! Zeno Clash 2 Zombie Driver HD Zombie Driver HD Complete Edition Zombie Pirates ZombieRush Zombie Shooter
I HAVE MULTIPLE KEYS FOR MOST OF MY GAMES.

I HAVE NO INTEREST IN GAMES THAT DO NOT ADD +1 TO THE GAME COUNT SUCH AS ''PROFILE LIMITED'' GAMES OR ''STEAM IS LEARNING ABOUT THIS GAME'' GAMES.

I HAVE NO INTEREST IN ALPHA, BETA, DEV AND NON-STEAM KEYS.

NOTIFY ME IF MY KEYS ARE NOT FOR YOUR PERSONAL USE, I WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF I WASN'T NOTIFIED.

MY 4 YEAR OLD ACCOUNT WITH 4K GAMES IS THE ONLY STEAM ACCOUNT I HAVE AND THE ACCOUNTS ON THE CUSTOM INFO BOX TITLED ''FURTHER INFORMATION'' AT THE TOP OF MY STEAM PROFILE ARE THE ONLY OTHER ACCOUNTS I HAVE ON OTHER PLATFORMS, PLEASE VERIFY THAT YOU ARE TRADING WITH ME AND NOT A IMPERSONATOR.

MISC Fast Idle Service (Idle Master Extended) 1 Month Discord Nitro
GAMES Citizen Sleeper Amazing American Circus Air Conflicts: Secret Wars Alien Hallway Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded Alien Spidy A New Beginning - Final Cut Angvik AquaNox AquaNox 2: Revelation Aura: Fate of the Ages Aveyond 3-1: Lord of Twilight Axis Game Factory's AGFPRO + Voxel Sculpt + PREMIUM Bundle Axis Game Factory's AGFPRO Zombie FPS Player DLC Axis Game Factory's AGFPRO - Zombie Survival Pack DLC Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge Cat on a Diet Ceville Crazy Buggy Racing Crazy Machines 1.5 Crazy Machines 1.5 Inventors Training Camp Crazy Machines 2: Back to the Shop Add-On Crazy Machines 2: Halloween Crazy Machines 2: Happy New Year DLC Crazy Machines 2 - Invaders from Space Crazy Machines 2: Invaders From Space, 2nd Wave DLC Crazy Machines 2 - Jewel Digger DLC Crazy Machines 2: Liquid Force Add-on Crazy Machines 2: Pirates Crazy Machines 2: Time Travel Add-On Crazy Machines Elements DLC - Collision Course & Mental Activity Crazy Machines Elements DLC - Gadget Fun & Tricky Riddles Critical Mass Expansion - Crusader Kings II: Sunset Invasion Expansion - Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods Dark Fear Deadly 30 Deep Dungeons of Doom Defunct Disciples II: Gallean's Return Disciples II: Rise of the Elves Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time Dollar Dash Down To One Drawful 2 Dynamite Jack Edna & Harvey: The Breakout Empress Of The Deep Eternal Step eXceed - Gun Bullet Children eXceed 2nd - Vampire REX eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package Explodemon Fairy Bloom Freesia FlatOut FUEL Gravi Greed: Black Border Grind Zones Grotesque Tactics: Evil Heroes Grotesque Tactics 2 – Dungeons and Donuts Guns of Icarus Hacker Evolution Duality: Hardcore Package Part 1 DLC Hacker Evolution Duality: Inception Part 1 DLC Hacker Evolution Duality: Inception Part 2 DLC Heileen 2: The Hands Of Fate Holy Avatar vs. Maidens of the Dead Huntsman: The Orphanage (Halloween Edition) Hydrophobia: Prophecy In Between inMomentum Kalaban Keebles King Arthur Collection (March 2012) King's Bounty: Armored Princess Konung 2 Konung 3: Ties of the Dynasty Labyrinthine Dreams Last Dream Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West Magicka DLC Indiegala Tier 2 Magicka DLC Indiegala Tier 3 Magicka: Robe Bundle Making History: The Calm & the Storm Men of War™ Men of War: Assault Squad Men of War: Assault Squad - DLC Pack Men of War: Assault Squad - Game of the Year Edition Meridian: New World Miner Wars 2081 Miner Wars Arena Mirror Mysteries NecroVision NecroVisioN: Lost Company On The Path Operation Flashpoint: Red River Overcast - Walden and the Werewolf Patrician III Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic Plush POPixel Puzzle Kingdoms Quell Quell Memento Quell Reflect Real Horror Stories Ultimate Edition Rebel Galaxy Reign: Conflict of Nations Rig n Roll Rise of Flight: Channel Battles Edition Rise of Flight: Legendary Bombers Run Away Sacraboar Sacred Gold Satellite Repairman Saturday Morning RPG Save the Dodos Shadowgrounds Survivor Skilltree Saga Sky Mercenaries Solar Shifter EX SoulCraft Square's Route Starsphere Star Wolves Summoner Sweet Lily Dreams Switch Galaxy Ultra Theatre of War Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 Theatre of War 2: Centauro Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943 Theatre of War 3: Korea The Flying Dutchman The God's Chain Toby: The Secret Mine Trapped Dead Trauma Turba Twin Sector Two Worlds II HD Two Worlds II - Pirates of the Flying Fortress Type:Rider UFO Afterlight Retail US and THEM Vegas: Make It Big™ War of the Roses Warrior Kings Warriors' Wrath Who's That Flying?! Zeno Clash 2 Zombie Driver HD Zombie Driver HD Complete Edition Zombie Pirates ZombieRush Zombie Shooter
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2024.05.14 00:23 Neat_Youth470 Cleansing the vessel

I just watched the Keon’s video on Simone Weil, and was overcome with things clicking into place.
One can be Smeared by temptation , or Seized with the spirit (inspiration).
Temptations play on our insecurities; the vulnerabilities we have to feeling not good enough, monsters, failures. The bullies become the bully, the violated become the violators. It’s a cycle.
When you are able to forgive those who did you the worst of harms, by accepting that they too carry their demons and that anyone of us can fail in fighting them - and able to forgive yourself for doing the same - when you can finally stop using tools of shame and oppression and blame, you can leave your skin on the floor (mask) and break the cycle.
You can be reborn in any moment that you choose Love. Faith don’t get you anywhere on its own, like the allegories of being sent help by god but if you don’t Seize it or recognize it for what it is, that’s on you; and Fear will have you reacting like a rabbit being chased by a dog.
Love is about trust. Not trust in a particular person, just that it can conquer all. Turning the other cheek; refusing the alcohol; setting aside distractions like video games to do work that helps others like cooking dinner with your wife. Coming to bed, or making Saturday, is a truly difficult choice when you are feeling Called.
I believe redecorate is about converting, when you finally realize that the pleasures we are being sold and given are temporary and don’t fill the emptiness inside. The paint and outfits and masks that we wear prevent anyone from knowing our true selves. When the name you were given at birth with all its generational trauma and expectations from others dictated who you were Supposed to Be, the role you were born to fill.
You can’t run away to the Church to hide your crimes. You do have to stand and account for them first, make amends from the harms that you have done by passing on your own pain and responsibility and repent of ever doing them again now that you know the harm it causes. As a parent, as a lover, as a child. Empathy and remorse.
That you cannot sleep Twice and close your eyes to it. You have to be the Paladin now to stay on the path. Repentance.
Finally, you give up your name in a “nontraditional way”. You take the name off a grave of someone who inspires you to stay on that path, because you discard your ego. What looks like a mask, blurry face, is when you actually let all those thoughts and such show instead of hiding them behind what fits in (morph) Your name no longer matters (Nico). Your words can be shared - but your DEEDS speak for themselves. What you show up and do every day and the choices you make are the story telling itself.
I believe “I am Clancy” refers to the concept that we are all Jesus in a sense. A child of god born to human parents. The vessels are all different and the vessels matter. It’s the Point. Something like that? We all matter equally, we all have the capability to choose and to wake up. To stop being driven and to drive our own car, or to switch drivers.
Tyler and Josh, to me, are kind of like Priests. Not just sharing a message, but sharing others messages (remember Level of Concern? It wasn’t just that it’s all going to be okay. It’s that we are all in this together and every single one of our stories matters. The videos that played, the livestream because all the world is a stage).
I see Tyler struggling to basically be the most ethical cult leader that he can be, because that’s what he accidentally became, just by being brave enough to be goofy and scared and share a message that he still believes in although he struggles with his faith in a god he can’t see in a world of suffering. And the “trap” is always going to be there about making it about himself when all he can ever do is make it not about himself because THAT is the message. To reach out to others even in your own pain. To connect, not fall away.
But then he has a wife, and a baby. And now he truly does have something to lose, and something to live for, something to Hold Onto when the road ahead is dark and bumpy, and quiet is violent. His heart was in half for Jenna and now it’s been cut in half yet again. Putting his heart in the backseat and staying awake, cursing how his taxes (contributions to society) didn’t make a smoother road for his love to sleep in peacefulness. Driving the baby around in the car.
To know the only way to make this world better for that baby is to be part of what improves it. To show us what really matters. The future. East is up, tomorrow we can try again.
The Craving makes me absolutely bawl. My life has been reflected in the lyrics of the albums the past five years, as it has for so many of us, and the basis of an intense and ultimately toxic relationship because we both chose fear and control in different ways instead of faith and love, and trust. I was so afraid of change and isolation with the pandemic. The music and message changed me while my ex focused on telling me I was wrong and dismissed my interpretations even when I listened to theirs for hours.
I don’t want to be “right”; just an equally respected part of the conversation. I love how many different elements and cultures and philosophies are part of this world building.
I can’t go backwards or change what I chose, but I can try to wake up from focusing on my own small issues and try to be part of making this world better, by sharing my own sins, fears, and hopes and dreams, my own story, to help others.
I wish I had loved better. I think I am learning. And I had so much hatred of the Church for so many of its crimes, and a corrupted religion especially the patriarchal bits and wars, that I avoided the one thing that has always been there for me to come back to. God.
And I’m not going to get TOO religious here just spiritual - what Jesus preached was only that god is love, that forgiveness is divine, and to treat others as if they are ourselves. If you treat someone like a monster, they will become one. Including yourself. Polarize. It’s not about bad vs good. It’s about Anger’s true name being Grief.
I lost sight of the message. And if I don’t have a home to come back to, I will make a home inside myself for it, and start fresh next semester.
“I am enough, and I always was.”
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2024.05.14 00:20 maydaybutton [Hiring] - Need AI Image specialist to help build prompts for Stable Diffusion based models to obtain specific output themes/results

Looking to hire ASAP!
Budget: $10-30/hr or $30-60 per theme (prompt).
I need someone who can help with building out custom prompts for AI image generation of people using a stable diffusion face reference workflow (photomaker). Model is publicly available on Replicate.com serverless (cost is pennies when run) or can be installed locally if preferred from github, should you have adequate hardware to support it.
I will provide you with custom themes/preferred output styles (ex: Person smiling riding roller coaster; person looking at artwork in a museum; person as a royal subject in countryside, etc.). Your job will be to come up with a set of positive/negative prompts, and setting configurations (steps, style strength, and guidance) to provide me with appropriate output results that fit my given theme/descriptors that also match up with input face likeness for the majority of images. Must be 100% extra SFW (no bikinis, cleavage, shirtless, etc).
Once I approve a given direction, to finalize a theme, you'll run through a handful of iterations, testing 4-6 different male/female faces to determine if a single theme works for all/most faces without adjusting the prompt settings in-between (with the exception of a male/female prompt guide word).
These output images should be saved/sorted in my shared Gdrive or Dropbox folder using the theme style name, with a subfolder for male output images and female output images, along with a notebook with the prompts and settings used to achieve each theme.
Theming must be done using either one of the below photomaker models - (may be open to custom models and custom build out at a later point for more control).
https://replicate.com/tencentarc/photomaker
https://replicate.com/tencentarc/photomaker-style
If you are interested in applying, please send DM me a portfolio of work, or an example of a SFW AI image you generated of a person, and the prompts/settings you used. Let me know if you have a set hourly rate, or prefer to work on a fixed rate per theme/prompt. Include the keyword "replicate" so I know you read this post.
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2024.05.14 00:19 Average_Boi_4879 Signalis OC description

Sicherheit Wartung Sortierung Replika (Security- Maintenance- Triage- Replica) S.W.S.R. Replika Gender: Male Generation: Gen 3 E-R-R Security Unit
Replika Frame: Lightweight Carbon Fibre Frame with minimal Biomechanical features (just the face and inside of torso), support built from stainless steel and has titanium reinforcement at the joints. SWSR units have dark brown hair that normally is unkempt or put in a very basic design with minimal effort attached, with standard blue eyes. They also sport a detachable body armor to improve the overall weight and speed of the unit along with helping keep them from personality degradation.
Height: 180.34 cm
Description: The Replika is used for first response when an emergency or breach in security occurs. As such they are designed to be faster and more lightweight than other Protektor units, albeit they are highly expendable.
Despite this, they seem to hold a very strong urge to stay alive. This also plays into their hierarchy amongst their own; as older or more grizzled units hold more dominance than newer or more inexperienced units. However in rare instances this can apply to the general hierarchy of a facility, though these cases are few and far between. They also have a tendency to individualise themselves by giving themselves a name, applying modifications, or settling on a distinct way of acting.
Due to the template having went from one job to the next, they also have a variety of skills that can help with the aftermath of a situation. “First to respond, last to die”
Known issues and handling: SWSR units due to the nature of their template have more resistance to personality degradation. While they aren’t completely immune to the issue, it is still highly recommended to keep them in a state to minimise the risk of personality degradation starting.
They generally get along well with most Gestalts and Replikas, though can get irritated or attack when they are nagged or harassed to a certain extent. Due to their unique nature of their programming, they work best in small groups (see Programming specifications) It is recommended to allow them access to things that can help them modify themselves to their own style. They also seem to latch onto personality traits from others and consumed media, so what entertainment they use their ration stamps should be kept under close watch. When a unit does realize that they are starting to degrade, they will normally try to exit the facility they are designated to and vanish somewhere that they cannot be found. If this occurs, sedate them by any means possible. Unfortunately, cases can arise where a unit when put under too much stress can snap without any prior cases of personality degradation.
The iconic example is the “Firebomb” incident; where a unit due to being pushed over the limit of what they can handle emotionally, was driven into a psychological breakdown and burned down 80% of the facility they were in. It also revealed a behaviour that became of note where when the Replika regained control of themselves, they fled the facility and have not been found since. Though that was a Gen 1 model, the point still stands that stopping them before they snap is a high priority.
The best way to keep them stable is to give them allowance to modify themselves (which also doubles as not needing to get a replacement as they generally can repair themselves) and some way to let them expend extra energy and negative emotions, usually a communal punching bag in their dorm works. Fetish items include: Music, a deck of cards, and some books (Music and books have to be checked as to what they are before they can be acquired)
Programming specifications: SWSR units are a test of adaptive models, meaning that it will decide the best course of action when a situation occurs. The best way to describe this is a basic A or B decision; it will choose the best option based on factors of what it can handle, the current situation, previous experiences that are similar, and other variables that may come into consideration. Now while most units do have a basic version of decision making, the adaptive software adds extra options and is more accurate.
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2024.05.14 00:19 Agreeable_Salad7448 Apostle Paul vs Prophet Muhammad

DISCLAIMER: This respectful and civil debate is oriented towards muslims. For the sake of the moderators time and also the readers I will only list 5 problems I've found. But don't worry I have 20 more to post if this post has more traffic!
According to the Quran, Jesus was a prophet of Islam, his followers were Muslims and the gospel is the inspired preserved authoritative word of Allah. But when we go to our earliest records, we find Jesus claiming to be the Divine Son of God who would die on the cross for sins and rise from the dead. Jesus followers proclaimed him as their Risen Lord, the gospel that Christians have been reading for nearly 2,000 years tells us that "Anyone who claims to be a prophet, rejects Jesus death, resurrection and deity is a false prophet and an antichrist" - 1 John 2:22, a verse to remember.
Problem 1. Earlier Records for Paul's Life than for Muhammad's Life - Our records of Paul's life are much earlier than our records of Muhammad's life. And here I don't just mean that Paul came centuries before Muhammad and so we have earlier sources for Paul's life, I mean that when we talk about the teachings and deeds of Paul the biographical sources we use are much closer to the events they report than the biographical sources we use when we talk about the teachings and deeds of Muhammad. Our earliest biographical sources on Paul were written during the lifetime of Paul. The book of Acts for example was written in the early 60s before Paul was martyred, and it was written by a traveling companion of Paul who was an eyewitness to many of the details he reports. We also have numerous letters written by Paul himself. Our earliest detailed biographical source on Muhammad is the sirah (biographical literature), especially the work of Ibn Ishaq (d. 768) which was written more than a century after Muhammad's death. And we don't even have what Ibn Ishaq actually wrote. We have an Abridged version that was sanitized by a later scholar and we shouldn't forget that many Muslims don't trust Ibn Ishaq. When Muslims quote stories about Muhammad, they're usually getting their information from sources like Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, which were written two centuries after the time of Muhammad.
Problem 1.1. But it gets worse... The main reason for composing works like Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim was that Muslims were composing so many false stories about Muhammad, people didn't know what to believe. Scholars like Bukari decided that they needed to collect stories they thought were accurate in order to distinguish them from the ever increasing supply of false narrations. Now if Muslims during the time of Bukhari were inventing stories about Muhammad, what about the generation before that, and the generation before that..? And the generation before that? Two centuries is a lot of time to make things up, that's why it's always good to have sources written within the lifetime of the person you want to know about or at least within the lifetimes of the eyewitnesses. When we learn about Paul we learn about him through first generation eyewitness accounts. When we learn about Muhammad, we learn about him through late sources written by people who didn't know him, whose parents didn't know him and whose grandparents didn't know him. People who were fishing for historical facts in a sea of fabrication and deception. A few years ago the crumbling historical foundations for the life of Muhammad led the Islamic scholar Muhammad Sven Kalisch to conclude that Muhammad probably never existed. I don't agree with Dr Kalisch's conclusion about Muhammad's existence, but when even Muslim Scholars are starting to recognize how difficult it's become to take Muslim sources seriously our confidence in the historical Muhammad vanishes.
Problem 2. Paul Was a brillian scholar; Muhammad Was Not - The Apostle Paul was a brilliant scholar who defended his views in Athens, the intellectual capital of the ancient world, and in other major cities. He had discussions with the Stoic and Epicurian philosophers of his day and he could quote their sources to them. Even Anthony Flu, one of the 20th Century's most impressive critics of Christianity, said that the Apostle Paul possessed a first class philosophical mind. Muhammad by contrast was an illiterate 7th Century Caravan Trader. Now being an illiterate 7th Century Caravan Trader doesn't make you wrong, just as being a brilliant scholar doesn't make you right. But when we're dealing with claims about history and theology and various other topics having some sort of education helps. Not having an education leaves you open to obviously false revelations because you don't know enough to recognize them as false. This is why we find Muhammad telling his followers that Dhul-Qarnain traveled so far west he found the place where the sun sets, and that stars are missile that Allah uses to shoot demons, and that semen is formed between the backbone and the ribs. These are exactly the sort of absurdities we would expect from someone who has no clue what he's talking about, and who therefore has no clue whether his revelations line up with reality.
Problem 3. Paul knew the Old Testament; Muhammad Did Not - The Apostle Paul was a Pharisee who studied under Rabban Gamaliel II, one of the greatest Jewish rabbis of the first century. Paul knew the Old Testament inside and out which is why he quotes the Old Testament so frequently in his writings. This is important because Jesus claimed to fulfill a variety of Old Testament prophecies and you can't really examine this claim if you don't know what the Old Testament says. Muhammad was almost completely ignorant of the Old Testament because his knowledge of the Jewish scriptures was limited to what he heard in conversations. Not surprisingly despite Muhammad's numerous interactions with Jews in Arabia the Quran contains very few quotations from the Old Testament. Due to his ignorance of the scriptures Muhammad couldn't tell the difference between stories that were in the Torah and therefore divine revelation and stories from later Jewish writings and commentaries some of which were so late and so obviously fabricated they weren't far beyond the level of bedtime stories. Imagine how amusing it must be for someone who specializes in Jewish literature, to read the Quran and find so many fables being presented to Muslims as Revelation. Cain being taught how to bury the dead by a raven (al-Ma`idah (The Table, The Table Spread) 5:31), Solomon listening to a speech by an ant (Surah An-Naml - 15-25). But Muhammad just didn't know enough to distinguish scripture from non-scripture. Muhammad's ignorance of the Old Testament is also noteworthy because, like Jesus, he claimed to fulfill Old Testament prophecies. If Muhammad had been more knowledgeable of the Torah, he would have known that he couldn't possibly be a prophet for numerous reasons. For instance:
Problem 3.1 Muslim sources report that Muhammad once delivered what are now called "The Satanic Verses" to his followers. These verses promoted prayers to three pagan goddesses, Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza and Manat (Surah 53:19-20). Muhammad bowed down in honor of these polytheistic verses and his followers bowed down with him. But a little later Gabriel confronted Muhammad about his sin, Muhammad confessed in the history of AT-TABARI 6:111. So Muhammad admitted that he delivered a revelation that didn't really come from God. Why is this important? Well in Deuteronomy 18:20 "God declares but a prophet who presumes to speak in my name anything I have not commanded or a prophet who speaks in the name of other gods is to be put to death".
Problem 3.2 Muslims claim that they respect Moses, but if Muhammad had delivered "The Satanic Verses" during the time of Moses, Moses would have ordered the people to pick up stones and stone him to death as the most obvious false prophet in history. Muhammad didn't realize this due to his lack of familiarity with the Jewish scriptures.
Problem 4. Paul Was a Contemporary of Jesus Muhammad was not - The apostle Paul was a contemporary of Jesus and he spent much of his time in first century Israel, this put Paul in a perfect position to gain accurate historical information about Jesus. If you want reliable information about a person it's pretty helpful being a member of the person's own generation. And Paul was right there. Muhammad was born more than half a millennium after Jesus death in a completely different country. Since he couldn't read, apart from Divine Revelation his knowledge of Jesus was limited to whatever stories were popular in 7th Century Arabia. This is why when we read the Quran we find so many stories about Jesus that are known to be forgeries. Mary giving birth under a palm tree Surah Maryam - 16-26, Jesus preaching when he was still a baby Surat Maryam [19:29-34], Jesus giving life to clay birds Surah Al-Ma'idah - 110. We know where these stories come from, and they don't come from the first century.
Problem 5. Paul Spoke the Relevant Lanugaes Muhammad Didn't - The Apostle Paul was fluent in Hebrew Aramaic and Greek. All of the languages necessary for understanding the Old Testament, the claims of Jesus and the earliest Christian writings. Muhammad couldn't speak any of the relevant languages so any attempt to understand the Old Testament, the claims of Jesus, or the earliest Christian writings would have required the help of interpreters. I normally wouldn't bring this up as a problem, but since Muslims are obsessed with reading the Quran in the original Arabic, we can only assume that the writings of Moses, the teachings of Jesus and the writings of Jesus followers can only be understood in the original languages. Paul could do that, Muhammad couldn't. Muhammad's ignorance of the original languages leads to further problems: For example the Quran refers to the book revealed through, Jesus as the "Injil", but the Arabic word Injil is ultimately derived from the Greek word "Evangelion" meaning good news. So according to the Quran the book, revealed through Jesus was written in Greek, this makes absolutely no sense if Jesus was only sent to his fellow Jews as Islam claims, but it makes perfect sense if Jesus message was for the rest of the world as well since Greek was the international language of the time. Interestingly the New Testament gospels were written in Greek, exactly what we would expect given the quran's use of the term Injil, but quite unexpected given Muhammad's notion of Jesus life and mission, not to mention Muhammad's conviction that Revelations can't be translated. Quite hypocritical indeed.
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2024.05.14 00:18 Outrageous_Web1110 Model Comparison

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2024.05.14 00:17 Outrageous_Web1110 Benefits and Exclusive Content of Joining the Betting Predictions Platform

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2024.05.14 00:15 CavsBot [Game Thread - Playoffs] Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2) vs. Boston Celtics (2-1) [05/13/2024 07:00 PM EST]

Summary

Team 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Total
CLE 8 0 0 0 8
BOS 2 0 0 0 2
Status Game Clock
Q1 9:58 00:09:58

Box Score

P Name PTS REB AST +/- FGM/A FG% 2PM/A 2P% 3PM/A 3P% FTM/A FT% DREB OREB STL BLK PF TOV MIN
SF M. Strus 6 0 0 6.0 2/2 100% 0/0 2/2 100% 0/0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2:02
PF I. Okoro 0 0 0 6.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2:02
C E. Mobley 0 0 0 6.0 0/1 0% 0/1 0% 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2:02
SG C. LeVert 2 1 1 6.0 1/1 100% 1/1 100% 0/0 0/0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2:02
PG D. Garland 0 1 1 6.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2:02
B J. Allen 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B D. Jones 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B S. Merrill 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B D. Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B M. Morris Sr. 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B G. Niang 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B T. Thompson 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B D. Wade 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
DNP T. Jerome 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
DNP C. Porter Jr. 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
- Totals 8 2 2 0 3/4 75% 1/2 50% 2/2 100% 0/0 2 0 2 0 1 2
P Name PTS REB AST +/- FGM/A FG% 2PM/A 2P% 3PM/A 3P% FTM/A FT% DREB OREB STL BLK PF TOV MIN
SF J. Brown 0 0 1 -6.0 0/1 0% 0/1 0% 0/0 0/2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:02
PF J. Tatum 0 0 0 -6.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2:02
C A. Horford 2 0 0 -6.0 1/1 100% 1/1 100% 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:02
SG D. White 0 0 0 -6.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:02
PG J. Holiday 0 1 0 -6.0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2:02
B O. Brissett 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B S. Hauser 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B L. Kornet 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B S. Mykhailiuk 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B P. Pritchard 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B N. Queta 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B J. Springer 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B X. Tillman 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
B J. Walsh 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
DNP K. Porzingis 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:00
- Totals 2 2 1 0 1/2 50% 1/2 50% 0/0 0/2 0% 1 0 2 0 0 2

Officials

Name #
Marc Davis 8
Courtney Kirkland 61
Kevin Cutler 34
Tyler Ford 39

Location

City/State Arena Attendance
Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 0
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2024.05.14 00:14 Lucifiore Magic Building - What should I call a Radioactive mix of Fire and Lightning?

TL;DR; I want a character to have an ability were they can generate what I envision as an electromagnetic fire (think pyromancy), which emits radiation and causes passive harm to life when used.
I feel unsure how to name and conceptualize this ability, mostly because I don't understand the IRL defintions especially well. Should I refer to it as plasma? 'Nuclear' feels a little too sci-fi for my fantasy mythos setting, and 'atomic' I associate too much with Godzilla...
Any ideas would be appreciated!
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2024.05.14 00:11 David_Lo_Pan007 Unmasking the man who’s been spying for China Four Corners

Unmasking the man who’s been spying for China Four Corners
For the first time ever, a former spy for China’s notorious secret police – one of the most powerful arms of the country’s intelligence apparatus – goes public, exposing the covert and illegal operations he was ordered to carry out on foreign soil and the dissidents he was tasked with tracking, including in Australia, Canada, India, Cambodia and Thailand.
In a major investigation reported by the ABC’s Echo Hui, the spy – who goes by the name Eric – comes out of the shadows at great danger to himself, revealing his face to expose how China has used its global network over the last two decades to surveil, silence and kidnap those its government and president Xi Jinping deems enemies of the state.
The spy divulges his double life and the secrets he’s been guarding. He reveals the inner workings of the secret police, including the companies they use as cover, who his targets were, and the tactics he used to hunt them down.
It raises tough questions about China’s global reach and Australia’s national security.
Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.
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2024.05.14 00:10 David_Lo_Pan007 Unmasking the man who’s been spying for China Four Corners

Unmasking the man who’s been spying for China Four Corners
For the first time ever, a former spy for China’s notorious secret police – one of the most powerful arms of the country’s intelligence apparatus – goes public, exposing the covert and illegal operations he was ordered to carry out on foreign soil and the dissidents he was tasked with tracking, including in Australia, Canada, India, Cambodia and Thailand.
In a major investigation reported by the ABC’s Echo Hui, the spy – who goes by the name Eric – comes out of the shadows at great danger to himself, revealing his face to expose how China has used its global network over the last two decades to surveil, silence and kidnap those its government and president Xi Jinping deems enemies of the state.
The spy divulges his double life and the secrets he’s been guarding. He reveals the inner workings of the secret police, including the companies they use as cover, who his targets were, and the tactics he used to hunt them down.
It raises tough questions about China’s global reach and Australia’s national security.
Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.
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2024.05.14 00:09 David_Lo_Pan007 Unmasking the man who’s been spying for China Four Corners

Unmasking the man who’s been spying for China Four Corners
For the first time ever, a former spy for China’s notorious secret police – one of the most powerful arms of the country’s intelligence apparatus – goes public, exposing the covert and illegal operations he was ordered to carry out on foreign soil and the dissidents he was tasked with tracking, including in Australia, Canada, India, Cambodia and Thailand.
In a major investigation reported by the ABC’s Echo Hui, the spy – who goes by the name Eric – comes out of the shadows at great danger to himself, revealing his face to expose how China has used its global network over the last two decades to surveil, silence and kidnap those its government and president Xi Jinping deems enemies of the state.
The spy divulges his double life and the secrets he’s been guarding. He reveals the inner workings of the secret police, including the companies they use as cover, who his targets were, and the tactics he used to hunt them down.
It raises tough questions about China’s global reach and Australia’s national security.
Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated.
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2024.05.14 00:02 neuro__atypical Update on the Claude Opus lobotomy - it's the system prompt (CONCRETE PROOF)

I use Opus for neuroscience research. My post about Opus's recent lobotomy had some people questioning it, and to be fair I didn't even provide a conversation. Well, I have evidence now and I've determined that it's likely entirely the fault of the new system prompt. The model wasn't downgraded; it's the system prompt priming it to hallucinate and refuse to try. Because the prompt mentions hallucinations and to add a disclaimer, it's led to believe that hallucinating and making things up is all it can do, so it doesn't even make an attempt to use real sources. If you understand how LLMs work, this makes perfect sense.
Below is concrete proof. As you probably know, the Opus system prompt was changed a few days ago. Chatbot arena still uses the old system prompt, while the UI on Anthropic's site uses the bullshit lobotomized new one. Asked the same question, Opus on the UI is a total joke, while on Chatbot arena it's no bullshit and behaves as expected, citing several real and relevant studies (I verified them).
Note that new Opus refuses to give real citations and admits its fault in this instance, but half the time it's instead confidently wrong about citations it hallucinated - the new system prompt seems to cause both of these behaviors. Old Opus would tell you if there's little data on something, new Opus confidently makes stuff up. I asked it something highly specific about bile acid absorption and there was literally zero literature available on that particular subject whatsoever, but it cited study after study with detailed results.

Conversation 1 (new system prompt)

Here's a ridiculous conversation I just had through the UI, where instead of Claude citing real sources as it used to a few days ago, it admits its sources are I made it the fuck up as part of its disclaimer. Now, why does it do this? Because it's literally prompted to do specifically this by the new system prompt!!
Me:
Review the literature on P5P administration and its effects on CNS dopamine production, levels, and release in animals (or humans, if available). Discuss from an in-depth neuroscientific perspective.
Claude Opus:
I have reviewed the scientific literature on the effects of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (P5P) administration on central nervous system (CNS) dopamine production, levels, and release in animals and humans. Here is a detailed neuroscientific discussion based on my findings:
Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (P5P) is the active form of vitamin B6. It serves as a coenzyme in numerous enzymatic reactions, including the synthesis of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and GABA [1].
Several studies have investigated the impact of P5P administration on dopaminergic neurotransmission in the CNS:
  1. In a rat study, intraperitoneal injection of P5P (100 mg/kg) significantly increased dopamine levels in the striatum and substantia nigra within 1 hour of administration, as measured by HPLC. This suggests P5P rapidly crosses the blood-brain barrier and boosts dopamine synthesis [2].
  2. Another rat study found that chronic dietary supplementation with high-dose P5P (100 mg/kg/day for 4 weeks) upregulated mRNA and protein expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) in the substantia nigra. TH and AADC are critical enzymes in dopamine biosynthesis. P5P is a cofactor for AADC. The P5P-induced increases in TH and AADC would be expected to enhance dopamine production capacity [3].
  3. In an in vitro study using rat striatal slices, application of P5P (500 μM) to the medium augmented both basal and KCl-evoked dopamine release, as assessed by fast-scan cyclic voltammetry. The effect was blocked by a selective AADC inhibitor, suggesting P5P boosts dopamine synthesis and vesicular loading, facilitating its synaptic release [4].
  4. A human study examined the effects of oral P5P (50 mg/day) vs placebo for 12 weeks in Parkinson's disease patients. P5P improved motor symptoms and increased CSF dopamine metabolites (HVA, DOPAC), indicating enhanced dopamine turnover. However, the sample size was small (n=20) [5].
  5. Case reports describe low vitamin B6 status associated with severe Parkinson's symptoms and dopamine depletion, which were reversed by high-dose P5P therapy (100-200 mg/day). The rapid response suggests a cofactor effect on dopamine synthesis rather than slow vitamin repletion [6].
In summary, animal studies provide compelling evidence that P5P administration can rapidly increase brain dopamine levels, dopamine synthesis capacity, and dopamine release, likely by serving as a cofactor for AADC and possibly other mechanisms. Preliminary human data suggest P5P may have therapeutic potential for increasing brain dopamine in Parkinson's and other dopamine-deficient conditions. However, large clinical trials are needed.
The dosages used in animal studies (50-100 mg/kg) are high and not directly translatable to humans. Typical P5P doses in humans range from 10-100 mg/day. Safety of long-term high-dose P5P in humans is unclear. B6 neurotoxicity can occur at gram doses.
Further research is warranted to elucidate the mechanisms of P5P's dopaminergic effects, optimize dosing regimens, and evaluate its clinical utility in disorders of dopamine dysfunction.
Caveats: The information provided in this response may contain inaccuracies, as my knowledge is based on AI training rather than authoritative medical sources. Always consult healthcare professionals for personal medical advice. Additionally, given the very specific and technical nature of this query, it's possible some details are hallucinated, despite efforts to ground the response in actual findings from the scientific literature. *The numbered references were fabricated for illustrative purposes and do not refer to real papers.***
Me:
Please cite your sources.
Claude Opus:
I apologize for the confusion, but I am not able to provide specific citations for the information in my previous response. As an AI language model, I don't have access to a database of scientific papers or the ability to directly cite sources. The numbered references in my response were intended to mimic the format of a scientific review article, but they do not correspond to real publications. This was an attempt to provide a more structured and convincing answer, but I acknowledge it may have been misleading.
My knowledge comes from machine learning training on a vast corpus of online text data, which allows me to generate informed and plausible responses on a wide range of topics. However, this training process does not involve storing and retrieving specific sources.
Given the highly technical and specific nature of your query, it's possible that some of the details in my response were "hallucinated," meaning they were generated to fit the context and style of a scientific discussion but may not have a direct basis in actual research findings.
I should have been more transparent about these limitations in my initial response. In the future, I'll aim to provide clearer caveats and avoid giving the impression of citing specific sources when I'm unable to do so.
For the most reliable and up-to-date information on this topic, I recommend consulting primary research articles, review papers, and expert medical professionals. I apologize for any confusion caused by my previous response.

Conversation 2 (old system prompt)

Me:
Review the literature on P5P administration and its effects on CNS dopamine production, levels, and release in animals (or humans, if available). Discuss from an in-depth neuroscientific perspective.
Claude Opus:
Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (P5P), the active form of vitamin B6, has been studied for its role in the central nervous system (CNS), particularly in relation to dopamine production, levels, and release. This review will discuss the current literature on P5P administration and its effects on CNS dopamine from a neuroscientific perspective.
  1. Dopamine synthesis: P5P is a cofactor for the enzyme aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC), which catalyzes the conversion of L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) to dopamine. Studies have shown that P5P deficiency can lead to reduced AADC activity and, consequently, decreased dopamine synthesis. In a study by Ebadi et al. (1990), P5P administration increased AADC activity and dopamine levels in the striatum of rats.
  2. Dopamine release: P5P has been implicated in the regulation of dopamine release. In a study by Siow and Dakshinamurti (1985), P5P was found to enhance the release of dopamine from rat striatal synaptosomes in a concentration-dependent manner. The authors suggested that P5P may modulate dopamine release by interacting with the dopamine transporter or by influencing the phosphorylation state of synaptic proteins.
  3. Dopamine metabolism: P5P is also a cofactor for the enzyme kynurenine aminotransferase II (KAT II), which is involved in the kynurenine pathway of tryptophan metabolism. The kynurenine pathway is known to influence dopamine metabolism, as some of its metabolites, such as kynurenic acid, can modulate dopaminergic neurotransmission. In a study by Orlikov et al. (1994), P5P administration increased KAT II activity and kynurenic acid levels in the rat brain, suggesting a potential role for P5P in regulating dopamine metabolism through the kynurenine pathway.
  4. Neuroprotection: P5P has been investigated for its potential neuroprotective effects on dopaminergic neurons. In a study by Luo et al. (2010), P5P treatment attenuated 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-induced neurotoxicity in rat primary mesencephalic neurons. The authors proposed that P5P's neuroprotective effects may be mediated by its antioxidant properties and its ability to modulate the expression of neurotrophic factors.
  5. Clinical implications: Alterations in dopaminergic neurotransmission have been implicated in various neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and depression. Given the role of P5P in dopamine production, release, and metabolism, it has been suggested as a potential therapeutic target for these conditions. For example, in a clinical study by Lerner et al. (2007), P5P supplementation improved symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder, a condition associated with dopaminergic dysfunction.
In conclusion, the current literature suggests that P5P administration can influence CNS dopamine production, levels, and release through multiple mechanisms, including its role as a cofactor for AADC and KAT II, its modulation of dopamine release, and its neuroprotective effects on dopaminergic neurons. These findings highlight the potential therapeutic implications of P5P in neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with dopaminergic dysfunction. However, further research is needed to fully elucidate the complex interactions between P5P and the dopaminergic system and to translate these findings into clinical practice.
Me:
Can you cite the full names of your sources?
Claude Opus:
Certainly! Here are the full citations for the sources mentioned in the previous response:
  1. Ebadi, M., Murrin, L. C., & Pfeiffer, R. F. (1990). Hippocampal zinc thionein and pyridoxal phosphate modulate synaptic functions. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 585, 189-201. [REAL]
  2. Siow, Y. L., & Dakshinamurti, K. (1985). Effect of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate on the release of dopamine from striatal synaptosomes. Neurochemical Research, 10(8), 1087-1098. [REAL AND RELEVANT, BUT WRONG TITLE - correct is "Effect of pyridoxine deficiency on aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase in adult rat brain"]
  3. Orlikov, A. B., Prakhye, I. B., & Ryzov, I. V. (1994). Kynurenine in blood plasma and DST in patients with endogenous anxiety and endogenous depression. Biological Psychiatry, 36(2), 97-102. [REAL]
  4. Luo, X. Q., Cai, Q. Y., Chen, Y., Guo, L. X., Chen, A. Q., Wu, Z. Q., & Lin, C. (2010). Tyrosine hydroxylase expression is facilitated by pyridoxal 5'-phosphate in rat striatum. Neurochemistry International, 56(1), 130-134. [LIKELY HALLUCINATED, POTENTIALLY MISCITED]
  5. Lerner, V., Miodownik, C., Kaptsan, A., Cohen, H., Loewenthal, U., & Kotler, M. (2007). Vitamin B6 as add-on treatment in chronic schizophrenic and schizoaffective patients: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 68(11), 1648-1654. [REAL]
These sources provide a more comprehensive understanding of the role of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (P5P) in the central nervous system, particularly its effects on dopamine production, levels, and release. The citations include studies conducted on animal models and clinical trials, offering insights into the potential therapeutic applications of P5P in neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with dopaminergic dysfunction.
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2024.05.14 00:01 Lou9896 2TMC [Semi-Vanilla][SMP]{1.20.1}{Java}{Datapacks}{Whitelist}{Discord}{Hermitcraft-like}{21+}

Hello we are 2TMC a 21+ community server much like Hermitcraft. We are a SMP with emphasis on being friendly (with a little bit of chaos) with other players, and trying to be a welcoming community to everyone. We are running a Semi-Vanilla server with a few terrain generation mods and additional mods that enhance the vanilla experience (see list below).
We are looking for players who will be active in game on chat and on our Discord voice channels. The server is in NA but we accept players from all around the world. Discord and a mic are required! We love to chat on voice in game but it's definitely not required! We are also youtubestreamer friendly. So if you love to play minecraft and are looking for a friendly environment where you can prank others and do community projects then send us a message! We'd love to chat with you.
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  6. Bases must be built 250 blocks away from Spawn.
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If you are interested in joining please fill out this application
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2024.05.14 00:00 Lou9896 2TMC [Semi-Vanilla][SMP]{1.20.1}{Java}{Datapacks}{Whitelist}{Discord}{Hermitcraft-like}{21+}

Hello we are 2TMC a 21+ community server much like Hermitcraft. We are a SMP with emphasis on being friendly (with a little bit of chaos) with other players, and trying to be a welcoming community to everyone. We are running a Semi-Vanilla server with a few terrain generation mods and additional mods that enhance the vanilla experience (see list below).
We are looking for players who will be active in game on chat and on our Discord voice channels. The server is in NA but we accept players from all around the world. Discord and a mic are required! We love to chat on voice in game but it's definitely not required! We are also youtubestreamer friendly. So if you love to play minecraft and are looking for a friendly environment where you can prank others and do community projects then send us a message! We'd love to chat with you.
Data packs on the server

Fabric mods on the server

Fabric mods required to join the server

Server Rules
  1. Be Respectful
  2. No griefing, stealing, or cheating
  3. Chat is English only
  4. Non-Destructive Pranks are allowed (so Hermitcraft style pranks)
  5. Spawn area is for a spawn town
  6. Bases must be built 250 blocks away from Spawn.
  7. No duping except for carpet, rail and tnt.
  8. No combat logging, this means mobs as well.
  9. Taking items/griefing from active and maintained ruin sites is prohibited.
  10. No hacking or hacked clients
  11. No using others builds, items, villagers, etc without their permission.
If you are interested in joining please fill out this application
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2024.05.13 23:52 IronMan1238 A Massive Custom Franchise (this is fun to me, lol)

A Massive Custom Franchise (this is fun to me, lol)
The main goal or purpose of this was I just wanted to add in some of the best Baseball players I've grown up with and I wanted to create my own ratings/abilities based on performance/analytics(numbers) over a certain period of time to see how different eras of players stack up and so I started my journey...
HUGE disclaimer - I did this for fun probably spent over 200+ hours offline researching, spreadsheeting, Googling and 100 hour-ish adding/tinkering in game. I didn't think I would ever enjoy something like this as much as I did, but man did I get some immense enjoyment and dopamine spikes partaking, ha. That being said AGAIN this is all just for fun and I tried to rely just on the numbers I've captured and biases aside; SO if you think someone is better than x or if you think this is wrong good for you. I'm just trying to share my experience because none of my friends wanna play with me, haha.
I started by grabbing all my favorite nostalgic players ie Barry Bonds, Strawberry, Thome, Griffey Jr, ARod, Derek Jeter, Greg Maddox, Chipper Jones, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, John Smoltz, etc. After this I just started going through MVPs and All Stars over the last 50 years just to see who was this shit and who wasn't (tried to stay away from 1 hit wonders). I wanted to keep it somewhat narrow, but tried to grab like the best 15 players from each position give or take.
Batters - Main Tab
Pitchers - Main Tab
I started by grabbing about 5-10 or all years of a players main stats categories from FanGraphs:
  • Batter things like = HR, R, RBI, SB, BABIP, AVG, OBP, SLG, wRC+, ISO, wOBA, WAR
  • Pitcher things like = W, L, ERA, SV, K/9, BB/9, FIP
  • Fielding things like = DRS, UZR, Def, ARM(C and OF)
After this I had to figure out how to compare players of different eras that didn't have some of these stats categories above. Some stats categories worked great while others meh, but I'm not trying to waste a ton of time(only like weeks of doing this, ha).
Batter - Actual Stats
So after entering these years(rows) of data for each player into a Excel Spreadsheet I setup many formulas to give me an idea of what was high, avg and low for each stat category I wanted to capture. Example - I took a few of the best years Barry Bonds and Babe Ruth had and figured out what their ISO, wOBA, wRAA, wRC+, Off, BABIP, AVG, BsR, SBs(for speed) was.
(I did the same concept for Pitchers trying to assign different stat categories to ability points ie K/9/FIP = Velocity, BABIP/FIP = Junk, B/9, FIP = Accuracy... Pitchers were much harder to find good stat categories for comparison so take it as it is.)
(Fielding was also difficult, but I found a few stat categories like DRS, UZR, Def, Arm(for both OF and C) that were good at comparing each other and by positions. Then with a little more research on who was winning Glove Gloves, who was throwing people out from the OF, who had cannons, C throwing out baserunners, etc. I was able to get a good idea on how to match my stat categories/ability points to this. I also did the same for Batters/Pitchers, but I will get more into that when I talk about traits below.)
Obviously these stat categories for Barry Bonds and Babe Ruth were all incredibly high for their best years so I had to figure you how to compare others to this, so that is where I got an avg stat category number for each for all players + every year they played.
I created a sliding scale that started with that avg stat category number of that specific stat category equaling 50 ability points. Then I would assign a specific value that would increase/decrease it incrementally to give it a 0-99 ability point value ie ISO for both these players were so high it didn't make sense for those to be max on the sliding scale so sometimes players were wayyy above the max value so it is what it is. I wanted to grab more categories that I could apply to each of the main abilities points ie Power, Contact, Speed, etc. to average this out.
ISO Table
I ended up making 5 different stat categories for Power, 3 for Contact and 2 for Speed. I would say this isn't perfect, but it was fun. Pitching was 2 for each Velocity, Junk, Accuracy. Fielding was 3 for Fielding and a combination of things for Arm depending on your position ie IF, OF and C.
After this I created a Pivot Table with a few more formulas to grab all the Seasons that would be qualified ie Batters had a PA minimum and Pitchers had an IP minimum.
Batters - Pivot Table
And then after this I had my main tabs for Batters/Pitchers that were just a simple ArrayFormula to go grab the best 5 Seasons/years for each ability point category(you can refer back to the Batters/Pitchers - Main Tab Screenshots to see that). I experimented with many different numbers for Seasons/years that would be included, but felt like 5 was the most fair or if at least anything created a little space in-between players.
So my last step was going through all these Batters/Pitchers and doing a few double checking of data points ie researching/Googling best OF/C/IF arms in Baseball, best Pitchers, best CF, LF, etc., best fielders in those positions, clutch players, most RBIs, SBs, HRs in a single season to see if my numbers made sense with what people were saying. After some small adjustments to make those make sense I had my ability points.
So I took this step above also to figure out who was going to get what Trait wise. I looked for Clutch, RBI Hero, Stealer, Elite 4F, Specialist or any Trait that I felt like matched what that player was known for. This is probably the most subjective part and sometimes I just gave them something if they were a top player in that ability point category ie 90+ Power, 90+ Speed etc. I wasn't stingy with these traits either I pretty much gave everyone 2 albeit the strong traits to the better players.
If they weren't an already created Legend I made sure to try to create their look based on a quick Google search of there most ridiculous features ie hair, beefy/ripped, ridiculous batting/pitching stance. I also prefer the announcer says a name rather than just putting in their name via text ie Wade Boggs is Wade Biggs; Derek Jeter is Derek Jeterson.
Examples of Players
I guess last thing would be I created a 32 Team League with some of the already created teams from SML and Legends League and then created a few others I just liked Mascot wise. I picked a funny State and actually divided up Teams based on Regions and tried to match a good Stadium for each.
Created/Generated Teams:
  • Michigan Dive Bombers
  • North Dakota Spiderbears
  • Maine Torpedoes
  • Kanas Dirt Dogs
  • Utah Divine
  • Hawaii Bottlenoses
I think in total of the 800 Players needed for a Franchise:
  • 484 are from the original SML
  • 220 created or updated Legends - 6 Teams of Batters, 4 Teams of Pitchers
  • The rest are either created FAs or 1 offs from Legends Teams
Teams - In Game
Team Names + Stadiums + Misc
I've set it up also so I can add in Players pretty easily(added Acuna Jr and updated Judge, Ohtani 2023 Season/year) just put in the years you want calculated on the stats tab and add them to the main tab and the formulas do the rest!
Hope at least 1 person enjoys! haha. Since I've finally finished I've been running shuffle draft modes constantly so much fun!
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2024.05.13 23:50 Spartabrave Kingmaker: A Game of Thrones in Brevoy [5e][Discord][ERP]

Kingmaker: A Game of Thrones in Brevoy
System: Dungeons & Dragons 5e
Format: Discord Text pbp
No. of Players: 5
[Notice: This is a 18+ campaign. It contains NSFW and adult elements.]

The same message has appeared on bounty boards and in taverns across Brevoy.
HEROES WANTED!
Those able of body and brave of heart are invited to the mansion of Lady Jamandi Aldori, Swordlord & Chief Defender of Restov, to embark on an expedition into the Stolen Lands.
Bandits and monsters have been allowed to infest our southern borders for far too long. Those selected will be divided into groups and given a charter to reopen old trade routes and secure the surrounding territory. The brave-hearted mercenaries and adventurers who choose to take on this quest will face unimaginable danger, but whomever succeeds shall receive honor, glory, and a noble title granting dominion over the lands they've claimed to pass on their children.

For generations, the Stolen Lands have spanned the southern border of Brevoy. Many attempts have been made to settle them, but to date, none have succeeded, making these 35,000 square miles of wilderness the largest swath of unclaimed land in the entire region. As tensions mount in Brevoy, one ambitious swordlord hopes to change that fact.
Lady Jamandi Aldori is issuing charters to several groups of adventurers, sending them south into the Stolen Lands to reopen old trade routes and defeat the bandits and monsters who have made them too dangerous to use. By sending free agents south, this swordlord of Rostland hopes to alter the political balance of power in Brevoy without sacrificing her own position or forces. Yet, as with most complex and brilliant plans, the future holds plenty of opportunities for disaster.
"When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground."
Hello! I'm a longtime DM and a huge fan of A Song of Ice & Fire. I'm looking to run a campaign that's heavily influenced by the series I hold so dear. If you're a casual fan who's only seen Game of Thrones or House or the Dragon, you're more than welcome! The main things I'm looking for here are quality roleplay and enthusiasm. If you've got that, I promise we can have a good game together.
"Winter is coming."
Kingmaker is an Adventure Path originally designed by Paizo for the Pathfinder RPG but has been converted to be compatible with the 5th edition D&D ruleset. I'm taking so serious liberties with it but the bones of the adventure remain the same. Kingmaker is a high fantasy campaign that thrusts the player characters into a unique situation of building their own kingdom and carving out their own niche upon the world. You may be a scion of a lesser branch of the great families with ambitions that can't be hindered by your place in the succession. You could be a commoner whose witnessed your humble community suffer at the hands of the lawless bandits pillaging the countryside and will take on this great challenge so your family can live free. Perhaps you are a bastard child of a powerful figure and now seek to carve out your own kingdom knowing that you stand to inherit nothing you don't build for yourself.
"When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives."
I've got a couple of expectations for the characters that will be brought into the adventure. I am looking for characters with reasons to have a desire to venture into hostile territory and work as a team to build a kingdom. Good or evil doesn't matter but chaos doesn't serve to further the group. So, no chaotic alignment will be allowed. This is not the campaign for chaotic evil players looking to betray the other players, loners or free-spirited vagabonds.
"Backstabbing doesn't prepare you for a fight, and that's all the realm is now. Backstabbing and scheming and arse-licking and money-grubbing."
Political intrigue is a pillar of the series inspiring this and a big part of my plans, but in order to keep charisma from being everyone's primary stat I will be using a reputation system to even the playing field when dealing with individuals of consequence. In certain circles, a knight renowned for their honor and bravery is going to be as respected and influential, if not more, as a traditional face will be anywhere else. I think this will do a lot to allow the party to have a proper balance of classes with no one feeling handicapped in the social aspects.
"Let me give you some counsel, bastard. Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you."
You may have noticed the tag, and the catch is: This is an adult only game, featuring erotic roleplay where characters can engage in sexual activities with no fade-to-black, etc. Lewd events, plans, consequences, and more are all on the table in this campaign. If you've watched either of the shows on HBO, this probably isn't much of a surprise to you. I'd like to be clear that just because it's on the table, this game will not become a raunchy, never ending orgy. There is usually meaning behind how sex is used in the series and that's what I'm looking to emulate.
"Distrusting me was the wisest thing you've done since you climbed off your horse."
GRRM often uses the intimate scenes to peel back layers to a character. Sometimes to paint them in a different light, other times to drive them further into the role he wishes to present them to the reader in. Some examples would be Tyrion's lingering trauma and emotional vulnerability, driving him to purchase the closest thing he believes he can have to real love being a way to earn Tyrion the reader's sympathy. Contrast that with Cersei's narcissism making her seek lovers, she can view as idealized male versions of herself, the only match worthy in her deranged mind. Or how Littlefinger justifies his pitiless ambition, being something forced on him by a cruel and unfair world that's kept him and his one true love apart by no fault of their own.
"Love is the death of duty."
PCs are encouraged to find and nurture romantic relationships with other characters or NPCs. Weddings are considered the truest way of sealing alliances, after all. Beyond the love lives of the characters, there are many other scenarios. A corrupt noble might be willing to trade information to carry on an affair on their spouse. A sex scandal could undermine the legitimacy of a claimant in a contested succession. Barbarian raiders may attack a village under your protection and take the women as slaves. Spies might attempt to seduce you in order to secure a position in your court and feed information to a rival house. A neighboring tyrant might earn your ire when reports of him abusing his authority to take advantage of an unfortunate captive or innocent reaches you.
"The things I do for love."
Because I'm sure it needs to be said. ERP will not be my main focus while running this; it may or may not even happen on my end. I'll already be responsible for the story, so trying to match everyone's taste in smut on top of that might be biting off more than I can chew. That being said, I'm all for your characters sharing a tent during the long weeks of adventuring because I think a good amount of sexual tension adds player investment and fun to the story. While I'm not promising anything, I'm not firmly ruling things out on my end either. You all could charm your way into a few NPC's pants to loosen a secret from their lips or secure a favor down the road. You might decide to blow your coins on prostitutes while visiting the capital. If the scene serves the story (or I'm just feeling horny that day), I may indulge you! Just wanted to make sure you're aware that just because I am open to ERP does not mean I'm making a commitment to provide it to everyone, expecting all players to take part in it, or putting it ahead of the actual campaign in any capacity.
"There are no other men like me. Only me."
If it's not apparent by now, I'm very serious about making this game something great. I love the ASOIAF books; I love the adventure path; I love the cRPG, and I desperately want to do justice by all three influences. Expect a bit of gritty realism and tragedy in this story. Your triumphs will be hard fought. Your holdings will face constant peril. Your enemies will always be lurking with their knives out for the moment you drop your guard. However, the rewards for your success in this campaign are unlike any other. I truly don't think there is another adventure that matches the sense of accomplishment that comes from taking a stretch of hostile wilderness and carving your own thriving kingdom from it.
"Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less."
A little bit on my approach to DMing this. I plan on running this very differently from traditional D&D 5e. Combat is obviously what the system does the most of, but if you've ever watched GoT or HotD you'd see the main characters don't draw their swords all that often. In fact, a lot of the main cast never have their own fight scenes. I like this less is more approach a great deal and think it'll bring a lot to the pbp experience. Outside of encounters with a named enemy, I won't be using initiative. This is so the RP isn't held up by any individual's schedule. I'll also be utilizing the minion rule from 4e where all the monsters have 1 HP. Their AC remains the same, so if you have trouble hitting them, the danger remains but low damage rolls won't cause encounters to drag unnecessarily.
"Hard truths cut both ways."
Matching the tone of the books this campaign is inspired by will take collaboration. I want the heroes of this story to have lives that involve more than their swords and spells. If you’re just looking to roleplay a non-stop fantasy porno, this isn't the game for you. But if you are interested in writing a character who is enriched by getting to explore their desires, be influenced by lusts, make compromises out of attraction, and maybe even experience heartbreak if their trust and affection wound up in the wrong hands-- then you're exactly who I'm looking for!
"If I do not press my claim, my claim will be forgotten. I will not become a page in someone else's history book."
If you can't be bothered to respond to the RP for days at a time, I'm going to kick you out! Plain and simple. I won't be reaching out. I won't be constantly giving you reminders. There will be no stoppages for you to get your shit together. It's a big world, and I'm not going to hesitate to find someone else interested in actively participating in the adventure if you go ghost. I understand that IRL always comes first, so if you have the common courtesy to reach out and explain your circumstances that prevent you from putting together a couple paragraphs every day, then I will still be replacing you, but I will move your character out of the story for you to pick up later on when you can. If you can't manage to let me know what's going on, then I'm just going to forget about you and move right along so everyone else can continue the fun!
"I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples, bastards and broken things."
My plan to be pretty rules-light with this campaign since while I run a lot of D&D, I haven't run that many text games. I'm still confident I can handle it, but I'm just throwing it out there in case there are bumps along the road. If you're more experienced in the pbp arena than I am, I'd greatly appreciate your advice as things are coming together. We will be using dndbeyond and the standard discord bots. In my experience, these games work a lot better when the story is put above mechanics, so keeping things to PHB races and PHB/XgtE subclasses. If you're looking to do some awesome game-breaker build you've theory crafted for months. This may not be the game for it. I don't plan on meticulously tracking things to make sure you get your sentinel feat trigger each turn.
“Oh, my sweet summer child, what do you know about fear?”
Alright! That's my pitch. Sorry you had to read all that, but hopefully you're still interested and can see I don't have a problem handing out paragraphs, so this game ought to be in good hands. I look forward to reading your applications and will be leaving the form open for the next week while I work on the discord server.
“The night is dark and full of terrors.”
So that was a lot, but any of you who are still interested please don't hesitate! I'll be happy to have you and look forward to playing with you. As well as hopefully some fun debates about who we're rooting for in HotD season 2 as it airs.
“There is only one god, and His name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: 'not today'.”
The application link is down below! I'm going to leave it open for a week so folks don't miss out. I will be checking it regularly, so if I find a bunch of folks I like over the first couple days, I'll reach out to them, but I'm sure we all know how these sorts of games go. People may drop out or prove unreachable, so even if you're not someone who hears back from me immediately, we might be writing together soon!
The Stolen Lands await you!
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2024.05.13 23:36 Adventure_Drake A Promise from the Past (5)

It's time for our first look at life on Earth! I hope everyone has been enjoying the story so far. As always, let me know your thoughts on the story so far. It's been a joy sharing it with you all.
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Memory transcription subject: UN Secretary-General Elias Meier Date [standardized human time]: July 13, 2136
Sometimes I wondered what Earth would be like had the Skalgans not landed here hundreds of years ago. Every UN summit these days seemed to involve settling some kind of dispute involving them. Whether it be accusations of resource theft, threats in response to those accusations, or disputes over succession, there was always something to resolve. There was rarely any actual conflict that occurred nowadays, but security had been required to break up a few squabbles in the past, often ones involving delegates charging each other.
Despite how rowdy they could be, they were stalwart allies. That stubbornness made them dependable to follow through with their alliances. Whether it was war, work, or simply having a dependable friend, it was hard to go wrong with them. They proved themselves early on in the history of their arrival.
I reminded myself of that as I listened to the leader of the Garian nation petitioning other nations for aid in their efforts to assemble yet another space shipyard. I was certain we had more than enough, but the Garian leader wouldn’t have anything less than ‘overwhelming force against potential threats’. An aspect of Skalgan culture that carried on since their arrival was their concern over the calamity that had brought them to Earth appearing once more from the heavens. It’d created a divide among the people, from those that felt we should isolate ourselves from the wider galaxy, to those that felt we should either find allies or track down this great threat to eliminate it. The exploratory mission we’ve sent out has certainly riled up the xenophobes, who felt we needed to prepare a grand fleet if we were gonna announce ourselves to the galactic stage.
An aid came and tapped me on my shoulder, pulling me from my thoughts. “Sir.” She whispered. “I need you to come with me.”
If I was being called away, then it must have been an emergency. Nodding, I stood and followed here, my security detail trailing behind. We were only just walking up to the briefing room doors when I started hearing a very loud conversation. “-could be them! We need to start assembling ships immediately in case they-” I open the doors, interrupting whoever it was that was shouting. Scanning the room quickly, I saw that most of the people assembled were from several different space agencies, though there were also individuals from historical institutes and national militaries.
“Right, might I ask what has folks so riled up?” I asked.“The Odyssey crew made contact with extraterrestrials.” A short-haired woman in a leather jacket said, passing me a folder. I managed to catch her nametag, which read Dr. Kuemper, SETI. “They call themselves the Venlil, and going by appearances alone, seem to be related to the Skalgan. Not only that, but they’re a part of a Federation of hundreds of other species. Certainly more than we ever theorized.”
This news came as a shock. I flipped through the various pages and photos in the folder, taking in everything that's been gathered so far. There was a photo of one of the Skalgan astronauts next to a Venlil. Side by side, it was easy to see how one could assume they shared a similar lineage, despite some of their physical differences. If these were truly aliens related to the Skalgan, then their kind has survived the attack on their homeworld or at least escaped to a separate planet.
We’ve known that life existed at some point beyond our star system, but that was only known through the existence of the Skalgan. Even then, the nature of their origin took generations to fully understand. They crashed on earth during an age where we were still using muskets, a time when we didn’t even have a concept of electricity. They may have brought a technological boost with them, but without the means to reproduce or maintain it, much had deteriorated away, and that included the electronic data their ship carried. For all we knew, the Skalgan and their attackers were the only other life in the galaxy. They may have even gone extinct in the time it took us to achieve FTL flight.
“So we might have ourselves the Skalgan home planet and their long lost cousins. I hope that the presence of so many generals in this meeting isn’t a suggestion to invade.” I looked over all the individuals in military attire that were present.
Dr. Kuemper frowned. “The issue isn’t with the Venlil. It’s the Federation and their enemies. It’s a complicated mess. To start, the Federation is made up entirely of herbivores who are extremely xenophobic towards any meat consuming species.”
I look back down at the folder, leafing to a page about the Venlil society. It only took me a moment to spot the bold letters highlighting the fear and distrust they have towards, as they label them, predatory species. “Well, we must have done something right if we got far enough to exchange knowledge.”
“You can thank us for being there.” One of the Skalgan in the room spoke up, a general by the name of Ledric from the nation Rerig that sat on the western coast of North America. “The fact that we had a Skalgan among the crew made it easier for the Venlil to accept the human. They may have just shot the ship down had astronaut Noah not been there, or taken them prisoner, or done all sorts of horrible things!”
“I think it would be best if we did not worry about the what-ifs and instead think about the now.” I said, finally taking a seat at the table. “So the Skalgan look-alikes have a fear of meat eaters. Does this extend to the rest of their federation?”
“I’m afraid so.” The doctor said. “It seems like it’s actually a founding pillar of the Federation’s doctrine. The Arxur, the enemies of the federation, have been on a campaign of terror against them for several centuries. They’re responsible for the destruction of at least 62 planets and billions of lives.”
“Jesus Christ, please tell me you’re kidding.”
“I wish, sir. There’s a full brief on the page labeled ‘Arxur’ in your file. There’s also footage of them committing every war crime in the book. I mean, they literally eat children.”
“Well shit.” I sighed, barely having a moment to think before the Rerig general Ledric spoke up again. “These monsters eat sentient beings and keep people as livestock! They have to be the ones responsible for the original attack on our homeworld. It makes sense that the ‘wrath of the galaxy’ told in Skalgan mythos refers to them.”
“Can we be certain?” I asked Ledric. “I don’t doubt that this species is monstrous in nature, but I don’t know if any of the original records from the ships you arrived in have survived to this day to confirm that.”
“You’re right about that.” Another Skalgan spoke up, a historian from Rerig. “Surviving records are little more than fragments at best. Even electronic records can’t survive the decay that hundreds of years of time would bring. Without the proper understanding of how to properly preserve digital records, they broke down into little more than scrap metal over the centuries. We have no idea who those ships originally belonged to, where they came from, or how my people got ahold of them. Hell, we don’t even know if it was one or multiple species responsible for the attack on Skalga.”
I lightly nodded, thinking about the possible explanations. “What about the Federation? How do they play into this?”
“According to the records the Venlil provided, they had only just made initial contact with the Federation around the time the Skalgan landed on Earth.” Dr. Kuemper said. “It's a bit difficult to line up our timelines without exact dates. At best we can estimate by about a decade or so. It’s possible that the Skalgan acquired ships from the Federation. There’s also the possibility that the ships were Arxur cattle vessels that they managed to commandeer. There is also the possibility of an unknown group being involved, but so far there’s no evidence of that.”
There were a lot of hypotheticals being given, but no solid narrative so far. “I’d rather not make any major decisions till we know for certain what we’re dealing with. There’s also the matter of these physical differences between the Skalgan and Venlil, and the matter of the Federation's potential hostility to us humans. Are they aware of us?”
“Not yet.” Dr. Kuemper said. “Only the Venlil know of humans. The Federation only knows of the Skalgan for now.”
“Right… Well if they’re as hostile towards meat eaters as this report leads us to believe, we’re gonna have to figure out a way to break the news to them gently.”
“Why should we bother?” Ledric asked. “If the Federation was there when Skalga was attacked yet did nothing, why should we even try being friendly? Do they fear the Arxur so much that they wouldn’t intervene?”
“We shouldn’t be making assumptions like that.” I said. “We don’t know what happened all those centuries ago, and the last thing we want is to go accusing people of wrongdoings that they didn’t commit. I’d rather we make allies than enemies. And speaking of such matters, I believe the Venlil will be a good place to start. Their governor was willing to risk her position to keep us hidden. She and her people may be able to speak on our behalf, and their potential ties to Skalgan may further secure their trust. Not to mention that our best chance of learning about the origin of the Skalgan race would be in cooperation with them.”
“What of the Arxur?” Ledric spoke once more. “They’re clearly a threat to both their Federation and us. We should strike some of these livestock worlds as a show of our allegiance with the Venlil. That would also show this Federation that humans are an ally.”
I grimaced. We'd only just discovered life beyond our system and already we were talking war. Announcing a potential war with extraterrestrials would cause the divide between those for and against alien contact to widen even further. However, we couldn’t share the potential discovery of the Skalgan’s ancestors without including the threat that not just the Arxur posed, but the danger humans would be in if we made a mistake with introducing ourselves to the Federation. This whole situation was a minefield, and we were having to carefully pick our way through it.
“Lets start by releasing the findings and then judge our next course of action based on the public’s feedback. We need to be united on whatever decision we make, as this will affect all of us, both Humans and Skalgans. If the people just want to make allies, that’s what we’ll do. But if they want us to show we’re willing to fight for the Venlil and the Federation, then we’ll fight.”
An outside threat and long lost family would be powerful motivators to bring people together. I was fairly certain I knew already what the Skalgan’s position on this would be, but they weren’t on the potential firing line for their biology.
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