I think a lot of you here already know where I'm going with this. I've been playing Minecraft since middle school, about 2010, and it is by far the subject matter I have the most experience / dedicated hours in. More so than any profession related or unrelated to my major, I have played hundreds of thousands of hours of Minecraft, both modded and unmoded, and, at the end of the day, found myself making less money than either a professional in my chosen field or a professional Minecraft streamer.
this brings me to the main point of my thesis. I think there should be some societal or economic mechanism that allows me to live comfortably in my home, eat everyday, drink clean drinking water, and achieve creative fulfillment while only playing Minecraft. The Marxist Magnum opus dos Capital states that the bourgeoisie will naturally absorb all surplus value that labor creates. I believe I am in this situation right now, as I am in a crappy work from home job where I play Minecraft pretty much 8 hours a day while doing very little and still making a salary.
this setup is as close to a platonic ideal as I could possibly imagine, but it is still crushingly oppressive and deeply depressing that I have to check into work every day and make sure I appear online on Microsoft teams for at least 8 hours. I should be able to set my own hours playing Minecraft, whether it is 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. I naturally have a non-cyclical sleep schedule that requires I wake up very late in the day and go to bed very early in the morning. The 9:00 to 5:00 work schedule most employers mandate means I am unfortunately unable to participate due to ableist conditions and have to find third shift jobs to participate in.
this has not been an issue for most of my adult life, but recently, with a lot of jobs in my profession going back to in office positions from WFH remote roles, I have found myself struggling to find gainful employment where I am allowed to play Minecraft for 8 hours a day during my shift and do very little work in my company overall. I'm feeling very stressed out, nervous, anxious, and sometimes even like on a living myself because I am so terrified of what will happen if I am unable to both play Minecraft during the day and pay my rent at the same time. this is led me to do a lot of thinking recently and come up with this thesis. I hope you all like it, because in all likelihood it is my Magnum opus.
please let me know if you have any notes or any thoughts on how I could improve this thought or idea. thank you very much comrades.

My version of episode 8
The episode starts with a flashback of yue.. she is a child who's playing with other children and finds an injured baby sea lion. She tries to heal it but it doesn't seem to get better. She takes the baby sea lion to the oasis and puts it in the scared water and tries to pray to ocean and moon spirit to heal her.. she hears the whispers "heal" and follows the instruction and uses healing ability to heal the sea lion and it helps.. her friends witness this and they tell their elders about this. Everyone realizes that yue is blessed with special healing abilities, and only she can heal something serious in the scared oasis hence she is hailed as the priestess of the northern water tribe.
We cut to the present and we see her walking with sokka in the hallways of the town hall talking about stuff like how she feels connection to every waterbender and how the full moon makes her feel more alive than ever.. she talks about mystical stuff such as spirits and spirit world and how some spirits are dangerous while some are essential for life. Sokka compliments her and tells her her blue eyes feels so bright and entrapping. As both come closer to each other surt falls on them.. sokka recognises the danger and says ' they will be here soon'.
We cut to katara secretly training in a cave with some young waterbenders.. they taught her some drills which strengthened her basics and she developed new techniques while she teaches them the moves she created on her own. Aang is there but he's busy amusing some of the children student and he's not a great waterbender himself. Katara shows concern to aang telling him he needs to learn and show some progress. Aang shows a worried look and agrees with her as they position themselves to began the training the snow falling outside the cave turns dark. Confused everyone steps out and sees the surt. while most of them are unaware, just like sokka katara recognises the incoming danger and takes aang back to agne quela. The chief gather everyone in the hall and tells them about the imminent war and asks for volunteers to enlist. Sokka stands up fast and moves forward to receive the mark of soldier while aang, katara and yue look with concern. Sokka tells them he needs to prove himself to be a real warrior and that will happen only when he tests himself in the battlefield. Aang and katara assures sokka he doesn't need to prove anything but he insists.
Scene cuts to fire nation navy ship scouting for any incoming danger in the fog and spots appa incoming, alerting the ship but it's no use as the trio of aang, sokka and katara easily defeat everyone and disable the ship and it's weapon, as they ride Appa out of it and reach the clear sky, they get the view or the entire fleet that's heading to the city.. they quickly retreat to the city and inform them, aang hopelessly falling on his knees and starts to profuesly apologise that he's sorry he's not prepared for this. The chief assures him his spirit along with ocean and moon spirit will ensure the victory of the tribe, no matter the cost.
Scene cuts to the ships of fire nation where Zhao discusses the attack plan with iroh. He tells him that the geographical challenges in invading the north pole are immense but they can be bypassed by using different ways of travel. Iroh looks with confusing so Zhao shows him the air balloon being prepared to which Iroh questions his motive. Zhao tells him in order to win this war he needs to disarm the water tribe, completely and it's entirely possible because there's only one entity in the world that carries the power of bending for all waterbender and it's the moon spirit. Iroh questions feasibility of this plan and how Zhao plans to find the spirit and kill and how killing it is possible. To which Zhao replies that he came across some scrolls that he found in the library that he found during his serving in desert and the guardian spirit went to spirit world so he scoured entire library looking for ways to weaken other nations but only found fire nation and water tribe weakness. He dismisses the fire nation weakness saying that it's important that information dies with him for the safety of fire nation but every full moon, the spirits dance in the reflections of sacred places. He reveals a dagger, which he retrieved from roku's temple that Roku has collected over his life. The dagger belonged to avatar kuruk and has special abilities to bypass any spiritual barrier and kill any spirit because it is made from the bone of a lion turtle. Kuruk crafted this weapon in order to fight the dark spirits and he needed a weapon that could kill any spirit without resistance. This worries Iroh and questions zhao's motives and the implications that would arise with the death of moon spirit. Zhao dismisses it but Iroh doesn't push his luck so he can join him and act when he needs to. The scene cuts to iron explaining zhao's plan to a masked soldier who unmasks himself to reveal an injured zuko who survived zhao's assassination attempt. Zuko feels alarmed by zhao's progress and informs Iroh that he'll leave the ships immediately and go to north pole as the ships get near. Iroh asks him his plan to which zuko gives vague answers, worrying Iroh.
Scene cuts to the wall of northern water tribe where there's dead silence and gust of winds blowing... The silence is unnerving but suddenly a fire ball appears through the fog and strikes the wall. The soldiers scatter with the attack but gather and try to contain the rain if fireball that is being sent by the catapults of the uncountable fire nation ships. Katara helps anyone she can and approaches pakku. She tells him that there's need for every pair of hands in order for them to defend their home, he can carry on with his traditions later but now it is not the time to be stubborn. Yagoda agrees with and tells her while a fireball heads their way, katara, yagoda and bunch of female waterbenders stop it from impacting and freezing it in towering ice. Pakku realises their potential and positions them at exposed point in order for them to stop further damage from the fireballs. Aang also tries to stop the damage but it's too much yet he helps other soldiers retreive. The chief tells yue that there are soldiers that need immediate attention in the sacred pond and tasks sokka to guard her while she heals the gravely injured. They head to the pond and heal many of the soldiers who walk out of the oasis, as they leave and sokka and yue are about to head out they notice an air balloon descending towards the oasis. They hide in the bushes nearby and observe who is there and what they are trying to achieve. As aang is helping outside at the front, kuruk appears to him and informs him about the dagger presence, it's properties and how it can end the life of most powerful spirits and pleads him to go the sacred oasis where the most powerful spirits reside during events like full moon. Zhao looks around in the oasis reciting the words he read in the scroll about spirits. He sees two koi fishes circling each other, slightly glowing. He recognises the eternal dance and decides to kill the spirit. Iroh warns him that the spirits are something that should not be trifled with and threatens him force if he proceeds with his actions. While Aang heads for the oasis through kuruk's temple, zuko confronts him and asks him to surrender and come with him. Katara asks Aang to go ahead and stop Zhao while she takes on zuko. They both fight with their best but with katara sharpening her skills and catching zuko by surprises, she easily overpowers him after several bouts. Aang also arrives and tells Zhao how spirits are important for everyone, even fire nation. The spiritual balance needs to be maintained in order for life on earth to survive, without it everything will fall apart. Zhao steps back from the pond but at everyone's surprise jumps in with the dagger and stabs the moon spirit, turning everything grey and moonlight vanishing from sky. Yue faints and aang feels striking pain in his head as he senses the loss of balance. Iroh strikes Zhao several times but Zhao manages to escape. Iroh runs behind him while looking at yue and telling her you have unique life in you. Aang gets flashbacks of air temple, kyoshi's harsh words and kuruk's word about how he should walk alone on this path and there needs to be certain sacrifice in order to achieve the results. During all this, aang hears some somber chants. Those chants were something knew but very familiar to him. He senses the chants coming from the pond. The chant is "Na Mo A Mi Tuo Fo Shin Di" which translates to "I bow to infinite light". It's a chant that is used by spirits when they are in danger or need of help towards the avatar spirit. As aang moves closer to the pond the chant intensifies. Yue expresses her despair and how everything is destroyed and it's over, simultaneously aang enters avatar state and with thousands voices says "no, it's not over". Aang walks into the pond and stands near the ocean spirit which circles aang, starting a ritual of combining their power. Aang dips into the ocean and emerges as koizilla. This prompts the water tribe citizens to bow to their diety immediately and koi zilla recognises the fire nation forces and starts to wipe them out of the city.
As Zhao runs through the streets of ange quela, he is confronted by zuko who duels him in order to avenge assassination attempt. Zuko eventually overpowers Zhao and questions why he did it to which Zhao reveals he knows about his blue spirit identity thanks to his sister. He goes further and tells him that his father and sister think of you as a failure and your father used you to push your sister to new heights and now she's more powerful than ever. Zuko walks away in shame and sadness after hearing this. Seeing the opportunity Zhao tries to take a cheap shot at him but is immediately torched by Iroh and drops into the water channel that has glow of ocean spirit. Aang in koizilla wrecks havoc on fire nation fleet amid their constant attacks through the catalputs but he overpowers them and sends a wave huge enough to ruin the fleet. Katara tries to speak to aang and talk him out of this destruction but aang's sense of worldly concern is gone and he intends to help the spirit until they are at peace and balance.
We cut to oasis and sokka talks about the possibility of bringing back the moon spirit to which yue has flashbacks to how she was so extraordinary, and she finally accepts the fact that she needs to repay the debt. She gives sokka a kiss and while sokka is not looking she freezes his feet in order to immobilize him. She walks into the oasis pond and picks up the dead koi fish, while sokka pleads her not to and using her healing power with her spirit's concentration and disappears into the strong light, which after few seconds goes away and the moon spirit has returned in form of the koi fish. Sokka watches yue disappear like that and cries in loss. The moon appears back into the sky and grabs aang and the koizilla's attention. Katara tells aang how important he is to her and how aang is still needed by everyone. She tells him that he might have lost a family but also gained one in form of her and sokka. This convinces aang to stop his rampage as the balance has been restored and he is retreated back to the shore by the ocean spirit into katara's arms. The sun rises and everyone begins to face the aftermath of war by removing the debris, helping the injured and securing the corpses of the fallen. Aang looks at the mayhem and destruction and blames himself from not stopping it. Katara tries to comfort him by telling him the bad actions of other people is not your fault, but he tells her it's his job to stop them and flies away on his glider. later, a funeral ceremony is held. The chief thanks the Martrys and the injured for their courage and sacrifice and how their valiant effort stopped the fire nation. He pays respect to yue for restoring balance and speaks how proud he is of her sacrifice. Pakku also announces that some traditions are outdated, and they need to change like water. He announced that women will no longer be prohibited from learning waterbending combat and everyone is free to learn what they want to. Chief ends the speech with saying there have been losses but we always move forward from these because it's our nature to adapt and overcome difficulties and losses. Aang realizes that loss of life is part of the cycle of life and he cannot prevent everything but he can always try. He remembers gyatso's words about letting go. Sokka and the chief share the conversation of how yue was so courageous and how they feel after her leaving them in this world . Pakku tells katara how she reminded him of their core values and she's a commendable warrior and a bender. After the ceremony ends aang tells katara and sokka how he feels he needs to move forward and be the avatar the world needs. Katara expresses happiness while sokka shows sarcasm and tells him he's hungry and offers them to join in for the food and katara taunts his need to eat everytime.
We cut to omashu being heavily damaged and fire nation soldiers walking in. We see a shot of bumi being captured and trapped into metal casings to prevent him from bending. A warrior with face masks walks up to him and removes it.. revealing it was azula who has invaded omashu.
Episode ends with the fire nation sages revealing to Ozai model have developed to predict sozin's comet and informs him that it's arriving soon.

Hi what skills can learn free online? It can be fun skills, unusual/rare skills, or just skills for employment that does not include learning coding and a different language.
What source do you guys use to learn those skills?

Never done one of these, but figured I got lots of info from here so I'd pass on what seemed to work for me. I'm not an expert in test-taking, so keep that in mind before accepting anything I say as absolute.
For background, I am an IM intern who also completed a surgery prelim last year (graduated from USMD school in 2022).
Step 1: 247 (2020)
Step 2ck: 242 :/ (2021)
I was lucky enough to have the 3 weeks prior to my test on a super chill rotation with lots of free time. I have learned from past test taking that I benefit most through exposing myself to topics in multiple different ways. Beginning of this intern year, I used Uworld to study for my ITE exam and did ~500 questions (scored 72%). I then stopped and started doing blocks here and there with my down time in the hospital the last 2-3 months prior to exam day. During the final 3 weeks of study time was my "dedicated." During this time I had majority of day off from rotations. I spent the majority of each day doing blocks of questions for time and then spending a good bit of time reviewing every question and why the answer was correct and why the other answers were wrong. I'd often go into rabbit holes googling pictures, looking up topics, or going back to Step 1 FA book to relearn basics. Doing this, I was luckily able to complete Uworld a few days prior to my test (first time Ive ever come close to this). Doing questions can get boring, so when I needed a break I'd go on walks and listen to Divine Intervention podcasts. Usually shelf review podcasts for my weakest subjects (OB/Peds). And also hit the most floridly HY ones from the excel doc (Risk factors, most common _____, etc.). I would listen to his podcasts in the car, while working out, and just about anywhere I had idle time by myself. Can't tell you how many times on test day I saw questions that I could literally hear Divine's voice in my head making a corny joke that'd they ask it. Also, at least a dozen questions were word for word from Uworld. So much so, that I saw the picture and just looked at the final question and was able to answer correctly in <10 secs.
I read through FA Step 1 sections that are most commonly tested (GI/Cards/Renal etc). I also read the biochem diseases section (don't do this; waste of time). Studying for ABSITE my surgery year (82%) allowed me to neglect any studying for surgery/trauma topics. I did spend disproportionate amount of time on Peds and OBGYN just because I do not see these pts in real life lol.
For Biostats, I did the Uworld biostats review once and would use FA Step 1 for all the equations and made Anki cards for the ones I'd habitually forget. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH, biostats is free points. Know it so well that you get excited when you see a question on it. It had to be at least a third of the exam on day 1 and all easy free points. I don't recall a single WTF biostats question. All pretty clear.
For pharm, I knew I was weak on antimicrobials and chemotherapeutics. I just flipped through some of these old Sketchies and picked it up pretty quickly. (note: I had memorized these for step 1 in 2020). Drug side effects and MOA should also be free points.
For the multistep advertisement questions, I'd recommend skipping and coming back to at end of each block. For the first few blocks I would get bogged down and have to guess on the last question or two in block which turned out to be easy questions usually.
Day 2 is more clinical (Step 2CK/Shelf) questions and the cases. For cases, I bought the CCS cases and devoted my entire gap day between Day 1 and 2 to mastering the format and collecting points. I first learned the methodical approach that this guy describes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmxWuV4psFs . ( I legit wrote down the steps on my whiteboard). Then I ordered the CCS cases in order of high yield and did the top 20 then did the USMLE free ones as well. Of all my cases on the real thing, I really only had one that ended with me having no clue wtf was wrong w the patient. Don't be afraid to push time forward to see results!
Day 2 Clinical multiple choice questions is kind of hard to study for. It's really something that I very heavily leaned on my clinical experience as surgery intern and medical intern for. (ie in this presentation, what would we normally order next to diagnose the pt). Some scenarios I remembered seeing in real life less than a month prior.
In summary, this is a hard test w many questions where they expect you to see where they're pointing you without them giving you all the information you'd like. These types of questions will require lots of thought and may even result in incorrect despite much time spent. Because of this fact, to SUCCEED in step 3 you need to just collect all the "free" points you can. "Free" points are straight memorization questions that you know will be tested because they tell you on their website. (ie MOA, drug side effects, BIOSTATS, Screening, Cases). If you master these topics, then the tough questions will just be increasing your pass margin. Additionally, I'd argue that you'd be more relaxed and less pressured on the harder questions with the comfort in knowing you nailed those other topics.
UWSA1: 220 (5 days out)
Step 3 Free 120: ~70%
Uworld question bank completed: 70% correct (weeks up to test was averaging 75-85%)
Real Step 3: 250

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I dont know how you guys feel, especially games that came with expired or used DLC codes, especially those "bundled versions" that didnt have them on disc. I mean many of you guys are looking for CIB copies but what is the point if you arent getting the complete content of the software?
if the game is cheap yea, but what if the game is same or cost more than the digital version that comes with everything?
or are you gonna spend more money buying the dlcs after getting the incomplete physical copy?
as we know, dlc for the previous gens are still expensive. there are few good bundles like alice wonderland for $19 that includes all dlc and the old alice game, which isnt included with the physical copy.
infamous collection is around $20 which comes with festive blood but if you soend $15 on the physical the dlc coses have already expired by now.
boy i hate dlcs and usually ignore them but you think later releases would include them on disc but only a handful do that.

I lay a few important questions and considerations at the feet of the players who are excited for group ironman and plan to play it either casually or competitively on day one.
I promise you this is improperly formatted and could be said better but hopefully this is good brain food.
Players that have made any serious alt or an ironman since the loyalty program's release know full well that its design is a very convenient revenue source for Jagex. They've hooked immediate payout of loyalty points to real life currency. I'm not here to debate the ethics of that here. They're a business and its another method to earn revenue.
Due to the nature of obtaining loyalty points for the plethora of auras "available" to brand new accounts, the majority of those who wish to take the mode seriously will definitely be eyeing buying a year or two premier club memberships straight away almost strictly due to the loyalty point payout for the auras. There are a lot of other great reasons to buy premier club like the cost savings, the *still not free to premier members* Runemetrics pro discount, etc.
So, my questions are these: Would you be willing to accept a delay in the release of group ironman mode if and only IF they reworked how the rest of the auras are earned in the game?
Are you completely fine with paying a year of membership (or multiple) in advance just to be able to get the tier of jack of trades or other auras you want and almost need right away?
Do you think if there was ever a time to request Jagex take the time to actually commit to the rework of the loyalty point mechanic, this might be that one time?
leave your thoughts as I'm personally conflicted as I can absolutely see both sides to this coin.

If they want people to spend their gold, then let them refresh the shop using gold. Give them a free daily refresh, then incrementally increase the gold cost each time they refresh the shop. This way, they make people use gold. It's so absurd to wait 24 hours for the shop to change. Also, have a different tab for the featured album. I don't know why SD doesn't have this feature. I don't know if they're called monetization managers, but they're so bad at their job.
They will earn much more money if they just put a shop button on each card, then show all available variants for purchase. Snap and Marvel Snap Zone have better UX than them, which is infuriating. The game is really barebones, man. I don't know why basic settings and options are not there. I guess they need to hire a UX specialist or what. Even the home screen doesn't feel like home screen to me; it kind of looks like notes or news.
Also, is it hard to have a profile? And have three highlight cards you like or something? A win-loss record or anything else you want, and a friend option and guild system similar to Dota 2 would be great. They really have a good approach to the guild aspect; it doesn't break the game but allows members to have a point system based on how active they are in doing quests. Additionally, having a guild points shop for something like conquest, where you have a different shop for it, would be beneficial.
Man, what programming language are they using? Is it old syntax or something? My assumption is that they might be using an old programming language or something.

Sorry if the flair isn't appropriate, the mods are free to message me if it isn't and I'll see what I can do.
So I like the Signal Pack. But something I noticed about it is that some of the blocks seem a little too similar to certain mods on the Workshop.
If you're watched any sort of SE related content on YouTube or modded the game at all, you've probably come across mods made by Sektan, who's very prominent on the workshop. One of his favorite mods of mine is the Interior Walls, which in my opinion, bears a suspicious resemblance to the new inset walls.
And then you have the console modules, which look kinda like the Spacebar Command Consoles and Kolt's Console Pack. Come to think of it, the armored thrusters introduced in Warfare 2 look a lot like the Modular Thrusters made by Sektan, too.
I don't want to point fingers at Keen or accuse anyone of anything, but I'm starting to get the impression that they're taking mods off the Workshop and essentially rebranding them as vanilla content. I really hope this isn't the case and Keen was just inspired by these mods, or maybe these modders are working for Keen now. I'm not exactly in the loop with the SE scene online anymore so I don't know if that's possible or not.
Maybe I'm just seeing connections where there are none, I'm glad to be corrected if I am. And for the record, I've put roughly a thousand hours into this game across two Steam accounts and Xbox, so you could say I'm quite a fan of this game. I'd just like to see the people making content for it out of passion getting the credit they deserve.

MS-ISAC CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY
MS-ISAC ADVISORY NUMBER: 2024-058
DATE(S) ISSUED: 05/15/2024
SUBJECT: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google Chrome Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution
OVERVIEW: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Chrome, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
THREAT INTELLEGENCE: Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2024-4947 exists in the wild.
SYSTEMS AFFECTED:

• Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.60/.61 for Windows and Mac
• Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.60 for Linux

RISK: Government:

• Large and medium government entities: High
• Small government entities: Medium

Businesses:

• Large and medium business entities: High
• Small business entities: Medium

Home users: Low
TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Chrome, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Details of these vulnerabilities are as follows:
Tactic: Initial Access (TA0001):
Technique: Drive-By Compromise (T1189):

• Type Confusion in V8. (CVE-2024- 4947)
• Use after free in Dawn. (CVE-2024- 4948)
• Use after free in V8. (CVE-2024- 4949)
• Inappropriate implementation in Downloads. (CVE-2024- 4950)

Successful exploitation of most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.
RECOMMENDATIONS: We recommend the following actions be taken:

• Apply appropriate updates provided by Google to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. (M1051: Update Software)
  • Safeguard 7.1: Establish and Maintain a Vulnerability Management Process: Establish and maintain a documented vulnerability management process for enterprise assets. Review and update documentation annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard.
  • Safeguard 7.4: Perform Automated Application Patch Management: Perform application updates on enterprise assets through automated patch management on a monthly, or more frequent, basis.
  • Safeguard 7.7: Remediate Detected Vulnerabilities: Remediate detected vulnerabilities in software through processes and tooling on a monthly, or more frequent, basis, based on the remediation process.
  • Safeguard 9.1: Ensure Use of Only Fully Supported Browsers and Email Clients: Ensure only fully supported browsers and email clients are allowed to execute in the enterprise, only using the latest version of browsers and email clients provided through the vendor.
• Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack. (M1026: Privileged Account Management)
  • Safeguard 4.7: Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software: Manage default accounts on enterprise assets and software, such as root, administrator, and other pre-configured vendor accounts. Example implementations can include: disabling default accounts or making them unusable.
  • Safeguard 5.4: Restrict Administrator Privileges to Dedicated Administrator Accounts: Restrict administrator privileges to dedicated administrator accounts on enterprise assets. Conduct general computing activities, such as internet browsing, email, and productivity suite use, from the user’s primary, non-privileged account.
• Restrict execution of code to a virtual environment on or in transit to an endpoint system. (M1048: Application Isolation and Sandboxing)
• Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring. (M1050: Exploit Protection)
  • Safeguard 10.5: Enable Anti-Exploitation Features: Enable anti-exploitation features on enterprise assets and software, where possible, such as Microsoft® Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Windows® Defender Exploit Guard (WDEG), or Apple® System Integrity Protection (SIP) and Gatekeeper™.
• Restrict use of certain websites, block downloads/attachments, block Javascript, restrict browser extensions, etc. (M1021: Restrict Web-Based Content)
  • Safeguard 9.2: Use DNS Filtering Services: Use DNS filtering services on all enterprise assets to block access to known malicious domains.
  • Safeguard 9.3: Maintain and Enforce Network-Based URL Filters: Enforce and update network-based URL filters to limit an enterprise asset from connecting to potentially malicious or unapproved websites. Example implementations include category-based filtering, reputation-based filtering, or through the use of block lists. Enforce filters for all enterprise assets.
  • Safeguard 9.6: Block Unnecessary File Types: Block unnecessary file types attempting to enter the enterprise’s email gateway.
• Inform and educate users regarding the threats posed by hypertext links contained in emails or attachments especially from un-trusted sources. Remind users not to visit un-trusted websites or follow links provided by unknown or un-trusted sources. (M1017: User Training)
  • Safeguard 14.1: Establish and Maintain a Security Awareness Program: Establish and maintain a security awareness program. The purpose of a security awareness program is to educate the enterprise’s workforce on how to interact with enterprise assets and data in a secure manner. Conduct training at hire and, at a minimum, annually. Review and update content annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard.
  • Safeguard 14.2: Train Workforce Members to Recognize Social Engineering Attacks: Train workforce members to recognize social engineering attacks, such as phishing, pre-texting, and tailgating.

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So I (31M) just recently got out of a long term relationship of 10+ years within the past 6 months. My ex (31F) was great but things just didn’t work out with us. That’s another post for another time. She was very to herself and didn’t really have many friends outside of our relationship. I was the same as her. We spent most of our time together outside of work and didn’t get on social media at all. This all is pretty much irrelevant to the story that I’m needing advice about, but I’m trying to paint the picture of how I’m used to my gf acting.
So if you did the math, yes, I jumped into a relationship after a month of my really long one ending. I will say that my last relationship ended (not solely but was an issue) bc I wanted further commitment, kids, and to get married. She was more focused on her job. This led to a lot of other problems and I made my fair share of mistakes too. So to say I shouldn’t have jumped into a relationship so fast is probably accurate, but here we are.
So my current relationship is not like my last one at all. We go out all the time, but I also really enjoy her company. As a man who had somewhat of a traditional woman before, this girl (27F) is not like that. I’m not opposed to it necessarily, but it’s definitely something that will take some getting used to. One thing that bothers me is the sheer amount of guy friends she has. I’ve always been told that it’s a red flag, but I’m opening myself up to it. Ive never really been that insecure about the idea of it. I am always the type to trust someone unless they give me a reason not to, but I’ve never had to face this problem where I should choose to put up with it or not. At the beginning of our relationship, there were red flags everywhere. We started drinking together and did not get along at all when intoxicated. She would say she used to be wild which immediately took my mind to the darkest places as a man lol but I understand that meeting someone and learning someone new can be a challenge. I won’t know anyone’s past like I did my ex, so I try not to draw conclusions. Maybe I’m just in denial, but I’m trying to shine the best light on it I can to give this girl a real chance.
The drinking was really the only thing that interfered with our relationship. Unlike my last relationship where communication was a big issue for me, I’m trying to be more open about my concerns this time. So far everything has been great more so bc of that I think. She hears my concerns and makes a good effort to fix them. After talking with her about what I thought of us drinking, we only drink on special occasions now and not nearly as much. We don’t even argue when we do.
Well fast forward to the night of this concert. As you might have guessed, it was a special occasion and there was alcohol involved. We had went to a concert the previous week and ran into this guy she used to run into when she would frequent bars and stuff in her past I guess. He seems like a cool guy, I met him and things weren’t weird at all then. Anyway I had seen that he messaged her the following morning on social media and I guess they exchanged numbers. I saw this by complete accident when I was stealing her phone charger and even felt guilty for reading it at the time. We get to the venue and she tells me he’s there. Pretty much from the beginning I see that her attention is divided between me and him. This guy is on a completely different floor but within sight. I keep noticing that she keeps turning her head and looking up at him. I feel like it had to be at least 50-100 times that I noticed it. She’s also texting him to the point her phone died. Probably also from recording the show and everything else but my mind is starting to feel insecurities at this point that I didn’t know I had. She wasn’t hiding what she was saying or anything, but I wasn’t exactly looking over her shoulder to look either. At some points in the night he would come and talk to us. One of the times he took his hoodie off and my gf grabbed it and put it around her waste for the rest of the show when he went back upstairs.
By this point in the night, I’m actually sick to my stomach at the thought that this girl is giving this guy this much attention while we’re out together. I would be mad even if she was doing this with another woman, but I feel like it is a little worse that it’s a guy. I’m pretty much silent and noticeably not having a good time. She notices this and is more nice and affectionate than I feel like she has ever been. I still don’t think she knows exactly what it was and I continue to notice her staring up in his direction til the show was over.
After the show, we both had people we knew talking in the same circle. She hugged a lot of people to say her goodbyes and he was obviously one of them. A hug is not something I would be upset about, but given how the night had gone, I would be lying if I said it didn’t bother me. It didn’t make the cut for our discussion later as it shouldn’t, I’m just trying not to leave anything out.
We get back to her place, and I’m laying awake in bed with my heart racing. I really didn’t want to communicate this bc as a man I have this idea that complaining about anything just makes me a wuss. So this time I’m trying to be more open about my feelings. Well we talked about it and I told her how I felt and what I saw. She didn’t deny that she did those things except for the amount of times she looked him, but she expressed that she doesn’t feel for him that way. I told her it felt like she was disrespecting me by giving that much attention to someone else and she agreed that she was in the wrong. I’m not sure what to take of this, but I’m not sure what else she could have said.
Well it’s the next day and we’re fine for now, but the sight of her looking up at him and texting him has been living rent free in my head. It keeps popping in my head. This is all so new to me, and I need advice. Am I just being insecure, or is this really something I should be concerned for going forward? My dignity tells me to run, but she really has been making an effort in our relationship. Should I proceed with caution, or end the relationship? Am I completely overreacting?
Before anyone tells me my ways of thinking are probably delusional or I have a horrible way of thinking of things, I hear you. My mind was set in a lot of ways from my past relationship and I’m genuinely trying to learn how I should be reacting to stuff like this. I swear I’m like Dr Phil when it comes to other people’s problems but I’m completely lost with my own. If you made it this far, thank you for hearing me vent.

Continued stuff from this post: https://www.reddit.com/menshealth/s/2ZaNmhUEjO
Hello. I'm a 23 year old male student who’s on the cusp of graduation. However, for almost the entire semester I've had testicular discomfort after having an injury to the groin. This started in February when I went to the urologist and was given an ultrasound and physical examination. Both of those showed no issues. During this time, pain was a 0-3 out of ten, with the constant feeling that things were loose and free roaming inside the sac, like holding egg yolks in your hand. The urologist then said it was probably just pelvic floor issues and to see a Physical Therapist.
I started physical therapy in March. I did see some slow improvement that had me optimistic, but I ended up causing more discomfort and more pain when I tried to lay on my side a couple of times. This, plus some accidental hits when trying to put clothes on in the morning, eventually led to a near constant 7 out of 10, even with medication like Tylenol and Advil. I was also put on Lexapro due to the anxiety it was causing. My follow-up appointments in March and April with the urologist all didn't show anything that concerned the urologist.
The only thing that really made that go away was some neck and back discomfort that led to numbness in the groin. However, that numbness has been slowly increasing over time, especially if there is a crack or pop in my lower back or my neck. I once again had some improvement, but for the past two weeks, things seem to have stalled or even reversed. I have very limited movement when walking because the testicles keep getting pulled to the roof of the pelvic area or to where the legs and pelvis meet and then they keep trying to get pulled further. This has led to occasional spasms down there, as well as getting them squished between the thighs, feeling them getting squished while shrinking, as well as frequent popping feelings on the testis and on the chord. It means that having to go to the restroom may make it worse but I'm not sure. Physical therapy exercises either trigger this reaction or only temporarily relax things for at most a few minutes. Hot baths and showers don’t cause any relaxation down there. They also don't relax all the way down like they used to.
My parents, who I’ll be living with while I try to find my own place, think that this is all or partly psychosomatic at this point. And while I am willing to look into it, I worry that the most recent evolution of the discomfort is causing something serious to the area. I really don't know what to do for my care at this point.

Hello. I'm a 23 year old male student who’s on the cusp of graduation. However, for almost the entire semester I've had testicular discomfort after having an injury to the groin. I have posted about this issue before here but it still continues. This started in February when I went to the urologist and was given an ultrasound and physical examination. Both of those showed no issues. During this time, pain was a 0-3 out of ten, with the constant feeling that things were loose and free roaming inside the sac, like holding egg yolks in your hand. The urologist then said it was probably just pelvic floor issues and to see a Physical Therapist.
I started physical therapy in March. I did see some slow improvement that had me optimistic, but I ended up causing more discomfort and more pain when I tried to lay on my side a couple of times. This, plus some accidental hits when trying to put clothes on in the morning, eventually led to a near constant 7 out of 10, even with medication like Tylenol and Advil. I was also put on Lexapro due to the anxiety it was causing. My follow-up appointments in March and April with the urologist all didn't show anything that concerned the urologist.
The only thing that really made that go away was some neck and back discomfort that led to numbness in the groin. However, that numbness has been slowly increasing over time, especially if there is a crack or pop in my lower back or my neck. I once again had some improvement, but for the past two weeks, things seem to have stalled or even reversed. I have very limited movement when walking because the testicles keep getting pulled to the roof of the pelvic area or to where the legs and pelvis meet and then they keep trying to get pulled further. This has led to occasional spasms down there, as well as getting them squished between the thighs, feeling them getting squished while shrinking, as well as frequent popping feelings on the testis and on the chord. It means that having to go to the restroom may make it worse but I'm not sure. Physical therapy exercises either trigger this reaction or only temporarily relax things for at most a few minutes. Hot baths and showers don’t cause any relaxation down there. They also don't relax all the way down like they used to.
My parents, who I’ll be living with while I try to find my own place, think that this is all or partly psychosomatic at this point. And while I am willing to look into it, I worry that the most recent evolution of the discomfort is causing something serious to the area. I really don't know what to do for my care at this point.

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1. Is this a brand new build, or an upgrade to an existing build?

A new build

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https://pcpartpicker.com/list/KNL3DZ, won't let me add my white white shark shinobi and rampage headset, not listed here

1. What will this PC be used for? Examples include things like gaming, general/multimedia use, photo/video editing, coding, AI/ML, etc. Include specific games and applications you intend to run, and any particular performance goals you have, as each may have different specific hardware needs.

The PC is 80% for gaming, 10% for watching movies/listening to music with a sprinkle of 4k editing and programming in HTML/CSS/JS
Competitive games: World Of Tanks (primarily), CS 2, Apex
Single-player - RDR2, GTA V/IV, Fallout games, Civilization V
PS3 1440p emulation in RPCS3

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Serbia, I would use only kupujemprodajem.com

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I have a separate budget and know what I'll buy regarding a monitor. It'll be 240hz 1440p IPS, no model decided yet

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1500 EUR total (I have a separate budget for shipping, taxes etc.)

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I do need wifi.

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I don't like that the PC gets extremely loud but I'm tolerant. Any case size works.

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Don't like RGB too much but if RGB fans get bundled with the case I don't mind. White color preferred but not 100% necessary.

1. Any other specific requests or requirements? Examples might include a specific minimum amount of storage, or a particular CPU socket for a future upgrade path, etc.

32gig ddr5 at least, possibly 7800x3d due to low wattage and high competitive games performance, prefer AMD over intel, prefer Nvidia over AMD

And what does this mean for our beliefs, given that most of them are held together by the concept of free will?
Ex: God does not do X as to not impede on our free will, God made Y possible as to allow us free will and ultimate choice, etc.
You can look into the neuroscience behind it, which suggests we may not have free will even in the first place (every decision we make is entirely reliant on or influenced by a boundless number of environmental factors such as culture, genetics, unconcious belief, mental and/or physical health, etc.)
But let's take a look at the philosophical idea behind the argument. Each choice we make is based entirely on either want or nessecity. We are not in control of said wants and nessecities. If you have the clever idea to propose that you could do something opposed to your desires, then it is still driven by the want to prove your own free will.
"Well i have the choice to make moral decisions as opposed to my own impulse"
This is true, but your decision to do what is moral is still based on the desire to do so. It would mean that your desire to do what is right is ultimately stronger than to do what feels best.
I might not have said everything I needed to to get the entire point across, but you can see what I mean.

So I'm currently working on a Wings of Fire dnd campaign and I figured I would ask for npcs/ideas as I'll be filling out a new world. There has not been a session yet, but I'm hoping to get things going within the next month.
The setting is on a third continent in the year 3602. The Silkwings and Hivewings are a part of the Beetlewing Kingdom and all the other tribes work similarly to canon. The Nightwing/Icewing conflict isn't as intense but it's still a thing. Most of the campaign will be centered around a school like JMA but much bigger.
For the most part any character that would fit within canon at any point in time of the books will work.
A few details for the npcs include
Age: Gender: Tribe: Dnd alignment:
Optional details
Rough backstory: Physical description (images are welcome too): Along with anything else you feel like.
Also feel free to ask any questions about the world for the characters as it will help me develop the world lore a bit, but I'll avoid questions that might reveal certian plot points.
I'll do my best to update the post with any questions I answer.
I do not expect much feedback, let alone quickly. If I find a use for any characters, I'll do my best to let those know what becomes of your characters if you would like to know.

For context, I am currently on bail after being charged with multiple federal drug crimes, I also got charged with firearm and proceeds of crime offenses on top of those charges. Due to some mitigating factors, and me having extraordinary behaviour on bail (Volunteer work, 2 jobs, Doing community college part time and Going to College full time) it does look like I might receive a minimal sentence with a chance of getting off with a good behaviour bond or suspended sentence. However, this has been going on for nearly a year now, I was meant to have my first court hearing where all evidence is shown a week or two after my arrest, and I had it a week ago lol. If I fight these charges who knows how long the trial will take.
The reason I am posting today is because I am tempted to negotiate a good deal which will give me a minimal sentence now. In my logic, if I plead guilty now I will have complete freedom a lot faster than if I fight it. I am legally required to live with my family on bail, which is taking a very big toll on my mental health due to it being such a chaotic and toxic environment. The problem with my idea is that my family would not agree with my choice, and are naively believing that I will walk off scot free in a few months. Except for relatives my age, they cannot possibly fathom why our house is a bad environment when we are currently in the moving house again after moving another 8 times in the past 6 years. I am an adult and I am not allowed to go and get food on my own without getting judged by family because they think I don't deserve that much money (I work 20 hours a week on top of all my study for two courses lol). I understand that I am being charged with some serious offences, but I really want to just get all this out of the way, get my own house, get a nice stable job and just live as peacefully as I can for the next few years. I honestly dream of a life where I can wake up and go to a 9-5, get home, watch some tv and go to sleep. I honestly really miss having some freedom.
I understand that my family don't want to see me in jail, but I think they're being VERY naive at this point (Not saying im guilty police go fuck yourselves). I knew from day one what would happen, I have been telling my family what I think will happen and they have all been ignoring me, I have only been getting proven correct each time there is a development in my case, but they all seem to forget that. I don't want to say this to them out of respect, But I would rather go to jail for 6 months right now, than spend another year living in this environment and then take a gamble on getting sentenced or not. What do you guys think I should do? Should I just keep my head down and keep following orders from family? Or should I tell them that enough is enough, this is my case and not theirs, and put my foot down?
P.S. Anyone reading this who is involved in any kind of illegitimate activity, STOP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!! Is it worth losing your right to travel, get a good job, study or even leave your city for some fast money? Your freedom is priceless, One single day in jail is one day too many.
EDIT: This post was made purely hypothetically without prejudice. This post was not made in relation to any ongoing investigations or criminal and civil matters.