One man one hourse

Hi everyone,
With the international release feeling imminent, anyone know how long it took (if ever) for the family/friends discount to be available in the US? I am not asking about the 25% personal one staff get for themselves, but the 15% for friends and family.
Thanks!

I ran into someone I used to really like back in high school (granted I’m much older now) on the streets one day. I liked them for about 2 years, and ended up confessing to them about my feelings back in sophomore year. They didn’t return those feelings though lol, I remember being heartbroken for a really long time. I never thought I’d run into them again.
We caught up and chatted for a few, and they ended up telling me that I looked good. A few minutes after we left, they messaged me with a compliment on my outfit.
I had such mixed emotions because I felt like a wave of really old, what-I-thought-were-buried feelings erupt from me for like a good 5 minutes.
It was a bittersweet moment for sure, and I had trouble processing that whole scenario. It made me realize how much of a sentimental person I am to old memories and old people. Just wanted to share something interesting yet unexpected about my day. I wonder if anything similar has happened to anyone else :).

Are there any good current dupes or similar smelling things to the lush product yog nog?
There was a post on this previously but none of those are in stock, and any I can find online have 0 reviews.
Hoping people can give me advice about finding a good one, I am very new to the makeup market...I just want to smell like caramel and spices 🤣

…Drum Kingdom, right?
It seems a little obvious to me now, but when you think about it, One Piece was originally supposed to be a much shorter story, and when we get to the scenes were Professor Clover is about to reveal the name of the Ancient Kingdom, we all seem to agree it makes sense that it would be something that we would recognize. Otherwise, they would’ve just said the name of the kingdom.
I think that the entire backstory of Chopper and Dr. Hiriluk is actually foreshadowing for what happened in the Void Century between Joyboy, the 20 allied nations, and Imu. I feel like it all just clicked in my head recently, and feel free to add to this, but I think that Wapol is supposed to be a representation of Imu, the 20 doctors are supposed to represent the 20 nations that comprise the world government, Dr. Hiriluk is supposed to represent Joyboy, Chopper is Zunesha, and Dalton is Queen Lily. Save a few details that change between the two events, I think the parallels hold up.
With the revelations in the latest chapters, it seems pretty clear that Joyboy was attempting to solve the energy problem that caused conflict throughout their world, similar to how Dr. Hiriluk was trying to find a cure to mans sickness. Stick with me; in the same way that Dr. Hiriluk’s desire to cure mankind’s illness threatens Wapol’s power, and, indeed, would threaten to put the 20 doctors out of business, Joyboy’s desire to create infinite energy threatened the power of the 20 kingdoms and of Imu. Put another way, Dr. Hiriluk’s dream to cure the world of its fatal illness, which later becomes Choppers dream to be the panacea that cures the world of all its illnesses, is a direct metaphor for Joyboy trying to solve world conflict by creating infinite energy. A panacea would reduce if not eliminate the need for doctors, who Wapol monopolized to force the citizens of Drum to submit to his will, lest they be denied access to medical care. Similarly, an infinite source of energy would remove all justification for resource based conflict between nations, removing the dependency of citizens on their nations to access energy.
If this is true, then the scene where Dr. Hiriluk dies, where Wapol tricks Dr. Hiriluk into believing the kingdom was in danger because the doctors were sick, foreshadows Imu and the 20 allied nations deceiving Joyboy into fearing for the safety of the world, tricking him into the circumstances that would ultimately lead to his death. It would be at this moment, similar to Dalton, that Queen Lily realizes that she has pledged her loyalty to the wrong side, which is why she ultimately betrays Imu. However, devastated by the loss of Joyboy, Zunesha attacks Drum Kingdom, which I believe is the ancestral home of the Minks. This mirrors the way Chopper attacked Wapol and his men, only to be stopped by Dalton. Anyway, back to Zunesha; holding Drum Kingdom and the Minks collectively responsible for the death of Joyboy, Zunesha commits an act of genocide by destroying their home, which was at one time the giant trees we know today as the Drum Rockies. In this parallel, we also get something of an explanation for Chopper’s name; Zunesha, his parallel, chopped down the trees of Drum. Queen Lily, wracked with guilt over her decision to betray Joyboy, but otherwise of a sound mind, punishes Zunesha for his act of genocide, charging him with caring for the displaced Minks who survived the attack until the day he can restore them to their homeland.
I think this is a crime worth the punishment of several centuries and also why the Minks currently live on his back. He awaits the day that he can arrive at “that place” to finally rest and I think that that place is one where the Minks can find a new home, one that was similar to Drum Kingdom; Elbaf. The reason why I think it’s Elbaf is because we pretty much know that there is a, if not several, giant trees on the island already, and I think the reason we haven’t seen Elbaf yet, even from a distance, is because it’s an exact mirror of Drum Kingdom, but without the trees cut down. In any case, I believe Elbaf was able to be protected over the centuries because of the strength of the Giants, whereas Drum Kingdom fell to the powers that be. Furthermore, I think the reason that Elbaf is ‘Fable’ spelled backwards is because it’s supposed to become the new ancient kingdom, or the new promised land of liberation; a multiracial land of equality open to all, and free from the illnesses of the world caused by competition over resources due to it’s access to great technology, something many would regard as an impossible dream, or, a ‘Fable’ if you will. Think about it; we know that the sky islands are accessible via Elbaf, right? I think that similarly, Skypeia used to be accessible through Drum Kingdom as well. If Drum is the Ancient Kingdom, it would almost have to be; a great nation with advanced technology that was home to all the races. When Zunesha chops down the trees of Drum, he affects more than just the Minks; he cuts off the Skypieans from Vearth, which is why the Skypeians end up fighting a centuries long war with the Shandians once Jaya is shot into the sky, but I digress. I also think that explains why the Giants have been waiting for the return of the Sun God Nika, because they have been acting as the protectors of his new kingdom over the centuries, believing that he would once again return.
This brings up some interesting questions I think we might consider; why Drum? Simply put I think that Drum Kingdom used to be the original home of the devil fruit trees, trees that would eventually grow the devil fruits that would allow the world to stop fighting for resources. You know that saying that money doesn’t grow on trees? Imagine if the solution to all of mankind’s problems did. Something else to consider here as well is that I think the commonly held belief that there can only be one of each type of devil fruit is a lie. I think that this is something that Dr. Vegapunk sort of proves, even if imperfectly, when he re-create Kaido’s fruit. The reason why I think this is important is in regards to the infinite energy source that Vegapunk was attempting to re-create, but couldn’t. I think the reason why he couldn’t re-create the energy source was because it wasn’t a standalone invention like the Mother Flame. I think, quite literally, the infinite energy source is the Mera-Mera no mi, once held by Ace and now possessed by Sabo. If the Mera-Mera no mi is the infinite energy source, and if multiple copies of the same devil fruit can exist at the same time, then you would simply need o grow the fruit as many times as necessary to provide energy to all who needed it. I think this fits even symbolically when we can think back to the fight between Ace and Blackbeard, where darkness, or the Void Century, consumed the Sun, or the infinite energy source meant to end all wars. Now, with Sabo in control of that power and the revolutionary spirit to use it, we may see him use the ancient weapons in attempt to defeat Imu and the world government. Whether or not, this is a good thing remains to be seen, as he could very well be repeating the mistakes of the past. Something else to consider regarding the Mera-Mera no mi, if it truly is the infinite energy source, is Ace’s execution; the stated reason for his execution was the fear of his potentially as Roger’s son, and the loose association between his fire ability and the possible reincarnation of the Sun God, but what if it was actually an attempt to recapture the devil fruit capable of powering the Ancient Weapons? We don’t really have a clear explanation of how the fruit ended up in Doflamingo’s possession, but between him being the broker of the underworld, a Warlord with access to the World Government, and knowing about the ‘national treasure’ of Mariejois, it wouldn’t surprise me if using the Ancient Weapons, in addition to body-sapping with Imu, was a part of his scheme for world domination.
Another sort of interesting take I have is that I believe that Imu was acting, not necessarily in self-defense, but with an interest that’s less evil than we would think; I think that with the rapid development of technology in the ancient kingdom, Imu saw the harm that was being done to the earth, and wanted to prevent that harm from progressing and so, in a manner of speaking, cut off the head of the snake of that progress, who was Joyboy. This is why we always see Imu in the flower room, as he has a great respect for nature and will protect it at all costs. I think that Imu might have been trying to protect the world from the negative consequences of the ancient weapons, specifically that were being developed, which were causing the sea levels to rise, and maybe in the service of that protection, became corrupted, deciding that he could use that same power to rid the world of all those he considered sinners. If the infinite energy source is supposed to be a metaphor for nuclear energy, I think it makes even more sense. Anyways, I think Imu used the eternal youth surgery in order to watch over the world to ensure that no one would ever discover or use the infinite energy source again. As far as Imu is concerned, preventing the proliferation of infinite energy is a cause noble enough to justify genocide, hence the Gorosei asking him which lights need to be extinguished to protect the world order. In taking on this role, Imu prevented the ‘evils’ of infinite energy, by becoming a different evil than the one he sought to prevent; in Imu’s mind, I’m sure he constitutes the lesser evil. Like Dr. Vegapunk says it’s difficult to say which of the competing ideologies was correct and which one was wrong, if one was evil and if one was not, or if they were both maybe partially correct and partially wrong.
Anyways! That’s my hypothesis. Thoughts, comments, concerns?

I remember a YouTube channel that featured a guy who only collected 20 books. But each of them were MASSIVE. I remember he had an AF 15, Hulk 1, and other ones like that. Does anyone else know about him and know who this guy is? I can’t remember his channel name to save my life

So I was playing Dragon Quest XI S and found myself really enjoying the pixel side content dungeon crawls which were in first person, how tension filled it all was, and how I was leveling up fast. That, and some shows I've been watching, have been making me want to get into dungeon crawls. I've narrowed things down to three games on steam that seem of interest:

• Labyrinth of Refrain: I like the mix of humor and darkness, and since it's from NIS, I know it will have some depth of party building.
• Mary Skelter 2 (it comes with 1): I like the artistic themes and dark elements, it reminds of of Madoka Magica, one of my favorite shows.
• Etrian Odyssey 3: I've heard a lot of praise about the series' refined and deep mechanics, and that 3 is the easiest entry point to the series.

I have a lot of experience with CRPGs and some with JRPGs, but previously overlooked first person dungeon crawlers because I thought they were only that way out of cheapness.

"nobody plays deathmatches, LTS, capture, etc. anyway" you're right its a bunch of ants that play, not actual people, we get it, go, shoo this post isnt for you
when im host i have seen high level players messaging me or mic'ing up all to cry about me not setting the deathmatch or whatever mode that allows owned weapons, to owned weapons
its even funnier when i force them into first person as well, the lobby chat gets very loud but i digress. bc in the end good players will not struggle with SNS pistols or pickups on the rockstar created maps
every gun is reliable if you are in aim assist lobbies
every gun
if you are in free aim then sure, i can feel somewhat bad for you, but then wtf are you doing only practicing assault rifles and nothing else?? isnt that kind of stupid?? i didnt think you guys were the type to play counter strike atp LOL
seriously, if you cant even play a map like Shotgun Wedding where you can easily abuse the Pump Action spawn in aim assist lobbies specifically then im just genuinely speechless how any one of your own edgy kind hasnt called you out on it yet, forced isnt hard to play at all and it especially isnt that hard on Shotgun Wedding LOL (i have to mention this map repeatedly because its been a double and triple money & RP event several times now, some of you may recall this deathmatch map the most)
there should be no reason why you would want to stick to kitted out ARs, MGs, and explosive spam unless you are genuinely that awful, i cant see a real in-between with turning Owned Weapons on and running guns you are more familiar with than your own hand, its straight up cope
and besides, every time i caved in to the lobby wanting me to switch to Owned, a lot of you guys instantly go for explosive spamming on maps that sometimes dont even have ANY explosive pickups
if you want to explosive spam you go for the map that does have a explosive pickup, that was an intended pickup because it was already balanced to begin with
throwing even a custom suppressed special carbine into the map will fuck up the balance and i am never gonna let the low level players fry because of you
play it as designed, or go back to your RNG maps
here coems the downvotes 🤑

As you might have learned in health class, syphilis is a dangerous condition. Something your health teacher might not have mentioned, though, is that syphilis can cause hair loss. The good news? Syphilis — and syphilis hair loss — is curable.
Given that syphilis can cause serious flu-like symptoms, swollen lymph nodes, and even cardiovascular issues, it’s understandable that your hair might be the least of your worries.
But, nevertheless, hair loss can be one of the symptoms of syphilis. Also known as alopecia syphilitica or syphilitic alopecia, this hair loss is usually temporary.

For context:
He tells me one day; all the girls chase me but you.
We converse a bit and he KISSED ME! I was naive and in my early 20s recouping from a crappy relationship, going thru the phases etc.
reasons why I was in denial: 1. attorney client priveledges (he was my attorney) 2. appearance wise - I did not believe he'd be interested in me :p 3. no real 3rd reason lol
SOOOO I decided to paint him a 4'x3' canvas of his company logo.
Is that too much of a gesture to show that I am now interested, I am now chasing, which I never do.
HELP!!

And ideas?
I bought a few used nodes from eBay and have got all but one working in my system.
The remaining node no matter how long I hold reset doesn’t ever cycle to the factory reset.
Is there any other way to get this thing factory reset/working?
It gets to a solid blue state but never the purple setup color.
Any help would be appreciated….
Can I Ethernet connect to it and access web admin page to factory reset?

Him and I have been dating for 3 months, and with any relationship, we were thinking about our futures, whether it would work together, or not. We come from completely different backgrounds, and even though that may not be a deal breaker, it is a significant factor.
Around 2 months in, he started showing signs of insecurity in our relationship, and of course, that was a turn off for me cause I remained loyal the entire time, and so did he. He often overreacted to certain things, such as liking posts from male influencers, or not watching a reel completely which he sends me etc…
I had multiple conversations with him, he was questioning me about every single interaction etc, Even making me block people, saying that he doesn’t trust them and wanted to “keep me safe”. I’m not sure how someone I haven’t talked to in months poses a danger to me?
Now this wasn’t it all, the more I thought about our relationship and the more I thought about the possible future I could have with him, it only grew more bleak. I didn’t like the fact that he was being controlling of me in that aspect, for something I thought wasn’t that serious. I love him and tried to convince myself otherwise, but he said he’d change and not ask about this again.
Now all that was running through my mind was whether I’d like to be with a guy like this for my entire life. Or whether I’d like to be with any guy at all! I was really introspecting and tried my best to find reasons why it could work. Unfortunately, our futures don’t match.
After HS I’m going to have to lock in for quite a few years, maybe 10-20, and I doubt I’ll have time for a successful, proper relationship. I think that one should be able to give their all in a relationship, and I wouldn’t be able to give that to him. Which is absolutely not fair. I want to be there for him, not just be “there” for the sake of it.
When I told him this he asked me whether I’d gotten into this for wasting time. I explained that maybe I’m too young to know what I TRULY want, but at that point in time I thought I knew but I didn’t, and that’s fully my fault. I love him so much that I’m willing to let him go for his own betterment, he doesn’t deserve someone who cant be completely there for him, not because I want to, but because I have to.
What would you have done?

I put a refundable deposit down on a FRS today after a test drive. My only concern is the clutch. I've been on a motorcycle for 4 years as my daily driver and the clutch on this seems like there's way to much travel between it being engaged and it being unengaged. I know how to use my bikes clutch and I've had manual cars before but they had way less travel. Do I just need to get used to this new car or this there something wrong with this one? It seems like the travel distance is twice as much as it should be. I'd also know anything else I should be concerned with on this 2013 FRS 128k miles.

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I (22f) have severe social anxiety and always struggled making friends or having “friends” that just use me anyway way they could before leaving. I never really had a true friend until my sophomore year of hs where I met my best friend Amy (fake name). Amy and I had a lot of similarities and things in common she was also shy and had sa. I’d say my friendship with her was a healthy, reciprocal friendship where it wasn’t one sided and I didn’t feel like i was being taken advantage of. It lasted all the way up to adulthood where we only grew closer together. Fast forward, I had to move back home from college and take classes online due to some unfortunate events this year. So I got to hang out more with Amy and things were going great. But moving back home was really hard for me since I have toxic parents and I don’t really have a good relationship with them and now that I was a adult coming back was hard for me trying to set boundaries for myself when they still tried to control/ disrespect me. I would vent to Amy about the stuff I was going through with them and she already knew I had problems with them.
I didn’t think it was a issue venting to her since I didn’t bring up drama to her everyday and I didn’t want to seem like a Debby downer. When I vented I would always apologize to her and she’d always reassure me that it okay and I could always talk to her whenever I needed. I noticed that she stopped reaching out to me and I didn’t think nothing of it at first since we’re both adults and have lives/ other responsibilities. But it started going from days to weeks that I didn’t hear from her so I reached out to one of her friends to ask if they heard from her. And her friend replied saying that she just spoke to her the day before and that crushed me. I sent her a long text message about how hurt I felt that she wasn’t talking to me and didn’t explain why and that I thought we had a better relationship than this. She replied with 3 long messages stating basically I was wearing her down with my family drama and she couldn’t take it anymore and that it was affecting her mental health along with her own issues that’s she’s already going through. She apologized for not being honest about her feelings when she would say i was okay for me me to vent. She didn’t want to hurt my feelings and didn’t want me to feel like she wasn’t there for me.
I responded and apologized for stressing her with my issues and promised that I wouldn’t mention anything related to that again and how this could be a learning experience for the both of us to set better boundaries and have better communication moving forward. After that conversation I gave her some space. our texts started becoming less and less. I noticed that she would only respond to me if I texted first and then after that would not reply unless I reached out again. I decided to stop doing that to see if she would msg me first and she hasn’t since May where I’m still left on read. I feel hurt and abandoned especially since she knows my trauma with bad friendships. I know I need to move on but this honestly feels like a breakup. I keep thinking maybe it’s my fault for how things ended like this and maybe if I didn’t tell her my problems our friendship could’ve been the same. I deleted sm because it hurts seeing that she’s active on there but ignoring me. I don’t know what to do or how I should cope

I am rewatching the show and one of my favorite moment of the show is when Jess turns up out of the blue to show Rory his book. And he is like I couldn't have done it without you! Beautiful