I've been reflecting on this thought today. I've been a fan of the guys since the Buzzfeed days. They have given me 10 years worth of laughs, smiles, and sometimes happy tears. Admittedly, I have watched the channel less over the past 18 months because the content hasn't caught my attention as much recently (there is so much media to consume, on YouTube alone, and it's normal for your interests to change as you age). But I've stayed engaging with their content because the TG have given so much to me: during the pandemic, I was especially isolated, and I'd put on their videos to listen to familiar voices to feel less alone.
I've watched hundreds (if not, thousands) of hours of their channel. For free.
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It's very peculiar to me that fans are complaining about paying $30-50 (PER YEAR in the US) to support the content, when this company has cultivated a community for almost 10 years.
I think the structure of YouTube has created some sense of expectation of----dare I say, entitlement to----quality content, without the viewer having to spend a dime. When you go to see a movie, you pay 10+ to see a single show. Heck, a cup of coffee nowadays is practically $5 per cup! I understand adding another subscription is a pain... but the suggestion that "$30 a year is ludicrous" is ludicrous itself.
The point I'm trying to make: if you truly have the means, spending the money on this subscription is the most important way you can support them in this transition. I for a fact believe that the company is worth $30 a year, at minimum. And I hope people are feeling the same way.

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Please note- there is discussion of a hadith which calls for the execution of those who commit same sex relations in this post. While the direct text of the hadith is not there, it is alluded to. If this could potentially discomfort you, please see the end of the post for a small conclusion on the subject matter discussed here.
Previously, I wrote about why the "test" argument, insomuch in how while tests can be granted by god, sexuality cannot be seen as one without making the verses on how Lut's people invented their sin read oddly, and blatantly put- illogically. The mainstream reading makes Lut out as tactically incompetent (hoping to give women to ward off the mob at his house despite the fact that they had wives already and such hadn't helped), engaging in forced marriage (as he essentially in the popular reading offers to throw his daughters out to the mob without asking his daughters about anything and generally as being less than ideal in deed- for the idea that argue he did not need to ask his daughters- Ibrahim asks his son (likely Ismail but also possibly Ishaq) about the dream of sacrifice he had in the quran (37:102). This is not getting into illogical presumptions that buttress the traditional understanding regarding sexuality itself. Overall, the mainstream reading not only ascribes extremely negative actions to Lut, violating the idea that the prophets have some protection from committing bad actions, it just makes no logical sense on top of that.
Here of course- is where the traditionalist often moves to another argument- "Surely, if you legislate this, you shall legislate incest and pedophilia both!" or "Same sex relations and the desire for them is a mental illness". In their minds, the justification of one sin shall surely lead to others, and the desire for same sex relations is an illness- they see it as a mental one primarily. As for the idea that same sex relations are made up and a human invention, one can just pointedly argue this- if they are, they should not be prevalent in an area where such is condemned as they have no possibility of happening due to such being seen as taboo, yet in the near east, you have Saudi Arabia in certain publications getting called the Kingdom in the Closet- https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/05/the-kingdom-in-the-closet/305774/ .
Now, of course- this understanding forms on the idea that same sex relations are a sin, and thus, the other two are also sins. Thus, allowing for one sexual sin opens the possibility for others. Yet, there is a major conflation happening here- and a dangerous one. In such an argument, the lines between consensual actions and non consensual actions and acts that allow for inbreeding or not, are blurred- irreparably.
When one is to define a sexuality, typically it is defined as an innate inclination of an individual. A paraphilia can also exhibit itself as this- but there is a major difference- a paraphilia cannot be expressed safely- either to oneself who has it or others, and thus, consent often becomes a major issue. In the case of pedophilia, a child is underage and thus cannot consent properly, and as such, the only activities that can occur will be those of sexual assault. If one were to have intercourse with an animal (bestiality/zoophilia) or a corpse (necrophilia)- it is much the same- consent cannot be found or determined in certainty from the other party, and harm is likely to ensue.
This is also why we differentiate mental illness and sexuality- a mental illness can cause distress or harm to oneself or others. A sexuality inherently does not do that. A paraphilia on the other hand can do that. What often leads to mental health issues is repressing sexuality. The same also applies to suppressing gender identity- dysphoria can be deadly if left untreated- and transitioning is better than potentially gambling with somebody's life.
Sexualities as understood (gay, lesbian, bisexual etc)- do not inherently have these issues. They can be expressed consensually, they do no inherently cause harm to oneself or others, and far from causing the hallmark symptoms of mental illness- distress or harm to oneself or others- when expressed, such usually only happens when such are repressed. Now, the next argument that a traditionalist may defer to is this, "Fine then, what if two individuals consent to incest? Is that okay now?"
In the light of framing the argument around consent, this often is the next point to tackle- but even this has it's issues. Incest in itself usually has two issues running intertwined- consent and inbreeding. In extremely close situations like a parent with a child, or two siblings, there is a serious risk of one attempting to coerce the other as power dynamics can cause issues, or extreme codependences- consent becomes something that cannot be fully ascertained like in the former case- and that's not discounting the inbreeding issues. Even if consent was established, inbreeding would be a problem.
When the quran bans incest, it notably seems to be doing so under the inbreeding principle- banning avuncular and sibling marriage as well as with one's parents- as well as utilizing milk kinship- adopted son's wives may be wed, but those who have given nursing even if unrelated cannot.
Same sex relationships typically don't have this problem. In the case of heterosexual incest, inbreeding becomes an issue. Sexualities do not inherently have this problem- the issue of children does not occur with gay or sapphic individuals, and would only apply to bisexuals.
More importantly, such conflates an act with a disposition. Incest is ultimately an act between two individuals. People are not inherently predisposed to solely love their close relatives, they can find intimacy elsewhere. In traditional understandings however, same sex relations do not get this understanding. And as mentioned prior, acting upon them does not cause harm upon oneself or others in a physical sense. So the issue of physical safety or violating consent isn't there inherently.
But, moving back a little- the traditionalist argument also tellingly ignores that many of the things they'd argue would be justified, if same sex relations were licit were in fact to some extent justified in traditional jurispedence. Verse 65:4 has been infamously used to justify child marriage, and in tafsir's like Ibn Kathir, you can see this belief where iddah (the waiting period) for young girls is discussed, alongside the hadith's on Asiha's age and the precedent they could have set- though as mentioned prior, the veracity of these hadiths is doubtful due to them likely being narrated due to sectarian tensions and compromised narrators.
As for incest, while no direct incest is allowed, the quran does leave potentially a loophole for inbreeding. It does not ban first cousin marriage, and while that in itself is not incest, nor should it be seen as such (as that would imply it should be prohibited considering the trend of the banned marriage verses revolving mostly around close relatives, the fact is that successive marriages of such a nature would eventually lead to inbreeding. For successive situations, at most one could label them makruh, but no more than that. It would essentially have all the genetic consequences of incest regardless at that point. A couple in that situation would just have to be very careful considering children- it's left up to individual caution.
Now, at this point, the traditionalist may go "Okay fine, but what about two gay men having incest? There's no inbreeding there.". While this is mostly a very niche point, one must state this- if we are to ban sexual relations on the possibility of incest happening, shouldn't heterosexual intercourse be banned save only for procreation to completely reduce the possibility of such occurring. Clearly, nobody argues for that, so that it is here is odd. While the quran itself in the banned marriage verses does not definitively say anywhere "forbidden is being wed to the same gender" in Surah Nisa 's banned marriage verses- leaving all else as lawful- one could potentially analogize same sex incest to be akin to heterosexual incest, as per the dominant understanding of intoxicants.
Of course, the early hanafi understanding of khamr as wine only does exist, and even seems plausible to be backed depending on how one reads scripture (as khamr seems to be often used in relation to wine in the quran), but in this case taking the more cautious route seems best. Controversially, there is of course the silence is permission angle of this, but that probably wouldn't be an ideal reading in this case- while this is usually an acceptable path to take to avoid over restrictions and burdening (as well as adhering to the maxim of not making something permissible not so), it might not be ideal to do here based on how heterosexual incest is treated, but theoretically such a view would conform with the idea that "all else is lawful" aside from the banned categories unless we analogize same sex incest to heterosexual incest, and thus put such in the banned category. Overall however, the quran just does not really seem to address same sex relations. Lut's story could be pointed to, but the mainstream reading has it's issues, as stated prior, between compromsing Lut's character and not making sense logically.
Now, at this point, one could point to 4:15-16, but even that has some issues in regards to being used as evidence of same sex relations being criminalized. For one, the punishments for them are very light- house arrest for a group of women, and rebuking for two individuals (some translations argue 4:16 means two men, but most seem to indicate it is "the two"- who these two are is never specified- and could just mean a duo of any two individuals. If these are the punishments for same sex relations, where did the hadiths advocating the death penalty come from?
Others may point to the idea that the quran is written in a heteronormative context, but the mention of both men without desire and the ghilman contest this. The houris also potentially could be both male and female, as netural terms are used to speak of them in places of the quran.
The unequal nature of the punishments (women get house arrest, men get rebuking), despite zina being classed as equal for both male or female in punishment, the fact that the verses actually leave a loophole for monogamous sapphic relations (4:15 only punishes a group of three or more women, if we assume 4:16 speaks about gay men). If we are to assume the possibility that 4:15-16 were both talking about sapphic relations (a group or just two individuals) that would open up the issue of gay men having no punishment in the quran, and leave an unequal punishment for sapphic relations (why does a group get house arrest, but two a shunning?).
4:16 use of the "the two" is also in the neutral- implying it isn't specific to a certain gender. If it was, it would be like 4:15 mentioning women somewhere. The two mentioned here could also include a man and a woman together. Most traditional understandings held these verses to be abrogated strictures regarding zina, and considering they are after a section on inheritance, and fahisha can mean greed- it's potentially plausible these verses have nothing to do with sexual activity at all, but inheritance fraud. This is not an orthodox understanding of course, but the placement of the verses after a section on inheritance rules seems to make this view plausible.
Unless one analogizes to zina for same sex relations- but as mentioned prior, zina without a path to marriage means accusations of fornication can't hold, they can't exactly be punished in and of themselves. And as mentioned earlier, paraphilias are not equivalent to sexualities due to not being inherently unsafe to engage in. Nor are they inherently involved with incest, and thus cannot be banned on the basis that legislating same sex relations would allow for the others. The latter is different enough from the former. Thus, the argument the traditionalist uses here is in essence a slippery slope fallacy- common in many conservative understandings, but an application of said fallacy nonetheless.
As for the hadiths indicating the death penalty for same sex relations, if the quran itself doesn't have anything that serious for same sex relations then such can be discarded as a fabrication. Ibn Hazm himself did this (while he was not affirming by any means and actively saw same sex desires as something that would require institutionalization (which was however much better than most others at his time amongst religious authorities), he did find all hadiths on capital punishment daif).
Additionally, as some have posted in this subreddit prior, the transmission chains have issues. There is also the fact that the hadith seems to essentially be the popular understanding of the punishment for same sex relations from the book of Leviticus, and almost word for word sound nearly identical to the verse in Leviticus which states such and their popular interpretation when linked to the story of Lut- which would potentially imply this hadith, much like the ones on rajm (stoning)- essentially caused jewish legal concepts to creep into islamic jurispedence.
While there can be acceptance of certain understandings from the past revelations so long as they harmonize with an islamic understanding- hence the diverse and rich tradition of prophetic stories and in tafsirs related to them, their legal codes are not binding upon muslims, especially when they conflict with scripture. Of course, since the quran does not legislate the death penalty for same sex relations, there is no need to argue for it, and they should be dismissed as legal stratagems that are not to be executed. Even if same sex relations were not appropriate (though my understanding is that they can), they cannot be seen as needing the death penalty. Even using 4:15-16 to prove punishment for same sex relations holds is proof enough for that- if these are the punishments for same sex relations, why reach for the death penalty?
Overall, sexualities cannot be seen to be equated to paraphilias or incest in totality, as they are not inherently prone to being nonconsensual or inherently inviting the possibility of inbreeding, and making analogies to them or that legalizing the former will allow for the latter two is not only disingenuous, it also ignores the fact that medieval jurispedence in some times allowed for some of such to occur regardless such as seen with some of the interpretations of 65:4, even with the ban on same sex relations intact.

Everyone on reddit envisions landlords going yacht shopping in their free time and lighting cigars with $100 bills while we kick poor people. I want to tell you guys what MY last 24 hours has been like.
As an aside, I inherited my parents place. My goal is to rent it out to cover the bills until I can give it to my daughter when she’s of age in a few years. So any repairs aren’t lipstick on a pig, but are to keep the place in good enough shape so it’s not junk in a few years.
Had rats get into the attic and chew up AC ductwork ($3000 to fix). Had a wildlife expert come set up traps and make repairs to seal up entry points ($2000). He is out there yesterday working when he walks by the front window. Tenants have dogs, dog lunges…..right through the window. So he calls me in a panic because he is afraid the dog is hurt or will get out. Tenant tapes up window and says they aren’t paying for window because they didn’t know he’d be on site or they would kennel the dogs. Well I had the contractor discussing hours to work directly with the tenant because some work needed to be done inside, and tenants prefer to be there when people are inside, I get it, and respect it. So contractor suggests we split the repair 3 ways. Repair is $330. While I’m certainly not responsible, and don’t feel contractor is either, I agree to keep the peace. I pay in full to repair window and will get square with the others later.
Today he calls, says one of the wood exterior walls is full of water rot and termite damage, which also extends to overhead joists holding roof up. It’s beyond his scope, so we agree to pause that so I can find another contractor to get that straightened out.
While he’s on the phone, I hear neighbor talking to him. Come to find out, there’s a sick raccoon in the road that can barely walk and won’t flee from people. He said it either has rabies or distemper, either way it’s best to put it down humanely. Him being a wildlife removal expert, he can do. Says he can’t shoot it since it’s in a neighborhood, doesn’t want to contaminate traps, so he needs to hit it with a shovel to put it down.
So if you’re keeping track:
$3000 duct repair $2000 to seal up from critters $330 for a window God knows how much for him to beat a raccoon to death.
As an animal lover, it hurts to have to pay someone to kill an animal, but piled on with everything else, it’s been a rough 24 hours.
All of this went down during normal working hours too of course, thankfully my job gives me some freedom to attend to these things.
And if I’m lucky, the rent I charge will cover mortgage, taxes, and insurance. So no more yachts for me this month. 😕

So I bought a used 2019 Honda odyssey from a certified dealer. I was told it was certified pre owned. I have had the car for roughly 7 months and have had to bring it in to be fixed 7 times already I had an appointment to bring it in because the door latch for the passenger side back door went out and I was supposed to drop it off Friday but today the transmission went out on it. The dealership has fixed all problems but one for free but at this point I really can say they sold me a lemon and I have had it for less then one year of the 7 year term and I’m really worried they won’t fix the transmission and I can’t afford to fix it and I just want to be done with this car so I need to know if there is anything I can do. Ps I live in Georgia but bought the car in Tennessee

I finished uni a year ago studying a bachelors degree that was design and programming as well. So I did studio subjects like UX, UI, product design, data visualisation, web design, JavaScript coding, animation stuff like that pretty in demand stuff when I was studying it and there was heaps of jobs and a big demand for UX. I also did designathons assisted with PhD research in VR and more research. I worked hard and got high grades and ended up getting a strong portfolio together which my mentor currently said is better than some designers he knows. The only problem now is that the job market is terrible due to tech layoffs and no one is hiring due to a bad economy and over saturation of UX designers from boot camps.
I did have a final interview the other day for a large company that had over 1000 applicants for the role and I was one on the six to make it to the final round but sadly they hired other people because I lacked experience even though it was entry level and I was told to do an internship instead because they said it’s fast paced and think I’d struggle but they never seen me work and I don’t want an internship I want a job I’m nearly 25. Why does entry level need experience they said in the email they’ll teach you on the job. But I guess I’m alright to make it to the final six out of 1000 while only two were hired.
But there are no other jobs idk what to do, all the jobs are mid to senior level. It’s been a year and it looks like I’ll never get a job. I’ve applied for smaller jobs but didn’t even hear back.
So my life’s been a loop for the past year I get up walk my puppy then scroll on my phone all day. I have a mentor who’s given me a list to do to help but I haven’t even done that I feel like it’s pointless. I haven’t exercised in months or done any of my hobbies I just scroll on my phone in my room all day. I don’t even have the energy to place video games or eat normally my diet has gone to crap I barely even brush my teeth anymore.
I’m also feeling like a complete failure I’ve never been in a relationship at 24 and don’t have a career started yet. I’m so ugly I made a post on Reddit for plastic surgery but people said I don’t need it but I can’t believe them I feel like they’re lying trying to be nice and say my face isn’t asymmetrical when I was told I’m a 3/10 and need facial reconstruction surgery. I don’t want to go outside because I’m so ugly and deformed unlike everyone else. Someone called me an incel because I hate my face so much I wanted to die and self harm. What does that have to do with women that’s mean and hurts my feelings I’d never hate women. I don’t even want to do anything at all when I know I’m hideous
My parents are mad at me and say all I do is scroll on my phone and I should go back to uni and study something else or work in data entry or retail stocking shelves. People on Reddit said I should give up and I did a bullshit degree but they’re pretty in demand skills just the market sucks. I know a girl who’s been struggling for nearly 2 years. I’ve been to psychologists but none have been good one nearly fell asleep, one made weird assumptions and one dismissed my problems and said I have different problems. Only my psychiatrist helps
But I don’t feel depressed like I use to. Maybe burnt out and a bit disheartened that I worked so hard for nothing and been told to give up.
I currently have a part time job but that’s about it
Sorry for the long post but I’ve wasted a year pretty much in my bed on my phone. What can I do to fix it my family is mad at me for doing nothing and it’s not like I don’t want to do this. I’m 24 and so far behind in life my younger brothers friends have careers and travel. Am I lazy like they say or is there something wrong with me how to I find motivation to live again. My brothers are doing better than me with gfs and careers while I’m living at home with no future because of the job market
My laptop broke so I bought a MacBook Air but not getting it until next week so hopefully that helps
Sorry for the long post and if I sound whiny I’m just tired and struggling to improve no one’s helped only bend angry at me and making threats like threatening to financially drain me or kick me out because I’ve been struggling. I’m on medication been on it for years but now I’m in a slump i struggle to get out of. I can’t even surf anymore and I live near the beach. And I quit the gym I got a eating disorder from it so I don’t wanna go back
My puppy is all I have right now that’s keeping me active. I literally do nothing it’s almost midnight my sleep schedule is screwed and I haven’t even read a book in like a year I’m just so unmotivated by anything I don’t exercise, don’t eat well, don’t do hobbies, barley have energy to apply for jobs now I can’t do anything but my parents say I’m lazy which I probably am I guess but I never was lazy . I’m ugly and don’t have a career yet which I want, I want to start my life already
I have a lot of free time I should be enjoying it but I want a job
I’ve wasted my 20s

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TLDR - I'm unhappy and feel numb, what are my options. What would you do?
I've been with my wife for nearly 10 years to the day. We've been married for nearly 5 years.
When we met, I thought I'd met my soul mate. She was what I needed ioin my life, an extrovert to my introvert. Very sexual and satisfied me. A loving caring mother (she has two daughters).
I'm an aspie/ mildly autistic male with communication issues but try my best. Although this to be fair often involves just not talking when things get too difficult and bottling up my emotions.
I'm the breadwinner (is that even a term anymore?) but she earns a significant salary. However, my wife's money management frustrates me. We don't pool our finances, instead opting to contribute equally to utility bills, mortgage, food and household maintenance etc. She rarely has much money left at the end of the month, no savings, is in debt and she wastes her money on her fingernails, hair, botox treatment and ridiculous amounts of clothes and shoes. I'm no angel, I spend on my own interests but I'm never on a position where I can't afford to pay bills etc.
She has a company car (Tesla) which I pay half the payments for and I get to use it when she's not using it. I have my own transport too (a campervan which we all get to use and go away in) but she doesn't contribute to it.
She is a messy person. The tesla is a shit tip. She leaves half eaten food, wrappers, bottles and God knows what else in it. It irks the fuck out of me. I'm a fairly tidy person and one thing I can't stand is a messy dirty car. Even worse when it's a messy dirty 65k car that we don't even own and belongs to a lease company.
I mentioned she has two daughters. They're both teenagers now and completely disrespect and disregard my boundaries and rules (that's to be expected from teenagers, we've all been there). However, when I try and put my foot down, my wife rarely has my back and instead makes me out to be the bad guy. If I say no, she'll say yes.
The house is often a mess and I feel like I'm the secret tidier who goes around cleaning after everybody. However, she makes a big issue whenever she decides to grab the mop and start cleaning - making out like it's only her who ever cleans the house. I'll also add that I'm the person who cooks, does all the laundry and pretty much keeps the house as I clean as can without losing my sanity.
Over the years, her libido has totally disappeared. She's satisfied with sex once per month. Anything more is very unusual. I've got to the point where I can no longer tolerate the rejection so I just don't bother even trying to initiate it any more. Sex is the glue that holds a relationship together. Without it, you're just friends (or housemates) who share a bed.
We'd been together about a year when I bought my first apartment on my own. When we met I explained I needed my own space and time to recharge so we agreed to see each 3 or 4 times per week. She lived in a rented apartment at the time after divorcing her ex husband but couldn't afford the rent so she moved in with her mother. About 2 years after moving into the flat, and with her and her kids spending more and more time at my place (and the fact she hated living with her mother) I decided to ask her if she and the kids would like to move in with me. I basically felt sorry for her.
Fast forward a few years and she says that I asked her to move in because I needed her financial contribution to cover the bills (I was debt free at the time, really didn't need her money and had a large disposable income).
A few years later, after realising the apartment was just too small, we started looking for a house. We found one and my grandmother offered to gift a significant amount of money to me to help us purchase the house. This, along with the sale of my apartment enabled me to buy the house. At no point in any of this did she contribute anything. She had no money to offer. She does pay half the mortgage and half the bills etc.
Basically, I've fallen out of love with her. I love her as person but that's about it. I'm numb to her. If I found out she was having an affair, I really wouldn't give a shit and it'd be a great reason to break up and move.
She controls me, she's always overly interested in my phone, if I'm typing she wants to know 'who I'm texting' (this is a woman who basically can't put her phone down, glued to her hands).
I recently had my 40th birthday. I asked her not to arrange any surprise gatherings because I'm really not a social person and get really overwhelmed, even when it's family. Anyway, she arranged a surprise party. I hated it. I loved seeing my family but I just neglected them all as I couldn't talk to them all and the whole thing just felt really awkward. I was expecting a night out with a few friends, where I could relax and have a few drinks. Instead I turn up to a surprise party completely sober and socially awkward. I feel ungrateful but she's known me 10 years and knows how much social situations stress me out, especially without alcohol to 'grease' the gears.
Given the house was bought prior to marriage and the mortgage is in my name, can I buy her out based on the total mortgage payemnts etc she's made or is it a case of splitting everything down the middle? Neither of us will be broke of we split. The kids aren't mine. I'm rambling now because I've had a few drinks, I'm upset and it's late. I don't know what to do. I don't want to be stuck in this sexless boring mundane marriage any more but don't want to lose the house that she's barely contributed to. In terms of mortgage payemnts, it's 12.5k in the last 5 years or so that she's contributed, vs 60k of my own contributions and 45k of the money gifted by my grandmother.
Do I lose it all? What do I do? What would you do?

I am a 33(m) single father in need of assistance anything will help. I have hit a point where I have to put my pride to the side and ask for any help available for the sake of my child. If you can help with anything pls feel free to inbox me! Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone! Please excuse me typing in English but I want to make sure I'm 100% clear that I'm asking this correctly, because there is some subtlety here that means I'm not fully understanding the French on these vouchers that I have.
Basically I just moved to an apartment in France and my nearest supermarket is a Match. I signed up to their loyalty card (mostly because I wanted to start collecting the Asterix Olympics cards they are currently giving out!). When I signed up they gave me these "welcome" vouchers:
https://ibb.co/fQBvMsL
The thing that is throwing me off is the "cagnotter" which I would usually associate with winning/jackpots. My assumption is that in this situation its akin to "bonus" or "reward"? If so, how does this "reward" work?
For the first voucher - does it mean that if I spend €40 euros, if I scan my card I will get €5 off the price (so I only need to give €35 cash?) Or, does it mean that I will still have to pay €40 cash today, but I will get €5 added to the loyalty card that I can somehow spend at a later date?
Similarly, the second voucher - do I get an immediate reduction of 15% on the most expensive item? Or do I pay full price but get 15% of the value of the most expensive item added to the loyalty card that I can spend later?
Lastly, for anyone who has one of these cards, how does the loyalty work - do I just scan the card each time when paying and they will automatically reduce the cost of my shopping? Or do the loyalty points acrue until they reach a certain point and I will be mailled vouchers? Or some other way?
They didn't explain any of this when I got the card - though again frankly I only got it because I wanted the free Asterix stuff! haha.
Thanks in advance for anyone that can help. I'll be going back to do more shopping tomorrow and don't want to embarrass myself by misunderstanding what I'm sure is a perfectly normal occurrence and way of phrasing things in France.

Has anybody recently had any issues with the Top Cow store? I've been waiting nearly two months for an order that says in their system it shipped but the USPS tracking is just pre-pack label created for nearly a month. Biggest thing is I'm not getting any response from the customer service email or their paypal linked email and I've been emailing for nearly three weeks at this point.
Curious what others have been experiencing lately. This is really unlike any past purchases I've had with them, which have all been excellent and issue free. Even general store questions without a purchase have been fine.

In a desolate corner of West Texas, Anton Chigurh, a man known for his cold, calculating demeanor and ruthless efficiency, wandered a remote desert road. The sun had just dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and purple. He walked with the unhurried pace of someone who knew exactly where he was headed, though anyone who observed him would struggle to discern his purpose. His eyes, dark and inscrutable, scanned the empty landscape.
As he neared an abandoned gas station, Chigurh heard a soft sobbing. His instincts sharpened, and he approached the source of the sound. There, sitting on the cracked steps of the station, was a maiden with a tear-streaked face illuminated by the fading light. Her small frame shook with each sob, and she wore a faded pink dress, her dark hair tangled and dusty.
Chigurh's initial impulse was to ignore the girl, but something stopped him. He crouched down, his imposing figure casting a long shadow over her.
"What's wrong?" he asked, his voice low and controlled.
The girl looked up, her wide eyes filled with fear and sadness. "I-I can't find my mother," she stammered.
For a moment, Chigurh felt an unfamiliar sensation—a flicker of empathy. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a handkerchief rather than his usual coin, and offered it to her. "What's your name?" he asked.
"Eliza," she replied, taking the handkerchief and wiping her tears.
"Eliza," he repeated, as if testing the sound of it. "I'm Anton. I'll help you find your mother."
Eliza nodded, her fear slowly giving way to a tentative trust. Chigurh stood and extended his hand to her. She took it hesitantly, and they began to walk together down the desolate road.
Days turned into weeks as Chigurh and Eliza traveled together. They moved through small towns and empty landscapes, always searching, always moving. Chigurh, who had once been a solitary figure driven by his own dark code, found himself changed by the presence of the young woman. He protected her, fed her, and even taught her to read and write with a small notebook he had taken from an abandoned store.
Eliza, in turn, grew to adore him. She clung to him for safety, her trust in him unwavering despite his grim appearance and the aura of danger that surrounded him. She laughed and played, her joy a stark contrast to the grimness of their surroundings.
As the months passed, their bond deepened. Chigurh's ruthless nature remained, but it was tempered by his affection for Eliza. He would still eliminate threats with cold precision, but now, he did it to protect her.
One day, they found themselves in a small town where a woman recognized Eliza. She ran to them, tears streaming down her face as she scooped Eliza into her arms.
"Mom!" Eliza cried, clinging to the woman.
Chigurh watched the reunion with an inscrutable expression. The woman looked up at him, gratitude and fear mingling in her eyes. "Thank you," she whispered.
Chigurh nodded once, a gesture of acknowledgment. Eliza, however, was not ready to let him go. She broke free from her mother's embrace and ran back to Chigurh, hugging him tightly. "Anton, please don't leave me!"
He placed a hand on her shoulder. "You need to stay with your mother, Eliza. You'll be safe with her."
Tears filled her eyes as she looked up at him. "But I want you to stay with us. Can't you stay, Anton?"
Chigurh's gaze softened as he considered her words. The idea of leaving her now seemed impossible. He looked at Eliza's mother, who was watching the interaction with a mixture of emotions.
The woman stepped forward, her voice tentative but hopeful. "You can stay with us, if you want. Eliza talks about you all the time. You've taken care of her...and I can't thank you enough."
Chigurh hesitated, the conflict clear in his eyes. He had always been a lone wolf, a man who thrived in solitude and darkness. But now, there was something different—someone different—who had changed him in ways he couldn't have imagined.
Finally, he nodded. "I’ll stay," he said, his voice resolute.
Eliza's face lit up with joy, and she threw her arms around him. Chigurh felt a warmth in his chest, a sensation that was becoming familiar yet still surprising.
As the days turned into weeks, Chigurh settled into a new kind of life. He stayed close to Eliza and her mother, helping them in ways he never thought he could. He protected them, but he also learned to find small moments of peace and joy in their presence.
In the quiet moments of the night, as Eliza slept peacefully, Chigurh would watch over her, a silent guardian who had found something he thought he had lost forever—a sense of purpose, a connection, and perhaps even a semblance of redemption.

I [40F] was diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism 9 years ago based on antibodies, but still unmedicated. My Free T3 and T4 are fairly consistent (T3 = 2.8-3.6; T4 = .88-1.1). However, my TSH fluctuates and strangely whenever my anxiety disorder is at its worst, my TSH improves. This has been going on for 7 years now and It's puzzling everyone I have told this to. I was wondering if anyone on here has a potential explanation. Here are some life events and the TSH measured at those points:

• Hospitalized for severe anxiety, not sleeping at all or eating much: TSH= 2.99
• In intensive outpatient, significantly less anxiety, able to function daily again: TSH = 5.25
• Return from week at beach, break from grad school, continued lower level of anxiety, functioning: TSH = 6.02
• Defending dissertation, drowning in severe anxiety and daily panic attacks, nearly hospitalized: TSH = 3.10
• Finished grad school nightmare months before, significantly less anxiety with entire month prior of spending of reading, watching TV and self-care: TSH = 6.34
• Daily panic attacks, no medications alleviating them, cannot leave the home, lost weight and trouble sleeping: TSH = 3.25
• Period of less anxiety, get back into old hobbies, able to get out of bed in the morning, functioning: TSH = 4.7
• 1.5 months of daily panic attacks, crying, sleepless nights, body constantly shaking from anxiety due to major health crisis in the family: TSH = 2.37

I know that planetscale no longer provide the free tier plan, and have been digging in the code to see if would matter if a different host was used for the database. Currently i am looking at this as a replacement, as it is a generous free tier, that can be used with prisma.: https://xata.io/blog/prisma-postgres-xata-integration
However i am not a coder, so do not really know what to look for, and whether simply replacing the url with one for xata will be sufficient, given the steps required.
Has anyone else managed to successfully self host now planetscale is not free? I don't have a db to migrate, so will be a fresh db.
Cheers :)

Greetings,
I would like to share my story, as it seems many are unaware of insecurities and how deeply impact our relationships and eventually our mental health.
I have met a very beautiful girl through dating app and i was fell in love from the very first sight. I was so excited of having such a beautiful girl, and as i know she was excited too. We loved eachother with all heart. She was my girl of my life! Our sex life was more than great, too much passion and for the very first time, i never got bored even after one year of daily sex. It lasted one year!
We started having a lot of time together, although there were some initial signs, which then i found them flattering but in the run, they were devastating:
1)In a party with my friends, i have asked to come with her friends. While she was on the party she got mad, because my friends were dancing with other girls than their wives, so she got offended. She left the party and i was like wtf! From that moment and every meet with my friends, she was not talking to them, and she was accusing them to me, of being unfaithful and not moral ones. I was always saying to her, that i dont care what other people do in their lives, i just only care about her!
2)When we were out together she was always thinking that i stare to other girls, which i never did the way she thought, if i was staring. I explained her, that i may look to anyone who is passing in front of me, even if he is a male or female, ugly or beautiful, tall or short and im not doing that because i dont care about her or i leave her for the stranger that passes by. This was a common reaction of her, every time we went out!
3)I once got her an expensive present for her birthday, which took me about a month trying to find and buy it. Once i gave it to her, she refused to accept it because it was too expensive as she said and also told me that i took that present for her so as to sexually exploit her!
4)She was checking my facebook account and got mad, when i Loved a photo of a female friend of mine. She told me that she didnt want to like or love any photo because in her code if she loves a photo it means that you like erotic someone a lot. I respected that although i explained that she was always a friend and i never loved any photo of anyone. Guess what... she was loving facebook photos of men and her ex and when i told her about it she got mad again trying to underestimate it.
5)she even was jealous of her dog because she thought that dog loved me more than her which it didnt. Also she told me that even a plants leaves were towards me because it liked me!!
I could write so many similar incidents but would take too much time. Point is that i think she had insecurities leading to overthinking and getting to negative oriented results only
In the first days, i was jealous too but not overeacting like above. She like to dance latin and almost twice per week was going to parties where she could dance like with 10 guys in a night. I once went to see her and i couldnt handle the sight, so i told her that i dont want to go out with her in such parties. I never asked her to stop dancing, and after 2months i wasnt even jealous about it, as it made her happy and i was happy too.
Also the part that i do think that i was absolutely wrong was the incident which i was so wrong. All the above incidents were before the incident i describe downwards
I had an ex girlfriend, 10 years ago, which lasted our relationship for like a year and she was still communicating with me. She told me that she had cancer and needed my advice and help as she had no other to ask help for. We met and i told her that everything would be ok and she shouldnt be afraid as she was young and she could overcome it.
I told my girlfriend that i have a friend with cancer and she needed my help BUT i never told her that she was my ex like 10 years ago, because i didnt want any tension to arise. Also i dint tell my ex that i was in a relationship. I thought ill make her sad although I admit that this was my very bad mistake and i shouldnt have lied (white lied?) to my girlfriend and her. I knwo it looks like that i wanted to have contact with both, but im the one who can tell trully if that was the issue. I only wanted my girlfriend. My girlfriend eventually sniped my phone, when i have told her that she loved a facebook photo of his ex, and she learned that she was an ex that was also trying to get me back. She also read that i never in these texts i was even a bit emotionally with my ex, i was trying only to comfort her with her illness. She was accusing me i was cheating her
The day she sniped my phone, was when i told her that i would like to have family with her and keep the baby as she was pregnant 4 weeks. She told me that it was the happiest day of her life and then sniped. That made her mad. She started sending me youtube videos that our baby has a lot chances being born with problems and i was so badly mentally abused. I told her that the decision to keep or not the baby will be respected and supported whatever it was. After a week she decided not to have the baby and eventually after 2 months we broke up. All this time we tried even with a councelor to overcome this but with no luck.
I was devastated and started to search info to explain what happened
She told me that she dont want to experience ever smth similar and to have no contact at all.
8 months later i still think of her every single day and for many hours/day, i tried two times to talk to her again with no response.
She also told me that i need a psychologist because i always stare at women etc..
I started doubting about me but i made a lot of research and learned about anxiety attachement style and insecurities with or without projection.
Im not sure if insecurities can be treated. I do although love her and wish her the best in her life! I wish she could find a guy who will be better than me and make her feel safe! I wish i could have helped her better! I know im not perfect but a decent guy...

Hi all,
Hoping someone can point me to the direction towards an online 3D print that takes small orders. I'm looking to have Lens hoods printed for the Hasselblad 80mm C T*, 150mm/50mm CF lens, and a Bay II Hood for Rolleiflex 3.5E (Free STL files are found online)
I've reached out to my local 3D printing labs and it seems like they do not take small services like these? Didn't receive any responses regarding service cost and what not.
I did look through etsy/ebay but these seem to be overpriced for what it is - hoping I could get these printed somewhere else.
Let me know if you have any recommendations - thanks in advance!

It's been 2 days, so I think it's time for part 2- it's gonna be short. Don't wanna ruin my sleep schedule It's messed up already as it is, but we won't mention that.
I wanna take a moment to thank all of you reading this, I was honestly surprised at how well this was received. So thank you!
Lastly, all love to for having made such an amazing universe.
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Memory Transcription Subject: Alan Voor-hein, UN Secretary-General.
Date [Standardized Human Time]: January 1st, 2300, 12:00
It's 12:00, and the meeting is about to begin. I had only arrived like 30 minutes ago, and took the remainder of my time to grab a quick bite (as I was unable too back home in my rush) and to freshen myself up a little. I only had gotten into my seat just a mere 10 minutes ago- and over the course of those 10 minutes, I was joined by various Diplomatic and Military advisors.
I was seated across the room from the door, having a chair at the far-middle-end of the circular table. Above me, as usual, was the symbol of the UN. The Symbol of the peacekeepers, the symbol of hope and peace. Underneath it, there was a smaller symbol, that smaller symbol replaced Earth with a Star symbol. This was done in order to placate the Colonies we have sprinkled around the Solar System. After all, the UN was now no longer just an Earth bound organization- hasn't been for a while now. So it felt fitting to slowly move over towards a newer and more relevant Symbol. On Earth we still use the Earth having logo, while on our colonies we use the Star having one.
To my right was the seat for General (John) Remau, an elderly French descending man at 60 years old. Short prickly grey hair, and a mustache to accompany him. Blue eyes. His experience is mostly based on Counter-Terror actions. But by the Gods, he is good at his job. He is the "tough yet caring" father type of guy, even the men he used to command gave him he nickname of "Father John".
To my left is the seat of Minister (Ayumi) Kamura, a younger Japanese lass, 27 years old. One of the youngest people in the room, and yet one of the most capable in her duties as Minister of Diplomatic Affairs. Long flowing black hair. Brown eyes. She started as an Intern roughly a year and a half ago, under me. Shy at first, but she quickly managed to move up thanks to her charm and intellect, and I offered her the job of MDA. And she has been killing it ever since.
These 2 are my most trusted advisors in their own field of expertise. There are many more seated in the room now, but these 2 are the ones I am on a first-name basis with.
And now.... time for the meeting.
...
There was a slight chaos among the entourage of advisors. None of them had any idea why this meeting was called, only my two trusted seconds had gotten messages with the most relevant details about all of the happenings surrounding the discovery. Gotta love the quick work of AI. Once everyone had sat down on their allocated seats, I stood up, all eyes glued to me, and began speaking.
"All of you may be wondering why I called you all here today. Earlier today, in the early morning hours, the drone we had ordered to be sent into the void...-" I took a second to think on how to actually bring this news to the others, but I knew there was no dancing around the issue. "- The drone has encountered Alien life."
The second those words left my mouth, the room erupted into whispering murmurs, some thinking it was a lie, other's in a show of disbelieve.
I began speaking again, not giving them anytime to start asking questions. "The drone arrived onto this new star system at 10:15, and it initiated it's automated surveying. It already detected something "grey-ish" above a tidally locked planet. At 10:35, the drone went into it's Warning signal mode, the drone went into Cloak and began sending details about it's discovery. The drone had laid it's eyes on an orbiting space-station."
While I was speaking, John, our General, was having his own conversation over the phone with- who I assume, is one of his goons. John said something along the lines of, "Alright. I'll tell 'em.", before taking a look at me and interrupting me in my speech. "Sir, with all due respect, I have just received a call from one of my guys, who I had put on it after I had gotten the AI's message. And uh.. I think this is interesting for all to see."
"Very well. -" I said, pressing the button in the table in front of me, lowering a screen from the ceiling of the room. The screen covered the southern wall of the room, opposite of me. "- Have the room, General."
"Thank you Sir." John walked up to the screen, scanning his badge on the nearby security system which was connected to the screen, it auto-logged John in. John proceeded into his classified filed stash, and pulled up a newly made folder labeled "Unknowns".
The first thing John showed on the screen was a picture taken by the drone, the picture that showed the drone spotting the weird "grey" blob above the planet, followed by a picture closer to the blob, clearly showing it to be a space-station of some kind. "This here, gentlemen and women-" John began with, "-is what this meeting is about. Here is the undeniable proof for all you naysayers in the crowd."
The ones who had more doubtful looks on their faces before, looked on now with curiosity.
"And the newest details I have gotten-" John went on, "-can be seen right here." John pulled up a video the drone recorded. The video showed the drone moving at insane speeds towards the orbit of this planet, which was shown to be quite earth-like, moving past the Station quickly. The drone was starting to slow itself down rapidly as it reached into the atmosphere of the planet. The drone hovered for a moment before resuming it's move.
Our lovely drone stayed as high as it possibly could, while not breaking sight of the ground in a clear camera view. It rapidly moved towards what looked to be a small rural town of sorts. The drone halted it's flight dead in the center of the sky, high in the air above the town, turning it's camera downwards and zooming in even further for more of a clear view of the town.
As it slowly zoomed in, smaller dots appeared on the screen. You wouldn't have to be a rocket scientist to tell that those would, most likely, be the natives of this planet, moving about in their daily life- however they may live it. It still wasn't clear how these Aliens looked like. The drone elevated itself lower, and kept zooming in more.
Once the drone's camera had fully zoomed in, we could finally make out what these Aliens looked liked...
...
...
Question began flowing through my mind. Fur- Knock-kneed hind-legs too? Are these not the natives, are these just their version of ...a Sheep?? If so, where are the actual natives... why would they let their cattle run around freely?
... There has to be natives on the planet.
The drone went on and on, going from town to town, and in all towns it was the same sight. These "sheep" walking around, and doing their own things. To say I was dumbfounded would be an understatement. Guess these ARE the natives of the planet then.
John spoke up again after closing the video- "As you can see, Gents. We've come across an Alien civilization. That's why we're here. - Sir, the floor is yours again." John nodded at me and sat back down at his seat.
...
Straight to the point like always, aren't we John?- "Right- .. Now, as General Remau has stated, we have encountered an Alien space going civilization. It's up to us to come up with a strategy on how to deal with this, and how we'll proceed from here."
The flock of advisors all looked at each-other, either not knowing what to say, or refusing to say anything on it - like always.
I spoke up again. "I propose a few options on how to proceed, we'll discuss all of them, and decide on the eventual future proceeding on this issue. We have a few options to choose from.

1. We'll spy on the native of this planet, try to find enough intelligence as we are able too, while also ramping up our military production tenfold, as we do not know if these aliens are friend or foe.
2. Isolate ourselves, and stay clear of them. Letting them live their lives, and hope they let us live ours.
3. Opening up communications right away, and see if we can befriend them.

The floor is now open to voting, click the link on your pads which you receive-" the sound of multiple pads receiving a notification can be heard-, "- now, and vote which option YOU think we'll have to go with. Understood?"
Everyone nodded, and the voting commenced as it always would. Unlike most situations, now the voting seemed to take longer, as everyone was truly thinking of all possible scenarios. One's we are all familiar with.
...
After 5 minutes the voting concluded, and the result were shown on the screen. 78% voted for option 1. Spying and intelligence gathering it is.
"Thank you all for voting. I, Kamura and Remau shall continue speaking on the best course of action regarding option 1. You're all dismissed. Keep in mind, this will be kept secret until we say so, understood?" Everyone in the room nodded once again- and began gathering their stuff to leave.
John and Ayumi walked over to me, and the 3 of us waited for the room to clear out of all occupants- apart from us. Once everyone left the room, the door locked itself shut. Allowing the three of us to speak undisturbed.
...
"Well, that's over-" John grumbled.
"You can say that again- I hate meetings as much as you do." I retorted back at him, giving a slight chuckle.
Ayumi perked up, "Come on guys, it wasn't that bad-"
"For you, yeah. You love 'em." I told her as I looked right at her. "They're like a party for you"
"That's not entirely true! .... for the most part-" She clapped back.
I gave her a smile. "Sure... back to the topic at hand- the best way to gather as much info on these sheep-ish people as possible. I propose sending more drones to the planet."
John let his own mind run with an idea, "What if we send one of our own guys to the planet with Cloaking armor, so he or she can do some ground work. See how they live, how they act, all that stuff."
"Wouldn't that cause political backlash?-" Ayumi spoke out in protest "-I mean.. sure, they will be cloaked, but what if they are discovered? We know nothing about their technology. For all we know, they surpass us in all fronts. Why not sent a "diplomatic" mission or somethi-"
"That's not going to work, Ayumi" I said, interrupting her. "-We can't let them know of our presence... yet..."
...
Minutes went by as we continued speaking on this- the three of us eventually decided on just sending a couple drone to the planet, and letting them do the work. Some drones would also be carrying probe droids. Tiny ones which can be hidden among furniture even, and the smallest cracks.
We are also going to increase our military spending and development. An order of 8K more ships will be placed later today- ... I honestly can't wait to get home soon. Just an hour more of chatting with these 2 nut cases- and I'm free. ... love 'em though.
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Sorry for it being short, as said, gotta think of me sleep bois!
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