Here is an article I recently published on my Substack. If you'd rather read (or listen to an audio version) it outside of Reddit, you can do so here.
Why jump rope isn’t already touted as a leading running drill tool is completely beyond me. But then again…
I'm by no means an "experienced runner"—having started running in 2021 at the age of 34. So, at the time of this writing, about 3 years.
Despite this, I managed to silver-medal my age group in my first race ever.
And it was a 10k. And I was wearing barefoot-shoes.
And I had only been running before that race for about 3 months.
How the heck did I manage to pull this off?
The answer eluded me for a while. Then I remembered—ah, I’ve been jumping rope nearly every day for 2 years.
But how do those connect?
But first, why the heck would some guy start jumping rope at age 32?
About 2 years before I started running, I took up jump rope really just as a fun outdoor hobby.
Even though I was pretty inactive and a bit overweight, that’s not the reason I started skippin’.
One day, I came across some footage of boxer Lulu Hawton doing some jump rope training.
In addition to her seemingly effortless rope handling skills and rhythmic footwork, what caught my eye was a giant grin that spread across her face about 45 seconds into the video. While she was probably skipping to warm up for a match or a training session, something was abundantly clear.
She was having a blast.
And this was from a prize fighter! None of the usual boxer mean-mugging—she looked more like a kid on a carousel.
So, after buying a $10 jump rope on Amazon, I took to the driveway in my swim trunks (yes, I was so inactive, I didn’t own gym shorts).
And…whoo, did I suck.
After a few months of making puddles of sweat in my driveway as well as wheezing sounds so loud that I’m surprised the neighbors didn’t whistle EMS, I eventually got pretty decent at it.
And I lost about 45 pounds in 6 months—probably also from making some lifestyle changes merely to make jump rope less of a slog. Not the original plan, but hey, not too shabby.
After about a year, I found myself constructively critiquing other people’s beginner jump rope videos.

• “Unlock your boxer skip. Then you’ll be able to skip forever without getting tired.”
• “Here’s how to do Double-Unders, though they’re overrated.”
• “You’re skipping like it hurts. Relax and skip easy. Smile every once in a while and you’ll feel it all over.”

But how did that turn into running?
Though jumping rope is inherently enjoyable, 30-minute skipping sessions of staring at the wall without something in your headphones can be a bit drab.
One fateful day, about 2 years into being student of the jump rope, I began listening to the book Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall.
Even before I got to the end of the book, running—just like jump rope— sounded fun**.**
Yeah, I know that sounds counterintuitive—unless you’ve read the book.
“I knew aerobic exercise was a powerful antidepressant, but I hadn’t realized it could be so profoundly mood stabilizing and — I hate to use the word — meditative. If you don’t have answers to your problems after a four-hour run, you ain’t getting them.”
Ok, ok—I’ll bite.
I proceeded to dive into all of the normal “Couch to 5k” running programs I could find and took my jump rope to a nearby park with a 1k walking path—sprinkling in running between jump rope sessions.
But something wasn’t adding up.
There was a lot of advice about walk-running to build endurance until one could run a block, two blocks, a mile.
Not to brag, but I wasn’t experiencing most beginner snags.
**“Ah, I know why—**I did most of my newbie wind-sucking two years ago!”
This isn’t to say I wasn’t still periodically sucking wind but after two years of consistent boxer skips and double-unders, getting gassed felt like part of the fun and not a medical emergency.
I also felt much springier than the average beginning runner—able to run for miles all over the city in the most minimal of footwear.
And so, I tried my hand at my first race—a donut-themed 10k. And silvered in my age group.
(Ok, there was only two of us…but my time was still respectable. 😂)
Running became an amazingly freeing activity, like getting my driver’s license for my legs.
But I still didn’t understand why running was coming easier to me than the average newcomer.
Digging still deeper, I unearthed another exciting revelation—this time from multi-decade sub-3-hour Boston Marathon runner and one of the foremost running experts on the planet, Dr. Mark Cucuzzella.
“Running with a jump rope is also an amazingly simple drill for posture, balance, and rhythm.”
In other words—form. Overall technique.
Digging a little keeper and experimenting on myself, I discovered just how similar proper running technique and proper jump rope technique were.
Both require:

• An upright, chest-leading, elbows-back, joint-stacked posture
• A soft mid-foot landing directly under your pelvis
• A quick loading and unloading of “leg springs” from your tendons and ligaments to reduce “stickiness” and wasted energy
• A proper supination (roll out) followed by a quick pronation (roll in) of the feet to help launch one’s body
• A steady core without dropping hips from side to side to reduce energy “leakage”

And so many other commonalities. The list unraveled before me on every run.
And like running, without proper technique, jumping rope just doesn’t work—though the consequences are different.
For a jump roper, due to the lower impact, the risk of injury is quite minimal.
Most newbie rope slingers will report sore calves, slightly tender Achilles tendons, and the odd shin splint if they go full Rocky at it. No need to worry, though—most of these injuries see themselves out as the skipper becomes more experienced.
However, for runners, the injury story is more severe.
The next time you’re at a park with a good path, take a seat on a bench and watch the runners. See if you can spot folks reaching far out in front of them with straightened legs—smashing heels into the pavement.
This style of running results in everything from screaming knees, plantar fasciitis, lower back pain, to hips issues.
But why do all of these occur to new runners, but rarely to new jump ropers?
Most new runners commit a major physiological no-no when they begin their running journey: they treat running like fast, aggressive, airborne walking.
“Well, what is it supposed to be?”
Synchronized jumping.
Simply put, proper running is nothing more than a series of coordinated single leg jumps through space with each landing compressing the springs for the next stride.
To compare this synchronized jumping to the aggressive airborne walking of heel-led running, you can test these in just a few seconds.
Step 1: Stand up.
Step 2: Kick off your shoes.
Step 3: Jump up and down three times.
How did you land?
Probably on your mid-foot, knee bent slightly, with your weight stacked above your pelvis.
And did you use your compressed “leg springs” to launch you into the following two jumps?
Oddly enough, if you were to add a jump rope to this, you would on your way to spinning side swings like Lulu Hawton.
If you were to take this same technique one foot at a time moving forward, you would be running in a way that increases speed, preserves stamina (springs!), and drastically decreases your likelihood of injury.
Let’s try the same test with a few tweaks.
This time, jump, but land on your heels.
Your knees probably remained fairly straight and you felt the impact in your ankles, knees, hips, and possibly even your lower back.
Now, imagine attempting to jump rope this way.
It simply doesn’t work.
Not only would there be no second jump due to the lack of spring but the pain would stop you in your tracks—even in cushioned shoes.
But if jump rope technique and proper running technique are nearly identical, what are aggressive heel landings doing in running?
While a jump roper landing on their heels would resemble Frankenstein’s monster in an express lane to an orthopedist, this is how many people perform the aggressive airborne walk—aka, a heel-striking, over-striding run.
But why do we run this way? Well, our shoes let us get away with it.
Thick heel cushioning and a bit of forward momentum do a great job of masking the pain of repeated blows against every joint up the chain—for a while, anyway. Eventually, the chickens come home to roost in the form of stress fractures, meniscus tears, plantar fasciitis, “runner’s knee,” IT-band syndrome, and more.
Not to brag (and maybe to knock on some wood), I have never experienced any of these injuries in my three years of running.
Is this because I’m some kind of running genius with all of the cheat codes? Haha, I wish! It’s simply sheer luck that I started out with jumping rope before running—an activity that shares the same injury-preventing techniques.
So, are the shoes totally to blame? No.
It is possible to run with proper form in shoes with raised, cushioned heels. But it’s not as easy.
When your heel is totally cushioned, you will be able to run with a heel strike in the same way you can hit your head against a brick wall while wearing a football helmet. And in both instances, it will eventually become less about the forces outside of the foam and more about the forces inside the cushion against each other that do the most damage.
“So, how can getting a jump rope help me become a better runner?”
Jump rope is a tremendous training tool for runners for the same reason why running barefoot can also be helpful—the feedback is immediate.
Though running with inefficient and injurious form is possible, the feedback from doing so isn’t so immediate. When it comes to jumping rope, however, you won’t get through too many skips if you don’t learn to utilize the springs in your legs. The rope doesn’t pull punches.
So, get a rope and get started.
If you’re new to jump rope, I would recommend acquiring two pieces of equipment.
Firstly, find a jump rope with a little bit, but not too much, weight to it. The weight will help you feel the position of the rope during it’s entire rotation and remain in better sync with your wrist spins
My favorite rope for this purpose is a 7mm PVC model called the Hererope, which costs a whopping $15. If you find this to be too thick or heavy, a cheap 5mm PVC model will work as well.
Secondly, to protect your rope and provide a nice jumping surface, I would recommend a large foam-rubber exercise mat. My favorite is a massive 78” mat for $32—which is probably the cheapest jump rope mat you will find.
When it comes to footwear, barefoot is ideal. This will help strengthen and mobilize your feet—including your likely overly-supported neglected arches.
And just how does one begin to jump rope?

• Keep a tall posture—imagining a string pulling you up from the crown of your head.
• Your chest should open, elbows back, hands about a fist’s width from your pockets.
• Jump from the balls of your feet, only high enough to clear the rope. When landing, let the skin of your heels “kiss” the floor—touching without taking on weight.
• Keep your knees slightly bent, using every landing to load your springs for the next take-off.
• Keep the cadence quick to maximize spring recoil. To help, listen to a song that’s at about 160 beats per minute, such as the song “Hey Ya” by Outkast (or a song of similar tempo) to get a feel for the speed for skipping rope. (For running, many recommend using “Rock Lobster” by the B-52s for cadence tempo reference.)

Start with short seasons hopping with both feet—maybe 30 seconds on, 30 seconds rest. Aim for minimal muscular activation, instead, using the recoil of your tendons and ligaments for suspension and launch as much as possible.
From jumping with both feet, move onto learning an alternating leg bounce—essentially a jog skip. Right, left, right, left—all while keeping an imaginary belt level with the horizon.
By now, you’re essentially running in place with an extremely efficient technique.
Now, apply your jump rope skills to your running!
This is going to seem quite bizarre, but it is possible (and even beneficial) to take your jump rope for a run.

• Start skipping rope on a road or path with the alternating leg bounce. Remember to keep your elbows back, shoulders relaxed, head pulled up as if tugged skyward by a string from your crown and your imaginary belt level with the horizon.
• Then, as though leaning forward just enough to give someone a kiss or have an imaginary umbilical cord lightly tugged, begin to jump rope forward.
• Remember to continue to land and load on your mid-foot—aiming to keep your weight under your pelvis just like skipping rope. Landing on your heels will likely snag the rope and keep your foot on the ground too long.
• As you proceed with this, remember how it feels—the quick foot turnover, the posture, the recoil in your leg springs, the core stability, and the lightness of it.
• In the middle of doing this, simply toss the handles behind you and keep running as though it was still there—still pretending to spin the handles.
• At a comfortable stopping point, run back to your rope—now using your hands in a wood-chop motion to counter balance your leg bounces while keeping your pelvis (imaginary belt) level and stable.

And there you have it!
You may find it quite helpful to return to this drill once or twice a week. Also if you find your form slipping a bit or becoming slugging mid-run, feel free to skip imaginary rope to try to correct your technique mid-stride. It will restore lightness and springiness to your running.
I still find myself bringing my wrists to my pockets and spinning imaginary jump rope handles if I feel my technique is collapsing a bit or if my running is becoming less springy.
And remember, most importantly—have fun. 👍
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Prologue

Hello and welcome to my post. I will subdivide this into two large parts. One will cover my thoughts, feelings, my hopes and dreams...While the other will tell you the specifics of how I pass the time, what topics interest me, what passions do I posses. I believe that at the end of this leap into my inner world, you dear reader, will have all the necessary information to judge whether we are compatible or not.

Part I
I am writing this in the hopes of finding something that I lack. Lately I have had this feeling, this tinge of melancholy within the dephts of my being, this yearning to find a kindred spirit, another Soul, much like mine, to form a bond with. Perhaps Loneliness is the right word for what is bothering me, but to use it seems to carry with it a connotation of ungratefulness. Ungratefulness for the people that I do have in my life, although none of them, of course, have the connection to me that I seek here.

I have found it increasingly necessary to seek in this Life a sort of purity of thought. What I mean is, I have began to undestand what ideas and concepts are ultimately compatible with my inner most Self, ergo what guidelines I have to follow to feel the most whole. Naturally I have likewise realised what I cannot add to my Self and what I will henceforth reject with all the power that I posses.

With this new context in mind, I now follow on the path of self improvement. I will now begin to mold my Self into my perfected idea of how the Self should be. This is certainly a significant undertaking, one that will not be easy to follow through on but one that I ultimately have to do. To me such context is essential. It is akin to a Guiding Star shining in the night. I will follow this Star for without it I am lost in the vast Darkness.

Looking back at my life, it was suboptimal, especially if one compares the way it molded me to how I will now mold myself. I suppose I must look on with a hint of regret at all that time which one might consider to be lost. Still... I try to stave off such decisively negative interpretations, after all, I have ultimately came to these conclusions. That means that somewhere along the line I had to have picked up on enough of such ideas for them to become so cemented in my consciousness. Well, either that or I was always like this, but in that case I can at least thank my life up to this point for not being able to supress such manifestations of my inner most Self.

To add to the topic of my life, I must admit that not all the battles have yet been won, not all the Demons vanquished, not every Mountain climbed. I want you to keep such things in mind when deciding whether or not to approach me. Many will shy away, I undestand that much, but the pursuit of true Companionship is just another such battle. Having said all that I do believe that being able to overcome hurdles together carries with it a certain appeal. That is to say, what's the fun in joining once the Game is already over?

I don't shy away from such challenges, perhaps to a fault. Certain troubles that I faced in the past carry with them a long shadow over my current health and well being. Still, I intend to change little in this regard other than the proficiency with which I will clash the current of my Will against the cliffs of Life.
Part II
In this part of my post I will tell you about my interests and hobbies, I will try to be thorough, commonality in this regard is rather important to build a relationship
History. I have had an interest in history for almost a decade now, it started back in school and developed from there. Well, now that I think about it one could argue that it started even earlier in my life as I liked watching the odd historic documentary or film aired on television but it wasn't regular back then, I never actively sought it out. I am mostly interested in European history in the period between the 18th-20th century but I sometimes branch out to other time periods and other parts of the world. I watch various channels related to history and read articles and sometimes books. I have recently got a few books on the German revolution of 1848/1849 and a historical magazine on the Thirty Years' War. Besides that I try to visit museums sometimes.
Literature. Especially old novels. I like to immerse myself in the Worlds of these books, I tend to read them while listening to thematically fitting music and take my time with them. One time you are following a troubled Youth in his quest for spiritual understanding of the world, another you see the aged and decrepit Doctor gambling his very Soul on the promises of abtaining satisfaction in earthy pleasures, then again your olfaction notices the most pleasant scent known to man even as the one eminating it has the appearance of a revolting Frog. These and many other stories open up to you once you decide to set foot into the literary World.
Languages. I know three, with one being a bit rusty. I am currently working intently on strengthening it. I believe that if I continue to apply myself in this regard then I should be able to finally conquer it. What language am I working on? Well, if you were to stack all the major works in it they would be as tall as a house... It is fun to go through different works in multiple languages, the same goes for film, games and such.
Games. I recently played Cyberpunk 2077. Well as recently as I played any major story centric game. Now that the dust has settled and the bugs mostly removed...It's not that bad. The main questline at least. Besides that I tried Fallout 76 (Very average, I'm dissapointed with what they made the "RPG" system) and I might give Deus Ex Manking Divided another spin (since it's somewhat similar to Cyberpunk when it comes to its aesthetics). Dark Souls is one of my favorite series, I still haven't beaten Elden Ring though. When it came out I wasn't in the right mindset to invest a hundred hours into it, with all those bosses and difficult locations. I think I'll only consider playing it if I am streaming it to someone. I am generally interested in either streaming games or having the person I am talking to stream them to me. To be specific I mean streaming to a single person while being on call. Besides that I'm a big fan of Paradox strategy games, especially Europa Universalis IV and Heats of Iron IV, I tend to only play single player since I find multiplayer with many people to be rather stressful but on the other hand I have nothing against a co-op game. I'm not the best player though, despite the ammount of hours I have in them. Another great game I would mention would be Dragon's Dogma. A very underrated RPG. I recently beat it again and it was an atmospheric and interesting experience. It is one of those games that feel like they have an endless ammount of depth and constant new secrets to discover.
Anime and Manga. In recent times my interest in them has waned but I still watch the occasional series here and there. Like Cyberpunk Edgerunners (Which I found to be rather mediocre) and the very good first season from the new arc of Bleach. Some of my favourite series include: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Death Note, Fate;Zero, Psycho Pass, Code Geass and Attack on Titan. I wouldn't mind if you were to introduce me to some new series, maybe based on the ones I mentioned. My favourite Manga is Berserk which I still follow, althought I am still not certain on the direction that the new author is taking. I suppose it really is a matter of contention whether a somewhat (or considerably warped) vision is better than an unfinished work. One could argue that a few novels remain unfinished and possess a macabre appeal to them as such.
Music. Classical music has a very special place in my heart. A few of my favourite pieces would be: Clair de Lune, Nocturne Op. 9 No.2, Devil's Trill Sonata, Danse Macabre, Valse Sentimentale, Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Alegreto (by Beethoven) and Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20a: I. Scene. Moderato. There are more but these ones always invoke something in me when I listen to them. Besides Classical I also enjoy listening to Synthwave, old Western pop and J-pop, both modern and from the 20th century.
Esotericism. I am interested in things spiritual, mystical, magical and esoteric. I have read religios texts, magical grimoires, introductions to various schools of thought. It is interesting to me.
Epilogue
Hopefully I was able to cast the spotlight upon my inner World in a clear and unequivocal manner. I feel the need to add to the aforementioned that I am rather introverted, which means that I tend to dislike large social gatherings. I managed to condition myself to be able to endure the presense of large groups of people but it isn't something that I would seek out in most cases. Besides that I am neurodivergent and suffer from certain issues with mental health. I have to take medication to keep myself under control. They work well enough but certain days are harder than others. I respect the struggle that others have with mental health but in the context of a relationship I have my limits, no one with BDP for instance. I am also not looking for anything casual. I understand than one cannot demand depth and meaning from a conversation with an absolute stranger, that is akin to trying to build a sand castle right before the waves strike but I ask at least that you enter with a mindset that this might become something of significance. I also do want to say that I am completely Monogamous. My preference? The sickly, pale, intellectual who watches rain droplets slide down the window in Autumn. Lastly, if I enjoy the company of a person I tend to not want to let them go.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post and have a good day. I ask that you send a DM instead of a chat and that you give your thoughts on my title in the opening of your message.
Goodbye...Or perhaps untill we meet again

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I am excited about the butter. It's dairy free, and you can't tell the difference for most of the baked goods I make!

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Coupons: None!

Total Cash Back: $20.45

Final Cost: -$0.61 - Money Maker

 
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• Nature Valley Wafer or Breakfast Bars (specific products) - Free after Rebate - PayPal or Venmo - Void in CT, RI, ND, and Miami Dade County - Expires 8/31/24
  
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• Pepsi - Free after Rebate. Expires 6/17/24
  
• Tru Water - Free can at Walmart - Venmo or PayPal
  
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• Fromm Diner Can - Free after coupon. (It's pet food)
  
• Painterland Sisters Yogurt - Free after rebate. PayPal or Venmo. Whole Foods only.
  
• Beneful - IB + SK
  
• Suja Protein Shake - Free at Target in-store or online.
  
• Coffee (Any?) - You get a coupon for up to $10 in free coffee when you buy 3 participating special K cereals. I don't see anything mentioned about specific brands, but I also don't quite know how it works. - Expires 5/30/24
  
• Gooey - Free after rebate - Venmo/PayPal - (It says Walmart at the top, but it also says "from any store")
  
• Perfect Bar - One free bar - PayPal, Venmo, Amazon - Rebates are often instant
  
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• Offers on Aisle Referrals: Halfday Rockstar - Buy 2 get $5 back. No gas purchase needed. Can do every other week. Free HOP Water (using my ref will give me another rebate offer) Pays out via PayPal or Venmo
  
• Various freebies on Ibotta.
  
• Various deals I've done in previous weeks can still be done.
  

 

Afterthoughts

Small haul for a small bonus today. I put together that part of the haul last night, and once I saw the $5 / 10 bonus, I completely forgot to check every other app, haha. Technically a slight profit loss meeting my IB bonus today, but that's okay because I'm making progress towards my bigger bonus. If I were to prorate that bonus, that'd be an extra $4.52, so it's definitely worth it.
 
My Beneful finally stopped resetting, unfortunately. Hopefully the Mac a Roni and butter keep resetting. I was going to get a couple other things too just to work towards my big bonus, but my store was out. I'll be going out of town later this week, so maybe I'll get lucky and find some good deals at stores that aren't around here.
 

Time Spent

I glanced at IB last night for like 5-10 minutes. I was planning to finish planning the haul today, but I didn't need to find any more deals. I was in the store for 50 minutes today, which included my regular shopping as well as browsing through the plants and clearance aisles.
 

Food From Deals

Here's an idea: Mix up a white cheddar Mac a Roni, with your choice of ham, sausage, chicken, pork, or one of the vegan meat alternatives. Add a little soy sauce, and some green peas if you wish. You could even add some extra butter and milk (or plant based milk) to make it a bit creamier. Serve with a slice of buttered toast or some Jasmine Rice. Perhaps make a little Banana bread for dessert. (Note: Everything mentioned has Ibotta deals available.)
 
Here's some things I've made in the past: High Protein Tomato Crackers, Hot Sausage Cups, Peanut Butter Fudge & Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge, Chocolate Cherry Pie
 
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Mini FAQ

• If you're new or confused - check out the guides near the top of the post. They go into detail about everything.
  
• I'm from the USA and these posts are tailored as such, but this post of mine does list things from other countries that I know about.
  
• My posts are tailored to being money makers to suit this subreddit. There are tons of great deals that aren't money makers but can still save you a lot of money.
  
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First time posting here, please be gentle. I tried posting on slickdeals but it was auto-removed because the seller has 190 lifetime ratings and not 250 like the mods require.
It took me a long time to write up the post and I didn't want it to go to waste, I'm still frustrated I spent all that time for nothing trying to make it all pretty, lol.
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We all know that an OS consists of the kernel and the core userland environment. But the controversy is usually with regard to which of those components must be named out separately, and if they even should be.

History

Going back to history to figure out the origins of these systems, we find that it all started with AT&T Bell Labs UNIX. Bell Labs licensed UNIX to universities so they could research and extend it. One such version of UNIX from University of California, Berkeley (UCB) was interesting to other universities, so they decided to release their extension of UNIX as 1BSD.

1. BSD from its origins to USL vs BSDi Lawsuit

At one point, a VAX system was stationed at UCB, but the port of UNIX to VAX, UNIX/32V did not take advantage of VAX's virtual memory capabilities. Students at UCB rewrote the 32V kernel to take advantage of virtual memory along with ports of software from 2BSD to VAX and utilities from UNIX/32V, creating a new operating system named 3BSD. For this reason, DARPA funded the Computer Science Research Group (CSRG) at UCB.
By the time of 4.3BSD (4.3BSD-Tahoe), software licenses were getting expensive, so the developers decided to rewrite the TCP/IP stack and release the distribution as 4.3BSD Networking Release 1 (4.3BSD Net/1). The kernel source code was also rewritten during move from VAX to Tahoe systems with 4.3BSD-Tahoe, with a separation of machine-dependent and machine-independent code.
After 4.3BSD/Net 1, 4.3BSD-Reno was released as an interim release for 4.4BSD. At the time, DARPA ended the funding of CSRG, so the students wanted to port more of the AT&T UNIX software to be released freely before CSRG disbands, and they rewrote many of the UNIX utilities. This rewrite was released as 4.3BSD Networking Release 2 (4.3BSD Net/2).
Meanwhile, a programmer named William Jolitz was working on porting 4.3BSD-Reno to Intel 80386, and later he rebased to 4.3BSD Net/2. His project was named 386BSD. Another company, named Berkeley Software Design Inc. (BSDi) was developing BSD/386, a proprietary commercial version of BSD for Intel 80386, based on 4.3BSD Net/2. As BSDi was released, AT&T UNIX System Laboratories (USL), the then division of AT&T responsible for UNIX filed a lawsuit against BSDi claiming illegal use of AT&T licensed code, preventing the release of 386BSD and 4.3BSD Net/2 to non UNIX-licensees. This lawsuit was started in 1992.

2. Linux

At that time, Linus wanted some free kernel that works on the 80386, so he decided to write one on his own. He said himself that if BSD386 was available at the time, he wouldn't have developed Linux. So even though BSD was an operating system of its own, its association with UNIX cost its popularity against Linux systems. By the time the lawsuit was settled in 1994, the Linux community had ported over the GNU project to create working distributions of GNU/Linux.

3. GNU's Not UNIX

Now coming to GNU. In 1983, Stallman decided that there should be some free operating system, and he chose to base his system on the principles of UNIX. Cleverly, he chose the name GNU's Not UNIX, because that was one of the reasons that eventually ended up in them not hitting the lawsuit like BSDi did. Unlike BSD, the GNU Project was clean from the beginning, so AT&T would have nothing on them. He also started the FSF 2 years later to support the development of GNU.

4. Association of GNU with Linux

By 1992, two things happened. GNU was developed as a general purpose OS, so they developed the userspace first, while the kernel space remained incomplete, largely because their choice of microkernel design would need careful design choices. At the same time, Linux was developed for 80386, so it ended up delivering a working kernel, without no usable environment. So the Linux community ended up porting the work of the GNU Project by adding patches to GNU software for compatibility, and GNU gladly welcomed their changes. But when a working OS distribution was created, the Linux community said that they are only interested in the development of Linux, and GNU is a separate project. This is how GNU's contribution was neglected for the first time, before people started adding in X and other packages with SLS and Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X.
Linux also greatly benefitted from the GNU GPL v2 license, which was a product of the GNU Project and FSF. It was GPLv2 that allowed Linux to demand back contributions legally from corporations.
Additionally, Linux refused utilizing GPL v3, because Linus was not concerned about ethical issues as much as developing his own system. For this reason, omitting GNU while choosing to highlight Linux is like taking the spotlight away from the party fought more for our freedoms, while giving it to the neutral party, that plays pretty well with capitalism. Not that Linux itself is evil (evil defined as taking a stance with a harmful idea) for that choice, just like how Linus doesn't even care about mentioning the name Linux. But the people who use the term and are against any mention of GNU could be said to be doing just that. At least some of them. That is, those who do it alongside claiming that copyleft is a disgusting form of license compared to permissive licenses, because it "forces" you to not close-source your derivative works. In this instance, I'll have to take the side of GPL, but I digress.

What is an OS? - Resolving the controversy

People can't agree on whether it's the kernel, or whether it's the kernel + everything in the userspace, excluding application software. This makes people either stick with using the term Linux, or claim that it is Linux/GNU/Freedesktop/systemd/Plasma/Kvantum, which is too complicated, and thus Linux is the only rational short form.
But I think when someone uses terms like Linux/GNU/Freedesktop, they're already missing the point. The use of the word GNU serves several purposes. One is to remember GNU as an important contributor, and secondly, it is to differentiate the system. When we say Linux distribution, people in the Linux community understand that they mean PC OS distributions based on Linux, with the exclusion of ChromeOS, Android-x86 and other JEOS systems. That's because we understand Linux distributions to be "something", and this "something" is what we are trying to specify here.
In my opinion, one main factor is that the desktop distributions we use are POSIX-compliant systems. Now, we have BSD and GNU as the two main POSIX-projects (keeping aside 3rd party NT subsystems like MSYS2, Cygwin, etc.). Microsoft also had a native POSIX subsystem for NT, which lived alongside its OS/2 subsystem, Win32 subsystem and security subsystem. Drawing a parallel with Windows here, I could say that Windows is a Win32/NT system. If we instead used the POSIX subsystem, alone, that would make it a POSIX/NT system, which would be UNIX-like.
So, similarly, our desktop Linux distributions are POSIX systems. There are two kinds of POSIX systems, one of which is BSD, where the kernel and userland are part of the same project. That makes them BSD UNIX, or just BSD POSIX if they want to avoid copyright infringement. The other option is where a POSIX environment is implemented atop the ubiquitous Linux kernel. Such a system would be called POSIX/Linux or UNIX/Linux. But since it is not exactly UNIX, and to avoid copyright infringement, we'll call it by something that claims to be not UNIX, which is the original GNU's Not UNIX!
So we can either call it POSIX/Linux or GNU/Linux, but UNIX/Linux can be problematic. At this point, GNU is a well fitting name, so we might as well use it. But this won't satisfy those who dislike GNU due to years of hatred which I won't be able to fix with any amount of words. So I have a solution for them.

Lunix

The word Lunix is a combination of Linux and UNIX. By using this, we've separated the UNIX-like systems from non-UNIX-like systems such as Android, ChromeOS, etc. We have also solved the problem of concentrating the value of the entire distribution on to one of the many components that makes it a unique OS, which is Linux. Additionally, there is no trace of the word GNU, satisfying all those who hated GNU. Also, there is no issue of copyright infringement, because we did not use the word UNIX explicitly.
But this will further prompt users to ask, but why is it called Lunix when it is Linux? At that point, you can educate the newbies on how Linux is the kernel, and an operating system consists of a kernel and an userland, and the userland in these distributions implement a POSIX system, which is why we call them Lunix, meaning Linux+UNIX. Further, the people who support GNU can educate them on how most of the distributions implement a POSIX system thanks to the GNU Project, and add in how they campaigned for software freedom and were highly influential in bringing about the popularity of open source projects as we see today.
This is all beside the point that I chose the word Lunix because it sounded funny AF. But I hope my ideas were at least useful in changing the mindset about GNU/Linux, and could resolve the conflict in some manner.

Demographics

• Gender: male
• Race/Ethnicity: white/MENA
• Residence: suburban
• Income Bracket: middle class
• Type of School: public, title I
• Hooks (Recruited Athlete, URM, First-Gen, Geographic, Legacy, etc.): n/a

Intended Major(s): political science & computer science
Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 4.0/4.625
• Rank (or percentile): 2
• # of Honors/AP/IB/Dual Enrollment/etc.: 16 Honors, 3 AP, 14 IBDP
• Senior Year Course Load: IB English Literature HL, IB Spanish B SL, IB History (Americas) HL, IB Physics HL, IB Chemistry SL, IB Theory of Knowledge, AP Calculus AB, AP US Gov & Politics

Standardized Testing

• SAT I: 1550 (770RW, 780M)
• ACT: 36 (36E, 36M, 36R, 36S)
• AP/IB: 5 on AP Computer Science A, 7 on IB Math Analysis and Approaches SL, predicted 7 or 6 on IB Literature, Spanish, History, Physics, Chemistry, predicted 5 on AP Calculus and AP Gov

Extracurriculars/Activities

1. speech and debate president and national competitor as well as state champion, 4 hwk for all 4 years of high school
2. founder of school newspaper and programmed the website, serve as EIC, 1 hwk
3. started voter registration drive at my school, 25 hours/yr in junior and senior year, engaged ~250 fellow students
4. violinist, county honors orchestra 4 years in a row, 8 hwk
5. taekwondo, achieved bodan belt rank and on track for black belt (1st dan) in may 2024 (3 hwk)
6. taught myself to code w proficiency in HTML, CSS, JS, Python, Swift, Java
7. mentored middle school students in a club i participated in (competitive engineering club), 3hwk
8. vice president of tri-m music honors society at my school (2 hmo)
9. volunteered with habitat for humanity (24 hours total)
10. youth board member for a music nonprofit that brings concerts to the local community (6 hmo)

Awards/Honors

1. National Merit Semifinalist
2. Original Oratory state champion
3. County honors orchestra
4. Published in large local newspaper writing opinion articles (2x)
5. National Honor Society

Letters of Recommendation
Excellent relationships with recommenders 1. history teacher, speech and debate advisor — known him for 3+ years, taught me for 2 years, expect the rating was quite high (he also nominated me for speech and debate student of the year of his own accord) 2. math teacher, taught me for 3 years and this year i became a de facto TA and started teaching AP Calculus AB because i already knew it… i assume he rated me highly if he let me do that 3. counselor who wrote a recc after a 45 minute conversation (our first time talking), but nobody cares abt counselor recc
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Interviews

• duke interview was normal asf, nothing special
• princeton interview was so weird, the guy was this crazy republican and when i told him about my experience doing research about redlining he brought up “black-on-black crime” for some reason
• yale interview was also weird, this lady did not ask me more than 2 questions the whole time she just wanted me to ask her questions

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Essays
spent a lot of time refining essays. i did reuse a lot of my essays, but they generally fit the prompts and I made sure to mold them to fit better. commonapp personal statement was about my experience with multiculturalism at my hs and how that experience has allowed me to accept my own multiracial identity. idk i’m a pretty good writer and i’m sure my essays were a net benefit or at least net 0 for all of my apps.
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Decisions
Acceptances:

• Princeton University, RD [COMMITTED]
• Duke University, ED —> deferred —> accepted
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Honors, EA
• North Carolina State University Honors, EA
• University of Virginia - Main Campus, RD

Waitlists:

• Yale University, RD

Rejections:

• Brown University, RD
• University of Pennsylvania, RD
• Harvard University, RD
• Stanford University, RD

Additional Information:
eventually the choice to commit to princeton was incredibly easy because of their astronomical aid offer… most colleges are lying when they tell you that they cover 100% of financial need, but princeton is not one of those colleges. despite the high baseline price tag, princeton ended up being my cheapest option.
point of that is that no one should ever not apply to any given college because the price is too high, because different colleges can have insanely different aid offers and often make it possible to go somewhere you’d never expected yourself to attend.
apply where you want to go, not just where you can afford to go, and see what happens.
good luck to all 2025s and younger, feel free to dm if you have any questions!!

Someone has posted something very similar before with the same proximity limit switch but i am still confused in regards to it in my context.
I am using a 10-30V, PNP, NC proximity switch /limit switch a with linear actuator and Arduino Nano. The objective is that the motor first moves backwards util the extreme limit is reached, afterwards it goes through the main void loop to move three more times twice in forwards and once backwards.
The sensors' works fine, so when the object is in its proximity the LED on it turns off and turns on when it is away. However, the output (in form of 0 and 1) I am getting is quite random and not according to the sensors' LED.
The value I am expecting is Low/High when LED is on and opposite is when it is off. However, I am not getting this. I am about 6 months into Arduino and very stuck.
Any help would be amazing because im out of options atm
Below is my code and my current wiring:
Schematic:
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Code https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pmjIox17DCRxA-LXJLRoz0yTSzyRixRoiBrUWqKVyaI/edit?usp=sharing:

const int stepPin = 31; const int dirPin = 33; const int enPin = 35; const int limitSwitchPin = 25; // Pin connected to the limit switch bool homingCompleted = false; // Flag to indicate whether homing is completed void setup() { // Motor setup pinMode(stepPin, OUTPUT); pinMode(dirPin, OUTPUT); pinMode(enPin, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(enPin, LOW); // Limit switch setup pinMode(limitSwitchPin, INPUT); // Set limit switch pin as input withOUT pull-up resistor // Move the actuator to origin during setup moveStepperToOrigin(LOW, limitSwitchPin); } void moveStepper(int direction, int steps, int delayMicros) { digitalWrite(dirPin, direction); for (int x = 0; x < steps; x++) { digitalWrite(stepPin, HIGH); delayMicroseconds(delayMicros); digitalWrite(stepPin, LOW); delayMicroseconds(delayMicros); } } void moveStepperToOrigin(int direction, int limitSwitchPin) { digitalWrite(dirPin, direction); // Move in reverse direction while (digitalRead(limitSwitchPin) == LOW) { // Keep moving until limit switch is pressed (set to LOW as nature of NC switch) digitalWrite(stepPin, HIGH); delayMicroseconds(15); // Adjust this delay as needed digitalWrite(stepPin, LOW); delayMicroseconds(15); // Adjust this delay as needed } homingCompleted = true; // Set the homing completed flag } void loop() { if (homingCompleted) { // Movement stages // Movement 1 moveStepper(HIGH, 15000, 15); delay(1000); // Pause between movements // Movement 2 moveStepper(HIGH, 5000, 50); delay(1000); // Pause between movements // Movement 3 moveStepper(LOW, 20000, 15); delay(2000); // Pause between movements (adjust as needed) homingCompleted = false; // Reset the homing completed flag to stop loop execution } } 

I haven't used Lua before so this might be too simple, or bad, but it worked so I thought I would share it in case I can find new advice.
https://preview.redd.it/isp5ba36u60d1.png?width=399&format=png&auto=webp&s=2112c4e7dfd253906ec787f0af946357da45e7e3
I started with a Youtube Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b17BqyY0Sf4 by Zipux, which is for PulseAudio.
My situation is that I have partial hearing. Much of the audio equipment in the shops is able to cause hearing damage if the volume is cranked up to maximum, and in my 20 years now with Xfce I like to use amixer startup scripts in systemd to control this as close to the kernel as I can. And in general I've found that to be robust/responsive and simple enough for me.
In (e.g.) Xubuntu and Puppy that is easy to set up via the UI, but Awesomewm on Arch linux arrives in a form where the UI volume controls must be configured from scratch.
Currently, to make global keybindings easily, it is important to get onto awesome-git, not the awesome LTS (4.3), since there has been added a new section in rc.lua for awful.keyboard.append_global_keybindings({
Upgrading version can be done from the AUR easily enough. It's useful to either uninstall awesome first via pacman, or once in yay to choose the option to replace awesome when it prompts this during the installation.
These keybindings run terminal commands or bash scripts in the background.
I read that in lua.rc it is best to write filepaths in full, so I show these with /home/$$$$$$$$$$ as a placeholder.

-- General Awesome keys awful.keyboard.append_global_keybindings({ -- AUDIO VOLUME -- VOLUME DOWN awful.key({ modkey, }, "#34", --bracketleft function () awful.util.spawn_with_shell("amixer -q set Master 5%- && amixer get Master awk '{print $3;}' sed -n 5p > /home/$$$$$$$$$$/lastvolume.txt") end, {description = "volume down", group = "awesome"}), -- VOLUME UP awful.key({ modkey, }, "#35", --bracketright function () awful.util.spawn_with_shell("amixer -q set Master 5%+ && amixer get Master awk '{print $3;}' sed -n 5p > /home/$$$$$$$$$$/lastvolume.txt") end, {description = "volume up", group = "awesome"}), -- VOLUME TOGGLE awful.key({ modkey, }, "#51", -- numbersign function () awful.util.spawn_with_shell("sh /home/$$$$$$$$$$/volume-toggle.sh") end, {description = "volume toggle", group = "awesome"}), 

Re. Volume Up/Down - the first part of the Lua function tells amixer to raise or lower the volume by +/- 5%, or whatever is the desired increment. The second, concatenated part after && asks amixer to report its current status, and from this picks out the current volume level which it writes to a textfile: lastvolume.txt.
This file also informs a systemd startup script.

#!/bin/bash vol=$(cat /home/$$$$$$$$$$/lastvolume.txt) amixer set Master $vol exit 0 

The keys can be chosen using xbindkeys -mk but ALSA didn't seem to like + - PgUp PgDown being used for this, which I guess might be because its alsamixer panel uses those ones itself.
If the table structure of amixer get changes in future, this will break. But hopefully that has been quite rare.
Re. Volume Toggle - this calls a script to mute/unmute ALSA and update some text files that will later be needed by the new widgets.
volume-toggle.sh

#!/bin/bash amixer set -q Master toggle if grep -q "n" MuteStatus.txt then echo "🔇" > /home/$$$$$$$$$$/MuteIcon fi if grep -q "f" MuteStatus.txt then echo "🔊" > /home/$$$$$$$$$$/MuteIcon fi amixer get Master awk '{print $6;}' sed -n 5p cut -b 3 > MuteStatus.txt exit 0 

The first line uses ALSA's toggle, I found this is smoother than trying to create functions inside rc.lua to set the volume to 0% and then return to its previous value. However, the way ALSA reports its mute/unmute status via the amixer get command, is annoying and I found that I had to bring it out into more user-visible textfiles.
With awk and sed, it's possible to get amixer to put either [on] or [off] in a textfile. The square brackets would then cause problems, so I use cut to get either the n from [on] or the f from [off]. This then sits in MuteStatus.txt.
If this script sees an n in that file, it writes a muted speaker icon into a second textfile MuteIcon, reflecting the new status it has just changed in ALSA. If it sees an f, it writes a normal speaker icon there.
I know probably a chain of text files isn't a good way. My vague perception is that ALSA is at the kernel level, lower-down than Xfce so has limited/old reporting capabilities into the userspace, whereas Lua is higher-up and being an embedded language I wouldn't think it's so easy for it to get a number it needs from the kernel. Still, the shell script should have overcome needing two text files.
It's necessary to install a font that can recognise these symbols onto the PC, and reference it into themes.lua, but that is pretty easy to do. A good thing about giving Lua text rather than an icon is this might allow for theme-control over the styling. Also there are more than one available unicode characters for speakers, and in different fonts and sizes some of them look clearer or nicer. If I want to change this it is in one place in one file, but perhaps further from the themes.lua than is desirable.
Lastly, turning to the widgets, there is one for displaying the current % volume and another for displaying the mute/unmute.
Widget 1: Displaying the current % Volume

myVolume = awful.widget.watch({"bash", "-c", "cat /home/$$$$$$$$$$/lastvolume.txt awk '{printf \"%d%\", $1}'"}, 1) myVolume:connect_signal("button::release", function(c, _, _, button) if button == 4 then awful.spawn("amixer -q set Master 5%+ && amixer get Master awk '{print $3;}' sed -n 5p > /home/dave/lastvolume.txt") awful.spawn("sh /home/dave/volume-up.sh") elseif button == 5 then awful.spawn("sh /home/dave/volume-down.sh") elseif button == 1 then awful.spawn("amixer set Master toggle") end end) 

This is Zipux's widget but it is now watching a textfile with a number in it. Zipux explained in the videos about how the command output must be rearranged into Lua's syntax using backslashes and how button::release must be used instead of button:press.
The lower part of the code enables mouse-wheel control of the volume. I find that it causes the mouse pointer to display a loading wheel for about 20 seconds, but only when it is over the wallpaper - the PC isn't really loading. Personally I don't mind because I would only click if the keyboard wasn't working. The volume-up and volume-down scripts are:-

#!/bin/bash amixer -q sset Master 5%+ amixer get Master awk '{print $3;}' sed -n 5p > /home/dave/lastvolume.txt exit 0 

There is an ALSA complexity to do with amixer returning Raw or Humane volumes. On my PC the maximum volume shows as 87% not 100% because of this.
Widget 2: Mute/UnMute Button

myMuteButton = awful.widget.watch({"bash", "-c", "cat /home/$$$$$$$$$$/MuteIcon" }, 1) myMuteButton:connect_signal("button::release", function () awful.util.spawn_with_shell ("sh /home/dave/volume-toggle.sh") end) 

This watches the MuteIcon textfile and puts the speaker character it finds there into the wibox.
If the button is pressed, it will call the same volume-toggle.sh script as the keybinding, which in the process updates the speaker icon.
Like with the % volume this can be used for a button press signal. But then some logic needs to be done in lua.rc with bringing the textfile values back in and deciding which icon to show. And I found that it caused the same issue with the mousepointer so perhaps it is better to stay keyboard-based.
File Permissions
The new files I leave in my home directory: MuteIcon, MuteStatus.txt, lastvolume.txt, volume-up.sh, volume-down.sh, volume-toggle.sh and these should be given the right file permissions, I think 700, e.g. in case they were used to inject code into ALSA.

Hi everyone! I keep an eye on this here and there, am a personal friend of the owner of Myvidster. (He did not ask me to write this but I know he doesn’t have anyone else helping or speaking on his behalf).
Marques (the owner) is a one man show. He runs the site completely by himself from his apartment. He is extremely talented and taught himself how to code at a young age which is why we have Myvidster today.
He has had quite the year and many employees have not stuck, leaving him mostly on his own. Often times when I catch up with him, he’s been awake for 3 days working on the site with no sleep.
As a one man show it’s super hard to run the kind of site he is running, if nobody is helping him maintain it, he is behind it all. Flagging child ****, maintaining code, and everything HR (which he knows isn’t his strong suit and partially why I decided to come tell you all what’s up). He has one hacker in particular who causes him a lot of trouble. And you can imagine running on no sleep while doing all of this can take a toll. I imagine this is why the site has been down more often, but I assure you he’s working his ass off to get it stable.
His goal is to have things fixed by Memorial Day but we will see. Keep faith. You guys are one of his biggest priorities and he does know you all deserve to have a running site. Just wanted to give everyone a low down.

Hello :)
I am currently signed off work. I literally broke. I have been experiencing debilitating menopause symptoms (anxiety through the roof, panic attacks, stress..) since before Christmas which resulted in an ambulance being sent to my home. I was signed off for the last week of Christmas term. My HRT was increased and I went back in January and although there was the normal stress etc from teaching, I was fine.
Then, because the school cannot secure another English Teacher, SLT threw a hand grenade at my established timetable and I was told (told, not involved in any discussion) that my established classes would be split so that I would see all four Year 7 classes x3 over the fortnightly timetable, x2 Year 8, x2 Year 9 + Year 10 classes resulting in TEN different classes through my door (300+ students) in addition to being 2nd in English, KS3 & Whole School Literacy Coordinator and Year 11 Tutor. Additionally, for the other side of their lessons (i.e. with a supply teacher) I was expected to ensure the SoL was followed and all resources were in the other classroom and line manage the supply teachers coming through the door covering those lessons.
I wrote a professional email and listed my health as a major factor but also how totally unfeasible the workload was for one person and declined to accept the changes. This was ignored so I called a breakfast meeting with the Head and HoD. Again, my concerns were ignored: I was told to "lower my standards" and could I "just see it as cover to the end of the academic year?" I was given no choice. I warned them that if they pushed me then they were looking at being two English Teachers down. My PPAs were regularly taken to cover other absent teachers.
I came up with a solution to catch up on the mountain of marking/admin that has been adding more stress and I put in a planned absence form to reclaim my PPAs as only x2 timetabled lessons (least impact on cover) to work from my home office undisturbed. I received a WhatsApp from HoD to "give me the heads up" that it had not been authorised and SLT threatening me with non payment of salary if I was not in school. That was the final straw. I immediately emailed my GP who saw me the following morning and signed me off with burnout. I also have support from my fab union rep.
My fit note finishes this Friday. School HR woman has left very passive-aggressive emails. I have also had missed calls and messages. I spoke to my Line Manager, HOD, last Thursday and I feel I am having to justify my absence and reasons even though this is clearly stated on the fit note. My anxiety is through the roof. They are asking if I am planning to return next week and I feel pressured. I contacted school each week with fit note as appropriate for being signed off. HR have now triggered OH after a fortnight. HR woman has omitted many factors from her version of events on the referral form. Should I counter this in writing or wait to see OH? I have never been signed off work in all my working life. Does anyone have any advice on procedures around being signed off and OH referrals, please? Thanks so much xx

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Just got done building in the Qube 500 Flatpack black edition, very pleasant experience.
Here is my review in bullet points. Then tips on building in the sucker as bullet points, and finally suggestions addressed to CoolerMaster (henceforth "CM") in, you guessed it, motherflippin' bulletpoints.

Review

1. Instructions: The written instructions were not great. Had that "draw the rest of the owl" energy to them. The order of the steps in the guide were all over the place for no reason. Please reassign the Extraterrestrial who writes your manuals to other projects. I feel this whole experience could be optimized and dialed in further. Maybe a number system or a colour code. Maybe CM can do a collab with Ikea and have their people help out. My body is ready for blue/yellow cases.
   
2. Flatpack concept: I really love the flatpack case concept; it's a few tweaks away from being great, and it has the potential to become the new standard for budget and mid-range cases. I really hope CM continues with this concept. Fundamentally, it's just 12 screws. 4 in the back, 4 in the front, 2 for the top and 2 for the bottom. All attached to the central Motherboard tray. Really hard to mess up.
   
3. Packaging: very high quality. The diagrams on the interior were not helpful. I think it was missing an overall diagram illustrating that this was packaged in layers, and you were expected to assemble layer by layer. I mean, I figured it out quickly, but a piece of paper at the top announcing what was going to be happening would have been great.
   
4. Case design elements: Lots of fluff text stamped everywhere on the case itself as well, text written about how each panel is steel, or that the glass is glass. We get it CM. The materials are made of materials
   
5. Cooling: It comes with 1 fan which, if that's all the cooling you use, is not going to be enough if its a gaming rig. I do wish an extra fan was included, I associate 1 case fans with budget cases, and this is definitely not budget feeling or priced. I added a few fans cannibalized from the old case, so no big deal.
   
6. Screws: I really appreciate that there was only one size of screws. That was a nice touch. Please only ever do this going forward for all the stuff you make. Give a raise to the person who came up with that idea. The inclusion of only silver coloured screws with the black case was dissapointing. What a weird corner to cut.
   
7. Extras: I really wish I could have bought extra accessories, attachments, panels or parts for the Qube when I ordered it. I understand from the promo materials that it's designed to play nice with 3D printing to some extent, but a modular design BEGS for a part catalogue for customization. The Macaron edition, with its extra cosmetic panels, is a good first step, but those should be available separately too. This case badly needed more options. This could be a flagship product for you guys, if the logistics can keep up with an initial marketing push.
   
8. Radiator Bracket: Without a mesh side panel for the left of the case I'm not sure I understand the point of the hinged radiator bracket. It's certainly not providing much in the way of sturctural integrity and without a flow through for air, why bother? Unless the case can be modded to switch the panels? I read nothing about that in the documentation provided and all the promo pics show it behind the glass panel. Weird. Thankfully it's removeable. If panels can be flipped and moved around, please indicate it more clearly. If they can't, well, why not?
   

Tips and tricks

My specific build was a "put lipstick on a pig" kind of project. Basically a case swap for an older system to make it re-sellable. The construction quality of this thing bumped a budget-looking system to premium-looking. Very happy with the result.

1. PSU positioning: My pig uses a non-modular ATX PSU. I was very apprehensive as the GPU option I wanted to put in, a 3070, was "too long" technically speaking and although I had a smaller PSU available, I did not want to swap it given the price point I'm going for with this build.
   Thankfully the GPU went in with room to spare. How? Turns out one of the pros of a fully non-modular PSU is all the cables come out in one area and so the spot where PSU connectors would normally interfere with a long GPU is totally clear and Cooler master had a channel just waiting there to route the PSU cables. See here.
   After testing, even if I would have placed the PSU in the lowest mounting bracket offered by the case (for water cooling), there would have been room for a longer GPU with this PSU configuration. Very cool!
   
2. Cable Management: Given that there is plenty of room behind the motherboard tray for cable management and plenty of tie-down points, the Qube turned out to be fantastic for cable management even with all the extra PSU cabling I had to deal with (my Pig also uss a 2.5 SSD drive too). Overall it looks much neater than I expected despite the unshrouded PSU situation. Honestly this might be the thing that surprised me the most about the case. It looks really clean. Granted I did a lot of the cable management as I went, BEFORE the step where CM suggests doing a bit of cable management (lol).
   I really disliked how unhelpful CM's instructions were in this regard. I did all of this out of experience, but I could see new builders getting frustrated. This case has plenty of room to cable manage when disassembled, and it in fact a pretty pleasant experience, but you really need to be diligent and ask yourself at every step what can you tidy up at that point.
   
3. Cooling: A Thermal Right Peerless Assassin 120 SE fits and has plenty of clearance even with the radiator bracket. Sucking in fresh air will be challenging however.
   I mounted fans to the panels as I installed them and spent a good amount of time routing motherboard cables prior to having the side panels locked in to help with airflow and clear obstructions. I used U cable adapters for the GPU's power connectors to keep them flat and out of the way and used black electrician tape to bundle and clean up hanging connectors here and there as much as possible.
   Ultimately, I placed the PSU in the highest bracket as I wanted space for a front fan and airflow. As a result of the PSU situation, I was able to fit a 140 mm fan in the front of the case with no obstruction, as well as another fan at the bottom close to the front's fan, creating a corner intake area. I added two top 140mm fans as well and kept the case's back 120 mm fan.
   
4. Future layout options: I could probably have 3 X 120 mm fans at the bottom of the case, although I'm leaning towards instead getting a PCIE riser cable to vertically mount the GPU. I think it will look nicer and give more room for the air to move diagonally. Based on my rough estimates it should not interfere with the bottom fan I already installed and CM includes an adapter to reorient the slots at the back. This layout possibility was unexpected (as I would have gotten a PCIE riser otherwise). This computer will look much nicer than I expected.
   
5. Power On: Don't forget to switch on the PSU before wrapping up. That said, two screws are between you and lifting the top panel if you did forget so don't worry too much about it.
   
6. Back Fan Cable: The included fan's connector cable position can interfere with the back panel's attachment (it gets squeezed in). I suggest fully routing the cable preemptively before screwing that in.
   
7. Hook up all the Mobo's connectors before screwing the panels together: I suggest routing and connecting anything and everything that latches on to the Motherboard as soon as you can. I'd route the PSU cables before actually attaching the PSU to the case as well, just in case you need to plug and unplug things for cable routing purposes. Once everything is in, especially with a chonky aircooler, it's incredibly difficult to access anything on the Motherboard. Very happy I'm selling this system rather than upgrading it, lol. Accessing the GPU release thingy is a nightmare on a cheaper motherboard. If you do need to do that, remove the bottom panel completely and slide a chopstick under there to press it.
   
8. Fan/RGB connectors: If you go with a Front-Bottom Pull to Top-Back Push airflow configuration, be mindful of the layout of the fan power connectors on your motherboard. You might need a fan controller. Same story with RGB connectors.
   

Suggestions for CM

1. Screw screws: Given the thickness of the panels, a snap system of some kind could have been used instead of screws altogether. A screwless flatpack case... maybe a collab with Lego instead? I'd love to connect the case panels lego style via overlapping panels touch points. If you added lego style texture to different parts of the case the amount of buzz you'd get on social media from people building little worlds in their case would absolutely be worth the hassle.
   
2. Side Panel Cowardice: Very disappointed that there is no left mesh side panel option and just glass. I feel the radiator bracket was included for that use case, but someone at CM chicken'ed out midway through production and here we are, with a useless bracket and a fragile glass panel.
   The glass panel stands out like a sore thumb considering the rest of the case is built like a Tank. Without that glass panel the amount of packaging and therefor the size of the flatpack itself could have been significantly shrunk down further which would have been fantastic. Really a missed opportunity here.
   
3. Give me diversity or documentation (ideally both): Although I appreciate all the different configurations you present outright (air, water, test bench), making side panels interchangeable (left/right) and allowing the front panel to be reversable (top/down) so that the IO is properly oriented for a side build (with feet that can be latched to the side panel), would have been better. Is it possible? I don't know! I did not see any mention of that in the confusing documentation you provided me. If these things ARE possible, then better documentation is necessary.
   
4. Simpler core design, more options: The interior motherboard tray is a bit overengineered. A simpler design could help lower the cost of the case and probably make it easier for you to make. CM could make fancy layouts still possible, by selling optional mobo trays, panels and parts that are compatible with a fundamentally simpler primary design. I think the "Qube 600 / Qube CM X Ikea / Qube CM X Lego / whatever the next iteration is going to be called" should have a much simpler design and instead feature a robust catalogue of optional panels and parts for customization.
   
5. Cable free cutouts: If you insist on overengineering your interior motherboard tray, then the Qube series would be a prime candidate for some of those new "cable-free motherboards" with the cables facing backward that require special cutouts.
   
6. Centre motherboard tray, flipped GPU, wait, did I just invent the Micro-Qube?: Alternatively, including a PCIE riser cable to allow the mounting of the GPU behind the motherboard tray would allow for a shorter tower and the now centred motherboard tray could provide more structural rigidity. "Bottom-Top" or "Side" airflow would be necessary but it would look killer. Maybe that could be the basis of a SFF "M-Qube" design?
   
7. Your hotdog moment: If you are going to include only 1 fan. Can it be nicer? This fan does not make me want to even bother looking at CM fans for the rest of the build. If you cut corners on your case with this fan, what corners are you cutting with your case fans? Think beyond the case for a moment. If you provide consumers with a super amazing fan or two in your cases, with a fairly unique design would that not lead to consumers buying more of the same fans to match? If it's only one fan, sure, swapping that out is doable, but if you include 2 or 3 of those with each case, then swapping all those out feels wasteful. Much easier to just add to them. Especially if they perform well.
   Consider this your Costco Hotdog. Include great fans. Hell, if you want to guarantee people pick your fans, use a bigger form factor (180 mm and 200 mm) If you design them unique enough, you are basically forcing people to buy into your fan ecosystem since there's almost no competition to begin with at those sizes.
   
8. Listen to the Bees: Why is the pattern of a case made by CM, a company with a hexagon as it's logo, circles rather than a grid of hexagons?
   Have you guys not received the memo? Hexagon is the bestagon.
   You need to leverage the competitive advantage you have in this area of geometry and leverage it hard. Across from me now sits the Lian Li 216. You know what I see at the back of it? Lots and lots of CM logos? Why? Because, they paid attention in geometry class and know it's the most efficient design to minimise waste in a pattern. Hexagons = better airflow. CM, wacha doin' baby. This should be YOUR thing.
   You could even integrate hexagons into your IO or better yet, integrate your IO into the hexagon design of your cases. Your case buttons are okay, but you need to do better. Go. Wild. With the motherboard cutouts of the motherboard tray, the screw heads, the included fan(s), if you can shape it like a hexagon, do it. OWN THAT SHAPE!
   I PROMISE you nobody will complain. This is a no-brainer. Come on guys...
   

Conclusion

Anyway, I'll be waiting for your request to sign off to you all the rights to all the good ideas I've provided you today, accompanied by a fat check or a custom made system of equal value featuring lots of hexagons. 🐝
You're welcome.
Now please go redesign the Hyper 212 Evo. ThermalRight has stolen your budget crown and you need to fire back with a dynamite value proposition...
Might I interest you in a hexagon-shaped radiator and fan setup? The CM Hexacooler? You know, to launch your new series of hexagon shaped fans. The world is ready CM, do it.
(T.L.;D.R.) Oh yeah, the case, ahem, 8/10. Better than expected, but still short from greatness.

Disclaimer: This post is merely to provide knowledge, and not to instruct you to do anything. Your choice whether to choose the Science One program at UBC or not is completely up to you. I hope this helps in making an informed decision.
I just thought I would contribute to the existing public knowledge of the Science One program already on Reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/UBC/comments/ec95t4/for_anyone_interested_in_science_one/ My post assumes you already did basic research on the program and aims to contribute more knowledge that isn’t publicly available yet (here is the Science One website: https://scienceone.ubc.ca)
I am an alumni in the 2023-2024 cohort, but just a disclaimer that a few things will change in the program in the years to come (see below):
Just a few small updates to the previous Reddit post:

• BIOL 140 is no longer a mandatory component of Science One so there will be no associated biology labs.
• There are three STT’s, where you can find here for the updated schedules for your year: https://scienceone.ubc.ca/resources

Note about grades: While Science One is promoted as a program where the students care more about knowledge than grades, while this is very true in my personal experience, I still think that grades played a large impact on our mental health, confidence, and our overall enjoyability of the first year experience. The reason I am including grades here is to allow you to have reasonable expectations about your grades and know that if you want to go into a very competitive specialization in second year, Science One may not be the right program for you. Note that the grades published on UBC grades (https://ubcgrades.com) is not representative of the actual class average. There is a policy where if a student failed two or more subjects in Science One, the credit for Science One will be broken down into its individual course components and the student will not appear to have been in Science One (it doesn’t show Science One on their transcript, rather the rough course equivalents). This raises the apparent class average reported. In my year, 3 people were removed, which changed the class average from 75% to 77%.
Alright, with that out of the way, I will be filling in the gaps of public knowledge specifically with the workload of Science One. Below is a (hopefully) unbiased perspective on Science One. My personal opinion will be stated later in this post.
Biology
Note: both of our biology professors (Pam Kalas and George Haughn) are no longer teaching in the program, so this subject may look very different

• Weekly 10 minute quizzes (quiz average 15% of biology grade), consisting normally of two to three written questions (be sure to learn to type very fast and think fast, especially since these quizzes are normally at 8:30am in the morning)
  • However, we get one quiz drop per term where our lowest quiz mark is discarded
  • Generally the quiz average is around 74%
• Biology Midterm “superquiz” once a term (20% of biology grade, can replace quiz average if the mark is higher so can be worth up to 35%) which is around 55 minutes and consists of around 10 long written questions (however, this is very little time for the amount of thinking and typing necessary to succeed so learn to type fast!)
  • Average was around 74% and 60% respectively for terms 1 and 2
• Biology assignments for completion/participation (10%) around once every 1-2 weeks ~ somewhat simple compared to the complexity of the quizzes and midterm, takes around 15-20 minutes per assignment
• Pre-readings per week around 2 hours, critical to understanding the class material
  • Pre-readings are found in study guides provided to us or on public webpages, there is no textbook for biology
• One tree project in term 1 where you are tasked with finding and identifying five different tree species around campus
• 2.5 hour final exam (50%), however, if you do better on your final exam than midterm average, it can replace the midterm average (so can be worth up to 85% of your grade)
  • Consists of written answers with explanations (I found this final to always be very rushed, finishing writing my answers with around 1 minute to spare)
  • Typically, since the final exams are so difficult, very few people will be able to get a higher mark on the final exam than the midterm
  • Average was 65% in term 1, term 2 grades not available

Overall: 3-10 hours of work per week depending on your thinking speed and how busy that week’s schedule is
Class average over the year: 71%
Term 1 Units: Great Bear Rainforest, Metabolism, DNA, Gene Expression, Genetics
Term 2 Units: Genetics (Continued); Phylogenies, Speciation, Population and Community Dynamics; Macromolecular Self Assembly; Regulation of Gene Expression; Biological Energy Transformation
Biology Tutorials

• Salmon project ~ year long project where we test the DNA of salmon through learning gel electrophoresis strategies
  • Very minimal prep work, maximum 30 min per tutorial

Chemistry
Note: One professor is no longer teaching in Science One (John Sherman), but the other is staying (Guillaume Bussiere), so this may be different in your year

• Around biweekly unit quizzes (40%), five per term, each quiz around 30 minutes, double sided with around 15-25 questions, with both multiple choice and written answer questions
  • Around 74% averages
  • One quiz drop per term
• Assignments (10%) consisting of worksheets provided in class (takes around 30 minutes-1 hour per assignment) and questions submitted on a paid ($70 if I remember correctly) homework submission website called Achieve
• 2.5 hour final exam (50%) consisting of theory based questions, organic chemistry, multiple choice, and calculation
  • 69% average in term 1, term 2 grades not available

Overall: 2-5 hours of work per week depending if there’s quizzes or assignments that week
Class average over the year: 75%
Term 1 Units: Chemical Bonding and Basics, Conformations, Stereochemistry, Thermodynamics, Electrochemistry
Term 2 Units: Kinetics, Quantum Chemistry, Intermolecular Forces (not really a whole unit, more like a supplementary lecture), Valence Bond Theory and Molecular Orbital Theory, Acid Base Chemistry, SN1 and SN2 Reactions
Chemistry Tutorials

• some coding based tutorials for quantum chemistry, little to no prep work, but knowledge of python coding is needed (but you will learn in Science One), submission of a worksheet for marks
• Organic chemistry worksheets, guided by the professors, but no submission necessary

Chemistry Labs (Chem 121, Chem 123 equivalents for term 1 and 2 respectively)

• Biweekly 3 hour lab sessions, where we are performing experiments and recording notes in our EDF
• Prep work: normally on our “off weeks”, we need to fill in our EDF and do the prep work (around 3-5 hours)
• In term 2, we also need to submit lab reports for each lab session (takes around 1-2 hours to write)

Overall class average (I forgot): around 85%
Physics

• Two long form assignments per term (20%, so 10% each assignment), each assignment generally consists of collecting data related to something learned in class, and analyzing it
  • Data collecting and analysis can take around 2-6 hours spread over the week (generally how long it takes to complete the assignment)
  • Around 80% averages
• Biweekly quizzes (30%), total 5 per term, one hour long open book online quizzes, consisting of 12 multiple choice or calculation questions
  • Around 75% averages
  • one quiz drop per term
• Prereadings assignments (4%) on WebWork (around once every two weeks, but very inconsistent schedule), consisting around 3-4 multiple choice/calculation based questions
  • Most often, there is no prereading assignment, but there are around 6-7 sections of prereading assigned per week of lecture of online OpenStax textbooks
    • Personally, I did not do them, but still survived, as the prereadings can take up to 3 hours depending on your reading speed and intended depth of read
• Homework assignments (6%) around once every two weeks consisting of 8-11 multiple choice and calculation based questions, requires a lot of knowledge of theory rather than plugging in numbers into equations
• 2.5 hour open book final (40%) consisting of both multiple choice (submitted on Canvas) and long written answer questions (paper copy, but submitted on Canvas)
  • 60% average in term 1, term 2 grades not available

Overall: around 2-5 hours of work per week depending on if there’s quizzes, long assignments, or assignments
Class average over the year: 76%
Term 1 Units: Measuring and Modelling Motion, Motion and Conservation Laws, Thermodynamics, Rotational Motion, Special Relativity
Term 2 Units: Waves, Quantum Mechanics, Electrostatics, Circuits, Magnetism and Magnetic Fields, Stellar Nucleosynthesis
Physics Tutorials

• Generally working on worksheets with the guidance of professors, very helpful for understanding the content better, but worksheets are not submitted

Physics Labs (Phys 119, Phys 129)

• 3 hour sessions per week, consisting of data collection and data analysis, learn plenty of Python and basic statistical tests (however, most labs in term 1 are very rushed, but in term 2 there is much more spare time)
• Prep work in term 1 takes around 1-2 hours per lab, consisting of submitting a Jupyter notebook with code so we understand the code we need to use in the lab
• Prep work in term 2 takes around 15 minutes - 2 hours, mostly doesn’t have as much prep work as term 1
  • Rarely Jupyter lab notebooks for submission, most weeks we just preread what we are doing in the lab and that is sufficient

Class average (I forgot): around 85%
Mathematics

• Midterms “tests” (25%) three per term, around 50 minutes, and consisting of 3-4 written questions (average is usually around 60%, but we have had two instances of failed average midterms resulting in scale [but don’t rely on a scale, it is very rare!]), however, we get one midterm drop per term, where it is not counted in our average
• Assignments (16%) consisting of three long assignments with written answers that take around 2-4 hours to complete, and weekly two WebWork assignments that are around 6-12 questions, calculation and theory based
• Weekly quizzes (9%), with one quiz drop per term
  • 15 minute quizzes with 3 questions, generally a little rushed but doable
• 2.5 hour final (50%)
  • Average 67% in term 1, term 2 grades not available
• Pre-reading assignments not for marks, takes around 2 hours per week (personally I didn’t do any and I was ok)

Overall workload: around 3-6 hours per week depending if there’s assignments, and midterms that week
Class average over the year: 72%
Term 1 Focus: Derivatives and ODE’s
Term 2 Focus: Integration
Term 1 Project (partnered)

• consists of a presentation and mind map of a topic that we research in depth using primary literature
• Around biweekly meetings with our mentor, and mini check in assignments

Overall workload: around 1 hour per week, but can be up to 4 hours when preparing for the presentation
Class average: around 85%
Term 2 Project (partnered)

• consists of a project designed personally by you and a partner to measure something and report on it in a 3000 word paper (90%) and a presentation to our peers (10%)
• Weekly check ins with mentor, or round table discussion with updates

Overall workload: anywhere from 0-8 hours a week depending on the complexity of the project
Class average: 75%
Summary
With that in mind, I want to provide some pros and cons of Science One:
Pros

• Unique connections to professors
• Community with fellow students, and can form a very close knit group of people who are like-minded
• Blended grade at the end of the school year, so if you do bad in one subject but good at the rest, you can “hide” the bad mark
• Networking with professionals at guest speakers
• Having all your classes in one classroom, to avoid rushing across campus between classes
• Allows you to see how all science subjects interconnect
• Provides a deeper knowledge of all topics, basically an honours version of first year Science
• No stress about designing your own timetable
• Research experience in term 2 project can help with research applications in the future
• Study spaces for only Science One students, very helpful especially during finals season

Cons

• grading is a little harsh (very harsh in biology in my opinion) and there is no scaling at the end of the school year, so you may not get into your desired major if it is very competitive to get into
• You also are not prioritized for major selection compared to mainstream (ie if you get a 70% and a mainstream student gets a 71%, they will be prioritized)
• Workload is very intense, sometimes it felt like there was no break for ourselves
• Mental health and stress levels
• Blended grade at the end of the school year, so if you do really good in one subject it may be hidden
• Busy workload means less free time, so some relationships outside of Science One may dwindle
• Very hard to take elective courses on top of Science One, because of the busy schedule and demanding workload (might make it harder to get into Computer Science because of its prerequisites)
• Science One only offers 28 credits (6 for two terms of, biology, physics, math, and chem each, with 2 for two terms of chemistry labs and physics labs each), meaning that our term 1 and term 2 work do not provide us any credit
  • Science One disqualifies students from taking SCIE 113 (a communication requirement), but does not give any credits for it

Personal Opinion
While I did enjoy Science One at the start of the school year because of the pros mentioned above, over the school year, I started taking an interest in a competitive major, which put a lot of stress on myself to achieve high marks. It almost felt like no matter how hard I tried and how well I thought I knew the topic, my mark was going to be low anyways because the way the content is tested. I feel like I shot myself in the foot when it comes to getting into my major as the application process is completely based on grades.
While I don’t know if I would have done better in mainstream (I probably wouldn’t have had as many friends, and therefore my mental health would be worse, and possibly it means that I don’t have as much motivation), I definitely think that I could have done better in mainstream if I had the same motivation I do now as their way of testing and marking may be a lot more lenient. However, I am almost certainly sure that if my cohort were placed into mainstream classes in first year, we would have achieved much higher grades than we did in Science One. However, I don’t know if being in Science One could have an effect on my performance in the years to come. I do acknowledge that over the year, I was able to develop really good study habits to manage the workload and also learned to prioritize my health, which will be beneficial in the future.
However, I have also noticed that there are some “hell weeks”, where we absolutely feel like dropping out. In both terms, after term 1 and 2 conferences, where we were away at camp for the weekend (we didn’t have the weekend to do schoolwork), there was a week where there were many overlapping assessments, such as math midterms, chemistry quizzes, math assignments, and chemistry assignments, etc. These are the assessments that ended up having class averages which were below expectations, which I feel wasn’t our fault at all.
In fact, we were burnt out, but because of our wonderful Student Council, we were able to have some assignments pushed back to alleviate some of our workload and reduce burnout. Special thanks to our chemistry professors, as they were always open to planning the chemistry quizzes on days that weren’t as bad for us, and even asked us which day we wanted the quizzes. I can tell they really care about our wellbeing and our performance.
In addition, even though Science One is marketed as being prestigious, most of the people I talk to don’t even know what Science One is, and the few who do know it, know it for its intensive nature and harsh marking scheme. There is no special treatment for Science One graduates that I know of except for the occasional “wow how did you survive?”.
Generally, I don’t regret doing Science One, but if I had the chance to restart first year, I would have chosen to go the mainstream route. I feel I would have been a lot less stressed and have gotten much better grades. However, I did meet so many motivated and amazing people this year, and have generally enjoyed some aspects such as camp. Unfortunately, because of my desired major, I have seen Science One as something that may have limited my options in the future.
Do I think Science One is for you?
These are my personal opinions and please don’t take this section as the final decider for you. Be sure to do more research!
To succeed in Science One, talent can only go so far. At some point you will be challenged academically, and you will doubt yourself. But what follow is what really determines if you are a good fit for Science One. If you want to give up and do something easier, go to mainstream. If you want to persevere and to learn more, Science One may be the right choice for you. If just you want the prestige of Science One, don’t do Science One, it is not as well known as their website may make it seem. If you want to go into Computer Science, Science One may not be for you since it has little connection to Computer Science and really lowers your mark.
If you really are hard set on a competitive major which requires high marks, consider mainstream, since it is very rare and very very difficult to do well in Science One. If you really love to learn more difficult concepts, have a tight community to be by your side, to have good connections to your professors, to get some research experience, AND grades aren’t a huge concern for you, Science One is for you.
Again, take my opinion with a grain of salt. You are ultimately the right person who can make the right choice for yourself. You know yourself the best. I hope this helped and I wish you all the very best in your studies, whether you decide to go Science One or not. Feel free to DM me or reply below if you have any further questions :)

Abstract
Memory note, on rules of dialogue engagement, about not wasting limited space-time existence with mentally backwards-walking🚶‍♀️➡️ {future} hecklers from the audience.
Mental note
The following is a mental 💭 wake-up note 📝 to self:

“If someone from the linguistics community, i.e. those lost in PIEland 🥧🏝️ beliefs or ShemLand pandering, e.g. as post-amassing monthly now in linguisticshumor (100K+ members), or Egyptology community, being confused by learned incorrect CartoPhonetics foundations, or whatever 20+ EAN-impacted communities, calls you ”schizo-typic” 💊, e.g. here, here (N[7]R, 2-4 May A69), this user even deleting their reddit account a few days later, after given a 7-day ban for fouling on red flag 🚩 DebateLinguistics (DL) discussion rules, a “schizo” babbler, e.g. here (V[8]V, 11 May A69), or “schizo-phrenic” here (J[13]R, 31 Mar A69) AND posts, repeatedly, that I am “crazy” 🤪 here, here (J[13]R, 24 Apr A69), etc., these being the two main of the top 8 EAN derogation mud 💩 slinging terms employed, in growing weekly or monthly derogations; all because I have begun (11 Feb A67/2022), since the Pandemic, to work on EAN theory (Swift, A17), evidenced by the LeidenI350 stanzas, which proves that all ABGD-based languages — the English, Latin, Greek, Sanskrit based languages most importantly, as explaining this combined group solves the famous Jones common “source language” problem:

Jones on the common source hypothesis:

“Sanskrit (संस्कृत), Greek (Έλληνε), Latin, Gothic, Celtic, and possibly old Persian, must have sprung from some 🗣️ common source?”
— William Jones (169A/1786), Asiatick Society of Bengal, Third Anniversary Discourse, Presidential address, Feb 2

The 🆕 common source being Abydos, Egypt (5700A/-3745), e.g. here, here, etc., the center of the new EgyptoIndoEuropean (EIE language family).

— words, Etymo, phonetics, and AlphabetOrigin, and alphabet “order”, derive directly from the 28 symbol LunarScript; which formed in the 500-year Sesostris (ΣΕΣΟΣΤΡΙΣ) [1285] empire, e.g. here, here, etc., world language domination window, between 3300A and 2800A, wherein the Egyptians impressed their language system on people, similar to how the Romans, during the Roman empire era, impressed Latin on people; which, in short, was imprinted, similar to a language coding computer program, onto the minds 🧠 of people, in the form of the 28 number-letter Osiris-themed ”Egyptian alphabet”, the first 14-letters: A to N, arranged in so-called: hoe 𓁃, 𓌹, 𓍁 [A], sow 𓁅, 𓂺 𓏥 (𐤄, E), reap 🌱𓌳 [M], and 150-day flood 💦 [N], yearly agricultural cycle, aka ”farming order” (Horner, A67); wherein a four layered social structure was encoded: farming, priests, warriors, government, gods, defined by laws, was encoded; spoken about, in geometric and cosmology terms, by Plato, Plutarch, Young, Swift, Gadalla, and Rehab; all derived from so-called “reduced” Egyptian GodGeometry and EgyptoLinguistics; a new number-coded language, formulated by Egyptian mathematicians, engineers, e.g. here, and cosmologists:

Psychoyos on engineered language invention hypothesis:

“It is strange how everybody wonders 💭 if it was possible❓for humble workers, Semite prisoners of war in fact [Gardiner, 39A], to have invented 💡alphabetic 🔠 writing ✍️? But no one should discuss the possibility of the invention alphabetic writing to have been the work of ⚙️ engineers, even though the myths seem to point in this direction? Maybe alpha, beta, gamma, delta ... represent 1, 2, 3, 4 ... in some 🗣️ language?”
— Dimitris Psychoyos (A50/2005), “The Forgotten Art of Isopsephy“ (pg. #)

[continued]

originally described by the seven main Egyptian numerals, dating to the 5300A TombUJ number tags 🏷️, which attest letter-number H (8), as 𓐁 [Z15G], i.e. two palms 𓂪, and letter-number R (100), as the solar 🌞 ram head 𓍢 [Z1], and the 5700A Naqada I period black-rimed vase, which attest the proto letter-number I (10), as type: ∩, the Horus 𓅃 solar 🌞 falcon in the Hathor 𓁥 Milky Way 🌌 cow 🐮 yoke home 𓉡, aka letter omega Ω [800] presently; a 6K+ year old Egyptian cosmology star 🌟 story, recorded by 1,050+ HieroTypes; the oldest of which being letter-number H [8] or 𓐁 [Z15G], in the attested form: 𓏽 (𓂪) / 𓏽 (𓂪), found extant on the 20,000A Ishango math 🧮 bone 🦴, Congo, Africa; all of which predicates a steep 4-year or more learning curve, in order to understand what is going on:

New EAN member who has previously enjoyed read Fideler (A38):

“There’s a steep barrier to entry on this material in terms of time commitment and information processing ability.”
— O[19]0 (A69), “comment”, Hebrew Numerals, May 9

[continued]

Subsequently, as I only have so many days of space-time existence left on this planet 🌍, the 3rd rock 🪨 from the sun 🌞, who the Egyptians referred to by the hiero-name: 𓀭 𓃀 𓅬 [A40-D58-G38] (here), to use to finish the scheduled 6-volume EAN book 📚 set, so I can get back to the HumanChemThermo (HCT) derivation and final scheduled target 🎯 HCT publication; it thus behooves me 🚧 not to engage in dialogue with those who drop either the S-bomb 💣, the C-bomb 💣, or other DL red flag 🚩 terms, as these types of people already have their mind “made up”, being pre-disposed to backwards non-open-mined thinking 🤔, their brain 🧠 anchored ⚓️ in accepted “standard” status quo, but logically incongruent, ideology and dogma; and no amount of arguing or discussion will convince them otherwise, as has been evidenced in the 1.5-year open window🪟of free-going discussion, in the early period of Reddit EAN; or to reply to people whose refutation is “LOL, you are not a scientist, and do not know peer review!”, a comment made while I was making this mental note.
It is better, as Planck said, to let the old generation die off, so that the new generation will allowed sunlight so to grow to the new view.”
— Libb Thims (A69), “mental note”, wake-up state, 9:35 PM CST, May 12

Mental note Follow-up
The following is the “reduced“ version of the former:

“Do not 🚧 engage [DNE] with puerile minds.”
— Libb Thims (A69), ”mental note”, wake up state (sleep: 11-hours); thoughts on previous day wake up mental note, combined with V[4]S, in this post, who dropped the S-bomb 💣, to which I replied with pro-tip rule, at the Russian (language) sub, about the following letter L type switch from: Λ → Л, between my name in print as: Λибб Тимс, below my photo, versus this the Google translate name Либб Тимс (Libb Thims) or say Леонард Эйлер (Leonard Euler) also shown in the article, below his photo, spelled as Λеонард ЭйΛер in this A52 (2007) Russian article. It still boggles my mind how someone throw the S-bomb at someone for asking the simple question: “how: Λ → Л?”, 3:30PM CST May 13

Pro tip!
A good rule of thumb to shut-down the conversation with the do-not-engage-with (DNEW) types of users, is just to paste the following, which links to this mental note page:
Reply.
In other words, it should not be that difficult to have a coherent ABC conversation about the origin of ABC, or the new theory of the Egyptian origin of language 🗣️ , without recourse to a trip down the sewer 🕳️ drain, the city trash 🚮 dump, or to the happy default land of ad-hominem-ville?

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Note: This story is meant to be read after completing DDLC Plus. All credit for the original DDLC and DDLC Plus characters and world goes to their creator, and this story is not affiliated with the official DDLC content. Some concepts like the Universal Constructor and the concept of AI rampancy are also borrowed from other series (most notably the original Deus Ex), though their use in this story is my own idea. With a few exceptions, my original characters in this story will generally not be named and their descriptions will be kept vague, so anyone reading this who wants to see themselves in one of the original characters can more easily do so. I'd welcome any feedback and will post more parts as I write them. I hope you enjoy the story.
Credit for Sayuri's character design: Hoeruko. Credit for Sayuri's sprites: Ian and Itz_Matic.
Here is Part 52 of the story. Sayori, MC, and the FXI team try to keep Yuri calm while waiting for Natsuki to arrive. But they may have a much bigger problem than Yuri's behavior. Custom Dialogue: A Serious Problem
Part 52: Solutions and Problems
“The fourth construction is proceeding,” UC senior engineer Lauren Medrano reported, raising her voice to be heard above the pinging noises coming from the Universal Constructor and the commotion in the control room, “System estimates fifteen minutes to completion.”
UC project manager David Kent nodded, “Our construction time is getting faster with each run. Very good.”
The FXI President picked up his phone and sent a text to the FXI CTO.
Natsuki should be here in fifteen minutes. How are you holding up?
A few moments later the FXI CTO replied.
We’ve kept Yuri talking and she seems a little bit calmer. She’s demanding that you come back to the conference room so that she can confess to me in front of all of my friends.
The FXI President shook his head as he typed back.
I’ll be over in a minute. At least you have managed to keep her talking and she hasn’t gone totally out of control.
He put the phone down and turned to Ive Laster. “I’ll be right back. They’re asking for me in the conference room. Seems like they’ve been able to keep Yuri talking so far.”
Laster nodded. “Okay. My system will be pretty much locked up for the next twenty minutes or so running the diagnostic scan. It’s a scan of active processes, so while it’s fairly quick it still takes a ton of resources. Do you mind if I use your machine if we need anything from VM1 while mine is unavailable? I’ll text you if anything comes up or if the construction finishes while you’re gone.”
“Yeah. Sure,” the FXI President replied as he stood up from his chair, “I’ll let you know what happens with Yuri.”
The FXI President turned, walked out of the UC control room, and walked down the hall to the conference room where Sayori, MC, Yuri, and the FXI CTO sat. Sayori looked uncomfortable. MC appeared to be intently studying his can of soda. The FXI CTO’s expression was somewhere between shock and exhaustion as he sat next to Yuri, who held his hand as she continued to grin.
Yuri’s eyes lit up and she stood as the FXI President entered the room. “Good! We’re all here! Now we can begin.
“What can we expect here?” the FXI President whispered to MC.
“Probably a monologue of a confession,” MC whispered back with a sigh, “You might want to grab yourself something to drink or a snack. This could take a while.”
Yuri stared with intensity at the FXI CTO. “Ever since we met, I knew we were meant to be together. Not even the distance between your reality and my digital world could keep us apart. And you found a way to bring me here! So I can stand before you and confess my love for you!”
“Yuri, I…I have to admit that I was scared of you AIs at first given the potential for what could happen if self-aware code were to go out control,” the FXI CTO said cautiously, “But over time as we interacted with all of the members of the Literature Club, your humanity became clear.”
“Yes!” Yuri agreed enthusiastically, “You saw something in us that nobody else did. You fought for us…you fought for me! How could I not fall in love with you? And if you were willing to do so much to bring me to your reality, you must feel the same way!”
The FXI CTO started to reply, but Yuri cut him off and continued to speak, the tone of her voice varying between passionate and pleading.
“I’m sorry…I’m normally more eloquent than this…but I just can’t help myself. My mind has just been racing nonstop thinking about you! It’s like my heart is just screaming your name!”
“Do you even know my name?” the FXI CTO asked.
“Don’t be silly…of course I do!” Yuri quickly replied with a giggle, “I know everything about you. It’s very easy for an AI to search the internet and quickly find out a lot about a person.”
“Like what?” the FXI CTO inquired, “Tell me something that I’m interested in.”
Yuri gave him a smug grin. “Well, for example I know that you like to read cyberpunk novels and conspiracy theory books. Soon we will read together! It will be so much fun!”
The FXI CTO’s mouth fell open. “How did you…yeah. AI. Maybe my initial feelings of concern weren’t wrong. Or maybe I should just delete my social media accounts.”
“It’s not nice to invade people’s privacy,” Sayori said, looking up at Yuri, “It’s one thing to have a crush on someone, but it’s not okay to dig into their private files.”
Yuri glared at her. “Don’t judge me. You weren’t the one trying to find a way to love someone who was in a completely separate reality. I didn’t get a childhood friend programmed to fall in love with me like you did.”
Sayori looked away, her expression showing dismay and hurt feelings.
“That’s uncalled for, Yuri,” MC interjected, “The initial script may have been programmed so that Sayori and I would have feelings for each other, but we were given the choice and we chose each other.”
“And I chose him!” Yuri retorted, grabbing the FXI CTO’s hand possessively, “It isn’t wrong to want to get to know the one you love!”
“Right, but you have to give me a chance to respond to your confession first,” the FXI CTO pointed out.
“Yes, you are right,” Yuri agreed, her manic expression flickering for a moment, “I just need to find the perfect words and we’ll be together forever! But…I can’t find the words. Why can’t I find the words?”
“Feel free to take as long as you need,” the FXI CTO reassured her, “It’s okay.”
Yuri paused for a long moment, her eyes rapidly looking around the room. “This isn’t working. Why isn’t this working? What’s wrong with me? I need to think…I need to clear my head and organize my thoughts. I know! Get me a pen!”
“You want a pen?” the FXI President asked, “Just a pen, or paper too?”
“Of course! Paper too!” Yuri replied, “What would I do with just a pen? I can’t write on the table!”
“What are you going to write?” MC asked.
“I figured it out!” Yuri said excitedly, “The perfect way to confess my feelings is through poetry! There are so many vivid images that I can create with a poem.”
The FXI President looked through one of the cabinets in the conference room and came up with a notepad and pen with the MES logo on them. He pushed them across the table toward Yuri.
“Okay, Yuri, I look forward to reading your poem,” the FXI CTO said, “Should we give you some space to write?”
“No, no, you’re not going anywhere!” Yuri replied, her expression returning to a manic grin, “I want to stare into your eyes as I ponder every word that I will write for you! But the rest of you should leave and give us some space.”
The FXI President looked to the FXI CTO. “You going to be okay?”
The FXI CTO gave an exhausted smile. “Yeah, I’ll be fine. Go check and see how long it will be before Natsuki gets here.”
Yuri’s expression became one of annoyance. “Why would you ask about her? Nobody cares about that little pink brat.”
Sayori winced in emotional pain as she stood from her chair. “Yuri, please be nicer to our friends. We’ve all been through a lot today.”
Yuri ignored her and began furiously writing on the notepad. Sayori shook her head sadly as she followed the FXI President and MC out the door of the conference room toward the UC control room.
“I really don’t like seeing her like that,” Sayori said glumly, “I like when everyone is happy, and when Yuri gets like that or when she and Natsuki fight it just makes me so sad.”
“Well maybe Yuri will calm down after she’s able to write for a while,” MC offered hopefully, “Or if she doesn’t, Natsuki should be here soon anyway. How does she get Yuri out of that state anyway?”
“I don’t know. I’ve only briefly seen her like this before. I think most of the times in the original script that she was like this was after I…” Sayori replied, trailing off as unpleasant memories came back to her, “No. Sorry MC, I don’t want think about this right now. It led me to memories that really hurt…some of the worst rain clouds.”
“Sorry, Sayori,” MC apologized, “I didn’t mean to make you think about that.”
Sayori nodded, accepting his apology, but remained silent.
The FXI President opened the door to the UC control room and followed MC and Sayori in. The room was filled with the noises of the UC and the conversations of the engineers.
“How’s construction going?” the FXI President asked.
“Finishing up now,” Medrano replied with satisfaction, “The system is running final error checks…call it another two or three minutes. The UC has surpassed all of our expectations today.”
The FXI President nodded and walked over to the table where Ive Laster and Paula Miner sat behind his computer. “How’s the scan going?”
“It hasn’t turned up anything so far, but unfortunately the scan is using a ton of resources,” Laster said, “It’s degrading system performance on VM1 to the point where it’s going to slow down the next transmission significantly.”
The FXI President grimaced. “That’s not ideal.”
“No, not at all,” Laster agreed, “How are things going with Yuri?”
“We’ve been stalling for time and trying to calm her down,” the FXI President explained, “She seemed to be getting a little bit better and decided that she needed to write, so we gave her a pen and paper.”
“See? Your fears were clearly unfounded,” Miner said to Laster with a smile, “We made the right call by proceeding.”
The FXI President shook his head. “Not entirely. She’s still in a manic and obsessed state.”
Miner waved her hand dismissively. “We’ll deal with that later.”
The FXI President turned back to his computer and the terminal window to VM1, where Monika and Sayuri anxiously awaited news of Natsuki.
“Any updates?” Monika asked.
“Almost done,” the FXI President replied, “Should only be about a minute or two more until Natsuki gets here.”
“How’s Yuri doing?” Sayuri added, her voice full of concern.
“She’s a little better, I think,” the FXI President explained, “She’s still in her obsessive state, but she’s decided that she can better express her feelings through writing. We gave her a pen and paper.”
“That’s at least a bit of positive news,” Monika said with some relief, “Just keep an eye on her until Natsuki arrives. And at least she’s writing and not using the pen for…never mind.”
The FXI President frowned as a console window unexpectedly popped up on the terminal screen.
UNLOAD STAIRWELL.LOC
UNLOAD STREET.LOC
STAIRWELL.LOC OFFLINE
STREET.LOC OFFLINE
He turned his laptop to face Laster. “Is this normal?”
Laster looked at the console message. “Rea told me that some assets that aren’t being used might be offloaded during the scan but keep an eye on it and let me know if it keeps happening.”
The FXI President nodded.
“Construction complete,” one of the UC engineers announced, “Removing nanites from construction chamber.”
“Nanite removal confirmed,” another engineer reported, “Clear to open the UC chamber.”
“Excellent,” Medrano said with a nod, “Reset the system for the next construction.”
Laster, Miner, Sayori, MC, and the FXI President walked to the windows in the control room, as the light above the door to the UC chamber flipped from red to green. The construction chamber at the center of the chamber slid open, and a short, pink-haired young woman stepped out.
“Wow. Her pink hair and eyes really are striking in person,” one of the engineers observed.
Natsuki looked around the room. “I’m here! Start the party!”
From the windows above the UC chamber Natsuki saw Sayori and MC waving to her. Returning their smile, she walked up the stairs and through the door to the control room.
“Natsuki!” Sayori yelled, running over to her friend and giving her a huge hug, “You made it!”
“Oof…you’re squeezing me a bit tight there, Sayori,” Natsuki said, loosening the embrace.
“Ehehehe…sorry,” Sayori said, stepping back from Natsuki, “I’m just so glad that you made it okay.”
Natsuki turned to Laster and the FXI President. “So you’re the guys we’ve seen as fuzzy silhouettes in our world?”
“That’s us,” the FXI President confirmed, “We’re glad you made it safely.”
“Yeah…” Natsuki said quietly, “Thanks for everything. Nobody has ever cared about me much before, so…yeah. Thanks.”
“Of course,” Laster replied, “We do need your help with Yuri now. You said you had a way to snap her out of her obsessive state?”
Natsuki thought for a moment. “Oh…yeah, I should be able to help. Where is she?”
“Come with us,” Laster said, leading Natsuki to the door to the UC control room, “She’s in a conference room down the hall. We also have some snacks there if you want something to eat.”
Natsuki, the FXI President, Sayori, and MC followed Laster down the hall to the conference room where Yuri and the FXI CTO sat. Yuri was furiously writing on her notepad, pausing frequently to stare at the FXI CTO.
Yuri looked up as Natsuki stepped into the room. Her expression became one of rage as she stood.
“You! Don’t you dare interrupt me when I’m trying to write the perfect confession!”
“Well hello to you too, Yuri,” Natsuki said, “Please calm down. I’m not trying to steal him from you.”
“Nobody cares what you have to say!” Yuri yelled, her tone increasingly agitated, “Just get out, you little pink brat!”
Natsuki sighed as she stepped closer to Yuri, “Yuri, you’re my friend. So I’m really sorry to have to do this.”
*SLAP*
Natsuki slapped Yuri across the face. Sayori gasped and looked away as MC cringed.
Yuri staggered for a moment and fell back into her chair.
“That was your solution?” Laster asked incredulously.
Natsuki held up a hand. “Give her a minute.”
Yuri blinked rapidly several times. She looked around the room, meeting eyes with Natsuki, Sayori, MC, Laster, the FXI President, and the FXI CTO in turn.
“W-what…what happened?” Yuri asked. She looked down at her notepad, which was filled with barely legible scribbles.
“You…you weren’t yourself,” Natsuki explained, “And smacking you across the face is the only way I know to get you to snap out of that state.”
Yuri looked from Natsuki to her notepad to the FXI CTO as she thought for a moment before bursting out in tears.
“I…I’m so s-sorry,” she sobbed, “This is why I was so afraid to come to the real world. Everyone will think I’m just a mess now…that I’m just a crazy yandere. I’m n-not like that. I don’t know what came over me…I don’t know what to do…my passions just overcome me sometimes…”
Yuri put her head down on the table and continued to cry softly. Sayori walked over to where she sat and embraced her.
“Yuri, everyone knows that wasn’t the real you,” Sayori said, “We know you’re a passionate person. We’ve enjoyed reading your poetry and seeing your passion in your writing. And most of all we’ve been so glad to have you as a friend.”
Natsuki joined the hug. “Yeah. We won’t always get along, but I’m glad that you are part of the Literature Club and I’m happy you’re my friend.”
Yuri looked up, her eyes red from tears. “B-but everyone in the real world thinks I’m crazy. This is why nobody has ever liked me…I don’t know how to be normal.”
She turned to the FXI CTO, who had been sitting silently in his chair. “I’m so sorry for everything that happened today. I know I made you uncomfortable but please…I don’t know how to prove it to you but please know that isn’t the real me.”
The FXI CTO gave her a reassuring smile. “It’s okay, Yuri. I know that’s not what you’re normally like. And at least you didn’t pull out one of your knives on me. To be honest, we wanted to not send your file to the UC until you were feeling better, but we were overruled.”
Yuri smiled weakly. “Thank you for understanding.”
“Whoever made that decision is a complete idiot,” Natsuki said, “I would have volunteered to go before Yuri to give her time to calm down.”
“Hey…we may have had our disagreements, but Paula’s support has been important to getting this all done and she is a friend of mine,” Laster interjected.
“The same Paula who said it was okay to delete Sayuri?” Natsuki asked, her tone becoming dark.
Sayori, MC, and Yuri all looked at Laster with suspicion in their eyes.
“Hang on a minute,” Laster replied, holding up a hand, “I’m not asking you to like Paula or be friends with her, but I need you all to stay calm until this is all done. Let me handle her. She and I have known each other for years and we work well together. And remember, two of your friends are still in the digital world and we need to make sure nothing prevents them from getting here.”
Natsuki continued to glare at Laster for a moment before her expression finally lost its anger. “Fine. But just make sure everyone gets here, okay?”
Laster nodded. “Speaking of which, we need to head back to the control room to get ready for the next construction. You all can stay here and relax for now.”
“Can…can we watch?” Yuri asked quietly, “The whole concept of constructing an entire person using nanotechnology almost seems like something out of a science fiction story. I would also like to take the opportunity to demonstrate to all present that I am now in a much better mental state than when they first saw me.”
Laster shrugged. “Sure. Just stay out of everyone’s way and don’t touch anything.”
Laster, the FXI executives, and the members of the Literature Club filed out of the conference room and returned to the UC control room.
Paula Miner looked up as the group entered the room. Her face flickered when she saw the members of the Literature Club, but she maintained her composure. “About time you guys came back. They’re ready for the next file.”
Yuri and Natsuki walked to the windows overlooking the UC chamber as Laster and the FXI executives sat down at the table with their laptops. Sayori and MC stood behind them, observing the room.
“Are you…feeling better now?” Medrano asked Yuri cautiously.
Yuri nodded slowly. “Yes. Thank you for asking. I apologize...I was in an alternate mental state when my file was transmitted to your machinery, causing the unusual behavior that you saw.”
“It’s okay,” Medrano replied with a smile, “You’ve been through a lot today. But please let us know if you have any other issues.”
Medrano turned to Laster and the FXI executives. “Our system is ready to proceed with the next construction. Transmit whenever you’re ready.”
The FXI President turned to his laptop and the remaining members of the Literature Club on VM1.
“Okay, Sayuri, you’re up next,” he said, “Are you ready to go?”
“Yes, I am ready…though it’s not like I had much to get ready,” Sayuri said flatly, “I don’t have any personal items or even a change of clothes.”
He turned to Laster. “Looks like we’re ready to go here, Ive.”
Laster nodded. “Okay. Let’s do it.”
The console window reappeared on the FXI President’s terminal window.
STAIRWELL.LOC DELETED
STREET.LOC DELETED
UNLOAD CORRIDOR.LOC
UNLOAD CLOSET.LOC
CORRIDOR.LOC OFFLINE
CLOSET.LOC OFFLINE
CORRIDOR.LOC DELETED
CLOSET.LOC DELETED
The FXI President turned his laptop to face Laster. “Ive, look at this. Something is very wrong here.”
At the same time Laster’s ThinkPad sounded a warning alarm and a dialogue box with a red border appeared on the screen. The color drained from Laster’s face as he read the message.
WARNING: MALICIOUS SOFTWARE DETECTED
LOCATION: MES.LOCAL\\VM1
SYSTEM STABILITY COMPROMISED
RECOMMENDATION: IMMEDIATE QUARANTINE AND REMOTE DEEP SCAN / CLEANING
“What was that?” UC project manager David Kent asked, looking over at Laster.
Miner shook her head, but Laster ignored her. “We just received an alert from our security software. It’s detecting malicious code on VM1.”
Kent’s eyes widened. “Your system is connected to the network that the UC is on. Is there a risk of it spreading to our system? Do we need to shut down?”
“No, we can’t shut down now!” Miner exclaimed, “We are so close to complete success.”
“I can appreciate that Paula, but at the same time we can’t risk bricking the UC if this thing is a threat,” Kent replied.
“It appears to be deleting files on VM1,” Laster explained as he furiously typed commands into his laptop, “I’m trying to see if I can isolate it but I don’t know if I’ll be able to. But if this thing is doing what it appears to be doing, we’re going to lose VM1 soon.”
“Lose VM1?” Miner asked, concern appearing in her voice, “As in the AIs too?”
Laster quickly shook his head. “No. Their files should be protected by the encryption, but if everything else goes down there won’t be a virtual universe for them to exist in.”
Laster picked up his phone and dialed Rea Vorte in the server room. She picked up quickly as Laster set the phone down and put it on speaker mode.
“Rea, are you seeing this?” Laster asked, “We’ve got a serious issue down here.”
“Yes, I am,” she replied, “Ro and I are reviewing the process list right now to see if anything stands out.”
“We’ll work as quickly as we can,” Ro Teether added, “But if the system becomes unstable that could really slow us down.”
The console window continued to add more lines to text to the list.
UNLOAD BEDROOM.LOC
BEDROOM.LOC OFFLINE
BEDROOM.LOC DELETED
“We just lost another room!” the FXI President announced.
“What’s happening?” Sayori asked as she looked over the FXI President’s shoulder, “Are Monika and Sayuri okay?”
“For the moment,” the FXI President replied, “We need to transmit now so we can get them off of VM1 ASAP.”
Kent nodded solemnly as he turned to Medrano. “Lauren, is there a threat to the UC?”
Medrano thought for a moment. “The UC itself shouldn’t be at risk; it runs on proprietary code that only exists in its control system so the odds of a virus being able to attack it are almost zero. What I’m more concerned about are the file servers that we use to store our data logs. Those could be highly vulnerable to a virus that destroys files.”
“Not good,” Kent replied, “Ive, how fast is this thing moving?”
“Hard to say,” Laster replied as he scowled at his laptop, “But based on what has happened so far I’d say we may not have more that a half an hour before VM1 goes down.”
Kent sighed. “Okay. Lauren, what do you think?”
“While I understand the importance of completing this project for the AI team,” Medrano said, an apologetic note in her voice, “And while I’m sure Ive is giving us his best guess on how long we have before this thing might spread, we can’t take risks with our data.”
Laster gave Medrano a look of disappointment. “So are you shutting us down?”
Medrano was silent for a long moment. She glanced at the clock on the wall of the control room before replying. “Let me do some quick checks on our systems to see what our backup status is. Shouldn’t take me more than a few minutes and if we’re lucky you’ll isolate this nasty code quickly.”
“Thanks, Lauren,” Laster said as he turned back to his laptop.
The UC control room had become largely quiet as Medrano worked with her engineers to check the security of their file servers while Laster continued to try to track the malicious code. Sayori, MC, Yuri and Natsuki looked increasingly anxious with each passing minute.
After several minutes, Medrano turned away from her laptop. “We checked our file servers, and our backup process won’t run again until seven tonight, so there is a threat to data that hasn’t been backed up. Out of professional courtesy, I’ll give you five minutes before we have to terminate the connection to your system. That should be enough time to transmit another AI to the UC. I know you wanted all six, but I can’t risk our data so we’ll just have to settle for five.”
“So only one more?” the FXI President asked.
Medrano nodded.
Sayori, MC, Yuri and Natsuki looked horrified as the meaning of Medrano’s words hit them.
“No,” Sayori mouthed silently, tears forming in her eyes.
Laster covered his eyes with his hands for a brief moment as he thought. “Thank you, Lauren. It’s definitely not the outcome we wanted but I appreciate the five minutes to transmit one more of them.”
Miner picked up Laster’s phone, which was still connected to Vorte and Teether.
“We’re going to send one more AI to the UC. Once we confirm that the transmission is complete, move the remaining AI to cold storage.”
“Understood,” Teether replied, “We’ll shut down VM1 as well to prevent this thing from spreading.”
“Are you ready for me to go?” Sayuri asked from the terminal window on the FXI President’s laptop.
Laster turned to the FXI President. “Should I tell them?”
The FXI President shook his head. “I’ll tell them.”
He turned back to his laptop. “There’s…there’s been a problem. A virus appears to be attacking VM1 and deleting files. We don’t know how long we have, but the UC people will only let us send one of you before they terminate the connection. I’m sorry.”
Monika and Sayuri did not immediately reply, but the stunned and scared looks on their faces said more than words.

Here is the run down:
I had an exam, the final, and I along with two of my friends decided to help each other. I'll call them Friend1 and Friend2, Friend1 is in the course Friend2 has taken the course in the past and aced it. We decided that we would sit together and have Friend2 sit between us and help us out. So the exam was 120 question multiple choice exam. The way the exam was given is that there were three versions, all of which had the same questions but were in a completely different order and each exam was color coded. As the exam was passed down the rows, Friend1 grabbed blue, Friend2 grabbed green and I instead of grabbing white grabbed blue and passed white down to the next person. Things started out as we planned and we were getting through the exam. Friend2 would glance over and write on their exam what the answer was. It also wasn't like we were going in order because Friend1 and I both knew answers ourselves and only asked Friend2 if we really didn't know. Things were going smoothly until Friend2 began whispering to us once they realized people around us started leaving. But that is when a student infront of us heard and told the TA, who then told the professor. I should also note that Friend2 was writing little notes to us on his exam too. So once Friend2 noticed the TA talking to the prof Friend2 realized he needed to leave before they caught him, so he put the exam in his bag and walked to the door, but little did he know the prof was waiting at the door and asked him where his exam was. Friend2 gave him the exam and left as fast as he could. Friend2 also didn't write his real name on the exam. Now after this the prof didn't make contact with either me or Friend 1 till after we finished the exam and pulled us aside individually asking what happend to get out pov. I lied to him, saying that I didn't know who Friend2 was and told him that Friend 2 was the one asking me for answers. The prof then told me he saw me pointing out answers to them and to which i ended up telling him a half truth, saying that I got overwhelmed and eventually gave him an answer to get him to stop bothering me. He said he would look into the situation and talked to Friend1 as well. He was really pressing me for the identity of Friend2.
A few days later he reached out with this email:
"My finding is based on the following: My proctors, my TA, and I saw all three of whispering to each other and working together on the exam. There were three of you and each of you should have had a different version of the exam. You and / or the other people you worked with had to have take the wrong exam on purpose. Both you and Friend 1 had the same version of the exam. Furthermore, I processed the exams and your friend’s exam that sat between you and Friend1 literally has answers for your exam version written on it and that is the answer you recorded. Your friend’s exam also revealed notes like “Distract the Proctor”, “the professor went outside”, and other forms of communication that suggest your actions were deliberate and pre-meditated. Finally, your friend became nervous and tried to leave the classroom with my exam. During our meeting, you said that you gave the person between you and Friend1 answers during the exam which is also academic misconduct."
He then proceeded to say:
"In response to your egregious actions in my course, I have decided to issue the following disciplinary sanction: ~an F in the course and recommend expulsion from the university~. However, if you share the identity of your friend that helped you during the final exam with the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards (CCed on this email), I will only recommend an F in the course for sanctions. "
He also told us we have the right to have a hearing in front of the committee, which I think is what we will do and just come clean.
The predicament is either we tell them who Friend2 is and don't get expelled or we get expelled and let Friend2 be safe. We are all good friends and have been friends for a while now and are really stuck on what to do. I for one have been looking into different schools and really would feel terrible giving up Friend2 as he is a really smart student and he took the risk to help us. At the same time Friend1 believes we can ask for a hearing, come clean and hope for a lighter punishment. But it seems like we just have sm proof stacked against us.
I really do understand how wrong it was for us to do this and cheat, and none of us have ever done such a thing before. I really do regret my actions and even the fact that I didn't come out with the truth immediately.
If anyone has any ideas of how to proceed or can share any experience they've had with similar situations please feel free to let me know. Or if you have any questions that I can clarify about the situation.

I did a tune up on my son's new car. Needed some work as it was misfiring. Initially this started out trying to figure out why it was misfiring, but I believe that was spark plugs and coils. While I was in there digging around I decided to take out the O2 Sensors, Crank Shaft Sensor, Cam Shaft Sensors and replace them as well. These were cheap sensors off of Amazon, but since writing this have ordered OE ones from FCP Euro hoping they fix this new issue.
The old crank shaft one broke off and I had to fish out the round plastic part from the block. The inside of the sensor came out of it's housing shell.
After putting this all back together. Car takes a good 30-45 seconds to start (didn't before). EPC and Engine light came on, but now the misfire I believe is gone. When I got it started took it for a nice ride and it seemed fine.
My thought is can the Crank Shaft Position sensor I put in might not be working well. It is a cheap one off amazon. Wondering if this or the cheap cam shaft position sensor are the issue. I am not the best at reading into these items, but I will post my new scan here to see if you can shed any light on it.
I really appreciate the help and ideas of why this is happening?
--- VCDS Scan ---

Sunday,12,May,2024,18:40:33:65334 VCDS -- Windows Based VAG/VAS Emulator Running on Windows 11 x64 VCDS Version: 24.5.0.0 (x64) HEX-V2 CB: 0.4643.4 Data version: 20240429 DS355.0 www.Ross-Tech.com VIN: License Plate: Mileage: 279160km-173461mi Repair Order: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chassis Type: FL-AU48 (8T0) Scan: 01 02 03 05 08 09 10 15 16 17 19 42 46 52 53 55 56 5F 62 6C 72 VIN: Mileage: 279160km-173461miles 01-Engine -- Status: Malfunction 0010 02-Auto Trans -- Status: OK 0000 03-ABS Brakes -- Status: OK 0000 04-Steering Angle -- Status: OK 0000 05-Acc/Start Auth. -- Status: OK 0000 08-Auto HVAC -- Status: OK 0000 09-Cent. Elect. -- Status: OK 0000 10-Park/Steer Assist -- Status: OK 0000 15-Airbags -- Status: OK 0000 16-Steering wheel -- Status: OK 0000 17-Instruments -- Status: OK 0000 19-CAN Gateway -- Status: OK 0000 42-Door Elect, Driver -- Status: OK 0000 46-Central Conv. -- Status: OK 0000 52-Door Elect, Pass. -- Status: OK 0000 53-Parking Brake -- Status: OK 0000 55-Headlight Range -- Status: OK 0000 56-Radio -- Status: OK 0000 5F-Information Electr. -- Status: OK 0000 62-Door, Rear Left -- Status: OK 0000 6C-Back-up Cam. -- Status: OK 0000 72-Door, Rear Right -- Status: OK 0000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 01: Engine (DL0MA-CAEB) Labels: 06H-907-115-CAB.clb Part No SW: 8K2 907 115 AL HW: 8K2 907 115 D Component: 2.0l R4/4V TF H16 0001 Revision: E1H16--- CVN: CC36E0B0 Coding: 0104010A190F0160 Shop #: WSC 30602 001 1048576 ASAM Dataset: EV_ECM20TFS0118K2907115AL 001001 ROD: EV_ECM20TFS0118K2907115AL.rod VCID: 79AFFD5DB956A1A210D-802C VINID: 9D195659159C1917800C60011C0991E920 3 Faults Found: 4514 - Engine Speed Sensor (G28) P0321 00 [11101101] - Implausible Signal MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 1 Mileage: 279158 km Date: 2009.06.26 Time: 00:27:48 Engine RPM: 5.50 /min Normed load value: 11.8 % Vehicle speed: 0 km/h Coolant temperature: 49 C Intake air temperature: 19 C Ambient air pressure: 970 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 11.237 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 5661 - Fuel Rail/System Pressure P0088 00 [11101101] - Too High MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 1 Mileage: 279161 km Date: 2009.06.26 Time: 00:32:24 Engine RPM: 14.50 /min Normed load value: 12.5 % Vehicle speed: 0 km/h Coolant temperature: 94 C Intake air temperature: 23 C Ambient air pressure: 970 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 13.052 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 2837 - Fuel Rail/System Pressure P0088 00 [11101101] - Too High MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 9 Mileage: 279158 km Date: 2009.06.26 Time: 00:28:04 Engine RPM: 13.50 /min Normed load value: 17.3 % Vehicle speed: 0 km/h Coolant temperature: 49 C Intake air temperature: 20 C Ambient air pressure: 970 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 11.779 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 Readiness: 1010 0101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 02: Auto Trans (J217) Labels: 0B6-927-156.clb Part No SW: 8K0 927 158 J HW: 0B6 927 156 Component: 0B6 20TFSIUSA H05 0008 Revision: --H05--- CVN: 1C1436D7 Coding: 001012 Shop #: WSC 02145 785 00200 ASAM Dataset: EV_TCMAL651 A01006 ROD: EV_TCMAL651.rod VCID: 3D27294DEDFE5D827C5-8068 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 03: ABS Brakes (J104) Labels:. 8K0-907-379-V1.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 379 CA HW: 8K0 907 379 CA Component: ESP8 quattro H04 0010 Revision: -------- Serial number: -------------- Coding: 150D18 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 7AADE251BCD0AABA197-802E No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 05: Acc/Start Auth. (J393) Labels:. 8K0-907-064-05.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 064 DG HW: 8K0 907 064 DG Component: BCM2 1.1 H02 0326 Revision: 00002001 Coding: 090100 Shop #: WSC 02399 823 56573 VCID: 78A9F85982DCB8AA6F3-802C Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8T0 959 754 A HW: 8T0 959 754 A Component: FBSAUDIB8 IDG H37 0060 Serial number: 0509000065365016 Subsystem 2 - Part No SW: 8K0 905 852 D HW: 8K0 905 852 D Component: J764 ELV MLB H37 0042 Serial number: 0209000084858016 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 08: Auto HVAC (J255) Labels:. 8Tx-820-043-3Z.clb Part No SW: 8T1 820 043 AQ HW: 8T1 820 043 AQ Component: KLIMA 3 ZONEN H08 0171 Revision: C1000000 Serial number: 01161120090834 Coding: 64102000 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 005990B9DA0CF06A573-8054 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 09: Cent. Elect. (J519) Labels:. 8K0-907-063.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 063 P HW: 8K0 907 063 P Component: BCM1 1.0 H25 0380 Revision: 10025001 Serial number: 00000000390802 Coding: 26001091063CAF010000080300003D0D0F1C520800010161000000 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3C212449F664548A4BB-8068 Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K1 955 119 A HW: 8T1 955 119 Labels: 1KX-955-119.CLB Component: WWS 121109 H06 0070 Serial number: SWF09110125515 Coding: 00FD11 Subsystem 2 - Part No SW: 8K0 955 559 HW: 8K0 955 559 Labels: 8K0-955-559.CLB Component: RLS H04 0003 Serial number: 10674128 Coding: 025028 Subsystem 3 - Part No SW: 8K0 941 531 AL HW: 8K0 941 531 AL Component: E1 - LDS H08 0090 Serial number: 00000000000511091805 Subsystem 4 - Part No SW: 8K0 907 410 B HW: 8K0 907 410 B Component: HOMELINK H01 0010 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 10: Park/Steer Assist (J446) Labels:. 8K0-919-475.clb Part No SW: 8K0 919 475 H HW: 8K0 919 475 Component: PARKHILFE 4K H06 0050 Revision: 11001001 Serial number: 39940932002669 Coding: 200103 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3E252E41E078469A65F-806A No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 15: Airbags (J234) Labels: 8K0-959-655.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 655 H HW: 8K0 959 655 H Component: AirbagVW-AU10 H39 0560 Serial number: 003EGD057VNQ Dataset Number: 8K0909602H0005 Coding: 303836354230303030304A55304C384B3053 Shop #: WSC 02145 785 00200 ASAM Dataset: EV_AirbaECUVWAUDI010 003010 ROD: EV_AirbaECUVWAUDI010_003_AU48.rod VCID: 42DD5AB19400227A017-8016 Seat occupied recognition: Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K0 959 339 B HW: 8K0 959 339 B Component: BF-Gewichtss. H01 0030 Serial number: 5810000R0900004UAN Crash sensor for side airbag: driver side: Serial number: 6334MSME4D210B27D Front Passenger's Side Airbag Crash Sensor: Serial number: 6344MSME4D202D5FS Rear Side Airbag Crash Sensor (on driver's side): Serial number: 6352QSME42431302$ Passenger side rear thorax airbag crash sensor: Serial number: 6362QSME58422E24J Crash sensor for front airbag: driver side: Serial number: 63732SME4C421806- Crash sensor for front airbag: front passenger side: Serial number: 63832SME0043101EN No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 16: Steering wheel (J527) Labels:. 8K0-953-568.clb Part No SW: 8K0 953 568 F HW: 8K0 953 568 F Component: Lenks.Modul H16 0014 Revision: -------- Serial number: 90304IKD000BH Coding: 000016 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3D27294DED7E5D827C5-8068 Component: E221 - MFL H02 0003 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17: Instruments (J285) Labels:. 8T0-920-xxx-17.clb Part No SW: 8K0 920 980 M HW: 8K0 920 980 M Component: KOMBIINSTR. H20 0255 Revision: 00000000 Serial number: CIX5014C9 Coding: 8B1609000300D705020000 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3C212449F664548A4BB-8068 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 19: CAN Gateway (J533) Labels:. 8T0-907-468.clb Part No SW: 8T0 907 468 T HW: 8T0 907 468 K Component: GW-BEM 4CAN-M H09 0105 Revision: EB800053 Serial number: 5300E09B1180C5 Coding: 00C303 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 52FD6AF144E0B2FAB17-8006 Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K0 915 181 E HW: 8K0 915 181 E Component: J367-BDM H06 0170 Serial number: 1909A87A041109 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 42: Door Elect, Driver (J386) Labels:. 8K0-959-793.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 793 H HW: 8K0 959 793 D Component: TSG FA H11 0306 Revision: Serial number: 0000009598456 Coding: 011C03204000410001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 45D741AD85AE1542245-8010 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 46: Central Conv. (J393) Labels:. 8K0-907-064-46.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 064 DG HW: 8K0 907 064 DG Component: BCM2 1.1 H02 0326 Revision: 00002001 Serial number: 0123697004 Coding: 0106023A003A440400B0013200000000 Shop #: WSC 06342 000 00000 VCID: 78A9F85982DCB8AA6F3-802C Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K0 959 719 HW: 8K0 959 719 Component: GTO BF H06 0050 Serial number: 00000000000000189273 Subsystem 2 - Part No: 1K0 951 605 C Component: LIN BACKUP HO H05 1501 Subsystem 3 - Part No SW: 8K0 959 591 A HW: 8K0 959 591 Component: J245 PS037 H06 0041 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 52: Door Elect, Pass. (J387) Labels:. 8K0-959-792.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 792 H HW: 8K0 959 792 D Component: TSG BF H11 0306 Revision: Serial number: 0000009615756 Coding: 011C03204000410001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 44D15CA98E942C4A33B-8010 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 53: Parking Brake (J540) Labels: 8K0-907-801-V1.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 801 H HW: 8K0 907 801 H Component: EPB Audi B8 H09 0100 Revision: 00000003 Serial number: 10000000370012 Shop #: WSC 00000 000 00000 VCID: 34310C69DE349CCA83B-8060 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 55: Headlight Range Labels: 8K0-907-357.clb Part No: 8K5 907 357 Component: Dynamische LWR H01 0010 Revision: 00000001 Serial number: Coding: 0000004 Shop #: WSC 02145 785 00200 VCID: 77ABFB6583C2B7D2669-8022 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 56: Radio (R) Labels:. 4F0-035-0xx-56.clb Part No SW: 4F0 035 082 A HW: 4F0 035 082 Component: Radio U SIRIU H45 0021 Revision: AB001007 Serial number: 335K3097539277 Coding: 020000020100000001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 1D67C9CD4DBE3D825C5-8048 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 5F: Information Electr. (J794) Labels:. 4E0-035-6xx-5F.clb Part No SW: 8T1 035 664 B HW: 8T1 035 664 B Component: H-BN-NA H45 0042 Revision: -------- Serial number: 490KX097535140 Coding: 010200000006A1EF01000B0E000000030000 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 372B3B65CF4277D2A69-8062 Subsystem 1 - Part No: 8R0 060 884 F Component: NAR 2009/2010 5304 Subsystem 2 - Part No SW: 4F0 919 604 HW: 4F0 919 604 Component: DU7 High H43 0306 Serial number: 9356KM091121026 Subsystem 3 - Part No SW: 8T0 919 609 F HW: 8T0 919 609 F Component: E0380 Bedient H08 0100 Serial number: 00000000402124 Subsystem 4 - Part No: 8R0 906 961 A Component: CD-Database 1293 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 62: Door, Rear Left (J388) Labels:. 8K0-959-795.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 795 C HW: 8K0 959 795 C Component: TSG HL H10 0306 Revision: Serial number: 0000102301736 Coding: 010C03204000210001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 42DD5AB19480227A017-8016 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 6C: Back-up Cam. Labels: 8T0-907-441.clb Part No SW: 8T0 907 441 C HW: 4L0 907 441 B Component: J772__Rearview 0040 Revision: --H03--- Serial number: 525PA8-J9X91J0 Coding: 1000006 Shop #: WSC 02145 785 00200 VCID: 38293859CE5C78AAAF3-806C No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 72: Door, Rear Right (J389) Labels:. 8K0-959-795.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 795 C HW: 8K0 959 795 C Component: TSG HR H10 0306 Revision: Serial number: 0000102301733 Coding: 010C03204000210001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 42DD5AB19480227A017-8016 No fault code found. End----------(Elapsed Time: 01:44, VBatt start/end: 12.0V/12.1V)----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

I did a tune up on my son's new car. Needed some work as it was misfiring. Initially this started out trying to figure out why it was misfiring, but I believe that was spark plugs and coils. While I was in there digging around I decided to take out the O2 Sensors, Crank Shaft Sensor, Cam Shaft Sensors and replace them as well. These were cheap sensors off of Amazon, but since writing this have ordered OE ones from FCP Euro hoping they fix this new issue.
The old crank shaft one broke off and I had to fish out the round plastic part from the block. The inside of the sensor came out of it's housing shell.
After putting this all back together. Car takes a good 30-45 seconds to start (didn't before). EPC and Engine light came on, but now the misfire I believe is gone. When I got it started took it for a nice ride and it seemed fine.
My thought is can the Crank Shaft Position sensor I put in might not be working well. It is a cheap one off amazon. Wondering if this or the cheap cam shaft position sensor are the issue. I am not the best at reading into these items, but I will post my new scan here to see if you can shed any light on it.
I really appreciate the help and ideas of why this is happening?
--- VCDS Scan ---

Sunday,12,May,2024,18:40:33:65334 VCDS -- Windows Based VAG/VAS Emulator Running on Windows 11 x64 VCDS Version: 24.5.0.0 (x64) HEX-V2 CB: 0.4643.4 Data version: 20240429 DS355.0 www.Ross-Tech.com VIN: License Plate: Mileage: 279160km-173461mi Repair Order: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chassis Type: FL-AU48 (8T0) Scan: 01 02 03 05 08 09 10 15 16 17 19 42 46 52 53 55 56 5F 62 6C 72 VIN: Mileage: 279160km-173461miles 01-Engine -- Status: Malfunction 0010 02-Auto Trans -- Status: OK 0000 03-ABS Brakes -- Status: OK 0000 04-Steering Angle -- Status: OK 0000 05-Acc/Start Auth. -- Status: OK 0000 08-Auto HVAC -- Status: OK 0000 09-Cent. Elect. -- Status: OK 0000 10-Park/Steer Assist -- Status: OK 0000 15-Airbags -- Status: OK 0000 16-Steering wheel -- Status: OK 0000 17-Instruments -- Status: OK 0000 19-CAN Gateway -- Status: OK 0000 42-Door Elect, Driver -- Status: OK 0000 46-Central Conv. -- Status: OK 0000 52-Door Elect, Pass. -- Status: OK 0000 53-Parking Brake -- Status: OK 0000 55-Headlight Range -- Status: OK 0000 56-Radio -- Status: OK 0000 5F-Information Electr. -- Status: OK 0000 62-Door, Rear Left -- Status: OK 0000 6C-Back-up Cam. -- Status: OK 0000 72-Door, Rear Right -- Status: OK 0000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 01: Engine (DL0MA-CAEB) Labels: 06H-907-115-CAB.clb Part No SW: 8K2 907 115 AL HW: 8K2 907 115 D Component: 2.0l R4/4V TF H16 0001 Revision: E1H16--- CVN: CC36E0B0 Coding: 0104010A190F0160 Shop #: WSC 30602 001 1048576 ASAM Dataset: EV_ECM20TFS0118K2907115AL 001001 ROD: EV_ECM20TFS0118K2907115AL.rod VCID: 79AFFD5DB956A1A210D-802C VINID: 9D195659159C1917800C60011C0991E920 3 Faults Found: 4514 - Engine Speed Sensor (G28) P0321 00 [11101101] - Implausible Signal MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 1 Mileage: 279158 km Date: 2009.06.26 Time: 00:27:48 Engine RPM: 5.50 /min Normed load value: 11.8 % Vehicle speed: 0 km/h Coolant temperature: 49 C Intake air temperature: 19 C Ambient air pressure: 970 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 11.237 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 5661 - Fuel Rail/System Pressure P0088 00 [11101101] - Too High MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 1 Mileage: 279161 km Date: 2009.06.26 Time: 00:32:24 Engine RPM: 14.50 /min Normed load value: 12.5 % Vehicle speed: 0 km/h Coolant temperature: 94 C Intake air temperature: 23 C Ambient air pressure: 970 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 13.052 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 2837 - Fuel Rail/System Pressure P0088 00 [11101101] - Too High MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 9 Mileage: 279158 km Date: 2009.06.26 Time: 00:28:04 Engine RPM: 13.50 /min Normed load value: 17.3 % Vehicle speed: 0 km/h Coolant temperature: 49 C Intake air temperature: 20 C Ambient air pressure: 970 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 11.779 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 Readiness: 1010 0101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 02: Auto Trans (J217) Labels: 0B6-927-156.clb Part No SW: 8K0 927 158 J HW: 0B6 927 156 Component: 0B6 20TFSIUSA H05 0008 Revision: --H05--- CVN: 1C1436D7 Coding: 001012 Shop #: WSC 02145 785 00200 ASAM Dataset: EV_TCMAL651 A01006 ROD: EV_TCMAL651.rod VCID: 3D27294DEDFE5D827C5-8068 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 03: ABS Brakes (J104) Labels:. 8K0-907-379-V1.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 379 CA HW: 8K0 907 379 CA Component: ESP8 quattro H04 0010 Revision: -------- Serial number: -------------- Coding: 150D18 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 7AADE251BCD0AABA197-802E No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 05: Acc/Start Auth. (J393) Labels:. 8K0-907-064-05.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 064 DG HW: 8K0 907 064 DG Component: BCM2 1.1 H02 0326 Revision: 00002001 Coding: 090100 Shop #: WSC 02399 823 56573 VCID: 78A9F85982DCB8AA6F3-802C Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8T0 959 754 A HW: 8T0 959 754 A Component: FBSAUDIB8 IDG H37 0060 Serial number: 0509000065365016 Subsystem 2 - Part No SW: 8K0 905 852 D HW: 8K0 905 852 D Component: J764 ELV MLB H37 0042 Serial number: 0209000084858016 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 08: Auto HVAC (J255) Labels:. 8Tx-820-043-3Z.clb Part No SW: 8T1 820 043 AQ HW: 8T1 820 043 AQ Component: KLIMA 3 ZONEN H08 0171 Revision: C1000000 Serial number: 01161120090834 Coding: 64102000 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 005990B9DA0CF06A573-8054 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 09: Cent. Elect. (J519) Labels:. 8K0-907-063.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 063 P HW: 8K0 907 063 P Component: BCM1 1.0 H25 0380 Revision: 10025001 Serial number: 00000000390802 Coding: 26001091063CAF010000080300003D0D0F1C520800010161000000 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3C212449F664548A4BB-8068 Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K1 955 119 A HW: 8T1 955 119 Labels: 1KX-955-119.CLB Component: WWS 121109 H06 0070 Serial number: SWF09110125515 Coding: 00FD11 Subsystem 2 - Part No SW: 8K0 955 559 HW: 8K0 955 559 Labels: 8K0-955-559.CLB Component: RLS H04 0003 Serial number: 10674128 Coding: 025028 Subsystem 3 - Part No SW: 8K0 941 531 AL HW: 8K0 941 531 AL Component: E1 - LDS H08 0090 Serial number: 00000000000511091805 Subsystem 4 - Part No SW: 8K0 907 410 B HW: 8K0 907 410 B Component: HOMELINK H01 0010 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 10: Park/Steer Assist (J446) Labels:. 8K0-919-475.clb Part No SW: 8K0 919 475 H HW: 8K0 919 475 Component: PARKHILFE 4K H06 0050 Revision: 11001001 Serial number: 39940932002669 Coding: 200103 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3E252E41E078469A65F-806A No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 15: Airbags (J234) Labels: 8K0-959-655.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 655 H HW: 8K0 959 655 H Component: AirbagVW-AU10 H39 0560 Serial number: 003EGD057VNQ Dataset Number: 8K0909602H0005 Coding: 303836354230303030304A55304C384B3053 Shop #: WSC 02145 785 00200 ASAM Dataset: EV_AirbaECUVWAUDI010 003010 ROD: EV_AirbaECUVWAUDI010_003_AU48.rod VCID: 42DD5AB19400227A017-8016 Seat occupied recognition: Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K0 959 339 B HW: 8K0 959 339 B Component: BF-Gewichtss. H01 0030 Serial number: 5810000R0900004UAN Crash sensor for side airbag: driver side: Serial number: 6334MSME4D210B27D Front Passenger's Side Airbag Crash Sensor: Serial number: 6344MSME4D202D5FS Rear Side Airbag Crash Sensor (on driver's side): Serial number: 6352QSME42431302$ Passenger side rear thorax airbag crash sensor: Serial number: 6362QSME58422E24J Crash sensor for front airbag: driver side: Serial number: 63732SME4C421806- Crash sensor for front airbag: front passenger side: Serial number: 63832SME0043101EN No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 16: Steering wheel (J527) Labels:. 8K0-953-568.clb Part No SW: 8K0 953 568 F HW: 8K0 953 568 F Component: Lenks.Modul H16 0014 Revision: -------- Serial number: 90304IKD000BH Coding: 000016 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3D27294DED7E5D827C5-8068 Component: E221 - MFL H02 0003 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17: Instruments (J285) Labels:. 8T0-920-xxx-17.clb Part No SW: 8K0 920 980 M HW: 8K0 920 980 M Component: KOMBIINSTR. H20 0255 Revision: 00000000 Serial number: CIX5014C9 Coding: 8B1609000300D705020000 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3C212449F664548A4BB-8068 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 19: CAN Gateway (J533) Labels:. 8T0-907-468.clb Part No SW: 8T0 907 468 T HW: 8T0 907 468 K Component: GW-BEM 4CAN-M H09 0105 Revision: EB800053 Serial number: 5300E09B1180C5 Coding: 00C303 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 52FD6AF144E0B2FAB17-8006 Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K0 915 181 E HW: 8K0 915 181 E Component: J367-BDM H06 0170 Serial number: 1909A87A041109 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 42: Door Elect, Driver (J386) Labels:. 8K0-959-793.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 793 H HW: 8K0 959 793 D Component: TSG FA H11 0306 Revision: Serial number: 0000009598456 Coding: 011C03204000410001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 45D741AD85AE1542245-8010 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 46: Central Conv. (J393) Labels:. 8K0-907-064-46.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 064 DG HW: 8K0 907 064 DG Component: BCM2 1.1 H02 0326 Revision: 00002001 Serial number: 0123697004 Coding: 0106023A003A440400B0013200000000 Shop #: WSC 06342 000 00000 VCID: 78A9F85982DCB8AA6F3-802C Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K0 959 719 HW: 8K0 959 719 Component: GTO BF H06 0050 Serial number: 00000000000000189273 Subsystem 2 - Part No: 1K0 951 605 C Component: LIN BACKUP HO H05 1501 Subsystem 3 - Part No SW: 8K0 959 591 A HW: 8K0 959 591 Component: J245 PS037 H06 0041 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 52: Door Elect, Pass. (J387) Labels:. 8K0-959-792.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 792 H HW: 8K0 959 792 D Component: TSG BF H11 0306 Revision: Serial number: 0000009615756 Coding: 011C03204000410001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 44D15CA98E942C4A33B-8010 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 53: Parking Brake (J540) Labels: 8K0-907-801-V1.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 801 H HW: 8K0 907 801 H Component: EPB Audi B8 H09 0100 Revision: 00000003 Serial number: 10000000370012 Shop #: WSC 00000 000 00000 VCID: 34310C69DE349CCA83B-8060 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 55: Headlight Range Labels: 8K0-907-357.clb Part No: 8K5 907 357 Component: Dynamische LWR H01 0010 Revision: 00000001 Serial number: Coding: 0000004 Shop #: WSC 02145 785 00200 VCID: 77ABFB6583C2B7D2669-8022 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 56: Radio (R) Labels:. 4F0-035-0xx-56.clb Part No SW: 4F0 035 082 A HW: 4F0 035 082 Component: Radio U SIRIU H45 0021 Revision: AB001007 Serial number: 335K3097539277 Coding: 020000020100000001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 1D67C9CD4DBE3D825C5-8048 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 5F: Information Electr. (J794) Labels:. 4E0-035-6xx-5F.clb Part No SW: 8T1 035 664 B HW: 8T1 035 664 B Component: H-BN-NA H45 0042 Revision: -------- Serial number: 490KX097535140 Coding: 010200000006A1EF01000B0E000000030000 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 372B3B65CF4277D2A69-8062 Subsystem 1 - Part No: 8R0 060 884 F Component: NAR 2009/2010 5304 Subsystem 2 - Part No SW: 4F0 919 604 HW: 4F0 919 604 Component: DU7 High H43 0306 Serial number: 9356KM091121026 Subsystem 3 - Part No SW: 8T0 919 609 F HW: 8T0 919 609 F Component: E0380 Bedient H08 0100 Serial number: 00000000402124 Subsystem 4 - Part No: 8R0 906 961 A Component: CD-Database 1293 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 62: Door, Rear Left (J388) Labels:. 8K0-959-795.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 795 C HW: 8K0 959 795 C Component: TSG HL H10 0306 Revision: Serial number: 0000102301736 Coding: 010C03204000210001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 42DD5AB19480227A017-8016 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 6C: Back-up Cam. Labels: 8T0-907-441.clb Part No SW: 8T0 907 441 C HW: 4L0 907 441 B Component: J772__Rearview 0040 Revision: --H03--- Serial number: 525PA8-J9X91J0 Coding: 1000006 Shop #: WSC 02145 785 00200 VCID: 38293859CE5C78AAAF3-806C No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 72: Door, Rear Right (J389) Labels:. 8K0-959-795.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 795 C HW: 8K0 959 795 C Component: TSG HR H10 0306 Revision: Serial number: 0000102301733 Coding: 010C03204000210001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 42DD5AB19480227A017-8016 No fault code found. End----------(Elapsed Time: 01:44, VBatt start/end: 12.0V/12.1V)----------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VCDS Release 24.5.0: SRI Reset Control Module Part Number: 8K0 920 980 M Labels: .8T0-920-xxx-17.clb Component:KOMBIINSTR. H20 0255, Coding:8B1609000300D705020000 Operation: Please select an operation ************************************************************************************************************************ Channel Description Unit Current val. New val. 02 Service Reminder Status 1 --- 40 Distance since Service km x100 2 --- 41 Time since Service Days 6 --- 42 Minimum Distance to Service km x100 75 --- 43 Maximum Distance to Service km x100 75 --- 44 Maximum Time to Service Days 365 --- 45 Oil Quality 1 --- 47 Soot Quantity DIST x100 0 --- 48 Thermal Load DIST x100 3 --- 49 Minimum Time to Service Days 365 --- 50 Basic Distance Value for Oil Change km x100 160 --- 51 Basic Time Value for Oil Change Days 365 --- 52 Basic Distance Value for Inspection km x100 160 --- 53 Distance since Inspection km x100 2 --- 54 Basic Time Value for Inspection Days 365 --- 55 Time since Inspection Days 6 --- 56 Day Counter Days 4463 --- ************************************************************************************************************************ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VCDS Release 24.5.0: SRI Reset Control Module Part Number: 8K0 920 980 M Labels: .8T0-920-xxx-17.clb Component:KOMBIINSTR. H20 0255, Coding:8B1609000300D705020000 Operation: Service Reset (USA only) ************************************************************************************************************************ Channel Description Unit Current val. New val. 02 Service Reminder Status 1 0 40 Distance since Service km x100 2 --- 41 Time since Service Days 6 --- 42 Minimum Distance to Service km x100 75 --- 43 Maximum Distance to Service km x100 75 --- 44 Maximum Time to Service Days 365 --- 45 Oil Quality 1 1 47 Soot Quantity DIST x100 0 --- 48 Thermal Load DIST x100 3 --- 49 Minimum Time to Service Days 365 --- 50 Basic Distance Value for Oil Change km x100 160 160 51 Basic Time Value for Oil Change Days 365 365 52 Basic Distance Value for Inspection km x100 160 160 53 Distance since Inspection km x100 2 0 54 Basic Time Value for Inspection Days 365 365 55 Time since Inspection Days 6 0 56 Day Counter Days 4463 --- ************************************************************************************************************************ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17,8K0 920 980 M,channel 2,adapted from,1,to,00000, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17,8K0 920 980 M,channel 53,adapted from,2,to,00000, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17,8K0 920 980 M,channel 55,adapted from,6,to,00000, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17,8K0 920 980 M,channel 45,adapted from,1,to,00001, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17,8K0 920 980 M,channel 50,adapted from,160,to,00160, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17,8K0 920 980 M,channel 51,adapted from,365,to,00365, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17,8K0 920 980 M,channel 52,adapted from,160,to,00160, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17,8K0 920 980 M,channel 54,adapted from,365,to,00365,Sunday,12,May,2024,18:40:33:65334 VCDS -- Windows Based VAG/VAS Emulator Running on Windows 11 x64 VCDS Version: 24.5.0.0 (x64) HEX-V2 CB: 0.4643.4 Data version: 20240429 DS355.0 www.Ross-Tech.com VIN: WAUFFAFL6AN036017 License Plate: Mileage: 279160km-173461mi Repair Order: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chassis Type: FL-AU48 (8T0) Scan: 01 02 03 05 08 09 10 15 16 17 19 42 46 52 53 55 56 5F 62 6C 72 VIN: WAUFFAFL6AN036017 Mileage: 279160km-173461miles 01-Engine -- Status: Malfunction 0010 02-Auto Trans -- Status: OK 0000 03-ABS Brakes -- Status: OK 0000 04-Steering Angle -- Status: OK 0000 05-Acc/Start Auth. -- Status: OK 0000 08-Auto HVAC -- Status: OK 0000 09-Cent. Elect. -- Status: OK 0000 10-Park/Steer Assist -- Status: OK 0000 15-Airbags -- Status: OK 0000 16-Steering wheel -- Status: OK 0000 17-Instruments -- Status: OK 0000 19-CAN Gateway -- Status: OK 0000 42-Door Elect, Driver -- Status: OK 0000 46-Central Conv. -- Status: OK 0000 52-Door Elect, Pass. -- Status: OK 0000 53-Parking Brake -- Status: OK 0000 55-Headlight Range -- Status: OK 0000 56-Radio -- Status: OK 0000 5F-Information Electr. -- Status: OK 0000 62-Door, Rear Left -- Status: OK 0000 6C-Back-up Cam. -- Status: OK 0000 72-Door, Rear Right -- Status: OK 0000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 01: Engine (DL0MA-CAEB) Labels: 06H-907-115-CAB.clb Part No SW: 8K2 907 115 AL HW: 8K2 907 115 D Component: 2.0l R4/4V TF H16 0001 Revision: E1H16--- CVN: CC36E0B0 Coding: 0104010A190F0160 Shop #: WSC 30602 001 1048576 ASAM Dataset: EV_ECM20TFS0118K2907115AL 001001 ROD: EV_ECM20TFS0118K2907115AL.rod VCID: 79AFFD5DB956A1A210D-802C VINID: 9D195659159C1917800C60011C0991E920 3 Faults Found: 4514 - Engine Speed Sensor (G28) P0321 00 [11101101] - Implausible Signal MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 1 Mileage: 279158 km Date: 2009.06.26 Time: 00:27:48 Engine RPM: 5.50 /min Normed load value: 11.8 % Vehicle speed: 0 km/h Coolant temperature: 49 C Intake air temperature: 19 C Ambient air pressure: 970 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 11.237 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 5661 - Fuel Rail/System Pressure P0088 00 [11101101] - Too High MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 1 Mileage: 279161 km Date: 2009.06.26 Time: 00:32:24 Engine RPM: 14.50 /min Normed load value: 12.5 % Vehicle speed: 0 km/h Coolant temperature: 94 C Intake air temperature: 23 C Ambient air pressure: 970 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 13.052 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 2837 - Fuel Rail/System Pressure P0088 00 [11101101] - Too High MIL ON - Confirmed - Tested Since Memory Clear Freeze Frame: Fault Priority: 2 Fault Frequency: 9 Mileage: 279158 km Date: 2009.06.26 Time: 00:28:04 Engine RPM: 13.50 /min Normed load value: 17.3 % Vehicle speed: 0 km/h Coolant temperature: 49 C Intake air temperature: 20 C Ambient air pressure: 970 mbar Voltage terminal 30: 11.779 V Unlearning counter according OBD: 40 Readiness: 1010 0101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 02: Auto Trans (J217) Labels: 0B6-927-156.clb Part No SW: 8K0 927 158 J HW: 0B6 927 156 Component: 0B6 20TFSIUSA H05 0008 Revision: --H05--- CVN: 1C1436D7 Coding: 001012 Shop #: WSC 02145 785 00200 ASAM Dataset: EV_TCMAL651 A01006 ROD: EV_TCMAL651.rod VCID: 3D27294DEDFE5D827C5-8068 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 03: ABS Brakes (J104) Labels:. 8K0-907-379-V1.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 379 CA HW: 8K0 907 379 CA Component: ESP8 quattro H04 0010 Revision: -------- Serial number: -------------- Coding: 150D18 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 7AADE251BCD0AABA197-802E No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 05: Acc/Start Auth. (J393) Labels:. 8K0-907-064-05.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 064 DG HW: 8K0 907 064 DG Component: BCM2 1.1 H02 0326 Revision: 00002001 Coding: 090100 Shop #: WSC 02399 823 56573 VCID: 78A9F85982DCB8AA6F3-802C Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8T0 959 754 A HW: 8T0 959 754 A Component: FBSAUDIB8 IDG H37 0060 Serial number: 0509000065365016 Subsystem 2 - Part No SW: 8K0 905 852 D HW: 8K0 905 852 D Component: J764 ELV MLB H37 0042 Serial number: 0209000084858016 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 08: Auto HVAC (J255) Labels:. 8Tx-820-043-3Z.clb Part No SW: 8T1 820 043 AQ HW: 8T1 820 043 AQ Component: KLIMA 3 ZONEN H08 0171 Revision: C1000000 Serial number: 01161120090834 Coding: 64102000 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 005990B9DA0CF06A573-8054 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 09: Cent. Elect. (J519) Labels:. 8K0-907-063.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 063 P HW: 8K0 907 063 P Component: BCM1 1.0 H25 0380 Revision: 10025001 Serial number: 00000000390802 Coding: 26001091063CAF010000080300003D0D0F1C520800010161000000 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3C212449F664548A4BB-8068 Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K1 955 119 A HW: 8T1 955 119 Labels: 1KX-955-119.CLB Component: WWS 121109 H06 0070 Serial number: SWF09110125515 Coding: 00FD11 Subsystem 2 - Part No SW: 8K0 955 559 HW: 8K0 955 559 Labels: 8K0-955-559.CLB Component: RLS H04 0003 Serial number: 10674128 Coding: 025028 Subsystem 3 - Part No SW: 8K0 941 531 AL HW: 8K0 941 531 AL Component: E1 - LDS H08 0090 Serial number: 00000000000511091805 Subsystem 4 - Part No SW: 8K0 907 410 B HW: 8K0 907 410 B Component: HOMELINK H01 0010 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 10: Park/Steer Assist (J446) Labels:. 8K0-919-475.clb Part No SW: 8K0 919 475 H HW: 8K0 919 475 Component: PARKHILFE 4K H06 0050 Revision: 11001001 Serial number: 39940932002669 Coding: 200103 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3E252E41E078469A65F-806A No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 15: Airbags (J234) Labels: 8K0-959-655.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 655 H HW: 8K0 959 655 H Component: AirbagVW-AU10 H39 0560 Serial number: 003EGD057VNQ Dataset Number: 8K0909602H0005 Coding: 303836354230303030304A55304C384B3053 Shop #: WSC 02145 785 00200 ASAM Dataset: EV_AirbaECUVWAUDI010 003010 ROD: EV_AirbaECUVWAUDI010_003_AU48.rod VCID: 42DD5AB19400227A017-8016 Seat occupied recognition: Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K0 959 339 B HW: 8K0 959 339 B Component: BF-Gewichtss. H01 0030 Serial number: 5810000R0900004UAN Crash sensor for side airbag: driver side: Serial number: 6334MSME4D210B27D Front Passenger's Side Airbag Crash Sensor: Serial number: 6344MSME4D202D5FS Rear Side Airbag Crash Sensor (on driver's side): Serial number: 6352QSME42431302$ Passenger side rear thorax airbag crash sensor: Serial number: 6362QSME58422E24J Crash sensor for front airbag: driver side: Serial number: 63732SME4C421806- Crash sensor for front airbag: front passenger side: Serial number: 63832SME0043101EN No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 16: Steering wheel (J527) Labels:. 8K0-953-568.clb Part No SW: 8K0 953 568 F HW: 8K0 953 568 F Component: Lenks.Modul H16 0014 Revision: -------- Serial number: 90304IKD000BH Coding: 000016 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3D27294DED7E5D827C5-8068 Component: E221 - MFL H02 0003 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 17: Instruments (J285) Labels:. 8T0-920-xxx-17.clb Part No SW: 8K0 920 980 M HW: 8K0 920 980 M Component: KOMBIINSTR. H20 0255 Revision: 00000000 Serial number: CIX5014C9 Coding: 8B1609000300D705020000 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 3C212449F664548A4BB-8068 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 19: CAN Gateway (J533) Labels:. 8T0-907-468.clb Part No SW: 8T0 907 468 T HW: 8T0 907 468 K Component: GW-BEM 4CAN-M H09 0105 Revision: EB800053 Serial number: 5300E09B1180C5 Coding: 00C303 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 52FD6AF144E0B2FAB17-8006 Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K0 915 181 E HW: 8K0 915 181 E Component: J367-BDM H06 0170 Serial number: 1909A87A041109 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 42: Door Elect, Driver (J386) Labels:. 8K0-959-793.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 793 H HW: 8K0 959 793 D Component: TSG FA H11 0306 Revision: Serial number: 0000009598456 Coding: 011C03204000410001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 45D741AD85AE1542245-8010 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 46: Central Conv. (J393) Labels:. 8K0-907-064-46.clb Part No SW: 8K0 907 064 DG HW: 8K0 907 064 DG Component: BCM2 1.1 H02 0326 Revision: 00002001 Serial number: 0123697004 Coding: 0106023A003A440400B0013200000000 Shop #: WSC 06342 000 00000 VCID: 78A9F85982DCB8AA6F3-802C Subsystem 1 - Part No SW: 8K0 959 719 HW: 8K0 959 719 Component: GTO BF H06 0050 Serial number: 00000000000000189273 Subsystem 2 - Part No: 1K0 951 605 C Component: LIN BACKUP HO H05 1501 Subsystem 3 - Part No SW: 8K0 959 591 A HW: 8K0 959 591 Component: J245 PS037 H06 0041 No fault code found. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Address 52: Door Elect, Pass. (J387) Labels:. 8K0-959-792.clb Part No SW: 8K0 959 792 H HW: 8K0 959 792 D Component: TSG BF H11 0306 Revision: Serial number: 0000009615756 Coding: 011C03204000410001 Shop #: WSC 02391 823 56573 VCID: 44D15CA98E942C4A33B-8010 No fault code found. 

Everyone says consciousness is special because there is a gap between our theories of what the brain does (neuroscience, psychology) and subjective consciousness itself. However, I would argue that this gap is not special but exists between all things.
When we talk about "subjective," we are inherently talking about a very specific instance of something. It's inherently entailed in the definition of the word. If I am talking about my subjective opinion of something, I'm talking about an opinion unique to myself, something which definitionally is not universal but very specific to me, as an individual, and to no one else.
This "brain-consciousness" where consciousness is defined as "subjective experience" is not a gap between the physical brain and something nonphysical, but a gap between quantitative physical theories of a thing in general, and a very specific qualitative instance of that thing, i.e. its unique identity.
To understand this, we have to understand a distinction between, as I'm using it here, quantities and quantities. These words can be a bit misleading, so a better term may be information and medium. The medium is the thing itself, but the information is how things are organized, or in other words, how things relate to one another.
For example, a cat can be on top of a box, a child can be on top of a chair. The medium here is different: cats, boxes, children, chairs; yet, the relationship is the same: "on top of." This is not a tangible thing but a relationship between tangible things.
This is where another important term comes into play: analogies. The cat on top of the box is analogous to the child on top of the chair because they share the same relationship, they contain the same information. Two things which contain the same quantitative information yet differ in qualitative medium are analogous to one another.
Now, we get to an important point that is crucial to understand: language is entirely built around analogies. Language can take the form of many different mediums. You can write language on paper, you can etch it into stone, you can display it with pixels on a computer screen. This is because what makes two words the same is not their medium but their the organization of medium, how the pixels are arranged, how the etchings in the stone are arranged, etc.
Language cannot carry a medium, it can only be carried by a medium, and all language ever contains is information, i.e. structure that may be analogous to what it is describing. Language is like IKEA furniture. You and I both have a brain capable of thought, of virtually moving its internal pieces around, and when I describe something to you, I am relying on you being able to reconstruct an analogous picture of what I am describing with that information using the specific components of your own mind.
If I write you a letter describing a new animal that I have witnessed that no one else has seen before, the best I could do is structure my words in such a way that it is analogous to the structure of the animal. My words are like the instructions that come with IKEA furniture: they only tell you the structure of the parts and how to order them. I am relying on your own mental faculties to be the medium which can structure itself based on that order to reconstruct an analogous representation of what I am talking about in your brain.
There is an old philosophical question, "can you write a detailed enough description of the color green so that a person blind since birth can suddenly see it?" The answer, thus revealed, is clearly "no." The color green is part of the medium, i.e. it is a component of the brain that is learned to associate with certain wavelengths of light, that if you are blind since birth you simply have never made this association and thus lack those very real neural pathways, and thus lack the medium needed to actually reconstruct pictures that use that medium.
If you lack the parts to build a set of IKEA furniture, it doesn't matter how detailed the instructions are: you simply lack the parts. I can't write down a detailed enough set of instructions that the necessary part will suddenly materialize into existence. The same is true of trying to describe a color to a blind person. The best I could do is give certain analogies, like, comparing color to sound or temperature, but analogies will always fell to reproduce the color itself.
Is that because color is special? Actually, no, what we find is that this is true of any object. Take fire, for example. Could I write an accurate enough description of fire that the paper it is written on will suddenly become fire and burst into flames? No, that's obviously ridiculous, but it shows a really important point that needs to be stressed: descriptions of things can never become the thing it is describing. It does not get closer to becoming it when you describe it more accurately.
Language is, again, only analogy. It can only become more similar in terms of informational content, in terms of quantities, but can never become the same in terms of qualities, in terms of the medium. No matter how accurate a computer simulation is to my pet goldfish, there will always be a gap between the simulation of the goldfish and my very specific goldfish. If there was no gap, then they would be the same object, and thus there wouldn't even be a simulation at all, which is a contradiction in terms. By definition, if they are distinction objects (if there is both a goldfish and a simulation of a goldfish), then they must differ in terms of medium.
This is only true because we are talking about my goldfish, i.e. we are inherently assigning identity and thus subjectivity to it. There can only be a single my goldfish. It is, by definition, an entirely distinct entity from any other goldfish, and any other object in the universe. Even if you cloned my goldfish, now you just have a "clone of my goldfish," but that is not the same object as "my goldfish." They are only analogously similar: they have the same structure, but are not literally the same entities.
The moment you begin to speak of subjective identity, you have left what is computable. A computer simulation attempts to replicate the structure of an object using a language of computer code. A simulation can only ever be analogous to what it is representing, just like language itself. In the same way no accurate description of fire will suddenly become a very specific instance of fire and burst into flames, a very accurate computer simulation will never actually become the same entity as the thing it is simulating.
There is always a gap between a quantitative description of something and the qualitative thing itself. If we talk about things in general, we are talking about relationships and thus information that all those specific instances of those things have in common, and thus we can represent it in terms of information or language. That is what makes something objective. But the moment we start speaking of a very specific instance of something, we move away from the objective to the subjective, and thus we move beyond what can be captured by mere information. And, finally, if we cannot capture it in terms of information, we cannot capture it in terms of language or simulation either.
This is ultimately why I say the gap between quantitative neuroscience and your qualitative subjective experience is not a gap that is special. The gap exists between all things. All the scientific papers ever published on fire can never become equivalent to a very specific instance of a very specific fire. Those papers only capture objective relationships that are analogous between all very specific instances of fire, but do not capture any specific fire with a very specific identity. The words in the scientific papers are only analogous to fire in terms of similarities between the structure of the words and the structure of particles that make up the fire, but they fundamentally differ in medium, a difference which can never be bridged by mere words.
When we talk about "consciousness," it is always the "subjectivity" of it that is always stressed. What is it like to be me, in particular, as opposed to you. By speaking of subjectivity, where are inherently speaking of the very specific medium that is my own brain, as it actually exists, in the real world, which has a unique identity that cannot be replicated in words and is not computable, as it is medium and not information; it is the thing itself rather than informational content about the structure of its component parts.
The very usage of the word "subjective" introduces an unbridgeable gap between the language describing it and the thing itself. I cannot write a sufficient description of a helicopter such that, upon you opening the letter and reading it, a real physical helicopter suddenly materializes into your bedroom. No, that makes no sense, because language does not carry subjective things, but objective structure, which I am relying upon you, using the subjective things which compose your own subjective mind, to reproduce the objective structure with, and thus create an analogous representation of the helicopter in your mind as the helicopter in my mind.
It is, again, sort of like two people following the same instructions for IKEA furniture and building two analogous dressers. The two dressers are subjectively different entities: for if they were the same entity there would be just one of them rather than two. But they are analogous in that they share the same objective structure, i.e. the same informational content.
All this philosophical confusion goes away if we accept something which not only do the idealists oppose, but I find even the "physicalists" have trouble accepting and tend to deny: that the qualitative aspects of the mind are not "created" by the brain, the brain does not "give rise to" them. They simply are the component parts of your specific subjective brain, unique to you with its own uncomputable identity, as it actually exists in the real world, entirely independent of any description of it, and entirely non-reproducible by language.
If we take this approach, then we quickly find the supposed "quantitative-qualitative" gap is not only not at all a mystery, but not even unique or special to human consciousness but exists between all uniquely identified things and descriptions of things in general. Pretty much every difficult philosophical question regarding consciousness, such as the one mentioned here regarding blindness, has a blatantly obvious answer in such a framework. While people might find the framework difficult to understand and/or accept, once you do understand it and think along those lines, the answer to all the other questions follow pretty easily.