Starting to debunk 🔥 

End of the debunks 

MY cpu gets overheated
Im going to remove all dust inside my pc the best i can.
My pc is crashing due to high cpu temperatures.
I need a better cooler but i don't know if it fits in my mAtx motherboard.
As soon as i open a game it crashes or reloads, either crashes instant or does it in-game.
I really don't know what else it could be, i also recently had some corrupted gpu files, i got BSOD and all the error messages indicated that my GPU drivers are faulty. When i uninstall Geforce Experience and just download the drivers manually, it works. I have no clue what's going on.
My dirty PC: https://ibb.co/CBH91hD
Current Specs:
SSD: https://shop.kingston.com/products/nv2-nvme-pcie-ssd?variant=43152961601728
Motherboard: https://www.asus.com/se/motherboards-components/motherboards/prime/prime-b550m-a-wifi-ii/
Cooler: https://kolink.eu/Home/air-cooling/air-cooleumbra-ex180-argb.html
Cpu: https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/desktops/ryzen/7000-series/amd-ryzen-7-7700x.html
Chassi: https://kolink.eu/Home/case-1/midi-tower-2/observatory-series/observatory-white-1.html
Ram: 32GB (Single module) https://www.kingston.com/en/memory/gaming/kingston-fury-beast-ddr5-rgb-memory
GPU: https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-RTX-3060-VENTUS-2X-12G-OC
My question is, can cooler like these fit my motherboard?

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I am going to remove all the dust inside the pc as good as i can.

I've been trying to figure out a consistent unified solution for PCVR on my Quest 3. I can get steam games to work great on SteamVR and my Oculus games work great on Air Link. Games from other environments just don't seem to work at all (Star Wars Squadrons from EA launcher or Flight Simulator from Xbox Games). They also don't play nice together. If I play a SteamVR game then Air Link is broken until I reset. Is there a solution that works for everything or is at least more versatile? Is Virtual Desktop a better option?

Hello Adventurer!💨
This subreddit is created to have conversations about development WordByWord Game and other projects.
I know a little about reddit, and I'm not native English speaker, so my posts may not be grammatically correct, but I will try my best:) and while posting it here, I would love to hear community (if it would be any:)) feedback commenting development process.

About the Word By Word

The initial idea of the game was created by me and my wife during long trips on transport, which required fast, simple and fun game which can work offline on one device and it was based on simple rule - which famously known as "Snowball" (or similar) - I say "Adventure" the the next person should say word which will contain three last letters from the word, i.e. "ure", so he may say "capture", the next person, can say "bureau" and so on.
Over time, I've tried several ideas and prototypes about what the game could be and finally came to the following:
It would be good to keep the same principle, but create new mechanics around it, to change the goal of the game - instead of comparing and confronting players, it would be better to give players thought the game can be played together, and while playing - research some new words and languages.
So, based on this, the final idea can be described in following principle:
The word entering mechanics are key to use everything in the game, and all players - are the passengers of hot air balloon which travels through some landscapes.
Currently I already implemented the new logic, which allows players to.control hot air balloon through the words, actions (moving crystals) and technologies.
I'm not great in UI design, so currently not focusing on it and making opposite - mechanics, and testing it how it works.
A latest walkthrough video of this concept is below
https://youtu.be/7qU1wVzyL-U?si=AYjwHV90OyNWoPac
and a light version of the game is currently released on snapstore, google play and playable in browser on itch.io.
https://snapcraft.io/word-by-word-game
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.xsoulspace.word_by_word_game
https://arenukvern.itch.io/word-by-word-game

Monetization plans

I follow only one rule yet:) - during gameplay should be no ads at all. Ads should not interrupt process in any cases, and can be just addition - for example to revive the player (I think the best reference here is Alto Odyssey).

Current links and talks:)

sometimes I'm posting on discord
https://discord.com/invite/y54DpJwmAn
or itch io
https://arenukvern.itch.io/word-by-word-game

About me

I'm a self taught software developer with a full-time job. I've started making games at school and failed many times (even in programming), but still have a goal & dream to create games and useful apps along the way.
All my fails gave me reason to believe that development is more about living - in constant process of researching, failing, trying again until something is good happens:)
Why two (or few projects) in the same time Over last years I had several burnouts, after which I'm trying carefully balance work-life-hobby projects, to minimise impacts of such things:) because of that, sometimes I work half of year on Word by word Game, and other half - on LastAnswer.

I'll be taking an extended break from DotA due to how awful the player draft is, so let's air out some grievances with it:

• It doesn't do what it set out to do (it's hard to differentiate players from a pool of hundreds to thousands of player that keep changing their names)
• Token avoiding: at the start of player draft, players are able to adjust their roles, meaning you could queue for all roles but end up only choosing mid or carry for example.
• This means there can be matches consisting of entirely core players or support players!
• Captains are enticed to pick lower mmr players due to how glicko works, meaning they might disregard what positions the team lacks.
• In teams with multiple core players, they sometimes will outright grief the game because they can't play the role they want.
• You cannot queue as a party and be certain you and up on the same team, leading to further griefing or mmr 'donation' by a party member.
• Win traders are more prevalent with this system
• It adds extra time to matches since captains have to pick player

and the single biggest issue of this system:

• AVOIDS DO NOT WORK

Yes, the astronomical geniuses at valve set out to 'fix' the problem of high immortal players having to play with other high mmr players they absolutely do not want to play with by.... removing the only thing that actually prevented that!
All of this could have been simply avoided if they kept the same system below 6.5k mmr. I'm sure no one would complain if matches took 5-10 extra minutes to find if it meant that everyone got to play their role and avoid all of the shenanigans of this awful system.

Hey guys, so long story short: Been using my MacBook Pro since 2015, here are the specs:
MacBook Pro 13 inch Early 2015 Processor: 2.7GHz dual core intel i5 Memory: 8GB
Current problems: - Battery health 67% - heats up easily when using high processing apps - sometimes lags when using heavy apps
Question for you all: I don’t want to spend a ton load of money on the new MacBook Pro, Air is something I can consider. Do you guys think it is worth shifting from this Pro model to a newer Air, keeping all the task constant such as; video editing, running some games, using Photoshop etc will Air performance them better than my MacBook or is my old Pro still better ? Thanks folks

1. Islam is the only religion not named after a person or a tribe.
2. The literary irreproducible miracle is well supported.

Even scholars agree. That's the consensus.
Arthur John Arberry said "to produce something which might be accepted as echoing however faintly the sublime rhetoric of the Arabic Koran, I have been at pains to study the intricate and richly varied rhythms which constitute the Koran's undeniable claim to rank amongst the greatest literary masterpieces of mankind."
Karen Armstrong said "It is as though Muhammad had created an entirely new literary form that some people were not ready for but which thrilled others. Without this experience of the Koran, it is extremely unlikely that Islam would have taken root."
Oliver Leaman said "the verses of the Qur'an represent its uniqueness and beauty not to mention its novelty and originality. That is why it has succeeded in convincing so many people of its truth. it imitates nothing and no one nor can it be imitated. Its style does not pall even after long periods of study and the text does not lose its freshness over time."
E.H. Palmer said "That the best of Arab writers has never succeeded in producing anything equal in merit to the Qur’an itself is not surprising."
Also, another quote "Scholar and Professor of Islamic Studies M. A. Draz affirm how the 7th-century experts were absorbed in the discourse that left them incapacitated: “In the golden age of Arab eloquence, when language reached the apogee of purity and force, and titles of honour were bestowed with solemnity on poets and orators in annual festivals, the Qur’anic word swept away all enthusiasm for poetry or prose, and caused the Seven Golden Poems hung over the doors of the Ka’ba to be taken down. All ears lent themselves to this marvel of Arabic expression."
Also, "Professor of Qur’anic Studies Angelika Neuwrith argued that the Qur’an has never been successfully challenged by anyone, past or present: “…no one has succeeded, this is right… I really think that the Qur’an has even brought Western researchers embarrassment, who wasn’t able to clarify how suddenly in an environment where there were not any appreciable written text, appeared the Qur’an with its richness of ideas and its magnificent wordings.”
Not to mention Hussein Abdul-Raof. "Hussein Abdul-Raof continues “The Arabs, at the time, had reached their linguistic peak in terms of linguistic competence and sciences, rhetoric, oratory, and poetry. No one, however, has ever been able to provide a single chapter similar to that of the Qur’an.”"
Yes, all of them are experts in Quran and in Literature. Lots of credible scholars say that the quran is inimitable.
Laid Ibn Rabah, one of the poets of the seven odes, stopped writing poetry and converted to Islam because of it.
The Qur'an's rhyme scheme is very organized, some of the best out there. Not to mention that it came out spontaneously.
It uses ten rhetorical devices in 3 words at one point. Someone tried to use more. Even though it does, people still mocked it for how it didn't meet the challenge. He used punctuation. (https://www.reddit.com/exmuslim/comments/18o5y0w/the\_rationalizer\_had\_a\_version\_of\_the\_quran/)

1. The Qur'an predicted that the Byzantines will win the Byzantine-Sassanid war within 9 years, even though they lost the recent battle.

The Romans have been defeated in a nearby land. Yet following their defeat, they will triumph within three to nine years.

(https://quran.com/30?startingVerse=3)
Now this is massive because it is unthinkable that a defeated army would win a war.

1. The Qur'an knew that pain receptors are in the skin.

Surely those who reject Our signs, We will cast them into the Fire. Whenever their skin is burnt completely, We will replace it so they will ˹constantly˺ taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.

(https://quran.com/en/an-nisa/56 )

1. The Qur'an knew about the rose nebula.

˹How horrible will it be˺ when the heavens will split apart, becoming rose-red like ˹burnt˺ oil!

(https://quran.com/en/ar-rahman/37 )

1. The Qur'an knew that wind holds the clouds up.

And it is Allah Who sends the winds, which then stir up ˹vapour, forming˺ clouds, and then We drive them to a lifeless land, giving life to the earth after its death. Similar is the Resurrection.

(https://quran.com/en/fati9 )
The USGS say, "Even though a cloud weighs tons, it doesn't fall on you because the rising air responsible for its formation keeps the cloud floating in the air. The air below the cloud is denser than the cloud, thus the cloud floats on top of the denser air nearer the land surface". (https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/condensation-and-water-cycle?qt-science\_center\_objects=0#qt-science\_center\_objects)
The 'Scientific American' says, "Upward vertical motions, or updrafts, in the atmosphere also contribute to the floating appearance of clouds by offsetting the small fall velocities of their constituent particles. Clouds generally form, survive and grow in air that is moving upward". (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-clouds-float-when/).
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum says, "There are several reasons clouds float: first, the droplets in a cloud are small. Very small..................The second reason that clouds can float in the air is that there is a constant flow of warm air rising to meet the cloud: the warm air pushes up on the cloud and keeps it afloat". (https://www.naturemuseum.org/the-museum/blog/how-do-clouds-float#).
(https://www.reddit.com/DebateReligion/comments/eg25t7/the\_quran\_is\_a\_scientific\_gem\_quran\_miraculously/ )

1. The Qur'an knew that the atlantic and pacific ocean are different colors. They don't mix.

Q55:19-20

He merges the two bodies of ˹fresh and salt˺ water, yet between them is a barrier they never cross.

( https://quran.com/55?startingVerse=19)
If that's not true, how does one explain this photo. ( https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/do-the-pacific-ocean-and-the-atlantic-ocean-mix)

1. The odd-even miracle.

Add the verse count to the chapter number, we get 57 odd and 57 even sums.
All 57 odd sums add up to 6555. Not only is that odd, that is all numbers from 1-114 added up.
All even numbers add up to 6290. That is how many verses in total there are in the Qur'an .
(https://www.reddit.com/exmuslim/comments/ds6juf/yaa\_ayyuhal\_kafiroon\_the\_quran\_is\_mathmetically/ )
Muhammad was illiterate, so how could he even remember his own numbers?
Also, a verse in the Qur'an hints at it, 89:3.

By the dawn, and the ten nights, and the even and the odd, and the night when it passes! Is all this ˹not˺ a sufficient oath for those who have sense?

( https://quran.com/89?startingVerse=1)

1. The Qur'an gets embryology right in considering that it looks like a leech at one point, looks like a lump with a bite taken out of it at another. Also in that hearing is before sight.

You can see Keith Moore, an embryologist show his work with this document. ( https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/1194/79036bd3704127bbb25378174bfcd5b9f088.pdf)
Don't say "Galen" because Galen and the Qur'an contradict on embryology. Also, how did Muhammad know about Galen's work?
This paper by Nadeem Arif Najmi explains it in more detail. (https://www.call-to-monotheism.com/a\_muslim\_answer\_to\_criticism\_of\_\_embryology\_in\_the\_qur\_an\_\_\_by\_nadeem\_arif\_najmi)

1. The Qur'an knew about altitude sickness.

Whoever Allah wills to guide, He opens their heart to Islam. But whoever He wills to leave astray, He makes their chest tight and constricted as if they were climbing up into the sky. This is how Allah dooms those who disbelieve.

(https://quran.com/6?startingVerse=125 )
The highest mountain is Saudi Arabia is Jabal Dakkah, at 2585 meters. (https://peakery.com/jabal-dakah-saudi-arabia/ ) Already, altitude sickness has begun at that height (https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/altitude-sickness ), but I don't think that Muhammad has even climbed that mountain.

1. The Qur'an knew that the ocean is darker as one goes in, and that there are internal waves in the ocean.

Or ˹their deeds are˺ like the darkness in a deep sea, covered by waves upon waves, topped by ˹dark˺ clouds. Darkness upon darkness! If one stretches out their hand, they can hardly see it. And whoever Allah does not bless with light will have no light!

(https://quran.com/24?startingVerse=40 )

1. The Qur'an knew about the water cycle.

Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky—channelling it through streams in the earth—then produces with it crops of various colours, then they dry up and you see them wither, and then He reduces them to chaff? Surely in this is a reminder for people of reason.
(https://quran.com/en/az-zuma21)

We send down rain from the sky in perfect measure, causing it to soak into the earth. And We are surely able to take it away.

(https://quran.com/en/al-muminun/18 )
Infiltration and runoff mentioned.

We send fertilizing winds, and bring down rain from the sky for you to drink. It is not you who hold its reserves.

(https://quran.com/en/al-hij22 )
(https://www.thelastdialogue.org/article/water-cycle-mentioned-in-quran/#Miracle\_in\_the\_use\_of\_word\_%D9%85%D9%8E%D8%A7%D8%A1%D9%8B )
13/14. The Quran knew about the big bang. The Quran also knew that before the devonian age, life relied on water.

Do the disbelievers not realize that the heavens and earth were ˹once˺ one mass then We split them apart? And We created from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?
(https://quran.com/en/al-hij22 )
The second part could mean that even non-carbon life needs water.
Don't say Thales because Thales said that everything came from water, not life.
Bonus: The Sunnah knew that the Arab lands were once green.

The Last Hour will not come before wealth becomes abundant and overflowing, so much so that a man takes Zakat out of his property and cannot find anyone to accept it from him and till the land of Arabia reverts to meadows and rivers.

(https://sunnah.com/muslim:157c )
The Sunnah not only knew that arabia is turning green at the moment, it also knew that Arabia was once green. Ta'ood doesn't mean become, but it means revert. So, it does not mean that it will mean become.
There are lots more prophecies in the Quran and Hadith that have been fulfilled. You can see the yaqeen institute's list right here. (https://yaqeeninstitute.org/read/papeed/the-prophecies-of-prophet-muhammad )

So recently I installed a basketball net into the driveway of my house. I started playing and my couple month lab was absolutely thrilled with playing with me. I shoot and her goal is to just get the ball from me and not let me play. It’s a fun game, but, because of the height differential she jumps something like 1-2 feet into the air and lands on her hind legs to get the ball. I’m worried about her possibly getting hip displaysia or some other kind of joint issue in the future. Will she be okay? Is there other ways to play/teach her if it is bad? Another question is is it normal for dogs to get much more gassed(fatigued/tired) jumping? She seems to be able to run for hours but just a couple minutes of jumping and she’s struggling to catch her breath. Thanks!

As I said, this is related to goalkeeping. You may ask how? Goalkeeping in sports, particularly soccer (or football), involves a significant amount of mathematical concepts and skills. Here's a breakdown of how math is related to goalkeeping:

1. Spatial Awareness and Positioning:

• Goalkeepers need to have a keen sense of the dimensions of the goal and the field of play.
  
• They must constantly calculate the angles and trajectories of incoming shots to position themselves effectively.
  
• Understanding geometry, such as the properties of circles, rectangles, and triangles, helps goalkeepers anticipate the path of the ball and make strategic positioning decisions.
  

1. Reaction Time and Timing:

• Goalkeepers must react quickly to shots and crosses, often in a matter of milliseconds.
  
• Precise timing is essential for making saves, as they need to calculate the exact moment to dive or jump to intercept the ball.
  
• Understanding concepts like velocity, acceleration, and relative motion helps goalkeepers predict the timing of the ball's arrival and adjust their responses accordingly.
  

1. Probability and Decision-Making:

• Goalkeepers analyze the tendencies and patterns of opposing players to anticipate their shooting or passing decisions.
  
• They use probabilities and statistical analysis to make informed decisions about their positioning and actions.
  
• Understanding concepts like probability, statistics, and game theory aids goalkeepers in calculating the likelihood of certain outcomes and making strategic choices.
  

1. Aerodynamics and Ball Physics:

• Goalkeepers need to understand the principles of aerodynamics and the physics of a moving ball.
  
• Knowledge of how factors like spin, air resistance, and gravity affect the trajectory of the ball can help goalkeepers anticipate its movement and make more accurate saves.
  
• Applying concepts from physics, such as vectors, forces, and momentum, can improve a goalkeeper's ability to read and react to the ball's movement.
  

1. Data Analysis and Performance Tracking:

• Goalkeepers and their coaches often use advanced data analysis and statistical models to evaluate their performance.
  
• They track metrics such as save percentage, goals conceded, and distribution accuracy, which require mathematical and analytical skills to interpret and make improvements.
  
• Understanding data visualization, statistical analysis, and performance evaluation techniques can help goalkeepers identify areas for improvement and develop more effective training strategies.
  

By incorporating mathematical concepts and skills, goalkeepers can enhance their decision-making, improve their positioning and reactions, and ultimately become more effective in their role. The interplay between mathematics and goalkeeping highlights the importance of interdisciplinary knowledge in high-performance sports.

This is the first time I have written something of this length, and is more of an exercise in self-therapy than anything else. Disclaimer: This story contains conversations about child abuse. Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy it.
Nathan’s number appeared on my phone screen. I debated whether or not to answer it. We hadn’t been on speaking terms for a while, and while we did keep in touch sporadically, it was usually because of important family issues. I didn’t know of anything happening with mom or dad, nor with Talia or Rio, so I let it go to voicemail. I could always call him back later. I placed the phone back in my pocket, and returned to cleaning my camera. The phone buzzed again. A text message came through. I read the preview line from the home screen. “The city declared eminent domain on the house” I unlocked my phone, read the full text message, and dialed my brother.
I wasn't able to get any closer to the house than a few blocks. Most of the area was blocked off with chain link fencing and construction equipment in preparation for the demolition that was supposed to take place within the coming days. The barriers didn’t prevent people from walking in to the neighborhood, but it hindered scrappers from coming in and stripping the houses of copper wiring and plumbing.
I grabbed my camera bag out of the trunk of my car along with my tripod. I shouldered it and hooked the tripod to my bag. I pulled my water bottle out of the center console and shut the door. I stood next to my car surveying the neighborhood. 12 city blocks of old single family homes comprised the neighborhood where I grew up. Some of the houses had been empty for months, others for years. There was an eerie silence that permeated the still air. I could not hear the familiar sounds of people, pets, or cars. I locked the car and put my keys in my pocket. I patted my jacket down to ensure I had what I needed. After a quick check, I started my walk.
The sidewalk of the old neighborhood streets still bore the familiar cracks and grind marks from years of buckling and remedy. Leaves dropped by the trees still lay scattered all along the pathways and sidewalk. Korina’s house was the first house I encountered as I made my way through a gap in the fence. The yard was overgrown with tall grass and thistle. I could see the faded blue paint of the old house contrasting the green and browns of the lawn. The chain link fence that marked off the corner property was nearly invisible through the thick brush. As I continued walking west towards 110th, I started to feel something was off. The streets seemed wider than I remembered. It took me longer than I’d like to admit, but eventually I realized what was different. There were no cars.
The streets here typically had cars lined bumper to bumper in any spot available, and were visible from block to block. The absence of all these vehicles made me realize just how deserted the neighborhood really was. House after house, yard after yard, the telltale signs of desertion reinforced what I could see from the moment I passed the construction fence: This was no longer my neighborhood. There were no signs of life, and no one I could expect to find still here. Abandonment was the new normal here. I continued on, glancing at houses and recalling memories of summer bike rides, and daily walks with dogs I used to have. I remembered walks home from school, and chasing after ice cream trucks when they passed our houses. I smiled a bit as I remembered more and more of my years spent here. I don’t quite know just why I was smiling. There were plenty of bad memories here too. Fights, yelling, being beat up, being robbed. I could remember failed friendships, lost loves, and bitter feelings of failures too.
Still, I felt a certain amount of nostalgia despite the weight of these negative feelings. I almost wanted to experience everything again, although I wasn't sure why I was feeling this way. Concrete, asphalt, billboards and liquor stores were the normal vistas of everyday life. Occasionally, after a good rainstorm, the grey haze of smog would lift, and the mountains would be visible to the north. At least, they would be visible until mid-morning when the exhaust from a million cars covered them behind a veil of pollution.
It wasn’t until the first time I travelled out of the city that I realized there was more to see. Traveling up the coast north along the Pacific Coast Highway introduced me to scenes of deep blue ocean water spanning the width of my vision. Driving up Highway 3 introduced me to the permeating scent of Pine and Fir trees. The two-lane stretch of highway from Portland to Tillamook introduced me to lush green forests that I had only ever read about. When I came home to the same old dirty, dusty concrete and boiling summer asphalt, I had made up my mind. I would do everything it took to leave this place. I would not spend another day longer than was necessary living in cramped quarters and fighting for parking space.
I arrived to the house, and paused at the gate. The house sat in contrast of what the rest of the neighborhood looked like. Instead of overgrown grass and tall weeds all over the place, the landscaping showed signs of relatively recent work. The guava tree in the front lawn still had some fruit ready to be picked, and the avocado tree on the other side of the pathway was still weighed down by its own fruit. Flowers still bloomed in the raised bed in front of the house. My brother had clearly tried to keep up on things until the last possible moment. The house, too, looked better than what I expected after walking up 4 blocks and seeing nothing but dilapidated houses and unkempt yards. I opened the gate and walked up to the small porch. The metal gate that enclosed it was gone having been removed by my brother when he took over the property. It looked nice to see it open instead of the cage it once felt like.
I turned the knob on the door, but it didn't give. Ever a creature of habit, my brother had locked the door when he left. Of course, he did. I sighed and prepared to find another way in when I remembered my parents hiding a spare key. I wasn’t sure if it would still be there, but after running my hands along the back side of the gutter downspout, I was rewarded for my efforts. I unlocked the front door and stepped into the front living room, the sounds of my footsteps and the closing door echoing in the empty space. The room felt both larger and smaller than I remembered it. I suppose it was lack of furniture that made it feel larger, but it still felt smaller than I remember. The result of growing taller throughout the years I suppose. I slowly walked along the slate tile floor towards the central hallway that connected the front of the house to the back bedrooms. I wasn't entirely sure that just because the front door was locked, that there wasn't some squatter looking for a little temporary shelter within the back rooms. I carefully and silently crept step by step towards what used to be the bedroom shared by my sister and me. I stuck my head in and gave the room a cursory glance. It was empty, thankfully. I moved back into the hallway and peered into the bedroom across the hall. This is where both of my brothers had shared a room. It too, was empty save for a few boxes holding hardware and doorknobs from the closet doors of the bedroom. I walked back towards the back of the house where my parent's bedroom was. The walls in the hallway bore the dusty signs where picture once hung. The bedroom door was open. I stepped inside, and looked around. The old avocado paint that my mom had picked out years ago still adorned the walls. Walking further towards the addition that was the small room my grandma and grandpa lived in showed that there was no one here. I breathed a sigh of relief as I set my bag down and set up my tripod. I reached into my bag a pulled out an envelope of old photos. These were old snapshots that we had all taken at some point in time in the house. There were pictures of all of us sitting at the dining room table playing a game of Monopoly. There was a picture of my brother and sister sitting on a couch in the front living room. There was a picture of me hanging on the bars of the front porch. I looked through them all and held them in place in front of me as if I were holding a window to the past.
Each picture made the lump in my throat grow as I started to struggle to control my emotions. There was history here, and soon it would all be gone. This is the place where my parents had raised four kids. They had taken care of my grandparents in their twilight years here. My Aunt and my grandmother had both died in this house. Birthdays, graduation parties, and anniversaries had been celebrated here. The echoes of life had reverberated within the walls of this place. Now, the house sat silent. It would never again know happy screams of kids having a water-balloon war out in the front yard, nor would it hear the cries of anguish as the matriarch of the family passed away surrounded by her family. What once was a home full of life was now just an empty house made of drywall and paint. I sat there for a moment contemplating just how much family history was actually made here. As I thought hard about my siblings and my parents, I felt pained at the thought of our strained relationships. We had all scattered once we had the opportunity to be free of each other. My oldest brother had married and moved away as soon as possible. My sister now lived in northern California. My parents too had moved away. I was now living in Utah. Only my older brother had remained behind. The lump grew larger in my throat as tears welled up in my eyes. I held back sobs of anger and pain. Why was I hurting? Hadn’t I dealt with these issues already? I walked back to my old bedroom and sat down under the window. I pulled my head down into my knees and cried. I could hear yelling and screaming in my head. Shouting matches between siblings and parents, brothers and sister, rattled inside my brain, making the pain grow. I sat there and cried. I hadn’t cried like this in a long time. Eventually I ran out of tears and tired gasps of sorrow and regret washed over me as a blanket of drowsiness enveloped me. I leaned my head back and fell asleep.
I woke up to the sound of footsteps. It took me a moment to realize what I was hearing and hurriedly stood up. Had someone followed me? I knew the police were patrolling the area sporadically. Had they seen me enter the house? I knew there would be a possibility of getting a trespassing citation, but I figured I could either talk my way out of it seeing as to how I was a former resident, or I could probably fight the citation in court if the judge knew why I was there in the first place. Ultimately, passing through the gate had been a calculated risk that I was willing to take for the sake of my art. I got up from my corner of the room and moved towards the door. If there was someone in the house, I needed to know. I didn’t want my gear to stolen, and if there was a cop in the house, I wanted to ensure I didn’t get shot.
I was greeted by the sight of a startled chubby boy standing on the other side of the door. His round cherubic face was crowned by a head of short curly hair. His hazel green eyes stared widely back at me. He clearly didn’t expect someone to be here in the house. His body recoiled in fear as he cowered back towards the hallway. “Wait, what are you doing here?” I asked as non-threateningly as I could. The boy muttered something that I couldn’t quite make out. “What did you say? I couldn’t hear you” I replied. “Are you here to rob us?” he timidly responded. “Rob you? What are you talking about?” I asked as confusion set in. “What are you doing here?” It was his turn to be confused. “Uh…I….live here?” he replied. “What do you mean you live here? No one lives-“I stopped midsentence. I hadn’t noticed in my initial shock but the room wasn’t the same. A familiar blue couch caught the corner of my eye. In front of that was an old console TV with a partially broken antenna hanging on the wall behind it. I walked further in to the living room to notice wood paneling on the walls. A large mirror hung on the wall to my left. Familiar yellow lamps sat on round drop-leaf tables on either side of the couch. A large hutch sat in one corner, a collection of letters and bills, mail advertisements, and a phone book covered scattered over it. “What just happened?” I asked out loud to no one in particular. I was thoroughly mystified by what my eyes were seeing. I had walked into the house from the front door and had stepped into an empty white room with slate floor tiles, but somehow now found myself in a furnished room with brown carpet that was all so familiar to me, yet was nothing but a distant faded memory. I turned to look at the boy still startled by the intrusion of a strange man looking wildly around the room in total shock.
“You can take what you want, just please let me go. I don’t want problems.” He stated his voice still shrill with anxiety. I blinked a few times as I tried to process just what the heck was going on. I gathered my thoughts as best I could and tried to reassure him. “Kid, I’m not here to rob anyone. I was just-“I shook my head “Where the hell am I? Am I having a dream?” I asked myself. “I must be dreaming. I’m just tired and still sleeping. This is all a dream. Yeah, that’s it.” I needed to sit down. Being back in the old house must have overtaxed my senses, I told myself. I’d having a dream about an old memory. I walked over to the chair next to the couch and sat down. I sunk into it and rested my head back towards the wall.
The boy kept his distance, but sensed I wasn’t there to hurt him. He looked me over with anxious curiosity. He stood at the far end of the couch, examining me while he played out scenarios in his head in preparation for a quick exit. “Why are you in my house?” he asked me. “Dude, this is all just a dream I’m having. I’m not really here.” He reached over to the couch and picked up a pillow. He reared his arm and threw it at me. It landed in my lap. “I don’t know, man. You sure seem to be here.” He said to me. I opened my eyes, startled. I looked down at the pillow he tossed and examined it. I ran my hand over the fabric and felt its texture. I remember this pillow. This was the pillow I would roll under my head as I lay on the couch and watched TV as a kid. A sudden realization hit me as I looked around the room with fresh eyes. No longer was I blinded by the fog of confusion. I knew exactly where I was.
I was home.
I looked at the boy still standing at the edge of the couch. I looked him over and realized who he actually was. I stared in disbelief as I smiled and tried to put him at ease. “It’s ok Johnny. I’m not here to hurt you. No one is going to hurt you. Please, sit down” I told him. I motioned to his end of the couch. “Who are you, and why are you here?” he asked me.
“This will be hard to believe, but I’m you” I said with an incredulous tone, “I’m not sure how I ended up here, but I’m here.” He looked at me as I had grown a second head. “That doesn’t make any sense. How could you be me? Did we invent time travel? Oh! Are we secret government agents with the CIA?”
I chuckled. “Wait, wait, wait. Let’s start at the beginning. I’m you at 38 years old. You’re…what, 11… 12 years old? It makes sense. I fell asleep under the window in my- our old bedroom. I didn’t come here on purpose or in a machine. And no, I’m not a government agent.” His face contorted to display understanding, disappointment and finally suspicion. His eyes narrowed as he leaned in towards me. “How do I know you’re really me?” he asked. I thought about it for a moment. How could I prove to him that I was who I said I was? A few seconds of silence settled between us. I stroked my chin, thinking of a solution.
“I have a better idea. Ask me questions that only you know the answers to.” “Okay” he responded. He glanced around the room trying to come up with something. His eyes fixated on the Nintendo sitting under the TV cabinet. “What game do me and Nathan have a map of?” I looked over at the NES. I hadn’t thought about this for years, but I knew instantly what he was asking. “YOU don’t have anything. Nathan is the one that made the map for Section Z” His jaw dropped. He tried to trick me, but his plan failed. He knew well and good that Nathan never let him play. It was always ‘I’ll let you play when I die’ or, ‘you can play when I’m done’. The problem was that he never followed through. Usually by the time Nathan was done, the NES was overheated, and the game would no longer load until it cooled down. By that point, it was time for bed.
“How do you know that?” he asked in astonishment. “I know these things because I’m you. Just like I know that you wear t-shirts to the pool because you’re embarrassed by what others will think of your body. I know that you used to think that people that die off in movies were prisoners that were set to be executed from death row, so they used them for making movies. I know all about you because I’m you”
Johnny sat on the end of the couch in bewilderment, his mouth slightly agape. He had never told anyone any of this. He didn’t have any close friends to talk to about such things, and those friends he did have were more acquaintances than friends. There was only one way he could possibly know these things. He was talking to his future self.
I could see Johnny’s mind completely explode. There lay endless possibility and the answers to a million questions he could ask about his own future. He started to ask a question, only to stop, close his mouth, and try asking another. I knew if he kept this up he would have a stroke or something. “Dude, calm yourself. Let’s talk this out rationally, otherwise you’ll end up stroking out or something.” I told him. He took a deep breath and I could hear him muttering quietly. I knew he was trying to form a coherent sentence before he actually spoke it. I did it all the time. “Ok, first of all, are we rich?” he asked with tempered expectation. I chuckled and grinned back at him. “No, not at all. If I was rich, would I be dressed like this?” I replied as I motioned to my beat up brown Vans and worn out jeans and T-shirt. “We-, I – make enough to get by. I’m not poor, but I earn enough to pay the bills.” His face grew a smirk as he commented “Yeah, I figured. What do I do for work? I mean, what do you do for work?” I thought about it for a second. I wondered how much information I should divulge to a younger me. I still didn’t think this whole situation was really happening, but if it was, I probably should proceed with caution. “Well, it’s complicated. I do a little bit of everything. You know how you’re constantly taking things apart? Let’s just say that it’s good to put them back together in order to keep them working. Take good notes on paper if you need to, and make sure you have a clean work area so you can keep track of all the parts.” He gave me a sheepish look. He knew exactly what I was talking about. I had spent countless hours sneaking dad’s tools to my room so I could figure out how something was built and try to figure out how it worked. I had gotten myself into some pretty bad trouble with dad over a drill, his timing light, and other stuff I had taken from his room. His belt had become quite familiar with my butt cheeks.
I gave him a knowing smile. “What else do you want to know?” He thought about it for a second. “Do we have a girlfriend?” I laughed, probably a little more than I should have because his face contorted into a sour frown. “You don’t need to be a jerk about it” he scowled. I continued to chuckle. “Yeah we have a girlfriend. We have more than a girlfriend” I could tell he was irritated with my vague indirect answers. I knew what he was asking. I remember the crush I had on my neighbor across the street. We had been friends since kindergarten, and had been classmates for 1st, 2nd, and 4th grades. We got along really well, and I knew from around 12 or 13 that I wanted to be her boyfriend. Unfortunately, things never progressed beyond the ‘just friends’ stage of things. It wasn’t from lack of effort on my part. We had just grown up together most of our lives that she didn’t see me as anything more than a brother and friend. “Dude, look. You just started to go through changes and you are starting to notice girls, but that doesn’t mean that you need to love every girl that shows you a little kindness or subtle interest. You need to slow down and let things happen naturally. You can’t force a relationship with someone.” Johnny pondered these words for a moment. I sat back and put my feet up on the coffee table. I looked around the room some more while I waited for another question. There was so much I had forgotten, but being back here had unlocked more and more memories that continued to wash over me. I was trying to hold on to my cool as not all those churned up recollections were pleasant. I stood up and walked over to the front door to peer outside the small central window embedded into the center of it. I could see the old neighborhood as I remembered it all those years ago. The lot across the street that served as a parking area for those that worked at the wheel works at the end of the block was empty of cars. I furrowed my brow as I thought for a moment. An empty lot meant it was afterhours or the weekend.
The gears in my own head started turning. “Wait, where is everyone?” I asked Johnny. Johnny turned to look at me still processing my last response. “Uh..oh, Mom and dad are out of town. They took a trip east this time. I think Rio said they are in Arizona right now. Rio and Nathan went out to get some food and to rent some movies from Video Showcase. Knowing them they’ll eat out first. Talia is staying over at Tia Rosie’s place today with her friends.” I grunted at his response. My mind was wandering as he mentioned Talia and Tia Rosie.
A sudden sharp pain pieced my heart. The pain of a thousand memories now unsealed spilled out from the box I had locked them away in. Tears welled in the corners of my eyes as I turned back to look at Johnny. He felt it too. He stared at the floor with an intensity that made me think it would burst into flames at any moment. I walked back over to him and sat next to him. He didn’t move. I placed my hand on his shoulder, and he threw himself into me. I could feel the tears dripping onto me as he sobbed intensely. “Hey man, its ok. It’s going to be ok.” I said as my own tears started to flow uncontrollably. I pulled him close and draped my other arm around him.
I knew the pain he was feeling. It was such a heavy burden, and I knew there was no one he felt he could talk to. I remembered it all so vividly. We sat there for what seemed to be an eternity. When we finally stopped sobbing, and our noses ran dry, we tried to breathe our way through to calmness. I got up and knelt in front of him. “Johnny, listen to me and remember what it is that I’m about to say to you. You are stronger than you think. You are stronger than you believe. NO ONE should ever have to go through this. Just because it happened to Talia, doesn’t mean you have to put up with it any longer. I know you didn’t think it was wrong, but I’m telling you that what she is doing to you is wrong. Talking to mom and dad isn’t going to make them hate you. You are not doing this to her, she is doing it to you. I’m not making excuses for her, but she is also more damaged than anyone realizes, and she is also dealing with the same level of pain you are. Remember that we do unto others what has been done to us. That doesn’t mean we need to continue the cycle of abuse” The lump in my throat grew immense at my own statement. I swallowed it as best I could and continued “You are going to deal with this pain a little bit at a time, and you’ll slowly get over this. It’s like a broken bone. When it happens, you don’t realize how bad the pain is until the adrenaline wears off, but then the immense pain is there. Just remember that this will pass. Just like a broken bone, you will heal over time, and one day, you will realize that the pain is gone and the bone is no longer broken. You’ll remember the pain, but it won’t hurt anymore.”
Johnny sat there in stunned silence. I knew he didn’t have anyone to help him through this. He couldn’t talk to Rio or Nathan about what was going on. Mom and Dad were constantly working to keep the family fed and sheltered and while they provided materially for their kids, emotional help was less available. Perhaps it was due to their energies being divided into 4 kids, a mortgage and multiple jobs, or perhaps it was also the culture of not talking about problems. Either way, they needed to know what was happening. They wouldn’t be able to fix it otherwise. “They’re going to be mad at me” he finally said after a few moments of silence. “No they won’t be. They love us all. I know you’re not used to hearing it, but they do love you. Everything they do is because of their love for us. This isn’t your fault. You didn’t do anything wrong. Telling them isn’t going to cause them to be angry.” I thought for a moment to find a good analogy. “You love Odie and Lady, right?” He nodded in agreement. “Ok, how would you feel if you knew someone you trusted was coming to the house and beating up our dogs when we weren’t around?” He thought about it for a second before his face changed to anger. “I’d want to kill them!” “Yes, but would you also feel sad that you weren’t there to try to protect them?” I reasoned. His face changed again. He understood what I was saying. Mom and Dad would be angry, but not necessarily at him. They would also feel a great sadness knowing that someone was hurting their child.
I smiled at him. He understood. I nodded. “Dude…You’re going to come to understand that life is not what you think it will be. Life is messy and can change in an instant. The plans you make today may not make it to next week. A lifelong goal can be derailed because of something out of your control. Mom and dad have spent their life protecting us with the goal of keeping us safe, but circumstances out of their control have affected their kids, and now we- you all have to deal with the fallout. Just remember that you are not the culprit. Yes, mom and dad will be hurt and angry, but not at you. Trust them. They don’t do things to hurt us” Johnny hugged me. I- He didn’t have many people he could trust and open up to. He liked to talk a lot about everything going on in his life, no matter how trivial. Everything, except this. This was a shameful topic, and he didn’t feel like anyone would understand why he didn’t go to an adult sooner. The problem was simple. He simply didn’t understand that it was wrong. Now that he had an adult that he could talk to, himself no less, he wanted to lift this burden off his shoulders. He was happy to have found someone and he hugged me tightly. I hugged him back just at tightly. It wasn’t every day that I could meet my younger self and help to comfort them. “Thank you” he said to me.
The world darkened, and everything faded to black.
I lifted my head out of my knees and looked around. I was sitting under the window in my old bedroom again. Had I fallen asleep? I pulled my phone out of my pocket and checked the time. I was emotionally drained and incredibly tired. I hadn’t had sleep like that in years. I got to my feet and looked around the room briefly before walking out to mom and dad’s old room. I grabbed my camera and slowly walked the house, snapping picture after picture. The only sound to be heard was the sound of the camera shutter and my soft footsteps. I thought about my dream as I took pictures.
Upon entering my room, a random memory hit me.
The stash.
I was pretty sure I had taken the hidden box when I moved out all those years ago, but since I was here, I should double check. Heading into the closet, I pushed the panel that led to the attic space out of the way and peered in. I couldn’t see anything, so I reached up there to feel around. The box was indeed gone. I felt around for a few more seconds and was surprised to feel what felt like a thick envelope. I didn’t remember leaving anything up there, but after pulling it down and giving it a cursory glance, I figured it was an old envelope of lost love letters. It wasn’t until I blew off the thick layer of dust that I realized what I was holding. It was a letter. Not just any letter. It was addressed to me.
Under the now semi-cleared layer of dust were the words “To be opened by future me”. I looked at it for a few moments before opening it. I couldn’t remember making this at all, much less storing it up in my secret hiding spot. If ever I hid something, it was in the stash box. My hands shook a bit as I started to open the envelope and pulled out the yellowed pages inside. I started reading.
"Dear Future John. I have spent the last few years remembering a dream I had when I was younger. Life was…difficult at that time, and I spent a lot of time escaping my reality by reading a lot of books and watching a lot of TV. On the off-chance that what I think is a dream really happened. I wanted to write some things down in an effort to give you my thanks. I merely consider myself a conveyer of thanks, although I will pile on my own thanks to you for your words of encouragement. I remember finding a stranger in the house one day while I was home alone. I was afraid he was there to hurt me at first, but after a few moments, I came to realize I was meeting myself. Well, I was meeting me, but from the future. I think he said he was in his 40’s, but I couldn’t tell you with any certainty. Either way, we talked. We talked about life, and what the future held in store for us…
Mostly though, we talked about the abuse. Well, Talked is being generous. We cried, and then we talked. I don’t remember exactly what he told me, but I remember how he made me feel. He made me feel safe. I felt like I could trust him. Trust myself. In the end, he gave me the courage to stand up for myself both at home and at school. He also gave me the courage to talk to mom and dad about what was going on between me and Talia. I do remember being afraid that I would be punished, but he reassured me that they wouldn’t, and that they loved me.
It was a difficult and awkward conversation, but in the end, arrangements were made for me to share a room with Rio and Nathan. I didn’t have much of a relationship with Talia for a long while, but after some years, we managed to patch things up. She apologized to me, and I came to understand the abuse she herself was subjected to by so-called family friends. She didn’t tell me this in an effort to excuse it, but to merely help give me closure to a difficult time from my own childhood. Mom and dad promised to be more attentive to us and we sort of established what I guess you would call an open door policy. We talk more about stuff that’s happening in our lives. Mom is much easier to talk to now. Dad is a little more patient with us too. I apologized to them for not coming to them sooner, and dad gave me a “nugget of wisdom” that I think I’ll live by: We can’t fix what we don’t know is broken. I’ve tried to make sure I talk to them when something is wrong, and I’ve tried to implement that in my life so I don’t have problems with other people.
I’m trying to grow up to be a good guy. I want to have good relationships with people. Nathan says I’m turning into a people pleaser, but I don’t necessarily see that as a terrible thing. I know when to say no to someone. Well, either way, I wanted to make sure I thank you for the help you gave us. I probably won’t remember writing this, but I hope I do find it again someday. Here’s hoping I turn into the man I feel you are. -John Age 16."
I stared at the letter, the words blurring as tears welled up in my eyes. I quickly brushed them away as I quietly spoke to no one in particular. “Thanks guys. I hope I live up to your expectations” I folded the letter, placed it in my pocket, and walked out of the room. After picking up my backpack and tripod, I silently walked towards the front door, my footsteps echoing in the empty house. I turned to look back at the empty living room one last time, and after a moment, I walked out.

Enravel (Seattle)
Date of Incorporation: 9/14/2009
Governing Persons: Rony Abovitz (Governor); Scott Henry (Governor); Anastasia Lang; Richard Taylor; Jennifer Fitzpatrick; Joseph Tsai https://www.sos.wa.gov/corps/business.aspx?ubi=602954597
Enravel, which presented at the April Innovation Showcase, followed up the presentations with an update and product demo. The company, led by UW mechanical engineer Brian Schowengerdt [former UW & Microvision employee], has developed a laser-based “pico projector” that could be built into mobile electronics like cell phones, digital cameras, and even eye glasses. The 1 mm x 9 mm projector —about the size of a grain of rice—uses “scanning fiber” technology to then scan an image from the device, and project an enlarged image back onto a larger surface, like a wall. The company, which has put most of its resources into developing the projection technology so far, plans to now turn its focus to streamlining the light source modulator to improve image quality.
https://xconomy.com/seattle/2010/07/15/technology-alliance-showcases-four-new-companies-in-biotech-and-cleantech-and-revisits-one-past-presente2/
Linden Rhoads [at the time Vice Provost-IP, Commercialization, Innovation at the University of Washington] introduced this startup by pulling out her iPhone and iPad (yes, one of those) and talking about the devices’ display capabilities. “These are great, these are fun, but they’re going to be so much more fun when there are projectors available for them,” she said. “That day is very, very close at hand.”
Enravel is led by UW mechanical engineer Brian Schowengerdt, an expert in alternative displays, user interfaces, and human visual perception. He co-founded the company in 2009 to commercialize a laser-based “pico projector.” The idea, he says, is to “take a display of iPad size and compress it into the size of an iPhone.” More specifically, to shrink a projector to “the size of a grain of rice” and use it to project on-screen images, video, games, websites, e-mail—you name it—onto any larger surface.
The core technology is a “scanning fiber” projector that uses fiber optics and a vibrating element to scan an image and blow it up, for example, to a size of 17 inches across from just five inches away. A matchbook-size assembly of laser diodes (off the shelf) provides the light source to project the image. You could imagine such a projector might be crammed into a smartphone and used anytime you want a bigger display to interact with, for reading text or watching a video, say.
Enravel has five employees, and its technology was built over the past few years using $8 million in funding for a related endoscopic imaging project (led by Eric Seibel) and $100,000 in grants. The company expects to finish its portable prototype by next month, and to have a standalone product by the end of next year.
https://xconomy.com/seattle/2010/04/22/technology-alliance-showcases-five-companies-in-sensors-mobile-displays-and-drug-therapies-investors-take-notice/?single_page=true
Thanks to for mentioning Enravel
Jump to Q3 2019
UW Researcher Spotlight: Eric Seibel, Mechanical Engineering Written by CoMotion Staff / September 27, 2019
Eric Seibel: "Scanning Fiber Endoscope: This is an ultrathin and flexible scanning fiber endoscope (SFE) for the early detection and treatment of cancers within the body. The goal is to advance minimally invasive medical imaging by using ultrathin flexible endoscopes that allow access to regions of the body that were previously inaccessible to permit less invasive treatment of cancers before they have spread from their place of origin. It was licensed to startup VerAvanti for medical endoscopes and Magic Leap for AR displays as well as a few other related licenses."
https://comotion.uw.edu/comotion-spotlight-on-a-uw-researcher-eric-seibel/
August 26, 2019 - Veravanti announces a new subsidiary and the opening of a nanofabrication facility
"The opening of the Avanti Nanofabrication facility enables VerAvanti to manufacture its patented Scanning Fiber Endoscope (SFE), a new, extremely small imaging modality designed to access small arteries to illuminate stroke and cardiovascular risks."
https://veravanti.com/news/2019/8/26/veravanti-announces-a-new-subsidiary-and-the-opening-of-a-nanofabrication-facility
Some information on Veravanti in relation to Enravel:
Research: Large field-of-view short-wave infrared metalens for scanning fiber endoscopy Mirror 1 Mirror 2
Near-Infrared Imaging of Artificial Enamel Caries Lesions with a Scanning Fiber Endoscope
Other Scanning Fiber Endoscope Projects
Endoscope Surveilence
SFE For Dental Care
SFE For Bladder Surveillance
The scanning fiber endoscope is an ultrathin and flexible endoscope for the early detection and treatment of cancers within the body. The SFE can be used as a surveillance device with the goal of improving our chances of survival from cancer.
A scanning fiber endoscope is a technology that uses a flexible, small (< 6Fr) peripheral or coronary catheter to provide wide-field, high-quality, full-color, laser-based video imaging. These differences distinguish SFE applications from current imaging approaches such as IVUS and Intracoronary OCT. Applications for the device (which was pending FDA review and approval as of 2017[needs update]), are expected to include medical diagnosis and support in determining interventional treatments such as surgery or biopsy. Providing both full-color images and a wide-field, real-time surgical view into the inner depths of arteries, enables physicians to circumnavigate hard to reach internal tissues to assess for potential disease.
REDMOND, WA (August 26, 2019) – VerAvanti, a developer of a new class of scientifically-advanced solutions to help physicians find answers to treat strokes and heart attacks that often strike without warning, today announced that its new subsidiary, Avanti, has opened a Nanofabrication facility in Bothell, Washington. The facility includes a 9,300 S.F. ISO 9001 cleanroom, the second largest in Washington State.
The first-of-its-kind facility on the Eastside will support high-volume component production of wafers and chips with nanoscale features. Because of the inconceivably tiny parts made from unconventional materials, these components aren’t practical, economical or even possible to fabricate at commercial foundries. The lab capabilities include photolithography, wet and dry etch, atomic layer deposition, Sputtering, Deep Reactive Ion Etching, scanning electron microscopy, Multiphysics simulation, design, and proprietary piezoelectric fabrication. The Avanti Nanofabrication will provide services to VerAvanti and the other businesses seeking these specialized services.
VerAvanti Founder and CEO, Gerald McMorrow explained why VerAvanti launched its new nanofabrication subsidiary. McMorrow stated, “The opening of the Avanti Nanofabrication facility enables VerAvanti to manufacture its patented Scanning Fiber Endoscope (SFE), a new, extremely small imaging modality designed to access small arteries to illuminate stroke and cardiovascular risks.” With the price point advantages this subsidiary enables, VerAvanti is positioning for a highly competitive market launch of its innovative SFE device.
About VerAvanti
Founded in 2013, privately-held VerAvanti is using advanced science and automation to commercialize the world’s first Scanning Fiber Endoscope (SFE)), to help physicians close treatment gaps and proactively identify interventions for the 200,000 individuals (U.S.) who suffer ischemic strokes due to an unknown cause1. Protected by more than 30 patents licensed by VerAvanti, the SFE is a micro-imaging catheter equipped with an extreme depth of focus camera that provides physicians a previously unseen surgical view into hidden intravascular anatomy, enabling more proactive diagnosis and treatment of individuals at-risk for stroke and cardiovascular events. Visit VerAvanti to learn more and review scientific papers and SFE images.
About Avanti Nanofabrication
Avanti Nanofabrication, a subsidiary of VerAvanti, is a nanofabrication facility located in Bothell, WA. The facility includes a 9,300 S.F. ISO 9001 cleanroom, the second largest in Washington State. Lab capabilities include photolithography, wet and dry etch, atomic layer deposition, Sputtering, Deep Reactive Ion Etching, scanning electron microscopy, Multiphysics simulation, design, and proprietary piezoelectric fabrication.
DEVELOPMENTAL STATUS (VerAvanti)
2019:

• August - VerAvanti Announces a New Subsidiary and the Opening of a Nanofabrication Facility

2017:

• June - Awarded $286K NIH Research, Phase 1 Grant. entitled “Optical visualization to efficiently guide coronary intervention of chronic total occlusion”
• May - Awarded $300k NIH Research, Phase 1 Grant entitled “4-Channel Multimodal Ultrathin-Flexible SFE for cancer diagnosis and therapy”
• April – Established in-house MEMS production facility.

2016:

• SFE console design complete.
• Quality system certified to ISO 13485 by Notified Body (DEKRA).
• David Auth, PhD joined VerAvanti board of directors.
• Patent Issued: "Closed Loop Optical Feedback Synchronization System for Imaging Application" (9,258,108)

2015:

• Scale-ready infrastructure, implemented including quality systems, NetSuite ERP, CRM, an accounting system and other automated business processes
• Established Clinical Advisory Board.
• Began development of automated catheter production.
• Identified and retained sales executives for USA and Europe with known track records.

2014:

• Design Concept – Coronary / Peripheral Scanning Fiber Endoscope
• Established manufacturing clean-room environment that operates at Class ISO 8 levels.
• Established corporate offices and R&D center of excellence.

2013:

• VerAvanti Inc. founded.
• Acquired exclusive worldwide rights to license SFE technology, consisting of more than 20 patents.
• Hired core development and engineering staff.
• Established automated document control system.

Season 46, Episode 12: Mamma Bear
Aired: May 15, 2024
Synopsis: Castaways fight for their chance to win letters from home; alliances begin to crumble and individual plans emerge after players compete in a race of balance, speed and puzzle skills to earn immunity and a spot in the final five.
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1. NES/FAMICOM/SUPER FAMICOM/SNES games had this masculine air of kicking in Dracula's door and making him your bitch.
   
2. All the new illustrations of Castlevania characters look like women or femboys. No disrespect to femboys just doesn't do it for me in Castlevania. SOTN alucard looks like he'd be afraid to break a nail.
   

3.anime is cringe

Anyone has any info if this skin or bundle Is going to be available soon? Just came back into the game after like 2 years of not playing and I remember that I was drooling over this outfit when season 8 was coming to an end, couldnt get it cause it was the last unlock on the seasonboard (they look different nowadays, before you could only get what they gave you for next score rank and now you can kind of choose from available stuff) and I remember I just started playing moments before season 9 came and was like dont know maybe rank 5 - no outfit for me, not even a slightest chance for it x) Fell in love with this outfit cause it's the real OG armored vault suit vault dweller fallout look (drip). I've been watching some videos from the past atomic shop offers cause I was wondering what kind of cool new outfits they added to the game and saw that it was available in december and well of course here goes my luck - missed it. Saw some info that you can buy atomic shop stuff from bethesda support but when I tried to write and buy it they told me that they cannot sell it to me for some reasons, asked them when is it going to be available and got no response, no wonder lol big corpo. I GUESS IT WOULD SELL LIKE HOT BUNS AFTER THE SHOW AIRED... <-- just saying this in case bethesda reads this reddit board. xd If anyone got any info pls write.
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I don’t own any gaming systems like Nintendo or Xbox. I have an 2021 MacBook Air and an iPad with the current operating systems.
After doing some research on this subreddit I’ve seen some people say that it crashes on their macs or that the tv hookup only displays half a screen.
I was wondering if anyone is using Jackbox successfully on a Mac or iPad. I was planning to buy party pack 9.
Also, if that doesn’t work can I just make an Apple TV account and play it via the app on my Roku TV? Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

I have a 2019 MacBook Pro. I use it mainly for work, attached to a 42 inch 4k OLED screen (I work from home). I work in multiple windows at once but just on the one monitor. The most intensive work I do tends to be in excel, which has been struggling lately, and sometimes I use my MacBook for gaming when traveling. I also use ChatGPT a ton to assist and supplement my research and writing.
I was already thinking of an upgrade due to noticing more slowing down for big Excel processing tasks and more intensive tasks, as well as increasing compatibility issues. The announcement that ChatGPT will only release its app (which, again, I will use constantly) for Apple Silicon is pushing me over the edge on the upgrade.
I do need a laptop for meetings and travel, so Mac Mini/iMac isn't a great option for me. With the big monitor and my moderate use, will the MacBook Air M3 with 8GB be enough to get me through the next several years of AI advancements and increased processing needs? Should I upgrade to the MacBook Pro with M3 Pro and/or 16GB of RAM? If I only upgrade one (to the M3 Pro or more RAM), which would you choose?
Thanks a lot for your advice.

Confused if I’ll be able to watch the sky game tonight with LP or not?? i know it’s airing locally and im in Chicago but don’t have cable. the Sky website says it’ll be streamed on league pass out of market so does that mean since im in Chicago I won’t be able to watch the LP stream?? don’t really get the point of LP if my team’s games are gonna be blacked out

The core game uses archaic rules from a time when races and classes were the same thing. It’s why having a hero named Elf and another named Rogue who is also an elf can cause confusion. Nowadays they are seen as different aspects of a hero and are often combined for more variety. Meaning an elven rogue is different from an elven wizard. Thus depending on what you combine, you can get the following variations of heroes.
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1: The core barbarian is a class and his race is human. He gets no special abilities, but he has the most Body Points of any other race.

If you want to make him an elven barbarian, give him Opportunistic Strike (Rogue ability). He has 7 Body Points.

If you want to make him a dwarven barbarian, give him Ambidexterity (Rogue ability). His starting weapon is a hand axe, his strength is 2 instead of 3 (he has the Rogue limitation to Shortswords but for axes), and he has 7 Body Points.

If you want to make him a halfling barbarian, give him Combat Mobility (Rogue ability). He has an extra Defence Die while not wearing armor (Bard ability) and has 7 Body Points.

If you want to make him a greenskin barbarian, give him Courage (the fire spell, recharges whenever he gets 3 Body Points of damage). He has 7 Body Points.
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2: The core dwarf is a race and his class is trapper. He gets the ability to disarm traps.

If you want to make him a human trapper, he can also set a spear trap (can’t use another until the first is activated or removed). He has 6 Body Points.

If you want to make him a dwarven sorcerer, he is like the elf and can also set a spear trap (can’t use another until the first is activated or removed). He has 5 Body Points.

If you want to make him a dwarven wizard, he doesn’t have armor restrictions. He has 3 Body Points.

If you want to make him a dwarven knight, give him Knight abilities, plus Rock Skin (the earth spell). He has 6 Body Points.

If you want to make him a dwarven rogue, give him Rogue abilities, plus Pass Through Rock (the earth spell). He has 4 Body Points.

If you want to make him a dwarven warlock, remove one of the three Warlock abilities. He has 5 Body Points.

If you want to make him a dwarven bard, remove one of the three Bard spells. He has 5 Body Points.

If you want to make him a dwarven druid, remove one of the three Druid spells. He has 7 Body Points.

If you want to make him a dwarven monk, has 3 earth styles only (strength of mountain, speak with stone, and rock skin from earth spells).
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3: The core elf is a race and his class is sorcerer. He gets 3 spells.

If you want to make him an elven trapper, he can search for traps from doors, without having to go in the rooms. He has 6 Body Points.

If you want to make him an elven wizard, he is like the wizard but has 12 spells and 3 Body Points.

If you want to make him an elven knight, give him Knight abilities, plus Tempest (the air spell). He has 6 Body Points.

If you want to make him an elven rogue, give him Rogue abilities, plus Swift Wind (the air spell). He has 4 Body Points.

If you want to make him an elven warlock, give him Warlock abilities, plus Genie (the air spell). He has 3 Body Points.

If you want to make him an elven bard, give him Bard spells, plus Swift Wind (the air spell). He has 3 Body Points.

If you want to make him an elven druid, give him Druid abilities, plus Genie (the air spell). He has 5 Body Points.

If you want to make him an elven monk, has 3 air styles only (eye of the storm, soaring dragon, and Tempest from the air spells).
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4: The core wizard is a class and his race is human. He gets 9 spells and has armor restrictions.

If you want to make him a halfling wizard, give him Combat Mobility (Rogue ability). He has an extra Defence Die while not wearing armor (Bard ability) and has 7 Body Points.

If you want to make him a greenskin wizard, he is like the wizard but has 6 spells and 5 Body Points.
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5: The core knight is a class and his race is human. He gets 3 abilities.

If you want to make him a halfling knight, give him Combat Mobility (Rogue ability). He has an extra Defence Die while not wearing armor (Bard ability) (the shield does not count), and has 6 Body Points.

If you want to make him a greenskin knight, give him Courage (the fire spell, recharges whenever he gets 3 Body Points of damage). He has 6 Body Points.
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6: The core rogue is a class and his race is elf.

If you want to make him a human rogue, add Disappear (Elf spell). He has 4 Body Points.

If you want to make him a halfling rogue, remove Ambidexterity. He has 6 Body Points.

If you want to make him a greenskin rogue, remove Bandolier. He has 6 Body Points.
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7: The core warlock is a class and his race is halfling.

If you want to make him a human warlock, give him Fire of Wrath (the fire spell). He has 3 Body Points.

If you want to make him a greenskin warlock, give him Ball of Fire (the fire spell). He has 3 Body Points.
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8: The core bard is a class and his race is greenskin.

If you want to make him a human bard, remove the extra Defense Die. He has 5 Body Points.

If you want to make him a halfling bard, remove the ability to attack diagonally. He has 5 Body Points.
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9: The core druid is a class and his race is human.

If you want to make him a halfling druid, give him a mouse familiar (can scout and doesn’t trigger traps, but enemies will kill it instantly if attacked). He has 5 Body Points.

If you want to make him a greenskin druid, give him an animal companion (Wolf). He has 5 Body Points.
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10: The core monk is a class and his race is human.

If you want to make him a halfling monk, he has 3 water styles only (tidal surge, twisting torrent, and veil of mist from the water spells)

If you want to make him a greenskin monk, when he uses fire style he loses 1 Mind Point. He has 7 Body Points.

Not sure if this would be spoilers or not hence the vague title etc. Let me know if there's a better place to ask "how it works" questions like the following boon question:

• (Zeus boon) Air quality) While you have 5 air, you can never deal less damage than the limit: ... what is "the limit" in this case? This sounds like it's saying the game has a damage ceiling on some attacks and this maximizes it or something... but I assume it's more like "sometimes your attacks do less damage than normal because reasons and this boon negates reasons" → anyone able to explain how this works?

Thanks in advance!

Cubs @ Braves - Wed, May 15

Game Status: In Progress - Score: 7-1 Cubs

Top of the 9th, 1 out, runner on first, 2-1 count with Jackson Stephens pitching and Miles Mastrobuoni batting. Nick Madrigal is on deck, and Pete Crow-Armstrong is in the hole.

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• Current conditions at Truist Park: 78°F - Partly Cloudy - Wind 5 mph, Out To LF
• TV: National: MLBN (out-of-market only), Cubs: Marquee Sports Network, Braves: Bally Sports South
• Radio: Cubs: 670 The Score, Braves: 680 AM/93.7 FM The Fan
• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

	Cubs Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Tauchman - LF	5	1	2	1	0	2	0	.266	.391	.430
2	Suzuki, S - RF	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	.280	.337	.488
3	Bellinger - DH	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	.263	.343	.492
4	Morel, C - 3B	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.212	.298	.417
5	Busch - 1B	4	2	1	0	1	1	1	.252	.318	.468
6	Mastrobuoni - SS	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.120	.267	.160
7	Madrigal - 2B	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.234	.290	.281
8	Crow-Armstrong - CF	3	1	2	2	0	1	1	.260	.321	.400
9	Gomes - C	3	0	0	1	0	3	5	.190	.200	.302
	Totals	35	7	12	6	4	7	14

Cubs
BATTING: 2B: Suzuki, S (5, Morton, C); Bellinger (4, Kerr). 3B: Crow-Armstrong (1, Chavez). HR: Tauchman (4, 1st inning off Morton, C, 0 on, 0 out); Suzuki, S (4, 8th inning off Chavez, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Bellinger 3; Busch; Crow-Armstrong 4; Madrigal 3; Suzuki, S 6; Tauchman 5. RBI: Crow-Armstrong 2 (9); Gomes (5); Morel, C (28); Suzuki, S (15); Tauchman (13). 2-out RBI: Suzuki, S; Crow-Armstrong 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gomes 4; Morel, C. SF: Gomes. Team RISP: 3-for-9. Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING: DP: (Mastrobuoni-Madrigal-Busch).

	Braves Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Harris II, M - CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.259	.304	.386
2	Albies - 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.280	.345	.417
3	Ozuna - DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.327	.405	.619
4	Olson - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	.219	.327	.397
5	d'Arnaud - C	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.260	.342	.510
6	Duvall - RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.210	.296	.339
7	Arcia, Or - SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.274	.412
8	Kelenic - LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.264	.309	.374
9	Short - 3B	3	0	2	1	0	1	0	.200	.355	.280
	Totals	31	1	8	1	1	10	11

Braves
BATTING: 2B: d'Arnaud (10, Assad); Arcia, Or (12, Brown, Be); Short (2, Brown, Be). TB: Albies; Arcia, Or 2; d'Arnaud 2; Harris II, M; Olson; Ozuna; Short 3. RBI: Short (2). 2-out RBI: Short. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Harris II, M; Arcia, Or. GIDP: Ozuna. Team RISP: 1-for-5. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: E: Morton, C (1, pickoff). Outfield assists: Duvall (Madrigal at 2nd base).

Cubs Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Assad	6.0	4	0	0	1	7	0	86-58	1.49
Brown, Be	2.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	28-19	3.78
Totals	8.0	8	1	1	1	10	0

Braves Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Morton, C	3.0	5	4	3	3	4	1	76-48	3.52
Kerr	3.0	5	1	1	0	2	0	39-27	1.50
Chavez	2.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	23-17	2.20
Stephens, J	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	9-3	3.38
Totals	8.1	12	7	6	4	7	2

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	Mike Tauchman homers (4) on a fly ball to left field.	1-0 CHC
Top 1	Christopher Morel grounds into a force out, shortstop Orlando Arcia to second baseman Ozzie Albies. Seiya Suzuki scores. Cody Bellinger out at 2nd. Christopher Morel to 1st.	2-0 CHC
Top 1	Pete Crow-Armstrong hit by pitch. Michael Busch scores. Miles Mastrobuoni to 3rd. Nick Madrigal to 2nd.	3-0 CHC
Top 3	Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.	4-0 CHC
Top 5	Pete Crow-Armstrong singles on a bunt ground ball to shortstop Orlando Arcia. Michael Busch scores.	5-0 CHC
Bottom 7	Zack Short doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Orlando Arcia scores.	5-1 CHC
Top 8	Yan Gomes out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Adam Duvall. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores.	6-1 CHC
Top 8	Seiya Suzuki homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.	7-1 CHC

Team	Highlight
CHC	Miles Mastrobuoni scores on an error (00:00:33)
ATL	Charlie Morton K's four over three innings (00:00:49)
CHC	Pete Crow-Armstrong's RBI bunt single (00:00:23)
CHC	Mastrobuoni, Busch combine for spectacular out (00:00:32)
ATL	Zack Short's slick stop (00:00:13)
ATL	Orlando Arcia's sliding stop (00:00:28)
ATL	Zack Short's RBI double (00:00:28)
CHC	Christopher Morel's leaping catch (00:00:22)
CHC	Yan Gomes' sacrifice fly (00:00:22)
CHC	Seiya Suzuki's solo home run (4) (00:00:27)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Cubs	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	2			7	12	0	8
Braves	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0			1	8	1	7

Division Scoreboard

MIA 2 @ DET 0 - Final
WSH 0 @ CWS 2 - Final
NYM 5 @ PHI 10 - Final
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