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2008.10.01 22:23 BMW

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2012.07.22 13:32 omasque A subreddit for commissions!

Artists/writers/musicians/animators/etc. can advertise their services/commissions here. Buyers can request specific things they'd like to buy. A few reminders: ❥ All [For Hire] posts must state a price. ❥ All [Hiring] posts must state a budget. ❥ Do not post more than one [For Hire] post per 24 hours. See the side bar for clarification and details!
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2014.10.15 18:49 bigshot937 I Don't Work Here Lady

https://www.reddit.com/ModCoord/comments/1476fkn/reddit_blackout_2023_save_3rd_party_apps/ A derivative of subreddits like Tales From Retail that involves stories about folks that go into other businesses and have irate customers mistake them for employees. The more outrageous the story the better!
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2024.05.15 22:15 spookiest_of_boyes I think that Yuki’s technique should’ve been how Cursed Energy works as a baseline instead, but much tamer. Hear me out

One of the most well known laws of physics is that E = mc2. Let me direct you to the name of the system: Cursed Energy.
So I say. Why wouldn’t this massive amount of energy surging through you not add more mass? Sure, the amount of energy you’d have to add to increase your mass by any signifcant amount would bw ludicrous by real world standards, but this is fiction, and to be fair it kind of works with the military scrapped mini arc hinting at sorcerers being usable as possible power sources.
I think it’d be a lot cooler if CE reinforcement was the sorcerer imbuing their body with CE to increase its mass (and subsequently, durability, or striking power), instead of some wishy washy magic power stuff. But then, you say, wouldn’t that be actual mass and inhibit their movements?
Sure. But to that I say one word: timing. And there you also have a precursor to black flash (and I guess potential for a perfect block? Strong block lmao).
Anyway, this is just me rambling, let me know if I cooked or not
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2024.05.15 22:14 Verbal-Gerbil Too few iOS apps on Apple silicon Macs

I bought a Mac mini m1 absolutely hyped for the killer feature of running iOS apps
I love dedicated apps, especially as I’m a tab hoarder with hundreds running at the same time
Initially the only one that worked was eBay!
Just got an m2 mba and went over my purchases and most used ones on iPad and phone and it’s incredibly frustrating how many are disabled for no discernible reason
I would love nothing more than Netflix, iPlayer etc. I know iPlayer had a Mac app (not App Store) that was discontinued because of development hassle, but Amazon prime video have one, so no reason Netflix, Disney, YouTube etc can’t
What’s happening? It’s been 3.5 years. The choice is better now, but it’s still abysmal
Drop your fave iOS apps running on osx below too please
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2024.05.15 22:09 inaneswine Heartstopper S3: Alice's Q&A on Tumblr (S3, Vol 4+5 spoilers)

So Alice did a mini Q&A on Tumblr today after Netflix dropped the teaser for S3. Tumblr is awful to try and navigate finding the Qs that go with the As, so I've just collected and posted them here. Spoilers ahead for S3, and Vol 4+5 of the comics!
how come you changed it from tank top to vest? lots of americans confused by vest 😅
because I thought about someone actually saying the phrase ‘tank top’ with a British accent and it sounded so weird and awkward in my mind, ‘vest’ was the more realistic word (at least for people from my region of England lol). Sometimes things that are written in the comic would actually sound quite awkward and odd if the cast said them out loud, so I change them!
Was that the full first scene or was it cut for the teaser?
it was cut for the teaser! The full scene is longer (and the billie song was just for the trailer!)
i’m in shock that billie let them debut a new song in it
ME TOO
are there any new photos added on charlie’s wall of him and nick together?
haha there are new photos in both rooms yes!
I’m so in love with the little trailer! My Question is: How did you feel, knowing you are dropping the trailer without anyone expecting something? 😄😍
i wished i could have teased it harder but because it was a collab (of sorts) with billie eilish’s team I didn’t want to do anything that might ruin it or not be what they wanted! 😅
I’m wondering if we’ll get a proper look at the new pictures in Charlie’s room at some point 🙇🏻‍♀️
of COURSE we shall
Not sure if you can answer this, and I could have a guess anyway, but is that trailer the complete moment or is the scene longer than that with more conversations that have been cut to make the trailer?
the scene is longer in the show, it had to be cut very short for the trailer!
was having tori's hair short from the get-go just for the sake of continuity or was there a.... deeper choice there..... i luv all the solitaire references in volume 4 sm so i'll take what i can get in the show hehe
so the thing about in-story haircuts in TV - they are a production nightmare. The show is filmed completely non-chronologically, so if Tori had long hair at the start, that would be a huge amount of extra work for the haimakeup department. It takes at least an hour to get an actor in or out of a wig. It just makes things very difficult and we always have an extremely hectic and tight schedule so we decided it’d be easier for her to just have short hair from the start!
I’m honestly so excited about s3. When you said that the ferris wheel scene was modified does that mean that the talk that Tori has with Charlie about her being asexual will that not be in s3?
yes that’s correct, I’m saving that story for S4 where I can build up to it much more effectively 🙏 you’ll see when you watch s3 that there just wasn’t the room to give that storyline the space it needs!
it was so amazing alice 😭 we cannot wait for more, we are all so beyond excited !!
one question : is there more to the opening scene, like will it have more dialogue between Tori & Charlie similar to the comics ? i assumed the opening scene was just cut that way to fit the 45 seconds teaser format and Billie Eilish's new song clip (HUGE congrats on tha btw oh my god ?? we were all so surprised and elated)
yayyyy I’m glad you enjoyed!! Yes that’s correct, the full scene is longer!
Have you considered filming season 2 and 3 one after another??
I could not have written the scripts in time, I barely managed to write the S2 scripts in time 😅
Of course we were all very excited!! Did this season feel different to make with the subject matter a bit darker and more mature? Can’t wait to see it!!!
yes definitely! Lots of new experiences and vibes on set. But I guess it’s an intense experience no matter what!
I know you already answered about the swearing but there's a debate on twitter rn so: will they say 'fuck', specifically?
yes 😂
ALICE IT WAS MAGICAL!! I CANNOT WAIT FOR PROMO TO START!!!
YAY same!!!!!
Not specifically about the trailer, but when you started writing season three did you already know by that point Olivia would not be available or did you have to do re-writes to take Sarah out of the story?
I knew it was a possibility but it wasn’t confirmed until very close to the shoot. I had to do some quite intense last minute rewrites 😅 but I’d already thought about what I’d do in that scenario so I was somewhat prepared!
The trailer was so lovely, it made my whole week! I love the brother-sister moments with Tori and Charlie; Joe and Jenny are so great together on screen. Will we get to see Tori and Nick interact more in this season?
a little yes! 💖
will there be a s3 music playlist on spotify?? or will the s3 music get added to the current playlist?? that would be amazing!!!💕🍂
I’m sure someone will make an s3 playlist!! Netflix control the Heartstopper Spotify playlists so it’ll be up to them!
do you feel like this season uses social media (inside the narrative) more or less than season 2? i love how important it was to the story for s2 and the way it was shown on screen - was there more or less present in s3?
difficult to say… there’s a fair bit of it for sure but maybe not as much as S2? Not sure tho!
why did you decide to change the line from tank top in the comics to vest ? did it just make more sense regionally that he would say vest ? (genuinely curious!)
indeed, ‘tank top’ just didn’t sound like something a British teen boy would say! Sometimes the things I write in the comic sound awkward when they’re spoken out loud by a real person 😂
Joe and Kit’s ability to make heart eyes is truly unparalleled. They deserve all the awards.
Could not be more excited for season 3!!!
One question that I’m sure you’ve answered but I’m not sure where - do you do the animations for the show? The “I love you” in the promo looked like a new style and I liked it a lot! Just curious. Thanks for everything 🥰
the animations are done by an animator named Anna Peronetto! She is brilliant!!
can you tell us anything about the artists that will be part of this season's soundtrack?
I’d say there are some heartstopper classics but also a bunch of new artists! Sorry to be vague, I don’t want to spoil 🥺
This is random and about season 1, but can you settle a debate about what exactly the snow was made of in the snow day scene? 🙃❄️
pretty sure it was a mix of foam and powder depending on what it was used for 🤔
Will the rating be higher? It is 12 usually but with season 3 being described with mature themes will it become a 15? Can't bwlieve we are in the season 3 era already!
I believe it depends on country and it’s not up to me, but the rating is likely to increase yes, mostly due to slightly more swearing, sex scenes, and mental health themes. I think it really edges the border between a 12 and a 15 in the UK so I’m really not sure how it’ll be rated!
Also, do you have a favorite episode yet? 👀
I love every episode of s3 truly, but I think ep 4 is something special and maybe the best heartstopper ep I’ve written across all three seasons!! Very proud of it 💖
seriously cannot describe how excited I am for s3 - when filming and editing scenes with michael and tori is it really strange to see them on screen when they were really the first two main characters you wrote about?? what was that like seeing them actually come to life? (also i am the self proclaimed most excited for michael to appear, cannot wait to see how darragh portrays him as he seems amazing!!)
so so strange!!! But wonderful! They’re my firstborns and it’s strange to see them here while also not really seeing the full story that we know they have. Darragh and Jenny are amazing and I can’t wait for you to see them together on screen 🥹 the first moment you see them together is SO special, it almost makes me cry every time
I know Jonathan bailey has said he reached out through a mutual friend about joining heartstopper. If you are able to answer, what came first; Jonathan bailey or jack/Henry Maddox? (Aka, was that character and scene always going to be included in the series? - i love that mini comic so much!)
Henry Maddox has been around for a couple of years now!! When Jonathan told us he wanted to be involved, me and Wren (who created Henry Maddox!) thought this would be the perfect role for him and a great opportunity for a more comedic sequence in the show (while also tying him into some of the themes of that specific ep… but now I’m getting too spoilery) ! (And obvs we had to change the name due to Henry the pug)
I'm curious about the scenes with Geoff. In the comics they're mostly mentioned instead of shown in detail. Will we get to see bits of Charlie's therapy sessions, or will they be shown in a sort of montage?
we will see some!
with the teaser clip saying coming October 3th does that mean the season won’t be spilt in two parts? 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
as far as I know, it won’t!
what was the confusing situation with ur insta stories from a few days ago 😭
So I thought the image was a deliberate tease from Netflix - turns out it was actually a mistake so I deleted my stories. Then they emailed to say I could leave up my stories if I wanted to, but I’d already deleted them 😅
Hey Alice, not a question but just wanted to apologise again for what I said about the spoilers the other week. I didn't think about the costumes and sets. I have felt bad about being so silly ever since! I was just hoping to try and help you feel a even a tiny bit better 💜 super super excited for S3! Heartstopper is one of my special interests and brings me a huge deal of comfort on tough days 🥰 it's a beautiful world you have created 🥹
omg please don’t feel bad, I wasn’t at all annoyed or mad at you!! You have nothing to worry about and you definitely did all make me feel a bit better after that happened 💖 Thank you for loving and supporting Heartstopper, it really means so much!! 💖💖💖
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2024.05.15 21:53 dancergirlktl [Sell and Swap/US Only] MAC, Too Faced, Tarte, Bobbi Brown, Benefit, Smashbox, Clarins, Colourpop, Clinique, Innisfree, Burberry Her, Maison Margiela Replica

Hi all! Help me clear out my life of backups and samples I'll never use. Hopefully you'll find a new HG or something you've always wanted to try in my stash. I've priced everything to sell and do feel the prices are fair and low but of course I'm willing to bundle. The prices are based off what I actually paid for the products, not the retail price. I buy most things on sale and you'll get a discount on top of what I paid.

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2024.05.15 21:52 BlacksmithFormer7744 Am I the only one who didn't like the Museum of Science and Industry?

I'll start off by saying: this is completely my own opinion, and if you like the museum I have no problem with that.
The MSI is universally acclaimed in the Chicago subreddits, and is almost always suggested in the "Where to go as a tourist?" threads. Thus I was excited to visit for the first time, but honestly the museum was a let-down for me. What I liked:
However, I just couldn't ignore some things:
Overall, I think it's a cool spot to visit if you're traveling with kids, but I don't think I'd go back nor recommend it to adult travelers.
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2024.05.15 21:35 probuilder92 TCL 55C805 vs LG 48" C3 OLED

My viewing distance is between 228-292cm (90"-115") depending on my sitting posture.
I have a choice between these two:
TCL 55C805
LG 48" C3 OLED
I bought the TCL 55C805 today morning but I'm having second thoughts since the order hasn't shipped yet.
I use the Acer XV275UP3 daily (VA miniLED with 384 zones) and the blooming/pulsing in dark scenes breaks the immersion for me every time. I secretly believe it won't be that bad with the 55C805.
I'm not sure if I should pick better HDR with the C3 or a bigger screen size with the 55C805, because the 47.6" size of the OLED might make text too small to read comfortably.
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2024.05.15 21:32 stretchcandy N-400 timeline and experience - San Francisco

N-400 timeline and experience - San Francisco
Submitted: January 10 2024 (89 days early) via online filing Category: 5 years (but married to USC) Evidence submitted at application: marriage licence + certificate, driving record due to speeding ticket Interview date: April 26 Oath date: May 14
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The interview was on April 26. The SFO field office was very quiet, other than myself I only saw four other applicants. I don't remember the questions the officer asked me, but I do recall that the interview was quite long, lasting about 45 minutes. The officer asked for my travel history for the previous 5 years and the portion of the year before I became an LPR (i.e. during my time in H-1B status), which was interesting. I was asked for my marriage license + certificate originals, child's birth certificate (as he was born after my application). I was not asked for tax documents, or any other documents (although I had everything).
The SF FO does do same day oaths, but my interview was too late in the day for one. Additionally, there were computer system issues that day which would have prevented one anyway. I got the approval the next working day, and the oath notice the day after that.
The oath ceremony was fast and simple. My appointment was at 9am, and I arrived at 8:30am. There was a long line of people outside. For the SF FO, pay attention to which enterence is listed on your appointment letter, as there are two enterences, each with different addresses. The Sansome St enterance is for oathes. After going through security I provided my N-445 Notice of Naturalization Oath Ceremony, with completed questionnaire. I was then directed to another officer and handed in my EAD and green card. Another officer then handed me my certificate of naturalization and I took my seat for the oath. At 9AM precisely, the ceremony started and lasted about 5 minutes. We were then free to take photos and leave.
Overall, my experience naturalizing was by far the most pleasant interaction I have had with USCIS.
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2024.05.15 21:21 UAS_Data_Analyst I just left an unprofessional and toxic small family-owned business for my health. Are all family-run businesses unprofessional?

I finished up a PhD degree, accepted a job at a small family-owned business at the beginning of the year, relocated to work there, and ended up leaving four months later due to blatant unprofessionalism. The company is a small family-owned business, and I constantly feared getting ripped for tiny things that were insignificant in the long run (i.e. I made a mistake that took 20 minutes to fix, and got absolutely ripped). That stuff happened all the time.
If things were not 100% perfect, we were either 1) chewed out or 2) warned that as times got busier, we would get chewed out. Lots of times, I would do what my manager (child of the owners) told me to do, and would get in trouble with the owners for not doing it their way. There were no opportunities for innovation and advancement; if things were not done E-X-A-C-T-L-Y (to the letter) as they told us to do them, I was in trouble. I couldn't even send an email to a client without checking with the manager, and were I to try to make a decision to do what I was hired to do, I was usually overridden by family members. I was essentially set up for failure from the start
This may sound like I just up and quit, but the environment was so bad that my physical and mental health was failing. I decided to leave for that reason. No job is perfect, so there will always be difficult circumstances, but this was a whole different level.
Are most family-owned businesses unprofessional like this? This was a bad situation that I am strongly considering never going back to that kind of business.
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2024.05.15 21:18 probuilder92 TCL 55C805 vs LG 48" C3 OLED

My viewing distance is between 228-292cm (90"-115") depending on my sitting posture.
I have a choice between these two:
TCL 55C805
LG 48" C3 OLED
I bought the TCL 55C805 today morning but I'm having second thoughts since the order hasn't shipped yet.
I use the Acer XV275UP3 daily (VA miniLED with 384 zones) and the blooming/pulsing in dark scenes breaks the immersion for me every time. I secretly believe it won't be that bad with the 55C805.
I'm not sure if I should pick better HDR with the C3 or a bigger screen size with the 55C805, because the 47.6" size of the OLED might make text too small to read comfortably.
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2024.05.15 21:12 No-Support-9079 The Seven Corrupted Wills

This CT creates 7 different personalities that all possess a signature ability of their own.
The 7 Wills:
The Cackling Devil
The Drought
The Dusk-Destroyer
The Eradicator
The Crimson Reaper
The Remorseless
The Cyber Killer
The Drought: A tall, muscular woman with long dark green hair and deep black eyes. She has gills on her chest and webbed hands and feet that help with her natural ability to swim. The Drought is a resentful woman that has trust issues with people and has problems with connecting with others, making her a lone wolf that only cares for her own well-being. Her CT allows her to generate and control an endless amount of water that can be so powerful it could drown whole cities in due time. The water she generates is infected with special bacteria that causes any Non-Sorcerers to turn into soldiers called "Necrolantians", which have the ability to shape-shift and have super strength and speed. She also has a black trident that augments her control over the water and she can use it to forcibly convert Sorcerers into one of her Necrolantians by killing them with the trident.
The Dusk-Destroyer: A man with short, spikey grey hair and dark blue eyes. He wears a black jumpsuit with a green cloak covering his body and green shoes. Dusk Destroyer is a massive grudge holder. He hates having things done to him without him getting a chance to return the favor, which often leads to random outbursts of rage and him getting a boost in power from it. His CT allows him to take his CE and shape it into whatever construct he wants or shoot it out in pure beams of power. Also, DD's CE can corrupt people and cause them to rampage until they're knocked unconscious.
The Eradicator: A slim-built man with purple eyes and black hair. He wears a black tank-top with black jeans and grey sandals. In his human form, Eradicator is the most reasonable and chatable out of the 7 Wills. He has the closest bond with the user and can become the most dangerous personality(outside of Cackling Devil) when pushed to the edge. His CT allows him to transform into a form called Armageddon, which gives him superhuman strength, speed, durability, agility, and senses. However, the main ability he gains is adaptive immortality and conversion spores. Conversion Spores are released everytime Eradicator is killed and they infiltrate the body of anyone nearby to forcefully turn them into mini-versions of his Armageddon form and have them as his personal soldiers to use in battle. Adaptive Immortality, on the other hand, activates whenever Eradicator is killed. After a set amount of time, Eradicator will come back to life, but will be immune to whatever killed him the first time and will gain a power that directly counters whatever killed him. (I.E...If he was burned to death, he comes back immune to all fire-based abilities and obtains a power that directly counters fire like water or something.)
The Crimson Reaper: A tall, lanky man with a bald head and blank eyes. He wears a skin-tight suit with a red and black color scheme and black shoes. C.R is the most uncaring out of the 7 Wills. He often makes careless mistakes on purpose and loves to toy around with his opponents before brutally murdering them. However, if there's one thing that actually makes C.R angry, it's seeing people with loving families and/or friends. Just at the sight of this will make C.R get serious and kill his opponent's instantly, but not before torturing their loved ones in front of them first. C.R's CT allows him to control the acceleration of himself and anything he's in contact with. He usually uses this to move at speeds massively faster than sound and even approaching light speeds. However, moving at light speeds does mess with his cells and causes motion sickness, so he avoids going that fast unless it's necessary. Also, C.R has access to a cursed tool called the Climate Chaos Wand, which is used to manipulate the weather in a certain area and control the temperature of anything it strikes.
The Remorseless: A giant, muscular man with long, shaggy brown hair and luminous orange eyes. He's seen wearing Spartan armor with a long red cape and golden boots. The Remorseless is a ruthless warrior that only lives for the thrill of a battle. However, R.M isn't without honor. If an opponent is wishing to fight him on different terms, even those that put him at a disadvantage, he will fight them on equal grounds as a form of respect. However, this only applies to those that have earned his respect. Those he considers weaklings will be killed instantly without hesitation. R.M's CT gives him two main abilities: God's Rage & Armory Of Ares. God's Rage allows R.M to store his rage and warrior instinct before releasing it to amplify his attacks, make himself immune to physical attacks, and lower the wills of his enemies so he can kill them easier. For every kill R.M attains, God's Rage remains active and gets stronger till he runs out of people to kill or his kill streak is interrupted by something. Armory of Ares gives R.M a pocket dimension where he has access to an endless arsenal of weapons and ammunition that he usually uses to give his allies or enemies a weapon to fight encase they're unarmed. R.M also has access to a special sword called the Deity Slayer, which is unbreakable and absorbs the CE of anyone R.M kills and transfers it to R.M to increase his natural reserves.
The Cyber Killer: A humanoid robot with two large black wings attached to its back and an overall dark blue color scheme. C.K is an apathetic being that is capable of getting any task done when ordered. It is ruthless in its kills and doesn't care about sparing the lives of anyone around them, including innocent civilians/Non-Sorcerers. Cyber Killer's CT allows it to assimilate with nearby technology and augment it to higher levels of power. For example, C.K could assimilate with a computer and gain complete access to the internet and merge its consciousness with it, causing it to know everything that has ever been connected to the internet and manipulate anything connected to the internet.
Domain Expansion: Multiverse of The Darkest Knight: An open-barrier domain that allows the user to access the final and most powerful and uncontrollable personality among the 7 Wills: The Cackling Devil or The King With The Darkest Laughs. C.D takes the appearance of a humanoid shadow with blank white eyes and sharp red teeth that are constantly grinning at whoever he's looking at. C.D embodies the concept of pure evil as he lives to see the world burn and only exists to cause mayhem and chaos. C.D's CT allows him to do a multitude of things that make him extremely powerful. His first power allows him to view the darkest versions of the past, present, and future at the same time and pull out specific aspects from the current multiverse and imprint them into his mind. His second ability allows him to produce a special toxin that corrupts the mind of anyone who inhales it and causes them to grow a large, face-splitting grin on their face before committing suicide. His third power allows him to reconstruct matter and regenerate from any wound that isn't a one shot. His final ability allows him to endlessly absorb CE and convert it into a special form of energy called Catastrophe Energy, which is a higher form of negative energy that has the ability to erase anything it comes in contact with.
Chants for the 7 Wills: For the user to switch between the 7 Wills, they have to chant their given phrase and they'll immediately transform.
The Drought: "Cries From Erie Wells, Waves Crash About Splash Louder Than Lighting, Drown Deep Before The Drought!"
The Dusk Destroyer: "Rise At The Night, Become A Forgotten Husk Praise My Dark Light, For I Am The Destroyer Of Dusk!"
The Eradicator: "Raise Your Fists, Spray Your Enemies Blood Across The Equator Hurt Those Close To Me, Then You Face The Wraith Of The Eradicator!
The Crimson Reaper: "Try To Catch Me, You'll End Up A Dust Eater Attempt To Kill Me, You'll Be Seeing A Crimson Reaper!"
The Remorseless: "Rage Of A God's Might, Prayers Will Remain Useless I Only Want Battles, So Prepare To Fight The Remorseless!"
The Cyber Killer: "Your Greatest Tool Has Became Your Worst Enemy, It's Time Technology Gained A Rightful Ruler You've Corrupted And Abused My People For Too Long, Here Arrives The Revenge Of The Cyber Killer!
The Cackling Devil: "Laugh Louder Than Darkness, Ties Between Life & Death I've Severed Peace Is No Longer A Factor, Time For Chaos To Arise By A Cackling Devil!"
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2024.05.15 20:55 Solaire-8928 Mount ideas

Hi, as a quick introduction, I am a 15 year old and I can’t get a job because of my age, so I can’t get a whole lot of money quickly. So far I have: zenithstar 73 + field flattener uni guide scope asi120mm mini for guide scope Asi485mc for camera(not the best ik, parents got it for Christmas) ASIAIR
I need help with finding a good mount that’s relatively cheap, I was thinking about the heq5 pro but that’s pretty expensive. Are there any options equally as good that are a bit cheaper and ASIAIR compatible, or should I just be patient and invest in the better mount? Also why are filter drawers £80 wtf they literally just hold it there😭
Btw the only way I’ve made this much money is by selling my mangas, they’re all gone now really so I won’t be able to do that anymore so I’m not sure how to get the money for a mount, I could find a used one on eBay.
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2024.05.15 20:53 sookfong A Week In Vancouver Island on a $92,000 Salary (Original Submission)

Please note this is the original submission I sent Refinery29. In the current post,they have given me a second credit card with a 100$ balance, as well as generational trauma from World War II and cut context for other things. I am trying to get that fixed.
Per previous discussion in comments here: The espresso machine is a Bezzera, which ranges from 2-5K. We got ours on sale for 1.7K, it’s a work house and we use it everyday, still hurts that we spent that money on a coffee maker.
I do understand mortgage is debt but when you compare it to rent to a lesser value condo in Vancouver it feels like not debt at all, which is how I tend to think of it. Yes I owe my mortgage but also I get my house instead of renting-which may not have become clear.
Please see in full the diary, below (edit for formatting via mobile)
Occupation: Sr Business Analyst
Industry: Tech
Age: 30
Location: Vancouver Island, BC
Salary: 92,000$ (Spouse makes 60,000$ for a combined income of 152,000$ before tax)
Net Worth: ~ 1.2 Million ( house is valued at 989,000$ currently, we have a combined 150,000 in pension, and ~60,000 in various company stocks, and GICs)
Debt: 3,000$ in a zero interest credit card for a 10 month period. We balanced transferred and pay 400$/month. Debt was acquired in Q4 2023 when we had to buy Snow Tires, and do a full break replacement as well as Christmas. 480,000$ in a mortgage, we refinanced in September 2023 for five years fixed rate at accelerated biweekly, however I don’t consider our mortgage debt due to the equity we are gaining, and that our mortgage for a five bedroom, 3 bath single family home is less than rent for a two bedroom condo in Vancouver
Paycheck Amount (Every 2 Weeks): 2,555$ after taxes. (Just mine). Spouse makes 2,308$ after taxes. Our pay periods are alternating.
Pronouns: She/her
Monthly Expenses Mortgage: 1450$ biweekly (100$ extra to the principal).
Utilities: ~200$ (includes water [paid quarterly], hydro [paid bimonthly], gas, sewetrash [paid quarterly] phone [highly discounted due to work plans for spouse and myself] and car gas) Loan Payments: 400$/Credit Card
Car Insurance: 84$
Life Insurance: 167$ combined (67$ me, 100$ spouse)
Health & Dental Insurance: 60$ deducted from pay (coverage for myself and spouse from my employer. Spouse also has coverage for both of us deducted from pay)
Retirement Contribution: 400$ (Employee matches me), (Spouse has a defined pension through work and contributes ~200$ month)
Union fees: 70$ Spouse
Subscriptions: Crave 22$/month (Recent splurge for Binge watching the Rookie), Playstation Plus 100$ (annual bought on Black Friday Deal), Amazon Prime 80$ (Annual), BCAA 120$ (annual) Gym 30$/month (we both have one so 15$/pp)
Note: My spouse and I have completely commingled finances. I will be tracking both as it’s essentially I spent whatever they spent
Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?
There was always the expectation. My father was very clear, we were very smart. There was no way we’d be wasting our potential. He wanted me to be a lawyer, but unlike other immigrant parents, I got to choose my major and went into social sciences and got my masters in history. I deferred my PhD too much so I got dropped by the program.
I chose my university by where I got a full first year scholarship and then after that took about 15k in student loans for my undergraduate. My parents paid my rent and I got a part time job for food.
For my masters, I had a student line of credit and 5 k student loans otherwise it was all my savings and scholarships. With the line of credit, I had a total of 30K in student loans and paid it off in about four years.
Growing up, what kind of conversations did you have about money? Did your parent(s)/guardian(s) educate you about finances?
Save. We talked about how you get a dollar allowance and half of it goes into long term saving with 25% in short term and 25% in spend.
Investing came after I was eighteen. Family would like us to invest in property, however I don’t really want to be a landlord, but also we wouldn’t get to really enjoy profit of owning a rental property due to other family circumstances.
What was your first job and why did you get it?
Ice cream parlour I was twelve and my parents made me get it for responsibility. I lasted three weeks because I hated it.
Did you worry about money growing up?
I grew up thinking we were not rich, because we didn’t get big plane vacations (I didn’t count flying from Toronto to Vancouver every summer as a vacation since we were just seeing family but staying in a house my parents owned) and I had only been to Disney twice.
But we had a big new build house in the rich end of town, my mom stayed home to raise all of us. We had to work for things (like going to see a movie opening night or a new CD) but we always had money and got what we wanted. In retrospect, my family was/is fairly well off.
Both my parents grew up poor, with parents working multiple jobs and different shifts to make ends meet, the strive/drive to not have that childhood, and for my father to be able to retire his parents really impacted mine and my siblings and cousins lives. My father showed me the apartment he grew up in Chinatown a few years back. It’s light years away from the house my grandparents owned when I was a kid and how I grew up.
Do you worry about money now?
Of course. Inflation is real and we are actively planning a wedding for the next year, as well as a baby in the next few years. We also need to buy a second car, so we’re saving for that.
At what age did you become financially responsible for yourself and do you have a financial safety net?
Fully financially responsible? Twenty five. I lived in a family property where I didn’t pay rent in one of the most expensive cities in Canada, so even though I paid all my bills (food and phone), I didn’t have to pay rent. I in fact made money, as I rented rooms out and used the income for house utilities, and paying my student loans down faster. When I moved in with my spouse, I just paid condo fees until we bought our house two years ago which gave me plenty of time to save.
Our financial safety net is family, and our savings. I know my family would bail us out. My spouse’s father would as well. Conversely, we are my spouse’s mother's safety net and we have to keep all our plans in mind that we will be subsidising her.
Do you or have you ever received passive or inherited income? If yes, please explain. Yes, I received 50K from my parents once they sold my childhood home, as did both of my siblings. I have also received 10K from one set of grandparents which paid off my car and part of my student loans when I was 21. I will be receiving another inheritance when probate is done for around ~100K. My spouse also has received inheritance which allowed them to buy their first condo in their early twenties when the market was much better. That condo, 50k, and the subsequent upgrading helped us afford our house.
Day 1
10 AM: I drive to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription. Not how I want to start my Sunday morning but y’know. Normally I’d walk since it’s about 20 minutes but I have a UTI. I’m “lucky” that despite not having a dr because of the health care shortage, my work pays for the Maple app so I could get a dr to write the prescription and order the lab work at 1 am. I’ll do the lab work later this week when I can get an appointment but will take the relief now. Insurance makes the antibiotics free, but I also buy hydrogen peroxide because we’re out and we have a dog that thinks everything is meant to be in her mouth. We’ll buy a bigger one at Costco later. I also bought some oral wound mouthwash because we were out. I come home and my spouse made us breakfast.
Total: 15.90$ paid with debit.
1-2:30 PM: We do our taxes. I have a mini meltdown when I realize the part time bakery job I had for a few months didn’t take off income tax last year, so I owe 800$. Luckily, my partner is getting a refund so we net out positive 400$. The bakery took off income tax in 2022, so unsure why they didn’t in 2023. I made us lunch.
3-6:30 PM: We walk the dog, and watch the Rookie. Some time during that time period, a venue emails us back and is surprisingly affordable at 3k. I also get told that the tattoo artist I want to book with, has not chosen me.
6:30-7:30 PM: I explain what lazy girl dinner is to my spouse and make a lazy girl dinner. After not really grocery shopping since Feb for things besides fresh veg, we need to do a big pantry shop and neither of us want that. We debate about buying a food saver and if we should wait for a sale. My spouse is more frugal than me and has determined we should.
8-9:30 PM: We start season 3 of The Rookie, and then after two episodes we go to bed
Day One Total: 15.90$
Day Two
5:45-8 AM: Wake up and start work. I get up to date with what’s happened on the weekend and check that my automated reports. Sometime before 6:30, I get the kettle on for my spouse’s pour over before I go back to my meetings. There’s a twenty minute gap where I get changed and do my skin care and brush my teeth. I’d love to be a skin care person but honestly I’ve spent too much money on product that I don’t use and that just goes bad. Washing my face and using sun screen is a win.
I also make sure that Spouse’s lunch is in his bag and I get our travel mugs ready. Before, we used to go to Starbucks every day. Starbucks used to do free refills on coffee and tea if you were a rewards member if you bought a coffee or tea so it would cost us $5/day (2.5/pp), and we could get refills all day. While that’s 20$/week, 80$/a month and yes, we could have saved it but back then, that 80$ wasn’t turning the dial anywhere significantly for us—a privileged view.
But now, after COVID where I stopped drinking tea after one day working from home having like 10 cups and thinking I was dying, and Spouse has bought a good grinder and we recently splurged on a stupidly expensive espresso machine we call his Engagement Espresso since it costs the same price as my stupidly expensive ring, we bring our coffees.
8-8:30 AM: We drive to work. Prior to buying our house, we were both work from home and lived in a city with amazing transit. We only needed the one car. Since buying the house and moving to a city where public transit is a joke (the one bus goes past our house every 1.5h), Spouse changed jobs and is in office every day and I have to go in 3 days a week. We need a second car or the e-bike rebate to come through. We debate this in the car, since I’m done at 1 pm, and Spouse works normal hours, I either have to take the bus home, or go to the gym for three hours. Today though, I drop Spouse off. I will pick him up later as he has a half day because of the dentist
8:30-12:30 AM/PM: Work. I find a tech manager and ask them to get me more triple a batteries. Work won’t provide or let me expense batteries for my mouse, despite them replacing my usb mouse with a battery one. The poor admin had to tell me the decision is that we’ll all supply our own batteries. Luckily the tech managers have to have batteries on hand and give them out freely.
I ask my boss how the work from home tax forms work, and he is going to find out.
I run more meetings and work on a request for a dashboard and a business case for a new feature that I have to convince leadership to spend money on.
12:30-1 PM: I drive back to my Spouse because he has a dentist appointment.
While I wait for a spouse, I am incredibly hungry. I’m usually not hungry/don’t eat a proper meal until around 1 in the afternoon and my two granola bars I already ate at the office. I go to the bakery by Spouse’s work and buy a cheese bun for me (3.65$), and an apple pie scone (2.55$) for Spouse as a snack. Spouse points out he won’t be able to eat until after his appointment.
Total: 6.20$ debit
1-1:30 PM: I drop Spouse off, and the car stops working. The engine won’t catch. I try multiple times and then run into the dentist to dramatically announce to Spouse and the receptionists that the car won’t start. Spouse asks me what he wants me to do about this, since he’s about to go into an appointment. A very kind receptionist tells me it might be the alternator. I don’t know what that is.
I go back to the car to Facetime my father. He also asks what I think he can do to help since he lives 3000 km away. Weirdly, and sexistly, I thought a man who grew up at race tracks, in a racing family, or the man who has collected and worked on sports cars for forty years might be able to help.
Spouse texts me to remind me we have BCAA while my father also tells me that. I finally get the engine to catch and drive the very long way home, going the speed limit and getting stuck in traffic, construction and a bus. It takes me 20 minutes to get home instead of 10.
1:30-2:30 PM: I walk the dog, mail a (late) birthday card and then start researching what an alternator is. The car is over a decade old and until the house, the most expensive thing I ever bought at 12K back in 2015. We have the funds for the cost, but it’s my first car and the fact it might be the end of its life is scary.
Alternators can cost between 400-800$ repair with labour, so that’s fun.
My dad calls me back and apologises for asking me what he could do away. He advises me that there’s probably a bald spot on the alternator and advises me to go to the mechanic to check or replace it, if the car doesn’t start again.
I call the mechanic to book an appointment, and to also get the snow tires off and to buy new rims for the snow tires. The mechanic lets me know that the alternator part is 500$, and an hour of labour so with taxes we’re looking at around 700$
That future appointment next week (we’re going down a highway this weekend which requires snow tires) will cost ~1.5K, assuming we replace the alternator.
I make lunch and sigh.
2:30 PM: The car starts thankfully. I drive incredibly slow. I pick up Spouse by idling the car. We get an email back from a venue saying they cost 75,000$ minimum. The timing is hysterical.
Due to the nature of the dentist, Spouse owes 618$, as they haven’t flipped it under my insurance. They split it in half, as he has a follow up in two weeks. After the next appointment they will flip the whole amount under me and we’ll get reimbursed for the whole amount.
Total 309$/credit card.
3-10 PM: We walk the dog, make dinner (Spouse makes white sauce pasta, with chicken and peas) and watch The Rookie. There are thirteen episodes in season three, and we will be busy every night this week besides Friday and Sunday, and I would like to finish season three so we can start season 4 next Monday. I don’t want to pay for more than one month of Crave. We have five episodes left
Day Two Total: 315.2$
Day Three
1 AM: 100$ is automatically transferred from our account to the credit card debit. We have an auto transfer of 100$/every Tuesday to a Visa where we balance transferred both our cards. We have an offer for 0 interest for 10 months, so we did that for some of the bigger expenses (snow tires, break replacement and general Christmas) and are on track to pay it back within the next 6 months. That visa is our emergency card that we just have in the back end and utilise for promos like this. It allows us to keep our two cards balances manageable and lets us pay in an easier way than taking big chunks out of our various savings.
Total: 100$/direct deposit
5:45-9 AM: Work. Meetings, reports, trying to convince a colleague that the process does include them and refusal to follow it means that their requests won’t be done. Spouse has another half day so I can go into the office at my leisure—if the car starts
9-9:20 AM: The car starts, I get into the office and refresh a data flow before a meeting with a new stake holder. It takes longer to drive into work today because the tourists are starting to come and their van builds or campers are not exactly highway speed and with a two lane highway, if you don’t merge over fast enough you’re stuck.
10:05-10:20 AM: Meeting done, car starts again and I drive home for more meetings. The least amount of time in the office is preferable for me.
10:30-11AM : Meeting with my manager where we discuss future salary and promotion. I am due for a promotion in the start of Q2, which would push me to six figures. I’ll believe it when I see it but, I’m really excited at that possibility for my family.
11:15 AM: Spouse leaves for work, we discuss what groceries are needed, as well if he’ll go to Home Depot tonight to buy more clover seeds for the yard, as we need to reseed before it starts raining. I eat a muffin and my dog and cat decide to try and eat each other.
11:15-1:30 PM: Work runs late. There’s some issues with the data and we can’t figure it out. We call it a night, and I’ll record the video presentations tomorrow, once we fix the data.
1:30-4 PM: Nap time! It’s bad for me, but honestly I don’t sleep well during the night so naps are what keep me alive.
4-6 PM I prep dinner (smash burgers and fries), and get chores done and walk the dog.
6-7:30 PM: Spouse comes home, we eat dinner. Groceries come to 96.83 for two 7 pound pork loins, two packs of bacon, chicken nuggets, coffee, pop, 8 pack of peppers, milk, tomato, pickles, rice, avocado, mushrooms, sour cream and lettuce.
Not too bad, we average about 300$/month in groceries because we can buy bulk and have a second freezer.
For the month of March we are currently at 123.61$ for groceries and there is twelve days left. We went on a small weekend away, so we ate out a fair bit but even then our current food budget is 272.27$ today.
Total: 96.83/ debit
7:30-10 PM: Spouse makes a coffee and plays video games with his friends. They do it every week. I have a shower, fold and put away laundry and read in bed.
Day Three Total: 196.83
Day Four
1AM: Our biweekly accelerated mortgage payment comes out of 1450$. I’m tracking it here to be honest on our spending but I tend not to think of it as money spent because in my head it’s already money gone. To pay for a house equivalent in Vancouver, the mortgage would be over 6k. Renting a two bedroom condo would be 3K. It feels like the mortgage is just cheaper rent, even though each time I own more of my house.
5:45-9 AM: Work. I find out the limits of how many people I can invite to a Teams Meeting as well as that the Thursday before Good Friday is a catholic holiday when a few people ask me to reschedule a training forum for over a thousand people. Sometime in there I make us coffee, make sure Spouse has lunch packed (leftovers). Spouse has walked the dog and has the recycling and compost out for pick up. I drop Spouse off at work.
10-11:45 AM: I leave the office for home and more meetings. I walk the dog and go record training videos. I get an email that Amazon is doing their big spring sale. I send a link to a robot mop and vaccum that’s on a big discount to Spouse. We want one, but I’m not in charge of the research on it. I send links to play grounds to my friends with toddlers
11:45-12:30 PM : I shove lunch in my mouth, last night’s left overs. I’m running late, and decide to get myself later by collecting all the random dishes and mugs that just show up places and start the dishwasher. I get to the lab ten minutes early but need to buy gas on the way home.
I tell my team I’ll be MIA for a bit and leave the work phone in the car.
I buy 15.6L of gas for 30$ at 1.879/l it sucks. I don’t fill up because we’re going to my in laws this weekend and there’s a Costco Gas Bar there.
Total: 30$/credit card
12:30-1:30 PM: Work goes long again.
1:30-2:30 PM: Nap!
2:30-4:30 PM: Walk the dog and drive to the gym. I usually go three times a week but with last week’s weekend away and this week’s weird half days from Spouse, today’s the only day. I make it up by doing both upper and lower body and a 30 minute circuit.
4:30-7:30 PM: I pick up Spouse and we go to Costco. We pick up nachos, ham, cheese buns and some other items. We debate buying our friend’s kid a toddler set of clothes and decide no. We end up buying work pants for Spouse, and a garden hose. It comes out to 116.90
I order our Costco dinner of hot dogs and fries for a grand total date night of 6.41$
Total: 123.31/ credit card
8-9 PM: Dance class! We bought a series of six lessons of introduction to ballroom back in December for a new date night idea. We paid 60$/pp and this is the fifth lesson tonight.
9 pm: We’re home, we let the dog out. Spouse spends an undetermined amount of time watching ballroom videos while I sleep.
Day Four Total: 1603.31$ or 153.31 excluding the mortgage payment.
Day Five
5:45-9 AM: Work. All the meetings. Thursday is the meeting day. I debate with a friend what’s the earliest call we’ve had. 4:30 am still wins. I pack lunch for Spouse and his coffee and he leaves. I end up cleaning up cat puke as the cat decides to drink milk from Spouse’s cereal and vomit it up on camera in a meeting.
9-9:30 AM: I make myself a matcha and walk the dog.
9:30-1 PM: Work and I treat myself to a lunch of a cheese bun and ham sandwhich. We used to eat it every Sunday while growing up but the cost of ham has been outrageous. The deal at Costco yesterday was 1.5$/100 g which is really good.
1-1:30 PM: I seal the wooden deer Christmas decoration we bought last year. It sits outside our front door and needs to be weather proofed, and I’ve been putting it off for five months. But the weather is good and we have newspapers. We have left over wood sealer after the sign we bought a year ago so I use that. The dog and the cat both don’t like my wooden deer.
1:30-4 PM: Nap!
4-5 PM: I basically just watch youtube and drink a root beer. I have no energy.
5-6:30 PM: Spouse comes home, we walk the dog and I make dinner (Kraft Dinner and nuggets–I swear we eat veggies but today is not that day). We discuss the possibility of our dog at our wedding as a flower girl, and if she’ll be in a tutu or a cheongsam like me. I am now researching if they make dog cheongsams and if she can match us. The cat, despite all my heart wanting it, won’t physically be there because he will have an anxiety attack and probably die.
6:30-10:30 PM: Board game night! We go to a friend’s to repeat the same scenario we’ve lost two weeks in a row.
10:30-11 PM: I pack Spouse’s breakfast (oatmeal and frozen berries), lunch (spicy tuna and mayo) since he’s trying to go to the gym before work, and feed the animals before we go to bed.
Day Five Total: 0$
Day Six Friday
5:45-9 AM: Work. I have a deep focus block which means I can get the script for the training I have to run. Public speaking is not my strong suit and it’s a group of a thousand people so I’m not looking forward to it. Spouse almost makes it to the gym. I get an email that my new work phone has shipped. I’m surprised because they wouldn’t order us any for the past four years, but I guess my new iPhone will show up next week. I might give my old work phone to my mother in law, since she smashed the camera on the phone we bought her last year.
9-9:30 AM: I walk the dog, make a matcha and make a todo list for what we have to get done before we leave to my in laws tomorrow. I text my mother in law happy birthday, and hope that she got the card in time. She did.
9:30-11:30 AM: My last meeting for the week ends and I’m debating calling it a day so I can nap. Instead I make lunch (cheese bun and ham), text my other mother in law our plan for Saturday, and unload and reload the dishwasher and go back to work for at least another hour.
12:30-1 PM: I shower and do skin care
1-3 PM: Nap! Somewhere in this time FedEx comes and since I’m sleeping, we have to pick up on Monday. I’m not too sure what it is, I assume it’s our custom address stamp from Etsy because that’s the only thing I’ve bought recently but not too sure. I just realized in retrospect, this might be my new work phone.
3-5 PM: I prep dinner (nachos), unload the dishwasher, pack my overnight bag and confirm all our venue tours by email. I start a load of laundry and do a quick clean. I feel like this is not the best image of our diet. I swear we generally eat healthy but we both have been feeling really blah over the past two weeks so have been going for quick and easy over healthy and balanced. I do have three whole peppers and two whole avocados in the nachos though.
5-7 PM: Spouse comes home, we walk the dog, have dinner, and plan out next week. We have a big Wednesday next week (mechanic, I have a nails appointment, dance class), and we are having our friends over for Easter so we need to prep for that. We pack the car so tomorrow is a very easy start.
Spouse also gets paid today. We’re lucky that we’re on alternating pay periods, we used to be on the same and it always felt stressful. Spouse also lets me know his union has secured a 3% cost of living raise to start in Q3. I really like his union for negotiating a base 2% year of cost of living raise, with potential addition raises depending on inflation. It’s a bit away but that’s still good news.
7:30-10:30 PM: We finish The Rookie Season 3 and head to bed. Crave reminds me that I have 10 days until I’m charged again. Sadly, I think we’ll have to pay for 2 months.
Day Six Total: 0
Day Seven Saturday
8:30-9:30 AM: Wake up. No one (except the dog) slept well so we’re not in a morning mood. Spouse makes coffee and walks the dog, while I finish packing the car and give the cat a lot of attention. Our first venue tour is at 11 and the one that is the most expensive (8-10K), but also the one we probably want the most. We live about an hour away but the highway is two lanes and one accident can back everything up for hours.
10:40-1 PM: We visit our dream venue. We stay way longer than expected. Basically if the quote is under 10K, we’ll get it. Just waiting now.
1-2 PM: We get to our in-laws and have a lunch of egg salad sandwhichs. We need to buy gas. My in laws drive us to a pottery painting store.
2-4 PM: We paint pottery. My mother in law only wanted to do this for her birthday. They’ll pick it up in a week after it’s been thrown. I paint a vase (28$), Spouse paints an Easter egg (18$), father in law paints a mug (30$), and mother in law paints a plate (50$)
Total:143.36/credit card
4-5 Pm: We see another venue. It’s an instant no. My in laws decide they want to try Korean fried chicken. We call ahead for take out to get two fries and 16 pieces of half and half. It comes to 50.83$ that my in laws pay for.
5-10 PM: We come back and see that our dog has pooped in their house and also has gotten into their pantry and eaten an entire bag of dog food. It is not a fun night.
We spend the night drinking wine and discussing the wedding and watching TV.
10PM: We go to bed. That’s the end of this week, but tomorrow we will be buying gas and probably lunch for my other mother in law as we will be touring another venue.
Day Seven Total: 143.36$
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2024.05.15 20:52 Low-Bedroom-2113 The Tallit for Christians

I attempted to create this essay as a reply to to a thread regarding Christian use of the Tallit, but it wouldn't go; so here it is:
[Someone stated the tallit is not a Christian tradition, so why dress like you're an Orthodox Jew]
I disagree. It is not *presently* a tradition of the Roman Church, or other Churches of the eastern Mediterranean derived from the early Apostolic activity and evangelization, but the tallit was very likely an early form of Christian attire for men, especially Jewish Christian men, which has become lost over time due to a lack of emphasis in scripture.
The "chapel veil" for women endured through time precisely because it receives special mention from the Apostle Paul in Corinthians due to the lack of discipline present at the congregation in Corinth which caused Paul to address the situation. He doesn't mention men because women, not men, were the problem.
So, I wish to emphasize that not only women covered their heads during liturgy, or the Mass, but men did also, and the stipulation that men should resolutely uncover their heads while entering a church, a building in general, or whenever praying is not the ancient practice but is of more recent origin. And a head covering was never a sign of woman's unique submission to men, but was, for men and women, a sign of devotion before the Divine Presence and submission to the law in which there was both liberty and life.
The early Christians, who were predominantly Jewish, including those in Rome in the early period, and several things were adapted from the Jewish Temple for use in Christian worship in the Divine Liturgy, aka, the Mass, e.g., the menora/seven candlesticks of the "holy place" in the temple, and the altar of incense were combined to form the Catholic altar. In Eastern Orthodoxy this altar basically retains the size and dimensions of the ancient altar of incense of the Jewish Temple, whereas in the western tradition the altar was lengthened due to the experience of Christians retreating to the Roman catacombs to escape persecution and the crypt of stone of someone slain for professing Christ became the standard dimensions for a Catholic altar until the very recent era post Vatican 2.
The tallit is mentioned by Christ in the scripture passage in which he admonishes his followers to retreat to one's closet to pray, in opposition to the grandiosity of some Pharisees of that day. This "closet" to which Our Lord refers could hardly have been a closet as we currently understand it, for most people had no closets and buildings were much more humble and were not constructed to have closets as we know them. I know a bit of Greek of the New Testament so I must apologize and say I have not translated that passage myself, but I have read authors recently which say that the word translated as "closet" in this passage refers to the Jewish practice of wearing the tallit and praying with the garment pulled up over the head to make a "tent" for seclusion to confide in one's Maker.
Priests, both east and west, continue the practice of the tallit by wearing a head covering of some type unique to the tradition. For Roman Catholic priests, this has become standardized as the biretta, a "beret" basically, which was once more commonly worn before standards were lessened greatly following the second Vatican Council (Vat. 2), and bishops allowed a less strict practice. In the east, such as the Armenian rite, the priest continues to retain his head covering, usually a "cowl" or similar head covering, until he has completed the prayers of consecration. In the west, the priest would remove the biretta when approaching the altar, and not just when competing the prayers of consecration. And this was done, east and west, to honor the Divine Presence now present upon the altar.
The chapel veil was commonly worn by women, and now worn by "choice" in the Latin rite, was once a larger shawl and then adapted in more modern times to be a simple and lighter garment for special use when entering a church.
I believe, after doing my research on this, that the tallit was used by early Christians in their liturgies, the divine liturgy, which was largely patterned after the Jewish Temple liturgy, and when the words of consecration were finished by the priest men, and only men, would uncover their heads to acknowledge the Divine Presence. This began as the practice because men would commonly uncover their heads in the presence of an acknowledged superior, such as a military officer, such as a centurion or officer of even higher rank, or a government official of considerable power. Men would stand, and remove the head covering; women did not. There are practical reasons this became the custom, which I will not elaborate here. Suffice it to say that this practice was integrated into the etiquette required for Christians at liturgy, and it receives special attention from St. Paul regarding the way women were acting at Corinth. The letter basically reproves the priests at Corinth for letting the situation get out of control, and the basis of those actions by the women is that they were not exercising the proper etiquette received from the Apostles as practiced in the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. What they were doing was more typical of the temple of Diana at Corinth, where many of them formerly went regularly, and they were speaking loudly, exuberantly, and interrupting the priest because of the free-wheeling nature of worship at the temple of Diana.
I envision that from the early practice of wearing the tallit at the Christian Divine Liturgy, that men would dutifully wear it, likely even wearing the tallit under their clothing as a constant reminder as was often common, even Jesus of Nazareth wore the tallit regularly, e.g., the woman who sought healing and touched the "hem" of his garment - this is a direct reference to the "tzitzit" hem which is unique to the tallit. Anyway, men would wear the tallit, Christian men would wear the tallit, uncover their heads while wearing it about their shoulders, especially at words of consecration or at their completion, while women continued to cover their heads, each thereby acknowledging the Divine Presence which followed the words of consecration.
In time, the tallit was lost due to a lack of explicit or express mention in scripture, whereas the chapel veil emerged as a garment required for women precisely because a head covering for women was necessary from St. Paul's writing to the Corinthians. However, the former use of the tallit for men became the practice of removing one's hat, first to acknowledge the Divine Presence, then later it became the standard to remove it when one entered Church. And in the English tradition, rigidly enforced by the US Military, a male soldier removes his headgear when entering any building or else one is considered in violation of uniform standards stipulated by the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). These customs had their origin in the Jewish Tallit, practiced by Jesus of Nazareth, as seen in scripture, and practiced by early Christian men who were predominantly Jewish and brought their practices into their new faith wherever they went.
I wish Catholic men would re-adopt the tallit as standard practice for Christian worship, if nothing else to assist in shaming women into readopting the chapel veil which was almost completely discarded as a sign of the Church's disrespect for women in the mid 1960s. The reason this was done was from the assertions of feminists, especially the writings of Betty Friedan in The Feminine Mystique, and subsequent writings and media appearances in which Ms Friedan would bolster her assertions and reiterate that the Church regarded women as second class citizens and that the chapel veil was a sign of this second class status which they were obligated to constantly show. The Church was basically caught "flat-footed" and was unable to properly respond because the history of the custom of wearing the tallit and covering one's head before the Divine Presence was lost to time and history, and the admonition by St. Paul in the letter to the Corinthians was reduced, in modern ideology, to a cultural disdain by Jews in general and St. Paul specifically for women. And it was nothing of the sort. Not that it didn't become that in places, for the Church and her teachers certainly lost the connection between the practice of men and women of covering their heads, like the prophet Elijah on the mountain, when he "hears the sound of silence" and covers his head and face because he must go out of the cave before the Divine Presence of God Himself. Thus was also the practice of covering the head and face with the tallit for men, and this *had* to be continued by early Christian men.
We should adopt it again to restore a sense of reverence to our services, before the Divine Presence. Maybe our women will follow our example and start using the chapel veil again and not see it as a sign of subservience and second class status but as an true, proper and ancient way to show reverence before the Divine Presence of Christ as was its original purpose.
One may purchase a tallit but they are expressly of Jewish design, even as adapted by Messianic Jews for use in their synagogues and churches. I have two, and each express the Jewishness of Christianity's foundations in a wonderful and artistic way unique to the Hebrew and Jewish traditions. They are available at Christianbooks and Etsy, perhaps other places as well, at various prices. But I would like to further adapt it and not just borrow it directly as if I were a Jewish convert to Christianity. I am not. I am primarly Scottish, Irish, British and Danish, in that order, but my paternal lineage goes to southern Scandinavia so most likely Denmark. So I would like to create a tallit that would be tasteful and appropriate, yet would not be a cultural appropriation so flagrant as if I had bought it from a rabbi in Tel Aviv and began using it as if I were Jewish. No, my tallit needs to have RUNES on it, but not runes typical of magnifying Odin, Thor and Freya, but Jesus of Nazareth and would have the tzitzit as per the common Jewish usage of the first century and which he himself used.
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2024.05.15 20:52 Solaire-8928 Beginner mount ideas

Hi, as a quick introduction, I am a 15 year old and I can’t get a job because of my age, so I can’t get a whole lot of money quickly. So far I have: zenithstar 73 + field flattener uni guide scope asi120mm mini for guide scope Asi485mc for camera(not the best ik, parents got it for Christmas) ASIAIR
I need help with finding a good mount that’s relatively cheap, I was thinking about the heq5 pro but that’s pretty expensive. Are there any options equally as good that are a bit cheaper and ASIAIR compatible, or should I just be patient and invest in the better mount? Also why are filter drawers £80 wtf they literally just hold it there😭
Btw the only way I’ve made this much money is by selling my mangas, they’re all gone now really so I won’t be able to do that anymore so I’m not sure how to get the money for a mount, I could find a used one on eBay.
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2024.05.15 20:49 bluezenither Best Mini PC for E-Sports and Casual Gaming at around £500?

Title is as suggests. Not looking to build my own (a prebuilt like a MINISFORUM would do), I don't mind APU Mini PCs nor do I mind dedicated mobile GPU Mini PCs. I play mainly osu!, Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite at 1440p @ 165hz.
I'm selling my own Gaming PC for £500 because I don't game all that much anymore at a high level. I want a Mini PC for its simplicity and neatness, so I can buy wireless peripherals and have an almost clean-of-wires build.
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2024.05.15 20:31 mtnutt Advice on dealing with condo board

Looking for advice on the following situation. I (42M) have a apartment that I rent out and the tenant has been there for 17 years. He is 70 now and semi-retired. No kids or significant other. Never had any issues with him and he always pays rent on time. Recently I got a letter from the property management company on behalf of the board stating,
"The Board usually doesn’t get involved in the lives of the tenants that live at XXXX but your tenant told one of the board members that he was recently diagnosed with dementia. He told this member that he has to use Post Its to remind him to feed his cats. The board is concerned that he will forget to turn off the stove or the water, putting the unit and the building in jeopardy due to his dementia. We will leave this information with you to investigate further.
In the meantime, when we took over management on June 1, we never received the attached Resident Contact Form or Intent to Lease in addition to a copy of the tenant’s insurance certificate. Please return the attached in addition to the tenant’s insurance certificate no later than next Friday, April 19 so that we have your tenant’s contact information, your information and verify that he carries his own insurance."
I asked for some time to find out what is going on. I talked to my tenant and he is looking into getting tenant insurance but doesn't think it is something he can afford. He had been paying $200 a month in the past and cancelled it a couple of years ago to save costs. I looked online and it said the cost should be in the $30-$50 dollar range so he said he will get a quote.
When talking to him, he is having trouble remembering things as he lost track of what we were talking about a few times when we were talking. He ultimately forgot he was supposed to call the insurance company to get a quote which I found out today and he said he will call and get a quote.
Will the tenant insurance help with what the condo board is concerned with, i.e. forgetting the stove on or water running, etc? I understand the tenant insurance is for the tenant, so is there anything I can do to protect myself from damages if it does happen? Is the tenant insurance something I can even get the tenant to have?
My tenant also says that he did not talk to anyone on the board about his medical condition, but may have mentioned having trouble remembering things and having doctors appointment to a neighbour. He hasn't been officially diagnosed so he doesn't know if it is dementia. He mentioned that the condo board president has a grudge against him for complaining about their dog barking at all hours and allowing the dog to run around in the hallways. Again this isn't something he complained to me about or to the board, but mentioned it to a neighbour that the noise bothers him. The condo board president yelled at him and accused him of trying to evict her dog from the building. Now my tenant believes they are out to get him.
I have provided forms with all tenant information in the past, but the new Intent to Lease document has a clause that says, "I/We undertake that I/We will ensure that the tenant(s) complies (comply) with the Bylaws and with any Notice of Eviction or Notice to Give Up possession which the Corporation may serve on my/us or the tenant(s), and will assist the Corporation to evict the tenant(s) within the time specified in any such Notice served on me/us or the tenant(s) by the corporation."
Does this mean they can evict him unilaterally? Does the Notice to Give Up possessions mean that they can take his stuff? Is this legal?
Sorry for the long message but any advice is appreciated.
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2024.05.15 20:21 elijahrb71 Just got these in the mail!

Just got these in the mail!
Decided to get back into collecting for the GameBoy/GBA systems as a whole, as it’s one of my favorite handhelds ever made. I found this lot on eBay for a good price and couldn’t pass it up. The previous owner modded the system to have an AGS-101 screen so it looks fantastic. Definitely gonna have to hunt down the rest of the Famicom Mini games now!
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2024.05.15 20:05 Mission-Suspect7913 Treadmill slipping when COLD - what's going on?!

I'm at my wits' end. There are many instructional websites on how to deal with the treadmill's band slipping, but none seem to apply to my issue and the suggested measures don't help.
Now to be a bit more factual:
I have a WalkingPad, i.e. a mini treadmill (without the arm rails) that can be folded in half and stowed away. One might call them desk treadmills.
Mine is about 1.5 years old, and now, I can't put any weight on the roll without the band just stopping in its tracks. The aforementioned websites etc. all seem to say either lubricate the band or tighten it.
I've lubricated it without any success. I've tightened the screws left and right (equally, turn by turn) to the extent that the band is now buckling lengthwise.
The band just has no traction and stops moving as soon as I get on it.
Now the kicker: if I push myself off, and this continuously, and get the band moving for a while, then the band (or whatever) warms up and lo & behold, there's traction and I can walk on it normally.
What on Earth is going on? Please help! Thank you very kindly in advance for your advice!
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2024.05.15 20:01 BearsBeetsandAnxiety M.2 SSD Upgrade options: replace boot to have heatsink on new SSD?

Doing a couple drop-in upgrades for my AM4 X570 build to get a couple more years of life out of it. Built originally in 2020 and had to go slim on the budget side for storage. Swapping my R5 3600 out for an R7 5700X3D I got on sale, but want to also address SSD "storage need/performance" want at the same time. (PCPartpicker list of my current build)
Current Storage: -500gb Samsung 970 Evo M.2 as my Boot Drive -500gb Samsung 850 Evo 2.5" for extra storage
My mobo has an additional M.2 NVMe slot, and I'd like to just grab a 1TB or 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD to use as a dedicated gaming/productivity drive (I work from home and mainly in Adobe CC doing mostly static media design work, some of it motion and video, a lot stored in the cloud).
Currently looking at PNY CS3140 2TB or Corsair M600 Elite 2TB, but my boot drive is occupying the only M.2 slot with a heat sink.
I have to remove my GPU to access the second M.2 NVMe slot no matter what, so should I just go through the hassle of swapping boot drives to the new SSD and put it in the heatsink slot, moving the 500gb 970 to the uncovered slot? I have never seen my heatsink on the mobo get hot enough to trigger its mini fan if that means anything.
I'd rather not mess with that at the moment as I'm pressed for time, but if just adding a slightly less intensive SSD that doesn't need a heatsink to my build is marginally close in performance I'd also be open to that.
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2024.05.15 20:01 Fatauri Have people been contacted to create UKVI account for eVisa yet?

Hello all, as the title suggests - BRP card expires end of 2024 and we've still not heard an update on this. In the Gov website there's a paragraph that says,
"If you have already been contacted to create an account, either by email or in a decision letter, you can now follow the instructions we sent you to create a UKVI account
If you have not yet been contacted about creating an account, you’ll be able to create your account and access your eVisa later in 2024."
Does this mean they're selecting people slowly? Its really affecting future job prospects as employers think the visa length isn't enough for stay in the UK, despite the status being an ILR - So just wanted to hear from people that have received the invitation.
Thanks so much
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2024.05.15 19:52 spyraxes Visenya Targaryen, Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, Lady of Mooncrest, Mother of the True King, the Bloody Queen, Wielder of Dark Sister, Rider of Vhagar (+AC Marsella Egen, Sworn Sword to Lae Targaryen, Heir to Mooncrest, Cavalier)

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Discord Tag: spyraxes
Name and House: Visenya Targaryen
Age: 54
Cultural Group: Valyrian
Appearance: Visenya is a woman covered head to toe in striking features. With silver-gold hair worn braided or bound, allowing herself easy motion and vision in combat, purple eyes that stare from a harsh face with deep cheekbones and stern expressions, the Bloody Queen is a dominant figure in courtly and martial situations. Some say she bathes in blood to keep her youth, others that her rigorous training and love for battle keeps her body fit. Whatever the case, Visenya is a unique and unsettling woman.
Trait: Strong
Skill(s): Dragonrider, Swords (e), Essosi Blademaster (e)
Talent(s): Training, Glaring, Thinking Deeply About Things
Negative Trait(s): too cool
Starting Title(s): Queen of the Seven Kingdoms, Lady of Mooncrest, Mother of the True King, the Bloody Queen, Wielder of Dark Sister, Rider of Vhagar
Starting Location: Opening Event
Alternate Characters: jesus christ its day 1 dont make me alt please!
Name and House: Marsella Egen
Age: 24
Cultural Group: Valeman
Appearance: Marsella is as cold-faced as her Queenly mistress, though more prone to smiles creeping through. She is tall, broad-shouldered, with a powerful build shaped by years of training and journeying the realm. Her hair is red and cut short, her face scarred and her green eyes deep-set and surrounded by scars.
Trait: Hale
Skill(s): Two-Handed Weapons (e), Brute
Talent(s): Dancing, Drinking, Gambling
Negative Trait(s): n/a
Starting Title(s): Sworn Sword to Lae Targaryen, Heir to Mooncrest, Cavalier
Starting Location: Opening Event
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House Egen
House Targaryen
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Supporting Characters

Lord Lyn Egen - b. 24 BC - Archetype: General - Wise and a touch ferocious, Lyn is a skilled commander and a protective father, ready to do whatever he can to protect his daughters and Visenya’s own child. Skilled enough with a sword but more comfortable ahorse or behind a commander’s desk, the man who served as Keeper of the Gates of the Moon during the Conquest and was ready to cut his teeth against dragonfire now acts as the most loyal and proud follower of the very Queen who conquered his lands, his own wife.
Lorra Egen - b. 6 AC - Archetype: Builder - Despite the martial inclination of much of House Egen, Laenor is not the only occupant of Mooncrest who has grasped numbers well. Lorra Egen is a skilled mathematician in her own right, left in charge of the finances of the castle when her distant step-kin isn’t there to run them, and often assisting them in doing so. She is prim and proper and prone to judgement, but she is kind at heart. No niece of Lyn Egen would survive not being so, in truth.
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2024.05.15 19:42 Odd-Understanding226 Show me your friends and I'll tell you who you are.

I have a group of friends na eventually palaging hindi na pumapasok sa kahit anong subjects namin. We have 8 members sa group of friends namin. 3 yung palaging hindi pumapasok sa amin partida pa naka dorm pa sila. 3 din kaming pumapasok consistently, yung 2 sa amin is malayo yung bahay and also babae kami lahat.
1st sem hindi sila ganon pero nung kalagitnaan na ng 1st sem napapansin ko ang tatamad na nila, mahilig na sila mag-clutch, nagtuturuan sila kung sino yung gagawa nito. Parang nagiging pabigat na sila sa grupo. 2nd sem na, ayun naglalabasan na ng true colors, partida hindi na kami block section kaya kami group of friends lang talaga naka-stick sa lahat ng courses. Ang dahilan nila bakit hindi pumapasok. Tinatamad, wala naman daw gagawin sa subject na yun at hindi naman nag check ng attendance yung prof. Malalaman ko pa sa gc namin na gising na si ganito habang nag video call sa jowa niya sa sa dorm sa time ng umabsent siya.
Ang ending yung 3 hindi pumapasok magtatanong palagi sa gc na ano daw yung mga topics na diniscuss, may quiz ba daw sa ganitong araw, ano daw mga fa na ipinagawa etc. Minsan kapag awang awa na ako sa kanila or nasa mood ako maging mabait dahil kaibigan ko naman sila sinasabi ko kung ano mga gagawin next meeting at yung FA na kailangan ipasa next meeting onsite. Pero diba responsibilidad mong pumasok para malaman yun? Hindi na kayo bata para i-remind sa ganitan attitude niyo. Palagi silang kumakapit sa amin pero nung nanghingi lang ako ng favor sa isa sa kanila, hindi man lang mabigay super simple lang nun ate.
Ang unfair lang kasi minsan sila pa yung mas mataas yung letter grade. Yes, alam ko naman na may individual grading pero ang unfair for me na consistenly present ta's ganoon lang scores tapos sila hihilata lang sa kama buong time na class na hindi nila pinasukan at magtatanong ano mga gagawin sa subjects na yun. One time din, before mag monday ina-nounce na may quiz sa thursday at 3 kami lang pumasok sa amin group of friends that day. Kaya ako todo kinig naman sa discussion, at talagang na-gets ko siya. Before kasi kapag nandiyan sila wala talaga ako na-gets sa lesson stats pero nung wala sila gurl grabe parang doon ko na-realized na hindi pala ganoon ka-hirap stats lalo na yung prof namin is ineexplain talaga detailed yung lesson. Kaya na-motivate ako mag-review, as in inintindi ko from the top lahat sa bahay. Eto na thursday quiz na, pumasok yung 2 pala-absent kasi alam nilang may quiz e, yung isa hindi na pumasok. Habang nag quiz kami, etong isa tinitignan niya yung sagot ko ako naman na todo takip kasi pinaghirapan ko yun tas ikaw parang ganon mo lang makukuha? Wala siyang nakuha sa akin kaya nangopya siya sa harapan namin. Grabe mas mataas pa lamang niya sa amin na nag review.
Sinusubukan ko hindi mahawa sa mga ugali nilang ganon pero alam kong hindi ko ma-control yung subsconciously behaviour ko kaya siguro ang solution is change na ako ng group of friends next sem. Kayo guys, what do you think is the best solution? dahil ayokong masanay na ganito yung ugali ko sa susunod na taon.
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