Word that starts with y that describes people
Once in a blue moon...
2016.09.01 05:05 iSluff Once in a blue moon...
Once in a blue moon redditors almost transform into self aware creatures. Almost. Submit posts (from anywhere) where people unknowingly describe themselves. ("what did they say about someone else that really applied to them?") NB: Memes aren't people, they can't be Selfawarewolves.
2015.05.22 19:56 Kaibakura onewordeach
Improv, one word at a time.
2014.10.28 03:11 hooglit Hygge
Hygge is a word in Danish and Norwegian that describes a mood of coziness and "comfortable conviviality" with feelings of wellness and contentment.
2024.05.14 16:49 Psydequest School Functions with Ex Wife
This shit is terrible. I'm at my 3yr olds first school function with my ex-wife and whenever we are near one another it almost feels like nothing changed. But it really really fucking did. It's terrible seeing what could have been two supportive parents together at such a nice occasion, all these other couples together.. It blows. I left because she was miserable and treated me like shit but as the years have progressed the only thing that changes is more and more doubt. Was it being stuck together 24/7 for COVID, hormones from pregnancy, idk. It was so clear that I had to go for years. I didn't look back until my kid started to become people. Now I wish I made different choices but the problem is I think it's not real, just nostalgia, because it was bad, I was miserable, she was mean and didn't consider my needs, I didn't trust her because of the past. But we had a chance to start over with this kid and I'm not sure that's realistic but it's incredibly fucking sad to see what might have been so often. Every time we are together I want to get in the car with my wife and daughter and go home. But that home doesn't exist. I can't even tell my ex-wife because she is trying to move on with a new boyfriend and I feel that it would be selfish and disrespectful to do anything to confuse her or damage that. Though I want to. I really want to talk to her. But I can't. So now I think about what could have been, see it every time I see her, which is 4 times a week and I think about what could be if I was able to talk to her and maybe move forward again. But neither of those are real or realistic and as much as I know that it occupies my mind 24/7. I wake up with a knot in my stomach, like after a drunken night waking up in jail and you realize the nightmare is real. That you're living it and there is no going back. Hard to accept but eventually I will have to. Anyway, school functions are painful. I should be enjoying my kid but everything is just kinda sad. Is it better to not go? I don't know.
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2024.05.14 16:48 MathsGuy1 The Rise of the Soulmancer pt6: Graduation
 | /uw context: part5 submitted by MathsGuy1 to wizardposting [link] [comments] /rw Months had slipped away as Deamor delved deeper and deeper into the intricacies of soulmancy. While still nowhere near the proficiency required to start to meddle with his Spirit to completely solve his affinity problems, he still made a significant progress in understanding how Souls and Soul magic worked. Moreover, it seemed his book treated not only about soulmancy, but also contained plenty useful tips about magic in general. This newfound insight into inner workings of magic allowed him to excel in many of his classes. While he still couldn't channel as much power as them, his ability to manipulate and use mana greatly improved. He got rid of many flaws and inefficiencies in the way he cast spells. This process would normally be done through years of honing a particular spell, but combining his Mana Vision with his newly acquired Soul Vision allowed him to quickly spot many of his shortcomings. Although he couldn't quite master spells from the get-go, of course, the learning curve was significantly shortened. Over time, the prices of potion ingredients and potions themselves stabilized, reverting to the pre-crisis levels. Consequently, Deamor required considerably less coin to buy his supply of mana elixirs. Thanks to that, he had to undertake the "special jobs" far less often. The fact that he become a quite skilled burglar also meant that his pay was incomparably greater than before. He now could stick to merely doing relatively low-risk missions every now and then, which left him with plenty of time to further his study of soulmancy or to simply rest and enjoy life. This was an abstract concept to him so far and thus he made sure to relish it while he could. In the end he opted not to tell Kate and Markus about his illegal activities nor about his secret studies. He was sure his friends suspected the former anyways, they just respected him enough not to breach the subject. As former waifs as him, they understood him well. They knew that even if they offered help, he would refuse. As for soulmancy, he decided that it would bring far too much risk for both them and himself. This school of magic was dangerous to even have knowledge of, not to mention pursue it. Perhaps he would tell them at some point, but in the current circumstances it was far too risky. For now, he just relished in the extra free time he had and used it to finally have some fun together with his friends at the various bars and taverns in the Capital. The years went by peacefully, however the more Deamor delved into the secrets of the art of divination, the more anxious he felt. Initially it was hard to notice, but now it became clear. The results of any divinations related to his person, or things closely related to him, would be extremely vague or often even downright wrong. In theory the opposite should be true - the closer an object was related to the caster, the more precise the visions should be. When he tried to divine the location of his parents, he found something particularly distressing. In reality, they were supposed to be lying in the graves for almost a decade, yet more than half of the time his visions shown them to be in their old house or other places they frequented back when they were alive. It shouldn't have been possible! He saw their bodies being buried with his own two eyes! Divination was a fickle art, true, but it shouldn't have be so wrong so consistently in such simple matters. Deamor checked all of the places his visions have shown him, multiple times even, yet there were never any traces of his parents there. He even employed his Soul Vision, to see if maybe the Souls of his parents lingered in this world as ghosts, but he hadn't spotted anything out of the ordinary. At first he considered consulting his professors, but in the end he refrained from doing so. There was a chance he would end up as a test subject for some experiments and the increased scrutiny might end up uncovering his other secrets. The only two people he trusted enough to confide in were his friends. They confirmed his results, but even though they were less talented in divination than him, paradoxically their results were wrong less often. Deamor spent days pouring over tomes about divination anomalies, however he struggled to find anything similar to his predicament. The existence of spells and curses that could impede divination was widely known, but something that would work only sometimes and which was more pronounced the more someone was skilled at divination was extremely weird and unheard of. Not to mention that this anomaly, spell, curse or whatever else this was must have been quite powerful, as it affected not only him but even people and objects related to him and was seemingly permanent. He was puzzled, as he couldn't think of any reason why somebody or something would target him. Apart from his secret soulmancy book, there was nothing particularly remarkable about him. Perhaps that book was the key? Eventually, he decided that there was no point in dwelling on the mystery. There was little he could do about it for now. Furthermore, his "divination protection" could be not only a curse, but a boon as well - it might protect him from his enemies and hide his secrets. When faced with uncontrollable circumstances, seeking opportunities in them rather than surrendering to defeat was paramount. The remainder of his time at the Academy was fairly uneventful, until the end of his studies grew near. A major exam was supposed to take place and only those that passed would be allowed to bear the title of an official trained wizard. Thanks to countless cups of coffee and other... stronger brews, he managed to rank among the top ten scores in his two favorite subjects: abjuration and divination. His knowledge of soulmancy helped him in many other subjects, such as necromancy, enchantment and transmutation. Not just his spellcasting was examined though - he was tested on subjects such as history, mathematics, rhetoric, martial arts and even etiquette. As his weak Spirit didn't hinder him in these areas, he did fairly well. By far the hardest test for him was the evocation exam, as it required constant channeling of plenty of high-tier spells. Fortunately, he managed to pass, if barely. Many others weren't so lucky, however. Only about two thirds of the students that started along with him were still around by then and the exam brought that percentage down even further. In particular, out of around 70 commoner students that were admitted, only 24 remained. Fortunately his friends were among them. Following the exams, a ceremony conferred special pendants upon successful candidates, symbolizing their new status. Afterwards, a grand ball was held to celebrate this event, with many high-ranking nobles, powerful wizards and other important figures present. Even the Emperor himself came and congratulated the young wizards. Deamor used this time to make new connections, hoping to perhaps enter some fruitful partnerships in the future. Despite his low birth, graduation from the Academy elevated his status similar to that of a minor noble. Given how influential the mages were in the Empire, attempting to gain favor of the promising graduates was a common practice. Deamor quickly grew tired of the fake smiles and formal introductions. Engaging in polite conversation with powerful nobles, where he had to consider his every word, proved more taxing than casting even the most complex spells. Well, at least he managed to invite Kate to dance and the wine here was better than anything he's ever tasted. Still, he wished he could simply get drunk with his friends instead of sitting here. Nonetheless, he recognized the rarity of the opportunity such as this ball and persevered. After hours of the ordeal, he managed to catch a moment of respite. He gazed through a grand window, surveying the sprawling city below. Sipping wine, he reminisced about his past. He has entered the Academy as a naive, 15 year old waif, barely knowing how to read, write and cast a few simple cantrips. Now, eight years later, he was a full-fledged wizard, member of the high society, master of the arcane and graduate of the most prestigious magic school in the known world. He has learned much during his time here, but not just in terms of knowledge. His interactions with classmates, his friends, as well as his involvement in the criminal underworld has allowed him to see the worst and best the humanity had to offer. Or at least so he thought. Deamor had only precious few moments to celebrate his accomplishments though. It was finally time to pay back his debt. He would soon be joining the Imperial Army. "But first, a few more hours of entertaining these stuck-up fools. Well, at least the wine is good." - Deamor mused as he rejoined the festivities. /Uw Thanks for reading, tell me what you think! Sorry for the wait, the next chapter - "The Battle of Hjor's Ford" should be out pretty soon this time. The story happens thousands of years in the past, so it's not really interactive. |
2024.05.14 16:48 AnotherDay_UNO Here I am again
Another day one. I feel that I always last the longest when I get on here and post to anyone who is here.
Had a good few weeks AF last month. Had a very wild work trip meeting some people I've never met. Long story short, we all ended up at a brewery for dinner, and that was it.
Haven't had a sober day since. Yesterday I told my wife that I wife I would stop with her (she's a normie and figures if she can help me knock it off, it doesnt bother her from stopping) for a month or so. I snuck a bottle of wine and a small $10 bottle of vodka all down the hatch before bed. She probably knew, but didn't say anything.
I'm going to start fresh today. No. More. Booze. Just for today even. If anybody has some words of encouragement please feel free to chat me up. I've never really talked to anyone on here outsode of posts and comments, but figure it's time to try something new.
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Had a good few weeks AF last month. Had a very wild work trip meeting some people I've never met. Long story short, we all ended up at a brewery for dinner, and that was it.
Haven't had a sober day since. Yesterday I told my wife that I wife I would stop with her (she's a normie and figures if she can help me knock it off, it doesnt bother her from stopping) for a month or so. I snuck a bottle of wine and a small $10 bottle of vodka all down the hatch before bed. She probably knew, but didn't say anything.
I'm going to start fresh today. No. More. Booze. Just for today even. If anybody has some words of encouragement please feel free to chat me up. I've never really talked to anyone on here outsode of posts and comments, but figure it's time to try something new.
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2024.05.14 16:47 Then_Marionberry_259 MAY 14, 2024 API.CN APPIA ANNOUNCES ENCOURAGING INITIAL RESULTS FROM THE NEWLY IDENTIFIED TAYGETA AND MEROPE EXPLORATION TARGETS AT PCH PROJECT, BRAZIL
 | https://preview.redd.it/uqpvkb76ne0d1.png?width=3500&format=png&auto=webp&s=086ba9f5aafea4ae83d838124dbc09cd3a2f0ba9 submitted by Then_Marionberry_259 to Treaty_Creek [link] [comments] Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - May 14, 2024) - Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (CSE: API) (OTCQX: APAAF) (FSE: A0I0) (MUN: A0I0) (BER: A0I0) (the "Company" or "Appia") announced today the results from the newly identified exploration targets Taygeta and Merope. A total of 111 samples from 18 auger drill holes were assayed by SGS-GEOSOL Laboratories in Vespasiano, Brazil. The results confirm that the regolith developed over the Ipora Granite presented significant enrichment of Heavy Rare Earth Oxides (HREO), characteristic of the Ionic Adsorption Clay (IAC) rare earth elements (REE) deposits identified at other PCH target zones. Stephen Burega, President, commented, "These initial results from the auger drill program are very promising, and provide us with a strong indication that the PCH project can host multiple new IAC REE mineralized areas in addition to the resource already identified in our maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) completed by SGS Canada. Additionally, these new target zones are considerably larger in total area as compared to the Target IV. Desorption test results will be reported once received." Highlights
Table 1 - Intercepts from all auger holes on targets Taygeta and Merope. For a full list of results, pleaseclick here. https://preview.redd.it/zu8885a6ne0d1.png?width=775&format=png&auto=webp&s=dfa5c3f17b8c44c05bf1e0444f9523b1b28a4bce *Total Rare Earth Oxides: TREO = Y2O3 + Eu2O3 + Gd2O3 + Tb4O7 + Dy2O3 + Ho2O3 + Er2O3 + Tm2O3 + Yb2O3 + Lu2O3 + La2O3 + Ce2O3 + Pr2O3 + Nd2O3 + Sm2O3 *Heavy Rare Earth Oxides: HREO = Gd2O3 + Tb4O7 + Dy2O3 + Ho2O3 + Er2O3 + Tm2O3 + Yb2O3 + Lu2O3 + Y2O3 *Nd+Pr Oxides= Nd2O3+Pr2O3 *Dy+Tb Oxides= Dy2O3+Tb4O7 *Element to Oxide Conversion Factor - Cerium Ce2O3 1.1713, Cerium CeO2 1.2284, Dysprosium Dy2O3 1.1477, Erbium Er2O3 1.1435, Europium Eu2O3 1.1579, Gadolinium Gd2O3 1.1526, Holmium Ho2O3 1.1455, Lanthanum La2O3 1.1728, Lutetium Lu2O3 1.1371, Neodymium Nd2O3 1.1664, Praseodymium Pr2O3 1.1703, Praseodymium Pr6O11 1.2082, Samarium Sm2O3 1.1596, Terbium Tb2O3 1.1510, Terbium Tb4O7 1.1762, Thulium Tm2O3 1.1421, Yttrium Y2O3 1.2699, Ytterbium Yb2O3 1.1387 Figure 1 - Map presenting the exploration auger drill holes location and targets. https://preview.redd.it/06s5h6b6ne0d1.png?width=891&format=png&auto=webp&s=84e9790e49beda5b054ce629a03b661c44f70ca7 Figure 2 - Strip log of selected auger holes from Taygeta Target. https://preview.redd.it/lieizdd6ne0d1.png?width=552&format=png&auto=webp&s=97b73a9bf2efeedd673ff44b5d1f99769ead69e7 Figure 3 - Strip log of selected auger holes from Merope Target. https://preview.redd.it/qm9up9e6ne0d1.png?width=528&format=png&auto=webp&s=31f6c0d659efa70c30abac358a09d0f748a2cf80 Andre Costa, VP Exploration for Brazil, commented, "The confirmation of these new targets opens the prospect of finding new exploration targets associated with the Ipora Granite across the entirety of the PCH project area which covers an impressive +40,000 hectares. Auger samples for desorbability testing are being prepared to corroborate the IAC REE mineralization in Taygeta and Merope targets. Delineation drilling will follow upon favorable desorption results." On March 1st, 2024, the Company announced its maiden Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) on Target IV and the Buriti Zone (Click here for the Press Release), and the companion NI 43-101 technical report on the PCH Project was filed on April 16th, 2024. (Click here for the Press Release) John Tumazos Very Independent Research Presentation Appia invites you to register for a webinar on May 14th at 9:45 AM EDT, Eastern Daylight Time (North America) with Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp.'s President, Mr. Stephen Burega and VP of Exploration, Brazil, Mr. Andre Costa, and renowned former Wall Street analyst, John Tumazos of Very Independent Research. John will dig in on the latest developments at Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. To register for the event click here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. QA/QC Auger drill holes are vertical and reported intervals are true thickness. The material produced from drill holes are sampled at one metre intervals, resulting in average sample sizes of 5-10 kg. Quartering of the material was performed at Appia's logging facility using a riffle splitter and continued splitting until a representative sample weighing approximately 500g each was obtained, bagged in a resistant plastic bag, labeled, photographed, and stored for shipment. The bagged samples are sent to the SGS laboratory in Vespasiano, Minas Gerais. In addition to the internal QA/QC of the SGS Lab, Appia includes its own control samples in each batch of samples sent to the laboratory. Quality control samples, such as blanks, duplicates, and standards (CRM) were inserted into each analytical run. For all analysis methods, the minimum number of QA/QC samples is one standard, one duplicate and one blank, introduced in each batch which comprise a full-length hole. The rigorous procedures are implemented during the sample collection, preparation, and analytical stages to insure the robustness and reliability of the analytical results. All analytical results reported herein have passed internal QA/QC review and compilation. All assay results of Auger samples were provided by SGS Geosol, an ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Certified Laboratory, which performed their measure of the concentration of rare earth elements (REE) with the IMS95R analytical method that uses lithium metaborate fusion prior acid dissolution and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The technical information in this news release, including the information related to geology, drilling, and mineralization, has been reviewed and approved by Andre L. L. Costa, Appia's VP Exploration for Brazil, with more than 29 years of relevant experience. Mr. Costa is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (FAIG) and is a Qualified Person (QP) as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. About Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp. (Appia) Appia is a publicly traded Canadian company in the rare earth element and uranium sectors. The Company holds the right to acquire up to a 70% interest in the PCH Ionic Adsorption Clay Project (See June 9th, 2023 Press Release - Click HERE) which is 40,963.18 ha. in size and located within the Goiás State of Brazil. (See January 11th, 2024 Press Release - Click HERE) The Company is also focusing on delineating high-grade critical rare earth elements and gallium on the Alces Lake property, and exploring for high-grade uranium in the prolific Athabasca Basin on its Otherside, Loranger, North Wollaston, and Eastside properties. The Company holds the surface rights to exploration for 94,982.39 hectares (234,706.59 acres) in Saskatchewan. The Company also has a 100% interest in 13,008 hectares (32,143 acres), with rare earth elements and uranium deposits over five mineralized zones in the Elliot Lake Camp, Ontario. Appia has 136.3 million common shares outstanding, 145 million shares fully diluted. Cautionary note regarding forward-looking statements: This News Release contains forward-looking statements which are typically preceded by, followed by or including the words "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "estimates", "intends", "plans" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance as they involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements and shareholders are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such statements. Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. For more information, visit www.appiareu.com As part of our ongoing effort to keep investors, interested parties and stakeholders updated, we have several communication portals. If you have any questions online (X,Facebook,LinkedIn) please feel free to send direct messages. To book a one-on-one 30-minute Zoom video call, please [click here](mailto:sburega@appiareu.com). Contact: Tom Drivas, CEO and Director (c) (416) 876-3957 *(e) *[tdrivas@appiareu.com](mailto:tdrivas@appiareu.com) Stephen Burega, President (c) (647) 515-3734 *(e) *[sburega@appiareu.com](mailto:sburega@appiareu.com) To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/209087 https://preview.redd.it/29ul6ef6ne0d1.png?width=4000&format=png&auto=webp&s=07601ba4d3abe2dbbfc5e132c36d4f84dad0afe6
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2024.05.14 16:46 behind_the_vines Weird activity in my house
For the past couple months I've been hearing knocking on my door. I'll just be sitting in my room and I'll hear about 2 knocks on my door. At first I thought it was my brother as he was home at the time. But when I opened the door there was nobody there. I brushed it off as just me hearing things, but its been happening repeatedly, even while I'm the only one home. I know its not that I'm hearing things as me and my sister were goofing off and there was knocking on my door. I thought it was just my brother telling us to be quiet but he was down stairs the whole time. I also hear people walking up and down the stairs, this normally happens when I'm the only one home. This started happening last month as I heard talking and footsteps downstairs when I was doing my laundry. I assumed my sister missed the bus, so I walked around and called out her name but she was nowhere to be found. This has happened repeatedly every time I'm home alone. It is pretty annoying but its not bothering me so I'm chill with it happening. But it is annoying when barely anyone believes you because only me and my sister have heard the knocking and only I've heard the commotion going on downstairs. Any clue what this might be?
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2024.05.14 16:46 JAdkins11 If you were starting from scratch what protocol would you use for light switches?
I have opted for switches rather than bulbs for many applications because of the amount of lightbulbs in a room or just the fact that people turn the switch off. I have a few Wemo dimmers throughout the house and one Kasa switch and ~10 Hue bulbs. I am looking to try to replace and add some switches for lights, exhaust fans, etc. I am looking for advice because I am stuck between buying some cheap Kasa switches or buying z-wave or zigbee switches. I am running home assistant as my main platform.
My conundrum isn't necessarily price as I can get some zooz switches for a relatively good price; just a few bucks more than some Kasa ones. I really want to make sure I am future proofed as much as can be in the project. I have heard that Z-Wave may be on it's way out with Zigee and MatteThread, but I don't know how true this is. I have decent UniFi WiFi, but I am concerned if I add 25 more devices, I could start seeing issues. My Wemo mini smart plugs already cannot stay connected for more the 5 minues, but that appears to be an issue with just them, but this is the type of thing that worries me about going all WiFi.
What switches do you guys recommend for Z-Wave or Zigbee? Do any of you guys have fully WiFi based smart homes and if so, what do you use and what has your experience been?
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My conundrum isn't necessarily price as I can get some zooz switches for a relatively good price; just a few bucks more than some Kasa ones. I really want to make sure I am future proofed as much as can be in the project. I have heard that Z-Wave may be on it's way out with Zigee and MatteThread, but I don't know how true this is. I have decent UniFi WiFi, but I am concerned if I add 25 more devices, I could start seeing issues. My Wemo mini smart plugs already cannot stay connected for more the 5 minues, but that appears to be an issue with just them, but this is the type of thing that worries me about going all WiFi.
What switches do you guys recommend for Z-Wave or Zigbee? Do any of you guys have fully WiFi based smart homes and if so, what do you use and what has your experience been?
2024.05.14 16:45 Rare_Studio_9782 Do ghosters not understand the damage they do to people, or do they just not care?
Do you think ghosters have never been on the receiving end and simply can't comprehend what they're doing to the ghostee? Or are they too wrapped up in their own lives to even care?
Having never been ghosted before until recently, I never knew how painful it could be, even though I've seen before how some of my friends who've been ghosted were afterwards.
Early on when I thought something awful must have happened to her, before finding out she was still alive and well, it was a feeling akin to grief, then I went through stages of self-doubt and wondering what I had done to deserve this treatment.
Then I was back to grief plus anxiety, mourning the loss of the person I was starting to believe I'd be spending the rest of my life with. Then back to self-doubt, and embarrassment for having allowed myself to feel so deeply for someone who evidently cared so little (in spite of always telling me she loved me lmao this isn't how you treat people you love.)
I had a girl approach me and ask me if I'd like to get a drink sometime while at the gym today, she seemed nice and was very attractive, but I thought "why bother when apparently anyone can decide that you're a non-entity at any time regardless of how long you've known them and how much you've been through together?" So I politely declined, wished her a good evening and went back to what I was doing.
It's been almost 7 weeks since I was ghosted by my partner, which I feel is too soon to try and get back into dating anyway, and I try to maintain a positive outlook and keep in mind that what I'm feeling is only temporary and I'll eventually move on and find someone else who appreciates me...but honestly I find my internal monologue/reaction to being asked out to be worrisome. Maybe the damage is even worse than I thought? Maybe I'll be stuck in this weird purgatory forever? I sure hope not.
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Having never been ghosted before until recently, I never knew how painful it could be, even though I've seen before how some of my friends who've been ghosted were afterwards.
Early on when I thought something awful must have happened to her, before finding out she was still alive and well, it was a feeling akin to grief, then I went through stages of self-doubt and wondering what I had done to deserve this treatment.
Then I was back to grief plus anxiety, mourning the loss of the person I was starting to believe I'd be spending the rest of my life with. Then back to self-doubt, and embarrassment for having allowed myself to feel so deeply for someone who evidently cared so little (in spite of always telling me she loved me lmao this isn't how you treat people you love.)
I had a girl approach me and ask me if I'd like to get a drink sometime while at the gym today, she seemed nice and was very attractive, but I thought "why bother when apparently anyone can decide that you're a non-entity at any time regardless of how long you've known them and how much you've been through together?" So I politely declined, wished her a good evening and went back to what I was doing.
It's been almost 7 weeks since I was ghosted by my partner, which I feel is too soon to try and get back into dating anyway, and I try to maintain a positive outlook and keep in mind that what I'm feeling is only temporary and I'll eventually move on and find someone else who appreciates me...but honestly I find my internal monologue/reaction to being asked out to be worrisome. Maybe the damage is even worse than I thought? Maybe I'll be stuck in this weird purgatory forever? I sure hope not.
2024.05.14 16:45 Bl0bMarlAY F23 with ZERO game- help me out!
Hey, 23F - this week I got into a situation I never expected to be in. My gym 29M crush broke the ice with me.
From traumas, I am a very, guarded person, I always have my walls up to protect myself. I’ve never had romance, and was always rejected. As an adult I just don’t care, I’ve been walking around with tunnel vision, not expecting anyone.
Due to this people tend to say that I am either cold or mysterious to them. Deep down I’m very empathetic, bubbly, gentle and loving but my experiences in life don’t allow me to be confident.
My gym crush and I have been catching each others eyes since February. He’s someone I actually find interesting to want to know more about. I decided to try and let my fearful guard down, because I do want to peruse this so I managed to pathetically muster a smile, wave and hello to him. Planning to talk to him, I worked out close to him, and he actually started talking to me first.
We had a 5 minute long chat, he asked alot of questions about me and said he liked my shoes, he introduced himself and shook hands with me. He then let me proceed with my workout before leaving around 10 minutes later.
For everyone else, this must be a great situation, but I can’t comprehend it. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know if he’s just some f-boy who is praying on my attraction to him, what do I say to him? Do I add him on social media or is it too soon? I’m trying not to overthink the conversation or look into it. But I’ve learned that for what other people see as a challenge, but can navigate through it. I really just don’t have a clue. My lack of experience with the opposite sex, and my instinctual walls to protect me mean I really don’t know what to do- I’m serious this time
If this man is genuine, I’d like to over time be able to be more vulnerable, and be able to talk to him, and open up about myself. This is the first person whom I have an interest in, who may actually like me back. How can I do this? What can I do next?
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From traumas, I am a very, guarded person, I always have my walls up to protect myself. I’ve never had romance, and was always rejected. As an adult I just don’t care, I’ve been walking around with tunnel vision, not expecting anyone.
Due to this people tend to say that I am either cold or mysterious to them. Deep down I’m very empathetic, bubbly, gentle and loving but my experiences in life don’t allow me to be confident.
My gym crush and I have been catching each others eyes since February. He’s someone I actually find interesting to want to know more about. I decided to try and let my fearful guard down, because I do want to peruse this so I managed to pathetically muster a smile, wave and hello to him. Planning to talk to him, I worked out close to him, and he actually started talking to me first.
We had a 5 minute long chat, he asked alot of questions about me and said he liked my shoes, he introduced himself and shook hands with me. He then let me proceed with my workout before leaving around 10 minutes later.
For everyone else, this must be a great situation, but I can’t comprehend it. I don’t know what to do. I don’t know if he’s just some f-boy who is praying on my attraction to him, what do I say to him? Do I add him on social media or is it too soon? I’m trying not to overthink the conversation or look into it. But I’ve learned that for what other people see as a challenge, but can navigate through it. I really just don’t have a clue. My lack of experience with the opposite sex, and my instinctual walls to protect me mean I really don’t know what to do- I’m serious this time
If this man is genuine, I’d like to over time be able to be more vulnerable, and be able to talk to him, and open up about myself. This is the first person whom I have an interest in, who may actually like me back. How can I do this? What can I do next?
2024.05.14 16:45 ZHero29 Friendships are hard
I’m in my 20s, and have only ever had small groups of friends. I’ve started to realize that I’m kinda the outlier friend. I live further away from everyone now, I’m the only one who’s working 5-6 days a week and barely taking vacations, and it feels like I’ve been drifting away from everyone slowly and they don’t seem to notice. My schedule makes it hard to travel to everybody else, and none of them want to make the drive to me. It just sucks feeling like I’m losing the connection with those people I consider family. I’ve also started to feel like I might need to make more friends, ones that will actually come around or ones that live closer or even online friends that I can talk to on a somewhat consistent basis since I am always reaching out and getting little in terms of conversation. Maybe I’m overthinking it all… I don’t know.
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2024.05.14 16:45 Unlikely-Wheel9190 The Best and Worst Of Censored Music
If you are a little older and remember the time where we primarily listened to music via radio/MTV, you might remember how music is heavily censored.
I was thinking about how today we have our own playlists on X service and aren't exposed to censorship as much.
This made me think about the best and worst examples of censorship of "Clean" songs.
One song I thought did censorship well was: Na Na Na by My Chemical Romance
The section where they ask for *something* is censored at the beginning of the song.
Music video version with "censor" at about 0:51 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egG7fiE89IU )
Lyric version with the "uncensored portion at about 0:23 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm8xIo_2Aok )
When I heard the uncensored version much later in life I was actually disappointed tiniest bit because I liked the censored version much better. Left a lot to the imagination. Either way both are good.
One song I thought had a terrible censored version was:
Stan by Eminem
The song obviously has to have all the vulgar language removed and you can hear this throughout the entire song, but at the end of the song when Stan finally loses it, there is so much that had to be cut out, it's even hard to understand what is going on.
Music video version with section starting at about 5:53 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMhN-hfMtY )
Uncensored version with section starting at about 4:33 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sixjHud8lYw )
In my opinion so much is cut out in the music video you actually lose track of what is going on if you are not familiar with the song.
This is all ignoring entire songs that had clean and dirty/normal versions like:
Let's Get It Started - By the Black Eyes Peas (which I am sure you can find the name of the alternate version of this song yourself)
All the being said, I wanted to ask you guys, what are some examples of censorship you really like or dislike? I don't think listening to censored music is as common as it used to be so I don't think this is that common anymore.
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I was thinking about how today we have our own playlists on X service and aren't exposed to censorship as much.
This made me think about the best and worst examples of censorship of "Clean" songs.
One song I thought did censorship well was: Na Na Na by My Chemical Romance
The section where they ask for *something* is censored at the beginning of the song.
Music video version with "censor" at about 0:51 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egG7fiE89IU )
Lyric version with the "uncensored portion at about 0:23 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm8xIo_2Aok )
When I heard the uncensored version much later in life I was actually disappointed tiniest bit because I liked the censored version much better. Left a lot to the imagination. Either way both are good.
One song I thought had a terrible censored version was:
Stan by Eminem
The song obviously has to have all the vulgar language removed and you can hear this throughout the entire song, but at the end of the song when Stan finally loses it, there is so much that had to be cut out, it's even hard to understand what is going on.
Music video version with section starting at about 5:53 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMhN-hfMtY )
Uncensored version with section starting at about 4:33 ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sixjHud8lYw )
In my opinion so much is cut out in the music video you actually lose track of what is going on if you are not familiar with the song.
This is all ignoring entire songs that had clean and dirty/normal versions like:
Let's Get It Started - By the Black Eyes Peas (which I am sure you can find the name of the alternate version of this song yourself)
All the being said, I wanted to ask you guys, what are some examples of censorship you really like or dislike? I don't think listening to censored music is as common as it used to be so I don't think this is that common anymore.
2024.05.14 16:44 Terrible-Jicama7346 Oil leaking, I need opinions/ advice!
Hello! I am a 20year old female, and I don’t have the best knowledge about cars so I need some advice from people who do/ have been in similar situations. I own a 2019 Mazda cx-5. I bought it at 18k miles (bought in March 2022) and it’s currently at about 56k. It is a rebuilt title, involved in a flood and they only had to replace carpeting. A little over a year ago it started overheating due to the tensioner pulley being broken. After we got that fixed, it was perfectly fine. About a month or two ago I noticed a burning oil smell, i was due for an oil change at that time so I got that done (at Walmart, I know I can do better lol) and it seemed fine after that, but then I noticed the smell coming back. And then after time I noticed a leak. I had my dad check it out (he doesn’t know much, but knows enough to find basic issues) and he couldn’t find where the leak was from, so I googled it and a forum popped up and said 2018-2021s have an issue with the cylinder head getting a hairline crack? It was just that one little article I seen so its only a possibility, but if that is the issue, it’s an expensive fix that I don’t think I can afford at the moment. I was told just keep driving it for now, but it’s to the point where I gotta put oil in it every so often and it smokes a bit when I come to a stop. It’s VERY concerning to me but everyone else I’ve asked advice from brushes it off like it’s not a big deal. I drive an hour to work and an hour back, and only get paid 10.50, so there isn’t much i can do money-wise and I need my car to be able to get there. Im just so lost on the process of getting it in, quoted, anything and everything really.
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2024.05.14 16:44 Academic_Dot6304 The last straw has been drawn
I'm a seafarer's wife, we have 2 teenage kids and we have an abnormal set up. The eldest lives with my mom and the youngest lives with my inlaws. My husband and I separated before thus the set up, until 2019 we reconciled and decided to get married '"for the kids".
I have 2 full time jobs and I don't rely on his allotment/salary. Ever since he got the job, all of his salary goes to his parents. I raised my eldest alone, paid for her school fees ALONE. He never contributed, which was okay for me at that time, since we were separated and I don't want anything from him as I am earning more than enough.
Before, I agreed to get married last 2019, I made him promised that we are now going to be his priority. He said yes, and yeah I believed him. But yeah, that didn't happen. His allotment still goes to his parents, I understand because at that time he still has siblings who goes to college and his mother takes care of our youngest.
Now that his younger siblings graduated, no changes. I bought a house to urge him to collect our kids and so we can be a normal whole family. Still, that is not the case.
Recently, he has to send large amount of money (40k Php) to his parents to celebrate fiesta. At first, I understand as his father was a former politician so they are expecting a lot of people. But he told me that money was not enough and he has to spend another (20k php)! I did not agree, spending 60k for a one day fiesta is too much and not practical! We could use the money to start upgrading the house I bought so his kids and I can be together. He got angry!
Not sure, if this is the right decision and would love insights but I am now thinking of just leaving him. I think the last straw was drawn. I felt like his obligations to his family would not end and there would be no peace in our family.
I'm sure this is the right decision, but thinking about our kids made me hesitate. Need insights! Please! tl;dr
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I have 2 full time jobs and I don't rely on his allotment/salary. Ever since he got the job, all of his salary goes to his parents. I raised my eldest alone, paid for her school fees ALONE. He never contributed, which was okay for me at that time, since we were separated and I don't want anything from him as I am earning more than enough.
Before, I agreed to get married last 2019, I made him promised that we are now going to be his priority. He said yes, and yeah I believed him. But yeah, that didn't happen. His allotment still goes to his parents, I understand because at that time he still has siblings who goes to college and his mother takes care of our youngest.
Now that his younger siblings graduated, no changes. I bought a house to urge him to collect our kids and so we can be a normal whole family. Still, that is not the case.
Recently, he has to send large amount of money (40k Php) to his parents to celebrate fiesta. At first, I understand as his father was a former politician so they are expecting a lot of people. But he told me that money was not enough and he has to spend another (20k php)! I did not agree, spending 60k for a one day fiesta is too much and not practical! We could use the money to start upgrading the house I bought so his kids and I can be together. He got angry!
Not sure, if this is the right decision and would love insights but I am now thinking of just leaving him. I think the last straw was drawn. I felt like his obligations to his family would not end and there would be no peace in our family.
I'm sure this is the right decision, but thinking about our kids made me hesitate. Need insights! Please! tl;dr
2024.05.14 16:44 bunnyfarts676 I'm worried my coworker might be a predator.
I(33f) work night shift at a hotel in the downtown area of a fairly large city. We have a security guard at night since management is too cheap to fix the door so I can keep it locked overnight. Anyway the security guard is named Bob(61m) and we have always gotten along and he has never made me feel uncomfortable. He is supposed to keep people that are not guests from entering the hotel and loitering, and there are quite a few homeless individuals that come in since the door isn't locked. So the problem is he has started "trying to help" some of the homeless women that come in, and going as far as taking them home even though he barely knows them. They are obviously struggling with drug addiction and are quite vulnerable; the other day he let one of them borrow his car to drive across town! I have told him multiple times how dangerous this is, and there are better ways of helping people who are struggling. But he does not do this with men, only women. He swears up and down he is not sleeping with them, just giving them a ride, or a place to crash for a couple days, etc. I like Bob and don't want to think he is taking advantage of these women, and maybe I am projecting because I was once a drug addict and was taken advantage of by an older man. I don't know, maybe he is just helping out of the kindness of his heart and I am just pessimistic about people's intentions, but I wanted to know what you guys think.
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2024.05.14 16:43 Fast_Runner101 Confusion with a more complex combination/probability question
Let's suppose someone's hidden 20 unique eggs in one's. There are 5 eggs in each of four colors (r,g,b,y), The eggs of the color are numbered 1 through 5.
I'll search to find 3 eggs and put them in a box. How many sets of eggs could I end up with in the box?___________________________________________________________________________________________
My approach:
A confusion behind my approach is that I don't really incorporate anything to account for the different colors or numbers in my final answer so i feel like I'm doing something wrong. Consequently, because the problem is saying they're all unique do I really need to account for them?
If I find 3 eggs randomly, what's the probability I will have collected eggs displaying 2 pairs of unique numbers? {i.e: 6,6,7,7}
___________________________________________________________________________________________
My approach:
Please let me know if this is the right approach or how I can fix it so the concept more intuitive to me! If you could also provide another problem similar to this that would be great.
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I'll search to find 3 eggs and put them in a box. How many sets of eggs could I end up with in the box?___________________________________________________________________________________________
My approach:
- because each egg is unique, no repeats, I could start by choosing any 3 eggs: binom{20}{3}
- i don't care about the order of those eggs: 3!
A confusion behind my approach is that I don't really incorporate anything to account for the different colors or numbers in my final answer so i feel like I'm doing something wrong. Consequently, because the problem is saying they're all unique do I really need to account for them?
If I find 3 eggs randomly, what's the probability I will have collected eggs displaying 2 pairs of unique numbers? {i.e: 6,6,7,7}
___________________________________________________________________________________________
My approach:
- I need to choose two numbers for each pair: binom{10,2}
- i can almost consider these 4 numbers, 2 pairs like 2 numbers, these 2 pairs have 2! permutations
Please let me know if this is the right approach or how I can fix it so the concept more intuitive to me! If you could also provide another problem similar to this that would be great.
2024.05.14 16:43 KlutzyDesign4878 How do I tell my friend who drinks too much that I don't want to live with her next year?
Me and my friend Anna (both of us are 19f) met when we started uni this year. We do the same course and have a lot of similar interests, and I love spending time with her when we're both sober.
She has a habit of getting borderline blackout drunk every time we go out together. I understand that everyone has a bad night once in a while (I've had them too) but it's become a near constant thing. She starts crying, drunk texting/calling people and ends up throwing up and needing someone to take her home.
I've tried talking to her about it and she'll say she's sorry, it won't happen again and that she's going to stop drinking, but does it again the next weekend. If I'm not going to a club with her, she'll call me crying when she gets kicked out and ask me to come pick her up and take her home.
A couple months ago me, Anna and another friend from our course talked about living together next year. We didn't talk about it much after that but now that exams are over we're at the point where we'd need to start properly looking for a flat (deciding on a set budget, going to flat viewings etc). Since our initial conversation, I've thought about it a lot and I don't think I'd feel comfortable living with Anna next year.
I feel like living with her will only make her more dependent on me. I've also seen her accidentally break stuff/completely trash her room when she's drunk, and I don't want her to make a mess in our flat every time she comes home after a night out.
I'm happy to continue being her friend if she can get her drinking under control but tight now it seems like the problem is getting worse and not better, and I don't want to commit to living with her for a year if things aren't going to improve.
I've spoken to the friend we're planning on living with about it and she says she doesn't personally have a problem with it (since she's not usually there when Anna's drunk and doesn't have to deal with it) but she understands if I do and would be happy to look for a flat for just the two of us.
How should I should tell Anna that I don't want to live with her anymore without making it seem like I'm completely abandoning her?
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She has a habit of getting borderline blackout drunk every time we go out together. I understand that everyone has a bad night once in a while (I've had them too) but it's become a near constant thing. She starts crying, drunk texting/calling people and ends up throwing up and needing someone to take her home.
I've tried talking to her about it and she'll say she's sorry, it won't happen again and that she's going to stop drinking, but does it again the next weekend. If I'm not going to a club with her, she'll call me crying when she gets kicked out and ask me to come pick her up and take her home.
A couple months ago me, Anna and another friend from our course talked about living together next year. We didn't talk about it much after that but now that exams are over we're at the point where we'd need to start properly looking for a flat (deciding on a set budget, going to flat viewings etc). Since our initial conversation, I've thought about it a lot and I don't think I'd feel comfortable living with Anna next year.
I feel like living with her will only make her more dependent on me. I've also seen her accidentally break stuff/completely trash her room when she's drunk, and I don't want her to make a mess in our flat every time she comes home after a night out.
I'm happy to continue being her friend if she can get her drinking under control but tight now it seems like the problem is getting worse and not better, and I don't want to commit to living with her for a year if things aren't going to improve.
I've spoken to the friend we're planning on living with about it and she says she doesn't personally have a problem with it (since she's not usually there when Anna's drunk and doesn't have to deal with it) but she understands if I do and would be happy to look for a flat for just the two of us.
How should I should tell Anna that I don't want to live with her anymore without making it seem like I'm completely abandoning her?
2024.05.14 16:43 VonLoner_ Lost Desire to do Master's
I have recently been accepted into a Master's in political science. After graduating with a Bachelor's degree, I have been looking for jobs the past year in my local and regional governments. I applied for approximately 70 positions the past year and have only had two interviews. I did not get those positions. To be fair some of the positons required 2-6 years of experince which I did not have, some were beginner but those were very competitive with other recent grads. The whole point of getting the job is to get the experience, how else are recent grads suppose to find work? Most of the positions that are for reccent grads have massive applications. Three months ago I applied for an entry level position, someone I knew worked as a hiring manager and I thought they could get me in, turns out that didn't happen as the group they were in preferred someone else. However, they told me that 100 people applied for that postition, 100 people for 1 entry level government job. Mental. I have talked to 3 of my closest friends who are also looking for jobs and two are in the same position as me and one recently got hired in their city council (no room for me I asked) as they had connections with their relatives being in government.
In addition, I have recently moved and have applied to do a Master's in political science in hopes of landing a possible internship through the program. I have gotten into my 3rd and 2nd choice, but did not get into my first choice program (International Affairs). I have accepted my second choice program. My issue is now that I have had time to think about it and reading the syllabus (As the university finally published it) I am starting to lose interest in the program. There are are 3 mandatory courses which I despise dealing with political philosophy and qualitative/quantitative analysis. I am not a fan of either. I prefer contemporary politics with respect to international relations/foreign policy. However, the program itself includes a mandatory internship which could finally help me get a job (since I will finally be having some real-world experience). I am not sure what to do. I could try becoming an English teacher and wait until some opportunity arises with a change in government (elections are next year), or I could do this Master's program and see if I am able to make it through. I am at a crossroads and I am not sure what to do.
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In addition, I have recently moved and have applied to do a Master's in political science in hopes of landing a possible internship through the program. I have gotten into my 3rd and 2nd choice, but did not get into my first choice program (International Affairs). I have accepted my second choice program. My issue is now that I have had time to think about it and reading the syllabus (As the university finally published it) I am starting to lose interest in the program. There are are 3 mandatory courses which I despise dealing with political philosophy and qualitative/quantitative analysis. I am not a fan of either. I prefer contemporary politics with respect to international relations/foreign policy. However, the program itself includes a mandatory internship which could finally help me get a job (since I will finally be having some real-world experience). I am not sure what to do. I could try becoming an English teacher and wait until some opportunity arises with a change in government (elections are next year), or I could do this Master's program and see if I am able to make it through. I am at a crossroads and I am not sure what to do.
2024.05.14 16:43 Adoyeuse Common flaws of the Armenian government (and how they could possibly be fixed.)
Issue One
General Issues With Corruption
The government of Armenia often sees issues with the police and generally has low corruption unlike the government, officers in general are not the corrupt ones but mostly ministers, commissars, and presidents, this can be fixed by doing basic reforms which are unfortunately not present and civilians often tend to see the leader of the government as the one to blame.
Issue Two
General Issues With Democracy
Democracy can result in disaster, and there's many reasons why, an improperly managed democracy will often result in someone taking advantage of all the freedom, therefore coming to situations where democracy is being taken advantage of to remove democracy and to forward to bureaucracy with no other political parties, in a personal opinion I also believe Nikol is the best hope right now, there are no other candidates but we are possibly on our way to get peace, reminder that these villages belonged to Azerbaijan in the SSR therefore it's ethnically ours but partially theirs, we cannot risk being invaded as we are not prepared and are rather looking towards peace.
Issue Three
General Issues With Pointless Decisions
The Armenian government has often had issues with having pointless additions even during N. Pashinyans presidency, but does this necessarily mean Pashinyan is at fault? No, the government is democratic-slightly bureaucratic therefore not only do people in the government make decisions but people in the cities also make decisions, when these decisions turn out to be bad ideas the government is often blamed, this can be seen in one of my other posts where someone suggests replacing the whole track gauge (30 year process including economic struggles, 5 years to replace ARS/ALS systems with less safe European AWS systems) instead of just painting and repairing the trains to look more polished (1 year process, the trains I talk about unfortunately cannot be sold for scrap as approximately in 2058 they'll be worth more than we know of, it must also be recognized that the government doesn't hold the Y.M. Company not allowing them to take action but only to fund it, the government also pushes out suggestions/ideas to the Y.M. Company.
Issue Four
General Issues With Refusal To Help Businesses/Refusal To Easily Fix Issues
About nearly a thousand easily fixable issues get ignored by town hall most of the time, about 4 years ago someone wanted to place a poll for industrial vehicles not to go through a road that was too light for them, town hall took down the poll that was on someones OWN property for "blocking roads" while industrial vehicles are so heavy that they crush roads under their weight, civilians do not even concentrate on the issues with traffic such as broken roads, stupid traffic sign placement that often confuses people.
Issue Five
General Issues With Civil Unrest
The government often says the wrong things during the wrong times resulting in civilians to panic, luckily the civil unrest is low and some Azerbaijanis in the government actually have a heart, unlike the government of Armenia during 2008 when a land deal for Artsakh that was actually fair was denied because of "patriotism" and other such things, I get that these are ethnic lands but the more we can't get over it, the more we get more and more hostile everyday, Azerbaijan is not a "fairy tale land" either, they have major political issues with controlling their people almost every year and it is hidden every single time that it happens, but Azerbaijan is more powerful than Armenia in nearly every way, aside from economic growth as they are slowly getting worse and worse considering how things are, no they are not going to claim "Yerevan bizimdir!" and "Gyumri bizimdir!" or "Vanadzor bizimdir!" or something like that, because all three of those places belonged to the Armenian SSR.
Side Note
There should be no fear that Azerbaijan will completely take over Armenia, they took Artsakh, some villages that were theirs in the SSR, and that's all they want, Aliyev does have a heart but people often refuse to see it, he paid respects to K. Demirchyan, and saw that Demirchyan was against fully taking over Azerbaijan, which we could've done since Azerbaijan had no chance of doing the same the Turks did to the Greeks, the Turkish government was unstable on it's own at the time, and almost none was there for them aside from the Grey Wolves which they themself banned in the 90's, they also basically had no more weapons and with the Russians leaking Azeri post locations second per second/foiling Azeri plans, there was no chance.
Aliyev won't let this happen, the same way we didn't take the whole of Azerbaijan.
Think less patriotic, think more logical and peaceful.
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General Issues With Corruption
The government of Armenia often sees issues with the police and generally has low corruption unlike the government, officers in general are not the corrupt ones but mostly ministers, commissars, and presidents, this can be fixed by doing basic reforms which are unfortunately not present and civilians often tend to see the leader of the government as the one to blame.
Issue Two
General Issues With Democracy
Democracy can result in disaster, and there's many reasons why, an improperly managed democracy will often result in someone taking advantage of all the freedom, therefore coming to situations where democracy is being taken advantage of to remove democracy and to forward to bureaucracy with no other political parties, in a personal opinion I also believe Nikol is the best hope right now, there are no other candidates but we are possibly on our way to get peace, reminder that these villages belonged to Azerbaijan in the SSR therefore it's ethnically ours but partially theirs, we cannot risk being invaded as we are not prepared and are rather looking towards peace.
Issue Three
General Issues With Pointless Decisions
The Armenian government has often had issues with having pointless additions even during N. Pashinyans presidency, but does this necessarily mean Pashinyan is at fault? No, the government is democratic-slightly bureaucratic therefore not only do people in the government make decisions but people in the cities also make decisions, when these decisions turn out to be bad ideas the government is often blamed, this can be seen in one of my other posts where someone suggests replacing the whole track gauge (30 year process including economic struggles, 5 years to replace ARS/ALS systems with less safe European AWS systems) instead of just painting and repairing the trains to look more polished (1 year process, the trains I talk about unfortunately cannot be sold for scrap as approximately in 2058 they'll be worth more than we know of, it must also be recognized that the government doesn't hold the Y.M. Company not allowing them to take action but only to fund it, the government also pushes out suggestions/ideas to the Y.M. Company.
Issue Four
General Issues With Refusal To Help Businesses/Refusal To Easily Fix Issues
About nearly a thousand easily fixable issues get ignored by town hall most of the time, about 4 years ago someone wanted to place a poll for industrial vehicles not to go through a road that was too light for them, town hall took down the poll that was on someones OWN property for "blocking roads" while industrial vehicles are so heavy that they crush roads under their weight, civilians do not even concentrate on the issues with traffic such as broken roads, stupid traffic sign placement that often confuses people.
Issue Five
General Issues With Civil Unrest
The government often says the wrong things during the wrong times resulting in civilians to panic, luckily the civil unrest is low and some Azerbaijanis in the government actually have a heart, unlike the government of Armenia during 2008 when a land deal for Artsakh that was actually fair was denied because of "patriotism" and other such things, I get that these are ethnic lands but the more we can't get over it, the more we get more and more hostile everyday, Azerbaijan is not a "fairy tale land" either, they have major political issues with controlling their people almost every year and it is hidden every single time that it happens, but Azerbaijan is more powerful than Armenia in nearly every way, aside from economic growth as they are slowly getting worse and worse considering how things are, no they are not going to claim "Yerevan bizimdir!" and "Gyumri bizimdir!" or "Vanadzor bizimdir!" or something like that, because all three of those places belonged to the Armenian SSR.
Side Note
There should be no fear that Azerbaijan will completely take over Armenia, they took Artsakh, some villages that were theirs in the SSR, and that's all they want, Aliyev does have a heart but people often refuse to see it, he paid respects to K. Demirchyan, and saw that Demirchyan was against fully taking over Azerbaijan, which we could've done since Azerbaijan had no chance of doing the same the Turks did to the Greeks, the Turkish government was unstable on it's own at the time, and almost none was there for them aside from the Grey Wolves which they themself banned in the 90's, they also basically had no more weapons and with the Russians leaking Azeri post locations second per second/foiling Azeri plans, there was no chance.
Aliyev won't let this happen, the same way we didn't take the whole of Azerbaijan.
Think less patriotic, think more logical and peaceful.
2024.05.14 16:43 FormalRegion4091 Looking for an SCP
This one’s going to be tough (or at least I think it will be).
Back in 2019/2020, I read an article where the only thing I can remember about it is that there was a major fight at the end of the story, where the image that was shown in the addendum looked ethereal and bright (possibly had religious elements). I believe it was either a reality bending SCP, or an SCP in an alternate universe. In the altercation I mentioned in the addendum, I think the people facing the anomaly were MTF, however I may be wrong. The content of the fight (from what I remember), is described similarly to the fight with the Gods at the end of SCP-1730.
If someone could help me find this SCP, I would greatly appreciate it. It’s been on the tip of my tongue for months now.
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Back in 2019/2020, I read an article where the only thing I can remember about it is that there was a major fight at the end of the story, where the image that was shown in the addendum looked ethereal and bright (possibly had religious elements). I believe it was either a reality bending SCP, or an SCP in an alternate universe. In the altercation I mentioned in the addendum, I think the people facing the anomaly were MTF, however I may be wrong. The content of the fight (from what I remember), is described similarly to the fight with the Gods at the end of SCP-1730.
If someone could help me find this SCP, I would greatly appreciate it. It’s been on the tip of my tongue for months now.
2024.05.14 16:43 frostdemon34 Yesterday we discussed kaiserreich USA factions. Now we're talking about fallout factions. Who are you loyal to?
 | For those who don't know, fallout is a game set in the US (now tv show I recommend watching), where USA and China goes to war, starts ww3 and with it ending in nuclear holocaust with the whole world gone to shit. With the US ceasing to exist those who survived are in vaults (very big fallout shelters). Everyone else just straight-up died or survived but heavily irradiated. Now people are walking around in tribes wondering what to do. So here are the factions. submitted by frostdemon34 to 2american4you [link] [comments] The Brotherhood of steel: the Brotherhood is a paramilitary faction founded by a US Military officer with the goal of preserving technology and keeping it out of the hands from those who wants to do harm. preventing another apocalypse. Although they have good intentions, the barely have any moral compass when it comes to treating settlers. The Enclave: like the brotherhood, they're a paramilitary state that believe in social darwinism and racism towards ghouls and mutants. They are what's left of the US governments deep state. They seek to "purify" the world from mutants, ghouls, and kill anything that isn't genetically pure and "true human." The great khans: in simple terms, their Raiders. Inspired by Genghis khan and the Mongolian empire New California Republic: yes California being it's own republic, with old ideas of democracy, liberty, and personal freedom. They seek to expand their borders throughout America to reunite the continent. However the NCR is not without criticism. Much like the US government, it is rampant with political corruption. Outsiders see them as a imperialists and genocidal since the NCR is known to take over territory and "civilizing" the locals. The NCR has 2 sides, they can be nice and offer diplomatic treaties that ultimately benefits everyone, or the NCR can be assholes who will force you to join the republic. However, the people would much rather be under NCR influence then their greatest enemy. Ceasers legion: simply put, some dude read about history of the Roman empire and just called himself ceaser in order to bring his own version of the Roman empire. His Army is entirely built up of enslaved tribes who are indoctrinated into becoming extremely loyal to ceaser. Like the NCR, ceasers legion wishes to expand its borders but under a totalitarian, imperialistic, slave society dictatorship. Mr.House: the city of New Vegas is led by a man named Mr.House. all he wishes to do is keep New Vegas safe. Literally his entire life revolves around New Vegas and keeping it under his control. He is 261 years old and he keeps himself alive by putting himself on life support. The minutemen: based on the minutemen of the American revolution, their mission is to protect the people of the Commonwealth (new england) in a minutes notice. As it stands they're a militia built up on volunteers from different villages and towns. Probably the only faction who is objectively good. The railroad: set in the Commonwealth, they seek to liberate synthetic humans (robots) and protect them from the Brotherhood and the Institute. The Institute: a society entirely built up by scientists. Developing new and more advanced technology such as the synths (robots who look like humans) and teleportation. Their goal is to advance and preserve human society, but for the mean time, they are in hiding. They are well known throughout the Commonwealth as people who kidnap Commonwealth citizens and replace them with synths. That's all the major factions, but there is so much more tiny factions. I didn't realize how much there is when looking more into the fallout lore. |
2024.05.14 16:43 Adventurous-Log-7866 How often or not should I use Tinder so it won't decrease my exposure?
Every time I start swiping on Tinder I can't help but wonder how the algorhythm works.
Does Tinder 'lower' me on the list and visibility, if I swipe at 01:00 at night? Making me seemingly 'desperate'? Or when I swipe for 20 minutes straight. Does it level again if I don't swipe for days or delete the app?
I'm asking because I purchased the platinum subscription for one month. And I wonder if my behavior on Tinder in any way influences my chances of getting a/good match(es) considering I have the highest subscription, and they obviously would want to see me paying again next month.
I deliberately chose a month, because I suspect they will just take the money, give me a good feeling for short period of time and after just count their money and do nothing.
If the app monitors my behavior, then I wonder what I would need to 'do' to not come across as 'desperate' to the app so they can get money from me again next month. Or should I not be too worried about this?
I mean, we all remember the first time we signed up (even for free) and you would get plenty of likes and/or matches the first week, and then they quickly decrease and suddenly 'tada!' 'How about a gold subscription to increase your chances for this offer that expires in 1 hour!'.
P.S. I notice that when I'm not on Tinder, I'm more likely to 'think outside the box' and meet people outside Tinder, somehow it feels like Tinder gives you a sense of reassurance since there are so many profiles; 'oppertunity'. Although I know the reality is different, I also realize that being on Tinder does increase my chances, as a few months ago I broke up with my ex, who I actually met on Tinder 1,5 year ago.
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Does Tinder 'lower' me on the list and visibility, if I swipe at 01:00 at night? Making me seemingly 'desperate'? Or when I swipe for 20 minutes straight. Does it level again if I don't swipe for days or delete the app?
I'm asking because I purchased the platinum subscription for one month. And I wonder if my behavior on Tinder in any way influences my chances of getting a/good match(es) considering I have the highest subscription, and they obviously would want to see me paying again next month.
I deliberately chose a month, because I suspect they will just take the money, give me a good feeling for short period of time and after just count their money and do nothing.
If the app monitors my behavior, then I wonder what I would need to 'do' to not come across as 'desperate' to the app so they can get money from me again next month. Or should I not be too worried about this?
I mean, we all remember the first time we signed up (even for free) and you would get plenty of likes and/or matches the first week, and then they quickly decrease and suddenly 'tada!' 'How about a gold subscription to increase your chances for this offer that expires in 1 hour!'.
P.S. I notice that when I'm not on Tinder, I'm more likely to 'think outside the box' and meet people outside Tinder, somehow it feels like Tinder gives you a sense of reassurance since there are so many profiles; 'oppertunity'. Although I know the reality is different, I also realize that being on Tinder does increase my chances, as a few months ago I broke up with my ex, who I actually met on Tinder 1,5 year ago.
2024.05.14 16:42 rayshinsan How I wanted SEED Destiny to end (Spoiler alert)
Man can't believe it was 18 years ago. I feel so old but somehow I am relieved how SEED Freedom fixed a lot of its mistakes made in Destiny. Now that I think about it here is how I wanted Destiny to end as compared to how it ended.
The fix would start at the end of Shin handing back Stella to Neo. Neo would be forced by Blue Cosmos to be put in the Destroy gundam and she would go on a rampage in Berlin.
But here Kira/Freedom would be forced to fight her but Shin/Impulse being there and pleading to not kill her, Kira being Kira would go all out to destroy the gundam but save the girl. But as he gets out of Freedom to grab her because they both know she would not be safe in BC of ZAFTs hand and as Shinn watches Durandals henchmens would show up and start a fight and Kira not proficient in a physical fight would get hit hard but last minute saved by Shinn who after being Stella executed by those man loses it and escapes with a wounded Kira in Freedom.
Kira is now out of commission, put in a long coma to recover and Shinn is made a deserter. Shinn joins AA crew because he wants to redeem himself and for what Durandal and Co did to Stella. With Kira out Shinn pilots Freedom without ZAFT knowledge but he has tell tale signs and Rey knowing him figures out that its Shinn in Freedom. So after 1 or 2 skirmishes where Shinn barely escapes because not only Freedom hard for him to master but it makes him realize how OP Kira is to manage piloting it flawlessly while him a very good pilot can barely hold it but he is getting used to it.
We then have a 3rd battle where Rey via Impulse triple changes the tactic they used vs Kira/Freedom defeats Shinn and Freedom is lost to save AA with Shinn almost dying. Meanwhile Athrun catches on that Freedom isn't piloted by Kira but Shinn and also discovers Durandal is the baddy. Durandal in recognition of Freedom's defeat gives DestinyF (the Destiny from SEED Freedom not the POS of SEED Destiny; lets call it DestinyF) to Athrun and Legend to Rey and promotes them further but Athrun has enough and escapes with DestinyF. Rey attempts stop him but since both a Nuke powered Athrun escapes. This causes headache for Durandal as none supposed to know they are nuke powered as well and Legend is equivalent in power to Providence.
Athrun escapes back to AA with Destiny. He finds Shinn and Kira. Kira is still out. Athrun decides he has to go to Terminal to Lacus and start fixing shit up. He leaves Destiny to Shinn and points out his flaws to be fixed so that Rey can't figure out that it's Shinn who will be piloting Destiny from now on and act like he is Athrun. Shinn trains hard like he nenver did before to become prolificent in DestinyF.
Meanwhile Durandal fearing that he must not let this golden opportunity to escape starts his Logos wars and on to Destiny project. He also activates the Black Knights his elite core (they would be same as in SEED Freedom just no mind control but having Newtype Flash) who are all Faith members and nearly unstoppable as a group. In short, anywhere they go they cannot be stopped. Mean while he puts Minerva on the hunt for DestinyF that he labels as a terrorist. Shinn starts protecting people but always narrowly escaping the Black Knights and also builds a solid rivalry vs Rey. They basically even themselves out. Oh and the reason Shinn can escape them is because his mirage colloroid allows him to go invisible like Blitz. In one of the fights he captures/rescues Neo and Mew returns to the story like in Destiny. He has to fight Luna, now on Impulse, a few instances and regrets keeping her in the dark.
Kira finally recovers and heads to space to save Lacus who is targeted by Black Knights. Here we have Athrun dealing with them in the Infinite Justice but they are too many for him so Kira launches in Strike Freedom and the appearance of the 2 new MS pushes Black Knights to retreat. Kira whoops ass of the ZAFT fleet following them like before takes Lacus with him and both he and Athrun head to Orb as the battle of Orb starts.
Eventually, we get to ZAFT versus Orb fight. AA reveals itself shocking Minerva to top it off with DestinyF on it and later joined by Strike Freedom and Infinite Justice. The ZAFT fleet on earth gets their ass whooped and Jibril whom they claimed was in Orb actually shows up at Requiem. He was always there. He just used a double to toy with everyone while he prepared Requiem. Lacus showing up at Orb also messes up Durandal's plan and he is forced to reveal all his cards, including the Black Kights that even most ZAFT officers like Izack were unaware.
We now have the final battle. Here Kira and Athrun face and take out the Black Knights. Shinn finally ends Rey via his berserker DestinyF shillouette attack (midless kage bunshin ala Naruto?). Shinn also rescues Luna who on Impulse is used like a pawn by Rey to get upper hand. Akatsuki and Mu get their revenge on Blue Cosmos and Jibril.
Finally we have a confrontation between Lacus Kira Athrun and Durandal a live broadcast of their conversation that entire world gets to view where they uncover all the deceptions. Durandal asks them who is going to take over the throne and responsibilities of ruling the world to which each responds that they are the children of parents who put their burden on them Athrun via Patrick Zala, Lacus via Durandal (a former Clyne factionist who did not follow the ideals of her father, but that her father ignored) and Kira being the Ultimate Coordinator. They won't take power because they never wanted power. They wanted to live in peace and they will work towards that and that's their destiny. Of course Durandal will try a last minute suicidal move only to be shot by Talia who accepts their answer and accepts her own responsibility of letting Durandal's ambition get out of hand.
There is will be one last attempt and Genesis and Shinn will prevent it with DestinyF combining its power with Strike Freedom, Infinite Justice, Akatsuki, even Impulse. In the end the world treats them as heros they are with the truth and not the propagandas that been used since the beginning in their name. The conclusion being that ones Destiny is not determined but one has to take responsibilities for it. Lacus has to lead Plant, Kira has to lead ZAFT with Athrun, Cagali Orb and Mu the Earth Allaince. Shinn goes back to Orb with Luna to lead its military. They all retire from their positions in 5 years after putting structural organizations in place and get to live their lives as they choose.
Not as cheezy I know but I think this would be a better Destiny ending. You get Shinn still as the hero of the story. You get Kira, Athrun, Lacus etc all end their roles without overtaking the lead. You get good capable fights and good MS battles and finally a proper world peace.
What do you think?
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The fix would start at the end of Shin handing back Stella to Neo. Neo would be forced by Blue Cosmos to be put in the Destroy gundam and she would go on a rampage in Berlin.
But here Kira/Freedom would be forced to fight her but Shin/Impulse being there and pleading to not kill her, Kira being Kira would go all out to destroy the gundam but save the girl. But as he gets out of Freedom to grab her because they both know she would not be safe in BC of ZAFTs hand and as Shinn watches Durandals henchmens would show up and start a fight and Kira not proficient in a physical fight would get hit hard but last minute saved by Shinn who after being Stella executed by those man loses it and escapes with a wounded Kira in Freedom.
Kira is now out of commission, put in a long coma to recover and Shinn is made a deserter. Shinn joins AA crew because he wants to redeem himself and for what Durandal and Co did to Stella. With Kira out Shinn pilots Freedom without ZAFT knowledge but he has tell tale signs and Rey knowing him figures out that its Shinn in Freedom. So after 1 or 2 skirmishes where Shinn barely escapes because not only Freedom hard for him to master but it makes him realize how OP Kira is to manage piloting it flawlessly while him a very good pilot can barely hold it but he is getting used to it.
We then have a 3rd battle where Rey via Impulse triple changes the tactic they used vs Kira/Freedom defeats Shinn and Freedom is lost to save AA with Shinn almost dying. Meanwhile Athrun catches on that Freedom isn't piloted by Kira but Shinn and also discovers Durandal is the baddy. Durandal in recognition of Freedom's defeat gives DestinyF (the Destiny from SEED Freedom not the POS of SEED Destiny; lets call it DestinyF) to Athrun and Legend to Rey and promotes them further but Athrun has enough and escapes with DestinyF. Rey attempts stop him but since both a Nuke powered Athrun escapes. This causes headache for Durandal as none supposed to know they are nuke powered as well and Legend is equivalent in power to Providence.
Athrun escapes back to AA with Destiny. He finds Shinn and Kira. Kira is still out. Athrun decides he has to go to Terminal to Lacus and start fixing shit up. He leaves Destiny to Shinn and points out his flaws to be fixed so that Rey can't figure out that it's Shinn who will be piloting Destiny from now on and act like he is Athrun. Shinn trains hard like he nenver did before to become prolificent in DestinyF.
Meanwhile Durandal fearing that he must not let this golden opportunity to escape starts his Logos wars and on to Destiny project. He also activates the Black Knights his elite core (they would be same as in SEED Freedom just no mind control but having Newtype Flash) who are all Faith members and nearly unstoppable as a group. In short, anywhere they go they cannot be stopped. Mean while he puts Minerva on the hunt for DestinyF that he labels as a terrorist. Shinn starts protecting people but always narrowly escaping the Black Knights and also builds a solid rivalry vs Rey. They basically even themselves out. Oh and the reason Shinn can escape them is because his mirage colloroid allows him to go invisible like Blitz. In one of the fights he captures/rescues Neo and Mew returns to the story like in Destiny. He has to fight Luna, now on Impulse, a few instances and regrets keeping her in the dark.
Kira finally recovers and heads to space to save Lacus who is targeted by Black Knights. Here we have Athrun dealing with them in the Infinite Justice but they are too many for him so Kira launches in Strike Freedom and the appearance of the 2 new MS pushes Black Knights to retreat. Kira whoops ass of the ZAFT fleet following them like before takes Lacus with him and both he and Athrun head to Orb as the battle of Orb starts.
Eventually, we get to ZAFT versus Orb fight. AA reveals itself shocking Minerva to top it off with DestinyF on it and later joined by Strike Freedom and Infinite Justice. The ZAFT fleet on earth gets their ass whooped and Jibril whom they claimed was in Orb actually shows up at Requiem. He was always there. He just used a double to toy with everyone while he prepared Requiem. Lacus showing up at Orb also messes up Durandal's plan and he is forced to reveal all his cards, including the Black Kights that even most ZAFT officers like Izack were unaware.
We now have the final battle. Here Kira and Athrun face and take out the Black Knights. Shinn finally ends Rey via his berserker DestinyF shillouette attack (midless kage bunshin ala Naruto?). Shinn also rescues Luna who on Impulse is used like a pawn by Rey to get upper hand. Akatsuki and Mu get their revenge on Blue Cosmos and Jibril.
Finally we have a confrontation between Lacus Kira Athrun and Durandal a live broadcast of their conversation that entire world gets to view where they uncover all the deceptions. Durandal asks them who is going to take over the throne and responsibilities of ruling the world to which each responds that they are the children of parents who put their burden on them Athrun via Patrick Zala, Lacus via Durandal (a former Clyne factionist who did not follow the ideals of her father, but that her father ignored) and Kira being the Ultimate Coordinator. They won't take power because they never wanted power. They wanted to live in peace and they will work towards that and that's their destiny. Of course Durandal will try a last minute suicidal move only to be shot by Talia who accepts their answer and accepts her own responsibility of letting Durandal's ambition get out of hand.
There is will be one last attempt and Genesis and Shinn will prevent it with DestinyF combining its power with Strike Freedom, Infinite Justice, Akatsuki, even Impulse. In the end the world treats them as heros they are with the truth and not the propagandas that been used since the beginning in their name. The conclusion being that ones Destiny is not determined but one has to take responsibilities for it. Lacus has to lead Plant, Kira has to lead ZAFT with Athrun, Cagali Orb and Mu the Earth Allaince. Shinn goes back to Orb with Luna to lead its military. They all retire from their positions in 5 years after putting structural organizations in place and get to live their lives as they choose.
Not as cheezy I know but I think this would be a better Destiny ending. You get Shinn still as the hero of the story. You get Kira, Athrun, Lacus etc all end their roles without overtaking the lead. You get good capable fights and good MS battles and finally a proper world peace.
What do you think?