Yeah yeah, an old saying, reproduction isn't the purpose of life and doesn't determine value, but let me explain...
So, I am a 16 Year Old, who was introduced to ""feminism"" somewhere in 2022 (I think), thanks to a friend of mine. It turns out, this was actually Mysandry, in the sense that he shared how some of these "feminists" were trying to get rid of men in reproduction, one example being the "fact" that their vaginas will evolve into penises and clone themselves, except that would probably make them hermaphrodites and should happen with men too...
Nonetheless, I was "invested", since this gave me an idea about the two sexes (which would be used for a fictional piece in the end, just with a bit of spiece from our Universe, lol), since I am quite the brain stormer, not bragging or narcissism, I just come up with a lot ideas in general. But as time went on, I started to suffer from overthoughts and the amount of information I've found, including myths like "We were all Female", "Females came before Males", "Women have stronger legs", "You're Genetically Superior and Flawless due to XX", "Men are the weaker sex", "You were inside your Mother who was inside your Grandmother", "Inteligence is Mother Only", among other things, although that last one wasn't as common though). There are still fools, especially on Quora, who believe that all embryos start out as females, and just look at some individuals on that site like Anonymous04, horrors! I also tried to ask ChatGPT, but it's pretty much declining and INFURIATING! SO MANY WRONG ANSWERS! SOMETIMES IT'S OUTRIGHT LAZY!
These moments got soooo BAD, that I: -concerned my parents -made my dad think I was... drugged (since I acted blank when I was working with him once) -wasted my school-off week by overthinking -replied to many answers that ANNOYED me (arguably still do, and embarrassed myself, perhaps) -kept talking to my online friends-couldn't change the topic and basically made it my entire personality or routine for like the past few weeks (maybe even months!) -had an existencial crisis, outbursts, screaming, $u!c!d@l thoughts, etc. -and evenbecame skeptical and "mad" at God (yes, and screw off with the atheism)
Needless to say... It's quite complicated with me and I could go in-depth a lot more, but I managed to recover from most issues. However, before I settle things up, I need to settle one more thing, and that is reproduction. As far as we know, both Males & Females exist to reproduce genetically diverse offsprings, the only difference is their investments, Females for Offspring Support & Males for Competition or Attraction.
While I've noted and saved many things to read later on (like Seminal Fluids doing much more than just transfering Sperm Cells), I am still a bit concerned, stressed and annoyed, cause it just feels like females are the more favored sex in like existence (oversimplication to say it like that, really), and so, I'd like to ask some few things... Although I am definitely gonna give a lot due to overthinking and concerns:
1.Nucleous: So, as far as we know, both Ovum & Sperm Nuclei fuse to form a Zygote, a new life. Both parents guide the development of the child's characteristics and functions, however, APPERANTLY Ovum Cells have been illustrated to have a 'Nucleous' in their 'Nucleus', and turns out this is some sh!t that Zygotes "apperantly need". It's from this jackshit article from 2008: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2265587/#:\~:text=Sperm%20have%20no%20nucleoli%2C%20so,oocyte%20for%20its%20nucleolar%20beginnings. But allas, does this really make sense? No other information has been found or mentioned anywhere else. There's the "Germinal Vesicle" (Nucleus) and the "Germinal Spot" (Nuclelous), but apperantly when the Ovum goes through M II or however it was, the Germinal Vesicle breaks down and dissolves/mixes with the Cytoplasm or so. So is the Germinal Spot the actual Nucleus, and the "Germinal Vesicle" is just one of the ""expensive ingredients"" of the Ovum? Sperm Cells apperantly have Nuclear Vascoles, are those influencal?
2.Cytoplasm: Upon researching more and talking to some Chat Bots (for thes sake of sanity... or INsanity), does the Cytoplasm actually create and give rise to our cells and tissues or is that an outdaded misunderstanding, and it's main & actual function is to SUPPORT the development of the cells created by both parents? ChatGPT has also said that it also gives Building Blocks, Energy, Cell Growth & Differentiation or some confusing crap, but are those words actually referring to the processes of the Zygote's more stable and rapid growth? Is it true that this Cytoplasm is the Cytoplasm in our cells, or since it decreases, is it easily replaced by the production of our cells (combination of mom and dad, as we know)?
3.Organelles: Cytoplasmic components that are apart of the Cytoplasm' support, but again, are those organelles still the same as those in our cells? Shouldn't they decrease like the Cytoplasm and be created by our cells again since (and I am using Google Searches, cuz yes): ---Ribosomes apperantly originate from our Nucleo-lus? ---Lysosomes are formed by the fusion of transport vesciles budded from the trans Golgi network with endosomes ---Endosomes form by the inagination of the plasma membrance and are trigger by the activation of cell surface receptors ---Golgi Bodies originate from the endoplasmic reticulum ---The endoplasmic reticulum originates from the outer membrance of the nuclear envelop during cell division and among other things, but is Mitochondria the only organelle that manages to stay in by it's high number and self reproduction? Is Mitochondria like 90% of the Ovum's organelles hopefully thinking and the other organelles are a small amount compared to the Mitochondria?
4.Cytoskeleton: Apperantly, that is also a thing and it's not an organelle, but apperantly it also has evolved from prokaryotic cytomotive filaments. Even then, Sperm Cells apperantly have a highly specialized cytoskeletal organization or cytoskeletal proteins (like actin, tubulin and spectrin), so?...
5.RNA: Do we inherit more RNA from mom due to the freaking egg, or is it irrelevant because it is transient as the embryo starts to produce it's own RNA and proteins? But ChatGPT has also said this crap: "This maternal RNA helps to jump-start the developmental processes until the Zygote's own genome can take over". It has been said that Sperm has "vanishingly small" amount of RNA compared to the Ovum, but then there have been studies that Non-Coding RNA or so can influence Embryo Development or that Sperm delivers a complex population of RNAs to the Oocyte. Based on a Google Research, I've found this: "6871 proteins have been identified and reported in Sperm, 1376 in the Oocyte and 1300 in the Blastocyst. With a deeper analysis of the sperm proteome, 103 proteins with known roles in the processes of fertilization and 93 with roles in early embryo development have been identified." Can the RNA in seminal fluids/plasma be influential or inherited too? Isn't RNA small?

1. Is most of our makeup matrilineal and are we therefore more related, connected or like our mothers???!!
   
2. Epi-Genetics: Is it true that epi-genetics tend to favor mothers more? ChatFuckingGPT has said that RNA can influence certain aspects of cellular function and gene expression, and that pregnancy and even nursing can cause genes to be expressed or some sh!t, but aren't there studies that say that Mammals are more like their fathers (even if outdaded) and that the sex determination & even seminal fluids can cause gene expression too? Do mothers give us more gene expressions? Are we more like our mothers because of the gene expressions? Or are these outdaded myths?!
   

8.Paternal Genetic Speciality: If we happen to inherit the mtDNA from Mom, is there anything genetically special about fathers? I know that children inherit more mutations from their Fathers, which would be variable and probably lead to gene expression & epigenetics, but what else can this bring? Even if these mutations can be harmful or neutral, could they be repurposed and changed for future generations? Is there anything unique about inheriting more mutations from Dad? I have heard that male reproductive genes (including expression or specific function) also evolve faster than any other type of gene, including female reproductive genes. How does this help? However, if the Mitochondria Genome is said to evolve faster than the Nuclear Genome or something among those lines, does this abandon the special features of fathers and most mutations don't come from dad, OR as I decided to copy from a helper of mine: The percentage of mitochondrial DNA in the cells is2.5% of total cellular DNA1% of total cellular DNA10% of total cellular DNANone of the above (toppr.com). There's also this, but I think it's quite the manipulation since every mitochondria is still a copy of each other, right? https://www.quora.com/Do-you-get-more-of-your-mothers-genes-or-fathers-genes/answeTim-Eck-3?ch=15&oid=327935038&share=dea75d62&srid=uk6F9W&target_type=answer
9.Paternal Contributions: It has been depicted and said that only the head of the Sperm gets delivered, but apperantly there are articles that say that this is also a misconception that the entire sperm enters the egg, with the assumptions being that the Paternal MtDNA not being transmitted, but apperantly, the Sperm Mitochondria actually enters the egg but needs to be destroyed to prevent issues like the Mitochondrial diseases. With this in mind though, what else does the Sperm contribute to the embryo? Centrioles, Centrosomes & the Microtubule System & Microspindle-... Apperatus needed for mitosis? are done by the Sperm too, and it also brings the Chemical Signal for the Egg to activate it's metabolism and complete meiosis? Does this chemical also do anything like give calcuim to the Egg or anything else too? If the entire sperm enters the egg, what else could it bring to the embryonic development? Can there be any paternal contributions to milk like the Y chromosome presence in women bodyparts due to boy pregnancy and the high estrogen, prolactin & a bit of progestertone in seminal fluids? Are there more Sperm components and organelles that we can't easily observe? Is it possible that the absorbtion of all Sperm Cells can benefit the cells of females if the tail has more than 1000 proteins? Does the Journey, Agility, Adapatations, Variability, Motility & Penentration of the Sperm influence the Nucleus (therefore Embryo) in any way? What about the penentrations of multiple sperms (even if they won't enter or mege with the egg)? Or am I just fantasing, and reality is cruel? What about the chromatin condensation sperm? Are sperm cells, and therefore males, just doomed to be not helpful and more limted?...
10.Male Investment: We know that Males invest time into various behaviors, but how exactly does this help the species? Do they optimize & improve their genes? Do they evolve new traits? Do they mutate more? Are males a great investment for evolution or adaptability? Anything else unique? If more females than males have reproduced, does that mean that males are inferior or not helpful and that nature prefers females more? If males and sperm cells are simpler, does that mean they are inferior, disadvantaged or not special? Do non-reproducing males still help with something (assuming they haven't died)? Do you need to almost always (excluding species like Orange Cats and Calico Cats) have a 50/50 amount of both sexes so you don't cause genetic problems even if fewer males will pass on their genes?
That's all I really have to say, I probably sound like I am being dramatic, impulsive and immature, but I really have been overthinking and so, I'd like if some help could be given. This sure was long, but I think I might have given something interesting and such. I thought this could be used as a last resort to settle this before I grow up more. I hope I didn't seem bad or anything like that. I am just in a "scared and confused" situation from the amount of stuff I've seen. ChatGPT really isn't good when it comes to mental health, lol

TL;DR: The accessibility issue of RTS is not in the mechanical control aspect, it is in the attention-splitting demands. This is exacerbated in people with ADHD. Therefore, the best way to make RTS accessible to the average person without impacting skill ceiling is by introducing accessibility options the same way as for other medical conditions. Providing tools that help us effectively direct our attention to important tasks among all the chaos would be the most significant innovation to make RTS less daunting to the masses and thus more mainstream.

I think the real problem with RTS is it's inherent inaccessibility to ADHD-like brains, and nobody has really tried to address this with a real "disability"-accessibility approach (even though I know disability is probably a strong word for ADHD).
For my personal experience, on my own I can't handle the number of disjointed tasks that require attention like going back every 13 seconds to build a worker, every 30 seconds to build a pylon, fixing idle workers, floating money, make sure army production is constant, keep track of upgrades. THAT is the real barrier of entry for most people, even without ADHD. Not the mechanical execution aspect. And that's what needs to be addressed if you want a truly accessible RTS.
So, no matter how much innovation they do with the QWERT command card, or making it so you don't need to select a worker to build a structure... The core issue remains of having to keep all these tasks in our attention, in direct friction with our difficulty with executive functions.
I think everyone has the right to experience games regardless of ability. You might say it's just not a game for me, and yes: I accept I won't master it. But if there's a chance to let more people experience it, why not take it? I think of it like gatekeeping color-blind people from playing games like Tetris, Splatoon, Talos Principle, instead of implementing color-blind graphics options; or like telling blind people to avoid crossing the streets instead of implementing sounds on pedestrian traffic lights.
Uncapped games certainly have an interesting approach with Battle Aces, removing all the arguably unnecessary busywork of building supply depots every 30 secs "just because". I think I agree with it and will for sure try it. But many people would argue they like the base management aspect of RTS and you shouldn't have to remove it. Indeed, removing buildings from society just because wheelchair-bound people can't access them is not a realistic solution.
So how do you improve on the accessibility aspect? I'm not sure, my point is that nobody has really thought about it. Probably some experts should be consulted, but I think it could look like some of the following examples:

• In-game implementations of build-order guides. Some ideas about this floated around in this sub but I haven't seen it in the actual game. It could be a list of actions at the top of the screen telling you what structure is next and when to build it. Or the little ghost of the perfect build order we were supposed to follow
• Global production cooldowns card. I think it's important here that when the SCV finishes, it doesn't disappear from the UI but even might start blinking to draw attention back to unit production.
• Centralized information: Some great work done here already with the SG UI. But I might suggest that alerts and similar information show up next to the cursor. As we hyperfocus on something like a chaotic fight, alerts often don't register. The cursor is the most obvious place we will be looking at, but even then I think it will be missed (((: But it's worth a shot.
• Automated production on buildings would obviously minimize the amount of attention we need to give to that task.
• Are other kinds of advanced automation possible? Like assigning a specific worker to build a pylon somewhere in your base every 50 seconds?

For the elitists out there, this would not do anything to lower the skill ceiling. If you want to express your skill by selecting a worker and building a pylon, you can still go for it. If you think it will even the field between your glorious hard-earned multitasking ability and my lack of skill, it won't. At the end of the day, having ADHD will always make me much worse than you at keeping up with those global cooldowns, cursor alerts, or when the automation couldn't build the pylon cause there wasn't enough money cause I let it build 200 workers without noticing. This is not changing anything about the core game, but only giving extra tools for accessibility to those who have a natural disadvantage. The hope is not to even the playing field - It's to let us get closer to experiencing the game.
Cheers

I’ll start off by saying this is far from my first time watching this movie, but it’s my first time in quite a few years seeing it, and I walked in with some new information I didn’t know before. The new info? Well, I forgot the place where I read it exactly, but I remember reading an interview with Bob Rafelson & Bert Schneider where they talked about how they weren’t sure they were going to be able to make another movie after this one so they made as many movies as they could in one movie in case it was truly their only opportunity to make a movie, and boy does it show.
Let’s get this out of the way first and foremost; the music is fucking excellent. I’m a Monkees fan (…to a point, some of those reunion efforts were awful), so of course I’m going to love the music that was used in the movie, but it’s the visuals that were put together for them that absolutely stun. From the psychedelia of “The Porpoise Song” to the elaborate choreography of “Daddy’s Song,” this is a movie that put in as much effort into making it a truly visual experience as they did with making the songs as great as they are.
The movie itself is wonderful in that every Monkee gets their chance to stand out and shine with their acting skills; something that blows me away when I remember that only Micky and Davy were the only ones who had any acting background before the show started. Peter Tork in particular is my favorite part of the film as he uses his character to speak to the “meta” nature of the film, poking fun at how they’re characters in a movie and how The Monkees were a prefabricated image.
…speaking of prefabricated image, it becomes instantly clear what kind of movie we’re getting the minute that go into a twisted version of their TV show’s theme song, calling themselves “a manufactured image with no philosophies.” It’s no secret that the band was never a fan of the public perception towards them that they were just a couple faces for a made-for-TV band, but this movie so perfectly self-cannibalizes the image they’d cultivated up until that point. The ending sequence makes it so clear what the movie was all about as they run through the setting for every sequence they’re in before winding up in a black box, escaping, and then jumping off the bridge we see at the beginning before we see that they’ve simply gone from one black box to another before being pulled off the movie set in the back of a truck. Maybe I’m in the minority here, but to me it’s simply a heartbreaking moment from a band who became instant celebrities and then grew to resent it pretty instantly.
The cameos and bit parts of this thing are outstanding, too. Toni Basil, Annette Funicello, Sonny Liston, Frank Zappa, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson (who also helped write the movie in one of his first major screenwriting gigs), and Victor Mature all round out some of the more surreal moments of this film and help make it the production that it is. Victor Mature coming out of retirement to, essentially, parody himself in both this and another movie two years earlier also feels somewhat meta considering how much of a vocal critic he was about his own acting career. Maybe he understood what The Monkees were going through at the time, just a thought.
Overall to the untrained eye it comes off like a movie that’s basically “plotless” and “about nothing,” but make no bones about it; this is a movie that’s about everything and anything. It’s a damn good movie and one of my favorite pieces of psychedelic cinema of all-time.

are there indexes for soil value that are not based on corn and soybean production? like the commodity crop productivity index, but for literally any other crop?
context is researching other important values for soil health - for trees, vegetables, native pollinator plants, and livestock forage in Illinois - there's going to be a lot of variability of course and its a lot of information to cover, but even a nod in the right direction would be cool!

are there indexes for soil value that are not based on corn and soybean production? like the commodity crop productivity index, but for literally any other crop?
context is researching other important values for soil health - for trees, vegetables, native pollinator plants, and livestock forage in Illinois - there's going to be a lot of variability of course and its a lot of information to cover, but even a nod in the right direction would be cool!

are there indexes for soil value that are not based on corn and soybean production? like the commodity crop productivity index, but for literally any other crop?
context is researching other important values for soil health - for trees, vegetables, native pollinator plants, and livestock forage in Illinois - there's going to be a lot of variability of course and its a lot of information to cover, but even a nod in the right direction would be cool!

are there indexes for soil value that are not based on corn and soybean production? like the commodity crop productivity index, but for literally any other crop?
context is researching other important values for soil health - for trees, vegetables, native pollinator plants, and livestock forage in Illinois - there's going to be a lot of variability of course and its a lot of information to cover, but even a nod in the right direction would be cool!

Can someone tell me where I can find the current firmware version on my QM8? I'm looking at the Product Information page and see Software Version as V8-T615T02-LF1V283.000808. I know the latest firmware version is 295 -- but what do I have currently installed (273?).
I should add that Software Update says I'm up to date in all software categories.
Thanks!

Edit: DO NOT message me a simple hi or hello, with no information about you, Put some effort in to your message like i have, come on. Day+Attempt#205
Hello everyone, Thank you for taking the time to read, I know its long, I know - I know. But its worth the read, Trust me. I appreciate you immensely.
Here's a bit about me,
My name is Jay, I live on the East coast of the US. I'm looking for love - like everyone else on here.., but you may not believe or even be doubtful that I've never had a GF before with me being 26, but its true. I'm simply just not willing to "be with" just anyone and I'm very picky. I want us to be a match, more than just have similar things in common.
One thing I have always been told is that I'm a "Real Catch, I'd be extremely lucky to have someone like you" - WELL THEN TAKE ME. I'M FREE. LOL.
About me:
Physically -
~I'm a semi-tall guy, around 5'10.
~I'm thin but muscular.
~I have dirty blonde/ brown hair.
~Changing colored eyes.
~A voice nice enough to melt all your safeguards and get right into your heart and weak spots.
~I do not have any tattoos or piercings. Though I would like to get some eventually.
If you'd like to see a picture of me just ask and I'll show you - IF I may see you as well, I simply just don't want a picture of me out there for anyone to see.
-If there's anything else you'd like to know just ask.
Otherwise -
~I do have 3 pet bunnies I would be more than happy to show you, they are extremely cute.
~I'm a very honest and down to earth guy.
~I'm very patient and easy going.
~I'm very curious and inquisitive. I will try to ask everything I can to learn all about you haha.
~I'm Very VERY Kind & Caring, I will probably ask how you are feeling a bajillion times a day, simply out of care for you.
~I can get pretty clingy, and will always want your attention and to be talking with you. If i have someone im interested in i wont want to talk to anyone else🤷‍♂️
~I'm very trustworthy - you can confide in me, and entrust your deepest secrets and I wont tell a soul.
~I'm a HUGE hopeless romantic, im old fashioned and will always try to impress you.
- I'm, a BIG softie even though I may look a smol bit intimidating, but I'd do just about anything to see you smile or laugh. And yes.., I do mean anything.
~I'm a big goof - I will get up to some silly shenanigans ALL the time, I will crack dumb jokes and send you memes and tik toks just to make you happy, even if its from across the room I'd wait to see your reaction lol.
~I'm extremely loyal, and would never even think of cheating.
~I will cook for you, and clean up too, even around the house, I'm very self productive and don't ask for much. Just don't forget to kiss the cook.
~I'd also love to just cuddle up and watch a movie or read a book together, anything to get us closer. Id try to take you out on dates whenever possible haha. I have a million SUPER romantic date ideas I have but have never had anyone interested enough in me to take out. Here's your chance ;)
~I will always want to share stuff I find interesting with you, and try to share every moment of every day with you. I'm not looking for someone who can only talk for a small amount of time, I want someone who's willing to put in all the effort I put into them back into me, it goes both ways. If I'm "with" someone you are my TOP priority nobody and nothing else would be. You would be the only person I'd truly want to talk to, so rest assured I would NEVER cheat, even more so because no one is interested in me - Hence why I'm here hahaha.
I'm sure there is more to me than this snippet but I cant think of more at the moment haha, so get to know me and find out more about me.
Some of my interests are: Engineering- I'm a nerd. I admit it. I love being technical and hands on, I love building things. All kinds of things, from furniture, machinery, and reverse engineering anything I find. I love learning how things work and trying to improve things.
Music - I prefer music with a very fast pace, or with some very meaningful lyrics I can relate to. I love to sing along to music and songs that have a deep meaning behind it I can sympathize with makes it all the better. Some bands I like are: Bad Omens, Beartooth, Demon Hunter, MIW, I9K - The list goes on. I'm a bit of a metalhead unfortunately.
TV Shows & Movies - I love watching shows, and I'd love to stream some shows and have some E-dates with you, to get to know you, or if you are close to me, maybe we could do it in person. Some shows I like or more of the Fantasy/Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action, stuff like: National Treasure, Halo, BattleBots, Rick and Morty, AHS, Anything Marvel or DC, The Witcher, Wednesday, The Sandman, The Magicians, The Umbrella Academy, ETC.
Gaming - Yes yes I know, Basic guy likes basic stuff. But gaming has been a thing for me since forever. I know most of you wont care or want to hear that, but I'll leave out the specifics on this part unless you are interested in that, MEGA Bonus points if you are.
Here's a lists of Cons to dating me-
~I'm not Ryan Reynolds. Disappointing, I know.
~I will fight you on what goes on pizza lol.
~I'm not rich.., Yet.
~I can't pronounce Worcestershire.
~I'm slightly forgetful, but with good reasoning.
~(Not really a con but- some might disagree) I still have ALL of my firsts, Do with that what you will c:
~I've got an endless pile of love and affection and no one to give it to! What a dilemma! Help me fix it?
Other than that I'll save the rest for a bit more of getting to know each other.
Here's a bit of what I'm looking in you:
~Preferably someone with lots of free time, and loves to chit chat. I'm seriously not interested in getting 1 message a day. Though I understand people get busy, I personally am not willing to try to learn about you and form something with 7 responses a week. Effort gets reciprocated and I appreciate the time you put in me.
~Physically: -I’m not personally attracted to anyone who’s “curvy/ chubby”, I apologize. Not a shallow thing, I just dont have the attraction chemical in my brain for that, I’m sorry. -If you’re shorter than me, thats a plus to me. -I love dimples, if you have those when you smile, bonus points 😊 - I’m not sure what else to put.., but as for nsfw wise find out😂
~I'm a sucker for a different accent other than American, and if you have an Posh English accent you have already won my heart.
~I'm also only really looking for someone within the ages of 18-35. I don't want anyone old enough to be my mom lol.
~I'd prefer (But not a must) people NOT on the other side of the world, as other time zones SUCK. I don't expect to find anyone who also has never had a boyfriend either, but that would be a real plus. I also don't mind a LDR, but I don't want that forever. But it gives us time to get to know each other.
But as for attributes I'm looking for in you:
~Someone who is above all else very very Loyal and would never cheat.
~Someone who is Honest, and will tell me the truth over a little white lie.
~Someone who is Kind & Caring, who'd constantly check on me, and accept me for who I am & help me improve day to day.
~Someone who is trustworthy, and I can count on to keep my secrets safe, or even just help me remember things.., I do tend to be somewhat forgetful.
~Someone who is very Patient and wants to see me succeed and will help me do so, just like I would help you. Even if its small day to day things, I would appreciate your company ANY time.
~I want a partner who is Affectionate, can reciprocate, and loves to snuggle and talk about their day, and what their interests are, and what makes them happy.
~Someone who can admit they get clingy or overprotective is a bonus.
~A partner with good communication is key, if something wrong we have to be able to talk about it.
~A partner who likes to game with me or at least watch me play would be a plus but not a requirement.
~Someone with a good sense of humor and like to joke around, I am a big goof after all and I love to joke around. Sending memes is always appreciated and good to cheer people up too!
~I'd prefer someone with the same music taste, but not a requirement, Plus if you wouldn't mind if I send you love songs occasionally that's a bonus, or sending me some back haha.
~Being willing to voice call is a must, Texting forever is not the way to go. I have to know what your voice is like haha, later on we can video call if you are comfortable with that. I prefer chatting on Discord because Reddit messages of any kind I'm sure you know are unreliable and sucky in general. So please send me your discord if you have one :)
~I would LOVE to see picture of your pets if you have any. Bonus points if it includes your beautiful self haha.
I'm sure there is more I'm looking for but I cant think of it right now haha, I will have to edit this when I think of it.
Please tell me about you as an opener! I told you a good bit about me, now its your turn haha.
Tell me some things like -
~What's your name?
~Where are you from?
~How old are you?
~What are your hobbies / interests?
~What about my post interested you?
~Where is my TV Remote?!
~Selfie? Pet pics?
~Hit me with your best joke or meme :)
~What's your favorite candy?
I'd LOVE to get to know you, and see where things go.
But yeah, I know it was long I'm sorry haha. Send me a message and lets get to know each other! :)

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I want to share with this community a story from Italy, about a movie belived to be lost and almost forgotten.
The movie is "Capelli biondi" (Blonde hairs), based on a 1875 Italian novel with the same name.
The story is about a girl who decide to sella her hairs to a count to get some money for her mum.
The movie was only mentioned in one book about silent italian movies, but no other information was written . And this is why when the coil of the movie was first found in the archive "Cineteca dello stretto" almost 100 years later, it was very hard to understand what movie it was.
Right now it's still in the good hands of the restores, on the way to be digitalized. And it has been screened once in a festival dedicated to lost silent Italin films (around 80% of the whole production of the country is lost).
Why am I sharing this?
I came across this story on instagram and it actually made me feel hopeful that lost media we belive forever lost may still come out, even when is almost forgotten. I know this community is mostly English media, but if even in a small country like Italy things can be found, it's worth digging.
This is a link with an article about this story. In Italian unfortunatly but deepl can help: https://www.letteraemme.it/ortigia-la-cineteca-dello-stretto-restaura-una-pellicola-del-1919/
Also I might have done some mistakes. Please tell me in the comments. I will edit the text

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I did some digging on this sub and found a number of useful threads on how knowing VBA can be a (sometimes) valuable skill to have as a chemical engineer. Unfortunately, though, I couldn’t find any threads that reflected the experience that I’ve had thus far. And to be honest, none of the threads that I scanned through even had specific experience or examples. But that’s kind of understandable given the sometimes confidential nature of our work.
Nevertheless, I ask you for a few minutes of your day to read through my experience. Maybe it will help you out in your role…maybe it won’t. But hopefully, you’ll have at least learned something (or got a good laugh out). So let’s get into it! And feel free to call me a hypocrite for this, but I’m going to be kind of general when talking about projects I’ve been a part of.
I recently graduated with a BS in Chemical Engineering from a college in the Midwest. Like most of the folks here, I did a few internships throughout my time in college and started building my technical and more importantly, people skills (which is something I struggled with…hence why I’m an engineer). And although I was aware of it, I never really had the opportunity to dive into automation using VBA during my internships.
Anyways...here’s what you came for.
Write macros...but to do what?
Most tutorials online cover the basics of what is possible with Excel macros. And an overlooked functionality of VBA code is its ability to create files.
In late 2023, I was preparing for a maintenance shutdown of our manufacturing building. I was involved in projects that were completing installation during this shutdown, and I was responsible for all post-installation startup documentation. As some of you may know, this involves creating IQ sheets, OQ procedures, and sometimes PQ. Creating this documentation can be time-consuming and being a new employee only made things take longer. And it just so happened that I had to create a lot of documentation.
I didn't have it at the time, but I've since written a macro to do the following: (1) take user input on which documentation to create, (2) find most recent revision of template(s) for requested documentation, (3) populated templates where possible, and (4) save files as new documentation. From here, I'd only have to review the created documentation to verify that the populated areas are correct.
Automate SAP transactions...huh?
From talking with college friends, as well as coworkers, it sounds like the public opinion on SAP is...not good. If you haven't heard of SAP, then consider yourself lucky. I'm obviously joking (kind of), but depending on your company's SAP interface, it might be your most feared or loved application. Regardless of what your SAP looks like, it'll have a built-in functionality called SAP scripting.
This functionality lets users record SAP actions (much like what can be done using the Excel recorder to create macros). The SAP recorder logs your actions as VBA code that can be pasted in a subroutine. Let that sink in for a minute...you can automate SAP.
So let's go through an example! Let's say you have to run a transaction code to export test results from production lots on a weekly basis. Running the transaction code takes you 30 seconds, but you have to run it for 20 lot numbers. With the data exports, you now have to clean it up and subsequently perform some form of data analysis on it (creating tables, charts, etc.).
Believe it or not...this process in entirely automatable and to do so would look as follows: (1) record yourself using the SAP recorder running the transaction code and exporting the results, (2) paste the exported VBA code into a subroutine and adjust it for variable declaration and for loop integration, (3) write a subroutine to perform the data analysis, and (4) write a subroutine to send the results as an email. Feel free to ask ChatGPT for help at any point throughout the process, but be sure to not share confidential information. With all of these subroutines written, you can create a "main" subroutine to call them in order and boom...the task that you have been doing every week for the last year is done with a single click.
Summary
Keep in mind that I had to omit some less impactful examples in an attempt to keep this post digestible. And for confidentiality reasons, I can't share screenshots of project files. But I'd be more than happy to answer any questions that y'all might have, whether it's about my journey with learning this stuff or how to get started yourself. I'll also be writing a Python post that mirrors this one but with Python-specific examples (which there are a lot more of).
Remember that we have so many tools at our disposal for automating redundant tasks, and you'd be doing yourself a disservice for not giving them an honest try.
“There is no learning without having to pose a question. And a question requires doubt.” - Richard P. Feynman
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EDIT #1, 6/9: Reformatted as Reddit seems to not like indented lists. I removed a bunch of filler as I didn't feel like retyping it for what felt like the 8th time. And the verbiage might look different for the same reasons, but the content is relatively the same. I was finally smart enough to copy and paste the post to a .txt file, so editing it should no longer make me want to pull my hair out.

My mom pulled my hair really harsh intentionally today before I go out to eat at a restaurant with dad. She said that my acne looks really bad and my hair is messy, and she got mad at me for that. So she started combing my hair, it hurts for a little so I grabbed my scalp to prevent it from hurting and she got annoyed from that because it was in her way. And so she said something like 'is your scalp that valuable?' in a sarcastic manner and she just pulled my hair really harsh and yelled at me when I yelp as if she expected me to be quiet after pulling my hair really harsh. This is something she would always do, she would point out my every little flaw on my appearance when it's so obvious as if I don't know, I would often get scolded or I think is what I want to call bullying by my own family members, they will continue on and on mocking me and I would act as if it was nothing and take it as a joke. But I think it's also my own fault for having really bad acne, my mom bought me some products for my skin care and I swear I use it. I thought that my skin has gotten better than before but my mom still kept calling it disgusting and ugly. She likes to comment on my body, pointing out how fat I look, I'm 5'3 tall and is 55-57 kg. I take her 'insult'(I guess) as a thought of her caring about me, despite the harsh things that she does on my body. I'm not sure about how I should feel about my mom, she can be so sweet sometimes yet get mad at me for everything and I'm trying my best to be a good daughter. And I don't really have anyone else to turn to or talk about my mom to(a little bit of personal information of the reasons why), I'm very worried to talk to my dad about my mom, because he's one of the person that I really hate the most in my life, and he's divorced with my mom and so I'm afraid that if I talk about my mom with him, he would get her into some kind of trouble. And I also don't want to talk to my brother about how I feel too, because I think he definitely doesn't understand how I feel and what I think and we've never talk about something like this to each other anyway. And with my other family members like grandparents and uncle, trust me, I've tried telling them many times but they ended up telling my mom about what I say to them or ended up being on my mom side and also telling me to listen to her.

To preface this post, I want to give the disclaimer that like many things, there is not a black and white answer the question. I'm writing this as an experienced tech professional, and the information provided is based on opinion.
To start with. A little bit of history..
The golden age of software engineering(and similar jobs) is over. At least for the next 5 - 10 years. I don't think this is an unpopular opinion. The reason why between the years of 2010 - 2022, these jobs exploded, was because of the boom of the internet for commercial and personal use.
This is different from the dotcom boom of 2000s, where the internet was just starting and most of the products being created were for basic things like: putting banking on the internet, putting videos on the internet, etc.
The boom in the 2010s was related to the widespread popularity of commercial and personal products. Things like Uber, Spotify, and Salesforce. With the sudden increased usage of the digital world, there were MILLIONS of companies rushing to create digital products.
However, we're starting to see the rise and fall of some of these products, millions of startups failings, and less VC funding. In case you don't know, VC stands for Venture Capital, which are basically investment companies that give money to other companies to help them grow and develop, in return for partial ownership of the company.
As the industry began to mature, successful companies started to emerge, and many more started to fail.
The present day..
Software engineering and like jobs will continue to be important, and there will be a high demands for these engineers. Nearly every company will still need a website, a place to manage their data, and people to manage their hardware. BUT.. the basic technologies they need to run their company will become more efficient. AND there will be less research and innovation because the a lot of the trial and error already occurred.
We're in a weird spot where the demand for workers is now decreasing from it's recent peaks, and the supply of workers is now increasing because of how all the benefits of being a software engineer in the past decade.
This has really unfortunate consequences for any recent graduates or others trying to break into the tech field. There are WAY more beginning career people than jobs available. Which is made even worse with the amount of layoffs there are, where mid-level employees are now having to settle for entry level jobs.
What can we do?
I have two pieces of advice for people interested in the topic, or wanting to break into the field but can't. Try breaking in from a adjacent field, where you can get some exposure to tech. Things that data entry, analytics(this can be finance, supply chain etc). Then try to learn as much as you can from the tech people at your company.
The second piece of advice. Go into a different field. Software engineering is not for everyone. You have to learn and understand some relatively complex topics, and it's becoming harder and harder to be competitive in the industry. Healthcare, supply chain, and many other industries are booming right now.
Understanding history, you can see that certain industries will rise and fall. For the near future, technology might be one of the harder careers to break into. Something like healthcare would be that's expected to grow exponentially. The average population of the world is getting older, as less and less people are wanting to have kids. There will be higher demand for healthcare professionals and healthcare technology.
Do your best to review and understand these trends, and hopefully you can create a good life and career. Best of luck!
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My (19F) parents wanted to buy this business course so they could start selling products online with help which costs around $1,150 but they could NOT afford it as they are in debt so they asked if I would buy the course for them (I didn’t really have an option or they would be PISSED at me and would show it) so I bought it for them but also said I would use/do the course too as I would also like to start my own business.
I told them I could maybe pay half since i’ll be using it too but here’s where I may be the asshole: I later changed my mind and said wait a second there are 2 of you and 1 of me why can’t you pay 2/3rds of the 1,150 as they’ve got full time jobs and I’m a zero hour worker with irregular hours. They started shouting at me, saying things like “your dad isn’t really doing the course because he has to work he will just be doing the packing of the products we want to sell so you have to pay half of the $1150 since he isn’t doing it.” The thing is i’ve seen him do the course with my mother and he’s helped me more than she has if I don’t understand something! I think later he may not do the hard things though like finding suppliers etc. I think he just may be learning the basics. I also am expected to learn everything, do all the homework and then teach them everything even though we started at the same time and have access to the same information, which puts me under stress.
So WIBTAH if I ask them to pay 2/3rds of the $1150 or should I pay half since it’s 2 separate businesses?
TLDR: I bought a $1,150 business course for my parents which I will also use, should I pay half or 1/3 if my “dad won’t use it”?