I used to sell on eBay around ten years ago but haven’t struggled like I am now.
Previously, whatever item I listed either sold immediately or within one month, but now I'm getting no views at all.
I'm selling limited products from Japan which are hard to find if you're not in Japan. Still, I have only been able to sell 9 items out of 85 listings so far in one month. It’s kind of frustrating; I can't decide whether I should see this as a part-time job or not because it's not consistent.
By the way, my account has only one positive review. It's a new account which I opened a couple of months ago. Do you think those must be the reasons?
I've watched some YouTube videos, and everyone is talking about how it's good to list constantly. But the thing is, if there is no money flow, how can I keep listing constantly? If sales continue at this slow pace, eventually I will have no finances but lots of products in my hand.

So I'm pretty sure my room is haunted. Not my whole house, just specifically my room. I'm the only one who has ever experienced anything out of the ordinary, so it seems like the ghost or entity in question is pretty choosy.
Now I don't really care that much about this, or rather I didn't. Ever since I was a kid I've been more of an "aghh, monsters!" than an "aghh, ghosts!" kinda guy. They just never really scared me, and I've been convinced of the haunted nature of my room for so many years now that it's literally just regular part of my life.
The events that have led me to believe this started right after we moved, I was about twelve at the time, and they've always been fairly tame. It started out as just a weird tapping. It has this weird almost musical rhythm to it that just made it seem a little too natural to be easily ignored. The first few times I heard this I was INCREDIBLY freaked out and I would turn on my bedside lamp as fast as possible and sit on my bed, scanning the room for any movement. I'd crawl to the edges of the bed to look all around my room and then, after steeling myself internally, quickly throw my head upside down to check under the bed. Always nothing.
But this would do pretty much nothing to make me feel better. The immediate fear of "there is something in my room" sort of transmuted into a more ambiguous "I don't understand what is happening". This would become an uncomfortable nagging feeling in my head as I would try to settle back down to sleep, and I always got the distinct impression that I was being toyed with. Like whatever was there enjoyed watching me go through this ritual every time.
This was further reinforced by the fact that the tapping NEVER occurs when the lights are on. Only when they're off, and really only in those first few minutes after you turn the lights off and before your eyes have a chance to adjust. The room just becomes pitch black darkness and every scary image you'd ever seen in your shirt life would burn itself into your eyes and appear wherever you looked in the black void. That is always when the noise would happen.
So I would hear the noise, do my room checking routine, eventually settle back in to bed, turn off the light.....and then repeat it all again. It scared me so much that more often than not in those early days I would end up sitting up on my bed with the light on and my back against the wall until eventually I would be so exhausted I would fall asleep.
But that got old, so I started trying to figure it once and for all. After I'd hear it I'd turn the light on, as before, but then I would turn it back off and wait with my hand on the switch. Once I heard it again I would turn the light back on. The longer I left the light off for, the louder and more intense the noise would become and I would hear it move around the room. It would start in different places all the time, but when it moved it would always make it's way to the end of my bed, on the side I always slept on, and then start to come up towards me. Eventually it would come up right next to my head, becoming almost ridiculously loud. I would always turn the light on then. I wasn't curious enough to see what wpuld happen.The instant the room was illuminated, the noise would stop. Every single time.
I also discovered that if I made noise, like talking or slamming my hand off the bed, it would stop. I found this comforting at first, like it was scared of me, or maybe just actually a rather polite ghost, but soon a thought formed in my mind, one that would crop back up whenever I would find myself being a little bit afraid of the noise again. "It's waiting until I'm asleep".
This was all very scary at the start but after a while had gone by and I hadn't been killed or possessed I just sort of got over it, and that's how it's been for years now. The noise sometimes happens, I usually just smack the bed or tell it to shut up, and that's that, no big deal. I believe that the room is haunted, but it really doesn't matter that much.
Until recently. There had actually been quite a long stretch where I hadn't heard the noise at all and it hadn't really left my mind, but I never actively thought about it. So when this started happening it struck me more than it had in a long while. My girlfriend was staying over, and she's one of those blessed people who falls asleep easily and is incredibly hard to wake up, so as per usual she fell asleep way before I did. This was all normal and I lay there for a while trying to fall asleep, until suddenly something changed.
A feeling of fear and unease seeped into me. The darkness around me went from being warm and comforting to cold and menacing. I found myself tensing up and focusing my eyes intently on different spots around the room. All of sudden the noise started again, but different than before. Before it had been quick and somewhat playful. Now it was much slower and undoubtedly sinister, like a war drum.
My eyes came to rest on one spot, as if something had been drawn them there, and then, the darkness coallesced into a moving shape. It was like water a droplet of water fall into a puddle in slow motion. It rose slowly, becoming thinner in the center the higher it went, until it stopped completely. I stared at in a confused state of fear for a moment before it filled into into the shape of person, long and gaunt.
From the darkness of it's face two eyes glowed slowly to life like those energy saving light bulbs. They were a blinding white, with a vague warm orange aura around their edges. It's gaze was fixed on me and never in my life had I felt such a primal terror. I felt as though I were caught in a Web, watching the spider creep towards me in slow motion.
I squeezed my eyes shut and pressed my head into my girlfriend's back. I was literally shaking with fear, but like I said, she's a heavy sleeper, so she didn't wake up and I was left quaking in the dark, expecting to feel a hand fall on me at any moment.
But it never did, and at some point I actually managed to fall asleep. I didn't mention anything the next day because I wanted to convince myself it was a dream, and I pretty much managed to pull that off. That is, until, the next night.
Much the same as the first night, I felt that uneasy feeling and, in the hopes of avoiding what had happened before, squeezed my eyes shut as hard as I could. I kept them shut for a long time, until eventually I decided that I should face my fears and look. Show myself that I was freaking myself out because of a dream I'd had. I saw the room as it was supposed to look, could just about make out the features of the space with my eyes adjusted to the dark, and I saw that the space where the thing had been the night before was empty. I relaxed for about a quarter of a second before the same strange motion began. The second I saw that I shut my eyes and I didn't open them until I eventually fell asleep.
The next night I didn't even attempt to face my fears. As soon as that feeling settled over me I closed my eyes for the rest of the night, which took all of my willpower.
And that brings me to today, when I'm writing this. I'm not sure what this thing is or what's going on. Is it even the same presence I've always suspected in my room? Is it something else? Perhaps someone else might know, and I'd almost be content with that. So far this thing hasn't actually DONE anything, maybe he's just a bit of a nosy guy. I really want to believe this, but I can't really bring myself to, and there's another problem.
My girlfriend is leaving today, and I'm terrified of what might happen when I go to sleep tonight. I want to just stay up, but I know I can't stay awake indefinitely. I need a solution, or at least some advice. If there's anyone that can offer something like that, please share it.
At this time of year where I live, the sun doesn't set until late, about 10 or 11. I still have a good few hours until then. I suppose I should try to enjoy it while I can.

Published Results Confirm and Extend Response Results from Phase 3 FLASH Study
PRINCETON, N.J., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Soligenix, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products to treat rare diseases where there is an unmet medical need, announced today that the results of its compatibility study evaluating HyBryte™ (synthetic hypericin) for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) have been published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology (JEADV) Clinical Practice. The publication highlights the positive clinical results from study, HPN-CTCL-02, evaluating HyBryte™ in the treatment of CTCL.
The open-label study enrolled 9 patients to receive 8 weeks of HyBryte™ treatment of their cancerous lesions, with an assessment of treatment response conducted at week 10 using the modified Composite Assessment of Index Lesion Severity (mCAILS) score. The treatment response results of 22% following 8 weeks of twice weekly HyBryte™ therapy reinforces and confirms the results of the Phase 3 FLASH (~F~luorescent ~L~ight ~A~ctivated ~S~ynthetic ~H~ypericin) trial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Dermatology, despite the fact that patients in Study HPN-CTCL-02 were specifically selected to have more extensive disease consistent with its potential commercial use. Additionally, in this study all patients had improvements in their cumulative mCAILS score (average improvement of 36.4%, range 8 to 100%). Results in individual lesions showed that 7 of the 27 index lesions (25.9%) had at least a 50% improvement in their mCAILS score and 4 of the 27 index lesions (14.8%) were completely resolved after as little as 8 weeks of treatment. Other key evaluations included measurements of systemic exposure and electrocardiograms, which yielded extremely low and limited levels of systemic hypericin (plateau concentration of approximately 0.00013 μg/mL) detected in the blood and no observable impact to normal sinus rhythm, reinforcing the safety of HyBryte™.
"Being able to share the important results of this clinical trial with the world through publication in JEADV is a privilege and highlights the clinical significance of our work with HyBryte™," stated Brian Poligone, MD, PhD, Director of the Rochester Skin Lymphoma Medical Group, Fairport, NY, and Principal Investigator for the compatibility study and Leading Enrolling Investigator in the FLASH study. "I have seen firsthand the promise this therapy can offer patients and was happy to build upon our knowledge working with HyBryte™ in a clinical setting reflective of real-world use. The ease at which photodynamic therapy with HyBryte™ is conducted and the outstanding safety profile we continue to see as demonstrated by the systemic exposure and cardiac results reviewed in this paper makes me very excited for its potential future clinical use. I look forward to participating in the confirmatory Phase 3 FLASH2 study later this year."
FULL RELEASE: https://ir.soligenix.com/2024-05-16-Positive-Clinical-Results-from-HyBryte-TM-Compatibility-Study-in-the-Treatment-of-Cutaneous-T-Cell-Lymphoma-Published-in-JEADV-Clinical-Practice

TL/DR: fragile skin issue in new puppy. Doesn’t seem to be allergies to food as he came with cuts and scratches. Skin rips open from scratching.
Background: this is the 7th dog for my wife and I, and our 5th pit or pit mix. This is just our 2nd puppy.
Where I need help: we adopted a dog from a rescue. He was ~12 weeks old and found in the woods with his brother. Both had bad cuts on their bodies that required stitches/sutures/staples. Our guy had open wounds on his elbows. They assumed it was from another animal. The first week of ownership was great. The occasional accident and waking up at 5am comes with the territory. The next week he was playing with my resident pit mix as they had done many times. They got along great. She would let him win at tug of war with the rope and he even tried to nurse from her (she had littelitters before we adopted her). They were inseparable. Unfortunately she went to correct him when he took a bone from her and he got a cut under his eye. Lesson learned, no more high value items when both are out of their crates. The skin ripped open again a few days later after the vet said he would be fine with just a small mark on his face. 2nd ER vet visit in as many weeks was not fun but again, comes with the territory. A week goes by with him in a cone, he is sitting in my backyard with me while I’m gardening. I came back inside and noticed he had blood running down his shouldeback from a 1 inch long cut. The only time he left my side was to go underneath some hydrangea bushes and sniff around. 3rd visit to ER for more sutures. Cone comes off cuz face scar is healed. Next day he is scratching his ear, and then I see a 1/2” long cut on the ear with massive amounts of blood coming out. 4th ER visit and staples put in to close wound. We are going to call a dermatologist today to see jf we can test him for anything. Last night he was itching his shouldeback, and started to bleed again from the mystery 1” cut. Ignoring that we have spent $4k in under a month, we aren’t sure how to give him a quality of life. We have another pittie, 2 cats, 2 kids, and work/life. I’m paranoid if he corners a cat and gets a scratch, that will be the final straw for him. We think the elbow cuts (for him and his brother) are why they were dumped. We originally thought it was cuz his ears fold in, instead of outwards.
Anyone have any experience with skin popping open from scratching?
TIA.

I just hit 1400 a while back in chess.com and I can’t seem to get over the gap. I play the same opening consistently (the Vienna and carro khan) but I just can’t seem to break past the 1400 level.

so ever since i was a kid, i’ve been obsessed with horror movies. in real life i can’t imagine the thought of ever hurting or killing anyone, but when it’s on screen itself it’s like i’m in a trance. movies like Saw, Halloween, or any slasher movie really just brings me unequivocal excitement. i never really understood why because when it comes to being shown a real-life video of someone being murdered/tortured/beaten, i literally have to look away. (the more i age, the less desensitized i am towards gore which is certainly interesting)
anyways i’ve come to realize that the way i feel towards death and how popular media showcases death, isn’t normal.
the other day me and my two friends were talking about the movies Final Destination. i used to be obsessed with these movies just because the way they depicted the characters deaths were so realistic and weird. i seriously think those movies is what started my fascination. we were talking about Olivia Castles’ death in Final Destination 5, the infamous laser eye surgery scene where the laser torches her eye, making her stumble against the window and falling four stories onto a car resulting in her death. she had another scene where she was meant to be killed in which she falls off a bridge into water, and a car rolls off the bridge landing on her head.
…Of course, i got stared down and called weird when i said ‘wow i wonder how scared she was, i wish i was in her situation’
looking back, OBVIOUSLY WEIRD STATEMENT but i dont know why when i watch situations like those in horror movies i just long to feel what the characters feel. i’ve never been in a life or death situation, i’ve never been in a situation where i could die, and i’ve never been threatened before with my life.
so why do i want to understand the feelings and thoughts behind it??
like when people are being tortured and not able to move, turn or talk, i just can’t imagine the terror they feel. i don’t even get scared i just want to know it feels. what would i be thinking in that situation? how scared would i really be? and what could i do to get out of this situation and will i even be able to?
i dont know. on paper it looks like im trying to live out some final girl fantasy, but i seriously think its one of my favorite things ever to think about. running throughout the woods, not being able to look back while a 300-pound man is hunting you down with a chainsaw?? AND GOD FORBID YOU TRIP??? sounds like a good time to me
basically does anyone else feel this way? lack of google results when i search up this type of topic is what lead to this reddit post lol. there’s just so many different ways to die and i want to know how it would feel to go through every single one of them. Click post.

My vagina recently went crazy out of nowhere. I asked my partner if they had physically cheated on me because an infection could effect my fertility. For reference I had not been intimate with anyone besides him for years and this includes time from before I met him. I went to get tested for my peace of mind and because the symptoms were getting unbearable. They had me come in for a reswab and it came out positive for bv and trich. Both of which I’ve never not once had in my life. I also had yeast but it went away the first visit after taking a Diflucan. I’m just wondering how dirty the person he cheated on me with had to be for my vagina to react this way. Waiting on medication and I have pieces of vaginal lining in my discharge. I feel humilliated and disgusted. Worst part is he denies that he slept with anyone. He read on Google that you can get trich from a public toilet and this is the story he is going with. I mentioned a polygraph as a last resort and he completely ignored it and tried to brush over it. Have established that he is not going to touch me and that he sleeps in the living room from now on until I can move out. Tired of all these lies. On top of him I got assaulted yesterday. Im recovering from a lung sickness that could have been walking pneumonia or bronchitis. I took two exams yesterday. All while coughing stuff out of my lungs, putting up with vaginal pain, trying not to cry in class after reading the results, waiting on medication, then getting punched in the face by some trashy girl through my car window while her boyfriend stood next to her and threatened me with a gun over missing my opportunity at a left turn. I hate this city. I hate him. I feel overwhelmed. I haven’t slept at all it is too painful. I just want my medicine and some sleep. I have class in another hour and half and I don’t know how I’m going to do it.

Howdy🤠
Reddit can be a place full of interesting personalities. Me? I’m just looking to talk to people and find genuine connections in whatever way they may be. Whether that’s shared experiences, interests, friendship, romance. I have had an online relationship before so I know what works and doesn’t.
About me, I’m 24 Latino (Mexican-American) and 5’8”. For my career I’m an electrical engineer who recently just started his first electrical job. I hope to work and save up some money for a house and to eventually get my masters. I also lean center left politically.
As for hobbies and interest, I love a lot of nerdier stuff such as Star War, Marvel, & other franchises. I’m also an active gamer on PS5. I love to make electronics projects and am currently working on an R2D2 in the concept stage. 3D printing is something I’m also really interested in.
When it comes to other things, I like cooking and baking. A lot of dishes I make are Mexican or Italian since they’re my favorite foods. I also really like barbecue and smoking meats. I should also mention Italian food because how can you leave it out?
My goals in life are to start my own garden and grow my own crops like tomatoes and such. I would also like to be able to buy a home with an acre of land for the garden and anything else I’d like to do. I would also like to have flowers in my garden that I can give to my future wife.
My dad joke of the day is “Why don’t we eat clocks during snack time? Because it’s time consuming”
For those of you wondering for the spicy interests, I enjoy being committed and devoted to one person which is why I lean into femdom. Am I the only one who gets jealous by dogs being called a good boy? I also do enjoy my partner being non-monogamous (while I’m still loyal) which is Hotwife. None of those are a requirement for you. Im just being open about what I like.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk. I hope you have a good day and even if it’s a bad day just remember you don’t have to live through it again.

Im M28 and my partner is F27. We’ve been living together for 5 plus years now in an apartment. Recently, I think she gaslighted me - it’s a sunday, I woke up late as I streamed and played a game late the night before.
She woke me up as she cooked eggs and as I was eating, she already finished eating then told me to get up and get the clothes outside. Im fine with it initially as I asked her if I can just finish my eating then I’ll do that. To my shock, she said it cant wait and it’ll be quick. I was asking her if she was joking and as she was leaving to the room she said she wasn’t and closed the door.
I stood up, stopped eating, and followed her to the room asking if she really was joking because I’m still eating and she said she wasn’t. She knows this would frustrate me and I was disappointed and frustrated already I told her why it cant wait as Im still eating, I was asking her what’s with the rush and stuff but she just ignored me and opened her laptop to watch netflix. She ignored me and I was really frustrated. I stopped eating completely, got the hanging clothes outside (which is shaded by the way), I even hanged the newly washed clothes from the washing machine and washed the dishes as well.
We are ignoring each other for about a week now. I still do my normal routing including my solo walks every afternoon and lately it’s been giving me clarity and a moment to think if this relationship is worth it. Of course, this is not the first instance that this happened and recently I just got laid off from my work and it’s too much stress for me to handle. She knows that it takes a lot for me to get through my family problems, recent career problems, Im also not getting younger and the future worries me as I still can’t buy a house or be financially stable to provide for my future family. There are also other instances where she knows it will get me mad and frustrated so she does it or says it. There are also instances where she told me something but when I confirm it with her, she denies it when I really remember that she said it. Another instance which might seem like a little basic is when she gets cold water from the fridge and she returns the glass of water empty or only halfed - I told her to always refill it so we can drink cold water since we dont have a water dispenser and only relies on putting water in the fridge to make it cold. Whenever I ask her why the bottle is empty or halfed, she always denies its her and it’s obviously just the two of us in our apartment.
Another example is she has been asking me if she can loan money from me to buy an ipad but I told her I don’t have much savings and Im planning to go abroad so we have to save as much as we can as were both not from wealthy families, she also has a laptop and an android tablet and whenever I ask her what she will use it for she says just for watching movies and it’s apple - she keeps on repeating this and I always ask her why she can’t but it herself as we’re both working but then she always says she’s just joking but then when she constantly repeats it. I also referred her to my work (which I recently got laid off) even though she has no tech background and she got the job. I thought this could help her buy her mac/ipad. Recently, she bought a macbook thru her colleague’s credit card (she would pay her coworker for 2 months) - she could use this for both work and watching netflix.
I’m not perfect but I keep on telling her I just need peace of mind and for us not to fight and I can continue to fight life and get my stuff together but she is not helping. I have been also waiting for her to initiate and apologize but she appears to be okay even singing (We stay in one room). It’s like she does that care.
Since I’m working from home, I recently tried to work in cafes to get a different environment and think more and she has not sent me a single message to apologize or anything. Her work is only a 3 minute walk from our apartment.
NSFW: Don’t know if this helps but our sexual relationship is pretty normal I think, we have sex like twice or thrice a week (more frequent maybe 3 times or more a week when she’s safe) and just 2 weeks ago she was safe and we just had sex and she says it’s amazing but most of the time I finish before her (about 15 minutes or less I think - she has a nice body I really can’t help it). Last month she also opened up about wanting a sex toy (dildo) and I bought her that and she asks me if I like it when she uses it when we’re making love and I say yeah. Our most recent sex, she made me go outside the room for a couple of minutes then when I went inside she was using the dildo and I made her orgasm with the dildo while licking her clit. Then we do the usual sex without the toy. I noticed however that she denies having orgasm from the toy when I literally see it then she wants the toy removed and she wants my d inserted the.
Update:

• Awhile ago while working in a cafe, my gf surprisingly found me and sat down in my table. She was asking if there was a plug for her laptop but I was busy working and we've been ignoring each other for days so I wanted to keep it that way so that she knows that I'm not okay. With me ignoring her, she transferred to a different table. After a few minutes, I left because I was going to spend time with my little brother and mom for a bit because they need a ride and I also want someone to talk to and I want to catch up with them since they're in the city.
• I'm trying to initiate to talk to her about the issue - I just got home and my gf was at the kitchen facing away. She tried to enter the room but left immediately. I'm trying to find a timing to talk to her and initiate and I don't know how. It feels like I've gotten too comfortable just not talking to her and minding my own. How do I go about this? Should I just walk out of the room and try to talk to her? It feels awkward.

Tldr: Is my partner gaslighting me? She doesn’t respect my time of eating and she also has been ignoring me and does not appear to care for the past week.
Thanks in advance for thoughts/inputs. Would like to apologize for any grammatical errors if any - Im kind of winging everything right now. Thank you!

I’m feeling down because since DDay about a month ago, my partner and I have been doing relatively well and “all the right things”. He’s been honest, open and vulnerable from what I know—I’m still working on trusting it all.
I just can’t seem to get past the fact that I found out on my own and he didn’t tell me. It was something he said he was just going to live with forever when I asked if he planned on telling me. How am I supposed to heal from that and trust him again? I want to believe that me finding out and us going through this has changed him and made him realize that I’m someone he can talk to about these things and that I deserve to know, but it’s like every time I feel better there’s a voice in my head saying, “If you never got triggered enough to look, you still wouldn’t know now.”
I don’t want to run. I love him so much. I want to feel like my heart is open to him again. Anyone else in or been in this situation? Advice or support is very welcomed. ):

Howdy🤠
Reddit can be a place full of interesting personalities. Me? I’m just looking to talk to people and find genuine connections in whatever way they may be. Whether that’s shared experiences, interests, friendship, romance. I have had an online relationship before so I know what works and doesn’t.
About me, I’m 24 Latino (Mexican-American) and 5’8”. For my career I’m an electrical engineer who recently just started his first electrical job. I hope to work and save up some money for a house and to eventually get my masters. I also lean center left politically.
As for hobbies and interest, I love a lot of nerdier stuff such as Star War, Marvel, & other franchises. I’m also an active gamer on PS5. I love to make electronics projects and am currently working on an R2D2 in the concept stage. 3D printing is something I’m also really interested in.
When it comes to other things, I like cooking and baking. A lot of dishes I make are Mexican or Italian since they’re my favorite foods. I also really like barbecue and smoking meats. I should also mention Italian food because how can you leave it out?
My goals in life are to start my own garden and grow my own crops like tomatoes and such. I would also like to be able to buy a home with an acre of land for the garden and anything else I’d like to do. I would also like to have flowers in my garden that I can give to my future wife.
My dad joke of the day is “Why don’t we eat clocks during snack time? Because it’s time consuming”
For those of you wondering for the spicy interests, I enjoy being committed and devoted to one person which is why I lean into femdom. Am I the only one who gets jealous by dogs being called a good boy? I also do enjoy my partner being non-monogamous (while I’m still loyal) which is Hotwife. None of those are a requirement for you. Im just being open about what I like.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk. I hope you have a good day and even if it’s a bad day just remember you don’t have to live through it again.

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

• I'll be using the PC to play games (basically all types), do music production, with live instruments (with FL studio), coding (unity and unreal), 3d modeling (blender) and stream all mentioned things. software's for streaming are: twitch, software to support 3d avatar, obs and stream elements.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

• Maximum budget is around 1500-1700€, but if it goes little over, I can overlook it if it's justified.

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

• I'm planning on building the PC this year.

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

• The budget is just for the PC. So tower, OS and hardware.

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

• I reside in Finland and would prefer to avoid shipping from abroad, but if a very good deal is found I can go with it.

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

• I'm not reusing anything.

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

• I'm not 100% sure will I be overclocking since I don't know much about PC's in general atm, but possibly down the line.

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

• I'd prefer at least 32gb of ram (DDR4 pr DDR5), 3tb of storage (1tb and 2tb, M.2 SSD) and room for extra hard drives

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

• I'd prefer a black mid-tower with window(s), LED lights and with a good amount of fan slots. for the style I don't really have a preference but a good amount of space inside the case is appreciated. The components I also prefer being black with LED lights. Also having like few'ish brands is preferred instead of everything being different brands. Also a case with good cable management is preferred, but not necessary.

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

• Yes. preferably windows 10 or 11 (or some version of those two if there are any)

Extra info or particulars:

• Due to my small knowledge of PC's, I'd prefer known brands which are easy to find guides to since this will be my 1st PC build. Also I'd prefer a build which i don't have to upgrade in a year or two minimum.

Current base weight: 4.4 kilo or 9.8 pounds
Location/temp range/specific trip description: Average 13 - 26 °C, but should expect freezing temperatures at night at higher altitudes.
Budget: ~500 euro/dollars
Non-negotiable Items: Nothing really...
Solo or with another person?: With 1 other person, but separate gear
Additional Information:
Open to all kind of tips/suggestions!
The items in the list are the items I currently have.
Some items which I am already thinking about changing:

• Sleeping pad: Currently I use the Sea to Summit Ultralight insulated, but could replace this with something lighter. I did a couple of overnighters on 6 panel CCF, which was fine for a single night. But I worry if this gives me enough sleeping comfort for such a demanding hike.
  
• Down jacket: Not sure if I should bring this, I already bring a 135 gram alpha hoody. Which I use for cold mornings as well as sleeping layer. Maybe I can get away with only bringing the alpha fleece + sun hoody + rain jacket for max. layering?
  
• Rain jacket: Currently I have the evadict/kiprun decathlon trail running jacket, but maybe looking for something more robust/waterproof.
  

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I only mean this for a discussion I am not trying to spew hate just trying to understand how things work.
I had this thought when my cousin got married a while back that we have many traditions that have carried along which are not Islamic at all. For example, some people during the pithi rasam make swastika and put diyas etc. Which is something done in Hinduism for peace but Islamically not supposed to be done because you are placing beliefs on something outside of Islam. Also the burden of the women’s side having to give Dahej in the name of ‘gifts’ because it is expected and if not given leads to the woman in the house being treated bad which I am not saying is just in ismailis many other muslims take it too and Dowry is Haram actually. Only bringing this up because this is a running concept in Indian and Pakistani Ismailis with the exception of very very few families. Whereas, in Islam marriage is encouraged to be as simple as possible and the man has to give the girl Mehr and the reverse is Haram.
Also, many Ismailis state that because they keep beej that they are forgiven from Fasting in Ramadan which I haven’t found any relevant reference for but in Islam Fasting is one of the main pillars referring to Ramadan moreover doesn’t make sense to me how one day equates to 30 days. Also the concept of Hijab is nonexistent and I don’t mean the head covering I mean the actual meaning of hijab being modesty and a barrier of respect while I see many Ismailis wearing clothes that are not appropriate for any religious facility at all. And these people are well aware that they would be refused entry if they were to go to a church or any other religious place of worship. It’s not wrong to wear good clothes especially when it comes to celebrations it is encouraged but there’s a huge difference between good clothes and completely immodest clothing.
There are many many more things that bother me about the traditions of Ismailism. I would love to have a conversation with anyone that would be willing to explain these to me. I am happy to learn and I do not hate the religion I love Hazar Imam immensely and what he does for people all around the world and the jamat. I am just not okay with these concepts being a part of Ismailism when it can be openly discouraged.
I just believe that Ismailis are one of the more secular sects of Islam if not the most and we have a living guide unlike many other sects. Therefore, I think these things and other things that are the core of Islam should be brought up more often and discouraged either as part of Farmans or in other ways.
Edit: I understand that most subcontinent Ismailis came from Hinduism conversions. I am also not aiming to generalise but by this post I mean 90% of the people I have seen do this and very very few people choose not to.

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I am naturally a very indecisive person and I find myself in a bit of a situation now regarding my work options. Sorry this is long.
For a bit of a backstory, I (32F - living in a small tropical island)) have been working for a nearly 10 years now. I worked at Company A and it was great. I left after 6 years as they would not raise me. Joined Company B and it was a shitshow; i dealt with a lot of racism towards me and it ruined my self-esteem as a person and a designer for a long time. After a year, i went to Company C, thinking it was my big break as I would be a manager. Somehow, they ended up changing the scope of works without letting me know and expected me to go into Sales. I left and decided to start my own company and work freelance, which i was doing on an off while working full-time.
However, I had applied randomly for another job at Company D and they ended up making me an offer. I took it because it was one of the best and established companies here on the island and I needed to regain a bit of my designer confidence back. It was hustle culture as soon as i joined; no handing over of 4 main projects that i was expected to take over. I did it through migraines, tears, lots of unpaid overtime and stress. My mistake here was maybe not be vocal enough about how i was struggling.. As you can guess, my health suffered and I decided to resign from the job before i completed a full year although i loved the work itself and the experience was extremely valuable. Surprisingly, during my three months notice as per contract, i felt like i could handle the workload and stress much better and it made me rethink my decision.
Ultimately, I decided to leave nonetheless and was lucky to have 2 clients for whom i am working on a freelance basis currently. Now here am i, a month after having quit, working slowly as a freelancer. But, another Company E, contacted me since they have been wanting to work with me for a while now. My friend worked there for 5 years. He is also okay with me working part time at his but was very hot and cold during our conversations since February. My friend told me not to trust him but use him to my gain. So now i have the following options:
OPTION 1
Company D

• Go back and work on a part time basis 2 or 3 days per week or project based.
  
• Freelance on my other projects on the remaining days
  

Cons: I had a fling with a consultant from another firm who works on the same projects i was working on right after I left the job. I would see him only during client meetings and that's all, he doesn;t work in the office. We had been texting and met up one night and made out but did not fuck. He has been ghosting me ever since (yikes - I know, don't shit where you eat, but it happened for the first time ever in my life - a lesson). I am not attached or whatever but is this something to consider? Lots of work. High stress. Director is a bit moody sometimes.
Pros: Established firm since 25 years, high-end clients, great work experience, great colleagues. Having it on my Cv has already opened my networking.
OPTION 2
Company E

• Work on a part time basis 2 or 3 days per week or project based.
  
• Freelance on my other projects on the remaining days
  

Cons: The director pushed his 5 years employee to quit within 2 months (3 disciplinary meetings during that time which put a lot of pressure on the girl from what i heard). When she gave her month notice, he asked her to leave right away He had been wanting her to leave for a while but did not want to fire her so that he did not have to her severance, so he did everything he could so she would leave on her own. He told me at one point that if for any reason i could not join his company in June (because he cannot control things), he was sure I would have a place somewhere else or back at Company D. He has rescheduled our meeting to discuss work conditions twice now. He wanted me to start earlier than June now that he is down 1 staff and has too much to do, without us having discussed conditions. I said no and we are supposed to meet tomorrow afternoon to discuss conditions.
Pros: His company is 10 years old and he says he is ready to take it to the next level. I would be his right hand a bit to help him grow his business. Smaller company, less projects, projects are not so high-end so less time consuming, less stress overall.
OPTION 3

• I keep working for myself for a while and see how it goes.

Pay and commute are basically the same for both. I wanted to have a part time job while I establish myself as a freelancer so i could have a steady income every month. My goal, although I am still not sure if i really want this, is to have my own company doing my own projects. But i don't know whether i actually like it or if I ma doing it just because i feel like it is the natural next step in my career at this point. I like having a routine and structure, which makes me think i like being employed too.
So I don't really know at this point. I have been thinking and thinking and thinking and I come up blank. I want to do it all and I don't want to do anything. So please, anyone if you can help, let me know your thoughts and advice!